The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-09 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Drama, Fes. 7.
His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant held his
first levee at Dublin Castle this day. The atten-
dance Iran very numerous, and embraced nearly all
that is to be found of rank and respectability in
this city and the surrounding country, numbers of
persons having also :come to town from remote
parts of Ireland to be present on the occasion.
Previous to the levee his Excellency, who was
accompanied by the Countess of St. Germans, re-
ceived in the Council Room addresses from the Lord
Mayor and Town Council of Dublin, and from the
Provost and Fellows of Trinity College University.
The following address from the c?rporatton with his
Excellency's reply, which I subjoin, are looked upon '
here with the deepest interest from the unexpectedly
popular views expressed on the vice-royalty and
Dublin Hospital questions;
May it please your Excellency— 'vim=
We, the lard Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of
Dublin, approach your Excellency, to ender the assurance
doer devoted allegiance to our most gracious Sovereign,
&odour congratulations on your Excellency's arrival in this
wenn se her Mejmty's representative.
It has recently been our pleasing duty to offer to your
Excellency's predecessor the tribute of our gratitude and
respect, not merely for the earnest anxiety which he had
manifested to promote the material prosperity of this nun-
try,but for Indistinct and unequivocal terms iawbicb he had
announced on the pen of his colleagues and himself the de-
twathation of the government to presen• the high office of
whack his Excellency had illustrated the importance to every
pito( this coseary ; and we now desire most respectfully to
amen your Excellency that we most fully concur in the
eentimeste expressed by the Earl of Eglinton on that ocea-
Sin—" that the proposed abolition of the lord.lieutenancy
would 'Whet irreparable injury on this city ; that it would
be a wanton outrage upon the people of this country ; that
it would be impossible to carry oat satisfactorily the changes
which it would render necessary ; sod that it would be an
unworthy act of imperial parsimoey.'•
Your Excellency's intimate acquaintance with this coun-
try, acquired during • former residence amongst us, ren-
ders it ValifelPiellty that we should advert to her many
irgislative and administrative requirements. Your Excel-
koce will, we are aseurtd, consider it your imperative
duty, sot merely to amain by every means ia your power
the industry sad enterprise of our people, but to protect
then by • fair and impartial adaioistrattha of the laws.
On one subject, however, we desire to convey to your
Excellency the unanimous opinion of the citizens of Dublin
ornery ensiled party, that a perseverance to the policy
den lan few years to withdraw from the hospitals, the
l't!ollell of the suffering poor, and the schools of medical
swam is this city, the public grants so long bestowed on
them, will be regarded by every individual acquainted with
rtes units of 010 subject as • measure of severity and in-
justice which every Irishman should deeply deplore.
In conclusion, we would respectfully entreat your Excel-
leacy's attentive to the great laduatrial Exhibition of 1863,
which is likely C. contribute so importantly so the advert-
tat , not only of the metropolis, but of the sentry at large.
We would earnestly bespeak your Economy's especial
Patronage for this noble undertaking, se calculated to
Icier us is the race of honourable dairy with the
enlace lad intelligence of the world, end to primate the
reatifokl blowup which result from MS pehOollal later-
mars' of aattoaa. la We gasmen we vesture
to saticipste the esedlal moistens ef Resslisasfs /11-
Vltted Countess, 106000 *KEW swaps se hes
.6.lbied 90 away to appreciate her kindly iaterest is the
Welfare of this vitality, and whose extensive patronage of
tor ulnas is stall gratefully remembered.

•riswar.
Ily Lad Major arid Gentlunen,—l acknowledge with
%Weak& tkc assaiancea you give me of your devoted
aliegiance to our must gracious Sovereign, and I thank-
fay swept the congtatulatiolis which you offer me on my
arrival in this o.untry as the repnocntative of her Majesty.
us glad that you have paid a tribute of respect and
Pentad° to fl my noble piedecessor, cot only because I
flunk It must have gratified the Earl of Eglintoa, whom I
bay and regard, but also because I look on it as •
Pal that the citirius of Dublin observe and appreciate
any arm that is made to promote the prosperity of Ire-
loal by thine who stand is the position in which I have been
Said.
~yl
sa ptnusded that the abolition of the office of Lord-
urtlianst would be productive of much practical loco's-
rtiMilei sad of little countervailing practical advantego.
.Lll,
iannoyer, persuaded that the maintenance of this
desired by the great body of the Irish people.
'Aerators think that its abolitioa would be highly in-
ittitat
• opinion I exprrned in the Rouse of Commons nine
"In ago, and 1 hay • sofa so roams sines to alter it.

It is my intention to foster every undertaking which shall
appear to me eeleulated to call into useful action the ener-
gies of the Irish people. It will be my duty to protect them
is the prosecution of such undertakings by a firm and im-
partial administration of the law.
The knowledge that I formerly acquired, as Chief Seer.-
tary to the Lord Lieutenant, and that which I shall here-
after derive from official conres, will, I trust, enable me to
determine what legislative and what administrative met-
' sures are best adapted to supply the existing wants of Ire-
land ; but I shall listen with attention to any represents-
:Dens that the corporation of Dublin may think fit to address
to me on that subject.
I should see with regret the discontinuance, or even the
diminution, of the grant which parliament hitherto
made fur the support of the hospitals in the city. These
institutions Lave, in my opinion, a peculiar claim to the aid
which they receive from the public purse.
The lutlustrial Exhibition of 1853, which you justly de-
scribe as being likely to contribute to the advantage of the
country at large, as well as to that of this metropolis, 2nd
as tending to promote the peaceful interconna of nations,
shill have my especial patronage. So laudable an under-
taking is, indeed, entitled to all the countenance which I
can give it.
The terms in which you speak of Lady St. Germans have
afforded me sincere gratification. She continues to take a
lively interest in the wilier* of behind, and will be happy
to encourage to the utmost of her power the skill and in-
dustry of Irish artisans.

Tho following very significant announcement ap-
pears in large type in the Mail of this evening :
His Eseslleacy the Lnrd Lieutenant causvd • ciimmuni-
-0111011 to be muds yesterday evening to the Earl of Roden,
eauserdir 11. Ms Isolebsp that be had asgsour& tie
Chimmiller le sedum the noble wised. tie Masts. Dew
to the commission of the peace.
We may add to this, that one of the first acts of
the new Irish government has been to remit the re-
mainder of the penalty on Mr. J. A. Kirwan, the
' resident magistrate who had been condemned by
Lord Eglinton to six months' suspension at the in-
stigation of the torica of Mayo. A considerable pot-
tiest of the time has, however, elapsed.

MR DI NN & MISS BURDETT COUTTS. I 1

COURT OF QUEEK'S BENCH. se et.
DUNN O. COMM. AND °TURIN. 4t.
The fact being generally known ttat the plaintiff had le
brought an action against the banking firm of Messrs. fit.
Contts on a bill of o:change for 100,0001., and which stood
first on the list for grid before a special jury this ;morning, k
considerable interest was created in Westminster-ball. I at.

The action in form is on a supposed bill of exchange
drawn by the plaintiff on an alleged authority Irons Miss ,"
Burdett Conti.% the authority being a set of doggerel rhymes,
in one of the verses of which there are the words tq
" Send to Coutzs's your bill, .t.
There is lots in the till." h)
and which, in fact, is a mere repetition in another form of 14
the annoyance which took Owe several years ago, when tt
the plaintiff made an t Mdavit in baokruntcy against the to
defendant, upon which he wee indicted for perjury, and st,
after a lengthened trial at the Guildhall, bebre Lord ft.
Denman, and a special jury, band guilty, and sentenced to 10
two years' imprisonment, anti to find sureties to keep the le
ie.
peace fur a period now expired.
The plaintiff conducted his case in person. Sir F. ic
Tbeaiger and Mr. Bodkin appeared for the defendants.
The case was expected to have been tried yesterday, bat itt
was adjourned to this morning, and the special jury sum- It.
atoned directed to be in attendance.
The plaintiff, however, it appeared was unable to proceed w.
with the cause. owing, as he alleged, to the absence of a le
material witness, and beluga the jury were called and sworn Sr.
he handed the officer of the court a written consent of with- 6
drawal of the record.

Retard a itbdrawn accordingly. sad the jury discharged.

AND CLERICAL

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.—Mr. Thomas Bond
Sprague, 8.A., the senior wrangler and drat Smith's prim-
ate& of the present year, is, we understand, the grandson of
a lets old and respected member of the corporation of
London, whom name he bean. Ws find teat he was edu-
cated for college at Dr. Brindley's collegiate institution,
user Chester. He wax for a short period a pupil in the City
of London School, but proceeded front Dr. Brindley's to
St. John's College, after neany seven years' tuition in that
gentleman's institution, having received his preparatory
education from Min Lamb, of Beading.
OaDmAvots.—The Lord Bishop of Chester in-
tends to hold au ordination at Chester on Trinity Sunday
next. Candidates for ordination on that day are required
to send all the requisite papers to Charks T. W. Parry,
Esq., his lordship's secretary, on or before Monday, the
Ilth of April, after which now can be received, unless
under very special circumstances.

ITALIAN AND

HUNGARIAN INDEPEN-
DENCE.

Last night a numerous meeting, promoted by the
committee in aid of European freedom, was held at the
British School-rooms, Cowper-street, for the purpose of
petitioning parliament against the occupation of Italy by
French and Austrian troops. Mr. La Bitown in the chair.
Mr. BIALI proposed the first resolution, to the effect
that the cause of European freedom wu the cause of every
true Eaglishman, as the liberation of the oppressed nations
wee the sure guarantee of progress at home, and that the
meeting pledge itself to further the object of the European
committee. _ _ _

Mr. Irmo"( seconded the resolution. He thought that
the occupation of Rome by the French was one of the foul-
' est acts ever perpetrated, out it could not be denied that the
English government—not the English people—were guilty
of complicity in that act. (Hear.) That was one fault
committed. Another fault was that they did not protest
against Russia interfering in the straggle between Austria
and Hungary. (Heir, hear.) He believed if that hadbeen
dune earnestly and boldly, Russia would have held back,
and Hungary and Italy would now have bean free.
The resolution was put and carried unanimously.
Mr. MATSON, the secretary, having read the petition to
parliament,
Mr. Navrros proposed its adoption.
Mr. C. F. NICHOLS seconded the motion, which was car-
ried unanimously. The meeting concluded with a vote of
thanks to the chairman.

THE LAIR FATAL BURGLARY AT SHOREHAM.—
The mystery connected with the unknown burglar, who
was shot while in commission of his crime on the night of
Wednesday last, at Buckingham-court, near Shoreham,
hasbeen cleared up or partially so. Ile has been recog-
nised as John O'Hara, or " Dublin Jack," who had been
living in Brighton, with a girl named Smith, and was the
companion of thieves. Yesterdaj morning the Brighton
I magistrates (John Borrer, W. Partridge, Forster Smithe,
W. Darner, Esqm, and Mayor Carr) were engaged in in-
' vestigating the case. The young woman Smith, together
with Joseph Duncan (alias McGee) and his wife, and also
George Prosser, were in custody. Evidence was given
that all four prisoners were companions of thieves,
and that they had boon seen early and late in
company of deceaaed ; sad then a considerable
number of garment., which had been found in possession
of some of the prisoner, or had been pledged hy them, or
persons believed to be sm, at the shops of Mr. Folkard'
' and Mr. Lyons, were produced and identified by the ser-
i Tants of Mr. Bridger and the Rev. W. Wheeler (vicar of
' Shoreham), as portions of the clothing stolen in the late bur-
glaries. At the request of Mr. Somers Clarke, of Brighton,
who prosecuted on behalf of Mr. Bridger, the magis-
trates granted a remand of all the prisoners to enable the
police to seek further evidence. Shooting a burglar seems
to have little operation in the way of warning ; for during
the night of Sunday the residence of Captain Bungard, of
the Semaritan,near the Diseenting Chapel, on the Brighton
road, Shoreham, was attempted. The captain was awoke,
and from his window distinctly saw two men leave his
premises. The house had been attempted both back and
front. The site is a short half mile from Buckingham.

STRIKE OP AGRICULTURAL LILBOUREIALL-STRAT-
Phan Bea-CAITLS, MBAS S41.11111111:11Y, FMB. B.—Yester-
day the farm labourers of this extensive parish turned out
for higher wages—the whole of them assembled in a body
together, and waited on their employers to demand two
shillings per week more ; the wages they had been receiving
was from seven shillings to eight shillings per week. Their
employers refused to raise their wages, and consequently
they proceeded to the Old Castle public-house at Old
Sarinn,whers they:were regaled with liberal petatioasof,prinse
October ; after this they went to Salisbury in a body, and
commenced begging (um door to door in order to enable
them to carry out their object. In several instances liberal
sums were given them by tradesmen, and which is to form
a fund to pay them wages. One of the large farmers sant
to Salisbury yesterday for his men to see if be could arrange
with them, but the labourers would not go unless in a body.
Wisundirstand that the farmers generally have offered an
advance of one shilling, per week, but the men are
determined to take not leas than two shillings. The re-
cruiting °Meer' are successfal in this respect. It is believed
that the men will succeed. The stream of emigration has
been rolling swiftly.on in this neighbourhood, and glittering
accounts have be. n received from those who Sr. at the
" diggings," which, together with the miserable pittance
before received by them, are the causes of dissatisfaction,
mere especially seeing that the strikes at llsrford St. Martin
and Bishupstone last week hare beta so successful; in both
cases an advance of two shillings per week has been acceded
to. There i. no doubt but that other parishes here will
follow the example.