The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1847.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, OCT. 30.
The remains of Professor M'Cullagh were removed
to-day from College, and are now progressing to their
last resting place. A printed circular had been issued
by a committee of fellows on yesterday to the effect
that the funeral would take place at half-past seven
this morning. Long before that hour the many
friends of the deceased, with an immense body of
students in full costume, crowded the fine old quad-
, rangle. All the professions were amply represented,
' and our meet distinguished men in science, literature,
and art, paid their laat respects to the orna-
Hrient of their society and our countrx. The
procession was formed in the Examination-hall.
At eight o'clock precisely, the members of the Royal
Irish Academy, in whose success the professor took
the deepest interest, moved from the hall. These
were followed by the resident masters, fellows, and in-
timate friends of the deceased, in academic robes, and
wearing scarfs and bands. Having stopped in front
of Mr. M'Cullagh's chambers, the coffin, plain and un-
adorned, like the graceful life of the inmate, was
brought out on a platform on the shoulders of the
college porters. With heads uncovered, the procession
then slowly filed along the library, around the
square, and, reaching the chapel, a semicircle
was formed through which the coffin was borne in.
The solemn service of the church having been mad,
the procession re-formed, and moved to the north end
of the city. The array was very imposing, com-
bining, as it did, all that was distinguished in
Dublin—perhaps in Ireland. The only carriage in
the procession was that which contained his bro-
ther. Having reached tke top of Rutland-street,
the procession halted, the body was removed to the
hearse which was to convey the corpse to Tyrone, and
having bid a final farewell, the procession again re-
turned to the, college. An application was made yes-
terday to Mr. M'Cullagh's brother to allow his brain
to be extracted, weighed, and a cast taken; but he re-
fused.

The boards of guardians throughout the country
have been taken wholly by surprise by an act of the
relief commissioners.
.A general order hue been issued

to the Bank of Ireland and its branches, authorising
them to impound all monies lodged to the credit of
the guardians for the repayment of advances under
the Temporary Relief Act. In Cork, the order has
caught some 3,000!.; and in the neighbouring union
of Bandon, 3,5001. has been attached. L nques-
tionably this sudden surprise will have the effect of
retarding the operation of the Extension Act, as it
leaves the guardians without a shilling to defray the
expenses of the workhouse, instead of having, as they
fondly imagined, large sums to their credit.
It is pleasing to find wholesome views of national
education spreading in the north, and these, too, in
the centre of ancient orangeism—Cookstown, Tyrone.
At the last meeting of the guardians a !etiolation was
curried, by a majority of 12 to 5, placing the work-
house school under the national board. Mr. Green, a
clear-headed and sensible man, gave his reasons in
manly and liberal language. 1. In respect to prudence
and economy, for the school materials could be more
cheaply supplied by the board, and of the beat quality.
2. That, because the few might labour under sectarian
prejudices or erroneous impressions, the many ahoald
notbedebarred from the advantages of a sound system :
and, 3, that as "good subjects and Christians, they
should obey the laws that be by ceasing to oppose a
wholesome institution, well calculated to break up
party asperity, and unite in the bonds of Christian
fellowship parties of opposite creeds."

Toe RELIEF COMM rsa 'mi.—Anticipating another scarcity
of provisions, the Treasury have re-appointed 23 of the 120
naval and military officers who served under the relief com-
mission in Ireland hat year in supetintendiog the distribu-
tion of provisions.
DUBLIN CONSISTORIAL COURT.—(Before Judge Red.
cliffe.)—The office promoted by the Archbishop of Dahlia
versus the Rev. Tresham Dames Gregg. Serjt. Stock (with
Dr. Battersby) appeared for the archbishop ; and their eon.
plaint was, that the impugnant, not being a beneficed clerm
man, and not having any license from the Archbishop et
Dublin, lectured, preached, and administered the =MAIM
within the jurisdiction of the ordinary. The learned advs.
cates relied upon the canon law and the act of Charles IL
(the Act of Uniformity) that Mr. Gregg, who had ten
noticed by the archbishop to cease from celebration of dial*
worahip,but who had persevered notwithstanding, ws iamb-'
tumacy, and they prayed punishment upon him accordingly.
Dr. Gayer, for Mr. Gregg, contended that, having been
elected to the lectureship of St. Nicholas Within, the rev.
gentleman had the powers of a chaplain, and could celebrate
divine service without license. The chapel to which Mr.
Gregg had been elected was founded by royal license, tem.
pore Edward IV., and was for the purpose of having prays.
offered up for the souls of the founders. After the reforms.
tion, those prayers were of course no longer offered ; but it
was now contended that, as Mr. Gregg was not to be presumed
to do no duty for his emolument, he should fulfil the objects
of the founders, so far as was legal, and wee tease•
guently bound to read full service. On the ethee
hand it was contended that the clerk originally appointed
to the chapel was only " a chaunting priest," having se
power to preach or administer sacraments, and Mr.
as his successor, could have none. The ease has been=
on three several days, and to-day Dr. Radcliffe proceeded*
pronounce judgment. Having stated the nature of the auk,
and recapitulated the pleadings at both sides,: his lordship
reviewed the arguments of the respective advocates on the
subject of the claim set up on the put of the impugnant, to
be regarded as exempt by charter from the jurisdiction of the
ordinary. Re believed that as far mare claim rested on the
sage of the chaplain, the impugnant had failed to establish
his ease, and documentary proofs brought forward on the part
of the office went rather to prove that the chaplains were sub-
jeetto thejuriedictiatt of the bishop for nearly a century. Dr.
flaildilb referred tea number se acts of parliament sad the
canons of the church relating to England and Ireland, and
cited several eminent decisions up to a very recent period,
to show that no clergyman, no matter what his position,
was privileged to officiate in an way, utilises he passer A
lawful authority from the ordinary. The .occlusion le
which he arrived, on the whole case, woo—that nothing bee
a chauntry priest was founded—that defendant could sot
officiate as such in the church of St. Nicholas, or 'bowline.
without the consent of the incumbent and the license of the
bishop; and on these grounds he was of opinion that ie.
pugnant had acted in violation of the canoes of ecclesiaelied
law, and of the act of uniformity, first by officiating and
preaching in the diocese of Dublin without a license I
secondly, by having dons so in the school-house; and thirdly.
by having so acted contrary to the inhibition of the bi-
shop. But as Mr. Gregg may have supposed he was legally
justified in his conduct, he thought the motes* of the eon*
should not go to the entire limit of the punishment, but be
each as to prevent similar acts in future, anut the case in
a fairer train of procuring the opinion of a higher court, jibe
were net satisfied with decision ; and that boor done, he felt
confident Mr. Gregg would render any further proceeding*
unneceasary—that there would be no further violation of the
law—that all persistence on his part in officiating in the
chapel would disappear—and thus that the necessity would
be prevented of inflating a graver and more severe punish-
ment. The sentence, which he conceived the archbishop
should sign, was, that Mr. Gregg 'be admonished to abstain
from performing divine service and preaching, or administer.
ing the sacraments in the school-room, in Nicholas-street, or
elsewhere, until licensed, and that he pay the costs of the
present suit.