The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-03 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Draux, Nov. 2.

The wind, which has been from the smith for
several days, accompanied by an incessant drizzle of
rain, chopped round to the west this morning, and
has for the last few hours been blowing a tolerably
stiff gale. The boisterous weather has caused con-
siderable delays in the English mails, and steamers
from Dublin bound to the south have been compelled
to return to Kingstown harbour. There is a tre-
mendous sea in the Channel, and reports have reached
us of vessels being seen suffering very much front
the gale. Some anxiety was caused by the account
that the Cambria, express steamer, had encountered
much stress of weather on her voyage from King-
stown to Holyhead on Monday, when a heavy sea
swept away the deck saloon ; but the passengers are
all agreed that the st amanlike conduct of the captain
and crew on that occasion rescued the vessel front
extreme peril.
The work of demolition and removal has already
made wonderful progress in the Great Exhibition
building, and no one who saw the interior of it last
evening could have thought it possible that so much
could have been done in twelve short hours to undo
the work of months. The fairy scene of the preceding
day was transformed into a wilderness; and in ano-
ther day scarcely any article, save the weighty pieces
of machinery and a few ponderous masses in the
central hall, will have been left under the vaulted
roofs of Dargan's Temple of Industry. The prepa-
rations for the banquet to be given to-day to Mr.
Dargan and the exccuti've committee are on a scale
worthy of the occasion. Among the distinguished
persons, in addition to many others already men-
tioned, who have signified their intention of being
presentare the Earl of Bessborough, Lord Ward, Lord
Clancarty, and Lord Bective.
The funeral of the lamented Lord Cloneurry took
place yesterday, when the remains of that true-
hearted Irish nobleman were removed from the villa
of Maretimo, near Dublin, to the family mansion at
Lyons, in the county of Kildare. There the coffin
remained in state for a short time in the hall, and
last night it was conveyed by torchlight, accor-
ding to the custom of several old Irish families, to
the family vault within the Lyons demesne. A very
large number of the gentry and citizens of Dublin,
together with a multitude of the peasantry, attended
the funeral procession. On the lid of the ceffin was
engraved the following inscription, surmounted by a
baron's coronet : " The Right Hon. Valentino
Browne Lawless, Baron Cloncurry, born 19th of
I August, 1773, died 28,th of October, 1853. Aged 81
lye"
The remarkable trial for alleged shoplifting now
proceeding in the Commission Court here, occupied
the court again during the day yesterday, and was
once more adjourned. The defence was concluded
last evening, a host of most respectable witnesses to
character having been examined. Two persons were
ordered into custody for applauding in court when
evidence favourable to Miss Cantwell was given.
A number of tradesmen have of late been employed
in effecting improicinents at Lisduff Ikuse, and on
1 Saturday evening last having terminated their day's
work, they came into the village of Killimore,where,
after drinking ardent spirits for a length of time,
they quarrelled, and one of them, named Richard
Thomas, from the county Cork. stabbed with a knife
Roger Redden, a native of Dublin. The wound
having been inflicted on the left side, in the imme-
diate region of the heart, death almost instantaneously
resulted. Thomas immediately gave himself up to
the police, who have him in custody ; but as yet a
coroner's inquest has not been held.

TILE MAGISTRACT.—The Lord Chancellor has
been pleased to appoint Sir Thomas John retnerston, Bart.,
&magistrate for the county Longford, on the recommenda-
tion of Colonel Henry White, Lieutenan: 01 the county
11 Richard Odium Esq., Crow Park, county Meath, has been
appointed one of her Alajetly's juAieca of the peace !or that
county.