The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-27 00:00:00

Mr. M. J. &MIMI thought that, is esterase* to tne part I
of .he r .alstt•ro triltrri to the employment of convict
labour, se asy work, which might ha usdertakea by the p-
airs:swat. it m.4ht a.. 1N ■mtr tt, remind their lor•I•hip. of
the eery !was ravine: e.talitt.henent already saintuintd at
Spike I•land. TIN eatatesce of w entities'', a depot on the
ap A war iszportarkt, in eonneatun with the supgesti,n 111114 e
to the resatatioa

Sir Jonas GRAHAst said that woo very trim, but the con-
victs is that establishment were already tamed la weeks
ot the most important character' namely, improving dm do•
lenses of the harbour. They hod dose much in this respect,
and it should be remembered, with reference to any int
prostitute's within the harbour, that. this attention to its
internal defences masa necessary preliminary. For he need
hardly say that the mon esteems, and important the works
inside, the greater would be the temptation to an enemy to
attack the Owe in tints of war.
Mr. P. Scutt askeu their lordships attention to the fact
that the electric telegraph communication would be Cont.
plate from Queenstown to Leaden: within a month, so that
messages could be sent from the Admiralty to that port is
the specs of a few ablates,
Sir J. Gasman said that was very important indeed,
and asked it this communication with Dublin were already
completed
Mr SCOTT said it was not, but that the greater portion
to Cork was, and that the wins from Queenstown were
laid down to within four miles if Cork. The submarine
part from the Irish to the Scotch coast, was in perfect
working order, and, though some work remained to bri
done on the Scotch side, yet all would be finished in about
a mouth.
Mr. Vinitixo—ln fact, Sir James, you can get a wise
acres to Illelbowline, and communicate to it direct from
the A Imiralty, in less then 40 minutes.
Sir J. (in %lir, ir —That ii most important indeed—a gnat
additional recommendation of the natural advantages of
your harbour, which are very line undoubtedly.
tan OF IMAM FLAX IX Till WATT.

Mr. /Lucite wished to call their lordship' attention to a
'abject which, though not touched on in the resolutions, be
ns coidered of great importance to this part of Ireland,
where An culture had recently bees introduced on an ex-
maps: scale. He was himself a large grower and manu-
facturer of flax, mud had certainly a direct interest in what be
alluded to—tamely, the impossibility, under the exiatieg
Admiralty regulations, get a fair trial of the Irish article.
He repairs d flax by a peculiar patented process, without
steeping, and fur sail-eloth and cordage the flax so prepared
he was certain far summed the Russian hemp sad the flax
used la the sailcloth of the Royal Navy. It was stronger,
and snore durable, and would be found fully 2i per cent.
cheaper also. But the spesificeioos is the eouirsm for the
navy required certain conditions which excluded this arti-
ste, sad all he wished was Inch an alteration in the specifi-
cation as would enable it to be fairly tested.
Sir ./ Ulan did act consider that any change could
hastily be made is the specifications introduced into the
navy contract, which were the result of long and careful
experience, but would ensure a fair trial for any article
cent in, so as to ascertain whether such a change could be
made with safety and economy te the service. Russian nr
Italian hemp, and Russian lax were, he thought, the articles
now required for the purl:Knee of cordage and sailcloth.
If equally durable material could be substituted there
could be no just objection.
Mr. DAVIS', as English gentleman engaged in the ma-
nufacture of flax machinery, who accompanied Mr. Roche,
entered, in some detail, into the differences between the
material required in the navy specifications and those
produced for flax by the new process, saying that all that
was sought for the latter was a perfectly fair and strict
trial of strength and durability. This, he was sure,
would be had from their lordship, though formerly things
were otherwise. He had at one time been premised a
trial for sail cloth, and found that, after it had been a few
months used in the sails of a tender, it was thrown aide,
and no notice whatever taken of it. That, he was isre,
could not now happen.
Sir J. OKAIWI—M shall certainly get a full sad fair
trial, if sent in.
Captain biting—The plan would be to send 30 or 40
bolt' of it to one of the dockyards, and it shall homed' into
top-ails, is alternate cloths, with what we now use, and seat
to a frigate on some of the foreign stations.
Mr. DAVIT said that would be quite satisfactory. All
that was required was each a test.

TIIII MISDOING 01 Tit 111•111.
Sir J. Garza* said there was another subject on which
wished to obtain some information. He had heard that
some works were going on for the purpose of straightening
the river, with a view of diminishing the tidal area, and in-
creasing, by a straight cut, the rapidity of the current.
Had the consent of the Admiralty been given to that?
Sir J. Bzgeog said that all the plans had been laid be-
fore them. As regarded the diminishing of the tidal area,
that was not contemplated, except so far as it might malt
from depositing the stuff dredged from the thermal on
the adjoining mad basks. Captain Vetch had marked out
seven plates for such deposits, only one of which bad yet
beni used.

Bir idaalux—Tben Captain Vetch has given his ten-
sest to have the stuff deposited in those planes?
Sir J. Lianson—fie has.
Sir J. GRAHAM—But it then any danger of that staff
being serried into the channel again by the tide ?
Sir J. Buson—There is no danger. The plaess are well
secured.

014\1111K—Becaus if the stuff was carried off
spin, and diffused over the lower part of this harbour,
the iojary it would do would sore than ensaterbalean
whatever insprovennat night be effected la the upper
Part.
Sir J. Berisox then produced a nap of the harbour, and
pointed out the different plans of deposit, and the security
which they presented against having say of the and
earned off ; sad after a easeful ezerainatioa, which seemed
to satisfy their luedelim the natter dropped.
Mr. N Baum°, is MINIMS to the original business es
which ow &g ad's MI ann. /aid he hod hem ass a •
deputation to the gewernmost is '46. lis mad Ka Ikea
west over to Lendeo,ond piloted oat the Mlntentin arum
of water gating from the hills annul Queennowa, which
if collected lab • teak, wield be owileleat le water the
entire of boo Majesty', iney. The mob= of the
moot, having takes into amobleratios that that, ensiles the
ntagaifweat none at Haulbowliae, thoughe it would be of
great serene to the aavy, to have the Ink ken, and also
to bead a also. factory. Those dikes hi woad again beg
of tisk Midair' to eineider, ma he eneeted the Heft
would boa farther eel ouleadie ingeovemetes port than
which *see wee bathe *breed es Neil kind or to
Maus as eatay.
the &g.. Ass withdrew.

SPORTING.

TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY.

A easikwate attoadanee, and only a limited mount of
Wilms traaseeted.
roe tbe Two-year-old Triennial Stones, Alembics opened
at 6to 4 (t) ; but after 3 to 1 had btu jotted dowel about
Ling Tem, to upwards of 100 L, the sseesdiag
of the knew mused Alembic to aterograde to 7 to rste:l
6to 1 we take. to lune awn about Calliope foe Ms
Hope el, and Ito 1 was booked to a small son about Olt-
tianbostse fee the Tbroo-yaeueld Triessial.
CSBAZIWITCII.-6 to 1 aerwastly Gamed oi tb.. flold.
Nosey wee la essaklorabl• t 0,.. at 15 mei 14 to 1; sad
borstal bats were bashed ohms& Ir2i at SS sal 16 to
I. Ths palms gestalt 311wrowee and flki were lase*
aosiiaal. other Iseeetwaste at the We spooled below
wen only la small suss.
Caxisszoositas STALL.— 20 to I to 601. about
Hatchet, sad 30 to 1 to 364. about Balrowaie, were all the
bets oa this avast that dune under our notice.
Tea Daaar.-20 to 1 was takes freely about Klee Toes,
tube has rweetly, it is said, become the property of Baron
Rotbsebild; 1,400 to 100 about Hens Canal ; 625 to 26
about Illastay Hill ; 2,000 to 60 about Needle; 1000 to
30, Aswebat. Farther ossameat is umsecoseary. Closing
pries • .

HOPEFUL STAKES (NzwitmutirT—Tuisomr).
4 to 1 opt Lord Jobs Soott't Calliope (t)
TWO-TEAR-OLD TRIENNIAL STAKES.
7 to 4 opt Lord Clifdea's Alembic (t)
2to 1 Bans Rothooldles Kim Tom (31, 2t)
. THREE-YEAR OLD TRIENNIAL.
3 to 1 opt Doke of Bodlores Sittiostrousso (t)

6 to 1 seat Mr. Howard's King—
Pepin (t 7 to 1)
13 to 1 Mr. J. Brown's Haney (15 to 1 taken
freely)
20 to 1 Mr. John Scott's Boaffetreas (t)
20 to 1 Mr. Greville's Torment (t)
25 to 1 Mr. Combs's Nervous
21 to 1 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Teddington (30 to I
also laid))
30 to 1 Mr. Bates Rosalba (t)
36 to 1 Mr. Barber's Ooorkab (offered)
30 to 1 Mr. Harrison's King of Tramps (cffered)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
20 to 1 apt Mr. Metklant's The Hatchet (t)
30 to 1 Mr. l'Anson's Balrownie (t).
DERBY.

20 to 1 mist Baron BZUeliild's King Tom (t freely)
25 to 1 Duke of Bedford's Here Cassel (t)
26 to 1 Mr. Bowes's Marley Hill (t)
1000 to 30 Lord Derby's Acrobat (t)
2000 to 00 Mr. Blackburn's Neville (t)
NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING,
COMMENCING 71118 DAT.
Lsvigr DOlllito, Lord Albemarle,
pi, Pebble, Calliope, King Tom, &MOM. Exhibi-
tion, Utile Gerard, Brother to Menotti' Deer, Bea Nevis,
Beamlere, Cora Pheasant, Bay Celia, Madame Landes*,
Little Harry, and Virago.
SCRATCUID.—Out of the Hopeful : Ranee and Briglia-
doro.

oOt of the 2-yrs Old Trionaial : Marley Hill, Huse Cas-
sel. heel cell, and Prince Arthur.
Out of the 3-yrs Old Triennial : Wort Australian, Pha-
ros, and Barbour,.
Out of the 4-yrs Old Triennial: Daniel O'Rourke sad
Loothow.
AU Lord Glasgow's horses are .truck out of their engage-
tints at this assails,.

OZDER OP SUNNING Tlllll D.T..
1.20 lieLdicisp Sweepstakes.
1.30 Match : Ora •. Virago.
2.0 gelling Stakes.
2.20 Match : Heathileld • gastrin.
2.40 Match : Student •. Meriting&
310 Hopeful Stakes.
3.40 Grand Duke Maisel.
4.6 2•yrs old Trieamid.
•.26 Match: Molina •. Denim.
4.46 Bsekaplais Stakes.