The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-05 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Denys, Dec. 4.
The French news has created an immense sensa-
tion in Dublin. Nothing else is spoken of in places
of public resort, and for the moment all our local
politics have sunk into the background.
A meeting, convened by the high sheriff of the
county, was held at Cavan yesterday for the purpose
of devising the most desirable mode of connecting
Cavan with Dublin by railway. Sir John Young,
one of the members for the county, presided. A
deputation from the Drogheda Railway, represented
by the chairman, Mr. Murland, and Mr. Hatton,
attended on behalf of that company. The interests
of the Midland Great Western Company were repre-
sented by Sir Percy Nugent, Hart., Janice Perry,
Esq., James Stirling, Esq., directors, accompanied by
their engineer, G. W. Remain, Esq. There was also
a deputation from the Chamber of Commerce,Belfast,
consisting of William Coates, James Kennedy, and
John Ilerdrnan, Esqrs. Mr. Doling, one of the di-
rectors of the Ulster Railway, was also in attendance.
Mr. Murland addressed the meeting on the merits of
the Drogheda Company by Navan and Virginia to
Cavan, and was replied to by Mr. Perry, on the part
of tho Midland Railway, advocating the route by
Mullingar. Messrs. Coates, Kennedy. and Herd-
man, then addressed the meeting, showing the im-
portant advantages to be derived by the whole
country by opening a communication from Belfast to
Galway, rio Armagh, Monaghan, Cavan, Nlullingar,
Athlone, and Ballinaeloe. fhe question was then
put that the meeting should adopt the line by Mul-
lingar, and request the representatives of the county
to give their most strenuous support in parliament
to the Midland Railway Bill. An amendment was
proposed in favour of the Drogheda Company, which
fell to the ground for want of a seconder, and the
original resolution was passed with acclamation.
This was the most important meeting that has been
held in Cavan as the interests of that and
the adjoining counties.
Thu City of Limerick steamer arrived heroester-
day from Liverpool, with her bowsprit carried away,
and otherwise injured, from her having come in col-
lision in the Merrey with a vessel, name unknown.
The master of the City of Limerick made the other
an offer of any assistance in his power, but it was de-
clined.

AND CLERICAL

OXFORD, DEC. 4. CICEEN'S COLLEGE. —'this
morn n the Rev. Hear, Barnes Byrne, Scholar, was
g_ elected Fellow of this &may on the Michel foundation.
In a congregation holden this morning, the following
degrees were conferred, via.:—Honorary dater of Arts—
Dr. Men Muller. Muter of Arts—Rev. John Meredith
Aston, Eteter College; Rev. Henry Charts Powles, Oriel
College; ReT. Charles Snow Lock, Balliol College. Bl•
ehelor of Arta—John Stroud, Postmaster, Merton College
William Wellington Yong°, Exeter College; Edmund
Hubert Goldsmith, Scholar, Corpus Christi College; James
Hunter Reid, Scholar, of St. John's College; James Wil-
liam Williams and Joseph Glover Evans, Pembroke College;
Henry Gordon, St. Mary Hall.

SPORTING.

TATTERSALL'S.—Tiwaspay.

A very short muster, and Monism too dull to admit of a
quotation ; the only bets, in fact, were 30 to 1 to nearly
AV. against Orelio, and 1,000 to 20 twice against Vortex
foe the Derby, and 2,oooto3oagainst Nancy tur the Chester
Cup.

PORTSMOrTH. Dec. 4.—The Havannah, 20, Cap-
tain John E. Erskine, arrived from New Zeeland, where
she has been on surveying service, this afternoon. She was
towed oat of Rio Janeiro, Oct. 18, by the Gapes swam-
vessel, which arrived at this poet oa the 24th alt. In
about lat. 7 north she was overtaken by the Fly,
14, Cissamemier Oliver, also from New Zealand for
England to he paid off ; and she also fell in with
the merchant vessel Chrysolite, engaged in a sail-
ing-match with the American clipper Oriental, bra
China to Lomita. The Havannab and Chrysolite
eostpany
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