The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-13 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DOILIN. JOLT 12.
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attended by Major Ponsonby, honoured the Malta&
tion with a visit ; the Duke and Duchess of Leinster
paid their first visit there; and among the other dis-
tinguished persons who attended were the Marquis r f
Conyngham, the Earl of Charlemout, Lord Massa-
reene and Ferrard, Sc. In the course of' the after-
noon there was a performance on one of the fine
organs erected in the building. A number of the
leading conservatives here arc making exertions to
raise a subscription for the purchase of the Midsum-
mer 4Vight's Dream service, exhibited by Messrs. Kerr
of Worcester, in order to present it to the Earl of
Eglinton. Among the pictures that have recently
been added to the Exhibition is a fine original work
of Barry's, representing the three Marys at the tomb.
It is understood that this day—the ill-omened 12th
of July—is to be allowed to pass over without any
of demonstration being made in public by the
Orangemen. There will be a meeting at the Ho-
tundo to-night to celebrate the occasion.
Various saddening rumours are beginning to reach
us about the re-appearance of the potuto blight ; but
as it is too early, judging from our past experience,
for the fatal symptoms to manifest tnemselves, I am
inclined to think that the reports are grossly exag-
gerated, and come most probably from parties inte-
rested in keeping up a feeling of alarm in our
markets. The Mowing is given as an extract
from a private letter in Saunders of this day :
Dunshaughlin, July 10.—I am very sorry to tell you
that we have every symptom of the disease coming on the
potatoes as we have bad those last years, particularly on the
Kemp,. The others have not shown as yet, nor neither did
they here liefore as early as those I mentioned. This day
twelvemonths it appeared first with us; but we have been
suspecting since this day week that it was approaching, and
t thin morning we had just such another fog es the first year
of the blight. My opinion is, that the oat crop is not tl:e
deurtshiug one that it is represented in the papers. I hope
1 may be wrong. . .

Her Mak.%Fy's 'screw steam-stip the Blenheim is
at present moored in Kingstown harbour. The
citizens are going out in crowds to see the noble
vessel.

The trial of the nun for the murder of Mr. Bate-
Ton had not terminated last evening at the Monaghan
assizes.

Mr. Justice Crampton, in addressing the King's
County grand jury yesterday, made tho following
allusion to the state of crime in the county :
The extremely light calendar which has been laid before
me would, taken by itself, afford most gratifying evidence
of the present orderly and tranquil state of your county,
but a hen I contrast it with the amount of crime and out-
rage of the aggravated description which, until wry re-
cently, existed, I cannot refrain from congratulating you
most sincerely on the alteration which has taken place.
In Waterford, Mr. Justice Moore congratulated
the grand jury on the absence of crime. There was
no prisoner charged with a capital offence in the
county.

LIMERICK ASSIZES.-MONDAY.
EkTRAORDINARY ABDUCTION CAB 7.
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Jeremiah Madge, Mulcahy, a man about 45 years of age,
and of rather unprepossessing appearance, was placed at the
traverser's bar, and indicted for having, on the 15th of
April last, contrary to the wishes of her guardian, in this
city, allured and carried away Christiana Jackson, a young
lady under 17 years of age, who was possessed of a fortune
of 2,500/. There were 28 counts in the indictment, varying
the precise character of the charge.
It appeared that the traverser, who is a widower, and has
a son about 16 years of age, was drawing master at the '
school of Miss Poutet, who kept a seminary for young
ladies in Mallow-street, Limerick, up to the mouth of
March last, when she gave up business; and that it was
whilst attending that establishment that he became ac-
quainted with Miss Jackson, who was a beerier
at Miss Pontet's, and youngeat child of the late Mr.
Francis Jackson, of the King's County, who died in the
year 1847, and under whose will she was entitled to a foe-
tune of 2,5001. Mr. Jackson bad ten children— five sons
and five daughters—and by his will he appointed his eldest
son, Mr. George Jackson, his executor, and guardian so hie
children; and, acting in the latter capacity, Mr. Jackson
placed his sister at Miss Pontet's seminary as an intern
pupil—and further, placed her under the temporary guar-
dianship of Mr. John Jones, his own brother-in-law, who
resided near the city of Limerick, and whose occupations
brought him into Limerick daily. Miss Pontet having
given up her school towards the end of the month of
March last, Miss Jackson, on the 26th of that month,
went to reside at Mr. Jones's house, and it was in-
tended that she should remain there until arrange-
ments were made to send her to • finishing school
in England, where she was to reside for a couple of
years. During this time it appeared that Miss Jackson wee
in the habit of coming into Limerick almost daily with Mr.
Jones in his carriage, fur the ostensible purpose of getting
new clothes made to take with her to England, where
it was intended she should go on the 18th of April ;
however, on the 15th, hating come into town with that
avowed object, about three o'clock in the day, she ap-
pointed to meet Mr. Jones at his office at four o'clock
to return home with him, but instead of doing so, she
went to the traverser's residence by appointment, and
left with him for Dublin by the halt-put four o'clock
train, and subsequently proceeded oia Glasgow to Gretna
Green, where they were married on the 20th by a couple-
beggar. The traverser and Miss Jackson, on their arrival
in Dublin, went to private lodgings in Great Brunswick-
street on the 15th of April, and remained there until the
19th, but diet not pass as man and wife, having occupied
separate apartments; and on their return from Glasgow on
the 21st they went to the same house, and remained there
a few days before their return to Limerick. They arrived
in Limerick about the Ist of May, and on their arrival, or
very shortly after, the traverser wrote to Mr. George Jack-
son, and told him he was married to his sister, and required
that he should at once, as the executor of his father's will,
pay him over a gam of 6001. stating that if he did so he
would consent that the balance of his wife's fortune (2,00011
should be settled upon her. Mr. Jackson, however, would
not consent to give any money to the traverser, and Coin-
menced proceedings against him.
Messrs. Jackson and Jones having deposed to the facts de-
tailed in the foregoing statement,
Mrs. !Quimby, a very pretty young woman, was called as
• witness. She proved the facts having immediate refer-
ence to her in the above statement, and deposed that she was
but 16 years of age last Christmas Day, and was induced to
go away with the traverser, in consequence of the careless
manner in which she was treated by her guardian and by Mr.
Jones, who acted for him. She said that she west with
the traverser entirely of her own free will and consent ;
and so far from his inducing her to elope with him, she
was the person who first suggested it, and proposed matri-
mony, when she found she was about to be sent to England
for two or three years against her wish.
The case for the prosecution having closed,
Sir Coalman O'Loghlen suggested some points against the
indictment being sustained, which were overruled by the
court, and proceeded to address the jury on the part of the
traverser. lie contended that there was no fraud commit-
ted by him within the meaning of the statute, and that,
therefore, he was entitled to an acquittal.
His lordship having summed up, the jury were locked
up, and at nine o'clock had not agreed, and said there was
no likelihood of their agreeing to a verdict.

NATAL COAST VOLUNTEER4.—Yesterday the go-
vernment bill for the establishment of • body of naval coast
volunteers, and for the temporary transfer to the navy, in
case of need, of seafaring:men employed in other public
services, was printed. This bit, tontains 24 clauses, em-
powering the Urniralty to rair%; t weeding 10,000, to be
called " The Royal Naval Coast ~.teowers," who ere to be
entered for five years, and may be trained and exercised for
28 days in each year, lad on shore or on board ship. In
case of innate or imminent danger, her Majesty may order
the switnitetroto be called into actual service. The men,
f„,o(lig exercise and actual service, are to have the pay of
Ike seamen.' In ca.o of Lemergeney, officers and men of
the t guard and seamen riggers may be required to serve
in the th. - for a limited period. Upon invasion or danger,
seafaring mea in public departments are to be liable to
temporary service in the navy. In cue of emergency, pen-
sioners may be required to serve in the navy. Persons not
attending, when called into actual service, may be appre-
hended and punished as deserters from the navy.
ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF LAND.—Some idea of
the enormous and almost incredible advance in the price of
land, which has taken place in the localities bordering on
the Chester and Holyhead Railway, within the last four
years, may be inferred from the following fact. In the
vicinity of Bangor, land which about five years ago, a short
time before the Chester and Holyhead Railway was opened,
was sold at the rate of 1001. and 1501. per acre (and this;
sum then deemed to be a high figure) is now sold at Bs. and
10a. the square yard, being at the rate of 2,0001. and 2,6001.
per acre. Lots of ground have been sold in the city of
Bangor at nearly 404 the square yard.
THE CZAR AND THE COURT OF BERLIN.—There
was a grand dinner at the palace of Bans-flouci, on the oc-
casion of the anniversary of the birthday of the Emperor
Nicholas. The King wore the Russian uniform, and all
the diplomatists and generals invited were decorated with
their Ittiwian orders. The King of Prussia has sent an
autographic letter to St. Petersburg, congratulating the
Cur on his birthday.
SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAIt RAILWAY.
Traffic receipts for week ended July 3,18.53, 7741. 12s. 38.
Corineponding period last year, 61.11. 14s. 10d.

COURT OF• ALDERMEN.

Yesterday a court was held for the dcspalch of
pu`litebusitirsg.