The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-24 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Nov. 23.
The Ribbonmen have commenced their winter
campaign in good earnest, as the reports of agrarian
outrages which reach us from various ports of the
I country unmistakeably testify. &correspondent of
the Ecening Packet sends the following :
About me o'clock on the settling of Saturday, the 19th
lastaat, as George Hearne E., of Drumming Park, was
returning in his gig from iLongford. he was St,d at by a man
who walked up close behind im and discharged a large
pistol against his left side, just u, the gig stopped, that the
gate of the avenue leading to his house might be opened.
The charge, which consisted of leaden slugs, fortunately
took an oblique direction, and came out on his left breast,
without touching any vital part. The- medical attendants
eatertain good hopes of his recovery. Captain Hill, the
resident magistrate, attended shortly after the occurrence,
sad moue arrests have been made, but it is not as yet known
what evidence exists againtt the parties. No cause can be
assigned fer the outrage, as Mr. Hearne, who is the Eccle-
siastical Registrar of the diocese, and an ostensive land-
holder, appears to have been very generally esteemed.
A correspondent of Saunders' News Letter, writing
from Rostrevor, says:
David Rees, BK., of 111adensburgh, has received through
the Post-office a Rukite notice of an alarming character,
followed up with threats of vengeance in language of a like
strain with all suck documents. The letter was delivered
on Friday last, that gentleman being at the time in Dub-
lin; it was forwarded to hie city address, and subsequently
placed in the hands of B. Warburton, Esq., R M., who
has been this day (Monday) occupied in the investigation of
the matter.
Accounts are almost daily received of outrages in
the shape of injuries to cattle, farming stock, &c.;
but in these cases it is always doubtful whether the
motive impelling the miscreants who commit them
be mere private malice or be connected with the
nefarious ribbon system.
The meeting of northern magistrates, to which I
referred in my last letter, was held yesterday in the
court-house at Newry, to take into consideration the
state of the country, and the mast effective measures
for the repression of crime and outrage in the dis-
trict. The Louth and Down Pilot thus describes the

proceedings
Colonel Close occupied the chair, and fifteen other magis-
trates were present. • lengthened statement was read by
Captain Warburton, as to the progress If outrage, referring
more particularly to the late diabolical attempt at assaseina-
lion at Meigh. It was finally resolved that Captain War-
burton's statement should be forwarded to the government,
who were called upon to aid the magistrates in the preser-
vation of the peace and the punishment of crime ; and it
was also resolved that a call should bo made upon the
respectable and well affected persons of the district, to aid
the magistracy in ?weskit of these objects. Tbo meeting
came to the resolution of requesting these parties who had
promised subscriptions for the detection of offenders last
summer, to contribute immediately to that end. It was ar-
ranged that the government should be called on, if necessary,
for an additional police force.
Yesterday, there was a sale of the landed and
household property of the convict, William Burke
Kirwan, which had been confiscated to the crown.
The furniture, pictures, and other property belonging
to the convict, having been sold under the orders of
the police authorities some months since. The
property sold yesterday consisted of several houses
in the city of Dublin, and a rent charge in the county
of Longford, yielding a nett rent of 1501. per annum_
The sum realised by the sale was 4,5051.
A portion of the estates of Mr. Christopher St.
George, of Tyrone House. in the county of Galway,
was sold yesterday in the Encumbered Estates Court,
at an average rate of 22„1 years' purchase. An estate
in the county of Limerick went at the rate of sixteen
years' purchase on the nett rental.
The Mayor of Cork has received tho following
reply to the last application addressed by him to the
Lord Lieutenant, in reference to having the hospital
hulk established at
.Queenstown for the use of emi-
grant ships:
19th November, 1953.
Sir,—l am directed by the Lord Lieutenant to acknow-
ledge the receipt of your letter of the I:th inst., urging
that a hulk should be sent by the Lords of the Admiralty
to Queenstown, for the purpose of being converted into a
floating hospital, and to state, in reply, that the subject is
one which, previous to the receipt of your communication,
had already engaged his Excellency's serious attention.
Your letter scarcely adverts to, and in no degree removes,
any of the difficulties of the suggestion made as to converting
a hulk into a floating hospital], nor of the subsequent pro-
visions requisite to render such a conversion really
effective and safe. His Excellency has been long
aexiously engaged in devising means for the removal
of these difficulties, and the correspondence is still
going on. In the mean time every precaution has been
adopted, and every measure which the law admits has
been taken by the peeper authorities, under the direction of
her Majesty's government, to prevent the spreading of
disease. His Excellency has given direction' for duly for-
warding your statement as Mayor of Cork, fur considera-
tion.—l have the honour to be, your obedient, humble
servant, JOHN YOUNG.
To the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Cork.
In reference to a similar application from the
Queenstown Health Committee, the following has
been received:
Dublin Castle, 19th November, 1953.
Sir,—ln acknowledging the receipt of your letter of
the 18th instant, relative to the application made to Viscount
Palmerston for a floating hospital, lobe stationed in Queens-
town Harbour, I am to inform you that his Excellency has
commended the application to his lordship's f ble
Insideration.—l am, air, your obedient servant,
JOHN Vouiso.
Sampson T. W. French, Esq., Queenstown.

• NAVAL.

PoßTamounl, Nov. 23.—The Channel squadron
under the command of Rear-Admiral A. L. Cony is ex-
pected to sail from Spithead on Saturday neat. Its ren-
desvous will be Lisbon or Gibraltar, according to further
orders. This squadron consists of the Prince Regent, 90,
fiag-ship, Captain Hutton; Duke of Wellington, 131,
screw, Commodore H. B. Martin, C.B. ; Arrogant, 46,
screw, Captaia Yelverten ; Amphion, 34, screw, Captain
Key. ; Tribune, 30, anew, Captain the Hon. S. T. Car-
negie ; and Cruiser, 14, screw, Commander Douglas. On
the departure of this squadron the Sidon, 22, paddle fri-
gate, Captain Goldsmith, will be the only man of war at
S' pithead.
The Russian man of war corvette Havarin, Captain
Jotonain, sailed from Spithead this morning, for Rams.
elistka. In going away she saluted the national Sag with
21 gut" and that of the emmisandavin-Chief with 15, which
compliments were returned, the Ant by the garrison, and
the second by the Victory, flag ship. The other Russian
man of war at this port, the Abpopa (Europa), 44 gun
frigate, Captain Ishunatiff, has completed tier repairs, and
out of dock to-morrow. She has undergone a tho-
relit in this dockyard.
TThhee Medea, 6, paddle steam sloop, Commander Philli-
more, having completed repairs, was floated out of dock this
afternoon.

AND CLERICAL.

Oarozo, Nov. 23.—There will be exercises in the
ivinity School for the degree of B.D. on Tuesday and
Wednesday next, the 29th and 30th instant. The viva
von' emanation of candidates for honours commenced
Theth morning.
The University has entered a caveat with the registrar of
the diocese, with respect to the rectory of Sunningwell, now
vacant by the decease of the Rev. Henry Bowyer. It is
understood that the principle on which the University claims
the presentation is, that Sir George Bowyer, the patron,
being an outlaw, is civilly defunct, so as to be inoompeteut
to pass the title to the living to his eldest eon, who is a
Papist. On the other hand, it is contended that Sir George
Howyer's outlawry has ceased, in consequence of hie cre-
ditors having omitted to renew it upon the commencement
of a new reign. The matter therefore remains at present
in Mfg rm.
Great efforts are being made in the University at this
moment to obtain signatures to the memorial addressed to
the patriarchs and others of the Greek and Romisk
churches, protesting against the proceeding of Bishop
Gobs; Bishop of the United Char& of Ragland and Ire-
land in Jerusalem. A circular has been sent to the mem-
bers of Convocation, requesting their signatures to this
protest, by a committee, upon which are the Rev. Dr.
Posey, of Christ Church; Rev. C. Marriott, of Ortel Col-
lege; Rev. W. T. E. Bennett, of Frome ; Archdeacon
Denison, of Oriel College ; Rey. J. Keble, of Oriel College ;
Rev. Isaac Williams, of Trinity College; Rev. J. H. Cope-
lend, of Trinity College; Rev. T. Chamberlain, of Christ
Church, with several others. The declaration issued by
the Archbishops of Canterbury, York, Armagh, and Dublin,
in opposition to the above protest, has been widely circa-
land in the University, and has excited considerable
iron interest.

SPORTING.

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NEWTON AUTUMN MEETING.
Hones reported to have arrived sip to yesterday evening,
ineludiog those trained in the immediate neighbourhood :
Aegean, Collier, Tempest, Jupiter, Remunerator, Solyinan,
E. Duns, Helena gelding, Game Tommy, Bethgelert,
Thalia filly, Bro. to Mrs. Taft, La Belle, Roger Thornton,
Maid of Mouton filly, Cassio, Fleda, The General, Melon,
Carrig, Tomboy, Forest Lad, Crabbe, Tops y, Theodine,The
Widow Machree, Plantagenet gelding, Royal Blue, Miss
Pardon, Gayboy, Daphne, Derby Dilly, The Prince, Union
Jack, Oxford, The Nan, Friendless Boy, The Tumbler.

DEATH OF SIR THOMAS JOHN CLAVERING, BART.
—This venerable baronet, the representative of one of the
oldest baronetcies in the north of England, died at Clifton,
on Friday, in his 82nd year. He wu high sheriff of
Northumberland in 1817.