The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-18 00:00:00

United Kingdom, and alio from the interest more than ones
expressed by your lordship in naive manufacture., your
Excellency will be ;leased to Dapart to the committee such
advice as you may deem r.quisite, and kindly afford to the
committee the opportunity, from time to time, of taking
I counsel with your Excellency, in order that the movement
may be thoroughly effective ; that, in seconding the gracious
proposal of the Prince C .nsort, the committee may likewise
feel they are conf:rring a lasting benefit own the lend of
their birth, and upon the nation of which it forms so im-
portant a part.
" I have the honour to be, my Lord,
W.
Excelleney'a
most obedient servant, " W. H. PORTER.
" Tokio Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, Stc."
" Viceregal Lodge, Dee. 10, 1849.
" Sir,—To reply to your letter to the Lord Lieutenant,
stating that a committee of gentlemen has been formed in
Dublin fur the purpose of obtaieing an expression of opinion
avongst their fellow-cid.. ne with reference to the Great
Exhibition in 1851 of the Works of Industry of all Nations,
and for making known generally the objet a and pAns of
his Royal Highness on the 'Oka, I am directed to inform
you that his Exc. Benny cordially approves of the course
which the committee purpose to ad.,pt, sad that he will at
all times have pleasure in communicating with them, and
afforditg every assistance in his power towards the pionthe
don of so object which he considers of the higLcst national
importanot.
1 bare the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
" W. H. Porter, Esq." " GERALD Porcsoieuy.
After adopting a resolution expressly of thanks to his
Excellency the Lord Lieutenant for his obliging rtinmunica.
Don, and the readiness he has expressed to promote by every
means in his power the objects for which 'he members of the
committee are associated, it was agreed that no time should
be lust in endeavouring to effect the object had in view by
the executive body in London.

STAFF OF IRELAND. M ijor-General hie Royal
Highness the Princ,. Geor,to of Cambriege itself g prcreeled
on leave of absence to attend the funeral of toe Queen
Dawager, Colonel Cochrane, the Deputy Adjutant. General.
has taken the command of the Dublin district. Major-
General Wemyu, C.B , having arrived in Dublin on leave
of absence, Colonel Sir Michael Creagh, K H., has assumed
the command of the Athlone district. Captain Se.t.,n, 74th
Highlanders, Deputy Av.istant-Qaartermaster-Ocneral, has
proceeded from Dublin to England on leave.
THE REcusTares.—ln the year 1835 there were
2,300 voters in the Queen's County ; at prcaent there are 247.
Nor do we believe the Queen's County to be a solitary in-
stance of such a geereese in the numbs of elector?. 7h. re
has also he3n a great falling off in Kildare; and we daily see
complaints in our contempn-eries of the prevalence of such
seltdisfranclusement.—Leinster Exp►ess.

Ms LINEN TRADE.—Last week the home demand
for yams was not bruk. At pr.seut price there is still left
a fair profit for the manutacturen. Linen; have been
brought • shade lower, einecially the fins Forts, for which
the demand is linited. The demand is now for heavy
linens suitable for the home market. The (coon of ; Brim
improvine. During laid we, kit amounted ti r'4 b +les;
linen, 363 boxes, 19 bales, 2 trusses; muslin, 9 ly..x:s ;
thread. 8 boxis.—Belfase News.