The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-24 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Nov. 22.
The following reference to the statutes of the
Synod of Thurles appears in the Nation this
morning :
These portentous decrees are at length printed. They
form a thin octavo volume, of between 200 and 300 pages,
and are, of course, written in the language of the Latin
church. The greater number of the statutes deal with the
manner of administering the Sacrament, in accordance with
the Roman Ritual. They prescribe the place and time,
wherever it was found necessary, in order to restore the
practice of a strict conformity with the customs of catholic
countries. But the statute most anxiously expected is that
which deals with the provincial colleges. It directs the
immediate withdrawal of ecclesiastics from all connection
with them, and punishes disobedience by suspension from
all ecclesiastical; functions. The publication of the statute
in each diocese is, we understand, imperative, and hence
the deans or other clerics holding office in any of the col-
leges will forthwith come under their operation. There is
no direct prohibition against lay catholics attending them
beyond that implied in the entire withdrawal of ecclesiastical
guidance or sanction. We understand the statutes will be
made generally accessible within a few days.
The death of the King of Hanover having left the
chancellorship of the Dublin University vacant, the
question of n successor has become a subject of dis-
cussion. The Erevan!, Mail says:
The head of a place of learning should be a learned man ;
and, we will add our opinion, in which we have sin fear of
being in a minority amongst our countrymen, that the head
of an Irish University should be an Inshroan. Ile should
also be an Irishman who has graduated within its walls,
and whose name has given a world-wide reputation to
the course of instruction which is pursued there. If the
board consider it the most important Juty they owe to
themselves and to their country—as, we have no doubt,
they do—to induce the Irish resident nobility and gentry to
patronise our university in preference to all others, they will
not neglect this opportunity. Let them remember what ,
praise they earned from all sorts of people, on the occasion
of King George the Fourth's visit, by excluding from the
royal table Irishmen, even of the highest rank, who had
not been affiliated to their national institutions. Our only
duke was shut out along with the greatest number of our
marquises and earls ; and to that spirited assertion of its
own dignity, Trinity Cullege was, most probably, indebted
for having been afterwards selected as the nursing-mother
of the man, whom the voice of Europe—if it were can-
vassed from east to west—would now designate to fill the
highest throne of science in his native hind. It is scarcely
necessary to name the Earl of Rosso. The public have
named him already.
Yesterday no fewer than nine properties were put
up for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court, con-
sisting of lands in the counties of Cork, Kerry,
Longford, Leitrim. Cavan, Tyrone, Wexford, and
Dublin. None of the estates, however, were con-
siderable, nor was there any feature in the sales de-
serving of particular attention. The gross sum
realised by the various sales effected during the day
was 21,5541. Eleven new petitions were filed in the
court during the past week. Eight absolute orders,
and as many conditional orders of sale were made,
and funds to the amount of 9,9901. were distributed.

The extension of the Londonderry and Enniskillen
Railway to Newtownards will be open to the public
by Christmas.
The Duchess of Sutherland and the Lady Con-
stance Gower are at present on a visit to the Duke
of Devonshire at Lismore Castle, where their arrival
has been celebrated with a series of brilliant fi.s-
tivities.

COMMERCE IN DUBLIN.—We are this week enabled
to report somewhat more favourably regarding commercial
business in Dublin, and the accounts from various parts of
the country are certainly less discouraging. Thu com-
parative abundance of the late cereal harvest is beginning
to produce a salutary effect, and the continued safety of a
very large proportion of the potato crop—far the largest
in extent and yield since the commencement of the blight
—is gradually restoring confidence amongst the owners of
landed property and the remairling occupiers. In Dublin,
although mercantile transactions are still much more limited
than in former years, public credit is exceedingly well main-
tained, and we arc assured from well-informed quarters that
rarely have payments been made with greater punctuality.
—Dublin Mercantile Adcertiser.

SPORTING.
CREWE STEEPLECHASES.

GRAND STERPLECIiAiIiIIANDICAI;Iii6OTS. eacb, &e.
Isaac, aged, Ilst 31b ; Peter, aged, lOst 12Ib ; Jesuit, aged,
lOst 10Ib ; Ploughboy, aged, lOst gib ; Heroine, aged,
lOst 71b ; Barrister, aged, 10st ; Wideawake, aged, lOst ;
Chatterbox, aged, 9,t 12th ; The Cripple, aged, 9st 810 ;
Cheerful, 6 yes, 9.t 6th ; Braggadocio, aged, 9st.

COURSING.
NORTHUMBERLAND, DURHAM, AND NEW-
CASTLE UNION MEETING.
Purrr STAKES of 3 guineas each, 64 subs, were won by
Mr. Csxr's Flying Childers ; Mr. Carr's Mayor of Wark-
worth ran up.
ALL-AGED STAKES, 32 subs, were divided by Mr. Robin-
son's The Admiral and Mr. Warkworth's Grinding Tyrant
(drawn).

BORDER UNION MEETING.—Nov. 18.
SWEEPSTAKES (16 dog.) were won by Mr. Milburno's
Baron, Mr. Birney's Ben Lomond.

NAVAL.

ADMIRALTY, NOT. 22.—APPOINTMENTS.—Mate J.
B. Anderson, to Ardhusa. Surgeon J. Browne, to Rapid.
Banner J. Woodman, to Waterloo. Carpenter J. May, to
IVaterloo.

Pottroloon', Nov. 23.—The Fairy, royal yacht,
Captain Lord A. Fitsclarence, conveyed her Majesty.
H.R.H. Prince Albert, and family, from the Royal Clarence-
yard, at half-put 12 o'clock yesterday, to Cowes, en rotas
from Windsor to Osborne. Om her arrival at Clarence-
Womtr Mejesty was received by the Port Admiral, Sir
Briggs. the Lieutenant-Governor (acting) of the
Garrison, Lieutenant-General D'Aguilar, Admiral Super-
intendent Prescott, Captain Superintendent Sir W. E.
Parry, the officers of the staff and garrison, and a guard of
honour from the 7th Royal Fusileers, under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Wilbraham, with the

band of that regiment. This being the first reception
at this port of her Meet y by the present naval
and military commanders-in-chief, Admiral Briggs and
Lieutenant-General D'Aguilar, they had the honour of
being presented to the Queen. The Fairy, followed by
the Elfin, in passing through the harbour was saluted by
the ships in commission, and the platform battery ; the
other usual ceremonies being also observed. Her Majesty
landed at East Cqwes at 1.17, and arrived at Osborne at
1.30 p.m. The Helena, 16, Commander M. De Courey,
was towed into harbour yesterday, to be paid off. The
Sprightly, steam-vessel, Master Commander G. Allen,
sailed yestenisy with supernumeraries for the Hecate and
Rosamond steamers at Davenport, for conveyance to Lisbon
and the West Indies.