The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-22 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, MAT 21.
The Packet of last night contains the following
account of the service of a writ in au action for
libel at the suit of Mr. Martin Burke against the
Earl of Clarendon :
Yesterday Mr. Berke's solicitor waited upon hie Excel-
lency at the Plannix Park, and wr freoared by an inter-
view with the Hon. Gerald Ponsonby, who throughout
the attar acted with becoming coarteey. Mr. Burke s so-
licitor informed that gentleman that he had written twice
to the Earl of Clarendon, with reference to the publication
of the libel on his client in the Tablet newspaper, bet had
been favoured with no reply. Mr. Ponsonby, oa the part
of his Excellency, aehnowledged the receipt of the letters, '
but added that he had received no instructions to return
any answer. Mr. Burke's solicitor then said he had culled
th. refire on that occasion, accompanied by his clerk, in or-
der to have the writ served in the amid way, that he was
desirous of performing this necessary duty in the most cour-
teous manner possible—that the ordinary mode of service
1144 the delivery of the writ personally to the defen-
dant ; but that, as in the present ease, this course might
not be convenient, he desired to know if Mr. Ponsonby
would accept service for the Earl of Clarendon? Mr. Pun-
sonby promptly acquiesced, and having accompanied Mr.
Borke's solicitor to the mom where his clerk was in wait-
ing, accepted the customary service. lie was then advised
that within eight days the Earl of Clarendon should enter
an appearance, and that it wag presumed he would instruct
his solicitor to that effect. Mr. Poisson* replied, he sup-
posed so, but remarked that until he had consulted with his
exec Ileney he could not state anything further.
A deputation of the committee of the Munster
Agricultural School took advantage of the pre-
sence of Sir T. N. Redington in Cork to wait upon
him respecting the government grant of 4,1001.
allocated for the establishment of the school, but
which h.is not yet been paid. Sir T. N. Redington
informed them—
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That the committee were under • misapprehension as to
the conditions on which the money was to be given, as the
Tnasury considered that a sum of 2,2001. should be col-
lected before the committee could he entitled to the grant ;
and that the government wished to be informed what se-
curity could he given that the premises would not be evicted
in caw of oon•payment of rent. A sum of .5,000/. had been
heretofore advanced for a similar object in Connaught, all of
which hud been lost, and the buildings and improvements ,1
had fallen into the hands of the landlord.

The Cork Constitution says
Sir T. N. Itedington, in company with Mr. Hitching.,
visited the Cork union workhouse on Monday. Sir Thomas
went through the whole building, the Niyi and girls
school*, the hospital wants, workshops, and industrial de-
partment, with the latter of which he appeared to be
much pleased, and expressed his gratification to the work-
house ofllceiN that accompanied him at the successful ope-
rations of industry carried on in the building. The
cleanliness of the yard and buildings and the regularity of
the inmates appeared to him to be mint satisfactory.
The Banner of Oiler says: " A correspondent, on
whose veracity we can place the utmost reliance, in-
forms us that Mr. lfaliwell, an English gentleman,
proprietor of the Newry thus and Waterworks, has
arrived in Newry to canvas the eloctorsi, lie is put
forward by the conservative party, and his address
is expected to appear in the kiwi organ on this day."
Typhus fever similar to that which usually results
from bud and insufficient food is becoming very pre-
valent in Cork. A hundred patients are at present
in the fever hospital there.
The Cork Re/sorter says—
That Mr. Ilia Dixon, a gentleman who poawoas
great practical experience in the dressing of flax, has
offered to construct a portable mill, with six-horse
power engine attached, which can be transported to any
locality that may be pleetrd by flax growers living
along the lines or the Midland Great Wistern, and the
Great Western Railways. The growers will thus be en-
abled to have their flax prepared for immediate transmission
to the manufacturer. of England and the North of Ireland,

inst.-ail of .endinig it in the raw state to market.
L$ stated that a greater quantity of potatoes, in
proportion to the population, is now sown in the
west of Ireland than ever ht fore. The nano Herald

Bays: -
We are informed by a gentleman who frequently travels
through this province, that at F'renclopark, in the county
of Rowommon, them iv a flehl of 10i !rid; acres all sown
with potatoes, which are already over ground, and have
tvi ry appevrince of being a mint healthy and valuable
crp; the land is let to conacre tenants at from V. to W.
per wre.
Belfast will form a very favourable contrast with
other parts of Ireland in the ecnsus returns. It is
expected that the population of the town and its
suburbs will he found to exceed II2,0110; while the
three previous census returns were as follows, viz. :--
in 1021, :17,000; in DM, 5:1,000; and in 1011,
7:01011. Thus the population has been more than
trebled in thirty years, a rate of increase, observes a
haul journal, which surpasses that of every other city
in the United Kingdom. The addition to the popu-
lation between Mil and 1051 has been 37,000, or'
exactly equal to the whole population in 1021.
The lowdstown national school, iu the county of
Louth, was maliciously met on tire and destroyed on
Sunday night.

Titters FOR TIIE ('Arts:.—On Tuesday, the 20th
inst., Major-General Turner, commanding the Cork dis-
triet, inspected the 2eul (or Quern's Royal) Regiment of
Foot, under the command of Limit-Colonel Carruthers,
C.R., at Cork, and superintended the formation of its Per-
eke and depot companies, prepanitory to the embarkation
of the former pal strong) for the Cape of Good Hope. lien
Majesty's iron screw steam frigate, Mejpers, 440-horse
power, Commander Master JOllll Rol'Meister, now lifting
at Sheerness, will convey about 300 of the regiment to its
destination, and is expected to arrive at Queenstown for
this purpose in about a fortnight from the present time.
This regiment lois now been upwards of tire years at home,
having returned from Bombay on the 11th January, 1846.
Drafts from the depot companies of the several regiments
of the line now at the Cape of Good Rope, namely, the 6th,
43th, 73rd, /Ith, and 91st regiments, will shortly embark
for that colony, for the purpose of completing the service
cowpaniea of their respective corps to the augmented este-
blishineut of GOO rank and tile.

USITP.D SERVICE INSTlTLTlolll.—Yesterday, Sir
It. T. Murchison delivered, at this institution, one of a
alil.ll of lectures on select points of Natural Philosophy, in
which Major Adams and Colonel Hamilton Smith have
alrcady when part. Sir Itoderirk's suhject on this occa-
sion was the Formation of Mountain Itiwires. This proeess
he illustrated by reference to the Alps, whose configuration
and glaciel_phenumena he described by reference to
diagrams. The lecture excited great interest, and the
*looker was frequently applauded.
!Noss FATAL Ku LWAY ACCIDENTS.—An accident,
fatal to or man, and productive of severe injury to an.
other, essurred on the Preston section of the Luteashire
and Tableire Railway, on the afternoon of Saturday last.
The dessurad, whose name is Richard (+mach, was a fire-
men lathe service of the company, 32 yearn of age, and has
left • with end for children. fhe accident resulted through
the more, teem erne irksome arse, having run off the
lino rat dr Windsor Bridge. As inquest was held on the
decered heibee Mr. Rutter, is Nsnday last, when the fol-
=iar, were elicited:—Chapin Wade, who was •
es the rear, stated that is esturday they left Pres-
tos et dee nikestes par Li, with • train. Jars
Copley was the miser, sad the erred,
the hassle. The Inds eerier of three eseelogest
a vss, besides the susise and tender. N seeserd
aril they had pawed leader the Weeder- ,at
dalford. It was then t.n, being dee at the W-
ard do** et LIU. Whirrs was rale the Tr,
whir was seat the emir, sad as the rola was
=lre nerve between Wisier-leridge sad %Meld
, perceived • decking el the no, nod
saw that the super, tender, and Inn was sir thsimria=
the tads cares Is a dead. The lire nerved le the right,
sad they had no se be the right. The in part of the
van was upon the icier, sad the engine was dorm ever,
rid Jews. the i, was dowers ihrsihly apes the
greed ; be was ~nude taken brae, od ie arise the
eon of M. lentrabill. He west beck le Wisdom Is step
the seat trace ; sad then towards Baked, and WS** la
tire to rap astessit bar that diredea. The rear was
shut of MI yards bean they ore to Main Bridge, sad
the am braW ; sad he beiMved the tree was go rg at
art rote dos erre se fearer elks ea hoe. The
esiii•• wee a mad we, sad was gessedly used fee Pert
user, bat had sower ma eft the rafts brim Two res
who wore seer the Awe, west to the wet, Ind bead the
dressed emir the bet -arrisp, is the veer of the Tea.
Ha was got km bawd, bet hod ri•siTal • some
Mow as Ile heed. Hs was raveyed to • rasp der
by, but rifted se the way.—Mr. A. Tart, impstio• etas
weeks, sided drd he bed remised that pert sidle raps en
the pews ing Treesday, tad sere repairs had bees rade,
but ~..1.-r=rdities. Serval trees bed pried a
art thee
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ware searliar ars the Bea by boye, awl that
r ebrs ight have prodand the amileaL—The Jen kb
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tb aersonse, sad a rear of " nesiisedni death " woe
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twelve tutee, whoa • ids es the Lures sad North
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