The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-04 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Drnms, Fin. 3.

(it zucratc TiLsoaArli.)
The Lord-Lieutenant made his public entry to-
day, and was wen received.

This morning opens inauspiciously for the interest-
ing pageant fixed to come off to-day, on the occasion
of the arrival, in state, of our new Viceroy. It has
rained inoessautly during the night, and at this
moment not the slightest symptom of clearing up
can be discovered in our drizzling atmosphere. His
Excellency is expected to arrive by special steamer
at Kingstown between eleven and twelve o'clock,
and hali-past one is tho hour appointed for the train
conveying his Excellency to -Dublin, to reach the
Westland-row terminus, where the members of the
corporation have been summoned by the Lord Mayor
to assemble in their robes, to receive the Loggi,-
Lieutenant, and accompany him to Dublin Castle.
As already stated, it is the intention of the Barisal
St. Germans to ride on horseback through the city
to the Castle, the Countess following in a carriage;
but it is probable that in the present state of the
weather this arrangement must be altered, and his
Excellency be obliged to proceed in a coach.
The freeman 's Journal supplies this morning a
second instalment of the proceedings at Kells, in the
shape of some nine columns of speeches delivered at
the banquet which succeeded the meeting, and at
which Messrs. Lucas, Gray, and Cantwell were again
the principal speakers, and the topics the same as
those discussed in the platform assemblage. In the
midst of a number of letters of apology which the
Freeman publishes, from such Irish members as Mr.
Tristram Kennedy, Mr. Cogan, Mr. Serjeaut Shee,
Mr. Swift, Sir T. O'Brien and his son Patrick, Mr.
M'Mahon, Mr. C. G. Duffy, Mr. Brady, &c., we find
the following one, written in an independent spirit,
by Mr. Pollard Urquhart, M.P. for Westmeath. Mr.
trquhart, addressing the secretary of the meeting,
With respect to the first object of the proposed meeting
it hells, my opinions concerning the injustice of the Irish
church establishment, and the necessity of some way reme-
dying it or modifying it, remain unchanged. But u the
gentlemen who have accepted office have all resigned, or
an about to resign, their trust to their constituents, I do
not feel myself called upon, as an individual member of
parliament, to express any opinion on their conduct, and I
think it at least premature to judge harshly of it before the
intentions of the government are known.—l have the
honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, W. POLLARD
USQI:IIAM%

Several sailors, composing the crew of the schooner
Sardine, of London, were committed to prison yes-
terday, charged on the coroner's warrant with being
accessory to the death of a porter, who was drowned
the preceding night, having been thrown overboard
from that

Thirtivesse---IWarrived in the port of Limerick since
Saturday last, 17 sail of these freighted with foreign
breadstuffs.

The tint steps hare been taken for forming a
sailors home in Limerick.

The works at 717 Great Dublin Exhibition build-
ing are carried on with unabated energy, and it is
expected that in a few days more the arduous task
of raising the vast semi-circular ribs or arches which
will span the great central hall, a hundred feet in
width, will be commenced. It is expected that the
new Lord Lieuteuant will be present at the com-
mencement of this interesting operation, which, in-
deed, has, it is understood, been deterred in order
that his Excellency might inaugurate tho work.

THE CASE OF THE MADIAL—Last evening an
united meeting for prayer, in connexion with the Evan-
gelical Alliance, was held in Rosemary-street Church, on
behalf ef the ltidiai, still suffering imprisenment in Tus-
cany for their adherence to the Word of God. On the
platform we observed the Rev. Dn. Drew and Bce, Pro-
fessnr Gibson, Theophilus Campbell, George Shaw, D.
Hamilton, James Glasgow, W. Johnston, J. Maenaugltan,
Mr. Dawson, Ike. After devotional exercises, the Rev. Dr.
Bryce briefly stated the object of the meeting, and engaged
in prayer. Scripture was then read, and a portion of a
psalm win sung, atter which Dr. Drew delivered an ad-
dress, in which he entered fully into the case on account of
which the meeting had been convened. He referred to the
fact that Genoa had just laid violent hands on Dr.
Maxxinshi (or reading the Scriptures, and that the guillo-
tine bad been revived in Tuscany, and an execationer
appointed at tea pounds a month, the object being to
exterminate free inquiry. The Itomish newspapers de-
fended these atrocities, and the members of the Emma
utholis religion bad not spoken out against them. He
congratulated the meeting on the protestant union which
it evinced, cod rejoiced in the opportunity which it pre-
sented of common supplication to the Throne of Grace.
Another psalm was sung, after which the Rev. Georg*
Shaw led the devotions of the assembly. The concluding
prayer was offered by the Rev. Theophtlus Campbell. The
attendance was large and respectable, and the deepest in-
terest was evinced is the proceedings of the evening
Banner of Ulster.

ATTEMPTED MURDER IN IRELAND. —Andrew
knif. a fern bailiff oa two or three estates near Letter-
nay, in the county of Donegal, was shot at on Friday
""laffi and wounded in the head. The outrage wu com-
mitted on the public road by a man who entered into con-
versation with Long, and walked alongside by his horse for
some distance. The noise of the discharge startled the
lone, end Lung's daughter, who was riding behind him,
was thrown off. He snapped Ina pistol at the ruffian, but it
mined &e.—Eresenvi Mast.