The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-29 00:00:00

IRELAND.

IMBLIN, VAikez 23.
The annual ball in celebration of St. Patrick's
Day, wss held last night in Bt. Patrick's Hall, Dahlia
Castle, having been poetc=l from the usal
owing to the 17th of falling in Passion
Week. Hu Excellency entered the ball-reons at 10
&dock, accompanied by the Cashews of Sutherland,
the Marquis and Muchisnees et Stafford, Earl Moir
moor and Lady Comma* Grosvenor, and the Mart
(pia and Marchioness of Midst.; the presence of
kis Exccilencj's distingaisbed guests lending a pecu-
liar éclat to the festival The ball was opened with
a country dance, to the air of "St. Patrick's Dgy."
the Lord-Lieutenant leading off with the Marchioness
of Kildare, followed by Capt. Begot and the Dashes,
of Sother'aLd. The company exceeded 1,300 in
number.

The Evosing Pest assures as that the, Irish Romeo
catholic prelates will deem it their daty to oppose, as
far as in them lies, Mr. Harman's Jovenileltefurms-
tory Bill for Ireland, on the ground of the manifest
tendency of some of its clauses to promote pro-
selytism.
The people of Dundalk imagine they see decided
symptoms of an approaching general election in cer-
tain e'ectioleering movements now going on in that
borough. Too friends of Mr. Chichester Portman
and Mr. Bowyer are said to be unusually active, and
Sir Thomas Itediegtoo, the Hon. Major Jocelyn, and
Mr. T. 0. Hignot Q.C., are freely spoken of as pro-
bable candidates.

The Cork papers report the following cue in refer-
ence to the Law of Settlement :

At the policr•ofilce yesteed,y Mary Erato., a woman
whose dress and an•at iwp isd her to ba from Englead,
*nested More the Meyer to stitch Ills preterit). sad
se sisters under cinumetaaces of peculiar hardship. At
fair parr el age she bat Left Queens own for Emoon, with
her parent., both of whnis are long wince dead. Thrown
dentate oa tie world by their o e.th, the bad no resource
hilt but to rent the sitaatioa of a domestic servant, aid
dogleg rcAr:; 20 years she hod maintsined herself is that
capacity is or vend familes is London. Erma moon s epo
she war attacked wills wenna of the knee, which inespri-
mud her from seen eartime, sad was Oct loin before
her ssriage were esp. aded, seed berg reduced to penury Os
had ro ester the workroom harksl (or relieL Here abs
IMlSSilltd ward her knee was eared, and basin heard of •
altnation that we • ,c me, she applied to the warm for Mr
discharge, I. weer that she might offer bar sender, aid
be ao looser a burden on the rotas. To her gutter the
was isfornet by ay. &Seri that "liar dhcharge mold
met be greeted se she was entered r Irish oa toe books, led.
being weliennogh, she man he rased over to Irelaor."
Berrecoosetracioes were travailing; ab• was hrooßki
fore the toad, who, oa ormisatioa of the books, pro-
sauteed her en Irish pauper, gad she was seat ova r t, Cork
in company with several autotimers who were similsrly
ciscansten::d. Friends ia this c tarry she had none; she
was ana.otes to procure a situation, bat who would take a
arranger, however desirous she night be to work? The
Mayor ennarented en the banner of the law under which
the SfILIIIIIC.I,O took place, sod observed that he would en-
deavour to grader the Steam Packet Canary to metre
briozing on r any mom pawners of that kind—the
Bsg-
lieh authorities would thus be actable tr ship tness ore air-
less at gnat expense. Mr. Riordan (Aneetsoareisay)
rated that from inquifer be bad made he hod ro dont
whatever ha' tho poor woman's story was true. Tho Mayor
said to would give 5.. to the heap r of any infante oaks
who would procure her • situation, and Mr. It mien stated
that Ls woul I ,csit the registry offices, and use every sta-
tion en her behalf. Tie applicant impressed her thanks,
and withdrew.