The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-31 00:00:00

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IRELAND.

DUALIN, ZOLT 30.
Almost the only topic of the slightest political in-
terest at present here, is the Limenck election. The
utmost excitement on this subject prevails, and the
result appears to be a matter of doubt with even the
most sanguine of both parties. There was a rumour
that Mr. Russell intended to retire, but this turns out
to have been without any foundation, and he appears,
on the contrary, resolved to fight the battle man-
fully. The correspondent of the F'rermon says, that
the Hon. Col. Prendergast Vereker, eldest son of
Lord Gort, has tendered his services and interest to
Lo^d Arundel. This accession surprises every one.
His Excellency Sir Gaspard Lc Marchand, Gover-
nor of Newfoundland, with family and suite, arrived
on Monday, at Queenstown, from North America,
en mite to London.

At a meeting of the "Catholic Committee" held
yesterday, it will determined that the aggregate
meeting, which has been so long promised, shall taco
place, not on the Gth of August as originally in-
tended, but on the 19th. It is expected that Arch-
bishop Cullen, or some other member of the Roman
Catholic hierachy, will preside; and about the same
time a public dinner will be given in Dublin to some
of the leading members of the " Irish brigade."
Letters from Lord Stourton, and Mr. Bicidnlph
Phillips, promising co-operation, and enclosing sub-
scriptions, have been received by the committee.
At Kilkenny, Baron Pennefather has adjourned
the assizes to some time in the vacation, not yet
fixed, for the trial of persons charged with the mur-
der of a man named Ball, whose skeleton, it is sup-
paned, was found buried in a garden attached to the
prisoners house. The charge is a curious one. It
Is supposed that the murder was committed about
three years ago, the supposed murdered man being
the brother-in-law of the principal prisoner (Walsh).
A woman, named Bridget Dwyer, recently came
forward, and stated to the police that under a wall
in Walsh's yard a skeleton would be found, and that
the remains were those of Ball ; and in the place she
indicated a skeleton was discovered. 'there were
two fractures on the skull, and a dark fluid mixed
with the brain, which in his opinion was blood. A
woman named Fleming states that she MN returning,
from Waterford, and saw a body in IValsh's house,
and the prisoners standing over it. The statement
was only communicated to the authorities recently.
The prisoners' defence will be, that persons have
seen Ball alive since the period at which it is stated
that he was murdered.
The Banoterif Ulster says:

On Monday, an outrage of a most daring and desperate
character was committed at Downpatrick. It appeared
that two persons, named M'Mullau and Spence, brick-
moulders, residing at Ballyinacarrett, were parties litigant
in a civil bill appeal, tried before Judge Ball, and that
Spence, against whom his lordship's decision was pro-
nounced, immediately on leaving court attacked M'Mullan,
knocked him down with a seven stroke of a stone on the
head and lice, and, having otherwise grossly ill-used him,
drove of with all speed to Belfast. M'Mulbm was at once
removed to the hospital, where his life was declared to he
in danger; and informations having been sworn before Mr.
M'Canct•, Head-constable M'lntrre was despatched in all
speed with a warrant for Spence s arrest. At a late hour
last evening that active officer succeeded in capturing the
offender, at his residence in Ballymacarrett, and immedi-
ately afterwards had him conveyed under escort to Down-
patrick, where it is supposed his trial will take place to-day.

Tim GREAT EXIIIBITION.—Yesterday the receipts
at the doors of the building amounted to 2,8351. fn., the
number of visitors being 458,382.

EMANCIPATION OF TUC JEW:l.—Last evening a
public meeting, convened by the executive committee at the
National Charter Association, was held at the National
Hall, Ilolborn, to consider the subjects of the emancipation
of the Jews, and the right of free thought. It was an-
nounced that Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., had been requested
to take the chair, and that Damn Rothschild and David
Salomon., Esq., had been invited to attend, but these
gentlemen did not make their appearance, and letters from
them were read expressing their regret that previous en-
gagements had prevented them from giving their attend-
ance. Mr. 1). W. Huffy then took the chair, and, in open-
ing the proceedings. ooserved that the question before the
meeting was, whether any constituency ought to be de-
prived of its representative, simply because he would not
allow himself to be bribed by any creed or paltry• oath.
A resolution to the following effect was then proposed
That the meeting pledged itself, by every means in its
power, to support the electors of the City of London and
the borough of Greenwich against the attempt which was
being made to disfranchise those constituencies in conse-
quence of their elected members declining to take an oath
in a form opposed to their consciences. Several speakers
profaning chartist doctrines addressed the meeting in fa-
vour of this resolution, and an amendment was proposed
to the effect that the meeting, sympathising with every re-
ligious denomination, and acknowledging the rights of the
people to elect for their representatives persons of every
religion, without any distinction whatever, considered it
was not to the interest of the working classes to sympa-
thise with usurers and capitalists. A long and noisy
discussion ensued, in which it appeared that there was a
considerable division of opinion upon the main subject
before the meeting. The amendment was ultimately put
and carried, and after some further speeches of a somewhat
violent character, the meeting separated. _

TUE ROBBERIES ON TUE SOUTH-WESTERN RAIL-
WAIL—Since the conviction of l'amplin, the gold dust
robber, at the Winchester Assizes, information has been de-
rived which is likely to secure the apprehension of the
whole of the extensive gang of expert robbers who have
carried on their operations en the South-Western Railway.
A large number of individuals, supposed to be connected
with the gang, have been under the surveillance of the
police fur some time put. There is reason to believe that
the gang would have been apprehended before, had
not the South-Western Railway Company and the
police laboured under an impression that the rob-
beries were not effected on the railway. The railway
company have only been charged the cost price,
1201., of the bale of French merinoes, which was stolen some
months since, and which amount has been paid. Some of
the stolen goods were heavy, and must have required cart•
age. The railway company arc building carriages specially
fur the conveyance of the treasure landed at Southampton
by the West India and Brazilian steamers. Until they are
ready tor use, the West India Company have required some
of their higher class officials and officers of the packets to
accompany the treasure to London. These gentlemen
place themselves in the treasure waggons on their passage
from Southampton to London, and never lose sight of the
gold and silver until it is safely lodged in the Bank of
England.

FATAL BOILER EKPLOMION NEAR OLDIIAM.—A
boiler explosion, by which three men lost their lives, took
place on 'fuesday morning, on the premises of Messrs.
James Rhodes and Brothers, cottonspinners, at Hey, near
Oldham. About nine o'clock in the morning the boiler,
which is cylindrical in shape, of 42 horse power and almost I
new, burst near the dusthole at the bottom. The steam
rushing out with tremendous torte carried away a small
portion of the flagged floor of a willow machine room,
which was over the firing end of the boiler. Two men,
named Jona Brierley and James Winterbottom, were
working at the willows, and another named Samuel Lord,
was at the lap machine. The men, hearing the explosion,
ran towards the door of the room to escape, and the steam
concealing the aperture it had made in the floor, they un-
fortunately fell through it into the steam and boiling water
in the boiler house below. They were killed almost in.
tautly. Upon examination it was found that one of the
=I the upper part of the flue, immediately over the
had been rent by the explo.ion to the length of
18 inches. The boiler was not moved from its position, nor
was there any other damage done to the machinery or the
building beyond the throwing down a wall in the front of
the in-place. The cause of the accident has not yet been
aseartalned. An inquest will be held this day (Thursday),
on the bodies of the men who were killed.

THE CASE OP A WOMAN KICKED TO DEATH AT
MANCKINT6II.—We have already given in the Express
the particulars of a shocking case of brutality, in which a
boatman named Wick killed a female at • brothel, and
severely injured another, by kicking and beating them,
ender the belief that they had robbed him of four half.
crowns. The sewer's jury land a verdict of " Wilful
metier" owlet Wilk an Ttenday, but complained that
they Mk wit bees Amid is boon the prisoner before them.
It wit be ressillestri diet lot *Wag before that Wick was
is the Maas ISOM pills% awl theathe can was undergoing
ea iswesdpilos ,sere theniesinratee. It is rumoured
diet w engine tit the MINOVIS complained to govern-
ment d leesellesseeedis reactions, and that Sir O.
Orr/ hes writtes to the ewer et Manchester with a view to
Week, into the moan. ilmo ewe, so far as the magistrates
aro oommoted, may be OW in a few words. They say
Medi jintsr Mom beenobt boats them, having a right to
the eielled inventatisa of his ease, and they have
as pewee allarwarda bat es summit or discharge. A similar
ass was bettibt Jasdbms tlks Court of Queen's Bench by
sal of the mews for Minden: and derided in favour of
Use view taken by the magistrates. The question is giving
rise to some alight agitation in Manchester, and the co-
' otter's juries appear to sympathise with that functionary.