The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-15 00:00:00

ribbons and lilies. The room was hung with all sorts
of banners and the audience was moot enthusiastic. The
" modern Luther," the Rev. T. 1). Gregg, was not
present, but his place was well filled by the Dublin
Grand Master. The toasts were of the old strong
kind. Tea and sentiments exhausted, the members
walked back to their lodges.
A curious circumstance lately occurred in one of
the carriages of the Cashel Railway. A catholic
clergyman, the Rev. M^. Vaughan, travelled with a
gentleman whose insurrection ry language induced
him to believe that he was in company with a de-
tective. On reaching Tipperary, he handed over the
simulated incendiary to the police. But great was
his astonishment to find that the offender was a well-
known attorney, who has already commented legal
proceedings for the false imprisonment. An apology
was offered in Limerick and accepted.

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
Limerick has, even while the judges &resitting in justice on
murderers, been the scene, very probably, of anotheroutrage.
A man, named Hales, was visited on Saturday night laet by
a few of " the bop' ' who beat him unmercifully, and left
him for dead. Re has been since removed to the county in.
firmary of Limerick, but the doctors have no hopes of his
surviving. Reyes had been a witness against some persons
who were recently transported —0:1 the same right, in
another part of the county, the house of a man named
Patrick Quirk was burned down by an act of ineendiariun.
Quirk had taken some land from which a previous tenant
had been ejected. It was similar crimes to this
which necessitated coercive legislation last December.
It not their recurrence now a forcible corrobora-
tion of the doctrine inculcated by the Express,
teat something was wanted to complete the pacification of
Irelanci besides coercion. John Gorman has been convicted
at the assizes now proceeding in Limerick for the murder of
John Whieerror. A man was convicted for the same crime
at the special commission, and there are other parties accused
as principals in custody. At the same assizes John Ryan
was convicted for the murder of Honors Ryan. The intent
of the murderers was to kill or disable her husband, but
having flung herself before the weapon levelled at him, the
was hotelf the victim. One of the moat important fiscal
duties of the grand juries of Ireland is the investiga-
tion of the accounts of the collectors of public ceos,
and, seeing that these comply with the law which
enjoins them to produce vouchers for its lodgment in
bank to the credit of the county previous to each
assizes. Now at the assizes for 11.scommon, which have
just closed, the cess collectors, or barony constables, with
one excerion, did not go before the grand jury and for-
warded no accounts. Whether they have mule and retain
any progress in the collection is another thing. By the
bank accounts it appears there are 10,0001. of the Sprig
levies unlodged. There are new works projected for sup
plying Galway with water, the cost is estimated at 20,0001.
6 The line of mains will extend over three miles. The new
• cut from the harbour of Belfast to the deep sea direct will
, soon be completed. The cost will be 40,0001., which the
townsfolk have raised without aid or advance from any
source save the income arising from the mercantile wealth
have founded.

THE CATHOLIC CLERGY V. THE CU:M.—The follow.
inn address, signed by 56 clergymen of the diocese of Kil-
!aloe, m, pears in the i'ost of this evening, The bishop of the
diocese, Dr. Kennedy, gays he bat waited fur answers from
all the detonates of his diocese, before forwarding it for pub-
lication. Under these circumstances it is somewhat remark-
able that not one half the clergy have signed it, and these
principally curates. A fair proportion ot the latter, how-
ever, minister in Tipperary. We hope their councils there
will be for peace:
We, the Roman catholic bishop and the undersigned clergy of the
diocese of liiUnice, deem it a grave duty In the present alarmingl
crisis of oar cowry's fortune+, candidly to declare to our fellow-
countrymen, as well as to our rulers, the principles by which we in.
• tend, with God', blaming, that our few* conduct towards lath shall
be steadily governed. We hold then, first, and before all, that as mi-
nistera of the Gospel, and men, however unworthy of the exalted
function, "discharging an embassy for Christ," we cannot, even
in the present afflicting cirewnsi anew of our unhappy country,
deliver to our people, or silently suffer to he delivered to them, any
other VlMMage then that which we have been commis-
skirled to deliver to them, via., the Divine message of peace,
patient*, and charity. We hold, secondly, that next to the para.
meant interest of religion, and subsidiary thereto, it is, In an
especial manner our duty, us it is certainly our moot earnest Moire,
to promote the social interests of our fellomeountrymen, in decided
preterexce to those of any other people whatsoever. And we do,
therefore, hereby pledge ourselves to them, that they shall have our
hearty cooperation in any course not inconsistent with religious
obligation which they shah maturely adopt, for the raising up of
our prostrate country from Ito present degradation and misery.
Nye hold, thirdly, that is it has teen repeatedly confessed
by even oar rater, themoolver, whether they happen to be whin
or tory, that it is to Bridal legislation and British misgovern-
ment that the unexampled wretchedne* of Ireland is, in great mea-
sure at least, to be ascribed; and sr, uotwithstemtling this humiliating
and (we would fain believe) penitent confession of the en Anions eine
of their pet-demi-ors, we have looked in vain to either party, when
in power, for some comprehensive and substantial reparation of our
wrongs and cur !Parroting., it is bat charitable to behere, that our en- I
during and increasing miseries are owing, not Many unwillingnesa on
their part to do us tardy justice, but to the utter incompetency
of Englialimen to legislate beneficially for Ireland. We hold,
therefore, fourthly, after an experience of nearly half a century
of Imperial legislation, during which our ill-fated country
has been continually sinking into deeper and still deeper
misery, that a native parliament alone can save Ireland from
utter ruin. May we then, In conclusion, venture, with all deference,
earnestly to recommend to our patriotic feilow-eountrymen—of every
creed, and clam, and party-nbat, flinging to the winds their prejx.
dims and their feuds—their clubs, their lakes, and their rifles—their
obstructions and their fllace-eeekinge—they unite at once in a legal
8100tiNtierl, such as existed before the secession (the time Is pecu-
harly favourable for it), and make one more generous and conditu-
tutiorol i Sort to restore our native parliament, and Pre our beloved
country from impending ruin.
ROSCOMMON ASSIZIIB.—MURDER OP MAJOR MAIION.—
On Monday, Patrick Hasty, James Cummin, and Martin
Brennan, all comfortable-looking farmers, were placed at the
bar for the murder of Major Mahon. The Attorney-General,
Mr. French, Q.C., and Mr. Close, conducted the prosecution.
Mr. Skelton defended the pi isoners. Hawing severed in their
challenges, Hasty was first put to the bar. Several witnesses
were examined, who proved very distinctly that Hasty ori-
ginated the murder, hawing provided the pistols, swan shot, •
and liquor to prepare the others for the terrible deed. Reg-
ney, an old soldier, who had bean 34 yenta in the army, swore
that on the fair day at Strokestown, in October last, Hasty
invited him into a tavern, where a great number of persons
were drinking together. He asked him in their presence
whether he would shoot the major. Regney consented, and
went to Hasty's house for that purpose on the following day.
When the major appeared in his gig, on his way to the vil-
lage, Regney releated, end refused to fire.—The case for the
crown had not cloned at poet time.

PROVINCIAL.
LANCASHIRE.
THE MURDER AT LITERPOOL.—The inquest on
the body of the woman Gallagher has resulted in the com-
mittal of her husband for the capital offence. The other
man was discharged.
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ADMISSION OF VISITORS TO WINDSOR CASTLE.— I
Some time ago a deputation waited upon the Lord Cham-
berlain to request that Windsor Castle might be open msrc
frequently for the inspection of strangers. The argument of
the deputation was, that the concession they sought would,
if granted. have a favourable effect upon the trade of the
town. The Chamberlain took time to consider the question,
and has now returned an answer, in which he explains cer- '
tain increased facilities for viewing Windsor Castle, but puts
forward reasons why the full demands of the requisitionists '
should not be complied with. He say.:
Tile regulations of Jan., ISIS, for admission to the state apartments
at Wingloor thistle, and the system then adopted, were decided upon
after mature connideration, and with on anxious desire to give every
' poesilde accommodation to the public, as far as was compatible with
the domestic oomfort 01 the sovereign, and her Majesty gave the
strongest evidence of her gracious intentions by fixing upon the civil
list • comiderable charge in giving compensation to those officers who
derived an income from showing the apartments for money. The
principle of placing the domestic residence of the sovereign upon the
same footing as a public museum, in which the facilities of atoms and
convenience of the public lets be the trot consideration, is wholly inad-
missible. Equally inadmissible is the proposition that the regulations
upon which the permission to view a portion of the Queen's residence
is founded, should be suggested by the attempt to attract the greatest
possible number of visite re to Windsor, for the fancied benefit of the
tradespeople and innkeepers of that town. Indeed, the desire to '
make Windsor Castle • public exhibition, to attract vidtors, to which
every exertion is to be made, could never he successful under any
permanent reguiatione; for whenever the influx of spectators began
to slacken, sane new mode of making the exhibition more popular
would be suggested, and Windsor, entirely employed sie a means of
drawing casual Visit/MI to the town, would become untenable m a
royal residence.
After some further explanations, Lord Spencer continues:
lies Majesty, eves anxious to promote, as much m possible, the
amusement and recreation of bee people, has also been pleased to
authorise me to announce that the state apertments may he opened on
one additional day in the week ; end it baring been submitted to the
Queen that Monday t the day upon which the largest number of her
subjects would he enabled to avail themselves of this permission, I '
have now to inform you, by the Queen's command, that the state '
apartments; will in future be open to peroons presentieg tickets upon
Monday, in addition to the days heretofore announced, which will
leave but two days for cleaning and keeping the apartments in cede-,
std Sunday for rest for her Majesty's set rant.. Some of the rooms
formerly shown to the public having been knee furnished anal used as
Using rooms have necessarily been included in the private apartments;
to which, however, I have, in special CAMS, given orders of admission,
as is done in the case of the rest if the private apartment;
and on all othaaions my object has been (after securing that comfort
and retis went fur the Queen which could alone render a residence at
Windsor Castle agreeable to her Majesty) to carry out the gracious
wishes of the sovereign, that every facility possible should be afrwrded
for the enjoyment and amusement of her people.

lint arts.
COUSINS'S ENGRAVING OF THE DUKE OP WEL-
LINOTON.—Mr. Samuel Cousins has just completed a most
careful engraving, in his very best style, of the full-length por-
trait of the Dake of Wellington painted by Sir Thomas Law-
rence in 1825 for the prevent Sir Robert Peel. The Duke is
represented standing on the field of Waterloo, with his short
blue military cloak about him, and his telescope in his hard.
The head is capitally conceived, full of manly vigour and
intelligence. It is a portrait of the Duke in his best period,
and is still extremely like him. The engraving is a masterly
translation from the picture, and really deserves the appella-
tion it has receivod of " The Waterloo Portrait of the Duke."

CLERICAL.
PREFEHMENT.—Rey. T. ?ditcbtltjun., to Long Clairton.
V., Lciceetcrature ; dio. Peterborough ; pat. J. Mitchell, sea, FN.

NAVAL.

DaTosroaT, Jrrx 13,—Athol, troop-ship, arrived this
morning from Woolwich, on her way to America. She hat defeats to
make —Raeer, 16, Lieut. Boom (tender to Caledonla':, loot
eveninggood. for Portamoutlx—Adventure, atore.ehip, Mae'er-Com. Wel.
has arrived from Keleher', with returned victualling Worm
linCOLwicrt, JULT 14.—Myrtle, st.-v., lett this morning
for Devonport. Hermes, 10-41.. alao left this morning.—Reynard,
et..aloop, Cont. Crteroft, fitted with auxiliary engine. of 61khonie
power, war tried down the river to-day. The Earl of Leinatcr, Capt.