The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-10 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DeULM. SATIVMDAY EVENING.
I.ast night the Lord Lieutenant and the Countess
of Clarendon honoured with their pet aenir the per-
fiirmance of the Dublin garrison amateur+. at the
thiecu's Theatre. lAwd Minkellin !mired a pro-
logue, written hy himself for the occasion.
irompliimmt to his Excellency in the following lines
VP% well received :
le, Leek an .1. and net in every place
With joy some friendly, or some well-known face.
laid to see them —hut more PO still to greet
Agen our Vi. arse in the avewitnineit vat ; (Applause.)
Rumour. wi• 14 Ail with morrow and with tear,
:Kt. more we'd h.til him a Nl.resma. here:-

No more to us his presence could he lend,
At once the patron and the generous friend. (Applause.)
The outcry lig:stunt the Irish liberal members who
voted fur the ministry on Mr. Disraeli's motion still
(walnuts', and in 114/111C cases all explanations have
failed to propitiate the constituencies. None of the
mendwris, however, have been so unfortunate in this
respect as Mr. J. O'Connell. A special meeting of
the Limerick corporation was held yesterday " ro
take into considt ration the conduct of Mr. John
O'Connell, NIT., one of the members for the city, in
having absented himself from his sent in parliament
upon the introduction of the Papal Aggression Bill."
After a very warm disewnion, a resolution contklu-
nattily• of hut conduct was passed by a majority of
In to and a second resolution was then adopted
calling on the hon. gentleman to resign his seat.
The following' gracious reply from her Majesty to
the addrens of the corporation of Dublin against the
abolition of the viceroyalty has been published hero
this evening:
I reecivewith much gratification your expressions of loyal
and attachment to my throne and government. I
gladly aware vim of my warm and unabated interest in all
that concerns the happiness and prosperity. of 'my people in
Inland; and you may rely upon my giving full consider-
ation to their wishes and feelings, on a subject deeply in-
volving the w, Mire of that part of the United li.iugslorn.
The Ailery Examiner says:
Our farmer, have commenced planting potatoes on a large
scale, and if the produce ho at all favourable nest season,
we shall have a larger supply of this sweulant than has been
seen in Ireland for many years.
At the Armagh Assizes, on Wednesday, M`Anally
and M'Atavey, charged with the murder of Mr.
Mauleverer, at Crosmnaglen, were discharged on find-
ing bail, the crown not having been in a position to
prosecute in the case. It is understood that the
Young woman who was recently brought over from
America to give evidence for the crown, and who, it
was alleged stated that she wan present at the com-
mission of the murder, and could identify the guilty
parties, has. since her return to this country, so varied
her testimony. that the crown did not think it pru-
dent or desirable to produce her as a witness.
An earnest appeal has been addressed to the Ro-
man catholic clergy of Ireland by the committee of
the projected Roman catholic university, urging them
to use their utmost efforts in promoting the simul-
taneous collection to be made on the 18th instant, to
raise funds for carrying out the plan. It is expected
that a very largo amount will be collected on the
occasion.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
OXFORD, NLUtCH B.—At a meeting of graduates
in the faculty of theology, held in the Coutocation House,
this morning, the mune of the Rev. John Matthias Wilson,
B.D. Fellow of Corpua Christi College and Profeseor of
Moral Philosophy, who had been previously nominated by
the riee-Chaneellor to the office of examiner under the
provisions of the new statute, De Diseiplina Theologica,"
rr.ived the approbation of he faculty.
PRZFERML,ITS.
Rev. E. Bull, to Lymington Curacy, Hants.
Rev. —. Ellison, to St. James's Curacy, Mate.
Rev. IL Evans, to Monlutash Perpetual Curacy, Gla-
morgan/hire ; value, 671. ; patron, Hon. W. B. Grey.
Rev. J. Farrow, to Cate Helmsley Vicarage, Yorkshire ;
value, till. ; patron, the Prebendary of Osbaldwick.
Rev. —. Parry, to St. James's Curaey, Bristol.
Rev. T. R. Lloyd, to Eglwyenowydd Perpetual Curacy;
value, Pt/. • county of Cardigan and diocese of St. David's ;
vacant bv the cesston of the Rev. Edward Evans ; patron,
Hoary Ilughton. Esq.
Rev. Evan Evans, to Blainpennal Perpetual Curses
county Cardigan and diocese of St. David's ; vacant bild
anion of the lbsv. Edward Evans; patron, the
Bishop of St. David's.