The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-16 00:00:00

IRELAND.

The following official
communicated to the Dublin morning papers:
Mansion House, August 13, 1943.—Sir : I have to inform
you that the Lord May. 4 has just reerisstl a I. tter from
bit Eieellency the Lori Lieutenant, a aiog that her
Majesty proposes to leave Osborne on the 27th instant, and
to embark at Holyhead on the 28th, with the view of arriv-
ing in Dublin on the morning of the 29:h instant.-1 have
the honour to be, sir, your übeditnt servant, Gzuhun
KINARAN, WNW).

Dvactw, Ave. 15.
neement has btt•n

The preparations for the reception of her M3jesty
may now be expected to commence in earnest, and
among the anticipatory symptoms that have already
shown themselves, I may mention a very extensive
purchase of season tickets, which was effected on Sa-
turday at the Great Exhibition. Great numbers et
shilling tickets were also purchased by employers fur
the purpose of treating flair men to a visit to the
Exhibition to-day.
The national cattle show at Killarney terminated
as usual with a ball on Friday night. the festiviies
were honoured with the presence of the Lord Lieu-
tenant and (*Quotes' of St. Germans.... . .

The open air preaching of the English missionaries
1k ail the occasion of some riotous proceedings on the
part of the mob in Torbert last week. In several
places the missionaries have confined their preaching
to the Wesleyan and Presbyterian meetioghouses.
The following very extraordinary statement ap-
pears in the Inarrfiffei Mail. The name of the
regiment to which it refers is not given

The depot of a regiment, which some time since wee
Maimed here and removed (rum this to Butterint, has
woe under the 'Mice of the hone Guards, in cons* queues
of an occurrence that set military discipline at dtliance.
The commanding officer, who, although popular with the
saes, was not liked by the officers, had left Buttevaat to
join the nt at Gibraltar, and another field efficer
came to alum, the command. Thereupon • fete was got
up by the ulficurs, and not confined to the mess, for this
soldiers were supplied with beer, it is said to the extent of
30 burr's. Among the toasts drunk, after the health of
the new commander, was" I) to Major —." We are
told the tout went down with the mess, but some of the
non-commimiosed °Seen said they had no objection to
drink the heal,h of the new commander, but they would
not drink dar.saatios to the old one; end thereupoo one
was arrested for disobedience, end rentsdued in durance all
night. The new commander was chaired round the bar-
rack yard, and the old one burnt in effigy. Complaint was
made to the Hone Guards, and a court-martial, consisting
of *is colonels, hes been convened, and it is feared the
offionders will be cashiered.

The anniversary of the relief of Ilerry was cele-
brated b 3 the 0 'prentice boys" on the 12th August
in the usual manner. Everything passed off peace
ably on the occasion.
Mr. Beamish's canvass is carried on with great
activity in Cork, but the Cork Reporter reminds the
liberal electors that parties are much too evenly ba-
lanced to permit the slightest relaxation of their
efforts to secure the return of their candidate.

The following is from the week's commercial re-
view of the Freenian :
Everything wears a more hopeful aspect this week. The
prospect of peace is more encouraging than for some time.
although nut by any means entirely satisfactory to business
men. The weather throughout the week has been beau-
tiful in the extreme, and the prospects of the harvest pro-
portionably improved. There is every prospect of a very
large and floe crop of oats and barley, but wheat only pro-
mises a moderate one. The supply of potatoes appears to be
universally considered the most plentiful in quantity and ex-
cellent in quality that us have had since 1845, and any com-
plaints of disease are so trivial and partial as not to be worth
taking into account. As a matter of course, the corn mar
het has been very dull, and scarcely any buyers appeared.
Purchases will shortly commence for distillation, but look-
ing at the prodigious quantity on its way and loading in
foreign ports, moderate prices must prevail, unless a very
great change takes place in the weather, of which there is
at present little likelihood. Stock and shares have both
participated in the upward movement, the latter not to so
great an extent u might be expected, partly owing to the
yet unassured feeling we have already noticed. In pro-
duce there has been no very great activity, and although
the consumption of most articles is very good, there has not
been any very great amount of business done. The pay-
ments from the Incumbered Estates Court continue to in-
crease every week in amount, the total this week realising
the enormous sass of 178,000 f , chiefly in sums of moderate
amount, and widely distributed. he influx of English
tourists continues very large, and the ordinary means of
water conveyance hardly sufficefor the very lacge numbers
who daily arrive from the sister isle, the enormous number
of 800 cabin passenger, having come over from Holyhead is
two steam vessels only.

INQUIRY AS TO THE PROPERTY OF WM.

B. KIRWAN, TH3 CONVICT.

The commission of inquiry into the drain and
effects of the convict William Burke Kirwan, at the time
of his conviction, was opened on Saturday in the Court-
house at Longford, before 0. W. Creighton, Esq., Q.C.,
and French White, Esq.
Mr. Corballis, Q.C., appeared as counsel, with Mr. H. J.
Ray, as solicitor, on behalf of the crows; Mr. Charles
Blankets was engaged as behalf of Mr. H. Bower,
as claimed hair-at-law of the late Richard Dowses er ;
and Mr. H. Coneennoo, as waned on behalf of iss
Teresa Maria Frames Kenny.
A jury of fifteen having been empanelled by the high
sheriff of the county,
Mr. Corballis opened the ease in a very concise and ex-
plicit
into and ascertain, firstly, for what crisis and at what
time William B. Kirwan, now a convict, was found guilty ;
secondly, of what freehold lands is the county of Longford
the said convict was possessed at the time of the committal
of the mime ; thirdly, of what chattel poverty he was pos-
sessed of in said sistanty, or elsewhere, at the time of his
conviction, and the respective values thereof; and, fourthly,
who possessed bitamlf of such estates and property, and
who was now in possession thereof. The late Richard
Dowers Bowyer had, in the year 1800, leased the lands of
Ryle, in tie county of Longford, to Mr. Willoughby Bond,
at the rent of 1771. a year. The lauds leased were subject to
a head rent of 271., which Mr. Bond subsequently purchased
in himself. la the year 1837 Mr. Bowyer sold the rent of
1771 to Mr. Kirwan, who remained in pommies till the
time of his conviction, when all the property was seised by
the crown. _ . . _

J. Ray, Esq., proved the certificate hen the clerk of
the crown of the oonviction of the convict Li/Will for the
minsder of his wife.
Mr. Vincent, solicitor, was examined as to • 'antis deed
of assignment prepared by him in the year 1837. conveying',
certain freehold buds called Ryle, in the county of Long-
ford, from Richsrd Downes Bowyer to William B. Kirwan,
yielding an anneal I rent of 1771. late Irish currency, for a
sonsidsration of 8001, subject, however, to a charge es
head rent of 2.51, and to an annuity of 401. British, payable
to his (Bowyer's) wile, provided she did not molest or annoy
her said husband or the said W. B. Kirwan. This deed
was properly attested and duly registered, and Kirwan
kid been in receipt of the rents from 1837 to the time of his
conviction, and Mr. Vincent acted all that time as his
WM.
Mr. W. Bend, the tenant in possession, on being sworn.
stated he heal, duos 1837, purchased the fee or chief rent
M 251. a you out of the said lands of Epic, and had paid
the remainder of the reserved rent is said deed to Mr.
Vincent on behalf of W. B. Kirwan. He also proved the
Itandwritir.g of the late Mr. Bowyer to this deed and other
documents banded in on behalf of the crown.
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