The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-28 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Dosing, Fes. 27.
His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant held his
second levee for the season yesterday. It was ob-
served that none of the Roman catholic bishops who
usually visited the Castle on these occasions, and
who are all now in town. were present.
The Freeman's Journal has the following notice of
the adjourned meeting of the Itummi catholic prelates
whhh was held yesterday :
The hisly4o met again ye:t..rday at the Presbytery-house,
Marlboonr.th-street, and finally adopted a petition to podia-
m. nt. an address to the queen, awl an address to the people of
Ireland. Evsry act done was don,. without a dissentient voice,
and each of the above documents will appear bearing the
signatures of the whole Irish hierarchy. The address to the
people of Ireland we would have Been enabled to publish ta-
cky, but the opinion of AU eminent counsel has been resorted
to for a full explanation of the elrects upon the Irish catholic
ehsreh that were likely to be produced by the bill propoissd
by the late cabinet. This opinion was before their lordships
yesterday, but we understand, in some of its minor details,
was not quite prepared fur publication. It has been thought
well that this document (the opinion) should accompany
the address of the hi.hop, to the people, and we wi:l be able

, publish both to-morrow.
People arc alrendy beginning to open their eyes to
the probable c.nisequences of the change of govern-
ment, and no slight alarm is h-ginning to be felt
that the Anti-Papal Bill of the new cabinet will be a
harder nut to crack than the =mum that has just
born gut rid of. r
The Limerick Chronicle gives cot the following
account of the proceedings in Limerick and Clare on
the arrival of the news of Lord John Russell's re-
signation:
'fhe intelligence of Lord John Russell's resignation
having reached this city on Sunday afternoon, soon elect'.
lat al in all directions, and was received by the Roman
catholic population with much gratification. Same coining
tar barrels were lighted opposite the Town-hall and
Temperance-rooms, the lower classes assembling in large
numbers to commemorate the event, which was niparded
by them as a " chastisement from the Almighty for Lord
John Russell's interference with the spiritual authority of
the Pope, the hierarchy, and clergy of the Roman catholic
church." The services of St. John s Temperance band were
called into requisition, the crowds increasing as they pa-
MAIM the streets, and shouting vociferously. Tar barrels,
elevated on stretchers, were borne on men's shoulders,
and so far this display might have passed off, had not
some ruffians in the crowd pelted stones and broke window
glass in the methodist preaching-house, Bank of Ireland,
Messrs. J. N. Russell and Sons' Miss Anglim, Olentworth-
street, the town-hall, and several other places. The musi-
cians, indignant at such outrageous conduct, separated from
the multitude, but so suddenly was the act committed that
the police could not arrest the offenders, for whose appre-
hension St. John's Temperance Society have offered a re-
ward.—On Monday night immense crowds paraded the
streets of Ennis, with blazing tar-barrels borne on rafts,
displaying in the centre a large effigy of Lord John Russell
wearing a hideous mask. The yells and shouts of the mul-
titude were terrific, and after traversing the town—not fur-
or:nine-to visit Bindon-street, where the judges of 0.1511 C
were bsltnic4 —returned opposite the Old Court-house, and
there committed the effigy to the dames, amidst vociMmus
execration and repeated cheers fur Cardinal Wiseman. No
stones were thrown or disrespect offered to the protestant
church, which they passed twice.
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Thu " cathuhc movement," in the mean time, pro-
gresses in the totality, and meetings arc held daily
in the various towns and villages to petition against
any such measure as the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill.
In general the proceedings present no feature of
novelty.
Her Majesty hos postponed receiving the deputa-
tion from the Dublin corporation until Friday, 7th

March.
The North Dublin Board of Guardians yesterday
adopted a petition against the abolition of the Vice-
royalty.
'The following is the state of the county and bo-
rough of Wexford constituencies under the new
Franchise Ihll:—Electors for the county, 3,896;
borough of Wexford, 319; borough of New Ross,

OUTRAGE-4.—On Wednesday night last, about 12
o'clock. a large party of ribbonmen came to the house of a
man named Whitby, on the property of Mr. Hamilton, a
few miles from Itallibay, and levelled it to the ground.
M'Elniy, with his family, was asleep when the house was
being thrown down, and not till part of the roof had
fallen in was he aware of his danger; whereupon he rushed
out, when one of the ruffians knocked him down, inflicting
seven• injuries, whilst some of the gang were shouting to
stab him, and others to shoot him. Mrs. M'Elroy, seeing
the danger of her husband, threw herself upon him, when
one of the party, I's. brutal than the others, and who
appeared to be the feaster, interposed. Ile then directed
the woman to bring a lighted candle and examine them,
and not accuse, at a future day, persons innocent
of having done the deed. These men, abut twelve of
whom were armed with guns, were perfect strangers.'
They then commanded WElniy, under pain of death, not
to rebuild the house, to give up the land, awl never again
to purchase a farm of which another had been dispossessed.
Such, they said, was the law of the people, and they must
see the law enforced. Some days pn•viou. a house belong-
ing to a man named Fleming, situate on the Shirley estate,
was, burned to the ground ; and in the same neighbourhood
a house belonging to a mew named Anderson was also
burned down. Those persons but recently came into pos-
session of the houses, the former owners having been
evicted.—.4rovogh tia.:ette.

FREE ADMISSION INTO ST. PAUL'S. Yesterday,
at a court of Common Council, Mr. Clarke moved "that
it he referred to a committee to confer with the proper
authorities upon the desirablenem of opening St. Paul's
Cathedral for the free admission of strangers visiting the
metropolis during the grand Exhibition this year" He
considered it. he said. disgraceful to the country that so
magnificent a national edifice should he shut up as it always
had he en from public inspection, except upon certain condi-
tions. Some discussion taok place, and Mr. H. L. Taylor's
opinion, that the matter ought to be left to the " Exhibition
Committee.** seemed to prevail in the court, for the previous
queit. was carried.
MISS JASE CoOKE, DETTER KNOWN IN CHELTEN-
HAM A% JENNY Coons, expired at her residence. No. 1,
Belle lino-buildings, on Tuesday week, after a short illness.
Her eccentric and penurious life, her long residence in
Cheltenham, and her reputed wealth, had caused Min
Cooke to be well known to most of the inhabitants. A few
years since she made a donation of a thousand pounds to
the Society for the Conversion of the Jews. One of her
latest charitable acts was a donation of 230/. towards the
erection of an organ gallery in the parish church of
Cheltenham, which is at the present time under con-
struction beneath the archway of the south porch. The
most extravagant rumours of Miss Cooke's wealth are
in circulation, but its precise amount. we believe,
is wholly unknown. Iler property consisted of houses
and land, in and around Cheltenham, inherited from
her father, and large accumulations in bank and other
stocks. Min Cooke has left the sum of 18,0001 to be divided
among the following religious societies,vir.,OPerative Jewish
Converts' Institution, 1,00014_ Episcopal Jews Chapel
Abrahamie Society, 2,0100 L ; Trinitarian Bible Society,
2.000/.; Church Missionary Society, 5,000/.; British and
Foreign Bible Society, 3,0001. ; Malta Protestant College,
1.0001. ; Edinburgh Bible Society, 1,0001.: Irish Society of
London, 1,0001. The testatrix directs the residue of her
personal property, not disposed of by herself, to be applied
to the endowment of district churches or chapels in po-
pulous parishes. The personal property is sworn under
12t).0001.
SINOULAR SUICIDE OP A CHILD.—This morning
au inquest was held before Mr.Bedford,at the I lose and Crown
public-house. High-street, Knightsbridge. on view of the body
of u hoe named Briton, aged 8 years, who committed suicide
in the Serpentine River, Ilyde-park. The body of the boy
hail been in the water upwards of four weeks, and was con-
sequently very much decomposed. It appeared from the
evidence that the deceased lived with his parents at No. 18,
Kepple-strect, Chelsea. The deceased was generally coml.
demi a well-conducted boy, but on the 21st of last month
be was locked up in a room in consequence of his refusing
to go to school, and other bad conduct. In the evening a
ledger in the house saw him climb out of the window of
the room in which he had been confined, and hastily
gait the place. He was never seen alive afterwards, and his
parents, who were heart-broken at the low of their child,
Issued bills, and advertised in some of the papers, offering a
reward for the discovery of the deceased, but without
success. On the following morning, the ?2nd ult., a cap
was found upon one of the banks of the Serpentine ; It was
afterwards ascertained to have belonged to the deceased.
The river was dragged by the Humane Society's men, but
no body could be found. Early on Wednesday morning it
was discovered floating upon the river. The jury returned
an open verdict of •• Found drowned."
LANCAsIIIRF. AND YORKSHIRE RAlLwAt.—The
report to be submitted to the meeting on the sth March,
states the balance of revenue for the past half-year, applica-
ble to dividend and interest, amounts to 233,78.51. Os. Ild.
It is recommended that a dividend, at the rate of 2 per cent.
per annum, less income tax, be declared, which, after pro-
viding for the amount to be set aside for depreciation will
leave a balance of 13,8761. Ise. 3d. to be carried forward to
the nest account, including the reserve ordered by the
Master of the Rolls in his resent judgment in the rue of the;
Fifths proprietors.