The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-25 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Desert. Die. 24.
The English secretary of the Catholic Defence
Associatioa has arrived in Dublin, and entered on
the duties of his office, so that there appears to be
very little chance of matters being accommodated by
the retirement of that gentleman. There has been
some talk about appointing a second secretary to
represent exclusively Irish feelings in the body, but
this appears to be too absurd to be thought of.
The Dublin Protestant Association have issued the
following announcement:
GREAT MEETING OF TUE PROTESTANTS OF IRELAND.
—The commwee of the Dublin Protestant Association
hereby give notice that a great meeting of the protestants of
Ireland, to adopt steps to secure the repeal of all sets en-
dowin4 the Roman Catholic Callege of klaynonth, will be
held in Dublin, under the hi/hest 'aspics s, spreviously to
the opening of the nest session of parliament. Edward
Grogan, will take the chair.
The Limerick lirporter notices an extraordinary
feature in the history of emigration. It appears that
while thousands arc leaving their native shore for
the land of the West, there are vast numbers return-
ing to Ireland; and it is added that scarcely a ship
leaves New York that does not bring SO or 100 per-
sons homewards. The climate and habits of tin ,1
people at the other side of the Atlantic arc not, it'
seems, altogether agreeable to some of our country-
men. The C are Journal, on the other hand, says:
" The tide of emigration is increasing fast every day
in this neighhourhuol. There arc about twelve
families leasing the small parish of Kilfenora next
month, consisting of about sixty in number."
Mr. Augustus Colingridge, an English gentleman, II
who was declared the purchaser of several lots of the
Earl of Kingston's estites on the 25th November
Mat, for the sum of 31,550/., and who had been ar-
rested under an attachment issued by the Commis-
sioners of the lneumbered Estates Court, was brought
before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Perrin yes-
terday in the Queen's Bench Chamber, on a writ of
habeas corpus; and, after a lengthened argument by'
Mr. Stephens, on the part of the prisoner; Mr.
Lawless, on the part of 51r. Leonard Morrogh ; and
Mr. J. I). Fitzgerald, on the part of the Sheriff, the
prisoner was discharged from custody. The grounds I
upon which counsel relied for the discharge of the
prisoner were an error in the date of the testing of
the writ under which he was arrested—namely, " the
fourteenth year of the reign," whereas the Queen is
is in the fifteenth year of her reign since June last.

CLERICAL.
OP.DINATIoN DV THE LORD BISHOP OF ST. DAVID'S,
ON Sr NIPAY, Dec. '2l.—Deacons: John Harris, St. David's
College, Lampeter; Jno. C. Llewellin, ditto:; Jno. Heavy
Whiteley, Trinity College, Cambridge; Wm. H. Downes,
S.C.L., New Inn Hall, Oxon.; Walter P. Jones, St.
David's College. Larnpeter ; Wm. Goldstone, Lin. College,
Oxon,; l'eter Phelps, St. David's College, Lampetcr; Wm.
Edmunds, ditto. —Print.: Montague E Welby, Mag. Col-
lege, Oxon.; F. T. Batchelor; John Pugh, St.-David's Col-
lege, Lampeter ; John Evans. John Griffiths, John Jaynes.
Iter. Henry Thomas Hill, to Felton Vicarage, Hereford-
shire ; value 2071. and residence; patron, Thomas 11111,
Esq.
Rev. Hugh Jones, to Llangelynin Rectory, Carnarvon-
shire ; value 2121.; patron, Bishop of Bangor.
Rev. ltose Fuller Whistler, to Bishop's Norton Vicarage,
Lincolnshire; value 1331. ; patron' the Prebendary thereof.
Rev. George Alton, to Hurailon-on-the•Ilill 'Vicarage,
Ex.ex ; value 2101.; patrons, Dean and Chapter of St.
Paul's.
Rev. 11,nry Barna, to Farincdon Vicarage with Little
Colwell Curacy, Bolts; value 26.11., and residence ; patrons,
Trusters.
Rev. Thomas G. Caulfrild, to Stockallen Rectory, diocese
Meath ; value 2011. ; patron, Bishop of Meath.
Rov.John Plunketthiby, to Clonliullage Rectory, diocese
Kildare; value 400/.; patron, Archbishop of Dublin.
Rev. Thomas Trundle Storks, to Loughton Rectory,
Essex; value 1/Si., and residence; patron, W. W. Mait-
land, F.sq.
Rev. A. P. Hanlon, to Inniszaltra Vicarage, diocese Kil-
' Woe.
' ltev. Henry Lowther. to Ilensingharu Perpetual Curacy,
Cumberland; value MI., with residence; patron, Earl of
Lansdale.
Rev. Frederick Forsyth Thomson, to the Chaplaincy of
the Ounl, Dover.
11ev. John James Wason, to Shepseombe Perpetual
Curacy, ; value 5,7)1.; patron, the Vicar of
' Paiuswick.

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VACANCIES.
Rucronics.—Menloy, county and diocese of Lincoln;
value 4521.; patron, 11ev. J. Waite; Rev. J. Wray, de-
ceased.
141. Christopher's, St. Mary Cayon, diocese of Antigua ;
Rev. W. G. Bradley. deceased.
Yoxhall, Staffordshire, diocese of Lichfield; value .5_ nSi
and residence; patron, the Lord Chancellor; 11ev. J. B.
Gish one. deceased.
Worlington, East, Devonshire, diocese Exeter, value
20041. and residence; patron, Hon. N. Fellowes: Rev. B.
Clay, deceas,d.
Wells, Norfolk, diocese Norwich, value 4541. and resi-
dence ; patron, J. It. Hopper, Esq.: Rev. V. !till, de-
ceased,
Yoxall, Staffordshire, diocese Lichfield, value .5081. with
residence; patron, Lord Chancellor : Itcv. J. B. Lisburne,
deceased.
Viet tianz.—bardney, county and diocese of Lincoln ;
value f..)!. and re.idence ; patron, Bishop of Lincoln ; Rev.
J. Wray, deceased.
l' cur ell' % ECCRACY. —Sanwa, Christ Chutch, Somerset,
diocese of bath and Wells ; value 120/. ; patron, the Rector
of Nailsea ; Itev. Frank Ilewson, resigned.
Ilenowen, diocese Meath, value 200/.; patron, the Crown :
Ike. T. G. Caulfeild, promoted.
1 London, St. Philip, 11.timalsereen, value 2241. ; patron,
Bishop of London: Rev. G. Alston, promoted.
Ford, Salop, diocese Hereford, value 911.; patron, G.
Turnhut, Esq.: lies. J. J. Wason, promoted.
MassEasii Ir.—Birmingham, King Edward the Sixth's
School: Nlastership in oue of the elementary schools;
salary I''o'.: testimonials before Jan. 10.
l'notostship of Trinity College, Dublin: Rev. F. Sodleir,
D.D., deceased.

31ILITARY.
Pl tTli OF COtONEI. MAKE, C 31.0.— Colonel
Drake, late of the Grenadier Guards, died on the 22nd inst.
&aril 69. ilia commissions in the army were dated as
low.: En..i4n, 18O1; lieutenant, 1806; captain, 18t<7;
maim, 1813; lient.-colonel, 1826; and colonel, 1811. In
ISkii and 1806 hr served with the army in the Elbe under
I Lord Cathcart t in 1808.9 in Spain and Portugal, under Sir
Julia Moore; and with the expeditirm to Walchercu in
1809. Ile was present at Busaco, Fuentes d'Onnr, and
Niselle, for which he had received the war medal with
three clasps. In 1833 he was nominated a compassion of
the military order of St. Michael and St. George.