The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-31 00:00:00

DEAI li OF LORD CLONCURRY.

There is another death which I record with feel-
ings of sincere regret, namely, that of the venerable
and patriotic Lord Cloncurry, a nobleman who has
tills d on important place in the history of his country,
whose private history, too, was one of more than
usual interest; and who, by many social virtues and
intellectual qualities, had won golden opinions from
all men. His death is thus mentioned in rho Evening
Port of to-uight :
With the deepest sorrow we have to announce the death
of Lord Cluasurry, which took p.ace tact night, ,t his re-
sidence, Maretiinc, Blaekrock. The intelligence of tlos
melatitholy event, which will cause profound regret amoni,A
as claws of Irishmen, only reached us this aft,•rnoon, so
that we are unable to indulge our own (soling' by paying
to the memory El the patriotic peer that tribute which his
public virtues and his great private worth demand.
Lord Cloncurry had reached h:s eighty-first year.
From an early are he had taken an active part in
public uffairs, entering with zeal and energy upon the
political arctic, always on the popular side, at a period
when patriotism W. 13 unfashionable- and often meat perilous.
Far half a centuri h. had occupied a di•dirguisied posi-
tion, rentlerirg valuable at is ice by the itifluece • c t his sta-
tion and his manly assertion of princirle. But there were
few mem who had mixed so much in the strife of politics
who had Excited less of personal hestility, because he was
gifted with a kind and generous divot itiou ; and there
was no one acquainted with the purity of his moti:es and
the benevolence of his nature who c. i..l f to esteem the
man. At all times his chariees, as well as las Pfforts to
pro:cote and reward merit in the art t , especially when the
reputation of Ireland was to be advanced, were only limited
by his resources. Particularly during the closing years of
a long and honoured life, when age required repose and n-
tiremeut, Lord Cloccurry devoted 'dwelt wants of he-
nevolence with a sincerity which avoided all I,st:entitle/I,
and with a discrimination which select...l the in. at fitting
objects for his bounty. The lion. Eiward Lawless, of
Lyons, eldest ,on of the late Lord Cloncurry, succeeds to
the tide and estata.

The Maynooth Commissioners have adjourned
their sittings until after Christmas.
Another extensive property—that of Peter Fitz-
gerald, Esq., commenly called the Knight of Kerry
—was disposed of yesterday in the Incumbertd
Estates Court. It consisted of lands in the counties
of Kerry and L:mcrick, and produced a sum of
30,993/., being at au average of 20 years' purchase
on the estimated yearly value. A small estate in
the county of Cork was also sold, and produced
2,830/., equal to 19,1 years' purchase on the nett
rental.

The attendance at the Great Exhibition yesterday
was the largest since the olwaiag, vralunting to
nearly 19,000 persons. Still it was observed that
several thousands =re could with ease find accom-
modation in the building. A large portion of the
public arc now calling tor a postponement of the
closing day.
A case that has excised a great deal of interest
in Dublin which could not call). be appreciated at
a distance, has occupied the Criminal Couimission
Court all day, and has been indeed the general topic
of conversation here for several days past. It is a
charge of shoplifting brought against a highly re-
spectable young lady, a Miss Margaret Cartwell,
who along with her sisters keeps a most respectable
school in one of the fashionable quarters of the city.
It appears that same days since she was purchasing
ribbons in the commercial house of Mcl-srs. Can-
nock and White, when one of the assistants saw
her, as he believed, slip a piece of rihh.,a, which she
had not paid for, into reticule. Ile immediately
charged her with the theft, and she was taken to
another apartment, where she remaihed until the
police were sent for. On being searched, the stolen
ribbon was not found on her, but it appears to have
bern discovered aim tly afte: near where she was
for some time sitting. The excitement caused by
the case has been such that an application was
made by the prosecutors to remove it into the
Queen's Bench, and have it tried by a special jury ;1
but this application was unsuccessful, and it came
on in due course before the Chief Baron and Baron
Richards, at the commission of oyer and terminer
this day. A large bar of the moss distinguished
counsel was engaged on both sides. The case had
not terminated at the adjournment of the court.

THE Cnors.—There is a large quantity of grain
still uncut throughout this extensive ccuaty ; but we hope
the fine weather we are now favoured with will be turned
to good account, and that all will be g‘it in safely. The
potato crop continues sound, and is abundant.—.Coilyshon-
non Herald. .

INCREASE OF BELFAST SHIPPING.—We learn that
the return of tonnage registered at this port for the current
year will show a very gratifying increase upon that for
18.52 ; and that the additions of new shipping are principally
vessels of large size, suited for the Australian and East
India trails, which are " paying" much better than ever
they did beMre. There is at present iu Prince's Dock a
a very tine full-pooped new ship, the Mary Ann, built at a
colonial port for Mr. Hugh NV:sallow, one of our principal
shipowners. She registers 937 tens, and will be put inso
this trade when she has been docked, coppered, &c.—Banner
of Ulster.
WRECK OFF COOLES POlNT.—Yesterday Friday)
morning intelligence reached Captain Sibbald, 1 .N., in-
specting Commander of Coast Guards at Dundalk, that a
large vessel—bottom upwards—had been observed wrecked
hied 'trawled at Teaipletown Bay, inside of Cooley Point.
Captain Sdsbald, accompanied by Joseph Farrell, Esq.,
Receiver of Admiralty Dreits, proceeded to the place
named, and found the vessel there, in charge of the Coast
Guards, a complete wreck, but they were unable to obtain
any specific information as to her crew Cr cargo. A beat,
about ten feet long had been picked up coneenient to the
scene of the wreck, on the stern of which was painted—
" John ar.d Anne—Peel " The wreck has been left in
charge of Mr. Baldwin, It. N., Coast Guard otlicer at Cuoley
Point. No further infornrition has yet been discovered re-
specting the unfortunate vessel.—Nmery Examiner.
A CORONER'S Jugs.—lt having become known
to Sub inspector Brett, of the Banda' Police-station, that
a woman was going through the country inoculating chil-
dren for small-pox with some matter which caused nume-
rons deaths, he issued instractions to have her proceedings
watched, and shortly after it was reported that a woman
earned Catherine Hays bad inoculated four children, named
Minahane, in the village of Kilbrittain. The sub-inspector
then request-1 that the children should he attended by
1)r. Jagoe, the dispensary physician, who found them in a
dangerous state. After close attention by him, two of
th, m partially recovered, but the other two died en the
12th inst., they having been inoculated on the 4th. The
Manes were interred in Kilbrittain chorchyord at night,
but were sasequently exhumed by the police, who had an
inquest held before Coroner Baldwin on the 18th inst.
Conclusive evidence was given, charging Catherine Hayes
with beiog the cause of the denthe, and the coroner pro-
' 'weed to draw up the verdict, which was objected to by the
jury, who said they would write their own verdict. They
I pedantly declared their ability to perform their duty, the
L foreman being a echoolmaster, and after considerable con-
sultation they brought in a verdict that " the children
I died from vurryolous ruff, stuck into them by K•dty Hoye*,
the wife of the smith." The prisoner was committed to
the county gaol to await her trial at the next assize' for
mouslaughter.—Cork Coastitulion.

TIIE FORGERY ON THE BANK OF FRANCE. —A
forged hank note of 101'r, h..s just been discovered at the
Bock of France. It bear• the words " brie 1) 30, cration
du 2,i Juilict 1819 ;" and it was recognised to bo false-1,
by the paper being thicker, leas phallic and a little more
oily ; 2, by the borders Lying clumsily executed ; 3, by
the white letters in the black ground being less distinct;
and 4, by the characters of the words being smaller, especi-
' ally in those:of" Cent francs." The hank warns the public
to be on its guard against receiving such notes.
MEAT ILLTAIL BC AUCTION.—The Sale of meat
retail by auction, in Paris, commenced on Friday, at the
Marche des Crouvaiics, iii the midst of a crowd of persons.
'illortunately, the eale was organist in such a way that
the object of the administration has in a great measure been
defeated. The butchers crowded the too limited epace re-
served fur the public, so that private purchasers could not
approach, and all the meat of every kind was sold at the
same bureau, by which considerable time was lost for the
pitchman.,