The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-01 00:00:00

IRELAND..

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DrMLIIII, SN'T. 30.

It was ge Jerelly understoei in Cork yesterday that
directions '.tad been is-ued that morning to the coin•
manders faf the seer. al slaps of the fleet t,, be in
read:nese to sail at two o'clock, but at that hour they
had not yet weighed anchor. Steam was up, how-
ever, ar.d it was expected that the fleet would leave
the ha Amur in halt an hour. The preceding after-
noon the Lords of the Admiralty, accompanied by
Mr. Bernal O,borne, lett Cork by railway fur New-
town Anncr, the seat of Mr. Oaborne, where it was
first arranged that tin v should remain for &few days,
but it was sub& quently und, ritoud that the critical
state of affairs abroad would prevent their lordships
from enjoying even that brief' relaxation, and that
Sir James Graham wieild in fact proceed direct to
Loudon without n.skiug any stay at Mr. Osborne's.
The projected naval review was abandoned, and the
inhabitants of the .utiful city" are disconsolate
at finding that all the glorious pomp and circum-
stance of navoi war, which tilled their fine harbour
for au entire wed:, la, vanished from before their
eyes.
In spite of rasa unfaiourable weather the inte-
resting ceremony of turning the first sod of the Li-
merick and Fob ICA Railway, which the Lord Lieute-
nant had kindly undertaken to perform, passed off
in a satisfactory nu Wier.
Their Excellencies Isere loudly cheered by the
people, and at the concha-ion of the ceremony pro-
ceeded on b wad tiw liolcrood steamer, where, to-
gether with a anti numerous company, they
were eatertai:-cd at a sumptuous it:leaner by the
directors of the Limerick and Foynes Railway. The
Holyrood steatirer arrived at Limerick shortly
before 6 o'clock, where the company disem-
barked. Their Excellencies who, on landing,

were received I,y a guard of honour composed of
cavalry and infantry. were greeted with loud cheers
by the crowd, assembled on the .pot. Their Excel-
len:ies itometli;tcly entered their carriage and drove
to the resident-- of the Lord Bishop of Limerick,
with whom they %%Ili continue during the remainder
of their visit.
At the Itetaiut.t given to the Lord Lieutenant by
the corporation ef Limerick, on Wednesday night,
the principal speakers were his Excellency, Lord
Mooteagle, Mr. It:lrwin, and Sir Edward M'Don-
nell. chairman of the Great Southern and Western
ltailway Comp, tiy.
At the meeting of the South Dublin Board of
Guardians yesterday, it was stated on authority that
the amount of sickness in the city at present was
one-half lets than at the same penod last year, and
that diarrhcet was never known to prevail to a less
extent at this srason.

The Annual Cattle Show of the Ballinaslos Dis-
trict Farming Society was held on Thursday, on the
Fair-green of the town. There was a much larger
display of stock than at the last show, and a nume-
rous attendance of the local gentry. The meeting
and show are considered to have been the best which
have occured in connexion with the society for a
length of time. The Agricultural Society have agreed
to present his Excellency with an address on
the occasion of his visit to the great fair on Tuesday
next.

1111811 SOUTH EASTERN.—The fourteenth half-
yearly general meeting of the shareholders was held on
'Thursday, at the Company's offices, in Dublin ; J. E. Red-
mond, Esq , in the chair. The following report of the
directors was read and adopted :—" The Moak returns for
the six mrntbs ended the 30:h June last. as compared
with those of the corresponding period in 18/2, eals;lnt an
increase of 8761.. and leave a surplus of revenue over ex.
pendituro. out of which the directors recommend a dividend
of L. 6d. per there."