The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-20 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN. MAT 18.
The Bishop of Cork, the Right Rev. Dr. Kyle, died
in this city yesterday., in his 78th year. The Provost
of Trinity College, the Rev. Dr. Sadleir, is named am
his successor. In the latter event, Dr. Lloyd would

have a fair chance of the Provostship.
After the excitement of the trials the city is very
tranquil, and exhibits not the least symptom of tur-
bulence. The feeling among the masses is one of
exultation, and if Mr. Mitchel could find a third jury
with such as infin,ion of discordant materials, the
cause of patriotism would prosper. Among the clubs,
however, the temper is dark and sullen, and nightly re-
views of thei r forces r re held to del iberat e on the gloomy
aspect of affairs, and arrange overawit. processions.
To-morrow night a general council will take place to
settle the preliminaries of the greatest demonstration
they have yet made, which will take place on Satur-
day night. The whole t. wee of the clubs amounts to
between three and four thousand, and on that night
they will put forth all their strength. The St.
Patrick's (of which Mr. Mitchel is president) has re-
solved to leave nothing unaccomplished to prevent the
deportation of their chief. At one time, I understand,
something more 11(1 iOllB than words was contem-
plated, but the wiser heads of the party stepped in,
and exposed the fatuity of a step which must end in
their destruction.

There is a difference of opinion among Mr.
Mitchel's friends as to the rejection of the terms
offered yesterday by the Chief Justice. If Mr.
Mitchel would consent to give up the United Irish-
man he might stand out on bail, and the result would
be the abandonment of the prosecutions and his resto-
ration to society as a peaceable citizen. The less
enthusiastic or more sensible of his admirers regret he
did not accept the offer. The Chief Justice was not
severely disposed towards Mr. Mitchel, and would
serve him, if he would only suffer him to do so.
It is the determination of the Crown to have fresh
trials in the cases of Mr. Smith O'Brien and Mr.
Meagher, and the Attorney-General is to make the
necessary application on the subject at the opening
of Trinity Term, on next Friday week. The trials
will take place on the Nisi Prins days, during term,
before the Lord Chief Justice.

The catholic Bishops of Ulster and the border dio-
cese have been invi!ed to the tenant-right demonstra-
tion at Dungannon on the 25th. Some of them will
attend. The meeting will be almost exclusively con-
fined to the presbyterian class. Having originated
with them, it meets with little favour from the jealous
episcopalians.
The sentence of death against Shea and Dwyer,
lately referred to in the Express, has been com-
muted this day by his Excellency to transportation
for life.

The Lord Lieutenant has forwarded 100 guineas,
the contribution of the Bishop of Durham, to the
central relief committee, together with au additional
sum of Vi guineas, his own contribution, to be ex-
pended in seed for those districts where it is most
needed.

I hear to-day that the judges at the commission
will be the two chiefs of the Queen's Bench and
Common Pleas. The charge to tho grand jury will
be delivered on Saturday, and of course will contain
an exposition of the late act in reference to Mr. Mit-
chel's prosecution.
The Presidents of tbo Colleges of Physicians and
Surgeons in Dublin, have been summoned to attend
at an early day, the committee now sitting to in-
quire into the state of the medical profession.

A001;288E4 of Courtnr.xce —An address of loyal con-
fidence in Lord Clarendon from over 500 protestant opera-
tives of St. Peter's parish, in Dublin, has drawn forth
the subjoined reply:
Viceregal Lodge, \lay 15, 1648.—Sra,—I am commanded by the
Lord Lieutenant to thank you foe the tranamisation of a loyal address
from the protestant operettas of the pariah of St. Peter, in the city
of Dublin, expressing their loyalty to our grintious sovereign, and
their determination to maintain the institutions of the realm and the
Integrity of the British empire. No Christian, whatever may be biz
religious denomination; no upright citizen, whatever may be Ids
political party, can have viewed without abhorrence the malignant
efforts of a hew seditious men to urge mama, rendered
peculiarly susceptible by recent privatiane, to armed nista-
rection agairot the state, and against social enter. The
pernicious doctrines set forth by these demagogues
have been reprobated by the loyal and well-ellapceed of all creeds,
clowns, and parties in Ireland. Their tetdency was so manifestly to
produce deeds of violence which could have had no other result than
to increase the intensity of existing misery and incalculably to pro-
tract its duration, that the people themselves, when time was given
for reflection, could not fail to discover the delusions which had been
practised upon them, and we have accordingly reason to believe that
the popular excitement has much abet d, and that the influence of
daring fallacies has been to a great extent dispelled. The mainte-
nance of the legislative umon in not merely important to the inte-
grity of the empire, but is absolutely necessary to the pence, pros-
perityn alertliPar'gre'rapiritoplulTiehimixarnpledBweein Ithsaprueledionining Lisi'ntOry"sinaallth
these elements which constitute the wealth and power of a comma.
aity ; and if the country were flowed to become so tranquil as to re-
store the credit anti confidence without which extensive industrial
operations can never be undertaken, there is no doubt that Ireland
possesses relevance hitherto undeveloped amply sufficient to restore
the past and to secure the future. The precautionary measures
adopted by the government were designed not merely to suppress
Int to prevent the sanguinary entraqrs with which the country, and
especially the capital, were menaced. We may reasonably hope that
these measures will continue to be found as efficacious as they hare
hitherto proved; and those who have been charted with the duty of
preserving the public peace will easily console themselves fur the ca-
lumnies heaped upon them, for what is represented as an excess of
precaution, by the reflection that this precaution has carried the
country through a perilous crisis without :he tom of a single life, or
the shedding of one drop of human blood.-1 have the honour to be,
air, your obedient servant, COILIa CONN/ULAN.
John Logan, Esq ,
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.—TiIt,rO are accounts of the
harvest, or the prospects thereof, to-day from the south,
west, and midland, and all agree that they cannot possibly
be more promising. From Roscommon we are assume' that
next harvest will exceed in abundance any we have had for
years. From Mayo the accounts of the corn asps are most
cheering, and, though the potato tillage in the west was
said some weeks; back to show rj mptoms of failure, not one
word do the journals thence record which could justify the
rumour. In Mayo they are still planting potatoes—a sure
sign they have no fear of failure. From Waterford we have
assurance that the potato crops and also the etrn look re-
markably
well; and midland we learn that, notwithstand-
ing the heat of May anti the harshness of April, the
crops are flourishing and healthy. Under these circum-
stances we may hope for more contentment and less turbu-
lence, unless men shall mar the blessings of providence. A
catholic clergyman, writing of the present condition and
future prospects of the south, complains of the rigour with
which rents are exacted from every occupier who has any-
thing remaining. Tho rev. gentleman suggests that as the
landlords are to have the time of the repayment of the loans
to them spread over a period of tea years, so ought they to
permit their tenants to pea the arrears caused by the late
failures in the crops ut the country to be spree: over a
period of years, and collect them na easy instalments.
The Lord Lieutenant is determined to milow up with vigour
his late proclamation of Limerick. and not ptrmt arm,
to remain in the hands of the tin hi.l;:i. or su-peet. d. A
proclamation has issued common dit.g leshaLitants of that
city, who shall not be priv•kged by rerun of holding offices,
or duly licensed under the saw, •o deliver up their arms be-
fore Saturday next, and denoun, :ng against all such as are
butyl in possession of arms alter that date without such
qualilicetion tine penalty of two ye se' imprisonment with
ward labour.—The magistrates (stip..-.lsliary) sat yesterday
and this day to qualiij prof er pc-sons to rstain possession of
army.

SCOTLAND.
EDINDTROH, MAT 18.
On Tuesday the Lord President of the Court of
Session, accompanied by Lord Moncrieff, held a trial
at Forfar, before a grand jury, at the instance of the
crown, against Lord Arbuthnot, when the criminal
charges against his lordship, lately disclosed, were
proved, and a true bill made out. The object of the
investigation was to deprive the accused of his titles.
Only one document was produced, and five witnesses
examined, in connexion with it. Similar investaga.
Lions are to take place at Stenehaven and Aberdeen.
SURPECTSID MUADER. AT nItDEOSSATL—The body of a
seaman named 31'Willam, belonging to the sloop Mary, ~f
8r0.% lc, was found on Wednesday last in Ardrossan bar-
hour. Tin re having been certain appearances on the ho ly
exciting a suspicion that his death was not the result of cc, a-
dept, en investigation was made into the circumstances by
the authorith s. In consequence of the investigation Willisna
M'Kenzie, master of the sloop, and John Little, seaman,
were on Thursday morning apprehended in Stranraer, and
taken to Kilmarnock, to be there examined by the sher,ll',
on a charge of murder, committed on the deceased. It
appears that the Mary had sailed from Ardroe'nn for Snell-
raer oar Friday evening or Saturday morning last, with
guano, but was detained on the voyage by contrary win...
Thu fi tends of the deceased had no euspicion that &We ice_
was wrong until the body was discovered as above stated.—
Ayr Observer.
'FUJI CoNvler RossursoN.—W e (Dundee Courier) un-
derstand that the magistrates of Forfar have (in answer to
the application on behalf of the convict Robertson, now
lying under the sentence of death there) received notice that
the Home Secretary can perceive no fent grounds for e
tending the royal mercy in his favour, and enjoining them to
fulfil the sentence on the morning of Friday first.