The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-05 00:00:00

(Stamped Id. Additional) [TWOPENCE.

DUBLIN, TZIIIIDAT Ensure

Baron Richards has ceased to be Coansiesieeer of
the Ipeamberod Estates Court, seder the oparadoa
of a royal warrant, repaired quite suarpsetedly to-
day.
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DUBLIN, Du. 4.
Public cariosity was excited
_yesterday by the
rumour that the murderer of Mr. Little had at length
been arrested, and it turned out that a man named
James Robinson, who had until within about a week
been employed as a fitter on the Midland Great
Western balmy, and who was heard making some
iltra statements about the murder, was taken into
eustodyi by the polies at Liageteem. The unfortunate
man, however, was decidedly imene,and no informs-
don could be gleaned from his lassiMeent statements,
as he sometimes confessed that he himself was impli-
cated in the murder, and imssibiady after charged
other persons by name with the eibmi,mentiosing in
• • a zeigentabie g-
peggegghg6mmidee in Lon
In the hope that idearnmlly may be only of a
temporary character, Raba= has been detained as
a crown witness, and is tionstantly watched by a
policeman, lest be might attempt to lay violent hand.
upon himself. Vague ruinous of clues to the actual
assassin are still rife.
An action for libel brought by Dr. Howlett, of
New Ross, against the Warford Guardia'.,termi-
nated yesterday, in the Queen's Beath, in a verdict
for the defendant. The alleged libel erase out of
political difference,. and the verdict affords penal
satisfaction, as actions foe libel were becoming a per-
fect Nuisance in the Dublin courts. The result of the
ewe of *Lord Lama T. the Daily Noce was an-
nounced here last night by magnetic telegraph, and
will be received as a mat important triumph of
public opinion.
Two atrocious attempts to upset railway trains have
been made this week in the vicinity of Limerick,
bat fortunately without the intended mischief
being effected. One attempt was made on the
Waterfoed and Limerick line by turning the points
near the Hillman station, and so wedging them with
stones that the pointsman had some difficulty in
removing the obstruction in time before the arrival
of the train from Limerick. The other case wee on
the new Limerick and Foynes Railway, upon which
a large stone was placed in the vicinity of Adam
The guard of the engine came in collision with the
obstruction, which it removed, bat was itself broken.
Rewards will be offered to discover the perpetrators
of these outrages.

MISTING OF NIDDLIIB3X AUGISTAATBS.
A nesting of this Sogietney of Middlesex was
aeld peewit" at Clisiteawell;fet the traurestkm of ths
genera Wises a(a. amity. Mr. POWNALL the
ask.

OONDITION 01 OOLNST WOK ASYLUM:.

Afar the Zsetas bad beta read the reset at tees pro-
emial to tithe into moldered= a special sad • supple-
mental report from the Panda( Committee of the Lusatia
Asylum at Gamey Hann, relative to the alleged dangerosi
maditica of acme parts of that building, owing to sebd-
deems sad to deviations from tb, origioal specifications.
Mr. P. N. Latrine myth " that the reports be referred
back to the emarnittee, with the impression of the confidenes
of the mum that the eommittes will take all necessary stops
fns the peotonion of the interests of the meaty, sad to
repent to the court, from time to time, their prothedinp
thaws."
This wee sesoaded by Mr. TWINS&
Several megintrains addressed the mart, and it was stag-
gated that proceedinp should be takes ageless the con-
tractor as well as tie assitileet.:
Mr. COTTRILI. said there was se grimed whatever for
'sables say imputation opts the ostetractoes work. Mr.
Cables wee w.ll @misted with the materials used, and the
work, tea lie. Telmer west further, sad complimented
the ennetheten. Mr. Duthie was the pixies respeneible for
a. itsfillienseheas Sys
lad.t esliesifeese.
The media was them pat and e
Mr. Co nn= was quite satisfied with the rmislatices, is
it wee clear hom what had takes place that the court would
folly approve of what stops the committee might direct.
(General eosentresoce.)
Mr. Beneasan called 'Monett to the rating of the
parish of Ptholegme, which was underated to the amount
of something like 100,0001. natal is of e respect, or
over-rated to that amount is smother ; end moved
that the subject be referred to the County-rate
Committee, under the meet set of mirliameat.
width provides that the rating of particular plane may be
attend without • general re-amesiment of** county, whkh
the law formerly mailed.
Mr. BIIIISILIY seconded the motion, as it was a IMMOCi
he bed spoken of is the matey and at the Metropolitan
Beall.

The niotke was envied.
Oa the report of the junkies of the Hesse of Correction
being brought op,
Mr. Comers alluded to the peat 'ember of prisoners
is that establishasat-1,698. They had had to engsp
additienel came, sad the aommittee had felt some ninety
es to the inteadems et the Metropolitan Railway Company
with reaped es taking the site of the prison ; and as they
(the menial) wore applying for further extension of time,
they should, he *eight be opposed.
Mr. P. N. Lorin thought Mr. Cottrell and the com-
mittee and be under no anxiety about the matter, for the
Metropolitan Railway was a delusion—(a laugh)—and
wield n be carried out ; and, to verify this, be could
to his friend Mr. Armstrong, opposite, who wes oa
11
the dinston. (Laughter.)
Mr. ARMSTRONG could assure OA boa. magistrate that it
wee net a deludes, sad he wee in .nor when he said he
was a director he was merely the auditor of the company's
asecninte—as Also to which he was elected without hie
knowledge.
Mr.Lnuans expected that the Metropolitan Railway would
be made about es inch as one wider the Pyramids of
Egypt. (A laugh.)
It appeared from the noon, of the Justices that there
were fa Weensioster Bridewell 817 prisoners and in the
Hone of Detention NI, making a generaCtotal is the
three prison of 2,703.
THR INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
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.
Astrobas brought up • report from the Industrial
School Committee, and the plass selected were submitted to
the court. The school will be at P.M''', and the land
mat 6 0001.

♦ great deal of formal bedpost wu disposed of, as se-
gaisad by subsets sets of perliaasest, and the ooart row.