The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-22 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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Other local topics of conversation here her, elm
way, for tie moment, to the extraordinary -o,oo,,diep
at a meting of the p:oprieto:s of the 11.,temtien Beak
held yesterday; the extraordinary character of the
affair not arising from the barr.ese of the meeting,
but from the manner in whic.4 it was conducted. It
appears that several et the proprietors have been de-
wens to rescind a portion of the deed of settlement
under which one-third of the board of directors retire
at the end of each year, and to introduce a clause pro-
vidieg that in future all the directors shall be eligible
to be raeleeted. The meeting of yesterday was
for the purpose of introducing such a change ;
and the matter would not of course be deservingofekny
notice but for ;the extremely violeut manner in which
the question was di-cussed. Mr. Reynolds, M.P., the
Lord Mayor, moved an amendment to the resolution
by which it was proposed to effect the intended alte-
ration, and the discussion soon assumed a tone of the
utmost warmth. At one portion el the proceedings,
while the votes were being taken, the following con-
eersati,n, is reported in the morning papers, took
place
The Lord Mayor culled on Aldermen Sir T. O'Brien, who
stood near the tillers, not to be interfering with the voting.
It was great presumption in him to do so. Who cared about
his money ?
Mr. I'. o•Mies, Jaa.—That is Hies gentlemanly modest
on the part of tha head of the corporation.
Naar the dues of the pallier, the Lord Mayor, addressing
Alderman 'Keens (who was standing behind the chair of
one of the tellint, ,aid—Oo away ou: of that, sir : you have
ao right to be there.
Alderman APB ant—Sir. 'on are very impertinent to
treat to ms is that maser. You us s lealinouthed
The Losd Mayor—Tm bus weight to be standing there.
You are interfering with the voting of the people; p out of
that.
Aligns= M'Kenna—l will do no such thing. Ton are
a mast impertinent notion.
Lard Mayor—May I ask yea. Mr. Chairman. to
this fellow tram mating disorder in the nieetiag my:
Alderman M.Keans)—Yna hays no right to be there, err.
Alderman M'Keaaa—l hays a better right to be hem
than roe.
Lord Mayor—Tun an s fealmostbed (slim, bat yes
have no right to in•eifire with the voting.
Aidermaa west suffer von to browbeat mw
Lied Nays r—list Chas palace oat. Oo out of that, sir.
Ald.eataa M•lienna-1 will set
Lead Meroe—Wno can abcut your foal needled las-
pop l'implare you, Mr. ilkylan, I. keep order and
this person from interfering witl the voters. Meer,
The Lord Mayor's amendment was finally carried
by a majority of votes, and the me sting terminated
in good temper. It is fair to add that the interests
of the bank cannot be affected by such discussions on
the part of its shareholders, as its management is
perfectly unexceptionable, and its position deservedly
very high.
A fire broke out last night en the premises of Mr.
Winter, tallow chandler, in Grafton-street, and owing
to the combust.ble nature of the ir.aterials on which
it bad to feed, a formidable outbreak was appre-
hended. The flames, however, were extinguished
without much lore of proper'''.
The Kenturk tenant nett meeting of Sunday last
Was moat successful as a demoostration of popular
fedi, g on the landlord and tenant question.
The Cork Examiner states that two several speci-
mens of new potatoes in a most healthy state, and
which had been grown in the open air, were shown
at that office. One specimen was produced by Dr.
Barry, of Middleton ; sad the other on the farm of
Mr. Kean, of Shanguny.
An iteene.iary firs took place at Tonrancena, in the
scanty of Cork last week, when twee and a quantity
of furniture belorgicg to a man named Corbett were
consumed.
A party of armed men, with feces blackened, have
been visiting several farming bootee in the North
Riding of Tipperary in search of fire-arms. It would
appear, however, that they have noe. bc:n successful in
obtaining any.
A claimant to the vacant earldom of Roscommon

may, it appetite. be expected from tome obscure posi-
tion. The Evening Mail rays:
When use late earl (Michael Jenne Et bert Dillon) este-
blishid Ms claim Mitre the Moue of L,rds in 1823, his
competitor wee a Mr. Francis Stephen Diron, who, having
fallen int ) t subarrasernente, was at that time a prisoner
for debt in the Foot Clans Mtrahalsea, in this eity.whrn he
soon alter died. There was no doubt upon the investigation
before the rule that he was the cent heir after Michael
James 118,bert ; end as be died without Wire, the eldest son
of Mg. Framele Stephen Dines is the Timbal' Eal of Ros-
common. We are lidera:eel that, owing to Ms father's em-
barrassments. and being defrosted with boas, he enlisted as
a private welder, end went with his regiment to North
*merle% where we believe be afterward. •ettled, and is
now mediae. 0! coarse ho will come forward now to assert
his right to the title. Ws believe that no property descends
ski) P.

The Nereigh Guard:an mentions the following in-
states of singular ravens of fortune :.

A mita= of highly respectable wady and connexions,
the owner in fee of differrst estates not many miles from
Newport, in this enmity. and which realised until very m-
ostly a rental over I,ooof. a year, died within the last few
weeks a mild at of iad'or relict within one of the Dub:is
workbodes The father of •he unfcrusate gentleman
referred to had been at owe time high .her if of this county,
held the COSSIOWden of the peace for the emasties of Clare,
Limerick, and Tipperary; was the poeseesor in his lifetime
of over twenty fee dmple and freehold eniafee, and a courtier
in the reins of George the Fourth, wi.h w►om he was a
close sesepanius and favnuri'e when Prince of Wails. TIM
rosiseat of the fotailyestatd,which are heavily eseandiered,
will, we beta se, be put up for side is the Encumbered BOMB
Court in the month of June, the order for sale having been
made atenhafe some months since,
The Queen has been pleased to appoint the lion.
and Rev. Robert Placket, the Archdeacon of Kills*
to the deanery of Tuam, vacant by the death of the
late Dean Carter. The emoluments of the deanery go
to the &eke:Aides.' Commissioners.

A few persons in Dublin have been taking steps
during the last week to organise some means for the
revival of Irith manufactures and general industrial
enterprise in the country,
The local p.pers continue to describe the fairs held
throughout the country as the best tor prioes that have
been known for a long period.

ANGLING ON THE MoT.—The season for salmon
&Mai sis oar Si. river has commenced propitiously for
mein this year. TM number of fish landid up to this time
far 'weeds that of say previous years within the same
period, and ars are glad to my that ths !miter share of this
sport km fallen to the let of Mr. Smith, an English gentle-
man, attended by limes, who haa been singularly fortunate
In twohirg a grid many of the large spring fish now mo-
nde/. It is cootichwitly sw d that the summer angling
will be prnnortiossably .—Ballina Chit:wide,
HER MAJESTY'S HIP LECH'S! rAnrned on Wed-
soda, last from Cleggen Bay, with the hell of the brig that
had Men on Awe there. BM is a Sae sopper bottomed
vessel, sad will be rruired and Stud out Mrs Rader the
ouporin•endrnee of John Walsh, Eq., spat for 1.101".
Yesterday, the Lucifer mule proe.eded to the islands of
Arran wi•ki J. H. Kerns, Esq., It 31., sad Mr. biased
Crow, poor•rate oollsotor, sad • large body oldie polies, and
provisions fur three days, to adores the payment of poor-
est's frtm the Miamian win hare sot a single pauper ia the
poorhousa.—ankeay Merami.

TUE ALLEGED 117ANIICiDlt IN UNDERTONE-
inrsass.—Aurovidni. Issuers —he !uity isto the
muse of death of Amide child, unTnamedEq, the bus of a
wafts sand ham alum Barker—who, together with two
ether imam, Campbell, a pasha saidwile, sod Cooke, a
Illeaddy seem, and a sea "lamed Bailey Barker's pers.
leretr. Me is misty ea a cheers of wilful murder—Wm
soassed_ pomade, babes Kr. Baker, at the Golden U..,
emenewstrest, St. Ousels-ia-tht,Bast. The jury, eiter
bombe some further evidence, GM' to an epee wrest,
111111114. Wit " isessind uses found dead in its nediter's um,
Bat tea them was as 'skimps to show how the Beth
seeseissed."
TN' EVIL EVE.—Going out day into a °Otto Is
*a wimps of Cattertelt, in Yorkthire, I observed bow oP
helind this door a pooderout neeklane of " tacky stesos." e.
NOM with a hale through 'hew. ite t YtoLa..lll es
their um, I hued the landlady of the house x
eitals SS say fa plasation i bat by a little heigorts—a-Trills-
dowsted that they had the credit m bele" able to preserve the
Moe she its inhabitants from the baneful iseueste of the
°trill •7••" "Why Nasty," mid I, "y ° • surely des'l be.
New witches tusw.a-days I" Not" lidos% say 'at Ido ;
lets stably 1' former times there sae Id' ewe ma' buss anis,
sad tom sort eV thiass." " Well." tar I, "OMAR. " but
pss sorely des't Sisk then US any sew ?" " No! I deal
my 'at the,' are, but I do believe La • Mil eye." Atter a
little time I extracted from per Nimmons 'animals,. on
the subject, as via.:—bow that them was a woman is the
village wham oho strongly suspected of Wag able to look
with ma evil eye • ty...w, further, a srdshbour's dassghter,
simian whim the 'old lady in (matins had • grudge, suing
to mum love affair, had suddenly files iota a sort of
*keno, at whisk the doctors could make smidsditi2lll
and hew the pea thing fell away wiliest say ISOS•11111110
muss sad "sally died, imbed, haw why ; bat km 11
bee (less?.) stress belief that she had pined swej in am
flu j
legume of a glum from the evil eye. Finally. Ilse isle
her as setesat of hew say ems who chess meld theseliime
Ands the power of the evil aye, and the receipt 11111,
RANI, Ms I Ina iftenest, se kaows:—.. Ye me est es' •
nigh; while ye Is/ aims toads—ea' when ye'm
raise Mak, ye berm 'em up eV • slag, as' ye silks
• bele sod buries t' Medi hole —sad es t' teals Mare
sway, se t' perms pima sway 'at you've belted upon sir a
gs eg eye, es they piss end*, away while they 611,
sUr-114.4. owl Qom*

UNIVERSITY ANI) CLERICAL.
CAIIIIIIIIDOII, MAT 21.—Tan ROTAL COMXIIIIIOIII.IIO.
%s ling thin to disappointment obt..ine here eine' a number
of anthem of the ware that the later from the
Premier to II R.H. the Chancellor, read at the wingregetion
yesterday dial Cot appear in his correspondence for the
information of con.resident members of the senate. As the
letter was read publicly, it is thought that it should have
been gives for pabliestion, and the more espeeielly as with-
holding it would Laden • belief that its castents are at mon
im postman than is actually the saes; therefore, the wor-
shipful the Vice-Chancellor having courteously declined to
turn& an authentic Dopy of the same, the following has
been supplied by some members of the moat* who Mord the
letter read. It Ma been submitted to others, and is believed
to be a tolerably fair treaseript of what the Premise's letter
would be, provided the latter was shorn of its official super-
fluities.
"To His Royal Highness Prince Albert, Chancellor of the
University of Cambridge, &e , ite.-84,—Her Majesty's
ministers have taken into consideration the expediency of
making inquiries Into the state dike Universities of Oxford
sad Cambridge and the spprepriation of the lands with
which the respective oollegis have been entrusted. They
haws cessidered the great object of education throughout
the country and in what way it may be beet promoted.
Then are numbers of schools which are sow become ineth-
silken, and which nowt supply those who han sweet seta.
sisal learning as ninth a those who are entreated with the
education of person in the two universities, and they, there-
fore, feel that a more proper appropriation may be made of
thous feeds than now exists in certain college,. They have,
therefore, advised her Majesty to issue a indiatistioo, which
shell enlist of persons well qualified both by their intelli-
genes sad sat on to leaks those inquiries, and who will be
empowered to receive the voluntary information of persona,
so that the public may be informed of the rate end wadi-
tin of the college, in the two universities; and as her
Majesty's oscillate were the founders of some of the most
extensive eilleges, she, as visitor, may make due inquiries
upon points is which he public are deeply interested. The
members of the commission will report to her Majesty such
facts as they any obtain the knowledge of, so that her
Majesty may take such ulterior steps as she may be
edehed."—May 8.
Tam frazollt.F.ete_.lltertrit—A report from the Spat.

ate entrusted with the nianagement. of the musseit las
been this day issued : The following are the chief sidllinin
made to the oulketion during the tut year : Five urns ham
works by C end others ; presented by C. Mande, Sq.
Casts of the Apollo Belvedere. Diana aM Faun, and the
Townley Venus; presented by P. R. Duncan, Req.. New
Co:lege, Orford. Fourteen engraviep by Albert Darer an.l
other early masters ; prevented by the Rev. E. D. 0. M.
Kirwan, fellow of King's College. Two original prrtraits
of Luther Bed Melanetbon, with proof engravings hom the
same; presented by It B Seeley. Req. Apo • of the
late Duke of Northumberland, Chancellor of the
University ; presented by G. C. Heath. Etq , senior
tallow of Kine's College. &ma volumes of musk,
printed and in manuscript ; pretested by Mr. Novello.
A small pocket MS. e .py of the principal portions of
the Koran. in Arab b.—Presented by W. H. Orey,
Esq., of Dknbay. Arrangements have bees mad*
for the reception of the Disney C which
will shortly be removed to the Museum, under
the superintendence of its liberal donor. It will be
placed in cep, of the divisions of the large west room on the
basement cory, and wi:l in all probabi.ity be ready for ex-
hibition before the end of June nest. The number of per-
sona who have visit. d the Museum during the pest year
amounts to 40 848. Tee Syndicate have the gratibca.ion o'
recording that no injury whatever has been committed by
any of these numerous visitors salter to the building or col-
lection, and that there has been no instance of misconduct oc
annoyance of any kind.

Rev. H. Edwards toWlgreiiallift. German V., Norfolk
patroce, Dean and Caap•er of Norwich.
Rev. Thomas Ball, clerk, to Banton C., Iforfolk.

NAVAL
ADVIRALTT, MAT 21.—Aerot. _
C. F:Maddilove, to the Prince Regent.
Midshipman—O. K. Moiety, to the Ganges.
PORTSMOUTH, M•T 21 —Comet, st.-v., rills to day for
surveying service, having been paid advance wages rater-
day.—Stromboli, st-s 1 , is expected from Devonport to ac-
company the Termagant. st.-frg., on a week's cruise to tut
her seeping qualities —Cuckoo, is ordered to this port
from Jersey to be docked and repaired.—Fire Queen, st.-v.,
lately employed as a p tket, was paid off at this port this
day.—Asp, at.-v., was commissioned yesterday by Second
Master Macferlane as a tender to the Victory flagsbip. and
(or surveying fetTiVi in the river Dee.—Odin, st.-frg., Capt.
the Bon. Pelham, to be paid off her, is hourly expected
from the Mediterranean.

—Liantenaat-