The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-18 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Dumas, Darr. 17.
Winter has at length met in with all its rigour.
The cAd less become intense, and last evening a stiff
gale commenced blowing . from the south-west, and
*continues with unabated violence. The venal express
from London, due in the early part of the night, wee
not received up to 8 o'clock this marlin.
On Boturday morning a remarkable thunder Mersa
obliquely across the south-west of Ireland,
Cl:ginning in Clare, and going off at Cork. In the
former locality a young man, respectably connected,
the second ems of Ifr. Brown Burke, of Newgrove-
cottage, was killed by the electric fluid, and other
resoles were slightly injured. In Cork some cattle
were killed, and other injuries inflicted.
The Galway Mercury states that a deputation from
America has arrived in London to support the claims
of Galway as a transatlantic packet station.

FIAITUL EXPLOSION.--BANBRIDOI4 SCIIDAT.—A
frightful explosion took plane in this town yesterday evening,
when several parties 'offered very materially Mom the catas-
trophe. About four o'clock In the evening one of Mr.
Ha!liday's ',nog men west ism the powder nom for the
parpos. of emplytog a canister for general nos in the shop,
and on bringing it off the shelf some of the powder spilled,
which was gathered up with the exception of some grains
that still remained on the floor. He incautiously put the
lighted esedle to them, and in • moment the explosion was
terefic Os the report being heard, which was loud es
a climbers* of mason, the town was alarmed, and the fire
and smoke forced their way from Idle house thrcragh the
wieder", carrying jewellery and cutlery of the meet
isecriptiaa not of the andenhop and warerooms up stain.
Hot a window is the home but wee blown into pieon, and
the houses at each side of Mr. Halliday's were very much
damaged. Three of the young men, named Smith, Knox,
and Halliday, wets found in a dreadful state, scarcely •
future reemniseble, and one in his agony ran to the rtreet
with his head and clothe' on fire.
SUPPOiED SHIPWRECE.—During the poet week
sass mks of brandy were stranded north (I this harbour,
about B,liysaaker, and we regret to hear that one unfortu-
nate man, after using much exertions in bringing it out of
the see, drank a portion of it to excess, and since dud is non-
agon's's, while others had • fortunate escape. Some
brandy gad some fruit hmes, shattered and entirely
d, have been cast on More at Kilmore, and it is
damaged,
that the noel which bore both as her cargo, was
moose forsicner that foundered not fax off the Teeter, and of
whieb no one now movies' to tell the feu.— Wexford
Ossrdiea
PLUSEWORTRY CONDUCT OP TIM PIASANTIT.—
Two women, named O'Dca, resides at 'doyennes, and en.
aimed with the myna of Kearuw, laaurnarromey, in
September last, were arrested by sense nalsauystea co Moe.
day ke., sad brought into this tome. The parties smistad
wee fatly oistaraitssd foe trial by the eireatt.--Goltray
Mgrairr •

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL
ONYOSS, Dan. 17.—h a congregation holden this
assralas, being the Wt day of Michaelmas Tern, the fol.
lowiag diners were cooforrod. via.:—Ad Eundem.—Hear)
Canis Omen, M.A Clare Hal4Canhrioge. Bachelor of
Waabboaraa West, Fellow of Linton
Caller. Master of Arts.—Georg. Edward Tools. Trtsity
Collage; Rev. Archer Bradley, scholar, Queen's College.
Boakteler J Arts.—Frederick hens Names. Oriel College ;
John Woollen, Bible Clerk, St. Joha's Colley ; Janet
Drummond OriMth, Balliol College; Charlie Idnund
Crawly, Baster Collage; Henry Farwell Roe, 1.11100111
C011eIt• : Arthur Bedding, Fallow or New Collage ;
Mandell, Magdalen Hall; John M. Bottle, Servitor, Christ
Cauca.

r.E.FMMINBuro ••••
Rev. N. S. Godfrey, to Wortley P. C., Leeds, Yak-
&ire ; value, 1471 ; patrons, trainees.
Rev. D. Mapleton, to Mesetwood P.C., Loads ; vine,
1601.; patrons, lin. ono Wes Beckett.
Rev. Z. It dell, to the Chaplemey of Braekleey Uoios.
Rev. W. M. Cos, to Swansea (Coghill) C., Glamorgan-
eh Ire
Rev. C. C. Darnell', to Nettleton A., Wits; valet, 4081.,
Into Tandems ; patron, J:Neeld,

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VACAllelf.e.
Reaterille.—Aghwellthorpe, w Wren'ochres R., Norfolk,
• Nortriale ; value, 6481, with residence; patrnn, Lord
Berra.; Her. and Re• U Wilrm, deeeseed.—Rudhan,
Zaet, en Wart Auditors V , Norfolk, ale. Norwich ; value,
8031., with rraidemer• patroa, Lnrd C. Toe/mad; Rev. T.
Slaa4, deresased.—Wiehatn, South, en. and 44. Liareds ;
• I'JDI , with reerdrnee ; patron, Earl of bind ; Rev.
J. E. Willsa, resigned.
V WU 14,—Toft.Trers, Norfolk, din. Norwich; value, 1681.;
prams, Lor4 C Towriand: Rev. T Bland, detwared.
Hoof. rship.—Cavrodialt Grammar School, BuffJlk ; Rey.
W. M. Cur, promoted.