The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-31 00:00:00

CLERICAL.

ORDINATIONS.
IT THE HIBIIOP OF LINCOLN.

DILLOONS.—W. Bitchy, fi ozos ; J. F.
Bassett, 8.A., Calm, Caulk). ; R. Birley, 8.A., BOWL Omit;
0. V. (Inland, B A., Trinity, Camb. ; R. B. Godwin, 8.A.,
Braman'', Oxon ; A. Potter. B.A , St. John's, Comb. ;
Hon. H. W. V. Stuart, D.A , Univeraity. Durham ;
W. K. Batton, B A. Merton, Oxon ; J. T Walktr, Trinity,
Dahlia ; T. WlNite, B.A ,Si. Joho'r,Camb.

Pusan.—H. H. Bridgewater, B.A , Moedalen, Daub. ;
D. Drew, B.A.lBidney Susses, Carob. ; J. D. Haskins,
Magdalen Hall, Olon ; W. Hodges, a literate person ;C.
K. Robinson, B.A , Catherine Hall, Cantb. ; R. W. L.
Tolleinaelte, B A., Bt. Peter's, Carob.

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1850.

THE APPREHENDED ST.RIIIR ON THBI
NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

MONDAY NIGHT.

Thorn em be but little doubt from what has trans-
pired during this day (Monday) that the diapate between the
asthenia's of the London sad North-Western Railway and
their engine driven is all but settled. The notice honed by
the &mann on Friday sight, and submitted to the men of
the southern divides, individually, boa had the elect which
woo &rind not oely co the put of the company, but on
the part of the patine, and all who hays a friendly teeing
towards the men themselves.

It appears that at the present moment there ern 138
driven upon the Northern Division sr Grand Juno-
lion portion of the North- Western Railway, and
about 130 drivers empLyed upon the southern di-
Nano, which comprehends the whole of the line
between London and Birmingham sad its branches. The
nodes referred to bad up to a late hour hat swans been
headed to about 210 of the drivers, who wars at the time of
' its presentative called upon to reply to the question, Are
you prepared to remain without strike in the company's
genies I" sad the result which this produced was most
satisfactory, as, with the exception of some 20, the whole of
the man replied in the affirmative, and elected to remain in
the employ of the company. At the Camden station there
are, including the men engaged on the new West India Dock
Junction line, 63 drivers and 63 stokers. The question pre-
viously quoted had last night been put to the majority of the
an, and our information is that, without an exception, the
men expressed themselves satisfied with their present
position.

It will be remembered that the whole of the dispute ed.
ginned with the proposal of the locomotive superintendent
of the northern division, Mr. T hick, that the men should
give and receive a three months' notice instead of a fort-
night as at present, and the information derived from the
north yesterday is, that the men, upon mature reflection,
instead of a "strike" or anything approaching to it, have
come round and agreed to the three months' notice. The
whole cause of grievance is thus removed, and this augurs
well for the belief that with respect to the men of the south-
ern division, who had no cause of quarrel or complaint of
their own, that if they adopt a spirit of forbearance as well
as discretion, all may yet be arranged to the mutual 'attain:l-
-t/on of the directon and their emptoyie.
It is inserted that, in reference to the northern division of
the line, applications for employment of drivers had, up to yes-
terday, bees named from no less than 230 men, and 26 new
hands have been already engaged and are actually working
in the engine sheds, ready for any emergency of the company.
Upon the southern &vision applications have been received
from 128 men, and 42 have already been engaged.
It would appear that the directors of the company feel
their position to be so strong that they have completely
turned the tables upon the men, and have given notice' to
13 or 14 men of the southern division ; but it is believed that
this will not be extended to above two or three more. It is
stated that the men thus selected for dismissal are the most
inefficient men upon the line, and notices have also been
served upon them that they must give op their cottages
rented of the company in a weak ; but, in order not to in-

. .
convenience them, they have informed them that, should
that not prove time enough to *cable them to remove their
furniture, a longer interval, upon information being commit.
cleated to that effect, will be permitted.
Should the present drivers and firemen consent to remain
in the company's employment, there will be no desire to
dismiss them ; and although. en many new hands have been
already engaged, ample employment a ill be found in the
ehope and elsewhere on the line, as it is calculated that at
least about eighty additional drivers will be required in May
next, in consequence of the Greet Industrial Exhibition.
It would really appear from all that can be collected, even
from the mouths of the men themselves, that the drivers of
the southern division have no ground of complaint them.
selves, but they at the outset mode the dispute between the
northern men and the company their own. Not ens amongst
tit( en with whcm our reporter has convened but admits the
consideration with which the men are individually and col-
lectively treated. A reference to the pay list of the past
week shows that out of forty puseeger.train drivers from
the Boston terminus, eleven of them have received upwards
of 31. per week each in wages; end that upon the Banbury
branch (the wink upon branches being easier than trunk
lir, •a•f ,e), two men have received respectively 3f. 161.4 d.,
1 16s. as wages for the pest week. I; is only justice) to
t men to state that this high amount of wages results from
,i 7
eking over time; but still it is a rate of pay which probe-
by no other elms of mechanics can expect to realise. In
agiclition to this, the directors give 51. to the drivers, and 31.
r r swum to firemen, as goad conduct premium.
the north of England it is generally moldered by
et .ors that owing to a variety of causes a longer notice
iitt•-. ed from workmen than in the vicinity of the metro-
polis': • accordingly it is stated, that upon the Liverpoo'
and Ma.,,,, ter Ike, which Is the oldest in the kingdom, the
original cute.. —u for the men to deposit 231. as •good con-
duct guarantee, sag to give three months' notice, If their
conduct was grossly bad, the deposit was forfeited. Recent
legislation has, however, t diced tte deposit ustem unne.
amen but the thee* leteet•••• notice still rem...ins; and this,
it wean, was the precedent what • • - - no
doubt, anxious to adept, the three ms ..w' num, . ,
being given on both sides, and not, as hu been stated, being
extorted from the men to the directors, whilst the directors
gave only a fortnight to the Iwo.

THE RECENT COLLISION ON THE EASTERN COUN-
'ft Le RLILWAY.—James Hofied, the driver of the Enfield
exprete train on the night of the 23rd, when the accident
occurred on the above line, war yesterday re-examined at
Stratford, on a charge of negligent driving. Severe porters,
guards, drivers, station maters, signal nun and others wen
examined, and at the weelusion of the evidence defendant',
solietee celled upon the magistrates to dismiss the charge on
the gutted that the seeded had resulted from the want of
proper arretagentesesen the line, and not by the fault of the se.
eued.—The magistrate' than retired, and after being absent
about a quarter of an hour, they returoed.—Mr. Colton (the
chairman) mid they had been "arida to elicit the whole facts
et that very important ease to the public, and he aruld give
the company credit for their desire to meths the fullest in-
vestigation and oo arrive at a jut and satisfactory conclusion.
Although they did not entirety exonerate the delendant from
wine blame, yet they could not overlook the fact that express
trains had been permitted to pass stations at a rapid rate
without any nodes being taken of them. And again the
bench could not close their eyes to the irregular and rapid
manner some of the trains were deepatebed, and at a time
when punctuality ought to have been mon observed
than otherwise. It also appeared that there lied been a
laxity in carrying out the rides, and, indeed, it was stated
that some of them Gould not be performed. He would not
Impute negligence to the company, but it was evident, from
what had occurred, that there were other parties to blame
as well ea the defendant ; and taking into consideration that
an express train was following him, the signals given at the
junction, and the he that trains had bees permitted to pus
over the junction et a quicker rate than wee sanctioned by the
rules, they thought that the defendant might have done what
he did for the best. He wee not sorry for the time the in•
westigation had occupied, and he trusted that the fate elicited
would lead to soma important advantage. He had the
honour of knowing several of the directors, and he felt eare
that they would be es need as themselves to adopt every
possible precautioe. They would net coadider the
question of despatching slow trains after express Ueda,
but how far they wen justified in sending express eau im-
mediately after slow ones, and how far their efficient
arreeguants would permit such a dale. He again
' repeated that the bench did not exculpate the defendant
from some blame, but suing that others were not free from
neglect, they felt boaod to dismiss the complaint, and the de-
' (student wee therefore discharged. (Some applause followed
the annoureemest, but it wee immediately suppressed.)
The proceedings did not tenniaat• till late.
ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER AT BRISTOL.—A men
named Thomas King, an inpatient of the Royal Infirmary,
died on Friday under circumstances which have Wooed
L suspicions that his death was the result of 'equate inflated
en him by some lumped *a the quay. The dimmed, who
was a quay porter, had been, it is stated, so met* patro-
. steed in his business as to excite the jealousy of some of the
; men working Ice the same vocation. In the early pert of
We present month he got into an altercation with some of
these fellows, who attacked him, end much ill used him,
balloting some Wadies of the head. The poor man west at
till the 17th but., without appl ing for medial relief.
Upon that day, however, ha felt himsW eo unwell that he
went into the Infirmary, where he wee carefully treated by
the fernier, but died bet night of delirium, which it is ,
thought ;probable was behead by hie injuries. Nodes of
I the death has boss sonveyed to the wrens; who her lamed
his warrant for the holding of an inqust, erlkda will Mks'
, plea this day, at two o'clock. at the Dolphin public.-
house, Merlberongarneet. While lying la the hew,
the deceased stated to his father-W.l'w that he should
i die, end that his death would have been Gamed by the
r maltreatment he had received on the oseadoe in questioo.
Bristol Mercury.
t CQMPLITION OF THR BOHRXIAN AND SAXON
I RA ILROLD.—The first experimental train left Awe, on the
1 21st of December, and arrived without Wayside at Bodon-
i huh, the station near Tetecheaon.thaßibe, at which the
Austrian and Sexes Miss met.

THE
MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

breathes nob a spirit of kinds's' and maddens* as it would
be desirable there were sufficient grounds for throughout
Ireland—while the reply of Mr. Adair, oe his own and
fathet's behalf, shows that the respected landlord of the
Ballymena estate is fully alive to a sense of justice, and that
he minute all the sentiments expressed in the address. It
is not ;to be expected that in any adjustment of rents all
parties will be satisfied ; but one Mies is cheering, that amid
W aletest univenel distrust subsistieg between landlord
and Mutat, the tenantry on this estate have such confichnee
in their honourable landlord as to forbid despair of any
smeary re-adjustment or general abatement.

EXTRAORDINARY EXCESS OF DUTY BY A
GAOL CHAPLAIN.
MANCHESTER, Dim. 30.
A can is exciting public attention here, arising out
of a charge made against the Rev. P. J. O'Leary, chaplain
of the new Borough God, which peewee en namet
beyond this neighbourhood.
The case before the Court of Borough Sessions this morn- I
log was one in which Robert Burgess and William Hewitt I
were charged with stooling, on the 27th November last, a
piece of wreppering, value 51. The jury had some d;111.
malty in agreeing upon their verdict, but after leaving the
court for about ten minutes they found Hewitt guilty, and
Burgeon not guilty. On returning to wart with these
verdict",
Mr. J. Pollock (counsel for the prisoners) roes and ad.
dressed the bench (on which were Mr. R. B. Armstrong, the
recorder, and Mr. D. Mande, stipendiary megistrete), to the
following effect:-1 think it right to make a statement at
this stage of these proceedirge with relereare to Burgess,
who has jut been sequined, which Ido solely in the dis-
charge of a public duty, but which I confess I rise to make
with great regret. I say with regret, because it reflects upon
the character of a d gentleman whom I know per-
socally, and a gentleman for whom I have great respect—l
mean the chaplain of the Borough Gaol. The facts were
communicated to me through the prisoner's attorney in
.he first place, end sines then by the prisoner
himself; and are to the effect that lie (the prisoner) his be, n
urged by the chaplain to plead guilty to this charge. And
if this was the first occasion on which such a statement had
been commusicated I might have felt some difficulty in
mentioning it, but I regret to say that it is not the first ono.
lion. At the late anises at Liverpool, a treasury iffiest
made an observation to the governor of the gaol, asking him
why a prisoner on that occasion had not been induced by the
chaplain to plead guilty ? And thie was an observation the
mon significant because it came from a treasury official, at a
time when he was disallowing all coats where the
prisoners pleaded guilty. I should not be dircharging my
duty if I did not mention these circumstance'. It I could
have seen any way of avoiding it I can truly say that 1
should have done to. I feel that I am making a charge
against a reverend gentleman in his absence.
The Recorder—lt is in his absence, and it will be some
time before he can be made et:quaintest with it.
Mr. Polleck—Well, if I could here had an opportunity of
seeing that gentleman this morning I should have done so,
because I (eel that this is a severe nth ction ; but this being
the proper time to bring it forward, on the verdict of the jury
being given, I have had ne discretion in the matter.
The Recorder—l moat fay that the chaplain ought not to
influence prieoners In this way.
Mr. Pollock—Perhaps I had better read the prisoner's
statement, because it will enable the chaplain to see pre•
esely what the charge it, and will give him the oppcnunity,
which he will no doubt desire to have, of denying it or or
meeting it fairly. It may be that he his not ben,
actuated by improper motives, and hu only acted from •
mistaken judgment. I can imagine he may have mistaken
Lie duty, and have done this with perfectly honest ftitentioas,
but I will read the statement from my brief. The learnau
counsel thea read the following extract from the prisoner's
deposition :

The following correspondence has taken place bc-
tween Bishop Delany, of Cork, and Csrdinal Wise-

C irk, Dee. 13, 1550.
Moat Eminent end bloat it d Lord,—fled we con-
sulted our own feelings, we should long since have ap-
proached your Eminence with the tritnye of our respectful
congratulations oo your advanoement to your present exalted
dignity. We were anxious also to testify to our English
brethren the lively joy which, so children of theism, church,
we experienced on the restoration of a regular hierarchy to
their country. Unfortunately, what other rulers and peo-
ple, though differing fn.= us to religion, consider au honour
to their nations, has been misrepresented amongst no,
as to serve so an occasion for the disploy of the
worst passions of cur nature. We hoped that the forbear-
ance of the aggrieved, a cease of justice mid returning rea-
sem on peruminf the unanswerable appeal of your eminence,
world have permitted U 3 to confine ourselvea to the expression
of our delight at the happy condition of the catholic church
in England. But, however sadly disappointed, we can no
longer refrain Iron the fultilment of an agreeable duty,
notwithstanding the variety of efilieting topics that obtrude
themselves on our consideration. A. ruer.eroue meeting of
the liVenan catholic clergy of this dimes &ambled last
Tuesday, eves from rezn,te districts in the enuatry, and at
no incoosiderabl• inconvenience. to give public repression
to the sentiment., which every Roman catholic entertains
towards your Eminence, of admiration of the great talents
and varied knowledge employed in the selves of religion,
end si delight, that the hightet officinal the clan tch are con-
ferred on those who arc best aide to discharge their duties.
Being requested by them to communicate their feelings to
your Eminence, I believe I mince better perform the Mirk
than by transmitting • copy of the resoiations, the words
of which inadequately express their joy at the honour con-
ferred by the Sovereign Pontiff on the English catholic
church, and at tles happy result' that must ensue from
your Eminence being pieced at its head. May I be per-
mitted to gay how ardently I participate in their sentiments
of admiration for the high qualities, both moral and iutel-
tectual, that command revereiv.e for the snaked dignity of
your Eminence, as I join in their prayer, that you may be
spared by Divine Provilence for many yearn, an ornament
and a blessing to His church.—l have the honour to be, with
profuund respect, your Eminence's faithful devoted servant,
His Eminence Cardinal Wiseman. WILLIAM DBLANY.

London, December 23,19.0.
My dear Lord and Brother in Ce.rist,—Allow me to make
your lortship the medium of communication between the
clergy of your diocese and mysielf, in reply to the resolutions
timed at the meeting of December 10. There is nothing se
gratifying to the bistop of the n.:w hierarchy in England
am the fraternal and truly catholic sympathy felt and
expressed in their regard, by their brethren ani fellow-
c;.tholics in Ireland. They who have always been
familiar with the bleesngs of an uninterrupted
raw.y, can appreciate the magnitude of the boon now
con!erred upon us by the IL ly Father. And we, whe un-
derstand, with them, the strength of these Lured bonne of
• .
" .

The prisoner said—The chaplain came into my dell and
said " Now I went you to answer a question I am going
to put to you, and to answer the truth. Let me till you
bat your cue is a very serious one, and 1 know all about it
Yon were employed by Mr. Hilton ?" 1 answered,' Yes."
He then said, " Ab, you tee I know all about it." He
then said that he items to me as a friend to advise me to
opens all I knew, and where the property hid been ptsced,
as that was my only chance of obtaining mercy, beams:: my
cue was a very serious one—rubbery, for which the hoariest
of punishment was intl,c.ed, it found guilty, after pleading
not guilty. He said " Titer° were four transported last
sessions for the first offence. I do not say you will be teen.
sported; but mind, I do not say that you will not." I sod
1 had never had any of the property. He replied, " Oh, is
that is the case 1 will bid you good morning." I aekea
him if he knew when the sessions were ? He replied, "Yee,
but as you refuse my advice and hare taken your own, I may
not answer any questions."
The Recorder—lf that is true, if all has been done that
is here stated, the chaplain has been going beyond the line
of his duty.
Mr. Pollock-1 sincerely trust it may tura oat not to be
correct, and that the chaplain has not sueeded his duty ; tut
I should not have mentioned it had this bun the first time a
statement of this n had been made ; but it is not the
first, nor the second, nor the third time.
Mr. Maude said the visiting justices yenta Inquire into
the charge.
Mr. Pollock said the whole statement wit a very remark.
able one, and no doubt it would be inquired into with proper
care.

The Itecorder—Mr. Maude would inquire into the matter,
and Al it was found to be true the wetting justices wouht
apprise the chaplain that he had gone beyond his duty.
Here the depositions were handed up to Mr. Mende, who
immediately left the bench. An application was afterwards
made to that gentleman by the press to be allowed to take
an exact copy of the prisoner'. deposition, but he stated that
c bad already parted with the document, though •' no doubt
&Ler rotild hear more of it."

IRELAND.

Dopum. DEC. 30.

A sale of some lots of houses *thrived in Limerick
took place in that town on Saturday, under an order
of the Encumbered Estates Commissioners. They
formed a portion of the property of Edward Cripe
\Tinian, and had been twice put up for sale in the
court in Dublin without tempting purchasers; but the
Limerick Chronick observes :

unity which hold rit in theasme faith sad in cathoPc
charity, feel how nature: it it to brethren, who themselves
Active no advantage from the measure, to sympathise with
and congratulate those who are brought into the partici; t-
tion of equal blearing' with ttletnseiv.a While' therefore
•- ' . •

Bidders were soon found for the property in Limerick,
whk is residents are the best jseiges of its local value, and in
similar cases the commissioners will find the advantage of

selling out of Dubin portions of each INtatie es straege:s to
the totality slay net be supposed to appreciate. Mr. Marshall
sold—lot 1, remises, rear of Mussett.stret, for 1401. ; :lot 2,
premises in Moogret•strest, for 661.; lot 3, premiaes is same
street, for 1201. ; lot 4, house in Marrs:rest, fur 761. ; lot 5,
premises is West Watergate, fur 731. Total amount, 4951.
_ _ - •-

The Limerick Chrrtic. le contains the following
statement :

it has gre-stly esnaola us, it has cot surprised its in Eng=
lard, to sea the warm interest maniksted in Ireland in the
restoration of our English hierarchy. And I doubt not that
~tir Hely Father will r. joice to see the hearty and filial
concurrence with his kindness to us which Ireland has
shown. In my own name, and in that of my brother
bishops, I beg to offer to 'cur I,,rdrhip and your clergy our
warmest thanks and the lxpreseicn of our since rest affection,
strengthened by the new proofs which we are now
receiving of strong and generous friendship. I know
likew:se that I speak the language of all catholic
besets in England, when I say that alt such will
rejoice, when the resolutions from Cork are rir.de known to
tl.sm, anti I feel justified in beforehand tendering their best
thanks. The viol/Li excitement which has been caused by
the jos' and salutary measure of the Hely See is fast Bohai&
ilia ; and I trust that more re.lsonable views will soon succeed
to the misapprehensions wri:h have been too industriously
raised upon the subject. Uniting myself to the prayers of
all your lordship's clergy, and sincerely thanking your lord-
Ain for the truly fra•ernal art which you havo performed, 1

One of the very few Eegluh pnrehasen who have ap-
peared in the Encumbered Estates Court has turned cut a
defaulter, He purchased a portion of the estate of Mr. James
Wall, Cooluamuck, Waterford, for 10001., but never paid
a penny into court, nor replied to the communication of
the commissioners to fulfil Dig bargain. The Marquis of

Waterford had offered 14,0001. for the property. The
court bas issued as attachmeat against the defaulter, which
may be executed in England if he can be found there, end
he will be held accountable for all costs and deficiencies.
Some of the Irish papers complain bitterly that a
commission of inquiry into legal affair., similar to
that lately given to England in relation to the Court
of Chancery, has not been granted to this country.
It such a commission were confined to the proceed-
ings in Chancery for the present, it would be suffi-
cient ; and it is urged very reasonably that while a re-
form in that quarter is most urgently required, any
attempt to effect it by an act of parliament without
some such previous inquiry, as has been done in the
case of some recent Irish acts of law reform, must
incur the risk of being abortive and injurious. The
Irish Jurist says:
In England a commission of Indyy is issued before im-
portant legal changes are allowed to be made. The neon-
sity for such a commission is deeply felt and cruise for
in Ireland, not for the sake of the professions, but
of the public, whose interests are deeply and vitally
assailed by a system of crude and ill.digested legislation. Tne
bar of Wear' unanimously asked for such a commission at
their lest meeting. With what colour of justice cen it be
soneeded la the one country and denied to the other?
A Limerick paper says, " A great outrage was
committed in St. Michael's parish church on Thurs-
day by a party of the military seizing upon a soldier
who had tendered himself for marriage. The affair
is under investigation by the proper authorities."
The Marquis of Clanricarde, Lords Clonbrock and
Dunkellin, are sojourning at Roxborough, the seat of
Dudley Perese, Rag., on a shooting party.
The latest accounts from Killarney are that Mr.
Daniel O'Connell is progressing favourably,under the
lam of his two fingers and thumb.
From the following communication it appears that
all SINS henceforth inflicted by justices of the peace,
under the Summary Jurisdiction Act, most go to
goverment:
Dram' CASTLII, Dec. 23.—Gaivexlmis,—In reply to
tile inquiry la your letter of the 6th instant, I have to
acquaint you that the law adviser thinks all fines Impaled in
the excedes of tbe jurisdiction widened by the 13th end
14th Via., see. 102, should be applied in the manner directed
by that set--ece sections 47,48.—1 bare the honour to be,
gentlemen, yourobetfientiarvant, I'. N. RIDINOTON. Ma-
gist:atm at Petty Sessions, City Limerick.
The Bowser of Ulster, an extreme tenant right
organ, thus alludes to an address which has been
presented by the tenantry of Sir R. B. Adair, Bart.,
to their landlad :
The spirit of the address routed to A. B. Adair, Esq.,
M.P., sea of Melt honourable landlord, ea the cosairm,

• •
am ever, my dear lord, yot.r lordship's affectionate hrn.l;er
in Christ N CARD W

The Wet Rev. Dr. D:leny, DishOp of Curs.

The tenant right meeting held some time since in
Kilkenny having adopted a resolution cullteg on the
local members of parliament either to give their
.:onotenanee and support to the principles of the
Irish Tenant League, or resign their scats, and that
tesolunun having been duly communicated to the
county and borough members, Mr. Sullivan, Mr.
Butler, and Mr. Greene, the two former gentlemen
have not thought it necessary to return any reply,
aed the third, Mr. Graeae, has simply, in answer to
the notification of the meeting, referred them to his
past votes in parliament as carrying out to the fullest
extent every pledge which he made to his canstitn-
ems, and all that he believed to be their wishes and

their interesto, adding : " As it is not my intention to
ilt.viive for the future from the line of conduct I have
pursued in the past, I trust I may with some confidence
lock back to my votes on the tenant question, when
brought before parliament; as likely to prove generally
sstisfat tory to my constituents."

Archbishop in acknowledging, among
other donations for tie relief of the poor, the munifi-
cent remittance of 1001. from Lord Petra, writes sa
follows to the Freeman's Journal:
But it Is not by the hereditary benevolence of his house
that this noblemen is alone distinguished. Ile Inherits, too,
a lofty and a generous zeal f^r the freedom of conscience, and
• determination that that civil and religious liberty which is
rather the bout than the real boon of err ry British oubjea,
shall not in future, as in past times, be a mere insulting
name. For his ieasona`,le stand in defence of the nunseed
rights of catholic' be and his associates who have tuned the
recent spirited ileclaratim are entitled to gratitude; and
they may he assured that the Irish catholic' will not be be-
t ind hand, nor will they be unmindful of the prestige of the
triumph of emancipation.

A letter has been received in Dublin from B;shop
Welch, of Halifax, in which that prelate, on the sub-
jrct of the American packet station and the Halifax
railway project, says:

Nova Scotia is sending to Englund by this night's packet
one of the moat talented. influ.ntial, and energetic of bet
Mg, the Hon. Joseph Horne, a leading member of the ca-
binet, and member of our provincial parliament tor the county
of Halifax. He is also the secretary, and has heen for many
years the leading man on the libtr Aside ef politica. He goes
as a deputy from the cabinet here to England to raw a loan
for the railroad on the security of the premises of Nova
Scotia. On financial condition is in a most healthy state,
far more secure and independent that the generality of the
British provinces. With the guarantee of en act of the pro-
•incial parliament it is believed that the sum required could
be e.stly raised amongst Hagfish capitalists. But if the se-
curity cad the imperial government could be obtained for the
payment of the interest, it is thought the money could be
had two per cent. cheaper than other •ise, a difference which
would be of great moment to us. To accomplish this Mr.
Horne pees to England, and SIEO 'peeks, if necessary, of
going to Ireland to create public opinion there in favour of a
measure which will be of such paramount importance to
Ireland. I tear the friends of Ireland are not fully alive to
the importance of this great Atlantic railway, with its
termiaus in Nova Scotia, withia six days' nail of the Irish
coast. No living man tan calculate the wonderful results to
Ireland.

A TRANSATLANTIC PACKET STATION IN IRELAND.
—We (Anglo CM) are happy to observe that the English
press has at length bees turned to 041 establishment of •
transatlantic packet station In Ireland. and they they now
admit its necessity, and the impossibility of long deterring
the measure. The exigencies of English trade require it;
and this being so, we may lock upon it almost in tits light
of • fact accomplished. The wealthy New England states
of America have resolved upon, and are actually taking
measures for, the construction of • railroad from Halifax to
baton, with the sole view of erring time and money in
conveying passengers and int. 'licence from Europe, and an
Irish packet station Is avowedly • part of their entile design.
The only question low remaining appears to us to be the
selection of the port in Ireland where the packet station will
be. The advantages of Galway over other Irish ports appear
to us so evident, that we think the question as to its supe-
riority admits of **discussion. It is placed also about half
way between the northern sad southern extremities of the
west coast of Ireland, and would not afford any undue
advantage to either of the provinces of Munster or Ulster,
whereas the establishment of • more southern port would
leave the province of Ulster more removed from American
communication than it is now by the Liverpool packets. To
Cavan the Galway route will afford considerable advantages.
We ate already in communication with the Midland Railway
by conveyances, Sto., to Mullingar, and it Is not easy to cal-
curate waist great benefits may result from our proximity to
the main route of travel and transit between the two hemi-
spheres of the world. We are led to make them remarks
from the perusal of • very sensible article on the subject in
the Daily Nave.

MEETING OW MAGISTRATES AT BALLTBOT SES-
SlONB.—Yestendays at twelve o'clock, a very large misetieg
of magistrates took place at Ballybot Court house, (or the
purpose of taking into consideration the state of the baronies
of Upper Grier and Upper Fews, and the propriety of recom-
mending the Lord Lieutenant to increase the eonstablilary
is this district, which boa become a hotbed of Bibbeinkra and
of crime. After eating consultation it wai resolved that a
recommendatioa ihruld be forwarded to the Lard Lieutenant
to have two new wait* *tenons erected--one at Bilverbridge
and the other at Idelgb ; and also to increase the fors. at the
stations generally throughout the whole district.
eommendation wee entrusted to the li
—the Him Mr. Caulfeild—for pram
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