The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-31 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Down, Aeons 30.
A long report of the public proceedings yesterday
at the synod of Thula appears in this mornirg's
Freeman ; bat those who expected that some portion,
at least, of the resolves of the, synod would be divulvd
on this occasion were doomed to be diappointed. The
bishops and the clergy proceeded from the college to
the church in processional order, uon the former
occasion, but not clothed in the rich and brilliant
robes which they then wore. There was a solemn
high ma" and fine moat, as before; and the sermon,
as it wasprevionaly known it would: t?, was paaaahaa
by the meat Rev. Archbishop Melials. The subject
which he selected was church authority, and from
the style in which he treated it, it is obvious ettoufh
that the synod is prepared to take a high tone in its
decisions. Indeed it may, from some passages in the
sermon, be safety ooncludod that the bishops, if they
have not already adopted some very positive resole-
'tions on the subject of education, at least intend
doing so.
It is stated that the proceedings of the Synod are
not expected to terminate before; next Monday week,
oa which day the Primate, Archbishop Cullen, it his
health peanut, will, it is thought, preach the closing
111=011.
Mr. Onseley Higgins, the newly-elected member
for Mayo, has given a subscription of 1001. towards
the fund for the protection of the persecuted tenantry
in that county.

ROYAL SOCIETY TOR Tag PROMOTION AND Ix.

PROVINIIIIT OP ran Gaowra or Fi.sx.—The monthly
emmittes maim was held ea Wednesday, 28th August.
Samples of threads, grey, bleached sad dyed, had beta
forwarded by Messrs. Marshall and Co., of Leeds, and were
shown to the sleeting. They had boa made from Data
flax, part steeped in llellea4 sad put by the pateat Sys•
tent in Essiad and Inland. The latter were of exeslient
Italie), is all respects. Samples of flax straw of fair qua-
lity. grown to county Galway, were ails shown, as
well as ems specimens of hemp, mealy mesa feet long,
grown this year la the coanty Lhaerielt, ad brwarded by
MOMS. Rumen. Awns the earrespeademes wee a letter
from the President of the Baal Amsisalsaral Societe of
Guernsey, with a espy of their alb& sand report, sad
requeeting lawman en flax edam whisk it is pv.posed
to Maeda" UM the Chimasi lam& • letter wee read
from Mr. Trash, spent to Its Leasiewas estates la the
amity Merry, In wive& be sated that he wee set de-
cided as to the propriety of sesslas hamentekles
I "Marry, is esseasenne of the bee failure of the
potato mai sad, ales, that he theeskt lay skald
bet be szteaeively cultivated there helm statablawy
should be Greeted ise be peoperatitu The sessadttes
considered Mr. Temmet views eneetemy es the repeated
failure of the pasts seep seceded the stressed pmeible
ream for atteatiou bp Wood to other crop whose
mosey alas would repass that width was now so prom
rims, ad Ile sals 'Melt wield raids for the mass'
a a lame esse of bed this said be /shall dleally
frost the Neel enema. • letter was real *ea the
Sari of Era, the the Lard Lienteemat maid be at
Cream Castle early la
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mated with Ns lasaled ebb 0 big enselleseg to Idiot
had also beat sashed by the someleng. • Nam bass ths
tam sleek Maud fist it wee its sauna whit of the lam
email to have the es- peesties MOD Ilan fleisty is the
reeiX:4f ht szeollsasy. • eill-ammillso was thou
so to 'ease with the tows email em fhb ..lies.
The esme=ise lastraeled M evignekt Lesillhealeasat
that the wee dames of Waft N. as address cm
the .tortes his visit to al that the amulet's's
MMUS were at his eseelleaey use it amid bed
bis pima" te avast the proems, of
sE:a sa
atsudiatte. • mommittee wes sale tak
durge IMO suttee%seb sad to ragatb es as meete-
, Ise if osmalideo cm 4th September.—Northers Whig.