The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-11 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Oct. 10.
The marriage of Lord Kenlis, son of the Earl
of Bective, and Lady Alice Hill, daughter of the
Marquis of Downshire, was celebrated yesterday at
Hillsborough, amid great rejoicings. The church,
the Castle, the Market-hall, and other buildings in
the thriving and picturesque town were profusely
decorated in honour of the event, and the inhabi-
tants of the district for miles around sought by every
possible expedient to testify bow heartily they sym-
pathised with the pleasure of a noble and popular
house. Triumphal arches; flags, and inscriptions
struggled to look bright and joyous, though the
weather was unfavourable, and sadly dimmed the
lustre of the display. Ordinary and even extraordi-
nary prose, however unfettered by grammatical re-
straints, seemed inadequate to express their wild
enthusiasm. A local laureate, inspired by the occa-
sion, recorded these sentiments more satisfactorily in
the following couplet, which was inscribed on a
large banner :
" Welcome, Lard Kenlis, to receive thy bride,
The Plower or E❑gland and Hillsborough's pride."
The church was crowded with the friends of the
two noble famil;es whose union was solemnised.
Among thole present were the Marquis and Mar-
chionem of Downshire, the Earl of Hillsborough, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Headfort, Earl and
Countess of Amherst and Lady Constance Amherst,
Earl of Bective and Ladies Taylour, Rev. F, and
Lady Olivia Fitzpatrick, Hon. General and Lady
Mary Hood, Captain Hood and Miss Hood, Marquis
of Waterford, Viscount Combermere, &c., &c. The
ceremony was performed by the Lord Bishop of
Down and Connor, assisted by the Ven. the Arch•
deacon of Down and the Rev. Messrs. 0. Gordon
and St. George. In the evening the town was illu-
minated, and bonfires blazed on the surrounding
hills. The festivities will be kept up on the Down-
shire estates for some days.
A courteous letter has been addresscd to the
chairman of the Harbour Commissioners, Belfast,
expressing the great satisfaction which his Excel-
lency the Lord Lieutenant derived from his late
visit to Belfast.

An audacious attempt to defraud a burial society
in Liverpool came under the judicial notice of the
Recorder yesterday, and was punished as it de-
served. Two women, named Maria Silk and Sarah
Cooke, the latter aged about 50 years, were the
gu;lty parties. Sflk, at the instigation of her com-
panion, registered Cooke's death, giving her own
name as Brady, which she stated, in her defence,
was her maiden name, and was more early written
than Silk. The agent of the society was then ap-
plied to, and on the production of the registrar's
certificate paid £4 to the applicant. It afterwards
transpired that Cooke was Fsing, and a prosecution
was instituted. The Recbrder sentenced Cooke to
be imprisoned for six months and kept to hard
labour, and the other plisoner to imprisonment for
six weeks.

The inquiry into the claims of landed proprietors
in Ireland to wreck of the sea, in which Mr. O'Dowd
has been engaged in the Custom-house here for the
last ten days, was brought to a close yesterday. The
results have been that every clause has been finally
and satisfactorily determined by a prompt and in-
expensive tribunal. In some instances there was a
keen conflict of rival claims, some claimants relying
upon ancient patents from the Crown, without
being able to prove actual enjoyment, others rest-
ing their claims upon deeds of transfer of the fee
simple and royalties. Before ordinary tribunals
such questions of title would be discussed at an enor-
mous cost. The value and fairness of the inquiry
however, may be inferred from the fact that in no
instance has there been an appeal from O'Dowd's
decision, notwithstanding that in Ireland alone
about 500 claims have been investigated.
The Ormsby Gore Farming Society held its 20th
an❑ual show yesterday in the demesne of Colonel
Porteous, Ballisodare, County Sligo. The society,
as its name imports, was founded by the lord of the
soil, who is a resident and improving landlord.
Major Gore, who usually attends, was on this occa-
sion unavoidably absent, but was ably represented
by Mr. Fetherstone. The show reflected credit
upon the locality. There was a good collection of
cattle, especially of two year olds. Sheep were not
sonumerous or so good as might have been expected.
Butter of second and third class was very justly
commended for its purity and cleanliness. Mr.
Fetherstone expressed his be:ief that it would bring
120 s. per cwt. in the London market.
The engine which brought the down train from
Dublin to Cork on Tuesday evening got off the rails
between Buttevant and Mallow at a sharp curve in
the line, and before it could be stopped tore up some
of the track, but the place being level it fortunately
did no furthe... damage. It was proceeding at a mode-
rate pace, and the accident is attributed to some un-
noticed defect in the permanent way. The passer-
gem were alarmed, but received no injury. After gi
delay of two hours the engine and two carriage%
which it dragged off the rails were reinstated, awd
the train resumed its course, arriving at Cork at 10

The ironclads have left Cork harbour it is sup"
posed for Portugal. The Liffey and Peaks took their
departure on Saturday evening, and the rest of the
squadron, consisting of the Bellerophon, Minotaur,
Warrior, Lord Warden, Lord Clyde, and Achilles
followed on Tuesday morning, presenting an impres-
sive spectacle as they steamed out of the harbour•
The Mersey guardsh;p, which bears the Admiral
flag, is the only vessel of war now at Queenstown•

DEATH OF FRANK DOWLING, ESQ.—Yesterday
morning, at about four o'clock, this gentleman
died in Norfolk-street, Strand, whither he heal come up
from his residence at Chertsey in the performance of hio
duties as editor of Bell's Life in London. The deceased+
who had entered the Temple as a barrister, succeeded his
father, 'Vincent George Dowling, Esq., who may be said
to have founded Bell's LA, in the editorship of that paPer:
In that capacity he had the arrangement of the great fel'
between Sayers and Heenan. In was by his advice t.s.ht`
the men agreed to a draw, and each to receive a belt. -2`ll:i
Dowling interested himself a great deal for the men, an—
te the credit of Sayers, he, in a delicate spirit not OW
rally expected of a man of his class, begged his accePt
anco of a gold penci'.-case in appreciation of his kindneo'
Deceased was a gentleman in every sense of the u'c't_t'
being urbane, kind, and considerate of the feelings of evou
ono ho was connected with ; and in him the journal 10'
conducted and the P.B.A. have sustained a severe 105°.
The difficulties attendant on a late ring affair caused 13i51
much personal trouble and annoyance, and added to the
pulmonary and nervous affection under which he was lout
labouring. The members of the P.B.A. cannot but Ogee
the death of their friend and supporter, and though in
th
discharge of his difficult duty ho has given some of the:
offence, they must all acknowledge that his decisillusl“3„
fair, and that ho was an upright and honourable loi3i;
He had been for some time in precarious health, theogo
diligently labouring at his onerous official duties, and "g°:
unable to meet the men for the arrangement of prolitol
miles for the forthcoming fight for the champio°Bll,
:
which takes place next week. The deceased gentleman
was in his 44th year. The immediate cause of death il
congestion of the lungs. alp
FIRE AT D ALIT° IJSIE CASTLE. —EDINII v
Thursday.—This castle has been partially burnedthe
morning. The damage is upwards of £3,000.
tapestry is destroyed, but the family portraits are eta°d.