The Express. — 1850-05-07 (London, England)

IRELAND.  DIVIILTN, MAT 6. Yesterday morning a checking occurrence took place in a Roman Catholic chapel here, a murderous assault having been made by a supposed lunatic upon two clergymen while engaged in the celebration of Divine Service. It appears, that between 9 and 10 o'clock, while the Rev. Messrs. J. Colgan, and Edward O'Rourke were officiating at mass at two separate altars in the Carmelite Church, in Whitefriar's-street, a man named Francis 141c3lahon rushed into the sanctuary with his hat on, and drawing a very formidable and ponderous bludgeon from beneath his coat, first assailed the priest at the principal altar, and then rushed at the other clergyman and inflicted two desperate wounds on his head, leaving him to all appearance deed at the foot of the altar. The utmost consternation prevailed amongst the congregation, which consisted of nearly a thousand persons; and had not the man, who was secured before he could do any further mischief, been taken iato the vestry-room, and conveyed away privately by the police, he woald scarcely have been safe from the mob who soon assembled outside the chapel. Nl'Mahon, who is, it appears, respectably connected, is deaf and dumb, but having been educated at the Claremont Institution he can write well. He was taken up by the police nearly a month since as a dangerous lunatic, but was given up by the magistrates to the care of his friends.  Up to a late hour last night the two wounded clergymen were stated, by the attending surgeons to be going on in as favourable a way as mild, under the circumstances, be expected, but not to be by any means out of danger. The maniac by whom the outrage was committed will be brought before the magistrates this morning. There is every reason to think the act was not the result of a sudden impulse of madness, but had been contemplated for some time, at least with as much forethought as • person labouring under a disease of the mind is capable. The arguments on the application for mandamus to elect a new Lord Mayor, were brought to a close in the Queen's Bench on Saturday, but the court reserved judgment. The quantity of glass imported within the last few days into Dublin is enormous. One steam-vessel, the Princess, was almost entirely loaded with it. Another, the Britannia, brought 367 crates, and several others from 200 to 300 crates each. The result of this prodigious supply will, in all probability, be to reduce the price here below what it can be manufactured at. Great shoals of sun-fish have been observed off the coast of Galway; but owing to a want of proper boats and tackling, very few of then have been taken.  ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEClE.—Veeterday the abuts annual meeting of the members of this college was held at tie Freemason's Tavern; Mr. W. Robinson in the chair. The report for the past year stated that the subject of the bye-laws of the college bad received, the deliberate tonaldention of the council. Rudy in LIMO a committee had bees appointed to prepare a draft of the code proposed to be adopted, but some doubts having been raised as to how far the college, in accordance with the proviaions of the charter, had the power of enforcing it ; the council had resolved to take legal advice on the subject. • case had accordingly been laid before Sir J. Jervis, Sir F. Thssiger, and MyJago, but their opinion had not yet been received. The council congratulated the members on the flourishing condition of the Seances ; not only had the loan of SOU been finally liquidated, but a considerable balance remained in hand. The general expenses incurred in obtaining and carrying out the charter up to the present time amounted to upwards of 2,8681, and though this reapuitaibility had been incurred without any availible funds to most it, it had been liquidated without any extraneous assistance. During the past year 47 candidates had received the diploma of the college, and the number of members admitted since the charter was obtained was 320. As the finances of the college were in • satisfactory state, the council had directed inquiries to be made on the subject of obtaining a mai/sues or place of meeting, and Mr. T. W. Mayer bad costribsted • sum of 371. towards that object From the balance sheet it appeared that the roes receipts of the col. late during the year were 6071. • the expenditure (including nearly 200 s. paid in liquidation of the debt) 3911., leaving • balance in band of 2121. The report having been adopted unanimously, six gentlemen were elected members of the council for the ensuing year.