IRELAND.
,The Irish papers contain a correspondence between Sir Hussey lailan and the Marquis of Londonderry, in regard to the strong ex- ?lemons used by the latter at the Downshire Tory meeting, when 'Peaking of Mr. Littleton and the Government. Mr. Littleton thought it necessary to require some explanation from the Marquis of
the terms "dishonourable, treacherous, and intriguing." The Marquis wrote in answer, that "he applied the words treacherous," dishonourable,' and 'intriguing,' to those transactions of Government by which Lord Grey was forced to resign; and to the writer and author of the letter who (being in the Cabinet or Govern- ment with his Lordship) made the communication (unknown to him) which changed the Lord-Lieutenant's views as to the Coercion Bill, by which secret roceeding Lord Grey was overthrown and personally abandoned."
This explanation was declared by Sir Hussey Vivian to be perfectly satisfactory, and then the affair ended. Is follows, therefore, that the Marquis of Londonderry's expressions are held to apply to another and more important member of the Government than Mr. Littleton.
Amongst the many misrepresentations put forward by the Orange press, iu order to attach a fictitious importance to the meeting at Hills- borough, was a statement that a Calvinist parson, named Cooke, who made a furious speech on that occasion, was the Moderator of the Synod of Ulster. It now turns out that Mr. Cooke is not the Moderator of the Synod—that be had no authority whatever to represent that body itt the Down meeting; and the Presbyterians, so far from recognizing him as an organ of their sentiments, have repudiated him altogether.— Dublin Morning Register.
The Dublin correspondent of the Times states the actual numbers at the Downshire meeting at 22,7.50, from a calculation founded on the space they really occupied.
Mr. Whittle, late editor of the Manchester and Salllird and now of the Dublin Tribune, is in the field as a candidate for the representation of the county Louth.
The eldst son of Mr. Spring Rice, will, it is believed, come for- ward as a cand'clate for the representation of Limerick city on the oc- currence of a vacancy. Mr. Secretary Rice and his father-in-law, the Earl of Limerick, are two of the most extensive landed proprietors in the county.— Times.
The accounts from the country respecting the attempts to enforce tithe claims are truly alarming. A few days since, several Magistrates, with a perty of military and police, visited the parish of Downing, near Kilworth, county Cork. It is stated that "the people of the surround- ing county collected, and, as each haggard was approaehed, it was sur- rounded by a mass of people, with their arms folded and closely vvedged together, from nine to twelve deep—a perfect solid square. After several fru;tless attempts to make a distress, the party were obliged to give Wall idea of it, and returned home." These facts are stated in a letter from Mallow.
In Queen's County and Kilkenny, there have also been several at- tempts at assassiration and other outrages.
The ieterment of the remains of the venerable Archibald Hamilton Rowan took place or Saturday morning, between eight and nine o'clock, in the family vault at St. Mary's Church, Dublin. The funeral was private, hut was attended by a large number of respectable equipages.— Dublin Morging Register.
Some days ago, a conditional order for an attachment was granted in the Rolls Court, Dublin; against a Miss Lucinda Adamson, of Nloate, who told a process.server of the Court, that if he attempted to take ber into custody, he might get his coffin prepared, and, aiming herself with a ease of pistols, frightened the man away.
There are some good things to be had even by Curates ; a Rector advertises in a morning paper for a Curate, to whom he will pay 701. a year, but who must lend the said Rector 2.:I.—Dublin Evening Post.
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