IRELAND.
The Dublin Evening Mail thus reports some law changes in the Irish capital- " We announced on Friday the intention of Chief Justice Pennefather to retire from the Queen's Bench. It was not, however, until Saturday that his format resignation reached the hands of the Government. On that may an intimation was made to the Master of the Rolls, placing the office of Chi Justice in his hands, with an earnest desire expressed by the Government that he should accept it. The right honourable gentleman took until this day [Monday] to decide; and in the course of the afternoon a notification was made to the proper authori- ties, signifying his compliance. The Right Honourable Francis Blackburn is now Lord Chief Justice; and is to be succeeded as Master of the Rolls by the Right Honourable T. 13. C. Smith. Nothing definitive has yet been done with respect to the changes rendered necessary by Mr. Smith's promotion."
The Dublin correspondent of the Morning Chronicle mentions a rumour, which is perhaps no more than the produce of a speculation on proba- bilities—
" I have learned, from a source having access to correct information, that the expediency of proposing a coercion bill for Ireland has been under the considera- tion of the Government during the past week, and that frequent references on the subject have been made to the Irish Executive. From the facts that have reached me, I would conclude that such a bill, limited, however,. in its operation to agrarian crime, and having no application to political associations, will be an: nounced by Sir Robert Peel, or some other member of the Administration, early in the next session; and that, in all likelihood, the Queen's Speech will contain some allusion to the matter."
Mr. O'Connell's speech at the meeting of the Repeal Association on Mon- day, was remarkably devoid of novelty: it was crammed with the standing topics—warnings against combinations, attacks on the Bequests Bill and the Colleges Bill, exhortations to attend to the registries, &c. He moved that the Repeal Members should attend in Conciliation Hall on the follow- ing Monday; apparently by way of mustering them before coming over to England. He announced that a forthcoming report by the Mansionhouse Committee would prove the extent of the threatened famine to be more appalling than the public suppose. And he also announced that his youngest eon, Daniel, had been invited to stand for Dundalk; giving notice ' of a motion that the Association should approve of that choice. He said a good deal about his making a brief attendance in Parliament to support repeal of the Corn-laws, and to see what would be done for Irekuld:. he ex- pected nothing. The rent for the week was 165L
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