IRELAND.
The office of Poor-law Commissioner in Ireland, resigned by Mr. Twisleton, has been given to Mr. Alfred Power, Assistant-Commissioner resident in Dublin since the reconstitution of the Irish Poor-law Board.
It is stated that the Lord-Lieutenant has appointed three distinguished medical men—Sir Philip Crampton, Sir Newry Marsh, and Dr. Corrigan— to examine concerning the health of Mr. John Martin, the convict under the Treason-felony Act- Mr. Martin is said to be dangerously ill in Rich- mond Bridewell.
Father Matthew left Cork for America on Saturday last. An immense concourse of the lower orders gathered to bid him an affectionate farewell: Fearing the scene would overcome his feelings, he left Cork privately; and the crowd wailed at the announcement, as if it were that of his death. Father Matthew's life was insured some years since, as a security for the expenses of his Temperance movement; and the insurance-office demanded a heavy fine for extra risk on his leaving the country. Mr. William Rath- bone, of Liverpool, heard of the good man's difficulty, and sent him a present of 5001., with a letter announcing that "the friends of Temperance- 'will be responsible for the debts contracted by its apostle."
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