IRELAND.
Mr. Stephen S. Rice. son of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is spoken of as a candidate for Limeiick, in room of Sir David Roche, one of the Coronation Baronets.
It is rumoured that Mr. Bodkin, M. P., intends retiring from the representation of the county of Galway; and Sir John Burke is spoken of as his successor.
Mr. Attorney-General Ball has been elected for Clonmel, aod Dr. Stock for Cashel, without opposition.
The Westmeath Commission, to inquire into the merits of the Tory election petition, have now been sitting more than three weeks at Mullingar ; and up to Saturday last theme had been disposed of eight votes out of newly six hundred disputed ones. At this rate it may go on for years!
The Northern WAi9 speaks thus of Lord Lyndbunt's bill for esta- blishing Municipal Corporations in Ireland- "It liaises the franchise to 101., according to the rating ; with this excep- tion, that the amount of landlord's repairs and the cost of insurance, are to be reckoned as making up the franchise. The insurance upon a ten-pound house, would he about eighteenpence, or two shillings ; and the landlord's annual re. pairs, upon such a house, would not be over seven or eight shillings, if so much. Thus, these two items would make not more than about 10s. ; and, conse- quently, the franchise is now fixed at about 9/. 10s. according to the rating ; which is equal to a value of 12/. or 14/. In England, rich England, where the rent of houses is high, every man is entitled to vote, under the Corporation Bill, who is rated to any amount whatever, under the Poor-law Bill ; but in poor Ireland, a num must be rated at 91. 108. or thereabout, to enjoy a similar privilege. Lord Lyndhurst was a fitting person to expound this attack upon the ' aliens.' But let its be just even to the Tories : they were encouraged to make this alteration, or something like it. The Ministry sent up the bill from the Commons with the understanding that they were disposed to a little pulling-up. Of course, it was quite natural, that pulled up they should be. -Then Lord Melbourne made but a most impotent show of opposition to the proposal ; and, when we see that he mustered only thirty.six on his side, we cannot avoid the conclusion, that he Was not very much opposed to this Tory proreetling. We suppose the bill will pass, in its now altered state. The Liberals may stertn, for a while, at any time they please; but the Tories know, very well, that they are sure to have mutters their own way, when the storm. ing and blustering pass over. They know, that the Liberals, in these times, are a most yielding people; and they act upon that knowledge."
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