22 APRIL 1865, Page 3

There is hope for Ireland yet. The priests of Louth

have returned to Parliament Mr. Kennedy, a Presbyterian, because they agreed with his political opinions. Mr. Kennedy apparently made no religious concessions, and was really elected as a staunch Liberal, -and in spite of his creed. It appears that Louth is within the diocese of Dr. Dixon, a Bishop who seems to believe that his business is to get people to heaven if he can, and not to overthrow Lord Palmerston's Government, or ostracize every politician with a different. creed from his own.