IRELAND.
Lord Naas has written to inform Mr. Roney, the Secretary of the Dub- lin Exhibition of 1853, that he will "submit to Parliament, early in the ensuing session, a bill to extend the provisions of the Designs Act of 1850, and to give protection from piracy to persons exhibiting new inventions in the Industrial Exhibition to be held in Dublin in 1853. The bill will be similar in its provisions to the Designs Act of the 14th Victoria, c. 8."
Thirty female emigrants from the Limerick Union, and the same num- ber from the Nenagh Union, left the quays of Limerick on Tuesday, by the European screw steamer, for Plymouth, en route to Australia.
Mr. Wallace, the proprietor of the Anglo-Cell, against whom an indict- ment has been preferred for libel in the matter of the Six-mile Bridge riots, was on Saturday held to bail for his appearance in the Dublin Court of Queen's Bench, on the first day of next term.
On the termination of the inquest at Six-mile Bridge, the Thirty-first Regiment was removed to Fermoy ; but so strong was the feeling against this regiment, that on Tuesday last two soldiers were fiercely assaulted in the street, and one was killed on the spot.
Active measures have been taken in Dublin to ward off the cholera. Last week, the Committee of the Corporation of Dublin, appointed for that purpose, issued the following notification- " This Committee having had under their consideration the apprehended approach of cholera to this country, feeling the responsibility of their po- sition, and the necessity of adopting such precautionary measures as are re- quired of them in anticipation of its appearance here, and being desirous to impress on their officers the urgent importance of extreme vigilance and at- tention to their duties in connexion therewith- " Resolved, that all officers acting under this Committee, including the in- spector of nuisances, lodging-houses, cellars, slaughter-houses, and knackers' yards, as well as the supervisor and overseers in the scavenging department, be noticed of the desire of the Committee in this respect, and be required to pay special and particular attention to the enforcing of strict compliance with our regulations, the immediate abatement of nuisances, the removal of all impurities, and especially to the cleansing of the poorer and more confined parts of the city. " Ordered—That the foregoing be communicated to all parties concerned, with an intimation that they will be held responsible for the strict discharge of this duty, as well as for any neglect on the part of those under their di- rection or controL"
A young man has died at Clara from the effects of a poison—cantharidea- contained in a love-potion secretly given him by his sweetheart. The girl fancied he rather slighted her ; she consulted a wise woman, and received from her the fatal philter to bring back the young man's affection.
The Bhurtpore, a fine ship of 1500 tons, bound from Liverpool to New Or- leans, with 485 emigrants and a crew of thirty-five, has been lost on the Long Bank, near Wexford. She struck at night, while the passengers were in bed; and a frightful scene ensued. But Wexford oyster-boats and other craft took off the people by degrees, and all were saved except five, who were drowned. The ship subsequently went to pieces. This was only her second voyage. The authorities of Wexford made prompt arrangements for the temporary shelter of the sufferers in the poorhouse.
On the same night there was another wreck on the same coast. The Mi- chele, from Liverpool to Constantinople, was driven on the rocks at Cern- more, and speedily became a wreck. The crew were in great danger, but eventually got to land.
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