IRELAND.
After very stormy meetings at Clonmel, and great efforts made by the Young Ireland party, it seems that Mr. John O'Connell was accepted as the candidate for the vacant seat. He is supported by Dr. Burke and the priests generally.
The Guardians of the Castlebar Union have again resolved that the Sisters of Mercy shall not be admitted into the workhouse.
r It is stated that a circular letter, signed by the Inspector-General of Constabulary, has been recently promulgated, the object of which is to check emigration in the Police force. It sets forth, that retired police- men, representing themselves as agricultural labourers, and thereby ob- taining passages to Australia, will subject themselves to a penalty of 501. The alarmingly large number of resignations recently received from po- licemen who have emigrated, or intend immediately to set out, has in- duced the Inspector-General to adopt this course, for the purpose of pre- venting, as much as possible, further emigration.
The approach of winter has again brought a renewal of Riband outrages in the North of Ireland. Besides the attempt on the life of Mr. Graham at Meigh, Mr. Hearn, of Drummary Park, Longford, has been shot, but not fatally, while driving a gig ; and Rockite threatening notices have been served upon several persons. The Magistrates have met in Newry, and a statement of the outrages already committed and of the threats of others has been forwarded to the Government. If necessary, the Government arc to be called on for additional police.
The wife of one of the gentlemen thus threatened, Mr. Ross of Bladens- burg, has caused a public notice to be posted, " to the disgrace of the pa- rish," in which she says—" Should my husband's health make it necessary for him to change climate this winter, I will remain here to fill his place. in order that a cowardly cabal, who dare not say to any honest man Be of us,' should not continue to disgrace this parish by such discreditable pro- ductions as the letter I now subjoin." The letter subjoined is one of the usual menacing productions of " Molly Maguire."
A rent-charge on lands at Rhyne and four houses in Dublin, formerly the property of the convict Kirwan, have been sold at auction for the Crown. They realized 45051.
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