IRELAND.
Mr. Twisleton's resignation of his Poor-law Commissionership is now known as a fact. :Accordnigier the' HublirreOrreeponalent of the Morning Chronicle, it is correctly stated that "he refused to incur the responsibility of administering the Poor-law in the bankrupt unions of the West and South" with the means contemplated by the Government.
The cholera is gradually extending in Tipperary, Limerick, and Clare; but in general it is somewhat abated in virulence. The Limerick journals complain of the filthy habits of the inhabitants of some parts of that city, where the mortality has been considerable. The Limerick Examiner men- tions the following amongst other instances-
" The body of a woman who died three days since of cholera was retained two whole days and nights in the house, in the expectation that the husband of the woman would also die, and that one cart would convey both away. But the re- mains became so offensive as to diffuse an intolerable stench through the neigh- bourhood, and the police had at length to compel the removal of the body." - The deaths which occurred at Crossgar on the 17th of larch, from the collision between the Riband procession and the Orangemen, were the sub- ject of Coroner's inquests last week. The Jury prosecuted their inquiries. for three days, and returned verdicts of death from gunshot wounds inflicted by persons unknown.
The Jury—an intelligent and respectable one, says the Downpatrick Recorder- " accompanied their verdict with a recommendation to the Government, that the Anti-processions Act might be reenacted, and a stop put to all party processions. In this recommendation we heartily join, and we fervently hope that the Govern- ment will pay that attention to it which its importance demands. Chief Baron Pigot took occasion at the conclusion of the Assizes here, on Monday last, to ad- vert to the melancholy consequences to the peace and wellbeing of society which resulted from these party demonstrations. His Lordship also expressed a hope that the Legislature would interpose, and, by the strong arm of the law, put down those silly and dangerous processions."
The master and two mates of the Londonderry steamer, on board of which so many people perished by suffocation through their being confined in a small cabin, were tried at Londonderry last week. Judge Torrens and Mr. Shell, Q.C., acted as Admiralty Commissioners. The men were charged with causing the death of the sufferers by putting them in an improper place, and by neglecting to pay the requisite attention to them. The trial lasted two days. In summing up, Judge Torrens told the Jury that it was the paramount duty of a captain to sans hie
vessel, and thus preserve the people in her: the question therefore was, had the master and crew, exposed to a tempest, striven to the best of their judgment to ore the ship and passengers? After deliberating for three-quarters of an ben, the Jury cave a verdict of " Not. nate"
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