IRELAND.
The threatened imposition, by the Irish authorities, of a fine of 50/., under the Alien Act, on a Polish gentleman named Chzapski, for a mere technical error—taken advantage of, it is insinuated, only because the Count had made an Anti-Union speech at the " National"—has occasioned a great deal of debate in Dublin. The Government have thought fit to withdraw from a position in which it would have been better that they had never placed themselves. On Monday, Count Chzapski's friends attended at the head Police-office, to pay the fine of .501. which had been raised by it subscription of ll. by fifty gentlemen. The Crown solicitor's clerk was in attendance, and asked if the Ma- gistrates had made up their conviction in this case?" The Magistrates answered "No." The Crown solicitor's clerk then stated, "that as the defendant had, since the case was last under the consideration of the Magistrates, complied with the law, and as the object of the pro- ceeding had been thereby attained, he was instructed to say, that it Was not the desire of the Crown to press the infliction of the penalty." The threatened imposition, by the Irish authorities, of a fine of 50/., under the Alien Act, on a Polish gentleman named Chzapski, for a mere technical error—taken advantage of, it is insinuated, only because the Count had made an Anti-Union speech at the " National"—has occasioned a great deal of debate in Dublin. The Government have thought fit to withdraw from a position in which it would have been better that they had never placed themselves. On Monday, Count Chzapski's friends attended at the head Police-office, to pay the fine of .501. which had been raised by it subscription of ll. by fifty gentlemen. The Crown solicitor's clerk was in attendance, and asked if the Ma- gistrates had made up their conviction in this case?" The Magistrates answered "No." The Crown solicitor's clerk then stated, "that as the defendant had, since the case was last under the consideration of the Magistrates, complied with the law, and as the object of the pro- ceeding had been thereby attained, he was instructed to say, that it Was not the desire of the Crown to press the infliction of the penalty."
A splendid dinner was to be given to the Count Chzapski on Thursday.
The Royal Dublin Society is making arrangements to admit new members at 20 guineas entrance fee, instead of $0 guineas as at present, and to substitute admission by a majority of beans instead of by two- thirds.
It appears by a Parliamentary return ordered by the House of Com- mons, that there is but one individual imprisoned in Ireland for a breach of the Game-laws. This man's name is John Ginlay; and he- has been committed at the suit of the Stamp-office, from the Petty Sessions Court, Monaghan.
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