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The Dublin Evening Packet announces that "the Queen's letters, ap- pointing Baron Foster a Justice of the Common Pleas, and the Right Honourable Mr. Lefroy one of the Barons of the Exchequer, have arrived in Dublin."
As not one of the least remarkable specimens of the extent to which parties are broken up and baffled just now in Ireland, still More than in England, we give the subjoined passage from the paper which is held to be the organ of Mr. O'Connell, the Dublin Pilot-
" We have been puzzling our brains this week past to account for the fact, that all the fry of the Tory bar, and those who are the most in intercourse with the Castle, are running about the Four Courts and abusing Sir E. Sngden in the most indecent and indefatigable manner. They have not alone suddenly discovered that this man, to whose talents they formerly did homage, is now destitute of them, but they carry their rancour so far as to vent their low abuse upon his estimable and accomplished lady. There must be something in the wind when such curs howl; and what can it be ? Sir E. Sugden is not alone surpassingly the superior of the Tory bar of Ireland, but, what they think far more of than learning or talents, he holds a station which puts his traducers in his power. What, then, must be the stimulating motive for this low abuse of their master ? Why do these creatures give vent to this bate, even contrary to their apparent interest ? From whence has the word been given which let loose this yelping pack upon that noble quarry ? Is it that, associated with Sir E. Sugden's high station and commanding talents, there is a dignified pride which will not permit him to stoop to be the tool of his inferiors, nor sully his high character by advancing to high station the offscouring of the Irish bar, at the bidding of a paltry, petty pack of factionists, who have not, like him, a character to lose ? Can this systematic slander have originated in the appointment of Mr. Warren instead of Mr. West to the Sergeantcy ? and is it kept alive by indications upon the part of the Lord Chancellor, that he will continue to prefer—for the sake of the public and his own character—merit before imbecility, judicial knowledge in preference to the low adventurers of faction, who sacrifice to po- itics, and then demand the reward of the law ? "
The Evening Mail mentions a report "that the Romish party in the city have resolved to constitute Mr. O'Connell permanent Lord Mayor; there being, as it is alleged, no provision in the Municipal Reform Bill against the reelection of the same party to that office year after year." Mr. O'Connell himself, however, at the weekly meeting of the Re- peal Association on Monday, when a Repealer expressed a wish of the kind, said that he would not again consent to fill the chair of the Corporation, as he hoped to have that body in good working order before his year of office expired : the moment he got it into that condi- lion he would resign, and "put in nomination" either Sir John Power, Mr. Roe, or some other gentleman that would enjoy equal public confi- dence.
The Dublin correspondent of the Times accuses the Lord Mayor of "the wholesale manufacture of freemen " : Mr. O'Connell himself said that the business goes on "swimmingly "—
" His Lordship was engaged up to his eyes at the Mansionhoutie during Friday in hearing the claims of persons seeking the freedom of the city ; and in the short space of an hour and a half, no less than seventy-three were ad- mitted—all, of course, being of the 'right sort.' His Lordship, after putting a few preliminary questions to each claimant, invariably concluded his examina- tion by the interrogatory= Are you a Catholic ? ' and being answered, as was the case in nineteen cases out of twenty, in the affirmative, clinched the busi- ness by exclaiming Admit him.'"
Mr. O'Connell, observes the same writer, who thus makes electors, will very likely employ them as a Parliamentary candidate.
On Saturday week, at night, a murder took place on the road leading from Lisburn to Bally-na-hinch. Two brothers, James and Andrew Spence, left Belfast by the five o'clock train for Lisburn, to visit some relations. They sat drinking at a public-house in their way, after which they continued their journey on foot. They were found in the road, the one dead, the other in a state of insensibility, by the wife and servants of a man named Garron, who had gone on some farming business to Belfast. He stopped drinking at a public-house ; and his fainily becoming uneasy at his unusual stay, went to see after him. James Spence, on his recovety, stated that he was knocked down by a
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an in a cart, with some weapon ; but he had no recollection of any thing else. An inquest was held on Monday week before Dr. Tyrrell, the Coroner for the county of Down. The Jury returned a verdict of "Wilful Murder against some person or persons unknown."
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