IRELAND.
The Orange Society has issued its half-yearly address. This document is very brief, and is signed "Edward Waller, chairman." It consists of a glorification of the Orange institution, whose extent and influence are greater than ever, and whose royal and " godly " aim is better understood. That aim is to oppose a steady front to the aggressions of the Church of Rome. Orangemen have much to bear ; they are ca- lumniated, but they can live down calumny - they are most hated because most feared. Then there is a hint to the Derby "Government
"Amid these trials peculiar to their position—trials which shake not
throne fidelity to the trials, because of unsatisfactory legislation, nor lessen their love of the Orange cause because it may be by many extolled and courted only in days of national danger and extremity—Orangemen are resolved to be Orangemen ever—united, resolved, vigilant, and undismayed. Suggestions may sometimes come from men of peculiar statesmanship, or from those who know not the realities of Ireland's danger ; they may idly
if Orangeism were to be renounced, the Grand Lodge to be dissolved, and our meetings to cease for ever, that Rome would he less artful, active, and disloyal. They mistake the result ; they vainly expect the concession of the Orange array !"
Intimidation is certainly carried to great lengths in the North of Ire- land. The office of Treasurer to the county of Antrim recently became vacant. Two candidates started, a Mr. Henry Leslie, and a Captain Verner. It happened that Mr. John Roberts, of Collin, near Belfast, a county Magistrate, had promised to Tote for Captain Verner before he was solicited by Mr. Leslie. Mr. Roberts informed Leslie that he bad pledged his word, and could not break it. What does Leslie ? He inti- mates by letter that Lord Hertford is his friend, and then he says- " Should you have made any promise to my rival, through ignorance of Lord Hertford's wishes, I cannot ask you to do more than refrain from vo- ting at all, but this much I shall certainly expect ; and, if this request tenet complied with, I shall feel it a duty I owe to myself, as well as to Lord Hertford, to inform his Lordship who on his estate have complied with his wishes and who have not."
Unfortunately for the friend of the Marquis, Mr. Roberts was not the kind of man to be frightened by these airs. Ile immediately sent the letter to the _Northern Whig, and thus exposed the disgraceful proceeding.
Lieutenant -Luckraft has been tried by court-martial at Queenstown for having, on Sunday October 31, without orders from his superior officer, beat to general night quarters, and in an improper and unofficer manner, caused fire to be opened from the great guns of the ship Hawke. Some of the wit- nesses alleged that Luekraft was drunk at the time. Evidence having been given that Mr. Luckraft had suffered from sun-
14.34rve.d spgainif ur:14teinediral. I 6unhIst, the jest's-1- ship e, ernplorment again. The Cenirt then broke up, ' and ko Pillidner d from custody. The sentence given dues ,noti,p_Feeyde,ILiretuteisiiont Lueltraefs trom ,sn0 ids-I ell e. ;stroke! the Court declared their _op,,so" n that the LlentenazieEdward Alfred Liiib•M "hilt; d testimony, t,shich had been produced, and his,prev" sentence 1Wasi'Thitt.' he Should be dintahniefl tibia" Hawke and rendered innapahle of Berlin '
receiving half-pay.
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