Mr. Deasy, the Attorney-General for Ireland, was reelected by a
ma- jority of 2279. The declaration of the poll at Cork was made on Mon- day, when the numbers were—for the Attorney-General 5674, for Lord Campden 3395. It is broadly stated that the Carlton Club sent Mr. Hennessy to Cork ; that Carlton circulars were distributed among the Conservative electors ; that Lord Donoughmore mixed himself up in the business on behalf of the Tories and urged the Protestants to vote for the Papal nominee, Lord Campden ; and that Lord Bandon distinctly and in- dignantly refused to obey the orders from the Carlton on the ground that Mr. Deasy, Roman Catholic as he is and an officer of Lord Palmerston's Government, would do better service to his country than the Pope's Le- gate. There is no question that the Protestant Conservatives have been greatly. enraged by the Conservative chiefs in Pall Mall, and that they voted m large numbers for Mr. Deasy. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork and his clergy also voted for him.
The O'Donoghue, an Irish Member of Parliament, has obtained per- mission from the Emperor of the French to present a sword, which some Irish enthusiasts have bought, to Marshal M'Mahon, Duke of Magenta. The Duke, it seems, informed Mr. O'Donoghue that it was matter of eti- quette to obtain the permission of the Emperor. The whole of the edi- fying correspondence has been printed in the congenial columns of the Nation.
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