IRELAND.
At a Privy Council held on Thursday in Dublin, the Lords-Justices- gave orders for the enrolling of the Irish Militia.
The new Secretary to the Irish Board of Charitable Bequests is Mr. M`Donnell, a Liberal Protestant, and the son of the Provost of Trinity College. The other Secretary is Mr. M'Dermott, a Roman Catholic.
Mr. Sergeant O'Brien has come forward as a candidate for Limerick, in the Liberal interest. The Tories speak of Major- General Maunsell.
Dr. Cullen left Dublin last week, as "Apostolic Delegate" from Ire- land to a Synod about to be held at Rome, to settle the vexed question of the " immaculate conception."
This year there have been 169,000 acres employed in the growth ofi flax; 16,000 acres less than last year, but more than any year preceding that : in 1847 the total was only 68,000 acres.
The Ballinasloe great cattle-fair has been eminently successful this. year ; a very much larger number of oxen, horses, and sheep, than at last year's fair, having been sold.
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