IRELAND.
The Dublin Evening Mail, an honest Conservative journal, complains of the want of judgment shown by Lord Ellenborough and Mr. Disraeli, and regards them as the causes of the conflict.
" Matters were going on very smoothly, the subordinates doing their bu- siness right well, and evidently a strong disposition on the part of the House of Commons to give Lord Derby's Government every latitude. But there is a dislike among Englishmen to dodging, and Mr. Disraeli has that failing to such a degree that no Government could be found strong enough to support the loss of prestige that tricks and acting bring upon it. The Conservative party had a fair chance, but the wisest of their leaders fore- saw from the beginning what would happen. and openly prophesied that if Mr. Disraeli did not upset the coach Lord Ellenborough would."
The contest for the vacant seat at Limerick seems likely to be fierce. The candidates at present before the constituency are, Mr. John Ball, supported by Bishop Ryan, and Mr. John Spaight, a Liberal Protestant, supported by Roman Catholics who dislike Mr. Ball.
The Banner of Ulster states that the Customs authorities have served. notices of civil action upon almost every person who bought tea of Moore, the Belfast merchant who defrauded the revenue. However in- nocent the grocers were in their dealings with Moore they will be saddled with all the expense of defending these actions. It is rumoured that an attempt is to be made to capture Moore in the United States on a charge of forgery.
This year the tide of emigration appears to be from the northern parts of Ireland ; in the south and west there is a lull in the movement.
The brothers Cormack, convicted of the murder of Mr. John Ellis, were executed at Nenagh on Tuesday. On the scaffold they made awful de- clarations of their innocence the moment before their lives were sacrificed.
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