IRELAND.
The Irish Orangemen seem infuriated by the successes which what is called the Derby Wiseman Alliance have won in the counties. It is now said that Mr. George's election in Wexford was carried by the Roman Catholics, and that the tenantry of a recent convert to Rome, Mr. Ram_ of Ramsfort, were ordered to vote for the Tory.
"If If our friends," says the .21retery Herald, who are ever and anon shouting themselves hoarse in their loud-mouthed enmity to the Pope would only think of the poor pitiable position which they occupy, duped, betrayed, and laughed at by those who are their leaders, it might perchance have the effect of making them both wiser and sadder men. There never was a greater delusion and a snare—never a more palpable cheat palmed off upon the country—than that which would represent the Derby .Mmistry as more inclined to favour Protestantism than its Liberal predecessors." The Dotenshire .Protestant talks wildly of the numbers of Orangemen, who alone are privileged to bear arms, ready to start up as volunteers and hold Ulster for Queen Victoria. The Earl of Eglinton, in the inno- cence of his heart, accompanied by Lady Eglinton, attended, last week, a bazaar in the Rotunda for the benefit of the Roman Catholic Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The Warder, and ardent follower of Lord ton, indignantly asks "Is it not enough to have Lord Derby accused over England of having obtained Ronal& support during the elections on some understanding not creditable to conservatism—must we furnish from Ireland fresh weapons to the enemies of the Ministry by lending colour to this charge?" In its opinion the Earl of Eglinton, in sup- porting this society, has made a poor return to the Protestants of Ire- land for their strenuous exertions to increase the numbers pledged to Lord Derby."
The Lord-Lieutenant, on Tuesday, invested the Marquis of Down- shire with the insignia of the Order of St. Patrick. The full name of the new Knight is of portentous length ; it is Sir Arthur Wills Blundell,' Sandys Trumball. Windsor Hill. Mr. John George Smyly, Q.C., has succeeded Mr. Mark Anthony Sarnia as Solicitor to the Board of Excise. The Chairmanship of the Clare Sessions is vacant by the death of Mr. Major. It is said that Mr. Phuaket will retire from the bench of the Bankruptcy Court, and that Mr. Sergeant Howley, a Roman Catholic, will take his place.
The Lord-Lieutenant has appointed Mr. Arthur Edward Gayer, Q.C., LL.D., to the Commissionership vacant by the death of Sir Henry Meredyth. Mr. Gayer was an unsuccessful candidate for Trinity Col--4 lege on the retirement of Mr. George Alexander Hamilton. from Parlia- mentary life. In politics the learned gentleman in an ultra-Conserva- tive. The salary of the Commissionership is 1000/. a year, and the duties being almost nominal it was thought no successor would been appointed to Sir Henry Meredith.
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