IRELAND.
Sir Ralph Howard, M.P. for Wicklow, has 1)11'4i:died an address to Iris constituents, announcing that he can no longer support Lord Mel- bourne's Administration. This is Sir Ralph's letter- Sir Ralph Howard, M.P. for Wicklow, has 1)11'4i:died an address to Iris constituents, announcing that he can no longer support Lord Mel- bourne's Administration. This is Sir Ralph's letter-
" Gentlemen—Since I lust had the honour of solieitin7 your votes, a most important alteration has taken ph we in the policy of Cord Melbourne's Cabinet. The Ballot has now avowedly been made au open question. This
recommencement of organic change in the constituf is. in my opinion, a most dangerous step ; and by it the finality of the Reform Bill. introduced by Lord G rev's Government, is virtually at an end.
" The fate appointments, all of which hay,- been ma•le from the Movement
party, fully accord with the ehange. Mr. indeed, gacs greater lengths
than his colleagues; his opinion the popriety of repealing the Legislative
Union, and of totally destroying the Protestant Church in Ireland, is to all a matter of notoriety. I feel it My ditty clearly to inform you, that I cannot conscientiously concur in these arrangements ; nor would I ever have con- sented to become your Representative on tlw terms of placing coufideuce in a Governnwnt the members of which entertain such principle& " The Reform BA gentlemen, will shortly require you to reregister your votes. I think, therefore, the preseut the most proper period for me to give you this information, as the party which has done me the honour to place me in Parliameut may now deetn it expedient to select a candidate for a future election (probably- not far distant) whose eentiments accord with its own: such candidate may have duties to perform in connexion with the approaching registry.
" Entertaining as I do the opinion that the time has arrived when a more moderate Government shoull be formed, unconnected with the extremes of either of the great parties which now divide the empire, I conceive it highly improbable that I shall ever again he a candidate to represent your interests in Parliament ; end I have only to add, that those who tiff many years have so kindly considered themselves as my more peculiar friends, are perfectly at liberty to below any course at the approaching, sessions (as I shall take no part) that may F,esin most eligible to themselves. " I remain, gentlemen, your very oblized tetel obedient humble servant, RALPII HOWARD."
The DuMin Pilot says thnt Sir R.111.11 Tfoward, who has lately had a large accession of fortune, d,?sires a Peerage and as he cannot expect tdiat front the Whigs, who need-2 hem a Bart:het, he tries to curry favour with the Tories.
Mr. Fitzpatrick M.P. fee Q.ILen's Counts-, dined at Maryborough, on
Tuesday, with a petty of 1.: ..Lituems. ire 1;daressea them at length on the state of p,Irtie, ea the sues eierity of Whigs to Tories.
3Ir. Fitzpatrick deeUrtai 1,Laself h.(stile to the Ballot ; and as to Postage Reform, seeilig that the 0,2tiLieney la the re emetic arising from its adoption must be made mm; be another tax--a compuiserv instead of an optional tax—it wield I' s :rd.:: 1- robbing Peter to pay Paul." All
which was exceedingly v - , !' :iced by the discriminating constituents.
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