IRELAND.
The Earl of Shrewsbury has given his adhesion to the Catholic Defence Association. In a letter dated Palermo, August 10, he "hastens to com- ply" with the invitation of Mr. James Burke to join the society, and forwards 101. towards the preliminary expenses. The "Catholic rent" for the week amounted to 2441. 138. 6d.
It is reported that a roving commission, countersigned by Archbishop Cullen and his prelatical brethren, is about to be issued with a view of agitating the provinces in their whole length and breadth. The commis- sioners appointed to conduct this religious crusade are Mr. Keogh, Mr. John Reynolds, and Mr. Sadleir, with, probably, others to be named hereafter.
The Medical Press states that there has been a reconsideration of the Government intention to withdraw the Parliamentary grants to the Dublin hospitals ; and that, on Lord Clarendon's advocacy, the intention to withdraw aid is abandoned, "at least as regards the educational hos- pitals."
For several weeks past, the Irish papers have contained numbers of statements showing that English industry and capital were introducing themselves in the Western counties of Ireland. At first the announce- ments were that English capitalists were frequently encountered travel- ling from place to place in search of good locations " and thrifty bar- gains with the encumbered landlords ; then succeeded statements that many purchases had been made or leases taken ; we now find paragraphs of such substantial import as this- " The Londonderry steamer, which arrives at Sligo this week, brings over 2500 ewes and 60 rams (Cheviots), purchased by Lord Sligo's English te- nants, for the purpose of stocking the mountains of the far West. One Eng- lish gentleman has already manufactured 2000 sheep-covers, for the purpose of enabling the sheep to survive the severity of the winter, and also to grow a superior article of wool."
The Irish industrial journal, the Advocate, condenses the accounts re- specting the potato-rot into the following statement. " The appearance of the disease is manifest almost everywhere on the stalks, but as yet the tubers have not been much affected ; nor does the disease appear to be making progress. The experience of the past five years shows that it may generally appear without doing much injury. The foliage may be affected without the potatoes being injured. Diseased tubers may, no doubt, be occasionally met with. Though it is impossible to predict with any confidence what the issue may be, we yet see no grounds for alarm."
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