The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-23 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Dvistis, Meilen 22.
Lord Naas is likely to be more fortunate in Cole-
raine than was expected. The local journal re-
ceived to-day makes no mention of his intended
opponent, Mr. Kennedy, and it is to be inferred that
the friends of that gentleman have not deemed it
worth while to go to a contest on the eve of a general
election. Lord Naas will consequently be returned
to day, probably, without any opposition. A conser-
vative organ, however, acknowkdges that—. The ma-
jority of the electors me opposed to any tax being
re-imposed on food, and that in giving their support
to Lord Naas they do so because they are quite satis-
fied that no such tax is intended by the present
government, at least without the decision of the
people upon a dissolution of parliament"
the official declaration of the poll in Cork will bo
made to-day. Mr. Scully's actual majority would
seem to be 820; and, according to the statements of
Mr. Frewen's friends, that gentleman is so well
pleased with the beating he has received, that he has
determined to repeat the experiment at the general
election.

Mr. Francis Brodigan, of Pilltown House, ha, an-
nounced his intention to stand for Drogheda, on
the liberal interest, at the corning election.
It is stated that Sir Coleman 01,oglilen, one of tho
most popular members of the Irish bar, has been
prevailed on to offer himself for the representation of
the county of Clare.
The folio sing is the present list of candidates for
the city of Limerick :—Christopher D. Carleton,
Prospect house, Delgnny, county of Wicklow; J. 1).
Fitzgerald, Q.C.; Sergeant 0 Brien, Mr. Robert
Potter, Pierse Crcagh, and Francis William Russell,
Esqrs.
Tho Roscommon Journal says :—" It is currently
reported that the son-in-law of the Marquis of West-
meath, Mr. Greville, intends offering himself for the
representation of this county, on protectionist prin-
ciples; and that Mr. Sheriff Swift, of London, who is
at present on a visit to his chaplain, the Rev. Mr.
O'Connor, P.P., of Loughglyn, will also bo in the field
on free trade and tenant-right principles.
His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant gave a fare-
well dinner party on Saturday to his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge.
A grand musical commemoration in honour of the
late Thomas Moore takes place to-night, in the An-
cient Concert Room, in this city. The compositions
to be performed are all to be those of the immortal
bard himself.

John Sealy Townsend, a retired Master in Chan-
cery, and one of the distinguished ornaments of tho
Irish bar in the days of its greatest brilliancy, died
at his residence, Ktlvara, near Dublin, on the 15th
inst., at the advanced age of 87. Ile was the eontem-
and competitor of Plunkett, Curran, Saurin,
Pennefather, &c.
The shortest and the lightest assizes known in
the county of Tipperary for a long series of years,
closed on Saturday without a conviction fur murder,
or indeed for any very serious crime.
The Limerick papers state that there h not been
a single labouring man or woman, able to work, un-
employed in that part of the country for several
weeks past. Emigration nevertheless proceeds at as
great a rate as ever, and the price of berths in emi-
grant ships has been considerably raised all the
Irish ports.
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