The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-09 00:00:00

DUBLIN, Jae. 11.
I 'mentioned en Saturday thc: Sir C. Meg!An,
Q.C., had been appointed to the Assistant Barrister-
ship of the county of Wexford, vacant by the promo
Lion of MAtt hew IL Hanna Esq., Q.C., to the Indian
bench as patens judge of the Bombay presidesey
mad it is gratifying to ficd that the statement has been
fatly confirmed, the appointment being one that is
we to give general satisfaction. Sir Colman is the
eldest son of the late Sir Michael O'Loghlen, Master
of the Rolls, one of the ablest and most pordat
judges who ever sat on the Irish bench. He is a
catholic, and a steady adherent of the liberal
jetty, yet Sounders, a conservative journal, in men.
timing his appointment, thus recognises hie merit ;
Sir Colman is as able and diatiagand lawyer, mid pea
Duets in so miseat degree all the qualifications @sionista'
to confer lustre spots the Irish bench. His amiability of
diepositioo, strict integrity of character, and resolute deter.
mthatioa to do what is right, wia so doubt soon reader him
• general fanseite is the 'musty of Wexford, a character
which he has ..lways held is his satire amity, sad amongst
the members of Me prof...deo, imspeetive ol religiose or
politico eonliderstioes. Tte salary attached wilt@ @fan is
NOl. per scouts. There were several candidates for the
npeotateatat, iseludirg, amongst others, Hoary West,
H.q, Q. C., David Sherlock, Esq., Q C., sad James Chas.
Coffey, Beq , who le at present Acting Assistest Barrister
ler the bounty of Lnuth, in the rooomif Jobs Perris, Esq.,
mho I. still unable to discharge the duties of Isnot:lee owing
to indisposition.
Mr. Edgar, son of the Rev. Dr. Edgar, of Belfast,
has been appointed sub-inspector of factories for the
Borth of Ireland, in the room of toe late Mr. Hudson.
Among the candidates for the office of librarian of
the Queen's lons, vacant by the death of Mr. Millar,
Q.C., there are some gentlemen of high standing at
the Irish bor.
The Cork Examiner states that notice has been
received in Cork of a portion of the provisions fur-
nished utder the new contract by three contractors
having been rejected by the auoorities. The qun-
tities rejected consist of 300 tierces in one case, 160
is another, and 100 in a third. No formal roma
has been assigned for the course adopted I. say
**eases but it is understood that, at leapt Inman
instances, the meat wee rejected owing to its having,
been cut into pieces of a different size from that
which had been specified—the fact being, according
to the Cork paper, that the meat returoed is far ape-
liar in point of quality to that which has bees isom-
@tautly retained without objection in forams inelastic'',
and being of an szoelleat description seeording to the
testimony of a gestleama stated to be a competent
judge, and who had azassined it. The moat was te-
iseed at Haslbowliae before removal to England.
Mr. Augusta Stafford, M.P., entertsimed his '
tementiy at his mat, Cranes wood, county Clara, on
New Yeses-nay. He congratulated them on their
improved appearance, sod assured them that, no
matter how prosperonsthey might become, be would
not think of raising their rents.
The Roscommon Messenger gives the following
aciesert of a murder resetting from a faction fight :
On listeres sight last, *Miss hail a mile of this town,
ea the laswhwagh med, a nes awed Pas legal was
Neerdesed as he wee retesalea fires ilmt masks r I.
ensues. We dreadful snag arms its ase of Oise he-
tes 111 whisk are sew se preveisst, sod es tbrisefel
as the hassaguy et the am are went esseeles, as the
emit w
rani boo* airsimpoisi • mkt% be
and woe ask ea Ma Nell kg den es sit soy alma be was strata
haseled dews Wanes preveastles ea Le part. Oa
pedal up he wet seals luseeked alma, from the elide of
Ilbhelassing ke liaises' up to Thersday teat, whets he
Mei Hems was about 27 years of op, awl boo loft •
‘2la and Adyd to regret the brutal severe, tibia has loft
elm as erphea sad a vide.. This is the eased mares*
Whisk, edible eta maths, kw takes pleas us this eeot. Oat
is asseeJ Jess ltierboav Is I. osoto,!y, bats; aims Wm-
OW oat of the party.— Lioaorek Chronicle.