The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-13 00:00:00

thereby do their beet to perpetuate the pound for
• rate.
Under the present qAem the mischief is irre-
mediable. If this be really the deliberately-expressed
verdict of the rate-payers of St. Oeorge'a and St. An-
drew's, the poor mud wait till they grow wiser.
There is no contleory power vested in any band to
compel them to do their duty. But we weed fain
hope that this decision does not represent the real
feeling of the parishioners, and that they will yet
make or find an opportunity to convince the dirtocrats
that they are not to have things their own way, even
in these unsavoury and filth-favouring localities.

So many eccentric choices have been made at our
own elections in England, that we must refrain from
taunting the Irish constituencies with their conduct in
some instances. Nottingham has chosen FEARGUS
O'CONNOR, and Edinburgh hearejected.Nlr. MACAULAY.
Bath and Lambeth have dope strange things. When
Englishmen begin to show signs of unsteadiness, we
can hardly be surprised if our mercurial neighbours
forget what is due to public services. Making every
allowance, however, we are nevertheless surprised at
some of their strange doings.
At Waterford, as we anticipated, the claims of Mr.
WYSE have been passed by. One of the '• O'Connel-
leans" has been put in his place. The present gene-
ration of electors at Waterford have evidently not
availed themselves of the system of education founded
by Mr. Wise. I. future years there may be more
gratitude felt fee his devotion to the intellectual im-
provement of his countrymen.
The candidates for Dundalk were Mr. TORRENS
M'CULLAGH, and Mr. CARROL WTAVISH, two gentle-
men of very opposite characters. Mr. TORRENS M'CUL-
LAGH is an asthor whose works are rapidly becoming
known. His " Lectures on History," though disfigured
with the affectation of German criticism, deserve the
special attention of every earnest student. Though a
young man, Mr. M'CULLAGH has for many years
been honourably identified with liberalism in Ireland.
Educated for the bar, he distinguished himself at
Dublin University by his love of letters. The only
Irish periodical which has ever obtained permanent
sane's, the Dublin Unirersity Muyazine, owes
its existence to Mr. Tortaxes M'CULLAGH, who
was in no wise responsible for the politics
of that clever but bigoted journal. In that
well-known academic institution, " the College His-
torical Society," Mr. M'CoLteen was eminent for
his eloquence. His " History of Commercial States"
obtained him rapid appreciation, and his appointment
as private secretary to Mr. LABOUCHERE Was warmly
approved of by the Irish liberals. He has earned a
reputation for talent, and established a political char-
acter in a very few years. He was opposed at Dun-
dalk by a Mr. CARROL M'TAvIsH, described in some
of the Irish journals as "an American Scot." The
moat distinguished thing about Mr. M'TAVISH was
the fact of his being a relation of the Marchioness of
WELLESLEY. Mr. *Tamil, however, swallowed
the repeal pledge, and was elected by a majority of
three over his accomplished opponent.
At Youghal Mr. ANSTEY has been returned. The
conservatives refused to support Mr. PONSONBY, the
whig candidate. The -tory wiseacres of Youghal
preferred seeing their town represented by a poli-
tical visionary and Roman catholic partisan. Mr.
A.NSTEY, the new member, is a concert to the
Raman catholic church. Although an Englishman,
he professes repeal politics'
The income ef Sir WILLIAM SOMERVILLE at Drog-
heda, and of Mr. Slim at Dangarvan, is very grati-
fying, when we remember the efforts made to unseat
For several months the Young Inlanders
have been disparaging the public character of Mr.
SHELL. They failed for a long time to procure an
earnest candidate who would put himself in contrast
with the first public speaker that Ireland now
messes. Mr. Xiamen., the proprietor of the Cork,
Examiner, and Mr. DENNY LANE, the leader of the
Southern Young Irelanders, strained every exertion
to oust Mr. SHEIL. Although rejoicing at their failure,
we feel bound to admit that Mr. MAGUIRE seems to
have borne himself on the huatings in a very manly
way. His conduct at the Cork election, in vigorously
supporting Mr. FAGAN, the proprietor of a rival popu-
lar paper, obtained for him much credit.
The Young Inlanders, indeed, have been signally
defeated at the present elections. In the city of Cork,
where their party mustered in greatest strength,
Mr. CALLAGHAN, an Old Inlander, was re-
turned. At Limerick, their candidate, Mr. RICHARD
O'Gocusair, one of their foremost men, could only poll
a handful of voters ; and his proposer, Mr. KENTON,
although a Roman catholic priest, was nearly torn in
pieces. He was preserved from popular indignation by
the police and his brother clergymen. While dis-
approving of the conduct of the Young Irelanders, we
cannot lend our sanction to the base means employed
by the Old Irelanders to injure them with the people.
The Messrs. LYONS of Cork, by printed placards u
well as by declarations at the hustings charged the
Young Irelanders with having " the blOod of 'CON-
NELL on their heads." Such pandering to political
passion is in the last degree loathsome and revolting.
It is but justice to the Cork Young Inlanders, to say
that they number in their ranks citizens who, on
the score of humanity, patriotism, or respect for an op-
flt, have nothing to learn from the Messrs.LToNs.
The Cork journals,• tory and liberal, describe the
conduct of Dr. LYONS at the hustings, during the
recent election, as scandalous in the extreme. It is
always disagreeable to hear the language of the sham-
bles; but, when it comes from the lips of a member
of a learned profession, it is more particularly odious.
As the sheriff did not accept of Mr. FAGAN'S re-
signation in favour of Mr. M'CanTnr, it is probable
that Mr. FAGAN will remain the sitting member for
Cork. There appears to be some ancertainaaraonZre
point. Mr. FAGAN is gentleman of high
mid reputed to possess considerable attainments. He
b ma* respected in the south of Ireland by men of
all penile. His Mends claim for him the possession
• telmds. His speeches, however, appear to be very
deslassetery and diffuse, without brilliancy or point.
Hs may, however, settle down in the House of Com-
mune into being a useful and practical member of par-
Ilement, though an attempt on his part to play the
make in the House of Commons will be perilous.
Mr. FAGAN, however, has strong claims to a fair hear-
b(, as a man of high moral character, possessing
mash moral ialbostoo. He entertains liberal views
cm almstiom is independent in mind and parse, and
is no plseaboater.
It was hoped that certain disreputable persons would
have been excluded from the representation, but by
means of shameless impudence working on popular
fanaticism, some maureis mfjets have again squeezed
themselves into parliament. The expectations that the
Irish members would exhibit an improvement are,
however, on the whole likely to be realised. While
we write, several elections are proceeding. In Clare,
Limerick, and Kerry, Sir Lucius O'BRIEN, Mr. Mow-
sam., and Mr. HERBERT, are likely to be returned;
and any of those gentlemen would be acquisitions to
the legislature. They have been supported in their
canvass by men of all parties. In Tipperary, also,
Mr. BAGWELL, the liberal candidate, and a man of
family and fortune equal to the post he claims, stands
a fair chance of rebutting the pretensions of Mr.
SCULLY, an adventurous English atirister, who pro-
fesses repeal polities.
Mr. M.CARTHY, Row, we believe, the ex-member for
Cork, made one speech in the House of Commons in-
dicating considerable talent. He did not, however,
become active as a debater, notwithstanding the
augury of Sir R. PEEL. From the feelings enter-
tained towards Mr. M'CaßritT by many of the lead-
ing liberals, it is likely that his absence from parlia-
ment will be a cause of regret. He is an Irish
gentleman of spirit, intelligence, and refined tastes.
His love of the fine arts may possibly have recom-
mended him to the complimentary notice of Sir R.
FEEL. There can be no doubt that Mr. M'Csarnit
powwows very many of the qualities most desired in
an Irish representative. He his a fine fortune, which
renders him independent of any minister ' • and al-
though a repealer, he has too heavy a stake in the
It=to commit himself to a course of politics at-
with violence. He gracefully said, in his
speech at the Cork hustings, 'lt has pleased the
Almighty to confer on me a competency ; bat I feel
that a competency is in the words of the poet—

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" Not to tide It Is a hedge,
Or pin a nits Wends:et,
Hut for the glorious privilege
Of beteg In. ••t."
Why should not the county of Cork liberals rally
round such a man u Mr. WCARTIIT, in preference to
a candidate like Dr. MAURICE Pow au?

A Mont accomplished necromancer has not made
his appearance in these days of electioneering exhi-
bition than Mr. Jour; WALTER. His speech at the