The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-19 00:00:00

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, MONDAY EVIWINU.
THE CARLOW ELECTION-THE

NOMINATION.
The election of a member to fill the seat for the
borough of Carlow, left vacant by Mr. John Sadlair's
acceptance of the office of Lord of the Treasury,
commenced in the court-house of that town this
morning. During the morning the town, with the
exception of that portion of it in the immediate vici-
nity of the court-house, presented a perfectly
able aspect, but the scene within and around
building during the proceedings was one of intense
excitement and turbulence. When the doors were
thrown open _to the public it was found that the
court was half filled with oonstabulary, but the tory
nevertheless contrived to get in a sufficiently
body of their mob to interrupt the proceedings
rw4 their uproar. Two troops of Dragoons, and
two companies of the 81st Regiment of infantry were
drawn up in front of the Court-house, and by their
presence effectuaUy prevented the occurrence of any
breach of the peace beyond the mere shouting and
boisterous exclamations.
The High Sheriff, Mr. J. B. Brady, appeared on
the hustings at 10 o'clock, and was immediately fol-
lowed by Mr. Sedleir, and the gentlemen of his
committee. Mr. Alexander, the tory candidate, with
his friends, coming next upon the scene of action.
After the usual preliminaries, Dr. O'Meara proposed
Mr. Sadleir for re-election, and the nomination was
seconded by Mr. Welch, of Walchestown. The tur-
moil in the court from the shouting and interruption
of Mr. Alexander's adherents was so great that
the constabulary were ordered to interfere and re-
move some of the most boisterous of the party out of
doors.
Mr. John Alexander was next proposed by Mr.
Samuel Houghton, and seconded by Mr. Henry
Care.
Mr.y Sadleir then presented himself, and was re-
ceived with vociferous cheers which lasted for some

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minutes, interrupted by groans and shouts from the
tory faction. The right hon. gentleman proceeded
to address the meeting, vindicating himself in the
most triumphant manner for the course which he
bad pursued in accepting office under the, government
of Lord Aberdeen.
Mr. Alexander having also addressed the meeting,
the High Sheriff called for a show of hands, which
on being raised were so evenly balanced in numbers,
as to cause great difficulty in deciding which were
the most numerous ; ultimately, however, the Sheriff;
declared it in favour of Mr. Sadleir.
Mr. Haughton demanded a poll on behalf of Mr.
Alexander, which was fixed by the High Sheriff for I
Redes!day next.
Mr."(usis begged leave to sugest that the united
thanks of the meeting should-be tendered to the
High Sheriff for his dignified and impartial conduct
upon that occasion. The motion was carried by
acclamation, both sides uniting in doing honour to
the proposal. The meeting then separated.
Mr. Corballis, QC. crown prosecutor on the
Home Circuit, has been appointed law adviser to
the Castle. Mr. Corbellis is a Roman catholic of
moderate liberal politics. Mr. McDonough, QC.,
who has recently professed Peelite principles, is
mentioned u the geutleman most likely to seemed
Mr. Corballis in the vacant crown proucutonhip.
The imbjoined letter has been addressed to the
Erening fail in consequence of some comments
which have appeared in that journal on the treatment
of the convict Kirwan in Kilmainham prison. The
letter is introduced in the Mail with the following
tamest :
We alluded on Friday to a report then current that the
researches of a notice magistrate into the antecedents of
the murderer Kirwan, had been baled in a strange man-
ner in Kilinainheen gaol. The facts, we believe, were
these:—The magistrate who hu been engaged in investi-
gating the circumstances of the disappearance of Boyer,
'bete name has been mentioned in connexion with Kirwan,
received information that certain important ifocusents
night be found in the possession of the prisoner. He ac-
cordingly seat two policemen with sufficient authority
10 mete search. At the gaol these men were delayed in
the hatch for fifteen or twenty minutes, while, as
Apposed, matters were being made site is tits