Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1852-09-29 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

JENKINS.  IRELAND.  The statement 0171; EvTlain—g—P- o—st: that the Earl of Dunraven has been received into the Roman Catholic church on Sunday last, turns out to have been at least premature, and arose probably out of a hoax practised in Limerick, by which numbers of people there were induced to go on Sunday morning to Mare for the purpose of witnessing tile ceremonial. It appears, however, that the noble earl dined on that day with Bishop Ryan on the occasion of the triennial visitation of that Roman Catholic prelate at Adare, the splendid new Roman Catholic church in that locality being built by Lord Dmiraven. Mr. Monsell, M.P., Sir Vere de Vere, Bart., Mr. Ryder, son of the late bishop of Litchfield. Mr. Aubrey de Vere, and Mr. Stephen de Tern, all converts to the Roman Catholic Church, were present at bishop Ryan's discourse on the occasion.  MM. BRIGIIT IN BELrasT.—The Liberals and Freetraders of the metropolis of the North, are about to pay a well deserved mark of attention and respect to Mr. Bright, M.P. That gentleman has been in Ireland for some time, endeavouring to make himself personally acquainted with the condition and wants of the country. He is particularly anxious to acquire information as to the state of the rural population, and to witness the working of the Irish land system, which may be regarded as the origin and root of all the evils under which we labour. With this object in view he has visited several parts of the county Down, mixing freely with the people, and minutely examining into their condition. The Northern Whig, says that Mr. Bright was in Belfast on Saturday, when a deputation waited on him to invite him to a public banquet inn this town, which invitation he cordially accepted. It is expected that the dinner, which is fixed for the ,tth October, will be most numerously attended. News was received on Tuesday morning of a murderous attack having been made by the peasantry upon a couple of the soldiers of the gist regiment, stationed at Fermony, one of die men having been killed on the spot, 1 and the other so seriously wounded that his life is in danger. We have as yet none of the particulars, the only account being that contained in a brief paragragh from the Cork Examiner ; but there is too much reason to fear that the occurrence is connected with the unfortunate Six•mile Bridge affair, and that the soldiers have been the victims of a sanguinary retaliation. Thin Boman Catholic Tablet, in noticing the death of the Duke of ‘Vellington, says he went regularly " to transact his worship at the Queen's private chapel ;" and it charitably adds—" We hope and trust that in his latter days it may have been all right with him in these respects; but somehow we cannot help thinkitn, of hint as of some great ' old Pagan' who lived a couple of thousand years ago." In the town of Clare, last week, a young girl named Honore Kearne, fancying that she was slighted by her lover, Ttiomas Meanly, consulted some woman in the neighbourhood. The doctress made up a draught, which during a country excursion, Kearne induced Mearney to drink. He was soon afterwards taken ill, and was carried to Clare Infirmary, where he died. The girl was apprehended. It appears the fatal " love potion" was composed of Spanish flies, spirits, and sugar. Formal informations have been sworn by Colonel Stretton. Captain Eager, and others, against Mr. Wal. lace, the proprietor of the Anglo-Celt newspaper, for libel on the 31st regiment. The libel alleged that the 31st had lost their facings by cowardice, and now they were crimson—meaning that the regiment had stained itself with the blood of innocent and unoffending people at Six-mile-bridge.