The Express. — 1852-03-23 (London, England)

IRELAND.  Dvistis, Meilen 22. Lord Naas is likely to be more fortunate in Coleraine than was expected. The local journal received 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 conservative organ, however, acknowkdges that—. The majority 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 satisfied 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, announced 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 Westmeath, Mr. Greville, intends offering himself for the representation of this county, on protectionist principles; 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 farewell dinner party on Saturday to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. A grand musical commemoration in honour of the late Thomas Moore takes place to-night, in the Ancient 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 Chancery, 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 eontemand 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, unemployed 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 emigrant ships has been considerably raised all the Irish ports. .• A la 1 • . 4110 • sig-;•, __;l•re eL •  Kossrrll ,:IIAbiSrEARI-: