The Express. — 1853-01-19 (London, England)

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 vicinity 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 followed 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 turmoil in the court from the shouting and interruption of Mr. Alexander's adherents was so great that the constabulary were ordered to interfere and remove 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 received with vociferous cheers which lasted for some  --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 manner in Kilinainheen gaol. The facts, we believe, were these:—The magistrate who hu been engaged in investigating 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 accordingly 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