IRELAND.
Mr. John Hatcbell, formerly Whig Attorney-General for Ireland, has been appointed Commissioner of the Dublin Insolvent Court, in the room of the late Mr. Baldwin.
Dr. Newman was installed on Saturday, with much solemnity and ceremony, as Rector of the "Catholic University " ; Dr. Cullen, as Papal Legate, preaching the sermon, and several Bishops assisting in the performances.
Dr. Cullen strongly denied that the Church of Rome has been the enemy of progress at any period. Not long since, education by Roman Catholics was proscribed in Ireland ; and the first care of the Catholics, when the penal laws were a little relaxed, was to provide for the education of their children. Many systems of education they have had to oppose, because introduced with the design of separating them from the Catholic Church, and rich and poor were called upon to preserve their children from poi- soned pastures; but even now, in the founding of the new University, in accordance with the exhortations of the Holy See, the Catholics of Ire- land are giving new proofs of their love of knowledge. Specially addressing himself to Dr. Newman, he sketched the spirit in which it was hoped he would work— "Teach the youth committed to your care to cultivate every branch of learning, to scan the depths of every science, to explore the mysteries of every art; encourage the development of talent and the flight of genius, but cheek the growth of error, and be a firm bulwark against everything that would be prejudicial to the interests of religion and the doctrines of the holy Catholic Church. In all circumstances, and at all times, let it be your care to infuse a strong Catholic spirit, a true spirit of religion into the tender minds of youth ; make them understand the value of that element of that aroma amentiarum without which the sciences only corrupt the heart and spread baneful influences around_ them. In this way your labours will tend to restore the ancient glories of this island of saints; you will enrich the State with obedient, faithful, and useful subjects, and ale to the Church devoted and enlightened children."
A fresh attempt is to be made to connect Galway and New York by steam communication. Three New York gentlemen, Mr. Dudley Persse, Mr. Horace Greeley, and Captain John Graham, have purchased the William Norris, a steamer of 1200 horse power, and are only waiting to receive a certain amount of encouragement from Ireland to start the ves- sel on her voyage.
The ruin that has befallen the Irish agricultural interest was illus- trated last week in the Encumbered Estates Court. A small property situate in the county of Meath was sold in two Iota; one, only partially held in fee simple, sold at thirty-seven years' purchase; the other, subject to a head-rent, sold for fifty-two years' purchase.
There are very favourable reports of the state of the crops. The ap- prehended disease among the potatoes does not seem to have taken any extensive hold, and is passing away under the influence of refreshing rains.
Edward Devine, a cottier near Longford, has been killed by George Blake- ney. They had a dispute about a piece of land; Devine began to work on the ground ; Blakeney, who was armed with a bayonet, ordered him to de- sist; and on his refusing, stabbed him with the bayonet. The murderer has escaped for the present.
Mr. George W. Stevenson, of West Court, Kilkenny, a Magistrate for the county, has been killed, at night, by his horse throwing him as he was re- turning home. The horse was seen entering Callan riderless; a search was made ; and Mr. Stevenson was found in the road with his neck dislocated.
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