IRELAND.
The death of the Earl of Charleville has caused a vacancy in the Irish Represmtative Peerage ; which, it is expected, will be supplied by the election of Lord Dunsany—a Tory and "something more." Mr. Fogarty and Mr. Gibson, two thorough Liberals, have been appointed to two vacant Chairmanships, by Lord Mulgrave. The proceedings before the Dublin Election Commissioners are not especially interesting this week. The vote of Mr. Baron Pennefather, for the Tory candidates, has been struck off, in consequence of his non-payment of taxes! The agent for the petitioners tendered an ad- mission with respect to certain parties, said to be in arrear of the Paving-tax ; but the agent for the sitting Members refused to take it. Mr. Commissioner Joy intimated, that to bring forward evidence, after the admission, would be frivolous and vexatious; and that the Com- mission would visit the frivolity and vexation on the sitting Members:
" We shall merely state to the Committee that the tendering of the
evidence is frivolous and vexatious."
Mr. Ardill—" I should be very sorry to say any such thing."
Chairman—" It would be certainly uncalled for." Mr. Artlill--“ I think the Commissioners would be far exceeding their duty to make sucks cemment before the Committee." The Chairman expressed his concurrence in Mr. Ardill's opinion. Mr. Joy was then forced to retract his words.
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