IRELAND.
The election for New Ross terminated on Monday, in favour of the Derbyite candidate, Mr. Tottenham. The show of hands went in his favour at the nomination on Friday ; and at the close of the poll on Mon- day the numbers were—Tottenham 85, Redington 65. This result is accounted for by the hatred borne to the Whigs by the New Ross Young Irelanders.
Advantage has been taken of the long spell of dry weather, now broken, and ploughing and sowing have made extraordinary progress : Ireland has a promise of extensive crops this year. In the West, the wages of labour have considerably increased.
Mr. M'Dowell, a junior Fellow of Trinity College, has been named offi- cial manager for winding-up the Tipperary Bank; Mr. Meldon to be soli- citor under him, and Mr. Gibson to be the solicitor having the carriage of the proceedings. A number of rumours have been afloat as to the liabilities and assets of the bank, and as to who are shareholders ; but they seem to be nothing but rumours. Here is a specimen—It was said that Baron Rothschild was duped by Mr. Sadleir into buying 1100 shares, which the Baron sold to his tenants : but the truth is, that Baron Rothschild never had a transaction of any kind with Sadleir.
A very atrocious case of murder came before the Down Assizes. Agnes Burns and Mary West, sisters, of Saintfleld, resolved to murder Margaret Withers, a relative, who kept a huxter's shop, for the sake of a little money which she had. They went to the shop, murdered their relative, and then, seized with terror, only carried off a few pounds of butter. At the trial, Mary West was admitted as evidence against her sister; who was found guilty, and sentenced to death.
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