IRELAND.
Mr. Perrin has been appointed a Judge of the Irish Court of King's Bench, Mr. O'Loughlin Attorney-General, and Mr. Richards Solidi- sor- General. Sergeant Woulfe, the Catholic barrister, is the Liberal candidate for Cashel, lately represented by Mr. Perrin.
The Belfast election commenced and terminated on Tuesday, in the return of Mr. Dunbar, the Tory candidate, by a majority of 80 to 75. The cause of this cutting short of the proceedings was a decision of Mr. O'Dwyer, the Assessor, who refused to receive a vote which he, as Registering Barrister, had allowed in 1832; and for which he had given the usual certificate. This decision disfranchised so many of Mr. Tennent's voters, that it was deemed useless, to keep open the poll. At a meeting of Mr. Tennent's friends, the following explana- tory resolution, among others, was passed. That, in consequence of the decision yesterday, made by the Sovereign's Assessor. upon the invalidity of a certificate which stated the qualification to be out of a house and shop.—a decision the more unexpected, because the certificate in question had been siaued by himself, and was founded upon an affidavit on which he bad himself adjudi- cated, and which certificate had passed. without opposition, at two previous elections,— a large proportion of the constituency of Belfast have been disfranchised, of which, upon the closest examination, the decided majority were ascertained to be supporters of Mr. Tennent."
The decision of the Assessor will not be submitted to ; for the electors will present a petition to Parliament against the return of Mr. Dunbar.
Mr. Power, Member for Waterford county, died on Monday night. Mr. Villiers Stuart and Mr. J. M. Galway are mentioned as can- didates to succeed him.
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