IRELAND.
Lord Mulgrave has, very properly, removed from the roll of Magis- trates for Carlow, the six persons who endeavoured to pack the jury- lists by striking off 3,55 out of 663 individuals returned as duly qualified to sit on juriss by the High Constables.
The list of Magistrates, as revised for the county of Down, contains 'the name of no clergyman, with the exception of one, the Reverend W. Forde. This is a most proper and a wise proceeding ; and we trust that the principle will be universally applied.—Belfast Whig. The Lieutenancy of Kilkenny county is at the dispoire of the Go- vernment, in consequence of Lord Orinonde's death. Several persons are mentioned by their respective friends as likely to be appointed to it ; amongst whom are the two Members for the county, the Honour- able Peirce Butler and Mr. Bryan. Mr. Tighe of Woodstock, a re- spectable Whig gentleman, of large property, who is married to a sister of the Duke of Richmond, is also spoken (A.—Courier.
The absurd polemical dispute between " Father Tom" Maguire, the champion of Romanism, and the Reverend Mr. Gregg, the ditto (both self-elected) of Protestantism. commenced on Tuesday in Dub- lin. They bad two umpires, or chairmen, the Reverend D. Macna- mare, P. P. of Kinsale, and the Reverend E. Nangle. Mr. Gregg showed first fight ; and after sparring at his antagonist for half an hour, the stipulated time, was succeeded by the latter for the same space : a second round on each side, of equal duration, succeeded ; at the close of which the combat was postponed till next day. Mr. Gregg requested that they should continue for an hour longer. To this Mr. Maguire would not accede ; but he declined in a good-humoured manner, saying, " There's no use in killing ourselves ; we have time enough," or words to that effect. At parting, the reverend champions "shook bands cor- dially." We quote the Evening Packet. The whole exhibition is of the silliest nature, more calculated to bring the genuine principles of religion into disrepute than produce conversion in either of the dispu- tants or their hearers. Indeed, it is of a sort which could have occurred nowhere out of Ireland.—Globe.
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