IRELAND.
Mr. Carew O'Dwyer lac been appointed Filacer of the Irish Court of Exchequer, and has announced his intention to the electors of Drogheda asst again to solicit their suffrages.
Mr. Vigors is parsmicg his canvass in Carlow with spirit and suc- ceso .Mr. Ashton Yates has ra...e.emed his intention to stand on the Liberal interest at the next vacancy, and has been personally intro- duced na the electors by Mr. Vigors. The Tories talk of starting Lord Dtinlo, son of Lord Clancarty, in opposition to Mr. Vigors.
Mr. Smith O'Brien has addressed another letter to the electors of Limerick County. lie defends himself against the charge brought against him by O'Connell in having once been a Tory. He says he was a member of the Catholic Association when no other Member of Parliament In lunged to it, except Villiers Stuart ; that he gave no vote with the Ministry until Financipation was carried ; that then, when Irel end rung with applause of Wellington and Peel—when they had encoantered the bitterest hostility i•f the Ultra-Tories—he gave his full and steady support to their Administration ; that finding Sir Robert Peel falling back upon his old principles, and backing himself with his old associates, he ceased to give him his support ; and that, looking back at the cc urse of events, and with his present experience, he would not tinder the same circumstances act otherwise. He thinks Mr. O'Connell is disposed to take the representation of Limerick out of his hands. He says he was returned contrary to the learned gentle- man's wishes ; und that he has been informed that in the year 183.1 O'Connell's cl•leat son made local inquiries as to his chances of suc- cess. He demands that, if the electors conceive him to have deceived their expectations, they shall call upon him to retire ; and tells them, it lie thought it was in Mr. 0' Cue power, by his mandate, to dis- pose of their opinions and their votes, he should neither value the one nor desire the other.
Mr. O'Connell has canvassed Athlone for his son, Mr. John O'Con- nell: Youghall, we suppose, i- not cafe.
Mr. Sharman Crawford has si r.t a letter to the electors of Dundelk, tendering his resignation of his seat, in consequence of certain resu-
lutions passed by a portion of his constituents, calling upon bin to support the Ministerial measure of Church Reform. The meeting at which these resolutions were passed, was held previous to one which Mr. Crawford had himself convened for the purpose of ascer- taining the opinions of the electors. This certainly was not handsome or proper treatment of a gentlemen so independent and trustworthy as Mr. Crawford; and we are glad to hear that the majority of his con- stituents do not approve of it. Mr. Crawford, we think, acted with some precipitation in tendering his resignation before the opinions of the electors at large had been ascertained. He was in his place in the House of Commons, however, on Tuesday night, prepared to vote against the Tories on the Address.
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