IRELAND.
The contest for the county of Wexford is a very close one. Mr. Harvey, the Whig candidate, was very far a head of the Repealer, who rejoices in the name of Cadwallader Waddy, for the first two days; but a union having taken place between the Tories and the Repealers, the prospects of the latter rapidly improved, and the last accounts left Mr. Waddy with a majority of .56 on the gross poll.
The foolish attempts which have been making to get up a great Pro- testant meeting in Dublin, have, it appears, failed ; adding one more proof to the many we daily have to record, that the season of agitation is over. The Dublin Evening Mail announces, that "many reasons of a prudential nature render it necessary to postpone the meeting which was to have been held on the 3d of July."—London Courier.
The Honourable Richard Fitzgibbon has enjoyed, since his infancy, the office of Usher of the Irish Court of Chanceiy ; the emoluments of which arise principally from a most oppressive and spoliating source,— namely, a poundage of 21 per cent. on the money of the suitors paid out of Court. The business of the office is done by a clerk, at a salary of 120/. a year ; and Mr. Fitzgibbon, who resides in London except during a few months in summer, which he generally passes at Mount- shannon, near Limerick, received last year the enormous sum of 7,003/. as his share of the spoil !—Morning Herald.
The Lord Primate of Ireland, the Archbishop of Armagh (Lord John Beresford) has subscribed eight thousand pounds towards the re- storation of the ancient Cathedral of his archiepiscopal see.
One of the most horrible party feuds that have ever occurred, even in Ireland, has just taken place near Tralee, in Kerry. Besides eight or ten killed in actual fighting, thirty-five were drowned in a river, on the banks of which the fray took place, and into which the defeated party were pursued. Several Magistrates were present, but their ef- forts to put a stop to the combat were unavailing. At least a thousand persons of both sexes were engaged in the fray ; many of whom were unconnected with either party, and merely fought for amusement.
The Limerick Star of Friday mentions the loss of forty men and one woman, in a boat which was swamped in the river Feale, on Wednes- day week.
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