character of the people of Ireland in general. One
million sterling, he observed, had been already advanced
under the Land Improvement Act, and the reports from
the Commissioners of public works showed how well the
example of improving landlords had been followed by
improving tenants, and how important to the labouring
classes was regular employment with money wages; "I
certainly was grieved at seeing to-day large bales of flax
—Russian and Dutch—that might have been replaced
by Irish. I regretted the sight; still, it is gratifying to
know that attention is being generally turned to the
cultivation of flax in this country, and that owners and
occupiers of land are beginning to understand how
greatly their interests will be promoted by their contributing
to advance the national manufactures. I regard
the present movements in this direction as hopeful; and
I look forward to a time when the advantages will
become fully apparent, and when the interests of agriculture
and munufactures will be interwoven and
brought together into harmonious action." He then
pointed out the beneficial working of the poor law
throughout Ireland; and concluded with a compliment
and an advice to the Irish landlords;—"With respect to
the landlords of Ireland, I would take this opportunity
of saying that they have been most unjustly condemned
as a class. They have no due allowance—I might almost
say no allowance at all—for the unavoidable difficulties
of their position. I have the pleasure of being personally
acquainted with many landlords, who, for kindness and
attention towards their tenants, and who, for the zeal
and untiring assiduity with which they perform the
duties properly devolving upon them, are second to none
in the world, and are deserving of the highest commendation.
Among a class so numerous, I am well aware
that there must be some bad men; but it is the conduct
of a good man that will prevail, and I believe such conduct
is prevailing. I believe the time is not far distant
when the evils of absenteeism will be fully recognised in
their true light; and when it will be seen that there is
no supervision equal to that of the owner of the soil, and
that the landlord will be rewarded more fully in witnessing
the welfare and social comfort of his tenantry,
than in spending their proceeds in his own pleasures and
enjoyments elsewhere."

The statutes which constitute "The Queen's University
in Ireland" have received her Majesty's sanction, and
are now in full operation. The Earl of Clarendon has
been appointed Chancellor, and a Senate is constituted,
consisting of seventeen eminent individuals of different
denominations, who represent generally the various departments
of literature and science, medicine, and law.
The Chancellor and the Senate appoint examiners, and
grant degrees in art, medicine, and law, to the students
in the three Queen's Colleges of Belfast, Cork, and
Galway.

The Council of the Tenant League, now sitting in
Dublin, have published the weekly report of their proceedings,
with an address organising the movement.
They have resolved to take steps for "systematically
extending the principles and influence of the Tenant
League, by holding sittings of the Council successively
and at short intervals in various parts of the country;
and, if the friends of tenant right in each district approve
it, by holding public county meetings at the same time
and place."

The sittings of the Prelatical Congress at Thurles
terminated on the 10th; but its proceedings, it appears,
are not to be promulgated till they have been submitted
to, and received the authorative sanction of, the Holy
See. Archbishops M'Hale and Slattery have refused
to accept the appointments, conferred on them by the
Government, of visitors to the provincial colleges in their
respective dioceses.

The "Synodical Address of the Fathers of the National
Council of Thurles, to their beloved flock the Catholics
of Ireland," has been published in Dublin, in the shape
of a pamphlet. The Colleges are violently denounced,
and the Roman Catholic priesthood are called upon to
abstain from connexion with them. But the authority
of this manifesto is doubted; it being said that on certain
points respecting the Colleges, the opinions of the
bishops were so nearly balanced as to produce a majority
of one only.

Mr. Feargus O'Connor went through his annual form
of tendering his resignation to his contituents at
Nottingham on the 2nd instant. The meeting was far from
numerous, and his reception rather cool. He expatiated
on his services. During the thirty years of his political
life, he had toiled against more antagonism than any
man that ever came before him, or than, he trusted,
any man that came after him would ever be compelled
to encounter. He knew that, Nottingham being an
important town, all who had represented it before him
had received their reward. Lord Denman was Lord
Chief-Justice; and Sir J. C. Hobhouse, who, when
member for Westminster, said that he should like to
turn the Thames into the House of Commons—Sir John,
who was then a revolutionist, was now a Minister of the
Crown. But did they suppose that, to be Lord Chancellor,
or Prime Minister, or Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, or
Governor-General of India, would induce him to give
one single vote that was opposed to their interests? As
he often told them before, he had never, during his
thirty years of agitation, eaten a meal or travelled a mile
at their expense, and he had spent over £100,000, of his
own money. Did he blame these men for turning
round on him? No; he blamed the Chartists themselves.
The man who earned 20s. looked with scorn on the man
who only earned 10s., and the man who earned 10s.
with scorn upon the pauper. If he had his principle
carried into effect, they would be able to earn, not 20s.
or 10s., but £3. a-week each. He had created the
public mind in spite of all antagonism—he had organised
it—and when France fell out with England he would
direct it in such a direction as would enable every man
to live comfortably, ay, luxurioiisly, on the sweat of
his own brow. (Hear, hear.) Nor was he an upstart
democrat. His aged uncle had now lived 52 years in
banishment, and was now 90, but was as staunch as
ever. His father was immured for seven years in damp
dungeons and cells, by which he had been hurried to a
premature grave—and all for sake of freedom. He had,
therefore, a hereditary right to advocate their cause. Mr.
O'Connor went on in this strain for sometime longer; and
then one of his supporters, Mr. Sweet moved the following
resolution—"That we, the electors, and non-electors of
Nottingham, beg most respectfully to tender our sincere
thanks to our distinguished representative, Feargus
O'Connor, Esq., for his unwearied and talented services
as a member of Parliament for this town. Notwithstanding
the base slanders heaped upon him by a hireling and
corrupt press, and the ingratitude of a portion of the
working classes; we beg to assure him that our confidence
in him remains unshaken; therefore, we most
earnestly request him to resume those duties which he
has so ably performed, with honour to himself and
satisfaction to us." Mr. Sweet then went on:—"If it is
your pleasure that Mr. O'Connor should retire, he is
quite willing to do so; but if it is your pleasure that he
should go back to battle with thieves—they are thieves—
they pass acts that rob us, and they are thieves—if it is
your pleasure that he should go back to battle with them
upon their own platform, he is fully prepared to do
so." The resolution was carried almost unanimously;
and Mr. O'Connor having briefly returned thanks,
called for three cheers for "the Charter, and no Surrender,"
and also three groans for the Whigs. This
was done with considerable spirit, and the meeting
broke up.

The Freehold Land Societies are continuing their
operations. On the 16th the Uxbridge Society took
possession, with public celebrations, of eleven acres of
fine meadow-land near the town; which will give sixty-four
or sixty-six votes for the county of Middlesex to the
shareholders. On the same day the Westminster Society
took possession of thirty acres of land at East Moulsey;
for which they have given £4700., and by which they
will gain about two hundred and sixty votes for West
Surrey.

The Election for Poole terminated on the 24th, by
the return of Mr. Seymour, the Free Trade Candidate,
who beat his protectionist competitor, Mr. Savage, by
188 votes to 167.—A keen contest is going on for the
representation of Cambridge University, in the room of
Mr. Law, between Mr. Cowling, and Mr. Wigram.
The day of election is not yet fixed.