IRELAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 434, 31 December 1856, Page 4

IRELAND.

Tin: Eahldom or Srurr.wsiu'KY. —The disputed claims to the title and estates of the last Earl of Shrewsbury promise a remunerative harvest for the lec-d profession in Ireland as well «s in Knglatid. The petition of Major Talbot, of Cast te T,:!bo:. iv :h? county of Wexford, has l'-v*eu already lodged in the department of Sir Bernard Burke. Ulster King of Arms, and it is believed here that, unless fortune prove even more than usually fickle, there is a fair chance of the prize being carried oif by the gallant major. In the opinion of those conversant ivith the mysteries of heraldic lore there is butone Tor-terial point to be cleared up, and if that should be decided in favour of the petitioner the commit* cc will have but little difficulty in coram*: to a conclusion. Nevertheless, it might '■ b? as T.'ell for all parties concerned to make due allowance ibr the glorious uncertainty of the Liw, efen whin dispensed by the highest tribunal in the empire. That one point, so lightly spoken of, saiv keep the righful inheritor out of possession for many a long year to come. Ja:hf,> S a dlkis. —The police authorities have nu'<: y.;-t. it seems, given up all hope of captcrinpr the fugitive >windier, aud the idea still prevails xjihi he is lnrkina: in the shades of Cooliiamuck. On Tuesday last the chase was renewed in that qu-.sn.vr by a party of 15 constables, but they were aLV-i:i at fault, and in the evening thvy rttunie.l to their quarters as wellinformed of the obje-et of their search as when they started on their inomn:: excursion. The crops throughout Ireland are reported as most plentiful ani forward.