IRELAND.

The O'Connell tribute was collected at the doors of the Romish

chapels on Sumluy last ; and contributions are daily received. The sum received in Dublin last year was 1,3391.; on Tuesday it had reached 1,580/. The "combining workmen" would not contribute, and very few coppers were received, It is calculated that the amount altogether will not full short of 13,000/.

Mr. O'Connell has been dining at Carlow, and speaking at great length to the Dublin Precursors.

The Carlow dinner was on Monday. Mr. O'Connell was escorted into the town by a large majority of the peasantry, whdm he addressed from the balcony in front of the Catholic College. At the dinner, letters apologizing for absence were read from Mr. Vigors, Mr. Ashton Yates, Mr. Morgan O'Connell, and Mn'. John Ponsonby of Garryhill, son of Lord Duneatirion, and High Sheriff of Carlow County. The last became the subject of much remark, and was as follows- "Garrylsill, December 3. " Dear Sir—I assure you that it gives me great regret that I eaturot accept the very slavering invitation a tech yea have couvey tat to nte this day, butt, disaiproritty us I of the Pre-lustre Society, and of the Anti•Tithe agitation, I could telt consistently be preetut at a dinner aline theee tau objects will be advocated, without expressing myself iu a manlier which %torrid show my disunites al of thew, and perhaps teud to iuteritipt the IlattlI011Y Of the evening. " I beg that )Orr a ill assure the requisitionists how niacin littered I feel by their

invitation ; suit couvey to them assurauce that, under the circumstances, it 44 mast have afthrded me sincere pleasure to meet the Liberals of Carlow."

Mr. O'Conntll spoke of the necessity of extending the franchise

and obtaining the Ballot. He believed in his heart that the Queen's Government knew little of the public mind— Mr. John Ponsonhy, who wrote that extraordinary letter which had been read for them, was the son of an honest member of the Cabinet; and his father had no great reason, as far as regarded his son, to congratulate him on his first appearance in public. He said in his letter that he disliked Tithe-agitation. What did the Ministers say when they passed the late Tithe bill? They said they would go further if they could, and give the Irish people a better bill.

How, then, was a better bill, such as Ministers would like to give, to be ob. tamed ?—Why, simply by agitation : for if the people sat down quietly, and left all in the hands of the Ministers, they could expect nothing ; for they were unable to do justice to the people, and unless they agitated the Ministry wawa

be unable to do that justice which they intended. There they would be kft floundering in the mud, with Mr. John Ponsonby along with them. • • •

" All we waut is equality, and it is plain that we cannot get it without agita-

tion? Now, I will ask Mr. John Ponsonby, does he belong to the party who will not graut us that equality? If he does, let hint say so, and we will under.

stand him ; or let him come to my standard, and at once acknowledge himself a Repealer. But I tell Mr. Ponsouby, that we shall have plenty of Tithe-agita. lion; and that lie might as well come to the Barrow with a pitchfork, and en. deavour to stop its course, as to stop that agitation—and simply because the people

cannot get their rights without it. He talks of the Precuraors, and that he could not think of joining them : but I boldly tell him, that the present Ministry cannot stand without the Precursors ; and, if he does not like them, let him write to his father to resign. If I get two millions of Precursors, yea may be sure that the Ministry are secure, and that jastice will be done us. Why did 1 form the Precursor Association ? To strengthen the bands of Ministers, so as that they may be enabled to carry out their good intentions towards Ireland: but if I am to be told that the Precursors are to be thrown overboard, I tell him that the Ministry are also to be thrown overboard."

On Tuesday, Mr. O'Connell attended a meeting of the Precursor Society. He adverted to the objections felt by many Liberals to the implied adhesion to Universal Suffrage, and the abolition of the tithe rent.charge, in the rules of the Society; and he moved that the rules should be referred to the Standing Committee with a view to alter the rules, so that everybody who had signed the Leinster Declaration might become a Precursor. The motion of course was carried.

A person, who described himself as belonging to the English Radi- cals, made a sort of apology for Stephens and Feargus O'Connor ; but was put down by a vehement reprimand from Mr. O'Connell, who de- nounced the violent proceedings of the English Radicals, and declared that " should these men by their malepractices be so foolhardy as to put the throne of our beloved Queen in danger, he would raise a legion, and lead it himself to the field V indite!"

The Pilot boasts of the accession of tens of thousands to the Pre- cursor Society; but time correspondent of the Morning Chronicle, after giving a long list of Liberal Members of Parliament who refuse to join in the new agitation, says- " The Pilot may pause a good while for a reply to its summons before any of these names are added to the tens of thousands which, it says, are forming the national confederation. The truth is, the teas of thouiauds are by no means so forward as it was expected. No increase has taken place for some weeks ; aud the Piecittsor Society is at a dead lock, precursory to its dissulu. Iron."