IRELAND.
The report that the Queen intends to visit Ireland, upon which some discredit las been thrown in London, seems to have been confirmed in Dublin. The Lord- Lieutenant has told a deputation from the Town-Council, that it is "extremely probable." The Corporation have appointed a Committee to decide upon the manner of testifying the civic loyalty; and a banquet, at their own expense individually; is the result of their deliberations. A large circular room at the rear of the Mansionhonse, erected for the banquet given to George the Fourth, is tobe fitted up in the most gorgeous manner. A perfect millennium of unanimity -reigns among parties in the Corporation; and the Liberals have even agreed to the toast of "her Majesty's Ministers," as a mark of respect for the Sovereign.
Archdeacon Mant has resigned the Rectory of Hillsborough; thus finally clo- sing the differences between himself and his parishioners about the "innovations."
At the usual meeting of the Repeal Association, on Monday, Mr. O'Con- .nell stated, that the ;great meeting at Clontarf, which he had proposed to hold on the 30th May, the anniversary of his incarceration, would he deferred till the 16th September, the anniversary of his liberation. On reflection, he had feared that at a meeting so near town as Clontarf would be, they might not have .the same control over a large number of persons as in the country. In town :there were a large number of active persons who differed so widely from them in political opinion that it was possible confusion might be created on such an occa- ARM
He brought forward the report of a Committee on the bill for the perpetual 'endowment of Maynooth. The Committee, after giving an abstract of the bill, . stated their opinion to be, that it was framed in a just and conciliatory spirit, and offered no matter of doubt or difficulty to any Roman Catholic, however suspicions lie might have been made by the conduct of the present or any former Govern- ment. They also expressed .W their belief that, circumstanced as the country is • . with its Ecclesiastical and State revenues, originally granted for Roman Catholic purposes, it was no infringement of the Voluntary principle to receive by way Of .restitution the means of educating the Catholic clergy' especially when tendered in so satisfactory and conciliatory a manner. He had been asked why he did not advise that petitions in favour of the bill should be got up, as it was deemed so _good a measure? He was ready with his answer; which was this—that they had gain asked for the bill, it was entirely the voluntary act of the Government. The Irish people would not stoop to ask for such a trifle. When millions were owing , to them, they would not beg for a perny in the pound. They had not therefore asked for this bill; but they would cheerfully accept it if it were passed. He repeated that he was very grateful for the bill; and he had no notion of being stingy of his thanks, as he certainly was not of vituperation of those who -deserved censure. The bill had its use too in another respect—namely, the enabling them to ascertain what the real disposition of the people of England towards this country was. He had a species of unpleasant grafi- 'Elation in seeing verified what he had often stated—that the people of England had not the heart in the right place when they came to deal with Ire- 'land. He was once in the habit of using the term "Saxon" when speaking of the English people, and he had often accused them of illiberality and bad feeling -towards the people of this country; but he was told that it was the Government, and not the people of England, which was adverse to Ireland. He had aban- doned the use of the obnoxious phrase, and tried the language of conciliation; but -what did they now see? They saw the Government acting In a friendly manner towards this country, and the people of England rising in masses against them. A friend, who had just returned from London, told him he never remembered to have witnessed so much excitement there as at present. " No-Popery " placards and advertisements were encountered at every turn, and the abuse of Irish Ca- tholics which they contained was read with applause by the groups of people attracted by them. Yes the people of England were taking a strong part against this country. He had been told that he ought not to accept money from English Protestants for Catholic purposes, and had been called on to assert the principle of every denomination of Christians paying its own ministers. He was quite ready to adopt the principle to the fullest extent; but he wanted others to do so likewise. If two persons agreed to exchange horses, and one said to the other, "Give me your horse and I won't give you mine," the fellow would be laughed at; yet he was called to consent to a proposition similar to that. It was idle to talk of favour to this country from England; and he was not sorry for their hate. He would ran no race of petitions with them—if necessary, he could have millions of signatures to one. He would ask nothing, but he would take the boon gratefully as it was given graciously. Mr. O'Connell proceeded to repel charges recently made against the College of Maynooth; and asserted, that out of 15,000 students who since its foundation had been educated there, not a single one had been .charged with an offence of any kind. When there was no stain either on the students or the professors, it was too bad that the provision of a suitable mainten- ance for them should be the signal for an exhibition of fiendish bigotry on the part of the English people. Shame on them for envying Ireland sixpence in the pound of her just debt! There was their conscience, their honour, their honesty! Other speakers attacked the English people. Mr. Thomas Steele said, that as an Irish Protestant, he hurled his scorn on the Lord George Gordon Protestants of England for the part they had acted on this occasion. Mr. Henry Grattan, M.P., had learnt a lesson within the last forty-eight hours which he might forgive but would never forget: he took his leave of the "gentlemen of England "; be wished them no ill, but, so help him God, he would never willingly draw a sword in their behalf, or give them a guinea of his money.
The rent for the week, including 451. from Philadelphia, 1001. from Illinois, and 2501. from Boston, was 7001.
James Nagle, a man who was convicted at the last Clonmel Assizes for the murder of his wife, was hanged there last week. He addressed the mob from the scaffold, and solemnly declared he was innocent of the crime for which he died.
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