IRELAND.
The Dublin correspondent of the Morning Post, writing on Wednes- day, announces the retirement of Earl De Grey from the Lord-Lieute- nancy of Ireland ; and says the servants at the Castle have all had notice of his Excellency's departure.
Sir James Graham has replied to a communication from Mr. Smith O'Brien, respecting the exclusion of "deputations " from Mr. O'Con- nell by direction of the Board of Superintendence of the Richmond Penitentiary : Sir James says-
" By law, the enforcement of the discipline of the Richmond Penitentiary is vested in the Board of Superintendence ; this Board is not under the im- mediate control of the Secretary of State; and I am not prepared to interfere with the discretion of the Board on this occasion."
Mr. O'Connell's health is stated to have been much improved by his " captivity." The visiters at the prison increase daily : the numbers who hand in their cards to the Gaoler for presentation are said to be actually annoying to the Liberator. The Irish papers contain long lists of meetings to sympathize with the Liberator, principally in the South of Ireland and in Connaught.
The Freeman's Journal says the expense of obtaining the necessary copies of the record, to proceed with the writ of error, will be 440/. The usual meeting of the Repeal Association took place on Monday ; the Mayor of Limerick in the chair. The rent for the week was 3,389/. An address to the Queen was agreed to. imploring her Majesty to assist the Association to obtain repeal of the Union.
The "Repeal buttons" appear to be making quite a "sensation " in Dublin. Twenty-four boys have been expelled from the Marlborough Street National Schools for refusing to remove their buttons ; and a pri- vate of the Marines has been fined for pulling off the button of Joseph Muldoon, while walking on Ormond Quay. No person whatever wear- ing the Repeal button is admitted to barracks. The Pilot of Monday goes into hysterics of joy at an " authentic communication " it has received, declaring that " Peel is out." " The Sugar-question was the pretence—the Irish difficulty the cause " of Peel's imaginary resignation.
' A Parliamentary return states that the sums paid and owing for short- hand-writers' reports relative to the State trials in Ireland, amount to .2,086/. Some of the transcripts were not completed when the return was made.
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