The week has been redundant in public meetings in Ireland.
Two of them were of Orangemen, for the establishment of clubs in Gorey and Cavan. There have been also Catholic meetings at Kerry and Kilkenny ; and at both the pleasant spectacle was seen of liberal Protestant gentlemen sympathizing with and aiding their Catholic brethren. At the latter meeting, Mr. O'Connell an- nounced that the peasantry of Tipperary had offered to surrender whatever arms they had, at the bidding of the Catholic Associa- tion. He means to move the Association on the subject, in order that this may appear to emanate from their mandate. " Thus," he proudly says, "shall the peasantry be completely disarmed ; an object which neither the influence of their clergy, nor the efforts:of government, had been hitherto able to accomplish."
The Catholic Association, viewing the arrest of Mr. Lawless as a partial act on the part of Government, since the murderer of a Catholic at the Ballybay affair passes unquestioned, have offered a reward of 5001. for the discovery and conviction of the homicide
