IRELAND.

An opposition is astir in Dublin against Mr. Gregory, and a requisition is in course of signature calling on Mr. Bnsfeild Ferrand to stand for the City: the conspirators, however, appear to be only the party of Mr. Tresh- am Gregg.

It appears that Colonel Acton has retracted the resignation of his seat for the county of Wicklow, and that efforts are made to insure his return. The Earl of Wicklow has sent a letter denying in the strongest terms that he has entered into the alleged coalition with Earl Fitzwilliam, but ad- mitting that he has given his support to Lord Milton and Sir Ralph Howard.

In addition to Mr. Bellew, who stands for Galway on "independent " prin- ciples, it is rumoured that Mr. C. St. George, of Tyrone House, is canvas- sting the electors on the Conservative interest.

Mr. John Greene has issued an address to the electors of Kilkenny county, as a Repealer; and another Repeal candidate is expected in the person of Mr. P. A. Walsh. The present Members, Mr. Pierse Somerset Antler and Mr. Richard Smithwick, will both stand the contest.

Mr. Richard Fox, of Fox Hall, has addressed the electors of the county of Longford. In regard to measures solely connected with religion, he declares himself a sincere Protestant; but if elected, he will go into Par- liament determined to direct the whole energies of his mind to the service of Ireland, unfettered by any political party.

Although the election for the county of Cork is fixed for Monday next the 28th instant, up to the time of the latest advices from Ireland no can- didate had come forward in the room of the departed father of Repeal.

The Mayor of Waterford has convened a meeting to adopt measures for Pouting the return of two uncompromising Repealers.

The Honourable Cecil Lawless has issued an address to his Clonmel constituents, avowing himself an "Old Irelander."

The seat of Colonel Dawson Darner for Portarlington is to be attacked by Colonel Donne, ,a candidate of Liberal opinions.

-" The month's mind" of O'Connell has been celebrated in the several Roman Catholic chapels throughout Ireland; the ceremony consisting of Masses for the good of O'Connell's soul—or, as it is expressly stated in one account, for shortening his sojourn in purgatory. Various days were Ohesen: we see that in some parts the ceremony was performed as early as Monday the 14th, in others as late as Thursday the 17th; and in Dublin it took place on the intervening Tuesday.

Conciliation Hall was but poorly filled on Monday. A number of letters of condolence to the O'Connell family were read, in almost all of which Mr. John O'Connell was spoken of as the future leader of the Irish people. That gentleman, having returned thanks, read a letter to himself from Dr. Cantwell, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath, beginning " My dear friend ": it enclosed a 5L subscription, and echoed the sentiments and sug- gestions of " my venerated friend the Bishop of Ardagh "-

" The scenes of unparalleled wretchedness by which we are everywhere sur- rounded; the inhuman course pursued by the present Ministry: the inadequacy of their measures to save the lives of the famishing millions; the present legislation, tending, or rather producing, the certainty of beggaring the rich and starving the destitute; the utter disregard of Irish feeling; the total ignorance of Irish wants and thorough indifference of Irish interests evinced by England, whether Whig or Tory ;-.-these extinguish in us every hope for our oppressed and misgoverned coun- try, save what is to be derived from a domestic Parliament."

In moving the insertion of this letter on the minutes, Mr. John O'Con- nell observed that it contained the best response they had yet received to Dr. O'Higgins's letter, which had been so foully attacked by " the scoundrel Times—the felon, ruffianly Times": that journal had informed them that the distress in Ireland was over, a statement no other paper in the world would have had the audacity to put forward.

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The Dublin Pilot makes this report on " the condition of the people "— " We cannot help congratulating the country on the disappearance of those ter- rible, those appalling accounts of famine, destitution, and abandonment to .pesti- lence and death, with which for several months we had finch frightful familiarity. The relief measures, long delayed by the apathy of the local authorities, and by the permission—we do not like to say by the connivance—of the officers of Go- vernment, are now in universal operation, we believe; and hence the cessation of those afflicting accounts to which we have referred. The rates will be enormously 'heavy, but human life will not perish."

On Wednesday the Pilot made this satisfactory announcement on " the arrivals of corn "— " The arrivals of grain continue enormous. Some idea of the extent of them may be formed from a fact communicated at the Dublin Customhouse this day, by the captain of a sailing-vessel which plies between this and London,—namely, that the harbour of Falmouth, which was hitherto considered large enough to contain the whole navy of England, was, when he was passing it on Sunday morning, so blocked up with grain-laden vessels waiting for orders, that it was totally impossible for him to enter it. Even to Dublin, where the stores were previously chuck full from floor to ceiling, the following cargoes have arrived this week." [Here the Pilot enumerates in detail the heavy cargoes of corn, flour peas, &c., brought by twelve ships.] "All the foregoing have arrived within the last eight days, together with three other large vessels, the cargoes of which are not yet reported. The hoarders of wheat in Ireland would do well to observe, that no less than four thousand sacks of this grain, which is represented so scarce, form part of the foregoing cargoes.

"This intelligence, together with the fall in rates witnessed yesterday in Liver- pool, will, no doubt, startle some of the speculators here, and make them submit at the eleventh hour to more moderate prices."

The town of Kilrush was in a state of great excitement and disturbance for a long time on Tuesday last, in consequence of the unwillingness of those receiving relief to take cooked food, as they preferred receiving their rations in meal, and cooking it themselves. They imagined Captain Hill, the Inspecting-officer for the Kilrush union, was the person causing the issue of cooked food; and therefore the violence of the crowd was directed against him. He had received seine private information that the people were determined to take away his life: he mentioned this to Mr. Channer, chief of the Police there; who immediately ordered out his men, and escorted Captain Hill to Williams's Hotel. When he arrived there, the crowd flung stones at the windows, and broke a number of them. The Police, however, succeeded in preventing the people from entering the hotel until Mr. Channer had closed the doors. The Reverend Mr. Kenny, 1'.P., remonstrated with the people on their conduct; but they did not seem inclined to separate. In fact, their object evidently was to attack the Inspecting-officer. There was not a single Magistrate in the town at the time; Colonel Vandeleur being from home. Mr. Channer, however, sent for the military; who came at his request; but the officer said he could only march his men through the town, as there was no Ma- gistrate in attendance. After a lapse of some hours Mr. Chewier convoyed Mr. Hill by a back way from the hotel to the Police-office, and after the crowd dis- persed escorted him to his lodgings. Captain Hill, considering the excited state of the people, resolved to give them the meal as they required until the Com- mittee should meet again.—Clare Journal.

There have been some disturbances on the Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Rail- way, at Dundanion Castle, from a strike among the labourers. A number were put upon the works at ls. 4d a day wages, with a promise of 10s. a week to those who should prove deserving of it. The men, however, soon refused to work un- less they were paid 1& a week; the contractor, Mr. Moore, refused to accede; whereupon he was pelted with stones. Some of the people having returned to their employment at the original wages, a great number of Cork men marched to the spot, turned the labourers off, and declared they should not work for less than 12s. There have been several encounters between the city and country labourers.