IRELAND.
Preparations on the most magnificent scale for the banquet to Lord Morpeth in Dublin Theatre, on the 11th, are in a state of forwardness. Among those who have signified their intention to be present are— Lord Clanricarde, Lord Lurgan, Lord Oranmore, Lord Talbot de Mala- hide, Mr. More °Terrell, Sir R. W. Carey, Sir Jephson Norreys, Sir John Kennedy, Sir Percy Nugent, the Honourable Villiers Stuart, Mr. Ross of Rosstrevor, Mr. Thomas Moore, and a host of distinguished Irishmen. Others, as Lord Listowel, Lord Rossmore, Lord Cremorne, Lord Stuart, and Lord Ebrington, have intimated their hearty concur- rence in the object of the meeting. Ladies are to be admitted as spec- tators.
,Lord Morpeth, with suitable acknowledgments, has declined the invitation to a dinner at Limerick : the arrangements which he has already made will not permit him to have the opportunity of enjoying the generous hospitality of the citizens.
A requisition, very numerously and respectably signed, has been pre- sented to Mr. dorbally, the late Member for Meath county, who re- signed his pretensions in favour of Mr. O'Connell at the late election, asking him to stand again.
At a numerous and respectable meeting held lately at New Ross, thanks were voted to Lord Vivian " for the manly and independent manner he defended the policy of the Government towards Ireland and the character of the Irish nation at large, on the hustings at the election of West Cornwall."
A deputation of Dublin rate-payers, consisting of Sir Edward Brough, Sir Michael Cusac Smith, Mr. Carew Smith, Mr. William Shirley Ball, Mr. Josias Dunne, and Mr. Henry Carey, waited on the Lord-Lieutenant, on Monday, to present a memorial adopted at a public meeting of rate- payers on the previous Wednesday, praying the Lord-Lieutenant to take the necessary steps to postpone the operation of the Municipal Cor- poration Act, until a fair and impartial return could be made of the persons entitled to be placed on the burgess-roll for the city. Lord Fortescue replied, that the Act of Parliament having given him the power, with the advice of the Privy Council, he would take the earliest opportunity of communicating with the Council, and would notify the result to the deputation.
A meeting of Dublin Churchwardens was held on Thursday week ; and they adopted a memorial to the Lord-Lieutenant, stating that they could not make out the burgess-lists according to the new Corporation Act, because the rate-books did not accurately describe the persons rated, especially in not properly setting forth the Christian names. The Lord-Lieutenant replied through his private secretary, that the Church- wardens must make the best list they can, or " it will become the duty of the Executive to enforce the penalties of the law" for their neglect ; reminding them that the lists are subject to revision by barristers ap- pointed for the purpose.
At the meeting of the Repeal Association on Monday, a letter was read from Mr. O'Connell making his congratulations on the new im- pulse given to Repeal by the change of Ministry " Hurrah for the Repeal! it is bravely afloat 1 We are free from Whig shoals and the breakers ahead' of placehunters." Mr. O'Connell adds a retort boast- ful for Sir Robert Peel's attack upon him in the House on Friday, and a bit of election-news-
" Peel of course will give us a dose of plausible hypocrisy, as he did last night ; but Irish shrewdness is not to be cheated by his paltry plausibilitics. I had him to my heart's content in a singing passion last night. " I cannot for a few days be allowed by the rules of the House to make my election for Cork, so as to allow the new writ for Meath to issue, which it can- not do until the 8th September. I arrange to have it issued at the earliest possible moment."
Among the contributions to the Repeal fund, were a subsidy of 25/. from New York, and another of 401. from Massachusetts.
The half-yearly meeting of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Com- pany was held on Thursday week, in the Northumberland Buildings, Eden Quay, Dublin. It was stated in the report, that the works from Dublin Lo Kilcreagh Point are now in active operation, and a consider- able portion executed. A further length between Malahide and Bal- briggan is under preparation for letting. The balance in favour of the Company has considerably increased: by the finance report for the
half-year it appeared, that after the payment of expenditures to the amount of 10,5841., the Company have a balance on hand of 13,5711. Since the commencement of the work, 60,000 days' employment have been given to labourers, and two bridges have been completed. Reso- lutions were passed for the formation of a society by the labourers, for the purpose of providing relief for themselves and families in case of accident, and for the distribution of small shares among the farmers.
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