IRELAND.

The Government is taking decisive means to suppress outbreak by mili- tary force. Dublin swarms with soldiers, and every spot is made available for habitation as a barrack or for defence as a post. Leinster House, the Linen Hall, the old Tenter-houses in the Liberty, and Trinity College it- self, are made residences, or occupied as strong-holds, by the soldiery. The Sappers and Miners have scrutinized every public building, and have reported flaws, and suggested precautionary works. On the other side, gunstniths and armourers thrive apace by the popular fever for arms. Old stocks are cleared off, and pikes are made and sold by the thousand. One person had an order for 2,000: his lawyer telling him they might be seized and confiscated, he arranged to send off his produce by twenties as fast as finished, and so divided the risk with his clamorous dealers.

Sir Charles Napier arrived in Kingstown harbour on Tuesday, with the steam-frigate Dragon; and next day was joined by the Medusa and Merlin war-steamers: he awaited orders from the Lord-Lieutenant.

The reception of the Irish deputation in Paris has caused some dismay among the Confederates in Dublin. Many of them are quite sure that M. de Lamartine's speech, as published in the English newspapers, has been shorn of expressions favourable to the cause of Irish resistance.

The Confederate meeting on the 5th was very large. Three thousand persons were present; and it was announced that a thousand members were then admitted. Mr. Duffy quoted a letter from Mr. Smith O'Brien, to the effect that the clubs of Paris were able and willing to send 50,000 of her most valuable citizens to help the Irish in their struggle. The speeches were of the usual stamp, and were interrupted, as usual, with cries of "Pikes, pikes, pikes!" Mr. Mitchel made allusion to an event that causes some talk among Confederates—the sudden departure of Mr. John O'Colr nell to confer with the Government in London.

He had been informed that the British Minister had sent for a person in Dublin to ascertain if the Irish people would accept some parinv of their rights. (A

voice, "No! we will have nothing but the whole hog. ) Would they not be

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reasonable/ (Laughter.) Would they not have a teetotum Parliament spinnlfl about occasionally in Dublin? ("No, no ! ") Would they not accept a Federal Parliament and a visit at certain periods from her Majesty ? ("No, no! nothing but the old house at home—no more burials at Skibbereen! ") He did not knot who presumed to take upon himself to treat in the name of the Irish people; bat if any such thing had been done—if any man went to London to treat with their common oppressor without consulting them, and if he made any other condition except a full and unconditional independence—the Irish people would tear hii treaty to pieces, and he would escape very well if he did not share the same fate. ("A groan for John O'Connell! ") He would tell them, that they would scorn their teetoturn Parliament, spit upon their Federalism, and accept nothing bill unconditional Repeal.

Mr. Mitchel gives a leading department in his paper to 'information on all points of arming and revolution-making: "Our War Department!'

go gives the organization of a club by which any hundred men may learn guerilla warfare, and buy their arms, through small weekly payments of 2, per week for riflemen, Is. for musketeers, and 3d. for plain pikemen- who, says Mr. Mitchel, need but strong arms and well greased leathern brogues for their full equipment. He tasks his practical invention for new weapons, and devices of slaughter— Where bayonets cannot be had, we beg to remind all tenant-right-less farmers and able-bodied paupers, that a strong English reaping-hook straightened, with the saw-edge ground sharp, and rounded, and a socket-hilt welded to the tang, makes a weapon which, when attached to a duck-gnu or long fowling- niece, is as deadly as the pike and as complete as the bayonet. You can make tt any length convenient to your purpose, and the length of your barrel from one foot to three. "A scithe-blade, fixed by a welded socket-hilt on a half-pike or shaft of six feet, becomes a weapon equally deadly. Such are the glorious fancheurs by which Poland avenged her slavery, when she failed to win her freedom.

Meantime, the virtues of the hoar are patience and perseverance,' to get guns and ran bullets."

Under these directions rifle clubs are actually forming in Limerick and other populous towns. It seems also that great depots of arms are discovered by the Police. The Tipperary Vindicator describes a seizure made at Ros- crea of most unagricultural pitchforks- " The shafts or handles are about six feet long, well planed and finished; the prongs are about nine or ten inches long, and steeled at the top three inches. They are a very curious piece of workmanship altogether. On being asked by the county inspector what pattern they were made from, the maker said he got his pattern from the United Irishman newspaper!"

The .Natioli is zealously working in another field. Speaking of the pro- posed Confederate Parliament for Ireland, it says—" Government cannot prevent its election. If it issued a proclamation, the people ought to dis- regard it. If it brought troops to the place of election, the place ought to be changed. But the thing is impossible. To suppress three hundred elections in one day, would leave every barrack, garrison, and guard-room in Ireland vacant—vacant, perhaps to be filled no more."

The Pilot of Monday, in an article of temperate manner but decisive tone, pronounces a revolution inevitable. It prays that the revolution may be at least bloodless, like that of the Emancipation and Reform Bills. Counting the cost to each side, the Pilot reminds Ireland that she is not unanimous, is unarmed, and, in particular, is unprovided even with enough food to last over another harvest; while England can easily shut Irish ports with her fleet. On the other hand, success would cost England twelve or fourteen millions of money; and she would lose for ever before the world the position of a nation internally strong in the united affections of all her populations—she would fall to the position of a third-rate power.

The papers contain evidences of a movement of some of the Roman Catholic clergy- into antagonism with Government. The Reverend Alex- ander J. Peyton, Catholic curate of Fermoy, in illustration of his own advice that all the clergy should now speak out, has written his opinions On the crisis to the Cork Examiner.

The clergy, he says, revolt naturally from the horrors of revolution; but the English Government have now inured them, by the more harrowing scenes of havoc and famine, nnprevented by them the last two years. The clergy should merge their political dissensions, assume the lead of the people, and guide them to the attainment of their rights, without "unnecessary bloodshed or protracted civil war." "It will not do now, when the people are on the point of achieving their independence, for the Catholic clergy to stand silent spectators of the struggle." The faithful pastor fears not death; and the Irish people abandon not their clergy in the hour of peril. "They do not forget the glorious example of the illustrious Archbishop of Paris and his clergy, who sanctioned the ever-memorable proceed- ings of the people in hurling the despot from his throne, and establishing the in- alienable right of free men to just laws and equal privileges. The Catholic clergy of Ireland, sympathizing with their countrymen, are ready to offer the high sanc- tion of their approval to similar glorious results."

A case in the Dublin Police Courts, connected with the clandestine arm- ing, has made a sensation there. On Saturday last, Mr. Thomas Arkins, a special constable, brought Thomas Kirwan before the Magistrates on a charge of purchasing six pikes of David Hyland, blacksmith, for an unlaw- ful purpose. Hyland received the order; and on supplying three of the pikes, tracked Kirwan from his shop to" the Castle ": on Kirwan's coming for the other three, he was given into custody. The case was adjourned to Monday; when Dr. Kelly and Mr. O'Callaghan were the presiding Magis- trates, and several Repealers and Young Inlanders of note were present; and the following proceedings took place.

On the case beginning, Colonel Browne, a Commissioner of Police, made this statement to the Bench—" That man who is brought before you I employed to get three pikes for me; and I will produce them here to you. It was my duty to re these pikes. I have got some eight feet, others six and ten feet long. I procure

got them of all lengths and descriptions; and I am perfectly justified in doing that. I am sere I have been always treated kindly and nsspeettally by the Citizens of Dublin—by the upper classes and the middle classes with the inmost i

respect. You know it s my duty to do this. Would I be fit for the situation which I hold? Does not Mr. Meagher and other men get pikes? The unfortunate man who is to be brought before you today was employed by me: throw all blame upon roe then. I have got information from other men that pikes are making in Dub-

lin, men better dressed. Hyland has committed no trims in selling or making these pikes. Doctor Kelly, I have got three pikes, Mr. Thomas Arkins has the other three in his possession; and I employed that man to bay them. I come forward as an honest man to avow this publicly; and I call upon the Magis- trates to dismiss the charge preferred."

Mr. Arkias questioned 11r. Browne, whether Kirwan had not been on his in- structions entrapping innocent men ?—whether' at the meeting of Young Ire- lenders, when the subscription-list was got up for the purpose of defraying the expenses of defending the prosecution against Messrs. O'Brien, Meagher, and Mitchel, the prisoner was not heard by Dr. West to say behind the chairman, that any surplus that might remain after paying the expenses of the prosecution should be applied to the buying arms for the power classes? He would put it to Colonel Browne not to cushion the matter. Mr. Browne was ready to swear that no such information had ever been given him. He was ignorant of Kirwan's Polities. He "could not be over nice respecting the persons who did this dirty work—for dirty work it was."

A book was found in Kirwan's possession, containing notes of conversa- tions heard by him on various occasions, evidently stored up to form the basis of informations.

Mr. Curran, who appeared for Hyland the blacksmith, said he was sure Colonel Browne did not know this was Kirwan's mode of acting.

Colonel Browne said, he certainly would not countenance such proceedings. Kirwan would never be employed by Government for such a purpose as swearing to such sentences as appeared in his note-book.

Mr. Curran then advised his client, and all the other parties, after the manly statement just made, to let the matter fall. Mr. John Mitchel and Dr. Gray, the latter of whom was mentioned by name it one of Kirwan's notes, pressed much for the detention of Kirwan. On the evi- dence of his remark to Hyland when he got the pikes, that they were "to We in the coming times," Mr. Mitchel was ready to charge Kirwan with levying wet against the Queen. Dr. Gray, too, insisted on having Kirwan and Colonel Browne examined fully to disclose the Government conspiracy against his liberty. Colonel Browne said, Kirwan was his employe, not that of the Castle. Re had never heard Dr. Gray's name mentioned: he mitred him he heard of no conspi- racy against him; and his name never occurred in any conversation.

Some more rather warm discussion occurred; but at last the ease was dropped. Kirwan was let out by a back-door, and his book was kept in the office for inspection by Mr. Mitchel and Dr. Gray at their pleasure.