IRELAND.
The Lord-Lieutenant, accompanied by the officers of his household, assisted in the ceremony of opening the Great Southern and Western Railway, on Saturday. The line runs through Tipperary, and joins the Limerick with the Waterford Railway. An entertainment was given to the Directors and their Viceregal guest by Lord Hawarden, at Dundrum. The Lord-Lieutenant acknowledged a complimentary toast; and in the course of his speech gave his opinion, and perhaps an augury, on the subject of Government aid to railway companies in Ireland— Although he was disposed to leave railways in England to private enterprise, looking at the peculiar circumstances of Ireland, he owned himself an advocate for ample public aid to Irish railways. lJnfortanately, the embarrassed state of the exchequer rendered it impossible that any aid could be obtained this year; but when the Chancellor of the Exchequer should be a free agent, then Lord Clarendon, whether in office or out, would use his best exertions to procure assistance for Irish railways.
Much cheering, of course.
The Roman Catholic Bishops who lately were at Maynooth, for the College examinations, held a meeting there on the 28th June, and agreed to a republication of the declaration of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy of the 28th June 1834, against the use of chapels for secular meetings, against allusions in the pulpit to political subjects, and the attendance by priests at political clubs or meetings. The Roman Catholic Primate, Dr. Crolly, presided; and the following other Prelates were present—Archbishop Murray; Dr. Browne, Bishop of Dromore; Dr. Ryan, Limerick; Dr. Haly, Kildare and Leighlin; Dr. Deuvir, Down and Connor; Dr. Id`Gettigan, Raphoe; and Dr. J. P. Browne, Elphin.
A Protestant Repeal Association has been formed at Belfast. According to the manifesto, all other political distinctions are to be ignored by its members : it is only required that they be Protestants and Repealers.
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