The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-02-13 00:00:00

series of omissions and commis
activity equally misapplied,

been let alon6, and negle,

utility

Dr. M`llale has had a gathering at Tuam of suffragan
from RomP ~
coadjutors, Sze., to celebrate his return
The chief features of the evening were the
exultation in the fact that not a single protes-
t was present amongst them ; and Dr. 111411 ale's
avowal, in his speech, that they would not rest satisfied
till they had regained possession of the church lands, rent
ch&rges, &e., &c.,lVhich he, of course, alleged, before his
enlightened audience, were originally in possession of the
Church of Rome.

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All this might he looked upon as too contemptible for
serious notice, had it occurred in this country, but it be-
tokens there " a foregone conclusion," and shows what
the ultimate aim is of that body, avowed only by few, but
Acquiesced in by all the member

sof that church. Here
lies the real seat of Ireland's disease, and of England's
danger.

The judges have refused to quash the indictment found
at the last commission against Mr. Duffy. On being
called upon to plead on Thursday, his counsel handed in
a plea in abatement which the prisoner had verified on
oath, and which was similar in substance to that put in to
the previous indictment.
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR.—We this week noticed in
the columns of a. contemporary a somewhat appropriate
typographical error. In a paragraph respecting the Irish
State Trials, they were referred to as the Irish STALE
Trials. Whether the error was the production of some
mischievous P.D. we are not prepared to say. but, if unin-
tentional it was not inappropriate.
THE SKULL-CRACKING IN SLIGO.—We are gratified
to learn that the gentlemen of Sligo, upon whom the
skull-cracker of Priest O'Neill has inscribed such a me-
morial of his pastoral exertions in the promotion of
morality and religion as—to use the words of our infor-
mant—they will retain "to the end of life," having me-
morialised the Lord Lieutenant to institute an inquiry
into the entire transaction, and especially the scandalous
participation of the two magistrates in the proceedings of
the chapel.—Dublin Herald.

REFORMATION IN DUBLIN.--A class, consisting of
seven persons, publicly renounced the errors of Popery,
yesterday, in St. Thomas's Church. That church, as is
usual on such solemn occasions, was completely filled.
The Rev. Thomas Scott administered the form of recant-
ation, and afterwards presented each of them with a copy
of the Holy Scriptures, and the Book of Common Prayer.
They subsequently partook of the Holy Communion, and
signed the roll. Three of this class had been intended for
the Romish priesthood. The Ven. Archdeacon Magee,
as on the sth November last, whon a similar ceremony
took place, occupied the pulpit with his wonted ability.
After the reception, the Rey. T. Scott announced that
another class of converts are preparing to renounce the
errors of Romanism on the first Sunday in April next.—
Dublin Herald.

ANOTHER IRISH HEROINE.—OH Sunday night, a lady
residing near Bandon, shortly after going to bed was
aroused by a noise, as if some person was breaking into
the house, and, while listening, three or four men quietly
entered her bedroom, who supposing her to be asleep,
deliberately took her purse and some other articles from
her dressing table. They then retired down stairs, and
broke open the larder, where they supplied themselves
and carried off a leg of mutton. When all was quiet the
lady got out of bed, dressed, and set out to the police-
station, when on her way, she observed a light in a house
close to her residence, and on peeping through the chinks
of the window shutters, she saw the robbers dividing the
booty. She hastened to the police, who at once accom-
panied her, broke into the den, surprised and took the
thieves into custody. None of the family were aware of
the robbery until this heroic lady returned, after having
secured the "lads."—Cork Constitution.
The Earl of Clarendon has addressed a letter to Sir
George Grey, in which he gives the reasons which have
induced him to recommend the continuance, for a limited
period, of the law for the suspension of the Habeas Corpus
Act in Ireland. After pointing out the beneficial effects
of the measure, which had succeeded in restoring order,
in place of that which for a time was a reign of terror, he
states that there is, on the part of those engaged in the
late treasonable movement, no indication whatever of sor-
row or repentance for their misdeeds. " Their regret is
confined to their failure, and their hopes are directed to a
more successful issue on the first favourable opportunity."
_Fast failure might damp exertion ; but the country had
been too long trained to agitation to be at once weaned
from it, and nothing but a continued enjoyment of that
peace which the absence of all political excitement has
created can save Ireland from wasting her energies in the
strife of rival factions, instead of exerting them, by in-
dustry, for the improvement of the country. Lord Cla-
rendon says it is with extreme repugnance that he asks
for the renewal of an act infringing the constitutional
rights of any portion of her Majesty's subjects ; but he
conscientiously believes the course necessary, and trusts
that the manner in which the act has been carried into
effect will be an earnest that its future administration will
be marked by leniency.