The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-11-16 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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On Thursday Lord Bernard laid the foundation stone of
a new church in the parish of St. Nicholas, Coik.
The Roinish bishops of Ireland are about to address the
Queen on the state of Ireland.

Archbishop Beresford has sold his farm-horses, so as to
give more employment to labourers in spade husbandry at
Armagh.
Sir Edward Borough, one of the guardians of the North
Dublin Union, has given notice of a motion for introduc-
ing work into the workhouse. Hitherto the houses,
north and south, have been the repositories for idleness.
A petition has been prepared against the return of Mr.
Reynolds,. the Repeal M.P. for Dublin. It has been
satisfactorily ascertained that upward of 800 of the votes
given for that gentleman are those of disqualified parties.
APPEARING IN ARMS.—Upwards of twenty persons
have been seen lately, at night, on Ballvbritt mountain,
Tipperary, all of whom were armed. They were drilling
and firing shots.

the litenagh Guardian says that while a Mr. Garvey
with a party of police was distraining on the lands of
Moneygal, King's county, he was fired at and missed, but
the policeman on his right received a brace of balls in his
body. The wounds are reported dangerous.
At the Insolvent Debtors' Court, Dublin, on Saturday,
there were no fewer than 101 causes set down on the list
for hearing ; and among the number of the, insolvents
were nine attorneys, one barrister, one law student, and
one physician.
The Mayo Constitution states that, on Sunday, the
29th ultimo, as the Rev. Mr. Dill. presbyterian minister,
was preaching in the presbyterian school-house of Bally-
macoula, a party of ruffians, headed by the Rev. Mr.
Timlin, P.P., entered the house, and beat and wounded
the officiating clergyman and several of the congregation.
AN IRISH MARRIAGE.—The following paragraph ap-
pears in an Irish paper, under the head of " State of the
Country :"—" A striking example of an improvident Irish
marriage was lately exhibited at Moneygall. A happy
couple who were married in the morning were caught
stealing hay in the evening to make their nuptial couch."
MORE POOR LAW RESIGNATIONS.—Five of the guar-
dians of the Tipperary Union have resigned office, being
unable to carry out the provisions of the Poor Law Act,
because of the relieving officers taking the entire respon-
sibility on themselves, and not giving satisfaction to the
landholders. _

THE IRISH FISHERIES.—The Cork papers publish a
long account of an interview between Lord Clarendon and
a deputation from Skibbereen, the latter being intrusted
with a memorial, to be laid before his excellency, setting
forth the distress and dismal prospects of the people in
that ill-fated district, and complaining, inter alia, of the
want of capital to afford employment by improving the
rivers, harbours, fisheries, &c.
ANOTHER SUNDAY MURDER.—On Sunday week, at
Longhorna, near Nenagh, a man named Divett, was bru-
tally murdered at noonday. It resulted from an attack of
six or seven armed men on the house of one Harding, and
the urfortnnate victim met his fate by venturing to come
to Harding's assistance. Several men were looking on,
and had arms in their possession, but offered no resistance
to the attack.

In Tipperary murder is not confined to the male popu-
lation. Widow Darmody, who has been twice married,
had no family, and was possessed of about three acres of
land at Coolgarth, was about getting married a third time,
contrary to the wishes of her friends. On Tuesday night
she must have been decoyed out in the fields by her assas-
sin, under the guise of a friend, as her dead corpse was
found about a perch behind her house, her head dreadfully
wounded and bruised.

NEW POPISH COLLEGE.—Attention was recently.called
to a suggestion of the present pope, to the effect that a
popish college modelled after the plan of the turbulent in-
stitution of 'Louvain should be founded in Ireland. The
Daily News took alarm at it, and the Times and other
papers ridiculed it. Nevertheless, the plan is even now
being matured. A Dublin Romish paper states that one
of their bishops has subscribed £lO,OOO, and a priest £5OO,
towards carrying out the project. Truly we have great
need of renewing our Protestant agitation, when Popery
is progressing in this way. Had our Protestant leaders
but continued the exposures of Romanism, which were so
popular a few years since, we should not have seen the
antichristian power exhibiting so bold a front as she does
at present. _ _

STATE OF IRELAND.—Goverrpent are about to adopt
vigorous measures for the repression of the conspiracy'
against life and property which has been permitted to hold
uncontrolled sway for the last six months. The:Times
quotes the following from the Dublin Mail:—" We have
reason to believe that an arms' act of an extremely strin-
gent character is in course of preparation, and will be laid
before parliament at as early a period as possible. The
suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act is the only measure
adequate to the crisis ; and under the wise administration
of such a man as Lord Clarendon must not only be pro-
ductive of the desired good, hut would suffer the least
violence to the constitutional administration of justice_
which could be devised for such an emergency as that of
Ireland."

MELANCHOLY PROSPECT.—An incident took place on
Tuesday, in the office of Mr. Murphy (one of the Dublin
Masters in Chancery), which strongly illustrates the dis-
astrous effect of the utter insecurity of life and property
in the county of Roscommon, was put up for sale at.
£lO,OOO for the first bid, being scarcely one-half of the
estimated value of the property. While the same was
proceeding, a gentleman got up, and addressing those
about him, spoke of the dangerous neighbourhood in
which the estate lay, remarking that it was close to the
spot where only the night previous Major Mahon fell by
the bullet of the assassin. The announcement created a
powerful sensation in the office, and a chilling silence of a
minute or two succeeded. ThA 1112ster at length inter-
posed, and having severely reprimanded the speaker for
his intrusive observations, ordered the sale to proceed.
But it was to no purpose. The blow was struck home ;
and after an offer of £2,500, or something like four years
purchase, the sale was indefinitely postponed.—Corres-
pondent of the Times.
ORANGE INSTITUTION.—Thursday evening being the
one hundred and ninety-seventh anniversary of the birth-
day of our glorious deliverer King William the Third, the
Orange Institution of Dublin, for the first time, publicly
commemorated that happy event by a soiree on an exten-
sive scale in the New Room of the Rotunda, which was
tastefully arranged and decorated with the banners of the
several lodges. At eight o'clock the brethren arrived,
dressed in uniform, wearing the scarfs and badges of the
several orders, among whom were a large attendance of
the members of the city of Dublin Grand Black Lodge.
The ladies in particular seemed as if they had used every
effort to enrich the splendour of the scene by the unpa-
ralleled neatness of their dresses, which were in every re-
spect richly adorned with orange and blue, &c., indicative
of the great interest which they felt in thus displaying
their true love for the cause which should be dear to the
heart of every sound and independent Protestant. The
chair was taken by the county grand master, David
Stewart, and the health of the Earl of Enniskillen, g; and
master, was responded to by Archdeacon Magee. The
Rev. T. D. Gregg also addressed the meeting, and alluded
to the inconsistency of the Lord-Lieutenant in styling the
popish prelates by the title of lords.—Dublin Herald.

THE IRISH NATIONAL EDUCATION SCHEME.—The
National system had its commencement when a better day,
it was thought, dawned for Ireland, and has had its pro-
gress during a period in which government was endea-
vouring to recommend itself by what has been styled a
liberal policy towards the mass of the people. Religious
disabilities have ceased—profession of the creed of Roma-
nism has been converted into a recommendation. The
race of the proctors is extinct—the church cess collector
no longer goes his rounds—the honours and emoluments
of corporations have changed hands ; in short, the period
has been one of continuous favour to the church of Rome ;
and the schools of the National Board, supported by the
State, and supporting the great principle of the church of
Rome, have increased to the number of 3,637 schools-
-456,410 pupils. At which side is success ? In the former
period more than 4,000 schools, unpensioned, unpatron-
ised, adopted the Bible for itself. In the second—nearly
4,000 schools are pensioned by the State, on condition
that they exclude the Bible. In the year 1824 there were
found 3,322 schools in which the Scriptures were not read
6,058 in which they were, and 2443 from which the returns
were silent respecting Scripture, and in the great majority
of which, it has been said, the Bible was read. Thus, it
would appear, that the patronage of the State, and the fa-
vour of the church of Rome. with the exertions of sixteen
years, have been able to add no more than 315 schools to
the number avowedly unscriptural in the year 1624. So
much for the progress of the schools. As to the state of the
country—crime—public opinion—respect for law—loyalty
to the crown—attachment or aversion to the British con-
nexion—it will be time enough, when the National Board
describes the improvement, moral and political, which the
new system has effected, to compare the gatherings and,
tumults before " emancipation" with the monster meet-
ings for repeal—and to compare the " agrarian disorders"
of " twenty years since" with those barbarous exercises of
" tenant right," which now shock and disgrace our coun-
try. In truth, it was a novel experiment, to promote ci-
vilisation by interdicting Christianity ; and it should oc-
casion no surprise to see that the experiment has proved a
failure.—Dr. O'Sullivan's recent Letter.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

The state of the business of the Court of Chancery has
at length become such that for two days the Master of the
Rolls has not sat for lack of causes.

WINTER ASSIZES.—The Hon. Mr. Baron Alderson and
the Hon. Mr. Justice Coltman will hold the Winter
Assizes for this county, at Liverpool, on Saturday the 11th
of December next. _

In the Arches Court, on Thursday, Sir H. J. Fust pro-
nounced sentence in the case of the Rev. J. K. Craig,
minister of St. John the Baptist, at Burley, in the diocese
of Winchester, accused of immoral practices. The rev.
gentleman is suspended for two years, to produce a certi-
ficate of good conduct, and to pay £250 costs.
The late Justice Bosanquet's will, which is written with
his own hand, had to which several codicils are attached,
has been proved in London ; and it has been discovered
that the testator has failed to word the attestation clauses
so as to show that the provisions of the Wills Act had been
duly complied with. Affidavits from the witnesses have
consequently been required to repair this error, which is
said to have been repeatedly committed by distinguished
barristers who have written their own wills.

The London Gazette of Tuesday nikht contains a pro-
clamation announcing that her Majesty in Council was
.pleased to declare that the provisions of the International
Cqpyright Act (7 and 8 Victoria) shall be extended to the
works of all authors, engravers, designers, musical com-
posers, ac., first published within the kingdom of Kano
ver, for he fall terms of privileges of copyright which
authors of :looks, engravings, dramatic pieces, and music,
natives of the United Kingdom, may enjoy in the king-
dom of Hanover, until the treaty recently entered into
on this pinttpr;fias been concluded.