The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-08 00:00:00

IRELAND.

PROHIBITION OF DISTILLATION FROM GRAIN.—The
Limerick Chronicle says : " Itis understood that an order
in council will be issued next month, immediately after
the prorogation of parliament, to prohibit distillation from
grain in Ireland, as the total failure of the potatoe crop be-
fore Christmas is apprehended."
On Monday a large and influential meeting was held at
Cork, for the purpose of adopting measures to supply food
and employment to the at present destitute classes ; and
more especially to petition the legislature for the erection
of a dry dock at Haulbowline, and otherwise improving
the harbour of Cove.
ANOTHER TRIUMPH FOR " OLD IRELAND."—From
a correspondence which appears in the Dublin Freeman,it
appears that the Chancellor has solicited Mr. John
O'Connell, M. P., the second in command of the moral
force Repealers, to accept the commission of the peace
for his native county, Kerry. Mr. O'Connell has acceded
to Mr. Brady's request, and thus far all proceeds amicably
between the government and the authorities at Concilia-
tion Hall.
On Sunday week a monster demonstration of " moral
force" was exhibited in honor of Mr. Smith O'Brien.
Two processions—one of them three quarters of a mile
in length, and together, containing seven or eight thou-
sand horsemen and footmen, preceded by temperance
bands, and headed by priests—waited upon Mr. O'Brien,
and presented him with addresses of congratulation and
approval., The demonstration took place at Limerick.

LORD JOHN MANNERS AND THE MONASTERIES.—
This young nobleman is at present making a tour of the
south of Ireland. His Lordship was in Limerick on
Saturday week, and on the previous day, in company with
Mr. Stafford O'Brien, M. P., and Mr. Monsell, of Ter-
voe, visited and minutely inspected the schools of the
Christian Brothers, Sexton-street, Rev. Mr. Brahan's
school, Bridge-street, and the convent schools of the Sis-
ters of Mercy.

RECOVERY OF THE ENGINES, &C., OF THE RAMBLER
STEAMER.—We mentioned in a late number that our en-
terprising fellow-citizen, Captain Coppin, had succeeded
in recovering a portion of the machinery belonging to the
unfortunate Rambler, which was wrecked upon the
Maiden Rocks. We have now the pleasure of adding
that Captain Coppin has, by immense exertion, not only
recovered the two engines, but the three boilers, and that
one of the engines was safely landed at our qday on Wed-
nesday last, amid considerable rejoicings.—Derry paper.
GRATIFYING.—Od Monday, the 31st ult.. a number
of the Orangemen resident in the district of Middle Dun-
luce, assembled, and cut down about fifteen acres of the
corn belonging to James Hutchinson, Esq., of Strano-
cum House, as a token of gratitude for the respect shown
to them by that honorable gentleman on the occasion of
their recent processions, 13th July. The manner in
which they conducted themselves, as reapers of a plentiful
harvest, is truly creditable. They were all abundantly
entertained with a sumptuous dinner, in addition to fre-
quent refreshments throughout the day.—lrish Paper.

MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.—The number of clerical stu-
dents is now increased from four hundred and twenty-
eight to five hundred and twenty-two, and the course of
study is prolonged to eight years! A professorship of
history is established in the college. Upwards of two
hundred students, hitherto annually educated at their
own expense, are now provided for by the additional state
grant. There are twenty professors on the establishment,
whose salaries have been more than doubled. Among
other reforms contemplated in Maynooth, the Irish
Roman Catholics intend petitioning the legislature to
grant it the power of conferring degrees.
POTATO DISEASE.—An inquest was held last week at
Massbraok on the body of a man named Donnelly, whose
daughter-in-law deposed that for the last ten days their
food was rotten potatoes bruised, and that they had
nothing else to subsist on for breakfast and dinner! The
deceased left home for Castlebar on Monday morning,
after eating some cf the rotten food, to purchase tobacco,
salt, and soap. All the money he had with him was ten-
pence, and witness desired him to leave some of the
articles unbought and procure for himself a pennyworth
of bread. On the following day he was found dead on
the mountains within a mile of his residence, and the
tenpence worth of articles with him.—Mayo Constitution.
ANTI-RENT MOVEMENT.—The peasantry show every
disposition to take the advice of the agitating priests who
ciunsel them to pay no rents. Mr. Prendergast, of Johns-
twn-park, Tipperary, attempted on Wednesday week to
sell t.ie crops of John Condrun, for a half year's rent, due
in May last, but about Wen bwadred persons assembled,