The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-24 00:00:00

IRELAND.

On Wednesday, Mr. John Carden, of Templemore,
Tipperary, was fired at and kilk d. No details are given.

Dr. M'llale has issued a fulminatory address against
Mr. Wyse's scheme for establishing colleges in Ireland,
open to all religious.

The Eliza and Ann, 150 tons burden, of Cork, was
wrecked on Friday week, off Ardmore Head. The crew
perished.

Loss OF A STEAMER.—The Vanguard, from Dublin
to Cock, was wrecked last Tuesday, when near Cork
barb ,ur. She ran ashore in a storm, but no lives were
lost.

On Thursday last, at a meeting in Dublin, Dr. Murray
was threatened with a curtailment of his dues, as the pu-
nishment of his acceptance of the commission under the
charitable bequests act.

PETER DENS.—The Dublin Freeman (Popish paper)
states that the works of Peter Dens " counsel to crimes
which he would blush to pen, and which no modest female
dare peruse." This is candid and satisfactory, and is
precisely the description that every honest man must give
of those abominable volumes.

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MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—Ogi Satur,lay n'ght. in this
city, an entire family (Mr. John Pow,,r's) wit, all hut
consuo,e,l by lire, in consequence of the bed curtains
having ignited whilst the family were asleep, through one
of them having left the candle lighted when retiring to
rest. .\n infant is dead, arid Mrs. Power is in a dangerous
state.—Waterford Chronicle.
On Monday evening week, as Henry Pottinger,
Esq., of Moyrath Castle, Meath, was going to his cattle
sheds, about eight o'clock, be was fired at. One
of the slugs hit him in the temple, another went right
through his hat, which, had it hit him, it must have killed
him on the instant. A tree, which was in the direction
from whence the shot was fired—out of which several
slugs were taken the next morning—broke the effect of
the shot, and thus his life was providen ially preserved.
CHARITABLE BEQUESTS ACT.—The Dublin Gazelle
has announced the official appointment of the commis-
sioners of this act. They are the protestant archbishops
of Arma2h and Dublin, Dr. Crolly, Dr. Murray. Bishop
Denvir, Earl of Donoughnaore. Dr. Pakenham, Dean of
St. Patricks, Sir P. Bellew, A. P Blake, and Dr. Henry.
Mr. O'Connell's rage may be imagined at seeing the
names of three eminent prelates of the Church of Rome
in the above list, who have dared to take their seats at the
Board in spite of his denunciations. Dr. M' Hale, " the
Lion of the Fold of Judah," is in no less a rage than his
friend the Liberator.

IRISH FEDERALISM.—The scheme of Mr. Grey Por-
ter for an entire new ststem of Federal Government for
which O'Connell a few weeks back was content to suspend
all agitation for a repeal of the Union, has at length
turned up, and a precious piece of humbug it is. The
following are the proposals :—" (1.) That the Imperial
Parliament in London, shall continue to be the supreme
legislative authority, under the Queen, over the whole
Htberno-British empire. (2 ) That no bill of any poli-
tical act of Parliament to be in force in Ireland, (except
only all acts which relate to the Imperial Army, Navy,
and Ordnance,) shall for the future be laid before the
House of Commons, or the !louse of Lords, without the
previous approbation of a majority of the Irish Members
or of the Irish Peers, to be called by the Speaker of the
House of Commons, or by the Chairman of the House
of Lords, by such notice, at such time and place, and in
such manner, as shall hereafter be settled by the Imperial
Parliament.'' The plan was drawn up, the author in
forms us, on the grounds subjoined :—"(1.) That Ire-
land should, for her own sake, continue to send her
members to the Imperial Parliament, in London; and,
with Great Brttain, to form the base of the Hiberno-
British Empire ; and should vidieate to herself a full, fair
share in its great advantages. (2.) That a warm end
generous spirit should be cherished in Ireland, as tee
best element of national honour, strength, and prosperity.
(3.) That a strong and bona fide militia—tie proper de-
fence of a free cauntry—should be set on foot and kept
up in Ireland."
REPEAL AssociaTtoN.--The rent for the week drop-
ped on Monday to £179. O'Connell on the occasion put
forth all his arts to resuscitate the smouldering embers of
contribution. ." The year 43. quoth he, was a great
repeal year (it was once ' the repeal year'), because of the
aggregation of countless thousands, &c. 1 he year '-4
was a great repeal year, because of the forbearance and

fortitude the Irish people evinced under most trying cir-
cumstances. Let the year '45 be a great year, and let it
be characterised by weekly collections ABOVE ALL
THINGS." What drivelling and do:age is this? Does
not every body know that everything Irish is great ?" Is
not Ireland a great country ?" Are not " the Irish a peat
people ?" Is not every day " a great day for Ireland ?"
And is not the Irish patriot the greatest of all sturdy beg-
gars? What is the use of reiterating what every body
knows? But, with all their intellect and learning, the
Irish, it would appear, do not yet know, that as a pin a
d .y makes a groat a year, so a " shilling a year is one
penny a month, one farthing a week, and four weeks for
nothing." And who would not give this in exchange for
the prospective advantages? " Let there be hut a vigo-
rous collection of the repeal rent," says Mr. O'Connell—
" Let every man think be owes a farthing a week to his
country, and we must succeed. Let them recollect the
advantages to be gained by these things—six millions of
rents and taxes now draining from the country would be
spent in Ireland—the gentry should reside at home—em-
ployment for the labourer—a higher rate of wages for the
mechanic and artizan—comfort and happiness for the en-
tire land. Our commerce should be restored—our manu-
factures encouraged—our trade protected—our agricul-
tural interests augmented and increased—the position—
the essentially favourable and happy position of our coun-
try made available as the entrepot for the commerce of
the world—and all our resources developed and brought
out." Who would not buy such advantages at a farthings
week ? Not the Irish, it appears, for they will not give it.
None of the leading members were present but Mr.
O'Connell himself.