Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-11-26
From the Nesc- York Mercantile .adreriiser.
IRELAND.

The subject of an application for repeal OF
the act of Union with England, which was start
ed. il is said. by Mr.. O'Connel, seems likely to
BE- the cause of much agitation in Ireland. AT
our former dates. the subject engrossed the al
most undivided attention Of the public, including
persons Of all shades in religion. politics, and
conditions. Meetings were getting up at various
places, and subscriptions opening to defray the
expences.-From the Cork paper OF the 2lst nit.
furnished by Capt. Akin, of the Mary Rowland
we extract the following, mtest intelligence from
Dublin, in relation to this subject. 1t had cans-
ell much sensation.
Frorn The Dublin Register, October 90.
A notice. in the following words. appeared in
the papers of yesterday and the day preceding:
.sGentemen of all persuasions having ntimat-
cd their wish to form a Society for Legislative
Relief, there will be a meeting held on Tuesday,
nj the Parliamentary Office. to make the necessa-
nv arrangements. The chair will be taken at half
past one o'clock Tickets. one shilling each, to
he had at the door. \. B-A strong wish has
been expressed, to cal! the Society The Anti
Union Association which will be then discuss
ed.''
We have here an animation regarding socie-
" about to be formed. We have 4 notice that a
certain assembly was to take place, to make me.
cessary arrangements" which must of course
have been preliminary. We have statement
that for the intended society, no name has been
defnitiyely fixed upon. The expediency of ad-
optiug name. suggested by some persons, was
TO be discussed. Pros and cons were to be ia
ken on the suggested name, and tor ausht any one
could tell, it might have been rejected: indeed 1t
was within the bounds of possibility that the meet
ing assembled to make the - Unnecessary arrange
meats" might have decided upon the ex-
pediency of making no arrangements at all on the
present occasion. All this being the case, the
wise people at the head of affairs here astoundcd
the natives yesterday morning, by promuigatins
the following manifesto:-
By the Lord Lieutenant General and General
Governor Of Ireland.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, by an Act passed in the tenth year OF
his late Majesty's reign, entitled, "An act for
se,nbies in Ireland" a power is vested in the
Lord Lieutenant. or other. chief Governor, or
Governors Of Iceland, by his or their proclamation
or order, to prohibit or suppress any association
or assembly. or meeting of persons in Ireland.
which he or they shall deem to be dangerous to
the public peace safety, or Inconsistent with
the due administration of the law, or any adjourn
ed. renewed, or otherwise continued meeting OF
the same. or any part thereof. under any name or
pretext or device whatsoever.
And whereas, it hath been made known to Us,
that an association or assembly. or meeting of per-
sons is formed or about to formed in the city of
Dablin, under the name of the Irish Society for
Legal and Legislative Relief, or the Anti Union
Association.
And whereas, we deem the existence ct the
ssid association. assembly. or meeting OF persons
- be dangerous to the public peace