Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-02-24
TEMP REFORM in IRE
LAND.
From the Dublin Evening Post Dec. 8.


they describe what they saw. The city
of Limerick was filled to the brim by
concourse of the population Of the sur
rounding counties. There was no sleep
ing room-there scarcely was standing
room for the numbers. The Catholic
Churches were thrown open for the poo-
pie to stand in during the night The
APOSTLE OF TEMPERANCE rendered the
pledge, these journals assure us, to 150,-
900 people, and we have seen a private
letter which states the amount al 200,-
600. This is, probably, an exaggeration.
But that the multitudes were immense,
there is no doubt. That thousands and
thousands returned to their houses, re-
formed andregenerated beings, is certain.
Neither can it be disputed that the MOVE
MENT is NATIoNAL--national at all events,
as far as the great Province of Munster
is concerned. 1t is a change, not of
years or months-but a Simultaneous
change-a marvel, wonder.
From the Limerick Reporter.
Mr.. Mathew is fifty years of age
looks under that of middle height
courteous in address, and the keenest
sensitiveness to the calamties of others.
His aspect bcspeaks intellect, and beams
with serene brightness Of heart at ease
for life well spent.
The giving ofpledges was commenced
at the court house on Sunday, The We
ry Reverend gentleman, after the sermon,
proceeded in covered car, attended by
his friends, towards the appointed spot.
We do not exaggerate when we say, that
from Denmark-street TO the site of the
court house there were thirty thousand
people moving. He was unmoved, and
while his friends remarked on the stupen-
dous demonstration with some nervous
ness, he smiled at the scene, and display
ed a feeling of graduation that he had
been the vessel chosen by God for so
mysterously important revolution. AS
the car neared the ratings of the court,
the rush was awful. The crowds were
SO anxious to catch glimpse of the
great apostle, that they braved the hoofs
of horses and the swords of dragons to
touch the hem of his garment.
About 10000 people knelt down in
Mallow-street, covering every superficial
inch from Mr.. Dunbar's to George-street,
while guard Of the military acted as
protection, the Rev. gentleman went
through them all, and administered the
pledge every head nncnvered when he
desired them all to stand, the simuItane-
Gus rising of SO vast number afforded
one of the greatest spectacles imaginable.
They departed in peace and good order
to their respective homes.
Mr.. Mathew then proceeded to the
steam boat quay, and received 100 men,
who came from Kirush not allowing
them to disembark and increase the con-
fusion so prevalent at that hour over the
city. The price of provisions rose to a
most usurious price. A penny loaf sold
at three pence quart of milk fetched
six pence, and two shillings were in nu-
merous instances paid for the privilege of
standing in cellars through the lrlshtown.
Mr.. H. N. Seymour, the extensive tea
dealer, admitted and sheltered 900 per-
sons in his auction room, at the CONNER
Gals, kept two large fires all the night,
and fed them with bread and coffee.
Mr.. Seymour collected all those persons
himself in the streets. Some of the COM
mittee Of the commercial buildings, Mr..
III. Hall, Mr.. Robert M'Mahon, Mr..
Goulding, &c, threw open the large cof-
fee-room of the commercials, had fires
lit up, and the splendid lustre burning all
night. There were 500 men and women
in this room, making in all 100 sheltered
poor persons, who were without repose
or food and far from their homes, on
their pilgrimage to the shrine of temper
ance.
Extract from letter to E. c. Delevan
Esq, from the Corresponding Secretary
of the Irish Temperance Union:
A great and powerful ally has lately
joined in the Dublin Evening Post, the
Irish government organ, the editor and
proprietor of which, has fully entered in
to the cause, and states that he will leave
no stone unturned until he carries this
great reformation, through the length and
breadth of the land you may Judge of
the influence this new ally is likely to ex-
ert, when inform you that it numbers
800 Roman Catholic clergyman amongst
its subscribers, that it necessarily calls on
them to follow in the footsteps of Father
Matthew, and that every paper (tri-
weekly has from one to two columns of
temperance matter.
The morning press has last week
sent an intimation that its columns were
open to temperance, SO that with one ex-
ceptlon, all the Dublin press is with us.
The Roman Catholic clergy of Dub
lin, with Doctor Murray, the Archbish-
op, at their head, held a meeting this
week, for the purpose of taking up the
question OF temperance. There was