Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-17
LETTER FROM IRELAND.

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE OF THE TRIBUNE.
IRELAND, APRIL, 1S45.
We in the midst of most violent religious agitation
which threatens to the present Ministry by its vo
Ience The debate the Government measure introduced
by Sir Robert Pee"to give increased grant to MAJ
nooh, and to make the grant permanent and hereto
fore annual the option of the majority thrown the
whole Of the empire into state of ferment Never
the London Times do recollect period at which strong
feelings the subject of Protestant interests man.
tested by the nation than Not did the excitement
which attended the Ministry Of Sir Robert Wapoe and the
the Stuarts exceed that witnessed through
out Great Britain respecting the grant to the Roman Catholic
College Of Maynooh, flor the education Of Catholic clergy
II further adds Had Sir Robert the least notion Of the sp
t he was about to arouse, he would in oil probability have
absaned from the attempt, which is calculated much e
pepex his followers and to shake his popularity to Its ve
centre"
Eye-witnesses describe the commoton in London Mon
day evening last and throughout the succeeding day. be-
yond description universal the outpourng Of the
pies denuncaons against the and against the Min
In every part of England, Scotland and Ireland meei
ngs have been held against and the table of the House a
Commons groans with the weight Of petitions which have
been, within the space Of one short week. piled in
from the people and Protestant denominations OF every hui
and creed The cities of London and Westminster have met,
and determined and nteminale opposition has been
agreed In Dublin and the other principal cities Of Ire
land the decision has been to and even should
the pass is agreed that agitation for Its repeal
will outvie that for the repeal of the Union The success OF
the problemaca and the incest wegher Of bal
such calculate this snguary puz
cling the chances The House seems to feel that 1t
now passing through the odeac Of public opinion and thai
members speak and vote the ensuing Paramentpu
rfed by general eectionwl exhibit or less Of IT.
present occupants being restored to their seats VIII
honor others being dismissed with disgrace Between TIL
fear of responsibility and the dread of offending the power
that there evident conflict which gives the discussio
much Of interest There doubt the Wing party leaders
with numbers Of their rank and file, will give the measur
their support while equally certain that they do, the,
will lose their This the alternative offered by tn,
English people tsy3
The opposition the bill (Which proposes give f26,0 o
grant and 300 for building purposes together with increas
ed privileges for holding real estate, &c to procee
from three branches viz First from persons who object MOI
the usual grant, but Of it second, from per
who object any grant whatever, the grounds thai
neither private individuals government can they
be justified in granting money for the propagation OF what they
regard and dola The third branch they who
take the wider ground that whether the Roman Catholic re
gon and doay not, in either superstition they
opposed to any proposition for tho endowment Of religion
whether in England, Ireland, Scotland There is snother
body who would give the grant provided the State had the
control the College Thus glance you will perceive
what combined force of classes parties and secs the Minis
ter has arayed against him and his
Mr. Gray Porter, the great advocate Of Federalism, has
TO the Repeale and has made two speeches TO
hem in the last of which be recommends the raising Of local
militia, or, he terms il, National Militia to be raiscd
OConnen suggested 10 HIM, by act OF Parliament! Rather
doubtful ACT fear and Mr. G., Porter is too visionary b.
effect any good to any Society II was however the ouy
novel thing in the proceedings The rent sweed by receipts
from Boston, Philadelphia, and Vermont amounted for the
week to R700,
0Conne has been rather peaceaby disposed on the pro
posed subject OF the Queens visit Ireland and has pledged
himself the Corporation forego his favote toast OF he
peal on the occasion Of Civic Dinner be given to her
esy. II u.s. however, doubted in the best informed quarters
whether her Majesty win at all. 1t will depend very
much on the result Of the Maynooth grant X
The tide Of emigration is very strong and principally OF
small farmers who take out with them of set
Ting in the interior You will not be troubled with many Of
the poorer class provisions plenty and the pro-
misses fair Our spring has been late, but very favorable