, 1860-07-31
Affnfft In ireland.

prr11s, July u, lsio.
Il Jealous seetarianis1a sheds its sonbEe hue
oyer roetety in Ireland, mud t::ars the ent1y..
Ipcnt Of that prosperity with which bountltul
Providence Is blessing the country. Ine chnr"
ches are like two hostile cucan,pnaents, froTn"
ing losti!ity ind hurling defiance ut one anoth"
er; and the bpi.it that this crehtes enters .nto'
It has made the Roman Catholic moro Rosnan,
and the Protestant more Irateszant, md each
seens to think that he should make ,ais feeling
rrepondeEate in every scheme, and 1T the 1nau.
agensut Of every institution
1t does not, however, take the form Of tight
ing, except in some dooned 'oca:'s'es, ana upn
Il small xcats-srch IS Armagh, where some
foolish buys lighted bouGrc on hill, on The
night Of "Ju'y the First." It's Light WAS the
signal for sotne desperadaea Of the ribbon inc.
tim to wreck the houseg Of a street Inhabited
By Frotessaats. The a!nrn was given, xud the
houses Of tue very men engaged IL the wark of
destruction shared tue sau.e fate. 81 canl-
menced scene of anarchy, riot, Devastation
aud plunaer, which magistrates, pollce and Aal-
itary with difficulty .esled.
Nevertheless, We alc not tor fighting in gen.
erai way. The Nation and the iris.'aan, and
one or two others that derive their inspiration
from them nad FROM the local 1isbbon Clubs,
sui keep harP!ng upon .'lreland Tor tue 1risn'
ard this Ut the very time when they are de-
noanciog GzzibaIdi for giving Sicily 70 tie ST.
ei!ians, and oserturuing the syrauoical despot-
ian which binders Italy from being epjoysd By
the l.alsans. AEd hints ara being shrown out
that Napoleon will return to right mind end
having, By The mid OF tie Irish brlgaae, 81 libef
ated" the Pope, which, be.ng iuterp1etased,
means huring peEpetua,el tue hlasery Of his
subjects, will send home tie said brigade, &C
compan'ed b. fifty thousand EsencEmsa, to lib
crate Ireland.
But ye,y fe] mind this ont of the circle.
Neither ID the ''To H:Il or Conraught" humor
in tie 1t cendaut, on the Que hand, nor *'tte
murders ta ,masse Of 1G41," in vogue on The
other. The warfare Is 81 rlsuui, the yscapous
a1c eccles;esticai and tao !'ar'';ts profess al
asdeat desire to suys each o.les's souls; not to
kill the bodies. And ye. this lose cau be- wor-
derfu}iy bitter, now uud then; and, nnd, uc:ing
upon Siuon's maxim, E.c unu dises o,nnts. iron,
lie solitary saJ Ing or doi:g ci one to brand
whole class.
hl. anA respectable in private h.e, and Vice
Chairnlan II the South Union Poor Law Dousd
Of Guardians, il nominated FOR the Mayora!ty Of
Dublin for 1861. The otice is conferred, utter
nately on Protestant aud Roman Catholic,
chosen By their 1e.psctiSe pa1ties. Int slr.
bonsa1i, IN discussion regarding the dismis-
sion Of Mr. Fox, the Tomaa Catholic Chaplain
Of the South UnloD, by she Poor i.1w Commits
soncrs, tor ovcsstepplng lls limits Of his Office,
aE3 uadu1y interfering with the officials, had
spoken III Justification of the Commissioners
and 10 condemnation Of Mr. For. Tn tbs
ground, the Roman Catholic members Of the
Corporation protest agaiaat ur. lSonsal's ap-
roiutmeat, aud cali for the nomination osauoth-
er. What. 4 maD, Lord Mayer Of Dublin
who could apeak dlsparagirgly Of priest:
There's Dublin Protest:ntlsEt for ycu, in the
year. uf grace 1860.
\ Mr.. st. tiso1ge falls heir to the }seadford
cstat. in County Mayo. The re i"lb'a5e IA.
1her conway-of world wide celebrity ircm lis
prowrss in a former Mayo electiou-asks lin
ap2urteuances Of priests hous. and schoois.
Mr. ST. George decltres; and then, We lave
letters Grl paragraphs chick rs leaves iu
|'alambrossa," Oh Mayo lard!ordi=.o. Protes-
tart h'so.ry, and the persccutioo Of the Eo-
n1anists,
e.o~fra. The Pope is in trouble. Lis Legatc
and tue pfelates deterT!nc to rxise 1.eaion
TOR his deteuce; and they tax ''ale faithful" for
fluids, in the shape Of ''tribute," for its pay.
| but. there is q law against enlistment for for
! e!gn service. The passports arc made ou. for
them rs nasvies to work on rail- says st Eo::'s-
Jesnitisnt Vast Gums are sent even from
Mayo, wllcre taere is starvation, nearly three
thousand pouuds. IIenrt!ess dis1egard o: the
| per1sflinZ ruor.
Ba:, MonsSoor Talbot, The pope's Secretary,
in acknowledging the money, tn,s, tia. the
| Holy Father is 70 Thankful; und adds that he
| always regard, attachment 70 the ualg Father
as the test Of genuine Ca,ho..city, and the
proof Of exalted p4ety, and there:oie, it is not
| wonderful il lls necessities should have claim
nricr II that Of the Starving population Of
Erin.
Bg the way, this same Brigade seems 70 hive
got into trouble; and to hare been the cauSe oil
trouble to otte7s. So many OF the better class
we're promised to be made eusigns, Or leuteh.
ants, that there is disappointment leading tt
nlliur w1l:n they are ohfl r.l tn fall f,tr tf1t
| Tunks; und The others, w:io were f*t-d OIL thcis
journey, are 60 unable to enjoy their f.vo'lse
l,osa'ions Oh two renre haif- penny Il day, 1l,a
ther want to get homo.
Mesn st.ll", tire ren., ;ous e!cment is power
Iully ut work, Influencing our social system
Priests and monks, clcr;cs and 'a,cs, are plyirl
their missions and "revivals." Now saa
tho fire weather has set in, those Who hay.
leisure arc as busy With meetings for every vH
fiety Of object CONNECTED with religious s"icu.
mites, as ure the country felix's il the tirtds
and many delicate female uudrrsoes nearly ii
much fatigue IN attending q succession OF meet
ing. rs those employed ia rural latur.
lhsre certaihiy neEer was such stir and ex
citea,ent III this country, Oh the sutj tject of re
lision. Il il keep aIl you hare, ana gain al
| you can,'' with the leaders OF tie Il ,msn Cath
o'ic and Protestant Churches; aad 50 nulti;es
are The services tor this purpose, that the ball
scarcely crcr cesse from early dawn to dew.
cye."
But nate1ial interests arc not neglected.
Great fears were eutcftasneI that the long CON
tlnued ruins would CAUSE irreparable injury t.
the tarn'er, md the turnip crop, it was feared
could not be sown at ALL 1'nt the weather b.
not naur,uur is breathed in the Provincial pa
pers.. still the markets arc high, for the sum
Her is late. Er1GExA.