The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-12-27
A large Meeting of Irishmen in Dublin
Declares in favor of the q. States
Bully for Ireland
II alifax. Dec. 90

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The steamship America, from Liverpool
It'll, and Queenstown Sth, put in here this
morning short of coal. Her dates are two
days later.
Warlke sentiments and preparations
we're undated in England. A large anti
war meeting had however been held in
Dublin.
The British Government sent letter
approving the course Of Commissioner
Williams, mail agen: on board the steamer
Trent.
Paris papers assert that the British
Government, in answer to petitions from
the manufacturing districts, had stated
that the cotton ports OF the Southern
States would be opened by February at
the latest.
The British Parliament had been fur
Their prolonged till the 9Th of January.
1t was stated that orders for the pur-
chase Of half million quarters Of wheat,
had been sent to the Black Sea ports, from
London, within the last few days, for pres
ent and future use.
The British frigate Warrior was taking
in 80 tons of coal, preparatory to service
oil the North American coast.
4 considerable number Of additional
English troops were to be sent to Cana
da
The Hero, carrying Sc guns, was to
leave Portsmouth on the 18th for the
North American colonies.
The ship Silas Greenman, for New York
having 100 tons of lead on board, was
stopped in the river Thames, the export
of the ar,icA having been prohibited.
In London in reference to the important
question Of the attitude likely to be as
sumed by France, the opinion continues
to be that however DESTROYS the Emperor
might be to give some employment to hi:
navy, and to divert public attention ii
France from the state of the French finan
ce>. he is not iikeI " to do anything to cause
| difference with the British Government
because serious results might follow ii
France, ii distrnst there should increase
and cause further depression of trade.
The Shipping Gazette has an article or
the question of Our corn supplies" Ii
the event of a war with North America, i
does not regard their mature prospect
with feelings Of alarm. The Shipping
Gazs,te is perfectly satisfied that our i'm
portations of food during the coming yea
will exceed in extent that of the last fou
or fge seasons.
A large force of Engineers it is stated
will be Immediately sent to Canada.
100 pound Armstrong guns are now be
ing rapidly distributed among ships prepa
ring for sea.
The Defence, an iron plated frigae il
to have crew of $50 men. She will b
manned without the least difficulty.
| The CuDard steamships Australia an
Persia are to convey troops to Hallta,
and number Of others have been char
tered.
The screw steamer Orpheus, carrying 2
guns, called last evening a. Plymout
Sound. whence she is TO convey the sore,
transport Melbourne, with troops, arm
and stores to the St. Lawrence and Hal
fax.
The London Herald says that the fir:
battalion of the rifle brigade, now station
ed at Dublin, and the first bait alton of til
10th Regiment stationed at Sheffield, re
ceived orders yesterday to embark.
\ great mass meeting was held in tt
Rotunda at Dublin, to take into conside
alton the aspect and position of Irish n;
tonal affairs at the present crisis. III
towing resolutions were passed;
Resoired, That the population Of Il
Republic, from the St. Lawrence TO II
Gulf of Mexico, and from the Atlantic
: the Pacific shorest being largely compose
OF men of Irish birth and Irish blood,
/ would be unnatural to suppose that Ir
land couId remain an indifferens spectatt
between England and America.
Resolred, That the events of the no,
= imperstirely dictate to all Irishmen a 70
retfulness of their past differences, and
united rally for the old cause OF the
country.
! Resolred. That Chairman, two Seer
taries, aud committee Of twenty oil
members, each having been duly propos.
and seconded, be chosen BIZ majority
3 voices a. this mass meeting, to take in
consideration the ACCESSIBILITY of an orga
izs,ion in the present state Of affairs
home and abroad.
The Liverpool Post says the whole pu
pose OF the meeting was to express
ever variety of phase sympa,hy vi
America.