Ireland.
The Times, 1824-12-30T00:00:00

oazuraay se'nnigts? being the annual return of this memorable day, it was observed at Londonderry with the usual demonstrations of joy. At the dawn of day, the apprentice boys, accordinR to ancient custom, ushered In the moming by several rounds from the ancicent l8pountder presented to the ciLy by the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, which the night before had resumed the very useful station it occupied on the city walls at the siege of Derry, 136 years ago. The sound recalled the recollection of the inhabitants to that momentous period when every thing was at stake, and when their gallant foretathers nobly determined to perish or conuter In defence of the Protestant religion. The favourite motto of tne ancient defenders of Derry, " No SarrenderI" was placed on eacht of the gates, amidst the thunder of the old eighteen-pounder, daring which the bells of the Cathedral added their joyful peal. At 12 o'clock the apprentice boys and Londonderry Yeomanry assembled on the iall.-wall, and proceeded to the gatet of the city, where they fired, and afterwards gave three rounds in King Wfl- liam's.square; these were followed by three cheers, in which they were heartily joined by the surrounding mnultitude, in honour of the day. In thie square wvere two efigies, suspended from gibbets, one representing the treacherous Governor Lundy, who fled from the garrison with a bundle of faggots on his back, and the other de- signating the cruel and merciless Rosen, who, with relentless fury, commanded all the Protestants of the Yurrorunflin country, men, -women, and children, to be driven under the walls, in nrder to force the garison, by their sufferings, to surrender to his rebel army. Nearly 100 associated apprenticeboys apent the evening together at Alr. Alexander's, outside Bishop's-gate; upwa.ds of sixty of the junior apprentices met at the Frcen7ans' Tavern, nearly oppo- site the Court.heuse, wherc were exhibited some beautifu trans- parenc'eu: arnd there was a large assembly of our citizenrs at the City-Arms Hotel, in Ship.quay-street. A bout six o'clock the traitor Lundy and the sanguinary Rosen were blowpn up 'amid1st the shouts of the multitude. A publfc dinner was given at the Ring's Arms, at which Sir Goorge fill, the Blember, presided. He w7as supported by Alder- man DysaTtK igr. SherifF Gitlehpie, and the Chamberlain of the City. The King a beatb, and long may a member of the' House of Brunswick fill the.Protestant Throne of'Great Britain and Ireland," vas drunk tith four times four, and shouts .af applause. The usual "oal toests having been given with the accustomed honours, I Theoccaston of our neeting this day-the memory of the Ap- prentice Boys of Derry who shut the gates in 1688," followed, and the favourite motto, " No surrender," which was drunk with nine times nine. A number of other toasts, introduced with appropriate remarks, were drunk in the course of the evening. On the health of the Right Hen. Chairman being drunk, with three times three, Sir GEORGE HILL returned thankgin a very able speech. To- Wards tlte cloae of it, he recalled to their minds, with much anima- tion, the achievements of the Derry men in 1688_to encourage them to stand together at the present moment. He also called tbeir atten- tion to the conumencement of the Roman Catholic Board, in '1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814-thelr progress since_the insurrectionary state of niany of the Roman Catholic districts of Ireland for the last five years--the undisguised doctzines and avowed projects and ambition of the present P6dish Parliament, dictating and enforcing their law of polities, religion; and finance, to what they estimate seven millions of His lajesty's subjects..and by atrocious menace en- deavourinlg to reduce tho iemainder of the poeulation of tlhis land within the operation of their authority. Against the trernendous events threatened and prophesied, 'Derry moa - should be prepared. e begged' leave, however, .to'.aule to one of the signs of the timnes, as afbrdi rtozme prospect that the tbreateped danger was irot uo imminent Or near 'pt-la'nclfoIt had beeti authenticallyannounced that a uelet band Pf chosen heroes, too gallatii not 'to stay, head, an lead, if the fieldwas to be taken, wece about to emigrate on a peaceful mission'to the sister country. They had, however, appealed to, and caUed for foreign aid, both in T814 and 1824. 'tey acknow- ledged the sovereignty of a Foreign Power. his of itself sufficientlv warned DernyTmen to stand together. He proceeded to expose tSe fallacies of the Popish Parliament, their irfel&i mischief, and sn- founded calTmnies against the Protestants of reland, in a manner which came home to every understanding, and called forth repeated acclaations. Other eloquent appeals were rnade to the neetiog which we have not room to transcribc. The utmost unanimity pre- vailed, and the day passed off with the most per.ect harmony. IRELAND. n2_ LONDONDEaRlY AVIUVERSARY OF TME SEUTTIXG OF THE - - - GATEs.