IRELAND.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 27, 8 February 1844, Page 1 (Supplement)

IRELAND.

THE IRISH GOVERNMENT, (From the Dublin Mail of October 6.) Sudden Arrival of the Lord Lieutenant. —His Excellenoy the Earl de Grey, accompanied by the Countess, arrived this morning at nine o clock ht Kingstown, a special steam-vessel.having been in waiting at the other side to receive them, the order being most unexpected. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant arrived at the Castle at one o’clock to-day from the. Viceregal Lodge, in the Phoenix Park, Sir Edward Sugden, the master of the Rolls, and the Lieutenant-General Commanding the Forces, were in attendance, and together with his Excellency and Lord Ell ot, continued in deliberation up to the period when we were preparing for press. The Law Officers of the Crown, and Mr. Brewster, the Legal adviser of the Government, were also present. . SECOND EDITION—IMPORTANT. Evening Mail Office, 5 o’Clock, The meeting of Privy Councillors and Law Officers has just broken up. No Proclamation has as yet been issued. Summonses however, have been sent to members of the Privy Council to assemble at the Castle to-morrow, when it is understood a Proclamation, cautioning her Majesty’s subjects from attending meetings convened under the pretext of pe« titioning for the Repeal of the Legislativs Union—such meetings being calculated to excite alarm and lead to a breach o£ the peace, will be agreed upon. The Council is to assemble at the Castle at ten o’clock to-morrow morning. What next ? Will the Executive be firm ? Will Mr. O’Connell be obedient ? The trades in Dublin had made a most exiraordi* nary demonstration in favour of O’Conuell. On a late occasion— The nnmber of tradesmen alone in the procession 17.280. This was independent of the general population of the city and neighbouring counties who flocked to this meeting. The “Evening Mail” estimates the numbers at “ considerably over one buhdred thousand persons but other calculations make it double that number. Thera was a great number of horsemen, farmers, and others, from the neighbouring counties. The fair green, containing about fifteen acres, was crowded as well as the road adjaceut, and part of the village. The multitude, notwithstanding its immense extent was perfectly quiet uud orderly throughout the ptoceedings. At ha!f-t>ast three o’clock a tremen' dous cheer announced the approach of Mr. O’Connell. He addressed them witb charaot rmio energy,' He Onei* said that he would abandon tire repeal* if he could obtain justice for Ireland without; but the time for that was gone by. He would now have repeal at all events. Th * offer for justice enme too late. This reminded him of a story ha would tell them. A foolish fellow in Kerry—and there were not many fools there, by-the-bye—once happened to Ight upon a duck’s nest, just upon the point of beiug ba'ched. The old duck waddled off. and the fellow proceeded to suck the eggs. As the first one was passing down bis throat, a young gave a squeak, upon which the fellow said, ‘ You’re too late—you should have spoken sooner.’ And so he said to the tardy offer of justice to Ireland. ‘ You’re too late—you should have spoken sooner.’ A royal duke had once swornJCatholic Emancipation should never be granted, and yet no oaths had been sworn against the repeal; but if there were four hundred oaths they should nevertheles. have the R-peal of the Union. Mr. O Connell next alluded to the o»in. of SaurlD, Plunkett, and Bushe, regarding the ilk. gabty of the act for abolishing the Irish Parliamenf The Uuion was passed in violation of law and they required no act of Parliament to obtain a restoration of their Parliament. Their beloved yueen had only to issue'her wilt, summoning a parliament in Green, and the measura would be accomplished. Hurrah, then, for the Queen ! ’ *