Ireland.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume I, Issue 28, 28 October 1843, Page 3

Ireland.

The greatest activity prevails in various j Government departments at Woolwich in sending off troops, arms, ammunition, and .stores to Ireland, in consequence of the Repeal agitation. Twenty -five thousand stand of arms have "been despatched from the Tower and Woolwich during the last live days, and barrack stores, of every description, ammunition, &c, have been sent away for the same destination. Tho Cyclops, steam frigate, the crew of which had been recently paid off, was got ready in a few hours, and left Woolwich yesterday, for Ireland, with arms and stores for the troops. The order to get the Cyclops ready occasioned no little surprise, as it had been previously determined on that this fine steamer should be laid up for some time, for the purpose of making some alterations and repairs in her engines and machinery. The steamfrigate Albion, Captain King, got her steam up, and left Doptford for Iroland, at half -past live yesterday afternoon, with stores and ammunition. As early as five yesterday morning, the clerks, storekeepers, labourers, and others, at Woolwich and the Tower, were engaged packing up stores and arms for Ireland. Several ships and steamers have been already chartered, for the purpose of convoying more troops and stores to Ireland. — Greenoclc Advertiser, June 2. Tug Irish Repeal Movement. — From the Port Phillip papers we are enabled to givo our readers some further information respecting the Repeal movement. In consequence of tho extent of the agitation, tho Queen had resolved to postpone Tier contemplated visit to Ireland, which was to have been made in August, until next year. The following is said to have been the speech, or rather portion of a speech, which induced the Ministry to recommend Her Majesty not to go to Iroland this year: — " Coercion, indeed, was talked of— aye, talked of, but let it once be begun and what a responso would come from every part of Ireland. (Cheers.) They should extinguish in tho blood of the Irish people the last remnant of their liberty. (Tremendous cheering and waving of hats) Peel told them — and he read the announcement with horror — that lie was authorised to make this foul declaration by the Queen. (Hear.) It was a lie — . a ministerial lie ; they were the words of tho minister, not of the Queen. (Cheers) They had coerced her to give them power ; but she was coming to Ireland, God bless her. She was welcome ; and from the moment she landed every day petitions bearing from 300,000 to 400,000 signatures would be presented to her, asking her to consider the Question of a Repeal of the Union. (Cheers) Qn every Avail she should see, in large letters, repeal. Whenever and wherever she appears, flags will bo displayed bearing as their inb«'iptiou a demand for repeal. (Hear, hear, ai *<l loud cheers.) They may talk of the disjttonibcrment of the empire as they please, out the truth shall be told to the Queen. (Cheers.) She should hear the shout of rel)eal on all sides. Not a day should pass Ov er, that petitions, bearing hundreds of thous ands of signatures, praying for repeal, not bo put into her hands. (Choers.) her once consent to it, and in twenty -five minutes the union would bo repealed. She Ile ver conquered us ; she obtained the surfer of the arms of 80,000 disciplined troops,

on the faith of a solemn treaty for securing our liberties, but that treaty was infamously broken. She took the value and swindled us out of our rights. I tell Sir R. Peel (continued Mr. O'Connell) that I belong to a nation of eight millions — that there arc a million of Irishmen in England — and tell him that ho dare not commence the strife against Ireland!" — Sydney Herald. Ouaxge Repealers. — Mr. O'Callaghan, of Banagher, in tho course of a long address, stated that several Orangemen in the above town had become Converts to Repeal. lie observed also, that in the part of tho country from which he camo he could inform tho Meeting that tho people were determined not to submit to any attempt to put down the Repeal agitation. The whole of tho Roman Catholic Bishops have given their adhesion to Mr. O'ConnclTs Repeal agitation. In the House of Commons, on the 29th j May, " a Bill to amend and continue tho ', laws in Ireland relative to the registration, i importation, manufacture, and sale of arms," was read a second time. Wo understand that some, if not the majority of the bishops of Ireland, are about addressing pastoral letters to their clergy, < directing the insertion of tho name of Mr. O'Connell in the public prayers, aftor the name of her Majesty, before tho commencement of the holy sacrifice of the mass. In 'consequence of tho diabolical threats of assassination held out against the Liberator, propitiatory sacrifices are deemed necessary, lest the Almighty would permit the violent removal of the only man who can at present direct the mighty storm of public opinion. Thoy know full well, that if aught happened to O'Connell, it would be impossible to keep tho Irish from taking a bloody and fearful rovengo on all whom they believed to coincide with them in opinions, or who would rejoice at such an event, and, in mercy even to tho anti- Irish in Ireland, it is fervently to be hoped the prayer to be ottered will bo effectual, and will prevent so great a calamity. — Athlone Sentinel. The Dover Chronicle, in noticing the disruption, of tho Scottish Church, remarks that " a more noble test of what men will do, even in these degenerate days, for conscience sake, never, we believe, was exhibited ; and whatever the scoffer at the idea of any man or body of men, sacrificing this world's pelf for the maintenance of principle, may say, this trial of principle over selfinterest, effected by four hundred Scotch divines, will stand boldly forth in the annals of tho Christian world as a bright example of that sincerity of heart which we hope is not even yet extinct." — An increase of the army has just been decided on. The present establishment of regiments of the line, with tho exception of those having second batallions, is to bo augmented without delay, from 740 to 800 rank and file. The corps serving in India, China, and New Soutli Wales, aro already abovo the strength last enumerated ; and they aro not therefore to be understood as being included in the intended alteration. — United Service Gazette. A deputation from the Colonial Society of London, had an interview with Lord Stanley, on Thursday, at the Colonial Office, to present a memorial from the Society in favour of extending colonization. The de- j putation consisted of tho Earl of Mountcashel, Colonel Pringlo Taylor, Mr. Montgomery M/irtin, and Dr. llolph. — Glasgoio Herald, May 29. We ( Times) find the following in the Paris Constitutional : " The Government, wo aro informed, has received communications from China, announcing that tho Emperor has decided upon giving immediately free access to the French into his dominions, upon the same footing as the English. In consequence *of this intelligence a naval diyision is about to be sent into the Chineso seas, under the command of a Rear-Admiral, and consequently, it will be composed of several frigates and other ships of war." Tho French Frigate Belle Poulc, GO guns, commanded by His Royal Highness the Prince do Joinvillo, second son of tho King of the French, was at Rio de Janeiro in April last, bound for Tahiti, where she has probably arrived before this. Tho frigato Uranie and tho war steamer Phaeton, are also on their way to Tahiti. It is the intention of tho French to employ two war steamers in tho Pacific. The Island of Fernando Po was taken possession of by the Commander of a Spanish brig of war, on the 21st of May, in the name of Queen Isabella.