IRELAND.

Anglo-Maori Warder, Volume 1, Issue 15, 3 August 1848, Page 3

IRELAND.

(From the Times' Correspondent) Dublin, March 9. THE REVOLUTION—METROPOLITAN DEMONSTRATION. The Repeal Association have just issued another manifesto "to the People of lieland," signed !>y Mr. Maurice O'Conuell, and Mr. Secretary Ray. This do. cunicnt contains the average quantity of s'aug advice to abstain irom acts of outrage— to beware of Govern, ment spies, aud not to be hurr.ed ioto excesses, by the wild speeches or writings of any party whatsoever. Uere is the state paper itself:— " Pellow-co»ntrymen—the value of what is occurring in Europe at this moment, is to us immense, ae it is to thepeopleof every other afflicted and oppressed country in the world. Nothing can prevent ns from sharing in the benefits of the present great movement for popular rights and rational liberty but any excess of violence on our parts. Be not huriied into criminality or disobedience to the laws by the wild speeches or writings of any party whatsoew r. Beloved fellow-countrymen—if it were po<s'ble that you could be fooled or led astray by reckless, and, perhaps, by paid disturbed, what would be the consequences ? Tou would showthnt you doubted your own glorious principles of constitutional agitation for your rights, and yon would bring swift and certain destruction upon the heads of multitudes among you. Secondly, you would throw away the present glorious opportunity of making your just, and right, and lawful demands for your own Parliament—be attended to and promptly conceded without the loss of one precious life to In land—without one hearth being made desolate among her people, and with certain aud enduring benefit, prosperi'y, and happiness fr« ihe empire. Do not —oh I we know you will not, listen to any one who would lead you to ruin, and blast all the fair chances there are before us. Let the Association which was founded by him whom you so livid and cor.fidrd in, and who so dcoily loved you—let that body, »-c!ing as it does pon his principles, still le listened to by ynu, and, we thai! be enabled successfully to call upon England, for her own sake, and her own immediate interest as well as ours, to do justice—full, ample, a d entire jus* lice to our unhappy laud, by the immediate restoration of our Parliament. Signed by order, Maurice O'Connell* M P., Chairman. T. M. Kay, Secretary. Corn-Exchange rooms, March 8, 1818." It was currently reported last night and this day that the Government had resolved upon issuing a proclamation forbidding the demonstration frcm being held* and that measures were being taken to strengthen the garrison in the event of the proclamation being disregarded by the people. It is ueeiilets to say that as yet there is no fouudation for the first part of the statement'—but as to the latter, there is no doubt whatever that the Executive are fully prepared for any contingency that may arise out of this mi-cbiev Us movement, and that due p ecauuuns hare been already taken, to guard at.aiu*t au attempted breach of the peace. It is said—but Ido not vouch for the truth of (be repor —that a contract has betn entered in'o with the City of Dublin Steam Packet Oaopany, for the conveyance hither fiotn Wodwich, of a large reistorcemeut of aitdlery, which, it is aTunged, is tu arri?e here . by the H'h instant. The 6th (Enniskillen) Dragoons are under immediate orders for the metiopolis, and are pjp«cted hue to morrow, or the day following. On friday the 55th regiment now stationed at Temple* more, will reach Duhliu by tbe Great Southern and Western Railway. From that day the.garrison will consist of the following regimen's, viz.—The 6th Dragoon-, the 7th Hussais, the i 7th Lincers, and a troop Of the 4th Light Dragoons—a Uocp of Horse Artillery, and several comj anies of foot ditto, wi'h field halt riet; the 19th, 55th, 7 kh, 7o hj, Sotli regiments of foot and tbe depot of the 7th Fusiliers. It is to be presumed that the cfremony of guardinnuuting on St. Patrick's Day, according to ihe old prartiee at least—wilt be dispensed with on the coming annivcrsaiy. Hitherto it was the us'jge lor the giu d I to troop with two bands, headed by the Lieuteuan'I General commaoding, ai.d the whole of the military staff. Ir this state they proceeded to the Upper Cas» tie Yard, the Viceroy being stationed at the window over the grand portico, teady 30 acknowledge either the groans or cheers of the excited rabble, in proportion to the amount of his popularity- At the best of times the affair was little better than broad farce, At present it might be something worse.