IRELAND.
Mr. Shaw, the Recorder of Dublin, is reported to have spoken as follows at a public dinner in Dublin on the 14th July-
" Our opponents are not to N. despised, fur their activity and energy is great. Pestless in their conduct, Nifids in their religion, revolutionary, in their politics. and unhesi- tating in their measures. they present a formidable phalanx; most of them dissatisfied with their present condition, and desirous of change, at whatever sacrifice it may be
purchased." •
In consequence of this speech, about three hundred of the most reputable citizens of Dublin called a public meeting for Monday last at the Corn Exchange,
" to take into consideration the propriety of petitioning Parliament upon the subject of the romgoi lig observations. and to adopt such oilier mea.sures as may be deemed expedient, for the purpose or counteracting, as far as possible. the dangerous tendency and evil effects of the said speech ; coining aS it does, most etillappily, from one of the Judges or the land."
The result of the meeting is thus described by the Dublin corre-
spondent of the Morning Chronicle—. " The Orangemen, aware of the intended proceeding, mustered at an early hour this morning. iu great numbers, armed with h bludgeons. and forcibly preoccupied the Corn Est-It:ince. the place selected for the meeting. Long be ore three o'clock. the large room, with all the passages leading to it. was tilled with the Orange party. to the entire exclusion of the requisitionists and their Wends. The Police were also in attendance, and took post at the outer doors and ots the staircase, acting as auxiliaries to the party within. The chair was taken by an Orangeman, named Junes-1 understands button- mantifactorer. The celebrated Johnny M'Crea, an Independent minister. appeared to be the leader of the gang. sod the chief orator on the occasion. He commenced an • harangue. which. for the violence, fanaticism, and atrocity of its spirit, exceeded any thing that has been heard In this kingdom since the days of Lord George Gordon. Every sentiment he uttered was responded to by his auditors with furious yells. inter- rupted only by occasional vollies of the Kentish tire—Lord Winehilsea's last legacy to the Irish Conservatives. As a sample of the inflammatory oratory of this Reverend incendiary. take the following morceau. In allusion to the speech of the Recorder, lie repeated the words, adopting every expression as his own, and concluded a tirade of abase ou O'Connell and the Ministry. by declaring that ' the Revolutionary Action (mean- Ing the supporters of Melbourne's Administratiou) was a monster, with Lord John Res- sell as its head. thirty seven embryo traitors (the Irish Liberal Members) as the tail. the Popish Priests of Ireland es its body, and the Mem HIMSELF AS ers setair."f his language was received with deafening shouts of approbation. During the delivery of this tirade, Mr. Judkin Butler, the City Marshal, was outside the door, acting as fugle- men to the Orangemen in the street, who reechoed the vociferation within with tre- mendous effect. A bout this time, several of the requisitionists had arrived, but were no sooner recognized than they were assailed with vollies of abuse, and cries of ' Turn out the Papists ;" Murder the villains!' Sze. The requisitionists then retired to a private room, and resolved to draw up a statement of the proceeding, to be published in the morn• lug palters. They also agreed t °adjourn over until Monday next, when the meeting will be held in the Coburg Gardens. What were the resolutious adopted by the Orange party, it was impossible to collect, in consequence of the clamour and uproarious confusion that prevailed all through. At the breaking up of the meeting, several of the Orange gang were attacked by the coal-porters on the quay, and very roughly handled. A large quantity uf unslacked lime was showered upon them, and many heads were laid open by missiles. A furious enconuter then took place, in which the Police bore an active share. In a few minutes, information was sent to the Polire-office; and Alderman Fleming found it necessary to call out a strong party of the Horse Patrol ; who, after much difficulty, succeeded in restoring order."
The address of the Synod of Munster, the Presbytery of Antrim, and the Remonstrant Synod of Ulster, was presented to Earl Mul- grave on Tuesday.—Dublin Paper.
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