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SATURDAY NIGHT.
An official return has been published, showing the amount of expenditure and the number of persons set to work in Ireland under the Employment Acts. From these documents it appears, that the expenditure rose from 6,1931. in the first week of October, to 36,4741. in the fourth week; the total for the month being 97,0851. In November, it increased from 61,5961. for the first, to 117,5911. for the fourth week; the total for the month being 345,0651.; and for the two months, 442,1501. The number of persons em ployed increased, from 26,193 for the first week in October, to 273,023 for the week ending the 28th of November.
The Board of Works have made their final declaration on the Lough Neagh drainage and Lower Bann navigation; which work is to be com- menced forthwith. The amount of the estimate is 195,7141.; part of which is to be supplied in the following manner—Government is to make a free grant of 38,5001.; county of Antrim, 16,7501.; county of Londonderry, 15,650/; county of Tyrone, 4,8121.; counties of Armagh and Down, 1,2881.
The Young Ireland party has succeeded in making a demonstration in Dublin: its first public meeting was held on Wednesday evening, in the Rotunda. Some two thousand persons were present, including many ladies; the bulk of the meeting consisted of the better class of tradesmen. At eight o'clock, the chair was taken by Mr. Francis Comyns of Woodstock, county of Galway, and one of the Magistrates formerly dismissed. Among several letters read, was one from a gentleman, whose name was not revealed, offering a subscription of 1001. to "any organization" for enabling the Repeal party to do their duty at the next general election. Mr. '1'. F. Meagher was the orator of the evening, and brandished the theoretical sword. Two Roman Catholic priests defended Mr. Duffy from a charge of infidelity, and hinted that there were " Bishops " who favoured " Young Ireland." A resolution was carried recommending to the " unassociated Repeaters " to hold "an aggregate meeting" early in January, for the pur- pose of reviving "the struggle for Ireland's nationality." Two attempts were made during the proceedings to divert the attention of the meeting: the first was a sudden call for "a cheer for Old Ireland,"—which led to a row, and the prompt expulsion of the proposer; the other interruption was a cry for "three cheers for O'Connell,"—which elicited a volley of hisses.
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