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      JIt Fsixsds , —Having 4 evoted more than ten " years and a half of thebesi « f ruy life to the exclusive service of the industrious of all classes , and having denied mjself during the whole of that time « vefj angle enjoyment to which my situation " in life entitled me , ai > d having expended everj single farihiBj of my fortune daring the whole time for the pappose of farthering the interests of your order ; hsviog borne more persecution , insult and indignity Jhas any man of my class woald hare borne ; and h » TiE g through all preserred a consistency which I tmst will hear fair comparison with so xnnch of the life of any other public man that ever lived before jne , I thiniit is high fime that you and I shonid settle scco'antsjand comB to a proper understanding « to our respective positions .

      Jor the last thirteen months the Chartist cause las been -held m abeyance . It got a severe blow in August , 1842 , not from the indiscretion of the Executive Committee as some would foolishly allege } not from » want of foresight of Ihe Manchester jjgl ^ gass , as those who see through stone walls contend ; but from the heavy arm of Capital which iid been raised against it for many months preri ODdy to the strike . _ It was that , that struck you . It ¦ was against its strike that I cautioned yon for four months before . It was a part of its plot , not of our plot ; cnr 3 wt&s the counterplot ; and I assert , without fear of contradiction that had it not been for that counter plotthe master manufacturers , wiih their power over your labour as capitalists , with power ever ycur lives and liberties as jnstiees , would have nsed you as tools for the accomplishment of Free Trade , a change which wonld have placed you for an incalculable number of years wholly and entirely at their mercy .

      I am engaged an preparing an affidavit , should it l > eneCiEfary , for the defence of the men included in the four th connt , in which I shall prove upon oath that every man charged in that eount with having conspired to create revolution are wholly innocent of the charge , and furthermore , that hut for their interference the town of Manchester , and the entroHnding towns , would most probably have been inrned to ashes . . The reaction caused by the prompt interference of the trades of 3 Janeiiester , ana the Slaaehester delegatescompelled the masters to

      , ^ change their tactics j and from the announcement of oar counterplot , the mills , as sworn to by every one -of the witnesses , became gradually opened until the operatives had all returned to their work ; whereas , had the conspiracy to repeal the Corn Laws been allowed to -progress , they would never have opened a an 3 L » mIl their object had been achieved , though by a bloody revolution . I have thonghi it necessary to dwell briefly upon this subject , for the purpose of laying clearly iefore you the causes whieh led to a temporary cessation of the Chartist struggle .

      Jfoiwithstanding the temporary check sustained through the unconstitutional conduct cf the Secretary for the Home Department ; the rigour of the law ; tie TJ £ onr , or rather the spleen of the village Dogberries who execute the law ; the malice of the jury class ; the ihander of the whole press ; the frown of what is called "respectable" public opinion ; the iyraimj of the law ' s execntexa ; the frightful threats against those who dared to profess Chartist principles , and the disregard by alL , of our appeals for a mere hearing of onr wrongs : I &ay that , notwithstanding aD , it is as I have more than once predicted ; that although agitation has bees more circumscribed , yei the mind has been more active- Thought has gone on ,-while lie body has been coereed ; and the

      impelling reason for my writing this letter 1 b , the practical proof that I have received of this fact from the Conference recently held at Birmingham . I do assure yon , my Ihends , that I attached an importance to , and felt an anxiety abont , tb % t Conference which 310 pen can describe ; and the result of the deliberations I cannot myself adequately pourtray . Prom the intrigues of many whose bad conduct had caused a dismissal from our ranks , we had reason to suppose that enough of angry leaven would haTft been introduced to have rendered our work , if not wholly unsatisfactory , at least incomplete . I have served upon nearly all the Conferences and Contentions that have been holden by our body j and I can conscientiously and proudly affirm that of all

      those gatirerings none equalled the last , in jndgmeut , discretion , anxiety to do right , courage , caution , pradeEee and "unanimity . The conduct of those excelleni men convinced me that the public mind has made a rapid advance within the last twelve months , during "which time the cause has been wholly maintained by the Northern Star , a few 3 ealou 5 , honest , badly paid Itcturers , and my own personal exertions ; and my astonishment is , cot that we are stronger this year than last , but that we have lived a » a party through the quiet . The conduct of everj individual delegate during the whole time of deliberation is beyond all praise . The object of each appeared to be , the eliciting the will of the majority , with a determination to abide by that wilL

      Throughout , there was not a speech" made ; and the same work performed within the time would have occupied a Convention of other materials than working men , for fully six weeks , making due allowance lor the osnal amount of speechifying . So overjoyed , then , am I with the prospects presented through such a popnlar representation , that I am now abont to enter , into a re-acknowledgement of a solemn League and Covenant with the working classes dnring that period for which they have imposed upon me duties and a responsibility which nothing but their own good conduct wocld have induced me to undertake . I will enter into this league and covenant for a period not exceeding my tecure of office ; its renewal to depend upon after

      Dc : es . At the solicitation of many of the leaders of onr party , acd in direct opposition to my own opinion , I have been unanimously elected as one of yonr Executive Committee j to hold that office until your 2 zrst Convention shall assemble in April next , Having previously refused to allow myself to be put m nomination , I was persuaded , in the first instance , tian appeal made to me by Mr . Mason and Mr . iJoniidson , and subsequently backed by one coming from tie whole body . I saw the force of the reasoning of those gentlemen so clearly , that I should have looked upon my refusal as cowardice . My reasons , then , for accepting the office for a limited period were as follow : —firstly , the choice being to be jnace by the Conference , —their choice was

      eon 3 derably limited , in consequence of the fate of a namber of our best men being jet undecided . Secondly , because the legality or illegality of our Organization has been a fruitful tbtme of dissatisfaction raised by our enemies and no : inthent its effect upon our friends ; and , if there was any responsibiluy attached to the party , it wonld devolve in a ^ greater decree upon those who had become willing officers to see it carried out . I thought that it would be cowardly to give my sanction to 3 plan of Organization , and then to evade the respocrnbiliiy of working it . I thought that assn-Ering tbat responsibility myself wonld give an inereiL ? ed confidence to the whole party . Thirdly , beiEK CMnpelled is I before stated , to make onr election from a limited number , I wa 3 conscious that ibe whole conntrv would not be satisfied with the

      appointment of a body , when to some » f -whom many pans of ihe country might be wholly ignorant , and in seme of whom , all might not have Implicit confidence ; 5 ttj 3 e 1 tad the vanity to believe that , in my appointment as Treasurer with a seat at the Board , al ! wc-nid believe that I would see to the proper acminisira-tion of tne funds , and to tie faithful dWharje of our dunes : indeed that I would have a pride in receiving , together with my brother ¦ ofict r ? , a unanimous "vote © f thanks and confidence from ibe first Convention , to which cur conduct inn . -t be submitted for the most rigid investigation .

      Fourthly , that being an unpaid servant , I wonld be **>' e to pave the country thirty shillings a-week , tttreby in the onxset Tendering our machinery Ies 3 expensive ; and , Tifthly , because I have made up my inind to give to the working of the machinery , the fairest chance and trial till April next , th&t U will admit of , taking "upon myself the responsibility of discharging the duties of my cfnee , as well as z- » al , untiring energy , honesy and determination , to make the people the party of the Srate . Sach tbtn , are my simple reasons for allowing the dele gates to put fresh harness on rov back .

      Haying given the question much thought since my ippoiniment , I have eome to the conclusion that the delegates acted cunningly , if not wisely , in the matter ; while 1 am convinced tbat my refn = al wonld sot only have created general dissatisfaction , bnt also a considerable amount of distrust . Such , working n-en , are my reasons for accepting office ; and Cow iear the terms upon which , and upon which Sjose , I consent to remain an active member of the ChaniM b ^ dy afier our usw Organization shall have tsHi a fair trial . You are Bol to expect that I am to impair my iealth and forlnne in a fruitless struggle to accomplish for others tbat about which thej titiErtlTes are wholly indifferent . If tbe conduct oi « ie Executive is in every tray fnch as will ensure tb *

      panmons approval of the first Convention , and if it shall faS to produce a suitable response from the Jiolepeople . THEN SHALL I CONSIDER MY-^^ "USTIPIED IN ABANDONING THE ACTIYE 1-TJB 5 TJ 1 TS OP CHARTISM , AND I ^ ET IRE INTO PRIYATE LIFE . If I am < " ** to this alternative . I shall quit the tansp S 3 no man ever quitted it before : I shall abanwm my commission , reduce myself to the ranks , renew my card of admission , pay my subscriptions aecoreiig to thetems of Organization , conform as a » Ettber to all the rules , but live in retirement ¦ ffiitll an improved opinion shall again call jue into

      * ore » cnve life . If , upon the other hand , our energy ** ? . exer tions shall fe aet -with correspendiBg »« mtv on the part of the country , then in April I « au resign my trist ; and , if say services are wanted , »?* ii be prepared to eontinne the straggle in any jB tuauoii to which it shall please the people , through "J ^ tpresentatives , to impose upo * me . I do not afflk tkat any living man will eonader jny terms Ip ' JPst . while I undertake to pledge myself , npea l > enalf of self and colleagues , that with moderate * Ber « y upon the part of the people , we will place the Chartist csnse In » position before April next , inat win delight our friends and astonish our enemies .

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      It must be borne in mind that the present Executive is but a temporary body , merely holding trust until the country will be in & afcmion to choose its officers from a more extended source ; and upon that account it was not only wise upon , the part of the delegates , bnt indispensable , that the majority of the body should be chosen from the metropolis . And for this reason , few per&ons in the provinces would wish to break-up their little' establishment ? , and come to London upon so short a tenure assixmontbs ; whereas it is highly possible that if an increase of salary Eflould be required as an inducement , and if our exertions should warrant a belief that the labour is worth y that ameunt of hire , ihe Convention wonld hold ont that inducemratj rather than allow any obstacle to remain in the way of free election .

      Let me now lay before the country a simple statement of what will be required for <« rrying out our Organization up to that period when our conduct must be submitted to a National Convention . The first settled cost is , for the General Secretary one pound a week , the other pound of his salary being paid ont of the Land Fund . ' Salary of three other officers at one pound ten shillings each ; four pounds ten shillings a week . The other officer , nothing . Total for the ^ Executive , five pounds ten a week Now it may be presumptions in me to say , and yet I guarantee , it that in London alone , aye London , so

      much reviled , Trewill by onr exertions , not only raise that amount , but . also a sufficiency to pay our missionaries for the snrronnding counties . J can -always insure £ 16 a night in , Manchester , over and above all rxpences ; and at anight a quarter , that wonld be £ 64 in the year . Other towns of course I shall occasionally "visit , without leaving any of my dnties as Treasurer undischarged ; and I merely mention those things to shew what one man can do when he is in earnest . But let me go on with my calculations , as to the whole expence of working machinery : —

      Salary of Executive , £ 1 10 s . per week-Say twenty district leccurers at £ 1 10 s per week . Sis missionaries for breaking np new ground , SI 10 s . a week . Stationary and place of meeting . and other incidental expences of the Execntive £ 2 per week . I do not include postage , as it ia quite right and just to the whole body that every letter written to the Secretary should contain a postage stamp to frank the answer ; while the Secretary should Invariably refuse all letters that are not post paid . This rule will rot only be just , but will save an immensity of tronble ; while it will also prevent persons from playing off hoaxes at our expence . "The total expence , then , per week would be 446 10 i .

      Now I will estimate the number of paying members , out of tbe 3 , 500 . 0 t ) 0 wbo signed the National Petition , as low as 25 . 000 , making a weekly sum of £ 108 63 . 8 d . ; not making any allowance for proceeds of tea parties , or public meetings , donations , or large subscriptions , or the amount for cards at entrance . Let us then deduct the cost of our establishment from the small amount at which I estimate the spirit of the body , and see how the balance would stand : — £ s . d . Weekly amount collected ... 108 6 8 Dnt « expended „ 46 10 0

      Balance £ 61 16 8 per week . Now , while there is so much talk about the expence of carrying ont our plan , and especially as regards the Convention , let us see the situation in which even such an enrolment would place us . There are now thirty weeks between the present time and the time appointed for the meeting of tbe first Convention . Tnat is little more than one-half the year ; and within that period we should have thirty tunes tbe weekiy balance , er « f 1 . 855 , in hand . Now , suppose tbat we felt it judicious to consolidate our whole Exchequer ; and suppose our Convention in April to consist of fifty delegates , representing those districts tbat had employed lecturers ; and suppose our delegates to the Convention to be paid 43 per week for a whole month , their salaries would

      amount to £ 600 , —their constituents merely payiDg their expences to and from London , which in the poorest would be accomplished by a tea party and voluntary subscriptions at parting , and another on returning to give an account of their stewardship . Thus the salary of the delegates for their whole services wculd amount to £ 600 , leaving £ 1 , 255 in hand for a law fund , a victim fund , and a carrying-out-ofthe Charter fund . In this calculation the subscriptions for only thirty weeks are estimated ; while the expence of the Convention , which is only to be annual , is al ? o taken into account . But let us see how we would stand upon a balance of the whole year : — £ s . d . "Weekly expences at £ 46 1 * ... 2415 0 0 Expences of Convention 600 0 0

      £ 3 . 015 0 0 Weekly subscriptions £ 101 6 s . * J . £ 5 , 652 0 0 from which deduct expenditure , and we find an annual balance in our favour of rf 2 , 637 , asa law fnnd , a victim fund , and an emergency Jund ; to be applied to calling , if necessary , special Conventions , Conferences , and so forth . Now look at Ireland , and her poverty ; then at England and her poverty ; and I ask you soberly , honestly , and fairly , whethw or not we aie entitled to the Charter , or worthy of the name of Chartists , and whether or not the Government is not fully justified in prosecnting us as turbulent and dissatisfied vagabonds , if ont of the whole population there are not 2 i , 00 t , or one in every 680 , ready to pay one penny a week , or four and fourpence a-year , for

      the purpose of testing their love of the principle . It is all nonsense to say tbat tbe country ib too poor to pay such an amount for it 3 redemption , when thousands upon thousands are squandered weekly by professing Chartists upon puffing tobacco , and drinking intoxicating drinks . 1 don ' t mind this letter being a very long one , and therefore while upon the Eubject of abstinence , I shall speak my mind very freely ; and tell yon that wherever I see the necessity of surrendering a habit for the good of my fellowman , I will shew tbat I have the firmness to set the example myself ; and although I never will consent to Christian Chartism , Teetotal Chartism , or Knowledge Chartism being mixed np with the real Chartism , which is the Land as a free market for labour , and the vote to protect it , yet , I am resolved to set an example in all instances in which its following can lead to our ultimate object ? : and with tbat view

      it is my intention to propose , as the first resolution to the Execntive body , that we shall sign a total abstinence pledge , until we lay our accounts before the first Convention : and I wonld strongly recommend tbe several districts to require the same pledge during offieefrom their Eeveral lecturers ; while I tTnsi that the Executive will require the same from their missionaries , and that drunkenness and dissipation will be considered sufficient grounds for rejection or dismissal My friends , it is high time that we reform ourselves , while we are engaged in the geod work of reforming others ; and let me tell you that dissipated drunken Itcturer 3 have brought mere disgrace upon our cause than any other evil _ thal we have been snbjf cted to , aye , more disasters than tbe law ' s persecution . Some few men have told- me that if I recommended total abstinence , the Star would be kicked out of all the

      beer-houees and Tom and Jerry shops : my answer to that is , that by no possibility c&ald they confer a greater pleasure or honour upon me . That man is a bad man who drcad 3 the exposure of vice lest he should suffer pecuniary Ios 3 in doing so . Suppose for a moment that any of our enemies had ever seen me even tipsey , or spending my time unlike a gentleman , will any man say , or venture to calculate upoa . the amount of 1 oe 3 that such conduct wonld entail upon oar cause ? and give me leave to tell you that , in bis locality , a district lecturer i 3 of much more consequence in that locality than I am ; and therefore should he be equally particular in his ccncnct . 1 regret to say that , in more Instances than one , 1 have been shocked at the account given

      of tbe beastly habits of some of our district lecturers . Let us , my friends , pnt the stamp of our reprobation upon such conduct at once ; and let us feel assnred that the example ? et by our officers would go far to insure improvement amongst the body . Although Scotland has not joined in our present plan of Organization , yet we may rest assnred that the Scotch people only look for an example worthy of being followed . Let us set them that example ; and then call them factious if they don ' t follow » . Another thing against which I wonld especially direct the attention of the Chartist body is the underhand , B&geotlemanlike practice , of

      • writing seem letter * fer tit purpose of forming the BudeuB ef an wnderaiaHMLiapping and mining party , * ometi « es fuJl # f moral phrases , and afterwards Btronjjer plirases ; just lie our Government , who first g « t a vote for estaMbbiBg the Irish ; police , and then a Tote for arming them . Besides , an honest man or a gentleman , ia n « match for the mining corps , as he will Bever condescend to enter into -controversy with them . I shall now direct your attention to another important subject , namely , that of the management of the local fands by the loesi officers . In many towns we know of immense receipts , but of very capricious disbursements . Now , I donotthinkthatlocalbodieshaieanyright whatever

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      to speculate upon the funds ; and , indeed , it'mrald be as well H the accounts were instantly sabvaittea to public meetings ? and if , whenever , the sums collected amounted to . s ponnd , they were conT 8 rl » a into a poBt office order , payable to the person whose duty it maybe io receive-the same . This would always protect the body from any , the slightest , peculation ; while the frequent opportunities * of hearing fall about their own funds would inspire them with renewed confidence . - For my own p 3 r * # I mnst inform yon that asyoar General Treasurer , I shall place all the funds sent to . me in the Bank of-England , to the credit of myself and two of the trustees , whom the Executive shall fiiwe confidence in—Mr . Duncombe , for instanceand another , merely

      , withholding a sufficient amount to defray our monthly expences . Here , then , I also set the example of placing our funds under vigilant popular controui . Let us now see how our outworks stand . That is , from whence we can draw our twenty district lecturers . I will give you a list of those in my memory . Leach , Bairstow , Jones , West , Doyle , Mason , Clarke , Macartney , White , Ross , of Manchester , Bell , Gammage , Bolwell , Manta , . Ridley , Dixon , Kydd , Mead , Dewhirst , Stallwood , Donovan , Morrison , Davits ,: Skevington , Gill , Barber , and Smyth , of Bradford . Now , there are twentyseven , and there are many others well capable of discharging * the duties . Next week , I shall address you upon the question of the Land , and

      I undertake to satisfy overy man of common sensu that had it not been for directing public attention ' . to that subject , we would have utterly failed in reorganizing the public mind , while we should still have remained a prey to the law . I shall then write to yon upon the present position so nobly aohieved by the colliers , under the able management , of one man ; and by that time I trust thai the Executive will be in a situation to lay some of its measures before you . Upon the whole , then , my friends , it rests with you , to say whether or not we are to stand as a party , wfeile it is my determination to work as man never worked before , during the seven months that I have named , during which I will hold offico upon trial , and after which my further arrangements will be wholly guided by your conduct .

      Upon my own behalf I have told you of the example that I mean to set ; and in the hope that all that is good may be followed , I hereby head the subscription for carrying out our New Organization thus : —

      From Feargus O'Connor , first subscription £ 2 . Now , to all I say , " Go , do likewise ; " and mind , as your Treasurer , 1 will not be answerable for any funds , not to the amount of one fanning , which are not transmitted directly to me , post paid , and to the following address , until we have an office for the Executive : — " Feargus O'Connor , care of Mr . John Cleave , Publisher , 1 , Shoe Lane , Fieet Street , London . " This must be observed in all cases , as 1 will not be accountable for any funds transmitted through any other channel . Hoping to present a fair specimen of your improved confidence in next week ' s Star , to which I shall send weekly an account of

      subscriptions . I remain , Your faithful friend and servant , Fea . bg us O'Connor

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      LOUGHREA MEETING . Locghrea , Sunday Night . —The repeal meeting took place here to-day . As this was the first public meeting since the Queen ' s speech , much interest was attached to i :, and even more than the usual excitemem prevailed amongst the thousands who attended it . Mr . O'Connell , accompanied by Mr . Steele , and other friends , arrived in a carriage and four , at Ballinasloe , yesterday evening , and was received with great cheering by the people who haa assembled to greet him . He slept at Ballinasloe , which is fifteen miles from Loughrea . Locghrea itself is a town in the couaty of Galway , nearly ninety miles from Dublin .

      Mr . O'Connell left Ballinasloe about twelve o ' clock this morning , and arrived at Loughrea at three o ' clock . At various points along the road groups of people were assembled , who hailed Mr . O'Connell with all that enthusiasm which is the characteristic of the Irith people . Multitude ? , accompanied by bands and banners , went ont from Loughrea about four miles on the road to Ballinasloe , to meet and escort ftlr * O'Coanell to the meeting . A device on one of toe banners is worth noticing . It was a painting of tbe bank in Dublin ( formerly the Parliament house ) , with the motto , ' Our old house at home . "

      The platform was erected on the market ground on the outside of the town , and there was an ample space for the accommodation of a numerous assemblage . Just as tbe first detachment of the procession reached the ground a heavy fall of rain took place , which induced many of the crowd to take to their heel ? . The more ardent Repealers , however , stood firm , and shouted in derision at their comrades ' disinclination to face the shower . The rain continued during the remainder of the day , and caused the proceedings at the meeting to be very brief . Mr . O'Connell came on the ground at half-pa st eight o ' clock , and was received with loud acclamations . Mr . Bodkin , M . P ., took the chair .

      Mr . M . J . FfbenCh came forward to move the first resolution , and said that in consequence of the state of the weather he would not trouble the meeting with any address . He moved the resolution as follows : — " That while we reeogniga , as the only constitutional doctrine , that the speech delivered by her Majesty at the close of the late session of Parliament is not to be considered as conveying her personal or individual sentiments ; but is to be taken as being in every respect . the speech of her ministers , we deem it right to condemn , in the most emphatic terms , the foul and false charge of disaffection put forward in that speech by a selfish and degraded administration , who , having got into power to serve an unworthy party seek to continue that authority by exciting the anti-Irish passions of the English people against this oppressed nation—a nation that does not yield to any portion of her Majesty's dominions in penerousand unaffected loyalty to her person and her throne . "

      Mr . Dolphin seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . Mr . P . Daly , of Daly's Grove , moved the following resolution : — " That whereas the legislative union between Great Britain and Ireland has been effected by the most unjust and nefarious means , and has entailed upon its popula'ion all the evils of the most abject poverty and destitution , it is our boundeaduty and firm determination never to relax in our peaceful and constitutional efforts , till we obtain a full and unqualified repeal of that odious measure . " Mr . J . Dillon , of Caher , seconded the resolution which was agreed to .

      Mr . P . Sxebbitt , of Loughrea , moved the following resolution— That we can command no language capable of conveying our feelings of respect for the illustrious liberator « f pur country ; the exquisite tact and wkdom , combined with the astonishing powers of mind which he has brought to bear upon every subject regarding Ireland , particularly on the great absorbing question of Repeal , must naturally excite the gratitude of every class of his

      countrymen . Mr . Akthont O'Kellt seconded the resolution , which was agreed to . Mr . Fahet , of Loughrea , moved the last resolution— " That the principle and preliminaries adopted by the Repeal Association for the restoration of our native Parliament , has met our cordial concurrence , and that we are determined to afford them all the facility in our power /' Mr . Patrick . Blake , of Frenchfont , seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . Tbe whole of the resolutions were moved and Eeeonded without a single observation , in consequence of the unfavourable state of the weather .

      Mr . O'Co . nmell now came forward to address the meeting , and spoke from beneath an umbrella . He said that the state of the weather would compel him to limit the expression of his gTatitude . There was high authority for saying that it rained on the just as well as the unjust ( hear , hear ) . But though he wished to be as brief as possible , he could not avoid expressing his delight at the splendid Bpeotaoleof that day . Connaugbt had done well ( cheers ) . Connaught had exhibited a right noble spirit ( cheers ) . Connaught was determined that Ireland should be free ( renewed applause ) . He had seen assembled that day the population » f several counties , and their

      peaceable and courteous demeanour might serve as an example to those who were called the higher orders . The higher orders—bah ( cheera and laughter ) . He had seen a peasantry with physical force sufficient to achieve the greatest revolutions ; but who were as submissive as an assemblage of children . The men of Connaught showed their determination to join with him , and their other leaders , in insisting on Irish nationality ( cheers ) . How foolish it was t © suppose that the Irish were a fickle and a changeable people . There never was on the face of the earlb a more persevering people than the Irisb . For three hundred years they had been subject to peraeftatwms

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      of every description , the object of which ffas to nproot the , ancient religion in Ireland ; but they bad come out . o ; the persecution more numerous than they were when it commenced . The inhabitants of every other country disappeared before their conquerors ; put the Irish had conquered their invaders by absorb-Jftg ^ them . He wag restraining his feelings , and abstaining from aiming at anything eloquent , because he would not detain them in their present predicament , ( it waa now raining jn torrents . ) But could Irishmen forget . that they piHsebad a Parliament , and £ ha t they had the sank , righpo it aa England had to hers I The Insh . Parliament ; even in the worse times , was protective of the interests of the people ; whilst the English Parliament had plunged that country

      into debt to the amount of £ 450 , 000 , 000 ? At the time of theuniOH , the Irkh Parliament had incurred a debt of ooly £ 20 , 000 , 000 . He then briefly contrasted the . conditwn of Ireland before and fiabaeqiient to tneumoD , and apologised for passing so briefly over topios on which he would have dilated for au hour and a half undermore favourable circumstances . If they had the repeal of the union , they would get rid of the inoubus of the church—each man would pay his parson as : he paid his tailor or Ma lawyer . They would not have to pay the Trenches ( groana ) . He wished ho had time to Apeak about their landlords . Lord Claricairty was guilty of a cruel violation of conscience iu compelling his tenants to send their children to his schools to be taught the doctrines of

      a religion which their parents believed to be untrue —( groans ) . Lord Clonbrook was equally guilty of a violation of conscience , in compelling his Roman Catholic labourers to work on hollidays . He thanked the people of Loughrea for the show which they had made in the presence of their tyrants and oppressors . Let them coo tide in him ; repeal was coming on—( cheers ) . Let his advice be followed , and before many years , ay , before many months , they should have a Parliamentin CollegeGreen—( loud applause ) . Their motto must be peace , order , and law . There must be nothing but constitutional exertion : not a blow , no drunkenness , teetoUlism for ever—( cheers ) . Believe me , my friends , continued Mr . O'Conneil , that if you foJJow my advice , the day is not far

      distant when you shall have your Parliament restored in Ireland . I am working the plan out . I have it in detail . I will have thia protective society of 300 sitting before : Christmas , and I hope to be able to jjive you as a new year ' s gift , a Parliament in College Green—( cheers ) . People of Ireland , you deserve it . Brave , noble-minded people of Ireland , you deserve it . Faithful , religious , moral , temperate people of Ireland , you deserve to be a nation , and you shall be a nation —( much cheering ) . The Saxon stranger shall not rule you . Ireland shall belong to the Irish , and the Irish shall have Ireland —( hurrah ) . I will not detain you longer . May the blessing of God light on you . My temperate , generous , affectionate friends , you shall have liberty —( cheers ) .

      Thanks having been voted to the chairman , the meeting dispersed . THE DINNER . In the evening upwards of 400 persons dined ia the Linen-hall . Mr . Bodkin , M . P ., was in the chair . On his right sat Mr . O'Connell , and oa his left sat Dr . M'Hale . ; As soon as dinner was over an address from the inhabitants of Loughrea was presented to Mr . O'Connell . Mr . O'Connell , in reply , said that he would continue to exert himself in the cause of his country until' his labours should cease in the Parliament house on College Green—( cheers ) .

      Another congratulatory address from the Town Council of Loughrea was presented to'Mr . O'Connell , Mr , O'Connell briefly acknowledged the address , and said he could promise them nothing in reply except his unremitting exertions until his countrymen should see that novelty in Ireland , justice , administered by the hands of her own children . Letters of apology were announced from Dr . Higgins , Sir V . Blake , Lord Ffrench , and others . The Chairman proposed the usual loyal toasts , which were drunk with all the honours .

      The Chairman then gave " The People , the only true source of legitimate power "—( great oheering ) . Mr . Barrett having been called upon , made a few observations , in the course of which he declared his devotion to the cause of Repeal , and highly eulogised Mr . O'Connell ; TherfChairman next proposed' ? ' The health of Mr . O'Connell , " which was drank With enthusiastic applause . Mr . O'Connell said that as he was coming there yesterday , at Athlone , a worthy and honest Repealer , with a good deal of anxiety in his countenance , but a happy facility of Irish diction , asked him thia question : " Shall I be afraid of the Qneen'a speech V He replied at once he saw no objection to his being afraid if he were so timid as to be terrified by the

      ghost of a speech—( laughter ) . TheQieen ' s speech was the speech of her Ministers . The people were not always so ready to make the distinction ; but it was his solemn duty to point it out to them to make them understand it . It was bis duty to diminish as much as possible the tendency of the speech to create an unpleasant feeling towards the Severeign—a result which would be as wrong , constitutionally , as it would be melancholy in point of fact . The Queen was beloved in Ireland . There , indeed , the Queen ' s name was a tower of strength . Until her accession to the throne , Ireland had received nothing but insult and injustice from sovereigns of the House of Hanover . In her case it was different ; and for that reason there was a personal affection mingled with the allegiance which the Irish people boro her— which they bore still , for they

      were" True as tbe dial to . the sun , Although it be not shone upon . " The Queen ' s speech was the last card ministers had to play . The majestic movement for Repeal was in progress ; and they came out six months ago , when tbe movement was 100 years youpger- —for , in a national cause yeara count by minutes—with bullying the people of Ireland . They talked of civil war . Did the people crouch—( cries of V no , no ")! It might be vain in him—for they made him proud—but he would ask did the leader of the Irish people on that occasion conduct himself otherwise than as the leader of such a people ou ^ ht—( cheers ) . Let him not be mistaken—he claimed no merit for himself . It was the people who inspired him—it was a

      knowledge of the sentiments of a noble and majestic pp 0-ple ; it was the knowledge that they might be slaughtered , but could not be intimidated . He hurled back a proud defiance on thorn in a voice of thunder—( cheers , " and so we will" ) . They would not have to do it again ; once at a time was enough . Ministers did not repeat their throats , but spent the best part of the session in forging an Arms Bill , which excited general ridicule . A friend wrote to him the other day to ask whether he should allow his arms to be branded ; and he replied that he did not like to advise in Buch a case , but that he intended to have his own branded , in order that they might serve as afresh proof of the insolence and tyranny of the Saxon—( cheers ) . After the Arms Bill , ministers

      had but one arrow left in their quiver , but one stone unfiang , one trick untried , and out they brought the < Jueen . All Europe was to be astonished by her speech against Ireland . Oh what a trick . It was even worse than a scolding match between two fish wives in Billingsgate . They were obliged to hear one another in reply ! but here the soolding match was all on one side . It was an unfair advantage that Judy took of them—( laughter ) When ministers talked of beating them , they were ready with their shillelaghs , and if they would give them fair play at scolding , there he wag ready for them—( cheers and laughter ) . He remembered a phrase of Castlereagh about a man having his throat cut behind bis back . Now , ministers , in their scolding match , had

      cut his throat behind his back , without giving him the power of reply . Who was afraidof the Queen's speech?—( cry of ' no one . " ) No ; but they had cause to rejoice in it . Ministers would not have used so rotten a weapon as that if they had any better . If anything could resist a Repeal of the Union , it would . hot be putting a few paltry words into a Tespectable lady ' s mouth . Peel supposed tbat the Irish were a changeable nation , and that they would soon get tired of the Repeal agitation ; but he was grossly mistaken . How many hundred thousands had assembled that day . The meeting of that day wasose ' of the most magnificent and numerous he had seen . It made his heart throb with delight , and he exclaimed to himself , "This is an answer to the Queen ' s speech "—( obeers ) . He had lately read an article in the Times newspaper , which

      said , "Does not Mr . O'Connell know that of the large multitudes he calls to attend him , there are few that would Dot shrink from actual danger !" He could tell the T » w « newspaper that the reason why he called large meetings was , that the people might not be tempted , net to shrink from , but to dare danger . He called those meetings to revive hose—hope that stood between the people and despair * and the want of which soon drives them on hostile ba yonetB . So far from shrinking from danger , did not hundreds eall out to him , "Sir , when will you l « t us at them {"—( much cheering ) . These nughty meetings were the safety valve through which the boiling courage of the people evaporated . After some further observations , he announced that he would old meetings at Connemara on Tuesday next ; at Lismore on Sunday next ; . at Mullagah on the let of October ; and Clonturf on the

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      8 th . In this course they would proceed ; but their measures were not limited to the mere enumeration of the national will in Ireland . He Was making areragemenfcs , to hare his Parliamentary scale com plete and ready against accidents ; for who could calculate how soon they ! might have tfeeir Parliament 1 Let England be involved in aay awkward dilemma with one of the states of Europs—let any other country on the face of the earth attack her , and in twenty-four hows they would have their own Parliament . Ireland hadihia plan before it , and he waa going on with it . He hoped that every town mentioned in his scheme vvould famish two persons to act as Repeal wardens , if or tbe pnrpos 8 of ennmeratins : voters . When that waa done , he would eall his Protective Society of three hundred Irish

      eeutlemen about him . More than one Member of Parliament had offered himself as a member of this Society already . He would proceed cautiously ana deli berately , with an eye to-itha breakers ahead , and with a faii knowledge of ' the shoai-wfrter , steering the bark of Irish liberty through every danger , ti } l it should reach in safety tlni port of Repeal—( cheers } He called , on the peopleJ to rejoice . The day of deliverance Was not diafesat- ^ the day when the country should be a nation ! again was sot distant—( cheers ) . Liberty and prosperity should bo the motto of her new Constitution , and her people under itt shade should be ' Great , glorious , and free , " the "firatflower of the earth , and first gem of the sea ?'—( loud cheers ) . The Hon . and Learned Gentleman concluded by proposing ; " Thejhealth of the Chairman , " who returned thank ? . !

      The Chairman gave lhe health of Dr , M'Hale , which was drunk with three times three . Dr . M'Hale returned thanks . The Chairman next proposed the healths of Dr . Coeu and Dr . Ffrenoh and the Roman Catholic hierarchy of Ireland . ; The toast being drunk , Dr . Ffrench returned thanks . The health of Lord Ffrench was next toasted , and Mr . J . Ffrench spoke in reply . Various other toasts were drunk , and the company broke up about half-past eleven o'clock .

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      BRADFORD . —On Monday evening a meeting wa ? held in the Large Room , Butterworth ' s buildings , to bear the delegates to the Birmingham Conference report the proceedings of tbat body ) Mr . Heaton was called to the chair , who brieftjr introduced Mr . Dewbirst to the meeting . Mr . D . went over tbe Plan a ? adopted by tbe Conference , explained various clauses , and urged on tbe meeting to aid in carrying it out . Mr . Smyth spoke of the manner of setting ' tbe machinery to work , explained the constitution , and modes of redrers in case of wrong or fraud being committe'l by any meml » s or officers of tbe Association , and ' called on the meeting to support the Plan as adopted by the Conference . The meeting separated satisfied that something substantial would now be put in opeiation .

      DEWBBTJRY . —On Sunday evening , a meating was held in the room over the Co-operative Store t } hear tbe report of the Conference , proceedings from the West-Riding Delegates . Mr . j George Syfces w £ 3 appointed to the chair , who called on Mr . Smyth to stata the nature of the plan tbe Conference bad adopted . Mr . Smyth described tbe constitution and machinery of the plan , both for the agitation to rirry the Chartar and tbe means to get tbe land , j Several questions were asked respecting the manner of t-vking the land , tbe persons first to be put thereon , ! and bow allotted , all of which were satisfactorily answered , lit . J . Dewhurst followed , who pressed 00 them ; the duty of using every exertion to carry out the plan , and declared his intention of doing his utmost to have it carried into effect . A considerable number of persons gave in their names to become members of tbe Charter Association , declaring their intention of subscribing to tbe Land Fund . Dawsbury is rapidly advancing to its old position In the struggle for tbe Charter . ;

      HCYWOOD . —Two lectures were delivered in the Cbartist Association Room , on Sunday last , by Mr . J . Leach , of Manchester , on "the necessity of the people receiving a morn extensive moral and political education . " Tbe Itcturea were well attended , and weie listened to with that marked attention that tbe magnitude of tbe subject demanded . PLYMOUTH—At the usual council meeting of the Chartists of tbe National Charter Association , resident in Plymouth , the following resolutions were agreed to unanimously- ^ " That we heartily approve of the truJy philanthropic and democratic feeling displayed by our Manchester brethren in tbe late funeral of our depart-d , brothers , Duffy and Lonias , and return our heartfelt thanks to our Manchester brethren for setting this noble example to the Chartiits of jtfae United Kingdom . " " Tbat we feel gratified at the unanimous conduct evinced by the members of our Conference , and we trust

      that tbe same spirit of union may actuate the tody generally , to carry out their plans . " " That 5 s . 13 sent to the Victim Fund . ' It may £ 3 well to inform our brothers tbat Plymonth has had a display of Free Trade principles in a ticket meeting at the Mechanics ' Intitutnte of this town , on Tuesday last , when Mr . Blackmore , a Chutist , stood forward to reason with them upon the fallacy of tbeir plans , and was arsailed with " pull him down , he is a Chartist—turi ^ him out " However , he uttered a few plainjfact * which « . aey dared not attempt to answer . j OTERTHYR TyDVIt . —At the usual weekly meeting , held on Monday evening , Mr . Evan Williams in the chair . After the usual business was gone through , the delegate proceeded to give an account of his journey , and also a short account of the proceedings of the Conference , which highly satisfied all present . A vote of thanks was tendered to the delegate for his honest services .

      BURNLET . —On Tuesday evening , a public meeting was held in the Charti 6 t room to hear the Burnley delegate deliver his rieport . Mr . Holland presided . Mr . Place ' s statement gave universal satisfaction , and a vote of thanks was given to tbat gentleman for his services . One poand was voted to the Defence Fond . j BIRMINGHAM . —On Sunday morning , Mr . Mason , held his usual open air meeting at Duddeston-row . Great interest was manifested by the

      assembly to learn the issue of ! the Csaference deliberationa . Mr . M , read the " Address , " and gav » a brief outline of the new position which the causa wonld now hold in influencing public opinion . Oc Tuesday evening , Mr . Mason field his usual meeting in the Hall of Science . He gave % report of the proceedings of the Conference , which called forth mnoh approbation . At the conclusion , Mr . Davic& moved the thanks of the meeting to Mr . Mason and Mr . Eamea , for their services in the Conference , whieh was carried with acclamation . !

      STOCKPORT . —Mr . Thoipas Clarke lectured here on Sunday evening last to a numerous audience . His report of the proceedings of the Conference was received with universal satisfaction *

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      J ^ tA * MORE OF REBECCA . Carmarthen , Wednesday Morning , 7 o ' clock . —A » express galloped into the town this mornins , about , one o ' clock , to the soldiers for assistance , from Middloton-hall , the cpat of Mr . A

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      Bbadford . —Mr . Smyth will : visit the Chartists 0 f Bowling Paok-lane , on Sunday at two o ' clock ; The Chartists meeting in the Council Boom , ButttToyorth-buildings , are requeued to assemble at nil . * o'clock on Sunday morning , to make arrangement for carrying the new plan into effect . Tae . Chartists of Little Horton will : meetin the Sclioo . 'R , iom , Park-place , on Sunday morning , at nine e ' ek ck , 10 take into consideration the plan adopted by the Conference . ThpChae T . ISTS of Daisey Hill will meet oa Sunday morning : v ' <¦ tea o ' clock , to hear the report of the Conference on c . "dings . ]

      The Charts ts ° f Mamingham will meet at two o ' clock , os Sunday afternoon , to dkouss the proposed plan of v Organization . . The CHkBTrsis * lf the csntral locality will meat on Sunday morning ' » &t ten o'olock , in the Council Room . The Chawtists $ New Lesds will mot on Sunday morning at ten »\ 'l"ck , to arrange to carry out the Plan , of Organ Jasfit ™ - ¦ , „ The Chsrtists of M \ e « neaT BtMtorai will meet in their Room * on Sunr 5 » y afternoen , ; when tha proceedings of the Cjn&st nce Wl 11 I * rea < * from tfle Star . The membots * of ih&X ' ouncil will meet in their room , Butterworth Bui 3 && 6 , ^» on Sunday evening , at six o ' clock .

      Leeds Disraicr . —A dieM , c ? meeting will be held in the Chartist room , Ch ? a « k 'Sde » ? & Sunday , Sppt ^ SHtb , to comnienoe jat teh ' o'Si ^ ^ " ! ::: : ^ , " r'VtEBns . MirsiOTPkc ^ Ecfisiw . ^ s—Lectur es will be delivered in the West , Nortl ' -East , North-West , Eait , Holbcck , and Hunslet ? ^ ' arda , in the course of the ensuing week . Further notice will be given by placards . LorrpoN—King OF'pRirssfiiy'Fo . 'h-ey-street . —Mr . M'Grath will lecture here on Taet daY evening .

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      Wakefield . —The coal miners la telv . the employ of Mr . Charles Locka , of the- Si apithorpe Col - liery are on strike , on account of air aft . nnptod further reduction of wages . More than two , years' ago , the men ' s wages were reduced 6 d . perday . True it we « promised at the time that less worfeshoo . 'd be required for the reduced wages , bufc which proi lise was not kept . Subsequently further reduction ! '• and more vexatious regulations htve been imposed , on the men , and for nearly two years past , the wa ?® 3 of the men have not averaged more than from 2 s to 2 s . 3 d . per day . A further reduction to the amou nt of from 8 d . to Wd . per day being now attempted , the men have struck . . Truly , the " money-aiong txs" arebringing things to a pretty pass- all < >^ er the > country .

      Mb . S . Davis visited the foHowing places las t weefe A . dwalton , public meeting , oa Monday , at Fot ir Lane Ends : formed a society . Dtidley Hill , on Wedo asday ; but , in consequence of a misunderstanding , tb > 9 men bad gone to another place , haw Moor on Thin sday ; Bradford Moor on Friday . After the lecture , tt tiriyeight colliers came forward and enrolled themselv . as as members , and paid their entrance money . To the Colliers o » No-RTa-SaiAmroRDsaiRB 'D . Swallow and John Lomax . two of the author * 3 d agents of the Society , are appointed to visit tbe Pot * teries . As they are both strangers to that district , they will be much obliged to any of the colliers if they will be bo kind as to give them all tbe information they ean , addressed to the following agents of tbe Star s—Mr . Pilgrim , Hanley ; Mr . * B * own , Lane-End ; Mr . Twist , Walsall j Mr . Nicholson , Eongton ; Mr , Simpson , or Mr . Yates , Shelton , and they will be promptly attended to . Tbe lecturers will commence tbeir labours about the 20 th instant .

      Leeds . —A camp meeting of colliers will beholden on Sunday , 1 st , on Hunslet Moor . S ; Divi 3 , from Newcastle , aad other friends , are expected to address tbe meeting , on " the binderance of the moral and intellectual improvement of that much oppressed class of men . '' The meeting to commence at two o ' clock . S . Davis , from Newcastle , will lecture at thefoi lowing places nexS waete : —Menday , Low Moor , near Bradford , at four in tbe afternoon ; . Wednesday night ,-Hunstet Can , sear Lseds ; Thursday night , Belleisle ; and on Friday night , at Kippax , or Eippis .

      Minors Association . —Mr . David Swallow will deliver a lecture upon the necessity of Union , at Daan Church , Over Hulton , on Saturday evening , ( to night ) . He will also address the colliers of Bradford and Clayton , at the Forester ' s Arms , Oldbam Road , Manchester , on Sunday , the 17 th , ( to-morrow , ) at six o ' clock in the evening . Mr . Swallow will address his Pendlebury friends on Monday . evening . Sept ; . , ' at tbe sign of tba Lord Nelson , Pendlebary . A > Public Meeting of miners will take place at the Snipe inn , Dukeiifiekt , on Monday evening next , September 19 th . Chair to be taken at rive o'clock in tbe evening . Tbe meeting will be addressed by Mr . J . Auty and other friends .

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      Arrival of the Great Westebjj . —Liverpool , Thursday Mobmng . —Ine steamer Great We tere , Captain Ho ~ kcn , from New York , arrived at this port at four o'clock this morning , with Leventy-one prsongerg , c'l well . She brings no news of importance . The MuflDEB of Mb . Gilmour sn Renfrew . — Arrival of the Alleged- Murderess at Liverpool —Christiana Cichrane , alias Gilmeur , the woman respecting whom to much has appeared in the nBWPpapjra of the United States , arrived at Liverpool on Monday evening , on board tho Liverpool , from New York , She came over in the custody of Mr . G . M'Key , a police-officer from Scotland

      and , after having b . en confined ia the Bridewell of Liverpool during the night , sailed for Glasgow at twelve o ' clock at noon on Tuesday , under charge of the same officer . It will be remembered that Mrs . Gilmonr is charged with the murder of her husband , by pokon , at Inchinnan ,. Renfrewshire , and that immc diately after the death of the unfortunate man she absconded from Scotland , and arrived in Liverpool on the 1 st of last May . Information having at that period beau forwarded to Mr . Dowiing , the Commissioner of Police at Liverpool , it was > oon ascertained that she had sailed for New York on the day after she reached Liverpool , in a vessel called the 'Excel . Mr . Dowlin 3 then urged upon the Scotch authorities the expedience of following her , and accordingly constable M'Key was dispatched by the Acadia , which sailed on tbe 19 cb of May , and arrived at Boiton on the 2 d of June , fourtcan

      days before the Excel . In the interim he had obtained a ^ arrant from the authorities , through the Bricish minister < JVlr . Fbx ) , but upon the arrcit of the prkoner , she manifested an extraordinary spirit of contention , and , amongst other pleas , alleged that she wn insane . This occ ? iionc i Lome delay . To decide the question , three m : dicai men oa the pare of the court , andthrcaon that of the prisoner , were dire 3 tc d to examine and report . They having decidr d that she wn not insaie , she wai eventually ordered , by warrant of the tcsretary of state ( Mr . A . P . Uphar ) to be delivered to whomcoerer the British minister might appoint , a ; jre ; ab ) y to . the 14 th article of tho treaty recently entered into between Great Britain and the United Statca . Mrs . Gilmeur is a fine youn . s woman , of fair complexion , apparently not more thau twenty-four years of age , and is the first perton who ha 3 bean givon up by the government of the United State ? under the late treaty .

      Box Drownsdi—On Tuesday , a little : boy . about eleven yeara of age , belonging to Mr . Wm . Drako , of Bat ley Carr , shoemaker , was drowned while bathing in the beck bePwixt Bailey Carr and Dewsbury . Determined Suicide . —On Saturday last , a man named Nathaniel Burnett , residing in York-street , Clitheroe , was arrested on a charga of stealing some brass taps , castings , &o . He was lodged in the locknp , where he was visited by his wife , who brought

      him bis food , leaving With him a knife and fork . On Sunday morning , betwixt five and six o ' clock , ( according to his own confession ) , the unfortunate man inflicted a dreadful wound on his throat With tha knife left with him the previous day . It waa not until eleven o ' clock that his awful situation was discovered by one of the constables , when he was removed to his own home , and surgical aid instantly procured , but all was of no avail : the unhappy man could take no food , and finally , after much suffering , expired on Tuesday morning , about four o ' olock .

      Ste * meb Sunk of » SruRN , —Huia , Wsdnew ) at KvEttiK * . —Considerable anxiety has been excited this evening by an announcement being posted in the windows of the Telegraph Office , stating that tha DuBeannon , Barton and Hall steamer , which lef port this morning with a eargo of about 120 pleasnare passengers for Spurn , had filled with water ot Spurn , and that tbe passengers bad gone on board fa small vessel coming to Hull ,. No statement ; is . teade as to whether any of them be lost . TariouSi rumours are rife in the town as to the cause and . circumstances ©* " the accident ; bat as the passengers have not yet arrived , I deer * them all to be taer * rumour and conjecture "

      Wakefield Corn Market.

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      Fbid * t , SsPTEHBfcB 15 TH . —The harreat ia . thm part of the country is now nearly « U secured * with the ' exception of Beans . To this days market there is a large arrival of Whsat , buton }? small of other Grain . The finest samples ot old Wheat sell freely , at an improvement of Is to 3 s . per quarter , and the best samples of New fully suppor t their yatue ., in Barley but little passing ,

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      REPEAL ASSOCIATION . —Mokbat . The weekly meeting of this body waa held at the Corn Exchange to-day . \ William Connor , Esq ., in the chair . Mr . DuteY handed in £ 70 from the North and West of Ireland , and moved the admission of members and associates .

      Mr . John O'Connell handed in £ 40 from the parish of Kill , County Cavan , collected by the Rov . Mr . M'Quaid . He moved a vote of thanks to the Rev . Gentleman , and said that the sum was of double value coming from such a poor parish , and contributed by many respectable Protestant gentlemen— ( hear , hear ) . Intact the Protestants were beginning to see that it was as much their interest to join the national movement as it was the interest of their Catholic fellow countrymen—( hear , hear ) . Mr . O'Mahowy moved that the speech of Mr . O'Connell , in answer to what was called the " Queen's speech , " should be published and circulated . —Agreed to . {

      Mr . O'Callaohan gave notice , that the next day of meeting he would move jthat an adequate number of copies of Mr . O'Connell ' s * ' Memoir of Iraland , Native and Saxon / ' be purchased by the Association , and distributed as rewards to such Repeal Wardens in Ireland , and in England and Scotland , as have collected £ 20 for the Repeal Treasury . \ Mr . John O'Conell readja letter from the Head Repeal Warden of England , Mr . William John O'Connell , forwarding 42 , the subscription of three English gentlemen . £ 1 of that sum was from Mr . Baldwin , an extensive paper-manufacturer , of New

      Hall-street , Birmingham , and Sherbourne ; and it was his opinion that Ireland would be of greater benefit to England in the full pos-ession of her domestic legislature than she was at present . It had been said ( observed Mr . John O'Connell ) that agitation kept capital ont of Ireland ; but it was , after all , a mere miserable paltry pretence to say so—( hear ) . Why was it , if capital had been k ; pc away by agitation and disturbances in Ireland , that capital had gone to the States of South America , where peace was not the order of the day , but where revolutions occurred within six months of each other—( hear , hear ) \ j The Repeal Rent for the week was announced to be £ 735 . The meeting then adjourned to to-morrow , when Mr . O'Connell is to attend .

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      TOI . YL NO . 305 . SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 16 , 1843 . ~~~ PRiCB p"w ^ S ^ TS ^^ SSr ^ — - ¦ ' ~~~~ " T ' .. ' ,., " ' ' ^ .. ^ . ^ . -- - ___ ^ .. _ _ . -.. IM'J ' . I .. '_ . _ , , i . J _ ' 'L '" '^ 1 L ... "' 1 . , . — —— ¦¦ ¦ —'___ . ___^^; -

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 16, 1843, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct668/page/1/