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      HEPEaL ASSOCIATION . An Bdjcnrned . meeting of the members of this As-Bodaiicn" = ra 8 held od Wednesday , in the Com Excharg ; KoDEJA Shortly alter two o ' clock , 3 Ir . OConnell entered the meeting , having just arrived from attending the late great Repeal demonstration at Xisinore , and moved Counsellor Scjlit to the chair . 23 t Rat read the minutes of the previous meeting , alter -which Mr . 0 " C 05 XELI . said lie wished to begin the knsinesf cf tte day by giving nptice of a motion for the next-day of meeting , namely—to take into consideration'he report made trpcn 3 Ir . Smith ' s case , a ?

      Investigated T > y the coHmittee of the Association , relative to the Unda of Darristown and Paristown , in the county Heath . He wcnld moTe Shat on Monday next { unless the other bnjdness of the day wnnld occupy too much time ) * fe * t the report wenld be fully considered ; and if not then , upon the following day , to -which they Vonld adjourn if necessary . He ( Mr . O'C ) saw , with some surprise , thst several gentlemen in the county Mtath considered the matter "was ai an end ; bnt such ^ fsb not tie case , as it -was only In a course of an in-Tesfigation , whieb -would , perhaps , end in bis being obliged to adopt a measure for the bentfit of the poor of Ireland .

      The Secretary read a letter from Mr . P . Donohoe , proprietor of the Boston Pilot , enclosing £ 29 from "West Stockbridge and Lee ; from the Savannah Repeal Assec : stfon 500 dollars . Pittrfield , Mas . £ 10 ; Hartford , con . £ 'J 71 Newark , Ifew Jerrey £ 30 15 a . ; JcBeph 51 . Dox 2 n . Philadelphia . £ 50 ; John W . James , of the Bcston Asc-daticn , which itattd that be -would haTe seat 1 . 400 collars { the smonnt collected ) hnt for the uECtTta ^ nty as to the torn which events might take in Ireland" ; Hew Brunswick , £ -10 ; the S :. Louis { Missouri ) Repeal Associivtibn of the FriendB of Iretend , £ 174- In ris letter of the lasi body is the following pssssge : —" Deeply -wounded as the

      Rej ? ea 2 srs of St . Louis are by the late ui justifiable attack made by 2 Sr : -Otk ^ ineB , in the name of the Repealers of Ireland , upon ifce American people and their ingtitaticas—indignantly as they spurn the sentiments and opinions cf 3 Jr . O'Connell on the surjectof demestic slavery in America , asd cespIrsWe ss appears to them & course oe his part so "wantonly ungenerous , so nngr&tuitonsJy inscltfog , and so unwarrantably malignant —still , at this jr-oment , -when the British Ministry is aiming & deathblow at the dearest hopes of the Irish people—tbe friends of old Erin in the west cannot , on acccant cf the fanaticism of one maa * desert a glorious ante in the bc-sr cf -peril and need . "

      Mr- CCossell said he "was accused of fanaticism ; and he certainly wss a fanatic , if tie term applied to one -who < ° -ss : t& 3 liberty for every human being , but he did not uifJer-fead the appeal to the Gad of justice in one ! of the southern communications , nor did he like it , because it Jerked blasphemous . TVas not -a black man 3 » rn on the Jims ? g ^ slity with the white ? And were all the erctliits ihat cculd te coccfcived to be put on his r ^ ra * n . ? £ d then an appeal to he ma ^ e to ' the God of JGstfc : —ihear ) . 2 ? o ; such an appeal wa 3 blaspheiEons ; a « d the men who protested in those countries to let every man have Ms liberty , and broke that pledr » , T « Ta perjuren—perjurers upon every occasion that they niide their fellow-creatures the objects of fasffic , in -wnith situation they could be sold to I » y their j-TB " eniJsd owners * debts —( long-continued cheer *) To be the enemy of such a system he ( Mr . CTCc-nnfcB } would willingly ba called a fanatic ScTft ^ l Istiers WEre read containing remittances , and am on ?? them one from Ccnnsnars containing £ 109 .

      ilr . OU » ' 5 > ELi Baid that hB UEflerstood a Rev . James Lo-e-ry , a dissenting minister , had gone through Ihe 3 » --3 thof Ireland , and was then going abon * Scotland lecrcring in favour of Repeal ; and he wished it to distinctly known that the Association did not recognise him in = ej ¦ way , or place any -confidence in him . 2 Jx . Sreele .. Mr . John O'Connell , Di . Gray , and other gEEtZ-unen bavirg banded in various subscript ! ors . Mj-MaBS Caixaghas said he was prepared to give s cortrsdsction to the itattmtnts «> ade by Mr . Smith against him , all of which were untrue . " 2 dr Ot ? -O 55 ELi , objected to tbe question being Ijrouiht forward undl tfce day for which he had given notice of his BMVSicn—Monday . 2 sLr . GaI . L 4 Gba >* persisted for some time , but ultimatfciy consorted to let the matter pass for the present ; bowcTsr , he said he would see that it should gut publidtj in * ncVner way—( hear ) .

      Dr . Gsat said that he had to report trem the arbitration cammiJxee . that several letters were received-front Tarie 38 parts of Ireland , from gentlemen willing t 9 be tppoirited arbitrators—aufl he had to move the sppointment of aisj-jr Jficholson and Messrs . James . Nugent , ilstthew , MoriRrty , and Jsmes O'Brien , u the arbitrators for the Kingstown district—ihfcar ) . Mr . ScrixT 4 theX ! hainnan } was then appointed an arbitrator for Dnndram , and both he and Mr . Ungent returned th ^^ oks for tbe honour c « r . ferred upon them . A letter vas lead from Jamts Nappei , Esq ^ of Longhcre'W . Th 9 writer said , " -being no p » rty man myself , and having been a resident landlord for more tkan s quarter of a century , experience bas taught me thati&sacn and psity are tbe bane of my conn try : and

      now allow se to declare that dmiii ? that period I bave »«»» - jut ina ¦«»« poUUci . \ -ccoi . Ornate sfeirs of Iie-Jand currecSy govsrsed by the cabinet of London . Alas , it has besn ico fr-qusntJy the peliey uf the ministers of the crown—be their politieal creed \ tha ¥ it may—to pcrchsse , by ItB p&trenage , tba leader mi leaders of thoae psrJaes whose opinions appeared in some « 1 * Eree to coincide wira their own ; tbe constqusnt resut ; has been , that those laws which most i&es& th& social iystem of Irslaad , have become cpnstatt paichwork legjslari < Hi , tffieqaal to support sua protect the interests and welfcre of a people rapidly incre--s : rg K > th in numbers an 3 inteliigeDce . On speaking to tbe toast Tfiich I have frequently given— " Succe-s to Paddy and his Epsde *—I observed that it was a mera mockery

      con-Btantly to utr » r this sentiment , tiniess we could practically bring Paddy and Ms « x sde to wc-ik ; and went on to suggest , that , as oor agricultural societies have in tta last ttro ytars gained much kiso-wledge as te the msnagement of small farms sad spade husbandry , \ re should endeaveur to procure Each an alteration in Our Grsnd Jury Jaws , as would , hj caking the road CEE 3 as much as possible the mEsns of giving employment to labourers , throw its amount directly into their hands ; whilst the small farmers being reduced to lay aside their horse ana dray aEd substitet * a couple of cows and the spadework of the nfcjgcbduriDg labourers , a second meats of employment might ba afforded them-The present Government beinz pledged to Mr . S . Crawford to consider the principle of nis Landlord and Tenant

      BO ! , I csnnot feel that I stepped out ef my place by advocating the interestB of the poorest of the Irlsi tenantry . Educated in England , I have learned to think for myself , and say what I think ; End now in thanking yon for the courteous manner in which you have communicated to me the wishes of your leader , atfl called my attention to the attritions of the Repeal Association . 1 must bez to olteervc that , J have b = * i > far racre interested in thosa of a still later date , -where I £ cd that the constant appeal xo ihe pr ^ indiccs of Irishmen sgaiast everything that h EujUUii , snd in la-four of everjtbins Irish of hewirver reHiore a period , ha 3 produced tntse re = ulis ¦ which every impartLu oiiEerver mast ? oBg have expected Rest & 3 ? uK ? i ttat tie crowre » i hea > l 3 of Europe are arxicn = ! y wat ciiiEg tis cranHactiou of an assembly of

      trirth , Sir , ji-a are secr-txry ; fully de ' remined lo pre-Tent our at present csmparativeiy prcsperons island from bring sni-le a stepping stone , at probably no very distant periijd , to fcrsrard the anibitious viewB of republican Anierica . ' * Mr . O'Cojmsu . moved tkeirsertion of the letter upon lbs nunntdS . Jin Napper hsd Teferred to a notjee of motion KtenrpieA to be given in by a person , who had beer * a member cf tbe Association ; bnt be < Mr . OCi- 'nndi ) wished to s ^ y thai he was no longercen-Hectel vrtb ih ~ 3 i = ana all hei ^ r ^ tted -sras , thst he h 3 d been tz 3 a * -= a 'rith so znmh courtesy . If hi had bees present ha W 03 M hire pat | hia by the shoulder out of the loom , oi put their bauds nndt-r him and -conveyed him quietly out ia tkat way—( cheew and lanshter ) . Snch conduct as Mr . Csnnor pnrsued could not have been pnrsued honestly : if he was hauest , could he not feave ' waitsd untii he ( Mr . 0 'Conuell ) - » 23 present , whom he Imew t sdk ^ U iba legal resnonsibiiity on hiB own

      oerson in the f rmation of the Association . He threw ont as it wert political claptraps ; and thought te make an impre&ioc u ^ n that assembly which would have been Of Euecesitalj destructive of the grtat cause of Repeal : he therefoie thought there was a dfehonest attempt to iring it forward in his absence . He * Mr . O-Connell ) tad b =-n C 3 i : tic 3 s . 3 against the " person in querdaa wKm hebeciai-amtmber ; but he thought he could do no b 2 im if hs was w&ll watched . His < llr . OGan-SeL's ) « B ? y r ^ ret was , that this person ever had been a . meaeer of the Association ; thertfure he wonW move SS T ^ ^ V ^ f he «***? ed fr-. m the books . The La ^ l aatferan then procetdea to read some passages fram a speech of the Matquea of Londonderry , £ Which he spoke of the manner in * hich he improved file ecadiboa < s aa taooisj , and Kati .-ed to siy that ts jKfecuy jupvai -Bith torn , and prayed G&d to Wvss him for aavt-catiisg the eyBttm o ? coaticuancs of tbe land ia toe po ^ ssaon of fa thurto * a at a £ rfr equitable xeni .

      After Borne lew more obssrratiocs upon ilr Connor ' s conduct , Mr . O ' ConneU coadudtd by moving his expulsion frm the ioD of the Asi ^ datioa , &nd the ia-Bertion of : 3 ir . Kapper ' B letter np&n tea minutes of th& Association . "Dz . Mcbphv seconded the motion , which passed Unanimously . Mr . Sieelb moved , that as in the case q /' Hisyuis , fh * Chartist , thai vagabond liar and calumniator iix . Connor ' s money should be returned . Carried unanimously . J > i . Gj&at was called to the chair , and the meeting isparated at lire o ' clock .

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      REPEAL ASSOCIATION—THURSDAY : A second adjourned meeting of this Association took place to-day . At half-past two o ' clock Mr . O'Connell entered the room , and -vas enthusiastically applauded . On the motion of the Hon . and Learned Gentleman , J . Kagle , Esq ., TfcLD ., was called to the chair . > Tr- O'CONKELL lose and said he wculd now direct ; Jie attention of tba Association to the object for which I be had moved frfr * adjenrmnent to that day . He was j anxioai that a declaration sboaltf be made by the As- ! f ociation thai they continued In the thorough co&Tic- j

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      titn that there was no prospect of redress or relief from the British Government —( hear , hear , hear ] , — and that nothing bnt the darkness of despair ¦ would surround them if they depended on any other resources but their own patriotic exertions—( cbeeis ) The slightest intimation of an alteration in those measures which had produced such just discontent had sot been made by the British ministry . The system of Government did not appear to be relaxed in the slightest degree , and there was sot the least prospect held out of the slightest relief —( hear . ) More than thirty of the Irish members in the English House of CommsnB had , at the conclusion of the session , declared that the grievances of Ireland -were most oppressive , and drew op an address embodying that

      sentiment ; but tbe declaration was not sufficiently strong : the grievances were more BfflicUog than they described them to be ; they mitigated facts instead of describing them accurately . They called upon the people—thear , h * ar)—of England to coerce the Administration to redress those grievances . The people of England hsd not dose bo ; and the address of those Gentlemen had fallen still-born from the press^—( bear , hear , hear ) . The signatures to that document contained some Repealers , but the great majority of them were never Repealers , and several of them were anti-Repealers —( hear , hear ) . The address was dignified and its object patriotic ; and he would now remind those gentlemen that they promised to leave no stone Tinturned to obtain justice . They had appealed to the

      English people— their appeal was In vain ; there was no public meeting called , no dub formed , no committee set to carry the address into effect ; he ( Mr . O'Connell ) doubted if it was ever inserted in the ministerial newspapers , and he would ask Mr . Smith O'Brien , and the other gentlemen wfeo signed that address , could they deny that there was not the least symptom of impregnating the English mind with the truth of their griev . ascts ? and that thtir address was now as much forgotten as if it never bad been written—( hear , hear ) ? No , tfce ; had no chance of redress . They spoke , and they were not listened to ; they cried aloud , and were not heard ; or , if they were , there was some English shout that drowned their voices—there was some shout for the voyage to Eu or Brussels—( hear , hear ) . The

      Repeal Association had followed up that address by another address to the people of England , but both addresses had been equally abortive and useless ; he had been amused at finding that the English press , having exhausted its virulence , had banded them over to the government of France—( hear , hear , and a laugh ) . The Times copied an article from the Journal des Dibals , an article which seemed as if it had been written by the editor of the Standard—( a laugh ) . Tho writermade this statement , that if Ireland were separated from England t-y the Repeal , England would become a-third rate power -, only think of a Frenchman , if he was a Frenchman , holding out that as a reason—^ laughterX No , no , says tbe Frenchman , dont Repeal the Union , for if you do you will make Bngland a third-rate power—he

      eoaf-. ssrd he never before heard a Frenchman express snch i sympathy for England—( laughter ) . He was much ! obligrd to Mr . Frenchman—( renewed laughter ) . The j Journal des Debats , to wfiich he had already referred , i waa the personal paper of Louis Philippe . It was sup-I ported by him , and it was his organ ; and he ( Mr . ! O'Connelli charged it with bribery and corruption . ! The Jojinal des Debats first Btated that the Repeal cry ¦ was perishing , and in the latter part of the same article ' it stated that the Repeal cry was so strong that he < 3 Ir . : O'Cocrell ) was completely terrified ; that in fact , he was ' ie a position like Frankenstein—he had a giant of his i own creation over him —( hear , bear , and laughter ) . I Then , agEin , it represented him as having lost the confidence of the people . What a comical way they had

      of shewing that—( enthusiastic applause )! It represented that the people did not believe him when he stated that the late royal speech was merely a concoction of the ministers . What a curious mode they had or shewing that they did not believe—( feear , hear , and laughrer ) . Why if tb * Queen was even in her own perssn to declare that tn » Repeal agitation ought not to continne , he would not be daunted by it —( hear , hear , bear > . The constitution did not authorise her to prevent them petitioning for the repeal of an act of Parliament ; and much as he revered b . tr , and much as the people of Ireland revered her , ii would not stop th 6 ir career one half minute—( loud cheers ) . They were ever loysl to the Sovereign ; thty were loyal to George L , the first of ber family that reigned in England ; they were

      loyal to George IL , a stnpld German of the same stamp ; to George IIL , that bloody tyrant ; to George IV ., ¦ who blnbberingly granted Catholic eniancir ation ; and to William IT ., into whose mouth his ministers put a base , bloody , and brutal speech—( hear ) . They were and would be , loyal to the Qnten ; but they wonld not give np their country , and their constitutional rights snd pnvilfcges to any King or Queen that ever lived—( enthusiastic cheering , which was again and again repeated ) . Tbe Journal des Debats Went on to say , that he ( Mr . O'Gonnell ) knew the Repeal to be an insane dream . Why , what a blockhead the fellow was ; cculd any one suppose , twenty years ago , that Louis Philippe would be king—( hear , hear ) ? Louis Philippe was onlv knoTn as an avaricious man ; and yet he contrived

      to turn the battle cf July , 1830 , snd the blood that was seed , to his own advantage ; aud be turned his relations t-fi the throne , and laid bold of the throne bimsjelf , as he saia for the good of the people —( a laugh ) . Well , if the Times lnul produced one document from France , it h& < i also {* To 33 Ccd one of ita own—ihear , bear ) . It had addressed the Repealers on , as it said , the folly of repealing the Union , inasmcch as they had the honour of being British subjects—daughter )—the honour of beiBg British snbjects—( laughter ) . ' It began by stating how much the Irish were aisrelished in America , and it called them white negroes ; and in another place it wtnt oa 10 say , " We do not offer a reproach to a people whoie virtues we respect "—( laughter ) . He thanked the Times—he never could have reused Ireland to this

      agitation were it net for the assistance it gave him . It called the people , " whose virtues it respected , ** a felonious multitude—( b laugh ) . The clergy—suipliced 1 ruffians—( hear , hear ) . It meant to -win to their side ' English fanaticism ; but it bad roused Ireland te indig' nation—almost to revenge—( cheers ) . The Times took ; up the address of General Jackson in 1832 to the people j of Carolina , anil asksd why Ireland was not content ¦ with her connection with England , as Carolina I was with Philadelphia and the other states ? Let I it be remtmbered , that when the American j Congress imposed taxation on British manu-¦ factures , so high as to ba very nearly a proi hibition , Carolina resisted , snd the Tariff was ultis xnstely reduced . It was after this that General Jackson

      j addressed the inhabitants of that state—( hear , hear ) . : But what a contrast to draw . Sure Carolina had her own j Parliament 2 How the Times vagabond could think | of drawing such a comparison , he did not know—( hear , I hear , and a laugh ) . There were 4 000 houses in Dob-I Jin , the occupiers of which were entitled to vote . [ There were 16 . 006 other houses , ihe occupiers of which coald not VGts , because of the amount of taxation by ; wh ; ch they were burtheued —( bear , bear ) . Carolina had ' nothing of this kind to complain ot She had no 1 Churea of the mi : ority to snpport . She had no Poor Law ; she required it not —( hear , hear ) . What was the case in Datuin ? Why , snch was the state of the law , that Judce J = bb , -who died before the Poor Laws were . established , was put upon Uie roll : he never was subject to the Poor Law ; and if his ghost appeared

      tomorrow he would be eatiiltd to vote—( laughter ) . They had put Sir Michael OLoghlen upon the rell : to be sn-e he deserved to be immortalised—he was in a happy borne ; but it was a horrible system which placed a m-ia ' s Dime npon a list as if he were still living—( atjarj . But the writers for the Times talked about CjToUca and Ireland , and he confessed that so great wtre their lies , that they astonished even himself , who knew tt-e vagabonds well—( laughter ) . Were the rents raised in Carolina spent in Carolina ? Were nine millions drained annually from her ? Ireland -was drained ; but , oh ! she had the honour of bting British sa ^ j ^ ets—( hear , heur ) . Give Ireland a domestic Parliament , wiat Carolina had , and she wonld never dream < r-f srparatinj : —ic ^ e = js ! . A few months only could elapse before the tJSL-ctnpca Europe—upon England—ngonth-j Ministry , would become so powerful and vivid , that the Ga-vtrnsaent would ba glad to commence

      the treaty cf an arrangement satisfactory to the Rspislers , and useful to tbe entire empire—( cheers ) . He had detained them—( cries cf " No , no ") . He had to pour those expressions off his heart He need only remici the pBople of Ireland and Mr . Smith O'Brien , that their ac" dresses had fallen still-born—in fact , the fidcd leaves that fell off the autumnal blast , were not more insignificant in the order of nature , than their addresses were in the political state—( cheers ) . Ob , people of Ireiand , rally with him . Let him take his steps , step by Btep—( hear , hear ) . He read in the ntwspaperi the most abanrd accounts of his pJan . He had tw > roach legal experience to fail into any such error as riat of gettinArp a convention , or things of that kindt . hsar , hear ) . He promised tii&m his steps should be free from iegal objection ; and he knew that his countrjmcn would repose in him that confidence , that would ecible him to work them ont—( enters ) . The Times

      said ihs . t a council of i three hnndred bogtrottera were to meet in Dublin—( laughter )—this was the country wLoss people it respected—( hear , hear ) . He declared to heaven that he had a mind to call the Preventive Society the Bogtrotters' Sockty —( cheers and laughter ) . Oae mare cheer for the bogirotters —( cheers and roars of laughter ) . Yes , he did admit that bis spirit was high , and he felt the moral elevation that Ireland had attained , and he felt pride in thinking himself one of her leidtrs— ( theers > She would disregard the taunts of her enemies ; she would disregard even the advice of her

      false friends ; and progressing in the peaceful movement , she could not fail to work her regeneration—( cheers ) . They -would never Eirlke the first blow , nor raise their arms , unless in self-defence . He asked their confidence , and assured them that neither friend nor roe should force them to proceed fester than he thought expedient . « m £ * ^ £ rWie f moTea «»* «* Eata * of the v £ ^ ° ] imUr fa oo ^ eration of his services to StaSffi S 3 & 2 J Bppointe * ** - ** - 1 WMden - The meeting adjourned to Monday ,

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      REPEAL MEETING AT MULLAGHBIAST . Muliaghmast , Sundat Night Another of Mr . O'Gonneli ' a monster" assemblages took place to-day at the Bath of MuUaghnmst , in the county 6 f Kildare . The matter had been much spoken of beforehand , and consequently avast concourse of people were assembled . With the associations connected in the Irish mind with the locality of Mullaghmust—the alleged massacre of 400 of the principal persons of the district in the « axly period of English rale , tba public most be by this time familiar , as the subject has recently given rise to much controversy . The place was avowedly selected for this meeting on account of these popular recollections , which are bo calculated to excite tbe national passions . Every available appliance was used to give unusual

      effect to the demonstration , and to make it what the leaders designated , "The Xeinster declaration for Lepeal , "in allusion to "the declaration , " headed , in former years , by the Duke of Leinster against Repeal . Mullaghmast is situated in a very central situation , about thirty-Beven English miles from Dublin . It ii within & mile of the town ef Timoline ; and in its neigh * feourhood are also the towns of Naas . Kilcullen , Atby , Ballitree , Kildare , Monastereven , Carlow , aud Maryborough . Iti ia also contiguous to the counties of Carlow , Wicklow , Dublin , Queen ' B County , and King ' s County . From the favourable nature of the situation a large assemblage was counted on , the more

      particularly from the proved zeal of tbe '• Kildare boys" at that troublous period known among them in thiB conntry as "the time of the hurry . " In Dublin the meeting created great interest Post horses to go to the scene of action Were not procurable for some days previous . Vehicles of every kind were put into requisition , and so early as five o ' clock in the morning they were on the road . Mr . O'Conntll , accompanied by Mr . John O'Connell , M . ' P ., Mr . D . O Oonnell , Jud ., Mr . Steele and Mr . Barrett , left town yesterday for Kilcullen , from which be started at twele o ' clock , in a procession , consisting of bands , banners , horsemen footmen , and carriages , gigs , jaunting cars , &c .

      Mr . O Connell sat on the front seat of bis carriage , dressed in the scarlet velvet robe , whish he wore as Lord Mayor of Dublin . He was immediately followed by the majority of tbe municipal corporation of Dublin , who abo wore their official robes . The scene at the point of the road called " The Long Avenue" was extremely be&ntifuL The avenue , amply wide , was lined on either side with ancient trees , and at its extremity arose the ascent to the path , which was crowned with gsvily-coloured banners , nattering in the bretze . The surrounding prospect from tbe summit was of great extent , and most picturesque character . The platform was erected , not upon the rath in which the dinner

      took place , but on an adjoining bill . Among those on it we noticed Mr . Hughes , one of Mr , Gurney ' s shorthand writers , who attended on ihe part of the Government . This is tho first occaaien on which a professional gentleman was deputed by the Executive since the commencement cf the present agitation . At a quarter past two , Mr . O Connell reached the platform . When he presented himself in his robes and gold chain to the ) assemblage , the acclamations were enthusiastic Ou his right band , in front of tbe hustings , stood , in a continuous line ; the members of tbe Dublin corporation , in their Bcarlet robes , the aldermen wearing their chains and cocked hats . They seemed to be objects of great curiosity to the peasants .

      Mr . J . Caulfield said he had the high honour of moving that the illustrious father of his country , Daniei O'Connell , take the chair—( cheers ) . Tee Rev . Dr . Murtagh seconded the motion , which was carried with loud acclamation . Mr . O"Connell then came forward , and said he accepted with the greatest alacrity the high honour which had been done him in calling him to the chair at that majastic meeting —( A baud here struck up , when the speaker said , Tell them I am speaking and not singing , so they cannot set my words to music , " and then continued )—and he felt more honoured than ever in his life , with the single exception of the great Tara meeting ; but be should say that if any-comparison were to take place it would require a more

      discriminating eye than his to discover any difference . There were tbe same incalculable numbers—the same firmness—tbe same determination—the same exhibition of love for old Ireland—and tbe same resolution not to violate the peace , and the same determination not to be guilty of the slightest outrage , nor to give the enemy power by committing a crime , bnt peacefully nnd manfully to stand together in tbe open day to protest before men , and in the presence of God , against tbe iniquity of continuing the union . At Tara be protected against the union , and he repeated his protest at Mullagbmust —( cheers ) . He delared solemnly his conviction as a esnstHurional . lawyer that the union was totally void in point of principle , and that no portion of the empire had the power to traffio upon the liberties of the people

      of Ireland—( cheers ) . The Irish Parliament was instituted to moke laws , and noj ^ gislatnres ; to act under the constitution , and not to annihilate it The delegation of the people was confined within the limits of the constitution , and the moment tbe Parliament went beyond that , it destroyed tbe constitution , and annihilated their own power ; but they could not annihilate the immortal power of liberty which belonged as a rightful inheritance to the people—( cheers ) . They might take it that tbe union was void . He admitted the force af tbe law , becans * it vr&a supported by the policeman's truncheon , the soldier ' s bayonet , and tbe horseman ' s « word—by the courts of law , and those wbo had the power to adjudicate ; but he said solemnly , not from constitutional right Tbe union , therefore , was

      thoroughly void ; and he availed himself of the opportunity to announce to several hundred thousands of his fellow-subjects that th 8 law was fated not to last long . Mr . O'Counell then denounced American slavery , repudiated French Republican " sympathy , " ridiculed the Duke of Wellington , and freely denounced Louis Philippe . Alluding to tbe place of meeting , be said , be selected that place for an obvious reason ; because it was the precise spot npon which English treachery , ay , and Irish treachery too , committed a massacre unequalled in the &nn&ls of crime until the massacre of Mamelukes by Mahomet AIL It was necessary to have Turks to commit a crime which would be equal to the crime of the English ; no other people could be wicked enough to commit such an act but tbe English —( cheers ) .

      But they should not think it was a question between Roman Catholic and Protestant The murdered people , it was true , were Roman Catholics ; but a great number of tbe murderers were Roman Catholics also , who were traitors to Ireland , and there were some Catholics of the same kind now , wheieas they had many Protestants joining them heart and hand , and struggling for old Ireland and liberty . He thought that a fit and becoming spot to evince their determination in the open day not to be misled by any treachery . O , he would keep them clear of the treachery . There should bo no bartrain , no compromise—nothing but the Repeal and a Parliament of their own . They would never , by his advice , confide in any hopes which inigLt happen to be held out to . them nntil he said that he was satisfied ;

      and he would tell them when be would say he was satisfied—near the statute of King William , on Collegegreen—( cheers ) . They came there to express their determination , if necessary to a man . In tbe cause of Ireland . They came to take the advice of each other ; but , above all , be believed , they came there to take his advice—( hear , hear ) . H « had the game in hia hands . He had the triumph secure . He had the Repeal certain if they obeyed his advice—( hear , hear ) He would go slowly . One of his reasons for calling them together was to proclaim that he wished to arrange that before he went any further . The Conciliation Hal ] would soon be finished ; and it would be worth their while to walk from Mullaghmast to see what a beautiful hall it would be —( a laugh ) . When thiB hall was completed , be wou ^ d call together 300 gentlemen—or , aa the Times called them , bogtrattws , but better men never stepped upon pavtment—( a laugh ) . He would

      have the 300 and no thanks to any one —( loud cheers ) . O 2 he delighted in tbe scene he that day witnessed . He saw the active and stalwart men of Kildare , and his old heart grew young and warm again when he gtz ? d on the daik-eyed beauty of their women . It was impossible not to be animated by tbe star-like beauty of tfeeir beamiDg ejeB . Yes , the men aud women of Kildare were at all times eminent for their virtues . Their county was remarkable in the bifitory of Ireland for ita misfortunes in the hour of national trial , and its fame vras associated with the glories of Ireland . In " Kildare ' s holy shrine , " tho fire which burnt before the altar of their cathedral was kept unextinguished for ages by attending votaries—the unqnenched flame illustrating the religious zeal shown in after times by the men of Kildafe —( cheers ) . Star . d by me ( concluded the Hon . and Leasned Gentleman)—join me , I will say , obey me , aud Ireland Bhall be free—( loud cheering ) .

      Mr . DCKKE proposed the first resolution , appointing Mr . Gray and James Caulfleld , Andrew R , Stritch , and D . Walsk , secretaries to the meeting , which was agreed to . Mr . Aylsieb proposed the next resolution , declaratory of loyalty to the throne . Mi . Hackett and AWeTman Keshas proposed tbe next resolution , pledging the meeting to UBe every constitutional exertion to promote the Repeal of tbe Legislative Union . Both resolutions were carried unanimously .

      A curious scene took place at this period of the proceedings . "The national cap" was presented to Air . OConnell with an address from the Committee of 31 anagement Tbe material of the cap is green velvet , turned up with light blue , and it was richly ornamented with gold lace . The form , as described in the address , is that of the eld Milesian crown , to which is added , a wreath of Bhamrocks on a white band . When the cap was placed ou O'Connell's head , tbe plaudits of the people rent tbe air . The address was signed , among others , by Mr . Hogan , the sculptor .

      Mr . O'Connell said be accepted with pride and pleasure the national cap as well as tbe address which they did him the honour to present to him . He perceived at the head of the list of those signed to the address the name of the first sculptor of the day , Mr . Hcgan , the fame of whose genius was spread whereever art was known . The cap he would preserve through life in recollection of its having been presented to him at the Rath of Hullagbmast , and when he died it should be buried with him in his grave —( cheers ) . Mr . Araufn , J . P ., moved a resolution of confidence in Mr . O'Connell , which , with other resolutions , of course was carried . —Cheers were then given for the Queen , OConnell , and Repeal ; after which the meeting separated in an orderly manner .

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      Repbal Association . —Tho M" » l weekly meeting of this body was holden on Mon&C Iast » at the Corn Exchange . Daniel O'Cwnnell , jun ., £ t < l- » was called to the chair . The proceedings were of Tery little Interest .: On the petition of the Hon . M . J . Frenoh , the unfortunate town of Ahascrsghwaa allowed by the " Liberator" to be " restored to the map of Ireland "! Mr . Mark OCallaghan handed Mr . O'Connell a letter which his brother had received from America , signed by two persons , of whom he knew nothing whatever , and wished to know nothing .

      Mr . O'Connell—I have been handed this letter , which Is signed John Arlington Bennett , major-general , and John Clinton Becfetnan , avijutant-general , offering me military organization to assist me . Of coarse I spurn it ( tearing the letter in pieceff ) . That ia the way I treat their military organization—( cheera and laughter ) . I bave a trick worth two of that —( enthusiastic cheering ) . A letter was read from Mr . Smith , against whom the charge 1 of extermination of tenantry vras brought , announcing his withdrawal from the Association . The Repeal Rent for the week was £ 814 7 s . There were two Government reporters at the above meeting . This was the first time since the dissolution of the ' Catholic Association that Government reporters attended in the Corn Exchange .

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      AniDRiE A delegate meeting of the Coal and Iron Miners -was luld in Airdrie , on Saturday evening last , at 103 , Chapel street , James Baverirfge in the chair , Mr . Claughan acting as secretary . Tbe objects of the Miners" Association were then brought before the meeting , and a report of the various pits given in , which showed that the men were in a miserable condition . One of the deltgatea from a coal-pit declared that they Were working fruin fifteen , to sixteen hours por day for 2 s . 6 J ., * whilst they were subject to many off-takes , by their coala being condemned if the hutch did not please the eye of the pit head man . The delegate from the Gobble Ironstone Miners reported that they had when last employed only 18 . SJ . per day , and no weighing machine on the hill ; but they had struck work , and , after standing only one week , had that day

      got a settlement , with Is , 4 ii . per day of advance , so that they would now make 3 s . per day , and had got a weighing machine on tbe hill . Messrs . Andrew and M'Donald , from Cumberland , addressed the meeting on behalf of their brethren , who bad been turned from their employment . It was than agreed that a public meetiug be held , on Monday , at Pottery Quarry , and that Meears . Andrew and M'Donald attend it ; also that a district delegate meeting be held « n tbe following Friday . Several members were enrolled . The meeting , after giving a vote of sympathy and promise of support to the Cumberland delegates , and also a vote of thanks to the National Delegates , broke up in the hope that better times were in view . Messrs . Embkton and Claughan addressed a public meeting east from Airdrie on Friday evening .

      Hanley . —Mr . Swallow opened a society at the Plough Inn , on Saturday . Snyed Gate . —Mr . Lomax also established a society on Saturday night , when a goodly number of members were enrolled . Bishop Auckland . —Mr . Andrew Fleming has been lecturing to the miners of the above district Meetings have been held at Winterton , Sooth Church , St . Helens , West Auckland , Evinwood , and other places . The best spirit prevails throughout the district A public meeting of the miners of the Potteries will be held on the Brown Bank , Hanley , on Monday , 9 th of inst , cbair to be taken at three o ' clock . A delegate meeting will be held at the conclusion of the public meeting , at the Plough Inn , Hanley , each coli . ry to send a delegate .

      i Slue Quarries . —A public meeting of the grindsto : ; e quanyinen was held in this place on Monday , Sept . 25 tb , according to announcement . Mr . William Bees . ey waa there to address them on the utility of union . After an energetic speech of upwards of an hour ' s length , to the general satisfaction of all present , tbe quarrymen retired to the room , and " enrolled twentyone new members ; ao that the whole of Uub body ol men are now united .

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      BUBSLEM . —On iWednesday night , Sept . 27 th , a public meeting of the Burslem colliers \ m t » c W at the Potters * Arms , Burslem , when Mr . John Loma * addressed the meeting at some length , pointing on * the advantage of union ; Mr . Swallow explained the rules . There was a goodly number of colliers , who repeatedly cheered both speakers . At tbe close of tbe addresses a society was established . TtHSTALL—On Thursday , a large meeting of colliers was held here , Mr . Stevenson in the chair . Mr . Swallow read tho rules , and explained them to the satisfaction of all present , ? and eat down loudly cheered . Mr . Lomax also addressed the meeting in his usual style . The following resolution was passed unanimously , — "That it is tbe opinion of this meeting that sectional or partial unions can be productive of no good , and . that nothing short of a general union will ever better the condition of tba ; miners generally . "

      Chedle . —A public meeting of colliers was held on . Friday , at the Black Horse public-house . Messrs . Lomax and Swallow addressed the meeting ; afterwards arrangements were made for Mr . L . and S . to attend again on Saturday , the 7 th ( to-day ) . The colliers in this district are working twelve and fourteen hours a day ; and at Woodhead colliery , the men and lads are compelled 1 to take three hillings' worth of Batchers' meat or cheese instead of wages ; if they do not take the goods the money is stopped . Thb Potteries . —The Miners of Longton assembled in large numbers , on Monday , to hear the discourse of Messrs . Swallow and Lomax , tbe authorised agents : They were both well received , and the men went away , with the determination to join tbe Association , and cause the whole of the Miners to join in this district The Colliers are requested to meet at the Cock Inn Folay , on Saturday night , and take out their cards of membership . j

      Potteries . —Lane Ends—A public meeting of colliers was held at two o'clock on Monday , on tbe spaco » f ground opposite the Wheat Sheaf , John Neil in the chair . Mr . Stevenson moved the first resolution . "That it is the opinion of this meeting that tbe hours of labour in this district are too long , and thst the present rate of wages is not sufficient to support our famlUea . " Seconded by Henry Holliua . Mr . Lomax addressed the meeting at considerable length on tbe evils of long hours . It was also stated that a pit at Lane Ends , belonging to Mr . Sparrow , had fired ou

      Monday , but happily no lives were lost . The reason it fired was , that there ate three pits all connected with each other , and nothing in operation to cause a steady ventilation . Mr . Geo . Hudson moved the second resolution : — " That it is the opinion the miners present that it will be the interest of the miners generally to cordially unite with iach other * for mutual protection :, and that we highly | approve of the rules and objects of the Masters Association of Great Britain and Ireland . Seconded by Mt . Swallow , who delivered a lengthy address on i the objects of the society . Doth speakers were loudly cheered .

      Burslem . —On Monday evening , a public meeting of the colHerS * of this place was held in the large room of the Black Lion Inn . Messrs . Swallow and Lomax addressed the meeting . Afterwards a society was established and twenty-three members took" out cards . This is the second society in Burslem ; it will hold ita regular weekly meeting at the above inn every Monday night ,, at seven o ' clock , for the purpose of enrolling members and transacting all local business .

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      INFAMOUS FALSEHOODS PKOMXTLGATED BY THE MANCHESTER PRESS . TO THE EDITOR'OF TUE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , — The Manchester Courier of Saturday last , in its report of the late meeting of Miners held on Aspel Moor , sear Wigan , has promulgated certain falsehoods , which I consider it to be my duty to contradict . The following is a correct copy of the Courier ' s report : — " Colliers' Meeting at Aspel Moor . —On Monday , accordiii * to public announcement , a meeting of the working colliers of Aspel , Ince , Hindley , Blackrod , Wigan , &c . &c , was held on Aspel Moor , near Wigan ,

      for the purpose of taking into consideration the necessity of the colliers of Lancashire uniting with the colliers of the neighbouring counties in their Btrike to obtain an immediate advance ol wages . It was announced that Swallow , the well-known advocate of the strike , would attend and address the meeting ; but it was also announced he could not attend , being at tbe time in Staffordshire . ] The meeting was addressed by a person named Grocott , Secretary to the Society , and a person named Dennett . The meeting broke up without any disturbance , after the various speakers had addressed tho aaBemblaee . "

      Now , Sir , this report is a tissue of gross and infamous falsehoods . 8 wallow ia not an advocate for strikes ' ; on the contrary , he is a determined , opponent to them . Neither was the meeting on Aspel Moor called for any such purpose as inducing the Lancashire Colliers to leave their employment , or become connected with a strike either in their own or any other county . Ia the next place the Courier says that I addressed the meeting , which is jincorrect . t never did address one Word to the persons there assembled . Neither am I the Secretary of the Coal Miners Association . I am only the Secretary for the Lancashire Chartist District .

      It , however , is even possible for liars to speak the truth by times . The Courier has spoken the truth aa to the peaceable nature of the meeting , and ( hat they dispersed in an orderly ] manner . And this is another mark of the growing intelligence of the people , who are determined that neither oppression nor calumty shall force them into a breach of tbe peace . Hoping that you will give this insertion , I am , yours is the cause , ¦\ Wm . Grocott . Manchester . October ! 3 rd , 1843 .

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      Sir James Grahah has arrived at Netherby . He is very busy , we hear ; preparing for the press a new edition of his celebrated work on "Corn and Curreacy . " —Gateshead Observer . —With alterations , it may be concluded .-j-Mrac / iester (?« ardian . ] - ^[ As soon as the " Kight of Neiberby ' s" pamphlet maftes its appearance , we shall publish Cobbett ' s reply to it —Ed . N . S ] '

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      THB HUDDERSFIELD MEETING . PROTECTION TO LABOUR , At the request of many friends in the Hudderafield District we present the reader with an extended report of this most important meetin / f . We were unable to do so last week . Not anticipating that the meeting would , present any point of unasnal interest , we had no Reporter present . There was bnt one there ; a gentleman from the Halifax Guardian ; and though we tried to get a report from him , oKeit ing to pay for it , we were unsuccessful . By dipt of great persuasion , we understand , Dr . Sleigh managed to set a report of . his own speech , ( most imperfectly

      given);—and because this was inserted m the Times before- the Halifax Guardian bad appeared , all the " fat was in the firi" with its disinterested proprietor and conductor . Such little-mindedness is " contemptible . ¦ - ¦ .:-. It is from the Times and Halifax Guardian that we give the following report : Dr . Sleigh ' s speech as it appeared in the Times , Blightly corrected by himself ; and Mr . Hobspn ' s speech fromi the Halifax Guardian , with our corrections ; As it originally appeared , it was most shockingly incorrect : many sentences in it having never been uttered at all j and others turned into complete nonsense .

      GREAT MEETING AT HCDDERSFIELD . ' It having been announced by large placards on the walls of this town for several days , addressed to the clergy , merchants , manufacturers , * c , that Dr . Sleigh , of Brill-house , Buckinghamshire , would submit to them , on the 25 th nit , a memorial to her Majesty for the protection of labour , considerable excitement prevailed throughout thei t * wu . The Philosophical Hall was crowded to excess , On , the platform we perceived several of the leading manufacturers , merchants , clergy , and other gentlemen of the neighbourhood , with no small number of the Com Law League . The High Constable was unanimously called to the chair , but net being able to attend all the evening , he merely took it pro forma , and . requested of the meeting to allow Mr . W . Stocks to officiate for him . Mr . Stocks , therefore , took the Constable's place .

      The Chairman commenced by reading the placard , calling the meeting , announcing the purport of Dr . Sleigh ' s visit on the question of protection of labour . He thought they would all agree with him , on taking a view of the state of the country , that it was absolutely necessary that something Bhould be done to better the condition of the working classes . Thelabonring classes created the wealth of the country ; and if they ceased to create that wealth , the higher classes must fall . They saw what was going on around , and they heard of misery and distresB in all quarters . They heard also of immense business being done in certain districts . These were anomalies which wanted explanation , and were

      circumstances that ought not to exist together . Distress and hard work should not go together . This , he believed , was now the case with many . But tbe object of Dr . Sleigh ' s visit was to consult them upon the propriety of petitioning the Queen , to command her Ministers to take into their serious consideration the state of the working classes , with a view to the amelioration of their condition . The Doctor , however , would state bis views on this important question , which was , indeed , one of tbe most important questions of the day . If they raised the labourer to a proper condition , they would increase tbe prosperity of the country to a great extent . He no »•» called on Dr . Sleigh .

      Dr . Sleigh then came forward amidst much cheering to address the meeting . He said , perceiving thai session after session of Parliament , whether under Whig or Conservative management , terminated without doing anything to relieve the wants and necessities of the great masses of the suffering population of these realms , he had determined to take a tour through the manufacturing districts , in order to submit to them a measure which appeared not only to him , but to man ; others more experienced than he could ba , the only efficient means under Heaven of rescuing not only the operatives of tbe land , but the manufacturers , merchants , and tradesmen from the impending ruin which threatened to overwhelm them . He had paid Huddersfleld the first visit in his tour , not only because the

      inhabitants were in the centre of the manufacturing districts , but because he felt he owed them a debt of gratitude for the handsome manner in which upwards of 3 , 000 of them spoke of him in the unsolicited requisition they sent on his behalf to the electors of Aylesbnry . He now begged to return them his best thanks , and to assure them he valued that unsolicited declaration more than be would a seat in Parliament obtained from the influence of tbe greatest man in the realm —( applause ) . He was not sent there by any party or by any man —( " hear , " and cheers ) . He hai not one shilling contributed towards the expences of bis tour ; nor did ha expect one It would be much more agreeable to his feelings to go . through the fields of Buckinghamshire with his gun

      upon . his shoulder ; but bow could he do this with the knowledge he had of tbe distressed state of so many of his fellow-countrymen J—( Cheers . ) He stood before them for the purpose of soliciting their opinion ; and , if they agreed with him in the course which appeared to him boot calculated to accomplish his object , they would send him back with their voices and support , which was the orily reward he sought—( Applause ; . Nor did he come there for the purpose of advocating the interest of the operative to the detriment of his employer—( cbeera ) . Neither had he come for the purpose of exciting unfriendly feelings between them , or making them discontented -with their employers . God forbid . No ; his only oVject was , that the working classes of this country might bave a fair day ' s wages for a fan

      day ' s work—( " that s what we want ");—and if they did net obtain this , it would be because they were not sufficiently united amongst themselves ; because if they joined hand in hand in sending their voices te the throne , he had every reason to believe the petition would be most graciously received . They would tbua clearly perceive that he was not going by any means directly or indirectedly , to incite them to acts of insubordination —( cheers ) . No ; while the people pursued constitutional courses for obtaining their rights , he trusted they would ever find him ready to go hand in hand with them , so far as his humble abilities Would allow him . He need not take the trouble of proving to the working classes tbe advantage of good wages . His business was to prove to the manufacturer , as well

      as to the agriculturist , whom he was almost forgetting —for be was not merely the advocate of the cause of the manufacturer , but also of the agricultural labourer —for let him tell them , he was not come to condemn the conduct of the manufacturers more than that of the landholders . There were good men among both classes ; and there were some avarieious men to be found whose only idol was self : He hoped , therefore , they clearly understood his object ; and that he was anxious to to prove to the manufacturer , the agriculturist , the merchant , and the shopkeeper—that their common interest was to act liberally , to devise liberal things , and that by liberal things they should stand ; for they might depend upon it , thoBe who devised illiberal things would bring ruin upon themselves and the

      nation—< heari . Various measures had been proposed for tne purpose of meeting the embarrassed state of the country . Why had they not succeeded ? Because they did not go to the root of the evilf ; because they merely lopped off the branches , which Caused the tree to take deeper and more substantial root in the ground . Take away the root "f evil , and the effects will quickly follow—( cry of •• What is the cause ? " ) He was asked tbe question as to the canse of the eviL He would s'ate the cause in a very few words—it was injustice to tbe great masses of the people —( loud cheers ) . While he wished justice to be done to tbe mass of the population , he did not wish injustice to be done to any party . Having made these preliminary observations , he thought it would be better for him to read the preamble of that petition which he intended to propose for their consideration

      , hi which was embraced certain principles which he defied all the philosophy , all the Bophistry , and a ) l the ingenuity of the House of Lords or Commons to overturn or gainsay . All knowledge and talent were nob concentrated is the two Houses of Parliament ; for they found it necessary sometimes to receive knowledge freni their humble constituents . If he were supported , he would go from town to town , and from village to village , till at last he would have a waggon load of petitions laid at the foot of the throne before the next session of Parliament . This petition was for the advantage of tbe employer as well as the employed ; including the right of protection to all . He should make a few observations on probable objections , and then go into satisfactory proof that a new , large , and valuable market was to bo obtained by merely doing justice to their fellow men—( loud cheers ) .

      [ Dr . Sleigh then read the petition , which appeared at full length in our last ; and which most admirably and most strongly prefers the claim of labour to protection . ] Dr . Sleigh then resumed his observations : they would perceive that he had based the whole of the petition upon this one fact , namely , that labour is the great and original source of all wealth , both individual arrd national—( bear ; . If this position which he had laid down was correct , it necessarily followed that the petition could not be rejected , especially if he were supported by the voice of the people . Labour , then , was the source of all wealth . Even if he referred to laud , the most difficult point to prove , it must be evident that its value was vastiy increased by labour . Tbe labour spent upon it increased ita value , by producing proportionally more abundant crops . The property derived from

      houses wa 3 attributable to manual labour . The produce of mines was obtained by manual labour ; the same principle applied to shipping , fisheries , fcc ; labour being the spurca of alL the wealth created ; therefore it was all important that that source should be duly protected . If individuals were only barely able to keep aoul and body together , they would have nothing to spend either on agricultural prdducUqns or manufactured goods ; tbus destroying that which of a ! I markets ia the most important to the manu&ctarer—the home market . He would now go into the evil of bad wages , and the benefit of just wages . Suppose , for the sake of the argument , a reduction of 5 s . a-weefc on a working population of 9 , 010 , 60 * , the ' loss- to the home market is no less than £ 117 , 000 , 0008 aryear , whlchia four times greater than tbe foreign market of the whole world ; and yet they heard gentlemen crying out for a foreign market Oar home market was four-fiftha ( Continued in our Seventh page . )

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      toS ?? * v No - " «—M » - Thomas Gratton , of PhiUip's-town ^ bas been served with a threatening notice , to the efikct that if he did not discharge the stewsrd in care or his property at JLondcnderry , be would get a horrible ieath . Government his offered a reward of , £ 20 for the discovery of the writer of this notice . —LeinsLcr Egress .

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      The Rent Mov £ MENT . r-The anti-rent movement h&B extended its operations still more southwards . A district in the county of Cork has " pronounced" in favour of the movement ; but the first practical attempt to carry it into effect , although Conceived with sufficient audacity , has been , it will be seen , so far a failure : — "On the night of Friday , the 22 nd inst . 'f says the Cork Constitution , " thirty or forty persons , with their faces blackened , armed with sticks , forks , and firearms , went to tbe lands of Ballymacaak , near Yougbal , where two men were placed as keepers on a quantity of corn .

      distrained for rent by , Mr . Sp ^ ttiswood Bowles , snd , after tying tbe keepers , they loaded several cars ( which they brougVt for the purpose ) with tbe corn ; but , day approbching , they threw off the « orn from the cars and decamped , leaving the keepers tied , who immediately set up a cry of murder , and were released by tbe people of the neighbourhood . On hearfng of tbe outrage , head-constable Coe immediately proceeded to the scene , and from inquiry made by- that active officer , ; he was enabled to arrest three men , who , it is said , were actively engaged in the outrage . "

      The Nenagh Guardian thus reports progress in the North-Riding of Tipperary ;— "A respectable farmer , named Laffun , wbo holds a large tract of land in tbe county , of Limerick , and being in possession for some time past of the lauds of Bally nahincb , in the barony ef Owney and Arra , in this county , came over for the purpose of collecting the rents due on bis property . On Fiiduy night last , about midnight , the house of his bailiff , named Pat Tiffy , was attacked by three men , armed—one fired a shot at his door , another remained outside , and a third struck him on the arm with a bludgeon , and beat him otherwise severely , threatening him not to warn any of the tenants in future to pay their rent to Mr . Laffan . "

      Resistance to the " Law . "—On Thursday , the 19 th inst , Mr . John Atkinson , coroner , proceeded to execute a writ , at tbe suit of the National Bunk , at Clonmore , at the residence of Mr . Phillips , one of the disaiissed Repeal Magistrates . Mr . Atkinson was accompanied by Sub-inspector Kelly and eight policemen , and by as many bailiffs ; but on reaching Clonmore , they found tbe premises well guarded by about 600 stout men , armed with pitchforks , large sticks , or rather pieces of timber , with sharp edges , as if cut for the purpose , &c . This force was drawn up in two divisions , and were , no doubt , marshalled and held in

      proper command by their wardens . The coroner and Mr . Kelly remonstrated With them on their illegal conduct , and recommended them to disperse quietly , aud allow tbe writ to be executed . But no }; they would do no such thing . They , or perhaps their leaders , declared that they would rather losu their lives than permit one article of Mr . Paillipa ' a property to be seized . It was reported that there were 400 men more concealed in the plantation , as determined as the others to prevent the seizure of the property . The coroner and police-officer seeing the formidable array , and considering that they bad not an adequate force to execute the writ , thought it more prudent to retire .

      GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPEAL Rent .. —The Longford Journal , a Tory paper , contains tho following curious paragraph : —" The expense of tbe fortifications and other works now carrying en at the barracks in this town , when completed , will amount to between £ 100 and £ 200 . A number of masons and labourers are employed , and we have no hesitation in sayiug that a portion of the wages received by them on Saturday finds its way into tbe pockets of the Repeal Wardens before mid-day mass on Sundays . Are we , then , not justified in stating that the Government are contributing , although indirectly , to tbe Repeal funds ?"' Father Mathew Afloat . —The Cork Examiner

      says , " Admiral Sir Josias Rowley , the distinguished officer in command of the Channel guard fleet , now at Cove ,, accompanied by Captain Rowley and Lieutenant Prevost , of the fl » g ship , paid a formal visit to the Rev . T . Mathew , the apostle of temperance , who received his gallant visitors with his wonted winning ; urbanity , and on taking their leave , presented each of them with a silver medal , a compliment for which they expressed themselves in the most grateful and filtering terms . Father MatheW- proceeded to Cove this morning to return the admiral ' s visit on board the St . Vincent , where his reception was of the most complimentary character . " [ No more " grog" for " Jack ''! ]

      Death of a Relative of O connell . —D ' . ed , on tbe 28 th ult ., at Rathminea , Mrs . Avis Nuttal , eouain-german of the Liberator , sister of tbe late Cul . M'Cattby , of the Irish Brigade , and relict of lbs iaie Captain Nnttnl , whom Bhe survived apwards of aeveaty years . She died at the advanced age of 101 , having retained her mental faculties with perfect distinctness to the last . THE BAND of THE 52 NDj at Nenagh , was allowed by tbe officers to perform for tbe benefit of the African Rotcius , and , after tbe usual tunes , not complying

      with the clamour frcim the gcllury for " Garryowen , White cockado , and the Green Flag , " they were saluted with ckfcfcra fur Repeal , a groan for the Orange eoie ' . iers , and a cheer for " the soldier breaking stones Id guol for reading the Nation . " The officers , military , and a respectable portion of the audience were assailed with missiles , but quietly retired' without resecting this conduct , after which there were groans for the officers , Dufre of Wellington , and Sir Robert Peel . Aud , as a finale to the night's amusement , the temperance band was introduced to indulge them in the tunes which the 52 nd declined playing . —Limerick Chronicle . '

      AlTEMlTED MURDER NEAR ARLES . —About One o ' clock on the morning of the 27 th instant , as John Nowlan ; a farmer residing in the Queen ' s county , was on his way home from the fair of Atby , on coming near Aries he was pounced upon by about fifteen men from tbe side of the road ditch , who se i zed him , placed him on his knees , and suid they wonld shoot him for proceeding against the Carrolls , for whom he had gone security at the Crettyard Loan Fund , and who were defaulters . Happily for Nowlun the outrage occurred in the viciuity ol the resicJenee of a farmer named Kelly , who , hearing tho noise , came out to see what was the cause of iv . The parties made away the moment they beard Kdly coming towards them . —rCartow Sentinel .

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      THE MINERS OF CUMBERLAND TO THEIR BRETHREN IN GR 3 AT BRITAIN AND IRELAND . \ Brethren and [ Friends , —Our taskmasters but more especially JohnjPeile , of Whitehaven , are stretching to its fullest extent the power that capital has over unprotected labour . J Not only do they continue to enforee the " test , "; but the most arbitrary means are resorted to , in order ] to fill up the enp of injustice , and to force the starving miner to give up his right as a British subject , and be to them a slave . Joiners , smiths , masons , and a host of understrappers , have been sworn in as special constables to keep tbe peace , or rather to destroy lit ; for the lowered and coarse language used by those ruffians to the men who are

      struggling against the imposition of John Peile in indicative that they arei peace-breakers and not peacepreservers . Tbe soldiery have been called out to keep us in awe ; but from their actions we may conclude , that their presence in tbe town was to promote drunkenness and profligacy ; There was no occasion for either specials or soldiers , unless to drive the poor men into compliance by fear , which has not as yet been accomplished ; and we may conclude that if the cause be lost , it will not be for want of spirit on the part of tbe men , nor for the want of moral courage and talent in our cx « ellent lecturer , P . M . Bropby , whose conduct throughout has been such as to gain for him not' only the good will of the whole of the miners , but the working men in general bave become converts to bis doctrines on "labour : and labour ' s remedy . "

      We are now in our ( seventh week ' s strike ; our means of support has been ; but small ; yet we have so far triumphed , as to be able to withstand the imposition of our employers , and nre willing to suffer still more , would you but halp us . " An empty sack cannot stand : " nor can a starving man with a starving family bold out against the cries cjf his children for bread . Help us , then , and freedom in < m >» The following are the sums which have been received for the relief of those who refused to sign the " Test , " up to the present time , Sept 19 th : —

      Haawell , £ 2 7 s 9 Ji ; Bedlington , 18 s ; North Hetton , £ 1 19 s 9 d ; South Hetton , £ 2 Is 31 ; Hoff . il , £ 1 03 93 ; South Moor , 4 s ; Spittle Tongues , 10 $ 9 d ; Farn Acres , 16 s ; West Holywell ; 15 s ; Hettou-le-Hole , £ 8 Is 2 £ d ; Worklngton , £ l Is ; i Mickley , £ l Os 9 d ; WalibotUe , £ 1 1 b 8 d ; Andrew ; House , 10 s 9 J ; West Moor , £ 3 8 a 6 d ; Hartley . il 6 s 10 i ; South Shields , 138 6 d ; Percy Main , £ 1 Is 8 d ; Ertmonclsley , £ 1 ; Backworth , £ l 13 s 6-1 ; Earsdenj £ 2 Is 3 d ; Sleckhurn , £ 1 3 s 9 d ; West Cramlington , £ 3 3 s ; Cowpen , £ 1 7 a ; Seghill , £ 1 9 s lOd ; Kelloe , £ 1 7 s 5 d ; Gosfortb , £ l 12 s 6 d ; Sbotton , £ 2 17 s lOd ; Derwent , 8 s lOd ; Sheriff Hill ; £ 2 8 s ; James Powcrbft , 5 s ; Hengh Hall , £ 2 18 s lOd ; Sberburn Hill , £ 2 ; Pittington , £ 1 2 s 6 ( 1 ; Coxhoe ,, £ 2 ; West Hetton , £ 2 7 s 7 d ; Trimden . £ 3 59 6 d ; Spring-Well . £ l la 3 d . Total , £ 64 10 s loAd .

      Sept . 26 th . —South Elswick , £ 2 2 a ; Netberton , £ 1 10 s 9 d ; Wylam , 17 s 9 A ; Bluck Boy , £ 2 93 ; Wallridge Fell , £ l ; Hebburn , £ 1 14 s 7 d ; Garsfleld , £ 1 6 s 8 d ; Oakwell Gate , 123 ; Heston , £ 6 18 s »< j ; Felling , 10 s 6 d ; King Pit , 13 s G < 1 ; Haswell , £ 5 6 s 3 d ; St . Helen ' s , 10 s 6 d ; Worth Hetton , £ 2 Is Gd ; Castle Eden , £ 4 lls 6 d ; Cossop , £ 3 16 a 3 d ; Newbottle , £ 1 4 s ; Sbotton , £ 3 17 s ; Loasingtborne , 19 s 6 : i ; Cockfleld , 4 s 6 d ; Evenwood , 7 s ia ; West Auckland , 8 s 5 d ; Hoffil , £ 1 ( Bellmont , £ 1 14 s 7 d . Total , £ 44 16 s 7 d ; from Which has been deducted for the men of Peroy Main and Blagdon Main , £ 9 13 s ; net amount , £ 35 3 s 7 d- ' These are the whole of the items ; and we ask you , brethren , to ba up and doing for us . Do not allow us to sink at the eleventh hour : shew to the world that you fe 8 l indignant at jthe treatment which we are subjected to by our unmerciful tyrants .

      We appeal to you in behalf of the destitute an ^ suffering . Shall we suffer ?—shall we sink into slavery greater than that to which the African is subject ? Forbid it , justice . j In the hope that your exertions will be doubled , and that we shall triumph in establishing our principles of union , j We are , brethren and friends , yours , faithfolly , The Miners op Cumberland . ( Signed ) John Madine . White Liod jinn , New-street , Whitehaven . To whom all subscriptions are to be sent .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 7, 1843, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct671/page/6/