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Victoria Theatre, Sept. 21, 1844. " As Mr. Kirby, in his grossly false statements, has thought proper to assert that he was insulted before ma during his performance of Othello, I here declare, in justice to myself as well as to Mr. Osbaldiston, that such assertion is utterly false. Mr. Kirby received no insults from any one, but met with the greatest kindness from all the ladies and gentlemen connected with him in his most imperfect representation of the character of Othello. From the commencement of the play I endeavoured to hide his deficiencies in the text; and, by speaking many portions of his speeches with my own, contrived to keep together, as much as possible, the subject of the author, not only for his sake, but on account of the vast trouble and expense that had been gone to by the management in the getting up' of the tragedy ; but, in the third and fourth acts, I found myself placed in such unpleasant dilemmas, that I could no longer sup press my feelings at the annoyances I was subjected to, which, Mr. Osbaldiston perceiving, desired I would bring the play to as a speedy conclusion as I could. This was all that occurred ; and the impudent Assertion of Mr. Kirby, that Mr. Osbaldiston said— ' He would not be humbugged by a d—d Yankey,' which Mr. Kirby's would-be friends have got inserted in the papers, I declare, as others standing by can testify with me to be a gross falsehood * It is my Opinion that Air. Kirby, finding himself so unequal to his task, did not intend to finish the part, as he frequently said to me, during the night, What shall I do? I do not know one line of the fifth act; and this, too, after stating, a week ago, that Othello was his favourite part, and he hoped, in playing it, to retrieve his many faults in Hamlet. I am sorry he has had recourse to such base untruths, to screen his unparalleled conduct; and I am still more sorry, that some of our public journals have given such an erro neous statement of a case so insulting to the manage ment—so insulting to the ladies and gentlemen of the theatre—so insulting to the public—and so insulting to myself, " ELIZA VINCENT. " Sept. 21, 1844." AGRICULTURAL MEETING IN SURREY. The agricultural meeting of the Weald of Surrey Agricultural Association was held on Friday at Capel. The show of stock was very considerable, and, in the opinion of the judges, of a superior de scription. There was a ploughing match in the early Part of the day, for which twenty-two teams started, and upwards of 1001. were distributed in prizes to the different competitors. The company afterwards sat down to dinner in a Marquee erected in the field. There were present — C. Barclay, Esq., Chairman ; J. W. Denison, 'Esq., M.P.; Lee Steere, Esq.; Rev. Dr. Young, Rev. Dr. Cook, N. R. Barcley, Esq. ; G. Napper, Esq.; D. death, Esq., and several other gentlemen, and nearly two hundred of the principal farmers of the county. C. BATtcLET, Esq., in proposing " Success to the Association," said that he had had the good fortune to preside at its first meeting, and the present he be lieved was the sixth annual occasion in which they had assembled. During that period the agricultural interest had sustained many changes and reverses, but he would appeal with confidence to any practical man whether, in the last few years, there ad not been very great improvement in the cultiva tion of land and rearing of stock.—(Hear, hear.) These societies had done a great deal of good, and he was very glad to see that they had created a desire in the minds of the farmers to improve the cultiva tion of the soil, and to try any system that was cal culated to effect that object.—(Hear.) It should be borne in mind that all these improvements necessarily , occasioned an increased demand for labour ; and al though some political economists expressed an opinion that it was impossible to find employment for their abundant population, he must confess that he did not coincide in that opinion, as he considered that, at all events, for many years to come, the improvements that were going on in agriculture would occasion ample demand for labour. The plan of draining, Which they all knew was of such essential importance, and which was now coming into such general use, Would alone, in his opinion, create for a long time a consider a bl e demand for labour. He had no hesita tion also in stating his opinion, that the labouring Population were better off at the present time than they had been at any period during the last cen tury. His attention had been called to the fact, that in the year 1744, just a century ago, wheat was the same price it was at present, viz., 6d. per bushel, and at that period the wages of la bourers were 6s. per week, and they were now 10s. th %week. He did not mean from this fact to urge a ' the labouring population were better off by the ill uunt of 4s. per week, because it was well known that th e circumstances were very different ; hut he ce rtainly did contend that there was no truth in the as sertions that had been made that the labourers were setting,... lower and lower, and that it was clear this Was riot the case ; and when they saw men take prizes, as som e had done that day, for a servitude of 35 years' Work for one master, he thought it unfair to say that t ,b,e,>" had degenerated.—(Hear.) He repeated that t hese meetings had done a great deal of good, and when, at the show at Southampton, they saw actually two Or three miles of ground covered by tents filled with stock and implements for the purposes of agriculture, It was impossible to doubt the importance and in terest taken in that pursuit ; and he thought that they should take encouragement from these circum- Stances, and be satisfied with their present position. -- (Cheers) He concluded by proposing the toast, Which was received in a most enthusiastic manner. The healths of the Members for this division of the county having been given, T. W. DENISON, Esq., returned thanks, and he observed that, after what had been said relative to the i mportance of such associations as the present, he would only express his entire concurrence in that opinion. He considered they were the means of binding together the landlord, tenant, and labourer, of improving the cultivation of the land, and by the Prize s which they distributed to the poorer classes, showed them they had their interest at heart, and that they were anxious to promote their moral wel fare and prosperity.—(Cheers.) He attended these meetings with great pleasure, and he was gratified to see that agriculture was in a prosperous state in the County. He trusted they should long be exempt from t hose unfortunate occurrences (he would put it on that footing) which prevailed in other counties, and that they would always give a fair day's wages '°r a fair day's work—(Cheers)—and that they Would give such an amount of wages to their labourers which, he was sorry' to say, in other co unties had been denied them.—(Hear, hear.) The Prosperity of agriculture was the first wish of his eart, and he hoped they would continue their im provements until every barren field was made to smile with plenty.—(Cheers.) From statistics that had been laid before Parliament, it appeared that Se ven-ninths of the population were engaged in agri culture, and only two-ninths in manufactures, and he t hought this fact must convince every one, even the In anufacturers themselves, of the importance of agri culture, and that, if it fell, every other interest in the c ountry must fall with it.—(Cheers.) The health of the Chairman, and some other toasts, Were then given, and the meeting separated. CITY OF LONDON REGISTRY. Upon the Revising Barrister taking his seat on the b ench on Saturday, Mr. Wansey said, in reference to a case which occurred Yesterday, and in which costs were awarded against him 1.,)r alleged groundless opposition, that, where the num ber of the houses composing a street was well known, t he spirit a nd i n t en ti o n o f the Act of Parliament was, that t ne number should be stated in the registry for the pur c'se of preventing the fraudulent insertion of names. He C ould instance one hundred cases himself in which this I f " the result of not inserting the numbes of the houses. n th e case i n wh i c h t h e costs were awar d e d yester d ay , h e rested his objection upon the fact of all the numbers in t he street in which the parties resided being well known, et the premises from which he claimed were not num bered in the list. As he could not appeal in the case of „"sts, he tru s t e d th e Co u rt would point out some case "P(nl which he could t a ke the opinion of a superior court. The REVISING BARRISTER said, when the numbers Were known, it was competent for Mr. Wansey to point th ew Out to the overseer. What he thought when he awarded the costs, and what he still thought, was, that it *43 a great hardship to raise objections which compelled p er sons to com e awa y from their business, or perhaps a solel y distance from the country, when the error arose solely with the overseer. r. Wansey said his object was to have this omission s upplied b y the overseers. feThe R EVISING BARRISTER said, if it were proved that e omission reste d w i t h t h e overseers, a reme d y s h ou ld applied. re Mr. Wansay sa id th e par t y om i tte d wou ld h ave hi s °,, 3 Nir against the over seer . Th e su bj ec t th en d ro pp e d. fr. T. Neale appeared in Court to suprort his claim t a i T l inst an objection raised by Mr. Quin, the Conserve e agent. It appeared th a t M r . N ea l e h a d occup i e d certa i n premises_ Botolph-lane, which h e l e ft in August last, and previ ous to his leaving the Conservatives served notice of objection upon him. M r . N ea l e , in his exami ta h ,:t9n. st ate d that h e h a d st ill a quant i ty o f goo d s upon former residen ce , which was still in his possessi o n. leu rhe CounT said this was a case of objection so ground au...! ()f that i a high a mount o f costs wou l d b e awar d e d . A `n Os. costs was award e d a ainst the Conservative agent. g The vote of Mr. Willan, who claimed to vote in right of p thre e rooms which he held in St. Botolph-lane, was t u i P oti ° ,s,ed by Mr. Q u i n, fi rst, on the ground of misdescrip ,‘Qey being described as two rooms; next, a. tQ value ; THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23 2 _ 1844. and lastly, that the Act never allowed the Court so to alter as to entitle the claimant to the franchise. Mr. Sidney Smith, the well-known Anti-Corn-law lecturer, appeared in support of the claim ; J. A. Taylor, Esq., was also present to watch the proceedings. The REVIIIIING BARRISTIM inquired for whom Mr. Smith appeared ? Mr. \Varney said Mr. Smith attended to argue this point, as being better informed upon the matter than he was. Mr. Willan was examined, and stated that he held three rooms in St. Botolph-lane, all of which communi cated with the stairs. He had his own key. If each room were to be let separately they would bring 3s. a week. Mr. Quin said this claim was like one which would be made on account of a house to which was added that next door, to make up the full value. In the present case they sought to establish the right to the franchise from three rooms, whereas only two were mentioned in the claim. Mr. Sydney Smith contended that the 27th section of the Reform Act, under which the claim was made, was intended to be free from all technicalities, in order that the poorer classes, whose franchises were affected by it, might clearly understand it. The REVISING BARRISTER said he would not at all enter upon the legal technicalities of the Act in the pre sent instance, because be was determined to reject the claims upon the question of the value of the premises. The claim was made on account of only two rooms, while the ♦alue was sought to be established from the rent of three rooms, and therefore the name of the claimant must be omitted. Mr. Wansey gate notice of his intention to appeal against the dec►sion of the Court. EAST SURREY REGISTRATION. Mr. S. C. Fish, the barrister appointed to revise the lists of voters for the division of the county of Surrey, held this first Court at Reigate, on Friday, at the Town-hall. Mr. Hart, of Reigate, attended as the Conservative agent, and Mr. Jeans appeared for the Liberals. There were several new claimants in the parish of Warlingham. The first was that of Amos Ashby. Mr. Jeans asked to be permitted to see the notice of claim. The REVISING BARRISTER asked him on what ground he made the application. There had been no objection made to the right of the party to vote. Mr. Jeans submitted that he was entitled to see the notice of claim, as he had reason to believe it was not in proper form. The Revising Barrister then handed over the claim to Mr. Jeans, who then objected that the qualifica tion was altogether incorrectly described, and that the claim could not be entertained. The REVISING BARRISTER said the claim was cer tainly informal, and the name was expunged from the list. The other claims were then proceeded with, and Mr. Jeans applied for permission to see each notice of claim. The REVISING BARRISTER said he would not allow it, as it was merely a sort of fishing for objections. If he was instructed that in any particular case the notice was informal, he would allow him to see that notice, but he would not permit him to see all the notices for the chance of being able to take some ob j ection. Mr. Jeans remarked, that having shown in one case already that the notice was informal, he thought he was justified in asking to see the others. The REVISING BARRISTER said that as no formal notice of objection had been given, he should consider the overseers had done their duty, and he could not permit the time of the court to be wasted in seeking for objections. The Rev. Mr. Fell claimed to vote. His qualifica tion was described as a rent-charge upon Warling ham Court Farm. Mr. Jeans submitted that this was not a proper description of the qualification. It should have been a " freehold" rent-charge. The REVISING BARRISTER said, that, no doubt, was the proper description, but the 40th section of the new Act gave him the power to amend the de scription. The overseer was then examined, and he proved that Mr. Fell received a yearly rent-charge of 101. from the farm in question. The REVISING BARRISTER said that upon this evi dence he should insert the word "freehold." The name was then placed upon the list. Mr. Jeans said he trusted after what had taken place, the court would now allow him to see all the notices of new elaitni. Mr. Hart objected, and said, that in the absence of any formal objection, he though the court ought not to allow this to be done. He was not aware whether the claimants were Conservatives or Liberals, but he objected to the course proposed by Mr. Jeans upon principle. The REVISING BARRISTER said they knew nothing about Conservatives or Liberals in that court. If Mr. Jeans really believed that any of the notices of claims were informal, he did not think there could be any objection to his being allowed to see them. Mr. Hart said they were merely technical ob jections. Mr. Jeans said they were not merely technical ob jections for in one case the party had not even in serted the name of the division of the county or his qualification, and all that he inserted was "farmer." The REVISING BARRISTER decided that Mr. Jeans should see any claim which he believed to be informal, and one or two names were expunged upon objections as to the description of qualification, &c., taken by Mr. Jeans. In the parish of Horley, the right of a person who claimed to vote was objected to by the overseer on the ground that he was the keeper of the post-office. The REVISING BARRISTER said that a person hold ing such an office was not entitled to vote, and he therefore expunged the name. No matter of any interest occurred in the other lists. On Saturday Mr. Fish held his court at Croydon. Mr. Jeans again attended on behalf of the Liberals, and Mr. John Drummond and Mr. Chrees for the Conservatives. In the parish of Childen, John Brown claimed to vote. He described his qualification as " farmer." The REVISING BARRISTER said that if persons would not take the trouble to comply with the pro ♦isions of the Act of Parliament, they must abide by the consequences, and he rejected the claim. In the parish of Cashelton, the claim of Mr. William S. Meryweather was objected to by the Conservative agents. Mr. Meryweather claimed to ♦ote in respect of a freehold rent-charge upon land in the parish of Cashelton. Mr. Meryweather was examined in support of the claim, and it appeared that, in right of his wife under a will, which he produced, he was in the receipt of 6001. a year from the land in question. The money was paid to him by trustees. Mr. Drummond said his objection to the right of the claimant: was, that he did not possess such an in terest as amounted to a freehold rent-charge. The father of Mrs. Meryweather had by his will devised the property in question to trustees to be turned into money, and out of the proceeds the trustees were directed to pay over a sum of 500/. a year, and in point of fact, Mr. Meryweather had no title whatever in the land ; he could not enter upon it, and his interest was merely a personalty, and not at all in the shape of a freehold. The in ItEVISING BARRISTER, having perused the will, said that he was of opinion the claim could not be admitted in its present shape. He would not give a decided opinion, but he thought it probable, it' the application were removed for the qualification of a cestuique trust, it might be successful; but, at pre sent, he could not allow the claim.—Name expunged. Mr. Montagu Turner, the son of the last applicant, was also objected to by the Conservatives. Mr. Drummond said that, in this case, he was un fortunately not able to produce his notice of objec tion, and he must, therefore, withdraw it. In order to save Mr. Turner any trouble, he had written to him to inform him that his vote would not be objected to, and that he need not attend to support his claim. Mr. Jeans said no such letter had been received, and he intimated that he should apply for costs. Mr. Drummond said he had done all in his power to prevent the gentleman from being inconvenienced. The REVISING BARRISTER said it was no case for costs. Mr. Marcus W. Turner also claimed to vote in re spect of the same property as Mr. Meryweather. The claim was disallowed upon the grounds stated in the former case. In the parish of: Croydon there were upwards of 200 fresh claims sent in by persons already on the re gister, but who considered their qualification and re sidence improperly described, and which particulars they amended on their fresh notice of claim. The REVISING BARRISTER having, upon the ap plication of Mr. G. Penfold, who attended for the overseers, struck out the names upon the old list, proceeded to consider the new one. Mr. Jeans then said, that certain voters, consider ing the description of their qualification, residence, &c., incorrectly stated, had sent in fresh. claims, giving the particulars required by the late Act of Parlia ment. The parish officers had, however, neglected to follow the form of the notices sent to them, and had printed them in the old form. He had, therefore, to apply to have all the further particulars added to the list. Mr. Penfold submitted that the description given in the register was quite sufficient, and was all that was required by the Act of Parliament. If all the particulars sent in the claims were to be printed, it would cause a very large additional expense in the printing of the register. Mr. Jeans submitted that i was highly important that the qualification and the residence of the voter should be properly described, and in the form pre scribed by the Act of Parliament. In many of the cases in the old list, the residence of the voter was ' not at all clearly given; the name of the owner or tenant of the property was altogether omitted ; and, in fact, the description of the party was most meagre and incomplete. The REVISING BARRISTER, having looked over the list, said that certainly many of the descriptions of qualification and residence of voters were most in complete, and that the provisions of the Act of Par liament had not been complied with. It was clearly the intention of the Act that every facility should be given for identifying the parties who claimed a right to vote; but in a great many of these cases, it would be impossible to do so from the inaccurate description given of their qualification, residence, &c., in the re gister. He should, therefore, direct that all the par ticulars contained in the new clauses should be in serted on the register. It was then arranged, in order to afford time for this to be done, that the amended list should be pre sented by Mr. Penfold at a future sitting of the court. NATIONAL BANQUET TO MR. O'CONNELL AND THE OTHER TRAVERSERS. DUBLIN, Sari. 19.—This evening the dinner to Mr. O'Connell, and his companions in prison, takes place at the Music-hall, Lower Abbey-street. So early as three o'clock the doors were surrounded by a large crowd of persons, and all the places had been engaged for some time. There were seats laid out for 800 persons, and these being taken at an early hour to-day, great numbers have been disappointed, who had not applied in time. Even without the company for whose accommoda tion the Music-hall was appropriated, it presented a very pretty appearance. The hall is laid out as a theatre, divided into boxes, and the pit, or floor, being level, had seven very long ranges of tables fir the guests. Upon the dais, where the performers usually appear, there was a long table laid out for Mr. O'Connell, his associates in the trial and the sentence, and Members of Parliament, with the Prelates of the Catholic Church who hare notified their intention of being present. Beneath the boxes, appropriated exclusively for ladies (who are required to appear in full dress), there are tables also laid out. The hour appointed for dinner is six o'clock. The chair is to be taken by the President of the evening, W. Smith O'Brien, Esq., M.P. Amongst those who have notified their intention to be present are—N. Maher, Esq , M.P., T. Kelly, Esq., M.P., Caleb Powell, Esq., M.P., 11. Grattan, Esq., M.P., E. B. Roche, Esq., M.P., and Mayors, with members of the Corporations, of Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Kilkenny, Clonmel, Sligo, Water ford, &c. Of the letters that have been received, some may be considered worthy of perusal. " Dungannon, Sept. 16, 1844. " Gentlemen,—ln reply to your much-esteemed letter, inviting me to the national banquet to O'Connell and his late fellow-martyrs, I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of the managing committee on that auspicious occasion, that I am at present on my visita tion, and that my arrangements with my clergy for the discharge of my spiritual duties will not allow me leisure to avail myself of your very kind invitation to the public dinner in Dublin on Thursday next. " I have the honour to remain, with the highest res pect, gentlemen, your much obliged, humble servant, " y W. CROLLY. " John L. Arabin and James O'llea, Esqs." " Mountjoy-square, Sept. 12, 1844. " Gentlemen ' —I have the ho nour t o ac k now l e d ge t h e receipt of your letter of the 11th instant, inviting me, on the part of the managing committee appointed to super intend the national banquet to O'Connell and his fellow martyrs, to attend as a guest on that auspicious occasion ; and I pray you to convey to the committee the expres sion of my sincere thanks for this mark of their kind at tention, together with the assurance of my regret that, participating as Ido most largely in the general delight occasioned by the splendid triumph of law over injustice which they are about to celebrate, it will not be in my power to avail myself of their valued invitation. " I have the honour to remain, gentlemen, your most obedient, humble servant, " ;..1 D. MURRAY. " John Arabin and James O'Hea Esqs." _ _ _ " Tuam, Sept, 16, 1844. " Gentlemen,—l have had seldom to exercise a greater act of self-denial than that of foregoing, on account of imperative duties which could not be postponed, the gratification of being a guest at one of the most joyous festivals that ever gladdened the hearts of Irishmen. Tke glorious event which it commemorates is one which, while it awakens the liveliest extacies of the human heart, is calculated to draw forth the most solemn emotions of reverence to the Great Disposer of human destinies. " The suddenness and surprise with which the Intel ligence quickened or struck down the hopes of all who heard it, prove that it was an event far beyond the beaten track of political calculations. It came upon the mind of the nation like a vision of the night Not like a vision, however, will it pass away ; for its effect will be an enduring reality—lreland's legislative freedom. For such a consummation we are indebted to the artificers of the late prosecutions ; and in the political fate of the Liberator and his fellow-prisoners well may be exem plified the words of the inspired writings lie that diggeth a pit shall fall into it, and he that setteth a stone for his neighbour shall stumble upon it, and he that layeth a snare for another shall perish in it. A mis chierous counsel shall be rolled back upon the author, and he shall not know whence it cometh.' " Hoping that Irishmen, without distinction of sect or creed, will avail themselves of the benefits of a providen tial interference, obtained through the pious prayers of the people, which were offered up in the churches for humanity and justice, and the liberation of the captive, I have the honour to be your very respectful and obliged servant, " JOHN, Archbishop of Tuam. • John L. Arabin and James O'Hea, Esqs." " Loughrea, Sept. 13, 1844. " Gentlemen,-1 our much esteemed favour came to hand, conveying to ma an invitation to attend as a guest the national banquet to be given to Daniel O'Connell, Esq., and his fellow-martyrs, on the 19th instant, in the metropolis of Ireland. I feel much honoured, indeed, by the very high compliment thus conferred on me by your managing committee, to whom I request you to present my most grateful acknowledgments, and assurance that nothing could afford me more heartfelt satisfaction than to be present, on this truly important and auspicious oc casion, did the pres en t s t a t e o f m y h ea lth au th or i se me to undertake such a journey, and mingle with such a vast assembly, where, no doubt, myriads of the patriotic sons of Erin will meet in social festivity to send forth in the most enchanting strains of eloquence the outpourings of their very souls, as feeble proofs of their respect, their veneration, and their unbounded confidence in the great man who was lately immured within the walls of a prison, as if guilty of conspiracy ; but at present, thanks be to an all-wise Providence, his sentence is reversed by the highest judicial authority in England, and he is de clared to be free from any other charge, except that he endeavoured by legal and constitutional means to assert the independence of the land of his birth, and restore to his countrymen those rights and privileges of which they were so unjustly deprived. " I shall now conclude by a fervent prayer that all those who have erred in by-gone days may profit by passing events, and adopt such policy in future as may tend to promote the peace and prosperity of the British empire, and unite all her Majesty's subjects in the closest bonds of Christian charity and brotherly lore. With sentiments of the highest respect, I have the honour to remain, gentlemen, your very grateful and obedient servant, " Thomas COEN, Bishop of Clonfert. " To John L. Arabin and James O'Hea, Esqs., Secretaries, &c. &c." " Kilkenny, Sept. 13, 1844. " Gentlemen,—l have been honoured with your letter, containing an invitation to the O'Connell banquet, only on this day, having been absent in the country by the orders of my physicians. " I feel much obliged by the invitation which you have forwarded, and regret most sincerely that I cannot have the honour of accepting it, as lam not yet fully re covered from a severe attack of illness. " I know of nothing that could give me more pleasure than to have an opportunity of paying a tribute of re spect and gratitude to Mr. O'Connell. As the principal instrument, in the hands of Divine Providence, of deli vering the Catholics from an oppressive yoke, he de serves our respect, and as the most unceasing and most powerful labourer in the cause of our country's rights, he deserves the warmest gratitude and most strenuous support of every one that loves Ireland. "At this moment, particularly, he has a peculiar claim on every mark of our respect and gratitude, when he has—l fearlessly say it providentially saved us from an illegal and unjust persecution. The world has seldom seen such a combination of unfairness and injustice as was exhibited in his trial ; and from the intimate know ledge of the Irish character which my station affords I was filled with apprehensions lest the Irish people would lose all confidence in the ad m i n i s t r ation of justice, and thus, notwithstanding all our exertions, be led to think of illegal means to relieve themselves from their most in tolerable sufferings. That a man who has always, by word or example, preached peace and obedience to the law—one who has f9' so many years restrained a sensi tive people when driven by dire necessity to the very verge of violence—one who has been the most strenuous and the most successful supporter of the law in Ireland, should be prosecuted as a di s t ur b er — s h ou ld :b e d ec l are d , and be d oome d t o a d ungeon sentence—is not only monstrous i gb n yui i l a ttsyterlbufy,lyilbuptaw unmerciful ckaesdf jury, and with the most lamentable con sequences. From these his acquittal has delivered this country, and sorry I am I am unable to join in the public expression of our heartfelt joy. " I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your very obe dient servant, 4 {el WM. KINSELLA, Bishop of Ossory. " John L. Arabia and James O'Hea, Esqs." " Violet Hill, Newry. " Gentlemen—l find myself so beset with difficulties at the prosent time, on account of the expected death of the venerable vicar-general, who always, in my absence, faithfully supplied my place, that although I have fer vently prayed from the tirst moment of the incarceration of our beloved and illustrious Liberator for his glorious and happy deliverance, and alth oug h no even t can a fTh r d me more satisfaction and heartful joy than to see him in good health, again restored to society, and again engaged in restoring happiness to his country ; yet the circum stances in which I am placed oblige me to deprive my self of the great gratification of witnessing, on Thursday evening, at the est!ve board, the splendid display of public feeling by which that event is to be celebrated. " I beg, gentlemen, that you will please to convey to the managing committee my most respectful and most grateful thanks for the high honour conferred on me in inviting me to that banquet. " With most grateful sentiments, also, for the very kind terms in which the invitation was communicated by you, I have the hoour to be, gentlemen, your much ob liged humble servant, " F. 4 MICHAEL BLAKE, Bishop of Dromare." " Waterford, September 14, 1843. "Dear Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge your letter of the 11th instant, inviting me as a guest to at tend the national banquet to O'Connell and his fellow martyrs,' on the 19th instant. I ver y muc h regre t th a t duties of a pressing nature, and which I cannot post pone, will deprive me of the pleasure of attending on that auspicious occasion. With best thanks to the ma naging committee for their kind invitation, I have the honour to be, dear sirs, your faithful, obedient servant, "101 N. FORAN, R.C.8., Waterford and Liamore. " To J. L. Arabia and James O'Hea, Esqs." "Roscommon, Sept. 14., 1844. . " Gentlemen—Allow me to express to you and the committee for the national banquet to O'Connell and his fellow-martyrs, nay unfeigned thanks for the very distin guished and flattering compliment you and they have been pleased to pay me, in inviting me as a guest upon this glo riousoccasion. Unfortunately a previous engagem en t u p on a solemn official duty will preclude the possibility of my attendance. lam with you in heart and soul. I am devoted to our illustrious Liberator, and to every mea sure that he proposes for the good of old Ireland. When I reflect upon the great and victorious triumph that he and his fellow-martyrs have obtained over his iniquitous persecutors, the enemies of truth, justice, and of Ire land, my heart exults with joy. Again apologising for my unavoidable absence, I have the honour to be, gen tlemen, yours very faithfully, &c., " el GEo. J. O'BEIRNE, Bishop of Elphin." " John-street, Chapel House, 16th Sept., 1844. " Gentlemen,—l have been exceedingly honoured by the invitation to attend as a guest at the national banquet to O'Connell and his late fellow-martyrs, and would be delighted to mingle in the enthusiastic feeling which will, if possible, be more than ever called forth on that auspi cious occasion; but having on my return to Ireland pro posed to myself not to attend public meetings of any de scription during my sojourn, I pray you to accept that resolution, which I offer most respectfully, as my apo logy for not being present; at the same time assuring you, that I will be with you in mind and heart—that I will always retain your letter of invitation as a document ever dear to me—and that you may always count upon every effort in my power to promote the welfare of Ireland, and the views of our beloved Liberator for that end. I have hesitated these few days past to offer this my apology; but when I remembered that I have al ready early put on record my sentiments on the measure rf Repeal as one of common sense, common justice, and sound policy, and, in reality, the only remedy for the evils of Ireland, I could not fear that my absence would be misunderstood; and, therefore, relying with confidence that the apology will be accepted, in the true sense and spirit in which it is made, " I have the honour to be, gentlemen, with the pro foundest respect, your exceedingly obligel, truly grate ful, and devoted servant, " DANIEL O'CoNNoR, Bishop of Saldes." " To L. Arabia and James °llea, Esqs." "Riverslade, Ballina, Sept. 16, 1844. " Gentlemen—The invitation of the managing cow mittee appointed to superintend the national banquet to O'Connell and his late fellow-martyrs, conveyed to me through the medium of sueh distinguished patriots as you, and proferring to me the high honour of attending as a guest at the banquet, reached me in due coarse. I highly esteem the compliment paid to me by the CDM* mitteee. I will not say that I want language adequate to express my gratitude for their kindness, but I will say that I cannot give sufficient expression to my feeling of regret that a combination of circumstances, over which I hare no control, will deprive me of the great gratification which I should otherwise derive from being present at the banquet, for the purpose of offering in person my heartfelt congratulations to the illustrious father of his country, and his late fellow-martyrs, on the occasion of their release from an unjust captivity, and of contri buting to swell, by my humble person, the crowd of patriots who will meet to honour O'Connell, and cele brate the triumph of Ireland over the iniquitous attempts to crush her struggles for nationality by fraudulent jury lists, packed juries, and one-sided judges. " I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your most obedient, humble servant, " k THOMAS FEENT. "John L. Arabin and James O'Hea, Esqs." " Dr. Healy presents his most respectful complimeats to Messra. Arabin and O'Hea, and begs to assure them how &ley grateful ` feels for the invitation conveyed in their note of the 11th to the national banquet to Mr. O'Connell on the 19th instant. Dr. Healy regrets ex ceedingly that, being for some time under engagements for every day during the present month—engagements which he could not get rid o f w ith ou t mu ch inconve nience to large numbers of people—he feels obliged to deny himself the honour and pleasure of being present at the great manifestation of national feeling to take place on Thursday next. " Tullow, Sept. 17, 1844." ~ rnniscorthy, Sept. 15, 1844. "My dear Sirs,—There is no compliment that could be more acceptable to me than your invitation to the national banqaet, to be given on Thursday next, to the illustrious Liberator and his distinguished fellow-captives, who, after long suffering, have been restored to liberty by the highest tribunal in the empire. " Never was there a triumph more signal than that of the beloved father of his country, and his triumph is joy fully participated in by the people of Ireland, who were wantonly deprived of their illustrious leader, and who felt themselves as if incarcerated in his person. " His political opponents vainly imagined that they had crushed him and Irish independence for ever ; but Divine Providence otherwise ordained it—for instead of crushing him they have elevated him to a pinnacle of glory such as no man ever occupied before, and have given a powerful impulse to the very agitation that they attempted to suppress. "Numerous duties that cannot be postponed will de prive me of the honour and gratification of being present at the banquet, and of personally thanking you and the managing committee for the distinguished favour you have done me ; but, though absent, I will participate in your joy, and cordially unite with you in congratulating O'Connell, the moral regenerator of Ireland, and the benefactor of the human race.—l have the honour to be my dear Sir, your vary faithful servant, "N JAMES KEATING. " John L. Arabin, Esq., and James O'Hea, Esq., Secretaries." " Alleston Park, Sept. 15, 1844. "Lord Stourton regrets that the state of his health will not permit his accepting the flattering invitation he has this morning received from the committee of ma nagers of the national banquet to be given on the 19th instant, and thus to express his hearty unison with the national feelings in their commemoration of the triumph of liberty and justice.—l have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, your obliged and obedient servant, " To John L. Arabin, Esq., and James O'llea, Esq." " Stonis, Henley-on-Thames, Sept. 15, 1844. " Gentlemen—l have this morning been honoured with your invitation to attend the national banquet to O'Con nell and his late fellow-martyrs. Nothing but the short ness of the time, that will not allow me to break through more important engagements, prevents me the great gratification of accepting it. If a real and heartfelt satis faction at the late triumph of justice over injustice, of good feeling over bad, of honesty over fraud, of freedom over oppression, would entitle any person to a seat at that national banquet, I may well claim a right to re ceive your invitation. " If a feeling of gratitude to Mr. O'Connell, of respect for his talents and his virtues, and of affection for his person, be the ground that dictates your summonses to attend, there is no one, even in Ireland, better gratified than I am to be present at your demonstration in honour of his success. Entertaining these feelings, it is mor tification to me not to be with you on the 19th, to unite with you in celebrating the occurrence of this unlooked for but just blessing to your country and your distin guished countryman. " I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, " C.4.m0r9. " Messrs. John L. Arabin and James O'llea." " Lady Bellew presents her compliments to the gen tlemen of the committee, and begs to inform them that Sir Michael Bellew is at present on the Continent. Lady Bellew is sure Sir Michael will regret exceedingly his absence on the present occasion, and that were he in Ireland, nothing could give him greater pleasure than to have the honour of being present at the banquet to be given to O'Connell and his fellow-martyrs, on Thursday, the 19th instant. "Marino, Galway, Sept. 16, 1844." "Kingstown, Sept. 12, 1844. " Gentlemen—l beg to return you and the: committee of the national banquet to O'Connell and the :other gentlemen, victims of a prosecution as unwise as it was unjust, my best thanks for the honour you have done me, and to express the regret I feel that it will not be in my power to be present at that festival, and join in your honest exultation, and personally to express the delight I feel that justice has at length been vindicated, and trial by Jury is not yet doomed to be a delusion, a mockery, and a snare.'—l have the honour to be your obedient servant, " MmurowN." " Grange, Youghal, Sept. 13. " Gentlemen,—l have had the honour of receiving your letter of the 10th. I am extremely sorry that pri vate affairs of an urgent nature will prevent my being in Dublin on the 19th. It is my wish to pay every mark of respect to Mr. O'Connell and his fellow-martyrs. They are entitled to the gratitude of every Irishman who wishes to free his country from the deep degradation of submission to British domination.—l have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, " R. MUSGRAVE." " Dromaua, Sept. 13, 1844. " Gentlemen,—ln reply to your communication trans mitting to me a copy of a resolution adopted at a numer ous meeting of the friends of the repeal of the union, that a public banquet should be given to Mr. O'Connell and his fellow-martyrs on Thursday, the 19th of September, to commemorate their liberation from their most unjust imprisonment, and requesting me to inform you as to whether the managing committee may calculate on my co-operation and attendance, I beg to say, that though I think that the very just decision of the House of Lords upon the writ of error is well worthy of being celebrated, yet that it will be out of my power to be present at the banquet proposed to be given with that view. " I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, your obe dient servant, " WILLIAM VILLIERS STUART." " Gresham's Hotel, Sept. 17, 1844. " Gentlemen,—l had not the honour of receiving until eight o'clock last night your circular of the 10th instant, announcing the intention of entertaininv , Daniel O'Con nell and his fellow-martyrs at a public banquet in Dublin on Thursday, the 19th of September instant, and re questing to know whether you may calculate on my co operation and attendance, and whether I have any objec tion to the publication of my name as a member of the Committee. If not too late, I shall feel honoured by your inserting my name among the members of the Cum neittee ; and if ray health allows me, I shall feel happy in attending the dinner, but I a.n at present suf fering from acute neuralgia. I should have answered your circular sooner, but it was directed to Cloonalis, whence it was forwarded to England, and thence it fol lowed me here, where I arrived yesterday. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your very obedient servant, " O'CONOR DoN. " John L. Arabin, Esq., James O'Hea, Esq." " London, Sept. 14. My dear Sir—The invitation transmitted to me through yourself and fellow secretary, from the manag pgi committee for the taticsti bouquet W Mr. Crcou. nell and the companions of his triumph, was handed to me just as I was starting with my family for England and the continent. You will therefore see, my dear sir, the impossibility of my availing myself of so flattering an attention; but I request you will do me the favour to convey to the gentlemen composing the committee the high sense I entertain of the distinguished honour they have done me in sending me a special invitation on so very important and joyful an occasion. I have the honour to be, my dear sir, your very obedient servant, " J OHN S EARLE, JIM. " The Albany, Sept. 16, 1844. "My dear Sir—On my way through town this day I had the honour to receive your kind letter of invitation of the 11th instant. " I can assure you that it is with extreme regret that engagements previ ous ly ma d e p rec l u d e the possibility of my being present at Dublin on Thursday next, other wise nothing would have afforded me greater pleasure than to have joined my Irish fellow-subjects in their na tional congratulation to Mr. O'Connell and his late fellow -martyrs on the recent triumph which constitu tional law and justice has obtained over Ministerial base ness and party revenge. " With best wishes, I have the honour to remain, dear sir, your obedient and faithful servant. " THOMAS S. DUNCOMBE. " John L. Arabin and James O'Hea, Esqs." " Wellington House, Templeogue, Sept. 13, 1844. " Gentlemen—l have the honour to acknowledge your letter, and in reply have to express my deep regret that urgent and unavoidable private business renders it im perative upon me to absent myself f rom t h e approaching public banquet in honour of Mr. O'Connell and his fellow-martyrs. " I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your faithful and obedient humble servant, __ " VALENTINE BLAKE." " Crawfordsburn, Sept. 16, 1844. , • " Gentlemen,—l regret that it is not in my power to be present at the banquet on the 19th instant, to which you did me the honour of inviting me ; but permit me at the same time to assure you of my desire to join my fellow-countrymen in every constitutional mode of ex pressing our reprobation of the proceedings by moans of which Mr. O'Connell and his late fellow-prisoners were subjected to confinement, inflicted under the forms of law, whilst the essentials both of law and justice were scandalously ♦iolated—trial by jury, the palladium of British freedom, rendered a mockery—and the consti tutional rights of the people invaded-4 feel I may truly say, that if these proceedings had been affirmed by the highest court of appeal, the liberties, not only of Irish men, but of Englishmen, would have ceased to exist. " When I see this attack made upon the rights of Irishmen, by means such as no officer of the Crown would have dared to apply against Englishmen, even in the present imperfect state of British representation, I am confirmed in the opinion, which I have long enter tained, that these steps towards despotism arise from the circumstances of our representative condition. We have what is called a constitution, but what is really only the fragment of a constitution. We have an Irish executive with all its offices and appendages for the purposes of the state and law, preserved in its integrity, whilst the legislative branch—the Parliament—has been annihi lated, and, consequently, the executive governs with all the arrogance of irresponsible power. I feel the neces sity of applying a remedy to this evil, and I wish, whilst I would secure the rights of Ireland by local representa • tion, to confirm the connection between the two coun tries by imperial representation. The joint action of these two principles would, in my judgment, secure the happiness, the prosperity, and Integrity, of the whole empire. 'II regret that I, in common with many true friends of Ireland, have the misfortune to differ from the distin guished leaders of the repeal agitation in the propriety of admitting the federal principle in any reconstruction of the Act of Union, but I anxiously hope that some means may be devised of removing the obstacles to united action among all those who agree on the common principle—that Ireland ought to hare a representative body, with powers competent to give her the manage ment of her own resources, and to protect her rights— and that all those whose hearts are warmed with the love of country, whether Catholic or Protestant, who desire to draw forth the long-neglected industrial re sources of Ireland, to recal her absentees, and to estab lish the rights of her people on a just and stable founda tion, and thus create that national prosperity of which the elements exist in such abundance, may yet—before a long time elapses—be found working together, shoulder to shoulder, in a common struggle for national regene ration. " I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient servant, WM. SHARMAN CRAWFORD. " To John L. Arabia and James O'Hea, Esqs." "Bristol, 15th September, 1844. "My dear Sir,—My constitution has been for some time seriously undermined by a neglected cold, and I am now, by the advice of Sir P. Crampton and Dr. Stokes, travelling in search of the lost blessing of health—this, and this alone, prevents my being present at the banquet to be given to Mr. O'Connell and to those gentlemen who have had the honour of suffering with him for the cause of Ireland, and who have now the happiness of knowing that their temporary loss of liberty has ensured the permanent welfare of their country, and placed beyond doubt the restitution of her rights. My only consolation in not being a witness of their triumph is, that I participated in some of their risks. The first chairman of the Conciliation Hall—the first chairman on the day after Mr. O'Connell was arrested—the first chairman on the day after the verdict was pronounced— in the two latter cases a 'volunteer, must feel most keenly the solitude of a sick chamber on a night like that on which you will confer a favour on me by reading this to my countrymen, whom I cordially congratulate on a most rapid advance towards the consummation of their wishes. Iremain, my dear sirs, very sincerely yours, " Joni.; A. O'NEILL." " Kilcornan, Sept. 13, 1844. " Gentlemen—lt would afford me the sincerest grati fication to join you in commemorating the liberation of our distinguished countryman from his unjust captivity, were it in my power to be in Dublin on the day fixed for the national banquet. " I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient servant, " T. N. REDINGTON. "J. L. Arabin and James O'Hea, Esqs." " Killakee, Sept. 13. " Dear Arabin—As I am not yet convinced of the ne cessity of the repeal measure,. I must decline co-ope rating with its friends on the occasion of the dinner to be given on the 19th, to the martyrs in commemoration of their liberation, "Believe me truly ours, " SAMUEL WHITE." " Grena, Killarney, Sept. 10, 1844. " My dear O'llea—Your circular of the 10th instant, relative to the dinner on Thursday next, only reached me on last night. I regret to say that engagements here will not leave it in my power to attend at this great national manifestation of sympathy with those who have suffered in the cause of their country under an unjust as well as an illegal sentence. I need not assure you, that though absent in person my heart will be with you on this glorious occasion, and if you think my name as a member of the committee can be of any use you are welcome to publish it. " I remain, my dear O'Hea, yours very sincerely, " James O'Llea, Esq." " M. J. OVoxxEu." " September 14, 1844. " Gentlemen—Pray excuse the delay of my letter to your circular, which I have only just received. Fully participating in this glorious triumph, I would attend on the 19th, but for a very recent domestic affliction, by which I am obliged to decline the honour of serving on the committee (as my name appearing on it would, on the present occasion, appear unseemly). Permit me to assure you that my best efforts are directed in aid of our common cause. " I have the honour to be your very obedient servant, " JOHN BARTON. " John L. Arabin and James O'Hea, Esqs." " Wimbledon Park, Sept. 15, 1844. " Gentlemen—l am exceedingly obliged by the honour of your invitation, and regret extremely that my engage ments in this country preclude the possibility of my availing myself of it. " I have the honour to remain, gentlemen, your most obedient servant, " SHREWSBURY." " Nynehead Court, Wellington, Sept. 16, 1844. " Gentleman,—l have bad the honour to receive your letter of the 12th September. I regret that it will not be in my power to have the honour of accepting your in vitation on the 19th inatant. " I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient humble servant, "J. L. Arabia and J. O'Hea, Esis." " KILDARF. " Scarborough, Sept. 16, 1844. Gentlemen—Your letter of the 10th inst. onlyreached me yesterday after post hour. " Though unable to join my fellow-countrymen at the public banquet to commemorate the liberation from their recent unjust imprisonment, of Mr. O'Connell and his fellow-martyrs,' I do not the less rejoice with them at the successful termination of the proceedings of the last few months, and the glorious triumph of the cause of justice and of right. " I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient servant, " W. M. SOMERVILLE. " J. L. Arabia and J. O'Hea, Esqs., Secretaries." " Drumconora, Ennis, Sept. 16, 1944. " Gentlemen—l regret very much that it will not be in my power to attend at the national banquet, on Thurs day next, to join with my fellow-countrymen in doing honour to the men whose recent imprisonment in the cause of our father-land have rendered them deserving of the very highest honour. " Long and peacefully did they struggle to regain for us the rights of which we were foully despoiled, and, with indomitable perseverance did they expose the wrongs which for centuries wo had endured, and de monstrate the justice of our cause. " Unable to cope with them in argument, our oppo nents resorted to a prosecution. The odious doctrine of political conspiracy was reviv e d in it • most odio us form 2 , —jury-lists were tampered with, and a conviction was obtained by means worthy of the worst of times. " Undismayed, our great leader and his fellow • con spirators' shrunk not from those principles. They boldly re-asserted the doctrines they had ever contended for ; with indignant language they denounced the means by which their convictioe, had been obtained, and ap pealed for redress to the highest tribunal of the land, where at length—but with difficulty—right and justice triumphed. "To the men who thus in their own person suffered for our liberties, the deepest gratitude is due, and I should have been most happy, were I enabled to do so, to attend at any festival in their honour. The victory they have achieved is the greatest constitutional one that has ever been obtained, and can only be equalled by that which will restore to us our nationhood, and place us once more among free states in the rank we de serve to hold. " I have the honour to be your obedient servant, " COLMAN M. O'LocuLEN." " Lodge Park, Freshford, Sept. 18, 1844. " Gentlemen,--I regret extremely that sows family SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES.—FRIDAY (coNcLuDED). The Town Plate of 100 sovs.; three yrs old, 7st 51b; four yrs, Bst 71b; &c. Heats, two miles. Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free, 3 yrs (Lye) 3 3 1 1 Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy, 4 yrs Lord Chesterfield's Parthian, 4 yrs Sir R. Gill's Corodino, 3 yrs ... 2 dr Capt. Boyd's Dog Billy, 3 yrs Won in a canter. LATEST DERBY BETTING AT DONCASTER' 5 to 1 agst John Day's lot—taken 5 to 1 agst Scott's lot 20 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's lot 25 to 1 agst Forth's lot—taken 8 to 1 agst the four Touchstone's colts 14 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm 17 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Cobweb colt 25 to 1 agst General Yates's Seaman 25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger 25 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. S. Stanley's Minikin colt 30 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England 33 to 1 agat Lord Chesterfield's Brother to E. 0. 33 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Nutbourne 35 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Rebecca colt 40 to 1 agat Lord Westminster's Falstaff—taken 40 to I agst Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus 40 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger—taken 40 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Chertsey 50 to 1 agst Mr. flesseltine's Fitzallen—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Monimia colt—taken CESAREWITCH STAKES. The field against twenty. FURTHER SALE OF BLOOD-STOCK, THE PROPERTY OF MR. A. JOHNSTONE. GL Ch yearling c, byVerulam, out of Morsel(Cure's dam) 300 B yearling c, by Stockport, out of Marchioness 2OO B yearling c, by Stockport, out of Lady Lincoln Ch yearling colt filly, by Bretby, out of Sis to Simia 100 Teresa, by Langar, covered by Charles XII. lOO Eve, by Lottery, covered by Charles XII. 45 Butterfly, by Lottery, covered by Charles XII 4O Br f foal, by St. Martyn, out of Wagtail 25 Ch c by St. Martin, out of Lady 25 HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARD'S RACES (CONCLUDED). The St. Lecnard's Plate of .50/. Heats, twice round. Mr. Dockeray's Dalesman, 3 yrs 2 0 1 1 Mr. Cook's Molly Mogg, 3 yrs 0 1 3 2 Mr. Langridge's Discretion, 3 yrs Mr. S. Smith's Queen of the Chase Mr. Coppard's Spectator, 5 yrs 0 3 dr Mr. Jenner's Amy, 5 yrs. . . dis. Mr. Bacon's Tub Thumper, 6 yrs .... 0 dr A fine race. The Sweepstakes of 2 sous. each, and 30 added, once round and a distance, were won in three heats by Mr. Monk's Beggar Girl, 4 yrs (Esling), beating Mr. Prescott's Bosphorus, aged (won second heat), Mr. Belchin's Crocus, 4 yrs, Mr. Hardy'sFairplay, aged, Mr. Wilson's Dart, 5 yrs, Mr. S. S. Smith's Queen of the Chase, 3 yrs, after a very fine race. MONMOUTH RACES-TUNSDAL The Monmouthshire Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and 3 only if declared, with 40 added, twice round and a distance. Mr. Gough's Fausta, 6 yrs ....(Dodgson) 1 2 1 Mr. Parr's Nora Creina, 6 yrs 2 1 2 Mr. Raworth's Clinker, aged The Clytha Hurdle Stakes of 5 soy& each, with 25 added. Heats. Mr. Powell's Cracksman, aged ...(Owner) 5 1 1 Mr. Southby's Waterloo, 5 yrs.. .. 1 5 2 Mr. Ball's Freedom, aged .. 4 4 3 Mr. Raworth's Clinker, aged 2 2 4 Mr. Williams' Sam Weller, 6 yrs . . 3 3 5 The Hack Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 15 added, twice round and a dis, were won in three heats by Captain Pearce's Fickle, 5 yrs (owner), beating Am bition and Waterloo. WEDNESDAY. The Chippenham Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. Heats, twice ruund. Mr. Parr's Ninety-one, 3 yrs.. (Parr) 3 5 1 1 Mr. Wilkin's Ima, 6 yrs 2 1 5 2 Mr. Herbert's Tariff, 5 yrs Mr. Hewitt's Maud, 4 yrs' 5 2 3 dr Mr. Gough's Aimwell, aged The Monmouthshire Hunt Hurdle Stakes, two miles, were won by Mr. Jones's Novice, beating Mr. Rolls's Dwarf, and three others, in a canter. The Beaten Stakes were won by Mr. Parr's Nora Creina, beating Aimwell and Ambition. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. The delivering of orations, which occurs according to ancient custom at this period every year, prior to the senior boys going to the Universities, took place on Saturday, in the large and beautiful hall of the Hospital. The entrance leading to the hall was opened to visitors at half-past twelve o'clock, which was filled in a very short time. It was near two, however, when the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, accompanied by Aldermen Gibbs and Musgrove, and several of the City officers, entered the room and took the chair. One of the most imposing portions of the spectacle was the appearance of the younger alumni, who filled the large gallery from which issued the imposing tones of the organ when his Lordship entered the room. In the centre of the hall were seated the twelve " Grecians," surrounding the Rev. Dr. Rice, the head master. Such a spectacle as was presented on Saturday is surely one that har monises with the highest feelings of our nature, while reason sanctions it, not from its antiquity, but from the good, useful results, which it is adapted to produce. It is not a naked pageant, like many of the legacies of antiquity. It is instinct with life, and imbued with the spirit of what i 2 good and valuable. One's mind is hurried back to that which was emphatically the golden age of literature, when the academy and the stoa were filled by those vene rable ancients whose influence guiciad the progress of humanity in their own times, and is still felt in the conduct of affairs in ours. And how far a better monument of his fame has the youthful founder of this Hospital left behind him than many whose royal names shine in our annals with a stronger light? Christ's Hospital has conferred more good on England than Cressy or Poictiers. 'We were not, therefore, surprised at the high eulogiuma passed on the institution and its royal founder by the four first Grecians in praise of the " Royal Hos pitals." The first was in Latin, and was de livered by the second Grecian, Langham Dale, who executed his part with considerable energy and great propriety of diction. This young gentleman is pro ceeding to Queen's College, Oxford. The next was in English, and was delivered by the first Grecian, Morton Amos Leicester, who is proceeding to St. John's College, Cambridge. This being in English, was capable of being more generally appreciated than the other. The oration was full of good taste and sound sense. It recounted the benefits which the Royal Hospitals conferred, and challenged all Greece and Rome to produce so good an institution. The Greek oration, on the same subject, was delivered by Edward Taylor Hudson, third Grecian and Classical Medallist, who is proceeding to Trinity College, Cambridge. There was great elegance and fluency in this gentleman's pronunciation, and even those who were not able to understand the language, could not fail to be struck with its glorious harmonies. The French oration was delivered by the eleventh Grecian, Edward Algernon Newton, whose delivery and pronunciation was most superior. There was great energy in his manner, and considerable fluency in his language. We should say, that his style of speaking was considerably the best. Then followed Latin Alcaics, being an ode to the Queen on the birth of a second Prince. Imperii Pecus et Columna, delivered by Gowen Edward Evans, fourth Grecian, and Mathematical Medallist. Greek lambics, on the Spanish Armada, by George Voigt. English Ode to the Prince of 'Wales, on his being made a Governor of Christ's Hospital, by John Daniel 'Williams, twelfth Grecian ; Latin Hexameters, on the Conversion of St. P au l, by Edward Tudor Scorgill, fifth Grecian ; Greek lam bics, a translation of the Remorse, in Hamlet, by 'William Frederick Greenfield, seventh Grecian, and Mathematical Medallist; Latin Elegiacs, a transla tion from Cowper's " Boadicea," by Thomas Johnson Potter, tenth Grecian ; Greek Sapphics, on the death of Campbell, the poet, by Malcom Laing, eighth Grecian ; an English Poem on Edward the Sixth, by Thomas Stedman Polehampton, ninth Grecian. It is scarcely necessary to say that all of these were received with the greatest satisfaction and applause ; and the whole audience seemed to be well pleased and gratified with the proceedings. The Earl of Rosse's telescope, now complete, is open to public inspection four hours every day. his .Lordship has, within the last ten days, taken astronomi cal observations, which will be shortly given to the scientific world,—Lisserich Chronic e. j arrangements will prevent my being present in Dublin to co-operate with you in doing honour to O'Connell and his fellow-martyrs to•morrow evening. I always main tained that those gentlemen were tried by a sectarian jury, selected from a vitiated jury list. I listened for nine long nights to what was called the Irish debate last session, and those two damning facts stared every man of plain understanding in the face. " You are at perfect liberty to use my name on the occasion in any way that may tend, henceforward, to prevent trial by jury in this country from becoming a mockery and a snare.—l am, gentlemen, most faithfully yours, " P. SOMERSET BUTLER, M.P. for Kilkenny. "John L. Arabia and James O'Hea, Esqs." " Carnelly, Sept. 18, 1844, Clare Castle. " Gentlemen,—l have this day received your letter of the 10th, directed to me to London. I regret very truly it is not in my power to attend in Dublin to-morrow, at the dinner to be given to Mr. O'Connell and the other patriotic and distinguished gentlemen, as it would afford me the highest pleasure to join in each and every mani festation of national feeling at our late unexpected and constitutional triumph. " I, however, the less regret my inability to attend on this occasion, as the approaching provincial dinner in Limerick will afford the friends of national liberty in this quarter a fitting opportunity to testify their feelings and opinions at the present important crisis. " I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your very obe dient servant, " Joux O'BRIEN. " To Messrs. Arabia and O'Hea„ Secretaries." " 17, Wilton-place, Belgrave-square, Sept. 15, 1844. " Sirs—l have just had the honour of receiving your communication transmitted to me from Waterford, to which place it had been addressed, informing me that a public banquet is proposed to be given to 'Mr. O'Con nell and his fellow-martyrs in Dublin on Thursday the 19th inst., to commemorate their liberation from their recent unjust imprisonment,' and requesting to be in formed ' whether the managing committee might calcu late on my co-operation and attendance, and whether I have any objection to the publication of my name as member of the committee.' " In accordance with the opinions I have repeatedly and strongly expressed, both in and out of Parliament, on the late trial and imprisonment, but especially on the construction of the jury lists, regarding such acts, not only as a flagrant wrong inflicted on Mr. O'Connell and his fellow-sufferers, but as going to establish a prece dent most evil in its principle, and dangerous in its consequences to the liberties of al!, and abhorring the slightest tampering in whatever way, or en whatever plea, with the sacred right of trial by jury, I rejoice to learn that it is sought by the appropriate mode of a public dinner to Mr. O'Connell to express in the moat emphatic manner the indignation prevalent throughout the country at these highly unconstitutional proceedings. I shall be happy to co-operate with the Committee (and can, therefore, have no objection to the publica tion of my name as a member thereof), in the manage ment of any dinner confined to this object, and open as such a demonstration ought to be to all sections al Liberals ; and if such be the case, and my business here does not prevent me, I shall be happy to attend. " I have the honour to be, Sirs, your obedient humble servant, " THOMAS WISE. " To J. L. Arabin and James O'Hea, Esqs." " Birmingham, 9th Month, 16th, 1844. " I am favoured with your obliging letter of the 11th, and beg to return my acknowledgments to the commit tee for the invitation to the banquet on the 19th instant. " As I shall be prevented from attending, I trust my absence will not be attributed Ito any want of sympathy with my Irish brethren ; for there is no public celebra tion in which I could have participated with more un alloyed satisfaction than in their present peaceful triumph. " I earnestly hope that your generous countrymen will not in any manner identify the acts of the Government with the sentiments of the people of England, compara tively few of whom have any voice in making the law. they are bound to obey, and who, I am persuaded, not withstanding their own unredressed grievances, rejoice at the defeat of the attempts to crush your liberties, and the success of your efforts to obtain justice.—Very re spectfully, " JOSEPH STUMM. " To the Secretaries of the Managing Com mittee appointed to superintend the Na tional Banquet to Daniel O'Connell' and his Fellow-Martyrs." " Lismore, on the Blackwater, Sept. 18. "My dear Sirs,—l perceive you have fixed to-morrow for the banquet to O'Connell and his friends, and I has ten to request that you will make my apology for not being present. " Immediately after our liberation I came down into Munster with some friends, to recruit my health in the soft air and glorious scenery of the south, and as that object is, unhappily, far from being accomplished, I am sure I will be excused for prolonging the excursion. If this be not a sufficient reason for being absent from my post, my late fellow-prisoners will take their full propor tion of the blame, as it was chiefly by their advice I de termined to spend a month, without interruption, in the country. But I have not been altogether idle. No man, indeed, who did not shut his eyes and ears, could pass through Munster without gathering new evidences of the necessity for domestic legislation. The teeming abundance of the country, the intelligence of the people, and their necessities, all tend to that end. " Believe me, my dear Sirs, ever faithfully yours, " CHARLES GAVIN DUFFY." DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING. The Hall was almost without decoration. Th• mottoes were, in the compartment of the gallery oyez the chair— " Remember the 30th May, 1844 ;" and on the opposite extremity of the Hall— " The Repeal of the Union." The centre compartment, to the right of the chair, bore the words— " Peace and Perseverance:;" and the opposite— " Lords Denman, Cottenham, and Campbell." Mr. O'Connell sat on the right of the chairman, W. S. O'Brien ; anti to his right sat the Bishop of Ardagh, Right Rev. Dr. Higgins. On the left of the chair sat the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, next him Lord Ffrench and the Bishop of Meath, Right Rev. Dr. Cantwell. In the immediate vicinity of the chairman we also observed Mr. John O'Connell, Mr. Steele, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Ray, Dr. Gray, the Right Rev. Dr. M'Nally, Hon. J. 11. Hutchinson, Sir S. Bradsteret, Bart., Archdeacon Laffan, Rev. Mr. Tyrrell (Protestant clergyman), Rev. Mr. Tierney, Mr. D. O'Connell jun., Rev. Mr. Kennedy (Protes tant clergyman), J. P. Somers, M.P., James O'Hea, M. Blake, M.P., C. Power, M.P., Michael Staunton, M.P., S. Kelly, M.P., E. B. Roche, M.P., O'Conor Don, M.P., Henry Grattan, M.P. The usual toasts having been given, Mr. E. B. RocEx, M.P., spoke to that of the people. The next toast, which was proposed by Mr. SMITE O'BRIEN, M.P., as Chairman, was thus proposed to the meeting :—" Mr. O'Connell's health and happiness, and that he may live to see the darling object of his life ao complished—the Repeal of the Union."—(Loud and en thusiastic cheers, which continued several minutes with unabated enthusiasm.) Mr. O'CONNELL rose to return thanks. This was the signal for one of the most glorious and soul-cheering bursts of applause we have ever heard. Every man rose as if with one impulse—hearts. bands, and voices were called into requisition, and the scene of enthusiasm which followed was indescribable. The ladies in the galleries; participated in the tribute of grateful affection, and as one cheer died away, another as gloriously trium phant, as full of honest joy and gratulation, broke forth with increased vigour. When at length silence was ro stored, the Liberator proceeded to return thanks. li e said—There cannot be one amongst you who supposes that I rise in order to pour out some sweet words to ex press my gratitude. I rise for another ,a better, a nobler purpose. I rise to instigate you all, and, through you, to arouse all Ireland to renewed exertion for the repeal of the union. —(Cheers.) It is very good to cheer— it is v ery pleasing to be cheered, provided it does not last too long—(Laughter)—but cheering alone won't do—words won't do—we must have actions. From this spot I call upon every man, of every creed, sect, and persuasion, throughout Ireland, to rally for Ire. land.—(Cheers.) The illustrious Grattan well said that he stood by the cradle of Irish ildependence—that be followed her to her grave. She is not dead, my friends—she only sleeps, and here I am calling upon you glok, h a e e r d n:t s iv fa e r to sound the trumpet for her resurrection.—(Cheers.) I dig n-jetys,_srahen majesty must arise r ise—in im mortal as anything earthly can be.—(Cheers.) Grace fully. she shall proceed in her career of liberty and happiness, gently bowing the head of allegiance to the English crown, but asserting firmly her right to be go verned by her sons.—(Cheers.) Outs is a country that ought to be free, and must be free. She has been toe long sunk in provincial degradation—she must be the sister and co-equal of England, and not continue the slave of any land.—(Cheers.) And are our prospects darkened ? Is the vista gloomy through which we be hold the coming dawn of Irish freedom ? No ;we are triumphant to-night—we are celebrating our triumph— it is an ovation for Ireland and freedom, and the glorious prospect of liberty shines bright and steady before us.— (Cheers.) We are celebrating a triumph. A celebrated French general has rightly asserted that difficulty does not consist in obtaining victory, but in profiting by it.— (Hear.) We have gained a victory—certainly w i t h ou t personal difficulty to ourselves, for it came at a moment that it was least expected, and when we anticipated that the dark bolt of Ministerial injustice was shot closely on the door of our prison. At that very moment there came an unseen hand, that shook to pieces every ob stacle—the prison dcor was opened, and it was declared that Ireland had a right to take her measures to obtain legislative independence.—(Loud cheers.) How are we to profit by it ? By redoubling every exer tion—by increasing every effort—by organizing every peaceful energy—and by one and all being prepared to approach the Parliament at the commencement of the next session with the united and eombined voice of Ire land embodied in our petitions, giving England to under stand that as there is not rest for the wicked in the pre. sence of the Almighty, so there shall be no rest Trots agitation until Ireland is righted.—(Cheers.) What is our first duty in that aeitation ? Our first duty is to combine together the Irish of every sect and persuasion —to unite and combine all Irishmen of cm, gruisti9lls r 00,0 • ter' le' t i • I, 0 10 1 1 . soi e Eios't