The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-14 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Deems. JAN.
RE-ELECTION OF MR. MONSELL INI3.
LIMERICK.
The election to fill the vacancy made in the repre-
sentation of the county of Limerick by Mr. Monselrs
acceptance of the office of Clerk of the Ordnance
under Lord Aberdeen's government, took place yes-
terday at Limerick in the county court house. The
High Sheriff presided, and, after the usual prclimi-
nanes, Mr. W. Mossell, of Tervoe, the former repre-
sentative, was proposed by Sir Vere de Vere, Bart.,
and the nomination seconded by the Rev. Mr.
O'Rourke, P.P. of Patrickswell ; and there being no
other candidate, Mr. Monsell was declared duly
elected. Mr. Monsell, on presenting himself, was
received with load cheers. He said—

He had to congratulate them upon the overthrow of a
government which was not at that time popular in Ireland,
and which never would be popular in Ireland—(cheers)—a
government who had betrayed every principle on mulch
they claimed the support of the people save one principle,
which they maintained to the last—that was hostility to
them and hostility to civil and religious liberty. (Cheers.)
A Voice—. They got a speedy downfall,"
Another Voice—. And may they rise." (Cheers
and laughter.)
Mr. Montell believed and hoped they had not only to
thank H for those it had taken away. but also to
thank H for those it had given them. (Cheers.) He
believed they would find in the present government a body
of men not only determined in every way in their power to
promote the rights and liberties of the people of this coun-
try, but from their great ability, tried experience, and
great skill in administration, able to give effect to those
principles for the advocacy of which they had made such
groat sacrifices. (Cheering.) A great empire, with such
various political sentiments, and possessing vast bodice, it
was utterly impossible for any government to march for-
ward, so as wholly to satisfy the particular feelings, senti-
ments, and principles of any one particular section, exclu-
sively, in that great community. (Hear.) Edmund Burke
said, " It is a settled rule with me to make the most of my
actual situation, and not to refuse to do a proper thing I
because there is something else more proper which
lam not able to do." (Hear.) Now, that sentiment
should meet the assent of every reasonable man. It was
one which entirely justi&d the course taken by the present
government. They had men of different opinions and views
combining together in the first place to exclude a govern.
meat which was unworthy of the confidence of the country,
and in the second place taking office in order to carry on
the government under the circumstances of the time.
(Hear, hear.) He ventured to implore of every class,
of every religions denomination, to combine with
the government in the mighty work which they
had undertaken, and to give up all remnants of
any feelings of aseendriney, maintaining stoutly
their own opinions—(hear)—dafending them on every
proper occasion—(bear)—but to give up all enmity or
bitterness against those who did not share those opinions.
He would ask *onto assist in the mighty work which
Providence was now accomplishing ; and when the Ameri-
can visitor cants to see their packet-station on the Shannon
Mar, bat." and loud cheering)—instead of looking
sa ausisemebis sad wretched, because a divided people, he
would find a happy and a prosperous population—instead
of despising the institutions under which they lived, be
would see in the result of the new institutions, progress,
order, and prosperity, which were inseparable by a just law
of Providence from justice in the administration of the laws
of the country. (Load cheers.) Thanking them once more
for the high honour they had done hint, and remembering
the great responsibility, that sow mark of kindness cast en
him, he would conclude by o:peening the hope that they
would continue true and sincere friends one to the other.
(Loud and protracted cheering, amid which the honourable
gentleman retired.)
The proceedings then terminated.
According to announcement, the scenes performed
with so much effect in the rooms of the Irish Tenant
League on the preceding day, were re-enacted yes-
terday on the stage of the "Religious Equality"
Association, with a slight variation in some of the
characters and details. About forty persons, many
of them Roman catholic priests, mustered on the oc-
casion ; and Mr. Moore, M.P., who acts on all oc-
casions as president of the association, took the chair.
The first resolution, which was proposed by a Rev.
Mr. Coghlan, and passed, was as follows:
That the Association of the Friends of Religious Equality
V ving at its ismaguralanseting passed a resolution affirming
OS hopootios woomilly of the Irish parliamentary party
oswaiig In opposition% every ministry who did nut make
such ous equality a footers of that administration, it
was new unanimously resolved that they should earnestly
I call upon the representatives of popular constituencies to
fulfil that undertaking by maintaining a thorough and es-
sential independence, and of opposition to the new govern-
ment, until they made religious equality a cabinet question,
and exhibit it not only in spirit but in form, by continuing
to occupy their mats on the opposition benches of the House
of Commons. _ _ .

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Mr. Cantwell moved the next resolution, which
was to the effect, that the acceptance of office by
Messrs. Sadleir and Keogh under a government not
pledged to make religious equality a cabinet mea-
sure, was a violation of individual pledges to the
country, and if not reprobated was calculated to
work the most mischievous consequences to the in-
terests of Ireland, by tending to break up the inde-
pendent Irish party, and to destroy public confidence
in public men. The resolution having been seconded
by Priest Langan of Ardcath, Mr. Sharkey, whose
address gave rise to a scene of great confusion, moved
as an amendment:
g. That that misting, seeing the expressions of approval
I of every respectable constituency, headed by the reverend
I bishops and clergy ' towards the able and talented members
of the brigadewhohad accepted office under Lord Aberdeen,
minsidered it but fairness and justiee to those gentlemen
to state to their oonstitommies that their conduct had in-
titled them to the approval of that delegated meeting."
:.:After :some discussion of a somewhat angry nature,
toe amendment was put end negatived by a majority of
about 30.—The original resolution was then put and carried.
The Rev. Mr. Kelly proposed the following resolution :
—.. That it is the opinion of this meeting that the re-elec-
'ion of Mr. Sadleir for Carlow, and Mr. William Keogh
for Athlone, would inflict grievous injury upon the pro-
gress of our cause, and on the character of the country ;
and that therefore we earnestly call upon the independent
electors of therm boroughs, as they value the principles of
religious equality, and the maintenance of public faith, to
use every exertion, and at all hazards to prevent the poui-
bility of an event so disastrous to the character, and so
ruinous to the interests of our common country."
The question was put from the chair and passed.
The Rev. Mr. Marshall then moved that the chairman
should proceed to Carlow and Athlone, as a deputation
from that body, for the purpose of forwarding the interests
of the tenant-right and religious equality cause. (Ap-
plause.) In doing so he might take the opportunity of
stating that the defection of Mears. Keogh and Sadleir had
given him no surprise, as it had long been a patent fact
that whenever a minister wished to get rid of the opposition
or buy the services of an Irishman he bad only to offer him
place. (Hear, hear.) Let the people, therefore, now ap-
point representatives in whom they could place confidence,
and thus remove from Ireland that disgraceful stigma.
(Loud applause.) He believed, however, that Lord Aber
deep had injured instead of strengthening himsel.
by the selection he had made, with a view to securing the
co-operation of the Irish parliamentary party, and that any
object which be might bring forward would be stamped
with their indignant repudiation. (Cheers.)
Mr. hi'llahou, M.P. seconded the motion.
Mr. Devereux, M.P.. for Wexford, said he had attended
that meeting under the belief that it was held for the pur-
pose of amnia( out the principles of religious equality,
but as he found the meeting had proceeded to pass a vote
of censure upon Mr. Keogh, they should permit him to
I &Went himself from the room, as he could not be a cement-
ing party to throwing blame upon that gentleman, with
whom he had always co-operated in carrying out to the
full the principles which they had been sent into parlia-
ment to represent.
Mr. Devereux then left the room, accompanied by Mr.
Sharkey and the gentlemen who had voted in favour of the
amendment.
Mr. Moore was then moved from the chair, and Mr. P+
ter called thereto, and a vote of thanks having boss mist
to the former chairman, the meeting separated.
The Mail of last night has the following on the
subject of the Irish legal appointments :
It is not anticipated that the new Lord Chancellor will
take his seat in the Court of Chancery before Friday next.
The Queen's letter, appointing the Right Hon. M.
Brady Lord High Chancellor of Ireland, only reached
Dublin Castle yesterday, and it takes some days to make
out the patent. 'Until this is perfected Mr. Brady cannot
take his seat on the bench. The Queen's letters appointing
Abraham Brewster, Esq., Attorney-General, and William
Keogh, Esq., Solicitor-General, reached the authorities
yesterday. They will be both called in the Court of Chan-
cery on Friday. Charles Kelly, Esq., barrister-at-law,
called Michaelmas term, 1839, has, we understand, been
appointed Castle Adviser, in the room of Mr. Edward
Hayes, Q.C. Mr. Kelly is a Roman estholie. rho Lord
Chancellor his appointed Mager* Brady, jun.,Fasq., as his
lordship's secretary. Cherie Brady, Esq., has been ap-
pointed Secretary of Bankrupts.
Wyndham amid, Esq., M.P., presided on Tuesday
at a meeting of the Limerick Packet Station com-
mittee, when a prospectus was read and approved
of, for the formation of a company, in shares of 101.
each, to purchase a first class steamer, to run between
this port and America, from Foynes Island, the
favoured harbour of selection as the Irish Western
Packet Station. We wish the undertaking success.
Mr. Nethaniel Alexander, late M.P. for the county
of Antrim, died on the loth instant. In politics he
was a protectionist, but in private life he never
allowed
.political differences to interfere with his
friendly intercourse with society. Ho represented
the county during two parliaments.
Twenty-four years' purchase was obtained in the
Encumbered Estates Court for a property in the
northern Part of the county of Dublin, belonging to
Mr. J. Curtis, of Nutatow.