The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-09 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, SEPT. 7.
CONCILIATION HALL.—REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
The usual weekly meeting of this body was held to day,
Mr. Charles O'Connell in the chair. He stated that in the
county from which he came (the county Clare) the people
would hear of no leader but O'Connell, nor of any policy but
his. The R 031111). Catholic clergy of the county were of the
same opinion, and therefore no other leader or policy would
ever be tolerated by the people.
Mr. O'CONNELL corrected the chairman relative to a state-
ment supposed to have fallen from him, to the effect that
treasonable language Lad been used in the Association. If
any such language was used, he (Mr. O'Connell) did not
hear it.

The CHAIRMAN said he meant to say out of the Association.
Mr. OtoxwaLL—Oh that makes all the difference in the
world. _ _ _

An address to Mr. O'Connell, from Waterford, was then
read. It expressed the greatest confidence in that gentle-
man and his policy.
Oa the motion of Mr. O'Connell the address was ordered
to be inserted on the minutes, to show the strength of the
peace party, as compared with the war parry. He also
remarked that he had not heard of an address having been
presented to the Young Ireland narty.
A set of resolutions from the Homan Catholic clergy. of the
district was next read, also expressive of confidence in Mr.
O'Connell, approving of his policy and condemnatory of the
warlike doctrines of the Young Ireland party.
Several resolutions of a similar import were read from the
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reason their had to regret the secession of the few men who
had left them, and would convince the people of England
that the right-thinking portion of the penile were with the
Old Ireland party. He observed that the Young Ireland
party were in favour of mixed education, and that was
another reason why the association should be well pleased at
having got rid of them.
Mr. CLEMENTS read resolutions from the Town Commis-
sioners of Callan, conveying. their opinion that Mr. O'Con-
nell's course was the must judicious for the cause of repeal,
and that he continued to enjoy their entire confidence. One
of the resolutions conferred great praise upon Mr. John
O'Connell for his conduct in opposing the Coercion Bill, and
in the late debates in the Association on the subject of moral
and physical force.
Oa the motion of Mr. O'Connell it was resolved that the
prevent Mayor of Waterfonl, Sir B. M. Wall, possessed the
confidence of the Association, as the future repeal candidate
for Waterford.
A letter wsa read from Mr. Stuart, inclosing his sub-
scription.
Mr. O'CONNELL spoke in high praise of Mr. Stuart,
whom he stated to be the direct descendant of the royal line
of Stuart.
Another address of confidence in Mr. O'Connell was read
front Mallow.;
Mr. O'Conneat, then rose, and proceeded to make his
usual weekly statement. The first topic to which he referred
was the distress of the people, and the means by which the
labour rate bill might be brought into operation for its relief.
The Lord Lieutenant had already proceeded to bring the act
into operation by his proclamations in the Gazette. He had
often seen proclamations against the people; he had never
seen before a proclamation in favour of the people. The
rental of land in Ireland was estimated at 13,000,6001.
annually ; he was sorry it would take that sum to support
the people of Ireland during the coming season. It couldnot
take less than ten or twelve millions at the least. But though
the people would require even this much, they would not
want. Whatever was necessary to maintain the people would
be advanced from the public treasury. Then there would
hi tea years given for the repayment. Besides there
would be no levy at all this year, and the very poor people,
aell people who were not rated to the poor, would
have nothing to pay ; and while the occupiers rated
to the poor were liable to three-eighths of the rate,
the landlords would have to pay five-eighths. Already
they were grumbling at it • but he had a remedy for them,
and that was Conciliation Hall. Let them come, then, and
learn how much England owed to Ireland, and join him to
obtain restitution. Ile then proceeded to say that each day
he was more and more convinced of the necessity for RepeaL
lie knew the present English government was the most de-
termined to do justice to Ireland of any which ever existed ;
and if they did not succeed, no English
.government ever
could. He believed, with all their disposition, they would
fail, and that would be the meet powerfulproof which could
be given of the netesity for Repeal. The hon. and learned
gentleman proceeded thou to point out what ho required as
political improvements. First he would not consent to take
one less than 150 mcmben far Ireland. Then he would insist
that every man rated at 84 to the poor should have a vote.
That would give them plenty of voters, and plenty of voters
would give them a majority of Repeal members. Then he
would have the basis of the corporations extended, and give
them back the power of appointment of sheriffs. Then he
would have the city taxes consolidated and placed under the
control of the corporation. Mr. O'Connell then proceeded
to advert to the abuse of him contained in the Nation news-
paper, and said he would never contradi any lie they
should tell of him. He never had done so to any of the Tory
journals, and he considered the Notion worse than any of
them. But they would have nothing to do with Young
Ireland, and though some of them threatened to come in
there, though they had been already turned out, they must
turn them out again, fur they could not admit any man
among them who contemplated the resort to physical fore..
If they admitted any scan on that principle it would be
Smith O'Brien. He then proceeded to refer to the success
of moral force in effecting reforms, and referred to the hon-
our paid to Mr. Cob lee on the Continent as its champion.
He then referred to his departure for his residence at Derry-
none, and again repeating his conviction of the necessity of
repeal, he said that while he held these convictions he would
not have the taunt thrown out to him that he had ever re-
fined to aid any government to advance the interests of his
country. He would not be idle while at home, and they should
have constant communications from him. lie would not cease
to work for repeal. Ito then alluded to the encouragement
and countenance he continued to receive from persons for-
merly opposed to him since he bad separated himself from
the physical force party—men who he believed were formerly
persuaded that he contemplated a general plunder, now most
cordially received him; and that day a gentleman of large
property, who had formerly refused to be introduced to him,
and had hissed him at a public meeting, had most cordially
addressed him. Mr. O'Connell next said that after the late
declarations of Mr. Smith O'Brien that he would never re-
enter the association without his party, there was less hope
than ever that he should return to that hall; for the banner
of phi sical fore, should never wave over them: and con.
chided by stating that he would always struggle for repeal as
the only security for Irish interests, and he hoped the epitaph
upon has tomb would be eitner " Here lies one who repealed
the Union," or, at least, " Here lies one who struggled, dur-
ing a long life, to repeal the Union."
Several addresses were then read, among them one from
Manchester, and one from Wexford—all couched in the most
fervent terms of confidence in Mr. O'Connell, and containing
denunciations of physical force.
Mr. O'Connell then proceeded to read the statement of the
recent City Registry, and boasted that that majority, if sus-
tained, secured the city to the &Toilers.
Mr. O'Connor, a gentleman from Sligo, addressed the
association, denouncing Young Ireland in no measured
terms, and stated that he must doubt the cours,go of those
gentlemen, for brave men never talked of fighting. They
were not honest men, for he was firmly persuaded they
would become Mahomedans or Mormonites to-morrow, if
they thought by that means they could obtain more e'cka.
The rent for the week was announced as ltd. 15s. 6d.,
after which the meeting adjourned to Monday next.
THE LORD LIctrENANT is at Kingstown to-day, and
all Dublin is there with him. The scene is most gay, and
the weather such as to render a sea-side promenade, Sr
the enjoyment of excursions on the water, most delightful.
All the yachts at present in Kingstown harbour are out with
the revenue cruisers, and the Insh are this day playing at
sailors—very much in miniature, however, fur there is scarcely
one easel of 100 tons tonnage amongst the whole squadron.
THE CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE.—The Provincial jour-
nals received to-day, are utterlly barren of intelligence.
They repeat in every form the knowledge we have already
of the frightful destruction of the crops, and the unhappy
additional knowledge that the corn crops will not turn out
an average. I need not send details, for with these your
readers arc already familiar.
IMPORTATION OF SCOTCH SHEEP.—The Fair Trader
steamer arrived at Drogheda on Thursday with a cargo of no
len than 1,600 sheep, direct from the Island of Mull, Scot-
land. This flock, which we understand is a very fine one,
consists of about one half breeding ewes—the remainder
wethers for feeding. Such an importation as this constitutes
quite a new feature m the live stock trade, and is deserving
of consideration by landed proprietors and stockmaxters hers.
The cargo belongs to Messrs. Adams and Banks, of Liver-
pool, who have the merit of being the present movers in this
new, and we trust we may pronounce promising, traffic be-
ween the Scottish isles and this country.
THE INDIAN RELIEF FOND.—The trustees of this fund,
which was raised in India for the relief of Irish destitution
have distributed, in round numbers, about 10,0001. amongst
330 relief committees, principally in the south and west at
this kingdom, the number of whose destitute poor amounts,
according to the returns furnished, to 639,700.
THE Dtsraess.—On Tuesday next says the Sold/serfs
Reporter, the deputation from the Mallow Relief distaiet
will proceed to Dublin, and from there to London, for the'
purpose of calling the attention of the Lord Lieutenant,
in the first instance, and of Lord John Russell in the
next, to the extended and alarming destitution which
prevails in their neighbourhood. The deputation will
consist of the County High Sheriff, E. D. Freeman, Bag.,
Sir James Anderson, Bart. Very Rev. D. M. Collins,
P.P. Rev. Mr. Hamilton, Rector of Mallow, Rev. C. B.
Gibson, and Rev. Mr. Somerville, Rector of Doneraile.—
The Northern Whig of Saturday, says:—" We have just
had an opportunity of observingtke state of the potato to-rim
from one end of the county of Antrim to the other. We
looked with anxious care at every potato field of the many
that came under our observation, and we saw only one
uniform gloomy evidence of destruction. In not • solitary
instance, In all the fields which we saw, did our eye fall upon
so much as a single potato stalk which presented the faintest
indication of soundnese."
Ma. O'Coarresti.z.—The bon, end learned member fin
Cork departs for Derrynane on-Wednesday next. He pro-
miss weekly communications to the Repeal Association
turing his absence.