The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-10 00:00:00

THE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.

The National League met in Dublin on Tuesday,
for the first time for several months. The chairman was
a Mr. J. Martin. He explained why their meetings were
suspended, and the remainder of the amusing proceedings
are thus narrated by the Freeman :—I have been told on
unexceptionable authority that on more than one occasion
the leader of the rowdy disturbers—(interruption),—that
the leader of these disturbances, which were unworthy of
any patriotic Irishman, was Mr. Nagle, Fenian andgovern-
merit spy. (Hisao.) You may hiss Nagle as long as you
like, but what I want to impress on my countrymen is
this-be they Fenians or not Fenians, they ought always
to behave in a spirit of fair play. (Hear, bear.) Through
my little course of politics—it has not been a very suc-
cessful course, and it has not been a prominent one—l
think you will oonsider I am entitled to say I have never
yet endeavoured to bully anyone—(hear, hear),—but I have
never permitted anybody or any number of men to bully me
—(hear),—and I never will. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) I
understand, and I suppose, orders have been given by
some of those who direct the Fenians in Ireland by any
means, by rowdyism, to prevent John Martin and those
who think with him speaking their sentiments out before
the country.
A Voice—Don't attack the Fenian& without cause.
(Cheers.)
The CHMENAN—Attack the Fenians ! I request that
the gentleman, if he has anything to say that bears on the
, question which the Irish National League considers their
business as well as the business of the lapis's—l request
that gentleman, if he has anything to say about the poli-
tical condition of Ireland, and the right way to remedy it
—if be has anything to may above board—if he has any-
thing to say without running the risk of walking to gaol—
(cries of "Ah !" and laughter)—l request him to come out,
and in his own name to speak his sentiments. If he
does not do that—(interruptions)---
A Voice—Keep the chair.
Another Voice—Proceed. (Laughter.)
The CHAIEMAS—I see already that there are so many
persons disposed to interrupt the proper course of the
meeting, that unless they be well kepi in hand by their
leaders here present the meeting will be broken up by
tumult. I warn you I will not submit to be bullied. (Hear,
and applause.) Now, having said so much, I will resume
the course of my observations. I have stated that the
monthly meetings were interrupted owing to the aspen-
Ilion of the Habeas Corpus Act, and to the fact that certain
Persons, • gto be Fenian', came there and attempted
to prevent the proceedings by uproar. I will add another
one, that, although I myself have always been treated
with more respect and consideration than I consider
myself entitled to as • politician, yet the country does
not seem disposed to join with me and with other gentle-
men to assist in the League. For these three reasons if
you like, the course of our monthly meetings has bean
interrupted. I must now make • few remarks upon the
state of Irish politics, as well as upon the reasons that
induced us to form ourselves into a political associatim.
The condition of the country continues to be very dis-
heartening. Emigration continues to go on, exhausting the
strength of the country. The number of emigrants every
year considerably exceeds the natural increase by birth',
and therefore the population of Ireland is steadily and
rapidly decreasing, and the character of the emigration
is such as to debilitate the country very seriously, be-
cause the bulk of the emigrants is the young and ener-
getic. The MUMS of the emigration continue as before.
The cases Mn be very shortly summed up in this way.
The connection that has been formed between this country
—that is, as I understand it, the subjection of this country
to England—has caused the rents and the revenues and
the income of this country to be plundered and spent in
England, or for English p That continual plunder
of the income of Ireland makes the country poor and keeps
it poor. That state of things, together with the unfortun-
ate relations of antipathy between the proprietors of the
land and the cultivators, suss the emigration. So far
as to the material condition of the country. It is not more
disheartening than the constitutional condition, for we
have actually no national rights and no constitutional
liberty at present.
A Voice—We'll fight for them. (Great applause.)
The Caanutax—The liberty of every man in Ireland is
enjoyed by merely the sluice of the police in Ireland, or
those who order them. _ _ .

A VOICE-Yon mean the G division. (Laughter.)
The CHAIRMAN -Such being the state of the country as
to its material and constitutional condition, what course is
taken by thole who are or think themselves patriots?
[Here a man rose and went out of the room, saying,
Upon my soul, I'm tired of this."J While the material
and constitutional condition of the country is so dis-
heartening, the political condition seems also disheartening.
(Great confusion, owing to some other remark of the
person who went out.)
The CHAIRMAN-I perceive that a considerable number
of the persons in this room are neither members of the
League, nor disposed to behave themselves with propriety.
A VOICE-They are Fenian. (Loud laughter.)
The CHAIRMEN-I therefore will not continue the course
of my remarks upon politic.
Colonel FRENCH (in an undertone)-Quite right. (Loud
laughter.)
The CILURDIAN-Quits right !
Colonel Far-xcir -I must get up and state you are quite
right in discontinuing them, because you are so frequently
interrupted. (Applause.)
The Crwrimart - I shall not continue the speech I in-
tended to make. _ .

A Voice—Then give us a charity sermon. (Much
laughter and hisses.)
The CHAIRMAN—Are there any other remarks of that
kind to be made (Laughter.) I shall not continue my
speech, but before I sit down and dissolve this meeting
I shall say one or two words principally to the per-
sons of Fenian sympathies who may be here. (Applause.)
I request those persons to listen to them in silence. Ido
not expect them to respect me, but I ask them to respect
themselves. Ido not seek their approval, but I ask them
to seek the approval of their own consciences. (Uproar.)
I understand pretty well their reasons for acting as they
do. I understand that the secret authorities whom they
blindly obey—(vigorous hisses)—l say the secret authori-
ties whom they blindly obey—
A Voice—Faithfully. (Great cheering.)
The Cliciamen—They have given orders to prevent the
expression of any political opinion in Ireland so far as
rowdyism can prevent—at least any political opinion
other than that advocated by the secret leaders of the
people. (Applause.) I understand that, and that the
men who are interrupting me and endeavouring to break
up the League are blindly obeying the orders of secret
leaders. - . _

*parting intenignue.

BRIGHTON RACEfI.7THoaai?Ay.

The last day of the Brighton reunion was by tar the mod
enjoyable of the three, for the weather, though threatening at
times, kept wonderfully floe. The strong wind, however, proved
troublesome to some of the tent-keepers, who had enough to
do to keep their establishments together. The attendance was,
as on the previous days, large, kind the stand was extensively
patmuised, especially by the Wien, who to-day assembled in
strung force. The improvised stands had also their share of
patrons, while the carriages which lined the course opposite the
cloeure were well fWed. The racing was under the auspices
of the Brighton Club. The fields were uniformly small, and the
various events call for no special comment, every feature being
presented in the appended returns. Considerable betting took
place on the St. Leger and the Lewes Handicap at the quotations
given bslow :

—THE 8100 ND YEAR 07 THE SEVENTH BRIGHTON CLOD BIEN-
NIAL STAKES of 10 sore. each, with 50 added; for 3-yr-olds ;
colts, Bst 1011); fillies, Bst 71b; winners extra. Bristol MB&
(8 subs)
Lord St. Vincent's Brimstone
Mr. Cameron's Allan-a-dale
Betting : 10 to 1 on Brimstone, who went away with the lead,
and maintained it throughout, winning in a canter by three
lengths.
THE BRIGHTON CLCB STAINS of 10 sore each, h et, with 100
added ; winners erne ; to be ridden by members of the club ;
profesaionals, Rib extra. New course. (12 subs.)
Mr. Hodgman's Violent
Mr. T. Jaming's Grace Darling
Rinaldo also ran.
Betting: 6 to 2 on Violent, S to 1 opt Grace Darling. The
bat mentioned took np the running, and maintained a slight
lend until opposite the Stand, where she was passed by Violent,
who won cleverly by a length. Rinaldo, who had been in the
rear throughout, did sot pass the poet.
A liwurarxxsis of 6 soya. each, with 100 added ; selling and
other allowanote ; if not to be sold to carry 7lb extra, T.Y.C.
Mr. S. Thellnuou's Ostreger 1
Baron Rothschild's Water Core

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A Voice—Are you a detective? (Applause.)
The Cu.iinnat(—But throe men do not come before the
public as I do, and do not make themselves responsible as
Ido for whatever I say anddo. Ido not pretend to speak
about the system they adopt, but I only ask that I may
be free to speak my own sentiments. (Loud applause and
hisses.) Ido not pretend to criticise the leaders of the
Fenians, as I am not in a position to do co.
A Voice—lt's a goodob for them. (Great laughter.
The CHAIIIIIA2I—But I will say this, that Ido not be-
lieve any scheme will succeed in the end which endeavours
to prevail by rowdyism, and by conduct unbecoming the
character of any good Irishman, or any man whatsoever.
(Hisses.) I now dissolve the meeting.
Mr. Martin then left the chair, and spoke to some of
the persons in the middle of the room with much earnest-
ness. The noise was so great that his words could not be
heard, and the greatest confusion prevailed. The wits of
the assemblage " chaffed" him in a good-humoured man-
ner, and as he was proceeding to the door an egg was
thrown at him, which broke directly over his head. Eggs
were thrown at several other members of the League with
better success, and as the people were leaving the room
the person who had charge of these nasty missiles shouted,
" Give one to the reporters, boyst" and acted on his own
advice at once, to the great detriment of the clothes of
two of the fraternity who were watching the proceedings
from en elevated position. Thus the meeting ended.

Count Y. de Lagrange's Orne
The following also ran :—Redan, Ricorte, Merry Hart, and
Kingmaker.
Betting: —7 to on Ostreger, 8 tot eget Roden, and 100 to 8 wet
any other. Water Lure made play followed by One. Ostreger,
and Murry Hart for nearly half a mile, when Olinger too'. up
the running, and won in a canter by three lengths. A similar
distance separated the second and third. Redan was fourth,
and the others niggling in straggling order were placed by the
Judge.
Ter CLARET IfrAEas of 5 sore. each, with 100 added winners
extra: to be ridden by members of the club. T.Y.C. (Three
furlong) (12 subs.
Mr. J. H. C. Wyndluun's King Christian
Mr. G. Angell's Nukuheva
Mr. T. P. Wickham's Rinaldo

THE REFORM Aorrartoni.—Arrangements have
been made for a series of meetings in favour of reform, to
be held in the province* during the next six days, at which
deputations from the Central Reform League, London, will
attend. This evening a monster reform meeting will take
place in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, at which Mr.
P.dmond Beale., President of the Reform League ; Colonel
Dickson, Messrs. Lnereft and Cremer, and Mr. Howell,
Secretary to the League, will be present on behalf of that
body, and deliver addresses. Tomorrow (Saturday), •
reform demonstration will be held at Blackburn, at which
the same members of the league will attend. On Monday,
the Bradford reformers meet to express their opinions on
the question ; on Tuesday, Swindon and Bath ; and gather-
ings will take place on Wednesday and Thursday in
Maidenhead and Peterborough respectively. A greatopen-
air demonstration in Liverpool is spoken of as likely to
some off in that town the last week of the present month,
which it is probable Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Bright will be
invited to attend.
lit:Flame OF THE Liam or Varna& —The law
was altered last year with respect to the revision of the
lists of voters. The Ist September is the last day for the
delivery by the overseers to the clerk of the peace, instead
of the 29th August, of the list of claimante and notices of
objections. The lista of claimant. now on the church
doors will be removed on Monday next, and on or before
the let September the notices of objections are to be pub-
lished in a similar manner for fourteen days before the
forthcoming revision.
harßaMTßultriTs ria COAL SHIPMENT AT BIBLIM-
HIALL—It was announced at the meeting of the Mersey
Dock Board yesterday that a tender had been accepted
for the loading and unloading of coal at the Birkenhead
docks, by which it is anticipated a very large sa - will
be made to coal merchant* and shipowners. The
will thus have this important opaeutioa under their own
control, and the dealers and merchants, as well as the
public, will not suffer the inconvenience and loss which
were involved by the dictation and exorbitant demands of
the octal porters.
Bairairairt.—Eppa'a Cocos (more commonly
da
calledmal by Jos Imes H
Prpga, the Hoinceopaemasopatuie Coons, as being pregerod and intro-
thie Chmafet fires odsbaybed
In &Wand)• me wiry espeesb4 character of this pmaragwa
hasowagered it a mend favourite. The One natural Hamar el
bigireteas Ocoee is rained sod made extremely delicate and
i;, Tor breakfast no other beve is equally Invlgorat-
Wel serstelniug. This Cocoa is used thousands who sever
need Coma brae." Cocoa stands far r than tea or ealtes'
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Dr. Hamill saga—sold in ilb., lib., an Jib. packeta—(Adver-
lisemmt,

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CHATHAM, AUGUST 9.

The Rodne7, 78, 500-horse power, belonging to
the third division of the steam reserve, is now in the
hands of the shipwrights of Sheerness Dockyard, and they
are bringing her forward for commission. She is intended
to relieve the present flag-ship of the China squadron. A
number of the joiners employed at this dockyard have
been discharged from the establishment by order of the
Admiralty.