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IRELAND.

COUNTY OF DUBLIN ELECTION.
The Election of two Knights of the Shire. to represent the Me.
tropolitan County, commenced on Friday at Kilmainham. The
I Sessions House was crowded at nine o'clock.—When we arrived it
1 was impossible to get in. However .we perceived that the Hamil-
-1 tons had the start of us, as the walls of the interior of die Court
House, and the adjoining apartments, were placatdad wi'h their
sham rallying word, " real Independence !" Ot course we must
acquit the Sheriff of all knowledge of this transaction, as, from his
impartial and truly liberal conduct throughout the entire proceed.
1 ings, we believe hint incapable of lending himself to any party.
But the matter does not require investigation. The firet of ha
Candidates who entered the Court was Mr. Hamilton, act cne of
the galleries having been previous.), packed with his hie, di who
had obtained admission threw the windows, he was received with
shouts, particularly from two drunken fellows in the gallery. But
the hisses loud and long continued, which tbllowed, drowned thtm
at once. Shortly after the young gentleman's entre ice, a laugh
was raised by a frize-coated wag, who was heard to say to his
neighbour, " Come, here are two dandies that the chap will, be let
back to school before Tuesday morning."
Colonels White and Talbot, entered a little after eleven OA et,
and were received with tremendous cheers. Among others in their
group, we noticed our City Member, Mr. Grattan, who was greeted
most cordially.
The High Sheriff was in attendance about twelve, and having
read the writ,
Lord Kr LLEEN proposed Colonel Talbot. This was the 'first
time that he (Lord Killeen) had appeared upon an hustings in the
county of Dublin, and he would it t have appeared there now, did
he not feel called upon by an imperious sense of public duty. The
MIS! which had brought him there, he was sure, required no apo-
logy. Conscious that he was now acting in full.accord with the
sentiments of the great majority of the county of Dublin, and
knowing, as he did, that ingratitude was not en Irish vice, he came
forward with great pleasure to propose Richard Wogan Talbot,
Esq. He had never betrayed the important trust so often delegated
to him by tile freeholders of the county of Dublin, and, if again
restored, as it was pretty evident lie shortly would be, to the grand
situation he had so long and so honourably tilled, he would again
prove himself their tearless and undaunted advocate. (Cli vs.)
With respect to the great question of Emancipation, his voice has
always bean raised in its favour. (Loud cheers.) An Hon. Gen-
tleman, in another place, had said diet this is the touchstone of
their feelings. In this he (Lord Killeen) agreed with that Gen-
tleman. It was the touchstone of their feelings, of his (Lord Kil.
ken's), and of those of every one of them; and if it be, where is
the Catholic so debased who will refuse his vote to the man who
supports that question ? (Great cheers.)
Mr. A. GUINNESS came forward, and was received with the
most enthusiastic cheering. He (Mr. 0.) had the honour to second
the. nomination of Colonel Talbot ; and if in doing so, he felt any
embarrassment, it arose from the circumstance of his having had a
similar duty under similar circumstances to discharge, on a late
occasion, in another place. (Loud cheers for " Grattan, and the
independence of Dublin.") Ile fel' no difficulty in the selectitia of
those honest phrases which his heart suggested, when lie spoke of
the high deserts of Colonel Talbot. (Cheers.) That honest Re-
preventative was tried by his foregone acts—he had done his duty
to his constituents with undeviating fidelity and dininterestedneen—
he might challenge and defy the scrutiny of those who had sent him
into Parliament—he riturncti his trust unsullied and unbought—
and his claims for a renewal of it were unimpeached and unim-
peachable. Colonel Talbot had, for a period of levy years, linked
his energies to the advancement of the happiness and independence
of his country—and during twenty years he had served the coestitu.
envy of the county of Dublin asttheir Representative, with incise
devotion and fidelity, and the precious trust he had receii Ltd was
now restored pure and unsullied. (Cheers.) Let his constituents
prove their gratitude by now supporting him. It was their duty
to support a man who had never betrayed them, long as he had
been in their service. With respect to the merits of the other,
and the third Candidate for the popular support, he (Mr. G.)
would say, that that man was not fit to go into Parliament, who
would vote against the liberties of the people, and who would re.
fuse to his own constituents the natural rights of all men. In allu-
sion to this part of his subject, he (Mr. G.) could not advert, with-
out feelings of deep regret, to the perverseness and fatuity of
those who, on a late occasion, in the city of Dublin, were the ad.
vocatee of intolerance, and who, in their zeal for the perpetuation
and advancement of what they call " Protestant interests," tor_
of the real and essential principles of Protestantism itself.
Cheers.) He trusted, through the entire contest, no feeling of an-
[
indness or irritation would jerucle to excite animosity. The
electors knew that discussion— .e fullest and the freest discussion
—was favourable to a good cause, and should be carried to the
greatest extreme. Let the electors particularly hear their enemies
=Aso would rattier say opponents—speak, and then answer them ;

re t, perhaps' he discussion some of diem might be c inverted, and
it would be a pity that the electors deprived their friends of loch a
good opportunity of gaining associates in the cause of truth and,
freedom. (Cheers.) lie (Mr. ().) knew the disposition of the
lewer order of his cations men ; they might be carried away b a
sudden impulse—they might be influenced by the excitation ef a
moment, to indulge their feedings of dissent in • aglow hole' ser
the calm discussion of a question ; hut &Photo* Mr 111•10141111111
and cosily excited, they were
,just and they shothenthde aid Mr
(Mr. G.) was lyre that on this occasion they would dialillolt
good temper and goo) feeling that had always characterised
(Loud cheers.) Every thing would go on in peace ; and he
(Mr. HO hoped the election would be held out to future eletdone
throughout the Kingdom as a model of good order and propriety.
Mr. Guinness conemded his powerful and impressive address, by
seconding the motion of hoed Killeen, and sat down tooldet tea
moo enthusiastic clieeri»gt wav;ng of hate, handkerchiefs, its.
General A RABIN now addressed the meeting; he adverted to
the various attempts that is od I e n made to reduce this, the reonlk
1 county in the empire, to tFe• mire:TAN state of a close borough.
' The efforts to pi-twee it Imai beeoming such had been well begun,
and should be persevered in. The freeholders eh mid prove te•
tho world their determination not to b 3 dett reed by fierce or threats
from Ole full and free exercise of their frenehiee. The late Moors.
bets had been constantly found at their posts, ever ready to atteoet
to every suggestion talc dated to pr, mote the interests of theft
constituents ; why. therefore, should We change them fur an tin.
; tried 'mincer, who relueed to pledge himself to the support of tile.
great question of Emancipation ? Yee; he Was sure that this emir-
: try would never enjoy quiet until that_ great question was finally
I settled. He concluded by proposinit Henry White, Esq. as a
tit and proper person to represent this county in Parliament.
M. J. D. leacroue re e rose tosecond she nomination of Colenel
I White, and be called upon all those whose sentiments were the
same as foie, to come forwent and express them few their country.
A gentleman. holding an official nitwit*, had lately come to
Dubin-. • he was alarmed, and why was hc alarmed ? Because the
City of Dublin was going to send two }fermentative* to Parlia.
ment, to support the Protestant and Catholic population. This
gentleman thougnt the Protestants of Dublin should have a He-
, presentative, and what did he rnesn by the Protestants of Dublin?
He meere that intolerant portion or theta-who were determfned to
oppose ary further concessions to their Catholic fellow subjects.
It was a libel on the Protestants to sty that they were intolerant.
The Protestants of Ireland were not intolerant. They load been
misrepresented and calumnated. This great statesman from the
North had told them that the Influential portion of the Protestants
were opposed to the Catholic claims; at.d he instanced the toe:.
I candle body to which he, Mr. Latouche, belonged. But the mer-
cantile body were not intolerant ; they were not opposed to their
Catholic feilow.subjec a. As to the Guild of Merchants, there
were, to be sure, a are respectable gentlemen among them ; but the
resolutiot a of that body were not resolutions of the merchants ot'
Dublin. The merchants of Dublin were fibereloninded and tole.:
' rant ; they had no exclusive principles among them ; they were ces
the best terms with their Catholic countrymen, end they had the
interest of their country at heart. Ile perfectly agreed with the
Learned Gentleman who had erecoled him ; he thought it h,glily
I now:tont that the a;r en'tere, the con merce, End •he trade of-thia
noun ry should be properly supported ; he would say, let alt
flourish : but they would nut flonnsh while a portion of the people
were kept, if n e in a state of s'avery, at least degraded. The
question of Emancip mon was a vast question; and this was no
time to try cep oinients : at the same time he congratulated the
county that it had now three respectable gentlemen to offer them.
selves for its repre'entetion, for he would say that Mr. Hamilton
was a most reopectable poling gentlemen. Mr. Latouche cue-
eluded by seconding Gen. Arabih's nomination, and was loudly
cheered at the conclusion of his speech.
Sir Jolter Riteroer came to the tout of the hustings, and was
received with a mingled expression of applause and disapprobation.
He was, throughout his short address, almost inaudible, from the
noise that prevailed. We understood him to say, that Mr. Hamil.
ton, whom he had the honour to propose, was a gentleman who
spent his fortune among them, and gave extensive employment to
the people of the county. Ile wished to represent their county in
l'arliament ; sail lie, Sie John, looped they would not let this op.
portunity slip of returning a gentleman whom they would find
zealously attached to the liberties and interests of his county, and
who was determined to support them. If they tried him, they
would not find themselves disappointed. (Applause and disappro-
bation, and loud cries for White and Talbot.)
Mr. HENRY HAMILTON seconded the gentleman who last
spoke; but for the few minutes hc was on his legs be was quite
inaudible, from the noise that prevailed.
Colonel Ter.oor came forward to address the meeting. when
Mr. Lawless called out that he understood there was a fourth car.
dilate to be put in nomination. This unexpected announcement
had an electrical effect on the meeting, and every head was stretched
forteard to see the new candidate, while cries of " Who is be
who is he ?" was heard from all quarters.
Captain FOTTRELL wished to know if this new Candidate had
paid hi? deposit 1 and if not, he called on the Sheriff to de nand is
from him.
Some discussion now ensued among the gereternen round the,
hustings, when Mr. Lawless aertin announced that he had it front
the Sheriff' there was no fourth Candidate.
Captain FOTT KELL—There is no fourth Candidate—let us
teed with the election, and hear the Candidates, and be guiAad by
that as to our &tyre conduct.

This, however, was not the case ; there was a fourth Candi-
date ; and again the gentlemen at the hue logs were seen in on-
sultation.

le was now understood that a Mr. James Johnson was the ffew
Candidate, and that he heti been put in nomination by Mr. Savage.
and se;on.1«1 by Mr. Fi!gate.
Mr. Ft NLAY considered the nomination of a fourth Candidate.
at this period of the proceedings, unfair and illegal; it was unfai c
for another gentleman to come fbrward at this moment, when the
other Candidates had deposited the money, which by Act of Paths.
mint they were obliged to do. That money had been, and very
proper,y, deposited with the Sheriff ; but he would ask, why had
not this other gentleman come forward sooner Why had he not
come forward when the other Candidates did, and like them pay
his deposit ? (A voice in the gallery, "he was obliged to pawn
ilia plate to raise it.") Ile (31r. Finlay) would call upon the re.
turning officer to pay bails to the other Candidates the money whielt
they hail deposited, unlos this new Candidate paid part of the de-
posit, as he was bound to do ; let him place himself in the same
situation with the other Candidates. It was an unfair proceeding.
It he had announced his intention, the expense might have beat
saved to some of tl,e ether Canditlwei; one of them might base
not paid. Ile win ne dto know if the gentleman had taken the own
of qualification ; h consid red thii oath of qualification, as it CN.
isr d in Enhl aid, was tran fe.red to this country, by the Act or
Union ; it v a, a chase in the Act of Queen Anne, and the Act or
Un; n ramferrcd it to this country.
Mr. Kt uwww, Counsel also for Colonel Talbot, followed. and
%tree C several objections o •he nomination of the new Candidate,
founded on rara:)is Act of I a 'isn't-tit.
Mr KEATING, A'sc..or, said he would take a note 0C the objec-
tions, they wi ht he val d before a Committee of the House of Caw-
mons, but he would allow Mr. Johnson to he put in nomiari.,:,
now, and permit the objections to be argued aftetwards.
Johnson was then put in nnn•i cation.
Mr. Kt ttw,6r then called upon the Sub-Sheriff to sue My.
Johnson forthwith far the deposit. If he would not do so, he
(Counsel) would advise Colonel Talbot and Colonel White to pro-
ceed against the Sheriff for a portion of the money already lodged.
The SHERIFF, by the directions of his Asses-or, decided that
the law was not mandatory on him to require the deposit, and that
he was not competent en that ground to refuse to put a fourth Can.
dilate in nomination.

Colonel Tat.nor addrossed the electors, and was received with
, great applause. The Noble Lord and his esteemed friend Mr.
• tioinnesß, had, loom their partiality, much orer.rsted his, Colonel
Talbot's exernons and pert :ces ty this county. This is the sixth
time, during these twenty years, that lie had returned to them die
parlismeotary trust rposeel in him, aid he would now ask then,,
had be ever given a vote of which they had reason to complain ?
(Loud cries of " no, no.") It was unnecessary for him to make
processions—he does not come here untried—his semen and his
ssioiments art well known '0 them. (Cheers.) He did not rest his
claims upon hi ancestors; lie did not want to evoke the shade of
his grandfather, Ike a young gentleman who had been proposed
here toolay, thongh if he, Col. nel Talbot, chose, he coulo
%hew that his father had expend more upon the Menu.
factures and Fisheries of this country, than this gentle-.
man and all his ancestors were worth. He did not build his hopes
on such grounds. He, Colonel Talbot, had been tried in Mile
service—he had always given his vote for their emancipation, and
he misted that t':e honest Catholics and Protestants would no:
now desert him in fareut of an untried verson, let that person be
who Ito tray. He. C .lonol Talbot, had opposed the disfranchise-
men of the forty shilling freeholders, and he now cafled on them
for their roes in return. Ile had honestly exerted himself in the
c.u•e of e had been their steady advocate for upwards of
forty y.1\711, and he was sure that they would now, as on all forme.
tcc sons. support him. (Colonel Talbot sat down amid great
applause)
Colonel WHITE nest came forward. He must, in the firs;
place, re urn thanks to the worthy gentlemen who had proposed
and seconded him. Hot a short time hail elapsed since they adopted
him in the county. lla :rat came before them on principles avowed
and open, and he had never departed from those principka.
(('heers.) In the present contest a new feature was presented to
them ; it would not last long ; they had triumphed over their (yeti
and avowed enemies, and they need not fear the attempts of
a more artful foe. Ile had been accused of forming a coalition
against their independence ; he had formed no c Whim but he bad
refused a coalition which would have destroyed their independence.
H. he had acceded to this coalition he might have been returned
without any tremble or expense. One gentleman had told him that
he woule. drain his (Colonel White's) purse to the bottom; he could
only say, that lie considered the fortune which he enjayed entrusted
to him to maintain the independence of the county. He hail heard"
a great deal about fair play; but was it fair play to bring the poor
Nhermen of :Slurries, and the poor people of Balbriggan, (rem
their houses,. to swell the appearance of popularity. He abould •
no longer detain them ; he Caine before them as on former oecasianav •
fi
free and independent, and fortunately he was in a situation Wit
placed him above temptation. (Long and continued cheering.)
Mr. ii•HILTON Raid that though he wu untried, he wee sat
derable disapprobation, mingled with applause.) To the friends
fond of exeting public expectation. ((heat uproar and ersnoie
who had proposed and seconded his nomination he felt obliged for
Insinuations had been spread abroad
accused of proposing a coalition, first to opt, and then to umber Candidate.
Candidate. irliOCTef may have undo such a charge, he (Mss jot.
twhheiierhpa canilledlit partiality
and
dhim a kindness
positive anti distinct denial. e had been tl

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