The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-02 00:00:00

THE IRIsH FREE PRESS AID MR.

O'CONNELL

The Dublin Pilot has the following account of the scene
which occur, ed at the dinner given to ►Mr. O'Connell laati..
week

" They sat out the remaining portion of Mr. O'ConnelPs
harangue, and then takiug up their hate and coats, commenced
to leave the room, whirl) was the signal for renewed outcries,
which rose to such a terrible extant that loaves of bread were
flung at their persons, and blows of sticks showered on their
heads, until they left the room. Mr. Staunton himself was
absolutely assaulted by manual violence on his way out of the
room, and personal violence would have proceeded Wither, but
for the interference of the. stewards and other gentlemen."
This is said to have occurred at a •dinner given to Mr.
O'Connell by the " largest and most respectable portion of the
citizens of Dublin ever seen," and strangers would therefore -
suppose that the persons thus insulted and assaulted at such a • ,
respectable weettag, had been caught picking pockets, or bad
obtained athnission by forged tickets, or at least had-been
guilty 'of some gross breach of decorum in the presence
of ladies and gentlemen. Nay, some would Supposo
that the offence was one of such an atrocious character
that it could be expiated only by some punishment greater .
than " manual violence," meaning, we suppose, " pedal"
violence, applied to the person in a way which, only cowards
and the basest of mankird will endure. Nothing of the -sort.
Mr. Staunton, we believe, is one of the most respectable mew •
in Dublin—the persons at whose heads were " showered
loaves of bread. and blOWs .of 'sticks," were reporters of that
portion of the Press which has been Ofthe Most signal service
to the cause of freeib.m is Ireland,'and, cOnSequently, to that
very class who had ns,ernbled to do Mr. O'Connell honour;
yet for some cause, real or imaginary, they are subjected to-
treatment which,. in England .or Scotland, no assembly of
ladies and gentlemen .'World inflict cn the lowest criminal
caught in flagrante delicto. We cannot think so lightly of
the inhalytunts of Dublin. The 'lrish are proverbial for their
I:oliteness and gallantry; and no' assembly of—lrish gentlemen
could have conducted themselves in away that would disgrace
even the wild men of Xrkans,s—the propotinders and execu-
tioners of Lynch law. •If a-few lawless drunken persons corn- •
mitted any acts like those .deSc;ribed, the respectable portiefl
of the assembly ought to lose no time in denouncing and dis-
owning them.

I RhLAND.

Mr. O'CoNNEtt's POLICY,— At the conclusion of the proceeedings of
the meeting of Mr. O'Connell's constituents, held last Wednesday,
outline of which, from theyen of our Dublin. Correspondent, appeared
in the last nuteber of The Sun,- Mr. O'Connell said—" I now go td
Parliament with these distinct pledges :—Eirst. that the people of Ire-
land will not be content with less than perfect equality with the people
of England; secondly, that they are ready to give up the question of re-
peal, on conditicn of getting their lull equality ; and, thirdly, that if
they refuse us that equality we vrill again raise the standard of repeal,
and never take it down until we have a Parliament sitting in College-
green."

LOAD CLONCUARY.—The following is a letter from his Lordship to
the Editor of the Dublin Evening Post:--". Lord Cloncurry thinks that
the grant annually voted to Maynooth should be 50,0001."
Toe WEATFICR..—We, have had very .cold and inclement weather
for the last two days, and yesterday evening ( Wednesday) a smart fall
of snow, accompanied by: severe frost. • In consequence of the ad-
verse state of the wind last night and this morning, the London mails
due last night, had not arrived up to half.past two o'clock this day. 10
Limerick, and other parts oftheSouth, the weather has been ex t remelY
cold, with severe frost andsa partial fall.of snow—Dublin Evening Post.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

PORTSMOUTN, Faa. I.—ln Harbour—The Britannia, 120, Flag Shil';
Victory, 104, Ordinary Guard Ship; Excellent, Gunnery Ship; Hold
George YaLlit ; - Salamander and Messenger, Steam Vessels; SeallOwer,
Cutter; and Tender, Fanny.
In Basin.—Not any thing in Commission.

In Dock.—The Cracker, Cutter.
At Spithead —The Ganges, 84, and Daphne, 18, both for the Medi'
terranean, via Lisbon, and Electra, 18, for the West Coast of Solt h
America.