The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-23 00:00:00

Mr. O'CONnui.—IMPEAL of the MON.

(From the Dubfirt Morning Reyister of Thureddy.)
COUNTY OP MEATH LIBERAL CLUB.

Yesterday a full meeting of the County Meath
Liberal Club took place at Dunshaughlin, where a
sprtial sessions for the registry of freeholders was
held. A very large number of the independent gen-
tlemen and freeholders of the county was present,-
increased by the promise of Mr. O'Connell's pre-
sence on the occasion. Previous to the arrival of
Mr. O'Connell some business of the Club was
transacted.

Mr. SMITH, of Snugborough, in the Chair.
It was proposed by Mr. M'CANN, and seconded
by the Rev. Mr. CARMAN, that John Lawless,
brig. should be expelled the Club. The resolution
was then put from the Chair and carried unani-
mously.
Mr.FoitnE submitted resolutions to the effect,
that on a vacancy in the representation of the county
k public meeting of the members of the Club, and of
the freeholders, should be held to ballot for a repre-
sentative, and that the minority should be bound
by the majority; but before they passed, the pro-
ceedings were interrupted by the arrival of Mr.
O'Connell, accompanied by Christopher Eitzsimon
and Marotta Costello, Esqrs, and a vast multitude of
people who collected in front of the Club-house to
behold their Liberator.

Mr. O'CONNELL mounted the box of the carriage
and addressed the assembly for some time in a very
animated style. When he alluded to the state of
the country there were repeated cries of, " Repeal
the Union," and the cheers were deafening when
he promised to devote himself to obtain a resident
Legislature in Ireland. He impressed on them the
necessity of suppressing religious dissension, and,
above all, of shunning secret societies and illegal
o*ths. He warned them that he was in possession
of facts regarding the efforts made by some of the
t9lice, and Englishmen who were emissaries of the
Government, to draw in the people of that county
to the adoption of dangerous principles that they
might betray them; and he assured them that not a
name was subscribed to an illegal oath, or a secret
society, that was not immediately made known at
the Castle. He implored of them, as they loved
their country, and her best interests, that they
would obey his injunctions, and demean themselves
in future peacefully, but with open, candid, fearless
determination to assert their rights. He received
the strongest assurances of their submission to his
guidance, and their implicit reliance on the rectitude
of his opinions ; and retired, amid three enthusi-
astic cheers, and blessings.
The, business of the club was resumed with Mr.
OtConnell as President in the chair, and the pro.
position of Mr. Ford was adopted. The resolution
regarding Mr. Lawless also received his sanction.
The officers and committee for the ensuing year
were appointed, and several persons paid their sub-
scriptions, and added their names to the list of
members.

At six o'clock dinner was announced, and Mr.
O'Connell, supported by Messrs. Drake, Smith,
and M'Cann, as Vice-Presidents, proceeded to the
dining-room, wher about one hundred gentlemen
sat down to table. The entertainment was excel-
lent and plentiful, and very well served.
Lord Killeen and Mr. Grattan bad been expected,
and a few minutes after the chair WM taken the
latter gentleman entered, end was received with
warm expressions of hearty welcome. When the
cloth was removed,

Mr. O'CONNELL proposed what he should for n
time consider the first toast of Irishmen where he
presided—" The Repeal of the Union," which was
received with repeated acclamations. Ile spoke
with confidence of its immediate repeal, and alluded
to the sentiments regarding it, put forward by the
London Press, which that day's packet had brought.
He took a rapid view of the evils the Union had
produced in Ireland, and pointed out the advantages
Its repeal would confer on the country. In alluding
to the state of the country, he spoke in forcible terms
of the misery produced by the depopulating system
pursued by the Duke of Buckingham and other
landed proprietors to make way for the beasts
or corn on their estates, instead of their Buffeting
fellow beings. He urged the necessity of preserving
the peaceful harmony of good will and amity among
the people, and of temperate but determined per-
severance in the means calculated to forward the
measure. He observed how little the military power
could be depended on as tt support of despotism, or
in opposition to popular rights, and ridiculed the
broken hopes of the Holy Allies. Ile spoke of a
federal union as best adapted to serve the interests
of states like Ireland and England, and pointed out
the republics of North America as an example of
the compatibility of such a conection with legislative
independence, hut thought the link of the Crown
better fitted for these countries than republican
principles. He spoke at great length with much
effect, and concluded by proposing the " Repeat of
the Union," which was toasted nine times nine
with enthusiastic cheers.

Mr. O'CONNF,LL, in rising to propose the next
toast, alluded to some printed copies of a letter
signed by Mr. Lawless, which had been distributed
through the room a few minutes before, addressed
to the Dunshaughlin Liberal Club. lie lamented
that any public man should have placed himself in
the circumstances in. which Mr. Lawless had done,
but avowed that the resolution of the Club for his
expulsion had his deliberate sanction. Be mentioned
the strange inconsistency of Mr. Lawless, though
knowing his legal incapacity on the 12th of August
according to his own admission, having still con-
tinued his canvass of the county of Meath. He
said he should not cuter into the detail of other cir-
cumstances, as he should certainly, if an opportunity
presented itself, recur to the subject in the presence
of Mr. Lawless himself; but he now knew enough
to convince him that a petition to the House of
Commons would unseat Sir Marcus Somerville, and
few that replaced him could be more useless beings,
which he advised them to lose no time in doing.
After some passionate encomiums on the immortal
conduct of the populace lately in other countries,
he gave, amid loud cheers, "-The people, the true
source of legitimate power."
He then gave the health of him who seemed
really to consider the Crown what his brother had
but called it—a trust for the people, " The King,
God bless him."

Mr. 0' CONNELL, in giving " The Meath Indepen-
dent Club," coupled with it the name of Henry
Grattan, in very complimentary terms.

Mr. GRATTAN, being loudly called on, returned
thanks, and expressed hie determination to become a
candidate for the county. ll i avowed himself a
financial and Parliamentary reformer, and, above all,
an advocate for a resident legislature in Ireland. Ile
concluded, amid great applause, by proposing the
health of " Mr. O'Connell," who, Sir lames Ora-
ham had said to him, was the only man whose name
would rank with (batten's in his country's history ;
the one as the successful advocate of independence
of 1782, the other as the Liberator of 1830.
Mr. O'CoNmiti, returned thanks in an eloquent
speschond then retired amid the acclamations of the
assembly. An excellent band of private musicians
had been in attendance during the entire evening,
and performed several patriotic airs.

REPEAL OF TUE UNION.

ST. LUKE'S ORPHAN SOCIETY DINNER.

On Tuesday evening, the motel dinner of the
friends of this charitable Society took place at Mr.
Lynch's rooms, Coombe, John Rted►nond, Esq. act-
ing as President, mid M. Costello, Esq. Vice. Pres'.
dent. After the usual loyal toasts,
The CUM-1114AN, having call for an overflowing
bumper, said he was about to propose the health
of a man, on whose meritto language had been ex-
hausted; in whose praise nothing new could be said,
for in fact he soared far beyond alt prsiso.....(cheerio
Little more than a year had passed away, and behold
the good effects of that great measure of relief
which was obtained by his indomitable exertion*.