The Sun.
London, England, 1831-01-22 00:00:00

RUN FOR GOLD IN IRELAND.

(From the Dublin Evening Post of Tuesday.)
Mr. O'Connell, as we stated in our last, has again me-
naced the country with the calamity which he caused in
the south last summer. The consequences, we under-
stand, are already beginning to be felt. Confidence is
shaken, credit has been wounded, and commercial transac •
tions are suspended. Are we surprised at this? Not at
all. But the English people may well feel astonished that
the breath of one man can produce such frightful results.
When it is remembered, however, that we are in a state
of fierce excitement—when the arts which have been
so industriously employed, and the unparalleled energy
of the individual who wields the democracy of Ire-
land as a club, is taken into account—when the mi-
serable prospects of approaching famine with which
we are threatened, and whirl/ will surely come—when these
things are considered, we say, we must not be surprised if
even an individual of less power and popularity should
produce these deplorable consequences. But it is truly asto-
nishing that men in trade—that persons who have something
to lore—that individuals whose mercantile character, even
the most humble of them, depends upon their credit,
should have lent their sanction, by a silent acquiecence,
to this iniquitous scheme. But they are under the in-
fluence of fear as well as of agitation. Functionaries
themselves, under the reign of terror, they are as much
terrified as those whom they seek to make their victims.
It was precisely a similar case in France, at the period of
the first Revolution. Barrere and Denton trembled them-
selves at the terrible engine which they had in the Jacobin
Club—Robespierre is said to have been a coward. Many who
signed the Decrees of the Committee of Public Safety did so
under the terror of the axe. We are not come to this
thank God ! in Ireland, but there can be little doubt that
a similar apprehension has seized those who have any
thing to lose among the agitators—otherwise, why
not protest vehemently against an attack upon public
credit, which is sure to bring down ruin upon their own
heads, and destroy for ever the prospects of their families.
Would to God ! that we could rescue these men (lout the
gulf which is gaping at their feet !
Since the preceding lines were written, we have had
several communications from the country, which are full
of alarm at the prospects held out to them by this new
scheme of Mr. O'Connell. From Belfast, which has less
to apprehend, we imagine, than almost any town in Ire-
land, from the measure, we learn that considerable alarm
is experienced. The Northern Wig, a liberal and radical
journal, expresses itself in the following manner :
" Already the public are beginning to feel the evil con-
sequences of such proceedings. The Provincial Banks
have become alarmed, and have almost ceased discounting
bills, as formerly. Even in this town the mercantile in-
terests are beginning to suffer, and such is the feeling in
England, that Irish credit is almost gone in that country.
And what is the remedy which Mr. O'Connell propose.,
amSist the general distress about which he so frequently
declaims. He encourages the public to resort to the
ruinous course of a general run on the banks, that thus
the evils of internal agitation may be augmented by the
miseries of one wide and indiscriminate bankruptcy. Were
his influence equal to his wishes, we should witness such
a scene of general embarrassment and suffering as ought
to fully gratify the direst enemy of Ireland. But the good
sense of those who possess the power of becoming the in-,
struments of such a destructive scheme, and their own in-
terest in averting it, will defeat the evil measure."
In point of fact, the Banks have taken the alarm ;
orders, we understand, have been despatched to the difre-
rent branches, directing the managers not to discount bills
over 61 days, and to limit their issues as much as possible.

The following letter has been received by Mt'
O'CorlNr.m. from Mr. WALLACE, the eminent Barrister,
who WAS a Member of the last Parliament :—.
"Wednesday Morning, Jan. 19.

_ -
el SIR,—Though it is now some years since we have
had any personal intercourse, I feel that circumstances
justify me, at least to myself, in addressing this to you.
I learn by the Pipers of last night and this morning, that
the charge under which you were yesterday arrested is for
what is called a Conspiracy to evade the late Proclama-
tions. In my opinion the charge savours strongly of ille-
gs:liy,lge r
Iya
shall
1,
i feeblellmost
oppression;oprofessional
cheerfully
ce aint ,
tae vwi
ieto:if
auo
use
ei
nyouricne sincere
e yourrcea ss
respect
de-
fence,tf
for Lord Anglesea personally, and a wish to support his
1 Government even against you, so long as it is conducted
on principles of Law and Constitution ; his Lordship seems
to toe to have violated both in his proceedings on the Un-
lawful Assembly Act. Those proceedings are, by the Act,
1 those of the Lord Lieutenant alone, and it is theref .re the
less presumptuous to suppose they may be erroneous. To
me it appears that he has misapplied that law to cases to
which it was not applicable, and has strained it in Isis
Proclamations, particularly the I:st, to an extent which,
greatly endangers public liberty. This may be gross
error, perhaps,
and a jury will the error, if it be one, from being
prevent
mischievous.
" I am persuaded it is unnecessary for me. to say, that
on my part, but the Court of King's Bench
from the offer I take the liberty of making, no just inference
can be made of any adoption on my part of your political
" I remain, Sir, very truly,
" Your obedient servant,
" THOMAS WALLACE.
conduct.
principles, nor any approbation of your general political
' " Dan. O'Connell, Elq., M.P., &c. ke."

PROCLAAIAVON ACT.-GRANG

,411hould take ca
rkarnil the Bench
1,,,,,.. 11. FOSTER_
1 I, by go 1
(From the Dublin Morning .Register of Thursdal.;4 Gott, I 'def,' ',
~,, Yesterday
~ugh Cli
aripme
le,e,
ft meeting
iwasnilahbeihtlainntsthoefstcll:ecu:iiharnooormo§f oGirrobijilit:tiii,iln.vosi,ll.ednlav:el:lo;
Gorman, w,,,,..5ein1,!1!•(1 in consequence of a requ'',-,,,„e"an'l on me-
which called them tor:,:tlier to petition Parliament " ''',, ',,- f°at4e`ll• I care n"
repeal of the Union, aiid also for a repeal of that rnost;L, lam far atm.,
constitutional enactment, which gives the despotic P° 01'1'1 GuaT—Cll
to an individual of crushing, ' by proclamation,' the Ji1*,4141,,te a
of free and open discussion, and which is so totallY lleeti,Pr,oestNts..rai•,ansrni
po•ed to the opinions of the Marquis of Anglesea, s' de tviolent mannei
pressed in his letter to Wm. Keraland, Esq., C113;1'1'36 ~liUet9on roughly
our lath rneßitig.n The bruit. appointed for the tree,conp,'lele,thrust hint tau
was one o'clock, but long before that time the g",,,, 'r the popule
rooms were crowded to excess, while thousands were ,!I:aged majesty of
tinned outside, who could not possibly gai❑ admittanceit,,,:""i'! Shame
It was proposed and carried unanimously that ins'"l'),l every c•,
31.DoNNEr.t. should take the Chair.
Mr. KEI,LY acted as secretary, foli,,t ent, when 3
Mr. Bmitli, of Sl.tighoriiiigli; CO'lnty ./tle7'b; en''',ioll .the Pf.tittpil
lie meetin•- • beff- '' M: O'Cur 41, rid,'
,„1,:;:::,..'d t,t,
ire

GORMAND

.neeting
with loud minutes fOre .r. CL.
received cheers. When Mr. O'Connell ttiLe'n!f Constabl
the school-rooms, the most enthusiastic joy was maollie:tob be ---lo a speech
by the assembly, and loud and tumultuous applause Al; tral.lquil,—t(
from those who were fortunate enough to gain a pi' L 11!)niissive to
sl le the building, as well as those stationed outside o 4in hie person
Mr. TimmiNs addressed the assembly in a pow they transgrt
eloquent, and able speech ; he alluded in strong lb 1 them.
to the insult which had been offered to Ireland on the he was a
ceding day, in the arrest of Air. O'Connell—an to the laws
which, he said, Irishmen were determ'ned to resent g
way that world be most pleasing to Mr. O'Connell,
that would hti by reflecting their exertions for a ref
the Union.—(Cheers.)

Mr. STEELE was now called on with entliusiitsl
clatnations, and made a speech of awful and at
power. He sat down amidst reiterated peals of
tion and waving of hats and buzzairig.
Mr. INl'Doa:Net.t. was about to read the petitioi
by the meeting, when
Mr. STOK: ES, a respectable solicitor in Dorset
expressed a wish to address the meeting, and was
diately assisted to the table from which Mr.
spoken. He commenced by announcing that he
Protestant, and expressed his thanks for the ki
his reception. Ile thought he deserved attention
Roman Catholics present, for ever since be could
opinion for himself lie had petitioned for their
tion.—(Cheers.)—lle did not come there to di
Governm6t—(Hear, hear)—for its conduct, nor
his sanction.—(Hear.)—No, he came for no pi.
to discuss this question—would a repeal of the UM
benefit for Ireland.—( Hear and applause. ).—No
go further to serve his country than he would, but he,
that a repeal of the Union would be of mischievous
quences from this consideration—that this count
present too much divided to he entrusted with
Government.—( A voice—" Never was so much
There was still too much bitterness in men's mil
perfect reconciliation, and the marks of union tla
been shown were but skin-deep. He himself would
rate the measure, if but two thousand men of I
were agreed upon it. Ile did not say they shou.
parated ; no, they should be united—(Hear, he
he would say it was unfortunate for this country
question had been agitated. It was injurious
operation on commercial speculation. He ki
houses would have been built in one street but for
thus, perhaps, ;150 workmen were deprived of t
ment. He begged to be allowed to tell one truth,
it was a disagreeable one—the Catholics bad cr
to carry the Union.
Mr. O'CONNELL—The Catholic aristocracy:
Mr. STOKES—The Catholics generally, so far
knew ; the leading men of the Catholic body ,
under the promise of obtaining emacipation.
now got what they bargained for, and should be
and yet he did not blame them for desiring a
the Union, if it were for the advantage ef the .
(Hear, hear)—because such contracts were not likt
of individuals, but depended on their advantages'
effects.—(Hear.)—He was quite satisfied that tl
=oat improper time to press the business.—(Cri
Mr. O'CONNELL begged leave to say a few
reply, and hoped 111 r. Stokes would not quit the
without hearing him. He then spoke in high terms
character of Mr. Stokes, and said it gave him greati
sure to see, for the first time, a cool, dispassionate go,
man come torward to give his opinion in favour
Union, not advocating proclamations, but to reason
them. Me. Stokes had not ventured to say the Unil
good for Ireland, and he would join to repeal it if
men of both parties were agreed upon it. Not
people were becoming united as Mr. Stokes elesiP,
(Hear and cheers.) Mr. Stokes had spoken of tlie •
tion given to the Union by Catholics. Now, tb!„
speech he ever made in public was at the period of ''l
actment, when lie was but a young man just called,
bar, and he then said he would rather see all the
of the penal code renewed, and trust to the sense of))
of his Protestant countrymen, than see the Union rid
—(Cheers)—and the entire meeting were unaniloi
the opinion.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Ile,
events, made no bargain, nor did the majority of thee
tholic body ; but Lord Fingall certainly did suPO:i,
measure, on the written pledge of a letter, addre",
him by Mr. Pitt, who subsequently went out of offi
cause he could not carry emancipation as be proms)
(Hear, hear.) The Government never kept its Pr,'
and never would have kept it, if he had not
Catholic Association organised and put it in opera°
(Cheers.) lie had gone the length of declaring. 5t
ing convened by Sir G. Riddall, in 1810, that he
forego even emancipation to secure a repeal of the 13111.1
(Cheers.)—He did not agree in the ethics of Mr. 50
he would keep the bargain had he made it.
Mr. SaOKES did not think it binding on the slic
of the persons who had made it. its
Mr. O'CONNELL did not concur in that opinioll
--(Bear, hear.) Mr. Stokes would see the princiPleti
go the length of not paying the national debt for i",o
—(flear, and applause.) It is said by Mr. Stoke (f
the reconciliation was yet but skin-deep ; blessed bej,i
it was over deadly wounds the cicatrice had foro;eit
every day must add to its health • and firto°o)
(Cheers.) But Mr. Stokes said the wounds weslll
tering still ; it was the duty of him and every Wl',
to contribute to heal them— (Hear, hear)--bu'
Government adopted Mr. Stokes's opinion, the};
have a direct interest in keeping up the dissensi°,
Ireland might, by union, be powerful enough t'")
itself.—(Cheers.) He thanked Mr. Stokes for
od
forward, and entreated him to believe him on bi 9 Ofl
protestation, that no Protestant would resist tolrelli,
and constantly the ascendancy of Catholicityi.
—(Cheers.) Besides, no people could be more..ol
among themselves than the Catholics—the art
were separated more than the Protestants from the;.l/
had never joined even the struggle for Erna l':1,1,11,
until the difficulties were over, that they might " tiej
the triumph without partaking in the toil.—(lleart'4
He had that morning received a letter from the roll°,d,
Orange lodge, who told him his letter to the ribbon
convinced him of his good feelings and intentions, gr'iti';
now his friend.—(Loud cheers.) If the present j°9,,
bad prevented the building of five houses, Mr., ft:'#)
should recollect the effect the Proclamations wet',
lated to produce—( Hearq, bear)—and if lie nor !,°l4
in repealing the Union, not five but fifty thousanui
would be built in less than ten years.—(Cheer'';dre.
sentce rents would then no longer leave Ireland'd 4
entire country would become wealthy, happy' a
.40:2.
perous.—(Cheers.) He had now replied to Mr'f.oo'i
objections, and again he thanked him for comirig dpr,l
Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Stokes then shook h,°lir,
Doctor KIRWAN was then called to the 11
thanks returned to Mr. 1114 Donnell.

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THE PRO CLAMATION—GORTIi,d
TRA ORDINARY PRO CE.EDIIV the'l
Oh Saturday last Mr. BLAKE FOSTER entered lie,
sions house, and seeing three Magistrates oil sions
addressed them as follows :—Gentlemen, I al) ;Y
on the behalf of a large portion of the peq't-epil
jl
neighbourhood, for the use of the Court-hotoe
public meeting for petitioning Parliament. 1,,,e0
deed, no reasonable doubt that every facility
'
a vast community, whose objects are legal, ,03 0/11,
demeanour ever, lam assured, will be peaceableh Coo j
stitutional. In several counties in Ireland, t"e
Sessions-houses have, on respectable applicati°,°'esi,dl ,
once given, and I am sure so enlightened a
have now the honour of addressing will not re'`l:,,tieti,if
Lord Gonx stood up with considerable irrin.` een;l
surprise.—No, Sir, it shall not be given--0°
an illegal character shall take place in this Court.o clity
Mr. B. FOSTER—My Lord, I trutt I etand
lation to society, that no man will dare io stipl'o!
call a meeting of an illegal or seditious tendell,c':,AlsY)
back the allegation with contempt. I ant so '` er
man here. 1 did not apply to you for an illee. bt
No, no. Our object is the imprescriptible rigthe ci;o
to petition_a right consistent with the CroW°, o}loll
of Englishmen; and Go I forbid that lrishrne° 1
4
debarred from exercising that right. 00
Lord Gora—.Sir, if you don't retire I'll co

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