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the great stay of the nation—it
they should possess ; and so lo
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few to those of the many.—(Hear, a Oftlita?}llolt waa,
nDt one of those to cry stop ; they req wed a reform in•
the other House of Parliament—it was thought any re-
form was unconstitutional, but this wcs not so—they had
the King, Lords, and Commons ; the advisers of the
King were responsible for that advice ; the representa-
tives of the people were responsible to tht2 People ; and
should they have a third branch altogether irresi;onsible ?
(Hear, hear.) The Commons had been reforn.lcd, and
they would take care to make the Lords act .
prt!-
; but there should be one common cry, " Respo,isi-
bility, responsibility ;" and- in urging this he thought .h. 3
was the best friend of the monarchy..—(Cheers.)
would again urge the necessity. of union, for everything;
depended on it.—(Hear.) His excellent fried had d passed
some remarks on Lord Grey. He allowed the justice of
them, but they owed much to him ; they owed to him Re-
form ; and he would drop the tear of pity on the last two
years of -his Administration, and although he agreed vi:ty
his friend, he would not have him on such occasions as thi.;
press the subject. He hailed the change of systems with
great pleasure, and nothing rejoiced him more than the de-
Melbourne to do justice to Ireland.
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—(Loud cheers)—they were told that
any such interference was an interference with property,
but it was no such thing—and they should, one and all,
call for such changes as the benefit of the country required ;
and if it be said by their opponents that they were robbed,
let them turn round and say they are the plunderers.—
(Cheers.) The time was not far distant when they might
have another election, and if sw not only union, but
spirit was necessary.—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) It had
been said by the Honourable ,Baronet near him, that
education was general, but it was not so—there was
much darkness still, and it was there that the Tories
prevailed. Education was then wanted ; it would be as
great check to corruption.—(Cheers.) There was another-
point to which he would allude. They had carried Muni-
cipal Reform in Scotland ; he was proud to say his coun-
trymen had done their duty, but on each succeeding elec-
tion they would do more, until the Tories were utterly
swept out. England had also obtained Municipal Reform,
and why should not Ireland .obtain this justice? He would
consider this a great end obtained in the next session—
and they who had desired the benefit of such a Reform,
should join to a man to demand this benefit for Ireland.—
(Cheers.) Why should not the Irish Church be reformed?
—(Hear.) It would not only put an end to those animo-
sities that distracted that country, but would be an econo-
mical measure, as enabling them to remove the large bodies
of troops from Ireland not called there by ws'ar, but op-
pression.—(Great cheering.) He would now allude to his
Dissenting brethren. Tbey had led the way to Reform,
but why should not they be placed upon a level with their
fellow citizens.—(Hear.) If there was- any oppression
more gross than another, it was that which interfered with
a man's conscience. These subjects should be the subject
of their constant remonstrance—the game was in their own
hands—and if they could not drive on Ministers, they
should assist them in every beneficial measure. It might
be asked—when should they stop with Reform ? He would
answer, not while there was an abuse to be amended. He
concluded by drinkin'n• their healths amidst loud cheers.
The CHAIRMAN then said that he wished to introduce to
their notice Sir William Molesworth.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH then expressed his gratification at
being present at the meeting, and paid a high compliment
to Mr. O'Connell for his exertion in the cause of Reform,
not only in England but in Ireland. In his opinion, the Bal-
lot ought to be the first object of their exertions in order to
rid the people from the oppression of the Tory aristocracy.
The present Administration should make the Ballot an
open question, and the Liberal representative should
press, this upon them. The House of Lords ought,
however, to be reformed ; for unless it was, he feared few
measures of great benefit would be procured.—(Hear,
bear.). He concluded by thanking them for the patience
with which they had heard him.
Mr. THOMLY, M.P., then addressed the meeting. He
alluded to his Parliamentary conduct. He had been but
one Session a Member of the House of Commons, but had
not been a day absent from it. He enlarged upon the be-
nefits to be procured from Reform, and the necessity for
union and action ; and concluded by returning his best
thanks for the honour conferred on him.

Mr. VILLIERS, M.P., then said, that as one of the la-
bourers in the cause of Reform, he had to express his
gratification at being so noticed by the meeting.—(Cheers.)
He had also the satisfaction of knowing from his constitu-
ency that they considered he had attended to and performed
his duty to them as their Representative.—(Cheers.) The
institutions of the country existed for the benefit of it, and
when they ceased to do so, would be undeserving of sup-
port.—(Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman concluded a long
and eloquent speech, which want of time preents us giving
more fully, amidst loud cheers.
DANIEL WAKEFIELD, Esq. followed with an excellent
speech.
The CHAIRMAN then said, that he had come to a toast
in which they must all feel a deep interest ; they had got
Reform,.but would they have had it but for the establish-
ment of Political Unions ? No, and they were established
on the principle whereby the Hon. and Learned Member
for Dublin obtained Catholic Emancipation. Thus Reform
had been obtained on the plan of the Hon. Member for
Dublin. It had been said that eloquence consisted of three
things, first, action ; second, action ; and third, action ; so
politics consisted of first, boldness ; second, boldness ; third,
boldness ; it must: be tempered with prudence : that had
been Mr. O'Connell's plan, and he would say no more than
propose, " Mr. O'Connell, and justice, peace and prosperity
to his unhappy country."—(Loud and continued applause.)
Mr. O'CONNELL rose, but from the repeated bursts of
applause was unable to proceed for some time. He at length
said, when the cheering and waving of handkerchiefs had
in some degree ceased—l am glad—l am exceedingly, I
am sincerely glad—that I am in the habit of public speak-
ing, for I never in my life required all the facility that
practice could give me half as much as at the present mo-
ment, when I feel my mind overpowered by impulses of
the most strong and potent nature.—(Cheers.) I never
in my life stood before an assembly where I had so much
at stake, and where I was so anxious to perform my part
properly. You, indeed, gave me a spirit-stirring reception,
and the honest cordiality of it so completely overpowered
my heart, that I was not able to describe, even by way of
parenthesis, the circumstances which caused my not being
here sooner, or even to apologise for it.—(Cheers.) There
is something ludicrous in the circumstances ; but the fault
is not mine ; and let us now bring our feelings to more
important matter. 1 stand in the presence of the men
who carried Parliamentary Reform. (Loud cheering.)
When Field Marshal, the Duke of Wellington,
charged into the centre column of the Reformers, and
turned out the Government of Earl Grey, he would
have made his position good, and restored right and left
the rotten boroughs and the mockery of representation
which had existed in England, but for the Political Unions,
and the men of Biriningliam—(Loud cheers)—but the Duke
of Wellington was admirably described a short time since
by Colonel Napier, who described him as the conqueror of
our enemies, but not the conqueror of Englishmen.—
(Cheers.) I remember well your decisive conduct at a
decisive moment, and while I thank you for it, I bring to
mind that the definition of political gratitude is a lively
sense of future favour—(Cheers and laughter)—but I need
not say this in order to rally you round the liberty of Eng-
land and of Scotland, and in favour of justice for poor
Ireland.—(Cheers.) That last,is the second topic to which
I wish to call your attention—(Hear.) Your Chairman
gave a repetition of one word three times as a definitape of.
political agitation—( Hear) ; and in proposing my health,
coupled it with justice, peace, and prosperity for
(Hear.) Now I will reduce these three words to one ; for
give us justice, and you may depend upon it we will take
good care of the others.—(Cheers and laughter.) I come
among you as the advocate of my countrymen ; indeed,
some people call me the Representative of the whole of
Ireland, but be that as it may, I have represented three
counties and one city there—(Loud cheers) ; and what is
more important, I now represent her wrongs, and her
sufferings, and her wants and wishes, and I call upon you
Englishmen to assist me in the struggle to obtain justice for
my country.—(We will, we will.) That is the object of
my mission—(Hear)—and I'll tell you how I come armed ;
I come with the history of the connection between the
countries for GOO years. I don't mean to tell you the en-
tire, of course, but I will sum up the entire in one sen-
tence--(Hear)—oppression on the one part,- And unjust
suffering on the other. I do not blame the English for
the infliction of this—but I blame them for their acquies-
cence in it, although they themselves were great sufferers
from the same cause—(Hear)—but I ask you is it not time
that wrong should end, and right begin ? If the Irish shrink
from your side in any part of your contest for liberty, I
would appeal to your generosity, and no one ever appealed
to the generosity of Englishmen in vain.—(lmmense
cheering.) But it is to your justice I appeal—and to your

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manliness ; elosequalities, of which I have so many living,
witnesses be _fore me, that in the old time when Parlia-
ment was unreformed, and the mockery of the representa-
tion of 'le people existed, the power and prosperity of
the nit,
,tion were only, kept alive by the manliness and the
strov.ig sense of justice of the people, working through the
to'cdium of public opinion.—(Loud cheers.) But let me
recal your attention to this fact—when the Reform Bill was
brought in, in 1831, the majority of what was called the
representatives of the people of England were against it.
The majority of the Scotch Members, not the representa-
tives of the people, were against it. How then did it go to a
second reading ? Why, because of the overwhelming num-
bers of the representatives of the people of Ireland.—
(Cheers.) This is no imaginary matter. I speak of positive
and historical facts, and I am proud that I now stand here
as one of that Irish majority ; but what other claims have we
upiya you for your aid ? Look to the conduct of those Irish
Members who are really representatives of the people, and
point out any vote of theirs derogating from national feel-
ing, or that tended to the diminution of the human race,
or supporting any tax ; look to the votes of those men ;
have they not tried to increase your franchise and civil li-
berty ? Look to the glorious votes that shook the fetters
off the slave, and placed the black man and the white on a
level with each other, and you will find registered among
them the votes of every popular Irish Member—(Cheers)
—and am I not therefore entitled to your aid in obtaining
a little bit of justice for Ireland ?—(Hear, hear.) By the
Reform Bill England and Scotland procured - -
accession in the number of their voters.

franchise before, but she got a large one by
also got eight additional Members : but I
I am sure you are all glad of it ; for how cliff(
Members are now from the plundering
doing Members they were blessed with bef

and cheers.) England had obtained a
muse Old Sarum, which had two Members, and a tree in
it, was not now represented ; but Ireland, instead of an ac-
cession, had got a diminution, for in England and Scotland one
man out of every 28 had the franchise, whilst in Ireland only
one in every 131 possessed it.—(Hear, hear.) It may be
said that I was wrong in not bringing this point before
the public before now ; but I, in fact, did so ; I went to
Lord John Russell, and spent a piece of a day with him
when the Bill was produced, pleading the cause of Ireland,
and I then felt that I had convinced him ; but I had not
convinced the Cabinet, and I and Sir John Newport went
to confer with Lords Althorp and John Russell, and Lord
Stanley. Sir John Newport did me the honour to make me
leading counsel on the occasion, and I thought that I had con-
vinced two out of the three of them that it was necessary some
justice should be done to Ireland, for mark, I never asked
for more, and I will never be contented with less ; but
Stanley, the evil genius of the Grey administration, over-
riled the opinions of the others, and Ireland did not get
fair play.—(Hear, hear, hear.) Well, I then took up my
pen, and from that time wrote five livelong letters, which ap-
peared in the chronicle, and I afterwaids had them printed
and a copy handed to each Member of Parliament, but I
could not rouse them ; they had too much to think of in pro-
viding for England and Scotland, and poor Ireland was for-
got.—( Hear.) But I am not of a habit to be beaten down
by any species of oppression—no, I raised the cry of repeal
—I hurraed for repeal, and a strong flapper it proved. The
people of Ireland rallied round me, and I certainly never
knew any measure that had such an impression upon mil-
lions as it had. We returned sixty repealers to the House
of Commons. We were, however, beaten there ; but
whether in argument or not I will not discuss the question ;
but there was a pledge then given by the Houses of Lords
and Commons ; and indeed, I believe, I was also men-
tioned and denounced in a King's speech ; but there was a
pledge given by the Lords and Commons that they would
take Ireland out of my hands by doing her justice. The
Commons pledged themselves to this—the Lords did like-
wise. How I honour the Lords !—(A laugh.) You
laugh at that, but you all know -how these pledges were
redeemed. Well, I now want two things for Ireland, and 1
cannot get them without the assistance of the English
people. I started on a fresh career of agitation about
three weeks ago. Here Mr. O'Connell went into a detail
of his demands from the people of Kerry.and of Connaught,
anti of Dublin, the latter being chiefly interested in having
a domestic legislature ; if they would authorise him to give
up the Repeal of the Union, if justice was procured for
Ireland, and their simultaneous assent to it ; as the end
was what they required, and repeal was but a means to
obtain it.—( Hear, hear, hear.) In Dublin, at the meet-
ing of the Trades' Union, there was but one dis-
sent' ent voice, and here he (Mr. O'Connell) now was
ready to give up Repeal of the Union for ever, if he
could obtain justice for Ireland. He was their fellow-
subject,
not their slave, and he would say that if he could
not procure the jnstice lie sought, he had his resource—he
would throw himself back upon the people of Ireland.
Englishmen would look upon him with contempt if he
ctrl otherwise. They must do so, exalted as they are
I;:yend the people of the continental nations, who were
gay and accomplished and gallant as their own swords ;
and he heard that day with pleasure, what had been
said by a gallant officer present about national anti-
pathies ; but there wa,; no nation that knew with En,2,--
land how to sustain her freedom without bloryished. All
her neighbours might take a lesson item her in this re-
-ITect, and indeed the sooner they did so the better—
( Loud cheers)—and they, who could appreciate justice
and freedom, must look on him with contempt—he would
not deserve to be reckoned as one amongst them, if he
deserted without a struggle the cause of his country.—
(?.cud cheers.) The first thing be wanted for Ireland
was a settlement of the tithe question. He would tell
them his opinion on this suhject. He did not consider
that any one roan should be called on to pay another man's
lawyer, or to pay for another man's dog—( Hear)----and he
did not care two-pence for what might be said otherwise
—the doctrine held good as well spiritually as corporally.
If a man came into a factory, for instance, and said to the
clerk, " Pay me my week's wages ;" and the clerk said,
" No, I won't, you have not been working in my factory.."
" Oh, but," says the other, " I know I have not. I have
been working with your rival over the way, and you must
still pay me."' What would be said ? When he was in
Tuam he had seen the return of the population, which was
41,536 Protestants, 11,836 Dissenters, and 1,188,564 Pa-
Fists. Mr. O'Connell descanted on the injustice of the
1,180,000 having to pay for the spiritual wants of the
41,000, and asked what would be thought if the Papists
were the smaller number, and if their -clergy demanded
payment from the larger number of Protestants ?—( Hear,
hear.) Yes, and if they refused to pay, the police and
the army were called out, and the attorneys set at them.
He asked Englishmen was that common sense—was it
common honesty ?—( No, no ; and a voice in the crowd,
" It is robbery.") Some one said it was robbery—he
would not contradict him. Suppose, then, they should call
it robbery—but let them not do injustice to the Ministry ;
for his own part, he thought that every man should pay his
own clergy. God forbid he should exhibit any indifference
to religion. No ; he thought the more any man re-
spected religion, the more respectable he rendered him-
self ; and there was no species of religion he thought less of
than that which induced some men to go about vagabondiz-
ing and attacking the creeds of others. Every man should
take care of his own conscience, and not vilify that of
others.—(Cheers.) Although these were his (Mr. O'Con-
nell's) opinions, they were not those of the Ministry, as
they wish to keep up the Protestant Church to the wants
of Protestants, and to devote any surplus to the purposes
of education.—(Hear, hear.) The Tories, however, raised
a howl against this ; they called it robbery, whilst they
themselves were in fact the robbers ; whilst their eyes were
turned up that they might the better put the money in their
pockets unperceived.—(Cheers and laughter.) That was
genuine Toryism ; if they were really religious, why did not
they try to convert the Papists. But it had been said that
the Papists of Ireland were so ignorant that they would
not make good Protestants.—(Laughter.) But,if that be
true, why do they not educate them? But that would cost
them too much of their money, and the state of ignorance
is therefore preferred. It is certainly an odd method of
conversion on the part of the clergy, to live in France or
Cheltenham, with their coaches and four, and then send to
Ireland for the tenth of the poor man's potatoes. Was it
thus they proved the superiority of Protestantism, and,
when the peasant demurred, then the logic of the police was
called into effect, and Rathcormac would again flow with
the blood of the widow's son ; and there have been found
men in England—but they were Irishmen, breathing the
air of England—fiends so diabolical as to express regret
because there had not been more blood shed.—(Cries of
Oh, oh.") But what have the Tories done ? They
have exchequered the Irish nation—they have issued 5,683
bills against the people for tithe, and the Archbishop of
Tuam had issued a pastoral letter, in which he thanked
God for the success of the latitats.—(Laughter.) The in-
vocation of saints had been considered Popish, but the
Archbishop now invokes a set of attorneys. This was the
resistance made to the demands of Ireland for justice ; but
if the description caused a smile, let them take care they
were not approaching too near the funeral ceremonial—the
friends of the tithe victims were even now attending the
last ceremonies of the slain ; one man had been shot ten
days ago for tithes in Limerick—he was a widow's son. It
might be laughed at, but he was the support of his mother
and three sisters. He had gone out to earn the wages of
the week, and was brought home a blood-stained corpse.
This was not romance, it was sad reality, and though lat-
terly such occurrences had been made the subject of ridi-
cule, yet the unfortunate mother has since gone mad, and
screaming through the country, and yet all this occurred
in the name of religion. Englishmen, is this religion ?
Men of Birmingham, is this to continue ?—(Loud cries
of " No, no.") Some person had spoken of, or alluded
to, Sir Francis Burdett, and called him a woman ; but he
would take the stain off the sex—he was ao Woman, for he

had no heart ; and he would now appeal to the sisters and
the daughters and the wives in Birmingham, and ask them
would they allow the sons of Irishmen to perish in the ex-
action of an odious impost? He would relate to them one
heart-sickening instance. A little girl, named Bridget
Doyle, aged about eleven years, was playing with her com-
panions before the cabin of her grandfather, who was
and had lost the richest enjoyment in nature except, to him,
that of hearing the voice of his grandchild. He asked her
to accompany him to walk ; her playmates said—" Oh,
don't mind him, remain with us ;" but she preferred the call
of affection and duty, and went with the old man along a
sunny bank, when the firing commenced at a distance, and
the child was shot dead. She did not hear the shot, for
she fell into the arms of the poor old blind man, and her
heart's blood dropped warm into his hands. Englishmen
are these things to continue ?—(No, no.) But they will,
if Peel and Wellington again come into power.---(Hear.)
Mr. O'Connell then impressed upon them the necessity of
unanimity. He did not care who was the leader: they would
rally round him, as it was worth while to sacrifice a little to
obtain justice for Ireland. He then alluded to his Hon.
Friend the Member for Middlesex, who he was happy to
see look so well, and who possessed one hundred-and-fifty-
horse power of calculation, which, whilst a single tax re-
mained, would be applied to it for the benefit of the coun-
try.—(Cheers and laughter.) Mr. O'Connell then pro-
ceeded to show the necessity of Corporate Reform for Ire-
land. Scotland had got an ample measure of reform. and
-A had received an instalment ; she had not got 20
in the pound, although the Ministry tried to do so.
Le Tories said that he was the great supporter of the
y. He wished he was, for then he could turn
,nd say, that he had all the merit of obtaining Cor-
Reform for them ; but he was one of those who, in
,mmons, passed an excellent measure of Reform for
but that, like in the Persian mythology, they bad a
spirit of darkness as well as light.to deal with, and the Bill
came down to them curtailed in such a manner as made
them feel insulted, and inclined to refuse it ; but when
they slept upon it, they considered that they would
achieve by it one great advantage—(Hear)—it turned
out all the old knaves, all the tag-rag and bobtail ; and con-
tained another good principle, that of publicity—it let in
the reporters—the press-gang were by, and he loved the
freedom of the press ; and lie himself was a living instance
that no one need care for the abuse of the press, when at-
tacks were published which were not deserved ; but the
present measure let in publicity, and he was glad they had
consented to take it. He had seen in Liverpool, that al-
though they had only received 13s. 4d. in the pound, yet,
looking to the result of the late elections, they had made the
13s. 4d. equal to 21. of any other nation's money. He then
entered into a statement of the Irish Corporations. Lime-
rick had 66,589 inhabitants, and but 271 corporators ;
Cork had 100,706 inhabitants, and but 2,665 corporators.
But it might be said that those were Papist towns. How-
ever, Dublin contained 364,070 inhabitants, and had but
3,600 corporators.
[Here our reporter was compelled to leave Mr. O'Con-
nell speaking at half-past eleven o'clock. We shall give
the remainder of the proceedings in our next.]

[We expected that all the Morning Papers would have
given the conclusion of the proceedings, and therefore did
not send a reporter to the dinner. Had it been possible for
our Morning Contemporaries to have acomplished it, we
have no doubt they would have done it.]—En. Sun.

The Viscount de Chateaubriand, whose account of
the Holy Land, in its new and cheap form, is again at-
tracting the attention of the literary and the learned, is,
perhaps, the most distinguished literateur in Europe. This
illustrious writer, who was born in the same year as Sir
Walter Scott, has produced works in almost every depart- '
ment of letters, but none of more sterling interest than
the " Travels to Jerusalem," which contain most faithful
histories of the principal places in his route—minute and
characteristic descriptions of the City of Jerusalem, of
Bethlehem, the D,cad Sea, and the chief objects of Scrip-
tural interest to be met with in Palestine ; as well as
sketches of the inhabitants, their manners, &c. Not less
interesting is our author's account of his visit to Egypt, and
his researches at Alexandria, Cairo, Tunis, Carthage, &c.
The presort is the third English edition ; in France, it has
gone through ten. Well may Mack/mod pronounce it "a
production of immortal genius."
CHANGES IN COURT COSTUME.—The remarks
on this subject, that have been lately commenced in the
Court Journal, are to be resumed in to-morrow's number
of that Gazette of the Fashionable World. It seems that
in Paris a grand revolution in female costume has recently
occurred, clearly foreshewing the revival of the hoop !
The particulars of this change, and of all the accessories
with which it is accompanied, are promised in the Journal
alluded to ; together with a reference to the probable adop-
tion of the hoop-petticoat' as an accompaniment on the
part of the ladies—for the material alterations that are
said to be in contemplation for the Court costume of private
!rentlemen attending the levees and drawing-rooms of their
Majesties.

Ho LBO RN II i L L.--The prospectus has been sent
us of a Con parry for the formation of a new line of level
street., to be erected on a viaduct, extending from
Hatton-garden to Snow-hill, Skinner-street, and parallel
to Holborn-hill. " The plan," the prospectus states,
" is to remove tlle houses on the northern side of Holborn,
and a portion of those on the northern side of Skinner-street
and Snow-hill, extending from Hatton-garden to that por-
tion of Skinner-street from which Snow-hill diverges to-
wards Smithfield,. and to form a new line of road by a viaduct
upon the site of the houses so removed ; upon a portion of
which viaduct a terrace is to be erected, which will be avail-
able for trading purposes, and under which shops and vaults
are to be constructed, the former of which will be equally
available for trading, whilst the latter will he suitable for
warehouses and commercial purposes." In return for the
capital necessary to carry such a plan into execution, they
anticipate a large revenue from the rents of houses erected
on the line, and from the tolls paid for the privilege of
passing over the new line of street. The plan looks ex-
remely well on paper, and, •if carried into effect, would
undoubtedly remedy one of the greatest nuisances of the
metropolis.

We are sorry to learn that scarlet fever prevails to a
considerable extent in Aberdeen at present.
On Thursday evening, between seven and eight
o'clock, 'an alarming fire broke out, entirely from ac-
cident, in the premises of Mr. S. Croxon, wheelwright,
situated in the centre of the town of Rayleigh. The
inhabitants were thrown into the greatest consterna-
tion, the flames raging with intense fury for more
than an Lour, and threatening with destruction the
surrounding buildings, which were principally con-
structed of wood. There was no engine in the neigh-
bourhood, but a plentiful supply of water was fortunately at
hand, and to the unremitted exertions of the inhabitants
generally, but more especially to the intrepid conduct of se-
veral praise-worthy individuals, who greatly endangered
their own lives in their endeavours to arrest the progress of
the devastation, the preservation of a whole-range of houses
is to be attributed. The flames were choked by the roof
of the workshop falling in, and their fury abating, the joy
manifested by the inhabitants was indescribable.—Essex
Herald.

THE LATE STORM IN SCOTLAND.—The pro-
vincial papers bring very distressing intelligence of the
effects of the gale on Friday and Saturday. At Kircud-
bright a sloop was wrecked (crew saved). From Port-
patrick, also, the following particulars have reached us :
Last night (Saturday) and to-day, this, and the whole
adjoining coast, were unexpectedly visited by violent gales,
and very heavy squalls, with a tremendous sea—wind from
W.S.W. and W. by N. The schooner, William Allison,
from Belfast, for Kingston, Jamaica, was observed beating
up in great distress, and in spite of every exertion, finally
came in contact with the dangerous rocks about two miles
to the south of this place, where she now lies a hopeless
wreck. Six persons escaped, but two, I regret to add,
were drowned, and difficult as it is, from the effects of the
spray, to denote distant objects distinctly, two men and a
woman still remain on board ; but they will be reached and
landed at sunset, when the tide recedes. At half-past four,
three hours after the wreck of the schooner, a small brig
came in here without any canvass set ; the crew, three in
number, were saved, but the vessel will go to pieces.
Every assistance was given in both cases to save human
life. The crew of the wrecked sloop, which belonged to
Caernarvon, in Wales, and was freighted with fishing salt
for Killybeggs, in Ireland, were saved. All accounts
agree in describing the storm, both by sea and land, as most
fearful. In Dumfries and Maxwelltown, very few tene-
ments escaped unscathed.

MRS. TROLLOPE'; NEW WORK.—" Our readers
will find both amusement and instruction from the perusal
of Paris and the Parisians in 183.5? To this now cele-
brated lady we say, with equal good faith and good will,
go on and prosper. Let every succeeding offspring of your
pen show us an improvement equal to that visible in the
present volumes ; and not only shall we become your
ad-
mirers, but you will end in converting your former enemies
to admiring friends. Mrs. Trollope has given us two vo-
lumes with an amusing and entertaining description of the
Parisians, whose domestic manners she places before us
more distinctly and with greater freedom from national pre-
judice than any previous writer. The Abbe Auzou is
quite a new feature of Parisian society, for the knowledge
of which we are indebted to Mrs. Trollope.”—Courier.
It has been calculated that the sum spent during a
few years in drink, by a working man of this town, who is
now reduced to beggary, amounts to the enormous sum of
800/. This fact was related to our informant by the man's
master, who made the calculation, having been informed by
the man himself of the daily quantity of spirits which he
drank !--Jersey Herald.

IRELAND.

THE VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLE.—MR. O'CONNELL.
On Sunday, a meeting of the inhabitants of the parish
of St. Andrew, was held in Westland-row Church, for the
purpose of taking into consideration the accounts connected
with the erection of the church and the parochial house,
and also to make arrangements for collecting such addi-
tional sums as are required for the completion of the work.
Mr. O'CONNELL, in the course of his speech, said—l am
anxious to see the day when no one class of religionists will
be taxed to pay the clergy or erect the churches of another
class.--(Loud cheers.) We have no law to tax Protes-
tants, and yet many of them have voluntarily taxed them-
selves to aid us in the erection of this edifice.—(Cheers.)
The same remark applies to the Protestant Dissenters ;
and though they have no power to tax us, none of them
ever applied to me for assistance in the erection of their
houses of worship that I did not give my contribution, small
as it might be, with cheerfulness.—(Loud cheers.) I would
not, however, give one penny on compulsion, and I never
will.—(Loud cheers.) It is a disgrace to be required to do
so, and I will never pay one penny until some article of mine
is seized and sold.—(Cheers.) Let no man tell me that
we should have no churches, if the State did not compel
us to build them. I would bring such a man into this
Westland row.--(Cheers.) I would say to him, do not the
good effects of the voluntary principle appear here ? I❑
about three years we have received 14,5171. Gs. 30.
(" Hear," and cheers.) I would not give up even the half-
penny, for I love that better than all.—(Cheers.) Here is
the edifice erected without one penny being collected in the
shape of tax—(Cheers)—without being contaminated with
anything compulsory.—(Cheers.) Last year we owed more
than we do this : we are completing the work, and dimi-
nishing our debt (Cheers) and when the whole is
finished, we shall not owe one penny. (Cheers.) As
we get nearer the completion, the more liberal will be the
subscriptions ; for those who at the outset despaired of
success, would lend their strenuous efforts to crown it,
when they saw it so near its accomplishment.--(Cheers.)
It only wanted a strong pull, a long pull, and a pull altoge-
ther to complete the work. The voluntary principle would
work well in England, Ireland, and Scotland ; for if peo-
ple would not build churches for themselves, they had little
sense of religion. What use was brickwork if they had not
a strong religious feeling. I remember Goulburn, who has
a view both ways—( Laughter)—boasted iu Parliament of
the number of churches they had built as a proof of the in-
crease of Protestantism : and I remember saying that they
were trying, it appeared, to catch Protestants in these traps
of churches. (Laughter.) But it is not in these traps
that they would catch the Irish people.—(Cheers.) But here
in a temple raised by our own hands, it is right to say,
for the honour of the poor, that their contributions have
exceeded ten to one the contributions of the richer classes.
I wish not this to be taken as a reproach against the rich ;
and I hope they will take it out of my power to repeat the
allusion.—(Cheers and laughter.) He had a lively interest
in the temple in which they stood.—(Cheers.) As soon as
the vaults were finished he intended to purchase one. He
could not but deeply feel that we are herehut for amoment
and (added the learned gentleman) though I am here for a
short time, I cannot but remember that in the vaults below
what remains of me will rest for centuries.—(Great sensa-
tion.) With startling emotion we all must think of the
future. I hope it will be one of felicity. It may be one of
ineffable woe, but we best can meet it by serving faithfully
our God and our King.
The latter part of Mr. O'Connell's address was heard
with the deepest interest. The meeting shortly after
separated.

DESTRUCTION OF A WESLEYAN HOUSE OF WORSHIP
BY FIRE.—On Wednesday morning the new preaching
house at Derrygonnelly, belonging to the Primitive Wes-
leyan Methodist Society, was destroyed by fire, together
with a number of valuable books. We believe it is en-
tirely attributable to accident, as some boys had been
burning shavings, which speedily fired the building.—Fer-
managh Reporter.
The Tipperary Free Press states that on Monday a
Carrickbeg policeman, named Fitzgerald, was shot through
the heart by a policeman named O'Connell.
The entire of the reserved stock of the National Bank
of Ireland was sold in London last week to large capi-
talists. Ti:e amount of profit made by the bank in one
week by the premium on shares exceed eighteen thousand
pounds. The premium on the shares of this bank is now
33 per cent. in the London market.—Dublin Register.
MIIRDEII.—On Thursday a poor widow named Quirke,
who resided on a small farm near Kilmoyler, between Cahir
and Bt.esha, was about to be married for the third time,
contrary to the wishes of the relatives of her former hus-
band, to one of whom, in_ the event of her remaining single
at her demise, the farm would revert. The result was
that, on the above evening, when returning from Cahir, she
was inhumanly murdered. She was found in a ditch a
frightful spectacle, beaten almost to a mummy with stones.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE POLICE-OFFICE.--On Satur-
day morning, about eight o'clock, during the heavy gale
with which this town was visited, one of the tall chimnies
of the Police-office fell in through the roof of the building,
and instantly crushed to death a fine little girl, five years
old, who had been confined all night for breaking a pane of
glass in a gentleman's window in York-street. She was
sleeping on the guard-bed, wrapped up in one of the men's
cloaks, and must have died without awaking! Two other
persons were seriously injured.—Bclfast News.
THE STORSI.—On Saturday, four lighters sunk in the
Lough, and three men belonging to them were drowned.
The names of the men drowned are—John Martin, John
M'llroy, and John Straine. The rest of the men belonging
to the lighters were picked up by a pilot-boat.—lbid.
THE LATE STORM AT PORTPATRICIC—A letter with
which we have been favoured, dated at Portpatrick on Sun-
day, mentions that the storm on the previous day was almost
unexampled in point of violence along that coast. Some
idea of the nature of the tempestuous hurricane which pre-
vailed may be formed from the fact that a small fish, which
may be seen at our office, was picked up in the street at a
distance of 80 feet from the ordinary watermark.—lbid.

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