The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-10 00:00:00

IRELAND.

THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
DUBLIN, TUESDAY.—Yesterday a meeting of the
Repeal Association, revived, was held at Conciliation
Hall, the first of a series in perpetuity, which are to
be held weekly, until a domestic Parliament is re-
stored to College-green. With respect to the hall
itself, it has undergone no change "during the re-
cess." The black banner, in token of mourning for
the late Mr. O'Connell, is still suspended from the
gallery behind the chair.
The chair was taken by a Mr. Mahon, from Phibs-
borough, after whom
Mr. J. O'CorisrieLL rose and announced the receipt
of 31. 103. from the patriotic coal-porters of George's-
quay, and two or three smaller svms from individual
contributors. He then read two letters, one from the
Rev. James M'Hale, P.P., of Castlebar, the other
from the Rev. Dr. O'Rafferty, of Tullamore, pro-
mising their co-operation in the principles of the
late " Liberator." Having moved the insertion of
those letters on the minutes, he proceeded
to say that having got through the " scanty
business" of the day he did nut not know how
to begin his address. He said he was overpowered
with feelings of grief at the mournful events that
had passed since last they had met in that hall—the
sufferings of the people and the miserable divisions
that had sprung up amongst Irishmen, and by
which they had been sunk down into captive slaves at
the feet of England. He assured them that there
should be no compromise on the subject of repeal,
and warned them against certain "Nationalists" who
wished to divert the people's attention from seeking
to remove the abuse of the Church Establishment.
Ministers had asserted in Parliament that the people
of Ireland were content with the present state of
the Established Church, and gave as a reason the
fact of their silence upon the subject for the last 12
months. He now asked them, were they satisfied
with the Church Establishment ?—(Cries of "No,
no !") He said "No, no," likewise, and "Down
with the Established Church." It had been said that

they should not revive political agitation in Ireland;
—that if they remained quiet all their wrongs would
be redressed. They had been as mute as mice for
some time past, and he asked what had Parliament done
for them ? Lord J. Russell—(Groans.) They should
not groan him, Had he not been over here huggermug-
ger with Lord Clarendon ? and was not a coercion
Act the immediate result ? He then referred at some
length to the land question and the numerous evic-
tions, which latter exceeded by far the number re-
corded in the English papers, and stated that the
land question and the Church question should be
settled, and that he would make them primary
questions in effecting the repeal. On the occasion of
the visit of their gracious Queen, God bless her !
(Loud cheers)—Sir G. Grey wrote a letter to Lord
.Clarendon, in ‘Nhich the Right Hon. Baronet said
that her Majesty way delighted to find that Lord
Clarendon was such a favourite with the Irish people.
—(Laughter.) He asked them, were they so very
fond of Lord Clarendon ?—(Cries of " No, no I")
This " pet of the people"—and he thought that a very
good name for Lord Clarendon—caused the constitu-
tion of Ireland to be suspended; that was the first
gift he asked from the British Parliament for
Ireland. There was another act of Lord Claren-
don's which should not be forgotten. At Dolly's
Brae he sent the military and police to escort an
Orange party, while they were committing mas-
sacres on the people. He encouraged an armed body
of Orangemen to march against the people when
the authorities knew that a collision was inevitable,
and yet there was no redress, nor promise of redress,
fur their murderings and wreckings. They all re-
collected the dismissal of the Repeal magistrates, but
Lord Clarendon allowed Beers to retain his commis-
sion of the peace, and to repeat his deliberate ap-
proval of the Orange massacres. Dolly's Brae was
a name to conjure with; they would use it, and make
justice be done to the Irish people. The speaker then
referred to the efficacy of moral force as contradis-
tinguished from physical force, and deplored the fate
of those who heretofore scoffed and sneered at moral
force. He wished bygones to be bygones, but it
should be understood that they would never compro-
mise their peace principles. He would not mention
names, hut he assured them that they would have
the countenance and support of those who never
deceived them.—(Cheers.)
Mr. J. O'CONNELL announced the rent to be 251.

THE FUNDS. Three per Cent. Consols, 91f ;
Three and-a- Quarter per Cent. Stock, 92 92i money ;
92 92f opening. Royal Bank Shares, 11 ; Midland
Great Western Railway, 22i.

Ants. Bum En's CASE.—The long•vexed question
of divorce between Pierce Butler and his wife Frances
Anne (Fanny Kemble) Butler is at length settled by the
following decree, which I give verbatim from the records
of the Court of Common Pleas, of this city and county.
Thus:—" And now, the 9th thy of August, in the year
of our Lord 1849, the return of Thomas Dunlap, E: q ,
examiner of the depositions of the witnesses, taken
before him on the part of the libellant, was presented
and filed, September 3, 1849, on motion of George M.
Dallas, Dq., rule to show cause why divorce should not
be decreed—whereupon the Court, on the 22d day of
September, 1849, after mature and solemn deliberation,
being satisfied therewith, and proclamation being duly
made for the respondent to come forth, and she not
appearing, the Court do order, adjudge, and decree, that
the said Pierce Butler, the libellant, be divorced and
separated from the bond of matrimony contracted with
the said Frances Anne Butler, the respondent; and that
all and every the duties, rights, and claims accruing to
either of the said parties by reason of the said marriage,
shall henceforth cease and determine, and the said par-
ties be severally at liberty to marry again, in like man-
ner, as if they never had been married." The above is
understood to be the result of an amicable arrangement,
and I am informal that Mr. Butler is to allow his di-
vorced lady 1,500 dolls. a year, and the children are to
pass a part of their time with their mother.—Philadel-
phia Correspondent.

ELOPEMENT.—PRESTON, SATURDAY.—During the
past few days the tranquillity of this district has been
disturbed by a report that one of the patients of Burgh
Hall Lunatic Asylum had eloped, and that the runaway
was none other than the celebrated Mrs. Norris, the
quondam Miss Duric. Our readers will, no doubt,
re-
collect the dexterous elopement of Miss Duric with Ellis
Norris, their marriage at Chester, the capture
be of, and
replacing of Miss Duric in the asylum,le and st se•
qrnueenntt
or the expenses.
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writing he twice sent his servant to see that Mrs. Norris
was safe. The first time she was reported to be reading,
but on the second occasion, just as the servant entered
the room, the candle was blown out, and, to her amaze-
ment, she found the window lying on the flaw., and that
the lady had flown. The police authorities were as soon
as possible apprised of' the circumstance, and several
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constables precfcded in search of the fair fugitive.
Every house in the neighbourhood about which any sus-
picion was entertained was searched, but to no purpose,
for neither Mrs. Norris nor her supposed deliverer could
be seen or heard of, for even under the window through
which she escbped they left not even the print of a foot-
step behind them. Norris was found comfortably asleep
in bed at his lodgings, minus his wife, and apparently
unconscious of her escape. Newsham, who was Norris's
assistant on a former occasion, was also found in his bed
asleep. A reward of 101. has been offered for the ap-
prehension of the lady.— Sunday '1 imes.
Co2kernioutb, on Wednesday last, was visited by
a severe snow storm, which lasted some time, the flakes
being nearly us large as fire-shilling pieces.—Carlisle
Patriot.,