The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-13 00:00:00

GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND.

THURSDAY, AUG.
A very numerous meeting was held this day.
THOMAS DICKSON, Esq., K. C., was called to the Chair.
The minutes of the last day's proceedings having been read,
nearly forty new members, several of them Englishmen, were
admitted, and a very considerable sum of money was added to
the Justice Rent. Letters from various parts of the country,
with signatures to the National Address to the King, and
others, describing the feelings of the country people in conse-
quence of the indignity offered to them by the House of Lords,
were -read; after which Mr. O'Connell mentioned having re-
ceived a letter from Mr. More O'Farrell, in reference to the
attack that had been made on him by his colleague Mr. Ruth-
yen; and although Mr. O'Farrell thought lightly on the sub-
ject, now that the matter had been brought fairly before the
public, yet he (Mr. O'Connell) considered that the conduct of
Mr. Ruthven was exceedingly improper and unjust, in de-
nouncing his colleague in such unmeasured terms, without
first having ascertained the real facts of the case. As a public
man, Mr. Ruthven could not have written a more injudicious
letter. The first motion he had to make was for the appointment
of registry reporters in each county, city, and borough in Ireland,
whose duty should be to aid the existing Registry Clubs, where
they might be found, and to establish others where they were re-
quired. He should not interfere with those Clubs in any man-
ner, but merely report to the General Association the state of
the Registry, as assisted by those bodies. In the city of
Dublin no new Club was necessary. They had the Registry
Association, and the Central Club ; and, better than all, they
bad the Trades' Union of Dublin, a body that effected infi-
nite service to the liberal cause, and deserved the highest gra-
titude of the country. The city was therefore in a most effi-
cient state of organization.—( Cheers.) In the county of
Dublin there was a Registration Society, but they had not
been as active as they might. He did not wish to excite jea-
lousy by the observation, but he hoped the county of Dublin
would be up and stirring. The present patriotic Member for
the county of Dublin has given 501. towards forwarding the
Registry, and on Sunday next, he (Mr. O'Connell) hoped
that means would be adopted for registering all the liberal
voters to be found in the county.—( Cheers.) The value of
having the country well registered, was of the moat vital im-
portance. They had arrived at a most extraordinary crisis,
and every man, who wished well to his country, should
exert himself for the approaching struggle.—( Cheering.)
Let a new election take place ; and if the struggle
be successful, there would be an end to Toryism in these
kingdoms.—(Cheers.) The Reform Bill deprived the Tories
of their corrupt and wealth, and they would endeavour
to effect such another state of things. The Whig Ministry fell
into disrelish in England by their apathy, and by the declara-
tion of Lord Brougham in Scotland, " That little had been
done the past session in the way of reform, but that less would
be done the next." These were the circumstances which in-
duced the Duke of Wellington to seize on the Governmeat,
and by filling all the offices of the State for several weeks,
became, as we say, Cook, Slut, and Butler to the Tories.—
(Laughter and cheers.) Then came the general election.
Great exertions were made by the Tory Ministry to secure a
majority. Money was sent over here under Government
franks. Their efforts nearly returned a majority. On the
election for the Speakership, the Liberals had but ten
majority. On the second division it rose to seventeen, and on
the next, which was the appropriation question, it was twenty-
six. On the Corporate Reform question, the Liberal majo-
rity came up to eighty-six.—(Cheers.) Thus it will be seen
that Toryism is sinking, and if the people be true to them-
selves, they may destroy it for ever. The hope of the Tories
is in another general election. If they even obtained a ma-
jority, they could no more stop the progress of Liberal
opinions, than they could put a stop to the waves.—( Cheers.)
Yes, but they have the power to give the people trouble, and
keep them in a state of fever and excitement both here and in
England. The Presbyterians and Dissenters owe nothing to
the Tories. Let them look to the conduct of the Tories of
Northampton. The Mayor of that town actually compared a
Dissenting-house there to a low public-house which was near
to it. The Tories hated the Dissenters now as much they
did in the time of Charles 11., when hundreds of them died
in dungeons, and, to the immortal credit of the Dissenters in
those days, when James 11. came to the throne, they refused
to avail themselves of the satisfaction they might have ob-
tained through that bigoted Monarch over their former perse-
cutors.—(Cheers.) The Presbyterians and Dissenters of the
present day hated tithes just as much as the Roman Catholics;
therefore the people of Ireland might rely on their co-opera-
tion in demanding the abolition of that unholy impost. Mr.
O'Connell complained of the appointments which had been
made by Lord Plunket in the magistracy, and considered his
Lordship an incubus to the Government. Lord Melbourne
should look to this subject, and have magistrates appointed-
in Ireland in whom the people could confide. It was a fact,
that when Lord Manners came to Ireland he expressed his de-
termination not to appoint either lawyers, attorneys, or clergy-
men to the Commission of the Peace ; he kept his word with the
two first professions, but he forgot the parsons. In fact, the
Magistrates of Ireland had been allowed to exist too long in
their present situations. He would call the attention of Par-
liament to this subject, if Lord Melbourne did not rectify the
evil complained of in the mean time. As to the Catholic
clergy of Ireland, what could they think of a Church that
would malign them as they have been lately by the Tory par-
sons—that Church which demanded its taxes by Rebellion
Writs, and when the bayonet becomes blunt with blood, then
they fire their bullets on the people ?—( Cheers.) When the
Catholic clergy read the doings of Forgery ill' Ghee they only
find a specimen of the language of the Tory party; and when
they read in the Timeg, the organ of that party, such language
as " surpliced ruffians" applied to them; will they not use their
influence to keep out of power the faction that would sacrifice
their lives as well as their characters? Mr. O'Connell com-
pared the difficulty suffered by the Catholic Association
the amazing success of the General Association for r,eeciland,
which had in the course of the first three weeks received thes
for
sum of 4781. 9s. 21d., whereas the Catholic AssociationTLearned
the same period was only 27/.—( Cheers.)
Gentleman then proceeded to nominate a l
banisters, who were present and gave their consent,number
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to young
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Reporters of Registry in the different partsoftieocnonuen leavesntry.
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town on Saturday until November.

ATTEMPT TO BURN TH HALL OF WATERFORD.
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WATERFORD, MONDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.—It appears that
about one o'clock this morning a watchman stationed in the
neighbourhood of the Town-hall observed smoke issuing, as
from the door of the building,
he thought,wreathing it-
self around the columns of the portico, which is entirely com-
posed of wood, and of massive dimensions. Being apprehen-
sive that fire bad broken out on the premises, he immediately
hastened to the spot to alarm the persons in care of the build-
ing, when to his astonishment he found four men employed in
tarring the . llars of the portico, while a kettle of burning tar
or pitch lay at their feet. I may here observe that the prin-
cipal window of the Assembly-room is situated immediately
over the entrance, and, being hung with heavy draperies, they
must inevitably have caught fire if the incendiaries. had suc-
ceeded in igniting the portico, so that nothing could have saved
the building from destruction. They immediately fled on find-
ing that they were discovered, and succeeded in effecting their
esbape, not, however, before the watchman had identified three
of them. I am informed that they are respectably connected,
and heard their names ; but until the result of the inquiry
pending before the Mayor is made known, I do not think it
would be prudent to publish them. Having learned that such
inqury was proceeding, I went, a few minutes since, to the
Mayor's office, accompanied by several gentlemen who were
anxious to be present, but we were informed that the investi-
gation was a private one,' and of course instantly withdrew. I
have since heard that warrants have been issued for the ap-
prehension of seven or eight individuals said to be concerned
in this outrage.—Dublin Pilot.
PUBLIC ENTRY OF TIM LORD LIEUTENANT INTO WATER-
FORD.—We regret that the immense quantity of matter on
Irish affairs, precludes the :.ossibility of our giving an account

efthe interesting proceetK,rs connected with Lord Mulgravea
public entry into Waterford' Monday, Monday, and of the dinner
given to his Lordship on that O',ftion. Lord Mulgrave was
deeply affected the detnonstratio%4 enthusiasm with which
he was hailed, and the trial for popular strength was never
Ilknore decisively displayed. The Pilot says„—" If we regard
that reception as connected with the immense,,concourse of
people, the rank and respectability of those who joined in the
homage to our excellent chief governor, the array of female
beauty assembled to greet his triumph, even the arrangements
an d quality of the entertainment itself—all concurred to ren-
der it a reception which it was impossible to excel, and which
we cannot believe has been equalled in any other part of
Ireland."

r WRITS OF REBELLION. —lt does not seem wholly improbable
that the decision of the Barons of Exchequer will be reversed.
MEETING r.:l, THE TRADES' UNlON.—Yesterday an extra-
ordinary meeting of the Trades' Political Union was held at
the Circus, Lower Abbey-street, in order to afford Mr. O'Con-
nell an opportunity of addressing the body on the occasion of
his return to Ireland. The building- was thronged to excess.
Shortly after two o'clock, Mr. O'Connell made his appear-
ance on the platform, amid the enthusiastic cheers of the
assembly. The lion. and Learned Gentleman addressed the
meeting at great lenft.th.
SCFPRESSION OF FACTION FIGHTS.—The police throughout
Ireland have got special directions from the Inspector-General,
Colonel Shaw Kennedy, to consider it one of their first duties
to attend all fairs and country markets, to prevent riot or dis-
turbance In those places of populous resort..—Dublin Evening
Post.

ORANGE INCENDIARIES.—ht reference to the attempt to
barn down the Town-hall on Sunday night, the Waterford
aronick suggests that a public meeting of the citizens be
called, to adopt such measures as will be likely to bring the
diabolical perpetrators to punishment. The Mayor has already
offered, on behalf of the Corporation, a reward of 501. for this
object.
Lord Mulgrave's progress through the South occupies a
great portion of the space of the Irish journals. The details
are interesting, as demonstrating the great popularity of the
present Viceroy, whose kindly disposition and substantial ser-
vices to Ireland arc appreciated and acknowledged in the
gratitude.
warmest spirit of