The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-21 00:00:00

TH sU.JN, LON DON. MONDA. Y, JUNE 21, 1.

COUNTY OF CARLOW.
ARRIVAL OF MR. O'CONNELL.

The contest in this county will be one of the most im-
portant in the Empire. Mr. O'Connell has entered the lists
against the exterminators—he has stormed them in their fast-
nesses, where their uncortunate serfs have been locked up at
previous elections. The results are described in the :,üb-
,,ined letter from a Correspondent of the Morning Register.
Already victory is certain. The pincipal stronghold of the
Irish Orange faction will once more be emancipated from
their thraldom :

CARLOW, FRIDAY EVENING. —Mr. O' Connell arrived here
at nine o'clock •ni ednesday night, and so anxious were the
people to see and hear hlm, that several thousands remained
in the street up to that hour, who, upon being informed that
he was about to enter the town, went out to meet him, and
greeted him with the most enthusiastic plaudit's: Upon
his arrival at Hanlon's Hotel he addressed the people.
He told them that the triumph of liberty and
geed government net only in the British Empire, but
throughout Europe, ,depended at the present moment upon
the men of Carlow. If liberty and free institutions triumphed
in Britain, they would triumph throughout Europe; and on
the other hand, if the base and cruel oligarchy which tram-
pled upon popular rights, should gain an ascendancy in
these
countries, the despots of other nations would be able to play
the tyrant with impunity, and millions upon millions would
continue to groan under the iron yoke of the most cruel des-
potism.- The present was a struggle between the people and
the oligarchy which had trampled upon them both in England
and Ireland, for ages, and he had come to Carlow to tell the
honest people there, that the eternal honour and glory of put-
ting an end to that cruel despoti•m, was reserved for them,
and that after-ages would look back to the men of Carlow as
the true emancipators of their country. It an end were put to
Orange supremacy in Carlow, it could hardly raise its head in
any other part of Ireland. They all knew that his son was a
candidate for the representation of the county ; he had come
there to canvass fur him, and all he wanted the honest elec-
tors to do was, to vote according to the dictates of their own
consciences—just in the same way as if they had no landlord,
or ally other earthly pots er to coerce them, and he
pro-
mised them, in the face of heaven, that if any elector should
be persecuted, or injured in any way, for the honest exercise
of his franchise, he should have full indemnity to the last
farthing, if he (Mr. O'Connell) was to go round through Eng-
land and Ireland and keg it from house to house. For he had
to tell them they were fighting the battle of the starving
English artisan, who wanted cheap bread and employment,
as well as their own.—(Cheers.) There should be one uni-
versal rally of the friends of freedom in both countries, and he
promised them that, if success attended their efforts in Car-
low, there was little doubt that they would be triumphant else-
where. He called upon the non-electors to influence those
who had votes to exercise their right of franchise for the good
of their country, in opposition to any dread of persecution or
pecuniary interest they might have.—ln a word, he called upon
all, after due reflection, to vote as their consciences would dic-
tate, regardless of consequences, for he again assured them
that no man should suffer for having voted honestly. It is un-
necessary to say that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman was re-
ceived with the most unbounded and enthusiastic applause.
Yesterday (Thursday ), Mr. O'Connell, accompanied by his
son John, Mr. Steele, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. O'Neil Daunt, Mr.
Fitzgerald, the Rev. Mr. Maher, &c., proceeded to the fair of
St. Mullins, in which barony the great strength of Bruen's sup-
porters reside. It was known for some days previously that
Mr. O'Connell would attend the fair; and the people from the
districts of Kilkenny, Wexford, and Wicklow, which adjoin
Callow, flocked in thousands to meet him. Perhaps never be-
fore was such a multitude congregated in the same place—the
numbers have been estimated at from 80,000 to 100,000, some
2,000 or 3,000 of whom were mounted upon excellent horses,
and all manifested a degree of decorum and propriety of
conduct which was perfectly illustrative of the great moral
revolution caused by the spread of temperance principles.
Mr. O'Connell proceeded to a field adjoining the town,
and was addressing the immense multitude in language
similar to that of the preceding evening in Carlow, when
Mr. Charles Doyne, an Orange Magistrate, at the head of
about 106 men, entered the same field, and proceeded to address
his followers by calling on them to beware of demagogues,
to support. their landlords, &c., and thus the rival orators con-
tinued for a few minutes, when the hearers of Doyne's vapid
trash gradually fell off and came over to O'Connell's side of
the field, where they were delighted by wit, humour, and elo-
quence. Some of the people became indignant at Doyne's
conduct, and expressed their contempt for him by groans and
hisses ; and, although no violence was offered to him, he re-
quested of Mr. Steele and Mr. John O'Connell to conduct him
safely out of the town, which request they at once compliedwith.
Mr. O'Connell and his friends returned at a late hour to Car-
low, and have been all the day sitting in Committee, making
preparations for the movements of next week. The success of
young O'Connell is now beyond the possibility of a doubt ; and
It is the general opinion that Mr. Brownlow Layard will walk
in for the borough without a contest.
The scene at St. Mullins is thus described by the Correspon-
dent of the Kilkenny Journal :
The rain began to fall in torrents, and continued to descend
for several hours. The day became extremely inclement, but
the crowds remained as motionless as if the sun were shining
down upon them. There were several tents on the ground,
but while Mr. O'Connell was present they were untenanted.
Mr. O'CoNNEnn rose, and the cheering, for several mi-
nutes, was deafening. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman
stated, that as the weather was so unfavourable for the objects
which had brought them there, although, blessed be God, it
would be so beneficial to those whose hopes depended on the
harvest, he should not detain them long. He would attend a
second sime in St. Mullins on Monday next, when he would
address them at length. Mr. O'Connell then proceeded to
give a history of Orange atrocities, when it was announced that
Charles Doyne, agent to Lady Kavanagh and Lord Beresford,
was stealing away the electors from the fair-green. At the
extremity of the green a small group was pointed out,
in the centre of which was' Mr. Doyne, urging them
to retreat with him. When the immense crowd
learned this fact, there was an immediate rush in the
direction of Doyne, and he was soon effectually sur-
rounded. The carriage from which Mr. O'Connell had been
addressing them was then drawn towards the spot where Doyne
stood, or rather struggled, and when it reached it a triumphant
cheer announced the delight of the people. This was too
much for Doyne. Aided by a few drivers, he persisted in his
exertions to get the electors away, and so exasperated did the
multitude become, that but for the active and hazardous,cxer-
tions of Mr. John O'Connell, Mr. Steele, Father Maher, and
others, as well as the restraint felt in the presence of Mr.
O'Connell, Dos or and his followers might have suffered for
their daring folly. At length he succeeded in escaping, bring-
ing with him several of the slaves of St. Mullins. During
this riotous scene, the rain fell in a blinding shower, and it
was difficult to observe the exciting occurrences which were
caused lay Doyne's efforts to bring the electors beyond the
magic influence of O'Connell's voice. When Doyne disap-
peared, the people resumed their places, and Mr. O'Connell
continued his address. He commented strongly on the das-
tardly conduct of those who were afraid to allow the words of
truth to be heard. It was impossible to take a single note of
what was said, owing to the rain. His speech produced a
powerful impression.
Mr. O'Neil Daunt, Rev. James Maher, Mr. Reynolds, and
others, subsequently addressed the assemblage in speeches that
cannot fail to be productive of the best effects. Indeed, the
influence of Bruen in St. Mullins has received its first great
blow. On Monday next the second will be struck.
The Rev. Daniel Maher, P.P. of St. Mullins, entertained
Mr. O'Connell and a large party in the evening, after which
the Honourable and Learned Gentleman returned to Carlow.
To-day Mr. O'Connell and a large number of Liberals will
be in Bagenalstown, to-morrow in Rathvilly, on Monday, at
Newtown, barony of St. Mullins, and on Tuesday, in Carlow.
A correspondent informs us that, whilst the popular party
strictly act upon the Temperance principle, and limit them-
selves to the healthy and pleasant beverage of tea and coffee,
the Bruenite faction have opened all the public-hou'es, in
order to tempt the people back to drunkenness, that they may
the more easily degrade them into their serfs and tools.
Letters from Carlow, this day, announce that the triumph
of the Liberal cause is secure.—. Dublin Evening Post.

SPANISH BONDS.

TO RICHARD THORNTON, ESQ., CHAIRMAN OF THE COI.

MITTEE'OF PORTUGUESE BONDHOLDERS.
My dear Sir--As a very important meeting, which
takes place to-morrow in our borough, will deprive me
of the pleasure of attending the committee, I have just
sketche%l out tilf, outline of a plan for consideration, if you
deem it worthy
In the absence of a public meeting being convert( d
forthwith for the purpose of knoWing the opinion of the
bondholders as to the best line of policy to be adopted in
future, I think it would be very advisable to have a short,
clear, comprehensive, and appealing address to the Mem-
bers of Parliament, drawn up and forwarded to them with
as little delay as possible,—one that would not take more
than ten minutes to read, and calling upon them, when
in Parliament, to demand that justice• should be
done to the bondholders. Amongst the circum-
stances connected with these claims, I think it only
due to the bondholders firmly to maintain that they were
prompted to the consideration of these investments from
a sympathy towards the sufferings of the emigrants,
and in conformity with the divine and natural law which
tells every man that he must look upon his fellow-crea-
ture as his neighbour, and entitled, if in distress, to his
assistance and protection.
After these addresses have been circulated, it would be
advisable to have a list, headed as follows; and carried
round to the committee-rooms of the metropolitan mem-
bers for their signatures, and which might be obtained
in one or two days :