The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-13 00:00:00

THE CHARTISTS,

TO TEE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
DinMulti'', JAN. 12,

Sin,—The Chartiz•ts came armed with pikes, muskets.
&c. into this place about one o'clock this morning, and
marched into the principal streets, coming in lion] every
road :ending into the town, firing on their way, which is
supposed as a signal for others to move upon it. The
numt.er is variously stated, but 1 think there were from
209 to 300. They remained about two hours, firing into
the air, when they retired, doing no further mischief than
breaking two or three lamps.
What the intentions of the Magistrates arc I cannot
learn, but all is now quiet, and no further attack is at pre-
sent espected. There are no ioldiers in, the town, and
the few etinstables could not interfere.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.
A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.

GnEAT ItECORM MEETING IN
THE THEATRE ROYAL,- ABBEY-STREET,
DUBLIN. •

TO TEE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Dt:BLIN,Jatt. 10, 1840.
Gr tllti great ini;rest anC.i anxietY which
•he only not Reformers,9fir gieat city, but of :.!le cr"-
.y
pile, feel regarding every meastifd tehtling to promote
the sacred cause of Reform and good gdi,artiffertt; and,
lest more competent persons may, in their zeal, feraain
until the' terttfination or the proceedings of this brilliant
meeting, and thereby Miss an topiturtunity of sending, by
this night's post, even a faint outline of it 1, although
to you unknown, take leave thttd to give you a sketch of
this. great nat:onal anti-Tory Meeting, for I consider this
appellation synon'y mous with Reform ; nt+t een I avoid
saying that the managers of this great Meeting ate very
blameable in not having proeffed a more extensive place
for holding it. Eery part of the buildit4,7 is thronged to
excess, principally with the nobility and gentfy from a:1
!faits of Ireland, whilst the streets and avenues leading le
it arc crowded with those anxious, but unable to gain ad-
mittance ; in fact, it would seem,—judging from the zeal,
anxiety, and union of the leading Reformers of Ireland
evinced on this oceasinn,...-that it is only the comniCtiee•
meta of the struggle for Reform.
No pen can sufficiently describe this fleeting; if, possi-
bly, the most splendid mecting of the memorable Catholic
Association could be excelled, this Meeting excels it.
Speeches of the most enthusiastic, nay, burning fervour,
have been delivered, and resolutions passed, expressive of
the feelings and determination of the popular party in
Ireland. In fact, if the country were threatened with a
foreign hostile invdsion, there could scarcely be more de-
termination and enthusiasm displayed in making necessary
arrangements for a nation's defence, than has been on this
occasion to combat the Tories, and destroy their political
newer to thwart ourbeloved Queen and her present Ministry.
About one o'clock Lord Brabazon was called to the
chair, and Sir Montagu Chapman was appointed secre-
tary. His Lordship, on taking the chair, made a most
impressive and appropriate speech. So did Sir Montagu
Chapman, on being appointed secretary.
The resolutions having been passed, Mr. O'Connell
came forward, and in no former instance, during his career,
have I seen him so enthusiastically received. After an
admirable speech, he called for three cheers for the
Queen, three cheers for the Ministry, &c., after which he
continued to speak with more than his usual energy and
ferrour.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant,

"„3 " --IRELAND.
?fin,,.

310

DUB! TN, JAN. 10.
AGGREGATE MEETING OF THE' REFORM•
ERS OF IRELAND.
One of the most important meetings of the Liberal
gentry of Ireland which I have ever witnessed took place
this day in the' Theatre Royal, Abbey-street. The lead-
ing object of , the meeting was to make arrangements for
the complete and effectual registration of the electors
throughout the country, and thds to prepare the surest
means of defence against any attempt to re-establish Orange
domination in Ireland. On this gratifying occasion there
was an exhibition of Most thorough and cordial union
amongst all classes of Returners—a perfect unity of pur-
pose, in the battle against the common enemy. Almost
'every leading Informer and gentleman of consideration
in, Ireland was present, among whom were the Earl of
Miltown, the Earl of Carnwath, Lord I3:abazon, Lord
'Clements; Sir Benjamin . Morris, • Deputy-Lieutenant
county Waterfosil i. ~ Mr.. Greene, Kilmanahan Castle;
Mr. M'Loghlin, Fitzwilliam-place ; Hon. Captain South-
Well, R. N.'; 'Mr. T. Fitzgerald.
Lord Brabiizon was called to the chair, •and Sir M.
Chapman consented to act as Secretary. Each of these
gentlemen addressed 'the meeting in 'appropriate terms.
The SECRETARY then announced that letters of apology
had been received from Sir John Burke, Bart., Marble-
hill ; John BOyse; Eicf., Bannow ; Daniel Jones, Esq ,
Banada Abbey, and ono or two others whose names we
could not catch. _ ,
Lord CLEMENTS.' carrid :forward amidst loud applause,
:and said—Gentlemen, I have the. boaour ,to' propose the
first resolution, The Tories are ,in the constant habit of
heaping the most foul and scandalous abuse Upon the
people of this tountryosnd we-would bo less than men if
we would submit to this.—( Hear, hear.) We must be
Unanimous, 'and show that we arc sincere, and resolved to
protect our country from Tory misrule.--(Cbeers.) This
can only be done by attending to the registry. Let every
man not only register his own vote, but let him give his
assistance to his friends, and to every Liberal freeholder in
Ireland.—( Loud cheers.)
Sir W. CIIATTERTON rose amid loud cheers and said—lt
must, indeed, be gratifying that Reformers of all shades
and descriptions, laying aside all differences, had met for
the great object they had in view.--( Hear, hear.) Ireland
owed a deep debt of gratitude to the present Ministry—
( Hear)--and they should not, for want of exertion on their
part, compromise the blessings they enjoyed under them.
lie would merely express his approbation of the resolution
the Noble Lord had proposed.
Lord MturowN said he really felt that this was a mo-
ment i i which every lover of . his country, every one who
felt anxious to preserve the connection cf this country with
England, ought to exert himself to the utmost of his power
—( Hear, hear)—and lift his voice against what he fondly
hoped was buried in oblivion, religi.Jus animosity and con-
tention.
Sir M. BELLEW then came forward, and in an admirable
speech proposed the following resolution :—" That the
natural result of the principles acted upon by the Tory
Government in Ireland has been too visibly displayed in
scenes of turbulence and outrage, while the enactment of
laws, the most unconstitutional and harsh, failed to pre-
serve peace and good order in the country."
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD then came forward, and con-
cluded an argumentative and powerful address by saying
—My Lord and Gentlemen, I have certainly differed from.,
the present Goverment in many points ; I was bound to
differ with them on the manner in which they thought pro-
per to legislate upon various subjects, and I do now con-
sider it due to myself to say here publicly that my opinions
in reference to those subject, hP.ve not varied in the
least. They have undergone 'no change; but although I
say so I do not now wish to recur to the reasons I have for
giving those opinions, lest it should lead to any division what-
ever. I have come forward to-day not to disunite but to aid
my fellow-countrymen in the attainment of their rights, and
to do so in a manner that will prevent any recurrence of
those acts which may render the present Government
liable to cer.sure.—( Hear, hear.) My Lords and Gcc-
tlemen, it is most important that the union of all Reformers
of every class should be permanently effected.—( Cheers.)
That they should incorporate themselves as fellow-lakourers
in the common cause—that liberty should be made their
common object—( Loud cheers):--and that Irishmen should
be concentrated by that moral power which union alone
can maintain.—(Tremendous cheers.) My Lords, lam
one of those who would never wish to see the people's
rights contended for by any other MUM than by a strict
moral union of them.—( Cheers.) The Honourable Gen-
•tleman having thanked the assembly for the attention with
which he was heard, resumed his seat amidst loud applause
The resolution was then put from the chair and passed
unanimously.
Mr. 'Timm briefly proposed the next resolution :
" Resolved—That at no period have the sentiments of
the Tory party been marked by a stronger hostility to the
religion and the rights of the great majority of the peo-
ple of this country than at the present moment, when they
declare their accession to power to be at hand."
Mr. VisttErts STUART seconded the resolution, and
concluded a spirited speech by reading the following do-
cuments :

" Charlemont House, Dublin, Jan. 7, 1840.
" Deeply impressed with the injustice and insult which
have, of late been offered to Irelaisl by a large portion of
our political opponents, and with the dangers likely to
result to the whole empire, from the intolerant and exclu-
sive policy which so many men now openly recommend,
we are impelled by a paramount sense of public duty, to
submit, for your consideration, the acompanying address
to our British fellow-countrymen ; and if you concur in the
sentiments which it conveys, we venture to request that you
add your signature thereto, with those of any of your
neighbours who may be disposed to join you ; and that you
will have the goodness to return it directed to either of
us here. LEINSTER.
r‘ CEIARLEMONT."

" TO THE PEOPLE OF GRUAT BRITAiN.
" The efforts which have of late been made in England
to revive exploded prejudices, and to raise an outcry against
her Majesty's Government, because in some instances Re_
man Catholics as well as Protestants have been appointed
to office, appear to us so unjust and mischievous in their
effects on the connection between Great Britain and Ire.
land, as to impel us to the step we now take in addressin,,
ourselves to you.
" The great mass of the people in Great Britain is Fre-
test ant, in Ireland Roman Catholic; whoever, therefore,
attempts to set Protestants agaiast Roman atholies la.
bou ra, in effect, to set Great Britain against Ireland, and
by consecuence, Ireland against Great Britain.—(Long,
loud, and' continued cheering.)
..".Aeeording to the last census, the population of .li-e-
-land amounted to nearly eight millions, of which about
a million and a half were Protestants of all denominations,

and six millions and a half Roman Catlao!ica •;., and accord-
ing to the return made to Parliament in 1827, of the
number of children educated in Ireland at the expense of
their parents, there were about eighty-one thousand Pro-
testants, and three hundred and nineteen thousand Roman
Catholics. The Roman Catholics, therefore, constitute
not only more than four-fifths of the population, but four-
fifths of all who pay for the
a vastedue and
increasingationoftheirehpilodrrteionn.
They comprise, in particular,
of those middle classes, which arc the nerves and sinews
of every community, and which, rained by their industry
above want, unite a lofty sense of their own independence,
with a generous regard for. the liberties of others.
" These feelings, which are common to Protestants and
Roman Catholics, diffuse through the mass of which the
British public is composed, that vigorous spirit of freedom
whic'4 feeds, sustains, and incessantly augments the wealth, -
power, and greatness of the empire; and that spirit will
never submit to the intolerant or exclusive domination
of any party or any sect, wacther Protestant or Roman
Catholic.
" The zeal of both, in the cause of good governinent, is
now, and we hope will continue, a happy bond of union be-
tween them. The representatives of the most numerous
Roman Catholic constituencies in Ireland have been for
years acting in full accordance with those of the most
numerous constituencies both of England and Scotland,
with a decided majority of the whole of the numbers re-
turned to the House of Commons by genuine popular
sutFrage, by the unbought votes of Protestant householders
throuahout Great Britain.
In this conco:d there is a safety for the State which
it never would enjoy amidst scenes of sectarian strife.
" We, therefore, call upon all who would hold Great
Britain and Ireland .indissolubly united together, to dis-
countenance those appeals to bigoted passions, which en-
(ianger the stability and peace of the realm, by fomenting
discord and animosity among the peop'.e.
For ourselves, we shall feel it our duty to oppose, by
all constitutional means in our power, the formation or
continuance of any administration which would either
openly or covertly draw aid from such poisoned sources,
which would attempt to inflict political exclusion on any
class of men, on account of their religious opinions, or
which would desire to withhold from tl:c Roman Catholics
of Ii eland their full and fair portion of those honours and
emoluments of the state, which, whilst they share its
duties and its burdens, they are entitled, alike in law and
in justice, to enjey,xon terms of perfect equality with all
other classes of their fellow-subjects.

LEINSTER.
" lIARLEMONT."
Too address was received with loud and reiterated
cheering.
Mr.. KELLY proposed, and Mr. RAE seconded the fol-
lowing resolution.:—" That we appeal to the present
::state of Ireland as a triumphant demonstration of the bles-
sings produced by a Government formed upon principles
the most epposcd to those which regulated the policy of
the Tories; that while the other portions of the empire
Italic been recently the scene of :disorders the most alarm-
ing, the tranquillity of this country has remained unshaken,
ann:bas enabled the Government, by withdrawing a large
is:Agn of the military establishment of Ireland, to sup-
press liiate disorders, without augmenting the present
burdens of the kingdom."
Sir R, BEAN proposed, and Me. Ross seconded, the
Asm resolution.
A fret she adoption of two other resolutions, :Iv of which
was seconded by alts PETER PURCELL,
O'Corratv.i.i, came foward. The enthusiastic cheer.'
jag :pith which he was greeted by the immense assembly
was beyond description. He spoke at great length, and
concluded a brilliant speech by proposing that the Loyal
Registry Association and the Reform Society of Wev-
more:and-street should be amalgamated, and that the
Irish :‘lembers and Irish gentlemen should form a branch
of the Society, to sit in London, to advance these objects.
The resolution was adopted. A subscription list was
opeaed„ considerable sums were subscribed, and the meet-
ing separated.

THE PARKS.-THE ICE.

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From an early hour on Saturday morning Kensington
Gardens were much thronged by fashionable company,
which, as the day advanced, increased, until in the
afternoon the ice and banks were crowded with several
thousand persons. On the round pond the graceful
cvolutiens of two young ladies, of the names of Weston,
attracted universal admiration. On the long water
were several members of the Skating Club, with their
insignia (a silver skate) pendent round their necks.
In Hyde Park, although the ice in the Serpentine ap-
peared pretty firm, it was considered advisable'hy Mr.
Williams, the Superintendent of the Royal Humane
Society, that it should not be weakened by
ersons crowding on it, as it was feared than
it was as yet scarcely strong enough to bear the
accumulated weight of the Sunday throng which
was likely to be upon it on that day, and in consequence,
:he icemen prevented persons venturing on it. In the
Regent's Park the ice was crowded with fashionables.
There were about fifty members of the Skating Club,
among whom were Sir William Newton, the Hon. Fre-
derick Byng, Colonel Greenwood,
.Captain Trotter, the
Rev. Cecil Page, Messrs. Cheltenham, Warren Jones,
Stanley, W. Justin, Henry Chelton, G. Young, W.
Wilkinson, Adam Knapp, Stephens, R. Jay, G.
Green, J. Staveley, C. Brooks, &c., who delighted
the spectators for upwards of two hours by dancing a
course of quadrilles. The admirable skating of a
young lady, only years of age, named Ben-
nett, residing at No. 20, Baker-street, Portman-
square, who:came on the ice about half-past three -
o'clock, attracted around her full a thousand per-
sons, whom Deputy Superintendent Griffiths found
it necessary to disperse, fearing that a breakage might
otherwise occur. -In St. James's Park, the ice being
firmer, the public were allowed thereon. .In the course
Of the morning the marquee of the Royal Humane So-
*eiery was moved from the north bank, by the direction
of Deputy-Superintendent Winnott, to a more favour-
able situation, about the centre of the south bank,-
where it coMmandi a view of the whole of the ice.
During the afternoon from 3,000 to 4,000 persons were
on the ice ;
.and about halfpast four o'clock a cry of
" Boat !" was raised, owing to one of the skaters be-
coming immersed. Two of the ice-men imme-
diately proceeded to his assistance, and succeeded
in saving him. The thermometer, at half-past
seven o'clock yesterday morning, was as low as thir-
teen degrees below the At eight o'clock
the moon entered her first quarter, the wind being
south-cast ; but between that anti ten o'clock it veered
round to the south-West. At two o'clock the ther-
mometer in the open air in Hyde Park stood at 40
degrees, being eight degrees above fcczing point; but
at four o'clock it had again fallen to 32 degrees (freez-
ing point,) and by six o'clock to 28 degrees, at which
time it was freezing sharply, with every prospect of its
continuance for some days. The fineness of the day
attracted immense throngs of persons to the various
parks and Kensington Gardens, every avenue leading
to Which was, from eleven o'clock until six o'clock,
densely crowded. The ice on the Serpentine scarcely
exceeds two inches in thickness; yet about eleven
o'clock, at which time it was more crowded than at any
other period of the day, it is computed there were not
less than 2,700 persons on it. In the afternoon the
skaters were net so numerous, but the promenaders on
the banks and on the bridge far exceeded in number
any previous occasion for many years.
At an early hour yesterday morning St. James's
Park was crowded with amateur skaters, and up to
one o'clock no accident oceurrech Soon after that
hour a young gentleman was precipitated into a hole in
the ice, and, througli the activity of the men belonging
to the Royal Humane Society, he was taken up and
conveyed to their marquee, and immediately placed in
a warm bath under the direction of the surgeon o.t. the
Society, who was in constant attendance w:th one
of his assistants during the day. The valet:Tian
on recovering, gave his name James Bradshaw
36, Oxford-street. A few minutes had only- elapsed
before three more were immersed, and were with difll.•
culty rescued from their perilous -situation. When
taken out of the water they were in a state of insensi-
bility, but were ultimately recovered. Unfortunately
a lad, about fourteen years of age, who was immersed
nearly at the same time, and disappeared under the icy',
was not found for half an hour. Of course life was
extinct.

ELEGANT EXTRACTS.—In the Times of this
morning the following epithets are applied to Mr.
O'Connell :—" Wigged and wrinkled knave," " m„_
ster," " hoary robber," and " anointed old scoundrel."
The Irish people are described generally as
rabic dupes,. and " shoeless and shirtless bondsmen.",
The great meeting at Dublin on Friday is one of the
fruits of the infamous attacks made by the Tory Pros
upon a whole nation. We wish Sir Robert Peel joy
of his coadjutors.
In the case of Stockdale v. Hansard a rule nisi
was on Saturday obtained, calling on the Sheriff to pay,
over to the plaintiff the proceeds of the sale of the de-
fendant's goods. We hear that this rule cannot be
made absolute before Friday next, so that an opportu-
nity will be afforded to the House of Commons to take
the necessary steps in the matter before the Sheriff can
be ruled absolutely to pay over the money to the plaintiff.
HANOVER) JAN. s.—lt is confidently stated
that the Council of State is convoked for the 9th of
this month, in order to discuss on that. and the follow-
ing day the new draft of a constitution, and make a
report upon it. The Assembly of the Estates will, in
all probability, be very soon convoked ; not, however,
to meet in January, as has been announced, but in tue
middle of February.—Hamburg Papers, Jan. 7.
LONDON AND GREAT NORTHERN TRUNK
RAILWAY.—The proposed object of this undertaking
appears to be to connect the Midland Grand Union and
Midland Counties' Railways at Nottingham with the
Northern and Eastern Railway, near Ware, passing by
the towns of Melton Mowbray, Stamford, Huntingdon,
St. Neot's, Hertford, &c., and bisecting or uniting with
the river Trent, the Grantham, Melton, and Oakum
canals, and rivers WellartJ, Ouse, Nen, and other navi-
gations which command the trade of the Midland and
Eastern Counties of England. According to the
prospectus, coal might be sold in London for 16s. per
ton.—Railway Magazine.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, accompt_-
nied by the Hon. Col. and Mrs. Anson, left Banton
Abbey, the seat of the Earl and Countess of Lichfield,
on Saturday, .for—Brethby, Derbyshire, where the Earl
and Countess and friends are expected to remain until
Wednesday, and then come to town.