The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-21 00:00:00

man to a party-so hostile to England, would indeed be s
subject of deep regret. _ _ .

The argument—of " The Irish Confederation" above -
mentioned, is also, to a certain extent, at present in tl:e
mouths of the Old Ireland party. Mr. J. O'CONNELL,
at the meeting of the Repeal Association last Monday-,
declared that, above all things, it would be the duty of
the Irish Members to say to the Minister in the Howe
of Commons, "Remember, we are in the 47th year of
the union with Great Britain,—remember that during

the last 47 years we have had no controul over the des- I
tinies of our country, which have been under your con-
troul and management during that period. Yes, for the
last 47 years, you English, superior in intellectual
qualifications, and in matters of common sense, as you
consider yourselves to be, have had the government of
this country in your hands, and the result is that you
have reduced the country to such a state of perennial
distress that the failure of a single article of food hes
plunged it into an appalling and disastrous famine."
But the meeting on the 14th instant, though distin-
guished by less of oratorical display than its predecessor
promises to become the parezit of greater and of better
things. This meeting was composed of the landed pro
prietors of Ireland, convened by the Reproductive Com
mittee, to consider and Sancti. .n the resolutions prepared
by that Committee, and for some time past published it,
all the papers. Fifteen peers, twenty-six members of
the House of Commons, and above a thousand land-
holders, obeyed the call of the Committee. Never be-
fore was there seen in Dublin such a collection o.
notables. Never were the representatives of so much
property, collected under one roof in Ireland. Party
and sectarian feelings were forgotten. Bitter antago
nists took each other by the hand, and pledged them-
selves to fight together manfully for the preservation of
the lives of the Irish people.
--
Mr. G. A. HAMILTON, the. Orange Member for the
University of Dublin, proposed the first resolution ; and
stated, amid loud cheers, that it was his deliberate and
firm conviction that the formation of an Irish party,
irrespective of party considerations, was essential
for the salvation of the country. Mr. C'CONNELL
seconded Mr. , HAMILTON'S resolution, and declared,
amid thunders of applaute, that he entirely
agreed with every word that had fallen from
Mr. HAMILTON on the important subject of form-
ing an Irish party at the present moment'; and that in
order to attain so desirable an object, any sacrifice con-
sistent with duty ought to be freely made by all, for the
purpose of effecting the great good that the formation of
such a party would accomplish. And the Orange Earl
of ERNE, in proposing the second resolution, declared

that there was but one course for them to pursue, and
that was, to adopt the advice of Mr. O'CoNNEnn, and
make a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether.
And the perfect accord of that great meeting is exempli-
fied in the astonishing result of a full and unanimous
agreement of above one thousand Irish gentlemen to 36
resolutions, given in one day, without noise or tumult,
and almost without an unnecessary word.
Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN, in moving the last resolution,
intimated that if such an Irish party had been formed ten
years ago, it might have rendered the repeal of the
union unnecessary. We ask Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN why
such a party may not render it unnecessary now? Ten
years are but as a moment in the life of a nation. Why
may not a union of all good men in Ireland, acting in
concert with a Government like the present, zealous for
the advancement and prosperity of that country, give
Ireland every benefit that a native Parliament could give
it, and something more.

Madrid journals of the 12th have arrived.
The draft of the Address of the Senate has been
agreed to. The Senate in this recommend, much to
the annoyance of the Ministry, ,an enlargement of
the amnesty. It is said that Mox will retire, and be
succeeded by the Duke of SOTOMAYOR as Finance
Minister. The Espectador has been acquitted on the
accusation brought against it by the Ministry.
MADRID BOLSA, JAN. 12.—The Three per Cents. closed on
the 11th at 32; the- Five per Cents. at 20% ; Passives, VA ;
Coupons, 1834.