The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-18 00:00:00

IRELAND.

One of the most important demonstrations in favour of
national independence that has taken place since the great
movement bsgap was witnessed last Monday on the Curragh
of Kildare, Ntiaere upwards of 20,000-of the inhabitants of that
and the adjoining counties assembled to meet Mr. O'Connell,
who had announced his intention of being present on the occa-
sion. From an early hour in the day thousands of pedestrians,
well clad and comfortable in appearance, were seen proceeding
from the surrounding districts to the place of rendezvous—the
stand-house on the Curragh. Those were followed by several
hundreds of the farmers and substantial landholders, on horse-
back ; .of the 20,000 who were present upwards of 2,000 were
equet.trians."

Mr. O'Connell was received by the assembled multitude
with the most enthusiastic greetings. At half-past two o'clock
the Chair was taken by William Dunne, Esq., of 'fully House,
and the speakers addressed the immense as;emblage from the
windows of the Stand-house.

The meeting was addre.rszd successively by Mr. O'Connell,
Mr. Pim, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Kelly, and Air. Thomas Rey-
nolth. The letter of Mr. H. Grattan, which was noticed a
a day or two ago in The Sun, having been read,
The SECRETARY' then read the petitions; The first was
for a repeal of the Union. The second was for the rejection
of Lord Stanley's, and in favour of Lord Morpeth's Irish Re-
gistration Bill.
jMr. Prm was then called to the Chair, and the meeting ad-
ourned.
Immediately afterwards nearly two hundred persons sat
down to dinner in the Stand-house ; and at eight o'clock
Mr. O'Connell set out on his way to Galway Assizes, where
the
trial in which he is specially engaged will take place on
Wednesday.
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