The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-30 00:00:00

IRELAND.
DUNDALK ELECTION.
DUBLIN, JULY 27.—Mr. D. O'Connell, jun., accompanied
by Mr. Steele and other members of the Repeal Association,
returned to town last night. The constituency of Dundalk is
limited to 250 electors, and of these, it is stated, not less than
170 are pledged to support Mr. O'Connell. The following
letter reached here this morning :
" DUNDALK, SUNDAY.—The writ has been received. The
election will take place early next week. Mr. D. O'Connell,
jun., according to all appearances, will be returned without
opposition. There was a crowded meeting of Repealers this
day, at which Mr. D. O'Connell, jun., Captain Broderick,
and Mr. Steele attended. Mr. Steele, in the course of his
speech, highly eulogised Mr. Redington, the late Member,
and his name was loudly cheered. Mr. Steele described him
as having only one fault—that he was not a Repealer; but
as a high-spirited and highly-gifted gentleman—a perfect
man of business, and a member of the Devon Commission,
whose report was a thunderbolt in the hands of O'Connell,
without which he could not have so effectually resisted the
atrocious Coercion Bill.
"Having completed their arrangements for the election,
Mr: D. O'Connell, jun., and his friends, returned to Dublin."
COUNTY OF KILKENNY ELEurfos.-7The election for this
county takes plaCe on Wednesday next. Mr. Smithwick
(Repealer) is still the only candidate, and there does not ap-
pear the slightest chance of opposition to his return.
THE DIASTEIISIIIP `IN CHANCEEr.—This office is not yet
filled, but it is . confidently asserted that Mr. Jeremiah J.
Murphy, Q.C., is to he the new Master.
TilE POTATO DISEASE.—Again the reports from the coun-
try, with very few exceptions, are exceedingly disheartening.
COURT-MARTIAL ON MAJOR DEA.NE, lmr- ROYALS.
A general court-martial assembled at the Royal Barracks,
Dublin, on Monday, for trial of Major Charles Deane, K.H.,
of the let, or Royal Regiment.
The charges against Major Deane, eighteen in number, set
forth that he exacted from the men of the depot a higher
price for necessaries than is allowed by the regimental regu-
lations • for having charged 3 per cent. additional on the
issue of necessaries supplied to the soldiers; that he did not
'Sgerntfle-aticiard of officers in accordance with the military
regulations, to fix a price on the issue of necessaries,. and
also for abuse and harsh treatment of Sergeant Francis Nolan.
The several charges having been delivered in and read,
witnesses in support thereof were called for examination.
Mr. John M'Court, the prosecutor, Lieutenant Poole
(Royals), Colonel R. C. Manse!, and some non-commis-
sioned officers of the. Royals, gave evidence in reference to
the charges. The case for the prosecution closed on Wed-
nesday.
At the request of the prisoner the Court was adjourned
till Friday, to allow him time to prepare for his defence.
On Friday, at the assembling of the Court, Major
Deane read his defence. He said his situation had
been greatly aggravated by the character of his
accuser, who had been convicted and sentenced to be
dismissed the service for disgraceful conduct. On that occa-
sion their positions were reversed, with the exception that he
(the prisoner) had not appeared there as a voluntary prose-
cutor, nor had he any personal interest in the charges, hav-
ing been officially ordered to conduct the prosecution. Major
Deane then proceeded in his address to analyse the several
charges seriatim, and handed in most flattering testimonials
from Lieutenant-General Newberry, Colonel Wetherell,
Deputy Adjutant-General, Canada; Major-General Sir
Richard Armstrong, Commanding Canada West ; Lieutenant-
General Sir Willoughby Cotton, Lieutenant-Colonel Bell,
and Major Bennett, and having thanked the court for the
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Several witnesses were examined, whose testimony went
to disprove the charge against the gallant major. Lord
Downes, one of the witnesses, bore the highest testimony to
the character of Major Deane, as an officer and a gentleman.
Colonel Mansell bore similar testimony.
The case for the defence having closed here, the room
was cleared, in order to allow the court to remain in delibe-
ration. The result will not be made known officially for
some weeks. -

The Lord Chancellor has appointed Mr. Louis Perrin, bar-
rister-at-law, second son of the Right. Hon. Mr. Justice
Perrin, to be his lordship's purse- bearer.
The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland have been
authorised by their Excellencies the Lords Justices to com-
mence immediately some public works on the north shores of
Lough Mask, county Mayo.
The city of Kilkenny grand jury has adopted an address
of congratulation to the Earl of Besborough, on his appoint-
ment to the viceroyalty of this kingdom. A requisition is in
course of signature for convening the county to adopt a
similar course.— Waterford Freeman.

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
The weekly meeting of the association held this day was
most numerously attended. Long before the hour appointed
for the commencement of business Conciliation Hall was
completely crowded. Amongst the more prominent leaders
of the movement present were, Smith O'Brien, M.P., Henry
Grattan, M.P., John O'Connell, M.P., the Lord Mayor,
Alderman Butler, N. Maher, M.P., D. O'Connell, jun., and
a large number of the " Young Ireland" party, the more
prominent members of which were loudly cheered on enter-
ing the meeting.
On the motion of SMITH O'Bniaw, Esq. M.P., the chair
was taken by the Lord Mayor.
The SECRETARY, having read the minutes of the last day's
proceedings, announced the receipt of the following letter
from Mr. O'Connell, which he submitted to the meeting
"London, July 24, 1816.
"My dear Ray,—l have much to write, but little time to
write in. The truth is, my spirit is sad and my heart is
heavy at the miserable dissensions introduced into the
association at a period precisely when unanimity was most
necessary and most likely to be useful.
" The advocacy of physical force doctrines renders it im-
possible for those who stand upon the constitution of the as-
sociation itself to co-operate with those who will not adhere
to that constitution.
" This is a subject that does not admit of any species of
compromise. The basis of the association is declared peacealle
exertions alone. The same principle has been repeatedly and
repeatedly reiterated, and has been latterly re-asserted and
confirmed distinctly and emphatically by the association.
" Here we take our stand—peaceable exertions and no other
—no compromise, Ito equivocation—peaceable exertions, and
none others.
" Let it, however, be borne in mind that these peaceable
doctrinessleave untouched the right of defence against illegal
attack or unconstitutional violence.
"These peaceable doctrines, however, involve evety other
case, except resistance to, and defence against unconstitu-
tional violence.

" It is unhappily become the more essential to assert our
principles as the association is sought to be involved in pro-
ceedings of a most seditious nature, stated in the Nation news-
paper to have been perpetrated in and by the writers for that
publication. It would appear that the traversers in the late
indictment are by those writers involved in similar guilt with
their own. It must, however, he recollected that while they
accuse all, they convict only one, namely, the proprietor of
the paper. His accusation, as far as himself is concerned, is
conclusive of guilt; but as to the other traversers, I for one,
and lam sure they will all agree with me proclaim the ac-
cusation to be totally false, and we indignantly and con-
temptuously reject the assertions of our maligner.
"I will not, however, allow the matter to rest here. As
soon as I return to Dublin I will give a regular notice of re-
ferring the subject to the committee, and to report thereon to
the association. It is not possible to submit to the charges
made against us—charges which are distinctly contradicted
by our solemn affidavits on the motion for the new trial. I
believe all the traversers swore a similar affidavit.
" I mean also to publish an address to the people of Ireland
on the conduct of the physical force advocates, who con-
tinue, in spite of our solemn resolutions, members of our
body. I will be able to point out in detail the infinite mis
chief which the physical force advocates inflict on the body
of the repealers of Ireland.
" To leave this melancholy topic, I am glad to be able to
say that, without positively knowing the fact, the repeal
question will be left so far an open question as not to exclude
repealers from such promotion in the various professions as
their intrinsic merits ought to command. How often have
we desired to have the repeal an open question, and every
honest and well-thinking man will feel grateful to those who
make it so.
"There is another fact, of a pleasing nature—if the rumour
respecting it be accurate—l myself believe it to be accurate,
though, of course, I cannot state it positively. It is this—
that the Lord Chancellor Brady has determined to reinstate
the repeal magistrates. That will be giving the people the
protection of from sixty to seventy gentlemen, who, as
magitso gratitude.trateenoy the public confidence. This is another
title
" There are various measures in progress for Ireland ;
among the rest, a Tenant Compensation Act, which I have
reason to believe is calculated in a great degree to be satis-
factory to the Irish tenantry ; but there are many obstacles
and difficulties in the way of working out those useful mea •
sures. Having, after all, fully strengthened the conviction
that it is an Irish Parliament alone that can work out the pros-
perity of the Irish people—it is an Irish Parliament alone
that can have sufficient knowledge and sufficient persevering
inclination to insure the prosperity and freedom of old Ire-
land. No country under Heaven requires so vitally the pro-
tection of a domestic Parliament as Ireland does ; and with-
out refusing gratitude for kindnesses intended, I reiterate my
decided conviction that we should not relax for one hour our
exertions for the repeal.
" Hurrah, then, for the Repeal.
" Believe me to be very truly yours,
" DANIEL O'CONNELL."
Mr. SMITII O'BRIEN, M.P., in moving the insertion of
Mr. O'Connell's letter on the minutes, observed, that al-
though he did not fully coincide in all the move
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meeting permitted him,
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he recollected rightly, what he said on the occasion referred
to was, that he possessed the confidence of Mr. O'Connell,
of the Roman Catholic clergy, and of that party known as
" Young Ireland." If there had been anything offen-
sive in that expression, he would willingly retract it ;
or, perhaps, he was guilty of arrogance in the boast
he had made ; if so, he was perfectly ready to pay
the penalty which the man who is guilty of boasting
must inevitably pay, that of retracting his boast. On the
last day of meeting, a certain gentleman (Mr. Reilly) he d
also taken some exception to what he said at Kilrush. He
(Mr. O'Brien) was 'here to answer any question that might
be put to him touching that speech; but this he would say,
that be came to Conciliation Hall not for the purpose of
quarrelling with any man, but to endeavour, as far as in his
power lay, to promote the repeal of the union.—(Cheers.)
He was ready to justify his opinions on any stage, but he
denied that any man, or any body of men, had any right to
call in question his conduct, except his constituents on the
hustings._( Hear, and cheers.) After some further allusion
to his speech at Kilrush, he observed that he did not concur
in all the opinions put forward by the individual whom
they (the people) looked upon as their leader. And if those
opinions were to be the sine qna non of the agitation, he
would merely say that in his opinion they were unjust and
impolitic, and,
if persevered in, he would be under the neces-