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FINE ARTS.
IZAVES FROM THE tit 'OK OF NATURE.
Lizars, Edinbnrgh, 1844.
The Part before us of this publication which,
" we see by the prcvnectuc,
111.0nthly four-shillinv
h.
71"8 not less arm r. twelve platc. 4,i suii-birris,
tevil of dogs, nine of hunrniug•-•irds,.
of foreign butterflies, and fourteen of British
tts?,'-'B. These plates are well (.I(Hp.,;.:FA, e,!graved,
,11(1 coloured kale'. nature, in the !w.f. s: vle of
111 and the iitth, ,ketehe,: woodlA ud and iorest
ite,,e."(!ry that are iwrodueed into s:oui: of them,
eff'u considerablv to the picturesr.que: of teir
IP-t• For full descriptions of the different
ates the reader is referred to Jardine's well
no'n Work, entitled " The Naturalist's Li-
u
isrtirv,

LITERATURE.
111 Si
T"
Y OF THE EIGHTEENTH CES.
7,
-RY• Part 111. Chapman and Had, London, 1844.
11%e author
of this history, which, by the bye,
by name
too confident in its tone, is a German,
name Schlosser, and the translstion is trom
thenijen of Mr. Davidson. It consists of a series..
,',"'ographical memoirs, accompanied with crit!-
tis'et remarks on their writings, of the most cmns-
kellt Philosophers, poets, politicians, novelists,
who
figured in Europe during the eighteenth
t eanct,ttrYs i and•--as regards our English authors,
penned in a tone of decision by.
.nn
ea-18 Warranted b the somewhat superficial
4-etintance AvhichyM. Schlosser has with his
let?tt• When, for instance, he comes to
into
the the niceties of English style, he falls in
telebtnnst curious blunders possible; yet he seems
err e Perfeeily unconscious that he is giving atoi3n,
thecTsous opinions, and insists, with emphasis, on
°fir 'Purity and dignity of the genuine
osiitlinsi," adding, that these celebrated Letters
see 'sways remain a monument of talent on
styleln of their style and language." Now, tlti‘e,
rid,?f,Tunius is so far from possessing " purity
thing that, if it be remarkable for one
senin's more than another, it is for the utter aldi-
stiP of these qualities. It is stiff, constraine ,
seitr'lrtificial and abounds in tawdry similiei and
wasi'saer' ruffian personalities. So perfectly awarei
fiei• rAllothor himself of the laboured and art •
thecti.("anteter of his writings, that he expressly
neoes
Tooke his memorable letter to Horne
othailikae,fotrna nti its composition cost him not less
f ght's hard labour. Again, speaking
beintirke',ts style, M. Schlosser condemns it, as
of g bombastic and wordy; whereas, it is fuller
bkikless than words, and is exuberant, not from
the taste, but from the astonishing of of
its , thor's imagination. We consider Burke
rin Isle great masters of English eeloP(lsi;
ite4l) whose works, notwithstanding their rich
n Varied ;
imagery—which however, is never
lan°N" oppressive—will last as hang as tiT
thjuaße endures. In reference to Mrs. rural",
assurecelebrated friend of Johnson, our autie:r
iss, us that she " had ruceired very little
fltr,ruction in her youth," win she had peen
pi.e.triore carefully educated than Vie generality
litiai?Fli_shwortien of her age, and Tva.4 nui
apeitnkted even with the classics. a2.''jj'ihe
ofs .8 with contempi of " Boswell's silly Life
with which is generally con4dered, and
klitti,ljustice, as One of the most skilful and fasci-
RuCtig Pieces of biography in this or any lan-
poi:* We might, did space and time permit,
Schloss °ln Marty other errors of judgment in N
tt,eosser7s ambitious history, but enough to
dog (1 that the present portion of it is careless ited
natic, and full of prejudices.
7,a JouRNAL OF AGRICULTURE, and t,he
e.riAsacii".B of the Highland and Agricultural
141 ctf Scotland.
eissiu.issefuitlie third number of the new series 01f
quarterly publication, which chroei-
sgri tn a clear and able manner the progress of
tlejuitural improvement, to which, it cannot be
great our northern neighbours have given a
hre v 111,1 Pulse. The contents of the present part
farn,.`"led, and interesting to those entsaged in
I.et'lng occupations, or interested in land. The
AarinPaPer is an examination of a plan of pre-
aeed of all kinds, by which the productive
ette",,, of the plant may be increased to a great
isiCL, Without the application of manure to the
the T, he secret is held by a German farmer in
egfletglibourhood of Mayence, who has made
hrevr,....unents on the subject for a series of years.
(jet .sieviewer thinks that some of the results
theitlied May be true to a certain extent, but that
hit st
.itm
teents must be received very cautiously,
n
Psr.Ng. no small tinge of Charlatanism in them,
tiers the assertion, that by the applica-
st4M. the process abundant crops of potatoes
be grown on the sands of' the sea-shore ! The
se
, et of the possessor of the secret being to sell
hiplYs him open to the suspicion of rather
mag-
i:l3'lllg the effects of it. The Tamworth ;nd
thlverpool speeches are examined at some lenetb,
ue notice concluding with the following pub-
-0 :--
'Whatever variety of opinion may exist as to the
tqrines broached by our present Ministers at these
Itleet* gs there can be none ass to the example which
b.,inliS;e set to the aristocracy and all landed pro•
"kill. The march of improvement has commenced
thee" hand has been put to the plough—and, such is
cti.,temPer of the times, in more especially as it con-
dares the manufacturing interests, that we neither
11,4 e, halt :nor turn back even if' we wished. Much
tskinueetl achieved for agriculture, but much more m-
kt, to be achieved. The discoveries of the last
years far more than outstrip the last fifty ; nor
cover' s the smallest doubt that in the next ten dis-
tali ) and improvement will go on in a three-fold
Let
t tlisanLizg,kto what has been done by drainage and
by the use of steam, by the ingenuity
great al implements, by better breeds of stock, by
isle- knowledge in feeding! And yet these
the
i.'enefits—capable of adding a third more to
(Itiedl°'e Produce of the country—are as yet con-
ttiee4 My. to mere districts of the land. Old presu-
IS ovate throughout whole counties adhered to, and
heelliiers it seems as if these improvements had never
the heard of. At one time it was supposed that
Ifss-4441nrd had one interest and the tenant another.
Pro,„„, . •
t Lig
fit ition admitting of general application, the
,_64tiee,l2.llte absurd. Their interests are insep qably
"Ist 1;:' together, and their prosperity will and
'rust
In fact, this truth is so potent, that
longer be misunderstood, and, therefore, it
r'tishuse !Jeth classes, in every district throughout the
ot•efm,,Pire, to make common cause. Hence the
rsning associations, where landlord aril
tirls;s'eas on one table-land, and fin. one especi..,
Iltdßittf'traY meet and consult togethe: ; and it is
1:3',1114,., to see how these institutions are annually,
1,1 but
01Y1 extending, not only in point 01 num-
I, few l'espectability ;so much so, indeed, that,
cot or jears, either a landlord or a tenant, who is
nillltoserneeted With them in their endeavours after
has s"ig"ht terl,_ti will be a rara avis terris. The lead
01eh Bhe4Kell by Scotland; and it is an honour to
ensievi teismi proudly lay claim, far more worthy to
vietor`uan feats of arms or extent of conquest. I
11411.'7 e'ver the obstacles of nature ; and it is a
%„ in the cause of humanity."
s4k
-.I`IIII9VDENCE BET IVEEN BURNS
(414 e farnir AND CLARINDA.
Qtae Mr correspondence between Burns
e°he inclas Mrs. M'Lehose, which has been
tlet; atindailuded to by the biographers of the
vour, obich Allan Cunningham vainly en-
thelieseep procur for his edition, is now, we
ereeee f.._tn the first time, published in an au-
‘vitthese urns, Considering that the attachment
4,,t1
are Markable individuals for each other,
cc!rtail3l.ll, rely Platonic character, their letters
1444011" Y) many of' them, among the most
(iwtieuhtp Nye ever remember to have read,
„s'Y on the side of Burns, who in-
tntitilet:r.etty freely in the wildest flights of
teg.,t 4'41 extravagance. We cannot say
ter the
1. Correspondence has greatly in-
-4,._u
‘,15) for it abounds in errors of taste,
41qk of ",ecasionally, notwithstanding that so
les,s?
Roll turns upon love, friendship, kindred
.11ses,1 Such upon love,
matters, dull and
that t? a degree. As for Burns, there are
bok.tt we 111,` his letterS, whether to men or women,
4411:isti'flave been able to read with patience, so
se inflated are they in their style,
4.,d
Niz.e.ll replete with tawdry tinsel imagery, in
and nature have not the slightest
glee -211! epistles to Clarinda are by no means
'3 hest specimens of letter-writing%

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4HE MeIBINOGIO.N, Part V.
117-
4"gman, Lbwfor% 1844.
vi,Cl4l tl►e fr e haVe here the Fifth MI of a translation
Irtioti:e
Old Welsh matiuscripts which give a
I,,rit,eit, t'• of the habits and superstitions of the
‘4lsto e
v q,.`tblitY, durin7 the earlicr periods of its
nil Ade trans'iator has executed her task
1? l'titigreat vare, and has added several short
t►t the
et't notes which clear up all that is obscure
text.
.--

-4"'e'R'S - INDIAN JOURNAL. P"" -111•
Ili-
Nurruu,-London, 1844.
Iliir,l hoticed the re-publication of the former
S'44 tjr this Journal some few days since in Met
the trtlte
ia present Part contains an account o
his
1 -;',")P's journey to the holy city of Bemires,
"is (4.1 '''''', liincloos hold in SLICiI Vefieraion and
4kes-tiBet!Ption of tie city of Delhi, for many
iii..l.t) ..,ie
NJ-,,
,titvourite residence oi. the I\lo,,zul litn-
,%‘ith the v"t oxtGic f,t W:ioSv il;agiiih-.
(141;1111.4111 be was much struck., 4.4 S tr::veil ,r,,,
tilicAr ''re. The Journal is ligtely at el-ace-
().-(l.ll4'4l*!ttel, and in a si)irit. of the most entire
Lure.

THE STATh. TRIALS.
DUBLIN, JAN. 10. —Term commences to-morrow, and
already public excitement is wrought to the very utmost pitch.
The town has been literally deluged with rumours for the last
few days respecting some fresh and damaging evidence alleged
to be in the possession of the Crown, and winch, says the re-
port, will be forthcoming at an early stage of the prosecution.
The sum and substance of all this appears to be a repetition
of a statement put forward some time since by an authority
who is supposed to know something of the secrets of Burgh-
quay, and who then very roundly asserted that there had been
treachery in the repeal camp; that, in fact, an attache had
not been as faithful to his trust a. the heads of his department
could have reasonably wished. During the present week the
names of three individuals have been freely mentioned as those
of the persons sur.posed to be implicated in the mysterious
ttansaction, which, it is just probable, may not have the least
foun,lation in fact. Meanwhile the Crown is making strenuous
exertions to, if possible, strengthen the case against the tra-
versers. Summonses have already and quite unexpectedly
been s. rved upon parties who never before dreamt of figuring
as witnesses in a State prosecution. Independently of the re-
porters of the London and Dublin papers, a gentleman totally
unconnected with the press hcs received a notice from the
Crown-office, revering his attendance to prove the hand-
writing of one of the traversers ; and other persons similarly
circumstanced, are to be called upon in a like manner.
It is stated to-day that one of the jury has already declined to
serve, en the score of indisposition; and that he has procured a
sick certificate for the purpose of exemption from the arduous
task, which, according to the boast of the tr avener s' partisans,
cannot be brought to a conclusion before the very last day
allowable by law. It is also added, that three or four more
jurors have exoressed their determination to pay the highest
penalty that the Crown can inflict rather than run the chance
of being detained for an indefinite period from their usual
avocations.

The indefatigable Mr. Pierce •Mahony has Sled another
monster affidavit in the Crown-office, upon which to ground an
application to the Court fur a postponement of the trials. The
affidavit goes into a history of the revision before the Recorder,
showing that the Crown, by consenting to a postponement of
the trials from the 11th of December to the 15th of January,
did not consider that an impartial jury could be selected from
the old panel. It also sets forth the proceedings had last week
in the Crown-office, the objections to the mode in which they
were conducted, as emb idied in Mr. Mahony's protest, and
enumerates the names of several Roman Catholics who, it is
alleged, were improperly excluded from the list. It concludes
by stating, as a matter of course, that delay is not the object
sought, but that as the panel is now constituted the traversers
could not expect a fair trial.
The following is from the Monitor of this evening :
MOST IMPORTANT.

We said in our last that we expected to be able to communi-
cate some startling intelligence in our present publication, re-
specting the extraordinary omission of some sixty-nine names
from the special jury list prepared by the High Sheriff—and so
we are I

That the public may thoroughly understand the matter, it is
necessary to remind them that the revision cf the special jery
list rests entirely with the Recorder. He examines the quali-
fications of any man, and judges whether or not he is qualified
according to law to be placed on the panel. This done, the
jurors' book is made out under the Recorder's direction, and
authenticated by him, and then handed over to the High Sheriff,
who is bound by law faithfully .and truly to snake out a list of
jurors that appear on the jurors' book, and it is from this list, so
made out, that the clerk of the Crown strikes special juries.
Now, that a most astounding daterepaney appears between
the number of gentlemen admitted as special jurors by the Re-
corder, and the number set forth on the High Sheriff's list, is
undeniably true. The High Sheriff" hst contains 717 names ;
whereas the number, as opal:died jurors by the Recorder,
amounted to 780. This, we repeat, is a fact which has now been
ascertained beyoad the passibility of all cavil or doubt.
Who, then, is chargeable with this extraordinary omission?
Who thus falsified the special panel ?
It appears from the information that has reached us on this
momentous polo, that the Reeerder admits that the High She-
riff's list is not a faithful transcript of the jurors'-book, as pre-
pared and authenticated by him.
Yes, we repeat, 'Mr. Recorder Shaw admits that some 63
gentlemen whom he placed on the panel do not appear on the
High Sheriff's list, from which the special jury was struck.
Is not this a startling announcement? But the question
again presents itself, by whom were the 63 names omitted ?
The mystery of this dark transaction has not yet been per-
fectly cleared up. We can only state ieading facts—the full
details, however, must soon see the light. Concealment is ut-
terly impossible.
We are so tar in the possession of the facts as to state that
after the Recorder had concluded the revision of the panel, but
before that panel had been arranged in alphabetical order, &c.,
he left Dublin on a visit to Sir Robert Peel, at Drayton Manor.
Accordingly, as the panel was arranged in alphabetical order,
it was transmitted, made out on slips, to the Recorder, at Dray-
ton Manor, to be authenticated by him ; and it appears that
two saps. containing the 6.3 omitted names, either were not
forwarded to the Recorder, or, being forwarded, did not come
into his hands, for we understand the Recorder has no recollec-
tion of the on.itted names having reached him. Now this
places the whole matter in a nutshell.
Either the two missing slips were forwarded to the Re-
corder or they were not. If not forwarded, then the officer re-
sponsible is the guilty party. If, however, they were for-
warded, then the Recorder is culpable.
We deal thus pointedly with the subject, because it is mere
moonshine to suppose that accident had aught to do with the
abstraction of the missing flips. These slips contained the
names of sixty-three gentlemen, the majority of whom were
Catholics. This fact speaks trumpet-tongued. By no mere
accident could such an omission took place.
The Recorder's character is involved in this matter, and lie
must come honestly forward to clear up the whole transaction,
else lie is irretrievably damaged in reputation as a judge, and
in character as an honourable man.
We shall say no more to-day on this branch of the subject
but we must now ask how can the Government go to trial
before a jury thus admittedly struck from a partial and falsified
panel ?

No trial can be had before such a jury, for a conviction
under the circumstances would nut carry with it the slightest
particle of moral weight.
The Crown cannot, without outraging public justice, press
for a trial before such a jury. The evil they seek to remedy
would be aggravated a thousand-fold by, in violation of every
principle of justice, forcing the traversers to go to trial before
a jury obtained from a panel notoriously detective, no matter
who may be the guilty party.
The administration of justice would gain nothing, but suffer
much, by urging on a trial under the circumstances. What,
then, will the Crown do?

Of course we cannot pretend to say. Two courses, how-
ever, are open to the Crown officers—either to proceed with
the present jury, or to consent that the present reduced jury
list be set asice, and a new jury selected from the entire panel,
as amended and rectified by the addition of the 63 omitted

names.
This latter is the only honest alternative left the Crown.
To proceed otherwise would ,be to shake national confidence
in the administration of justice, and render the Government
that could sanction such a proceeding amenable to the repre-
hension and contempt of every honest man.
We are inclined, indeed, to believe that the Crown will
adopt the fair and honest course we have indicated, because
last night notice was served on the traversers of the intention
of the Attorney General to move the Court to-morrow, or as
soon after as possible, that, should the trials not have terminated
on the 31st, each succeeding day up to the 15th of April shall
be considered as part of Hilary term for the purposes of the
said trials. The following is the notice:—
"IN THE QUEEN'S BENCH, CROWN SIDE.
"THE QUEEN AGAINST DANIEL O'CONNELL, JOHN O'CON-
NELL, THOMAS STEELE, THOMAS MATTHEW RAY,
CHARLES GAYAN DUFFY, JOHN GRAY, RICHARD BAR•
RETT, THE REV. THOMAS TIERNEY, AND THE HEY.
PETER JAMES TYRRELL.
" Sir,—Take notice, that counsel en behalf of the Crown
will, on Thursday, the I lth day of January inst., or on the
first opportunity after, move the Court for an order, that in
the event of the trial of this cause, fixed for the 15th inst.,
not having terminated on or before the 31st inst., that Thurs-
day, the lit day of February next, and every succeeding day
until the 15th day of April next, or so many thereof as may
be necessary for that purpose, shall be appointed by the Court
for the continuation of the said trial, and that the days so fixed
shall accordingly fur the purpose of said trial be deemed and
taken to be a part of the Hilary Term of this present year 1844.
" Dated this 9th day of January, 1844. •
KEM3IIS, Crown Solicitor,
"40, Kildare street, Dublin.
" To Daniel O'Cunnel), Esq., John O'Connell,
Esq., Thernas Steele, John Gray. Richard
Barlett, the Rev. Thomas Tierney, the Bev.
Peter James Tyrrell, Charles Giusti Duffy,
and Thomas Matthew Ray ;
' And to
" William Fords, PierceMahony, Thomas Reilly,
Peter M. Gartlan, andJ. M. Cantwell, Esqrs.,
Attorneys for the abovenamed traversers."
Now, unless the Crown intend to adopt such a course as we
have mentioned, it appears strange that they should require
such an extension, for the trials as to the 15th of April next,
making three clear months.
We hops, then, that the Crown have determined not to go
to trial before such a jury, for a trial under the circumstances
would be nothing but a barefaced and outraged mockery of the
administration of justice.
We subjoin the particulars of what is regarded as a most im-
portant notice, which was served on the traversers last night by
the Crown.
The notice is very long, but we have made an abstract from
it, giving in detail everything contained in it, denuded of an
immense mass of verbiage:-
1. To produce on the forthcoming trials any diploma, card,
or other document issued by the association, wherein the tra-
versers are designated volunteer members or associates, or any
other document in their possession proving their connection
with the association ; and also the books containing the entries
of members, the payments to the association, &c.
2. To produce the l;ws or rules which govern the association,
and of its several officers, such as repeal wardens, inspectors,
collectors of rent, &c.
3. To produce any book containing entries of the proceed.
ings of any committee appointed since the Ist of July, 1840,
together with the minutes of proceedings of all such meetings
held during all the months of the past year, and the resolutions
passed at such meetings.
4. To produce the abstract of accounts of the Association
from the 6th of September, 1842, to the 26th of January, 1843,
audited and signed by Edward Hogg, J. P. Conran, and Jahn
Levey, and also all hooks containing the receipts with the dis-
bursements for the years 1842 and 1843, to the proprietors of
the Nation, Pilot, and Freeman's Journal newspapers.
5. Copies of the following letters .—Of the 14th of February
last, by 'l'. M. Ray, to the Freeman's Journal; of the 6th of
March, by the Rev. Richard Kitson, of Askeaton, Limerick;
of the 11th of March, by J. C. O'Callaghan to T. M. Ray ; of
the 29th of April and other subsequent dates, by Maurice
O'Connell ; of the 10th of May and other dates, by B. O'Hal-
loran, of Curry; of the 16th of May, by the Rev. Mr. i'dea-
gher, of Stradbally ; of the 22d, by Mr. O'Connell ; of the
16th of June, dated Halifax, and signed James Tobin; of the
29th, by Mr. O'Connell, containing the list of repeal wardens
for Munster; of the 29th, by Rev. A. H. Martin, of Carrow.
browns ; also all letters addressed to Mr. O'Connell from the
Repeal Societies in the United States and British America, of
which many are suggested in the notices; also letters by the
Rev. Martin. Loftus, of Galway ; Rev. P. Hanly, of tally-
douly ; Rev. T. Gillseman, of Curraghroe, and all documents
by toe latter gentleman to the Association in the months of
July. August, and September of the past year.
6. Also, copies of letters by the Rev. P. Maguire, of Ma-
gnire's-bi idge ; the Rev. Charles M`Derrnott, and E. M'Hugh,
to the Pilot newspaper; the Rev. Hugh M'Gauran, of Swan-
'lnbar ; Sir Benjamin Morris, Waterford ; P. Daly, county of
Clare; Hon. Mattin French, to Dr. .Gray ; Robert Tyler,
jury., to D. O'Connell ; Lord French; F. Maguire, Clonkeen ;
Rev. E. Murtagh, of Eglish Frankford; Thomas French ; J.
M.Donnell, Doo Castle; Charles O'Connell, Aghadoe; B. 'l'.
Roche, Galway ; J. H. Hynes, Clare ; Dennis Jackson, Tal-
low ; H. Daly, Wicklow ; J. APDermott, Athlone ; J. Doyle,
P. Skerrett, Loughrea ; J. M'Cougher, Glasgow ;
M'Ternan and Simon Walsh ; Rev. N. M'Evoy, Kens ; Rev.
E. Casey, Collinstown ; Rev. P. Farelly. Moynalty ;
Ccuehlan, Rev. M. Tunny, Ballintra ; 'B. Masterson, Mul-
, lingar ; J. Detaiy, Maryborougn ; Bev. E. Walsh, Bailypo-
, reel' ; together with all letters received or read at any meet-
ings of the Association for the past year.
7. Also a document entitled. " Plan for the renewed action

of the Irish Parliament," read on the 22d of August last;
" The Report of the Sub-Committee" on the arbitration
system, signed by John Gray; " The address to the inhabi-
tants of the countries subject to the British Crown," signed
D. (;'Connell ; " Report from the Arbitration Committee"
to the Asss.ciation, and resolution adopting same ; the
forms of proclamation and testimonial submitted by J Gray,
with the resolutions adopting them ; the list cf French
friends subscribers of 1/. 4s. 4d., handed in L y John
O'Connell, and subsequent entry of the resolution of thanks to
the friends of Ireland in France; the resolutiots at the meet-
ing in Calvet t's Theatre, on the 9th of October ; address of
the Liverpool Repealers to I2aniel O'Connell at the Rotunda
dinner; ltsts of arbitrators appointed or named as fit persons
for that purpose, with copies of the " rules" to be observed by
the same ; resolutions passed at Mullaghmast ; " 'the Leinster
Declaration for Repeal," published in the Filet. Freeman, and
Nation papers.
8. Also the original requisition headed" Clontarf—Repeal,"
calling a meeting for the Bth of October ; the rules recom-
mended by the committee to be observed in the cavalcade, and
headed " Repeal cavalry ;" resolutions moved by Mr. O'Con-
nell At a meeting of the committee on the 4th of October, and
the amended regulation headed " Repealers on horseback."
9. A bock of instructions for the appointment of repeal
wardens and rent-collectors, painted by J. Browne, Nassau-
street, which book was circulated by the Association ; any
pass. book or other book 'containing entries of accounts be-
tween the Association or defendants and J. Browne, printer,
and W. H. Holbrook, of Cow-street, engraver; and lastly,
" all books or documents kept by, or on behalf of, the As-
sociation, wherein are curtained any entries of the before
specified reports, lists, statements, resolutions, and all other
proceedings of the Association cr defendants during the last
four a ears."
It is stated from an authentic quarter that the trials will be
proceeded with on Monday. notwithstanding the foregoing.
THE CORPORATION.
After a protracted discussion, the amendment of Alderman
Butt was negatived, and the resolution of Alderman Roe, for
an address to her Majesty, urging an inquiry into the grievances
of Ireland, and a suspension of the State prosecutions, was put
and carried by a majority of 15 to 7.
The Council soon after adjourned.
MEETING TO ADDRESS THE LATE LORD MAYOR
—SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS OF THE
ORANGEMEN. .

One of the most respectable meetings ever witnessed in this
city took place to-day at the Royal Exchange, to address the
late Lord Mayor, George Roe, Esq., upon the admirable and
important manner in which he had discharged his duties as
Chief Magistrate of this city. Soon after one o'clock the Lord
Mayor took the chair. The most influential citizens, without
distinction of party, were present on this occasicn, to join in
complimenting the late Lord Mayor. Amongst those present
were the Earl of Charlemont, Mr. O'Connell, Sir John Power,
Bart. ; Alderman Boyce, Alderman Purcell, Alderman Kina-
han, Mr. J. Power, M.P. ; Mr. James Pim, jun. ; Mr. H
Hutton, the Right Honourable A. R. Blake, Mr. William
Murphy, &c.
The following letter was read from the Duke of Leinster
Cartown, Maynooth, Jan. 9, 1844.
" Gentlemen,—l am extremely sorry it will not be ix my
power to attend the meeting to-morrow, to evince approbation
of the conduct of Mr. Alderman Roe, as chief magistrate of
Dublin, as I have to attend a board of guardians of the Cell-
bridge union. I request you will have the kindness to express
to the meeting my regret.—l have the honour to be, Gentle-
men. your obedient servant, " LEINSTER.
" R. H. Kinahan and Thomas Hutton, Esqs."
The Earl of Charlemont entered the meeting soon after the
commencement of the proceedings, and was received with
great acclamation.
Mr. O'CoNNELL, who was greeted with loud cheering, pro-
pcsed the address, in a brief and very impressive speech.
Alderman BOYCE seconded the motion.

...
Here the well-known Rev. TRF SHAM GREGG arose upon

tl:e table to propose an amendment, and it soon became evident
that a knot of the " Protestant Operative Society," an Orange
club existing in this city, was in attendance. Those persons
raised the Orange, or " Kentish fire." when the Rev. Tresham
Gregg declared it was his d. termination to propose an amend-
ment. • From this moment the meeting became a scene of
complete tumult. The popular party would not tolerate the
Orange attempt to interrupt the proceedings; and the Con-
servatives, who on this. occasion, kept totally clear of the ex-
treme Orange cabal, loudly expressed their disgust at the ex-
hibition made by the Orange " operatives." Meantime the
Lord Maser made frequent but ineffectual appeals for a hear-
ing for the Her. Treseam Gregg. Between the incessant
groaning on one side, and the Kentish fire amongst the small
but well-drilled patty of Greggites on the other, not a syllable
could be heard_ At length some of the Orangemen rushed
towards the table, and a conflict took place that threatened for
some time to lead to serious results. In the midst of the con-
fusion the Lord Mayor ordered the table to be cleared. This
was soon accomplished, when the business proceeded, occasion-
ally interrupted by Mr. Gregg and his small but boisterous band
of supporters.
The resolutions were introduced by Lord Charlemont, Mr.
Blake, Mr. Murphy,_ Alderman Purcell, and other gentlemen. F
HALF-PAST OUR O'CLOCK.—The meeting has
,just termi-
nated. Mr. O'Connell has passed through College-green, fol-
lowed by an immense crowd, cheering most enthusiastically.
MR. O'CONNELL—THE STATE TRIALS.
Mr. O'Connell presided yesterday evening at the St.
Bridget's Orphan Charity dinner. When the cloth was re-
moved (we quote from the Freeman's Journal),
Mr. O'CoNoxer. rose and said—Before we proceed to any
business, or propose any toast, as I am under prosecution, I
say, three hurray for the repeal.
The most enthusiastic cheering, which lasted several minutes,
followed. The applause was repeatedly renewed.
The CHAIRMAN then rose and said he was sure the company
anticipated the first toast he had to propose : it was " The
health of the worst-served mistress in the world."—(Hear.)
She was in herself the most amiable and excellent of human
beings, but her servants were of the worst class to be found in
any country.—( Hear.)
"The health of the Queen, long life and God bless her."—
(Loud cheering, and one cheer more.)
Mr. O'CoNereor. then gave "The health of Prince Albert
and his three children."—(Cheers.)
" The Duchess of Kent and the rest of the Royal Family re-
sident in England.—(Cheers.)
" The People."—( The toast was received with enthusiasm. )
Mr. O'CONNELL said the next toast was one that he thought
was most interesting to all of them—it was, the " Repeal of the
Union."--(Loud cheers.) The late Admiral Sir Joseph Yorke
expressed a wish that all Ireland should be covered by the ocean
for eight and forty hours; and if they were not to have the
repeal, he (Mr. O'Connell) would agree with him in sinking
the island.—(Cheers.) There never was yet such a wrong
perpetrated on any country as was perpetrated upon Ireland by
carrying the Union. Nobody denied that the Union was car-
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so ; but he repeated it, and he would have to repeat it in ..the
Court of Queen's Bench—(Loud and enthusiastic cheering)
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and he would have to assert there that any measure so foul, —so
atrocious, so tyrannical, was never yet engendered in the
mind of demoniacal authority, and carried into effect by
more atrocious means, and he could quote authorities to ain
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tain that assertion.—( Loud cheers.) Let no man be for' one
moment cowed or dismayed at events which were passing them
by. Those events would be laughed at. with ridicule and scorn
hereafter.—( Hear, hear.) They were met manfully now, in the
peaceable determination of the people. Some of the Repeal
leaders might be victoi ious--some of them might be martyrs--
no matter, they were ready for every chance—(Enthusiastic
cheering)—and they were the more ready to become martyrs,
in the conviction that every act of that kind would only make
it more imperative—it would make them more convinced of the
necessity of self-government.—( Cheers.) Reflect upon this,
that those who would be affectionate friends of the people if in
their power, were persecuted for that very friendship, and that
these who would serve the people most were those who were
most sure of being attacked.—( Hear, hear.) He wou_d give
them, then, in the thorough conviction that Ireland had but
one resource, and that resource was in her self-government—
" The Repeal of the Union."
he toast was drank with the greatest enthusiasm.
Mr. THOMAS REYNOLDS; having been loudly called upon,
especial:y by Mr. O'Connell, responded to the toast in an
eloquent speech.
Mr. O'CONNELL said the next toast related to the actual
business of the night—it was a pledge to assist in the work of
charity that had called them together.—( Hear, hear.) There
was one advantage, and they ought to speak of it honestly and
candidly—in this country there was no impediment thrown in the
way of the desire for voluntary education for the people. They
stood in a very different light from the people of France,
where the parent was deprived of the control of the education
of the chid. and miscreant infidel professors, sustained by regal
power end legal authority, deprived the rarent of the free
choice of the education of his child.—( Hear, hear.) It was
an atrocious system, and they were monsters who pursued it.
It was a monopoly of the most odious nature, and he believed
it was one of the symptoms of a falling dynasty. lie did hope
that the power of that monarch would not continue long. He
who, he might say, had gambled on the exertions of the French
people—who took the profits of a revolution, which were not
intended for him—who, not engaged in battle, obtained the
full fruits of victory, and monopolised them for himself.—
(Hear, hear.) Ile trusted the period was nut remote when
that misci cant monarch would find that he had to deal
with a higher being when he attempted to take away
from the parents of France the right of educat-
ing their children, and insisted upon handing thew
over to infidel professors of a foolish and false philosophy.—
(Hear, hear.) Such a system would not. be endured in this
country ; much as they had suffered, it would not be permitted.
They would as soon think of permitting it as of sending their
female children to be educated in houses not to be named; or of
sending their male children to be educated under those who,
incapable of the height of religious feeling themselves, were not
able to impart that religious feeling; to others.—( Hear, hear,
and cheers.) He was glad of the symptoms of weakness that
surrounded the French throne. The Duke of Bordeaux was a
young man who was entirely unknown until a kind of contest
arose between the French journalists and the people of Ireland
--(Hear, hear, and laughter)—and since that, thank Heaven !
his cause had prospered.—(Cheers.) The strength of his
party was beginning to exhibit itself, and he hoped the period
ORS not distant when true liberty, founded upon legitimacy of
descent, would predominate in France—when all other preten-
sions would vanish into thin air, and religion and virtue be re-
presented in the person who filled that throne—when the false
philosophy of the infidel university plan of France would perish
before a more genial day of light and of liberty. —( Cheers.) He
ould give them, then, the toast—" The St. Bridget's Orphan
Charity."
'1 he toast was received with great cheering.
The Rev. Mr. SPRATT returned thanks in an effective
speech, and concluded by proposing—" The good health, long
life, prosperity, and a safe delivery from his enemies to the
Liberator of Ireland."
The toast was received with a burst of the most enthusiastic
and renewed cheering.
Mr. O'CoNNees rose to return thanks. He said he came
now to beg their compassion.—(Laughter.) He had two
reasons for imploring them to pity him ; the first was this, that
having been served with a notice by the Attorney-General as
he was leaving home that. evening, he thought it would be well
to put it in his pocket to read it for them, knowing that, as the
Attorney-General was a comical fellow, it would make them
laugh—(Laughter)—but he put another paper into his pocket,
and, therefore, he claimed their pity for the mistake.—( Hear,
and laughter.) But the second cause for pity was infinitely
stronger, for by that notice the Attorney-General made a
provision for the continuance of the trials until the
15th of April next.—(Laughter.) It was literally true.
If it had been the Ist of April, there would be something
in it. but it is a fortnight beyond the fool's day.—(Loud
laughter.) A true bill, upon his honour.—( Loud laughter.) He
did not know what the poor jurors would think of it.—( Laugh-
ter.) Mr. Kemmisa clerk, a very civil young man, came in
and served him with that notice, and asked tim where he
could find Mr. John O'Connell.—(Laughter.) He (Mr.
O'Connell) told him, that having sufficeent acquaintance with
that gentleman, he would undertake to deliver any paper he
pleased to him, and, accordingly, he entrusted him with a copy
of the same notice ; and he (Mr. O'Connell) sent it off to Mr.
Conway, to have it put in the Evening Post.— (Laughter. )
The 15th of April I What a pleasant facetious, little fellow
this Attorney-General was.—( Laughter.) He je led in the
shape of notices. He gave out his jokes in the form of indict-
ments.—( Renewed laughter.) But in that not ice the melan-
choly mixed with the ludicrous. The last name mentioned
in it was that of the. late Rev. Mr. Tyrrell. Ah, they might
have spared that ribaldry or jest, or whatever it was. He was
in his cold grave—his soul had gone to udgment, but those