The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-26 00:00:00

MR. O'CONNELL IN LIVERPOOL.

From the following correspondence, which has taken
place between Mr. Rathbone and Mr. O'Connell, it ‘. ill
be se. n, that a public meeting of the Reformers of Liver-
pool will be held, in the course of the present week, at
the Amphitheatre, to express sympathy towards the
people of Ireland, and that the Hon. Gentleman will be
present on the occasion :
" Liverpool, 19th March, 1844.
"My Dear Sir,—At a respectable private meet-
ing of some of the leading Reformers of Liver-
pool it was determined to take the opportu-
nity of your passing through Liverpool to have a public
meeting expressive of our deep sympathy with the
wrongs of Ireland, and to protest against the violation
of the constitutional rights of the subject in the conduct
of the State trials in Ireland, to request that you would
be present at that meeting, proposed to be in the evening,
at the Amphitheatre. I am desired respectfully to re-
quest your consent to be present at the meeting, and
your causing us to be informed, at your early conve-
nience, if you kindly consent, to say what day you can
fix to be in Liverpool.—l have the honour to be, with
sincere respect, your faithful servant,
" WM. RATIIBONE, Chairman of the Meeting.
" D. O'Connell, Esq."
" London, 2oth March, 1844.
"My Dear Sir,—l had the honour to receive your
letter of the 19th instant, stating the desire of the lead-
ing Reformers of Liverpool to hold a meeting to ex-
press, publicly, their deep sympathy with the wrongs of
Ireland, and to protest against the violation of the con-
stitutional rights of the subject in the conduct of the
recent State trials ; and, also, desiring to know whe-
ther I would consent to be present at such meeting. I
have the greatest satisfaction in announcing my ready
and cheerful assent to be present at the intended meet-
ing. Indeed, it delights me exceedingly to find that the
Reformers of Liverpool are ready to unite with so many
other numerous classes of intelligent and enlightened
Englishmen in expressing their regret at the misgovern-
ment of Ireland, and their deep disgust at the mockery
of law and justice exhibited at the late State trials in
that unhappy country.
" The monstrous nature of the accusation ; the pack-
ing the jury ; the fraudulent abbreviation of the list of'
jurors ; and, perhaps more than all, the one-sided charge
of the judge ; these facts have elicited from the lovers of
fair play in England, as well as from the admirers of
the purity of jury trial, a unanimous expression of ab-
horrence of the entire system of partiality and delusion
practised by the minions of the present Administration
during the recent trials.
" If Friday, the 29th instant, will suit the eollTenience
of the gentlemen who intend to hold the meeting, it ;,hall
suit mine. If an earlier day be selected by thew, I
shall feel it a duty to adopt their day.
" I have the honour to be, very respectfully, my dear
Sir, your faithful and obliged
servant,
" DANIEL O'CONNELL.

" W. Rathbone, Esq."
The Committee of the Reform Association met at two
o'clock on Saturday for the purpose of making the preli-
minary arrangements, when, after some discussion, it ap-
peared that it was impossible to obtain the use of the
Amphitheatre on Friday evening, in consequence of the
performances which are going on there at present, and
that the majority of the Committee were of opinion that
an evening meeting was preferable to a morning one, as
it would enable the operative classes to be present in
greater numbers than might otherwise be the case.
Under those circumstances, Thursday evening next was
fixed upon for holding the meeting.—. Liverpool Albion.

THE MARCHIONESS OF LANSDOWNE'S ASSEMBLY.--
Last night a splendid entertainment was given by the Mar •
chioness of Lansdowne, at Lansdowne House, to about 300
of the leading members of the beau monde at present in town.
Three saloons were opened on the occasion, with the connect-
ing ante-rooms. Among the company were the following
His Excellency the French Ambassador and Countess de St.
Aulaire, his Excellency M. Dedel, his Excellency Baron
Nieumann, his Excellency Count Pollon, his Excellency Mr.
Everett, Baron Lebzeltern, his Excellency the Belgian Mi-
nister and Madame Van der Weyer, M. and Madame Hum-
melaeur, the Marchioness of Clanricarde and Lady Elizabeth
Burgh, Marchioness of Sligo and Lady Catherine Browne,
Earl and Countess of Rosebery and Ladies Primrose, Vis-
countess Palmerston, Lady Ashley, Lord Campbell and Lady
Stratheden and Hon. Miss Campbell, Lord Brougham, Mr.
Harcourt, Viscount Ebrington, Baroness Langsdorff, Baron
and Baroness de Rothschild, Viscount and Viscountess Joce-
lyn, Countess of Radnor and Lady Mary Bouverie, &c.
PARISH OF ST. BOTOLPH, BISHOPSGATE.—On
Sa-
turday forenoon, at ten o'clock, a vestry meeting of the
parish of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, was held in the church,
to make a church-rate; also a rate for the support of the
poor. The Rev. Dr. Russell, the Rector, in the chair. A four-
penny rate for the charges on account of the church, having
been agreed to, Mr. Smart, vestry clerk, stated the various
items chargeable to the account of the poor-rate, which
amounted to about 1,6001., and said that a tenpenny rate on
a rental of 41,000/. would produce nearly 1,687/. A tenpenny
rate was then agreed to.