The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-20 00:00:00

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Demme,- APRIL 17.—The usual weekly meeting of the
Association took place this day.
On the motion of Mr. O'CositexeL, D. Biome, Esq..
M.P., was called to the chair, amid loud cheers.
Mr. O'CosixEix, after the usual preliminary business had
been ,gonethrough, read the following letter from Germany •
" Alan of Liberty and of the People,—The acts of a great
man are for the benefit of mankind, and it is the duty of
mankind to thank him for them, and endeavour to imitate
him in his glorious career. We deeply feel this gratitude,
and waft it to you across the sea, from a land where, alas!
as yet, but little enthusiasm is evinced for the nobler attri-
butes of man. You will not reject this tribute of our respect,
although we are undistinguished by any achievements in the
stthruenggshleall for we,th eodrerhoesset whoiii
rights
great cause of liberty. • When at length our day shall break,
of emlaena,ve combatas successors
bravely:,in thefear-
lessly, and perseveringly. We shall be excited by your ex-
ample ; and by your deeds shall our resolution be confirmed.
Until then we can only indulge in feelings, of which some
are sad and discouraging, yet many are spirit-stirring and
glorious—but the purest of these emotions animates our •
hearts, at the moment of thus expressing our deep venera-
tion and respect towards you.
" DR. HEINRICH LUDWIG BOLTZE,
EBRENREICH EICHHOLZ,
JULIUS BERENDS,
FRANZ MARGGR.AST,
WILHELM PZTERKE,
HEINRICH RUNGE,
WILHEI:AI SCHEELE. •-
" Berlin, March 23, 1844.
" The affixing of signatures was indirectly prevented in
Prussia on political pretexts.
" In Wurtemburg strong measures were taken, the Go-
vernment being one of the most intolerant of the Protestant
States in Germany.
" A proclamation, containing a positive order against affix-
ing signatures to petitions, was issued by the King of Ba-
varia, who is believed to be a practical Catholic ; so that the
political resistance to opinions in favour of democratic liberty
appears to combine persons of various religious persuasions.
" On the other hand, signatures are publicly attached to
the address in many important localities, in particular, at
Colog
ne, at Bohn, at Coblentz, at Nismes, at Oberwessell,
at BeTehard on the Rhine, .at Ahrweiler, at Mayence, at
Cocheti Ob. the Moselle, at Carlsriihe. and even in some chief;
on the Danube. What is still more significant of public opi-
nion, they continue to collect signatures at and about Wurtz-
burg, in Bavaria, the royal order t• the contrary notwith-
standing."
Mr. O'CorsTELL then read a long letter addressed to him
by Ferdinand Waller, Professor of Civil and Canon Law at
_the University of Bohn, Knight of the Prussian Order of the
Red Eagle and of the Papal Order of St. Gregory. We can. ri
find room for only the following extract:— lit
"Your exertions and labours for bringing about the ame-
lioration of Ireland's social condition, have long attracted the
attention of all civilised nations. But in your public sties
tions a crisis has occurred, where a mere silent interest will
no longer suffice. Hence, from various parts of Germany,
men appear before you, Sir, personally to record in this
letter, the expression of the feelings that animate them in
your regard.
" You have, Sir, achieved many and great things in behalf
of your country. You have put an end to the rude dissen-
sions and bloody contests, which once disfigured your beau-
tiful land, and degraded her in the eyes of Europe. You
have re-awakened in your nation the sense of human dignity
and confidence, that ages of misfortune had depressed ; you
have made it clearly apprehend the value of these tea
greatest blessings that man can possess—religious and civil
liberty. But while you have inspired your countrymen with
the boldeit hopes, you have ever set before them, with the
utmost earnestness and energy, the severe moral conditions,
whereby the fulfilment of such hopes can alone be deserved.
You have become in a manner, whereof history furnishes no
similar example, the leader of the masses ; but you have be-
come so, by breathing into them the same nobility of soul -
that animates your own bosom.
"All this, Sir, though a mere private individual, you have
accomplished by the power of words, which, artless and un-
adorned, like your last speech to the jury, you have.
addressed to your true-hearted countrvmen. for the diffu-
sion of your sentiments you have lad recourse to those
forms that constitute part and parcel of those ancient liber- •
ties whereof every Englishman is proud—and you have
thereby accomplished extraordinary, prodigious things. We,
who are habituated to another state of society, have often,
not without a certain degree of apprehension, followed the
course pursued by you. But we were tranquillized by your
solemn assurance that you would strictly keep within the
limit of pacific and legal measures, we were tranquillised by
the possession of that moral power you possess, and which
has ever inspired you with the certain assurance of being •
able to restrain the multitude also within the bounds pre-
scribed."
The Association, said Mr. O'CONNELL, had those docu-
ments before them, and they could judge what were the
feelings of entire Europe on this course of conduct. Yes, the
people of Germany approved of that conduct, and it now only
remained for them to continue to deserve that approbation.
—(Hear.) Their German ;friends were right. They would
continue to preserve the peace, no matter what would happen.
They owed it to themselves, to their country, and their God,
to remain perfectly tranquil. And as for him (Mr. O'Con-
nell) whatever terms of concession he might have been in-
duced to listen to from the enemy while at large, from the
moment he entered prison lie would indignantly reject them.
He called on the people of Ireland to be rejoiced at this ex-
pression of feeling. In France there was a great anxiety to
see justice done to Ireland, they had refused to join the Jaco-
binical party there, but that did not lessen their zeal to see
the wrongs of the Irish redressed. America was with them—
and had they any doubt that Germany was with them also ?
Mr. O'Connell handed in 100/. from Virginia.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN said he had to hand in 35/. from the men
of Carric-on-Suir.
Mr. O'Coxximr. handed in 100!. from New York ; it was
collected at a meeting of the Repeal Association, held there
on the 27th instant; he moved that it be referred to the
Sub-Committee to express their gratitude to their American
friends for their unbounded generosity.
Mr. RAY read a letter from Mount-Savage, Allegheny,
inclosing 201. to the funds of the Association.
' *MT. O'Cresszet.t. handed in 140/. from the Toronto Repeal
Association ; also 20/. from the Seven Years' Operative
Bakers. Mr. O'Connell wished that the Repeal wardens
would take measures to procure signatures to the petition,
which it was the intention of the Association to lay before
he House of Commons at the earliest period.
We subjoin a copy of the petition :--
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE AND HONOURABLE THE

COMMONS LN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED.
The Petition of the undersigned Inhabitants of the pariah

, in the county of

, Ireland,

" Humbly Sheweth,—That aßill has been lately intro-
duced into your Honourable House, entitled A Bill to alter
and amend the Laws which regulate the Registration, Qua-
lification, and Polling of Parliamentary Electors in Ireland,'
which, while it purports to increase the Parliamentary fran-
chise of Ireland, must, if passed into a law, inevitably ope-
rate to diminish those franchises, where bona fide existing.
and to cause the creation of a large number of fictitious and
servile votes.
" That the said Bill contains a clause enacting a 301. frau.
chise in counties, based on the poor-law rating, which your
petitioners submit would introduce a qualification altogether
too high.
" That, if a valuable franchise, based on a poor-law rating.
could be instituted, it must be on a rate at the lowest sum
at which the liability to be rated is fixed by the Act for the
relief of the peer.
" That. there are but a very limited number in Ireland who
can register under the second new franchise to be created by
this Bill, viz., that of 5/. holders in fee, or on perpetuity
leases; but that this franchise will facilitate the creation cif
a very large number of fictitious votes, in addition to those
already put on the register by landed proprietors in Ireland,
by means of the rent charge franchise.
That the taking away from the 10/. freeholders the ne-
cessity of occupation to qualify for voting, will be another
means for the niultiplication of fraudulent and fictitious votes.
" That the giving of votes to tenants-at-will, at the amount
of rating proposed in this Bill, cannot fail to operate, as it
has done in England (where it was introduced by what is
generally styled the Chandos clause,' in the English Reform
Bill), viz., to create voters totally dependent on the will of
their landlords.
" That the adoption of the solvent-tenant test exclusively,
and the abolition of the beneficial test, in dealing with the
10/. franchise in counties, will, according to the statement of
the mover of this Bill, diminish the number of electors by
two-thirds.
`• That the framers of this Bill, affecting,. as they do, to
grant an extension of franchise, had it in their power to effect
such extension, by adopting the beneficial interest test ex-
clusively, instead of that called the solvent-tenant test : yet
they reject the enlarging, and adopt the restricting test g
and, at the same time, have the boldness to assert, that they
wish to extend the franchise.
" That there are very many objections to this Bill—objec-
tions both of principle and detail; but your petitioners con-
sider that they have said enough t 6 show its character.:
and feeling that it is an attempt to strip Ireland oof alleleg--
timate right of voting, and to transfer that rightt
this
ponents of popular rights, solemnly protest against
con-
duct on the part of her blajesty's Ministers,
to reject this
fully, but firmly, on your Honourable Housae
measure from
Bill, and prevent so insulting and injurious an, dcall respect-
passing into law.
" And your petitioners will ever pray.
Mr. O'CONNELL then read the following address to the
people of Ireland :
" TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
Erox4h3a,nogue,April 16.
exceedingly
rashllo,lCilodrnw-
if I entertained the slightest doubt of your obeying my " Fellow Countrymen,-iniliastni°...n
any violence or. breachof
the peace
re-
peated and distinct advice that you should not allow any.
thing to lead you into
whatsoever, no matter what the provocation may be.
"In the next week the sentence will be passed upon us,
who are called convicted conspirators,' but who are guilty
of no crime.
greatumult.t
criine
yifovuouwwouelred
betcom
13muitt
ayloiyu wa(otu
ol would
vbieolguenielt of a
violence, riot,
or
a criminal against your friends—you would harrow
up my
heart with sorrow and affliction ; you would strengthen your
enemies—you would disgrace and injure.
you would ruin the sacred ca use of your
friends, and
repeal.
"Under these •
circumstances, do not entertain the least
apprehension of any outbreak. I know the people of Ireland
are too wise and too
good
to commit any crime, or to be
guilty of any breach of the peace. You must know, for
assure them solemnly of the fact, that the way to carry the
repeal, is by perfect observance of the peace and of the law ;
nay, I have not the least hesitation'in pledging In self, that
by the people following the peaceable course, which I strongly
advise—in fact I may say conanand—the repeal of the union
is not far distant. The last resources of our enemies are
being exhausted, and the restoration of the Irish Parliament
cannot be remote. Peace and perseverance' constitute our
motto and our duty. Perfect peace, through perseverance,
and, believe me, the repeal is certain.---I am, fellow country-
men, your ever devoted and faithful servant,
" DANIEL O'CONNELL, Chairman of the Committee."
Mr. O'NEIL gave notice, that on the next day of meeting.
he would move that lest the Repeal Association should sin&
denly be dissolved, the Secretary should be directed to take
down the name of the mover and the seconder of such a
motion, and that it should be read on the next day of meet-
ing, after! such resolution has been moved.—(Hess.)
Mr. O'CONNELL was glad of the notice of motion ; it could
do no harm, and it might do good. No person could pos-
sibly anticipate a sudden dissolution of that Association.—
(Cheers.) 'However, they could discuss the motion more At
length on the next day of meeting.

Tna LATE LORD WILLIAM HILL'S HORSE.--This
hie Monday temper
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voiwl
anngi tHo
lw ilieosste o
life,us andas udnetsltl
raonyaegde
obnl e
last, agreeably to the orders of the Marquis of Downshire, in:a
field about half a mile from the tree where his late master
met his death. The ungovernable temper of this hors. was
so well, known, that it is said that at Oho tinlo. his Lordship
purchased it he was told that it would some day break his
neck.—Chelmsford Chronicle.
On Friday night last, flock of sheep belonging 0
the Earl of D€,von, was worried by a dog, and in endeavour..
irtg_to escape, by crowding into 3 forty of L 104,117414
IdOcAttdoinarcttrfapre,