The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-06 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, MARCH 4.—The usual weekly meeting of the
Repeal Association was held this 'day ; Captain Leaver in
the chair.

Mr. J. O'CoNNEEE read a letter from his father.
Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN handed in 1001. from Limerick, and
read a long Report from the Committee appointed to watch
over the Parliamentary interests of Ireland.
The rent was announced to be 4951.45. 9d.
The following is Mr. O'Connell's letter :
" Trafalgar Hotel, Spring-gardens, March 1, 1844.
"My dear Ray,—No person can imagine that my delay in
England is attributable to anything else than the Impossibi-
lity of my declining to accept that other proof of English
sympathy evinced by the invitation to a public dinner, which
invitation you will have seen in the newspapers. lam ex-
ceedingly anxious to reconcile the people of both countries
towards each other. From the aristocratic classes wo can
expect no support, and the Chartists have still less sympathy
with us than the oligarchy. But the middle classes—the
sound substantial middle classes ofEngland—appear to me to
be strongly impressed with the injustice done to us, and with
the necessity of vindicating the purity of trial by jury.
There is a generous kindliness among them, of which I have
daily and hourly instances, and which render me exceedingly
anxious for a perfect conciliation, between the wise and the
good in both countries. It is emphatically our duty to pro-
mote this conciliation, and. also to promote all measures
tending to ameliorate the institutions of England as well as
of Ireland. If the friends of humanity and justice in England
had a sufficient share of political power, much good might be
done for Ireland ; but alas ! that power has centred in a
bigoted and selfish aristocracy—the hereditary enemies of
liberality, and in particular of the Irish people. The Chartists,
unhappily, are of great use to the aristocracy, by enabling
the oligarchy to preserve power in their hands. And although
the Chartists are not numerous, yet they are active, and suffi-
cient in number to disturb public meetings, and check the
development of public opinion ; but, let not this for one mo-
ment make us lose sight of the noble generosity with which
all the healthy portion of English society has on this occasion
shown its sympathy with the Irish people.
" But, I repeat, power is in other hands, and therefore
there is no prospect of relief or redress of Irish grievances,

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English assistance, even before this session is over, i.,141V4- •
eating repeal.fir " I am sorry to see by the papers that sonic indivlttgitie
countenance the calumnies of our enemies, by insinuatingst----2-.AS
intention to abandon the repeal agitation—that our enemietor' "'-
should say so, is quite natural, because it may be the means
•of creating jealousy and suspicion in our ranks; but that
honest Repealers should entertain such a notion is quite.pre-
posterous. What has the Parliament done for us? Nothing.
What does the Government intend to do for us? Nothing.
Why, then, should there be any relaxation ? English skna-
pathy induces us to be more moderate in tone and conciliatiag
in langage; but it leaves untouched and undiminished' thy
inevitable necessity of the restoration of the Irish Parliament
for any redress of Irish grievances.
" Away then with the idle fear of any postponement, much
less the abandonment of the repeal agitation. Nay, it is cLuite
to my mind, perfectly manifest that the inevitable tendency
of all that has lately occurred, is to promote the tranquil at-
tainment of the repeal.
"I repeat, we want two things in Ireland—perfect peace
and quiet among the people—perfect, calm, cool, steady per-
severance in looking for the repeal. The British Govern-
ment has shot its bolt ; it has exhausted its only resource—
military power. Military power is truly formidable if re-
sisted, but utterly futile in the case of a persevering non-
resistance. Even in actua) military affairs a sand-bag. is a
better protection than a granite rock ; but when no physicul
resistance whatsoever is given or intended, military power is
as futile as it is expensive and unconstitutional—and can
never continue to be for any length of time the sole instru-
ment of Government.

" We will therefore persevere in quiet and calm determina-
tion. The intelligence of England appreciates the necessity
we are under of seeking tier the repeal. Let us deserve the
continuance of the sympathy of that people by the peaceable
and conciliatory modes of perseverance, in seeking that which
I believe not to be remote—the restoration of our domestic
Legislature. Hurrah for the repeal !
"Believe me to be faithfully yours,
" DANIEL O'CONNELL".

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

CITY, TUESDAY EVENING.

TIMES:—The premium on gold at Paris is 12i per mille,
which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. laid. per ounce
for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 461, ; and the
exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 60, it followe
that goldia 0.54 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is 4331 per
mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 1.75. lOid. per
ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 9i; and
the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 IN,
it follows that gold is 0.51 per cent. dearer in London than in
Hamburgh.
The course of exchange at New York on London is 1091
per cent. ; and the par of exchange between England and
America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the ex-
change is 0.33 per cent. against England ; but the quoted ex-
change at New York being for bills at sixty days' sight, the
interest must be deducted from the above difference.
SUN.—The Funds close very firmly, and for immediate
transfer Consols may be said to have improved *per cent.
The bargains being at 97i *; East India Bonds touched.
8802 s. premium ; New Three-and-a-half per Cents. were
1i -4-.
The Spanish market supported the rise of the morn-
ing, and there was a disposition to operate. The Three
per Cents. touched 35' 4- ; the Five per Cents., 251 1;
the Passive, 6 to 61 ; and the Deferred, 14* I. A
Hebrew appeared in t e market as rather a large buyer
of Mexican Deferred, and they touched 13i ; Buenos
Ayres were 37 to f ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half pei Cents.
were 55i.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been as follows :—Birmingham and Derby at 40i ; ditto
and Gloucester, 22 to 23 ; Eastern Counties 12f to i ;
the New, 124 ; Brighton, 61 ; Blaekwall, 10a ; North
Midland, 10i ' • and South Eastern, 141 discount. Bir-
mingham and Derby Eighths were 21 ; Edinburgh and
Glasgow Quarter, 2i ; Great Western, 341; ditto
Fifths, 61,- ; Birmingham, 133 to 134 South-Western,
371 to 371 ; Paris and Rouen, 131 to ; and York and
North Midland, 71 premium. Real dei Monte Mine un-
registered shares were 6* to .
The following is the official return of the exports of
bullion from the port of London for the week ending
Thursday last :
Silver coin to Rotterdam 20,000 oz.
bars ditto .......• • 40,000