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London, England, 1844-09-23 00:00:00

arrangements will prevent my being present in Dublin
to co-operate with you in doing honour to O'Connell and
his fellow-martyrs to•morrow evening. I always main-
tained that those gentlemen were tried by a sectarian
jury, selected from a vitiated jury list. I listened for
nine long nights to what was called the Irish debate last
session, and those two damning facts stared every man
of plain understanding in the face.
" You are at perfect liberty to use my name on the
occasion in any way that may tend, henceforward, to
prevent trial by jury in this country from becoming a
mockery and a snare.—l am, gentlemen, most faithfully
yours,

" P. SOMERSET BUTLER, M.P. for Kilkenny.
"John L. Arabia and James O'Hea, Esqs."
" Carnelly, Sept. 18, 1844, Clare Castle.
" Gentlemen,—l have this day received your letter of
the 10th, directed to me to London. I regret very truly
it is not in my power to attend in Dublin to-morrow, at
the dinner to be given to Mr. O'Connell and the other
patriotic and distinguished gentlemen, as it would afford
me the highest pleasure to join in each and every mani-
festation of national feeling at our late unexpected and
constitutional triumph.
" I, however, the less regret my inability to attend on
this occasion, as the approaching provincial dinner in
Limerick will afford the friends of national liberty in this
quarter a fitting opportunity to testify their feelings and
opinions at the present important crisis.
" I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your very obe-
dient servant, " Joux O'BRIEN.
" To Messrs. Arabia and O'Hea„ Secretaries."
" 17, Wilton-place, Belgrave-square, Sept. 15, 1844.
" Sirs—l have just had the honour of receiving your
communication transmitted to me from Waterford, to
which place it had been addressed, informing me that a
public banquet is proposed to be given to 'Mr. O'Con-
nell and his fellow-martyrs in Dublin on Thursday the
19th inst., to commemorate their liberation from their
recent unjust imprisonment,' and requesting to be in-
formed ' whether the managing committee might calcu-
late on my co-operation and attendance, and whether I
have any objection to the publication of my name as
member of the committee.'
" In accordance with the opinions I have repeatedly
and strongly expressed, both in and out of Parliament,
on the late trial and imprisonment, but especially on the
construction of the jury lists, regarding such acts, not
only as a flagrant wrong inflicted on Mr. O'Connell and
his fellow-sufferers, but as going to establish a prece-
dent most evil in its principle, and dangerous in its
consequences to the liberties of al!, and abhorring the
slightest tampering in whatever way, or en whatever
plea, with the sacred right of trial by jury, I rejoice to
learn that it is sought by the appropriate mode of a
public dinner to Mr. O'Connell to express in the moat
emphatic manner the indignation prevalent throughout
the country at these highly unconstitutional proceedings.
I shall be happy to co-operate with the Committee
(and can, therefore, have no objection to the publica-
tion of my name as a member thereof), in the manage-
ment of any dinner confined to this object, and open as
such a demonstration ought to be to all sections al
Liberals ; and if such be the case, and my business here
does not prevent me, I shall be happy to attend.
" I have the honour to be, Sirs, your obedient humble
servant, " THOMAS WISE.
" To J. L. Arabin and James O'Hea, Esqs."
" Birmingham, 9th Month, 16th, 1844.
" I am favoured with your obliging letter of the 11th,
and beg to return my acknowledgments to the commit-
tee for the invitation to the banquet on the 19th instant.
" As I shall be prevented from attending, I trust my
absence will not be attributed Ito any want of sympathy
with my Irish brethren ; for there is no public celebra-
tion in which I could have participated with more un-
alloyed satisfaction than in their present peaceful triumph.
" I earnestly hope that your generous countrymen will
not in any manner identify the acts of the Government
with the sentiments of the people of England, compara-
tively few of whom have any voice in making the law.
they are bound to obey, and who, I am persuaded, not-
withstanding their own unredressed grievances, rejoice
at the defeat of the attempts to crush your liberties, and
the success of your efforts to obtain justice.—Very re-
spectfully, " JOSEPH STUMM.
" To the Secretaries of the Managing Com-
mittee appointed to superintend the Na-
tional Banquet to Daniel O'Connell' and
his Fellow-Martyrs."
" Lismore, on the Blackwater, Sept. 18.
"My dear Sirs,—l perceive you have fixed to-morrow
for the banquet to O'Connell and his friends, and I has-
ten to request that you will make my apology for not
being present.
" Immediately after our liberation I came down into
Munster with some friends, to recruit my health in the
soft air and glorious scenery of the south, and as that
object is, unhappily, far from being accomplished, I am
sure I will be excused for prolonging the excursion. If
this be not a sufficient reason for being absent from my
post, my late fellow-prisoners will take their full propor-
tion of the blame, as it was chiefly by their advice I de-
termined to spend a month, without interruption, in the
country. But I have not been altogether idle. No man,
indeed, who did not shut his eyes and ears, could pass
through Munster without gathering new evidences of
the necessity for domestic legislation. The teeming
abundance of the country, the intelligence of the people,
and their necessities, all tend to that end.
" Believe me, my dear Sirs, ever faithfully yours,
" CHARLES GAVIN DUFFY."

DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING.
The Hall was almost without decoration. Th•
mottoes were, in the compartment of the gallery oyez
the chair—

" Remember the 30th May, 1844 ;"
and on the opposite extremity of the Hall—
" The Repeal of the Union."
The centre compartment, to the right of the chair,
bore the words—

" Peace and Perseverance:;"
and the opposite—

" Lords Denman, Cottenham, and Campbell."
Mr. O'Connell sat on the right of the chairman,
W. S. O'Brien ; anti to his right sat the Bishop of
Ardagh, Right Rev. Dr. Higgins. On the left of the
chair sat the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, next him
Lord Ffrench and the Bishop of Meath, Right Rev.
Dr. Cantwell. In the immediate vicinity of the
chairman we also observed Mr. John O'Connell, Mr.
Steele, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Ray, Dr. Gray, the Right
Rev. Dr. M'Nally, Hon. J. 11. Hutchinson, Sir S.
Bradsteret, Bart., Archdeacon Laffan, Rev. Mr.
Tyrrell (Protestant clergyman), Rev. Mr. Tierney,
Mr. D. O'Connell jun., Rev. Mr. Kennedy (Protes-
tant clergyman), J. P. Somers, M.P., James O'Hea,
M. Blake, M.P., C. Power, M.P., Michael Staunton,
M.P., S. Kelly, M.P., E. B. Roche, M.P., O'Conor
Don, M.P., Henry Grattan, M.P.
The usual toasts having been given, Mr. E. B. RocEx,
M.P., spoke to that of the people.
The next toast, which was proposed by Mr. SMITE
O'BRIEN, M.P., as Chairman, was thus proposed to the
meeting :—" Mr. O'Connell's health and happiness, and
that he may live to see the darling object of his life ao-
complished—the Repeal of the Union."—(Loud and en-
thusiastic cheers, which continued several minutes with
unabated enthusiasm.)
Mr. O'CONNELL rose to return thanks. This was the
signal for one of the most glorious and soul-cheering
bursts of applause we have ever heard. Every man rose
as if with one impulse—hearts. bands, and voices were
called into requisition, and the scene of enthusiasm
which followed was indescribable. The ladies in the
galleries; participated in the tribute of grateful affection,
and as one cheer died away, another as gloriously trium-
phant, as full of honest joy and gratulation, broke forth
with increased vigour. When at length silence was ro-
stored, the Liberator proceeded to return thanks. lie
said—There cannot be one amongst you who supposes
that I rise in order to pour out some sweet words to ex-
press my gratitude. I rise for another ,a better, a nobler
purpose. I rise to instigate you all, and, through you,
to arouse all Ireland to renewed exertion for the repeal
of the union.—(Cheers.) It is very good to cheer—
it is v ery pleasing to be cheered, provided it does not
last too long—(Laughter)—but cheering alone won't
do—words won't do—we must have actions. From this

spot I call upon every man, of every creed, sect, and
persuasion, throughout Ireland, to rally for Ire.
land.—(Cheers.) The illustrious Grattan well said
that he stood by the cradle of Irish ildependence—that
be followed her to her grave. She is not dead, my
friends—she only sleeps, and here I am calling upon you
glok,haeerdn:tsivfaer
to sound the trumpet for her resurrection.—(Cheers.)
I dig-
n-jetys,_srahen
majesty
mustarise rise—in
im-
mortal as anything earthly can be.—(Cheers.) Grace-
fully. she shall proceed in her career of liberty and
happiness, gently bowing the head of allegiance to the
English crown, but asserting firmly her right to be go-
verned by her sons.—(Cheers.) Outs is a country that
ought to be free, and must be free. She has been toe
long sunk in provincial degradation—she must be the
sister and co-equal of England, and not continue the
slave of any land.—(Cheers.) And are our prospects
darkened ? Is the vista gloomy through which we be-
hold the coming dawn of Irish freedom ? No ;we are
triumphant to-night—we are celebrating our triumph—
it is an ovation for Ireland and freedom, and the glorious
prospect of liberty shines bright and steady before us.—
(Cheers.) We are celebrating a triumph. A celebrated
French general has rightly asserted that difficulty does
not consist in obtaining victory, but in profiting by it.—
(Hear.) We have gained a victory—certainly without
personal difficulty to ourselves, for it came at a moment
that it was least expected, and when we anticipated that
the dark bolt of Ministerial injustice was shot closely on
the door of our prison. At that very moment there
came an unseen hand, that shook to pieces every ob-
stacle—the prison dcor was opened, and it was declared
that Ireland had a right to take her measures
to obtain legislative independence.—(Loud cheers.)
How are we to profit by it ? By redoubling every exer-
tion—by increasing every effort—by organizing every
peaceful energy—and by one and all being prepared to
approach the Parliament at the commencement of the
next session with the united and eombined voice of Ire-
land embodied in our petitions, giving England to under-
stand that as there is not rest for the wicked in the pre.
sence of the Almighty, so there shall be no rest Trots
agitation until Ireland is righted.—(Cheers.) What is
our first duty in that aeitation ? Our first duty is to
combine together the Irish of every sect and persuasion
—to unite and combine all Irishmen of cm, gruisti9lls