The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-11 00:00:00

ANATOMY ACT.

The HoN. MEMBER then presented several petitions,
praying for the appointment of a Committee to inquiie
into the operation of the Anatomy Act.
Petitions to the same effect were likewise presented
by Mr. Mintz' Mr. Fitzstephen French, Mr. Sharman
Crawford, and Mr. Hardy.
Mr. PETER BORTH WICK u as sensible of the great
interest which was attached to the motion of which the
Hon.. Member for Sheffield had given notice, and he
would show how much he participated in that feeling
by being as brief as possible in the obscrva,
tions with which he intended to preface
his motion. He brought forward this motion
both on public and private grounds. He would at once
admit that it was necessary for medical science that
anatomical investigatians should take place—that was a
point which he would not dispute.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

IRELAND. .
MR. O'CONNELL.—MEETING IN BELFAST.
DUBLIN, Awn 9.—A very numerous and highly important
meeting of the Reformers of Belfast was held in the Theatre
of that town, on Friday, " to consider the propriety of adopt-
ing resolutions, and an address to Mr. O'Connell, with refe•'
rence to the State trials." James Grimshaw, Esq., presided.
JAMES CAMPBELL, Esq., proposed the first resolution. He
said—l am no repealer. I did not approve of the monster
meetings, but neither do I approve of the recent measure of
the Government. I think the Government was wrong in the
whole tenor of its proceedings, from first to last. If the
meeting of Clontarf was illegal, so was that of Mullaghmast,
so was every other which preceded it, and yet no steps were
taken to suppress them. With regard to the Government,
they have began with prosecution, but ended with persecu-
tion.—(Loud applause.) That a man should be incarcerated
while his guilt is yet undecided, and ere the higher tribunal
before which such decision is to take place has sat upon the
question, is; gentlemen, a circumstance which should make
us alarmed for our own liberties.—(Cheers.)
J. T..TENNENT, Esq., proposed the next resolution. He
said—Gentlemen, I perfectly%gree with the judges in their
definition of conspiracy ; I do not question the accuracy
with which they have declared the law; but I have been,
from a very early period of my life, engaged both on record
and Crown cases, as a juror, and I tell you that had I. been
one of Mr. O'Connell's jury I would, assuredly. have de-
clared him innocent of the crime of conspiracy.—(Tremendous
applause.) In my conscience, I do not believe that Mr.
O'Connell, or his associates, ever conspired to do one illegal
act.—(Loud cheers.) The consent of many men to meet and
petition for the repeal of a law which they consider op-
pressive, cannot be construed into conspiracy. There must
be some proof that they laid their heads together to break
the law. Gentlemen, the right by which we are here assem-
bled to-night, is one which, I trust, we are all resolved
never to surrender except with our lives.—(Tremendous
applause.) _

h. J. TENNENT, Esq., D. L., in proposing an address to
Mr. O'Connell, said—Such an event as has lately happened
calls for the condemnation not only of every friend of civil
and religious liberty, but of every man, be he Catholic, Pro •
testant, or Presbyterian—be he Repealer, Reformer, or Con-
servative, who values the constitutional rights and privi-
leges of the subject, or the due administration of the law.
—(Great cheering.) O'Connell and the rest of the tra-
versers have not been convicted of a breach of any of the
written or statute laws of the kingdom—they have not been
found guilty of violating, I say, any of the written statutes ;
and we have met to-night to protest against the danger
which may result from lawyer made law being turned into
an instrument of oppression or of vindictiveness towards a
political opponent.—(Cheers.) During the space of time my
own memory can run over, I have seen but one short while
during which England manifested any desire to deal fairly
with our country. I allude to the term of the Government of
Lord Musgrave.—(Tremendous cheers.) During that period,
there were no monster meetings, no monster trials, no mon-
ster agitation, no strengthening of forts, no loop-holing
barracks. What a contrast to that quiet state does
our country now present ; her towns crowded with
soldiers, her harbours literally filled with war-steamers,
and her coast surrounded by men-of-war l—(Hear.)
I do not wish to create any dissension in this meeting,
when I ask confidently, what Irishman, looking at this
state of things, and observing the manner in which his
country is treated—l ask, what Irishman can, for lam sure
I cannot, feel wonder that his countrymen should demand
the management of their own affairs ?
The Right Rev. Dr. DENvia next addressed the meeting,
which broke up, giving hearty cheers for the Queen and
O'Connell.

A meeting of the law clerks was held this day in the
Adelphi Theatre, Mr. O'Connor in the chair, when an address
to Mr. O'Connell was adopted. Nearly one hundred pounds
repeal rent was subscribed on the spot. Similar meetings
were held this day in Rathmines, Catherine's Parish, and the
Post-office Ward.

MORE TROOPS FOR IRELAND.—The Cork Reporter of yes-
terday says, " Her Majesty's steamer Dee, Commander
Driver, sailed this morning from Cove for Chatham, to em-
bark troops for conveyance to this country."
THE LATE MEETING IN WATERFORD—THE POLICE.—The
Waterford Chronicle says:—"We are given to understand
that 'the chief of the police applied to the secretary, T. F.
Meagher, jun., Esq., for a copy of the resolutions which were
passed at the meeting on Wednesday last to sympathise with
Mr. O'Connell. An application was also made for a copy of
the address—that is, before it had legal existence or was pre-
sented to the Liberator—Quern Deus vult, &c."