The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-13 00:00:00

GLEE.

Here's a health to the Prince and the Queen!
Proclaim it each son of the wave,
May their hearts long entwine, like the oak and the vine,
To shelter and cherish the brave.

Prosperity smile on their reign,
And concord to hallow the scene,
While the people rejoice, and exclaim with one voice,
Long life to the Prince and the Queen.

The CHAIRMAN then gave—" Our brave defenders
by land and sea, the Army and Navy." Drank with
loud applause.

SONG.
When Britain first at Heaven's command,
Arose from out the azure main,
This was the charter of the land,
And guardian angels sung this strain :
Rule, Britannia, rule the waves,
Britons never shall be slaves !
Rule, Britannia, &c.
The nations not so blest as thee,
Must in their turns to tyrants fall;
While thou shalt flourish great and free,
The dread and envy of them all !
Rule, Britannia, &c.
The Muses, still with freedom found,
Shall to thy happy coasts repair;
Blest Isle, with matchless beauty crown'd,
And manly hearts to guard the fair!

Rule, Britannia, &c.

The CHAIRMAN said he now rose to propose—
" Health and long life to Daniel O'Connell l"—(The
toast was received with most immense cheering, the
whole audience rising en masse, waving their hand-
kerchiefs for several minutes. Nothing could sur-
pass the enthusiasm with which the toast was re-
ceived, nor have we ever seen it equalled
on any similar occasion. Silence having been restored,
the Chairman proceeded.) Yes, even at the risk of
incurring the displeasure of certain high personages
at the Home-office—(Laughter)—he asked them
to join with him in wishing health and happiness to
this " convicted conspirator"—(Great cheering and
laughter)—and he assured them that he felt there was
so much of sincerity in those loud and honest acclama-
tions—there was so much of truly British sympathy in
those gallant cheers—of synathy for the chosen
representative of Ireland, and through him sympathy
for the wrongs of Ireland, that he felt it would
be worse than presumption in him, by any
lengthened observations, to hope he could induce
them to do additional honour to the toast he now
proposed to them. But, in justice to them, as well
as in justice to the public feeling that he knew ex-
isted at present in this country—(Loud cheers)—he
could not deprive himself of the gratification of as.
suring their distinguished guest—(Cheers)—that
this sympathy, and this enthusiasm, was not confined
to within these walls.— (Loud cheers.) He could
assure him, that this building, had it been ten
times more spacious, that space would have
been insufficient for those who were anxious
to come forward, not only to testify
their esteem and respect for him as a patriot and a
man, but for the purpose of expressing, by their
presence, their disgust and indignation—(Applause)
—at the persecution, at the injustice, at the
treachery - and meanness—(Cheers)--the malignity
and vindictiveness which had marked the recent
State trials, as they were called, in Ireland—
(Cheers)—and of which he and others were
attempted to be made the victims. The At-
torney-General for Ireland—(Hisses and laugh-
ter)—the first law-officer of the Crown in that
country—he, at the onset of the proceedings, pledged
himself that he would prove the existence of one of
the foulest, and one of the most wicked—(Laughter)
—conspiracies that ever endangered the safety of an
empire.—(Great laughter.) He would not in-
sult their understandings by asking them how
he succeeded. All England, every honest man
in England proclaimed his failure.—(Cheers.) All
England despised his attempts, and cried shame upon
the Government proceedings.—(Cheers, and cries of
" Shame.") It was with much satisfaction that he
heard, the other evening, one who had been high in
the councils of her:Majesty, a member of the late Go-
vernment, and leading member of the Opposition at
the present moment—he meant Lord John Russell—
(Cheers)—it was with great satisfaction that he
heard that Noble Lord express his opinion that
Mr. O'Connell, had not had a fair trial—(Loud
cheers)—and that if he had been tried by an English
Judge and an English jury, it was his opinion that
ho would have been acquittoa. Wao fie
not justified in stating to Mr. O'Connell that he must
not judge of the feeling of this country by that
which had been testified upon the present occasion,
he must not believe that with this evening's proceed-
ings the enthusiasm would end.—(Great cheering.)
No, he might depend upon it they would not remain
tongue-tied—(Cheers)—while they saw this pro-
secution pursuing its accursed way, and not make any
attempt to rescue from its tangs that man in whom
were centered the hopes and affections of the Irish
people.—(Great cheering.) If there was no stronger
inducement than their attachment to the impartial
administration of justice, he was sure the attempt
would be made—(Cheers)--and let him remind
them, that that which was Ireland's fate to-day,
might be England's to-morrow—(Cheers)---if they
quit tly looked on.—(Cries of "No.") If they saw
juries packed—if they allowed judges to become mi-
nisterial partisans—if they allowed the law to be
strained—if they allowed public meetings, legally
convened, to be put an end to by proclamations—if
they allowed the rights of petition to be abrogated
by such proceedings—if they allowed it to be pro-
claimed that the sword and the bayonet were the
just remedies—they might depend upon it
that the struggles of their ancestors for freedom would
be in vain, if their descendants acted with such pu-
silanimity.—(Cheers.) But had Mr. O'Connell no
other claims for their admiration and support ? Had
they forgot the Catholic Emancipation measure—
(Cheers)—which was his act, and his only? To him
the Catholics were indebted for it.—(Great cheering.)
To him the Liberal Protestants owed their admira-
tion. Had they forgot also that to Mr. O'Connell
and the Irish Members they were indebted
for most valuable assistance in the struggle that
took place for the Reform Bill ?—(Cheers.) True it
was that the Reform Bill had disappointed—had
sadly disappointed—them, but Mr. • O'Connell
was
Had
notnot responsible
Mr.
O'Connell for
madei at . (
manyea that.—(lleac, hear.) e ar )
sacri-
fices for the cause of liberty ?—(lmmense cheer-
ing.) Had he not devoted his time, his services in
his profession, and his fortune, to the cause of the
people?—and his services at the present moment
were at the command of his country. (Tre-
mendous cheers.) He (Mr. Duncombe) had
heard Mr. O'Connell state to Ministers that if
they would bring in measures for the benefit of Ire-
.