The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-13 00:00:00

IREL AND.

DUBLIN, Nov. 9.—The weekly meeting of the Repeal As-
sociatien he d to-day at the Concil'ation Hall, was very well
attended. Mr. O'Connell, accompanied by William Smith
O'Brien and Captain Roderick, entered the Hall, and was re
ceived with loud cheers.
On the motion of the Hon. and Learned Member for Ccrk
.county,
WILLIAM O'DONNELL, Esq., of Cottage, Carrick•on-Suir,
was called to the Chair. He briefly thanked the meeting
for the honour conferred onithim, in calling him to preside at
that most, respectable meeting. He hoped that he should
perform its duties to their most perfect satisfaction.
- MI. RAY read the minutes of proceedings at the last
meeting.
Mr. O'CONNELL handed in several sums of money, and
announced his intention of visiting Waterford in the course
of the ensuing fortnight, for the purpose of endeavouring
to heal the existing differences between the Repealers of
.that district. He then acknowledged the receipt of 1/. Os. Bd.
from Drury-lane Ward, per Mr. Thomas H. O'Connell, R.W.,
Ste. &c., who acquainted them that in former days it was the
custom with Irishmen in London to meet on Sunday and
Monday nights, in low public-houses, at what were called
smoking clubs, every man bring as many acquaintances
as he cod, each man paying pence to be spent in the
hOuse, but now this state of things was quite changed. They
wet this time in public-houses, twenty meetings at one and
the same taut, though they had no count or squire to preeide.
Those public-house meetings had as presidents sometimes a
lady and Sometimes a lord, to whom there was paid as much
respect as if the lord of the manor sat as chairman.
Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN addressed the meeting at great length.
He alluded in terms of deep despondency to the decline of
the potato Crop, but congratulated the meeting on the spirit
alre.sly eyinced throughout the country to refuse charity
from England, and called upon them as they valued their
national. character to meet the present crisis with energyand
resolution. Having reviewed the recent suggestions to save
the potatoes, he could not conceal from himself that the awful
calamity was impending, and that nothing but the merciful
intervention of Providence could protect them from the most
disastrous consequences resulting from the failure of the po-
tato crop. He did. not 'allude to this topic with a view to
•. encourage Jhe sentiment of despair ; on the contrary, he
called on thf:lrish nation, upon that occasion, to show them-
selves worthy of the high character they were seeking to
attain amongst the nations of the earth. He called on them
to exhibit a manliness of determination, such as the exigence
of the case required; and he congratulated them that the
universal sentiment hitherto exhibited upon that subject had
been, that they would accept of no English charity. The
resources of that country were still abundantly adequate to
maintain their population, and until those resources should
have been. utterly exhausted, he hoped there would be no
man in Ireland who would degrade himself to ask the aid of
a subscription from England. Already they had been given
to understand by the English press, that in the event of their
accepting any relief, however trifling, from England, they
would regard them as ungrateful, if they did not abandon the
efforts they were making to achieve the legislative inde-
pendence of their country.—(Hear.) Let them be prepared to
meet whatever difficulties--whatever calamities might arise,
in the spirit of men contending for freedom, and relying
on Providence and on themselves. That Association had
been censured for not having taken an earlier part with refer-
ence to the present calamity, but he did not think such
censures justifiable. For his part, he did not hesitate to
say that he felt there would be much danger in their point-
ing out anything which might have a tendency to mislead,
and that was the reason why he, for one, did forbear to give
any expression of opinion os the subject, until they should
have made up t heir minds on what was the best course
to be pursued. He had himself suggested the propriety of
offering a prize for the best suggestion, having in view the
.irevention of the extension of the potato disease; but he
was afraid that such suggestion would hardly prove effica-
cious at that moment. It would, however, be the duty of
the Committee to watch over that subject with the most
intense anxiety,' and to adopt from week to week, and
from day to day, whatever course appeared most con-
ducive to the interests of the country, and he felt cer-
tain that the Committee would not shrink from the task
they had so long performed of being the friends and advo-
cates of the Irlakpeople.—(Cheers.) He liad himself arrived
at the conclu that remedies were almost useless, and
that they should trust in Providence for averting the
consequences of the calamity. It was on the present occa-
sion that they felt the absolute necessity for a domestic Le-
gislature. Such a Legislature would call into action the
combined wisdom of the nation, for the purpose of miti-
- • gating the evils with which they were threatened. What
was the conduct of the Government ? A deputation, headed
by the chief magistrate, of the leading noblemen and gen-
tlemen of the county, waited upon the Lord-Lieutenant
at his country abode, for the purpose of impressing on his
Excellency the immediate necessity that existed for taking
immediate measures to arrest the famine to which they
were exposed. How was that deputation received? It was
• received with contumely and contempt, It was supposed that
Parliament would have been called together, and that some
means might be devised whereby thepeople would be enabled
to procure food—that they would promote the extension of
public works, and that they would facilitate private enterprise.
But expectation had been disappointed. Had the suggestions
laid before the House of Commons during the last session,
with reference to the relatiolis between landlord and tenant,
been adopted, an ample, opportunity for the employment of
labour could now be exercise(' in (training and other im-
proventeuts, He (Mr. O'Brien) was a representative of the
Irish ps,ple, and his voice ought to bo as powerful in that
hall as in the House of Commons; and' he would assert that
the Government would coin:hit a sin against God, and a
crime against man, unless they called Parliament together
before Christmas, to rake the state of the country into
crAl,4sration.—(Clieers.) The Hon. Gentleman then pro-
. c c:ted at covsi,:erable loigth to advert to the foreign
'aous of En,;.antl, and commented upon the many dangers
thrastened her from without, and urged the absolute
zi.,ce,sity.bf conciliating Ireland as the only means of escap-
ing the lierile which env-ironed her. The conduct of the va-
rious ,:xovernmenta of England since the period of the union
*lv, nut of such a nature as ought to induce the people to be
, •salitied with those bimetal measures. Measures which were

b iasted as being those of conciliation, always came alloye(:

THE ARMY.

CAVALRY.

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Cavalry Depot—The authorities at the Horse Guards have
come to the determination of removing the Cavalry Depot
from Maidstone Barracks to Woolwich Garri9on, as soon as
the lease of the place expire•, which will tae place in
a very short period. The Maidstone barracks have been
found extremely inconvenient and very unhealthy.
13th Light Dragoons, Cahir—The troop under Captain
Hamilton, with Lieut. Gore, marched from Clonmel for Cahir,
7th November, and joined head-quarters same day, having
been relieved by a troop of same corps.