The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-13 00:00:00

THE 'SUN: LONDON, S.A.TeRbrAi7 Mo4iNfl+i.G, APRIL 13, 1b44.

part that was..unpleasants it would baler a greater
" white witch" than I profess to.ba to discover.--(Hear.)
Let every man that hears the take his part in the move-
ment ; let every man who, hears me circulate—l will not
Say my dying requester(Chsere and laughter)—but the
last I shall make prior to falling. into the fangs of the
At torney-General.-(LoudTcbeers.) A prison door has
a kind of halo for a man when suffering fur his country;
I have now -a new claim on Ireland.—(Loud cheers.)
Formerly everything was smooth' enjoyment, for the
hilarity of my disposition in laughing:stud causing others
to la,igh at in sets joke-,,'
.rendered every thin;.: easy.;
the lite I have led has been one of unmixed happiness ;
no man bad so intisir hies cogs of famils.%..society, their
reinsins.surround me, broken and Mutilated as.they Are,
eempar, d with 'the most tender part of -my existence ;
u -s':l I huge those to who;n I tan rook with pleasure
sad rstificstien—(Che: ring)-eand, excuse my parental
arfectiott, when I add with pride also—(licar, hear, and
vociferous cheering.) It is time that I should show my
love for my country by some species of suGring ; and
there is a sort of. compunction about me that I am nut
more affected about gob* to gaol than I am.—(Laugh- .
tel.) I feel then that I would deserve more of Ireland; and
that I would possess more power to rouse the country,
and to have those ho are RePealers distiuguished
froin all others.--(Cheers.) I have detained you a long
time—(No, no, and increased cheering)—but I had a
solemn duty to perform. They sometimes use my name
as that of a political sect, and I have heard men called
O'Connellites' " and it is only out of gaol that I would
like such ; but I can tell you that no man is an " O'Con-
nellite" that is not a Repealer—no man, in my opinion,
can have a legitinsate excuse for not becoming a Re-
pealer if they carry the sentence into effect.—(Great
cheering.) At the present moment, to crown all, they
come with the most insulting measure that England has
ever dared to promulgate. I think they have brought in
that Bill at this moment for the purpose of taking ad-
vantage .of the absence of the men who would fight it
line hysline,-and as I will not be able to keep my eye on
it—l speak it not in vanity, but lam sure my friends
will fight it for me.—(Hear.) I see my young and talented
colleague (Mr. Roche) with a smile on his countenance
indicative of h7s determination ; but I did not want
that index to show' me the ' determination of my
young friend.—(Hear, and cheers.) Myesteemedfriend
in the chair sought for justice from England, but could
•et none—they gave an Arms Bill, and refused inquiry
into the state of Treland—he knows the difference of the
present measure, and whether it is likely to be a been or
an insult.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) I hive described
your country'. I cannot describe what your countrymen
are.—(Loud cheering.) Those who differ with the great.
mass of the 'stipulation on religious grounds respect their
fidelity and venerate them fur it.—(Hear, hear, and
cheers.) Every person is aware of their morality ; the
world knows of their temperance.—(Loud cheers.) No
battle-field of England was ever stained with blood that
the foremost amongst the victors were not Irishnien—
oh, there are no qualities that men could possess to adorn
humanity that they do not possess—(Rear, hear)—and
(looking to the ladies' galleries) where blooms a beauty
like theirs?—(Hear, hear, and great cheering.) I am
speaking to you as if a voice were issuing from the
tomb of a gaol, but not in the mournful accents of
danger.—(Loud cheers.) Irishmens the time is come;
preserve the peace—observe order—do not run a risk.
I conjure, you, as you love Ireland, and hate the
mal-administration of justice—as you esteem the
Chief Baron, and dislike the chief Justice
(Groans)—sin short, if you love Ireland—if you want to
confer on me comfort when in my dungeon, you
will rally for Old Ireland and Repeal. The Hon, and
Learned Gentleman resumed his seat amid the most en-
thusiastic acclamation and waving of handkerchiefs,
which were renewed, and continued for upwards of ten
minutes, the entire company standing for the whole
time, the ladies waving their scarves, and applauding most
enthusiastically. '
Mr. O'CoNNELL—I am ping to propose a toast; and
drink it as you please. Our Chairman has talked of me
being in gaol ; but I can afford to be so, when there
is a man in Smith O'Brien who can ever lead you, and
never mislead you. I give you his health.—(Cheers.)
The toast was drank with nine times nine.
Mr. SMITH O'llaixte, in rising to return thanks, said:
The manner in which you have received my health adds
one additional stimulus to the excitement which has
been produced by recent events.—(flear, hear.) Mr.
O'Connell has done me the honour to advert to some
passages in my life—whilst he has greatly exaggerated
my merits and my abilities.—(No, no.) I am, however,
so far able to look back with pleasure on the whole of
my political. ife when I reflect upon the motives which
governed me. I can truly say there has been no act of
my life. public or private, that was the result of so much
deliberation as that which brought me into your ranks—
(Great cheering)—that there was none with respect to
the lmotives of which I applied so severe a scrutiny, and
none for which I could so safely ask the blessing of Hea
ven.—(Renetvrd cheering.) Shall I live to regret, as I
am told I shall, the step I have taken? I trust not, if
my countrymen retain the same peaceful attitude of
moral dignity which they have lately sustained—(Hear)
—they have abstained . from. rushing into heedless
struggles which would bring the country into anarchy
and confusion—otherwise, though I could not impeach
my motives, I should regret my conduct. It is a source
of legitimate pride to me that I am enabled to meet you
at this dinner, and to occupy the high station to which
your kindness has raised me.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN next gave " The Repeal :of the
'Union."

The toast was received with deafening cheers, and was
most entlntsinstieully responded- to. - •
Mr. ROCHE spoke to the toast.
. .

Sir H. W. BianoN, after an eloquent speech, begged
leave to propose " The convicted conspirators," &c.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL being loudly called on; replied, and
resumed his seat amidA rapturous cheering..
The Rev. Mr. 'TIERNEY also returned thanks in a
speech of much eloquence and considerable force, as did
Dr. GRAY, be -having been called on.
Mr. STEELE, too, responded in a spec ch which was
enthusiastically cheered. -

Mr. FAGAN next proposed, " The Liberal Members
representing the province of Munster iti Parliament."
Mr. D. Callaghan. M.P., Sir D. Roche, M.P., Caleb
Powell, M.P.; and M. J. O'Connell, M.P., severally ac-
knowledged the henour. The latter gentleman was
catechised whether e was a Repealer.—(Cheers and
clamour.)
Mr. O'CoNNELL-I believe I am, Sir.
The CHAIRMAN proposed the healths of " The Catho-
lic bishops and clergy of Ireland, the tried friends and
incorruptible guardians of the people. The love and
reverence of their flocks have ever been dearer to them
than the smiles or rewards of power."
The Very Rev. Dean Com, responded to the toast.
" Father Mathew, the Moral Regenerator of Ireland,"
Was given. _

Afew other toasts were then disposed of, and the
meeting quietly and peaceably dispersed, after spending
an everling of more than usual recreation and moral en-
joyment.

THE INDIAN MARRIAGE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sra,—Mr. Ramsey presents his compliments, and begs
to state that Mr. Alexander Cadotte (the gentleman
who was married by him yesterday morning at St `Mar-
tin-in-the-Fields) is a French Canadian, and is a Mem-
ber of the Church, having, been duly admitted by the
sacrament of baptism at the town of Sandwich, in Up-
per Canada.
103, St. Alartin's-latte, April 10.

THE NAPOLEON MUSEUM.—This exhibition, per-
haps the most curious of any of the numerous exhibitions in
the metropolis, and one that has cost the proprietor the un-
wearied application of many years to collect, has undergone
a complete re-arranEint, and has been opened to the pub-
lic now at a rate of admission that everybody, to whom such
gem
things as the collection contains are of any interest, can afford
to pay. During the short time that the Museum' in the
Egyptian-hall has been closed, many judicious alteration.s
have been made in the hanging of the portraits, in the class/.
fing of the various objects illuStrative of the Emperor of the
}much, of the history and events of the French Revoltition;-
of the general history of Europe for more than half a cen-
tury, and of all the distinguished and remarkable charac-:
ters with which that period abounds. There is now a com-
plete series of portraits of statesmen, marshals, generals,
warriors, patriots, &c, forming a pictorial narrative of the
events by which the reigns from Louis XVI., of the Republi-
can Government, of the empire, and of tke commencement of
the reign of Louis XVIII., were rendered remarkable: .These
portraits, or at least the very great majority of them,'are•
exceedingly fine as works of art. The miniatures and
enamels, which are most exquisite gems when considered in
reference to their execution, the persons they depict, and the
anecdotes with which they are connected, are unrivalled both
as objects of vertu and as illustrations of great personages and
tasbse buynderstood which history should,
have been
re-arranged, and now afford the curious and the student an
almost graphic view of the events to which they relate, and
stirring events. There are amongst the recent additions to
the collection a fine half-length portrait of Frederick the
Great, once in the possession of that monarch, and a fine por-
trait of Stanislaus. The busts, medals, and bronzes, the series
ofbe coins,studie da,nadnadll
Nit
tvhibnogust of
that
canncel
impress upon the metnory, through the eye, the incidents
which tradition and written narrative handed .down. The
very valuable collection of letters, both on public business
and private affairs, of public documents and of family re-
cords, has also undergone a revision in its arrangement, by
which a more easy reference to its contents is secured.
Without making invidious comparisons between such an ex-
hibition as this and some others by which the public are at-
tracted, it must be said that it argues little for good taste to
prefer the howling of semi-savages and the deformity of
stunted nature to the treasures of art, the records of history,
and the relics of great events and great men.—Tintes.
INFERNAL MACHINE IN SHEFFIELD.--About half-
past one on Saturday morning some murderous rascal
threw a tin case loaded with gunpowder into the bed-
room window of Mr. George Gillott, file-grinder, re-
'siding at 197, Granville-street Park, Sheffield. Mr. and
Mrs. Gillott, with, an infant, were at the time in bed
but on jumping out Mr. Gillott saw the fuse burning,;
and very wisely got his wife and child down stairs as
quickly as possible. They had, scarcely however,
crossed the lower room tawards the door, when, the ex-
plosion took place, shaking clown part of the ceiling of
the bedroom, and breaking every pane in the window,
with a part of the sash also. One panel of a cupboard
in the bedroom was forced out, white a post and part of
the wall of a large closet adjoining was blown from the
upright. Even in the lower room one panel of a door
Was broken, and in the garret the roof was lifted partly
up. In this place two apprentices were asleep, but only
one was awoke by. the noisy; of the explosion. On hear-
ing it he directly jumped up, and sagaciously observed
to his companion, " Bill, Biil, get thee up, or else we shall
be suffocate:l.,' Happily neither of the lads sustained
any personal injury. So great was the shock that it
shook the wall of a house next door, occupied by Mr.
James Barker. The flame from the powder came up-
ward's of a yard through the window into the street. It
is time that such awful proceedings were officially in-
quired into. The lamentable frequency of their occur-
rence is rapidly degrading tie character of our town. It
is a deplorable state of society which permits innocent
families to be at the mercy of the midnight assassin.--
She /field Iris.