The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-11 00:00:00

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.

A very numerous meeting of the Repeal Association was
held this day, at the Conciliation Hall, in consequence of the
anticipated presence of Mr. O'Connell. The Honourable and
Learned Gentleman, who appeared to enjoy excellent health,
and was certainly in the highest spirits, arrived at a few mi-
nutes after one o'clock. Shortly after which—
C. LYNCH, Esq., of Ballycaher Castle, in the county of
Mayo, was called to the chair.
Mr. O'CoNNELL moved that the following sentence be in-
seribed on a banner, to be hung up in the Conciliation Hall :
" The time is come when no Irishman, having the smallest
claim to the regard, or respect of his countrymen, should
longer hold back from expressing his sentiments." The man
(continued Mr. O'Connell) was a recreant of the worst de-
scription, who did not come forward and declare for the na-
tionality of Ireland at that moment.—( Cheers.) It was indeed
a glorious prospect for the repeal cause, when the name of the
illustrious Charlemont was found once more in the ranks of
his country.
Mr. 111‘TeastAlr, a most respectable gentteman from Belfast,
next came forward and avowed himself a Federalist.
Several remittances were then handed in, and among them
129/. 9s. Bd. from Rio de la Plata, South America.
Mr. O'CorewsLL then presented himself and said, he wished
that there should be no thronging or crowding the streets
during the trials which were coming on ; and what difference
would it make, if he were found guilty or not, to the great
cause in which they were all engaged?—(Cheers.) lie cer-
tainly was not guilty of any offence but that of loving Ireland—
( Cheers)—and he therefore implored them by that love to stay
at home and read the proceedings the next clq in the news-
papers.—(Hear, hear.) In speaking of Mr. Montgomery
Martin, Mr. O'Connell alluded to the period when that gen-
t'eman sought his patronage in London, in support of a news-
paper called the Repealer. He came to him (Mr. O'Connell
and said he was going to set up a repeal newspaper in that
city by shares, and although he totally disapproved of th,- plan
he (Mr. O'Connell) took two shares. lhe consequence, how-
ever, was, that the speculation failed in a few months, and Mr.
Montgomery Martin then became a furious anti-Repealer.—
( Cheers.) There was Mr. Montgomery Martin for them.—
( Hear, hear.) It gave him (Mr. O'Connell) great pleasure
to find that the Association had taken up the subject of Lord
Devon's Commission, which was as great a humbug as ever
existed.—( Hear, hear. )
The rent for the week is likely to exceed 5001.
ATTEMPT AT MURDER IN NORTH TIPPERARY.—NE-

NAG Er, JAN. 7.—This town yesterday morning was thrown
into great excitement by a most daring and fearful agrarian out-
rage, which took place in the immediate suburbs, near the
bridge of Tyrone, not one quarter of a mile from the centre of
the town. It appears as a man named Gleeson was returning
from the first mass to his house, at Lisatomy, he was met by two
men at the above place, and, on his passinr, them, they
turned quickly round and discharged two pistol's at his back,
which took effect, the balls entering the hack and passing
out to the chest. On his falling, they leaped upon him and
kicked him, and deliberately walked off. The poor fellow is not
yet dead, but there is no hope of his recovery. The Rev.
11lessrs. Power and Bowles energetically denounced the per-
petrators of the atrocious attempt on Gleeson's life, at different
masses in the chapel this day.

CORONER'S 11s QUEST..
(From the Cambridge Advertiser of Wednesday.)
0.1 Monday, at four o'clock, a Coroner's inquest was
held at the house of Benjamin Lambert, the Coach and
Horses, Newnham, before Mr. C. 11. Cooper, Coroner,
and a jury, on the body of Mr. Stephen Crisford, formerly
the worthy and respected host of the Bull Hotel, who
came by his death as detailed in evidence :
John Darnell, of Newnham, labourer, said he was at
work near the Bull Leys, at about ten minutes past eleven
o'clock to-day (Monday), when I saw a hat lying on
this side of the water against a stump ; had not heard of
any one being missed. I walked four or five yards fur-
ther on, and saw a body in the water. I called a man
named Faircloth, who was at work with me and we pulled
it out. It was standing upright, the water just corning
over his head. his clothes and gloves were all on, and
his coat buttoned up, I think. The body felt cold. The
face looked black. The coat was dirty in several places,
as if he had been trying to get out. It appeared as if
he had got in from Bull Leys side. A person might slip
in the water, as it is very steep there. His back was
towards the bank. The lads generally bathe there. The
water is about 4 feet deep in the summer, and not more
than 5i feet now ; part of the head, just the crown, was
above the water. I had been at work there from about
half-past nine. I saw some lads with some horses go
close by, but they did not see the body. I am working
in the Bull Leys. Any one can go in the field from where
the deceased seemed to have got into the water. He htis
an allotment of land close by there, part of the Bull
Leys. I could see one foot mark by the bank. It was a
firm mark, not as of a person slipping. He was about
21 yards from the bank. His legs were straight. Ilis
boots were quite clean.
The constable was here directed by the Coroner to
examine the pockets of the deceased. There was not
anything found in the clothes, except one or two small
accounts, which were taken from the breast pocket.
Sarah Fling deposed that she lived as servant at No. 2,
King's-parade (where deceased had lately resided, with
Mrs. Crisford). She last saw the deceased alive at
about ten minutes past eight this morning. He had just
come from his bedroom. She buttoned his boots. He
told her not to let his dogs come after him. He .used to
go to the Bull in a morning, and this morning she felt
rather surprised that he did not take the dogs with him.
He had been very poorly last night, and this morn-
ing she asked him how he was, and he replied,
" better." When he lived at the Bull, he used to go
out for an hour's walk before breakfast, and return
about eight o'clock. This morning she did not notice
which way deceased went on leaving the house. He
slept at the Bull for a month past. They waited break-
fast for him this morning a long time. It was not quite
ready when he went out. He mostly wore spectacles ;
but she did not notice if he had any on this morning.
He did not wear a watch. She thought he appeared very
strange in his manner yesterday.
Charles Speed, labourer, of Newnham, deposed that he
saw deceased this morning about half-past nine, going
along by Caius Closes, opposite the Bull Leys, the other
side of the road ; was surprised at his being rather earlier
this morning than usual ; his head was held rather down.

After a short consultation the jury returned a verdict
that " The deceased was found drowned ; but by what
means he became so there was no evidence to show."
It was stated that the deceased, who was well known
and universally respected, was sixty years of age. He
gave up possession of the Bull Inn, Trumpington-street,
of which he had been landlord many years, on Saturday
night, to Mr. Edlin, brother to Mr. Edlin, foreman and
general manager of the business carried on by Mrs.
Greef, King's-parade.

THE ROYAL Bucx HouNns.—}Ter Majesty's stag
hounds had one of the most severe and lengthened runs this
season on Monday last, the fixture being at Maidenhead, at
which upwards of 200 were present. The little deer Sweep
was uncarted at Maidenhead Thicket, and was taken within a
mile of Stokenehurch, in Oxfordshire, after a three hours' run,
over upwards of thirty miles of a hilly and extremely heavy
line of country. The deer swam across the Thames, nearly
opposite to Henley, and upon the hounds being laid on, upon
the opposite shore, the pace up to the finish was tremendous.
Only twelve out of the numerous field at the meet were up at
the take, including Mr. Davis (the huntsman, who had two
fresh horses during the run), and a sprinkling of the right sort,
who were well mounted. The field was pretty well weeded
before the deer crossed the water at Henley. The distance
from Stokenchurch to the kennel (where the hounds arrived the
panic evening); la between 20 and 30 wilco.