The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-12 00:00:00

REPEAT, ASSOCIATION.

TIMM ENDOVS INCREASE 01? THE REPEAL RENT._
The•meef in• 2, this day was one of*the most extraordinary
popular demonstrations I ever witnessed, affording evidence
the most unquestionable that the incarceration of Mr.O'Con-
null has -advanced the repeal cause more, in a week or two,
than all the " monster meetings" which formed the subject
of the State prosecutions. - Long before one o'clock the Con-
ciliation Hall was nearly filled, and soon after every part of
the vast building and the street in front were densely crowded.
Tile side galleries were occupied by fashionably attired
ladies. Altogether, the meeting to-day far surpassed, in
every respect, and especially in the amount of the rent, any
previous meeting of the Association.
At one o'clock Mr. Smith O'Brien entered the hall, ac-
companied by Lord French, Henry Grattan, M.P., Sir Valen-
tine • Blake, Mr. O'GrormAn, and several other influential
gentlemen, au,l was received with the most enthusiastic ap-
plause. When the cheering had subsided, he moved that
Lord lireneli shaiild take the chair.—(lmmense cheering,
which continind for several minutes.)
• When order was restored, his LORDSHIP said, since last he
had the honour of being present in this hall, a calamity had
befallen their country---the Liberator of Ireland had been
sacrificed to the unmitigated hatred of a faction. Who could,

inmoVed, behold the present situation of a man who had foi:
nore than half a century devoted his superhuman talents to
he glorious end of ameliorating the condition of his father-
and. They had seen Mr. O'Connell consigned to the gloom
)f a dungeon because of his hatred for oppression, and for
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endeavouring to achieve the legislative independence of his
country.—(Hear, hear.) He had come from a distant part
of the.coinitrv; for the purpose of presenting two addresses
which had been_ agreed to at two meetings, held yesterday,•
in the county Galway. These addresses breathed the deepest
regret that an iniquitous power should succeed in immuring
within the walbiofapriion the glorTous chieftain under whom
they fought, and gained so many constitutional victories ;
but the tidal victory which they hoped and trusted they
Would be able to obtain, would be a repeal of the legislative
uniou..—(Cheers.). What did the Government hope to obtain
by the incarceration of .Mr. O'Connell? If they thought to
damp the national ardour they were miserably mistaken.
The spirit That was abroad could. not be quenched. There
would be no shriaking,.no compromise.—(Cheers) They
%fere deterinitied• never to relax in their exertions till the
darling object of their wishes was obtained—the restoration
of their domestic legislature.—(Loud cheering.) He had
the gratifying flier. to announce thatyesterday a meeting was
held at Athlone, and 40/. collected in as many minutes.

The Sts,citETaity read the minutes of the last day's meeting.
..31r, &LIME OliniEs said, they. were so overwhelmed with
remittances, that- he would take the liberty of suggesting
that gentlemen who had the intention of addressing. the
meeting would defer doing so till the business had been gone
through. lie then read a letter from the Mayor of Kilkenny,
incloAiug 801. Ss. 9.1. ; he then handed in 5/., the subscription
of Pentoav•O'Kelly, Esq., a gentleman of large fortune, who
had not hithert, interfered in politics; also 251. Ils. 6d. from
Newtown Hamilton; 51:, the personal subscription of James
Kelly, Esq. late High Sheriff of the county Limerick; also
351. from Tifiper.ay, 33/. from Limerick, 20/. from the coal
vendors of Dublin, tail. from Mitchelstown, and several.other
sums; also 50/. from Liverpool.
Mr. DANIEL .O'CoNNELL, jun., handed in a contribution
from Lord Stourton, and read the following letter from his
Lordship:—
" Heatlifield House, Wimbledon-common, Surrey.
"Dear O'Connell,—This morning's Chronicle tells me you
are a prisoner, and that my calculations (as I had foolishly
imagined); based on sense and justice, had in my country's
horoscope, failed me. I therefore send you my sovereign
to visit and comfort you, instead of our good Queen enter-
ing your prison gates in discharge of my .debt. I wish it
were to throw them open, and to appear in the less glitter-
ing, but more valuable, shape of her royal prerogative.
BLit we are playing here at kings and emperors, while we
are throwing- away the affections of a free people. If we
lose Ireland, we gain Russia! What an equivalent! For
the man of the people, we have g-it in exchange the abso-
lute master of all the Russias. Surely we must be the most
uugrat,•ful people On the face of the earth, if we hesitate
to thank and applaud Sir Robert Peel and his Cabinet for
this brilliant interchange of. commodities. Who can now
complain of or German, or American tariffs; with
such a reciprocity system as the united system of our states-
men have secured for us in secular seculorunt 1" Loyal je
scrai decant tat rie,' is not less my motto and yours; though
the one free and the other is incarcerated. There is
another motto, which says, Quos Deus vult perdere prius
leolmtat.! But, as the inclosed informs me, I have no gift of
prophecy. I t rust my predictions are far from being realised.
In darkness, as in sunshine,
"l-ouhr:sl77.dfryomouNr country's well-wisher,
" I remain, my dear Sir,
(To also handed "STOURTON."

lltenAnn O'GORMAN handed in some sums of money.
Mr. Dont:Ny (barrister) handed in 601. from Caher, and
'O/. Ss. G. from Cashel.

Rev Mr. R Kim handed in 811. from Galway.

Mr. D. O'CoNNEt.r„ jun., handed in 201.7r0m Clamore,
cou:‘ty Wexford, and other sums.
Mr. SAITII O'BRIEN rose, and said he bad the pleasure to
hand in .1/., the subscription of Henry Grattan, and added
that he
.considered it an honour in being made the medium of
doing
.so. lie considered it an honour on account of his
higlidescent. ,Ile had an hereditary claim on the gratitude
of • the Irish people—the spirit of his father still reigned
iunongst them, and that illustrious individual was revered as
much as if he were now alive and present.
Mr. I I. G itarrax rose and was received with immense cheer-
ing. -Ile congratulated the meeting on being presided over
by such a man as the Noble Lord. He had read his Lord-
ship's letter, when in Italy, and he could assure him that his
name was well known through the continent of Europe. He
had passed through London without visiting the House of
Commons, and was prepared to prove to his constituents and
the country that he had not been guilty of any dereliction
of duty in acting so. A year had passed since he left Ire-
land, and during that period he had visited many countries,
and nowhere did he find one party set against another. Sec-
tarian prejudices were unknown; all was unanimity, peace,
anJ pm osperity. It was for this country, blessed, forsooth,
with a Constitution, amid boasting of the trial by jury, that
everything that was bad in human nature should develop
itself. Ile would adopt the second maxim, " Let us love
others as they love us." He would love the English as they
loved the Irish, but he would hate the English as they hate
them.—(Cheers.) What are the words of the English Tory
papers? Did they not call the Irish people savages, and
their priests surpliced ruffians, and a demon priesthood? So
long as they continued to give vent to these expressions, so
long would he hate the .English people, because he consi-
dered these papers as the friends of that people, for they were
supported .by them.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman
then proceeded at considerable length to detail the many in-
" justices which England had inflicted on Ireland, and con-
cluded a powerful and Impressive address amidst loud cheers.
Mr. SMITII O'BRIEN handed in several sums of money, and
• said that the address to the Liberator, agreed upon at the last
day of meeting, was presented to him on Saturday last, and
X% it was his friend Mr. M'Nevin that prepared that address,
it became his duty to read it. Mr, M'Novin would now detail
he manner in. which Mr. O'Connell had received it.
Mr. T. IWNEvist (barrister) then rose, and delivered a
most emphatic speech, and concluded by handing in several
contributions.

Mr. DANIEL O'CossELL, jun., rose and said that Mr.
O'Connell and his fellow-prisoners felt. exceedingly happy,
because they felt that they had performed their duty, and
were confident' that the best, results would assuredly follow
front their incarceration. They were happy, because the
people 'maintained the peace, and deported themselves in a
manner that was most creditable. Henceforth there should be no
neutrality. Every one that did not join the Association
be ranked amongst their enemies.—(Loud cheers.)
He then congratulated the meeting on the magnificent dis-
play which had taken place on that day, and on the vast in-
crease of the funds, and concluded by expressing his convic-
tion that there was no hope save in their own exertions.
The following sums were then handed in :---From 'the
Linen-hall Ward, 170/. tis. 4d ; Law Clerks' Society, 50/. ;
from Sligo, 55/. • the College Ward, 84/. ; the Castle Ward,
; May, county Tyrone, 25/. 7s.
Mr. O'NEILL DAUNT handed in a sum of money, and ob•
served that he thanked the Government for the prtsent de-
monstration. Who could now doubt of the achievement of
the 'wool ? The Morning Herald had said that repeal was
.de4d. They certainly looked very unlike dead men.
Mr. Jons REILLY handed in the sum of 1401. 7s. 6d., con-
- tributed by several localities; and addressed the meeting.
Mr. S: t.)'BittEX announced the receipt of 661.105. front St.
PAni's ward; 117/. 183. 6,1. from Fermoy (county C 011;).
:121. 10s. from .Longfin•d (collected yesterday); V, tvc,m ew
Ross, .per Martin Doyle; 51., the /rtewta r,ubseription of J.
IL Talbot, Esq., late M. for I,Vettilird; and read a letter
which aceom,,,anica the remittance; and several other sums.
He then had to announce that the Association had.
received an address from the " National Complete Suffrage,
['lion," • signed by Joseph .Sturge, which the. tbil.
Ilan read to the meeting. lie tll9ll 6 was sure they
would receive w;th fAMlsiatliiO'a any document breathing
,pirit- of ..,,ym,.atny from the other side of the water. But he
considered he would not be dealing candidly with the people
of England if he did not tell them that the time had gone by