The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-12 00:00:00

(Hear.) He regretted that be should have occupied so
much of their attention—(No, no,)—all he required
of the public spirited gentlemen of the county, was
to come forward and press for a fair and just
repre-
sentation. The eloquent gentleman then adverted
to the affair of Borris-o'kane, and the apathy of
what called itself that liberal Press of England on
the subject, and dwell on the glaring facts of Leger's
CaSi', in which although it was known that not a
straw of his atched house had been fired, and
sitheugh it was knavin that four men lay dead in the
street, the victims of his lalood-thirstiness, yet there
was a Jury to be fond who in tahcevuietrti
yatie(shm
thoafteh;
charge of the excellent and upright Judge who pre-
sided, could return a verdict -cf q
such a state of things could not lam long, it was im-
possible--ttigland would Sod that the people
wanted neither revolution or rebellion, they wanted
but just and fair play before God and man, at that
they will have. (Cheers.) They might be told Cc
the liberality of Ministers, and he had every wish
to believe well of part of the Ministry, but still there
waa an influence in existence not yet destroyed, the
head of a vile faction may have been struck at, but
the limbs remained; they had scotched the snake not
killed it, (Cheers.) He would not derogate from
the claims of the Duke of Wellington, but the merit
of carrying the late question was not due to him
alone, that merit was due to the late Mr. Canning.
It was that illustrious individual who by breaking up
a Tory Administration, and rendering an Anti-Ca-
tholic Ministry impossible to be formed, had led the
way to the achievement of the great question. He
confessed he had no great reliance on the new-
born liberality of the Ministry of the day, on
those who do right when abliged-7-on those who
would concede rather than go out of place,
both in whose foreign and domestic policy there was
still presented strong traits of despotism. But he
trusted the people would speak in such a voice us
would make them act on the prudential plan they'
had adopted. It would be their own fault if the re-
presentative system is not remodelled. They should
form Liberal Clubs all through-the country—by so
doing they would wield a weapon that would en-
sure victory—the task was easy to all who had re-
formation at heart—all should be united—since Ca-
tholic Emancipation had given them the power,who
would not act ? who would be the recreant that
would not press forward to further victory ? The
eloquent gentleman concluded by drinking all their
healths, and sat down amidst loud applause.
The Duke of Northumberland.
After a splendid prefatory eulogium the CHAIR.,
MAN next gave
Daniel O'Connell. •
The company instantly rose with full butopera,
and enthusiastic cheers followed for several minutes.
When silence was at length restored, Mr. O'CON.-
NELL rose with much evident emotion and said—
He would not then attempt the expression of his
gratitude for the kindness of their reception—that
gratitude must not be expressed in wordts—they
must have deeds. It was a feeling of gratitude
which brought him there—he came to express his
gratitude to a distiuguished individual who had
long embarked in the cause of their common court-
try—from his heart he thanked him. 'Were they
any longer sectarians—had they not this night dis-
cussed the various abuses of the state, and were they
not called on to merge all party feeling in the glori-
coouusntprlyan? ofnumniteinugrs,etoof dloreglaonodd t‘ovatshedirisuc,oiimoiml......on
He had come to them in one of those calm and
lovely autumnal evenings which sometimes favoured
this beloved isle; he had passed through that Golden
Vale, where all is luxuriance and beauty, where the
noble stream that rolled from their mown tains, checked
its rapid course, and spreading its calm and placid
bosom over the plain, slowly lingered as if loath to
quit the lovely land.—(Cheers.) The declining
sun no longer dazzled with it: noontide glare, ail
was beauty and repose, such as the lover of nature
could gaze on with delight, and it brought the tears
into his eyes, when he reflected, that a land so lovely
should. be trodden on by the iron heel of despotism
—(Cheers)—he SAW the fertile valleys stretch away
beforehim, he connected it with with the harbours
of commerce and wealth, into which rolled the wes-
tern waves of the mighty Atlantic, and he asked
himself why had not a mighty shy sprung up around
him, why did he not behold in their streets the
throng and the bustle of commerce—because Ireland
was mis-governed—because she was the pitiless
prey of faction. What was to be done for Ireland ?
The contentions of religion were over—freedom was
obtained—they had never desired more—they were
not base enough to be contented with less—but they
were told the experiment had not succeeded—he
denied it—it had succeeded—a civil equality existed
—the people shall no longer be misrepresented-
-what was done in one county another county
can accomplish. 'Waterford owed it to Clare to
imitate it, and Waterford should imitate it—nor
should the Scions of Knockloftiness and the paltry
Prettieness of another County be suffered to pre-
vent the just representation of its feelings—no--the
men of that county were too brave to be intimidated
—however pure the intention of the Duke of Wel-
lington might be, the designs of his Ministry be-
trayed no symptom of improving the internal con-
dition of Ireland; who had they for instance selected
for the administration of justice, Serjeant LefroY,
reeking with expressions with which he would not
pollute his lips, for they savoured too closely of high
treason, was sent to decide whether Catholics are

always in the wrong and Protestants always in the
right.—(Cheers.)—Tbe Government of Ireland
had made another change—Saurin—They had heard

of Con of the hundred battles, but there was Saurin

of the hundred prosecutions.—(Great cheering and
laughter.)—Saurin, the great enemy of the liberty
of the Press, the virulent enemy to toleration—his

ancestors were refugees from persecution, they had
suffered persecution, but they had not learned mercy.
A son of Mr. Saurin had been appointed to a high
situation. There was another change—in Ire-
land Catholics bad learned a double distrust—a
distrust of closed investigations or open trials
—they had seen on the Jury Orangemen
arrayed against them in judgment, and like the
wretch who is drawn to the gambling-table, where

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loaded dice await to decide his doom, he had seen
the Catholic stand before them in the unsuspicious
hope of obtaining justice.—(Hear.)—More than
once he had stood forth to defend the victim, and
more than once he had beheld him trampled on,
and stained with Orange pollution. What man
would not view with suspicion the administration
of justice who had witnessed the late trials in their

county. He did not know what Mr. Solicitor-
General had said, but he knew what the Rev. Mr.
Spain had said. He (Mr. O'Connell) had given
up important business to come and prosecuteon that
trial, but he would not have been the persecutor and
prosecutor, although a silk gown lowed not on his
shoulders—but this would. be a subject of Parini.
mentary enquiry, and the Solicitor-General would
be called on to answer before the House. He knew
the defence that would be made, but the nation
would know the truth. New blood was infused into
Ireland's veins—seven millions of freemen had been
added to the power and intelligence of the empire.
Henceforward the name of Irishmen should super-

cede all distinctions, they had now one common
country to contend for. Never could he lay his
head upon his pillow without asking himself what
%vas yet to be done for Ireland ? They had to put
down the abuses of the Church Establishment, and

even Mountcashel had said so. He could not say
Mountcashel was exactly a genius, but in sober reality
he had admitted there was such a thing as Ecclesias-
tical abuses. Oh I if he would but assist them in
bringing down the Church Rates, they would give
him a plenary indulgence for all his former errors.
(Great cheering and laughter.}—This interesting
topic should only bring them back to the question,
what had they to do for Ireland ? They had to
struggle to purify its representation—they had the
Corporations, and the Jury Jobbing, and the Toll-,
and all those minor abuses which extendt•d ;n stilt
widening circles around the nucleus--finally, they
had to make the King's peace to be preserved—they
bad to make the people morally irreeistible. Fur his