The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-28 00:00:00

' three or four years he had be m in the habit of bring-
ing (a ual patieats from the London union to the hos-
pita', and that he was never refused txcept when the
house vi as full ; th?,t he had never paid anything there,
but that one guinea was charged at the Fever Hospital
for every patient. He had, 'within the last two years,
brought, perhaps, 600 paCentF to the Free Eospital.
Harriet Warner, the cool:, .4vas next called—By direc-
tion of the Chairman she hi3U ;ht in cans of broth, such
as was givento the two your {:- w omen, which the gentlemen
present tasted, and declared excellent. She stated that
she put 11b. of mutton to ercry 1 pint of water. She
corroborated the evidence of the porter as far as the
making and delivering of the broth was concerned,
which she saw the young ..vomen take. The bread and
broth were very good.
This concluded the evidence.
The books of the hospital were then referred to, and
proved the proper management of the establishment, to
which the visiting members present bore their testimony.
Dr. RICE proposed the first resolution, and expressed
his approbation of the establishment.
:Mr. SIMPSON seconded the resolution.
Mr. JOHN WATSON proposed the second resolution,
and commented at great length on the unfair manner in
which the statement in the Times had been garbled. He
had been an attentive observer of the institution, and he
had observed that it was con ducted with the greatest
regularity and humanity.
The Rev. Dr. WORTHINGTON seconded the resolution,
and agreed with the previous epeakers.
Mr. WATSON then proposed a vote of thanks :to the
Chairman, which was carried 'Dy acclamation.
The CHAIRMAN, in a very able and eloquent speech,
returned thanks, and the meeting separated.
The resolutions, which were carried unanimously, will
be found in our advertising columns.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin, —Through the medium of your widely-circulated
paper, I beg to complain of what I call a grievous hnpo-
sition. lam a poor man, and have lately had a house
left 'me worth 250/., and I felt desirous to:insure it for
2001. On applying to an office, I was informed that it
would be done for 35., with which I was satisfied; but,
judge of my surprise when the clerk told me that there
was an additional 6s. Government duty, and ls. 6d. for
the stamp, making 10s. 6d. Now if this is not a heavy
tax on property, Ido not know what is. Surely Sir R.
Peel never thought of this when he put on the new
property-tax in another shape. There is room for some
of your judicious remarks on this subject.

IRELAND.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
DVALIN, Nov. 24.—The weekly meeting of the Association
was held this day, Captain Seaver in the chair.
Mr. O'CoxxaLL introduced, amidst loud applause, to the
meeting. Alexander M`Carthy. Esq., candidate for the repre-
sentation of Cork on the repeal interest.
Mr. 3.l•CAnniv expressed his acknowledgment for the gra-
tifying reception he had experienced, and assured the meet-
ing, in return, that in the pursuit of the glorious object for
which they were contending, namely, the restoration of their
domestic legislature, and the assertion of the rights and li-
berties of Ireland, he should never be found lagging.—(Loud
cheers).
Mr. O'CONNELL remarked that on the last day of meeting
he adverted to some hand bills, purporting to be printed in
London, which were circulated through the county of Dublin,
instigating the assassination of the landlords. Two of the
placards had been posted on that morning on the doors
of the Conciliation Hall. He had sent off these do-
cuments to the police commissioners, but he apprehended
they would take no notice of it, and lie might almost be in-
clined to say that the "detectives" were getting up a conspi-
racy against the Repeal Association. He trusted that no ex-
ertion would be spared to bring the villain to justice who
concocted and circulated those atrocious placards.
Captain BRODERIP moved, in pursuance of notice, " That
the Parliamentary Committee of the Association be instructed
to consider and report whether the inquiries connected with
legislation for Irish railways which now take place in Lon-
don, before Committees of the House of Commons, may not
hereafter be conducted in Dublin with great saving f expense
to the country and to the parties concerned." In support of
the resolution he showed that the number of Irish railways
proposed to be constructed amounted to 112 ; and taking the
average expense of obtaining an enactment for each at
8,0001., the sum thus expended for procuring liberty to un-
dertake these works would amount to 896,0001., all which
would be expended in England. If the Government acceded
to the proposition of having the Irish railway business trans-
acted in Dublin, that enormous sum would be saved to the
country. But he feared that the Government would not ac-
cede, for they would fear that if the Irish people became
practically aware of the advantages which the seat of Go-
vernment conferred on the country, they would never cease
in their exertions to obtain the restoration of the Legis-
lature.

Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN seconded the resolution, and quoted
the Evening Packet for the purpose of showing that the Con-
servatives were friendly to the proposition of having the Irish
railway business transacted in Dublin. If the English Mem-
bers refused to come to this country, for the purpose, he
would say they had Members enough of their own, and he
felt justified in saying that the Tory representatives would
co-operate with them.
Mr. O'CONNELL supported the motion and showed that
the interests of the bar of Ireland were identified with the
repeal of the union. If his anticipations were well founded,
he would say that it was contemplated to remove the entire
law business of this country to England. As a proof of this,
he need only refer to the " Service of Process" Bill, which was
attempted to be passed during the last session of Parliament.
The effect of that Bill, if it received the sanction of the
House, would be to transfer a great portion of Irish law busi-
ness to the English Courts. It was contemplated to bring
that Bill again before the Legislature, and, if carried,
it would be the first great step towards centralisation.
He would put it to the common sense of English-
men whether they (the Irish) were not entitled
to have their railway business transacted in Ire-
land, and he would ask, would they (the English) be
satisfied with having their railways disposed of in Dublin?
Of course they would not; and, on the same principle, he
claimed the expenditure of that sum in Ireland. Mr. O'Con-
nell said, the next thing he had to do was to defend himself.
He did not know whether he was to stand his trial : he had
been already convicted and sentence passed upon him. He
could move an arrest of judgment. The Times newspaper
had hired a fellow to go around the island lying, and lie had
bestowed the full measure of his vicious ingenuity on him.
He (Mr. O'Connell) was certainly one of the best calumniated
and abused men in the world. man ever read such abuse,
and instead of their being tired of it, after fifty years abusing
him, they seemed to be fresher for it than ever, and to be look-
ing out for new channels of vituperation. If there were any
paint on which he considered himself safe, it was with reference
to his conduct as a landlord. He had been always the enemy
of extortion. He thought he was the friend of the people,
and if there was any part of his conduct that he thought
would meet with universal approbation, it was his conduct
as a landlord. Up to that period no person had attacked him
but Mr. Sergeant Jackson, in the House of Commons, who
made a charge against him that he distrained for the March
rent in the month of April. He (Mr. O'Connell) was able to
demonstrate that it was an utter falsehood, and the authority
he (Sergeant .Jackson) gave happened to be one of the most
lying rascals in the community. The Hon. Gentleman then
proceeded to controvert the misrepresentations of the "com-
missioner," and quoted several authorities for the purpose of
showing that his property was in a flourishing condition. In
conclusion he expressed his contempt for the " Commissioner"
and his employer.
Mr. J. A. O'NEILL defended the Mansion-house Committee
from the aspersion cast upon it by the Government press.
Mr. O'CONNELL moved the erasure of the name of the Rev.
J. O'Malley from the poll of repealers, in consequence of that
gentleman having stated that he was not a member of the
Association, and then reiterated the many reasons which jus-
tified the Association in rejecting the Colleges Bill. He con-
jured the people not to resort to violence in case the contem-
plated famine should occur, as any such conduct would only
redound to their own suffering.
At the termination of the proceedings, the rent for the
week was announced to be 1581. 2s. 9d.
ALEXANDER M'CaßTriv, Esq., was then called to the chair;
and the meeting separated.
WARLIKE RUMOURS.

It is reported in town this afternoon that Government
mean to increase the army by 20,000 men, 10,000 to be
formed into second or reserve battalions, thus effecting a
great saving in the number of officers required for the ad-
ditional force. It is also confidently stated, in military cir-
cles, that the militia will be ballotted for early next year, and
called out for training.
MEETING OF THE CREDITORS OF MESSRS. WIL-