The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-16 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JUNE 14.
DEPARTURE OF MR. O'CONNELL FOR LONDON.
The Cork Est-miner, in mentioning the departure of Mr.
O'Connell from that city, says—" He has left for London to attend
three most important measures now in progress before the English
House of Commons. These are the Education question, the
Landlord and Tenant question, and the Banking question."
Mr. O'Connell reached his residence in Merrien-square yesterday
evening, and soon after proceeded by the railway to Kingstown,
where he remanined for the night, at the house of his son, Mr.
John O'Connell. He,is to start for London this evening.
CHURCH EDUCATION SOCIETY.

It appears, from a statement in the Evening Mail, that Primate
Beresford, nothing daunted by previous decided refusals, has opened
another correspondence with Sir Robert Peel, with the view of
obtaining a Parliamentary grant for the Church Education Society,
which has been established in opposition to the national system!
The Mail says—this attempt to change Sir Robert Peel's views has,
of course, proved fruitless; but still it was worth making. The
correspondence is to be published.
MR. O'CONNELL IN CORK.

At about half-past two o'clock on Wednesday Mr. O'Connell
proceeded to the place appointed for holding the great repeal
meeting of the citizens. The locality selected for holding the
" monster " assemblage was on Sidney.hill, an eminence on the
north side of the city, commanding a magnificent prospect of the
town and environs in every direction. A spacious platform had
been erected in an admirably-selected natural amphitheatre, along
the sloping sides of which, and the surrounding heights, thou-
sands of the people took their places. The appearance of Mr.
O'Connell, in an open chariot, with Maurice O'Connell, Esq.,
M.P., Alderman Thomas Lyons, Denis Shine Lalor, Esq., of
Castlelough, Captain Broderick, and Thomas Steele, Esq., was the
signal for a shout of enthusiasm (says the Cork Reporter) not to
be described.
The Mayor of Cork was in the chair.
Mr. O'Connell addressed the assembled multitude at some length,
but we find nothing in his speech of any novelty or interest.
Mr. Raleigh, town-clerk of Limerick, and the Head Pacificator,
subsequently addressed the meeting.
Mr. O'Connell attended a tea party at the People's Hall, Cork,
en Wednesday evening. After the customary toasts, the CHAIR.
MAN gave, The Great Liberator of his Country," which was re-
ceived with loud applause.
Mr. O'CONNELL, in responding to the toast, said, I am going to-
morrow to Parliament; I have been summoned to Parliament. I
have been summoned to my place there in a way that to me is
irresistible. But if they sent their pursuivant after me, I would
treat the message very differently.—(Hear, and cheers.) I am
going there now at the call of duty, and I hope to be in London
on Monday next, for three special subjects, which I consider it my
duty to attend to. The first is the Irish Banking Bill, brought
in by Sir Robert Peel. It was an excellent Bill according to
his statement, and I accordingly accepted it, and proclaimed that
it would be useful to the Irish people. Well, he printed the
Bill, and it Is found most essentially and injuriously short of
his statements.—(Loud groans.) There is a man for you to
confide in. Igo to Parliament to expose the fallacy, and
denounce the duplicity of that measure.—(Cheers.) As I did not

hear him make his speech upon the subject, he may deny his state.

ments, and throw them upon the reporters. Ah, these reporters
are sad fellows.—(Loud laughter.) They are made the scape-
goats of every person, and if a blunder is made, 'tis sure to be put
down to their account.—(Continued laughter.) If, however, he
avows the report, a greater contradiction was never yet made by a
public man. I learn also that Lord Stanley's Bill has been brought
in, and to look alter this I will go over. The Bill has materials in
it which give to the tenantry of Ireland the full amount of all the
money and labour they may lay out. For this lam ready to do
Lord Stanley justice, though he is, I confess, not a very loveable
man.—(Laughter.) If he does a good act, however, he shall have
my warm support and approbation ; but if there be a little Peelish
dexterity in him, I may as well be on the spot to detect it, and I
assure you I will not keep the secret.—(Laughter.) If there be
anything injurious to the agricultural population of Ireland in this
Bill, I will not allow it to pass, at least this session. By dividing
on every clause of it, the session is so far advanced, that it may
be protracted until the shooting season comes up, and the
house breaks up. I have on more than one occasion wished that
some animal was discovered which could be shot in the month of
July—(Shouts of laughter)—for by that means we should have
the vacation a month earlier. The other point lam going over
about is the " Education Bill."—( Hear.) I confess I have the
strongest abhorrence of that Bill. There are few advocates in this
country, thank heaven, of godless education, or who dare to avow
that they wish for any other species of education but a religious
ene.—(Cheers.) For my part, I will never consent to have the
Catholic people of this country brought up in a liberal infidelity.

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I wish to have them educated ; but it must be in their duties to
man, and especially in their duties to God, as the basis of all other
information.—(Hear.) The more I think of that Bill the more I
distrust it. The Catholic bishops have memorialised against it,
and the memorial was treated with contempt—aye, even
from Catholics; and let me tell you, that I am more afraid of trea-
chery and compromise from Catholics than any other person. I
only asking fair play in opposing this measure. lam asking fair
play for the Catholic, but precisely the same for the Protestant
and Presbyterian.—(Loud applause.)
Alderman Lyons, Mr. Maurice O'Connell, M.P., D. S. Lawlor,
the Rev. Mr. Barry, P.P. Bantry, and others, subsequently ad.
dressed the company.