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Est was the opposition to this grant; the greater it wee—
the greater the excitement that existed in the public mind,
so much the stronger was his determination to force through
Parliament this grant.—(Hear, hear.) Under these circum-
stances, what was the use of petitioning ?—(Cheers.) Of
course, the grant would pass ; but it would leave bitter tiel-
ings behind it. The Prime Minister said he thought the fer-
ment in thepublic mind was fast subsiding. On the contrary,
he ( Mr. Duncombe) believed it was only just beginning. The
great objection to the grant was, that it introduced a new
endowed State Church into a country which had one .state
Church too many already.—(Cheers and laughter.) As to
the permanency of the grant, he thought the House of Com-
mons had assumed a power, in snaking a grant hitherto an-
nual a permanent gran.; :such as had never been assumed
by any Parliament since the one which passed the Septen-
nial Act.—(Hear, hear.) The assumption was founded on a
most unconstitutional principle.—(Cheers.) It was a
gross libel on the people of England to suppose that
they wished to do injustice to the people of Ireland.
What was their conduct last year when the State trials
were going on? Did they not meet in thousands to
sympathise with Mr. O'Connell, believing that he hail not
had a fair trial? Was it the electors of Finsbury
who approved of the packing of the jury, the exclusion
of Roman Catholics, and the partiality of the judges? Was
it they who sanctioned Mr. O'Connell's imprisonment for
three months without any legal conviction ? No; it was the
very men upon whom Mr. O'Connell himself and the Roman
Catholic priests were now fawning.—(Cheers.) The Queen
would be welcomed as she ought to be. Peel and Graham
might be received with acclamations by the people; but to
suppose that a country so misruled as Ireland bad been, was
to be bribed by a paltry grant to Maynooth, was too mon-
strous to be entertained for a moment. No ; both Peel and
Graham would find themselves as much detested and de-
spised as ever, by the honest people of Ireland.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN stated that he had received a letter from
Mr. Wakley, saying that his duties elsewhere prevented his
attendance at the meeting, but that he heartily concurred in
the object for which it had been convened.—(Cheers.)
Mr. HELP then moved a memorial to be presented to the
Queen, in the event of the grant to Maynooth passing the
House of Commons, praying her Majesty to dissolve the pre-
sent Parliament.—(Cheers.)
Mr. KNOX seconded the motion, which was carried unani-
mously.—The meeting then broke up.

IRELAND.
THE NEW BANKING MEASURES. .
Dummr, APRIL 28.—Sir Robert Peel's explanation of the
changes contemplated by Government respecting the Irish
banks has produced very general satisfaction, especially
amongst commercial men. The measure is well calculated to
afford facilities to trade, and to open up new sources of com-
mercial enterprise. Some apprehension , prevailed that the
Bank of Ireland would be materially injured by the abolition
of its monopoly of issue in the metropolitan districts, and
within a circuit of sixty-four miles around Dublin; but
there is little ground for alarm on this p2int:

- REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
The weekly meeting of the Association was held this day
in the Conciliation Hall. The chair was taken by Nicholas
Maher, Esq., M.P. for Tipperary.
The CHAIRMAN said he could not let that opportunity pass
without declaring hi gratitude to Sir Robert Peel for intro-
ducing the Maynoot the straightforward manner
in which he brought it forward. But whilst they would re-
ceive these instalments with gratitude, they would neverthe-
less be satisfied with nothing short of the repeal of the legis-
lative union.—(Cheers.) The Member for Edinburgh (Mr.
Macaulay) had recently stated in his place in Parliament
that the suppression of the monster meetings had led to the
restoration of peace and order in Ireland; but he would ask
the Hon. Gentleman, at the period when these meetings were
in progress was there ever the slightest infraction of the law
committed? He doubted much whether Mr. Macaulay had
given expression to such a sentiment; he was sure some
waggish reporter had put the phrase in his mouth.
Mr. O'CoNNELE handed in several remittances. In refe-
rence to a letter from Wexford, inclosing 101., he said he
regretted much to be obliged to animadvert on the absence
of the members for that county from Conciliation Hall. For
the gentlemen that represented that county, individually, he
entertained the highest regard, but he felt bound to declare
that the first question put to the candidate who sought the
suffrage of any Liberal constituency, would be whether he
was a member of the Repeal Association.—(Cheers.) The
Hon. Gentleman then announced the receipt of 741. from the
clergy of the diocese of Ardagh, forwarded by the Right Rev.
Dr. Higgins.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN brought forward the address of the com-
mittee of the Repeal Association to the electors of the county
of Down, adverted to yesterday. The Hon. Gentleman,
having moved the adoption of the address, said, that during
the course of a late debate, Mr. Macaulay had declared in the
most emphatic terms that the repeal of the legislative union
would be fatal to England, and that the English people
would never consent to it, were they even threatened with an
united attack from France, America, and Spain. Sir James
Graham, on the part of the Government, concurred with every
sentiment which fell from Mr. Macaulay on the subject.
Firm as had been the declaration of the Member for Edin-
burgh and Sir J. Graham, he would assert that no less firm
was the determination of the people of Ireland.—(Cheers.) The
language which had been enunciated almost tempted him, on
the part of the Irish people, to answer it with defiance.
If the Government of England depended solely on the
strength of that country for the maintenance of the union,
he would tell them that, circumstanced as even they (the
Irish) were, it could not be sustained by physical power.—
(Cheers.) They would not be intimidated by rash and in-
solent boasts.—(Hear, hear.) The consummation they
aimed at they were determined to have, not certainly through
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the intervention of foreign aid, but by their own exertions;
and he had no hesitation in declaring that if the north joined
the national cause, the union would be repealed within three
months, and that without striking a single blow, and he did
not know but such a union might take place.—(Hear, bear. )
Eapressions had lately beefi uttered by Conservatives which
were worthy of that hall, which warranted him in looking
forward to a union between all parties for the benefit of
their common country.—(Hear, hear.) If the contingency
on which he calculated were to occur, he would tell them it
would then be too late to negotiate:—(Hear, hear.) If the
ships of America, manned with regiments of Irish emigrants,
armed and ready to defend their native land—if the fleets of
France were ready to make a descent on the unprotected
coasts of England—if the soldiers of the British army, form-
ing one-third of that force, were to refuse shedding the blood
of their fellow-countrymen—if the Irish resident in England
were to co-operate with us, then the contingency would have
arrived—the British empire would be broken up, and the
history of Ireland would henceforward be that of a distinct
and independent nation.—( Loud cheers.)
Mr. J. A. O'NEILL seconded the adoption of the address.
Mr. GREY PORTER said he did not find fault with the
Association that there were so many Catholics in it, but be-
cause there were so few Protestants. The men of the north of
Ireland wished to know whether the repeal of the union were
a sine qua non, and whether, if the just grievances of one
country were redressed, they would still persist in loot ding for
that object. lf, for example, the number of reto:-esentatives
were increased in a fair proportion—if the iriinchise were
extended, and if a good Landlord and Tnant Bill were con-
ferred, and the Municipal .Act amened, and if the Church
temporalities were modified in Munster and Connaught, and
if a diplomatic intercourse were opened with the Court of
Rome—the question then was, whether, if these concessions
were granted, would they forego the repeal of the union ?
(Cries of " No, no.") He approved of the course Sir Robert
Peel was pursuing. What he was doing he was doing well,
and when he considered the opposition that was offered to
him, he thought it was the duty of the Irish representatives
to go to Parliament and support him in carrying out those
beneficial measures.

Mr. O'CONNELL said he quite agreed in the speeches
which had just been delivered by his two friends who had
preceded him. It was true they had the entire of the Pro-
testant population of the north against them, but they
had the entire Catholic population of Ulster with them.—
(Hear, hear.) He was sorry to be obliged to make these
distinctions, but he looked forward to the day when
all parties would be known only as Irishmen.—(Cheers.)
Mr. Porter had expressed his regret that they did not in-
quire first whether the people of England would do them
justice, before they had resolved on the alternative of repeal.
But they had already tried the experiment—it was for that
purpose the Precursor Society was formed.—(Hear, hear.)
Did any of those of the north join them then ? They did
not; but, since they had made their manly declaration of
insisting on the repeal of the union, many of them had done
so. The schoolmaster, when he found-that tufts of grass
would not answer, tried stones ; it was so with them—they
had in vain appealed for justice. What hopes of justice
could he expect fronithe people of England when he beheld
Exeter-hall, and indeed every part of England ring with
calumnies on the Irish people and their religion? Was not
an Irishman nearly torn in pieces the other day merely for
asking who was the publisher of a certain forgery ?—(Hear,
hear.) What was the harm of giving the name of the
publisher, if it were not a forgery? But it was
a forgery, and was sent from Achill. Sir Robert Peel had
promised him success; he had declared that this agitation
could not be put down by force. He might deny that asser-
tion, but he could not blind the English mind, or the mind
of Europe. They would have that declaration placed on the
walls of that hall. The declarations of Mr. Macaulay and
Lord Ilowick, with regard to the Established Church and its
temporalities, were most significant, and would, no doubt,
tell on the Protestant mind. Sir Robert Peel's measure
with regard to banking he looked upon as excellent;
and, as far as he had considered the matter, the
Bill was admirable. He intended to abolish the oaths
usually taken by Catholic directors, that was just
and fair. The monopoly of the Bank of Ireland was to be
abolished by Peel's Bill, which secured freedom of trade to
bankers, and safety from failure to the public. He thanked
Sir Robert Peel for that measure. The Hon. Gentleman then
proceeded to animadvert on the speech lately delivered by
Mr. Macaulay in the House of Commons, which he desig-
nated as insolent and intolerant, and stated that the first
speech delivered by that gentleman in Parliament was in
favour of the Coercion Bill, which he designated as an expe-
rimentuni in corpore viii. Last week ho was anxious for the i
Queen to come to Ireland ; he had a notice on the books of the
corporation in reference to the subject, but his mind had since
undergone an alteration. That alteration was in conse-
quence of the speech lately delivered. He would wish it to
be understood that there neither was nor would be any
shrinking on the part of the people, and for his part be
would declare that he would forfeit his claims to the charac-
ter of a Christian if he relaxed in his efforts to accomplish
that object which would restore happiness and prosperity to
his country.—(Cheers.) In conclusion, Mr. O'Connell
moved the following resolution :—" That the Committee of
the Loyal National Repeal Association be directed to con-
sidert
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care that while the greatest respect is paid to our Sovereign,
she may not be allowed to remain in ignorance of the inten-
tion of the Irish people to persevere, under all circumstances,
in their demand for the legislative independence of Ireland.':
After the disposal of some further business, Mr. O'Connell
announced the rent for the week to be 417/. 12s. lid.
The meeting then adjourned.
STOCK EXCHANGE THIS DAY.—CLOING PRICES.
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Cent. per Cent. Consols, 97i- ;
MISCELLANEOUS.—Hibernian Bank, 34
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Mining Company of Ireland 13;
Stock, 1001 101.
Royal Bank, 14A ;
RAILWAYSSharesof .8 36, 51 City of Dublin Steam
Dublin and Belfast —Great
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and Western Extension, 134 ;
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Dundalk and Enniskillen, 5-i ; Waterford and Limerick,
81 9 ; Wexfbrd and Carlow, 5 ; Kingstown and Bray, 9} ;
Cork and Bandon, 81; Waterford and Kilkenny, 4-1 ; Lon-
don and Enniskillen, 4A ; 4t.l,fast and Coleraine, 4.

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