The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-25 00:00:00

direction"
that the "^`t rigid inquiry should be instituted, an
tion.
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IRELAND.
to laly
A powerful section of the Orangemen are averse
shall
THE ORANGE ORGANDITAVIS6SS.EPT. 22.
compromise, and require that the Orange confedera.ci
_'f.
be re-organised according to the old system. Therer mai'
ander/1
festly, a decided split amongst the party. There „of
Sentinel contains the following account of the paw.
the brotherhood in the county of Antrim : , tau eroas
"On Thursday last, pursuant to notice, a verY ' f lodges'
and influential meeting of district masters, masters 0 a ,--u-
-and county officers, was held at BaPymena, to meett 70f
tation from the grand lodge of Ulster, for the pa pst°e_.o,
tholoughly organising this great county. °le ;et-
Dimity prevailed ; and but one note was e Insti-
ing--namely, a determination to stand by tte Oitis_'.
Id hi
tution, as originally constituted, as their only sat g,"_';aent,
their hour of need ; and to carry out, to the fillies! ,_... of
those principles which have ever proved the foundano"
he British throne.
helasrlideauttitiii
A...-
posseess. _
re.
" The fdlowing resolutions were unanimously- adoPt!"e; the
" ' Ileiol vc d-1 hat the Grand Lodge of Ulster
full confidence of this meeting. That raid grand lodkeate the
quested to extend its operations to other counties,; tf,,a, ja
county Antrim be identified with its proccedings.;:udga.
order to a mutual and satisfactory arrangement ana 4 ,
ear,
officers and district masters of the county Antrim, an i
mation of sentiment and feeling, that a meeting of the
_coitie.-rk:
cars of the Grand Lodge of Ulster, be convened 4
~,. one
a date as possible, to effect and carry out the details ~
union^alarm the in.
" ' That this meetine; view with the greatest .c„ to
tended Enniskillen cOnfederation, as having a
t Iltdittedir
supersede the Orange Institution as originally
mediately after the Battle of the Diamond; but tnitange•
Protestant confederation, secondary to, and assisting ,-
a if,
men, we gladly hail its establishment.' • abroad
"It is gratifying to find the spirit which Is cobs
Ulster, we must say mainly owing to the exertion.,
se
dia
Grand Orange Lodge of Ulster, who are steadily p
noij, to
in that fixed determination on which they eoinmeetrongll
constt .
t,
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maintain Orangeism in all its integrity; and Ice_funitill
urge upon the Protestants of Ireland the necesity v.riteodeu
themselves under its banner. We understand the .rite filed
meeting of the Grand Lodge of Ulster, in this cilYl,lbe file,
for the 30th of this month, when arrangements
iliv,"„neour
tered on for securing the return of a staunch,,a a "
promising representative for the city of Derry •• ,i,/ A.
AL INSPECTION OF THE MILI itted ta
The followi GENERAL INSPECTION OF THE jiLl i
3uni to
The followin imortant circular has been transTi to
nd,
the Lord Lieutenants of the several counties in Ir'sprelr
be submitted to the Colonels of militia, probably as
minary to the calling out of the militia:— 19 184 •
Dublin Castle, Sept. ,Ird On,
CC 005_7
I have the honour, by desire of the 1•,,,u
tenant, to acquaint you that her Majesty has '
to command an immediate inspection of the LM-e--editia sts'
throughout Great Britain and Ireland.
"An officer of her Majesty's regular forces, ai€l,_e,,dbeScill'..
regimental or staff surgeon, will forthwith visit ta' $O,
quarters of each rekment of Militia for that Per sons 11f,
his Excellency requests that you will direct all
of
w
longing to the permanent staff of the regiment of ii. 4010
the county under your charge to hold themselves no'
anybeen
to be inspected. ball ha 01l
"As soon as the requisite arrangements s he he
made, a notification will be forwarded to you of s teals
which the officers -Who will be employed on this datlattettlo
expected at the head-quarters of the regiment to eon , .
inspection.—l have the honour to be, &e•,atAICTI' -
(Signed) " THOMAS FRE—
" To the ,
" Lieutenant of tine county of -----•'
REPEAL ASSOCIATION. • jay', 4°
The weekly meeting of the Association, held tlos 00
most numerously attended. A lame number of the t b°4
of the 'B2 Club attended, dressed in'the uniform of
stroll' c.
te 0 ;he
and wearing mourning upon their left arms, i,l --,,,, of
tine regard which they entertained for the Menicl'
e riltti:l
deceased brother, Mr. Thomas Davis.
At one o'clocic Mr. John O'Connell, MY., Tatate 131) la
hall, accompanied by several members of ul. ~‘f, nil
~•,ee ~..., .00
and moved that Jaraes O'Hea, Esq , barrister-at-i.
take the chair. ea°
The CHAIRMAN" said he was well 'aware that behiacelle
remind the Association of the deep gloom under w attesei
were assembled on that cccasion : nor direct their.r
con
to the sad bereavement which had befallen their $ Ceo
since their last mooting. During that short Perlybad 1' i.
spirit had been extinguished, and a glorious lie
eclipsed.—(Hear, hear.) To mention the source 'c'i'e,,,j, lee;
versal pain was to him a matter of deep regret in 1 to o°7lo
was a duty he owed to the living and tine des, was id
to that subject (If sorrow and of mourning• p„eeeaNchato
felt, he would be 'unworthy of that friendship 111'",..stri/A" a
his lifetime he was honoured by him, if he did a°"nr_aad - a
find some utterance for the deep emotions that th,reo beat °Ole
throbbed his breast on the loss of one of Ireton,' idle ben 00
greatest sons.---(Hear.) He was a true many "‘", he fir
noblest and most; emphatic meaning of the Idn'a-ra'aal hie
a patriot. When Inc remembered but a few of theenitga,
tues that were 11:s—when he called to mind his volol9 tr
industry, his leamoing, his high resolve, his lofty eu'et, Mita
his deeply-fixed intense love of Ireland---arld,wikao‘J,,ftlee
membered what they all must remember and lve",it' ti If
what utterly unselfish disinterestedness those gre"tta, t'''fa or
were for years devoted to the service of his sou sear
he might well say that tine loss of such a manrliae w a ere,
a nation's sorrow. His character was of the ste
he was possessecL of ~
" A heart of adamant and a soul of fire, a, O. trait
No threats could daunt him, and no laboar'•gbt 19
He was no bigot in religion or in politics, and 1;10,44
be said of him that he loved his neighbour as ''depends.,,,,'4o/
sole ambition vras to achieve the national ia,,,, 0 ',v,-„,./
his country, to unite all classes in one conf--neolsw,„ bis
brotherhood ; :and in the pursuit of these objeels„-ttyr itii' eV
no exertion was, spared. He was, in fact, a 01;eeor°,,bera
zeal. It remained but for his countryinell t° -sad,'" .
sentiments with. ;regard to that inestimable man, dOO .
all, let them in ate the spirit of self-devotion an bill
tion by which he was actuated.—( Hear, hear.) , 0.0,04 0
H .
Mr. JON WON iNELL read the following lettel'itbelte'
father and Mr. S mith O'Brien, M.P , expressive 0. '
the premature den cease of Mr. Davis : c t 18, rieci
" Darrynane Abbey, .--,eP;-;,...40i °be
"My Dear Ray, —I do not know what to writ fof 01
is bewildered a 2(1 my heart is afflicted. The '°''„"' °e ° I
loved friend—nay noble-minded friend—is a B°l,*eraet $- i
deepest sorrow to my mind. What a blow---w-- 0
do
blow—to the cause of Irish nationality! ,aill 0
" H -
e was a crea dure of transcendent qualities of elS,,lelt
heart. His learn big was universal—his knoWleL.`b of ''ie
be fie,
minute as it wao, general. And then he-was a, "-feow-t ef
incessant energy' and continuous exertion 1 ii: oft !le,
the few years, if years they be, still left to inn 0 ..P-or
pect to look upoct his like again, or to see the Ileplai-Jio
left vacant adequately filled up. And I soleinalY Oslo,
I never knew an. - man who could be so use& to deedoatY
tine present stages of her struggles. - His loss isltaol-1!
parable--what am example he was to the Dv's- es On V
of Ireland ! What a noble emulations of his virtili Pt" I/
id • air
be excited in time Catholic young men of Irelai f, ico or
heart too—it w: is as gentle, as kind, as loving, ,as.,o,9eoaljod
—Yes, it was as. tenderly kind as his judgeleni iong,,,o' tit
hensive, and his, genius magnificent ! We B°'"-frOraob`"
deplore his loss- -.its I stand alone in the solitude °f the 00
tains, many a tear shall I shed in the memory' o„bea sa
youth—Oh ! how- vain are words or tears " bet'
national calamity afflicts the country.' .„fers toted
to! 11
" Put me down among the foremost contllunie Voi pie
ever monument tor tribute to his memory 11151,i DO ,t
the National Asa ociation.—Never did they Pe-01
after
V'
imperative, or, ala s, so sad a duty. oa,
" I can write no more—my tears blind me---a ELL'
"Fungar inani munere ' „ONO'
" Yours:. ever, " DANIEL' O'll
JP' of
" T. M. Ray,. E'sq." l9th'srisl
" Cahirmoyle SePt• „s. p ,f
..,
" My dear Sir,—Although very averse' to a„'''not ref
the emotions wleieh spring from grief, I yet ea'-f On a
from mingling my- sighs with the lamentations ° toer
nation over the tomb of Thomas Davis. Of bet ,
"Ireland wee pa, not without cause, for one " ea"
60.0
patriots, for one . if her most giftedchildren.
Lof a 5e13 °ICI
" Love con atry was with him more then isipicP.fe I
more than a principle of duty. It was the abgor; of 'oio
of his life, the m obive of every action, the fountabliKi OS
feeling. To make Ireland great and pros perolls, ~te, a.,001,
social condition, re nowned in science and litera,tleet e',(lo'
and in arms; but, above all, to raise it to thePg, o'ol feu
lion of moral dip lit y, and to enfranchise it ire;io e11°904
basing and enshavhng influence. Thee were `„ttaii ti"
which Inc lived. It , striving, alas, too ardently t° -allia'
ends, he unspariug iv lavished' ie severest. MOW 04
and at length saf trificed life itself. toleesoti 0
"Placing under- the dominion of a powerfa! loraio!io?,
of a resolute wi11,.. store of tine most varied
shouldoo KO
wrote as the advocate of a nation
Genius, animated by patriotism, gave utteran , ye, til -
strains of masculim: poetry and of fervid elocluenebeeSifrele,
indeed, would he :have wielded other weaPen lowet' '00;
's fiber*" c,to)folit
pen in defence of h,;is country's rights; but he lace0„0 lt,
too well recklessly to plunge it into tine horrors aate"tbelni
of a civil war. ft -was his aim to unite his °„ teSel'aat °,,
an indissoluble bond'. of fraternal concord, and ti".5,1-jtli"
that so united the, v would be irresistible--alidera a,apirAir
themselves to achie 7e and to maintain the fre‘eocli 'OF'
greatness of this island. May God grant tbm, 1., pre ~
tions—aspirations Bog high anholy—have
a 1011°e eea"
'tld 'on
in vain ! ipas 1 aan k
" Selfishness bad. :no place in his boson', ant,, the',Dio"
were selfish to desire to be loved and honoured 'iltioa '
whom he served, whom he adored. The elli°
prompted him to wri to these lines— 9 06
' Be my epitaph asi rit on my country's mind, 5 .
i, 114131'w 0 0
HE SERVED HU; • COUNTRY AND I:OVED 11,4" liana -b°) 1:,(
indicates the character of his ambition. He -ste riff be
reward for which he :toiled. The man who, assi,iie Pn-e,t''
influences but the eitea-gy of his character and.,.,paos.,De
his motives, made himself, at the early age °I tniti 1°11°17"
object of a nation's hove, gratitude, and hope, 3,11,,,0, lin° ,4
wailed in his premature grave by a nation's I,' or
the highest descriptim ief success and of fame. we ei°,ol,
" Nor let us be spar ing of such testhnonials a:nriyeaa.4
to the memory of departed worth. We have n" th° OP
but tObflt 110 tor
WHY which can tentiq the mercenary •
terested and tine gene] •ous it is cheering to' 101°Wiated per
falls in the service of :Ireland falls neither nova., perleorr
wept. Let such reflect, too, that their labou,' Os t ttli
with them. Has Thomas Davis lived in vain ?anlo4sei file
indeed lies in the cold grave, but his spirit is Eitaittilla
The ever-living flame, which he has assisted ti?,,oa ii 1,40 ;
continue to burn until it shall encircle this 1" Tleret.
_ell.
bright radiance of an imperishable low V
gi°rPiber ."- Di ed
among tine patriot you th of Ireland will I'oll°lolol_oo
was justly regarded as their chief, and, anibia 01''
spirit, will emulate 3.ds labour and complete , opoo
task. t 1 feeied tg
tiOlf
a I forbear from in utterance to all tbiatietcOufeec-tbe
tine present melancholy occasion. I have e sots regi of "ito
place upon record some portion of my sentinle toos, to
fore 10, a,
one who, though so young, was among the or te end.
champions of Ireland ; but I am not at Rheriiivateel, '".„4,
upon the public my sorrow for tine loss of al Pala derP e
Deeply, indeed, do I mourn for a friend, so 11" g ~ tenet A
fectionate, and sincere, who united a
with the soul of a berm, nor shall I ever eeas,a late a repnfr#
early extinction of a fi iendship which, thouga,,i rote
was cemented by united labours and confident,.
in tine sacred cause of Ireland's freedom. i iy,,,,,0h' 0
" Believe me, yours very sin S• SA
"T. M. Ray, Esq.'" " wiLLIAg d rod, ,--(5
He then slid, that the letters which be had
111 eSPVibi
fu •eet ~,,, 0
impressive address of their chairman had so obi ta).- 0
his own emotions, that he would not 'dwell on au" o, ill
vromant; void
to him was of such a painful nature. /le wfoereticleasi`li
fact, however, which Le was sure would for ft los °OIOP
memory of M'r. Davis to his countrymen. t ich. WO
tleman wino propcsed_ the solemn pledge, '5" 0 cit
TIO °Siff
FOR THE II E ltr A INDE R
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