Star.
London, England, 1831-01-21 00:00:00

ARREST OF MR. O'CONNELL.

MR. STRELE, MR. BARRETT, MR. JOHN REYNOLDS,
and MR. LAWLESS, FOR A CONSPIRACY TO EVADE
THE LORD LIEUTENANTS PROCLAMATIONS !!

Pram As Preemies's', Jemmied, Jsm. U.

Yesterday ememlog the Marquis of Anglesey pat the extinguiel
upon his fame and popularity In Ireland. At a few minutes before
twelve o'clock, Chief -Oases Farrell and Irvine, of the Head Polite
Moe, p to IS, Merriam-square, South, and revested Air.
O'Connell, up= a waneen, in which be is charged with eenspiviag with
the above named gentiontie aad others, to evade the Algeria* -proda-
inallath
('Canal, ocampooled by his two eldest eons, Immediately
=with the ninon the Heed Pulse Mica On altering the
, Mr. O'Osuu kept on his hat, °burying to the Mails.
waft that he did so no • lierabee at Parliament, who reesonieed 1101 the
authority of that a alma
The 114eloosee (Dotley, Sirr, Graves, and Tesler.) observed
that they fek disposed to accommodate lie. O'Connell in any way
r. maid.
O'Conwitu.—Tbso, out of respect to your pavote gentlemen
I take et my hat t I shall not be outdone by you in *May. (The
hon. member then laid hi. hat on the table) I now with to know, sir,
why you sent your pickpocket catchers after me? Are yes not aware
that lam a gentleman, a beseeholder of Dublin, and a member of
Parliament ? Ide net complain of this conduct, however. It is a per.
don of the annoyance a friend to his country's liberty must adore. It
is a spathe of peniecution against me for my advocacy of the people,
and a with I glary is It.
The Maglantes said, it was sot their act, they acted under so-
Mr. O'Cameell—l undetthand. This is another proof of Lord An-
glesey's love for Ireland! I now require to have the affidavit read upon
which the woman ageism me wan grounded.
The consulted together for a few minute., or.
Awed lel= is rend
The Chi osseeditigly rood the Joist luthemations of Hews. Robert
Itthein aid T. IL Smell lof Grafton-etre* they set ma by swing,
that they had sanded a nesellig at the Parliamentary Intelligther
Wm on the Hds of Jesthoysoupeo obi* theesiew fir. John red-
sand was the Llttimon-.4hoe at the mid assedog the Prods.
thstiew of the laud Limelawit wm declared by Ma O'Conosil
ok age of do a sow oboe against hie uoihrtunote men.
Nye sad en rode iho spark meanly as it appeared in

the public .ospeekft jest the dose damn 'maiden
.The Ow! was posesediegiag the bibomeilsee. Asa—
Major Sin widowed I& ensues, who Mind is te read no
more—saying, that the inlimudess were way weimbens, sad u
the reading of them was net $ thing et right, be eadd nOt auder
the public dun to be wand.
Mr. O'Connell bunted on his eight to law the lessandsas read at
length. Why were they and situ the Mot moo amen Major Sin
Why were they wow mopped ? Basses it gm anddet they did net
ju•tify the issuing of she warrant. The beawriellieind learned gentle.
man proceeded to densernase that the ineleggif the wanantwas Merl,
inasmuch as the infronadess Amid him whir as dhow he which be
could be called or to Sod boil. The set MPn darresidid did
not of half Mal way sines, until a puma had to obey the
proelaniadea, and dna duo Amanda was sumwory- Now, no pro-
clamation had been
Alderman Makrs= thee bad bat sft duty to per.
form, and that was to hold him( r. wawa) w bit
Mr inaraell—As s lawyer, I Irma Jaa ths esteem illeplity
of your peassedMg. I now demand that Ibe Osidnridt set at liberty.
Mt. Onsawsiseid_they acted at **peril ad nadir authority, and
they would pasha be balding him to MIL
Mr. O'Cennell—l protest 'pima the toteloa:XotviZiereed
Inc. Never was the law et the lend muss One
thing alone indunsirLoge weir boil. I know the *jest of the Govern.
meat in this Illegal g. I will disappoint the. lire also. To
preserve the peace the city, which they seam to how a duke to us
broken. I will enter into recognisance, ; but wen it on foe this coast.
derathm alone, I would go to prison, and there perish rather than sub-
mit to such illegality.
The Reporters who were peatsoad shad Eiden the truth el
some of the allegations. They pnempeselly en Mr. O'Connell
used the words, such as " black days a. despothen,* Re. attributed to
him in the informations.

Mr. O'Connell then tinned into recognisaness, Mend( in 1,0001.
and two sureties, Mr. William Fitspatrick and Mr. Jeremiah M'Car.
thy, in 5001. each, to abide his trial in the Ring's Bench next term, at
the prosecution of the Attonsey.OeseraL
During the time that Mr. O'Connell was in the board-rootn, Messrs.
Steele. lawless and Barrett entered; but ware scarcely seated, when
they also were arrested on the charge of conspiracy.
Mr. Barrett was required to give bail himself in 2001. and two sureties
in 100 L—Mr. Staunton and Mr. Riffe were his sureties._

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NIT. Steele gave similar bail—Mr. T. Dolan and Mr. Callan beam.
ing his eectteitia►
Mr. Lawless, who had been in the office, was then told he was also in
custody upon a similar warrant—he was also required to give bail.
Mr, John Reynolds was at this time brought to the °Moe in custody
upon a similar charge. and required to give the like bail—Mr. Bertram
and Mr. Dolan became his sureties. - .

—Duringthe proceedings Boron Toy% Private Secutary to Lord An.
gimp, was peeping at one of the doors of the Board-room, which being
ajar, enabled him to collect what watt going on. and to convey the grate-
ful intelligence to his ehisalress I Wowed ! ! high-agaded I! ! ye-
serous ! I!! master—the proclaiming. prociamationcondentning Mar-
quis of Anglesey.
Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Steele, Mr. Lawleas, Mr. Buren, and Alt. Rey-
nolds, then retired, and were received with tremendous shouts of ap-
plause by an immense assemblage of gentlemen, traders, and people,
who were outside, Impatiently awaiting the result. The entire way
from College-green to l'alacecoun was crowded to excess, and in the
windows were groups of both sexes, who warmly cheered and waved
their handkerchiefs as Mr. O'Connell passed through Dame-street. But
when he passed the corner of George's-street, it was absolutely impost-
bible to pass on. lie then went, along with blew*. Finn, P. Costello,
Barrett, O'Reilly, J. D. Mullen, M. O'Connell, Frizzell, Steele, Rey-
nolds, etc Ike. into the house of Mr. Fitzpatrick, and from the drawing.
room window eloquently addressed the assembled thousands, who lOW
Dame-meet.
Mr. O'Coentat.r. urged the people to keep the peace. to follow his
advice, to catch all incendiaries and drag them before a msgistrate—fee
they might depend upon it, that now, as in former times, the Paddy
AtKaws who were prowling about and endeavouring to comp the na.
wary people into secret societies and crime, in order to earn their bleed.
money, were the paid emissaries of the enemies of Ireland. Let the
people shun these monsters—let them obey even the senthhotee et' do
law: Let them keep the poses, put down all illegal eordedes—ond fill
secret societies were illegal..-10 them do this—lee all unite p N mak,
quietly, constitutional'', and ilmoly. (Cries of ,t we will.") Let thaw
!orgies old grievances, forget old grudge and animosity i end the Oranges
men, Ca lies, Protestants sad Miiors—leageoll esgsthee In ems hely
hood of amity and poem, wool uses mikes another blesdhes, ohne.
less revolution in this couatey—mew Oolong thou that of Inc,
in as much se the mesas would he nom eniummet with Mistime
charity, religion, and perumesitt %Wan (Mod Assn). As to the
proclamations, they were silly and would be bussenous. The Marquis
of Awry and Stanley wen the best friends to the repeal of the
Union.- They were his (Mr.l7Comeell's) boo recruiting
(Cheers). Every act of theirs =:d mom hodhly the of nu
Irish Parlionsent—(Cbeer tended Met to dam
move closely together the beads7lA: leYtimo:--(4llll3seselsg). Many se
bone man, who yesterday was opposed to the preens agitation,wesitl
be, before the close of this tisy, a determined, unillbehing friend of Pos.
peal. As to the foolish attacks upon himself and the other lows of
Irish prosperity and freedom, be gloried Is them. His Mewls Sid%
Barrett, end Reynolds,ezuked In them—(Loud cheers.) This pens.
onion proved even to themselves disparity of their motives, and the
rimy of the course they were pirating for regenerating Ireland.—
" Tosisedlsy," said Mr. O'Connell, “ I was only half an agitateo
honselheds lam a full one (groat cheering). Day and night will I now
Seto fling of despotism, to redeem my country, to repeal the
five Union. and to establish one permanent beds the happiness
legislative independence of my native land" (cheers.) Mr. O'Con-
nell then alluded to the requisitionists of the Chamber of Comments,
and said the people would do without the whiskey of the tteoeshiliell.
lens, and the cloth of the English manufacturers, and the aellins of
the others who had signed that nefarious document (led ides of
" we will. we will, we will") After lattgbing a good deal at the ab-
surdity of the course punned by Lord Anglesey. and collies es the
people to repose no ootte in the base Vs blip, Mr. O'Coem can.
laded by issuing a proclemation to the multitude to give dieseelesers
foe a repeal of the Union, and then to separate quiedy to their homes.
It is needless to soy the procianneko was cheerfully obeyed. the shows,
loud and lonpenotinued, were given, and the streets were dared i.s a
few minutes.
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Mr. O'Connell has directed his Solicitor. Mr. P. Costello. to
give retaining fees oo Ms behalf 60 bitters. Holmes, Nevin, K.C. and
0. Broom, K.C.