Star.
London, England, 1828-07-10 00:00:00

'that I stand here the representative of the county of
Mee, not from any personal merit alone, but because.
(Cheers).
I represent the great cause of the people of Ireland—
Moe long been the virtual representative
of My countrymen, of their wrongs, their woe., and
their hopes; but now. lot the first time, it is allowed me
your actual representative—(Cheering).
Itof I
part of my life, and devoted
callhae me
spentyself
the
greater
a great portion of 'minable property to your cause, I
own that I am now richly rewarded, because I feel that I
shall be of benefit to my afflicted country—(Cheers)
This first expression of sentiment being past overyallow
me to tem n to ordinary topics ; and the first thing 1
have to do is an actof justice to my Right Honourable
Opponent. I declare it solemnly, that there mixed no
personal feeling in my assertion of what-I deemed a
public cause ; and if, in the beginning of the contest,
there was and thing which felt harsh to his ear, I wish
it were forgotten. Anti, when I look back, from my
heart I desire to see it expunged—(Hear.) I wish I
could blot ont • whatever of harshness was connected
with this contest. I with I could pour Lethean waters
over the slightest unkindness which took place. I will
not now enter into one particle of public subjects on
which we differ ; and I arrive at that determination the
more readily, because I begin and end in acceding my
ready assent to the sentiments e f pet sonal.regard which
the Right Hon. Gentleman's friends express and entertain
for him. It may appear o'.t of place if I were to say
anything to the landlords here assetrible3 with respect
to their threats. It may be vain to expect kindness,
°ln them; but I judge better of them than they do of!
themselves. They ere It ish Gentlemen, and they' will
recollect that I.i•hmen are gay and happy, but not crtiel.,
Oh, every smile of their own sweet children will remind'
them of the-peasant's babes, and the embrace of the!
chaste matron will tell them that the peasant has also
his feelings. and .they viol not violate the security of his
house—(Cheers). I leave them to the better recollection
of their own high sentiments, and t • the cooling of their
refiections—(Cheers). The power of the Magistrates
can be n,i longer abused. The schoolmaster has been
abroad; and I call on the natural magistracy of the
land to show An example of lenity and forbearance
which will make them belived among men. I ask them
to do so, as they shall be judged in Heaven by the same
measure as the honseless peasant. Oh that it were in
my power to ow e wind Of this cdmmbtiort, but not
to reefs the whirlwind 1

Mr: FITZGERALD rose amidst loud acclamationsrand
spoke as tutlows—lf, Sir, it were only for the Manner
in which the freeholders have now received nsed should'
have n u .h to thank them for ; but I have mud) t 6 ac-
,knowledge—l have to .ac knowledge, the services of my
many ftiends—their constant and invaluable attach-
ment—and thegenerouv and persevering support which,
under circumstances of a peculiar and extraordinary
nature, they have shown to my. cause—(Cheers). To
them, collecrively and individually; 'I wish in the first`
place to offer my grateful and sincere acknowledgments.
In whatever dispositiun, Sir, I entered this Court—with
whateier recollectiont of what passed oa the last day that
I addressed you in this place, still the manner in which
the Learned Gentleman has this day addressed you,
and the tone of his speech, have left me no wish to
advert to what passed on a previous occasion. I can
assure you no circumstance of it shall be touched upon
by me now; and I will even add, th t ill thought the
result of this election, whatever I may deem of its
character, *ere likely to have the effect of fur warding,
as he believes it likely to do, the cause to which I have
been sincerely attached; if I could persuade myself that
this election and this return would lead to its final sets
dement, I would gladly sink in oblivion every thobght
of personal interest or feeling; even, should a shade
Of either rise with, still less embitters the triumph of,
those principles, and of that questing., which I have
steadily, and, as I hope it will be admitted. honestly
advocated. I will not recur, Sir, to the legal points
which have bein-adverted to, nor to any of the ques-
tions which have been raised on the subject of Mi.
O'Connell's eligibility ; of it e validity cf mese point., it
is not for me to judge ; they must go betore a higher for
burial t ban yours. A pro est h been entered by the free-
holders against Mr. O'Conneies return; but I will add
here that Vie same spoilt which actuated meat the com-
mencement of the contest, has governed. my cunuuct to
the very last. At the outset I stated that I should take
no objection to Mr. O'Connell on the ground of his re-
In accordance with that declaration, I refrained,
though advised to do so, from entering any pr. test
against his nomination ; but no man con'expea use, tf
any ulterior proceeding is had, to give up the claims
which .my excellent and invaluable triends have put
forward on my behalf. To those *ha have honoured
me with their support, to the Gentlemen who stand
around sue particularly, I' again offer my most gray f.sl
thanks. Whether again I may represent this county,
or fill any other seat, believe rue that when the general
interests of the country, or yours 1111 re particularly, ate
brought under thd consid. ration of Parlia tent, l shall
be found at my post—tams). I ciall be happy and
proud to serve you uoh the same ,and the
same fidelity as when I had the honour to be your re
presentative and your servant —(The Right Hon. Gen-
tleman sat down amidst loud cheers).
Sir EDWARD O'BRIEN—I rile, Mr. Sheriff, under
feelings of glen pain at a moment Irk: the present, when
a contest such as this has proved has drown to a close.
I came forward he.e, Sir, on the fi,:t day t f this eke.',
Lion, not for the purpose of obtruains my personal
opinions upon the electors. but
I came forward, selected
by the Gentry of this county, is espies% their opinioto,
their unanimous opinions of the Gentleman wb nut-
withst totting the suepin t he received, has been defeated,
end defeated by a stranger. Sir, I cannot altogether
pass over the manner in which the triumph of my
Right Honourable Friend's adversary Wei achieved—
it was achieved, Sir, by severing ties Which here.'
tufore did, and ever ought to bind the tenant to
his landlord. Whatever the results may be which
must grow out of this state of things, let those who
brought it about be answerable—upon their heads be it.
Sir, I came forward to give my 'Right Hon. Friend my
support. because I did believe and do believe, that he is
an holiest and ithltdits supporter of the claims of my
Roman Catholic countrymen, and tinder this conviction
I own I do feel no trilling degree of-verttion, at find-
ing the' Roman 'Catholic' and Laity electing
,eveae nerve, and atailills 14111. 417. `to oust my
Right likalleittftrooi the teptesillitatitelloef the county.
All the kindititrir feelnigs of our haturaVive been rent
sunder in this contest, and let those bear the blame to
*hose exertions it ha i been owing. The Right Hon.
Gentleman has been called to the councils of his Sove-
reign ; talents such be, pOisesses cannot but gain him
great influence; and I had hoped, and indeed do still
hope, to see those talents exercised in behalf of his
country. In this contest Mr. Fitzgerald has been as
nothing ; the individual man has been forgotten, as well
as the benefits he conferred upon his count y ; all
energies were directed tonusi him, whose only crime was
his baviog obeyed the call of his floyereign; and we
have now lait the ablest, the moot loge% and in my