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London, England, 1828-07-12 00:00:00

THE CLARE

FROM THE LONDON CAZETTE. 11,1 Y 91, iint
CROW NmorriGE, JULY U.
Member returned to seise iu this present Mallatnent.

County of Clare—s Daniel O'Connell, td 14ariniane Abbey, in 0,4
county of Kerry, Esq in the room of the flight Ilea. William Vest?
Fitzgerski, who has accepte.l the /Ace of President' °lst* Cr.m,
mince of Council for the affairs of Trade and F. t agu !hematite...

CeIAIRING OF Jill Iic9NSE:.I,.
FROM THE DUBLIN EV.NI,.'D POS .1,21.?

The to n ot*Ennis rertiatileo ettienicly t tote tled ,ince
Satuf.'ey, the fteelnalders reading at may cl.star.ce
having all remained for the ch..ititig. Tsseive vas the
hour appointed for its taking place, ani at that time the
town was one dense mass. 'rite chair, abotr half past
itt e, was di awn up to Nlr. O'Conaell's lo.:giog., nitric
remained for a she rt time. It vas roost:acted as an.
inclosed platform, the sides being about throe feet \JO, meet,'
with green cloth. In the front was placed the chair, hong with
Rowers, and tan each side of it was boated a green flay. The ~,b4,•
rested on a carriage with four whetls. Mr. O'Connell. atteno.o.i by
a numerous patty of (fiends, took his seat at one. lit taking his
seat, Mr. O'Connell was loudly che,red—lie ad tressed a few w,,
to the people, exber,ing them to be peaceable. Ile wore the medal
of the order ~f Liberators, smpended on a broad green ribbon. On
his right stood Mr. O'Giirnizo, and on his lett Mr. Steele—the rt.
maining space in the car was filled by his principal friends, who •
assisted him in the contest. The procession then moved on with
for greatest regularity and quietness, in the following order :
Homan Catholic Clergyman on horseback, finhswed by about
two thousand freeholders walking arm in arm ; then the trades.
men hearing first two neatly executed models of a plough and bar.
raw, hung with ears of young emu, and twiner, us Mg, einta!rfitaite
01 their several crafts; then a large party as flags use
kerchiefs which have ht en so fashionable during the contest. re.
presenting the " Man of the people" in ibe act in speaking ; the-,
were again followed by an immense. body of tterholdere ; after
whom came the Chair ; this was todowed by at least 5,000 people,
In this order they proceeded ,lurid the too, LI ill perfect ',Pence.
Not a voice was raised, excevitig when the cLair stopped. ...e.,61/
signal waa giv.n for a general cheer. The whole town was deco.
rated with green fl.gs and houghs of trees—*ane of the mans,
streets looked mole like grove. that Strl'ClL The procession meet
on towards Clare, at which vita were stationed a large force of
military, both of horse and foot, with ,wo fieid pieces—this mein
have been for the purpose of giving ecal, for silence c.oild have
been obtained by the raising of a hand, and a word was WE-
dent to move or to stop the whole body. nlr. O'Connell, In;
before he arrived at Clare, frequently sppealed to the people to
allow him to leave the chair they were drawing, and to take las
carriage, which was in waiting; but it was not till he had passed
two miles beyond it that they permitted lalm.to do so, with mail
entreaties that he would suffer them to draw him into Limerick.

Ott leaving the chaiehe mounted the box of his carriage, accotn.
ponied by Mr. M. O'Connell; he briefly addiessed the people,
thanking them for their attachment to him, and begging that they
would not think of attending him farther. This had very little
effect, as by far the greater number followed him to Newmarket,
where be elpangei horse'. Here there was a strong reinforcement,
the town, although the property of Sir. Edward O'Brien, was pre-
pared Ihr his reception, every hour being from the doot to the
chimney decorated with green. bough,. While the horses Here
changing, Mr. O'Connell addressed the multitude assembled round
him. Every cross-road from thence to. Six Mile-bridge petard in
its contributions to the throng, and betore they reacksed that the
road for half a mile bore the appearance of a moving woutl—every
man carrying a green branch in his hand.
As the cavalcade approached within five miles of Limerick,
small parties began to appear who had come front thence; these
began rapidly to increase for the space of two miles, and at that
distance there could not.. be less than forty thousand people in
waiting, to escort to their city the first Catholic returned to the
United Parliament since the signing of the Treaty at Its gate.-
1 These were principally computed of the
.different trades, each
craft bearing, as they did in Ennis, their own banners, most of
them accompanied by a band of music, and carrying white wands
ornamented with laurel leaves. On every part of the road where
two trees happened to stand opposite, a festoon of green leases
interwoven with flowers was hung across the road, and where
they could not be found, large trees, some lorry feet high, were
planted for the puipose. The Garryown boys mustered in great
force; they mounted a large tree, nearly thirty feet high, in the
branches of which sat a merry piper—athis was merely secured on a
car, and drawn by a horse. In Limerick we found every shop
closed, and the windows thronged with spectators. The same
festoons that we had seen along the road were hung in the term
from opposite windows. The " 'Mighty Agitator" had been
expected at five, but owing to the slow pace he *as compelled to
travel, he did not reach Limerick till near nine. Recant. preceded
by the banners and bands,which had left the town to meet him,
and was received by the spect4tors in the windows with cheering,
and waving of handkerchiefs; ir. short, with every demonstration
of 'welcome that could be shown. .

His triomphal march will not end here—as we proceeded along
thc road we found that preparations I,ad hten every where rna.'e
fur his reception. Nenags was lull of atr.itiger.i. A ternporaty
archway bad been erected in the main street at lioNcr.-a.
716014 SAUNDICILs'S MEWS LIETTIR or rtitiagiAr.
ROMAN CATHOLIC MEETING.

A Ildeetlng of Roman Catholics was held yesterday at the Crra
Exchange. Coun►ellor O'Shaughnessy in the Char. Sever,'
Gintlemen handed in contributions to the patriotic fund for the
suppott of Mr. O'Connell's return; as Representative tit the
county of Clare. Mr. Maurice O'Connell entered the rehm shortly
atter the Chair was taken, and was received with loud cheering!—
He stated that his father was proceed.tig towards :own at flat' fee
of a state funeral, and that he expected him in Dublin at :en ur
twelve o'clock thatnight, or early the following morning. lie tbrit
proceeded to obs pon the proceedings at the late election for
the county of Clare, and related several anecdotes connected istA
tbdt contest. He was lolluwed by Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. O'Dwyer,
and jr.3 I: Estrange.
Mr. L'Esawastcx in the course of his observations stated, that if
adibtral Protestant did not present himself for the county tat Gal-
way, 111 r.. Michael,llillon Bellew would come forward as a Cautd-
date for the repte►entatton.
The meetit,g then adjourned to this day.