The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-10 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

address adopted by the corporation, which he announced
his intention of replying to after his arrival in'Merrion-
square.
At about one o'clock, the first part of the procession
which: ormed at Mr. O'Connell's, in Merrion-square,
arrived opposite the -,prison-gate, when they were loudly
cheered for a lung time-; shortly after which Mr. Steele
made his appearance, with an olive branch in his hand,
and passed through the crowds to keep them in order;
,ahich occupation he was constantly employed in all the
time that elapsed previous to the arrival of the state car.
The first banner which made its appearance on the Cir-
cular-road was that of the bricklayers, which was the most
conspicuous in the procession, bearing the arms of the
trade upon one side, with a tolerably lair representation
of the bank on the reverse, and the inscription of " our
old house at home," underneath. It was accompanied by
a temperance hand, one of which attended each trade ;
and all the different members, who walked two and two,
wore repeal buttons with nue ribbons round their necks,
from which the majority of them sus le atemperance
medals.

The horseshoers followed, also attended by a band,
headed by an idiot, (whom, we presume, acted as drun.-
major,) generally known urn the north side of the city,
and particularly by the magislrates of Henry-street police-
office, by the name of " OWNEY," who was decked out
with ribbons, medal, &c., and bore a huge wand, and oc-
casionally giving a shout for repeal. He was loudly
cheered, and frequently recognised by his acquaintances
en passant. Next followed the ship-carpenters, the house-
painters, nailors., clothiers, woollen operatives, coach-
makers, machine smith society, cabinet-makers, the post-
office ward, marble sawyers, coopers, tanners, silk trade,
butchers, saddlers, house smiths, sisters, bakers, sweeps,
poulterers, pipemakers, and the temperance society, (Mr.
Spratt's.) After the trades followed the carriages of the
several repeal wardens, from which .banners were ex-
hibited.

The several trades were followed by the committee of
the Trades' Political Union in eight carriages. Then
came the members of the committee of the Repeal As-
sociation, followed by the Cori o:.tion, the members of
which occupied 29 carriages, including the Lord Mayor's
two carriages, in the first of which was seated his £Oll,
and secretary, Patrick O'Brien, Esq., and some other
members of the family. His lordship then followed in his
st,te coach, and was accompanied by Mr. Smith O'Brien,
M. P.

Immediately after this carriage a large green flag was
borne, upon which was printed the word " Patriots,"
and then came the state car, upon which were placed two
handsome arm-chairs, unoccupied, covered with crimson
and gold. When this vehicle, which, as we before ob-
served, is of rather ancient construction, although brushed
up for the occasion, had arrived opposite the prison-
door, the band struck up, " See, the conquering hero
comes;" upon which Mr. O'Connell, accompanied by
Mr. John O'Connell, came forth from the prison, amidst
tremendous cheering, and took their vats upon the car—
Mr. Steele, the Rev. Dr. Meyle", and Mr. Daniel
O'Connell, jun., sitting at their feet. _

It is, perhaps, worth observing that in front of this
machine, which was drawn by eight greys, was seated an
Irish harper, upon each side of whom stood a page
dressed in green velvet.
When Mr. O'Connell had taken his seat, and the
cheering had in some measure subsided, the procession
again moved on up the Circular-road.
The other traversers followed in carriages with their
families, and were again followed by a great -lumber of
vehicles of every description that reached along the whole
of the road. The line was then kept perfect, amidst the
applause of the crowds ,ssembled in the streets through
which the procession passed.
When Mr. O'Connell entered his house in Merrion-
square, he was greeted with immense cheering. He
afterwards shortly announced that he would make known
his intentions as to future proceedings at the meeting of
the Repeal Association to be held on Monday (yesterday.)
We shall give a report of his speech in a second edition.

Mr. O'Connell gave the sum of seventy pounds, on Sa-
turday, for the liberation of persons confined in the Rich-
mond Brit Jewell for petty assaults, &c.

THE AFFGHAN HEROES.—Sir Hobert Sale and his
heroic lady, accompanied by Mrs. Sturt and her child,
arrived from this town at Londonderry on Tuesday last.
They were received very enthusiastically by the loyal in-
habitants. Guns were fired, and the bells were rung,
whilst the gallant officer was conducted round the city.
On Friday evening a splendid banquet was given in honour
of Hs visit, at which the Mayor presided, the High Sheriff
and the Lord Bishop of Derry being present, along with
upwards of ISO highly respectable gentlemen. Sir Robert
was to leave Derry for Dublin yesterday, and on Friday
a public ball will be given in the Corporation Hall, in
honour of Lady Sale.
LORD HEYTESBURY'S POLICY.—It will be seen by the
official announcement published on authority, and under
the heading of " Viceregal Court," that Doctor Murray
has been elevated to the rank, and is designated by the
title of " Archbishop." During the administration of
Lord de Grey, this gentleman took his proper place at the
viceregal dinners, and was properly described in their au-
thorised announcements; but the Packet of last evening
—acting of course under orders, and publishing the list
of guests in the order and form in which it was trans-
mitted by the comptroller of the household for publication,
prints the list in such order as to give Doctor
Murray precedence and position before baronets.—
Dublin Mail.

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—The weekly meeting was held
on Monday. Mr. D. O'Connell, junr., handed in £75
from Brooklyn, New York, and then proceeded to make
his usual weekly report, which stated that the State pri-
soners were in excellent health and spirits. Adverting to
the proceedings before the Lords he.said that •• the deci-
sion of the Judges should be waited for with the utmost
indifference. The eleven questions referred to the En-
glish Judges were so framed as to exclude the considera-
tion of the great merits of the case of the traversers in
particular ; no question had arisen upon the charge of
the chief Justice, a charge that nobody had been found,
either in or out of the House of Parliament, to defend :
yet the traversers were deprived of any advantage from
the illegality of that charge. The traversers were also de-
prived of any benefit from the Irish Judges having admit-
ted newspapers as evidence of the facts therein contained
against the traversers. Under those circumstances it
would be quite idle to expect any thing favourable from
the decision of the English Judges. Let the people,
therefore, throughout Ireland, receive with the utmost
tranquility, and without the slightest irritation, the an-
nouncement of an unfavourable decision by the Judges."
—A notice of motion by Mr. Gordon, suggesting the re-
vival of the volunteer organization of 1779 and 1782, in the
event of a war with France, was objected to by Mr. R. D.
Browne and the Chairman, as likely to bring them into
collision with the Government, and was withdrawn.—The
repeal rent of the week was announced to be £750.

OPINIONS OF THE IRISH PRESS AS TO THE
LATE JUDGMENT.

The Pilot of Friday exults in " the victory " achieved
by Mr. O'Connell, as an indisputable proof of his infalli-
bility as a lawyer, and designates his liberation as " the
first real act of justice to Ireland" performed by England.
The Weekly Register, another repealer, thinks justice
will be incomplete unless "every culprit who has had any
thing to do with the injuries inflicted on these innocent
men (the repeal martyrs) be IMPEACHED."
Another weekly paper announces that " a crisis has
arrived when moderation cannot be expected even from
`moderate men,' under such circumstances, who have
suffered wrong and are now liberated, flushed with vic-
tory."

The Evening Mail of Friday observes :
" If we could feel that the dignity of the law had been
asserted, and that Mr. O'Connell would use his regained
liberty with discretion ; that he would see and acknow-
ledge that Saxon lords and Saxon law were sufficient even
for HIS purposes, and outstrip in their measuring it sirs
most sanguine expectations, we could see him with plea-
sure, at his time of life, exchange at this season of the
year the gloom of a prison for the free air of his own na-
tive mountains. But, alas, we have no such hope for him,
or for Ireland. He will embark with fresh energy and
with an increased hatred of English rule, and commence
a fresh series of attacks against the laws and liberties of
his country.
The Nation of Saturday, giving its orders to those who
compose the procession, says :
" Shout bravely—you did not desert your chiefs when
the gaol shut upon them. SOME SHRANK—you shrank
not—you have no blame for the past. Shout boldly, now
—shout till your cities shake again, and t kine troop in
terror on your mountains at the voice of a glad people.
Meet your neighbours in hol;day array with bright eyes
and swelling words—dance and sing in your market-
places; and deck your altars. Let your lovers interchange
vows on the festival—let your old men revive your boy-
hood, and your strong champions go forth in order as if
after a victory. We shall not labour the less to-morrow
for the gladness of to-day. IN REVERSING THE JUDG-
MENT OF THE IRISH AND ENGLISH JUDGES, THE
HOUSE OF LORDS HAS SENTENCED THE CONSTITU-
TION!"

The Limerick Reporter of Saturday observes :
" Even monster' meetings have been vindicated, and
the conspiracy to suppress them utterly defeated. The
idol of the nation has been liberated, not by Royal favour,
but the tardy award of justice. Such a victory was
never achieved over a desperate faction, whose power is
for ever extinguished. Their sanguinary paeans are
turned into the howlings and ravings of despair ! But
as the people have borne adversity with patience, let them
enjoy their triumph with moderation. Hurra for repeal !
Victory ! Glory ! Freedom !"
TheNenagh Guardian of Satui day remarks :
" I he country must, therefore, look upon this reversal
of the solemn decision of the Court of Queen's Bench in
Ireland as a conciliatory peace-offering on the part of the
Queen's government to the repeal seditionists of this
kingdom. But will it be taken as such? We fear not.
It will be looked upon more as a matter of triumph than
an act of conciliation, and will be far less binding upon the
gratitude of the di .affected people, than an act of grace
would have been, if there had been a unanimity of princi-
ple and decision between the judges of the two countries.
One great evil will be produced by'this termination, viz.,
the want of confidence amongst all suitors and criminals,
whose causes or cases may he brought before the judges
of the Irish Queen's Bench, either in their own court or
upon circuit, regarding the purity and infallibility of their
judgments. It was scarcely fair to sacrifice and impugn
the legal knowledge and integrity of such men as !he
Queen's Bench judges in Ireland, for the chance of taming
the hyena spirit of discord on Burgh-quay."
The Newry Telegraph of Saturday contends that the.
reversal of the judgment does not warrant a repetition of
the " monster meeting" at Clontarf as a decisive test.
" Let one be held there," says the Telegraph, and we
will admit that the state prosecutions have been profitless
—that the government has been stricken down, and that
the victory of O'Connell is complete and conclusive."