Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-10


TO Court, and having taken their the bench the
Grand Jury wero sworn.
Judge Jebb then delivered his charge.
Alter the charge had been delivered the attoruey
General saiJ "My Lord. /, is so late In the day, that
could not, whout grsa, the Jury aud
the witnesses send up the bills; bat at the a.semblsgs
be laid before him." The Grand Jury then retired,
and found true bills against tho Agi,aors.
:, Speech Of Mr. o. Connect about hi, arrest.
I pUDLIN. Jan. 29th.-Mt. O'Couneii asc, nded
table raced in front Of the chair, aud received
! with loud accamatioos. He said-I have one claim
mote upon the Kindness OF my country--,he enemies
| Of Ireland have dared to make a prisoner Of me-s
householder IN Your city-a member Il the Hou.s oil
Comwous-'hey have dons me the high honor to send
| common thie aker into my house, to arrest me 10
tho sanctuary OF my homeu the presence Of the no.
Their OF my children. Misses and cries Of OH oh.)
They have offered me place, and honorable ofice-the
highest gifts the Gown make have been rendered
who have been thus iosultinsy treated by the m;
but spurned them. as .purnsd all that might wean
me rom my country. (Cheers) This was a test Of
my affection ior my country, aud the ,iuc.riy OF my
o..rs or me welfare OF the people OF Ireland Hea
dnd ch-ers) said Of the people OF Ireland, but may
add, OF he people OF land too for tho proceedings
now adopted are conspiracy to prevent reform (HeAr,
hear, heard lis Whig conspiracy 10 bsie the peo.
pie (Hear. hearD Why are these Proclamaons issued
but to prevent the people Of Ireland from seeking Tor
repeal Of the Unonl 1t lie tho act Of men, some of
whom have pa, thirteen or fourteen relatives, IONS and
nephews, and the husbands OF sisters aud their chill.
dren into office, aud now they wish to delay tho pro.
gross oil reform In England (Hear. hearty They would
like to apply their Procamatons that they might urge
+" m,'ive Of delay that Ireland n insurrection,
aud demanded all their attention. (H.ar. hear, hearty
Oh! IL 10 vile purpose, but they shall not disturb
! Ireland (Cheer.) tell Lord Anglesey that his ad.
'sers shall no, disturb ireland. (Loud cheers And
yet II Is difficult to prevent the effects of the
which have been resortsd 10. (Hear, hearD noticed
the existence OF illegal secret societies, aud yet
PEI son in authority came to 10 learn the authority
ON which nade The assertion. (HeaiD Mo- but per.
haps il was secret to Of them-perhaps they
know more sbou, il than did (Hear, hear! and
Lana ~.
two we'll dressed men, with plenty Of money In their
pockets to disseminate dangerous doctrines among the
people OF the County Of Louth with pacards post
he entrances TO places OF public worship, and secret
ans OF operation to entrap the unwary who tina
cent those who ende induce tho TO
turn out on the 2ith Of this month"; To fix the day.
iorsooh on which their measures should be effected
Hear, hear, heaID hope the psope will obey their
friends, and preserve the peace (Hear, hesr) My
wlsh Is. that the people will abstain from all violence
which can only defeat the freedom they desire Hear
and eheeTsD And now our enemies resort to law.
ihey got the Court OF Kings Bench to decide
that Two words Of different Specification meant the
same thing; that pretence and purpose the same
IN meaning (Hea,! and laughter) Ii is no jest; did
no. find i, in Joe Miller, assure you. ILaugherl 1t
did actually Hear1 To prevent Catholic Enan
clPahon they got the Court Of Kings B1nch to decide
this Hear. But then people were specuating TO-
Ger ain objects. hope person is spe cuiating now
in the same manner as when Justice Downes and his
three venerable big wigged brethren of the Bench
made that deci ion. lHeaI! and laughter. What was
this done for' To stop Catholic Emancipation. Did il
do go! believe may ASSURE you that Il did not
Cheers But their proceedings shall 20 before Par.
lament Hear, hear hea!l I'll tell this days doing
to the House OF Commons; for will be there In spite Of
police magistrates and petty German Barons (cheers
who come in to listen aud peep at men from closets
ldis'es The people OF Eogland are kept in igno- |
rance OF the condition OF this country, because their
rulers know that they would their conduct us
with Indignation Hear, and cheers!1 But l hope
that nifty or sixty gentlemen will accompany me 10
Liverpool in the steam packet Sunday week, and
Monday; we will hold meeting attended by the peo-
pie OF England, when. please God, they shall learn
how ,h-ir Iri.h fellow subjects are treated. Heal
and eheers.] suppose they think they have fright.
ened me by their silly conduc'. [Hesr, hear!l No,
my countrymeL! The bayonet and the dungeon have
no terrors for me. tCheer care not for suffering
and death If 1t be in he service Of my country Loud
cheer'!I Whether die upon the scaffoid in the
tranquility OF my own home, the las, throb OF my
bosom shall be for the happiness Of ireland. [Long
continued cheerrl Let the people be peaceabIe now
and we will repeal the Union, and there is not man.
woman, or child, around me, who will not the Par
lament again sitting In Coege.green. Ch.~rsl Oh!
what day that will be. when shall preach charity
sermon to my coun,rymen, hailing them fire men,
and telog them that this has been the work of peace
and good feeling and Christian love among ishmen
What dav will il be for the iradesmen OF Dublin
when tell them that l2O noblemeu, with more than
300 OF the most wealthy gentry, must come and reside
IN Dublin (cheers And tell the Marquis OF Anglesey
he cannot prevent that day from coming CHEERS and
groans) Oh, don't groan at him he is not wo tn 1t
Qsugh,er) But as he likes popularity let him bsspeak
play some day next week and I'll bespeak another
and wen see who will draw the fullest house (cheer
and laughter.) My friends, my object il to speak o.
the act OF Parliament which allows the Lord Lieufen.
ant to prevent your meetings, and which is the mos,
despotc act ever passed by British Parliament (bear)
MIR Stanley, our Chief Secretary, opposed the very
reading ofit Lord Brougham, the presen, Lord Chan
ceor Of England called 1t the costly price Of emanc
paiion and the Marque is Of Anglesey alone, and be-
yond all, refused the slightest assent to IT, and vet
these are the men who carrying il into effect (hss
es and head But what is the result of all this! WIN
here are two gentlemen who among the most
anxious TO receive him with honor. and I condemned
them for Il (heaID They now express their abhor-
renee OF his conduct, and opposition TO his me
(hear! and cheers) My friends, Mr.. Mullen and Mr.
Byrns have both addressed this meeting on the sub
ject (hesr! and cheers) Tread yesterday ia London
psperb MIR OConnel continued TO advise the preser
walton OF the peace. but that they did not believe him
sincere (bisses) They lie, the rascss; deermin.
ed to prevent aOy violation OF the law or outrage upon
are tired OF Of ii, at all events (hearD am not, nor
ever will be; but will not relax my exerions ill
see my coHLtry independt mt (cbeers) How was the
Uon carried! BY fostering rebellion, ill, as John
Claud us Berresford said 'it exploded" (hear. heaI
Oh, they desire to prevent it's repeal by the same ri
iiious means "a voice called out, "They shall not %
which was responded to by the eting0 thank you
for the assertion; they shall not; will rely on your
prudence and hrmDess [cheers.l Mr.. OConneII stat.
ed the construction OF the act OF PaTsms mt, he had
done on other occasions, and contnued-But they talk
OF evadiDg the law No one but a pampered IN
the gorgeous hot.bed Of wealthy ehurch establish.
meDt could thus speak Of sbunDiDg the penalties
OF despotc aggression on their liberty Thear, hear
and cbeers,J They think unconstitutional Lord
Chsneeor will put an equitable construction on pc.
nal act OF Palameat and perhaps that she riffs will pick
juries for that purpose. Who arc the therfs of this
city now (soune person named the High SheriHO Nal.
e" and Haliahan' Are they Scttchmen mol Are