Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-17
LETTER FROM A FRIEND IN IRELAND.
Correspondence # lhs NJ Y. Union.
DuBLrs SEPrrHnen ISi

DUBLIs. SEPTEMBER, 1912.
Dublin is quiet now, ter Lord Mayor OConnell
has gone down TO hunt with his beages in Kerry,
until November. He then intends 10 bring forward
a new plan oil agitation, rs oil the old ones are
thread0Are. Repeal IS quite at discount now.
OConnell will no: again be Lord Mayor, the
salary is to be reduced from Two thousand to five
bundled pounds year.
O'Connell looked very broken when saw him
few weeks ago. lie is closing on 10, and the
wear and tear Of mind and Oody must have been
enormous with him during the last 40 years He
speaks as well as ever, but speaks sedomer than he
used. learn that his pecunaEy effIirs great
confusion. His sons have greatly involved him by
their eX,ravagaTce. Not one Of them approaches
him IN talent. John Is the cleveresi of the TO- aud
he cannot hold cand TO the old man. As for
Shis, he Is quiet, except in Parliament, does he
often speak there.
The Association continues 10 meet about once a
week at the Corn Exchange. The Rect has fallen
away almost % mere nothing. The heaviest con-
ulbuIions 10 1t are from the u. $. To encourage
these, IL is announced that Tom Steele takes a tour
through the United Sia,es-for his health is very
bad-to lay the case Of the Reporters before the
American public and hold out the begging, box Tor
O'Ccnneli.
The present Viceroy (Elr de Greyl is very po,
pular in lie ans, especially IN Dublin, and has thus
dumped the RepeiI movement. His wife is an
lrlshwo nan, and expended great deal OF mOnsy
with The Dublin uadesmen. besides giving much in
Charity. The impetus which the p:esen, money
spending Wee Regal Court have given to trade in
D1ONn rs immense
Lord Eliot, the Irish Secretary, is the actual,
because the acting head of the Government here.
he has previously annoyed the ultra tories by ap.
pointing to high Official stations men Of talent who
are NOT decided par,ssns. The ultriists, whose
gan IS the Dublin Evening Mail, conducted by
Kenny Sheehan, ian ex CithoIic) rail loudly at
Lord Elio, for "betrayins" them, but the public
applaud him very much for throwing of the shackles
Of an iniolerant clique, who would exclude IRON
Office all but themselves and their satellites.
An odd occurrence lately took place IN this city.
Caicr1it the manager, announced new tragedy.
call lord Edward, or Forty Years Ago." This
oil course alluded 10 the fate OF Lord Edward FHz
gerald, who was mixed up with the ltish Rebellion
OF l79S and died of wounds inflicted on him by he
police when apprehend.ng him. As soon as this
announcement was seen, Lord Eliot sent for Cal
craft, and plainly todhim that he informed the
drama contained sentiments and exhb ted incidents,
which would greatly itritate and excite the public,
and that he would recommend MIN not to produce
h. The play was whdra wn, but the day after,
person waited on Lord Eliot, claiming compensation
for the loss sustained thereby. Lord Eliot, who 10
Chief Secretary for Ireland, refused 10 pay any
thing, and the matter ended!
Ths Queens visi, is spoken Of as almost
certain TO be made next summer. The newspaper
on dit IS. that Her Majesty will proceed from Lon
don 10 Bristol, by the Great Western Railway; 90
from Bristol to Cork by steam; visit Barney Castle,
the Lakes Of KIarny, and the Mountains Of Kerry;
and proceed TO Dublin by land, passing through
Fermoy, visiting the Caves oil Mi,chestoWn. the
Rock of C1shel, and the City OF KIkenny-whero,
as the adase saith, there is