The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-11-15
FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA.
ARREST OF O'CONNELL AND
EIGHT OTHER REPEALERS.


ton by arresting O'Connell and others, and
sending over the saith and 9th Regiments
to keep the peace.
The lord lieutenant on arriving at the
capital convened the Privy councillors and
agreed upon a proclamation which was is
sued. commanding the people Of Ireland TO
abstain from holding meetings and all other
movements calculated TO excite discomfort
and disafFection in the minds of Her Maj
esty's subjects, and enjoincd upon the mag
istrates g. officers of Government to enforce
obedience to the established laws &c. &c.
Mr.. O'Connell and eight others were ar
rested Oct. IA, and gave bail for their ap'
pearsnce at the Court of the James Bench
for trial, after which the following address
was issued:
TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
Beloved Fellow Countrymen | an
nounce TO you that which you will hear
from other quarters. namely, that have
this day given bail to answer TO charge of
conspiracy and other misdemeanors, the
first day of next term. make this an.
nouncement in order to conjure the people,
one and all, to observe the strictest and most
perfect tranquility. Any attempt to disturb
the public peace may be most disastrous
certainly, would be criminal and mischiev-
Gus.
ATTEND, then, beloved countrymen, to
me.
BE not tempted by anybody to break the
peace, to violate the law, or 10 be guilty of
any tumult of disturbance. The slightest
crime against order or the public peace may
ruin our beautiful and otherwise triumph.
ant cause.
'Ifyou will, during this crisis, follow my
advice, and act as intreat you to do, pa
tiently, quietly. and legally, think can
pledge myself to you, that the period is not
far distant when our reverend sovereign will
open the Irish Parliament in College Green.
Every attempt of our enemies to disturb
the progress of Repeal hitherto has had
direct contrary effect. This attempt will
also fail, if it be not assisted by any mis-
conduct on tho part of the people.
BE tranquil. then, and we shall be tri'
umphant, have the honor to be, your ever
faithful servant.
DhlN IL " SOiNANSLL
'Merrion Sq'r, Oct. ID, ls4S.
At repeal meeting on the 9th Oct. Mr..
O'Connell stated his future plans, by saying,
the proclamation would not alter his course
of conduct in relation to the great subject
of repeal, but meetings must be held in ev'
cry parish of Ireland, to express their griev.
ances and petition Parliament to restore to
them their national legislature. But at the
same time exhorting the people to break no
law, nd maintain good order in all their
assemblies together. At the same time he
declared Government were now doing more
for the agitation of repeal than he ever did.
At the close of the meeting he brought for
ward the following resolution which was a.
dopted by tumultuous cheering:
That whilst we repeat to the people of
Ireland our conviction that "whoever com.
mits crime gives strength to the enemy"
and while we pledge them and ourselves to
a perfect obedience to the law, we at the
sametime avow before the inhabitants of the
British empire. and before the inhabitants
of the civilized world, that we never will
desist from the legal and constitutional pur.
suit of the Repeal of the Union, until an l.
IRISH Parliament is in College Green again.
During the proceedings of this meeting sew
eral sums of money amounting to over one
thousand pounds were handed in as 'procla-
nation money And among the rest letter
from New Jersey, U. S. containing twenty
pounds, which was received with loud cheer
ing.
He then said some had imagined that the
repeal agitation would now diminish, but new
er were the people of Ireland more determined
than at present to persevere; and he implored
them to abstain from excitement and intemper-
mace, and success was inevitable.
Important Ne,cs from China. The treaty
concluded last year between the Chinese COM
missioners and the British plenipotentiary has
been fully ratified by The Emperor, granting
tariff Of liberal character which cannot be al
tered. By the proclamation of the Imperial
commissioner most Of the ports are open for
trade from all nations.