The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-22

peal Association in Calver's Theatre and at the
banquet on the 9th of October; whereas Mr.. Bar
rett was provided with thirteen witnesses to swear
that he was all the time at his own house, four
miles from Dublin. The magistrates objected to
receive the informatlons in the absence of the party
accused, or at least until he had been summoned
to attend. Ii was rejoned that Mr.. Hughes had
left Ireland, and the prosecutor did not know
where to serve the summons. The magistrates
said, that at all events might be served at the
place of Mr. Hughes residence in Dublin; and, In
order to that preliminary formaity, the party lett
the office. On Saturday they re-appea AIRED; and Mr..
Hitchcock, the spokesman for the magistrates, said
that the Bench had come to the conclusion that
they could not entertain the application at that stage
OF the proceedings as 1t had always been the prac-
tice not to interfere in of the kind until the
original case had been decided by another tribunal.
long discussion ensued the legality of the pro-
cedure, which ended in the magistrates defnitvely
refusing to take the informations.
Repeal meetings have been held in different
wards OF Dublin, and resolutions passed In support
of O'Connell. AT one of these, in the Post Office
Ward, on Saturday, he, gave an explanation re-
speeding what he had said on the previous Monday
about Federal Parliament -
1T had been most enormously supposed by per-
that he had changed his mind the subject of Re-
peal 1t was scarcely necessary for him to say that any
such impression was totally erroneous. He had merely
repeated on Monday what he had often before and long
since stated on the subject Of movement then in con-
temptation respecting the attainment Of Federal Para-
ment But then, well as Monday last, he fully re-
tanned his opinion that nothing short of Repeal could
ought to satisfy the people OF Ireland and that nothing
else would afford efficient remedy for the manifold
grievances of the country He still firmly attached
to the principle Of independent Legislation but having
to believe that movement for Federal Para
ment would rally considerable and influential party he
had expressed himself ready to make the experiment be:
he felt conscious that the result would be still
deeper conviction that in Repeal alone the true remedy
would be found He had been promised the support OF
very powerful party England and he had also
to calculate upon the adhesion of very influential party
in Ireland By the post of tomorrow he would probably
know to what extent the English party he alluded to
hn ~, pnh ah n
we'd he might then state that the Irish party upon whose
aid and cooperation he had been led to calculate were ne
Their numerous influential he had imagined.
Most grateful was he however to both Tor their good
Wishes to his English friends he douby grateful
but while entertaining and expressing these opinions ne
was only in Irish House of Commons and in an Irish
House Of Lords that the wrongs of Ireland could be re-
dressed and the rights of Ireland maintained
At meeting in st. Audeon's Ward, on Sunday,
he made the following odd declaration
Give me six months of perfect peace and I'll give you
my head on block at the end Of that time you have
not Parliament in College Green !.
The Cancellation Hall'' was opened on Monday
week, and the weekly meeting of the Repeal Asso-
citation was held there. This building is close by
the Corn Exchange, occupying frontage OF sixty
feet on the quay and depth of one hundred feet.
The front is succeed and omamented with pilas-
tiers, Brian Borohme's harp, crown, and other
decorations. In conspicuous part is the inscrip-
ton" The Repeal Year, ls4s"-surrounded by a
looked cold and cherries. with bare planks and
estoons of shavings but it is to be very handsome.
The Chair for the chairman is dais on another
dals is chair for the Liberator; near which is to
be his statue, and picture of him already
placed over the Chairman's seat. Two enclosures
were set apart for the Secretary, and for newspaper
reporters Three separate spaces were allotted for
subscribers of El collectors of twenty associates
shillings, and the oneShlng associates themselves.
The Hall is intended to hold 1000 persons; and an
hour or two before the time of meeting it was
crowded. government shorthand writer was
present. On the motion of O'Connel, John Au-
gustus O'Neill, of Bunowen Castle, was called to
the chair. He made a speech of two hours in
length of which great part was devoted to defend
ing his former speech at the Corn Exchange from
attacks that had heen made upon II, complaints
against the Dublin reporters for not doing it justice
and to reteraing the assurance that the Repealers
intended no injury to the Irish Protestants He
| claimed the Duke of Kent as having "sympathlzed
with the people OF Ireland
He personally knew that there were letters in Dublin
from the Duke Of Kent in his writing breathing the
greatest and purest affection for Ireland and expressing
wish to be appointed Lord Lieutenant at certain critical
period Now he referred to because he wished that the
Government would inquire il he would be able to prove
his assertions and also that the Queen should be informed
that such letters Of her ustrous father were in existence
reat cheerng He hoped and he courted opportunity
proving his assertion; and he made that that
the people of Ireland might know that the Queen was the
daughter Of a friend OF the people lCheersJ
O'Connell began thus
wish that the first sentence which have to utter in
this Cancellation Hail. formed il is into
bly, shall be this truth that there but way to obtain
the repeal Of the Union and that is by strictly peaGeabe
means lCheers Ny second sentence and the only one
shall utter before hand in money is that the Repeal is
certain. [Deafening applause]
Having handed in various sums of money! O'Con-
nell moved that VIM. Smith O'Brien, M P. for the
County Of Limerick, be admitted a member of the
AssocIation-carried, of course, by reclamation;
and then he read letter from the new convert to
Regal Issl ,.,,.x r.,r, 81 NJ ocooo.u w.. 40, .
document-.-it was fact in history, He reverted
tn ,ovLo ahopf Eade der rod
| that he looked to Repeal but he would eject the
assistance of no man who went any part OF the way
with him. He moved that Mr.: O'Brien's letter be
printed and copy of it transmitted toevery Mem
Der of both Houses of Parliament That motion
disposed of, OConnell went on to assail the " ca
luminous letters of "Philalethes," in the Morn
ing Chronicle; the author of which he denounced
by name
cretar the Treasury who brought into office by the
Wings and had been for time in the Indies where he
ants Of this country his absurd statements Some
persons spoke of wing coalition; but what the
duct of the wings towards them in this instance The or
OF the wings the Morning Chronicle published Mr.
Trevely ans two letters Immediately after the issuing OF
the proclamation. He blamed Mr. Treveyan for alsify
ing history He did not say the other topics in his let
ter ne was liar, though he might believe himself for
that was the stupid formation Of his mind but regards
history he asserted what true and no word
too harsh for him. He had the audacy of as
serting that the rebellion Of 1898 Popsh rebellion
what las the fact Why the leading men in that out
break were Proestants or Presbyerans II began in the
North Of ireland in Belfast the reasonable consp
racy formed and formed exclusively of Proes.
tants and Presbyterans. II was shame and disgrace for
any in the Treasury of England to falsfy history in
that manner"
On the part of Steele, the Liberator prefer
red a fresh charge against Mr. Hughes. Mr..
| Steele had been blamed for not having prose-
cuted Mr.. Hughes for perjury; but, seeing that in
formations on the same ground had been refused.
he thought there would not be at present any use
in commencing prosecution; 1t appeared that
Mr. Bond Hughes had sworn that Mr.. Steele, at a
meeting of the Repeal Association, made use of
these lines
'Behemoth, biggest born Of earth,
Upheaved its vastness."
Now Steele had never used the lines; but he was
in the habit of reporting his own speeches. and
when writing his speech for the Freemans Jour
nal, he had put them ln and Mr. Hughes had
nations.
The Repeal rent for the week was declared to
be E2,2si; and the meeting adjourned till next