Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-07-04

AT the banquet the evening he said, abiding IL
the great assemblage he had seen in the morning.
uWhal waste of physical force have witnessed
10 day We stand al the head of body of men that
if organized by military Disc pine, would be quite
abundant for the conquest of Europe. Wellington had
never such army as we saw to day. There was not
Of Waterloo both sides so many stout, active ener
pe,c men, as we saw here to-day. Oh! but il will be
said, they were not disciplined? you tell them what
10 do you will have them all disciplined in hour
(Great and continued cheerlng) DO ynu not think
they were as we'll able to walk in order after band
if they wore red coats, and that they would be ready
to obey their repeal wafcens US they were serseanls
and captans?
The usual weekly meeting of the Repeal Association
took place on Monday, the 2h at the corn exchange,
Dublin PresbyierI clergyman, named Lawry,
fro m the North Of Ireland, filled the chair and in the
absence of Mr.. O'Conne appears TO have played
the first fiddle The amount OF the rent for the week
was announced TO be fl,7l7 lis. 10dd. The enihu.
siasm was beyond all description, the immense mob
outside The building, joining in the cheers from the
inside.
An anti Repeal meeting took place in Belfast on
Friday week The meeting was an assemblage of the
Orange md Mira Tory party in the town; and the
speeches accordingly, were OF the usual violent "no
Popery" character.
Notwithstanding the excitement which prevails
about the Repeal question: the country ls IN very
quiet state The Manchester Guardian OF Wednesday
says-"We conversed, last evening, win gentleman
urbed Districts during the last three months, and he
assures u.s. that though he had pursued his way alone,
al Ill hours high roads and oy'roads tnough he has
been fairs and markets. IN almost every part OF Ire
and-he has never seen more quietness, or e1perl.
euced more of the kindness oil the Irish people, than
in the course of this period The fairs and markets
re now he saws very rarely marked by any
in,emperance; and, when he reached Dublin he ex-
pressed his surprise at finding series OF fortifyng
preparations going on al the Caste the sentlnes u
don od (yph Fri
dav lastly when Ireland far as he had seen, as
Tranquil as he had known it, He ventured to ask
the meaning of all this, and especially what called II
forth: and he was informed, with mysterious look,
that il was not much The result of the internal state
of Ireland as the consequence OF some secret intel-
renee from France And in this way the officials Of
the Castle endeavor to suggest reason Tor The 'dresd
ru note of preparation heard from one end Of the
country to the other
OrrrR TO GoyFRNMESr TO AssAssIsATE Ma OCos.
srISeveral obscure reports were current on Friday
w.ea that n ne rson had made offer 10 Government
TO assassinaie Mr.. O'Connell. Government obtained
warrant for the apprehension oil this person. al bow
street on Wednesday week; he was arrested oil Glou
cester Thursday, and on Saturday he was examined
Mt the Home Office before MIR. Hall, the magistrate;
Sir James Graham and Mr.. Manners Sutton being
present Sir James Graham received al his private
residence in Hill street. Berkeley Square, letter bear
ing the Gloucester pos; office stamp, dated "Glouces-
ter 9Th June" and signed "Samuel Mayer. The
chiefly TO Irish politics, and it contained the following
sentence-"I will undertake, as may be advised, to
run the risk of my life against o Connells Mr..
MAYER explained that lie wrote the letter on Saturday
evening after dinner, under the influence oil VINE and
of conversation with some friends on Irish politics.
He had no intention of sending the letter; but he put
it into his pocket in which happened to be letter to
his mother; and by mistake he next posted the wrong
letter On discovering his blunder, he intended 10
write explanatory letter. but his friends advised hun
not as Sir James Graham would obviously regard the
letter as mere etfusion under the excitement OF wine
He EXPRESSED his extreme regret at his folly, and
duced testimonials of xcellen character from the High
Sheriff of Gloucester, and other very respectable per
sons After fe remarks from Mr.. Hall, the prisoner
was ordered 10 into his recognzances in the
sum OF E200, and find suretes in ElDO each, for his
appearance at the July Sessions of the Criminal Court
to answer any indictment which might be preferred
against him. Two gentlemen who accompanied him
from Gloucester Immediately entered into the required
sureties, and he was forthwith released.
Mr. Mayer is Of gentlemanly appearance, and sbout
thirty five wears Of aye Some years back he resigned
practice solicitor, to take situation IN the custom
house at Gloucester lie is married man, with 10
my and is said 10 be much respected
FRANCE.
Politicians in Paris have been aroused, not By any
great event. but by series Of small defeats suffered by
the ministry each unimportan in itself, but all, when
taken together and considered in succession, both at
fronting and alarming One day II is the Coinage B'i'
/
then it is the harshncss of the Budget commission
The Government experienced on Tuesday week new
check in the Chamber Of Deputies, in the rejection
of their demand Of 600 francs for the services OF The
French in India. One letter contends that The refusal
of the grant was by "the prohigae msapplcnlon OF the
public money Of late years in Pondicherry ard else.
where" On division on the vote there were for the
grant 1903; against it, l7o inundated by this demon
sraon the Ministers withheld another bill relative
to inland navigation, which would, it Understood,
| have hean aylv
discussed the railroads brought on and number OF
money votes disposed of.
From Winners American News Letter, June l7lhl
The news of the of the last fortnight IS
multifarous-wh whether it be important or interesting,
remains with the parties whom its character may al
feet to determine.
After succession of wet and cold weather, ex.
tending period of nearly forty days, the climate
has suddenly changed, and the season is now warm
and genial The crops, which were not, mos, provl'
denally, injured as IT was feared they would be, oy
the inclemency of the elements, healthin and
abundant and the confident expectations are en-
teriained that the harvest Of this year will be i'm
mensely prolific.
Next 10 the prospects for the coming harvest, sub
ject at time unmpotant, and at this time of espe-
cia moment, must class the present condition oil
Ireland 1t would be utterly impossible even TO ndeI
the several Disturbances (many of which are but OF
ordinary, and as it would seem, unavoidable occur.
renee which have been formally pacarded and char.
acterIZed as indications n forthcoming revolt Inc
ARRAYS and collisions of the oyalis and repeal factions
distinguished by the ordinary features of an Irish
broil.
The rumors of disaffec,ion among the troops have
bccn as, indeed, have been all the lately cur
rent in Ireland, grievously exaggerated.
No man breads rebellion-no man, from Londonderry
to Cork, depreca,es repeal more heartily than 0Con'
nell himself But, then, Daniel OConnell is men
dicant with continually emptying wallet. Filled II
must be-s the abors in his ignominous vocation.
/ The King of Hanover has arrived in England and
was greeted with a very equvocal reception.
| The late consignment Of cotton manufactured goods
from the u S. to the firm of Barring d Brothers has
attracted considerable attention in Lancashire The
assumed ability Of the Americans TO compete with
British production is eagerly laid hold of by the mill
owner, ustifable ground for opposing that portion
of Lord AshIeys Bill, now pending in Parliament, re-
slrcting the hours Of labor.
| PARLIAMESTARY.-The most important debate since
the recess, regards the United States took place 10
the Hnuse of Commons on Wednesday, when Lord
John Russell moved that the House resolve Itself
into Committee 10 consider the Corn Laws, with a