The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-23

touches of genuine Yankee humor These transat-
antic morceur, which the of royalty never, IN
all probably, heard before, appeared to tickle her
Maesty's fancy amazingly. If ennni can ever re
the inmate of palace, the Queen evidently tn. INKS
the droeres of Tom Thumb an effectual ant .dote
Her Majesty presented him with elegant Souvenir
made OF mother of pearl, and magnihcently mount
ed with gold and precious stones.
On one side appear the letters V. R., surmounted
with a gold crown; on the other, h,wers in ena-
mel and rubies; the largest and most beautiful
flower the souvenw is In the centre, and Is called
:. Forget me not" In addition TO this royal gift,
the Queen presented the General with beautl;
full gold pencil, having Tom Thumbs initials and
arms engraved on the emerald at the top Al inc
close of the interview, her Majesty expressed her
self warmly relative to the satisfaction which she
had derived from the visit. Indeed, the Gene
raj" is such favorite at the palace, that ne WILL
no doubt, be a frequent vister there. de was
dressed in full court suit, with sword, bag, wig,
&c. Her Majesty expressed to Mr.. Barnum her
hope, that he would not allow the physical and in
tellectual powers of his protege to be taxed 100
heavily or continuously; and she received that
gentleman's assurance in the affirmative with ev-
dent satisfaction-a proof OF the warm and hvely
| interest which she takes in the " Generals well
| fare.
His Grace the Duke of Wellington, who has a
taste for what is novel and unique, called upon the
"Genera'' on the afternoon of Monday, at the
Egypan-hal, who, at the time, was ~ his tnll mil
Mr.. Barnum, asked him the subject OF his medlta-
ton. "The loss of the Battle of Waterloo" was
the apt reply The greatest soldier OF tins or sny
inches altitude, into his arms, and the questions
which his grace put were answered with prompt
ness and intelligence. So.
ton, Tom Thumb is netting ESQ week IN the
METROPOLIS of England, sum which must soon
literally make him "worth his own weight IN =
gold''-a common expression, winch the ouk OF
mankind are destined to realize In Its tigurative APP
plicatons only.
REPEAL. AssocIATIoN.-The weekly meeting OF
the National Repeal Association took place on
Monday March 18th, III the Cancellation Hall, Dub
letter was read from Lord French, who as
serted that the fisheries OF Ireland were IN a de-
clining state and alluded to the distress existing In
Galway, effects which he attributed to the union.
Two letters were read from MIR. O'Connel IN
one of which he announced his intention to be IN
Dublin IN a few days; and thus described the new
Irish Registration Bill about TO be brought IN by
Government :-'' The bill to extingulsh the county
franchise in Ireland announced by ano-
Their name by Sir James Graham last night
1t is, | understand, founded on the ,poor-rate
valuation as to amount, but on the Chandos clause
quarter of such authority as to induce ME TO
believe 1t. The account have got OF the bill
will, if accurate, make It one OF the most
virulent instruments to take away from the
Catholic people of Ireland all control over the So
called Irish representatives. We shall have 1t IN
print before Easter. The greatest mischief OF 1t,
mischief indicative OF insanity IN Its contrlvers,
is that it will render the poor-rates Infinitely more
detested than they are at present, which, indeed,
might have been considered difficult. | do think
this bill will convert some OF the best men amongst
the Irish Wings in Repealeis."
Mr.. Smith OBrien announced that the Repeal
rent received for the week amounted to E6Ol IS.
At the meeting on the 18th, MIR. E. w. Costello
in the chair
O'Connell, which was orderedt to be inserted on the
minutes Mr. O'Connell wrote under an erroneous
impression that he was to attend the LiverPoolmeet-
ing Friday Gas at first arranged) instead OF thurs,
day his determination, therefore, was TO attend
the house on Thursday evening, when Lord Elliot
was to bring in his Franchise Extinction Bill, &C.;
and he promised to leave Liverpool on Saturday, to
attend the next meeting OF the association. Mr..
O'ConneH after some illusions to his visit to Eng
land and It's effects proceeds as follows" can
not conclude without observing that, on the one
hand, it is impossible for the Irish people ever again
to confound the English nation with the English
government; the first the English nation, have
shown themselves worthy of our confidence and
gratltude-the government deserves our most I'M
mitigated resentment so, on the other hano, the
powers of legislation in the control OF our ere;
mes whilst good wishes and kind words are all
| that remain to our friends.
Mr. O'CoNNELL's ORATIoN.-A grand banquet in
honor of the Lberator and his co-consprators is to
| take place at Cork, on Easter Monday, April 9Th,
| on which occasion w. S. O'Bren, Esq, will pre-
side 1t is expected to be grand demonstration.
public entertainment to Mr. OConnell, upon a
Wednesday, April 10Th
Mr.. O'CoNNEI.L.-Every arrangement has been
made for the appeal to the House OF Lords and
Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr.. Kelly, and Mr.: Sergeant
Murphy are retained for the traversers There was
some little delay about allowing the usual llcence
for these Queens Counsel to appear for Mr.. OCon-
nell, bun all this Is now concluded.
OCoNNEII. BANoUETs.-A number of public de-
monsratlons in favor of Mr.. O'Connel have taken
place in England, and London having taken the
f,,ll nrl1a and
Coventry, at each of which places Mr.. O'Conne
attended personally, to proclaim the gross injustice
of the late trial. The following report of the CO.
vent Garden banquet Will give our leaders pretty
accurate idea of the character OF these meetings.
The Chairman, IN proposing the health OF the
Queen adverted to the wish of Sir r. Peel that her
Majesty might visit Ireland, implying foul libel
against the Irish people, and said that the Queen
was prevented from visiting Ireland by the same
faction which, in 1889, prevented King William
from partaklng of the hospitality Of the citizens OF
London, and that solely because Ministers did not
dare to show their faces amongst people whose
origin, whose language, and whose religion they
had 80 scandalously traduced and lnsulted. (m-
mense cheers)
This, and the usual loyal toasts having been
drunk, the Chairman said he now rose TO propose
" Health and long life to DAME! O'Connell.' The
toast was received with most immense cheers the
whole audience rising en- masse, waving their hand
kerchleis for several minutes, and the cheering
was renewed again and again.
Mr.. O'CoNNELr. rose to return thanks. He de-
clared himself unnamed by the overpowering
kindness of his reception, excalmlng that the dun
geon had no terrors for HIM, that even the rack or
| the scatiold could not impress him with such sensa-
tons those produced by the awful magnllicence
of the scene. They sympathized with HIM be-
cause they loved justice, and hated judicial par
TALLY; because he the victim OF injustice
They had convinced him of the sympathy of Eng
land for ireland they had shown him that England
and Ireland were born to be united in affection and
interest against the world, and to have no enemies
but the enemies Of each other. Cloud cheers
They had convicted HIM of no crime known to or
defined by the law, but of a crime spelled ont by
the Judges from the law books--of an offence
which Judge imagined in his dreams, and for
which he made the public suffer when he AVA
kened-a monster ndctment-a sort OF legal
Frankenstein, having nothing but some monstrous
resemblance of the attributes of law and justice.
| (Grea cheerlng) Mr.. U'Connell then, at great
length, adyered to the circumstances OF the lrial,
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