The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-02-23
NEWS FROM IRELAND.
BY THE LAST STEAMER.

PErIrioN OF THE DUBLIN CoRfoRArIoH.--The
Lord Mayor of Dublin, accompanied by other
members Of the corporation, arrived in London
| on the 1st to present petition to the Queen re-
specting the pending State trials. Her Majesty
appointed Friday, the I'd, for its reception The
| following is the answer
| / receive with satisfaction the assurance that
sentiments of loyalty and attachment to my per-
son and Crown continue to be cherished by you.
| "The legal proceedings to which you refer are
now in progress before competent tribunal, and
| am unwilling to interrupt the administration
justice according to law. 5EttE
cit is at all times my anxious desire that any
grievance, of which my people can justly COM
plain, should be speedily redressed, and con-
| tide in the wisdom of the Parliament of the
United Kingdom for the adoption of such legis-
lative measures as may be necessary for that
purpose"
Mr.. Wyse, M. P. is to be leader of the Wing
| section OF the Irish Members in the present SEES
sion. 8i11
| Mr. Nicholas Maher has been at last prevail
ed on to offer himself as the Repeal candidate
for Tipperary.
| Mr. Morgan O'Connel is about to marry
| step. daughter of Mr.. She'll with 100000.
On Sunday, the 18th ult. mass was offered up
at Ennis and in the adjoining parishes, for the
safety OF Mr.. O'Connell during the State trials.
One Drum has been committed to Omagh Jail
| for sedltion. He had said that ..The Queen
| ought to be shot, and O'Connell put in her
place.
The usual weekly repeal meeting was held on
| the 18th, at which Mr.. O'Connel was present
he handed iu from St. Johns, Newfoundland,
f5 los. 3d.; Pittsfeld, fl0, Richmond County,
Ell Norfolk, EGO; Baltimore, f12O. These sums
were announced amidst the most rapturous ap-
plause. The total receipts were 1905.
AT the subsequent weekly meeting, (22d) the
chair was occupied by w. S. O'Brien, Esq M. p.
whose reception was most enthusiastic. There
were also present, M. O'Connel, ESQ.,, M. p,
and, during the day, FIVE of the traversers Messrs
D. OConnell, Gray, Steel, and Ray, contrved
| to attend, notwithstanding the jealous and Dig
nifed watchfulness of the Attorney General.
The Chairman, in opening the business of the
meeting, observed: 1t was true that their leaders
were under prosecution, but the spirit of liberty
was indomitable. Of the millions confederated
together in that association, every individual was
ready to go to prison tomorrow in defence of his
country's rights; but where would the govern
| ment build prisons enough to hold the Irish peo-
pie? Adverting to the meeting at Lord Charlie
| mont's, he said the day was not far distant when
the Cal6elds, the Geraldines, and De Burghs,
| would occupy their natural and appropriate po-
| sitions at the head of the Irish people.
Mr. OConnell, during a brief address, con-
| tended that, during the ensuing session, the pro.
per place for Irish members would be not in Par
Lament, where they would only be ridiculed and
| out-voted, but in Ireland and the Association
| The amount received was f397.
| AT the following3weekly meeting, coy Hon.
| Caleb Powell, NJ. p, in the Chair,
! A gentleman stood up and introduced to the
meeting friend of his from New York, Mr.
William Wallace, the distinguished American
orator. IA voice from the crowd, "Three cheers
for America.")
This demand having been complied with and
c;1onco rocforod Mr. oIlaco cnoLo co,,,~
length.
| Mr.. O'Connell at last announced the amount
of the repeal rent to be f372 Ids. lid. Ad-
journed.
The great aggregate meeting Of the Catholics
Of Ireland took place at the Music Hall, Dublin,
on the 18th, the Lord Mayor in the Chair. AT
an early hour the hall, which is capable of con-
tanning $500 persons, was densely crowded in
every part, and presented an assemblage of the
| representatives of the wealth and responsibility
of the Catholics of Ireland, which was never ex-
celed even by the greatest of the meetings held
before the emancipation.
Sir T. Esmonde and several gentlemen having
| spoken,
Mr.. She'll came forward amidst the most en-
| thusiastic and vehement applause we ever re-
| member speaker at public meeting to have
| been greeted with. He said, gentlemen, it is not
! my intention to say more than few words upon
| this occasion, because shall, ere long, have an
opportunity of adverting, in the House Of Com
mons, to the very conspicuous incident which has
taken place with reference to the pending trials;
[hear, hear and, as | shall have an opportu-
nifty of meeting my antagonists face to face,
| [hear j | prefer reserving for that occasion the
expression of my feelings, my indignant feelings
which this incident has produced. 1t lis source
to me Of great pride-of nothing have been
prouder in all my life, than that was the first
person who signed the requisition that has call
ed you together. [Cheers] saw that the
| time was come for making great popular de-
monstration of our feelings and demonstration
of our feelings is also demonstration of our pow
er. Prolonged cheers. The nation is aroused,
and in a just cause the facts, gentlemen, the
facts are with us, and my advice to you is this,
to present petitions to the Queen and to both
Houses of Parliament, setting forth these facts
with clearness method, and without exaggera-
ton. [Cheers.]
After some further remarks, loudly applauded,