The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-11-22
rate much Of the suffering that would otherwise

viate much Of the suffering that would otherwise
cnsue.
The agitation tor Repeal is still carried on Since
the sailing OF the last American steamer, number
OF monster meetings and repeal banquets have taken
place at all of which the Liberator figured as COM
mander-ln-chef and long and eloquent orations
made on behalf of the darling object of these poiitl-
cal agitators. A grand banquet has been gwen to
Mr.. Smith O'Brlen, a. Rathkaie. Mr. oConnel
was present as guest, and warmly enogised the
member for Limerick in first-rate style We OBJ
serve that the annual tribute to Mr. O'Conneh will
be collected, according to custom, early IN the pre-
sent month The customary notices have been pu0-
llshed and the starving peasantry OF Ireland exhor-
ted to fill the pockets OF him who proiesscd 70 De
the regeneration OF his country II strikes us that
he has most glorious opportunity OF exempllfying
his philanthropy and benevolence by distributing the
proceeds of this years tribute among the poor pea
santry who have hitherto manfuly supported all his
projects
| Protestants OF the British Empire, in which they
! complain OF Government tor permanently endowlng
Maynooth, maintaining the present national system
of education, and not advancing money to enable
the clergy of the Established Church to support
their own schools. These form the chief grew
ances: There are other minor ones-some of them
anticipated or expected. The address, which bears
the signature of the Earl Of Roden, after recon-
mending the dlscontinuance OF secret signs,
which system, it says, modern sedition has
polluted, and the law has denounced" con-
cludes by calling upon the Protestant party
to exert every energy to secure to their utmost
a faithful representation of their principles IN Far
| lament. 1t should be observed that the address
has been drawn up in a very moderate tone the
journals and con agree IN commencing II Ior tnis
particular feature but, as matter OF course INC
principles and views OF Lord Roden and ms parry AIRY
are very strongly censured by those who take dit
ferent view OF the matter Foremost IN defence OF
the address is the Dublin Evening Mail; whilst the
London Morning Chronicle, Herald, Standard, and
other minor prints, all write with the view OF show
ing the lmpolicy of the address, the unreasonable.
ness OF the demands which it contains, and the total
absence of any foundation for the alleged COM
plants.
4 The meetings at Cancellation Hall are still carried
on, and speeches delivered in advocacy OF repeal;
whilst the various steps taken by the ministry In
ly criticised, and generally condemned; The
amount of rent has not been large fothe last TWO
weeks At the meeting held on the 9th ult., the
Llberator, having returned from his provincial ex-
cursions, was present, and made the speech OF the
day, IN which he abused John Knox, WlcRhIie;
Cromwell, Queen Elizabeth, and Bacon-ridicuied
the idea of erecting statues to them or any OF them
and insisted the necessity OF the return OF repeal
members, and the consequent lnevitabllty OF re-
peal; The rent for the week was f24s los Id
The Dublin Corporation held meeting on the
18th ult tor considering the best means OF avoiding
the danger impending the extensive failure OF the
potato crop. Mr.. O'Connel attended; who, after q
long speech, moved that deputatlon should walt
upon His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, and call
on his ordshp and the Government to stop the dis
tillerles and brewerles-prevent the expectation OF
provisions toiforeign countrles-to raise million
Forests-and to take Immediately into their con-
sideration the levylng OF a very large income tax
for the present year, il necessary. The motion was
put and carried.
The Dublin papers state that the custom house
thorities in that city, have been directed to make
arrangements for the admission of corn duty tree,
on and after the lst of November
The repealers are boastlng OF new adherent to
repeal, In the person OF the eldest son OF the Earl
Viscount Gort, the Hon. Henry Pendergast Vere-
ker:
ports from the west OF Ireland He paints, IN torc-
BILE coors the wretchedness of the people, their want
OF industry, and their unwillingness to expend the
least money on the improvement of the land, how
ever much it may repay the outlay Mr.. OConnell
still makes him the object OF bitter attacks.
HE PoTATo, THE FAMINE, AND THE RENT.1A
. correspondent OF the Dublin Mail, calculating that
one-third OF the potato crop has been destroyed
that six millions of the Irish population depend
ent for their existence on this esculent-that the
smallest average quantity of oatmeal the next cheap
est food that can be allowed TO sustain human life
tor day, Is one pound avoirdupols-comes to the
legitimate conclusion that, supposing oatmeal
selling from los to lis ID per cwt should during the
dearth, rise no higher than 20s it would take
less sum than Ell $40 day, or f3, 255, geo for
the halt year, to sustain the lives OF two millions
Zone third OF the six milions) OF the Irish people
As our contemporary well observes, this IS fright
fu estimate, and the great agltator has turned the
matter In his capacious mind, and has just issued
his appeal for-what does the reader think why,
for nothing less than the annual OCOnnel tribute
This would be incredible If told In romance, but
simple truth beats the most elaborate fiction The
faithful to contribute Sunday, Nov. 10th.
France.
Our advices from Paris are to the 1st inst
The announcement Of the resignation OF the
brave old veteran Soult appears to be based
on truth At his advanced age, repose and re-
irement would well betit him, so that the old
soldier like the Roman in the capitol should be
> enabled to adjust his mantle before the closing
scene of his eventful II said that
although he will resign the post OF Minister OF War
he will still nomnaly retain the Presidency of the
,. Council. The French telegraph has been busily
engaged in transmitting to Paris the state of the
war in Algeria. The French forces had left Oran
with 5000 men in quest OF Abd-el Kader; whether
they will take, or overake him. is another question
He is said TO treat his French lprlsoners well and
handsomely-.and, in doing SO, he sets an example,
which would have been to the credit OF the French
arms, had they initiated towards his eountrymen.
Algiers has occupied no mean portion of the space
of your Partisan contemporaries during the last fort
night. But the news may be summed up in few
lines for the foreign reader. After the defeat OF the
French detachment, related In my last, General La
morclere, the commander-n-chlef in the absence OF
Marshal Bugeaud, set out TO effect a junction with
the column OF General Cavarnac After long march
ing, union of the two divisions took place on the
18th, on the right bank OF the river Tapa. On the
l2th 18th, l4th and 18th, General Lamoriciere made
repeated attacks on the Arabs, commanded by ADD
el-Kader, and eventually succeeded in putting them
to flight The French accounts represent that ADD
ell Kader was spectator OF all these combats and
that, on finding that the French gained the advan-
tage, he ANONYMOUSLY rereated dmlus the yes and
excavations of his followers but such conduct is so
different to the acknowledged heroism of Abd-el-
Kader, and he is so venerated, idolzed, and adored
by his countrymen, not only as warrior, but as a
saint, that think we may bewarranted in receiving
the statement with great dstrust Be this, however,
it may, it is certain that the French were victor
Gus. After the fight or retreat OF Abd-e- kader,
they succeeded In hemming several hundreds OF
old men, women and children. The soldiers would
have avenged their slaughtered countrymen upon
them, had not the General commanded that they
should be spared. Besides the affair OF General La
moriciere, there have been numerous others which
il would be wearying to recapituaie; in one, how
ever, the French Colonel at the head OF $50 cava-
try, attacked 1900 Arab horsemen, and sent them
scampering away in terrible fright az such daring