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EDITOR OF The HERALD
The mail leaves this day, and after the excitement
Of the last fortnight it is time to give you and your rea-
dors dioramic glance Of the events as they meantime
| occurred
The funeral Of O'Conne IL at length soemnized his
earthly tenement rests In Glasnerin cemetery-rumor
speaks of ranserence to Derrnane his name and acts
henceforh live in the memory and history of people,
To give detail Of the funeral procession would exceed
the limits of single letter The Euening POST in ref
to its long train of apparatory trades religious
soceties-the trumphal Of former days preceding
aud contrasting with the hearse of mourning of the
present. and the throngns thousands swelling and clos
ing the cortege, writes thus: whether we regard the
number Of persons, the solemn order with which the
ceremonial conducted, the air of religious zeal
which pervaded the moving Masses and the melancholy
occasion on which they had assembled we must pro-
nounce the procession of O'Connels funeral al the
most imposing spectacle ever behed in Irelandn Sic
transit gloria nundi. On the 9Th inst a meeting was
convened in Dublin the Lord Mayor In the chair for
the purpose of forming committee collect funds for
the erection OF national testimonial in honor of the
mighty dead The object and proposed time to execute
them will best be understood by the annexed copy of
resolution then passed Resolved, THAT enable the
grateful people OF Ireland of all classes to in
this final act Of national gratitude him whom they
much, general collection for the monumenr 10
OConnel Will be made on an appropriate day after har
vest TO which every parish OF the kingdom will through
the agency OF the committee, be invited contribute
according to the Of Its patriotic And
now TO diverge into the beaten track of weekly
Monday, In Cancellation Hail. which was densey crowd
ed MIR Maurice OConnell into review of the
elections now nearly concluded MIR. John O'Corneu
handed in numerous subscriptions closed rather
onR speech with the reading of address the people
OF lrslsnd in the conclusion Of which was contained
proposition that meeting OF repeal members should
10 heid In Dublin, 10 be called the Council of Ma
on.l Distress and National Safety Mr. John Reynold.
wound up the proceedings, by stating that il
the conservative members would attend they could
the Of at least forty pe ged repeal
ers. The rent OF the week amounted to asa gs Cd
And now for the elections-to give a full detail Of
them would probably be unneresting transatlantic
readers From analysis results given bv tn,
Epening Post wing jour nal appears the liberals will
have majority OF combined Peees aud protec.
ionsts in the new Pariisment but tL. frs mentioned
party ID composed Of variety Of dscordant elements
departing FROM individually approaching more close
y to, the genuine recognized wing stan.
lard Some, from sucn state Of things anticipate
speedy dissolution OF the present ground
ed opinion can scarcely be yet formed given as
circumstances must modify the period Of It's existence
and very different coulu for time be ex
pected from new election.
One remarkable feature In the present Irish elections
however, deserves to be noticed and that ncress
Importance and rapid progress Of the question of
p;n m .rt;a Lueinn;ns Mas OF last Friday, oon
this fact and the Sfandar another leading conserya-
tive paper commenting on the spread of repeal opinions
tive, submits the fact subject Of alarm
10 its English readers for that men, wno two wears
ago. looked upon repeal almost treason
begin to consider 1t merely q question of exped
ency." The matter is but yet in its commencement;
whg policy has not yet produced its full harvest OF re-
SUITS which, they mature will continue to revert and
tell against the sighted wisdom the orignators
Meantime looking to the of the late poIiticai
contests the mind feels unable to separate or assign
with accuracy the proper influence Of the several ee
snts and agencies blended together in the commoton
Inc advocacy in Parliament OF The tenant right, has
been promised ut almost every husting Nationality
at length seems general feeling and The promotion OF
natlonaiinterests general determination. Then come
the questions Of high and low church-vhg and torv
pledges against place. hunting and pledgs-old ana
young Ireland repealers notce of few Of the
remarkable elections en- route, may not be unint
ing Shaw and Hamilton the old members of the Duh.
tin University were reelected in opposition to Napier
and Mccullough, owing, 1t is supposed the late canvass
and less perfect preparation OF least former of the
Two latter candidates In Dublin city Grogan has been
Reelected Gregory his former colleague thrown out and
contrary TO all expectation, Mr. John Reynolds of Cor
poration and Cancellation Hall activity su Instituted No
contest it had been anticipated by the sitting
members, and therefore preparation made Accord.
ing to late bill OF the solicitor general MIR MONAGHAN
the election could only last day. TO this fact and
some unpopular votes with his own party on the
side Of Mr. Gregory, the loss of the election was at
tributed, as the conservatives had q majority on the
registry The claims Of Mr. Reynolds had not been adj
vocated by the journals Of his party and after he
election he accused Of having nteposed his own
claims before the more worthy ones of Mr. Pagan n
Dublin merchant. Dr. CaIlan in letter To the Er,.
the subject Of his VOTE in giving his feelings
perhaps gives exempcaton Of the feelings Of many
lie In part OF his letter. the truth is never
thought of Mr. John Reynolds good bad in the whole
business but only saw in the candidates Repeal versus
Non Repealn In DundalK, Mr. AlacTaysh was elected
by majority Of three McCullogh tae government
candidate. In Cork city, Mr.. Pagan aud O'Calayha han
elected both reporters in Clare, Ottoman Mshon
repeater returned without contest Mr. Shiel has
been returned for Dungaravan by majority Of 49, over
Mr. Mcguire, repeal candidate put up last hour
5urmises of sinister character with regard
to this result. The Limerick Chronicle saws the
placards down from John OConnell to the people
nittee room of Dungart an. Mr. Pagan and Mr. Grogan
Morgan both repeaers, have been returned for Wexford
county MIR. NJ. O'Connell reelected for Traee MIR
John OConnell for Kilkenny Morgan J. O'Connen for
Kerry; Daniel O'Connel and Alderman Nlesger. both
repeaers for Waterford The former made wsy for Mr.
Mcravish in Dundak, the latter the father of the
talented Young lrelandsr in Limerick citv There ers
three candidates, Mr.. John OConneIl, Mr. J O,Brien
the Rev. Mr. Kenyon, Il. c. C. TemnIsds na.,on py
arrived just before the election, and without pYevons
preparation organization for contest nronpss ,S
latter protest against the election of John Ccn
nel. The former members returned At the clos.
Of the election in letter the Limerick Renori W
Kenyon explains his motives thus -" Though unsuc.
cessful, wish to publish that according to my estma
ton, have secured already all the essential good which
aimed at efecting or which could hope effect by
contest in Limerick This proud truth Is least up
holden. Limerick shall not become any property
ito sell for five pounds without determined struggle
and resistance TO the death" lie concludes by say5u
that 'he foundation is laid and auspicatsd OF
some future ana perhaps not distant victory Mr.
expenses of the election. IL exonerates him Numerous
subscriptions sent in oy the laty and clergy but
not 70 the amount In which he involved himself During
the election he frequently exposed personal dan
ger from mob Violence and at the close he gave notice.
requisition signed by two electors the city
mas been addressed to Mr.. John onnel which will
render 1t incumbent him TO file proofs OF his quah.
cation within twenty hours in the Court of Queens
Bench II he fails TO do he VIII be trespasser
in law, and Richard OGorman, Jr., will be member for
Limerick"
One of the election squibs, parody on I'm Aaost,
begins thus-
I've vote, I've vote, and long for a bride,
Repeal Is my cry and old Ireland my tribe
Come down with the dust, who bids highest gets me-
I've a vote, I've a vote, and my conscience Is free
Down, down. with the dust, &c
The remainder Of the squib appears In the Nation Of
the 10TH In Limerick county, owing to remarks
Rejecting on Mr. Smith o Bren, uttered in the repeal
ciub In his absence, and which passed unreproyed he
wrote to hissupporters declining seek the repre-
rentaton oil the county aud had Withdrawn to England
on vst 20 his friends there la his absence however
ana without any knowledge his part noniina
ted ana returned In conjunction with Mr. Monseil a
gentleman We'll known fol- his exertions in the Of
irish nationality, against MIR. L. Powell and Mr. Geo