New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-16
SKETCHES OF LECTURES.

M ruoNAs FRANcrs MEAoUEr


The eloquent Irish Patriot and Exile, THos.
F. MEAeHEH delighted an immense audience on Mon.
day night, at Metropolitan Hail. by the delivery Of his
lecture upon "GrAttan and the Irish Volunteers"
The Napier Tsndy Guards, the Sixty ninth Regiment,
Col Doheny and the Neagher Cadets attended in fall
uniform Msnahan's Band entertained the house while
waiting with some popular Irish and American airS.
Every available seat occupied long before the hour
named Ats Pm. Mr. Meagher made his appearance,
accompanied by His Honor Mayor westervolt n. D.
Blunt, Eco, ex Recorder Tallmadge, Theodore E.
Tonlinson, and several eminent citizens.
His Honor Mayor wesiervelt, the part of the
Committee Of Arran gements, introduced Mr. Meagher
amid prolonged and enthusiastic applause, cries OF
Three cheers more" Three cheers for McManusr
Three cheers for Mitchell all Of which were hoa
ly responded to-
Mr. Meagher said he did not think that he should DO
accused OF any impropTieiy il he deviated from the
practice usual on such occasions by postponng his
subject for few moments. 10 thank them for the
warmth OF their reception, which, he understood H.
was not given to him public lecturer bur to mark
their appreciation OF his sentiments and conduct loal
applause lie then delivered very eloquent discourse
the eniuen, lrish orator aud tho patriot, dratiou
Ahounding with those beautifully rounded periods aid
imprisoned passages which distihs uls ar Meashefs
spesehes-Awhys carrying bic saditofy with him
The subject well calculated u rouse the ire
OF patriotic eioquonoe fof whi.h Mr. n y justly re.
nowned and one cyuid doubt as hey listened -
biz mpsisloued discourse tisi be W. spe1siLs from
the heart Il n0t 10 ~ hsaIt The eeaIe Wa almost
rnomentfhly iDtsrpptsd ~ 's4e'i.eat applause We
notice few u the iesliIg poiats. NJ a observed
that he ancestry Of HeETy oTsitsE was mater u
70 come ueEce it unnecessary coy much
oefning tie binh VI 0fsitsH iie not Of the
peuy pnhoss II tie esTu.. siiess no0iliiy depends
upon us cradle 10 which rhsy ere rocked The trae
kiHgtLe climate ruief-sioks oHiy oi ancestor
the land that bore ha Wa pfosd lealoas 81 lBly
ore cfest, The nsg sAe stood ~. such man wa
Henry Grssn-tie wofihsst bfsHeh Of that old stock
which deeply rooted IA the Irish coll has stood maBy
rude ttgoke and stiil 10 the good s psreniAge FUR
nshed guarantees for tbs genius and the courage which
sustained him throughout hb high careerlhai i.. II
there be any virtue Ia what they call blood and the
exeelcncies a our like old eaae stud Of
horses or a sut Of hVery-ere. In a family way,
transmi.slble Il might be well enough 10 say, how.
ever tLsi Of the time Of bis BIRTH Q546) his father
was Recorder Of the City Of Dublin, aud Gfterward
occupied sea, Ia Parliament His mother was supe.
nor h father II every respect Tue lecturer allul
cd 70 the gallant spit eviaced by young GaitAn, AID
the fact that the almost rash eonenpt for danger
was enc OF his leading charactories In that day In
Ireland, every bought merely obhge his neigh
Dor H. les We lad GraitNn catered upon the
books Of the Middle Temple London a. every Irsh
Jaw student cd Ard does 10 bis way through sue
eesson Of dinners to the bar. Grsr,an while in Lon
don. sPeni most II bis time the opera the thetre
and in the houses Of Parliament. There was temptA
ton enough for him too Gsrrick Mseklia Quinn and
Nossop were the stage and in the upper house be
hstened TO Lord Chatham whose scowl gave Robert
WGlpole pain in tie back Edmund Burke was Ia
the Commons. In these and amid these tempts
tior. IS 10 be wondered al thar Grs,;Aa acquired
dsss;e or the legal prOfession HIS elicni shoad be
nation and her freedom the only bref from which be
should sPeak lie became sneasy and sad be deserted
the fashionable London lounges and In bis lorrngs IN
Wndsor Forest, AID Giterwsrd By the clear brown
current Of the Liney the groves Of Swim and ysnessa
he grew convinced ths, he was risht-he determined
10 persevere. Tbs spiri: gave rse to many Incl
/ den,s Al which enc laughed loader or longer
than himself HE IAadlsdy in London wrote To his
friends th1, he was crazy that be continually walked
about hs room ealing upon some iaAgtnary in3lvd-
l usl, whom he addressed 4" Mr.. Speaker" Posing
/ by gAllows enc hight he somsenced speaking 70
the empty ehHirs. whcn pssser BY exclaimed. Why,
how the ID did you &c: doSn" short time Hster.
ward IN tie Senate, he called cr-zymGn by Ed
murd Burke DO Ike many lri-hmen ofthe prsseEiday
made rs genius and bis labor country 70, his
oWn seeA eu have had eosy funerals By The princes
End poen,ses Of the earth Panyres Gad ssorsi mon-
merits; 10; they have los; wiz, better than AL
the plOss love The nd reneiabrsrees Of the people
sDopg Shom they were horn ard bred, and among
whom hey should have lived. and fought, AID died
such sen, GrA'sn sAij, imagine they represent
aire higher thin therown eountsy, whsa, il fact hey
oaiy ferrsseni their sAlAres Let tel tho-e gen
uemes, is,d h., tat thy az 10. LIB acn ,kcy