New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-09
miscellaneous.

Ills our painfal duty 10 announce the sudden death Of
Maurice oConne eldest Of the Loeratcr aud mem
Der for Traee The death OF Mr. 0C0nuel sudden
ms IL was unexpected. From the accounts that have
reached town would appear that he attended 70 his Par
Elementary duties up advanced hour Friday
ing June le and that resching home he found
iDgy trivial illness Of which he complained during the day.
ncrtased that medical aid required but before II had
arrived fatal symptoms had SET m Snd Ia lev hpnrs hs
cesSd to br athe SO far az present ascertain
spopexY would seem have been the Immediate Of
the Smtn,ed eentlemans death. Mr.. OConnell repre-
sented the borough his native County for Tenty
years and those who remember the many ssiHtons IN
which his father was engaged will not forget the early
promise he gave Of taking pr0mneat part In the politics
Of his time. Possessing many OF the qualities VIII % GaaTac
terised bis father he universally popular with his po
lioA lends, and had not single personal enemy among
the ranks Of his opponents MIR OCOnnsii was the last
member of bis famthe last % his name Ia the House ct
Commons. There IS not now Single man Of the name
Representing Irish constituency We say this In sorrow
and not without stronger feeling than regret ihAt
should be IL must not however be taken ~ an evi
dence Of national ogatitude-the country was wos aud
anxious honor the sons OF ConRs-the retirement vas
their voluntary act originating We believe solely
pTiVS ate reasons. FREEMAN
nnbHe meeting was held on the slst ult II Freema.
sons tavern Ioncon for purpose Of assisting the et
ts &c the Anti Slavery Society e1lstog IN Can'dN
and raising a fund 20 relieve the Gsiresses OF ie1tvs
slaves their arrival upon British gronud The Earl ot
ShaitesbuIy took the chair The hall was well tiled Al
fer short address from the Chairman, Rev Samuel h.
Ward colored gentleman, addressed de meeting AZ some
length detailing the condition Of the slave on his arrival Ia
Canada after the sigues snd dangers attendant upon his
bano and the sweets of freedom held out by the British
ON the other had lately increased the namber
OF fugitive slaves in Canada 20 great extent Taey now
numbered from 10000 10 5000 Daring their tg1 hess
slaves were exposed hardshps and dangers If which
that meeting could form no adequate idea They wee
chased by trained dogs and by crae Tr9
very courts Of Justice constituted psFssSg3
them As in the event Of black being spprshended and
tsk en- before Judge that tunctonary had fee Of g. no
declared h tree man but SO il he decided that ne was
slave When these fagitves reached Canada their
s;,ion Of exhaustion and desttgOn extreme aud the
Anti Slavery Society there afforded them all the relief
its power, giving them food rest ami clothing fot
few days and aft.rward supplying them With wo'k in tue
colony according the labor 70 which they hal been
accustomed In very few cases had they % keep these
uryes longer than from three to six days and when
they cnce obtained work they found % give great sat
isacton This but natural as escaped must be
man Of strength and physical endurance or he mus'
assure dy have succambed uucer the peTs and as
of his fight II much 10 be deplcred that even IN
Canada peiudcts existed against tbs cooro race ort by
no means 10 The extent 10 America As proof %
ihs he nilht mention that some question vas raised IS
10 tbe probability oftheseensocPd ed iasves 61g able
N WORK ont their living well The whites Nncn ms
r,s plsced beyond douol Of the whites sctasyP Pc
itoned Lord Egn T. siTci the sale Of lad TO them