New-York tribune., 1868-07-27
JOHN BRIGHr AT LIMERICK.

The entertainment TO Mr.. John Bright NJ. p,
gwen by the Liberal party Of the city and county of Lin
erick took place tho 18th Of July at the Athen3un,
when Mr. Bright was presented with an address. Alder
man Quinlyan J. p lOcum tcnens for the Mayor pre-
sided about 200 gentlemen took part III the entertain
meut The address, which was somewhat lengthy, was
read about three o'clock.
he accepted tho invitation OF Mr. Peabody to visit the
banks Of the shannon he bad no desire TO mix IN any
potical demonstration, he had 10 attend political dis
cussions in the House OF Commons Tor the past nVc
months from 10 TIL after mdnighti but he ala not
regret meeting the company now assembled, as tney
had often met, TO discuss subjects for the benefit OF
tho community. After thanking them for the ad-
dress, he SAID he did not come to the meeting
IA "A partisan. He not a Catholic, neither was he q
Protestant Of the Church OF Ircland but he there
merely rs citizen, To discuss WIN them SUBJECT @ tn5
excited the people OF Great Britain as wei as ireland
He always desired 10 be preacher 10 MS eountymen OF
of states depends lie spoke OF the change which took
place In ireland since his VISIT TO this country now twenty
Years AGO He referred 10 the famine and pestience that
took place during the period, and the emigration which
naming here there should be more content and better
employment than before existed. He referred to the
stale 0f the people nsanced by the investigations Of
the Devon Commission, and held at because the popu
ation reduced by emigration it was not 10 be said
that there were other OF dscOnent that required
To be abrogated In England they were so familiar with
the Suspension OF the Iabea Corpus act In that
II excited surprise discussion, nj least on the Treas
ury Bench. lie touched upon the arrests and mprison
ment OF parties under the suspension OF the Habeas Cor
pus act and OF the large military and police force existing
I'm the country The latter he characterized as an armed
force that ought not to exist in the country He spoke ON
the discomfort existing and Of the looking TO the West for
that sympathy they did not expect from England speak
ing Of the opinions OF those In the room who either hed
nothing would redeem Ireland but repeal of the
Union or total independence he asked the ihee!ihg
TO listen 70 him adding that an act when the Fat
could also repeal IIo said that Ireland lko every
other country IN Europe, hau & aHnS t 20 o uoSIG y3
for discussion Of that subject but he offered TO ire
land the reepLocy oi ,,Hir aud Share in s
sV @ % Wa Too iate but he did not think So though he
.Iv thrptV out lo
] en- tbe Valley of the SHANNON he said that Ireland
ccnld he made one OF the faTcst flowers earth He
suggested the Imperial Parliament To UNDO the lcgsa
ton of the last 200 years without doing any great injury
10 the Ecclesiastical arrangements of the country so as
not TO affect divdual interests. Hereferred to the land
question and said his plan to restore TO the farming
classes n proprietary right without any spOlatlOn OF the
interests OF the present owners OF the SOIL speaking OF
tbe Established Church. he said that It TO the
est hourhtful aud honestly minded Proesants in the
country that the argument was 10 De addressed ana were
me addressing similar number OF men such the meet
ing was composed Of he would ask them If they approved
of ecclesiastical settlement OF the country made 800
iry WAS satisfactory He believed that their answer
would be in the negative lie referred to the Church
population OF the country which he believed TO be about
600 He estimated the revenues Of the Church Esab
ilshmen at 100000 yearly. He next argued that sup
pose the state were to provide with equal io
say the religious services of the population OF the United
Kingdom, the amount required would be about 400
Now the Episcopal population OF Ireland was not greeF
than the population Of Liverpool or glasgow ana lh
agnc, If the Government wete to provide sG0Vo year
for the religious seryicesof the population OF
pool or Glasgow would II not be considered as einalat
Ing from the brain OF man bordering on lunacy Laugh
ter lie next applied himself to the question as 10
whether the Protestants Ireland formed the national
majority and whether the Church tended 20 maintain
te Union said he looked ON II as standing army,
and that IL tended to foster rebehon and rcvou
zion than peace and concord in the country Cheers
lie nsked the two hundred thoughtful and indie
ncndent Prntestants whom he would like to address
II such a state Of things had any other parallel HI
np,, ofLer country In Europef lie knew what their
anser would be- that the Established Church did not
Sist from the love of the people OF Ireland but through
uocr that sed outside the country. He looked
The Church as stimulating hostility against itself and
against the English that maintained 1t. 10y which was
taT ~ DISPUTE or that anyone could prove to the
ry that tho Established church IN Ireland was anti
y reason unnatural position, and 10 was
as mneh anti English II was anrlsh, because IL made
~ Lle that the Irish people should be In perfect
hor,nonv ~ with English rule in their country. |
Chcers Speaking TO the argument that the Established
Ebnrch would suffer by disestablshment aud dsendOw
ent Inc referred 10 agitation at the time OF the re-
neal OF the corr laws when 1t was feared the landed IN
fercst would suffer; but that question was laid by
Inv those formerly IN fear and doubt lie also re-
ferred To- the repeal Of the tax knowledge TO main