The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-03-29
IFrom Our Own Correspondent
OUR IRISH LETTER.

DUBLIN, March 3, 1874 =
: The most momentus meeting of Irish mem
bers of Parliament ever held took place this
day in the Council Chamber of the Dublin
City Hall. The Home Rule members met to
decide on the policy they will pursue in the
next Parliament. Obviously, it would be of
very little use to elect members pledged to
Home Rule, if those members were not to act
in body and had not well defined programme.
The conference to-day has resulted in welding
them into one compact body and in furnishing
them with plan Of campaign which I have
reason to think will meet with the appreciation
of the country. The proceedings were private
but nevertheless am enabled now-two hours
after the dispersal of the Assembly-to give
the readers of the STAR what I believe will
turn out to be pretty full and accurate idea
OF what was actually done. And first let me
tell the reader how many Home Rule members
were at the post of duty and how many were
absent. Forty were actually in attendance
namely, the Right Hon. Maurice Brooks,
Lord Mayor of Dublin and NJ. P. for Dublin
Mr.. David Sherlock, Q. c., NJ. P. for Kings
county; Captain William Stacpoole, NJ. P. for
Ennis; Sir John Gray, NJ. P for Kilkenny city;
Mr.. Isaac Butt, Q. c., NJ P. for Limerick city;
Mr.. Mccarthy Downing, III. P. for Cork county;
DR.. John Brady, ~ P. for Leitrim county Sir
Colman NJ. OLoghlen Bart, NJ. P. for Glare
county; Mr.. Henry Owen Lewis, NJ P. for
Carlow; Mr.. George Errington, n. P. for
county Longford; Mr.. John George MacCartby,
III. P. for Mallow Mr.. Edward Shiel, NJ p. for
Athlone; Mr.. W. H. O'Sullivan, N. P. for Linn
erick county; Mr.. Edmond ]. Synan, M. P. for
Limerick county; Mr. Eugene Collins, NJ. P.
for Kinsale Mr.. Richard Power, NJ P. for Wa
terford city; DR.. w. H. OLeary, N. P. for
Drogheda; Mr.. John Dunbar, N. P. for New
Ross; Mr.. Thomas Tighe, NJ. P. for Mayo
county; Mr.. William Shaw, NJ. for Cork
county; MIR. George Browne, d. P. for Mayo
county; Mr.. Nicholas Ennis, NJ. P. for Meath
county; Mr.. w. A. Redmond, NJ. P. for Wex-
ford Mr.. A. M. Sullivan, NJ. P. for Louth
county; Mr.. Philip Callan, NJ. p for both Louth
county and Dundalk Sir Joseph Neale Nc
Kenna, N. p. for Youghal; Major Purcell
OGormap, N. P. for Waterford city; Mr.. John
OKeefe, III. P. for Dungarvan; Captain John
r. Nolan, NJ. P. for Galway county; Mr.. Ed
mund Dease, NJ. P. for Queens county; Mr.
Mitchell Henry, NJ. P. for Galway county; Mr..
Reyes o'Clery, NJ. P. for Wexford county Mr..
mr.. J. p. Ronayne, II. P. for Cork city; Mr..
j ohm Martin, III. P. for Meath county; Mr.. C.
d. Meldon, M. p. for Kildare county; Mr.. C.
y. Fay, ID. T. for Cavan county Mr. J. G. Big
gar, ID. P for Cavan county; Mr.. P. J. smyth,
M. +. for Westmeath county; Mr.. R. P. Blen-
nerhassett, III. ?. for Kerry county Mr.. p |
Martin, ID. z. for Kilkenny county; Mr.. Rich
ard OShaugnessy, NJ P. for Limerick citv Mr.. |
K T. Digby, NJ. p for Queens county; Mr.. |
Gerge Bryan, n. p for Kilkenny county; Ma |
jor II. W. o'Reilly, NJ. P. for Longford county; |
Sir P. oBrien Bart, NJ. P. for Kings county |
and Mr.. N. d. Murphy, NJ. P. for Cork city. |
The following eight Home Rule members sent |
apologies for their absence, which are consid-
cred satisfactory and calculated to bind the
writer's to the resolutions of the conference -
the Hon. Charles French, NJ. P. for Roscom-
mon county; The oConor Don, n. p for Ros-
common county; Mr.. Arthur Moore, NJ. P. for
Sionmel; Mr.. Denis o'Conor, NJ. P. for Sligo
county Sir George Bowyer, N. P. for Wexford
county; Lord Francis Conyngham, II. P. for
2iare county; Mr.. oByrne, N. P. for wicklow