The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-10-03

DUBLIN. Sept. 1tth, l-75
IhlS evening : great Home Rule meeting
took place i'll toe Round Room Of the lt3;undo
in thi8 city, u""": the auspices Of the Homo
Rule League. Tho hail was flied in every
part, and OF y" platform were many men Of
note. never "aw so orderly nostiug. It
WAS also an oUJbuGiastic one. Mr, OByrue, N.
p. for Wicklow, presided and made y shurt
speech Ihs gentleman is not much of a
speaker but I've ~ patriotic and he comes of a
patriotic sfook.-the gallant O'Byrnes of Wick
low. Aft.r he mad resumed his seat, Mr. c. II.
Meldon, (M P. for kidare), proposed and Mr..
George Austin, "a member of the Dublin Cor
porati0n), seconded, the admission into the
ranks of the League of forty, seven persons, in
cluding Mr. Alleyne, Q c., Mr. J. Hearn, u. p,
and the Rev. EIr. Conolly, of Quebec, number
of Irishmen resident in Canterbury, New
Zealand the Rev. Father Kelly, C. c. d Donegal,
and Mr. Robert Henry Mcdge, magistrate
and landed proprietor in Meath The speeches
of Messrs. Medon and Austin were not remark
able, but Mr. Austin deserves particular men
tiou in that he is a->Protestant if not an
Orangemsn, and was one of the founders of
the old Home Rnle Association He is still as
attached tothe cause as ever he has been, at
tho ia no tine that lie does not in the least
CONCEAL ,hat he is a strong Tory and Prot testant t
IA g"uora| rNi;'cs, 1t is only 10 be regretted
that men c, .I.s ~ - tsw in number in
the Home Ru'e League, though it is trnc tha!
they are noe few rs they were, aud promise
soon 10 he G'g.e uamcrous. f:. o NeiN Daunt
next ca"lo forward. | need hurnly say that
Mr. DA1n; q IT, -1rlo who stood by O'Counc'I
il tje Gays Of tlo R-peaI agita ion. He - All
old man 10 =, h'.: j. a,ill n fun posso>-.ou Of
Ais irtD'rcto-l faculties, sad when, as on thi5
occasi"", lie aG!r'.-1s !" mas, Meeting Of HIS
co1r'Tlm'i GA the national q3@s't1n, he CLOVIS
~ .th tho passion uf youth and gives utt,ruuCa
+ wonderfully crisp aal spartI. Dg sayings. He
- cunr.'. ~ Larhnljciay-haviug reasoned
hin saE 4" Ice Church more than q score Of
years since, and &c s a most devoted Catholic :;
but to.riGE,, amidst tire warn cheers Of his
aud!Guc", il" dyuourced in no sparius terms
the attemv, Of tue O'Guan"ll Centenary Con.
mittce &c degrade The OCoancll celebration in
this city ,r:o demonstration in honor o.!
N'C@r"rN r"'l - tso Emancipation. Mr.. cunt
was followed ~ tic Eav. john Nolan, 2. p
Krl1a'". fine prie,. every way, who made
thoroughly national speech, in which Lo in .
s.@'ej tn, ..ng!auI vas not able to govern
- ''.'J t'ILI'.iy bHb hEIstlI. AlI LEcn
ca2,r the event Of the night--thc speech of 1Ir
.Pa;sic& McGujnn'ss, working man, an old
GC"uLa,!iSe Ear"a,cr who spoke hunioruusiy
hat e1rncsny in support of the Home Rule
pToFra12me and IN favor Of pract ical line Of &C.
tiou being adopted by tire country. have not
space to sunmaIise bis remarks bat he evoked
frequent bnrsts Of applause and at every turn
you were reminded OF one ~ ho had stood in the
van in the Repeal era. l may also mention
that be is President of the Coal Laborers'
Society, OF "OCOnnelrs Body-Guard" the
same body which headed the O'Connell Cen
tenaIy procession and which Mr.. p. J. Srytb
it appears, thought to drag of with him in his
traitorous conspiracy against the Home Rule
increment. Mr.. Isaac Butt, 81. P, (who re-
ceived q great oratioD), Professor GaIbraitb
M. Mitchell Henry, NJ. p, Mr. w. II. O'Sulli-
van, N. p, Sir y. McKenna, M. P, and Mr.
Paruell, II, p, were the other speakers, and the
resolutions they spoke to declared for two
things-an amnesty for the political prisoners
and scc:ics Of great Home RulD meetings
throG Ghout the country. The chief purpose Of
tie meeting, in fact, was 20 set on foot " an
autumn campaign" in support Of the nativnal
movement, and this purpose WAS well II III.
TLEe note struck 10 Ighs in the RDtnatn wtll
hrd IN echo IA the cuHatry TO- morrow ..,., o.
,os dr. ?. ]. Smyth ard his o. idea, il s.- ;ver
elea,er that tha. versatile politician hat ...-,
% .'cr.~L-sus mis:aEa n cudr1yuciug to break
u, i.u Homo Rule ul!-;. aovcr.., thtu-s were
So. g.j is III. LaI.t and lir. LGt cal
CU,s' ! t. ..oyokc the par.is#us y. Sayla 70
rcli. oT interrupt, and Mr. Bult vent 50 far as
to cay that tie man was as bal traitor as
CoTyGgn and 10 wisa that he IN ght DO accursed