Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-03

A s,s.s.sr mesaas ssnpasAis'ss win Mr.
UBrfen.

A k1susser meetins sympathiz'ps wss" W.
UBrier.
A Dublin special says g wish the
Prince Of Wales were here now 20 see
this assembiagc. said Nationalist IN
good social standing 70 the Herald cor
respondent as the meeting in the fhm-
nix Park this afternoon was at us
hcirhth and Mr.. 0'Brien was IN the
middle Of a revolutionary speech. The
asscmblage was indeed enormous nu-
mcrieally. Fully twenty thousand PEG.
pic then occupied the thine acres
adjacent 20 the yiceregal gates, and
stood their ground through searching
east wind.
This spot was reached by the vast
procession. attended by twenty bands
of music. Large numbers of American
and French flags and green banners
were scattered through the ranks. The
Lord Mayor, who is somewhat illiterate
and tactless, presided, not wisely nor
well, and submitted, bunglingly, the
resolution to the meeting. This reso-
luton briefly condemned Speaker Peel,
nj the first mention Of whose name a
grooming chorus swelled over the multi
tude.
Mr.. O'Brien was the first speaker and
was received with vociferous acclama-
tons. He proceeded to deliver what,
doubtless, detective in plain clothes,
placed near the platform, will report to
be--as. from Castle point of view, 1t
was-a seditious harangue.
When Mr.. O'Brien declared that
gulf which could never be bridged di-
vided the Irish from the English menu
bers. of which latter there were only
half dozen whom the former could
respect for an innate honest feeling for
Ireland, the cheering was great; but
when he ventured to add that Mr.. Glad
stone was among the six, an amazed
silence followed, and one poetic Celt
whispered to your correspondent {:
Even the east wind shudders at this.
But Mr.. O'Brien retrieved his standing
with the throngs when presently he
added English civilization is only
skin deep; for, scratch the average
Englishman and you find a bully"
Mr.. 0'Brien continued 1.-THE Eng
lish members are fast turning Parlia-
ment into backwoods vigilance COM
mittee. with the Speaker as midnight
Judge Lynch" When the visit of the
Prince OF Wales was alluded to there
were groans and Kisses, but not to a
large extent. Mr.. O'Brien hoped the
Prince would be received with cOur-
tesy. but in utter disregard Of any
loyal feelings or expressions. No
royal tomfoolcry or lollypop, no
beads or necklaces. no pagesntry nor
attitudes of respect should be witnessed
by true Irishmen," he said; and here
the Lord Mayor nodding assent and
pantomiming applause, Mr.. e'Brien
turned to him and said; - What if the
Irish people should treat the representa-
tive of royalty as Irish representatives
were treated by the Speaker and Par
lament" The orator expressed by
face and gesture words of intense ha-
tired toward the Viceroy and the Castle
inmates.
Messrs. Wayne and Harrington fol-
lowed Mr.. O'Brien in strong but more
polite language, criticlsing Speaker
Pool and the Government. At the
close of the meeting, which dissolved
peaceably, a vote of thanks was given
to the Lord Mayor. who. briefly re-
spending. said - shall not have civic
declarations at the Princes visit when
he lands at Kingstown. | shall haul
down the civic flag on the Mansion
House. and advise all Nationalist shop
keepers to boycott the idea Of striking
or possessing any commemoration med
ais for the royal visit"