The New York Herald Newspaper, November 7, 1843, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. Vol. FX., No. 290---- Whole No, 3518. NEW YORK, TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEM THIRTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA. HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS. BY BEECHER’S, HARNDEN & CO’3 EXPRESSES. Arrest of O'Connell and other Repealers— Proclamation of the Government -Tre- mendous Excitement all over Great Bri- tain—Important from China—Ratification of the Treaty—American Fabrics in Can- ton—State of the Corn Trade-Slight fall in Cotton—Troubles in Wales—Affairs in all parts of Europe, Asia and Afriea, é&e. The Britannia arrived at Boston at abont half past seven, o’ciock on Saturday evening. We have received by her London and Liverpool papers to the 19th ult. We make our extracts from Wilmer & Smith’s Times, and from;the Euglish and Irish journals. One of the boldest steps ever undertaken by a government is the arrest of O'Connell and the dis- persion of the Clontarf meeting. Nothing else is talked about. Whatever may be its ultimate re- sults, the first move against Repeal has been not less successful than prompt. The government hes rushed from one extreme to the other. There was never known so great an excitement throughout Great Britain as was caused by the ar- rest of O’Connell and his friends. Mr. O’Connell propoeed an address te the people of Ireland, in which he again, in forcible terms, 1m- pressed the necessity upon them of keeping the peace and being subservient to the laws. There were thirty thousand troops stationed in Treland. The commercial news from Chino is very impor- tant to American interests. ‘The Hon. Mr. Cushing, our Minister to China, ar- rived at Alexandria onthe 10th of September. He had an audience with the Viceroy, and left on the seme day for Suez, whence he was to proceed to Bombay in the monthly steamer, expecting there to meet the American equadron ready to receive him and to convey him to China. In consequence of the late tariff on coals, the American Government has given the Great West- ern Company notice, that in future it will not allow them the drawback it has hithertoallowed. The consequence is, that the Company have now a clear charge, equal to the first cost, on all coals they send out, besides freight expenses, and ten per cent loss on removals from ship to ship, ship to shore, and shore to the Great Western. This will, we fear, occasion an alteration in the Company’s plans by nomeans advantageous for the public. The new duty upon Canadian flour being in ope- ration, an increasing business was doing in the ar- ticle; and as extensive supplies were expected to be shipped before the navaigatiou of the St. Lawrence closed, the present prices it was thought would not be sustained. The Greenock Advertiser states that a secret ex- pedition has been fitted out at that port, and that se- veral veasels have sailed under sealed orders, which are not to be opened until they have crossed the equator. Itissaid that the expedition is going in search of an island reported to have been discover- ed to the southeast of the Cape of Good Hope. The accounts from Bologna, to the 24th Septem- ber, are most contradictory; some say that the trou- bles were at an end; Cardinal Spinola had asserted as much ina new notification, but the balance of assertions lie the other way. The troubles in Greece are not at an end, and it is generally believed that King Otho wiil be com- pelled to abdicate. His suomission to the demands of the revolutionists is deemed heartless and insin- cere. Paris is pretty full; but the Parisians complain that the English who come there now spend but very little money. The latest, accounts from Syria represent that country as generally tranquil, though there were occasional indications thatthe old feud between the Drnses and Christians was not entirely healed. The troubles in Italy appear to be nearly or quite atan end. There is not spirit sufficient in that country to make a respectable show of revolution. An unsuccessful attempt has been made on the life of the Emperor of Ruasia. The Empire of Morocco nas lately been @e thea- tre ot civil war, but it had been eflectu@ly sup preesed by the military activity and energetic pro- ceedings of the Emperor. The entire province of Zemor-Cheig had risen in rebellion, the subjects in dispute being the payment of tribute, and the local administration o/ justice. Queen Victoria's fexample is setting crowned heads in motion. Their Majesties of Portugal, ac- companied by the youthful princess, are about to make a royal progress through the entire province of Al:mtejo. The Duke of Lucca has gone to Vienna to sup port his son’s claim to be the husband of Queen Isa- bella of Spain. The Rev. Dr. Pusey has returned to Oxford, with his health quite restorer |. ‘The arrival out of the Caledonia, had rather a dampening effect upon the rage for cotton specula- tions, but did not sensibly diminish prices. The packet ships Stephen Whitney and Queen o/ the West arrived at Liverpool on the 6:h October, within eix hours of each other, having sailed in company from this port on the 16th September, ma- king the passage in 20 days. The contract entered into with the Barings by the Republic of New Grenada for the construction of a ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien, cedes to them the land on the line of the canal, and eighty thousand aeres in the interior. The revenue returns of Great Britain show a great increase. Reaverve or Great Britatn.—The Revenue ac: counts, made up last night, present the most satis- factory results. The net increase upon the year ending yesterday, amounts to more than four mil- lions sterling, and the increase upon the last quarter to one million five hundred and sixty-five thousand nine hundred and thirty one pounds—this increase, too, is all progressive, as the difference of ratio be- tween the year and quarter sufficiently prove: i derived from constant and not casual seurces, and it anticipates nothing from the future income of the country. We need but to glance at the tables to see that it isa contribution from income, in one thape or other, and not from capital—the great dif- fereuce between satisfactory unsit! iefactor: fiaance, The ig? pra it is true, has real. ised five millions and upwards; out of this at Jeast four millions would probably he a clear surplus, had mo taxes been reduced-—had the vast sums received upon foreign grain not been continved, but this is a contribution which ought to have been made under any circumstances rather than press further upon the poorer classes, because it can be made without material incon venience to the more affluent. Now what ia the faci?— The property tax does afford the cilear eurplus of four millions, notwithstanding the exten- sive relief afforded by the reductions ef the tariff and the discontinuance of the corn duties —the index of injury to the agricultura) classes — The returns of the property tax prove that the abundant income remains with the «:ountry — Tt was said indeed, that what vould be gained by the preperty tax would be losi: inthe as- sessed taxer, from property tax payers put ting down their establishments—but how is this vi rified 7 by An increase of 16,000/. upon the assessed t axes with- in the last quarter, So far we are i) to con cede the influence of the property tax in) augment- ing the revenue; but the property tax me} ‘ely proves since the formation of the company. ‘The disburse- the high rate of Leen: suring The less hazardous routes which the com- what we may call the constant resources of the country. It we want an index to the state of trade and industry at any particular time we must look to ‘axes imposed upon articles of universal consuinp: tion—and taxes immediately connected with com- merce, to the Excise and tothe Stamps; and in the Excise we find the revenue increasing in the last quarter, non obstante the temperance movement, at the rate of nearly one million a year, viz: 240,000!. uron the quarter; and the Stamps increased by 18,000. upon the quarter. The only material de- crease upon the quarter is in the Customs, 414 000! : but in one week, we believe in one day, of the quar- ter ending 10th Oct., 1842, 700,000!. was paid for corn duties.—London Standard, Oct. 11. Meeting or tHe West Inpia Matt STeaM PACKET Company.—The half-yearly meeting ‘of this com- pany took place Jast Thureday, in London. It was the moat gratifying in its results which has occurred ments were £123,706, the receipts £158,048, leaving a balance of receiptsover expenditure amounting t0 £34.000. 1t was determined, in consequence of (eight guineas rer cent,) that that outlay should in future be saved by not in- pany are now called upon to perform, constituted, in the opinion of some of the speakers, reason to Hope sane former losses might ultimately be liqui- lated. Tue Great Norruzan.—This vessel, which is r0elled by the Archimedian screw, and which has jong been lying off Blackwall, made an experimen- tel uip on Tuesday down the river Altogether, the success ot the experiment is said to have beencom- plete. It was demonstrated beyond deubt that the Grest Northern, which only pretends to use steam asa secondary power, can easily accomplish ten miles an hour. She steers also very easily, and turns in double her own length. Sir F. Collier publicly stated that the speed of the Great Northern, with 700 tons of coal on board, exceeded the velocity of m veusel in the navy, except the Queen’s id the Black Eagle. Ireland, We give the intelligence from Ireland in full, so that all may see the progress of evenis in that ceun- try in its best light, October opened in the following way :— , A‘monster meeting” washeld at Mallaghmast, in King’s County, the reputed scene of an apocry- phal “Saxon” massacre of Irish in the reign of E! zabeth, and of another dreadful slaughter of Rebels in 98, on Sunday, Oct. 1. The meeting was of course numerous. twenty, Temperance bands were on the grouad— some bodies of men coming from distances of fifty or sixty miles. Pikes with flags affixed were borne by some, as banners. O’Connell, in a gown of pur- ple velvet trimmed with fur, arrived in process: on, accompanied by the Lord Mayor elect of Dublin, and about thirty-five members of the Corporation, dressed in their robes. The assemblage i3gsaid to have resembled that at Tara, though fallug short both in picturesque eflect and numbers. On ascend- ing the platform, O’Connell inquired if there was not a Government reporter present. The question was immediately answered by F. B. Habe, of Mr. Gur- ney’s office, who said that he cttended for the Go- vernment. O’Connell then assured him that he should have every possible accommodation. O’Con- nell was called to the chair;and he began his speech by saying that he felt more nonored at being called on to preside over that meeting than ever any he had any 8! yacht am About of Mr. O'Connell were as follows:—Lord Grey ar- rived at Dublin quite unexpectedly on the 6th. Karly next morning a privy council was held, and the re- sult was the issuing of a proclamation for the sup- ression of the Clontarf meeting, signed by the rd Lieutenant and Privy Council. Government ProcuaMation. By tHe Lonp Linutenant anv Councit oF Iaxtanp [De Gary —Wherens, it has been publicly announced that a meeting is to take place at or near Clontarf, on Sunday, the 8h of October, mstant, for the alleged pur: pose of petitioning Parliament for arepeal of the Legisla- tive Uaion between Great Britain and Ireland— And whereas, advertisements and placards have been printed and extensively circulated, calling on those per- sons who propose to attend the said meeting on horse- back to meet and form in procession, ond to march to the said meeting in military order and array— And whereas, meetings of large numbers of persons have been already held in different parts of lreland,under the like pretence, at several of which meetings language of a seditious and inflémmatory nature has been address: ed to the persons there assembled, calculated and intend- ed to excite discontent and disaftection iu the minds of her Majesty’s subjects, and to bring into hatred and con- tempt the government and constitution of the country, as by law established— And whereas, at some of the said meetings such sedi- tious and inflammatory language has been used by per- sons who havesignitied their inteution of beng present at and taking part in the said meeting so announced to be held at or near Clontarf— And whereas,the:said intended meeting is calculated to excite reesonable and well grounded apprehension that the motives and objects of the persons to be assembled thereat are not the fair legal exercise of constitutional rights and privileges, but to bring into hetred and con- temptthe government and constitution of the United dom as by law established, and to accomplish alts ra- in the laws and constitution of the realm by intimi- dation and the demonstration of physical force— Now we, the Lord Lieutenant, by and with the advice of her Majesty’s Privy Council, being satisfied that the saidintended meeting, so proposed to be held at or near Clontarf as afc can only tend to serve the ends ef factious and eeditious persons, and to the violation of the public pesce, do hereby strictly caution and forewarn all persons whatsoever,that they do abstain from attendance at the said meeting; and we do hereby give notice, that if, in defiance of this our proclamation, the said meeting shall take place, all persons attending the samo shall be proceeded against according to law; and we do hereby order and enjoin all magistrates and officers entrusted with the preservation of the public peaco, and others it may concern, to be aiding and assisting in the execution of the law in preventing the said meeting, and in the ef- fectual dispersion and suppression of the same, and in the detection and prosecution of those who alter this notice shall offend in the respects aforesaid. Given at the Council Chamber in Dublin, this 7th day of October, 1843. Ewanp B. Suapen, DonovGumons, Exior, F. Buacwaunnr. Gop Save THe Queen ! As soon 2g this proclamation was known, Mr. O'Connell called.a special meeting wf the Repeal Association, which was numeronsly attended, the resuit cf Whose deliberatians was the iasuing of the ollowing counter proclamation :— , Noticg.— Whereas, there has appeared under the signature of EB. Sugden, Donoughmore Eliot, F. Blackburne, E. Blakeney, Fred. Shaw, T. B C. Smith, a paper being, or purporting to be, a procla mation, drawn up in yery loose and inaccurate terms, and manifestly misrepresenting known facts, the object of which appears to be to prevent the public meeting intended to be held to-merrow, the 8th instant, at Clontarf, to pepe Parliament for C. EB. Buaxener, Fare. Suaw, T. B.C. Suitn, ever before attended—except the meeting at Ta He soon paseed on tojhis protest against the contin- uance of the Union; observing that the Irish Parlia- ment, which assented to that measure, was author- ized to make laws, not Legislatures—to act under the constitution, not to violate it; and he predicted that the Union would not last much longer. Arrest of O'Connell and Eight others, Mr. u’Connell, and his son, Mr. J. O’Connell, were arrested on Saturday, October 14, upon war- rants issued by Judge Burton, on information sworn before him on the day previous. Anan- nouncement to this effect having been made in the Dublin Evening Mail, of the preceding evening, very great excitement was caused, and hundreds were assembled about the head police office, mak- ing anxious inquiries. The persica on duty there, nomeree replied that they knew nothing on the subject. r. O’Connell remained at his house, in Merrion square, and, having received the sacrament, was waited upon. at half past nine, by Mr. Kemmiss, the crown solicitor, who informed him that informa- tion had been lodged, and warrants issued against him and his son, who wasat the same time with him; and requested to know at what hour he would atiend, with bail, at Judge Burton’s chambers. The hour fixed was three o'clock; and, shortly before that time, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. John O'Connell, with Mr. Coraelius M‘Laughlin and Mr. Jeremiah Dunne, arrived at Judge Burton’s house. A few other friends subsequently arrived; but the pro- ceedings were altogether of a very private nature. _ Mr. O’Connell having called on the crown solici- tor for copies of the information, which were re- fused, his solicitor delivered a demand to be sup- plied with thesame. Mr. O’Conneil then requested to see the information on which the warrant was is- sued; and having coolly read it over, said he was ready to give the bail required, and entered into re- cognizances, himself in £1,000, and Mr. M’Laugh- lin and Mr. Duane in £500 each, te answer a charge of cunaaTany and misdemeanor on the first day ot term. Mr. John O’Cennell having done the same (the same gentlemen ue bail in both cases) the crown solicitor gave to each the copies of the infor- mation required, which he said he could not before, as the bail was not then perfected. The parties then retired. Mr. O’Connell immediately caused the following address to be issued :— “To the People ofIreland :— “Beloved fellow countrymen!—I announce to you that which you will hear from other qaarters, aamely, that I have this day given bail to answer to a charge of “‘conspiracy and other misdemean- ors,” the firatday of next term. I make this an- aouncement in order to conjure the people, one and all, to opserve the strictest and most perfect tran- nei Any attempt to disturb the public peace may be most disastrous; certainly would be crimi- nal and mischievous. ttend, then, beloved countrymen, to me. ‘Be not tempted by any body to break the peace, to violate the law. orto be guilty of any tumult or disturbance. The slightest crime against order or the public peace may ruin our beautiful and other- wise triumphant cause. “If you will, during this crisis, follow my advice, and act ae I entreat you to do, patiently, quietly and le; alse Uthink Ican pledge myself to you, that the period 1s not far distant when our revered Sovereign will open the Irish Parliament in College Green. Every attempt of our enemies to disturb the pro- gress of Repeal hitherto has had a direct contrary effect. ‘Lhis attempt willalso fail, unless it be as- sisted by any misconduct on the part of the people. Be tranquil, then, and we shall be triumphant. Thave the honor to be, Your ever taithtul serv’t s Dantet O’Conngu. Merrion Square, Oct. 14, 1843. 1’ appears that the arrests are to have a very wide scoye, including several editors of journals, and the gentlemen connected with the working of the asso- The magistrates were instructed by the government to remain in their offices till they re- ceived intimation from the Castle that their attend- ance was no longer required. lt wes generally believed that warrants were to be immediately issued against the Right Reverend Dr. Higgins, the Most Reverend Dr. M'Hale, and Lord French. We copy the following from a fourth edition of the Dablin Nation:— Nation Office, five o’clock.—We have just recei list of the parties against whom warrants ar: They are as follows: for ettendance at the Mulloghmast meeting, D. O'Connell, M. P., T. M. Ray, Dr. Gray, T. Steele. For attemJance at the dinner after the meeting — D. O'Connell, M. Jobn O'Connell, M.P., Dr. Gray, T R. Barrett. For taking part in the Pp sociation—D. O'Cennell, J. O’Con nell, M.P., Rev. Mr. Tyrrell, Lusk; Rev. Mr. Tierney, Clontibritt, Monagham ; Charles G. Dufty, R. Burrett, T, Steele, T. M. Ray, De, Gray. Two inspectors of police nave just waited upon Mr. Duffy to put him under arrest, and make arrangements for receiving bail. The ho Move on the part of the govern ment produced a Sunday meeting at Helston Green, which as attended by Mr. Alderman Grace, Mr. Jonn O' onnell, Dr Gray, and other local agitators. Mr. John O'Connell (his father being in the coun: try) made a speech, in the course of which he said his fath rhad sent him that day to ask, were they frightened or alarmed ? (Loud and long continued criesjef ** No, no, never!” waving of hats, &c.) He would take their answer back to his father, and would tell them they had no cause to be frightened. There had been some talk ot the {King of Hanover (groans and hisses) and 20,000 men (more groans and hisses) coming over there. Let them come, “ They would send a goese over In the King of Hanover,” (Laughter,) and he thought he and his men would et rather oo much of a plucking. (Cheers and jaughter) i The incipient movements which led to the arrest da the repeal of the baleful and destructive measure of the Legislative Union: “And whereas such proclamation has not appear- ed until late in the afternoon of this day, Saturday, the 7th instant; so that it is utterly impossible that the knowledge of its existence could be communi- cated in the usual official channels, or by the post. in time to have its contents known to the persons in- tending to meet at Clontarf for the purpose of peti- tioning as aforesaid; wheieby ill-disposed persons may have an opportunity, under color ef said pro- clamation, to provoke breaches of the peace, or commit violence on persons intending to proceed peaceably and legally to said intended meeting:— _ “We, therefore, the Committee of the Loyal Na- tional Repeal Association, do most earnestly re- quest and entreat, that all .well disposed persons will, immediately on receiving this intimation, re- pair to their own dwellings and not place themselves in peril of any collision, or of receiving any ill treat- ment whatsoever. “And we do further inform such persons, that without yielding in anything to the unfounded al- legations in said alleged proclamution, we deem it prudent and wise, and above all things humane, to declare that said meeting is abandoned, and is not tope held. “Signed by order, Danier. O’ConNELL. “ Saturday, 7th Oct., 31-2 P.M., 1843.” Extensive military precautions were taken on Sun- day. The Guards at the places where they are usually stationed in the city itself were doubled ; and with the exception of the soldiers required for that purpose, and tor @ reserve force stationed in Aldborough House by ten o’clock, the whole garri- son was drawn up at Clontarf, and the guns of the Pigeon house, which was garrisoned by several companies of foot, and art.llery, were turned so as to sweep the road to Clontarf. The infantry on the ground were commanded by Co- lonel Fane, the cavalry by Lord Cardigan and a troop of horse artillery by Colonel Gordon Higgins. The approaches to Conquer Hill were crowded by peodje frem Dublin, Westmeath, Kul- dare, and the adjoining counties The troops, how- ever, were 80 atranged as to prevent any bodies of people from passing off the road, to which all pas- sengers were strictly confined ; and all persons were compelled to keep moving, so that no accumula- tion of crowds was permitted. ‘The scene was striking and peculiar. On coming to the sheds of Clontart, about two miles from Dublin and half a mile from the place of meeting, the multitude became very dense indeed ; and the many cars and vehicles proceeding to the scene of action, made their way through with much diffi- culty. Advancing a few hundred yarda further, the brass helmets of the dragoons glittered in the sun, and orderly Police, endeavoring to clear the path and keep an open epace along the road, were visible over the dense mass of frieze and broadcloth that occupied it The picket was supported by all the disposable force ot their regiment—the Fifth Dra- goon Guards, about 150 strong, who were drawn up in double files on either side of tke road. {no _ support of tbese appeared the whole of the 54. Infantry, who, their arms being piled, lounged along the parapet wall, (which protects the road trom the sea,) oramused themselves by throwing pebbles in- to the sea ; whilc their officers were taking it easy, and smoking their cigars on the curb stones — Then appeared the red and white tufts of the Fifth Fusileers ; the majority of whom, judging trom their physiognomies and the touch of the brogue in their conversation, we would say were Irishmen, as indeed many of the men, both of the Dragoons and 64th Foot ‘also appeared to be. The full force of this Regiment was also on the ground; and directly opposite to them were the whole amount of the County Constabulary, to the number ot 300 or 400, with musket, bayonet, and thirty round of ball cartridge. These green-coated gen- d’armerie seemed to incur the particular hostility ot the populace; the manifestations of which they bore with great good humor. Immediately in the rear of the Fusileers yawned the mouths of two more pieces of artillery (12 pound howitzers), around which some fifty of thw mounted artillery in blue and red calpacks were sta- tioned, aad in support of which were drawn. up the whole of the 11:h Light Dragoons (Prince Albert's) en bivouvac, under the command ot Lord Cardi- ‘an. The place selected for the meeting was a large eld with a gentle elevation, lying to the left ot the seaward wall of Clontarf, and said to have been the place whereon the great Irish Solon, Brian Bo roihme, defeated the Danes and their Irish allies, though with the loss of his own life. The appear- ance of so large a force, numbering at least 2500 or 000 men is extremely imposing; but the people assembled do not seem to fear them much—the bet- fer to suppress any signe of their disappointment, After these mevements the following meeting: were held :— Repeat Assocration.—Octosgr 9.—O'Connell at this meeting described his future plans :— My course is manifest. That proclamation has done nothing to alter my course of coaduct, exeept in #0 far as my attendance at the meeting yesterday was concern od. “It certainly did prevent me attending that; but there allits influence was at an end. I did incend, before Parlia- ment sat, to have had a simultaneous meeting of every parish throughout Ireland, on the sims day, to petition them; and those petitions were to be signed reguiarly by all the resident Repealors, commencing with the clergy- men. I cannotnow name a Mn for this great simultane ous assembling of the Icish nation; forl wish the ment and indignation raised by this foolish and mai pro- clamation in the breasts of the people to be assuaged. br- fore we venturetodoso I gi ona certain day, yet to be a Ireland sI inted, every met to seek the restoration of their native Legislat Before the next sitting of Parliament, it will be necessary to hold two of these simultaneous parochial meetings of universal Ireland. The first, for the due ex. ievences, and the drawing up of poti- lament; the second, to hav s these jignedman by man. These mect ings will take place after mass; and the necessary busi ‘ness will be transacted in the little yards or enclosures attached to every chapel. | wantto know how they prevent our meeting to petition simultaneously through- out Ireland, although they may prevent our meeting in multitudes. To arrange this was one of my reasons for giving up monster meetings; but I have still something more to work out. I shall also carry into operation the pea of our Arbitration Courts universally. In this believe the proclamation will give us no small help; and sooa ali over Ireland there wiil be gentlemen dispensing justice to all who seek it. 1 have also another plan. It is to ent Irish ea! from being overloaded with mortgages, the intere which is handed over to persons in England. The object is to buy up the debts due on Iri nd the plan is most promising. It would be carried into effect by a com- [eed of gentlemen with £100 shares; and from the num. r of anticipated subscribers, that would be amply suti- cient , anp this company would be embodied for the pur- e of taking up the debts due in Englend and to Eng- ishmen from Irish estates, ‘Thus, the interost ofthe debt or mortgages would be paidond spent in Ireland instead of in England. Afterwards, again exhorting the people te obey his advice and break no law, he said :— Iwill take the necessary steps for carrying out my plan for the formation of the Irish House of Commons, which | trust [ shall be enabled to lay before Parliament in the very first week of the next session. Alluding to the dispersion of the people who came to ioatarty he praised their conduct, and that of the soldiers. Thave to expross my delight at the conduct of the peo- le yesterday ; they wero good humored, and\attentive lo our instructions. 1 havealso to express my admira- tion atthe exemplary conduct of the soldiery. Nothing could be more properthan their behavior; but nothing could be more cruel then to keep the ¢ fellows stand- ing together all day tor nothing, ‘Ani then there wasthe pride and pomp of the Lord Lieutenant going to review the army. (Langhter.) They assailus with the charge of desecrating the Sabbath ; but I wonder what the Lord Lieutenant was doing on Sunday mounted om his pony, prancing down the road? I speak well of the people and of the soldiery, and my swelling heart beats high for the consummation of the liberty of ireland. O'Connell finished with a “ Hurrah, then, for old Ireland and the Repeal!” The call was answered by “tremendous cheering, which continued,” says the Freeman’s Journal, “ withont intermission for nearly a quarter of an hour.” In the midst of it, O'Connell eat down ; but when it subsided, he rose again, and moved a resolution— That whilst we repeat to the people of Ireland our con- viction thi whoever commits a crime gives strength to the enemy,” and while we pledge them and ourselves to a perfect obedience to the law, we at the same time avow before the inhabitants of the British empire, and before the inhabitants of the civilized world, that we never will desist from the legal and constitutional pursuit of the Re- sno} of the Union, until au Irish Parliament 18 in College ireen again, This was carried with great cheering. During the proceedings, several sums were handed in to- wards the Repeal rent, under the name of “ procla- mation money.” O'Connell beginning with £5; £60 had heen collected that day ; and at the close the total of the week’s rent was £1,105. After the meeting, the dinner which was to have been held at Clontarf was held at the Rotunda ; all the rooms ol which were engaged for the occasion, Tt was one of the most numerous meetings of the kind ever held in Dublin. O'Conneli presided: he entered the principal room at half past tive o'clock, accompanied by several members of the Corpora- tion, in their robes; the band playing, ‘See the conquering hero comes.” The first toast, ‘* Our excellent Sovereign, the Queen, God bless her,” led the Chairman to contrast the allegiance of the Irish people with that of the Tory party— From the moment she came onthe throne she was made the victim of their catumnier, The tory press teemed witn abominable accusations; and the feeling of liostility was created in the breasts of young creature, who spe culated in firing shete at her moj-sty ; and even inthe case of Oxford, the jury was so i they had a diffi culty to find the unfortunate youth of having fired at the queen, In addition to that, te have the establishment voted to off £20,000 a year ; and tnat ver 20,000 from Prince Albert, gay the beastly bigoted monster, the King of Hanover. \t was the contrast between them and the tories; and nothing could possibly prevent the continuance of their allegiance. Afterwards he made a supplementary allusion to the simultaneous meetings— He hoped, before the lapse of a fortnight, that the ex- eitement produced by that proclamation would be so abated that they weuld be able to have a simultaneous meeting in every parish of Ireland, to petition her majesty to remove the administration that had placed the lives of her mojesty’s Irish subjects in such jeopardy. The rest of the speeches were of little mark. Ocroser 11—An adjourned meeting of the Re- peal Association took place on Wednesday. O’Con- nell entered the foom umidst great cheering. After a number of sums, a8 “proclamation money,” were handed in, with a letter from New Jersey, U. S., covering £20 11s 6/—O’Connell made some obser- vations with regard tothe massacre at Mullaghmast, and read some extracts from ‘Lland’s History of Ireland,” (the author being an English Protestant clergyman,) confirmatory of the tact having occur- red. O’Connell then spoke at some length in de- fence of his recent speech relative to the Bourbons in France. Mr. Morgan, in handing in some pro- clamation money, said the playcard which had been referred to in the Government proclamation, as or- dering the procession to Clontarf to proceed in mil- itary order, he alone was accountable for, it having been done without the knowledge of the Associa- tion. O’Connell was glad of the explanation; he had before described the placard as a humbug, but, as the Government had only humbugs to rely on, they might take that bug along with the rest. O’Con- nell then brought foward an address to the Irish in America, in reply to a communication previously re- ceived from Cincinnati, on the subject of slavery— bis reading of it occupied three quarters of an hour, and at the conclusion was received with loud cheer- ing. He then said some had imagined that the Re- peal egitation would now diminish, but never were the peeple of Ireland more determined thau at pres- ent to persevere; aud he implored them to abstain from excitement and intemperance, and success was inevitable. He told the fundholders that to- morrow he would purchase two thousand pounds more in the Stocks—he had defeated Peel and Wel- lington before, and would again. After reterring to other matters, he moved that the committee pre- pare an address to the people of Ireland, which was seconded by Mr. Cornel:us O’Caliaghan, and passed with acclamation. Mr. O'Connell, in moving an adjournment till Monday, stated that the Concilta- tion Hall would be ready next week, and on his mo- uion the meeting adjourned. The following is a copy of the address which was Yas by the Liberator at the meeting on Wednes ay The committee to whom the address from the Cincinnati Irish Repeal Association en the subject of negro slavery inthe Unit d States of America, was referred, have hy foe to the lollowing report :— To D. T. Diswey, Corresponding Secretary— W. Huwtea, Vice Pre it, Picody, Ex ; Cody, . T. Connolly, Es Stephen Bonner, “Coan her husband was the tories struck arty that took off The Executive Commit: tee of the Cincionati Repeal Association. XCHANGE Rooms, Duntin, 1th Oct. 1843 _ Gentieaen—We have read with the deepest afilic- tion, not unmixed with some surprise and much indigna tion, your det and avxit vindication of the mest hideous crime that has ever stained humanity—the slavo- ry of men of color inthe United States of America. We are lost in utter amazement atthe perversion of mind and depravity of heart which your address evinces. How can the generous, the charitable, the humane, the noble emotions of the Irish heart have become extinct amongst you? How can your nature be so totally changed as that you should become the apologists and advocates ot that execrably system which makes man the property o! his fellow-man—destroys the foundation of ail moral and social virtues—condemns to ignorance, immorality, and irreligion, millions of our fellow creatures—rendera the slave hopeless of relief, and perpetuates oppression vy jaw, and in the name of what you call a constitution ? © It wae not in [reland you learned this cruelty. Your mothers were gentle, kind and huma Their: bosoms overflowed with the honey of human charity. Your sis- ters are probably many of them still amongst us, and par- ticipate m ail that is good and benevolent in sentiment and action. How then can you have become so depra ved 7? How can your souls have become stained with a darkness blacker than the negro’s skin? You say you have no peeuniary interest in negro slavery, Would that you had ! for it might be some palliation of your crime ! ! you have inflicted upon us the horror of be holdiog you t ocates of despotism in its most (rightfal state ; of sli y in its most loathsome and norelenting form, “We were, unhappily, prepared to expect rome fear- fal exhibition of this description. There has been a tes. timony borne against the Irish, by birth or descent, in America, by a person fully informed as to the facts, and incapable of the slightest misrepresentation—a noble of ature more than of titled birth—a man giited with the nighest order of talent and the most generous emotions ofthe heart—the great,the good Lord Morpeth; he who in the House of Commons, boldly asserted the superior 80 cial morality of the poorer classes of the Irish over any other people—he, the best friend of any of the Saxon race chat Ireland or the Irish ever kuew—he, amidst congre- cated thousands at Exeter Hall, in London, mournfully, but firmly, denounced the Irish in America as being imonget tho worst enemies of the negro slaves and other men of color. “ Teis, therefore, our solemn and sacred duty to warn you, in words already used, and much misundes you, to ‘come out of her,’not thereby mesning t tof America! but out of the counc! iniquitous, and out of the cmneeasin of the wicked, who consider man @ chattel and a preperty, and libert: an inconvenience. Yes, we ranks to come out of suc! assemblages ; but we did not, and do not, invite youto re- BER 7, 1843. turn to Ireland. The volunteer defenders of slaver’ rounded by one thousand crimes,would find neither sym pathy nor support amongst native uncontaminated Irish- men. ._ * You tell us, with on air of triumph, that public opinion in your countr: the great lawgiver, If itbe so, how much does it enhance the guilt of your conduct, thet you | seek to turn pee ic opinion against the slave and in favor of the slaveholder!—that you laud the master as gene: rous and humane, and disparage, as much as you can, the unhappy slave, instead of influencing, as Irishmen ought to do, tne public mind in favor of the oppressed. You carry your exeggerations to a ludicrous pitch, denoting Zourutter ignorance of the history of the human race. y ‘that tue negro is really inferior asa race; that ry has stamped its debasing influence upon the Afri- cans; that between him end the white almost a century would be required to elevate the character of the one, and to destroy the ontipathies of the other.’ You add—we use your words—* The very odor of the negro is almost insuf Jerableyo the white, and, however much humanity may la ment it, we muke no rash declaration when we say the two races cannot exist together on equal terms under our government and our institutions, “ We quote this paregraph at full length because it is replete with your mischievous errors and guilty mode of thinking. “In the first place, as to the odor of the negroes, we are quite aware that they have not as yet come to use much of the otto of roses or ¢au de Cologne. But we implore ot your fastidiousness to recollect that multitudes of the Children of white men have negro women for their mo- thers, and that our British travellers complai loud and bitterterms, of theoverpowering stench of stale to- bacco spittle, as the prevailing ‘ odor’ amongst the native free Americal It would be, perhaps, better to check that nasal sensibility on both sides, onthe part of whites as well as of blacks. But it is, indeed, deplorable that you should use a ludicrous assertion of that description 66 one of the inducements to prevent the abolition ot slavery. ‘The negroes would certainly smell at least as sweet when free as they do now being slaves. “ Have you enough of the genuine Irishman amongst you to ask what it is we require you todo? It is this :— First—We call upon you in the sacred name o humanity never again to voluoteer on behalf of the oppressor, nor even for any self interest to vindicate the hideous crime of personal slavery. “ Secondly—We ask you to istin every way you can in promoting the education of the free man of color, and in discountenancing the foolish { of that criminal selfishness, which treat the man of color as a degraded “ Thirdly—We ask you to assist in ob free men of color the full benefit of all t! francnises of a freeman in whatever State he way inha- bit. Fourthly—We ask you to exert yourselves in endeavor- ing to procure for the man of color iu every case the be- neiltot trial by jury, and especially where a man insist- ing that he is a freeman, is claimed to be a slave. Fifthly—We ask you to exert yourselves in every pos- sible way to induce slaveowners to emancipate as many slaves as possible. The Quakers in America have seve ral societies for this purpose. Why should not the Irish imitate them in that virtue 7 Sixthly —We ask you to exert yourselves in all the ways you possibly can to put an end to the internal slave trade of the States—the breeding of slaves for sale bably the most immo-al and debs known in this world. It isacrime of the most hideous kind; and if there were no other crime committed by the Americans, this alone would place the advocates, rup po:ters, and practisers of American slavery in the lowest grade of crimiua: “ Seventhly—We ask you to use power to procure the abolition of gress in the District of Columb: Eighthly—We ask you to w compel the Congress to receive and read (he petitions of the wretched negroes. and, above all, the petitions of their white advocaies. “ Ninthly—We ask you never to cease your efforts un- tilthe crime of which Lord Morpeth has accused the Irish in America, ‘of being the worst enemies of the men of color,’ shall be atoned tor and blotted out and etfaced for ever. “ You will ask how you can+lo all thesethings. You have already answered that question yourselves, {ar you have said that public opinion is the law of America. Con- tribute, then, each of yeu in his sphere, to make up that public opinion. Where you have the electoral franchise, give your vo! fo none but these who will assist you in so holy a struggle. “ We wish we could burn into your souls the turpitude attached to the Irisn in America by Lord Morpeth's charge. Recollect that it reflects dishonor not only upon you, but upon the land ot your birth. ‘There is but one way of effacing such disgrace, and that is, by becoming the most kindly towards the colored population the most energetic in working out in detail,as well as in ge- neral principle, the amelioration of the state of the mise- rable bondsmen. “* You tell us, indeed, that many clergymen, and espe. cially the Catholic ciergymen, are ranged on the side of theslaveholders. We donot believe the accusation. “ The Catholic clergy may endure, but they assuredly do not encourage, the slave owners. We have, indeed, heard it said that some Catholic clergymen have siaves of their own; but, it is added, and we are assured posi- tively that no Irish Catholic Clergyman is a slave owner. At all events, every Catholic knows how distinctly slave holding, and’ especially slave trading, ia condemned by the Catholic church. That most eminent man—his Holi nese the present Pope,'has, by an ailocution, published throughout the world, condemned all dealing and traffic in he Nothing can be more inct nor more powerful he tPope’s denunciation that most abominable crime. Yet, it subsists in a more abominab! his Holiness could still exists in the sale to another. ry exertion in your lavery by the Con- your best exerti without the slightest ceni acrime which the Pope has so completely condemned — namely, the diabolical raising of slaves for sale, and sell- ing them to other states. “If you be Catholics you should devote yourtime and best exertions to working out the pious intentions of his Holiness. Yet you prefer!—oh! sorrow and shame!—to volunteer Head vindication of everything that belongs to theguilt of slavery. “We conclude by conjuring you, and all other Irish- men in America, in the name of your fatherland—in the name of humanity—in the name of the God of mercy and charity, we conjure you, Irishmen and descendents ot Irishmen, to abandon for ever all defence of the hideous negro slavery system no more be said that your feelings are so’obtuse by the air of America that you cannot feel, tholics and Christians ought to feel, this trath—this plain trath—tnat one mancavnot have any roperty ii other man. There js not one of yon who ize that principle in his own person; yet wo perceive—and this egonizes us almost to madness— that you, boasting an Irish descent, should, witheut the instigation of C4 pecuniary or interested motive, but out of the sheer and single love of wickedness and crime, come for as the vulunteer defenders of the most de grading species ot human slavery. Woe! woe! woe! “There i one consolation mili, amid the pu'sations of our hearts; there sre, there must be, genuine Irishmen in America—men of sound heads and Irish hearts—who wil! assist us to wipe off the foul stain that Lord Morpeth’s proven charge has inflicted on the Irish character—who will hold outthe hand of fellowship, with a heart in that hand. to every honest man, of every caste and color, who will sustain the cause of humanity and honor, and scorn the paltry advocates of slavery —who will rhow that the [tah heart te 18 attetlon 0 bemevolent, and se replete with charitable emotion: in ony other climeon the tace ef the earth. “ Weconclude. The spirit of democratic liberty is de. filed by the continuance of negros avery in the United States. The United States themseives are degraded be low the most uncivilized nations by the atrocious incon. sistency of talking ot liber 4 practising tyranny in its worst shape. The Americans attempt to palliate their iniquity by the futite excuse of personal interest; but the Irish, who have not even that futile excuse, and yet justi y slavery, are utterly indefensible. “ Once again, and for the last time, we call upon you to come out of the council#o the slaveowners, and at al) events, to free yourselves from participating in their guiit “Irishmen, I call on you to jom in crushing slavery and ia giving liberty to every man, of every caste, creed, and color. © Damrey O'Cormett, Chairman of the Committee ” Ocrener 16—The usual weekly meeting of the Repeal Association took place on Monday, at the Corn Exchange. The room wes greatly crowded {(n the aduertisement announcing the meeting, the hour named tor commencing the proceedings wa one o’clock; butat twenty minutes before that time O'Neill Daunt moved J. A O'Neill, of Bunowr Casile, into the chair, which he took amid grea’ cheering. O’Neie, after returning thanks forthe honor conferred on him, said that he had been led to suppose that, by ta- g the chair on that day, he was occupying « post of some danger—therefore he offered himself for it. (Loud cheers.) “Inspector Mayer, of the Metropolitan Police here entered the room, and was accommo tated with o seat at the'reporters’ table,onwhich he placed a note-hook O'Neill continued to say, that since the recent institution of proceedings by the government, the chair of that asso- ciation had been occupied by the son of O'Connell an+ by Daunt. It was now time forothers to seek the sam: responsibility,and for a man of his name to stand forward (Cheers,) Two O’Connelis had been stricken, and it_ne- ver should be said that a third was smitten before an O'Neill stepped forward. O’Connell here entered the room, and was recei- ved with long and protracted cheers. The Chairman continued to observe thot he had not all at once adverted to the recent procee!ings of govern- ment against the liberator, in order that he might proach the subject calmly and dispassionately. Connell would take his trial before a jury of his coun trymen, and he respected that palladium of their liberties too much to prejudge th mitted to them; but this much he might s9 aay imputation on the loyalty of O'Connell was an im- pitatioa on their loyalty also—(hear, hear)—for they wooked on him asthe man to steer them clear of disloyal- ty, if any man were base enough to adopt that feeling — (Hear, hear, ond cheers ) They would receive in dignified silence the indication by government of its opinion (hat there was dissffection. Let them try the question before sn impartial jury—(hear, hear, from Mr, O*Connel!) — and, with the blessing of God, he would comé out of the prosecution purer even than before. (Cheers) In the case ot the liberator, depositions were sworn ageing: bm, andan indictment was framed. Bat was the Irish nation sworn agaiost,or what was the indictment against it? The charge with which they were branded, that of disloyalty, was the most disgraceful which could be al. | leged against those living under a monarcbical form of government. If, by the course taken, the roment hopedto prevent a certain class from joining the ranks of repeal, and to silence the national voice, they had de- calead themselves, The infant giant had been reared be- fore their eyes—it had rapidly sprung into manhood, snd it was not possible to send it beck to itscradie or lull it to repose. ( If that were a disloyal associa time to proclaim it was when it was springing into existence: but, on the contrary, now, when they were committed to repeal—when it would be tae meanest uct to hold back—they were desired to abandon opmions. After some furth in , ilar strain, O'Neill concluded by entreating that associa. tion, and repealers generally, to abandon the use of the word ‘Saxon,’ applied to Englishmen, as the phrase ha! made many enemies for their cause. O'Connell handed in £120, being the first inatal- ment of proclamation money, from the city of Limerick. O'Connell said, (hut before any more money was hand- edin, he weuld call the attention of the meeting to some matters of importance. Having expressed the of the association to the chairmen for the discourse with which hehnd honoured them, he preceeded te say that he would. at the conclusion of his remarks, move that their present chairman be requested to act as chairmen on Monday, at the meeting which would be held in tha Conciliation Hall, which would then be ready for that purpose, (Hear, hear, heer) Having denied that the people were obnoxious to the charge of disloyalty, but, on the contrary, entitled tothe greatest praise for their atrict obedience to the laws, O’Connell came to the topic I parliament. In the corporation debate on re- declared bis willl cept a federal ment, and instanced Ci where such @ parlia- much good. Since then, muny persons sociation, who went no further than a federal union, and he had lately received a letter from a gentleman of high distir ction in England on the subject, in which his (O’Connell’s) attent on was directed to two concerning ~hich the writer believed it to be of the greatest importance that the people of England should have correct information before they would join eral: ly or extensively with that e@ ociati (Hear.) The first point was, that it should be shown to the people of England thet Irishmen, in seekin, for the restoration of a parlament to their country, strove only to procure for themselves the men- agement of theirown local and internal affairs, leaving matters of national importance to both countries, in the imperial legislature. The next point was, that Exglish- men should be satisfied that, as they co-operated with Irishmen, #0 Irishmen should assist Englishmen in their struggle to obtain a full, fair, and free representation — (Hear, hear, hear.) He (O'Connell) would meet such propositions in the spirit in which they were put forward, and hetold that gentleman that, if a sufficient number o! the English poople came forward, there would be no diffi- cultyin arrenging repeal on the definite mentioned by him. (Uiear.) Having cautioned the people egainst rbonism, he rend a letter signed by Joseph Sturge, of Birmioghem, in which the repealers of that locality expressed their as: tonishment asthe steptaken by government in relerence to the Clontarf meeting. O'Connell propored an address to the people of Ireland, in which he aga, in forcicle terms, impressed the ne- cessity uponthem of keeping the peace and being sub. servient to the laws. It will be_seen that the members of the Town Council of Dublin have identified theme Ives fully with the repeal movement, and with those whom her Mejesty’s goveroment have thought it necessary to prosecute for sedition There kas beena desperate affray between the police and some people at Outerard, in Galway — The Police have been serving notices forthe col- lection of poor-rates, last week ; and the people, mistaking it for a general ex-cution of distress- warrants, resisted. Fourteen persoos were seized and lodged in gaol. On Sunday, the 24th ultimo, the Police were attacked with mud ; they charged, and a boy was stabbed, it is feared mortally. Wales, The proclamation from the throne does not ap- pear to have had the effect of silencing the troublea in Wales. The trials of some of the R«beccaites were going on at Swansea ; meantime the demon- strations against the toll gates are increasing. Greece. The‘Reforme”states that the King of Bavaria had applied to Austria for leave to interfere in the aflairs of Greece. : ; Austria is greatly interested in the aflairs of that country, with which Trieste and Venice carry on a considerable trade, On the other hand, it 1e well known that Bavaria exercises a great influence at Vieuna; thanks to two Bavarian princesses, the dowager empress, celebrated for her devotion, and the Archduchess Sophia, the wife of Archduke Francis, the presumptive heir to the throne. Spain. ‘The affairs of Spain continue in a most deplor- able state. One military reaction after another— “treachery destroying treason, and mutiny repay- ing the suboruer.” The conspirators who over- threw Espartero appear to be quarreling about the division of the spoils—and eur opinion is that if the regent were to return and plant his standard man- fully, as did Napoleon when he escaped from Elba. he would soon gather round him all the chivalry of Spain. The people of that distracted nation, de- ceived and betrayed by military adventurers, must needs feel by this time the necessity of a strong and responsible government, to maintain private right cod public justice. " Rumors have been afloat at Madrid, that Cadiz, Carthagena and Marcia had “pronownsed.” San Sebastian was said to be about to follow the exam- ple of Saragosea; this was eo far believed by the go- vernor, that onthe night of the 26th the w gar- rison was kept under arms. 1 i In Madrid, the uneasy precautions increased — The explosion of the powder-magazine led to some arrests of Esparterists; but they were atterwards released. Narvaez had called on the ministers to declare the capital ina state of seige. They demur- red—but as a compromise, they appointed the mili- tary governor Mazzaredo, a cre e of Narvaez, to be political chief ; and through him Narvaez arrest- ed and punished the citizens «t discretion ‘There were serious fears of a combined and ex- tensive outbreak on the 26th, and the garrison was kept under arms allthe previous night; next day, military possession was taken of all vulnerable points, several arrests were made, and a depot ot fire-arms was detected. The inhabitants were in the utmost agitation and alarm; but the day ‘ dl ae tumult, and there had been none 27h. China. Intelligence of the most important character has been received from China, by the Akbar steamer, which, having on board Captain Malcolm, the bearer of important dispatches, proceeded: direct trom Hone Kong, bv way of Singapore, Pointo de zal'e and Adee, to Saez, without calliog at any of ‘he ports of Hindostan. ‘Ihe treaty concluded upon \vst vear has been fully ratified by the Emperor, and atariffof the most liberal and favorable character has been agreed upon between the Chinese Commis- sioners and the British Prenipotentiary. We here give a short review of the principal changes effected by the new tariff, in the duties previously charged upon European shipping, and up- onthe principal articles of merchandise exported from Eugland to China : In the first place, the reduction in the shipping charges are very large and important. Prior to the yperation of the new tanff, there were several duties levied under different names, upon b ure vessels votering Canton Amongst these the largest a most burthensome, usually called “the present,” wastne same (upwards of 2 £00dollurs) upon every vessel, Jarge or smali, and ‘he entire charges upon 4 Vessel of five or #ix hundred tons was 4000 dollars or nearly £1,000 sterling. All these separate charges ire abolished by the new rewulations, aud ene uni- form tonaage duty, amounting to about 8+ 4d per fon, issubs ituted for the the result of which is, hat a vessel of 600 tous, instead of being taxed £1,000 in port charges, willbe required to pay only sdont one-tenth of that amount The reductions in the duties vpon the different ar- icles which compose the bulk of our export trade to China, which are also important, are exhibited in the following statement: — Corton Yara—The dnty on cotton yarn, formerly about wo dollars per pecul of 1334ib, is now reduced to 1 dol- ar 40 ceuts, or anout hve eights of a penny per Corton Goots—The daty on bleached shitting* former ly about 92 cents, is now reduced to 21 cents, or rf per piece. The duty on unbleached shirtings (which were formerly arranged in two clasacs, chargeable with aduty of 42 ce:.ts end ten cents respective y, and sud- jrct to the caprice or corruption of the manderins or cus officers, as tothe class in which they is now fixed for all qualities at 14 cents, er about 8d per eof 23 to 40 inches wide, and 30 to 40 yards in length. The duty on printed goede, formerly about 2 to 2} dollars per piece, is now fixed at 28 cents per pivce of 24 to 30 yards long, and 26to 31 inches wide. Woollens—The duty on woollens, such as Spanish stripes, habit cloths, and middle and superfise cloths, for- merly 25 cents per yard, is now reduced to 6 cents, or St pet yard. The duty on long #lls, formerly about 2 dollars is now reduced to 70 cents per piece. The duty pombezets, tormerly about 12 to 18 dollars Pe estton— The duty on raw cotton, which wae about nine mace per pecul, is now about 4 mace, about ¢4 d. merated Articles—The daty on unenumerated les of import is fixed at 5 per cent ad valorem. At the nt low value of cotton good: may be called it 7} per cent on the value in th shirtings, about 7 per cent. On white 10 percent. On woollens, (Spanish stripes, cents. On long ells, about 10 pe: about 4 percent. On printed cottons, a! (on the class of goods snited to the markets of China ) Export Duties—The duty on the exportof tea, though