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The Anti-Tory Association held a meeting at the Dublin Corn Exchange yesterday week ; when Sir W. Brabazon, Lord Teynhatn, Mr. Sharman Crawford, and Mr. Roe, Member for Cashel, were ad- mitted Members. Mr. O'Connell spoke a long report froan the Com- mittee appointed to collect and communicate information relative to the state and prospects of the two great parties for and against Reform in the several Irish constituencies. As his speech was full of state- ments. interesting at the present time, copious extracts from it are ap- pended. After some preliminary remarks, in which he deprecated the collection of large masses of the people, and recommended numerous parochial and baronial meetings, Mr. O'Connell thus proceeded— "1 now, Sir, come to the report of the Committee; sod we first take up the province of Munster, because we had before us more information as to the South than of any other part of Ireland. First, then, the county and city of Cork. I I am desired to report, that iu the city of Cork the Reform candidates are per- , fectly secure. They may he put to some trifling expense, but it cannot be great, and their return is perfectly certain. I have also the happiness to state, that fur the county of Cork two Reformers will be returned. fhe election of Fergus O'Connor is placed beyond the possibility of a doubt. Whether his present col- league will bs again the Member, or some other gentleman I cannot say ; but of this I can assure you, that the two Members for the county of Cork will be thorough and sincere Reformers. Then as to the Boroughs. Youghal is safe. It does not bscome me to speak of the young gentleman (his son. John O'Coe- nell) who at present is the Representative of that town ; but his constituents
are satisfied with his conduct, and never had constituents a Representative more determined to do their business in Parliament than have the people of Youghal.
He is a great forourite of Cobbeit. He was one of the six who, on a late occa- sion, voted with the AIeinber for Oldham, and I am delighted that be did so. Youghal is therefore safe. Mallow no Tory can hope to represent. Whether Mr. Jephson has not damaged himself by persecuting his wietched tenants, who, iu the exercise of their undoubted privilege, voted at the last electien against him, I will not now take upon myself to say ; nor do I now care that he
has shown his disposition by using that instrument of Toryism, the persecution
of the electors, because I know that Mallow is secure against any attempt of the Conservatives. Kinsale is also safe. The question is, whether the electors of that town will have the good sense of being for the present satisfied with one who is a Reformer, but who has not come up to their expectations, rather than by any diver,ion allow a Conservative to crone in. Kinsale, then, is secure. lbe only remaining borough is Bandon, which is at Irreseut represented by one of the Bernard family. At the last electiou, Mr. Biggs, a gentleman of gh....t respectability, contested it. If the friends of the Duke of Devonshire stand together, Captain Bernard will be put out at the coining electiou, and Mr. Biggs returneth—that is, if the Whigs are true to themselves and to their avowed prin- ciples,—if the friends of the Duke of Devonshire, Mr. Abercrozolty, and Colonel Corry, who can influence his tenantry, are only active in the Reform cause.
Cork then will return eight Reformers to the next Parliament ; but if Bandon
returns a Conservative, it will be reducing our numbers to six, for une Tory will neutralize one of our voters. In Kerry, there is one of the Members, iity son-in-law (Mr. Charles O'Connell) upon whom I cannot prevail, nor can the county prevail, to come forwatd again. However, there is no danger of a Toty candidate being successful—not the most remote chance for him, unless they can prevail on Lord Kemp:ire to give them his assistance; but that, I think, is very
improbable, although the NVIligs did not treat him well. Next came the county of Clare. I believe of Illajor APNainara there is no danger ; the other :Belcher, Mr. Cornelius O'Brien, is as active, honest, and indefatigable a Representative
as any in the House of C01111110/19. I know of no iudividual more firm on every occasion, more attentive to his duty, more virtuous, or more patriotic, than Mr. O'Brien. I hope, therefore, there will be no question of his return. Of the borough of Ennis, which is at resent represeuted by Mr. Flancis IWNamara, I may say that no matter how they may differ as to the person of the Reformer, the Conservative candidate can have here not the slightest chance. Limerick next comes before us. The city and the county return each two members ; there is no borough in Limerick ; the city is a couuty in itself; and here let me say, that the two Members did their duty diligently, faithfully, honourably, and ho- nestly-; there are no two better men to be fituud in any' community ; and I trust there will be no contest in Limerick city. Let there be no scheming. miderhand work ; no hollow insincere Reformers, to oppese the return of the Alessrs. linche. Let a direct, open Orangeman or Coosa.: vative stauti if he chooses—that is quite right ; but let no trimming politician attempt to disturb the city of Limerick. . . . . The county of Limerick returns two Alembers—two Refinances, Nvlit,e return no man will question if they declare themselves attached to the cause el the People. Colonel O'Grady has been ever a decided, determine/I Reformer ; Colonel Fitzgibbon has been the same. There is another candidate, I under- stand, in the field—Lord Adare, the son of the Earl of Dunraven. Let acy one read the tithe campaign of the Earl of Dour:men, and if he possosas the feelings of a man, he will not support his atm We next conic to Tipperary.. I am happy to tell yon—is it necessary to inform you—that the Tipoerary boys wili have La, Orangeman, that they will return too ft iends of Ire- hut and if universal libeu ty ? They cannot get a better man than Richard Shell; and as it is impossible to procure an hanestet patriot, they must be erwtetit with him. ( Cheers and laughter.) Sheil will then be at the bead of the pal. The qui•stioa will be, who will be the second Member? I wish Mr. Otway Cave could be induced to come fortvard ; but at all events there can be no chauce for au Orangeman or Conservative candidate. There are in Tipperary two boroughs, Mantel and Caaliel ; and if I were not apprehensive that the Member for Clonmel is of that soft, pliant, and yielding nature, that out of the softness of his disposition be will turn round to the Duke, I would sty that Iny friend Dominick Ronayne is quite safe in Clonmel. As it is, we must run the risk ; but I am happy, however, to say thew is no danger of his return. James Roe, the Alember for Cashel, is one of those who became wearied of a Parliamentary life ; but he must feel that thin is the tittle to try men's souls—that this colliery requires his services, and that every one inust 'honestly do their duty. Ile dill his part well since he went into Parliament, and we are therefore quite steute both in Cashel and Clonmel."
Mr. O'Connell then denounced Mr. John .Mattliew Galway, the Mem- ber for Waterford, as a prosecutor of' the press, and a man tainted with various political delinquencies. Of Sir Richard Keane, the other Mem- ber, as he was suffering under domestic ufliiction, he would only say that he violated in Parliament the pledges he made to his constituents.
" There is Mr. Power, of Belleviem a man of fine fortune, and at the time of life that he cmild hear the fatigue of close attention to his duties. There is also Mr. Power, of Faitilleg. The stepson of Mr. Shell is not yet of age, be is ouly in his nineteenth year: there is no one possessed of a greater enthusiasm mu his country's cause ; he would be the natural representative of Waterford, and he has qualities which eminently qualify him to serve Ireland in Parliament. But the county of Waterford is safe; anti if Mr. Jacob has not another destiny, he may make certaiu of his return for Ducgarvan. Whoever will be the alcrubt.r for that borough, he certainly must be a Reformer. The city of Waterford Is at present represented by a Conservative and a Liberal ; but now we trust have no Tory, at all events. The Committee have not facts before them sufbcieut to enable them to report accurately with regard to the city of Waterford; but it seems certain that two Reformers can easily be returned, if there be no split among the Liberal interest. At the last election there were four candidates: the Reformers polled more than a majority of the electors, but by a division among themselves the Conservative candidate was returned. 1 have now .1e- ported from the province of Munster. As to Alayo, the return of Sir William Biabazon is secure. He is certain of his seat ; and the only question is, who will be his colleague? I think we will be able to find him afitting one. Con- naught was never so well off as it is at present. Hitherto it was in the back- ground of patriotism. I am happy to say that I think it will shortly set an ex- ample to the rest of Ireland. I am not now prepared to report upon ; but I may say that facts have this day come to my knowledge, which mate flue believe that in that rottenest of all rotten counties—I mean Galway—we may expect some signs of a political resurrection. James Daly is, to be sure, an exquisite gentleman, the very beau ideal of perfection—well-mannered, good-humoured,. affable, and kind, an excellent individual in private, and I am told an indulgent landlord, ready to promise any thing before his election, and after It to turn round upon his piofessions and become a Tory ! As to Mr. Martin, I can scarcely call him a gentleman at all, for indeed he does not look like a man that nature intended for a dancingmaster. You would not step across a puddle more readily than would Mr. Martin to vote in whatever way the Minister desired Inst. He is truly old Dick's eldest boy. (LaugAter.) I never yet saw a man whom I dislike more to be in Parliament than this very Mr. Martin."
Here the proceedings were adjourned. The next day, Saturday last, Air. O'Connell resumed his report, and spoke on the state of parties in the counties of Dublin, Wicklow, and Kilkenny.
lie declared that the expected contest would virtually he between the friends Ind opponents of Tithes: these would be emphatically tithe elections; for the distinguishing feature of the Duke's Ministry (if he could continue in office) would be their enforcement. He expected that in the county of Kilkenny there would be no contest, unless Mr. Sullivan should retire ; in which case he had every ground for hope that the vacancy would be filled by an Anti. Tory, by Peirse Somers Butler, the worthy son of Colonel Butler, to whom his country owed a deep debt of gratitude for his conduct on the tithe question. As to the city of Dublin, he hoped that he had lost none of the majority of 1,649 votes which he had been honoured with on the last election. ( Cheers.) llis col., league and he would stand together at the hustings. He was told that those who voted against him at the last election would vote for him now, but would at the same time make a run at his colleague, Mr. Ruthven : but he would pre- vent that course, by the immediate formation of parochial committees through tie metropolis ; and he would recommend to his friends on these committees, to prepare tickets of oaths of allegiance for Catholic voters, that they might be able to become available at the hustings the first day of election. Ile wished and hoped that the city of Dublin would present an example of organization to the entire country. He was happy to say that the county of Wexford had already secured a parochial organization, and he now appealed to several of his friends whom he saw around him, to meet him in the committee-room after divitie service to-morrow, to set about the work without losing a single day. In the county of Dublin, be apprehended no contest to endanger the return of Mr. Isitzsinion and his friend George Evans, unless perhaps Lord Brabazon slould come forward to divide the Liberal interest, and open a gate for tire Con- servatives to admit Hamilton, or some other friend of the Duke. If Lord Bra- lazon could act such a part, he and his family would for ever forfeit all claims to the support of the friends of liberty in the county of Dublin. The fate of the county of Wicklow depended in a gieat degree on the part that Mr. Chaloner (agent of the Fitzwilhani estate) sheuld act ; and he, it was strongly feared, was in favour of the Orange interest. Certainly, the Fitzwilliam tenantry would be able to turn the balance either against James Grattau and Colunel Howard or in their favour. 11Ir. O'Connell also stated, that it was now well known that the Melbourne Ministry were turned oat to prevent a reform of the Irish Church. This was, therefore, the more important to be known, as all friends of liberty and reform would see the necessity of combining against the Duke in theensuing contest. Even the Presbyterians wino assembled at the late Hillsborough meet- isg, and whose voices could not be restrained in their warm indignation aganist tithes, would join the friends of Rethrtn at tile on-coming contest. Mr. °Vora- hell concluded by moving resolutions in pursuance with the recommendatious of his speech ; one of which was, that clergymen of all persuasions should be rid. intent members of the Association gratuitously. All the resolutions passed
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At this ineetinic, Marcus Costello announced himself prepared to requile, in opposition to the Ittike, the " habits of agitation " which he hod for some time abandoned.
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