HOME RULE FOR IRELAND. ADDRESS BY MR MOLLOY, M.P

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 257, 21 April 1888, Page 3

HOME RULE FOR IRELAND. ADDRESS BY MR MOLLOY, M.P

Aricr,AM\ April 17. Tin, announcement that Mi B.C. Molloy, M.P., would delhcra lociuvo on "Homo Rule for Ireland" at St. .lame-V Hall, had the eflect of diaw inj: a1 1 -c and iopie-•\MUati\ea-emhlaue to Hut buildinsr l«*t ovcnnif. AniomH tho-epro-ent u no mam ladie- Pr. H. L<-er r - !M ' M P 0 - liUh! - ; uul l>n <1,0 nlattoim weie Archbishop Kedwood Hi.ho,, Luck. D. Kuan. Father Hacked, and a numbei ot ladies and oenllemen. The Chairman. who wa> recer ed with loud applau-o, called upon iho seeietaiv to i cad some eoi i e-pondemv he bad ; oeen ed Mi X. O'Connoi tead a]>olo<uo- and e\pie—ion" of sympathy iiom He\. "U. Mi \ Kinuey, M) .I.' M. Par U a\dh . and S\ S. O~ home." Mr Aitken Council and -oxeial otheis alsi ,-ent lei lev?. The Clubman expre— od hi- plea-mo at. tho larj,o attendance, which -bowed that there \\~ere lushmen and hi-hwouun in Amklaud >\ho«e hearts beat m -unpailn Mith tho-o now stiuiijrlimj m the national cause m ihoir name' land They nun tn.it , nioht with miualed ieehni:- ot io\ and j sadness. It wa- io\ou- lo loam that the cloud- oi de-poli*m weie break nv. and tint the P»dl unmix a meisuie of local -elf-uo\ umnciil to hohnd would bo introduced (his week in the Emu t HsJi Pailiament, and would iccei\e the sll(is ll( i , poit of a Ton liOMinmo-it. They oaied not . howe\er, whether Home Kulc «.h panted b> a Liberal or Toi\ nment. lln \ warned to see behind «.o\eiticd In tue choice, and f'eeh teemed. Why «- flf it, they asked, th.n In-hmen were not allowed to manage then own allaire. Itv.i« not alone to Mr l.Lid-tone tint the advance ot Home ilulewa- due. MrMollo\ wa- iecci\ed with loud and prolonged applau-e. He -aid that m the coui-e* of "hi- political caiecr he hail attended many meeting- ot a ehnwutei similar to thi-. but he nc\ci atteiuled a meeting under -itch happ> cneunv -tanoe^ a- the -prc-enr. In the ehait he found the *on ot a piomotei of one ot the fn.-t Home Rule A-oeuition- in bebnd, though he him-elt wa- a Tioie-tant. He found al-o on the platfoim one who m lueaihest >eais wa- In- cb-s-feUow ail o\l Oiie __ their Bi-hop, Pr Luck. And amount all hi? schoolfellow - none left such an impre-sion on hi? memoi\ as Pr Luck and his two brother.-, who weie ot an estimable family. On that platfoim. too, be wa- proud 'to be -nppoited In Piore?tants and Englishmen (chee!-). and there wa- much to' be proud ot in the irood , will of those who weie neither of then countr\ or religion. Thi- wa- no quc-tion of creed, but one ot ntukmalit\ and hbeit>. , There had been no question that had been -o much di^toited bv fal-ehood a- rbi-. Tlie po]mlar idea of thi- national mo\e mem was adehwxe one. Am intellioent man who icad the new-pa]iei- would _-a\ that the quc-tion wa- one of li eland auain-t England. But >ueh an explanation wa- ndiculoii>. and it wa- ne\ci a quc-tion between Cunland and lieland. Tlu \ ?0t into a habit of >pe«\kincj of England a-«.ieat Biitain. bur it wa- only a poiuon of it : the ,amo of Scotland and Wak- li eland wa.i poition. not onl\ of Creat Biitain, but of threat i'.ntam and lielaiul, and had a- much aifflit to a mice in national atiaii- a? eithe. of the other countiies named. And what did the people of England think c-f Home Pule: The last election showed that It wa- true that the Torie- jrot into powr, but U they took the ictuni- thc\ would hnd that the number of \otc- recoided in fa\oui ot Home Rul^ wa- in e\ce— of tlio-c '/w en an \in«t it. This was accounted for 'b> the lavcc inaioiitieseciued by main ' Home Rule candidate-, while on the other -ide the \ ictorie- of their opponent- weie bv .-mall majorities, -o that moic than lifty pei cent, of the Enpfli-h votes went in fa\our of Home Tliife. Then ayain, the maioritv ot the Scottish and Wel-h membei? were advocate- of Home Rule. So that it wa- appai cnt that the question «ih nor one between England and lieland. a- Scotchmen and Wel-hmen were almo-t entirely with them. But the En«rli a hmen were bound to stand by their countij, and it \va«, nece-ai> to iemo\e the iinpie— ion fiom their mindthat it wa- a que=tion between Enclaml and lieland, befoie thoj could make cjreat pro^ric— with thcii comer-ion to Home °Rule lieland was acknowledged at pre- nt a- a -cpaiate nation, though a pau of the (.ieit Em])irc, bj the tact that a Loul - Lieutenant wa- sent to it. while theic weie no Loid Lieutenant- in Scotland or Wale-, 'h-eat Britain bad </\\on a ])iecedrnt foi Home Rule, even it In-hmen had ne\cr heaid of it before, by the fact that she had «i\en it to Canada, New Zealand, and other colonies and to the i-landsi -lands ot Jei-o\, Guernsey, and the I-lc of M«in, almo-t within a '-tone-throw of hd owncoa^t. In the United State-:, tho Cieiman State-. Norway and Sweden, and Au«tiia and Hunirarv had Home Rule within their own Mipieme Govci nment They could apply to this question an ordinary buhine.s-> piin-r-iple, and examine where the 10-s was. Uj) till 1800. the> liad tbcir_ own Parliament, and pio-peiityaio^e, business thrived, national population increaf-ed, and contentment reigned as far as it could reign in such <U\*. They could look back on those a^ the .sunny days of Ireland, and Lord Clare had truly declared that no country bad increased fcomuch in happine- 5 - and j>ro^pcrity as- Ireland had under it« own Pailiament. But he said, at the c ame time, how much greater would the proves- be under the imperial rule. But it had not been f-o, and the change had not brought peace, contentment, or prosperity. And how could they, be asked, be expected, when the\ found 88 coercion bilK parsed from the yeai 1800 to the pre-ent time ; and it was not because of im inhevient defect in Irishmen thai there was not peace, contentment, or prosperity in Ireland. Wherever one went, aw ay fi om Ireland, he iound that Irishmen prospeied, and weie at the head of aflaiis. When he was in New Yoik recently he strove to got some statistics, on this point, and he found that the leading doctoib, bankers, and statesmen were Irishmen, and nearly all their generals were of the .same country, because all Irishmen were of a fighting tribe. It was said, too, that the Italians ruled one part of New York, the Germans another, and so on, but the Irishman governed them all. Their countrymen succeeded everywhere but at home, and it would be folly to say that there was something in the character of Irishmen that prevented them from prospering at home. Population had a great deal to do with it, and where the population was decreasing there could be no prosperity. There were nine millions of people under their free Parliament, and there should have been eighteen million to-day, but where were they 'i Only rive millions of starving people remained, and that fact alone was a justification for them to use every exertion to put an end to the present .state of affairs. Thirty thousand .soldiers and military people were kept in Ireland by Great Britain, but they were not necessary in any oilier part of the Empire. And now he would proceed to tell them something about the progress and position of Hcme Rule at

(he prc-cut time. He could not, do holier j than <i,\ce Che \ ond since 1880. Jn vhal >oar there Merc found amongst (he I rich members a body of men who had swoin allegiance to one another, and they had mmcc been known as (he [rish Parliament at y. They wore a much larger party now , They were christened " the Old Brigade, " and the proudest, thought; of hi.- life was (hat lie wjis'i menibci ot the Old Hriuade. >Yhon i liey went to i'ailiamcnt , they weie told tiny muM join one .side or i he other. But they declined, and ihe other mcinbeis scorned and the press ridiculed them. It «;h thought that place and pow ci and inihieme .\ould bin their uia^, and they could not make them hoho\e i\\c\ were in eatue-t. So one night the) commenced to (alk (laughter and oiuoi-). and lhe> did talk. And w lien i( gut to iwo o clock in the nuumnij. other nuinhet- icmonst iati d, v ' but ihes -aid the\ had vot boy tin Net. and ilie\ (ilked (ill 8 o clock ni (he mo'tiing \nd (lien it was -aul (li.it the) had had (heir kick, and it \\a- not nmcli. But when the ellecl woie oil, I he) talked all ni'^hl and all nc\t i.iv. and icalh talked llicni-eh e- intv) not km , and uoie called the "thudpaih." And ih ti -<(hc\ bade-fabli-bed tlk m-eh es a- a p.iif\ and a powoi hi the Mouse I >n t it wi- ioil\ metnbei-. lighting auain-l the or ->i\ h'uidied. '1 he\ stumbled h.nd to obtain -omoielief ioi (hen unfoitunalotenan(r\ in lieland The) ueio denounced as ic\ oludonai ic>, who w i-hcd to iliNnn all nuM- o 1 piop(it\. l>u! (he) hid Inoi! to hc;i Bill twice .i- b.u a- t he) had a-ked pa— ed h\ the limi-i-utl mil mon-. Hut, Mi, much enough, a boon \\,i> nc\ei uianied (o Inland (hat an cw\ did not follow it. Ko -ne-uei wathe Land Hill pa— ed ( lian (he Coeieion Act wa, pi--od, and the) mm one thou-aud men (liiiniii in uaol -imph on the wotd ot actu-atiou o{ a Ministei The cueicion mca-uics were followed b) conspnaeies, ft w and iar between, it was tiue, but thiee men could spoil the chai.ictet ot a eounti\ Then came a band ot men, Horn whom no one knew wheie, and committed the Joul and eowaulh minder ot Loid riedciiek Ca\endi-h, who was one ot the noble-t and bo-t luencU that 111 1 eland e\ei had Thai lament. d>le otciuience thieu them back a >ear or two, and no one who had not expeiuneed it would ever know Hie pam ami A'^onv ut that time. Hut the time came a^.un to Muke a blow at eooieion Oxcituics were niade In the Toi\ i>art) to make a tieat\ with them in oidei that the> nu^ht L;et mi o pow ci. A vaN \ounu Loid Randolph thuielnil, made a tieaty with them that it they abM.-ted to turn the l.ibeiaK out, the) weie in return to <:i\e the ln-h party then n ttional demand-. That wa- the heat) , but it wa.^j not i educed to wilting. 'J he motion was maile a want oteontidenee one, aiulwitha <41e.it haloom^ the Clad-tone Co\ eminent wa- tinned out Tt -ccmed to him that the Tone- had no occupation in life but. to -hake the hand- ot ln-h incmbci-. . A political coiut-lupot neatly tweKe mom li- had ended in thehoh bon<U ot political wedlock. But the honeymoon did not la-t lonj;, uud the Tojicw failing in then undei taking, the lii-h pai*y di\oiced them.-ehes, undone notne w hat the} intended to do. I'io po-al- ot manure weie then made between the Libeial pait\ and ln-h paity, and the Libel d [Wiij wa- >ati?iied to take the widow. The Touts weie tinned out, and M\ (dadttone came into ])ow ci a;;ain. The Libeial p.ul\ then came to the cunelu.-ion, aftei .-ome di-cut--ion, that their demamU weie lea-onable. and .Mi (..lad-tone then announced hi* intention ot li eland the 1 mlit to manage hot own internal ailairs if would be diilicull to c-timate the imjxntance ot that announcement on the relation? between Unhand and li eland. It was the hi-t ical e\idcncc ot union between .England and lieland, and the hand- that had reached aeio- the uatei in iiiuull) nnphad maintained that c\ei -mn. Mr xMolloy, in giaphic lanfrua^c, du^enbed the scene in the lloubC ot Loiiunous uheu Mr Mud-tone intioduced in- Hill j, r i\in<> Home llulc to lieland. He thought the cheer that rose on thatoeca-ion was .so loud and long that it mu-t ahno-t ha\e !>een heaul in this colon). The -scene was one ot the wilde-t cnthu-ia-m, and the Tot} party 1 called that they had mi^ed then chance again. That Bill would ha\e pa-sed the HoiT-c had it not been for the desertion of .some of the member of the Liberal party. Mr Chambcihun had alu a) -5 been populai as a leadei o£ the dcmociac}, but on that occasion he doerted Mi (dadstunc— dcseitcd the man who had made bun and lifted him fiom nothing into the iirac lank of English .statesmen. Loid Uarttngton, too, dcseited Mi C lad-tone, but his dcseition could be undci stood, for he wa- a lamtloid, and chew t'40,000 fiom lioland. The Hill wa.telected, and a tre-h election was held, icsultingin the defeat ot the Libeial inuty. It wa.-T.said that tiiat election had settled the liish question, but on the contiaiy it; had a— i-ted the Home Kulc ino\ement. They weie now pio\injr b) the by-elections that Ireland i.- winning hand- down. It had been -aid 1 e-pectiny i lome 1 tide that it meant .-epaiation from England, but it was a poor atgument, and one unworthy of an Englishman. Ireland could not secede without lighting foi it, but under the Home Rule Bill she had neither army noi na\y, and .she had not the money. England had all these, and could bombaid eveiy port in Ireland and cut the people down. And with what force could Ihe Irish people oppo-er With walking btick&, cr in the language of their own country, shillelagh-. (Laughiei.) England, too, wa<- the only market 1 hat lieland hod for her pjoduce, amounting in value to 1*20,000,000 pci annum. Of that amount) nineteen million.-!, went to England. Ho that if Lishmen lost that market, they would lose nineteen .shillings in eveiy pound. It wa« said, too, that iiliishmcn weie granted Home Kule, the Catholics being in the majority would oppress those who ditlerecl from them in jehgion. This was also an unworthy accu.sation. No people were bo alive to the wrongs of oppression and persecution as Irishmen themselves. They had the statement, too, of Sir Moses Mon ton' ore, that Ireland was the only country in the whole world where the Jew & had not guttered persecution, and also the fact that John Wesley declared that when he had to leave England because of the persecution of the j people of his own religion, he found shelter and relief amongst the Papists ot Ireland. Continuing his narrative, Mr Molloy said that when gieat friends fell out they became the greatest enemies, and so it was with the Tory party when they came back to power. They had fallen out with the Jrish party, and finding that the feeling in England in favour ot the Trish national movement was gaining ground, and they tried to crush it down and repress it. They .stained their character by issuing anonymous pamphletß in which the Irish members were vaguely charged with crimes and connectors with Irish criminals. Their pamphlet was a compilation of lies, and he had said so in his place in the House of Commons. There was nothing .specific in the charge and nothing that could be grasped. Statements, too, were made by the "Times" newspaper, and these slanders were paid for by a guarantee of Tory money, and they would prove that when the time came. It was asserted in the pamphlet that Mr T. P. O'Connor attended a meeting of dynamiters in America, and though it was

proved that this was 'i baseless statement), the only contradiction that appeared was n small paragraph in an out-of-the-way coi tier of the "Times" newspaper, which had also published the slaudci. Then came (he foul and infamous, forged letter, attril)uk % (l (o Mr I'arnell, who was at i I hat time 'doing all he could to put an I em! lo all this crime. It was asked why did Mr Paincl! not bi ing an action against t-he " Tunes" newspaper? Ask any lawyer that question. It- was impossible to plow a nega'iw, and it. w:^ well-known that' a new .spa per action was only a means (o no---e\unini( > the man toi the jiiiiiihlnn%'it oi (he public and the meieaso'or the cii dilation of the paper The Toi ies got one oiMlicn own membei.s Id niino in the llmi-c that a committee should be tonned to examine into one ot these, chaises .i^.iiiivLm meinbei. The (!o\ eminent tacit Iv consented, iml said the Commi'Uo would not be sati«tactui ) unless ;t H (he charges weie iiiciude I. The hish pai t> led (In in on by pietendmg that the) did not [want the Coinnmlee. but. knowing that; it was a couit or the highest chaiaeier, the} 'ik as soon as the d'owmmenf ua\e iN cousOMt and also <iladl\ assented. ' Tlx li(i\ciniiitMi( then iais(d (he objection (hat the consent ot Mi Parnell had not been obtained : but- though he was at death's dooi. he telegiaphod that he would conic as soon as he was able to le.i\e hi*, but, and wedd be glad to ha\o e\ery ehaige anain-4 him finest igat cd. The Toi ies made one obicction at(ei another, and o\entuall\ (lie Commitue wa- abandoned, notwithstanding Ihe p:ote-*t-, of the n ish p.it is Ho w .is proud to sa\ that- he was one ot (he oldesf niembeis ot (he L uul League, to wlncli einiies wcic unfanl\ and unt nil hfulh at tiibuted Though (hi wlmle police and do teedw toioe of <.k it iSiit am and lieland wcic at the disposal ot 'he .iccusei -„ tlu\ could tmd no dace ot conneedon between ci mie and an\ numbei of the (.and League. The parent (Jo\ei nmcut- inlioduced a Cocm ion |sill, and the (ii -i man the) -< i/ed was (hat honc-t and pm c hcai ted man, William O'Btini He was put in piison, and made to wear a common ielou's <_Mih, and for w hat "' Seeing the iul use that had been made In -diih' laudloids against then tenant^, the Toi \ Co\ eminent themselws had indoduced a pte\ou(i\e I'd! It had parsed the Commons, and in thice da\s would be the law ot th<> land. Mi OT.non told the people to HMst (In- unlawful cue tions tor t hi eeda\s, and tin 1 law of the land would (hen protect them and give them what the) leqniiod. And for this, a man weak in health, and the puiesfnnndid man he had ewr known, was diauged to piison and clad in ielon s gai b. If the piessot Ireland e\ ei published the i evolutions jiassed at a Nationalist meeting, though 1 hoy uoio published without comment, thccditoi was cast into piison. The fi<_ r ht in 111 1 eland was bet ween t lie laud loid and the peasant. The people w eie s(ai \ big, and the land could not pa> the nnt The Land league was protecting the people against the < \tortion ot the landloal. He was a landlord m a small wa\ him-elf and he had no piejudice against them. Their newt w-is.i light moie jiisi than that which the Land League was uitrmg on behalt or the Irish pcasant!\. Man) ot the land loids had leduced their nnt, but thee weic some who. like Shylo< k ot old, demanded then pound ot llcsh, and would accept nothing 'i>s. And tliese wee j)iineu)ally men who-eldom. if e\cr, entfied the comiti). ft was to make the^e bad and t:\iannical iandloids do what the mam bod) ot hmdlouU around them had ahead) done that the plan of cimpaien was , de\iscd. Many of the landlords ptefened the plan ot campaign. Mr Balfom and Loid Salisbury boasted that the band League was suppicsscd, but as a matter of fact the l)i, inches ot th< League li.ul more (Inn doubled since thcCoi irion Bill was passed. It \\,h liOib'ul, too, th.it the lifeline ot the pic-ss was siippie~scd, but on tin condai), meiy man on the \adonali-t |nc>-, fiom the ulitois (o the bo> s w ho sold the papers, ueie waiting leady to iio into piison. And now the) .uinounced that tlu\ piopnsod to almndon this poition ot Coeicion Act. The Toi \ < io\ eminent now piomised to intioduee a bill gi\ mu a poi tion ot Homo Rule; but it would not be aecepteti. The hish i/ait\ knew thcii sdength. andwanted Homo llulepuieand simjile, and the) wu\dd have it The) had sunce/ed the Tones befoic, and they would squeeze them again. The) fought alone betoie, but the) had Scotland and Wales and Cngland beh.ind them now The) did notwant to inteifeie in (he in. penal a(ian => of Cieat iiritain : the\ wished tor no annyoi na\) or diplomatic icladons : they weie willing to statut side by side with England and Scotland and Wale-. J'>ut s () fai a- the internal ailaiisof liel.md w eie r onennerl they wished them to be managed bv Inshmen elected in lic'and, and siding in College Gieen in IHiblin. (bond cheers.) The piinciplc had been ahead) admitted in .Scotland and England and Wales, and had, and always would, pie\ail in Ireland. | At this s,tngc of the meeting the gaslights ga\e sc\eral wammL' lliekeis, and 1 then, with (he exception ot two bumcis, went out altogether Mr M"olloy .-aid he could speak in the dark as well as in the light. (Checis.) lie felt thatot the next elections in Cieat Jsi itaiii the Libcial ]>ait> would come into power, and the question of dome Rule lor Ireland would be the fh&l plank in their plattmm. He tn.&tcd that he would be iorlunate enough to sec the giccn Hag; of Ii eland float ing over a tree I'ailiament in Dublin. Mr Molloy eoneludcd with an eloquent peroration, and sat down amidst loud, enbhu.sia.stic, and piolongcd cheenng. The Chaiiman said some evil-disposed person liad plajcd a pjuuk by putting water in the ga.s motcr, and he asked those present to show their pluck by staying to the end. Mr J. A. Tole came forward amidst loud cheers, and proposed a cordial vote ot thanks to Mr Molloy for his admirable address. At this moment the two remaining gas jets expired, and the room was loft, in total darkness. Mr (ilceson mounted the platform with a candle in his hand, and matches wove lighted in all directions.. The audience preserved the utmost good order. MrTolc spoke in bupportof his resolution in total darkness. The present system in Ireland he said had not the support or sympathy of the people of that country, and would not bear discussion. It was therefore doomed. The principle of Homo Rule could not be long withhold from Ireland, and would not be gained by violence but by the advance ot justice, reason, and Libcial principles. Mv W. Duncan seconded the resolution. While Mr Tole was speaking, the gas had been re-lighted, but again it went out and the room was once more plunged into total darkness. Candles wore once more brought into requisition, and were utilised during , the remainder of the meeting 1 . Mr Duncan said he was a Scotchman, and therefore it gave him more than ordinary pleasure to say that his country was in favour of the principle of Homo Rule. The resolution was carried by enthusiastic acclamation. Mr O'Meagher moved the second resolution, as follows :— " That the .system of coercion adopted by the present Government of England is repugnant to the fecl-ing.-s of all true lovers of reasonable liberty of speech and of action, and has a tendency

k> aliena'e Hie feelings of loyally to the throne." That resolution, ho thought, Mould have the suppoi f of all lighbthinking men. Tiio Tones, by their coercion measures, had reduced the voiing } lower of the Liberal party by impiisoning as many of its mcmbci.s as it rould. The Homcßulo movement was a national one, and not a religious? one. ITo was born and bred in Ireland, and was broughb up as an Irish Protestant, but his heart was with Jieland. But so little did ho care for any religious system ruling heic or hoieaiter that would stand between Ireland and her liberties, lie would gladly see it swept tioin (lie fac(j of Hie eaith. i\li (). I'oole seconded tlio resolution. liy ibis time, an additional supply of candles had been obtained, and having been lighted and distributed amongst the audience, a teeble light was obtained, b\ the ;ti<l ol which the meeting preceded. The .second icsolution wa.s al.su can led with enthusiasm. Aiehbishop Redwood, who was H^ched |with loud choeis, then addie-^ed the ' mci lini:, and t-üb-e<nientiv moved, ' That (his meeting is of opinion (hat the lei medy tor the evils hoin v liieh lie l,md milll'is will lie tnuud in the giand'uu of Home K'ulo to Him country.'' Home Kulefoi lielan<l, (he ic\. j.'entkjinan said, was now onl> a (jue^tion of time Lt h.ul a \.ist ma|on(,\ in all ] )«» 1 1 -of the Untisli llnipiie *\i(li the exception of En<4 land, .nid that conu'iy would be gained o\ei in lime, for aheatiy a gieaf many of iU lnhabiiants weie in Ijuour oi the piinripl( A c.iu-e that iesoi((d (o Mich mi\\ol thy expedients tliat the\ hail le.ul oi that e\onhi'j:wasalread i \ doomed Ife hopiMl ih.tl cie long (h<y v. ovid had an lii-li l\u li uuem, elected by the ii i-h people, and silting gluiiousl\ anrl tnuniphanlly in College ( !irt'ii .Mi K. ,1 Duncan sccotided the 1 (solution, which v.is ji.isscd without «i dissen! ient. Mi I; .1. Duncan then piopo^ed, "That (his ineoting londei-. its heaittelt gialitude (OMI (Jiadsfoue in (he elioifs hu is m.dying to .nnehoiate the condition ot lieland. ' Ah {'> M. Keed came foiwaid in icspo?i-c (o call- fiom the aiuhenee and was leeched with entluisiti-m. He (lrmked them tor (lie compliment they had paid him, and said he eoubalh end(Ms<jd all he had heaid rli.it e\eiiing. The cnise w,h onu he eai ly lo\ed, and he felt (hat the time was notfar distant when the} would see an Irish I'ailiainent sifting in Dublin. He seconded (he motion, \\ Inch w.ts also c.inicd. A \ote of (hanks to the Chan man was pmpnscd h\ Mr Mollo\ in teheioiis teim-, j and was did} acknow ledged, and the j meet nig concluded with selection- by | Sheahan's band. j