Baron O'Loglilen is the new Master of the Rolls, Mr.
Richards Baron of the Exchequer, Sergeant Woulfe Attorney-General, .and 31aziere Brady Solicitor- General. These are all excellent ap- pointments, and such as might be expected front Lord 3Iulgrave and Lord Morpelh. At it meeting of the National Association, on Thursday week, Mr. O'Connell proposed the following resolutions- " That it is the opinion of this Association, that it is the first duty of the Repre. sentatit es of the Irish People to realize, if possible, entire religious treedom for the Irish Italian in the next session, by obtaining. if that be practicable, the total abolitiou of the blood • staitted impost of Tithes.
" That if it shall prove impracticable to obtain the entire abolition of Tithes in the next session, then it is the hountleu and sacred duty of our Representatives to fall back upon the next best measure—the abolition of part, provided the saute be accents panted by the Appropriation-clause.
" That in thins supporting the Ministerial plan of last session, or a more enlarged one, if practicable to enlarge it, the Irish Members do assert and maintain that the entire should ba abolished upon the first pravticable occasion."
Mr. O'Connell supported his motion in along and elaborate speech; the scope of which was to prove, by reference to the history of the last half-century, that the true policy of the Irish Catholics was to take instalments, instead of insisting:on payment of their demands in full. He contended, that the resolutions previously passed by the Association as an amendment to those proposed by Mr. Sharman Crawford, did in fact sanction the principle contained in the above resolutions, though Mr. Crawford and others maintained the con- trary, and denied that they directed the Irish Members to support the Government measure.
Mr. Crawford replied to Mr. O'Connell ; justifying his own con- duct, and maintaining his principles. He refused to coneue in the resolutions, but did not divide the meeting against them. The resolu- tions were accordingly passed.
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