INELANI).
The National Association met in Dublin for the last time on Tues- day. Theis was tiut ususualiy large assembly of members. Mr. O'Connell, who had arrived from Darrynane Abbey in the morning, proposed the dissolution of the Association, and prefared his motion with a long speech on a great variety of subjects ; dweiling chiefly, however, on the violent attacks of the English Tories on the Catholic clergy and himself. He professed entire confidence in the good inten_ tions of the Queen's Ministers, but wanted the meeting, that Irishmen must after all work out their own political salvation. He attributed to the exertions of the Association much of the success of the Liberals at the late election; and pledged himself again to call the Association into existence, if Irish grievances were not redressed. The number of contributors to the funds of the Association was about 60,000; of whom, 4,000 had paid a pound each or more; and of the latter, esso were Englishmen. Mr. O'Connell concluded his speech by moving-
" That, inipressed with the most lively gratitude to the Eat) of Mulgrave for his firm, manly, humane, and perfectly impartial administration of the govern- ment in Ireland, and reposing unlimited confidence in the sincere and unegua vocal disposition of her Majesty's present Ministers to do justice to Ireland by placing her on a footing of equality with England and Scaland,—but above all, and before all, filled with most respectful and dutiful gratitude to her most gracious Majesty for the enlightened and patriotic policy which has distla. guished the commencement of her auspicious reign,—we do, under these dr. cumstances, deem it a motif of our confidence in the existing Administration to declare that this Association is dissolved ; devolving the carrying out of its pat. poses into full effect on the blab popular Meuibets in aid and support of the Queen's Government."
The resolution was passed unanimously.
The meeting of Irish Peers and Commoners will not take place in Dublin; for the reasons stated in the following letter from Mr. O'Con- nell to Lord Cloncurry-
" Menton Square, tat November 1837. " My Lord—On my arrival here, I discover that, under existing circumstances, it is impossible to hate s.1 effectual a meeting of the Irish Liberal Members of both Houses of Parliament as the allimpertant crisis of our affairs imperatively requires. Not a few of the Iriilt Peers and Cemnioners, whose presence would be most desirable, are already gone to England. and some are uicluialls on the Continent. !laving eommitni- cated these matters to ;our Lordship, I anticipate the readiness with which you will liflUCI km a pedpunement of the titelitled meeting until the 16th of this month, and the change of place to London. The 'louses of Parliament meet only for A:Irma business on the 150i, stilt the exception, in the Commons, ot the election of a Speaker, which will take place on the last•mentioned day. The session will not actually commence Clue real business of the IlatiOn stouita) the Nth. We shall therefore have three ila)s to devote to the making of such arrangenients its may appear best suited to obviate the evil and injustice which the Spottiswoode gang of conspirators ititewl, aided as they are hy —to their etetual disgrace—so large a body of the parsons or the Established Church.
•• I have the honour to be, my Lord, respectfully, your faithful servant. "
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Lord Alulgrave was expected to leave Dublin for England yesterday.
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