Some of the electors of Kilkenny have been sounding Mr.
Hume, their Member, for his opinion on Repeal. Mr. Hume, accordingly, has written three letters on the subject; two of which have been published.
and the other he burnt, because, on reperusal, lie thought it contained statements and expressions that might be considered too harsh and
severe against Mr. O'Connell; which, he adds, is' the last thing I would wish to do." As to the Repeal of the Union, he is convinced that it would be disastrous to both countries. At the same time that he thus declares against Repeal, he repeats the strongest arguments which are advanced by Mr. O'Connell in support of separation. As thins— "I admit that the conduct of the upper branch of the Imperial Parliament towards your country amounts to a denial (if justice, in violation of the stipu- lations at the Union ; and that the casas kill,' to use the phrase now much used in relation to France, has occurred, and would wan-ant, by all the rules of international law, recourse to arms to enforce the stipulations. ta- to dissolve the Bohm. 11'1 could bring myself to look on war as allowable en any other principle than self-defence against unbearable oppression, I aould say that Ireland has good ground for resistance, it' other nicans for oleanio,,- je-- ice did not exist which ought to be tried before recouree be had to that List resource against oppression."
Mr. Hume afterwards expresses his opinion that Mr. O'Counell is " in error, and doing mischief, by his present Repeal agitation."He gives the Agitator an no cut by letting it appear that he considers O'Connell not in earnest in his Repeal movements-
" Ile denounces all recourse to physical force to obtain justice for his touch- injured country, whilst he must know that the Aristocratic Church, party will never yield up Repeal, or do complete justice to Ireland, unless on one of two grounds—either from fear of physical force, or by a majority of the Repre- sentatives of the People declaring ii, her favour in the !louse of Commons. The first of these Mr. O'Connell disclaims; and then, I ask you sincerely, what does it signify whether one-twentieth or three-fourths of the people declare for Repeal, and appear daily in the new distinguishing dress ? The party hostile to Ireland will not care one button, or pay the least at to all the enthu- siasm that can be raised, if force is not to be dreaded; and in the mean time, the attention of the Irish nation, and Mr. O'Connell's tnighty powers, are with- drawn from the other course, and the only course by which in my opinion, jus- tice can be obtained for the people of Great Britain an:11relaud—and that course is to reform the Commons House of Parliament.
" Let Ireland join Great Britain in demanding such share of power for the People in their own House of Parliament as shall put an end to the injustice inflicted on the people of the whole British empire by the Aristocratic Church party; let Mr. O'Connell muster his millions to demand the People's Charter; let him join the bands of British Reformers; and I then believe, that from a really popular House of Commons, the people of England, and of Ireland, and of Scotland, will obtain their rights, equal and entire, in a constitutional man- ner; and Repeal would then never be thought of."
Sever.d general meetings have lately been held in Dublin for the promotion of Irish manufactures; and the parishes have, under the auspices of the Catholic clergy, begun to meet for the same pur- pose. At a meeting of the inhabitants of St. Nicholas Without, and the Bishops and Deans Liberty, held on Monday in the Roman Catholic chapel, Francis Street, they pledged themselves as far as possible to wear no articles that were not of Irish manufacture ; and appointed a committee, with Dr. Flanagan, the parish-priest, at its head, for the pur- pose of seeing the foregoing resolution carried into effect, and to take care that no imposition should be practised in the manufacture or sale of articles purporting to be Irish.
The Earl and Countess of Charleville have left Charleville Forest, King's County, to proceed to Hanover; where Lord Tullamore is at present, dangerously wounded by an accident with a gun while shooting at a pigeon-match. The departure of the Earl and Countess just at this season of the year will be felt severely by the poor in the vicinity of their princely mansion. All orders in the hands of tradesmen and purveyors have been countermanded.
The Marquis of Waterford seems to be gaining "golden opinions"
on his estates in the county of Waterford. On his arrival at Thurles, he received an address from the inhabitants expressive of their joy at his arrival amongst them. Rockwell and its neighbourhood is in future to be called New Melton; and the extensive stabling recently erected eclipses that of our hunting metropolis in Leicestershire.
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