JOHN O'BRIEN.

SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & CO., LONDON.

T. LEMESURIER, AND RICHARDSON & SON, DUBLIN.
OLIVER & BOYD, EDINBURGH.

DA 950.22 .F15 V, 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CHAPTER FIRST.

1830-1833.

Commencement of the agitation for the Repeal of the

Union-The O'Connell Memoir of Ireland-The ques-

tion of Repeal considered-O'Connell's Letter to the

People of Ireland on this subject-Letter to the electors

of Clare on the Grand Jury Law-Formation of the

Society of the Friends of Ireland-its suppression by

Proclamation-encounter with Mr. Doherty and Lord F.

L. Gower-the Clare Election of 1830-Collision with

O'Gorman Mahon-O'Connell's Election for Waterford

County-Letters on Repeal, Dinner in Cork, new agita-

tion--Opinion of a London Paper-attempt to form

Anti-Union Association-affair with Sir Henry Har-

dinge-the Public Breakfast--Leinster Declaration-

proceedings of the Marquis of Anglesey--the Annuity--

proceedings in Drogheda-the Tithe question-Govern-

ment Proclamations--Scene at Hayes's Tavern-Address

to the People of Ireland on the Banks-Scenes at the

Theatre and Police Office, Dublin-Prosecution of

O'Connell under the Algerine Act-Juvenile Meeting

in Dublin-Reform in England-the Elections-Mas-

sacre at Newtownbarry-retort on Sir Charles Wetherall

- O'Connell's refusal of Office-passing of the National

Education Act-quarrel with the Dublin Press in 1831-

Lord Stanley's Tithe measure- agitation against Tithes

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-O'Connell's Controversy with Dr. Doyle-triumphal

entry into Cork-Collision with the Dublin Trades'

Union-passing of the Tithes Bill-Letter from O'Con-

nell-continuation of Tithe Agitation-Coercion Act-

Speech of O'Connell in opposition to it-plan of pacifica-

tion-proceedings of Lord Lyndhurst on the disfran-

chising clauses of the Reform Bill-the Duke of

Wellington commissioned to form a Government-

opinion of O'Connell on the Crisis-the Land and

Franchise questions-Letters to the People of England—

Speech of Lord Stanley on the £5 qualification—

O'Connell in Belfast-Letter from Sir A. B. King-

Sketch of O'Connell from the New Monthly Magazine-

O'Connell at Darrynane-Letters-renewal of the Tithe

agitation-Anecdote of O'Connell-Meeting of the

Political Union-Sheil's Speech-the General Election

of 1832-visit of Lord Anglesey to Cork-establishment

of the Association of Irish Volunteers in 1833-Scene

between O'Connell and O'Gorman Mahon-agitation

against Lord Stanley's Tithe Act-Speech against the

Coercion Bill-O'Connell's tenacity of memory- anecdote

-the new Tithe Bill-Speech on Negro Slavery-post-

ponement of the Repeal question-Letter from Feargus

O'Connor-reply of O'Connell-quarrel of O'Connell

with the Reporters of the Times-refusal of Office by

O'Connell-Dinner in Cork-Prosecution of the Pilot-

Death of Count O'Connell-Conclusion...

CHAPTER SECOND.

1834 1835.

Agitation of 1834-"Who is the Traitor?"-Scene in the
Commons-question of Repeal discussed in Parliament-
Letters to the Pilot-the Tithe Bill-Resignation of the
Ministry-the Elections of 1835-the Tamworth Mani-
festo-proceedings of the Orangemen of Dublin-Anec-
dote of O'Connell-the " Darby dilly"--Anecdote of
Lord Haddington-escapes of O'Connell near Hilltown

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and Omagh-the Irish Church Question-Resignation

of Peel-the new Ministry-the Alvanley affair-the

D'Israeli affair-the Religious crusade of 1835-Anec-

dote of O'Connell-the Orange system-O'Connell's

Letter to the Duke of Wellington-Tour in Scotland-

return to Ireland-Lord Mulgrave as Viceroy-the

Raphael affair-Letter of Sir Francis Burdett-Reply of

O'Connell-Conclusion.

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CHAPTER THIRD.

1836-1837.

Agitation for Justice to Ireland-foundation of the National

Bank-Address of Merchants of Cork-O'Connell's

reception in England-Poor Laws-Irish Municipal

Bill-Speech of Sheil-Lord Lyndhurst's alien declara-

tion-Tour in England-the new Tithe Bill-Scene in

the House of Commons-Subscription in England-

O'Connell unseated for Dublin-the M'Ghee affair-

Den's Theology-O'Connell's return to Dublin-Agita-

tion-Factory question-calumny against O'Connell on

the question of short time-Correspondence-explana-

tion of O'Connell-Death of Mrs. O'Connell-renewal

of the agitation-dispute with Sharman Crawford-run

on the National Banks-Letter from O'Connell-the

Dublin Review-dispute with Smith O'Brien-Municipal

Reform-Speeches of Sheil and Wolffe-death of William

IV. the Elections-Anecdotes-O'Connell as a Free-

mason-the new Parliament-proceedings of the Orange-

men-the Battle of the Diamond-Westminster Reform

Meeting-Conclusion.

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