YOUNG IRELAND.-DANIEL O'CONNELL AND JOHN MITCHIEL.
How Posterity treats men-Difference between O'Connell and Mitchel-Three
points in O'Connell's career-Richard Lalor Sheil, his career and writings-
Character of his eloquence, compared with that of O'Connell-The latter sends
Michael Doheny on a confidential mission to Sheil-Catholic Emancipation-
Its effects Popular frenzy--A caged eagle--Singing old ditties--Repeal Asso-
ciation-Young Ireland-Thomas Davis--Library of Ireland--Death of Davis,
Opinions on him-Thomas Francis Meagher-Mitchel's "Aodh O'Neill ”—
Mitchel's Birth, Youth and Marriage-Joins the "Nation"-The uses of Rail-
ways-Prosecution-Holmes's defence-"Old" and "Young" in the "Hall"
-Differences-Meagher's thunderbolt at the Whigs--Politics in England, Ben-
tinck, Peel, D'Israeli, Russell-O'Connell falls into a Whig trap-Meagher
sounds the tocsin of War-Tom Steele-R. O'Gorman, M. J. Barry and Mitchel
on Whig Alliance-" Juvenile Orators "-Tories out of, Whigs in Office-
Dungarvan Election, John Dillon's opinion-O'Connell in the Hall-Dun-
garvan sold to the Whigs-Peace Resolutions-Lord John Russell, O'Con-
nell's authority against Young Ireland-A marked line between " Young"
and "Old "-Squire Topertoe in the "Hall"-The debate-Meagher's
Speech-Mitchel on' 76 and '82-A "drop of blood"-Smith O'Brien and
Father John Kenyon-John O'Connell-Secession-Remonstrance Committee
-Great Meetings in the Rotunda, notes of the Speeches-Bishop Blake and
O'Connell-Irish Confederation formed-Mitchel's Speech-Death of O'Con-
neli--Character of his power-Ireland his Mistress, not his Wife-A "Great
Medicine "Dust to the desert-Kenyon on O'Connell-Pikes versus Peti-
tions, Mitchel's prayer for the "royal, yet vulgar soul-Land Tenures-Con-
ciliation Hall, Irish Council-Mitchel's labors-Beneficial Measures of the