A memoir of the Union, and the agitations for its repeal. By an Irish Catholic [W. Bullen].

CONTENTS.

CHAP. I.

Introduction, Dublin Corporation Discussion,-Poyning's law,
-Mr. O'Connell's offer to accept Repeal of the Union, with
re-enactment of penal code,-An Irish King,-Division of
the subject,-Penal laws,-Lord Chancellor Bowes,—
Curran,-Irish parliament,-Treatment of Molyneaux,-
Treatment of the press,-Oppression for alleged breaches
of privilege,-Swift,-His indignation,-State of the
country, Primate Boulter,-Tythe of agistment,-House
of Commons,-Swift's denunciation,-Repeal Association,
-Consequences of agistment,-Henry Boyle,-Charles

Lucas, Proceedings against him,-Description by him of

Ireland and her parliament,-Mr. Fitzgibbon,-State of

Ireland, Provost Hutchinson,-State of Ireland,-First

territorial acquirements allowed to Catholics,-Mr. O'Con-

nell, in 1833, wishes a subordinate parliament,-Proposal

for an inquisition,-Admission that he had parted with his

common sense,

CHAP. II.

Volunteers of 1782,-Burke,-Gervais Bushe,-Post Office,-

Lawyers in Parliament,-Conduct of the Irish parliament

on the Regency question,--Duke of Bedford,-Grattan,-

Fox,-Burdett on the Irish legislature,-Arthur Young on

the Magistracy,-Contrast,-Sketch of the Irish parliament

by an eye-witness,-Curran on the Irish Pension List,-

Dr. Lawrence,-Exposé of the pensions,-Lord Holland's

protest against the Union,-Rev. Mr. Gordon,-Placemen,

-Act abolishing places in reversion,-Pensions created at

the Union,-Future contemplated establishment,—Arthur

Condorcêt O'Connor,-His exposé of the Irish parliament,

-Claim of the Bishop of Ossory,-Reformed parliament,-

Samuel Neilson,-Father O'Leary,—Mrs. Holmes,—All

favorable to Union,-Alleged final adjustment,-Union con-

templated in 1782,-Opinions of Lord Auckland,-Lord

Minto, Mr. Fox,-Duke of Portland,-Mr. Foster,-Mr.

Connolly.-Lord North,—Lord Avonmore, Dr. Miller,

CHAP. III.

Union no innovation,-Molyneaux,-Irish members in the ancient
English parliaments,-Parliaments of the Commonwealth,—
Irish and Scottish members returned to them,-Irish
Elections, William Jephson and Vincent Godkin,-Mr.
O'Connell's predecessors for Cork county,-Cromwell,-
Bacon,-James I.,-Reasons against a Scottish union,-

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15 to 31

Charles II.,-Union with Ireland proposed,-Sir William

Petty, William III.,-Union with Scotland,-Mr. Seton,

-Lord Somers,-Opposition anticipated from Ireland,—

Address from the Irish Commons to Queen Anne thereon,-

Lord Clare, Remarkable letter from Lord Bolingbroke to

the Duke of Shrewsbury,-Mr. O'Connell on the Reform

Bill, Lord Peterborough on the Scotch Union,-The

Scottish Rebellion of 1715,-The Pretender,-Vast ad-

vance of Scotland since the Union,-Montesquieu,-Bishop

Berkeley, Mr. Burke,-Franklin on a general union,-

Visits Ireland,-Flood,-Steam,.

CHAP. IV.

Burke,-Curran,-Junius,-Lord Geo. Sackville,-Lord Hailes,

—Adam Smith,—The Rebellion,-Union, the only alter-

native between French dominion and English connexion,-

Power of the legislatures to coalesce,-Sir William Smith,

-Lord Avonmore, Opposition to the Union from Eng-

land, The late Sir Robert Peel,-Earl Fitzwilliam,—Mr.

Secretary Cooke, Mr. Pitt,-Mr. Sheridan,-Catholic

Emancipation,-Advantages predicted by Mr. O'Connell

from that measure,-Enactment of the Union,-Centralisa-

tion,-Duke of Rochefoucault,-British Isles and France

compared, Mr. Foster,-Mr. Guizot opposed to federalism,

-United States of America,-Mr. Fox,-Mr. Foster,-Mr.

Grattan, Dr. Doyle,-Lord Plunket,-Lord Rosse, and

Mr. O'Connell,-All authorities against Repeal,

CHAP. V.

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31 to 46

46 to 64

The Rev. Sydney Smith,-Lieutenancy of the Duke of Bedford,
-Mr. Sheil,-The Litchfield Alliance,-Fortunate results

to Mr. O'Connell,-Reform Bill,-The "Tail," Mr.

O'Connell's motion on the Union,-Criticism on his speech,

Feargus O'Connor his seconder,-Mr. Sheil on the Union,-

Signal failure of Mr. O'Connell,-Comparative taxation of

Ireland before and since the Union,-Compared with Great

Britain, Parliamentary papers showing the vast advance

in Ireland in exports, imports, shipping, buildings, &c., since

the Union,-Mr. O'Connell's authority for that advance to

1825,-Great improvements since that period,—Mr. O'Con-

nell's address to the electors of Clare,-Progress of legis-

lation since the Union,-Lord Clarendon,-Leland,―The

last Session,-Desertion of their duties by Mr. O'Connell

and his parasites,-His last speech in Parliament,-Advance

of Irishmen anticipated at the Union,-Results realised,-

Duke of Wellington,-Contrast between the language of

the Catholic Bishops and of Mr. O'Connell towards the

Duke, in 1829 and 1843,

64 to 82

CHAP. VI.

Contrast between the question of Emancipation and that of
Repeal, Mr. O'Connell's " Memoir on Ireland,"-Charac-
ter of that production, Dedication to the Queen,-Letter

from Lord Cornwallis to Sir Richard Musgrave, applicable
to Mr. O'Connell,-Burke,-Napoleon,-Tampering with
the Army,-Epithet of Saxon,-Doctor M'Nevin's evidence
on that distinction,-Mind of Ireland,-A. C. O'Connor
thereon, Mr. O'Connell's tribute,-Exposure of his finan-
cial grievances,-Grievance of inequality of representation,
-Refutation,-Representation of Scotland compared to

Ireland, Recent advance of Scotland in intellectual im-

provement, as compared to Ireland,-Grievance of limited

franchise for Ireland exposed,-Extinction of forty shilling

freeholders at the instance of Mr. O'Connell,-Protection

of pauper freemen by Mr. O'Connell,-Alliance between him

and Lord Roden for the purpose,-His consequent ejection

from Dublin,-Lord Charlemont's remarks on Lord Mans-

field, Mr. O'Connell misunderstands the nature of Parlia-

ment, Mr. Burke,-Mr. Flood,-Lord John Russell and

Mr. O'Connell, on a Repeal parliament,-Mr. O'Connell on

the House of Lords,-On the exclusion of Irish Catholic

Bishops, Mr. O'Connell's multiplication of money,-King