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CONTENTS
OF
VOLUME THE SECOND.
CHAPTER I.
Open-Air Agitation-A Break Down-A Monster Meeting
-Anathema against Repealers-Pretended Coalition—
Letters of Mr. O'Connell-The "Young Ireland" Party-
Mr. Davis-Election of 1841-The "O'Connell Rent'
-Candidate for Dublin-The Dublin Election-Carlow
Election-Abduction of Voters-A Morning Meal-The
Election-Our Defeat-Mr. Kavanagh
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CHAPTER II.
Letters of Mr. O'Connell to his Friends, referring to vari-
ous Periods of his Political Career-Mr. Henry Grattan-
Antipathy shown by George the Fourth towards Mr
O'Connell-Further Extracts from Mr. O'Connell's Corre-
spondence
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CHAPTER III.
Interest excited by Mr. O'Connell's Letters-The Clare
Election The "Progress"-Trades Political Union-
Mr. O'Connell returns to London-his Letters .
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CHAPTER IV.
Premature Session of Parliament-The Irish Tories-Lord
de Grey-Reformed Corporation of Dublin-its first
Lord Mayor-Municipal Reform Act-Mr. Grote-The
New Ballot-box-Vote by Ballot-Mr. O'Connell takes
Possession of the Mansion-house in Dublin-Difficulties
he had to encounter-Corporation Address to her Majesty
-its Presentation-Dinner at the London Tavern-
Sir Robert Peel-his Speech on the Distress of the
Country-Meeting at the Reform Club-The Corn Laws
-M. Soyer's Dinners-The High Sheriff of Fermanagh
-Bribery and Intimidation - Mr. Roebuck - Peel's
Financial Plans Customs Tariff State of Parties-
Francis fires at the Queen-Another Attempt-The Pot
house Plot.
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CHAPTER V.
Commencement of new Efforts-Provincial Repeal Inspectors
-Repeal Errand in the North-Mr. Ray-his Labours in
the Repeal Association-his Memorandum-State Prose-
cutions-Extracts from the Attorney-General's Speech.
CHAPTER VI.
Repeal Missions-Mullingar-Dr. Cantwell-New Catholic
Cathedral-Carrick-on-Shannon-Boyle-Rockingham-
Scenery-Castlerea-its Church-Castlebar - Ballinasloe
Fair-Proposal to waylay Mr. O'Connell-Other Attempts
to destroy him-Feargus O'Connor-Mr. O'Connell's pre-
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