Vice-Presidents;
J. B. Thomas, J. B. Oder,
Thus. Brown, Philip McMahon,
11. 1! Shaffer, TW 11. Evans,
Jos. Jnndorf, Peter Cordial,
B. Stern, Adam Hitching,
Prank C. Beall, James O’Connor,
0. W. Wingert, Geo. Hoskins,
U. Stcinenian, Michael Carney,
H. K AlKiuion, J. B. MeCulloh,
J. S. Grove. Hugh McGuire,
Reuben Anthony, L. T. UcWilt,
C 11. Walker, Michael Brady,
Wesley Portci, Frank Drum,
Marx Winelaml, John McCsughnn,
O.J. Moat, Peter Cane,
John Flannagau, George Hockiug,
Michael Ouffcy.
Secretaries;
G. Robt. Cooper, Charles Henry,
John McCaughan.
The chairman then introduced Hon.
W. MoM. McKaig as the first speaker
of tho evening. This gentleman
stated that for tho past 100 years
$30,000,000 hes been sent yearly to
England from the Irish peasantry as
rents. The landlords spend this vast
sum in dieipalion in Beilin, St. Pe
tersburg, Paris, Vienna and other
continental cities. The land-holders
very rarely, if ever, see their proper
ty in Ireland, but leave it to the care
of the middle-me:). or agents. He
defined the three F’e —Fair Rent,
Free Sales and a Fixity of Tenure.
After paying a tribute to the Irish
character, the speaker gave way to
the Hon. Wm. Walsh.
