. Ireland in London. own to readers of the livesof Burke, Goldsmith, and Johnson. Here were heldthe meetings of the Robin Hood Debating Society,•f which the above writers, as well aa ArthurMurphy and other Irishmen of note, were mem-bers. A humorous anecdote is related of Gold-smiths first visit to the society. He was intro- uced by Samuel Derrick, an Irish wit and poet. cellent Irish farce writer, and author of one ofthe most amusing pieces ever written, TheDevil to Pay, which has held the stage for morethan a hundred years. St. Clements was thefavourite place of worship of Dr Johnson, and th
. Ireland in London. own to readers of the livesof Burke, Goldsmith, and Johnson. Here were heldthe meetings of the Robin Hood Debating Society,•f which the above writers, as well aa ArthurMurphy and other Irishmen of note, were mem-bers. A humorous anecdote is related of Gold-smiths first visit to the society. He was intro- uced by Samuel Derrick, an Irish wit and poet. cellent Irish farce writer, and author of one ofthe most amusing pieces ever written, TheDevil to Pay, which has held the stage for morethan a hundred years. St. Clements was thefavourite place of worship of Dr Johnson, and theinscription o» the tablet erected to hia memoryover the pew he used to occupy, is interest-ing to note, written hy Dr. George Croly, thewell known poet. Ardndel-street is but a few yards farther on,on the left, and on entering it we come upou somevery interesting facts. In a house which stoodon the site of the Temple Clue, the Catholic As-sociation used to meet during the struggle for Ireland in London. 31. OCONNELL. Emancipation. OConnell was, of course, a fre-quent -visitor, and the rooms very often resoundedwith the echoes of his splendid accents. RichardLalor Sheil, Lord Cloncurry, and other dis-tinguished Irishmen also spoke here the Crown and Anchor Tavern, which occupiedthe site of the present Courts of Justice Hotel,OConnelloften pleadedhis countryscause and de-nounced herenemies. Onthe 21st ofJanuary,1838, he wasentertainedhere at abanquet, thechairman be-ing a distin-guished Irishsoldier, Ge-neral Sir DeLacy Evans,a native ofLimerick, and at the time for speech of The Liberator on this occasion, inwhich he accused the members of the Parliamen-tary Committees of perjury, drew down upon himthe wasted censure of the House of Commons. In May, 1841, a gieat Repeal meeting was heldhere, when OConnell spoke lengthily and elo-quently on the burning question of the hour. Atthe Crown aDd Anchor used also to meet aclub, under the t
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