ALLEN-a barrister, sketch of, p. 411-disappointments in college, 410-
quarrel with an attorney, and hostile meeting, 411-wager of battle, 412
-puzzles Macnally with the dead languages, ib.
AVONMORE-Barry Yelverton, chief baron, notice of, p. 63-sketch of, by
Barrington, 64—anecdotes of, 68-74-Curran's appeal to, in the Court of
Exchequer, 75-defence of Mr Grattan by, 77-eulogy on Blackstone by,
BARRINGTON, SIR JONAH-Sketches by, of Lord Avonmore, p. 64—of Lord Clare,
139-fights Macnally into fashion, 375.
BURGH, HUSSEY-description of, p. 40-by Barrington, 41-his patriotism and
disinterestedness, 4-tributes, on moving a grant to his family, by Grattan,
Yelverton, and Flood, 42, 43.
BURKE, EDMUND-notice of, by Grattan, p. 87-93.
BURROWES, PETER-sketch of, p. 390-his character of Grattan, 393-descrip-
tion of the means by which the Irish Union was carried, 247-specimens
of his eloquence, 391-94-ludicrous absence of mind, 390-friendship for
Plunket, 395-his motion for a criminal information, at Plunket's suit, 397
-last interview between them, 398.
BUSHE, C. K.—his personal appearance, p. 377-sketch of, 373-specimens of
his wit, 378--of his eloquence, 385, 389-his dinner at Lord Brougham's,
384-Brougham's description of his examination before a committee of the
House of Lords, 382-epigrams by, 380-peroration to his speech, in Clon-
curry v. Piers, 385-his merit as a speaker, by Lord Brougham, 389-
his notes on his speeches, 386.
CLONMELL, LORD-notice of, p. 35-description of, by Hardy, ib.—his disgust
at public life in Ireland, ib.—his social qualities, 36-his steadfast friend-
ship, ib.-his contest with Magee, proprietor of the Dublin Evening Post
newspaper, 37-his strange interview with Byrne, the printer, relative to
the publication of Rowan's trial, 38, 39.
COCKAIGNE-witness on Jackson's trial, p. 180-his visit to the author, 180—
Curran's denunciation of, 183.
CORRY, ISAAC-his contest with Mr Grattan in the Irish parliament, p. 104—
Grattan's invective against, 105-consequent duel, 106.
CURRAN his birth, p. 5-parents, 6-attachment to his mother, and epitaph
on her, ib.-amusements of boyhood, 9-anecdote of Mr Boyse by, 7-
entrance into Trinity College, Dublin, 12- anecdotes of, there, 14
arrival in London and entrance at the Middle Temple, 15-letters describ-
ing his amusements and studies in London, 17-33-called to the Irish bar,
33-his description of his first important brief, 48-his visits to Old Bob
Lyons, the Sligo attorney, during the long vacation, 50--sketch of Mount
Raven, Lyon's residence, and its locality, ib.-Curran's singular escape in
Sligo, as narrated by himself, 52-bon-mots by, 54, 57-his conflict with
Judge Robinson, 58-duel with Captain Saint Ledger, 60-his charter
song for the society of the Knights of the Screw, 62-fine appeal to Lord
Avonmore in K. v. Mr Justice Johnson, 75-anecdote of Grattan's simpli-
city, by, 114-his entrance into parliament, 123-specimen of his parlia-
mentary style, 127-description of the pension list, 135-137-his quarrel
with Fitzgibbon, 144-his second quarrel, 146—duel in consequence, 147—
Fitzgibbon's animosity towards him when he became Lord Chancellor, 148
-his memorable revenge before the judicial committee of the privy
council, 148, 150-his dissatisfaction at the publication of his speeches,
159-votes against Lord Longueville, and insists on his receiving an equiva-
lent for his borough, 163-his defences at the bar of those accused of
treason, and the attempts to intimidate him, 165-trial of Archibald
Hamilton Rowan; extracts from his speech on "description of Rowan,” 169,
170-"on the liberty of the press," 170, 174-"on the volunteers of Ire-
land," 174, 175—“ on the national representation," 175, 176—“ on universal
- emancipation," 176, 177-" peroration," 178, 179-Curran drawn home by
the people, 179-anecdote thereon, ib.-defence of the Reverend William
Jackson, 183-trial of Peter Finnerty, and defence of him, 185-extracts from
the speech," on the facts which led to the prosecution," 188, 193-" on the
prosecutions against the press," 193, 196-" on the employment of
informers," 196, 198-his conduct on the trials consequent on the rebellion
in 1798, 200-visits Lord Moira, at Donnington Park; presents Carolan's
Irish Airs to Lady Charlotte Rawdon, with a poem, 201, 202—noble con-
duct on the treatment of Theobald Wolfe Tone, 216, 217-trial of the
Sheares, 223-compelled to address the jury after midnight at the end of
sixteen hours, his indignation, 228-" description of an infidel witness,"
229, 230-trial of Oliver Bond, his "denunciation of an informer," 233, 235
-the court obliged to interfere to protect him; his noble apostrophe to the
soldiery, 235-speaks at the bar of the House of Lords, against Lord
Edward Fitzgerald's attainder bill, extracts from his speech, 238-the
Union, his detestation of it, anecdotes, 243, 245-visits Paris, 267-letter to
Mr Plowden, ib.-extraordinary case of "Hevey v. Sirr," his speech, 269,
279-anecdotes of Godwin and Erskine, 279-trial of Robert Emmett; his
mournful attachment to Curran's daughter; his letter to the father after
his conviction, 308, 311-speech in defence of Owen Kirwan, for high
treason-extracts, 215, 323-trial of Sir Henry Hayes for abduction, his
speech for the prosecution, 323, 339-Curran in private life; his occasional
deep dejection, 343-criticisms upon Milton, 341-specimens of his poetry,
8, 9, 15, 16, 50, 51, 347--discovery of Emmett's affection for his daughter,
296-Curran's personal appearance, 2, 373-portraiture of him, playing the
violoncello, 29-account of his visit to Hampton Court, 30-takes his seat
in the Rolls, 421-address of the bar, and his answer, 422-judgment in
'Merry v. Power," 427-coolness with Mr Ponsonby, 433-his vindication,
435, 436-resigns his office, 439-address of the Roman Catholic board
thereon, and answer, 440-43-contests the borough of Newry, speech on
declining the contest, 432-letter from Paris to Mr Lube, 448-54-strange
interview with Madame de Stael, 457-letter to Mr Perry, 456-mournful
walks at night in the Priory gardens, 344-vindicates his high treason
defences, 165--denunciation of Napoleon, 318-21-Emmett's letter to, 309
-Byron's impression of Curran, 373-generous conduct to his juniors, 418
-preparation of his speeches, 419-his remarks on the office of Lord Lieu-
tenant, 438, 439-encounters a Cork fishwoman, 461-letter to Sir A. B.
Faulkiner, 464-presentiment of his death, ib.-death and funeral, 468—
account of the removal of his remains to Ireland as given by Mr O'Dwyer,
471—Mr W. H. Curran's letter, assenting thereto, 469-a public monument
erected to him, 473-speech in Massey v. Headford, 475.
EMMETT family of, p. 280-account of Temple and T. A. Emmett, 281-89—
Robert, T. Moore's description of, 291-his affection for Miss Sarah Curran,
296-his speech on being called up for judgment, 297-305-his letter to Mr
Curran, 308-conduct in prison, 306-lines by Moore, 308.
FINNERTY-notice of, p. 185-Curran's speech in defence of, 188-98-accom-
panies the Walcheren expedition and libels Lord Castlereagh, 187-honour-
able conduct of, 185-scene in the Court of King's Bench, on his being called
up for judgment, ib.-anecdotes of, 186, 187.
FITZGIBBON--Sketch of, by Barrington, p. 139-contest with Curran in the
Irish House of Commons, 144-46-duel with Curran, 147-hostility to
Curran, as Lord Chancellor, 148-conflict with Curran before the judicial
committee, 148-50-kindness towards Rowan and his family, after Rowan's
conviction, 152-offer of safety to Lord E. Fitzgerald, if he desisted from
his disloyal projects, 153-humane attention to Lady Louisa Conolly, dur-
ing Lord Edward's imprisonment, ib.-orders all his papers to be burned
previous to his death, 154-Tone's sketch of him as chancellor, ib.—his
description of the state of the tenantry of Ireland before the Union, 155—
strange letter to Lord Castlereagh respecting the Act of Union, 155, 156-
presents his first bag to Curran, ib.-owes his attorney-generalship to
Grattan, 157-his only recorded bon-mot, ib.-Mr Daly's suspicion of, 156, 157.
FITZGERALD, LORD E.-account of, p. 236-organises the rebellion of 1798, 137
-arrest, and death, ib.-bill to attaint him, after his death, 238-Curran
opposes it before the House of Lords as counsel, 239-attainder reversed,
242-Byron's lines on, ib.
FLETCHER-notice of, p. 368-lays down the law in Rex v. Fenton, 362-his
Wexford charge, 369-his appetite, ib.-bon-mot of Mr French, ib-con-
trasted with Norbury, 370.
FLOOD-notice of, p. 115-early intimacy with Grattan, 117-duel with Agar,
118-conflict with Grattan, 94-his career in the English parliament, 120–
opinion of the Irish House of Commons, 123-sketch of, by Grattan, 102—
apostrophe to an Irish whipper-in, 122.
GOOLD-sketch of, p. 370-his answer to Burke, ib.—his idea of himself, 371
-contests with Grady in the Court of Common Pleas, 372-superior quali-
ties as an advocate, 370.
GRADY-notice of, p. 371-his drollery in the Court of Common Pleas, 372-
his retort upon Norbury, 372.
GRATTAN--sketch of, p. 85-his great public services, 85-his personal appear-
ance and peculiarity of manner, 86-description of Burke and Chatham by,
when at the Temple, 87-conflict with Egan in the Irish House of Com-
mons, 79-receives a grant of £50,000 from the Irish parliament, 80-
conflict with Mr Flood, 94-102-conflict with Mr Corry, 105-duel with
Corry, 86-debut and success in the Imperial Parliament, 91, 92-sketches
by, of Fox, 106-of Dean Kirwan, 109-of Father O'Leary, 110-of Flood,
102-escape of, at an election riot in Dublin, 111, 112-anecdotes of, 114,
115--extract from his speech on the tithe question, 110, 111-his appear-
ance at midnight during the Union debate, 104-means by which the mea-
sure was carried, 252.
JACKSON, Rev. Mr-notice of, p. 180, 181-convicted of treason-poisons himself,
and dies in the dock, 182-noble anecdote of, 183-betrayed by Cockaigne,
his friend and attorney, 180.
KELLER his character, p. 413-disappointment in the profession, 414-speci-
mens of his peculiar humour, 414-416—his quarrel with Leader, and its
ludicrous result, 415, 416.
KIRWAN, DEAN-the wonderful effect of his preaching, 107-his manner, ib.
-singular anecdote of him in the pulpit, 108-his sermons, as published,
ineffective, 107-his affecting funeral, 108-eloquent panegyric on him by
Mr Grattan, in the Irish House of Commons, 109.
LYONS-Old Bob Lyons, the attorney, notice of, p. 49-gives Curran his first
important brief, 48-Mount Raven, his residence, near Sligo, 50.
MACNALLY-sketch of, p. 374-loss of his thumbs, ib.-Barrington fights him
into fashion, 375-his Justice of the Peace, 376-his risk of mutiny, ib.—
his alleged pension, 377-author of Robin Hood, 374-his account of its
profits, 375-his wager of battle case, 412.
MONKS OF THE SCREW-account of, p. 62-Curran's charter song, 62, 63.
MOORE, THOMAS-description of Robert Emmett in college, by, 291--lines on
Emmett's death, 308-melody on Miss Curran's attachment, 314-extract
from his Irish Melodies, 5.
NORBURY, LORD-description of, 364-appearance and manner during a trial
at Nisi Prius, 363-imperturbable good humour, 364-disregard of life,
367-specimen of his manner in the Irish House of Commons, 362-inter-
view with Mr Gregory on his proposed resignation of the Chief-Justiceship,
368-dislike to nonsuit, 364-hostility to a bill of exceptions, 365-Lord
Clare's proposal to make him a bishop, 363-addresses to Robert Emmett,
on his being called up for judgment, 304-refusal to consent to an adjourn-
ment in the case of the Sheares, 228-his general invitations, 366-con-
solatory message to Lord Erne, 368.
O'CONNELL personal description of, p. 257-profound policy of, 258, 259-
impatient of contradiction, 259-quarrel with, 259 (note)-his noble
struggle for Catholic emancipation, 260-as an advocate, 261-humorous
applications of poetry, in Parliament, ib.-his adaptation of nicknames,
262-description of, at an Irish aggregate meeting, 263-at the Clare
election, 364-specimens of his method with a mob, 263, 264-false charge
of cowardice against, 264-duel with Mr D'Esterre, 265, 266-His power
and popularity, to what purposes applied, 260, 266-ingratitude to his
memory, 267-letter on the death of Curran, 466.
PLUNKET-personal appearance of, 398-contrast between his apparent and
real character, 399-character of his eloquence, ib.-eulogy on him by Curran,
ib. his determined opposition to the act of Union, 293-his denunciation
of it, 249-his description of the means by which it was finally carried,
ib.-his celebrated Hannibal vow, 293-praiseworthy departure from it,
294-conduct on the trial of Robert Emmett, 311, 312-vindicated from
any act of ingratitude to Emmett's family, 311-extract from his own
affidavit thereon, 396-necessity for his speech on the trial, discussed, 312
-anecdote related by Dr Sandes, Bishop of Cashel, on the subject, 313-
specimens of his eloquence in the Irish Parliament, 249, 293-—in the Im-
perial, 402, 403-splendid success in the English House of Commons, 401—
his career at the bar, 406, 407-anecdote of his power in defence of a prisoner,
407-his character of William III., 405, 406-specimens of his wit, 407, 408
-his appointment as Master of the Rolls, in England, 409-his relinquish-
ment of that office, ib.-his compulsory retirement from the Irish wool-
sack, ib.-address to the Irish bar thereon, 409, 410.
ROCHE, SIR BOYLE-notice of, p. 59-the House of Commons jester, ib.-his
definition of posterity, ib.- sarcasm on Curran by, ib.
ROWAN, ARCHIBALD HAMILTON--my introduction to, p. 166-impression of him
left on me, ib.-tried for misdemeanour, 167-escape from prison, ib.—
noble conduct of Irish boatmen to, 168-sails for France, and subsequently
lands in America, where he supports himself, ib.-kindness of Lord Clare
to, ib.-his address to Lord Clonmell, on pleading the King's pardon, 168,9—
travels to London, at the age of seventy-five, to demand an explanation from
Sir Robert Peel, 169-his personal appearance and attendants, ib.-copious
extracts from Curran's speech on his trial, 169-178.
SHEARES-Trial of the, p. 223-extract from their proclamation, 224, 225-notice
of Armstrong, the informer, 225-Curran's description of, 226, 227-Toler's
refusal to adjourn the case, after sixteen hours' sitting, 228-Curran's
indignation, 229-his description of an infidel witness, 230, 231-condemna-
tion of, 231-affecting address of John Sheares, 232.
TONE, THEOBALD WOLFE-originally at the Irish bar, 205-embraces politics,
ib. becomes secretary to the Roman Catholic body, and founds the society
of United Irishmen, 206-suspected of disaffection, ib.--Plunket's jocular
proposal to him, ib.-alleged concurrence of Curran in some of his views,
but no authority given, ib.-Curran's condemnation of agitators, 207-by
the interest of friends permitted to expatriate himself; departs for Ame-
rica, ib.-interview with Russell and Thomas Addis Emmett, previously
thereto, 208-conciliates Adet, the French ambassador in America, and
obtains a recommendation to the French Directory, 209-interview with
General Hoche, 210-Bantry Bay expedition, its failure, 211-Hoche's opi-
nion of Napoleon, 210-the Texel expedition organised; its failure, 212-
Tone's description of Buonaparte at that time, ib.-he sails on a third expe-
dition, under Hoche, 213-signalled by Sir John Borlase Warren, ib.-
offered the means of escape, but refuses, and after a desperate naval en-
gagement, is taken prisoner, 214-recognised; trial and condemnation by
court-martial, 215-Curran's noble conduct, ib.-moves for a habeas
corpus to bring Tone up, 216-affecting scene in the King's Bench, ib.—
Tone commits suicide, 217-character of, 218-by Bushe, 219-the Direc-
tory pension Tone's widow and children, 220-widow of Tone; her in-
teresting account of her interview with Napoleon, 221-Tone's son pro-
moted and distinguished in the French army, dies in America, 221.
UNION, IRISH strange letter from the Lord Chancellor Clare to Lord Castle-
reagh concerning, p. 155 — agitation for the repeal of, detrimental to
Ireland, 243-Mr Fox's opinion on the subject, 244-Curran's anticipation
of the results of a Union to Ireland, ib.-Bishop Lanigan's address to the
Lord-Lieutenant on its enactment, 245-Curran's match for it, ib.-the
Marquis of Londonderry's misapprehension as to the means by which it
was carried, 246-recapitulation of the means by which it was carried, by
Mr Peter Burrowes, 247-49-by Mr Plunket, 249-52-by Mr Grattan, 252
-by Mr Bushe, 253-55-all delivered in the Irish House of Commons, and
proof thereof tendered.
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