the question whether or not the offence was bailable, and though we were both paraded through the country under an escort of several hundred men, the Government directed we should be admitted to bail.  Mr. Meagher proceeded from Dublin to Limerick, where the indictment against him was found; and on the same day I was liberated from Nenagh Jail.  Previous to my arrest, I had arranged to hold a meeting on the summit of Slievenamon mountain.  It was fixed for the day after that on which I was liberated at Nenagh, which is at least fifty miles from the place of meeting.  I was not liberated until late in the evening; but I resolved to be present at the meeting, and immediately proceeded on my journey.  I travelled all night, partly on horseback and partly on foot, arriving at Cashel early in the morning.  I there learned that Mr. Meagher and some friends of his from Limerick had also arrived with the same object as myself.  We rode together to the mountain, followed by several thousands, a distance of twenty miles.  Fifty thousand men at least clambered that steep mountain side, under a scorching July sun.  Four times as many would have been there to meet us, but it had been widely rumoured none of us would be there; and in fact most of those who came believed we were both in our prison-cells.  Besides this, efforts were made by men high in the confidence of the leaders and the country to prevent the meeting altogether.  To fix their motives was difficult, but it would be hazardous to attribute to them any but the best.  Facts have since proved, however, that their patriotism had even then begun to halt.  The Rev. Mr. Byrne, of whom much shall be said, hereafter, was foremost in this endeavour, and actually dissuaded the people of Waterford, Carrick and Wexford from proceeding to the mountain.  These people all remained in Carrick, and Mr. Meagher was informed that they were in a state of extreme excitement.  This intelligence determined him to leave the mountain suddenly and proceed to meet his fellow-townsmen.  Had all these been allowed to attend the meeting, our resolution might have been very different from what it was.  But we were, in fact, disappointed and chagrined.  The mountain-top had been selected for many reasons.  Principal among them were these:  Public meetings in Ireland had actually become a farce.  We determined to hold one from which all senseless and idle brawlers would be excluded.  The difficulty of ascending the hill would, we thought, sufficiently test the courage and sincerity of our followers.  Secondly, we wished for a spot not accessible to her majesty’s troops, so as to avoid a chance of a collision.  Thirdly, we thought it would be a precaution against detectives; and finally, it was possible we might determine on some bolder step when we saw our strength.  The excitement in Carrick had nearly become uncontrollable, when Mr. Meagher arrived there, and it was deemed advisable to lead the people out of the town.  The distance to Waterford