Thence we proceeded in cars to Boulagh, and thence to the Commons.

This was on Friday evening, the 28th day of July.

We retired to an upper room in a publichouse.

There were then present Mr.O'Brien, Mr.Dillon, Mr.
Stephens, Mr.Cantwell, Mr.Meagher, Mr.O'Donohoe, Mr.Maurice Leyne, Mr.Reilly, Mr O'Mahony and myself, with others whose names I cannot mention, fourteen, as well as I remember, in all.[10] The same questions that were discussed on the former day were again revived, and we, who felt the necessity of the bold course we recommended then, were much more convinced of it under the altered circumstances of our position.
The debate was long and warm, but Mr.O'Brien's objections were even more immovable than ever.

It will not be expected that all the proposals of that evening should be reproduced here.