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Fleapits) to pay the Russian Amlntustior money to the toe of Hessian Seamen. Lord CAIITLUIRAGE moved the order of the day for the Flouse resolving itself into a Committee oil the Aliens Regulation Bill. The question 011 the moth% having been put— Mr. HEWN ET? said, he was much surprised, that, on the second reading of the Bill, (the principle of the measure being then under discussion), not one of his Majesty's Ministers, not one of the Law Offi cers of the Crown, had offered their sentiments on it. This was the more extraordinary, since three speeches were made on that occasion, which cer. tainly deserved an answer. It was said that Minis. tell had not abused the powers which they derived under this Act. But that was not the point at issue. The question was, how many individuals were pre vented from coming into this country, in conse quence of these severe regulations ?—(Hear.)— It was well known that no person, who applied to our agents abroad for passports to enter this coun try, received them, unless they, in the first instance, procured passports from their own Governments. The persons who were thus supported, were sure of a favourable reception, iu England—and, there fore, it was a folly to talk of the forbearance of Government, in the administration of their powers under this Act. He understood that the custom was, before foreigners applied for passports from our Ministers abroad, to inquire and learn how they were likely to Ise received here. For this put. pose, a Board of Inquiry was, he believed, insti tuted in London—before whom the character of those foreigners was canvassed. Now, lie should be glad to know, who was at the head of this Board ? Was it a Noble Lord (Sidinouth) who had described his spy, Mr. Oliver, as a must in jured man ? That Noble Lord had listened to, and was duped by, the statements of Oliver—and he must contend, that the tam so duped was the person least fitted to fill the situation of a Judge on these occasions. They were told, that the mina reasons which called for the adoption, originally, of this measure, still existed. But what comparison could be made between the stormy period of the French Revolution, and the present hour ? They were totally distinct and different--and, on such a foundation, the renewal of this measure could not rest. England, once hailed as the asylum of the oppressed, had lost that high and honourable character, in consequence of the frequent adoption of this measure. He believed that this Bill formed a port of the compact which had heels entered into by the Potentates of Europe, when they entered into what was denominated (how properly posterity would judge) ss the Holy Al liatice"—and he had no doubt, that any foreign Minister might now apply at the Foreign-office, for" the execution of this Act, in soy particular case, and claim its exercise, under the terms of that agreement. To prove that the powers granted under the Alien Bill had not been fairly used, he adverted to the case of Mons. Befort, who, after a residence of some time in England, had been abruptly ordered to quit the country, though he was ignorant of having in any degree infringed the law, or made himself obnoxious to the Govern. raw. As an English Gentleman, anxious fur the honour of his country, lie delivered those senti ments—and lie hoped that the feeling which ac. tooted I • would influence every independent man in the Haase to oppose the measures Mr. Ertisom supported the Bill. He conceived that the arguments of the lionourable Gentleman who had just spoke were favourable to the continu. ance of the sneusure. The Noble Lord at the heed of the Foreign Department (whose conduct in closing one of the most dreadful struggles that ever convulsed Europe, iti a manner highly honour. able to this emintry, deserved the thanks, not the censure of the Honourable Gentleman) was perfectly justified in calling for this measure. It was nem wiry that this country should not be overflowed with malcontents from other States. To prevent that, the preseut measure was called for. It had heretofore been most cautiously used—and he should, ou every principle of policy, most heartily support its c ontinuance. Mr. BATHURST contemled that the measure was weenie!. in order to prevent the congregation, in F.iigland, of those individuals to whom the French Revolution was attributable. He had no objection to peaceful sod honest artisans settling in England —but those who opposed the Bill did not lament the fate of persons of that description—all their complaints had reference to political characters. Now. he ask, whether the powers granted under this Bill bed been used to an extent oppres sive to individuals, or indicative of a wish on the part of Goveroment to exercise an improper stretch of authority ? He denied that they had—and the tact was apparent from the very few persons who were sent abroad, under the provisions of the Bill. But it was said, , t We are not to look to the per. sons sent out of the country, in consequence of the but to the numbers who are prevented from fair way of considering the Bill—because it was well known that its great object was to pre vent the coming into England of any persons, except the honest anti industrious. He would nut enter into the minutia to which the Honour able Member had applied himself ; lie would not advert to the history of Mr. Oliver, nor of any other individual to whom the Hon. Gentleman had But shim he would state. that no info.. mat 00000 coming from such sources as he had men -00.441, had been acted on at the Alien-office.-- With respect to M. Befort, to whose caw the Hun. tletailesisais had particularly adverted. Ile had only to wi:seive, that, after he hail resided here. for some liaise., cirt•iitsi.tailivs were discovered. which proved huts to he a suspicious char..cter, and therefore, out tit to reinein in England. On searching his troller.. part of a corr e spondence was hiund which 'deafly tuoved law to be unworthy of an 'asylum here. la einielu,oun, the Right lion. Gentleman uleierved, that, until the feeling to which the reocli Rend no sou had given rise were wholly oblite. rated, it was necessary that Govertornent should hare twine driver iii control over the residence of to. trive t . in this cottony. Mr. LYTTILL row was not at all satisfied with the explanitin.l which the Right Iliitiouratile Geo. tleina n hanks g ow n ms to the e ivo . 01' Moos. Befort. Ile believed in that instance Gower 00000 eta hail act. ea most indiscreetly. Li the 1461 l aw "1". out . more than ilx or seven foNigners were s en t ant of the country, which proved pretty clearly, that no great danger could fairly be apprehended front the introduction of such persons amongst us, and that Ministers acted rather from assumption, than front any just and correct view. when they had recourse to such a measure. Tu him it appeared. that, to give an authority of this nature to Ministers, all authority that might be exercised against twenty two or twenty-three thousand persons, oar a diseipli e of slavery to which no body of freemen ought to submit. He had heard nothing to shake his opinion as to the arbitrary nature of the Bill—and, there fore, he should oppose it in every stage. Mr. BATHURST explained. Sir S. RoMILLY was slot surprised at the silence of Gentlemen ou the other side of the House. They well knew that their strength consisted. not in ar eminent, but to the number of their votes—and they therefore, perhaps wisely. abstained from stating their opinions. He could assure the House, that, having before delivered his sentimeute on this ques tion. he should not trespass long on their anemias). But he hoped the House would bear with him, while lie made a few observations in support of those who had uo representatives in Perlianierit.—(Hear, heir.)—lt was *rid, that this measure was intended to prevent dangerous person. from coming into England—but that was only a part of the question. The measure related also to those who had long settled •amongst us—and a power of this kind, which delegated en authority over them. he never could allow to be placed in the hands of any set of tees. The coerce which Ministers intended to pins sue was evident. They would suffer the measure to pass, unnoticed, to go by without observation. He believed they were the only set of individuals who could remain silent on important occasions. No other body would have suffered such a motion es that brought forward by en Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Heron) to go to a vote without offering even a solitary remark on it.—(H ear, hear.)—let arguing the propriety of originally introducing this measure, it was said, that it was not brought forward in consequence of the interference of any foreign Government—but, when the details were en tered into, it was most evident that such in terference had been used, and had been acted on. It appeared, that, in fact, lint the safety of England. but the safety of foreign countries, was the object sought to be attained. It was most clear, that, while this system was tolerated, Ministers must have recourse to private information. They must proceed on the same principle which charac terised the Spanish Inquisition. where an indivi vidual was asked, Had he, in the course of his life, done any thing contrary to the Catholic faith ?" In like manner, questions derived from a secret source, were put to aliens, and the more atrocious the charges made against them were, the less ca pable were they of giving a satisfactory answer, since they were quite unprepared to meet the ac cusation. But they were told, as a reason for supposing that these powers were not abused, that, for the last 45 years, a great degree of hospitality was shewn to emigrants who came to this country. Now. he contended, that a greeter degree of hoopla Uhl was sheens in the time of James 1.. Charles 1, and in the latter pert of the reign of Charles 11. In that period, when individuals came from the Continent to this country, on account of oppres sion, they did not seek a refuge under the protec tion of the Monarch, but they sought security in the sanctuary of a free Constitution. With re spect to M. Befort, he could not conceive what right his Majesty's Ministers had, when that indi vidual was leaving the country, to search his pro perty---- hlr. BATHURST here interrupted the Learned Gentleman, and observed, that M. Befort had attempted to smuggle a quantity of English coin out of this realm—and, in searching for it, the do cuments alluded to were discovered. Sir S. ROMILLY continued. He considered this measure, in every respect, cruel and oppressive. It gave Ministers en opportunity of driving from Great Britain, those persons who might have. by every memo in their power. opposed the designs of Bonaparte—hut who. disgusted perhaps with re cent measures, might wish to leave their native soil. The House was principally called on to agree to this Bill, on account of the hands in which the authority granted by it was placed. lie meant not to say my thing offensive—but he would declare his belief that the power could not be placed in ssone hands. He 'relieved the Noble Lord at the head of the Home Department was, in private, a very honourable character—but. looking to his general conduct, since he bait come into office. he conceived that so great a power ought not to be placed at his disposal. Mr. Serjeant COPLEY observed. that although little had been offered, from that side of the House, in support of the measure, it appeared to him, that what was stated had infinitely more of reason and of argument, than what had been advanced against the Bill by Getit!emeri opposite. The measure was opposed on two grounds: first, as being con. teary to domestic policy--and !wet, se granting au unconstitutional degree of power. It was said, that the Crovoi had no right, of its own authority, to remove aliens from this country. If this were the fact—and if a measure of this nature were not agreed to—ill what situation would they be placed ? The'door would be opened for the admittance into England of the malcontents of every country— without an opportunity of bring afforded of re moving th e m. The state of mord of the parties to whom the provisions of this Bill were applicable, was a consideration of pertains. importance. They were in a state of the greatest possible irritation against this country, which, under Providence, had been the ultimo of defeating their baneful pro jects against the peace of mankind; nursed in revolutionary principles from early life, their ma tured vigour had exerted itself in overturning all that had previously bees. considered virtuous, praiseworthy, or ascreil.—(Neer.)—lieuce it was matter of aoleann import to the liberty, morals, and religion of this country, that the Bill should be di rected to all the circnmstasicea of the actually exist ing state of the country. It behoved the Legislature to provide that the seeds of discontent and sedition should not be introduced into this country by the agericy of persons avowedly the viewer of reveal ed religion, mid the agents of immorality and revolution—Olean )—more especially, when the House had not herituted to circumscribe the !sheet ) , of the Prove subjects of the realm at home fur the public ltnefit, when c:r"r;iimahinces iiita lately ren dered it expedient. Who then *mild be adven. turous enough in spirit to leave open a door. where by the public peace might hr equally as eff ec tu a lly jimmie s ! through the aides of foreign roilistries ? The Gentlemen opposite hail alleged all the fears entertained on the heed of this danger were chimerical; yet, iii 1816, previously to the eirpe nence we had lately had of the existence of revo lutionary setitiinents amongst the labouring and manufacturing classes, the same Bill had received the tacit support of dime Honourable and L-arned The events which had sister occurred, had proved the wisdom of those whir had theft ad vised the measure. These were the tonne party, who, iii 1793. had reprobated the introdisetson of this illtfenrive system against the iiitioductiois of alien compirators sod foreign tressam. Who, upon a review of the events subsequent to the passing of the Act at that period, would assert that the pro moters of the Bill were bad counsellors, or false torupliets?-11/ear, Istory—or who, in the posses. riots of his calm faculties, would, under the etre - stance', on mature cousideration, drsmouiue the Bill, as it had been denounced most intrinsic bv some who ought to know better, as a departure front the Constitution of the country, and sit abait. dossing of the ancient and most valuable principles of British policy ? The constitutional prerogative of the Sovereign entitled the Crown to send sus.. {teeter! aliens out of the country. This had been proved in the case of the Breton., The p r ecedent that reced s uch es s ito . f the conduct of the Crown in 1685. sh e aved a power had been vested in the Sovereign by the Constitution, whatever might be the part the reign ing Monarch chose on that occaaion to act with re spect to the Protestants exiled from France about that period. If the !louse wished to ascertain at how early a period this prerogative had been acted upon, he would refer them so far back as the time of Henry IV. of Esighoid, when a requi. sition was made out by royal authority, requiring the keepers of the passages of the kingdom to certify to the Government the news, descrip tions, &c. of aliens coining to this country, such aliens to he subject to the approbation or re jection of the Executive. The conduct of Queen Elizabeth with respect to aliens, and even the Scotch, who were then considered liable to be treated at aliens, was bottomed on the idea that this power of sending suspected persons of other states out of her dominions, formed part of her royal prerogative, and the experience ulone of the years 1581. 1574, and 1573. might prove that it was a right vested of necessity in the state. But if vested in the state, he would ask iu which branch of the state ought it to be vested ? Certainly not in Parliament ; for its exercise might be required dur ing the recess or prorogation of Parliament. It was therefore indispensably vested in the Executive, in the same manner as the sovereign power dispensed to aliens letters of safe conduct and licenses for resi dence within the realm. The principal object of the Bill was to obviate the delay and difficulty of proceed. ing by indictment against aliens, under the common law. The alien, on arriving in this country. had only to sign a certificate, which no well-meaning foreigner could have any objection to do, and lie would, of course, be permitted to go through the whole country. But no person, except an alien, could be sent out of the country by this Act, be cause he, on making an affidavit, would be, of course, entitled to his habeas corpus. and thus might prove that he was not liable to the provisions of the Act. The Hon. and Learned Member concluded a most learned and argumentative speech, by entreating the House to consider if we were in that situation which would warrant the House to throw off all the guards and securities which successive Parlia ments had, under similar circumstances, consi dered expedient for the safety of these realms.— ( Considerable applause for some hate.) Sir JAMES MACKINTosII. although pleased by the manner, and interested by the display of talents so promising on the part of the Honourable and Learned Gentleman, still found it necessary to en ter his protest 'pima the doctrines and principles promulgated by that Hon. and Learned Member this evening. That Learned Member bad endea voured to establish the prerogative, by taking ex ceptions against the arguments used lay those who denied the existence of such legal prerogative, for getting that it became those who argued for the exercise of the prerogative to prove previously its existence—otherwise these who objected to it were entitled to be silent on the subject. The Ho nourable and Learned Gentleman had argued as if it were a most undoubted fact that the prerogative existed, and quoted in its support the fact of an expulsion front this country of ass alien 400 years ago—forgetting that there existed at that period a system of eillaintige, the writ de heretic° coming rend°, &c. In fact, lie might as well have said there existed at this period a power in the Crown to exile and expel a natural-born subject, fur so, in point of fact, there did.—(llear.)—The case of the Scotch, who had been expelled, proved nothing, because the Scotch then supported the pretensions of another heir (Queen Mary, then its confinement) to the throne. He could not help thinking that the advocates of the principles he espoused possessed at least as much consistency as the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had lately displayed...(Hear, hear.) — He must admit that there was little reason to com pliment those with whom he had voted on a former occasion, upon the success of their predictions ; but he should, he hoped, never feel any thing like shame from the reflection, that he had theu support ed the old principles of sound English policy and English hospitality. The objects of our ancestors were solely to afford an asylum to the vanquished party in all eases of political dissensions in foreign countries, whilst they uniformly suppoited the prin ciple of renderisig up all those who had committed any grievous civil crime against society..—(Hear.) He was sorry to are the indifferent ease and gaiety with which the fate of a certain class of men, now deprived of all countenance and protection, owing to the circumstance of political changes in their own countries, were likely to be treated in that House. It was an indifference unworthy of the liberal sentimesit and generous solicitude of Eng. lishinen.—(Hear.)—The fact was, this was a Bill to prevent the eliliniire into this country of three newspapers, amongst others the Yellow Dwarf — (A laugh,)—and of 38 individuals proscribed by ai l arbitrary act of the French Government. The rights of asylum, of humanity, and hospitality, ought not to be exercised on the part of this nation scronlinz to the cdomiiinoa representations of the Guyer aaaaa ent, to whore Nets they Were hos tile, to our Government. Woold not the result be, that the reception and rate or those sltus tri individual% helcinging to the osiginual Curses or Spain, who nose Languished in the dungeons Of Spain and its I.lasiol., depend nu the repre sentation or their own Government, should the), as they naturally would, resort for sit asylum to this cuoistry, Ms the proirceuir of site oppress ed, the asylum of those whia had saeritic. el their property and liberty in the great cans of liberty ? Remarkable it was, that thew. patties *guild m o st probably, in the statikof thitig t kak pre•cot, Irwin for an sisylsam to the protection of Nlatscovy, ranker than to that or England: This was not one of the lewd evils inflicted (spots the seusillibuies of Eng lishmen, that a hilst Muscovy, oiler the most t)- ra •• I Guyer 1111 l riot iu turope, boasted snore of liberality sod national hospitality 101411 oily other Enropeon nation, England, adoptiog stew principle., placed itself ambitiously at the head of every prtai ciple that was illiberal and connected with political persecut throughout the globe.—(The lion. and Learned Gentleman sat down amidst the load cheery of Me lippasttion.l Thr ATTORN EY-GEN F.RAt contended that this prerogative of the Crown was one of its most whe reat properties. By the common law of the bind the Crocus had a right to subject aliens to deports. tints out of the country. The exception in the old law respecting the residence of foreign mer chants in this country, only went so far as to per. mit them to reside amongst tia usf amtea prohihitt silt—so that the priiiciple of prohibition had been established from the earliest times of the Constitu tioo. True it was that the Croon had nut then assumed to itself, except in pauticular cases, the right not only to expel, but to deliver up personal flying to this country for refuge, to the Govern ment from which they had felt it necessary to fly. The extraordinary circumstances of the times had rendered adefensive system of policy expedient, sod he much feared that should the House be induced to consult the dictates of humanity and alter its restrictive policy with respect to abeam, tile humane intentions of the Legislature would only become a subject of derision, whilst its insiaolicy would he obviously injurious to the best interests of the country. The House then proceeded to divide, amidst cries of so Qnestion !" when there appeared for the Speaker's leaving the chair— Aye 94 Noes 32 Majority 67 The !louse accordingly we'd slats Committee on the Bill. On ont re-admission to the gallery we found the House in a Committee, and Mr. BARHAM moving, that the blanks (for the duration of the Bill) be filled up with "oile year" instead of two. The liuuse divided on this motion, when the numbers were— For the original term, " two years" .... PO Against it Majority Mr. J. P. GRANT pooposett 111 claim to the fol lowing effect : _ _ _ " PMsided always, and be it further enacted, that in ease any alien shall be ordered out of the kingdom, he shall be entitled to name the I slet to which he shall he sent, and to sail thereunto if en opportunity should offer, by comment of his Majesty's Government, within one mouth." The CH A I 11)1AN observed, that this proviso would go to alter the whole form of the Bill, and could not be received without previous instructions to the Committee. Mr. J. P. GRANT then moved, " that the Chair- Man do have leave to report progress, for the pure pose of affording tin opportunity for submitting these instructions to the Committee. The SPEAKER was clearly of opinion that this motion was out of order. It would. however, he competent for the Him. Member to submit his motion in another stage of the Bill, either un the Report or the third reading. Mr. J. P. GRANT was ready to reserve his propo sition for a future stage. Sir SAMUEL ROMILLT had to submit a propo sition which. he trusted, might be received on the present occasion. as it did not go to alter the form of the Bill, but to limit its application. It wait to introduce. after the enactment, a clause—" Save and except so far as concerns aliens continually resi dent here since the lot January, 1914." The CHAIRMAN thought the same objection which was applicable to the former proviso was here operative. After a few words from Lord CASTLEREAGH and Mr. Bsenuest--- The SMILER agreed with the Chairman, that the proposition of the Hon. and Learned Gem lemon (Sir S. Romilly) could not be received in the pre sent stage, as it went to alter the form of the Bill. The House then resumed, and the Report war ordered to he received to-morrow, when it was agreed the propositions of Mr. J. P. Grant and Sir S. Komilly should he taken into consideration. IRISH FEVER HOSPITALS. Sir J. NICITrOILT brought ni the Bull for - th; better preven tion of contagious fevers in Ireland.—lt was read a first sod second time, and ordered to be committrd on Friday twat. CITY ACCOUNTS. Sir W. CVIITIS postponed until Thomas, next bis motion relative to the production of the City Areouists. WATCH AND WARD BILL. The A Gentaat, brought in the Watch and Ward Bill, which was read a &hi time, and olden d to be Lead s areand time taniurrow. NAYS AND MEANS. Mr. &Lotman brought up the Rryort of the Committee of Ways and Mesas, when the Lottery Resolutions were agreed to, and leave was given to bring in a Bill at cordingly. The other Orders of the Day were then read, sad the Haase adjuurued at Twri.va o'CLocs. MINORITY ON INONDA* mow, ARITIIIIININT IN TIM MIAMI ItUTRICTIOb SILL. Ihhingloll T. Jeraoise, G P. Phillmmo, J. 800 lars, H. Lambe, Hun. W. Milky. Sir M. W. Bririmr, Sir Thos. Lytle'tun, W Sharp, Richard Bernell, James Lewis, F. Sail., R. Rolland, J. Afackintmh, Sir J. Smyth, J. H. Carter, R. bits/man, A. Smith, Wm. Ful ketone, Yiact. Newport, &r J. The' hey, Rt . Hos. G. Gai.kell, B. Oubluw, A. t% asrr, J. A. Gordon, R. Parnell. Sir H. 3 on, C. W. Tru.eits—J. P. Ga act and •ir t Manek. A tikr or rim Worm* vet.:!, LAW NIGHT 1 1 4 FAVOUR Or !WI • , ,Aritt ritotoN's mirriom rolt TRIINNIAL PARLI/AIIESTS. Althorp, Vivi-omit Howarth, H. Rail'elitre, Loral Ilirimicharo, H. Headwall,. Sir t. fistitry, Sir M. W. Rimiest, Si. f. Ili...rsiby, it. it Pr, sir S. Kennett, Iht. HUM Le 0000000 i Sir W. Stanky, Lori, Hamm, J. Lockhart, J T. Smith, Was. Brand, Hun. T. Laiorhist, W Gan Smith. J. Raker, I. 1... f. , rer, C. S. Sling). nr-liert Cileroft, J. Mari its, 3. Srftili. E. ii I of Cochrane, lentil Mackintosh, Sir J. Tierney. lit Hon 4. ciir.r.o, J. C. mii.i.irks, W. A. Taviatock, Nlaiq. 4 Camplwll, (ire. Newport. Sir J. Wl,oli, Alderman C.ilvert. C l' 4 (,rah, I). -- 11),,,,te,.,,,,..11„ E. flrs, Moo, lord 1 , 1.1.1 , 88. Folk.iiiiie,Viaeount Pantry, Mo. ( apt. Grant. J. P. rercitaiiim,Sir it. C. Parnell, Sir N. Heruu t Sir Robert U.w.kell, Re,,. Ru*lt.), Sir Wirt. MlNfmiTy LIST WICItT ACIAIINgT WIPING INTO A cotmiTtEk Oh THE ALIJI mu.. tt3Cham, J. R. Grant, J. P. Rinelifrr, Lortl Barnett, James t;ortion, Robert Plait", sir Al. W. Burroughs, Sir %V. lamiltriti, bird A. Rusinllv, Sir S. Brig., G. Reim', Su. Rubtrt Sharp, R. Campbell, flit,. Howarth, H. Smith, J. Carter, J. Jerlroi.e, (. P. Tuv 'snick, Fl►rri. of Caulfield, Rim if. I.autfun, %V G. Wil-un, I'. Diineaniiiiii, Vise. Li arty', Wm. Wood, Alderman Dollen., lin. F. S. Limiiii, Sir Wm. - Fatakeily, Nir. Si.rekioro•h, Sit J. TELLERS. Fercitason, Sir R. C. Newport, Sir John Rennin, Hu II G„ FtiMaoist., Vise. Phillip', G. Lptchun, Gnu. W. ASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIE') Tile folios/int eloquent speech *as delivered by CHARLES BUTLER, Eeq. on Monday last, wt the h Tavern, at the Annieersuly Fishes! of y . above Charity May I not ask, whether any person, whit eontentplati • the interesting spectacle lwforr: yon—these dr.Ulule nuti fur. lion, bet innocent children—wi l e. re Heels what they might have been, if the hen. Streit exert ttttt sof Lute Charity had not Assn extended to them, and what, in emisespiensv of thee., they probably will be—..who eseeituder,4 how much wan( mot idleness, with their inseparable horror.; and evils, ii bus pre vented, and how much mat suction and noinslry, with th• ir inseparable blessings and comforts it has introduced I not ask, and, appealing equally to your judgment and your feelings, most confidently ask, whether the liistit ssi ions which you are this day solicited to patrumae, be net a ('ha. city, which God approves, and man ought 111 etieiniragt. "It was established in 171/4. Early in that year, sine charitable persons, who compassionah d the lamesilable con. ilition of the Poor ROl4lllll Catholic Children in Ilii• met. u• polio, formed thrni.elves Into 1 sairo-iv for 'lurk relief, ais,4 called it, " The (Veritable Marie'', Air the iirerporf of Poo? Children." Another Society, established for a coviesinmit. iug pwripstae, tinder the amp Illation of " The Provident Au. eiety," was afterwards Incorporated into it. F time the two Societies have been styled l " The Associated Catho lic Charities." " The beginning of them wall small. At the end of year 1164, the whole receipt amounted to St. IS.. ; but Pio vidence hr. blessed the andel takiug--it ham ever piir.pered; and upwards of 2.000/. was collected fur the Associated Ca tholic Charities,'luring the last yeari " From the Annual Subscriptions to lire*, about SOO Children receive daily instrisetion, and are provided with clothing ; SO Orphan Roy. are ',Aged, clothed, and fed ; and, upon an average, In of- the Children are anomaly appren ticed. Thus, every Siebseriber to the Charities, hi. the as. *infection of knowing. that he contributes daily to the edit- Cation and comfort of $OO Children, to whom, otlwrivise, these blessings would he wholly unknown. t should add s that of those SOO Children, five 'if .Very seven are brru of Irish Parents. " You must be sensible, th,tt, *Minot ecrellent manage. ment, the Charities could mot have flourished in the ..... you have heard. 'I'M fact l•, and, li:tvelig heels the of these Charities during diet I y acre,, years, I beg leave to mention that 1 state it from my persuie.ll knowledge, It has been their good fortune to be conducted by petw.ns, a hu-u merit is above praise; by men, whose rattiest and latest tbnught it is, to do all the good they can; who, for thus purpose, employ themseltreti in the most wearse O. CH' pliiiolll4 in the most irksome uelails—untorticed slid a Iteingt unseen, these invaluable members of sortel titio.tome them selves iu the servire of these and other Cbardiem, and ate their firmest, chief support. All, who liner tato n any part in the proceedings of these Charitit a, know 141 whom I sett r ; they know our obligations to Mr. Boisk. r tool Mr. Vitae. "Rot, without the spl!lidid and munificent %uproot which pots afford them, even their spirit of exerliou would be lulu. low. Here, Gentlemen, lit me express what I !snow you ill feel, our uhligAtions to the noble and distin guished Personages who hlnoor the Charities with their patronage and encouragement, and grace their meet ingw with their present , . Employed um such pw•pu•ea, how digusi4.l are rank sad wealth! how elevated • • • • how loved are their posisersons! What a comfort it is to the poor Children before me to behold, on th.ae tarns• ' , their Noble ■od buble•niudad benefactors to see Ilsrtnßrlvrs ostscirr their cheering and beneficent look ! It raises them in throe. tral. Mot after such a stay as tlos, they lire dearer So them. selves: all Nature Ita• a smile fur them, which it had out before. _ e• Here, too, and I am purr all your fialiogs accompany me, let me mention the liberality which our Piutcsiant friends have .hewn to this and tither Catholic Charitit a. In the year immediately preceding the last, the laird Ma)tir and Common Connell of the City of latution made a dons.. time of 200/. to this Charity. lui the same 'car a Mild, Ad miral, than whorn none ever ploughed the Kith a holder p r ow, the Earl of St. Vincent, gave 1001. to Mom Trans. ney's moat excellent Schema in Somers Town ; aud , in ibis pie. sent year, the West loathe Dos h Company has presentid 100/. mid the London Durk Company 501 to the Catholic School at Poplar. A most respectable Mt tuber of ■ mat respectable Order—mud the hest beggar I es, r knee—the Rey. Mr. Joseph Dumb, of Press 0000 0 has just info►m, Om the Earl of Derby has given SW. to the Catholic. Chancy School at Preston; that each of the Members for Pi tattoo baa given la to it; and that a Right Hun. Gentleman, whose ability we hate wofully experienced, but whom Mr. Joseph Dunn does not despair of propitiatme, Mr. Secret,. ♦ Peal, has done the same. Is there in theta room a beast which sloes out glow with admiral • and atatilstibe at these HIV. moral& instances of Wise mid 't eta! bcnef{renr, from us and from our friends lee the w etched lovolt v. 'hat withholds esteem, or gratitude, tar attachment, fr.•iu si.y pet. son of any commit 00000 n, to whom our respect, gratis u.le, our attachment is due. The Catholic Religion is in charity and amity with the *hole won Id, with every sect, mud a,,•, every party. All intemperate langtrige i all alit*. al inset.. live, all harsh and iusulling exprea■ton, we abominate ; tied we embrace all our cnnutrymee, whatever he their rellcion, as friends and as brethren, and must earnestly do ay wish to see them aLL united iw the prirtiespasifm of every boots shit of every blaseing.which we solicit or wish for unraelves from God or man. " It would 1w a sin not to mention, in Ili• place, the gr. at obligations of these Charities to the Catholic l4,latr u: this district, sad the Catholic Clergy. Wheorter •ii lab Catholic Clergyatan is, be is the sure fricad the pun• man. and the poor man's , htlii.-1 hare now to asei,tiitii nn act of one of them, worthy of his religion and his hien rho ratter. When I mention that, during It lilt rialto rms. ha has at awed the London Nlisstun; that, ow each of tunme Inn Iy eight years, he has preached, at lea.s, W that, au thi. adtb year of his predicts' 0000 0 the tam; delight slid avidity lie was 1111QW I mean the Nee Mr James Alclaer ►ctercd Clergyncor her, ibis 1.-mr. made Mita • Went ii 4 of 5001. To few it past. w !unit, tor writ ■od sits 'mob t, l ; • firlyata 1:Iste• itodi is, he vi •sens 41 I yoir tolii•I • cher. 7 hip Jolt avid le the .tissss laud Chg. hr beer !veto 1., C 10 0 011144 Co•4u.. lbw •, A 1 111 W • I-