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It has a hinge in it in lien of the pintlee, and iesecnred to the rudder by two or three bolts with foro-loeka. To provide for the whole of the Pipinata - goink,t• hi proposes that ship s s h ould also be fur_ "Rich, as hoop or.eap, to embrace the head of the rudder, into which the. tiller , i s to b e shipped, which will render the riulder as effectually serViceald e as ever. Captain Beath" also 'lowest/1 a hew mode of making a temporary ?adder, 40 , which the above heel-brace .and Clasp hoop are to lee .attached, the whole of which con he put together in a s'hort time end without the need of a torge.—Hampahire Tekgreph. Ti • WITNESS GRAY.—It will be observed 1. 7 the ' re'port of the meeting of Police Commissio ner ., " t i 4 vermequeace of a motion of Mr. Blackwood, it w.tr. " mi ttefl to a committee to consider whether thh. wituees r Cra p} , go , a g e 'opt of . the public service rendered by his ~" ou st and i n t e lli gen t, evidence on the trial of Burke . andx,lll.ll'oot be employed , the Police Establishment. II e . 14' d tolearn that this suggestion has been approved of into effect, Gray having since Monday been t h_ the - l3l i nto service in a situation that will ensure him " . me a ns of an honest and eowfortable " 4 " , Mercury. " 4 No. 11,343. LONDON, MONDAY EVENiNG, JANUARY 19, 1829. DEVONSHIRE ANT!-CATHOLIC MEETING. This much-talked-of assembly, which has exciited a greater interest in this and the neighbouring coun ties than any meeting for some years, took place on Friday, in the Castle-yard at Exeter ; and it may, without exaggeration, be said that a more numerous attendance of the rank, wealth, and talent of the county has seldom been witnessed. A very suk, stantial building was erected in front of the Court. , house, capable of affording atcortiniodation to a large number. Some of the leading men were loudly cheered by their friends as they made their appear ance. Amongst, those who were thus greeted were the Duke of Somerset, and his son Lord Seymour, Lord Ebrington, Lord John Russell, Lord Morley, Lord Rolle, Sir 'l'. Acland,&e. In a felt days will be pnbliabed, EMARKS on some • of the Important ARRORS contained in Mr. BADNALL'S PAM . PHLET, entitled " A View of the Silk Trade." By JOHN BALLANCE. Printing -for 3. M. .iticharaton, Cornhill; and Ridgway, The reqdisitionists, or no:Popery party, were ranw ed at the right of the hustings. The Liberal party took place on the left. The same distinction of parties took place in the yard, Acre large placards with the words the Protestant side" ~p ointed out to the multitude as they arrived the Station it .was., intende4*ey should take.... On the Liberal side, left the Sheriff, we obi served the Duke of Somerset; Lord Seymour; the Earl of Morley; Lord Eoringdon ; Loid Ebring ton ; Lord John Russell ; Lord Clinton ; Lord Clifford; Hon. George Fortescue, M.P.; Hon. and Rev. John Fortescue; Hon. Newton Fellowes ; Hon. Robert Clifford ; Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, M.P.; Sir Thomas Baring,- M.P.; Sir Bourchier Wrey; Sir M. Masseh Lopes; Sir John Kenna way; Sir George Bampfylde ; Sir A. Chichester; Sir H. Davie; Right Hon. J. Abereromby, M.P.; Albany Saville, of Oatlands, Esq.; Edward Lee, Esq. late M.P. for Waterford ; Messrs. Fettowes, Wise of ford, Wyse of Mount Wyse, Wrey, and Harding; Colonels Seale, Pell, and Blakeney; Calinady Hami l l), Thomas Northmore, William Courtenay, Dunn, Stanley, Cary, Davie Bassett, Rodd, Flartopp, James Butler, Horatio Townsliend, A. G. Tucker, LL.D., William Nation, Henry Woolcomhe, Ilum. Weld, Jasper Parrott, J. A. Frampton, and Theism& Barnes, Esqrs.; Captains Louis and Hodgson; Rev. Chancellor Martin; Rev. William Martin, his brother; Rev. Mr. Barker, of Silverton ; Rev. J. P. Jones; Rev. Henry Acton; and the Rev. J. Manning. A ral on the anti-Catholic side, or the right, were 1.. u. di Itolle and Exmouth, Sir L. V. Palk, Sir W. , T. Pole, Sir Thomas Lethbridge, Colonel Drake, Captain Bastard, L. W. Buck, Esq. and S. T. Keke nich, Esq., the Members for Exeter, E. P. Bastard, Esq. M.P. for the county; H. Holdsworth Kitson, H. Lott, H. St tidtly, the Rev. Dr. Collyns, the Rev. James Dennis, the Rev. Mr. Lyte, and some 10 or 50 other clergymen. We may here observe, that at the commence ment of the proceedings there were about ten thou sand persons present; but they continued to increase for two hours after the business of the day had begun. There were, we think, at one time of the meeting fourteen or fifteen thousand persons present. At a quarter before twelve, the High Sheriff (W. LANGMEAD, Esq.) arrived in his carriage, -and was greeted with enthusiastic cheers by all parties. Pre cisely at twelve, silence having been obtained, the High Sheriff addressed the Meeting, enjoining it to tranquillity. The requisition was then read, and the Sheriff proposed to read letters from Lord Mount Edge cumbe, Sir Trayton Drake, and Mr. C. H. Clifford, apologizing for their absence, but the meeting, to save time, declined to hear them. THE CATHOLIC QUESTION. In a few days will be published, A VIEW of the CATHOLIC QUES TION, as it relates to IRELAND. By:a NORTH of IRELAND MAN, " None age, quid, nostrum concentuin divide, midi," Horace. Printed for J. 14. Richardson, 23, Cornhill. A FEW WORDS OF OBVIOUS ZIL. TRUTH ; or, the Authenticity of a part of the / 12 ptismal Gm-mission, &c. 13y a UNITARIAN BELIEVER in the DIVINITY of Mr. FURSDON then presented himself, and was received with mingled applause and hisses. He began by saying that he entertained no hostile feel ing to his Roman Catholic fellow-subjects, but he deprecated the granting of political power to a body of men actuated by principles such as the members of the Roman Catholic church were known to en tertain. (Here the uproar, which had been gradu ally gathering from the first commencement of Mr. Fursdon's speech,' rose to its highest pitch, so as completely to drown the speaker's voice.) The HIGH SHERIFF, after having attempted in vain to obtain a hearing for Mr. Fursdon, then ad dressed the meeting--" Gentlemen, I beg leave, at this early stage of the meeting, to inform you, that if I see anything like clamour, if I observe any im• proper attempt to prevent the fair discussion of the regular subjects which this meeting is called on to consider, I shall instantly distolve the meeting." (Great applause, and " Bravo.") Mr. FURSDON then resumed•-.He said, that what ever other merit the petition possessed which he was about to introduce to their notice, it certainly had the virtue of moderation. With a view to obviate all objection to cavil, it bad been written and revised over and over again. Indeed, so moderate was it, that he should hare thought it unnecessary for him to do more than barely read it, were it not that he found it necessary to say a few . words. He could not consent to give political power to persons ac tuated by the religious principles of the Catholics. He then went on to state that the Catholic Associa tion, an illegal body, had marshalled the Irish people. A short time since there were no less than 30,000 men assembled together at Clonmel ; then, again, some two ennimers ago, there was a rebellious camp at Macroon, which, from its proceedings, kept all Cork in a state of terror. At Ballinamore, the creatures of the Association commenced a rebellion ; then, again, at •Ballybay similar proceedings took place; and in fact it was probable that at that moment Ireland was in a state of civil war. After some further observations in the same strain, ho concluded by moving that the following petition be adopted : " To the Honourable the Commons of the United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament as- sembled. " The humble petition of the Fru , loll:re and Inhabitants of the county of Devon, adopted at a County Meeting, convened by the High Sheriff, anti hell at the Cagle of Exeter, the 16th day of January, IBM shoiveth— " That your rtitioners feel themselves called upon. under present circumstances, to declare their unshaken and unal terable attachment to the constitution of their country, as establishyl at the glorious revolution. in 1658, and their firm determination to uphold it, being convinced that it af fords the best and only security for their civil and religious liberties. " Tbat your petitioners disclaim, in the strongest man ner, every wish to withhold from any body of men, any privilege which can be safelyintrusted to them, and heartily eori::ur in t!,:t wisdom of those measures which have restored to his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects security of person and property, and the most nnlimited.religious toleration; but, ever mindfril that the constitution of theme realms is es sentially Protestant, they humbly conceive that persons pro fessing the doctrineaad principles of theßomish church can not, with s a f e t y , b e entruste d e ith er with legislative or high executive power in this Protestant kingdom. " Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray that your honourabl e H ouse w i ll, i n i ts w i s d om, re f use to sanction any law which may tend to weaken or destroy the bulwarks of our Protestant cnszitution in Clowch and State as now by law estrblisi,cd. And your petitioners will ever pray." BAI.DITIN FULPORD, jun., Esq., in coming for ward to second the petition, said—The claims which ireare called on to grant are trot matter of tolera tion; in . ore of esta bli shment than toleration. No maxim is more generally r ece i ve d t h an t h e r i ght of the ma jority to withhold f rom t h e m i nor i ty such powers as might b© exercised to th e i r i n j ury; an d I conce i v e 'the admission of 50 or 60 Catholic members to the House of Commons cannot be allowed wiih safety to the Constitution. (" Certainly not.") Mi. Furs don concluded by repeating the last clause of the petition. The petition having been read, ';'ho Earl of Mont 47 came forward, and was re, ceited by a very conSiuerable di fleet ing With applause. He then addressed them as follows :—Mr. High Sheriff and Gentlemen—ln spite of the 300 or 400 names appended to the re quiSition, it is impossible not to feel, that the county of Devon is this day assembled contrary to that ex ample of moderation and forbearance which has been held otit, with cite exception?, by the other counties tngland,—contrary, es I in my conscience believe, to the general sense of this county. • . [Here the confusion, which indeed prevailed to a considerable extent during the whole time his Lord ship was speaking, was carried to such a pitch as to oblige him to pause for a short time. During this interval, the High Sheriff; after vainly inviting the mecting-s , Or rather the portion 'of it to his right hand -s-again threatttned ) that in ease they persissed in the interruptions which had proved so mconves fluent to the order of the proceedings, he should cer tainly dissolve the meeting.) The Earl of Motsusv, as sOoti as partial Silettce had been restored, resumed his address t Gentles' men, If lam starry for - this thCetlng tiking plaee, thy regrets are founded on the belief that the question might have better been left to the Legislature, ansl to the effects of a q - uarter of a century's discussion of its merits. I should indeed divide mv opposition to it into three points. In the first place, I stand here the attached . friend of the Constitution as esta blished In church and state. Secondly, I, from the best consideration which I could bestow upon the subject, honestly and firmly believe that the church and state, and more particularly that the churith, are placed in imminent hazard of destruction by the 1 2 wint!-tion . cf the ruinous and oppressive laws which I am anxious to repeal.—(Cheers, with a cry w hich we may say was continuous from the right side of the meeting, and prevented his Lordship from being audible beyond a very inconsi derable distance from the hustings.) Thirdly, I beg to say, that it is my intention to submit a resolution which proposes to leave this great matter to the ex clusive consideration of the Legislature. HI run asked why, since I am impressed with the urgent necessity of a repeal of those unfeeling laws, I act thus, my answer is, that I adopt this course be cause I am convinced—nay, indeed, I know—that ' if this petition be carried, a serious national cala mity will eriene.—(Cheers,, mingled with groans.) A great deal has been said respecting the Catholic religion. No one, I dare say, entertains personal hos tility to a Catholic gentleman ; but still we are afraid of their religion. lem not here to defend the Ca tholic tenets : they may, for ought I know, be wisdom itself, or they may be the greatest absurdi ties in the world . ; they may be accused of denying the existence of the sun or moon, or of believing that two and two make fire. With all this, Gentlemen, surely we have nothing to do; every man is en titled to civil rights, in a free country, who has not committed an offence whereby he has incurred the penalties of the law; every man is the_ keeper of his own conscience; and so long as the laws are observed by the subjects of a state, they have a right to be excepted from penalties, either directly or indirectly inflicted. (Cheers.) And, Gentlemen, in what age, and in what country, is it that I am called upon to defend the principle of universal civil and religious liberty ? Can it be that here in Eng land at this timesof day, it is necessary to maintain such a principle; awl can it be, that in the expres sion of such a sentiment, before a British audience, it is a matter of doubt whether I shall be received with applause or disapprobation ? (Loud cheers.) [From the right side. the low but persevering cry, which was uninterruptedly maintained now for up wards of half an hour, again proved triumphant over the efforts of the Noble speaker to make himself understood; he had to pause for a few minutes until comparative silence was restored.] Gentlemen, it is said that the benefits of emancipation will only affect the higher orders of Catholics, and that the lower climes of that community feel no stigma to arise from the existing disqualifications. Again let me demand of you, in what country is it that I ,am speaking? Is it not the glory and the boast of our peculiar constitution, that it opens the path of honourable and responsible office to every man, however humble his rank may be in the State ? (Immense cheering.) Have we not had instances, and tliat recently too, of men raised from obscure station to the very highest civil ho nours ? And are the Irish differently constituted from all other men ? Are they insensible to those rewards and d!stinctions, the influence of which is recognised by every other description of subjects ? (Repeated cheers.) But it is said we will give to the Catholics the fullest toleration, but we will withhold from them political power. Good God! can men undeistand the meaning of words who re peat this language? Can they persuade themselves that five millions of men, with education, with pro perty, with franchises, as they pcssess, can be des titute of political power? The Catholic gentlemen have power; they hare enormous power; but at present that power is used; not for the State, but against it; and be you assured of this, that so long as you continue the system of oppressive law, the Catholic population of Ireland must remain a source of weakness, instead of being that source of strength to the empire, which, by other arrange ments, undoubtedly it might be made. (Cheers.) An Hon—Friend who spoke before me alludes to the danger of Catholics having power in the Legisla ture; and he expresses his opinion to be, that their admission to Parliament would be the means of aug menting their influence in the State. Now, arguing from analogy, I believe it will be found that where the interests of any separate class are amalgamated with those of the other classes of the Empire, their influence will he diminished. Let one of their members be brought into the House of Commons, will he not there find his proper level ? He will be heard, be answered, and, if he deserves it, be ridi- culcd, as other Members are. Gentlemen, there is from America, and another is expected to arive from France ? Do gentlemen remember these things, andobove all, the effect of the.question upon our finances, of which I shall now endeavour to give you some yid, taken scam a pains to inform my self upon this subject, and nCv7 state how the account stands. The number of sqsare aerds in Scotland and Ireland is nearly equal. The po pulation of Scotland may be estimated at 2,300,000, —that of Ireland at 6,900,000. The army in Scot land amounts to 2,107: the co .t of that army to the Sinn at SI,000!: per anntum The army in Ireland amounts to 30,300: the east et that army is 1,300,000/. Therefore, keeping up the pro portion upon the tame *tale that governs the amount of force, as compared ivith the .population, Ireland pught to require no. more. than 6,000 soldiers, the Cost of which, at the present: scale, would he 240,000 f. perannum : so thatyou perceive 1,060,0004 is aiiiinatly taken front the 'pockets cf this country for the maintenance of this detestable system in ircs ' hind. It has happened to be my lot, more than ofice, to receive from this county petitions to Par- Bement, and meervials to .Government, for the pur pose of rtpfniiingivlat tax on coals carried coastwise, and the ansiver , froth Cloveritrunt - alttays has been, that this tax was so productive, that, comiatent with the interests of the revenue, it could not be re linquished. The revenue derived from this tax amounts to 803,000 f. a-year ; therefore, by a short calculation, you will perceive that you pay, for the maintenance of this - system in Ireland, 260,000/. a year more than the amount of the tax levied on coals carried coastwise. (here great interruption from the right, and cries from the left, " Ah, they don't like to hear that, it comes home to them.") I never will, I promise you, present any more petitions of that description from this county, a.al I shall tell the ministec that thy gentlemen of ore otter happy to have the coal-tax continued. (Caughtt: and applause.) One word with respect to securities. A gentleman asks, will the Catholics grant securi ties ? As a member of the Legislature, I must repel the feeling which this question would dictate. As a member of the British Legislature, I cannot con sent that the Crown or Parliament should enter into any negotiation with any class of subjects, either Pre testant 'or Catholic. That Parliament will adopt the course which is best, I have no doubt ; and I trust that all enactments of the legislature will be cordially, as I hope Government will take care that it be implicitly, obeyed. In conclusion, I can only observe, that if you pass this petition, you will be planning discord throughout the country, in defiance Of that example of moderation and forbearance all the other counties have held out : you will be giving an instance of intolerance which will produce mischief, and you may invite the attack against you of foreign powers, which, under other circumstances, would admire your wisdom and respect yonr power. The Noble Lord concluded by moving this resolution : , " That although this Meeting views, with sentiments lof apprehension and of the deepest regret, the discontents which prevail amongst a large portion of his Majesty's sub jects, they do not feel themselves called upon to offer to Parliament the expression of any particular opinion, as to the mode and manner by which such discontents had best be allayed, but willingly trust to its wisdom to adopt such measures as shall most effectually establish peace and tran quillity within the United Kingdom." W. COURTENAY, Esq. (Deputy Clerk of Parlia ment), seconded the Resolution, Mr. HOLDBWORTU thought that the designs of the Catholics would not be confined to the obtaining of mare emancipation, but that something else still remained for a more serious nature to be aimed at. The speaker then took occasion to advert to the letter and contribution of Lord Ebrington to the Catholic Association, and expressed himself in strong terms against the proceedings of that body, denying the truth of the assertion made in the letter alluded to, that the peace of Ireland was to be attributed to the influence of the Catholic Association.--(lse concluded his speech amidst much applause, mingled with hisses.) Lord EDRINGTON then presented himself, and was received with mingled approbation and groans. The clamour continuing an unusual length, his Lord ship good humouredly observed, " Gentlemen, I wait your pleasure." Silence being in some mea sure restored, his Lordship proceeded. I address you as a freeholder of Devon, and I hope that the freeholders of Devon will hear me. (Applause.) I address you, as having a family property in Ireland, and in that capacity I have a light to exercise a sound judgment upon the state of that unhappy country, respecting which I think I have is my possession as good and authentic information, at least, as the gentlemen on the other side, however respectable they may be. (Still great confusion.) I must appeal to the fairness of the freeholders. I should suppose that every man is entitled to a fair hearing. It is now five years since, for the first time, I fixed my residence for a considerable part of the year in my family property in Ireland. I went over,, doubtless, favourably impressed on the subject of Catholic emancipation, from a conviction of its po licy and justice; but, after five years' experience of the country and the people, I returned back, I will not say confirmed in my former notions, but con vinced beyond doubt of the paramount necessity of the measure which we are here advocating. I am perfectly satisfied, and I can have no interest in de ceiving you, for I have property in both countries, and therefore possess a stake in both, that unless you contemplate—(groans from the right)—a sepa ration of Ireland from Great Britain—(great inter ruption again from the same quarter)—unless, I re peat, you contemplate the separation of Ireland lions England, you must emancipate the Catholics. (Great cheering, mingled with,groans.) I tell you, that if you dq not give emancipation to the Catholics of Ireland, that fair portion of the British empire, with its brave, intelligent, and, if treated with kind one point on which lam anxions to detain you a moment. Lord Cornwallis, Lord Hardwicke, and Lord Camden, went over to Ireland with strong pre possessions against the Catholics. What happened —were they confirmed in their opinions ? On the contrary, all their habitual impressions, all their an tecedent convictions, were destroyed by the light which broke in upon them during their experience in (Loud cheering - .) I myself have heard Lord Anglesea, in 182.% maize, in the of Lords, a speech inimical to the Catholic claims; now hold in my hand a letter from the same Noble man, in which he distinctly states the peace of the empire depends ou the settlement of the question.-- (Here the Noble Lord, interrupted by the increased clamour of the right side, was under the necessity of discontinuing his address for a few minutes.)—lt is easy for gentlemen to state that they dislike the Catholic religion; but why look at the question in this particular view? Are gentlemen aware of the numerous bearings of this great question ? Are they competent to pronounce so unhesitatingly, upon a subject having so many important tendencies ? Do they remember how it constantly embarrasses the Monarch in the choice of his servants?--how it paralyzes business in every department of Civil Go vernment.? Do they remember how it bears on our foreign relations, and Presses on our finances and matie relations ? Are they aware how foreign States regard us, with relation to this question ? Do they think of the fact•that a contribution of t ents has lien within the last three months_ sent to hvlind PRICE 7D. ruption was given to, any person' from this side..'' (Loitd tedes of " Sheriff; Sheriff, do your duty.") The InGlf 61101rr then entreated the meeting to hear Lord Ebringtoo. - Lord EBRINGTON proceeded—He pttiinitY4 nc ttfl honourable man, if he believed that Catholic efilfii.; dptttien would endanger the Protestant church, he would rather ell the evils and calamities which he apprehended from a cor;i!htr:s sestirse. He would go further, and say that though he Issish the funds of that church to be more equally distribuftdi he was willing and anxious to leave to the excellent ministers, who generally discharged their duties in so eitemplary si menner, the full enjoyment of all its possessions in England; The church of Ireland stood on a different footing, and he Would hot innult the clergy of England by putting their useful lee hours in comparison with those of their Irish bre thren: His- own parish in Ireland—and there were hundreds of others similarly situated---presented an iiistatice Of a Protestant clergyman without a church, without a parsonage, or a single Peotestant.inhabi taut, except when his (Lord Elsrihgton's)lowit fa mily resided there. (Hear, hear.) He did not be lieve that such a state of •things could be acceptable to the clergy of riglend, or that they could wish to einbarls•bi the same boat with • their Irish bre thren ; and if the lash clergy were only known to their parishioners by the exaction of their tithes, it was, perhaps, better than their presence among them when they kad no duty to perform. But it WRS worthy of notice, that no petition had ever been presented from the Roman Catholics for a par ticipation of the revenues of the Protestant church ; on the contrary, \shell, in 1825, a Bill was in progress for paying the Roman Catholic clergy, it was only a matter of doubt whether they would receive the provision it was intended to give. Ind no* lid would say two or three words on the subject of the Catholic Association. He certainly r , t originally approve of the formation of that hotly, nor should he have joinedit now if he had not seen other societies formed in this country and Ireland, professing indeed a regard to the consti tution, but. using language so harsh, violent, and intimidating, that he considered it his duty to unite, as many respectable Protestants had done, with the Catholic Association. He would say more,—that to the Catholic Association was due the credit of preserving the peace of Ireland at this moment (cheers and disapprobation); they taught the peo ple respect to the laws, and helped the poor man against the oppression of the rich. It had been said by a late Lord Chancellor of Ireland now 'icing (Lord Redesdale), that in Ireland there was one law for the rich and another for the poor, and the honourable member for Somerset would allow that Lord Redesdale was no radical. (" Hear," from Sir T. Lethbridge.) It was on those grounds he sup ported the amendment ; he rejoiced that the meet ' ing had been called, whatever might he its result, for he had been always a friend to assemblies of the people, and should be ever proud to be present at the meetings of this county. (Cheering.) Sir T. LETHBRIDGE, M.P., next addressed the' meeting, and after paying a tribute to the public and private virtues of the Noble Lord tsho preceded him, observed that he believed that Noble Lord was la- boering under a fatal delusion with respect to the Catholic Association. (Cheers and laughter.) The Hon. Baronet then proceeded to denounce the great i ,ma.ts of the Association as traitors to their country; and to con:end that public safety required that that body should be put down. In conclusion, he ob served, the Noble Lord says that the Catholics never asked for the revenues of the Church; but though they have not asked it in direct terms, the whole of their views are directed towards it, and they say that ours is the usurpation, and if they got into Par liament, the Mother Church shall gain the ascend ancy. Mother Church I I call it the most horrid of all step-mothers! (A laugh.) May you, by your spirit, keep yourselves from her maternal hugs ; and there is only one way to do it—keep round your Sheriff on all public occasions. (Much confusion.) I have notes here which would keep me till I should be at home, 30 miles distant, but as you are anxious to come to a decision, and there is no novelty in the case, I will conclude by saying that you have done rightly in assembling here, as men, and as Britons, to declare that the laws of England shall not be changed. (Loud cheering.) J. W. BULLER, Esq., (Downes) was anxious for an opportunity of expressing his deep conviction of the wisdom and necessity of conceding the Roman Catholic claims. (Great uproar.) He concluded by moving, as a second amendment, the following petition : " Your petitioners are exceeded by no part of the King's subjects in their sentiments of loyalty to the throne, and attachment to the great principles of constitutional liberty, which are happily established in the United Kingdom. " Your petitioners view with apprehension and with the deepest regret the discontents which prevail amongst his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects, from the operation of laws excluding them, without sufficient cause, from vari ous civil offices, and from seats in the Legislature. " Your petitioners are most desirous that a settlement of this long-pending question should be effected ; but they feel it is impossible that this can be accomplished otherwise than by restoring the Roman Catholics tol the privileges from which they are at present excluded, since there never cm be a settlement of a question, whilst it is the unceasing interest of many millions of disqualified individuals to agi t toe it. Your petitioners pray that your Honourable House, having due regard to the interest of the Protestant consti tution as by law established, will settle the question in this, the only way in which it can by possit.ility be settled—thus consolidating tl,e power of the country, strengthening the constitution, and relieving the empire from the exhibition of the degraded character of a divided people." Lord SEYMOUR seconded this amendment. Mr..l. P. LYON next addressed the Meeting, but very little of what he said could be heard, lie de precated any further concession to the Roman ness, its grateful and affectionate population, instead - Catholics. of beiog,aS heretofore, the nursery, the inexhaustible Lord SEYMOUR next presented himself, and was nursery for your soldiers arid seamen, will become loudly greeted by that part of the assembly to the thestrong-holdand the placeofstrength toyourenemy. left of the hustings; but the uproar from the other Of this lam convinced, and unfortunately this, too, is side was so loud and continued, that only an occa the conviction of many foreign Powers; for unless sionul sentence of his address could he heard, ex the continental states to which I allude were aware cept by those who stood next to him. We under of some festering sore being found in your body s to o d his Lordship to congratulate the friends of politic, unless they discovered some point of weak- civil and religious liberty on the triumph which ness in your political system, do you think they ever they had obtained, and which was so strongly dis could have slighted this country as th e y h a r e (lone played by the repugnance of their opponents to hear •n recent occasions? (Cheers.) I ask of any man th e a ppe a l s of argument and reason. The whole of who reads the newspapers, if ever ti . i.!?e Iviis a .heir arguments, such as they were, had been rc riod in the modern history of ot.r coun t r y, when her fined, and haring no chance of success on that influence on the continent was reduced to so low an groenl, they had recourse to clamour. ebb? And when we hear gentlemen talk of net The confusion here became so great that the being bullied into this, and the other, is it not better, Noble Lord withdrew from the front. I ask, to he bullied into an act of kindness and The Rev. 11. LYTE, of Brixham, offered himself affection, of conciliation and grace to your country men (for the inhabitants of Ireland you _Sir yo afidst cries of "Hear him." " Off." " Question." Sir Thomas Acland came forward at the same would admit to be your countrymen), than be bug- moment but the Sheriff decided that the Reverend lied in consequence of the alienation of that people, Gentleman had first caught his eye. The uproar —ay, and when the hour of danger will come, as now was tremendous. Sir Thos. Acland observed, come it soon will, be bullied, I repeat by those !ions of the continent who are jealous Of your power, " Hear Jr. Lyle, or I have no chance." Sir T. Aeland often attempted to address the meeting, and J . ealous of your prosperity, jealous of your victories, jealous, above all, of your free constitution, and as often the Sheriff requested silence in vain. Who, therefore, on ly wa it a f avoura bl e o pp or tunity to lay your liberties at the feet of foreign despotism ? to dissolve the meeting or adjourn the discussion Sir B. WnEv-1 11 r. High Sheriff, I call upon you (Great che e ring.) [Th e n o i se on the right side we will not be put down by an organized faction. new became SF) inconvenient, that it was impossible T he UNDER-SHERIFF proceeded to read the for the Noble Lord to proceed.] At length, amendment, but could not be heard. Mr. NEWTON FEL:Loma rose and appealed to the Sir T. ACLAND said, if my constituents are what Sheriff , . Mr. . Sheriff,• you will allow," he said, 1 thought them to be ten years ago, they will not I . " that this is not correct; not the slightest inter-, refuse to bear their County Member on a question • upon which he has heeti:4llallesiget, - -(The up:ear ,was renewed.) The limn SHFRIFF again rropmed to put the question, hut was called upon by the pro-Catholirs to dissolve or adjourn the meet , ng. At this moment a placard was exhibited on the right, " Protestants, stop and sign the petition." Upon which Sr Thomas Aclan:l observed, " That':; tmetake: they mean to stop Cie deliberation, anti that's the way they will lose their cause." Sir THOMAS AcLAND said-1. am informed by the Sheriff that lam in possession of the meting. I throw myself on your protection, and I complain that the freeholders refuse to hear their county member. The MOH SHERIFF—I exceedingly regret that persist, it is my duty to pat the question. you will not hw? Sir Thomas A e l an d ; an d if you (Cheet, and disapprobation.) Mr. FAZA/CURLEY—III consequence of the turnta- Otte state of the meeting, I move that this meet ing be firlkgrned. Lord Jolitt tj4Kgt.L said—l second the motion.. The flon. ost FrI.I.OITEB complained that the amendment had not hem ?nerd, and the Untkr Sheila proceeded to read it. The Sheriff rtes proceeded to put the arne . rci‘ont (that of Lord Morley), but so great waa tisfaction of the Liberals at having the disc°. closed without haying heard tilf.n,e who II isheel addreFs them, that very few of them voted in the first instunte (we may say not one in ten); many of them - loudly - protested against the unfair conduct of their opponents. The show of hands by the No-Popery patty evit.ced a majority against the amendment, and the Sheriff so declared it. The amendment of Mr. Buller WU next put, anti ;also Ittotired.. Nearly the NI hole of the liberal srtf-voted on this occasion, awl apyearf4l to. us so be out-tiumbered by their cpponents in the: propoi tion of three to two. - The original petition was th►+n, put and rarritd amidst loud cheers of that party. Sir Witi, TEMPLER FOLK Inol ed that the Right Hon. Lord Rulle be requested to present the peti tion to the House of Lords, and Cerit the other to tbe House of Commons be presentee by Edmund Pot lexfen Bastard, Esq., and Sir Thtmas Dylce Adam!, Bart., the Members for the Cinney. Seconded by Mr. ARUNDEL HARRIS, and tarried by a very ierge majority. E. P. BASTARD, Esq. should be most happy to present and support the petition. Sir Tuoetee AtLAND then came forward, amidst loud noise, and said—Gentlemen, if yon possess the common feelings of Englishmen—if you are realty the freeholders of Devonshire, such as I recollees you to have been, you must hear the ; you have heard the debate, and I have given way to your un fairness. I have allawed the amendment to be put end regatived. I have permitted other - motions to be submitted, and you have called upon me to per form my duty towards you, when you would not 4u a common duty, as between man and mart. I will do my duty towards you in plesentirg your .petition it, conjunction with my Hon. Friend and Colleague, but. I will not support the petition. (Tivineudona Hproar.) It woold have been a vain task tc-day to address arc Assembly so disposed as you hart ehown.yourselece; but you have rendered me most effectual assistance by ! giving the cause which I eopeuse a weight and importance which no talents or exertions of mine could have imparted to it. (Much clamour.) You Imre sati.fied me and the country that I am right; for that must be a sinking anti degraded cause which will not render justice to a man who has , a right to be heard. And now, ladies and gentlemen, who hare presented certainly a ereet but not glori ous majority, though you have riot heard my senti ments, I leave you neither in sorrow nor in angtr, .and bid you all a hearty farewell. (Through the address the utmost confusion prevailed, from the impatience of the Meeting.) W. A. H. ARUNDEL HARRIS, EN., moved, and the Rev. Mr. LYTE seconded, a vote of thanke Lis the High Sheriff, which was carried by acclamation. The SHERIFF, in acknowledgment of the compli ment, said, that he felt exceedingly obliged for the attention which had been paid ter the business of the day; for, with a few exceptions, he had Dever witnessed a popular meeting conducted with more decorum. (Loud laughter, and cry of "Do you. call such conduct as that of the re.her (No Popery) side decorous ?") It was almost dark before the business of the thy ended. On leaving the'cnstle Lord Cliff: Id Was surrounded by a large portion of the yeomanry, who gave him three hearty cheers. Idis Lordship shortly addressed them, 'and assured them, howeve , much he felt gra tified at this mark of their attention to him, he was happy in the opportunity of asa.,ring them that he supported the petition moved by Mr. Buller, and seconded by Lord Seymo,ar, not so much as a Ca tholic Question, but as a question of civil and reli gious liberty; that attempts wer" made to-persuade the people that the object was t , " introduce the Ca tholic religion among them : it 'eas no such 'Ling. What they said respecting the Catholic reli g ion rds totally void of foundation, but the question was a Protestant one, for civil and religions liberty was a Protestant principle, and that was the principle. they were met that day to support. The crowd followed his Lordship to the New London Inn, when he again addressed them, and they quietly dispersed, again giving three hearty cheers. THE DINNER. Soon after the adjournment of the meeting, a pub lic dinner was given by the friends of civil and reli gious liberty, at the New London Inn. The Duke of Somerset in the chair; Lord Ebrington acting as President at the next table. At this meeting there were present Lord Sey mour, Lord Ebrington, Lord John Russell, I,grd Clifford, Mr. Win. Courtenay, the Hon. N Ff.-% loves, Sir George Bampfylde, Mr. Fazakerly. t above 150 of the principal gentlemen (of the liberal side) who had attended the meeting in the Castle yard. After the cloth had been removed, the toasts of " The King," and Civil and religious liberty all over the world," were drank with loud applause. The Hon. N. FELLOWES then suggested, than :is many gentlemen present had no: heard the petition moved as an amendment, it would be proper that they should then have an opportunity of hearing it. The petition was then read, and the sentiments it contained were loudly applauded. Captain BULLER (of Whimple) wished to offer a few words to the meeting. When coming towar‘ls the meeting, and within a mile of the city, he over took a waggon, filled with his own labourers. Think ing that the business of his fields must have been neglected by the absence of so many, he had asked why it was that they had given up their work ? was answered that several of their neighbours had .called upon theM, and requested them to attend the county toJsiAing ; but as they could not afford to lose a day' s labbur, they would not have come unless they expected to be paid.. I asked th?th (continued M. Buller) what they meant to do when they came, for I did net know which side they were going to sup poll, and it appeared that they were equally ignoruet on the subject. (Cheers, and laughter.) Some of them told me that they were to see parties at Exc'er who were to tell them what they were to do; — (loud laughter)—but the only definite idea they had got of what they had to do was, they were to vote for the King, and against the Papists.— (Continued laughter.) In addition to this I may mention, that I saw a printed circular from Mr. Turner, calling on individuals to come in and give their support to the object of the requisition. lam not aware tht.t any thing of this kind has been done by those who were favourable to the Catholic,and I hope it was not ; for myself, I will repeat, that whatever may lie my opinions, and they cannot be etrouger than they are, I would never condescend to support them by such means.—(Loud cheers,) - • - Lord J 91114 AVNALL 11,44 for the purpose of pro. THE GREAT LATIN LEXICON. 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