The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-30 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, FRIDAY, OCT. 29.
The Freeman's Journal bouts of yesterday's meet-
ing as having been completely successful, and says:
Upon one question only can any portion of our country-
men differ from the tone, and spirit, and resolutions of yes-
terday's meeting The clergy of the established church
cannot be expected to concur in the demand of the con-
ference for the secularisation of the church revenues now
exclusively appropriated to their service. We will not at-
tempt to reason with them in a cause on whose side all their
selfish interests are enlisted. It could scarcely be sapected
that they would voluntarily join in a movement see of
whose objects must necessarily be the remora of that in-
equality from which they derive their present incomes.
But, apart from the protestaut clergy, whet other just'
men can complain of the proposal, or do otherwise than
applaud the moderation of the confo•ence on this subject ?
The Belfast Mercury has the following account of
several outrages in the county of Down :
We ere much grieved to learn that a spirit of outrage, of
a very serious character, is showing itself in the district of
country connected with Donagliadee. A correspondent, in
whom we can place the utmost reliance, writes to us under
Wednesday's date that he feels very uneasy about the state
of that part of the country. Ile says:—" Since Saturday
week then have been six outrages in this cub-district of
Police ; one, a hay-stack burned at 7 o'clock in the morn-
ing, belonging to the rector of the parish ; another, a cow
houghed belonging to Mr. Delacherois; two shots fired
close to the house of the agent; and last night, two stacks
of turf burned near to tho town. There seems to be a
general combination against the rights of property, and
there have been no harsh measures whatever on the part of
the landlords. Unless the better disposed and the leaden
among the tenant levee party come forward and condemn
these outrages, which ■re extending more or less all over
the county, the• will injure their own cause, and bring
about a very bad state of things." We trust that the par-
ties referred to will use all their influence to cheek and put
down a system so dangerous, and so likely to interfere with a
quiet and satisfactory settlement of the land question.
At the Commission of Oyer and Terminer, yester-
day, a man named James Murphy was sentenced to
10 years' transportation for forgery on the United
States Bank of America.
A public meeting was held in Bandon yesterday
to consider a proposal for extending the Cork and
Bandon Railway to Dorinolcegue, with a branch to
Clonakilty. Lord Bernard occupied the chair, and
the opinion of the meeting was favourable to the
project.

THE a RELIGIOUS EQUALITY " CONFER-
ENCE.

THURSDAY EVINTNO.

This assemblage, which has been so long talked of,
took place to-day, the meeting being held in the
concert-room of the Rotondo. At 11 o'clock, the
hour appointed for the meeting, there were but few
in attendance, and these were chiefly Roman catholic
clergymen ; and at no time in the course of the day
could the meeting bo called a numerous one, the per-
eons present being, in fact, exclusively those whom
one might expect to find on the platform of a gene-
ral meeting. Among those present were:—Mr. Ser.
leant Sher, M.P., Mr. George H. Moore, M.P., Mr.
J. F. Maguire, M.P., Mr. F. Lucas, M.P., Mr. James
M'Cann, M.P., Mr. F. Scully, M.P., Mr. W. Keogh,
M.P., Mr. James Sadleir, M.P., Mr. W. H. F.
Cogan, M.P., Mr. Robert Potter, M.P., Mr. C. 0.
Duffy, M.P., Sir T. O'Brien, Bart., M.P., Mr. P.
O'Brien, M.P., Mr. \V. H. Magaun, M.P. Mr. Bel-
lew, M.P., Mr. D. O'Connor lienchy, &c. The
meeting was the more select from the fact of there
having been an entrance fee of half-a-crown charged
at the door, but shortly after the proceedings com-
menced the attendance was tolerably numerous.
' At a few minutes before 12 o'clock, on the motion of Mr.
Robert Putter, M.P., seconded by the Rev. Mr. Quaid, the
chair nu taken by Mr. George H. Moore, M.P.
Dr. Grey and Mr. Laces, M.P., were requested to act as
secretaries.

Mr. Moons, in opening the proceedings of the day, said
that in this country the subject to be submitted for
discus-
sion was nothing new in the history of Ireland. The Reli-
gious Equality Committee had been subjected to every
species of calumny and misrepresentation by the press at
both sides of the Channel. (Hear.) In referrin• to the
Irish church establishment in this country, he quoted the'
opinion of Macaulay to the effect that at io .period was
there a single statesman of eminence to be found who ever
attempted to defend that establishment. (Cheers.) So
far from depriving the Irish church establishment of its
alleged spiritual superiority, he was most desirous of giving
it full scope to exercise its wings in its flight to heaven ;
and he repudiated the idea that the catholic' of Ireland
were chargeable with the crimes or the acts of any despot
on any part of the globe. (Cheers.) If acts of petty perse-
cution had been perpetrated by any despot professing the
catholic religion, he repudiated and abhorred those acts,
and denied that the catholic* of this country either partici-
pated in or sympathised with them. (Cheers.) If England
had risen in indignation bows ireciesiutical titles had
been created in Pmeteed by a Omega power, bow can she
expect that Ireland meld be Asia rider the infliction of
the Irish church NisbilebaseaL (Lead cheers.) He to-
tally denied the charge that bed been made against the pro-
.ject of obtaining perfect religlies equality in Ireland, that
it was a sectarian agitation. On the contrary, it had its
origin in the line of peressuden which existed in this coun-
try for upwards a Mom matmise. (Cheers.) After some
further obseendim, the he.. rated Larned gentleman re-
sumed his see! iniiklseidisees. _ _ _

Dr: Craytbea read hitters from dui most Rev. Doctor
Mac Hale, and the Eight Rev. Dr. Vaughan, and said the
committee had received letters from several members of par.
'lament, all oonsurring most cordially in the objects of the
committee. _ _

Ile then read the following report, signed by Mr. George
Moore, M.P., u chairmen of the committee. This report
eontaitui the following :
" Your committee laving plated before you a brief
outline of lintobleautveani Wm of the communications

with wheel IM~ law hoe b lend, r7r; Wl;rl;fii
to Mats the saiden whin the Illapreseed opinion of the
imiSrf.aanOlie eta.lb ide as then at which the nee-
Mee Mtn.
" 111.71rserimi ominous of this country demands
for all dome acid disenietlems of Irishmen complete reli-
giose equality is thene of the law; and will not willingly
tolerate in any napes itemsmainies civil power, pre-
ermines's, or aecesdanyeeee any ease.
" 2nd. That the settlenest of the enroll question on the
basis of perfect «panty Ie seeential to the establishment of
that entire equality, civil ad religious, which alone on or
ought to produce content.
3. That the prison Irish church establishment is at
ones a badge of conquest and a legalised robbery of the
catholic population, which—while it insults and wrongs the
people—convulase Gaiety, sad impresses the catholic people
with a belief that the lonsietare which sanctions its coati.
nuance is hostile to elm=smi prosperity of the kingdom.
"4. That ell laws penalties on the eccle-
duties of an drink Olt pl=t the performance of
spiritual Inside n, w Ile lIININIBB of ecclesiastical rights,
I order, or *had*, we imandeteat with the constitution
of these swan w sapelas r oaths or tests from the
memben of say rellneas peaunisa, practically declare the
parties affected thereby to be lank" to the eye of the law
to their fellow inansenk sad eight be at once absolutely
and usenditinelly repaid.
" 6. That religion equality is hisaneistent with the ex-
chain from plane alien of any satins of the crown be-
should to at NW m
muse of his relltrahisith, and *pa all such exclusions
"8. That ws 'snider It the spiel duty of the Irish
liberal insaben et parliament to urge upon the attention
of the Le high= at all conveneat Case the grievances en-
aural by the poor and ideation eatholice in all part of
this empire, se far ea these grimness depend upon bad
laws, or a bad adniaistratiaa of then; and that in order
to enable mains of punnet& elleiently to discharge
Omit duty
_fa these natters, In antsettally epusst of the
oaths& Wisp sad clergy at bane be Gusat MIME and
la tbe 'dub* M at *sir 'Wien esanakan, the
statistisel and either without whisk it will be
imperil* la ban the claim thus mpeelsseed claws
adempattly hill Were parlianiaL
"Year eseillitte• have hello* to report that, in the
=of many of your eareepiniests, an *table set-
et the church quanta might be either
by *sea** shalitin of the pineal skunk establin' sent,
agginition of ell its seaman to purely senior
lass, se by sea equitable appellation's' atm thank ren-
ame between the several religion enanthetinskte width
the nigh, anis enatry are dhaisi.
" Yon eanahrse den an hall ailed upon to repress
any nine In /swear of either at hoses alternatives. Should
the humor be adopted it nese to your committee that it
110411 i not with general append :--ehould the latter be
best tpla the Irish public by those English statesmen
who hone Se provide for the support of the protestant
nine* shush from the public revenues, your committee
would urge the importance of adopting means to guard
against the slightest attempt on the part of the legislature
to fetter the liberties of any church or religious community
by any condition or restrictions.
' Into thin questions your committee will not now fur-
ther enter. It was their duty to lay before the conference a
condensed amount of the various plans proposed for the
securing the object which celled this conference into being
—religions equality. Having fulfilled that duty to the best
of their ability, they new resign into the hands of the con-
ference the trust reposed in them, in the confident assurance
that the great question of religious equality will find a full
and satisfactory solution in the wisdom and discretion of its
deliberations.' _ _ _

Mr. JAM= M.Cartar, M.P., moved, and Mr. C. G.
Dont seconded, the adoption of the report, which was
carried unanimously.
Mr. TRISTRAM Kixtunr, 741.1', In moving the first re-
solution, said he was of opinion that tithes formed no part
of religion. 8o far back u the year 1831, and subsequent
years, this country had been convulsed on the subject of
the payment of tithes, and, so far as he was concerned, on
his property in the county of Donegal, he released his
catholic tenantry from the payment of tithes, and left his
protestant tenantry to pay them. (Cheers.) He would
not further detain the meeting, as he considered 20 year.
experience of the salutary effects of relieving his catholic
tenantry Iron the payment of tithes of more importance in
illustration of his opinioni on the subject, than if he wen
to occupy the meeting at greater length. (Chews.) The

boa. gentleman °occluded by moving the adoption of this
first resolution, which was seconded by Dr. ()rattan, and
unanimously carried. [This resolution, marked " lit," will
be found embraced in tle above report, u we►l as the otker
resolutions prepared by the committee.]
Mr. Romani* Porrirn, M.P., in moving the second reso-
lution, suid that the GO liberal members of parliament who
were returned from this country owed their election to the
opinions they avowed, and that of religious equality was
one of theses

Rev. Mr. Quarto, in seconding the resolution, said, on
his own part and on behalf of the catholic population of his
district, that lie never would be satisfied until the brand of
degradation inflicted by the Irish church establishment
should be totally obliterated. (Cheers.) They had been
calumniated and reviled, and not content with aspersing
the catholic, of Ireland and the religion they peeress, the
Irish church end the enemies of the people put their
bands into the pockets of the people whom they calum-
niated, and commit a robbery for the support and min-
tenance of an adverse church establishment. (Loud
cheers) Ile wanted to have nothing to do with any
government in the shape of a state pay. What he wanted
was, that the overgrown and monstrous injustice of the
protestant church establishment should be abolished, and
the people relieved from as grinding a tyranny. (Cheep.)
The Rev. JOHN HUAI/NEI' suggested that the resolutions
should be moved and seconded by members of parliament,
in order that their calumniators in England end in this
country should not have it in their power to say that the
present meeting was nothing more than an assemblage of
priests. This they said already, end by adopting his sug-
gestion, those enemies would out have it in their power to
repeat it. (Cheers.)
Mr. J. F. AlAut nen, M.l'., was then called by the chair-
man to move the third resolution, and, in doing so, said
that there could be no second opinion that the protestant
church establishment was nothing more then • badge of
conquest and a legalised robbery. (Cheers.) Referringto the
diocese of Cloyne, in which (lie said) the proportion of Ca-
tholics and protestant* was about one to twenty, and in
some cases the disproportion was still greater, yet the in-
come of the protestant minister was more than sixfold over
that of the catholic. (Cheers.) Ile, as well I. the gentle-
men present, was in favour of the voluntary system, end
he believed that the strength end stability of the catholic
religion was greatly contributed to by the voluntary system
contented by the sacred ties which exist between the clergy
and laity of the catholic people of Ireland. (Cheers.) Ile
quite agreed with what the 1t.,. Mr. Quaid said, that it
would depend upon the Irish members of parliament
whether or not the present movement would hold an im-
portant and formidable position in the House of Commons.
(Cheers.) If the Irish members would hold themselves in-
dependent of every minister and every government, they
would have the unanimous support of the people of due
country, and assume • pevitien in the !louse 01 Commons
which could not be despised nor trilled with. (Cheers.)
The hon. gentleman concluded by moving the resolution,
which was seconded by Mr. Bettew, M.P., and adopted.
Mr. Juno It eitaoLDS moved the next resolution, and in
doing so said that he indignantly disclaimed the charges
which had been cast upon the catholic people ot Ireland,
that they sought the destruction of the protestant and the
ascendancy of the catholic church, and itemising the people
of Ireland of hating their protestant neighbour. Ile indig-
nantly repudiated the calumny. lie and they, as far as the
weakness of human nature wooed permit, loved tied above
all things, end their neighbour as themselves ; but there
was a great difference between the religion of the protestant
church and the tithes, which amount to a million a year.
(Cheers.) The distinction he would draw wee, let his pro-
testant brethren entertain whatsoever religious opinions they
pleased, but let the people of Ireland be relieved Irom the
payment of a million a year to pay the ministers of that re-
ligion. His object was to meet the brutal and lying press
01 London, and tell it that the people of Ireland would not
submit to the galling injustice of the Irish church esta-
blishment. (Cheep.) Ile asked were the principles now
under discussion to vanish into thin air when that meeting
would have separated ? (Cries of " No, no.") He wag
glad to hear that " No, no," and he hoped they would
follow up the subject by entering into a solemn resolution
never to rest night or day until they would have uprooted
that most abominable tyranny, the protestant church esta-
blishment. (Cheers.)
Dr. M'ELIitRAN, of Belfast, seconded the resolution
proposed by Mr. Reynolds.
Mr. Sergeant Stine moved the fourth resolution. The
hon. and learned gentleman spoke at considerable length;
he was frequently interrupted with loud plaudits, and con-
cluded an eloquent discourse by moving the fourth reso-
lution.

Captain Clarem, M.P., in seconding the resolution, said
he would not give his support to any government, whether
whig or tory, that would not entertain the question of the
Irish church establishment, with a view to its reform.
Mr. C. G. Di FFY moved, and Mr. Joni( M'Xasisa•
CANTWILL seconded, the fifth resolution.
Mr. COGAN, M.P., proposed, and Mr. RODBUT CASSIDY,
J.P., seconded, the sixth resolution.
Itesolutior.s disclaiming any intention of demanding any
portion of the revenues of the established church for the
Roman catholic church, and requiring that the liberal Irish
members should continue independent of, and in opposition
to, any government that will not concede perfect religious
equality, were subsequently moved and adopted.
Sums other resolutions having been passed, and thanks
voted to the chairman, the meeting separated..

AND CLERICAL.

CAMBRIDGE, Ocr. 29. TiiiLATEMAsTIR or
Ciotti Coxxsox.—The interment of the rowans of the
late muter of Caine College will take plates on Saturday
next, on the north side of the College Chapel, just next the
entrance ; they will be brought from Ashdon this evening
I for the purpose. The funeral will be as private as possible.
in accordance with the expressed wish of the deceased. The
election of the new master will take place on Thursday next
by the senior fellows. It is not yet definitively settled as to
whether or no it is absolutely necessary that the canclidstes
should be natives of Norfolk. _ _ _

ST. JOHN 8 Loci.sua.—The degree of Bachelor of Arts
wasoonferred on Mr. Wm. Patchett, of this college, to a
congregation on Wednesday last.
SIATONIAN Patzn.—The Seatonian prize, fey the beet
English poem on a sacred subject, has been adjudged to
Mason Neale, MA., Trinity College. Subject,
"Mammon."

idnninTrts. The Downing Professor of Medicine
began a course of lectures introductory to the study of
medicine in connexion with that of the natural sciences, on
Wednesday the 27th of October, at twelve o'clock, in
Downing College. The lectures will be continued every
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, during the remainder of
the term.

Cou.now.—At a congregation holden this
day the degree of Muter of Arts was conferred on John
Vevey Martin, of the above society.
THE MAITLAND PRIZE,—This prise, given triennial
for the best English essay on some subject connected with
the propagation of the Gospel through missionary vier.
ties* in India and other parts of the heathen world, has
been adjudged to the Rev. C. K. Robinson, of St.
Catherine's Hall. The prize is the interest of a fund raised
to perpetuate the memory of LientAleneral Maitland.
K.C.8., late Commander of the Forces in South India, and
the respect and esteem of the subscribers for his character
and principles.
MODIDIN Hisreitv.—The Professor of Modem History
proposes to examine, in the hall of Trinity Hall, at twelve
o'clock on Tuesday, the 2nd of November, 1852, any gentle-
men who, with a view to taking the ordinary any
of
Bachelor of Arts, may be desirous to obtain from him a certi-
ficate that they have passed a satisfactory examination in
modern history. The subject of the examination will be
the history of England during the reigns of the Kings and
Queens of the house of Tudor. It is requested that all
gentlemen who may propose to attend the before-men-
tioned examination would inscribe their names on or be-
fore Monday, the Ist of November, on a list which will be
found et the porter's lodge at Trinity Hall.

Rev. Samuel Butcher, D.D., to the Remus Profeasonhip
r Divinity, Trinity College, Dublin.
Rev. Cadwallader Coker, to St.Albana Perpetual Curacy,
°opera's, Baez ; patron, His H. Archer Iloublon.
Rev. Walter Scott Dumergue, to Ferebam Vicarage,
(ante., valor 6301. ; patron, Bishop of Winchester.
Bev. H. Keusbl4,..to Kuipton Rectory, Leicestershire,

value 2941. with mildew', Patron, Dakiirof Rutland.
Rev. W. J. H. Latium, to be Aasiauutt Chaplain to the
Haan albs Chapel Royal, Dublin.
Rev. Heiken Mills, to Thorpe Arnold Viearage with
Brentingby Curacy, Leicestershire, vales 2481. ; patron,
Hake of Rutland.

IFACANCIIIP.
Racroatze.—Roding-Abbeas, Ewe:, diocese Rochester,
value 3231. with residence; patron, Capel Cure, Esq.;
Rev. Thomas Dyer, deceased.
ths.hem, Little, Suffolk, diocese Ely, value 3001.; patron,
Marquis of Bristol ; Rev. Perryman Wakehatn, deceased.