The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-26 00:00:00

LORD CAMPBELL AND HIS IRISH
TENANTILY.

The Lord Chief Justice of England, who has been for the
last week visiting his extensive estates in the west of Ire-
land, fixed on Monday last for the purpose of entertaining
his numerous tenantry at Hoye%llen, a place picturesquely
situated near the shires of Lough Corrib, about seven miles
from Galway. The occasion was a highly interesting one
for the gecetal s fleet of the scene, but was still more so for
the sentiments to which his lordship gave expression, in
addressing the numerous assemblage, and Ur the effect
which those sentiments are likely to produce on public
opinion in Delia& The dinner was given in the
National Schoaroome, where several Ifiradrede of
the peasantry were entertained with an abundance
of excellent and substantial fare, and at the principal
table, b. sides Lord Campbell, who presided, sat Hon. Miss
Camp'sell, Hon. Dudley Campbell, Campbell, Esq., Rev.
Francis Reuse. P.P., Thomaslll. Barton, Req., J. Kinkead,
Bsq , George hooker, Esq., J. F. Blake, Esq., As.
Lord Campbell having proposed the toasts of "The
Queen" and " The Lord Lieutenant," which were duly
honoured, his lordship's own health was then proposed by
the lice. Mr. Kenny, the pariah priest.
The noble boat, whose rising was a signal for renewed and
very enthusiastic demonstrations of applause, in the
course of his reply, spoke as fellows In former
times, the property of which I became the owner,
both in Moycullen and in Barna, bad much in-
fluence in Parliamentary elections, both for the city
and the county of Galway. (Hear, hear.) Now, gen.
tlemen, I tell you that I sever will interfere with
your minim of the elective franchise. (Prolonged
cheering.) I hope that you are all loyal—that you are
all attached to the British Constitution; but as to party
polities, maks your own choice, and I know my reverend
friend will never improperly interfere. (Loud goers.) It
has been said that Roman catholic priests have inter-
fered improperly in politics; I am coavinced my re-
verend friend, your respected pastor, never will, and I
apprehend you shall incur no danger in conscientiously
exerci-ing your own judgment., and voting for the man
who you honestly believe will confer the greatest amount
of benefit upon you. (Cheers.) Then, gentlemen, with
reference to another subject. I believe that moot of you
adhere to the religion of your forefathers—the lion=
catholic faith. (Cheers.) I, gentlemen, was brought up a
protestant, and am sincerely convinced of the truth of the
tenets of my religion ; but I should be the last man is the
world to interfere with religions liberty, nor would I ever
eneourage any improper efforts to proselytise. (Enthusi-
astic cheers) Let every man worship God according to the
divines of his own COOKienCe. (Applause, again and again
renewed.) I have been long a member of parliament, and
I have always stood up for the just rights of my Roman
catholic fel,ow subjects, and I earnestly supported catholic
emancipation (Cheers.) I was told that the Roma* catho-
lics would not be satisfied with obtaining perfect equality,
but that they also require ascendancy and exclusion. I
said, however, " let as grant them all they are justly en-
titled to, and if they ask for mere, let as make a stand
against them " (" Hear," and cheers.) I confess there
are certain doctrines called " altraniontane," whicls I
capitol approve of, for they involve principles that you
ancestors before the Reformation refused to suction,
and seed to resist. (Hear. hear.) They
would allow England, Deland, or Scotland, to be nattiest to
• foreign power. Those doctrines have Men, in moms in-
stances, revived, and they ate of such a nature that they
cannot taped' my approbation, sor tbat of any sincere friend
of religious equality and liberty of conscience. (Hear, hear.)
lam for equality, and against ascendancy. (Cheers.) I
wish my It 'man catholic fellow subjects should have the
free, undisturbed enjoyment of everything necessary for the
exercise of their religion and the celebration of its rites and
ceremonials—Mt if they will not allow their fellow Chris-
tians of other sects to enjoy the same privileges, then, I
any, they are unreasonable, and should be resisted.
(Cries of "We never will") Since I tame to Ireland, it
afforded me sincere pleasure to Read the great man of the
people sound and reasonable in their views. They are
not bigoted—they are not intolerant, but appear` ilting to
live in pesos and harmony with all persuasions. ear.)