The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-29 00:00:00

been the advocate of the Siccardi laws, and who, dying,
was refused Christian burial by the priests. Ihe priest
who refused was expatriated, but the Bishop of Turin took
his part, and he also was expelled. Thu Archbishop of
Cagliari then took up the cause of intolerance, and was ex-
pelled like the others. Ile (Sir C. Eardley) thought that
the conduct of the court of Turin in these matters did them
honour. (Loud cheers.) Again, Professor Naix was ex-
communicated for publishing, as the sentiments of the sea
of Rome, precisely the same opinions which Cardinal Wise-
man published in this country. His book was put in tho
index expurgatorius, hut the government immediately ap-
pointed Signor Parini, a man of the Brune principles as his
colleague. Tho Archbishop of Turin had, from his place of
exile, issued a decree against their lectures, no that it was
clear that a battle was about to be fought in Italy for tho
principles of religious freedom. (Hear, hear.) He hoped
that the people 01 England would sustain it with their purse.
He should like much to sec a deputation of English
protestants hearted by their noble chairman—(loud cheers)
going over to the continent to speak iu the name of British
protestantism a word for civil and religious liberty.
(Cheers.) In France and in Turin the cause was ripe, and
even in Portugal it was quivering in the balance. Thera
Saltlanha was struggling to establish it, and any move
there would certainly vibrate to M,alrid. He should like to
hear of some men who knew Germany going to Berlin. His
conviction was that they must get rid of Maynooth. teat
cheering.) In saying so he was only repeating what he had
told the Prime Minister in 1.815, and if he was agoiu deaf
to their protestations, they would have a protestant confe-
rence, which would soon make him yield to the will of an
united people. (Loud cheers.)
Rev. F. M. CLOSE, in seconding tho resolution, wished
to call attention to the fact that the tyrauuy of Rome ex-
tended to Africa, to Asia, and to the Islands of the Pacific
Oemn. They could not spare even a harmless and innocent
queen. lie (Mr. Close) would say to them, "Do not forget
Queen Poniare." The resolution want unanimously agreed
to. . .

The Rev. C. PRESTON was then introduced by the
chairman, but in consequence of a person rising at the
end of the hall, and insisting on addry s-ing the meeting,there
was considerable confusion. Silence having been at length
obtained by the admirable conduct of the chairman, the rev.
gentleman proceeded. Ile moved the fourth resolution:—
" That, as the nearest and must practical duty of the British
people, an earnest endeavour ought forthwith to be made
to terminate that intimate connexion with Rome into which
this protestant nation was brought in 1815, by the act which
settled upon Maynooth College a perm.nent national en-
dowment. And that for this purpose petitions to both
houses of parliament be now adopted, praying for the im-
mediate and total repeal of that enactment." Ile believed
it was now very generally conceded that the endowment of
the Maymnith College was a nwasure which hail fully
realised the predictions of those who had opposed it, and
which had falsified the expectations of every one of its sup-
porters and friends. (Cheers.) The endowment had never
been asked by the people of Ireland : they had themselves
never supported the colleges; and it had never been
popular with them. In opposing this endowment
its opponents were therefore offering no insult to
the people of Ireland : they were only refusing
an unjust aid to the Roman catholic priests of (re-
bid. (Cheers.) The people of Ireland had spoken out
about their own education ; and they had spoken out in
defiance of the priests. The "Godless Colleges" were po-
pular, and well supported by the Roman catholic laity,
despite all the fulminations of the Synod of Thurles, and
notwithstanding all the intrigues of Primate Cullen.
(Cheers.) The endowment of Maynooth College was a
question of conscience and principle. (Cheers) It wits a
question whether they were to give their aid to a conspi-
racy againet Europe to a church which aimed at
supreme temporal awl political power—a charch which
he believed to lie antichrist—a church which he would un-
church as foul and unworthy. ((groat cheering.) Let him
he understood. Ile said this of the priests, not of the
laity. lla was not pomosing to uuehristianise all Roman
catholics. There were Christians among the Roman cattle-
lies, and Rennin catholiro had gone to the glory which was
to be more fully revealed hereafter; but this hail nut been
by the aid of the papacy, but in spite of it.
The Rev. Dr.BEGG (intrutluced as one of a deputation
from Scotland) seconded the resolution.
Mr. J. C. EVANS supported the reedutinn, and ex-
plained at some length the provisiens of the Mayouoth
Act. Ile could not let the subject of Piedmont piess with-
out reminding dissenters that it was their own Cromwell,
who had first interfered on behalf of tho " slaughtered
saints" of Piedmont, turd their own Milton had penned the
mandate. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. IRE WEN moved a vote of thanks to the chairman,
which was carried by aceantation.
The Earl of SHAFTEsIi CRY expressed hie deep grati-
tude for this vote of thanks. lie rejoiced at the vigour and
unanimity which had been displayed by that great meeting,
and he doubted nut but that its ialtienee would be felt to
the very extremeties of the empire. (!less.) His Rev.
friend, tir. Burgess, had alluded in terms of di served
eulogy to the press of this kingdom. In that eulogy
he (Lord Shaftesbury) fully concurred. lie fully
appreciated the talent and diligence, and the high tone
of our public writers, but he wished to speak in terms
of especial commendation and gratitude, of one class of
writers for the public press, to whom he was meat indebted
—he meant the reporters. (Loud cheers.) lie was sure
the meeting would agree with hint that, whether in speak-
ing of the reports of parliamentary proceedings, or of public
meetings like the present, they must express their astonish-
ment and gratitude at the great talent, fidelity, and zeal
which was displayed by the reporters. (Loud cheers.)
The proceedings terminated, as they had Comm ttc:d,
with prayer.