The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-19 00:00:00

TRI POLICY 07 IE3 121811 3,0747 047HOLIC

Tisk-lids:

The Irish Roman Catholic teerabere have orga-
nised an opposition to national edtesilem in Ireland, and met
on Thursday in Dublin. TM tellewing are the resolutions
handed to the repreemitatims rifts Iriett per at a suttee-
quept period of the day, es them daplad by the seating,
no remrters being admitted :
iret--That in our opinioe, the pastoral addressof the
catholic archbishops and bishops of Ireland, published last
August, °octal's. a Mir expceition of the present wants of Ire •
land, as able and comprehensive as it is temperate and dig-
nified, such ea might have been expiated from their lordships,
thoroughly acquainted sathey are with the condition of their
country, and sincerely interested in its welfare; and that,
without having recouree to any proceMings of a factious
character, we will avail ourselves of our position and in-
fluence as members of parliament to press upon the govern-
ment the just demands put forward in that important document.
"Second—That the principle of fres, separate education—
collegiate, intermediate, and primary—catholic for the
catholic, peMeMeat for the protestant—is in itself just, sips.
diem, and under all the eirctunstencee of this country, the
best suited to the constitution of Ireland, and is confirmed by
the established precedent of Great Britain end the colonies.
" Third—That so Meg as government silocates a portion
of the publio funds to the porpotes of education, there can be
no objection to such control and inspection as would assure
the government that the Linde so spoiled had not been mis-
appropriated—a provision in which, we have Hawn to know,
their lordships, the catholic archbishops and bishops, while
demanding separate education, readily concur.
"Fourth—That, as regards the material prosperity sad
social happiness of Ireland, the measure of all measures the
most required is one which would settle the land question
upon a basis of justice to all parties—that is, in such a
manner as would secure to the tenant fell compensation for
his labour and capital, without, on the other head, interfering
with the just rights of properly.
" Fifth—That the mtholic soldiers end sailors have a right
to the same facilities for the practice of their religion, with
the same freedom from interference of every kind, for them-
selves and their children, as their protestant comrades in
either r evicts enjoy, and that the duty of the government to
provide the facilities and secure that freedom is the same
towards catholic end protestant.
"Sixth—That the administration of the poor law in Ire-
land, amongst a people for the most part catholic, by a board
either exclusively English or Protestant, is a grievance
demanding redress, by the reconstruction of the boned;
that the experience of every day proves the pre-
sent Poor Law Commissioners do not discharge the

duties with which they are entreated in a manner to
command the confidence of the community, and that their
impracticability is displayed by the disputes in which they
have involved themselves with boards of guardian. in dif-
ferent parts of the country, u well se with catholic chap-
lains, by reason of their ignorance or disrespect of catholic
disoipline.
" Seventh—That any government which attempts to In-
terfere or to countenance an attack upon the temporal sove-
reignty of the Holy Father is unworthy of the confidence of
the Melt people and support of their repretentatives."
Colonel White voted on the education and tenant-right
reulutione noly. Mr. Bellew voted for the let, 3rd, 4th,
6th, and 6th resolutions.
Mr. Bowyer. Mr. Dana*, Mr. WMahon, and Mr. Red-
isorronoped
cy:e authority to use their mire ea areenting to the
PeoO°~go•