The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-09 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1869.

MAIMING of 2014 V oarzololca

Yesterday afternoon an important meeting of
Roman catholic. wee bald at St. James's-hall, (or the purpose
of taking measeiree to news from the government a reefs'-
: boa of the right of Roman catholic chaplains claming
prisons and workhouses for the purpose of affording refired.
instruction to persons profaning that faith. Tae lion. Charlie
lANODALE preeided, and was supported by the Earl of Kea
sears, laud Love, Lord Darner,- Lord Pere, Lord Stafford,
Lord Arundel, Lod Hustles, Lard CasUarosse, Lord Hun-
testower, Lord Feeding, I.ad Camden, Mr. Monsen,
Si.?., Mr. Maguire, M. Lord B. Howard, M.P. Dr.
Millie, Bebop of lidinbariti, Hoc. T. Law, Mr. J. F.
Maeuire, M.P., Sir R. Throgmorton, Sir B. Gerrard. Sr
F. Smythe, Sr P. Mostyn, Sr C. Clifford, Coant do. is Feld,
Sir. J. Pope Hennessey, M.P., Mr. Bowyer' M.P., Mr.
11.Cann, M.P., Mr. ii. W. Wilberforce brother to the
Bishop of Oxford, Archdeacon Manning, aid a large body of
the Romer catholic clergy.
The CHAllleAti, in opening the proceedings, said that In
pie times Boman catholic. had had to struggle for their po-
litical tights, but now they were claiming in a spirit of
charity a religious right, namely, that inmates of workhouses
sad criminals who belonged to the Roman esthete church
should enjoy the benefit of free spiritual intercourse with
their own clergy. He trusted that whatever they might re-
solve upon that day they would not make say &Hulloes to
any government or political party, for they had associated
wiih them in their cause men of every shade of politics.
Lord STAPP/kb moved the Brat resolution That by
the CODPI itution of this country, and in particular by the aces
of the legiel ,tare in regard to each of her Majeety'a subjects es
are not of the esta'Aished church, it is recognised ea a high and
sacred principle that full and perfect liberty, both in religion
and elucation, should be enjoyed by the people of these
rearm" Ilia lordahip said be was not acqsaiated with any
details, bat he should always be glad to give the PAM hie
most hearty support.
Lieut.-Colonel VAVOHAN seconded the resolution, which
was unanimously adopted.
Lord Hewitt:a moved the next resolution, which aflrmed
that, notwithstanding this groat and unonestionaLle pried-
' re, great numbers of her Majesty's catholic .übjeen, inmates
of proms and workhouses, were at the present moment de-
rived of the fall and free exercise of their religion.
Mr. Riur, in seconding the repletion, said that the Poor
Law Azasudment Act was (not carried out in the spirit la
which the legislature intended it should be. He showed, by
a Tenon of siatiaties, that children and adedta in workhouse
were systematically deprived of the ministratious of their
clergy, and that extraordinary means were taken by work-
bowie and prison officials to keep the Roman catholic clergy
without their walla.

ii;it...:YrTiiiLLts, Diebop of Edinburgh, supported
the =Aloe' and after some observations from the Rev. W.
I{sLiv, of Poplar, it was =Mad without a diessatient votes.
Mr. R. Berkeley, Mr. R. W. Wilberforce. the Rev.
Comm Oakeloy, Mr. Mansell, M.P., and Mr. Kaiaks, M.P.,
saccesively addressed the seeetiag, sad it was resolvtd that
her Mejeety's government should be appeeled to, in order
that they might tale the neeemary measures for /*coins
full freedom in religion end education, by s more equal ad-
nealstietion of the mantles, or by such farther enactments is
might be required.
A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings.