The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-04 00:00:00

THE RIOT AT BIRKENHEAD.

lIIIMENRIAD, TUESDAY.
The interest consequent upon the disgraceful pro-
ceediep which happened at Birkenhead on Wednesday
last, has now became of the most intense character. The
riot has only led, en the part of the protestant portion of the
community, to a more fixed determination to hold the meet-
ing, and at length a building calculated to accommodate
between two and three thou'and persons has been filed upon
tor the place of meeting. The place sanded to is the area of
the old railway station in Grange-lane. Since the time when
the general passenger ata•lon was extended to the margin of
the river, the old sta.ion has been in comparative disuse;
indeed, it ipsy be said, altogether neglected end forgotten,
bet the late riot has been the means of drawing attention to
its eligibility as the plus of meeting for the inhabitants
to express their sentiments on the subject of the
present agitation. We are in a position to state
that all the arrangements for holding the meeting
in this building have been completed, but the committee,
acting upon the advice of the magistrates, have wisely de-
ferred issuing any actual notification of the meeting until an
answer to an application made to Sir George Grey, in refer-
ence to the prawns of the military, has been received.
This *Meer was received this morning, and immediately a
meeting of magistrates was called, and this afternoon
in the presence of a deputation of the inhabitants, Sir
Edward Cost being the presiding magistre,e, a resole
tion which the magistrates had come to on the receipt of
Sir George Grey's letter, was read, the purport of which
was that in consequence of the late disturbances at a meet-
ing called to address the Queen on the late papal aggreseion,
the magistrates deemed it judicious to consult the secretary
of the home department as to the propriety of holding an
adjourned meeting. From the answer they had received
that morning from Sir George Grey, they did Lot, as magis-
trates, think proper to call the meeting and risk a repetition
of the late unprovoked attack upon the authorities.
The deputation then retired, and when our parcel was
despatched were engaged in a consultation as to the best mode
of owavenieg a public meeting, which there is no doubt will
be held in a few days.

" TEE DIM" ON ROMAN CATHOLIC EMANCl-
wArlotr.—When the Duke of Wellington supported the
Roman Catholic Emancipation Bill in the Rouse of Lords, I
his Grace said—" It is impossible to suppose that the small
number of parsons that this measure will admit into this
house, and the few who may pos.ibly obtain seats in the
other house, can afford any ground for apprehending danger
from legislation to the Church of Ireland—the Church of
Ragland in Ireland. I entertain no doubt that after this
measure shall have been effected, the Roman catholics will
no longer exist se a operate interest in the state, as they
at remit do. I Dave no doubt that they will cease to
exalts disunion in this and the other Rouse of Parliament.
Parliament will then, I hope, be disposed to look at their
eonduet, and everything which respects that country, as
they will look upon the people and the affairs of Ragland and
Scotland. I will say, however, that If lam disappointed in
my hopes of tranquillity, after a trial has been given of the
measure, I shall have no scruple in coming down to parlia-
ment and laying before it the state of the case, and calling
for the newmary power to enable government to take the
step. suited to the occasion. I shall do this in the same con-
fidence that parliament will support me in what I do in Me
present case. '