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London, England, 1825-11-23 00:00:00

TIM.I DRITISH PRESS.

NEW CATIIOLIC ASSOCIATION.

[From the Dublin Eveninz Pnet of Saturday.]
This body met to-day, at the Corn Erchange Rooms, at half
after three tieloek.
:lir. BUTLER (grandson of the late Earl of Kilkenny) was in the
Chair.

Mr. (FeturxEttriadikeetigkat the Honourable P. S. Butler
(the Chairman's frubee) ladritted a Member.—Carried amid
cheers.
Mr. COvottor was appokr4SeuetAry, and read the minutes of
the last day's proceedings. Ile would say a fet: words with regard
to one motion which appeared nn the minutes—that which he had
moved no this (*week. regarding the taking in by this body of
the Eloile, and which was unanimously carried. lie was happy he
had done so, although his friend, Mr. O'Connell, who had given
notice of the Intone' he referred to, was not in the rooms on the day
It was brought forward.
Mr. O'Coi;:ecti. regretted his absence, and stated that it wu
professional business of moment which prevented his attendance,
and not, as they would all believe, any wish to shrink from his
public duty. He then alluded at much length to the ignorance of
the Londrm Papers with regard to high affairs, in very pointed
terms. If they were to be credited, the (ioverninent of this country
was most devoted to relieve the wants of the people. They would
have their readers believe that Ireland was inhabited by a people
who entertained of religion the MU degraded notion, and of each
other the test contemptible opinion. (Hear, hear.) It was not
the vile Carrier atone 'Mkt dies represented the people, but the
Tinier, the Mowing Chronicle, and a more obscure and worse
conducted Paper than those, the Morning Ilerald, joined in the
calumny and nilakpresentation.. It was fortunate, however, for the
people of this country that the French Press was open to them,
thrisngh meant of which they could proclaim their wrongs to the
world. Ile concluded by disclaiming all intention on the part of
the Association of seeking er wishing for foreign influence. He dia. I
liked everything foreign in Ireland. It was foreign influence which
had blasted thin beautiful island, and turned a once powerful nation
into a pitiful province.
Mr. CONWAY read a letter from the Rev. Mr. Trent, PP. of
Templemore, county Tipperary, forwarding 81. to the Association,
being the amount of the subscriptions of eight parish priests of the
diocese of Cashel.

Oil the motion of Mr. O'CoNNEtt. these Rev. Gentlemen Mr.
John JAMecon, a rssoectsble Presbyterian; Air. Scott, of Ennis;
Messrs. Roger and JoioesLet&la, a Liverpool ; find aevcral other%
were admitted Members.
Mr. O'CoaN ELI brought ferward Mr motion relative to the
conduct of the king of the Nctltinlaada towards hie Catholic sub-
jects, and after detailing thai conduit at ninth length, concluded
by moving the appdinhvienl of a eommittee at amen to take means
to disabuse the people of England on the misrepresentations cir-
Alated A' them

cm—. among on that subject.
Mr. PLUNRITT thought that any interference with stead to
the King of the Netherland* and hie aiihjects would be twat pre-
judicial to the Catholics of Ireland, could not come within the de-
fined objects of this associatidn, and would not be of any service to
the Catholics of the Netherlands. fie would, therefor*, call on
every honest Irishman to follow his example and protest against
such interference.
Mr. CONWAY saitl6.lf? beg tightly understood the object of Mr.
O'Connell's motion, it was not in order to interfere with the King
of the Netherlands he brought it forward, but to advert to that
conduct, in order to disabuse the I::ng'jab minttellS the opinions
they entertained as to Catholicism generally. ,
Mr. C'CorrxEtt. assented to the view taken' bfliv. Conway,
and declared that to be the only intention he evert entertained m
bringing forward the motion.
Mr. Sit r. said it was necessary for them to know how a Pro.
teem Government, which had obtained control over the ministers
of the Catholic Church, was disposed to deal with that Church, as
it was a subject which Interested them so nearly. The Learned
Gentleman then adverted to the ofiservationa contained in the
Courier, regarding Mr. Conway's motion about the Etolle, and
after most clearly contradicting the assertions of the former journal
regarding the lame, he adverted to the threat, that, if the
Catholics were not quiet, the Penal Laws would be again re.
enacted, and declared his astonishment and indigation at such an
abominable hint. That time wide never, he thanked God, come;
and should it he attempted, such an enactment would cost much
blood. (Tremendous cheers.) In justification of himself and the
Association, he would ray, that no mart could more ardently hope
that England might Pow be in peril than he did. They wished
not for foreign connexion, they disclaimed lit • but they felt
grateful to the Mode for making Europe acquainted with the suf-
ferings of the Irish Catholics.
Mr. CONWAY felt no apprehension that ever the period alluded
to by the Courier worth, arrive. fie did not apprehend that such
saturnine times would ever again visit this country, and his only
reason was, that the debt of Rogland, and the three per cents. for-
bade it. ,
Mr. O'Connell'a motion was carried, and • Committee ap-
pointed,. after which the meeting adjourned.
ANCOVERY OF' _
'We extract the following interesting fact from a pam-
phlet just published, containing " Observations connected
with the National Enclosure Company :"
" In the county of Lincoln, Mr. Young, in his Agricul-
tural View Of Lincolnshire, informs us that several em-
bankments anti drainages have token place, particularly]
East and Wildmore fens, which, after their recovery, were j
estimated se be worth- two millions of money. Deeping
fen, a very extensive tract near Spalding, was also recovered,
increasing it in value COO per cent. In the long reach
which extends from Tattersal to Lincoln, between twenty
and thirty square miles of country were reclaimed ; and
in the parish of Long Sutton, ten thousand acres have been
redeemed from the sea. Indeed so numerous have been
the recoveries in this county, that it is calculated that j
within forty years no less than one hundred and fifty thou-
sand acres have been rendered fertile, which previously
were sterile and unproductive.
" Near Chester, sire River Dee Company has gained
several acres from the sea, which have been divided into
different beautiful farms, the whole paying a rental of more
than %Wu/. per annum. The Society for the Encourage-
ment of Arts and Sciences has awattled gold medals to
several individuals who have recovered ninny thousand
acres in different parts of the kingdom. Mr. Maddock
has reclaimed a fine property in Wales, oa which the town
of Tre-maddock is built ; and although the circumstances
of that case are peculiar, it will eventually prove a bene-
ficial undertaking. The Earl of Morley has reclaimed a
considerable quantity of laud near Plymouth; and the
Dentitick family, in Norfolk.
" These are all, comparatively, modern instances of the
practice of the art of embanking and draining : but we
have many in which it was clone by the Romans and our
ancestors to a great extent. Holland fen, in -.,icolnsliire,
estimated to contain one hundred thousand acres, is un-
doubtedly a recovery in part efFectt d by the Romans.
Romney Marsh, in which fifty thousand acres are em-
banked, is a work which Dugilale attributed to the same
people. Hatfield Chase, Yorkshire, containing ninety
thousand acres, was drained in the reign of Charles I. ;
and the far-famed great Bedford Level, extending no less
than sixty-eight miles, and into six counties, was effec-
tually recovered from its inundated state in the year le4e.
Many other instances might be produced, were not these
sufficient to prove that the process has also been success-
fully prosecuted in our own country."

The following Gentlemen were yesterday called to the
degree of barrister-at-law, by the Honourable Society of
Lincoln's Inn :—John Manahip Norman, Esq. ; George
Nutcombe Oxnam, Esq. ; William Francis Lube, Esq. ;
Richard Cheslyn, jun., Esq. ; and John Hodgkin, jun.,
Esq.
THE FUSTIAN MANUFACTURERS AND THEIR WORIL•
!SEN.—We are sorry to state that no accommodation has
yet been effected between these parties, nor is there any
immediate prospect of a termination of the differences sub-
sisting between thcm. A meeting of manufacturers and
merchants was held on Wednesday last at the Bridge-
water Arms; when one of the resolutions previously
adopted—by which work done for members of the society
in their own establishments was excepted fromthe stated
prices and regulations—was rescinded; and it was resolved
that such work should, in all respects, be subject to the same
rules as other work. A resolution was also tressed for explain-
ing some points in the list which appeared to have been mis-
understood. The prices for cutting velveteeris were declared
to be pieces not exceeding 6 ounces to the yard 10. per
yard ; above six ounces and net exceeding seven, Yd. per
yard ; above seven and not exceeding eight, 20. ; above
eight, and not exceeding nine, ; for eight•shaft
cords, not exceeding six ounces, of a penny ; above
six and not exceeding seven Dynes. LI. ; above eight
ounces 10. It was also further resolved, that, as the
cutter, refused taking out work at the list prices, the se-
cretary should give notice to the members In discontinue
putting out work from the following day. the 17th instant.
In the mean time, the cutters still refuse to accept the
list-prices. We understand a meeting was held on Wed-
nesday evening, when the anhject was again considered.
with the explanations contained in' the resolution adopted
at the meeting of employers ; bttt the list was again una-
nimously rejected ; so that the business of fustain cutting
is at present almost completely at a stand.—.lfunefterter.
Guardian.