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NEV CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.

There was a highly respectible and numerous Meeting of this
body to-day at the Corn-Exchange Rooms,

Lord Viscount GoasfittsTows; In the Chair.

Several persons were admitted members, among whom were the
Earl of Fingal, 31r. Rose Lambert Price, the Rev. Mr. Therry, of
Nenagh, a letter from whom was inserted on the minutes, sixteen
gentlemen of the county of Galway, and about twelve other clergy-
men and gentlemen.
Mr. Lau•t.ess thought that the addition of these names to their
body would be a tolerable reply to those journalists in England
who assailed the Catholic Association, and said that the Catholics
of this country were acting solely under the guidance of lawyers and
attorneys, and were only instruments in the hands of some wily
practitioners. The first Nobleman of the Catholic body had come
forward, and become the keystone of the arch of the Catholic Asso-
ciation.

Mr. butEit., in proposing the admission of the if, county of Gal-
way gentlemen, at the head of whom was Lord /Trench, entered
into a view of the effects which the three great measures proposed
by the Association (the taking a census of the population, the si.
multaneous meeting of the people of Ireland on the same day in
every parish throughout the country, and the grand assemblage of
the Ilierarchy, Nobility. (entry, and Merchants of Ireland, for 14
days successively, in Dublin, at the commencement of hest Session
of Parliament), would produce in favour of the Catholic cause in
in the minds of the great mass of the English people. Mr. Shell
concluded a speech of considerable length and of the most brilliant
description, by advising the Catholics not to be disheartened from
carrying these great and stupendous measures Into effect by any
apparent difficulties which might be thrown in their way. "Let '
us," concluded the Learned Gentleman, " nut be deterred by small
difficulties. If the noble Carthagenian, when he stood et the foot'
of the Alps, had waited to measure Mount St. Bernard geometri-
cally, and taken out mathematical Instruments to ascertalli its alti-
tude above theses, do you think he would ever hare crossed their
summits? (Loud cheers.) There is at present but one feeling
and one soul in the Catholic body, and, I may say, in the beautiful
language of the poet--
•• Spiritus intus alit, totamque Infuse per artus
" Al ens agitat molem, et magno se corpore miscet."
Mr. Co w as• proposed that Mr. Richard Martin, M.P. he ad-
mitted a Member.—Carried.

Mr. LAWLESS said, it was his intention to move, on this day
week, if the question of adjournment were not carried, that an in.
quiry be made into the present income and expenditure of the As-
sociation. He would also wish that, in future, their petitions
should not be called Catholic, as he could inform the Meeting, on
the authority of a most influential man in England, and who was.
besides, at the head of the sect called Unitarians, that 100,000 of
that persuasion were ready to join them in their petitions to Parlia-
ment fur redress.

After some discussion on Mr. Lawless's intended motion, in
which Mr. Conway, Mr.Sheil, the Rev. Mr. I: Estrange, andnthers
joined, Mr. Lawless withdrew his notice, declaring his intention of
submitting the propriety of changing the name Catholic Cause tb ,
the sense of the next Aggregate Meeting.
The Rev. Mr. LEST RANGE moved, that a Committee of seven
be nominated to report forthwith the names of 31 efficient Mem-
bers, to carry into effect the principal object of the New Catholic
Association, namely, the providing a liberal and moral education
for the people of Ireland.
lllr. DOWELL O•RBILLY seconded the motion, which was car•
tied unanimously.
The following were appointed to the Committee:—Lord Dor-
manston, Lord Killeen, Sir Edward Bellew, the lion. Mr. Preston,
the Rev. Mr. L: Estrange, and Messrs. Shell and O'Reilly.
The Rev. Mr. L'ESTRANCE, after some conversation between
Sir Edward Bellew, Mr. Lawless, Mr. Conway, Lord Killeen, and
Mr. Shell, withdrew his motion for the appointment of a Com-
mittee regarding the Catholic Burial (hounds.
Mr. CONWAY moved, having given 'twice to that effect on this
day fortnight, that the Association do adjourn at its rising to dm
first Saturday in November. The motion was seconded by Lord
Killeen, and after some opposition on the part of Mr. Lawless,
carried with only two or three dissentients.
Mr. CoxwaY then moved that an open Committee of 31 be tip.
pointed ass permanent body sitting in Dublin doting the period of
adjournment, with a view to carry into effect the objects of the As.
iodation, and open a correspondence with the Catholic Clergy of
Ireland.—Carried. _

iir.Cuitisi:;withdrew his motion regarding the vblication
of the Members' names. The same gentleman's motion, Ithat
those persons who become Members of the Association before
November continue so fur the next year, was carried unani.
mously.
The Committee of seven retired to the Committee-room. and,
after some delay, returned and reported that they lied nominated
the following Gentlemen as the Committee of thirty-one, to carry
into effect the purposes of the Association : Doctor Curtis, Doctor
Murray, Doctor Doyle, Lord Gormanstown, Lord Killeen, Lord
Ffrench, the Hon. Mr. Preston, Sir E. Bellew, Sir Thos. Esmonde,
Messrs. O'Connell. Shed, H. O'Connor, Begot, Murphy, O'Reilly,
N. Mahon, M. O'Brien, Lawless, Forde, Redmond, Brie, Fo-
garty, Fitzsimon, L'Estrange, Staunton, Conway, J. O'Brien, and
J. Murphy.
Lord Killeen was voted into the Chair, thanks returned to Lord
Gormanstown, and the Association adjourned to the first Saturday
in November.—Dublin Everting Pod.