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PERSECUTION OF THE FORTY.SHILLING
FREEHOLDERS.

FROM A CORRESPONDENT.
DUIVIN, SATURDAY.
The persecution, by legal right, of the freeholders in
Westmeath, is carried on with frightful ripirlity. The
following, letter has just been received by t to Secretary to
the Catholic Astociation, from Mr. Shiel, %Via was called
oil from the provincial meeting at Ballinasloe, to int,rpase
the quilleta of the law between the unfortut ate freeholders
and absolute destruction :

• Mishit. Oct. 10, 1020.
"Mr Draa Sin—l have come to t. in town to defend the civil
bill ejectment., served by Sir Thomas Chapman a gin his tenants.
They amount to seventy in the district of abate. It is obsoftitefy
umliary that a further sum be remitted from the Association, fit
that already sent to this district is not Nutlicies.t, in order to enable
rite tenants to lodge appeals in the event of the Banister deciding
against them. Many points of law will arise upon the civil bills ;
but I am apprehensive that they may be urged without avail, in
which cue it will be requisite to lodge appeals, and the Act requires
that the rest should be deposited with the Clerk of the Peace, in or-
der to stay execution. Under these circumstances, not a moment is
to be lost in ir insmiiting lila to the Rev. Mr. Byrne, the Parish
Priest of Castletown. That gentleman hes already advanced UR
Out of his own pocket, which must be repaid him. When 1 write
fee 1.7.01., it is with a view to guard against the worst event that can
take place; but we must ealculaie on exigencien, in the supposition
that we shall sus'ain a defeat. The money required to he sent from
the Association is intended exclusively for the disitict of Monte.
I fear that a further supply may be nscessary for 3lullingar, where
the Sessions commence on Saturday next (this 'ldyl. Security will
be given foe by far the larger part of the money given to relieve the
tenama—it will be given by way of loan. The most useful results
will be produced by the effectual &Kids:once ufforilel hi this emer-
gency to the people. A feeling of entliosi stoic corgdence in the
sociai ion has already appeared,and I do not entertain the least doubt
that the collection of the rent w ill he most materially aided by this en-
' creak &Lin in favour of the 40.. freeholders. lam informed by
the clergy, that the penny collection is established in every whits.
Thisila Anent important, as it i.sheirogleargia.ll enarsibation
best results will be created. Annexeel Is the certificate of the ne-
cessity to send 1501. ImM:rills. It is signed he three parish prints.
As we cannot wait till Saturday, you most (I beg (Ryon at least to
do sco send the money try return of poet. 1 shall, and do hereby
indemnify you, and engage to pay you Loa (in case the Association
do not assent to the proceeding) out of my o:4,
" Yours, very truly.
" RICHARD SHELL.
Le We do bereby'eertify that it is necessary to send 1501 forthwith
to Moate, tor the relief of the forty-shillirg freeholders.
" PATRICK BYRNE. P.P.
" Joh st (Mori' 1. est. P.P.
" Jolts; KEARNEY, P.P.
The above gum has been sent. The following extract
from a letter of the Rev. Mr. Kearney, I'. I'. Kilkenny
West (same county), is interesting
The nppres,d to:ants on Sir Thomas Chersman's lands are
very poor but 'how?' 1 krew they were, I oily advanced a
portion of the rent demanded—enough to ave:t ruin, but n t
enough to render exertion on their own parts un malmsey. lam
told that Sir Thomas Chapman's agent has r:fused the rent,
though offered, unless he got also a guinea, as the emits of the
ejectment process, from eaca renaut—yo, even from those he had
ejected for hoyeuee begf),..siny ! The ejectments are now in
trial. There will be an effort made to oblige tare Baronet to
perfect the counterparts of their leases, one part 0..1y being per-
fected. which he retains, for the purpose of preventing a renewal
of their registry, as he can no longer count on their vot:s."
This is a horrid state of things. You have no idea of
the state of excitement now in this country. (god grant
that something May be done speetlily to allay the irritation
of the public mind. I assure you the Catholics now are
very impenetrable in Ireland. There never was a {period
when so much union existed Rolm:gat all classes of the
body. The Clergy, with their Bishops' and Archbishops,
are continually sending in some expression of approval of
the measures pursued by the laity.
The Richmond Penitentiary investigation closed yester-
day. I will, probably, to-mot row, renew the statement
regarding it, which I communed a few tlai.s since.

ROME, SEPT. q 3.

Persons who have the good fortune to be often shout the
Pope cannot rind words to express the profound affliction
with which the events of the day, especially those in Ro-
magna, have tilled his heart ; it is affirmed that the obsti-
nate wickedness, or stupid ignorance, with which his truly
paternal intentions are counteracted, often afil‘et him to
tears. Can it excite surprise that be, as the head of the
Christian Church, the spiritual and temporal shepherd of
his people, has judged it necessary, under geese circum-
stances, to implore the airs .of ifisaveu..teaveit evila-betk-
near and remite? A religious proclamation (Ittrito sagra)
prescribes nine days' prayers to be perforated, and three
days' fasts; the first in the chapel of the Salida Sanclortmt,
the vomit in the llorghcse chapel en Maria Maggiore,
and the third in the chapel of the Archangel Mi-
chael in St. Peter's. In the first and third, the Litany of
All Saint:, and the prayers belonging to it, are to be sung;
in the s.:cond, the Lauretan Litany, and the Miser tre, with
the prayer Deus lirfugiunt tbj;•ntle, and Deus emotion: Fi-
fifthly'', and he concluded on each day with the Sacrament.
Each prayer begins two hours and a half before sunset, and
continues about that tiinc. The last of the nine days (lath
April), being the eve of the Feast of St. Michael, is to be a
general and strict fast day, that is, meat and milk :het are
prohibited. In the ;preamble to the edict is the following

Lassa ge:—
" The spirit of vertigo and revolt daily makes new progress, even
auiong.the better-informed classes. Errors which lately lay con-
cealed in a corner of the earth, and scarcely ventured front their
Iddiog-place, clandestinely to bite the foot of the pure Bride of the
immaculate Lamb, now combine together, with daring and unheard
of insolence—now threaten her with total destructien, if it were
possible that the gates of hell could prevail against her."
This passage is the more important, because we must,
at all events, ask" whence then is the Church (by this is
to be understood the Bride of the Lamb) threatened with
destruction?" It must surely be from within her own
bosom, for no danger threatens her from Protestantism
(which manifests, on its side, the same fears), and still less
from other religious parties.
TRIESTE. SFPT. 39.

We have rzceived by the pnehet letters from Corfu to
the 18th inst. The report still keeps its grolnd that
Itedschid Pasha h2a been totally defeated before Athens,
his heavy cannon taken, and the siege raised. A very
short time must show what foundation there is for this
news.

Extract of a letter front the Agents to Lloyd's, at
Smyrna, dated Sept. S, 1t216 :
Ilia Majesty's shit Brisk gave convoy, through the Archipelago,
to the Matilda, Levant; Albion, Skylark, Mercury, and Sefton.
Ilia Majesty's ships Cambrian, Seriagapatam, and Rose, with
Marines from on hoard the Revenge, which remain here with the
Glasgow and Medina, sailed a few days ago, &imposed for the pur-
pose of looking after pirates, although no further depredations
have been braid of. The !Medina left, on the Ist instant, near
Samos, the W'illiamina Alfrtii aliornston:,,, and Nimble, from
Alexandria, bound to this place.
According to the last accoums, Oie Torkisli fleet, under the com-
mand of the Cap;tan Pants. was in the Selo Channel, and the
Greek squadron, consi.tis:g of dully to forty sail, was cruising
near Samos. We doubt whetht r the Turkish expedition against
that island will succeed, as many of the troops tire returning from
the sea-coast towards the interior, and the ship commanded by the
Capitan l'acha is said to have put jam Foggia leaky. There is no
news of Lord Coeltrane being yet in these seas. The search for
piratical goods at Thernia has not been so successful as was ex-
pected; many appear to be renicrctl, or effectually concealed.
home other islands base been visited, and they have succeeded in
collecting goods to the value of about Ult., which have been de-
livered up to us by Captain Sotheby, of his Majeety's ship Seringa-
Num The mention in the Represeatatia lion !on paper, that
English r. rchaats are at the bottom of Greek piracies, is too ab-
surd to require a tOrmal contradiction.
Yesterday a second respectable meeting of the leading
Members of the Cerporation was held in the Guildhall,
to prepare the Resolutions to he proposed to the Com-
mon Hall on Thursday next. Mr. Favell is, we under-
stand, to propose the Resolutions; and Mr. Deputy Routh
will second them. Mr. Hunt has notified his intention of
being present.
Brighter days are returning to the poor of this country.
and our fears about their support throughout the winter
will gradual!), dissipate with the increased supply of la-
bour which ilium neesasarily fallow a revival in the de-
mand for our manufactured goods on hand. The reports
respecting trade, from the principal manufacturing towns
in England, are very favourable. Herr the manufacturing
business is brisker.--farsvii, Courier.,
Richardson, Goodluck, and Co. beg to remind
friends that to-morrow is peremptorily fixed by
of the Treasury, as the final conclusion of State
On that slay, when Lotteries end for ever, 6
30.000/: will be drawn, with many other Capitals.
and Shares are on sale by Richardson, Goodluck,
a: their o: ice, Bank-huildings,Cornhill.

CIIILIAN MINING ASSOCIATION.

A Meeting of the Shareholders of the Mit.iog Alocteias
Lion waseoovened yesterday at the City of I,ordon Tavern, for the
purpose of considering the propriety of dissolving the Company.
At one o'clock (the hnur appointed for holding the Meetsegt the
Directors appeared. and 31r. CHARLES II ERR! NG took she Chair.
After casting his eye resit.tl the room, -the (linkman observed. that
to constitute a Meeting of the Proprieary. thirty Shareholders
must be present, and as so many were not in attendance, it would
be necessary to wait their arrival before any proceedings were gune
into.

.......
Alter • few minutes' interval the required number of Share-
hoidens being in attendance. the Chairman rose and commenced by
stating that a General Meeting was held on the 27th of September
last, and as it then appealed that the Proprietors were unwilling to
make a further advance of Of. on each share, the Directors found
it was impossible to go en. (The Chairman here read the Resolu-
tions of the last General Meeting.) Ile acid, that in cons-quence
of these Resolutions the Directors Palled an Extraordinary
of their own body, on the ellth of September, and came in a resolu-
tion to the effect, that as it appeared evident that the Proprietors
were unwilling to advance further capital, the mining operations
could not be carried on with succesm and an Emmet/inner General
Meeting should be called, to recommend that a resolution he
passed dissolving the Association. A circular leteer, containing
the above Resolution, was addressed to the Proprietern and in I-on-
set:ponce they were assembled this day. If any Shareholder had
any inquiry or any observation to make, he should listen to him
with pleasure, and before sitting dowh should reed the Resolution
which the Directors agreed to submit to the Meeting. The Hero-
lution was, •• That this Association be dissolved," and he begged
to inquire, whether any gentleman seconded it.
A lerrenettoimelt, whose name we could not learn, said, that
as a Shareholder. he believed it was quite competent for him to
second the Resolution. which he ilkl with pleasure, becruet he
conceived these was no prospect of success in carrying on the ob-
jects of the Association.
The CHAIRMAN inquired if any gentleman present wished to
make any observation before he put the Resolution which had been
proposed and seconded.
111 r. 11. CAZ EMOTE said, that as the resolution had been se-
conded he would take the liberty of making • few obsegrafilens.
He rehreseetigl a %lumber of Shereholcleis in thiiillekelfig, who
held shares to a large amount, and were resident in a distant coon-
try. lie thought it reasonable that those Shateliclders should know
the causes which led to the dissolution of the Association, and that
It did nut arise from mismanagement or inattention on the part of
the Directors. This was perticularly desirable, as the persons
represented had placed great confidence in the Directore.—
It was touch to be desired, there're, that they should be
infartned that the dissolution did not take place From any
want of confidence in the Directors, but from a chehge in the
(minion', of persons here, as to the expediency of carreing on the
operations of the Association, and from the different state of things
which now existed 111 this country. He thought that the ostensible
cause of the dissolution of the Company should be made known in
some way, either by inserting it in the minutes of the A -aciation,
or through the medium Oche public press. It should be generally
known that it was in consequence of the alteration in the circutn.
stances of the country, which made the Proprietors unwilling to
embark a further capital at present. although there was no doubt
that they would have been willing to entherk a much larger capital
at a former period. At the period he alluded to, if the MO.
Mores were reduced to 2111. to be paid at the moment, he bad no
doubt that the sum would have been readily paid up. Now, how-
ever, such was the change which bad taken place in the affairs of
the country, that 10f. per share could not be collected. This diffi-
culty arose front tits reluctance which prevail«l to risk capital in
3liniaig speculations, and not from any doubt which was enter-
tained of the final success of the undertaking.
The CHAIRMAN said, that if the Proprietors went on paying
their shares, the Directors would have given their time and trouble
gratuitously, to promote the undertt king ; but as the Shareholders
withheld the supplies, the Directors felt they could not have gone
on without great personal risk and responsibility. He thought
the resolution of the Directors might be embodied in the rmolu.
lion now submitted to. the Proprie:ors, which would include all
that lir. Caret:nye desired.
Mr. CAZENOVE said he took it for grunted, that if the Directors
had the capital they might go on with success. He tinderetsoel
they hid never intended to call for the full amount of the nominal
capital, which ass one nu Ilion, nor even for hall the t ominal
capital; their call was very moderire, it was only for one-fifth of
the capitet ; hum, as even this small snot could not be collected,
it was found impossible to carry on the mining operations, and the
Association must fall to the ground.
The CHAIRMAN said the Directors had taken an opportunity
of consulting their brother Directors in Comical, who, front their
local knowledge, were better able to give an opinion; and their
opinion was, that withr.ut 100,0001. it was impossible to carry on
the operations which the Company had contemplated. • To raise
this sum, it was necessary that Pa. a share should be advanced
besides the advance nlreede mode.
Ale. CAzENovE—Wril, that bears out my observations.
The CHAlRMAN—Cerulinly.
Mr. STURT said, if he under:tonna rightly, it was not money
alone which occasioned the failure of the Company. The money.
notwithstanding the alteration in the circumstances of the country.
might still be raised. hut the prospects of the Association had
fallen. It was found that they could not effect all that had been
originally contemplated. le appeared by the reports, that nut only
money but Miners were wanted in time mines.
A Sueneitoenet said he had understood, from the reports
submitted by the Directors, that in Chili the geld and silver mines
had failed, but that the copper mines were prosperous, and that a
considerable quantity of copper had been already extracted tient
them. which, he presumed, would be available.
The CiterelleeN--Of course, the copper ore which has been ex.
tract's' will be turned to the advantage of the Company, but we
have not received advice' what quantity or topper the ore pro-
duced; we have only been informed that the Agents of the Com-
pany are in possession of a certain quantity of copper ore. The
Directors were informed that the quanti y of gold which the mines
were likely to produce was too small to allbrd any reasonable pro-
spect that the gold mines could be waked with success. There
was no intimation of this kind, however. with respect to the silver
mines ; and as to the copper mines, they were described as likely
to produce more than any other copper mines in the world.
Me. J. Ceze Nov e, jun. staid, the question was merely whether
the Proprietors would advance a further capital or not ? As to
the copper ore which was ertracted, it was reported to be very va-
luable, but it could net be smelted without furnaces more power-
ful than any they had in Chili. As to what had been observed by
another Shareholder, he thought it proper to state, that it was
never the intention of the Directors to go beyond ten per cent. on
the capital and, considering the en:hied:eon which prevailed at that
time a ith respect to mining speculations, he thought the Directors
were entitled to sonic credit for having made arrangements which
did not call for any larger advance of capital.
A SHAREHOLDER said he had seconded the Resolution for die-
solving the Association, under the Mime:elm' that there was no
chance of carrying on its operations successfully; but if there was a
prospect of carrying on even minor. operations in Chili with advan-
tage, he should having seconded any such Resolution.
Mr. STVRT inquired whether Captain Thomas had nut stated
that 400 miner+ were necessary to carry on the business with ;my
chance of success?
A Mar cro a said, that Captain Thomas had tasted that it was
desirable :AO miners should be employed at one station, where not
more than half that number could be procured.
Mr. CAZENOVE said, that in general observation, and in the
public press, all the Companies which had tailed in their operations
were mixed up together, without any consideration of their particu-
lar rircuenstances; and the Directors wire set down a+ persons who
had taken care of themselves, withomtt any consideration fur the
Interest of the general body of Shareheidere. Now hie object was,
that in the prevent instance it shualtl not go abroad that the Direc-
tors had served their private purperess, or that the speculation had
faired tlimugh their mismanagement.
111 r. Sr unT observed, that a vote of thanks had been passed to
the Directors at the last eieeeral Meeting and that vote, and the
manner in which it was passed, afforded sufficient evidence that the
failure of the scheme yes nut attributed to any mismanagement on
time rare of the Directors.
31r. Davin UARCLAY thought the Directors had every reason
to feel gratified with the manner in which they had keen received,
both at this General 3leeting and at time last. For his own part, as
well as on behalf of those with whom he had the honour of acting.
he gratenlly scknowledeed the motive* which dictated the sugges-
tions of 31r. Cosenove. As that gentlemen had referred to what ap-
peared in the public print+, he would make a few observations woich
he had not intended to make. 'flue attacks made on time Directors,
in the newspersere, were anonymous, therefore unmanly, and, in his
opinion, unworthy of 'serious refutation. Nevertheless, lie would say,
that no board of Directors could have acted more disinterestedly
than did the Directors who conducted the ',theirs of this Association.
They had no reinitneraion for their services, and they did not. as
was Insinuated, make a market of their shares, but held to them
manfully to the present moment, and were in the same unfortunate
predicament as every other Shareholder. Upon the signing of the
deed the Director.' eigned for 2,235 shares, and they were now in
possession of 2,113 shares, remaking • difference of only 12m1 Ames,
which was all the Direeturs could have sold since the signing of Cie
deed. Ile thought this was a sufficient answer to the attack which
had been mode through the medium of the public press.
Many Shareholders answered, "Surely. surely.'
The CUAIRMAN then put the following amended Resolution,
which he expressed a hope would satisfy all parties:—
" Resolved, That this Association be dissolved. pursuant to the
recommendation of the Direetere, made in consequence of the Pro-
prietors being unwilling to advance any wore capital."
Mr.STI:ItT thought it should be added, " and in consequence
of the want of miners."
The Cues it II AN then declared that the amended Resolution had
been carried unanimously.
Mr.CAZENOVE said he understood it was necessary that another
General Meeting eboutil be called to concur in the Resolution just
passed. lie hoped this Meeting would be postponed untilas late a
• ' order to give an opportunity to foreign
•^•••hey thought tit, which he did
ought to be allowed the

the met distant period
his would bt foliad suf.
view.
meld ro: adjourn withoot
Directors for their dials.

Bleetir.g Nitjeurged.

inns torn,
nufaeturing period an was convenient, in °ram. to give an of
friends to make any observations if 'they thong
!mind their opportunity.
not by any means contemplate ; yet they ougl
y the Lords The CISAIRM4N thought three weeks the
e Lntteriee. which could be allowed, and be hoped this s
6 Prizes of .ficient foe the object Mr.Cazenuve had in view
Is. Ticket,. ttIir.CALZSOVE hoped the Meeting would
k ~„.; 0,, IrsZorning thanks to tbt
oheirman aud.the Dire
tenoned exertions. .
The ( uautx.ve ictanseif*elkb, and he