The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-24 00:00:00

THE IRISH-afHoLk.IS-SOCIATION.

On Thursday the lion. Mr. Pars-row took the Chair.
The Secretary stated that he had received several letters in answer
to the invitations Ist the national dinner to be given on the 2d of
February. Ile then read letters from Lord Kingston, Lord 'Porter-
lington, Colonel White, and Sir Capel 3lolyneux, accepting of the
invitation. Ile also read letters from the Eirl of Meath. the Mar-
quis of Sligo, the Earl of Kington, Ur. Ensor, and 3lajor Bag-
well, declining the invitation.
Lord KILLEEN rose to move on his notice for confiding the
Catholic petition to the Marquis of Lansdown, in the House of
Lords, and to Sir F. Burdett, in that of the Commons. The
Noble mover, after a high panegyric on the talents, virtues, and
patriotism of the two distinguished individuals whom he recnm.
mended to be intrusted with the petition, proceeded to observe,
that the Catholic question was no: yet in that. state which would
enable those most interested in its success to determine whether it
would be prudent to have it pressed, during the approaching
Session, to a division in the Commons; he, for himself, was not
prepared to give a decided opinion; but he confessed that his pre-
sent feeling coincided with the view Mr. Sheil took of the matter,
and which the learned gentleman had eloquently conveyed to the
meeting on the day before. The Noble Lord concleded by mov.
ing the resolution for the petition being confided to the Marquis of
Lansdown.

Sir Turmas E3XONDE seconded the motion, which passed
unanimott4y.
Lord lit t.LT.Ex next moved that the petition to the Houser)
Commons should be intrusted to Sir F. Burdett.
Sir Thomas Esstos he said he would second this motion also,
from a conviction that the Catholics had not a more tried or zealous
friend than Sir Francis Burdett.

Mr. CORLEY moved that the petition should be confided to him
to whom the immortal Grattan had bequeathed the destinies of his
country, and whose unexampled zeal and matchless powers had
been so triumphantly manifested in the advocacy of the Catholic
question. As an amendment, therefore, he moved that the petition
be transmitted to Mr. Plunkett.
The amendment was not seconded.
11r. LAWLESS was glad that such a proposition had found no
seconder. Removed that the petition should bs intrusted to Henry
Brougham, who, in the House of Commons, stands the terror of
the knave and the fool, and the admiration of every man who knows
how to appreciate the splendour of eloquence. the value of intellect,
and the honour of a gentleman. Mr. Lawless's amendment was
also without a seconder.

A tier some general remarks by Mr. O'CONNELL and Mr. Sit EIL
respecting the London press, the original motion was carried una-
nimously,

On 14iday the Hon. GONVILLE FERENCII took the Chair.
A letter was read from Alderman M•Kenny, accepting of the
invitation to a dinner on the 2d of February. Letters were also
read from the billowing Noblemen and Gentlemen, declining the
invitation for various reasons t—The lion. and Rev. F. Mullins,
Lord Clonbrock, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Essex,
Sir Edward O'Brien, M.P. and Henry Grattan, Esq.
Mr. O'CONNELL brought forward his motion concerning the
adoption of a petition he had read the preceding day, for the re.
peal of the Statute passed last year for the suppression of the Ca-
tholic Association. That Act, he said, was a violation of the Con-
stitution, and a disgrace, he must say, to the Parliament; but the
same Parliament. he trusted, would blot it from the Statute-book.
The lion. Enwann Puesrog took that occasion to declare
that the petition had his cordial approbStion. The Act against the
Association was disgraceful, for it left the grievance, and took
away the remedy. lie had no doubt, that if the Association had
lasted one year longer, they should have obtained emancipation.
(A pplause.)
liter some discussion the motion was passed unnitinmußly.
A vote of thanks was afterwards passed to Mr. Eric, tor drawing
up the petition.
Lord KILLEEN moved that the petition should be confided to
Mr. Brougham. With the assistance of that most able and talented.
gentleman he had little doubt of its success.
The motion was passed unanimously.
The meeting then adjourned.

DARING Busol.ArtV.LOnSuinlay forenoon the family
of Mr. George Willingham, solicitor, of 13, Park-road,
Regent's-park, quitted their house to attend divine service,
but on their return, about one o'clock, found the house
had been entered and plundered of about 1001. worth of
plate, jewellery, apparel, money, and linen. Among the
stolen property were a variety of rings and curious pieces
of gold. In their hurry the robbers overlooked thirty
sovereigns, which were in a drawer from which they had
taken some articles. The gang must have watched the
family out, and then climbing over a wall, obtained a math,
access to the interior of the building, by the application of
burglarious implements. Information has been lodged at
Marylebone office, and a vigilant inquiry instituted. A
large rewardlia offered for information.