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TION TO THE CATHOLICS OF LONDON.

"The attempts that have I)Yenrecentl;milie ter exasperate the
public mind against you have failed, and your deepest gratitude is
due to your kind-hearted countrymen.
" You have appealed from virulence and invective to the generous
feelings of a British public, and you have not appealed in vain.
Your countrymen have turned with nausea from the disgusting cant
of bigotry. They have told you that they will hear before they
strike ; will itnisartially investigate before they finally pass sentence.
strong in the justice of your cause, you ask no more; and with
the hill confidence of innocence await their verdict. Your duty
and your interest equally demand that you relax not in your exer-
tions totally to undeceive your fellow-subjects; that you expose
hourly before them, in every possible variety of form, the atrocious
slanders that arc heaped upon your faith and your loyalty ; and that
you circulate in every parish in the kingdom the solemn repudiation
by your Bishops of the odious tenets that have been too long int-
puted to you.
" The pt.hlic press is necessarily the medium through which your
vindication must flow, and our fonds are inadequate to the vigorous
use of it. The Committee would be ashamed to doubt your readi-
ness to make pecuniary contributions Mr objects such as these.
The cause is all your own ; and every motive that can animate
and dignify human nature is embodied in it.
" To facilitate the collection of adequate funds, a few zealous indi.
viduals have undertaken, in each district of London, to call perm.
malty on their neighbours, at stated periods, to receivb their sub-
' scriptions. The Committee eminently ilnplore you to discard all
petty jealousies and unworthy suspicions; to shake off a slothful
1 and discreditable indifference; to give your confidence where It has
been honourably earned; and to unite in one common effort to re-
deem your religion from aspersion, your ancestor a from reproach,
yourselves from humiliation, your country from Injustice."
IMr Rossow then moved and Colonel STONOII seconded the
first Resolution.
That the Address now read from the Committee of the British

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Catholic An•ociation to the Catholics in London, be adopted, and
that Dr. Poynter's letter of With instant, be annexed to it."
The Raolotion was then carried unanituous:y, as well u all
the othurc

Mr. FLEMING then addressed the Meeting, and adverted to
the disgrace which the Catholic Aristocracy lied incurred by their
support of those who were the enemies of their religion at the late
elections, and contrasted such conduct with that of the tarty shil-
ling freeholders of Ireland, who dlisplayril a spirit during the late
conteus in Ireland, which demanded at the hands of the Wash
.Catholic Association a vote of thanks. (Great applause.)
Mr. 111tatritY said that he believed the Catholic Nobility had
not interfered in the manner in which it was staled that they had
acted at the late elections. It was true that in Northun•berland
some few. Catholics had supported Mr. Bell and Mr. Liddell, but
they were so few as to he unworthy of notice.
Mr. Qui w then moved and Mr. ROB I soN seconded the second
Resolution.

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" I hat we approve of the measure of dividing London into dis-
tricts, In the view of collecting subscriptions in aid of the Asso-
ciation; and that the Catholic Body is much indebted to the Gen-
tlemen who have zcslously undertaken to collect them."
The third Resolution was proposed by Mr. Remora and second.
ed by Colonel ST ONO R.
"That our thanks are due to colonel Torrent', for his able sup-
port of the great cause, in his excellent speech recently elelivereti at
Ipswich, displaying the ,-entiments of an enlightened advocate of a
just policy, the adoption of which, at the present crisis, is so es-
sential to the best interests of the empire."
Mr. Rotatit proposed the fourth Iteaoltition—" That the thanks
of the British Catholics are pry-eminently due to the Most Reverend,
Right Reverend, and Reverend the Catholic Clergy of Ireland, for
their indefatigable and patriotic assistance in the cause of freedom,
during the late elections in that country ; an order of men who, in
addition to the conscientious discharge of the sacred duties of their
office, have lin the eloquent language of one of their body) given
proof that they possess Irish hearts that beat responsive to the
liberties of their country.'
Mr. M werettr seconded the Resolution, which was agreed to.
The Rev. Mr. TYRRELL proposed, and Mr. Gunny seconded,
a vote ofthanks to the forty shilling freeholders of Ireland, for their
public spirit, and exertion+ at the late elections.
" That we hail with delight the splendid triumphs achieved in
Ireland during the late elections. particularly in the counties of
Waterford, Louth, Monaghan, Westmeath, Armagh, and Dub.
lin, by the virtuous and patriotic devotedness of the forty-shilling
freeholders. That with sentiments of the highest admiration, we
tender our warmest acknowledgements to those honest and inde-
pendent men, who preferred the endurance of every privation,
rather than lose their self-respect by the violation of their con-
sciences."

It was proposed by Mr. WIIERLE and Seconded by Mr. FITZ-
GERALD, that a copy of the address of the Cmimittce of the
British Catholic Association to the Catholics of London, with Dr.
Poynter's letter annexed, be transmitted to the Cl:rgyman of each
oomgregation within the London district.
The Rev. Mr. TYRRELI. proposed a vote of thanks to Daniel
O'Connell, Esq. for his eminent public services, and for the esta-
blishment of the New C.itholic Rent.

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A vote of thanks was then agreed to, to C. Ender, Esq. for his
conduct in the Chair, after which the Meeting separated.

DI4VNER

TO CELEBRATE THE BETUAIM Or MC TALLMER TO PARLIA-
MENT, AS MEMBER FOR Tug COI/IfTT or SURREY.

Yesterday the festival of the Wends of C. N. Palmer, Esq. was
held at the Horns Tavern. Kennington, for the purpose of cele-
brating the return of that gentleman as one of the Representatives
in Parliament for the county of Surrey. At half-past five o'clock
about 250 gentlemen sat down to a very excellent dinner prepared
for the occasion.

JoUN IVATT BRISCOE, Esq. in the Chair.
Soon after the cloth was removed, the Com 11 :11 AN gave " The
King, with four times four," which was drunk with great enthu-
si tem by the company.
Air an' so g—floil save the King.
" The Duke ef York and the Army."
" The Duke of Clarence and the rest of the Royal Family."
The CHAIRMAN neat rose to propnee a toast, which he believed
every person present could anticipate—lt was the health of that in.
dividual were was uppermost in their thoughts, and whose return to
Parliament, as their Representative, they were then assembled to
celebrate. (Cheers) He wanted language in which approve:et ly
to off r to that eent'eman his congratulation!' upon the succeseul
issue of the conte-t, In which they had together been engaged—a
contest by means of winch a victory had been achieved fur the
county of Surrey, of which they might be justly proud. (Cheers.)
They had contended under the banner of independence. and he felt
assured that the pledges which Mr. Pallmer had held out in his
Declaration of Principles—a document which was to them a valuable
inheritance—would be amply redeemed. Sure he was that those
pledges would be completely fulfilled, and that his services wou'd
exceed even the must sanguine expectations of his friends. (Cheers )
Ile had chosen a difficult path to walk in—a path interspersed with
but few and scattered flowers ; and had consented to sacrifice his
personal ease for the purpose of employing his rare qualities both
of head and heart in the service of his country. (Cheery.) The
worthy gin hem to then proposed the health of C. 1%. Pallmer, Esq.,
which was drank with continued and enthusiastic cheering.
Mr. PA I. tal ER then rose,and 'Lagoon as silence could be obtained
addressed the Meeting. If, he said, he had not been told from the
highest authority that pride was not made for man, he feared that
he should sutler it ution that oeension to absorb every feeling of his
heart, (applause) but he tithed endeavour to he humble, if under
such gratifying circumstances it was possible to be so. It had
fallen to his happy lot, during the last two months, to receive suc-
cessive gretilications, so tar beyond any that he had ever before
experienced, that it appeared to him diet his life during that period
ens like a vision—that it litirdiy could be real; but of all the grati-
fications which he had experienced, he cunfexeell to them that he
never experienced any equal to the satisfaction which he felt at
that moment. ((treat cheering ) Upon oilier occasions his gratifi-
cation was generally' mixed with some alloy, but on that occasion,
meeting as they did without anxiety or care, to congratulate each
other on their success, his happiness was perfect anti unalloyed.
(Cheers.) 1 heir feast was the feast of friendship and recon-
ciliation, and their libations were poured to loyalty and peace.
Their worthy Chairman had done him a great unkindness in rais-
ing their expectations by a strain of eulogy upon his merits, which,
in spite of hie self-love, he cmild only attribute to the festivity of
the occasio t, and to his personal friendship—the joint production,
in short, of his flattering and generous regard for himself. He felt
proud of being returned to the House of I:ominous as their free and
unfettered Representative, act he would not be doing justice to
them, after each a flattering mark of their regard, if he did not vo-
luntarily offer them an exposition of his principles. (Great ap-
clause.) There never could be too clear or too distinct an under.
standing between the representative and his constituents. Tice lat.
ter had a right to know and to expect an explanation of the line of
conduct he intended to pursue, and if disappointed in their Impel,
they hail a right to call teem him to return his trust into their
hands. (Cheers.) Ile lied stated upon the hustings that it was
upon these conditions dint he wished to hold the situation so which
they had since raised hint. that of being their representative in the
House of Commons. In the first place, then, he loved, ho-
noured, and, lie hoped, obeyed the King, whom front his heart
he believed to be the father of his people. (Cheers.) They
were all aware that his Majesty' felt for the distresses of the
people, to relieve which he hail riven such munificent donations ;
indeed there was scarcely a fortnight passed that he did not exhibit
his bounty towards them. (('heers.) Ile believed the reign of his
prevent Majesty world be distinguished in the annals of England,
and that notwido meeting the clouds which at present lowered over
some portions of the country, it would be sound that the kingdom
enjoyed as large a portion of prosperity and peace as in the times of
most of his meth Mots. Perpetual sunshine was net to be exe
peered Either in the moral or political world. Ile felt convinced
that when the time should come when George IV. should be called
to the tombs of his aecestors lie would go to them with th 6 greatest
honour a Monerch could receive—the tears and blessings of his people.
Our holy religion, as by law established, had no stronger supporer
than himself (treinentlous eh # ing); and lie revered the laws and
the Constitution of the country ; but yet he was the friend of civil
and religious liberty to all classes of people all over the world, and
he would advocate its extension as far as was consistent with jus-
tice, and prudence, and propriety, and well a due regard to die
safety of that constitution rind those laws, 'which it was the most
anxious care of Englishmen to preserve inviolate. He admired
the aristocracy of the country, although he confessed that, in his
opinion, their proudest plume was in their virtues. He was proud
of belonging to the Magistracy of the country—a Magistracy,
active, unpaid, and unimpeachable. This illag,fieracy, in his con.
ception„ fornied one of the proudest features of the Withal Con-
etitution ; and it was a feature which distinguished it from the Coe-
stitutions of all other countries whatsoever. Amongst the various
classes of the co tentinity he knew of no distinction—he would ad-
mit of no partialities. All classes of the community must sub.
sist upon each other, and each most be afliceted by the distreeses
of any. Commerce, manufacture! and agriculture, lee might
designate as the sister.parente of ;he pmerrity of the country.
He telt, as all must feel, attached to agriculture as a source of in.
dustry which supplied an independent meal to the humble forty.
shilling freeholders and he sincerely hoped that he might long be
enabled to enjoy it in independence. If. however, le the discharge
of his dories in the House of Commons he should appear amongst
those who were for restriving the productions of agrieulitire to a
fair and rca unable, but just remuneration; he hoped the agricul-
turists would not deem him upon that account an enemy, when he
was really a true friend to their interests. (Great apclatime ) While
paying this tribetete A griculture,lier elder sieter,Commerce,should
not be forgotten. Tie multi), owed a vast deal of its prosperity to
its commerce, a! d uy this branch of industry not only the liber:i s
of England, hut these of Europe, had more than once been saved.
(Cheers ) He hoped, however, that ell would flourish together.
Lastly, though not least, he had to declare what he owed to the
people. Ile respected the rights, liberties, and virtues of the peo-
ple, because it was upon those foundsitions that the eimer-
structure of' English pnoperity had been raised. (Cheers.)
He should never forget that it was as the Representative
of the people that he should walk into the Ito use of Com-
mons, where he trusted that none would he found sue
perior to himself in an anxious desire to do his duty._
(Cheers.) He knew his own deli:lent:ice too well •, he was too well
acquainted with the talents, the acumen, and the good taste of
that assembly, to trespass too often upon its attention, but he
hoped they would not think upon that account that he was not
there, for there he should be at all time. ready to receive and
to act upon such communications as lie should receive from any or
all of the freeholders of Surrey. (Cheers.) He trusted they
would believe that he had the sincerest wishes to perform Ws

duty, and that they would look to the future to be re?aid
some portion of the dent of gratitude which he owed 'nem.
That which it was no in their lower to control must show the
tens: uhich he entertancd of the claidence which.they reposed in
I im. In the future, whether successful or otherwise in answering
their expectations, no hing should prevent his entertaining during
his life the deepest sense of gratitude towards them for the honour
which they had conte:red upon him. The lion. Gentleman then
I repos. d as a toast, " The Freeholders of the county of Surrey."
and sat down amidst continued rounds of applause.
Farions other toasts were drunk. The festival was enlivened by
the vocal exertions of Alessr, Broadhurst, Bellamy, Fitzwilliain,
Pyne, Jo ly, and Goulden ; and it was a late hour before the fes-
tivity or th.: evening was brought to a close.