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London, England, 1824-09-30 00:00:00

CATHOLJC FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Duausr, EEPT. 24.
An Abstract of the Catholic Rent, received since the
18th instant, was presented, from which it appeared that
1771. Ts. 8.0. bad been transmitted in the last week.
Mr. CIINWAY stated, that great exertions were making in Gal-
way foe the purpose of establishing an efficient system of collecting
the Catholic Rent in that county, from whence a handsome
contribution might therefore be expected. Mr. Conway added,
the Honourable Remit:man row present is also favourable to
the Rent.
Mr. RICHARD 111sartir, M.P. here raw and adllressed the
meeting. He was, he said, exceedingly happy in being enabled
to renew, in an assembly se respectable and distinguished, his sin-
cere assurance that no =mho of his should be wanting to promote
by every constitutional means Catholic Emanciption. It was a cause
in the service of which he had grown grey. He was now the oldest
Parliamentary Catholic advocate in existence, and with truth and
pride could affirm that his advocacy was not more zealous than his
support and friendship to that measure were uniform and steady.
After the Union, when the Catholic question remained dormant,
he was the first person that encouraged Sir Edward Bellew, and
other gentlemen front his own neighbourhood, to press forward,
and shake off the languor of degradation and subserviency ; and,
indeed, it would be extraordinary if he were not ardent in restoring
their civil sod Wigton% privileges to a class of persons from ...born
he was hitruallf descended. Ills mother was one of that persecuted
and maligned! sues. Many others of his family, as the Gorman..
towns, Trinsilimwowns. &c. &c. were oleo of the number of those
who, with dsaha fidelity, remained attached to the religion of
their iswatowited osontry. He therefore should belie his des:err
if he vellellaillillehed to the Catholic cause; and he trusted that
Loeb oisoosolkws as his solicitude for their success should prompt
11.111.sillwits them, would at least be considered to posse's the
oak ef sincerity. The prejudices of the multitude in England
whet the emancipation of their Catholic brethren, were happily
Mthly dissipating. They are at length becoming sensible, that,
ris=tl the peaces and security of the empire, the people of
*sold enjoy the entire benefits of that Constitution,
'hid, but for their bravery and devotion in the cause of
freedom, would have fallen, as did nations and thrones, before
the desolating genius of the French revolution. The people of
England feel, that when the sons of Erin arc united with them in
affection and interest. and all are equal participators in the happl-
' mu of a liberal, enlightened, and paternal monarch's tole, they
try hurl defiance at all who envy their greatness and prosperity;
but whilst prejudice is vanishing in England. the Association
should vanquish amongst themselves any tendency to intemper-
ance; and considering the magnitude of the object to be attained,
they should be cautious, lest the intolerant. should hays an oppor-
tunity of wresting from the Catholics the fruits of a victory so
bad(ll won. There was one circumstance which lie could not but
esasider favourable to their cause, and however strange it might
Mnyet he was convinced that Lord Eldon's opposition to the
lic claims had effected more towards the complete emend's'.
lion of the Catholics than thirty or forty votes. He could assure
them that the refusal of his Lordship to place the English Catho-
lics upon the lame footing as the Irish hail disgusted all moderate
was, and many who were opposed to the Catholic question gene.
wily, were so convinced of the injustice and impolicy of the refusal,
that a revolution was created in their opinions and reanoning upon
the question of Catholic emancipation. The unconquerable poli-
tical perverseness of the Chancellor upon a subject whose basis was
evidently equity, and only to be resisted by pre-determined bigotry
and intolerance, created amongst them no small dismay, and be-
spoke a disposition in his Lordship to ravish front the Catholics
those privileges already acquired. Why might rot the same dis-
position incline him to attempt an inroad upon all constitutional
privileges ? To be sure, the cause was ably defended against the
phalanx of exclusionist. bpyritehof„raierful advocacy of Lord Liver-
pool*, mid the means of so valuable an ally would be a
strict •dberence, on the wt Catholics, to temperance and
fashossualla. If the Cat Mies wise to prove the principle of the
elmusdloes opposition to their &hos; and take as a test the Ingoaosell• sivanmd on some oamoisw by his Lordship and another
Loom. Lord, whoa they ensinlid that the English Catholics might
wildy bon roosoll to the. who could not be allowed to the Irish,
then might they Wier tom Hair late votes, so opposed to this de-
claration, that their appuidse to the Catholics was not founded
upon me, geedpincipli, but that they caught at every shadow of
uswoOltswiso as a neasiontary expedient to procures. victory over
onesietaney and libendhy. its to haring the honour of banning
• masher of the Catholic Association, it would hardly be bosom.
sag in his, nor could be, if a member, render the. that service
elorwhwo, which he should ever be solicitom and isoziwos os
They new mossemsd s mighty aniline (the entbalic Raub which
bosomed they solid east wish Tee owl Abet; and he as-
sured ass rho bolt pwoolues well like against Its failure
woad be 49 balls their houses. Dot Ist this. escape through
disk useetbs trapstssalty et wows of coolsol. After sods as.
smillVb• msmlstg Ile Isidro &noise so the Oohs & cam, the
ilsoMoolooso bow/ gal isiddsow mike bed opplosso.

The Bridgeport Courier mentions the following Interest-
ing fact respecting La Fayette:-
4' In the course of a familiar conversation with one of our
most respectable citizens on Saturday, and in reply to the
question—' What Orst interested the Marquis to embark
in the cause of the liberty and independence of this coun-
try?' he stated in the moat pleasant and interesting man-
ner, that while stationed in the Citadel of Metz, and only
eighteen years of age, the Duke of Gloucester, then, on
account of his marriage, was exiled from the Court of
Great Britain, communicated in a select company the in-
formation he had received respecting the contest of the
Americans for their liberties and independence. This ac-
count so very much interested him that he left Metz for
Paris, where he became acquainted with Silas Dean, Esq.
the first agent to France from the American Congress ; at
this time Dr. Franklin arrived at Paris, and after obtain-
ing the best information concerning the state of this coun-
try, his ardent love of liberty determined him to embark his
life and fortune in the cause of American freedom. "

The French Gentkmen resident at New York, to the
number of from three to five hundred, presented an ad-
dress to the General in the free spirit of the day. In his
rerly he complimented the French Revolution of 1789 ;
said it had (though not consummated) meliorated the con-
dition of au immense majority of the people ; and that the
cause of liberty was still dear to the hearts of Frenchmen,
and, said he, " We shall one dry hare the felicity of seeing
it established in nor beloved cunntry."—The answers of the
General to the different addresses are written in a good style,
and spew that his fine talents have not been impaired by
age and misfortunes.—American Paper.

MOUNTAINEERS or HAYTI.—Mr. Granville, the agent
of President Boyer, in the United States, has communi-
mid the following interesting facts concerning a people
denominated Mountaineers of Hayti :—" They arc a se-
cluded people, devoted to peace and the simplest modes of
life. When he Island is in peace, they come down from
the heights of the mountains, and cultivate their little lots
on its sides, or wander in the sloping forests; and some-
times, though very seldom, and in few numbers, enter the
large market towns of the Island. They raise cotton which
they manufacture into coarse cloth for their own use, also
ifke, and vegetables enough for their own consumption; but
seldom carry on any trade, or oiler any of their productions
for sale. On any alarm of war they immediately retire to
their caves and glens in the heights of the mountains, and
arc no more seen till peace is restored. What their num-
bers arc is not known. They have no letters nor educa-
tion, speak a language peculiar to themselves, though it is
evidently of French origin in part. They are whites in
complexion ; their hair is 'also white, but woolly as • the
Africans. They are bat little known, as they take no part
in the transactions of government; and seem only to be
solicitous to live separate from the rest of nuinkind, un-
known and unacquainted with the world."

AMBRIC•N SEA—SEXPINdr!—(First time this Season.)
Mr. Ruggles, a gentleman from Bristol County, informs
us, that being on Pluto Island Beach, on IVelvihday last,
with his family, for the benefit of salt-water bathing, his
attention was first attracted by something on the surtace of
the water, at some distance, which the party thought was
a drift log; presently a huge animal came up within a few ,
yards of the shore, and where, but a few moments before, ,
the wife of Mr. R. bad been in to bathe; they all sow had
a distinct view of the serpent's head, at not more than 30
yard's distance ; it was of a dark brown colour, about two
feet long, and when his jaws were extended could dis-
tinctly see the animal's teeth, having two regular rims, of
an ivory white colour, and appeared to be from two to tb.. e
inches long ; his eyes were as large as those of an ox, and
his head, which was from two to four feet out of water, was
shaped like an eel's. Mr. R. had an opportunity of viewing
him for more than half an hour in different positions, fur
the serpent moved along the shore nearly a mile, and be last
saw him in shad cove. He il:d not see his tail, but fre-
quently noticed parts of his body, In undulated motion, as
much as 30 feet distant from the head, and describes his
appearance precisely similar to the accounts we have often
bad of this monster of the deep. We will only add, that
Mr. Ruggles is *gentleman of veracity, and full reliance
may be placed on what he has stated.--Vekturypirt Paper.

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