The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-17 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM.

The following correspondence has passed betty,e,
O'Conor Don and his Grace, on the subject of a reso!atit%
passed at the late Catholic Meeting in Roscommon, dr,,
mining to intrust the petition of the Catholics or tk
county to his Grace, for presentation to the lifted
Lot ds

Belanagare, Oct. 29,184
My Lord Duke—At an Aggregate Meeting of the Cats,hcr
the county of Roscommon, convened at Roscommon on flat%
inst. for the purpose of appealing to the Legislature for the receiii
of the civil disqualifications by which they are aggrieved, they uns,
nimously resolved to confide their petition to your Grace fot
situation in the House of Lords.

By consigning it to your Grace they felt particularly solicitent
to manifest the reliance they repose in your Lordship, and bathe
Protestant Peers who associated at Buckingham House, on thi
27th-et' May, as " the determined friends of the just cause of then
Catholic tel and to evince their ardent gratitudefot the resolutions adopted on that occasion, demonstrating the coil
equality of all classes of the.people, and advocating the expediency
granting to the Catholics immediate restoration to their civil netts
and privileges.
They felt also that earh successive investigation has tended to
elucidate the justice of their claims; and they were persuaded that
a petition introduced into the Mouse by your grace moat swam.
rily attach particular attention, and awaken that inquiry which
Catholic
inevitabl
Eymancipation.
renders more obvious the equity and policy of tootsttedi
The Meeting at which the resolution I have the honour of trans.
mining to your Lordship was adopted, comprised the whole Cuba
Jic respectability and property of the county. Highly u I 'ppm
ciate the honour of having been selected to preside at such Meeting,
I feel it considerably enhanced by the obligation it has imposed on
me of communicating to your Grate the sentiments in which th 3
resolution originatoch, and by the opportunity afforded me of pro•
tensing the gratitude and respect for your Grace, in which 1 pan
cipte with my Catholic countrymen.
I have the honour of enclosing a copy of the petition for pat
Grare's•perusal, and shall, with your permission, forward Meter
gins) to Buckingham House, before the meeting of Parliament.
I have the honour to be, with the greatest respect, my Lord Dvb,
your Grace's must tfoedient humble servant, _

O'CONOR
To his Grace the Duke of Buckingham and Chaerdoa, &c.DM.
Stowe, Buckingham.

Argton, Nov. 6, IH.
STR in
—I have to acknowledge the honour of your letter of thBeaS
ultimo, informing me that the Aggregate Meeting of the Cathota
of the County of Roscommon had resolved to intrust to my care tat
Petition to the House of Peers, praying from the Legislature rt-
dress from the grievances under which they labour.
I feel highly gratified by the confidence which the Meeting has
been pleased to repose in me. I accept, with pleasure, the ash
which has been assigned to me ; and, however, inadequate may be
my exertions to do 4ustic.e to the grand cause which is involved in
the prayer of the petition, my anxious wish will always be, so prose
myself the steady, uncompromising friend of a measure, so deeply
affecting the happiness of Ireland, the prosperity of the Established
Protestant Church, and the dearest interests of the empire.
I have the honour to be, Sir.
Your very faithful humble servant.
BULKINOLIAM and CHANDOS.
To O'Conor Don.

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