The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-01 00:00:00

BRITISH CAT

An open Meeting of this
Crown and Anchor Tavern
ment for C,,tholit Entancii
spectably attended.
At one o'clock Lord AR 17
'The Noble Chairman Rai
office of Chairman at this
Mall
of importance rer
Ball at two o'clock ; a file
release him.
Mr. Ilt.ousiT, the Secret
said. that since he last had t
of not more than three must
intended as antidotes to the
thiS Association. had been
pure spirit of Christian ch
tb examine dispassionately t
tutional rights and privilege
had principally been distill]
secreted themselves in entleil
of public Indignation, and h
popular clamour might, to
in vain; that the public Cr
canoe, was making hourly
ibelherality of the country
'defenders brought rorward
facts, against which higotr
In proof of this, he (1
excellent article which It
ilectear on divided allegiant
or doubt that the allegiance
Way affected by the spirit'
and that no portion of the
smallest degree with the
circumstance that he( M r. 111
Yorkshire, where efforts we]
entpirlng prejudice : it is.
with great power ~t• argot
question. They w,:re also
truly, shin exposed. with it
tb anew the C tholic to eat
but condemned him, by a c
he utterly disavowed. Tbc
advocates. who had stipp,-r
and the public prints. so as
enanswerod. Ole. Bic
the gentlemen he had atho
to be remembered that a lot
had induced those persona
many gentlemen of the Co
gratitude. lie (Mr: Biotin
out one individual, a Right
of sickness. and for whos
Catholic offered up pray
IN. Baines, whose sernu
in July last, could not I
generally read. The high
authority to his sentiment
(allot with the mild spirit
opponents would peruse hit
ebnciiifttorr conduct. ft et
be found amongst their opt:
ceive every antiquated stand
practices, to charge on INC 1
indisiduals, which they c
Searched the records of the
sation'against the English
unreflecting individuals the
them on the credit of such i
th be hoped, however, that
judge the English Catholic
sehrei. not from surmises.
living evidence of facts. 7
stccusation of divided slleg
porn disregard of oaths, to
dation ; from the immoral
his religion, the British I
integrity of his life, to the
to the observance of his civ
titan asked if their opponen
boasted of its free institu
tended that they had t
while they asked this I
Was preached in their pre
wish to invoke the civil
height of inconsistency to
Cons the Catholic, whose I
and to leave in full possess
robbed life of comfort, an
Ilan. Gentleenao, that we s
exposition of our creed as
that we possess any tenet
devoted loyalty to our K
confide our cause, and aw
They had been accused, in
sit of religious warfare, h
others as compared with tt
In every accusation sent
Association such recrimins
In proof of it, a copy of e
Catholic Association had

daily paper published in tt4
been so fortunateavi to Me'
bad done that which a i.er
themselves demandcd—tho

cation. ,Much virulence I
where candidates for popul
by fomenting a teeling ag
the most offensive ribaldri
The candidate imagined t
washy proclaiming to the
of private life. That mat
hospitality. to seat himself
With the most scurrilous in
ceeded —as such always ri
be disgusted his hearers.
disgrace. Iu the sister k•
been assailed wish iinpui
those who hat hazarded ti
eintion were told that they
the Protestant public, and
denial. The English Cu.
principles which were nut
asked whether they were t
their enemies, or by thou'
conduct warranted the im;
Lion charged them with ?
extent of the Papal jurim.!
If the Court of Rome wen
summed to be. would it
prerogative? Would h
its authority without cut
Of the Vatican had eerie:
was wont to visit her ecti
Mighty mischief to be am.
an empty sound. Ile (3
Irish of all religions wen
improvement to be impel
mashies. which. by can't
had tiernwn them into th
had had any object in vii
He (Mr. Bloom) firmly b
vent that union taking p 1
was absolutely necessary
All would join to deplore
scription of Christians to
of any other persuasion ;
tered not which : the of
their own interest'', and
with frahtic fury to tear
(Hr. Blount) hail the he
tirely axiar as his goad
Ile was, by adoption, a
valued highly the distinct
Nis_brother freemen, it
Peace as much as he (31
duspieion-4very man, of
Incite in them a feeling
Christians and countrym
papal bulls, or papal ji
laartless politicians. Si
the state of the funds of t
place; the receipts were
and the Association rem
3001. was the amount of
was in the room tor the
wish to see it. In cutlet
of the Committee to whi
meeting to use their infl
cause in which they were
justify themselves from I
leg their principles. T
of the Association had s
quench of the necessity
justice, and enlightened
the meeting /Mould go IT
considerable expenditure
as was requisite to the
their principles ; and it
bust look for that assist
the merit of not shrinkit
cause, and they would
received such support
Blount) would now pro
the day, which was
presented to Parliamen
the Constitution of t
structions of the Comm
Associations in England
measure of petitioning
They had recommende,
presented. The partici
and, if necessary ; but'
alts Lanctuthire, and w
dins proceedings, and of
Catholics of Incaidiire
his (31r. Blount's) slip
that in London, throe
on whom, if they 'we I
la part of that pm -e to