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ANNIVERSARY OP ?MC
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AND MEMINSTRELS, ETING OF THR WELSH
B S te.

CATTIOLIC A.SSOCIA7IOII7, WilltNUß/AN MAT 9.
JAMES O'CONNELL, Esq. In the Chair.
EARL GREY—MR. BROUGHAM.
Mr. CONWAY stated, that he had forwarded the petitions agreed
to at the late Aggregate Meeting, to Earl Grey and Mr. Brougham.
He then proceeded to read the following copy of his letter to %Ir.
Brougham. with the answer from that Gentleman, and also a kilo'
from Lord Grey

'l'bis concert wan held on Saturday morning, at the Free-
maaans"Favern. It is interesting at all times to witness
the ardent amichment which mankind, in all ages and tin-
ge all circumstances of separation, feel for the country of
their birth. A Welshman's hi•art warms towards it with
is enthusiast" that never fades: be his station in this great 1 " Dublin, May fl, 11124.
puropolis of London high or low, the mention of the! " Sta—l am directed by the Catholic Association to transmit to
Principality makes his eyes sparkle • hie memory runs 17°, for presentation, a petition, agreed to at the Aggregate
proudly and rejoicingly backward to the times of Ca nw AI, I ectinff of the Catholics of Ireland, held in this city, on the
Laura and Owsat Gwritenu ;" a halo of the light of "la commi,ting this petition to you? hands, lam desired to
other days" surrounds him, and he considenathe being • ' say, that it would have been sent long before, had not the A is.
nu g-soits; WRIAMMA Nas the brightest link in the chain nun learned that you-were on circuit: and feeling, as they do, a
of his destiny, he that destiny as bright as it may. natural predilection for the most uncompasmaising and nen
geniciuidadhero:f:itne the Catholics of Ireland have, they did think they
The Welsh Bards were among our earliest harmonises, atzetiastice to themselves and to the country, ifs,
sad the prec•nt was the fourth anniversary which comme- they consigned petition to the care of any other Member of
ranted their unequivocal talents in this delightful branch I Parliament.
of the fine arts. Previous to the commencement o: the ; " There are many allegations in the petition which it is likely
be controverted ; but the Association are satisfied, that every 1
eancert, an elegant introductory speech was delivered by , motaey
diifficuofittyhetTpcis car.bpileatoedi lititTeveraitiediu Yoush will appreciate the
Loan KEN[ on,.explaining the design of the EIST F. DURO!),
and the patriotic purposes of the CY IN NRODORION, under . tary evidence; but they rely opotyi coirtiionn"fauTgeu"ponnPtreun en-
the auspices of which it was instituted. The concert then 1 trsdicted statements in the public Prints, and on the reconis even of
commenced with a glee and chorus, " On the landing of ``the last Assizes.
1,
nol`fOitiii the subject of the Irish Church Establishment, they do
the Romans in Britain," to the old Welsh air of "Captain
utoo.:imilatetilatT&aunrAman who has paid melees'
Morgan:. March." The parts were well sustained. and , attention to to Irisl7
the effect was grand and impressive. Next followed the . foremost station—to am. ind so informed,nussot nefc'rue7.l yand vi•into-y a
duct of " Tile Roving Minstrels," by Master Smith and 1 roux, as that of their advocate, the Catholics oflreland will not pre.
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Master Parry, which displayed the dilllillSUiShed ROOM,_ mine even to suggest 's topic.
tthhempuray;r of the petition, they eon only express their
plishments of both to great advantage ; added to their i to;:,,c.At'imr.
youthful sweetness of tone, their correct and skilful exceu- i. in vaini
to expect' ttibaCrinbeisverclunde6`ive measurebe":lB.l6l' It
non was not inferior to the moat veteran prot'essore. Miss • months of tranquillity. try
can
ever
enjoy "
Carew gave " The Exile if Cambria," a Welsh melody, "It it unnecessary. I hope, for the Catholics of Ireland to rei-
with all its attractions; she was manifestly nervous, but her Wrote ihe expression of their gratitude to you, Sir ; and it would,
pet: laps,
tteeuxiihecouling fur the individual, whore name is sub.
tones nevertheless sustained all their steidiness: her timi-
dity, though it took the colour from her cheek, took no- trrmmon withpratirin
hit "Iteterms, the admiration which, in
countrymen,
he feels for yot'r talents, elo-
thing from the beauty of her voice ; and the exquisite 1 qnenee, and public services.
pathos with which she afterwards sang the ballad of " I have the honour to he, Sir,
" Home! sweet Homer was followed by loud and reite- " Your most humble and moat obedient servant
rated plaudits, and never were plaudits better deserved. " FRED. W. CONWAY.
Her duet with Master Parry was enthusiastically ene9reJ.
Master Smith, in the duet of "
.4s it fell upon a day," from
Shakepeare, enraptured the audience: the voice of this
youthful vocalist has au extent of compass, united with a
smoothness and brilliancy of tone, that make him the de-
light of every musical circle; the cadence which he intro-
duced into the closing lines,
" That, to hear her so complain.
Scarce I could from tears refrain;
For her griefs, so lovely shown,
Made me think upon my own,"
displayed a facility in running divisions, which manifested
the great professional skill with which his vocal education
has been conducted. His " Dried be that tear," that beau-
tiful ballad of Su rattuan's, was deliciously given. The
duet " From the glowing southern regions, by Messrs.
Parry and Atkyns, was sung with admirable effect, to the
tune of that fine old air--"glnoble race was Shenkin." Mr.
' Atkyns, towards the end of the second part, sang " 'llse
Sons of the Sea," to the air of " Llityn On, or the Ash
Grose," and the deep, manly, mellow bass of his voice
poured forth its fine quality of tone with an effect that was
electrifying. Master Lenghurst sang " The Nelson of the
Day, and sang it extellently • but in the concluding lines,
" Then who can tell but yet I may
• Become the Nelson of the day,"
his shake on the. word then might, we think, have been
omitted with advantage. A word at the beginning of a line
is always injudiciously chosen for such a purpose, and more
obviously if it terminates with a consonant, which is ne-
cessarily at war with ell flexibility. We should not have
noticed this, but that it is probable he may sing the same
air at other concerts;. and he sings it so well, that we would
wish it free from even the slightest defect.. Miss Melville
gave the delightful Scotch ballad, " .4n' ye shall walk in
silk attire," with all that fascinating simplicity which is
its true character. We are rejoiced to find that this dis-
tinguished pupil of Roast NI appreciates the beauty of the
old ballad style of music; for with all our reverence for
Italian music and Italian masters, we think that our public
concerts would have more to recommend them if our fa-
vourite national ballads were penritted to indulge our re-
membrance a lisle oftener: our associations give them
more of true feeling, and make them of deeper interest
than the majority of those Italian airs, which of late years
have taken, we regret to say, an almost exclusive posses-
sion of the vocal department in this country. If Miss
Melville is engaged to perform, as we understand she is,
at Rossini'. next concert, we promise oursclveh that, at
she will be the only English singer selected, our English
ears may have a chance of returning to their allegiance ; if 1
not,—for we have a Wetia feeling about us in this respect,—
we shall vote for a British &IT IDDVOD, to keep alive our
loyalty to English song. In the sprightly duet of " Tell
me, gentle stranger," by Miss Melville and Matter Long-
burst, the teasing suspenae was managed with an arch-
ness and animation en both sides, in the following part :
lie—Yea, as they strayed —.
She—Nu more, no more I'll hear.
Her-You're jealous, Ma'am, I tear.
She—Not I, not 1.
He.—Oh, Be: Oh, Se 2
I can see it very clear.
The last line was given with an intermixture of tone
and manner that was truly comic. The whole was rap-
turously encored. Mr. Collyer sang the air of " We'll
rove at break of day," in his happiest style ; and Mr. J.
Smith, with his constant flow of melody, exerted himself,
as he always does, with a spirit that never flags, and a
success that never fails.

Some Pennihum singing, with an accompaniment of
Welsh harps, after the manner of the Ancient Britons,was
introduced by some nntives of the Principality, with a sin-
gular and characteristic effect.
Mr. 0. Davies and Miss Barry performed on the harp
with great power and force of execution. Mr. Parry's
flageolet accompaniment in the air of " AR HYD Y NOS,"
was a rich treat to the musical amateur ; as was the per-
formance of Mr. J. Jones, who presided at the piano-forte.
The whole was conducted under the superintendence of
Mr. Parry, Editor of the " Welsh Melodies," with most
excellent regularity.
. Between the first and second part of the concert, several
medals were presented by Miss :goat:AN, of Tre diger,
is the successful candidates who had written on the sub-
jects proposed by the Society. Among the rest, to
LIAM OMEN PUGH, Esq. the Author of " A Welsh and
English Grammar and Dictionary," and other works of
distinguished reputation ; and to the celebrated sculptor, J.
F,l.Axis AN, Esq. R.A. fora design presented to the Society.
Mei: o'clock upwards of • hundred Gentlemen sat down'
to an excellent dinner, Sir Charles Morgan in the Chair.
A number of patriotic and approptiate toasts were drank.
The health of Sir. W. W. WYNN was drank with eilthu-
shim, to which he returned thanks with that honesty of
heart which marks his hospitable ehrracter. Lord K ea\ ON,
Sir CHARLES MoaoAa, .and several ether Gentlemen of
distinction, whose healths,were drank in turn, made neat
and well-turned acknowledgments, and expatiates! on the ad-
vantages of the Cr mu HODORto N, and on the union and good
fellowship of No ar H and SO Y T H WA!. I' 6, in promoting the
patriotic objects of the Ipstitution, which were to promote
the literature of Wales, and to perpetuate to the descendants
of the Ancient Britons, the history, the poetry, the music,
and the language of their native country. S2veral excellent
rlieeettlivenid the conviviality of the company ; the wines
were of the best kind, arid contributed their share to the
joyoueness and good humour which concluded the evening.

" To Henry Brougham, Esq."
" London, May, 14, 1824.
" Sol-1 have just had the honour of receiving your letter of the
6th into. and the petition, which I was delayed in opening from a
difficulty at the Post-office.
" I shall lose no time in attending to it, and I hope to be able to
write to yea upon the subject again to-niorrow or Monday.
" In the meantime 1 beg leave to express the deep sense which I
enterain of the confidence reposed in me.
" I have the honour to be,
" Your obedient and faithful servant,
" F. W. Conway, Esq. " H. BROUGHAM."
" Hanover-square, May 15, 1824.
" Stn—Owing to a delay in the Post-office, occasioned by its
having been charged, I did not receive till yesterday the petition.
which, by the desire of the Catholic Association, you have done
me the honour of transmitting to me.
" I have read it with all the attention it deserves, and hope it is
unnecessary for me to add, with all the interest I have ever felt in
endeavouring to restore to the Catholics of Ireland the full enjoy-
ment of all the privileges of our free Constitution ; but 1 feel my-
self bound in fairness to apprise you, that the other objects with
which that prayer is contacted in the present petition, appear to
me to have been at least unnecessarily introduced—to be calculated
rather to injure than assist your cause; and that in presenting it to
the House of Lords, I should feel it incumbent on me to declare
that they could not have my concurrence. As a short delay in pre-
senting the petition, on which no measure can be founded during
the present session. cannot be material, I have determined to wait
for your answer to this communication.
•• This, 1 hope, you will let me have as soon as convenient, and
if it she'd inform me that the Catholic hndv are still desirous that
their petition should remain in my hands, I will lose no time in
presenting it, and am prepared in &nag so, to repeat,in the strongest
terms, subject to the qualifications I have already mated, my unal-
terable conviction, that the peace and happiness of Ireland, the
general security of the British Empire, eminently depend on the
entire and speedy repeal of the disqualifying laws, by which the
Catholics feel themselves axgrieved.
" I have the honour to remain,
" Your obedient humble servant,

" F. W. Conway, Esq. " GREY."
Mr. CoNWAT then moved, that the letters just read, thould to
entered on the minutes, which having been agreed to, Mr. ll.'onway
was about to proceed on other business, when a letter arrived front
Mr. Brougham, of which the following Is a copy :
" horWon. May 17. 11124.
" SIR—I have now had an opportunity of perusing and eonsi-
derlng the petition which the Catholic Association have done me
honour to put in my hands: and I am bound in fairness to state,
that I cannot agree with some of the opinions expressed in it, and
that there are parts of the prayer which I am not prepared to sup-
port.
But I trust it is unnecessary for me to add, that I feel most
strongly the necessity of restoring to the Catholics the full benefits
of the Constitution. And lam willing to present the petition ge-
nerally. and to second it upon that ground, signifying, that, in
some respect., I direr with the petitioners.
" I may regret that they have now so far increased their
demands, I am not insensible to the treatment they have expe-
rienced for so many year., and to its natural eonsequencem t and if,
after this candid declaration of my opinion, they think lit to com-
mand rov services, I shall assist them to the utmost of my power,
and according to my judgment.
" I am extremely sensible of the honour which they have con-
ferred upon me, and I beg you. Sir, to accept my thanks for the
kind expressions with which you have accompanied their application.
" I have the honour to be.
" Your obedient humble servant,
" H. BROUGHAM.

" To F. W. Conway, Esq."
Mr. ()Tongs:Lc moved, that the Serretsrr be instructed to
write to Lord Grey sod Mr. Brougham, requesting of them to pre-
sent the pet itinn in its present limn. and if they cannot approve of the
whole of its pr‘yer, that they will support as much it as they can.
Mr. KIRWAN seconded the mutton, which was carried unani-
mously.

SIR 11. HARDINGE AND MR. BATTIER.

We are authorised, says a Sunday Paper, to publish the
following correspondence :
" U. S. Club, May 22, 1824.

" My dear Ilarilinge,—l now address you on the itsbjeCt of the
messaarl from Mr. Battier. referred by you to me, and I shall begin
by noticing his letter in the Observer of last Sunday (see British
Pent of Monday bat]. from which the following is an extract
:
• But I have no doubt of being enabled to prove that my friend's
signature war obtained to a document which he had not Ilioroychly
tzatoiyed, relying on Sir II enry Hardinve's being incapable of re-
cording the pat liCtilarr partially or nut, my:
.` In reference to the nbove, I nerd hardly say that the insinua.
tints thrown out thus, if proved, would have covered you with
infamy.
I hare taken some. )13419, an you know, to investigate this
r.tter, and to plsce it beyond the contradiction of any man ; al.
though no one, acquainted with vim, would consider you capable
of doing that which hat been attributed to you, still it must be as.
tisfactory to you to see, by the accompanying document., that the
refutation is clothed in thl substantial garb of evidence. I also
send you herewith niy note of the conferences which took place
betwixt Mr. Hunter, the friend of Mr. Battier, and o.self, as well
as copier of our correspondence. lily reason for denying that Mr.
Battier had any claim upon you, are there detailed, and you may
make such are of them an you may think proper, and I trust that
the perusal of them will satisfy every man of high honour, anti
every friend to good order, that by acting otherwise than I had
dose. I should not only have betrayed the best interests of society,
but should have greatly compromired the dignity of the profession,
of which you are so bright an ornament, had I hesitated a moment
in my refusal to suffer you to conic down to the level of a man,
who, at the same Insttnt in which he was makings personal appeal
of honour to you, was making to the world another in the unmanly
form of a Asul and flagrant calumny.
" I remain, my dear Haidinge„ very truly yours.
CHARLI.B TL'RNER"

On the papers of th, late Colonel iiesternb;i4opened in
our preience, there wu found an exact copy of the statement which
had appeared in the Meriting Chronicle of the 15th inst. relative to
the duel which took Owe between Lord Londonderry and Mr.
Battier, which copy we Lind was forwarded with a note front Sir
Henry flardinge to Lieutenant-Colonel Western, through Mr.
Battier. on the Nth inst. ; front which nate it appears that Lieute-
nant-Colonel Western had previously examined and observed upon
this statement. _ _

Their was also found another statement of the same officer
(Colonel Western) in his own hand-writing, which was, in sub-
stance, similar to that which had appeared in the Alarming Chro.
aide, and to which Sir Henry Ilantinge had affixed the signature
of "H. H.," but in which siatenien• several erasures and altera-
tions in pencil appear to have been subsequently made by Ideate-
nant-Cedenel Western. . . . .

AOICZIOTE or tilt Ilafts, HARDINGE.—Sir Henry
Hardinge, who has been recently involved in the affair of
the Marquis of Londonderry and Mr. Battier, is an officer
of distinguished bravery, and has lost an arm in the service.
den, on the fall of Napoleon, the allies entered Paris, Sir
Henry Hardinge was among the British officers who were
stationed in the capital. One evening, while conducting
acme ladies home from the theatre, he was grossly insulted
by a Prussian officer. He did not take any notice of the
circumstance, but next day ascertained the name of the
officer, and found that be was a subaltern. Ile therefore
wrote a challenge to the commanding °item, of the corps,
stating the insult, which was rather national than personal,
and demanding satisfaction ; adding, that he had whirr"-,
!limas an officer of equal rank, but should afterwards call ,
on every officer in the corps until he descended to the per-
aim that bad insulted him. The commanding officer, I
struck with astonishment at such seeming temerity, applied
to the General of Division, who, equally surprised, re-
quested an audience of Sir Henry. and feeling the respect
due tp a brave officer, compelled his offending subaltern to
makq a public apology to Sir Henry before the matiabledi
rtippopy.—Literary Chronicle.

••••••••,..n.••••••••
There was also finuri a memorandum in pencil relative to what
took place ou the ground, on a detached piece of payer.
(Signed) CHAS. TURNER, Alike-General.
T. HUNTER, Lieut. 111th Hussars.
B. H. VIVIAN, &C.a.
M. FRENCH.
Friday Evening, May 21st, 1821.
'• 32, tirosvenor-place, 22d May, 1824.
"My dear Turner,-1 have received your letter, and the docu.
meets to which it refer■, and entirely concur in every step you have
taken. I know 1 need not here express my acknowledgments to
you ; but I moat state my conviction, after having witnessed Mr.
Battier's incapacity to feel and act like a man of honour, that I
could sot, without degradation to myself and discredit to the profes-
sion to which I belong, have extended to him the consideration due
to a ientleman.
Phis conviction, if it had needed any additional force, would
have acquired it from Mr. ltattier's recent attempt to insult me in
the street. His statement that he ventured to raise his whip over
me is false, and, as you know. is disproved by a gentleman, an eye.
witness of what did pass. Ii assured no conduct of his can ever
provoke me to alter my determination to consider hint as utterly
in:worthy of my notice.
" I am, my dear Turner, very faithfully yours,
(aligned) "H. HARDINGE."