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London, England, 1825-03-21 00:00:00

CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION'. •
On Wednesday the Catholisociation met (for the lot time)
at the Great Room of the Corn Eichange, Dublin—Major &tar
in the Chair.
Several letters were read containing(g, remittances of Catholic Rat.
Ale. CoxtraY read a letter from Clonmel, signed John Lett
and enclosing IDOL u Catholic Rent. including the sum of 61.
from several ladies, and also the subscription of an infant nateed
B'Bliam Cantwell. who was only Wee dile old !
It was moved and carried unanimously that Master W4M
Cantwell should be admitted a Member of the Assuistion.
During the reading of these ktters Mr. Shell entered the /Ws
and was received with loud and continued cheers.
The following letter was read from the Right Rev. Dr. Pisti‘ett.
the Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath i
" Dear Sir—l beg leave to enclose to you, in the absence
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very esteemed friend Mr. O'Connell. my subscription to tits -
lie Association for the year 1821. Within tws days of the
1,.
ation of the time perMitted to me by las, I am anxious to makrt
by this act my sentiments respecting the services of that most *Mu,'
able bialy.
" I Sin now in the illth year of my age, and -in the 47th I ..-
episcopacy, and 1 little imagined that 1 wouhl lire to witisica
those days of promising liberality, the Hs-enactment of a new
law against us. Rut I pray that our people will bear its in
with the resignatlun whith immortalised our forefathers, end that hit
result wril be but of sheet duration.

" I have the honour io be, my ddar Sir,
" Your most faithful and very humble berrait,
"J. PLUNKETT, R-C.II. Moak:
" Chapel liidge, Nevelt, March ISch, I=3.
" To Edgard Dna, Esq."
Several other letters cOntaimag remittances having been midi
Mr. CoNWAT read the Addreas of the Association to the emboli..
People of Ireland, which he moved should be adopted by the Asso-
ciation.

Mr. Sifeit rose to address the meeting. After giving as at •
count of the reception which the Catholic deputation had met with
in England, he proceeded to allude to the measures which west in
contemplation towards Catholic emancipation. The first, he said,
was relative to the forty-shilltng freeholders ; the second was, a
provision fob the Catholic clergy. With respect to the first, hat
would say that, for the attainment of the freedom of the country,
fee the attainment of tire incalculable benefit that would be de-
rived from Catholic emancipation,- in one word, fur the attainment
of liberty, be would dot nay that that ceneession ought to be made.
but he would say that some concession ought not to be refused.
Every man in England now concurred in the opinion that the veto
could not be required. (Hear.) That point was yielded. Means
Those among their opponents, who considered it its the price AN
which the liberty of the country might be granted, were now of
opinion that it ought not to be required, and that, if it were re.
spired. it would mar the beneficial effects of Catholic emancipation
The Roman Catholics of Ireland ought to enter into a contract
with the Legislature, as far as they could consistent aids high
and honourable principles. The public mind of this country hav-
ing formed a junction with the public mind of England, was a cir-
cumstance likely to be productive of the happiest result. With
respect to the provision for the Catholic clergy, he, as a layman,
should not lay profane hands upon it. If that question were
left to the consideration of the Catholic hierarchy, and to the
great body of the Catholic clergy, he trusted that they would
faithfully and conscientiously discharge their duty to themselves,
to their country, and to their God. fie(Jlr. Shiel) might now par.
haps be permitted to say a ;'ew words relative to his own exami-
nation ; he would not say in whit place • he would not leave it to
the Meeting to conjecture what piste that examination was held
in. He should not call it an examination, but a conversation
that be (Mr. Shed) had with Mr. Peel. He was asked, would
a provision for the Catholic clergy be accepted, without making
emancipation a preliminary question ? He OIL Sheil) said, that
Catholic emancipation must be its precursor, and that in no
other way wduld it be accepted. lie said also that if the Govern-
ment attempted to select the individuals, as well as to allocate
the stipend, there would be an end to the purity of the Catholic
church, and to the confidence of the Catholic people in their clergy.
(Hear, he-.r.) It world be coosidered as a great moral evil, if
the provision was made, not for the man btu for the minister if
Government had no share in the situation of the man or the allo-
cation of the stipend, but that the prieit should be paid by the
people themselves out of the taxes paid by the people, he thought.
that the same ground of objection would not exist; but be con-
ceived that the Catholic people never would consent to have the,:
clergy appointed at the caprice or pleasure of Government. 3,11%.
Shiel then proceeded to vindicate biniaell from some misrepresents-
Lions which had gone abroad, and, returning to the Catholic Que.-
tion, said, as far as he had opportunities of ascertaining it, he con-
ceived that the public mind of England min decidedly in their
favour. It was a matter of astonishment to him that it had beets
urged as an argument against them, that the people of England
were hostile to their claims. If so, tire tide of public opinion must
have charged considerably in the shun space of three weeks in
England, for it was now running an impetuous tide in their coccus.
It would be well, however, to be prepored for disappointment;
they should not let their expectation be raised too high, for if they
were still to meet disappointment, their fall would be in proportion
to the height from which they should be Rung. They had a great
majority In their favour in the House of Commons; but if„ after
all, their emancipation should not be achieved—if they should fait
in the House of Lords--what part would it befit them to perform'?
Let them remain united. (Hear, hear.) He conjured them, ire
the name of Heaven, hr the name of their country, not to be di-.
vide:- Their opponents were but few, but they were marshalled
with vigilance. The Catholics were six millions ; let them retrain
united. If they would is themselves' be trues ft followed, as doe
did the night, they could not be false to am mart.
Mr. FOGART Y read a letter liom Mr. OGorman, dated Londac.
and inclosing the sum of ten pounds British, as Catholic Hen.-
Five pounds of this sum was forwarded from Paris to Mr. O'Gur -
man, by Henry Edward Lynch, Esq. of Clog her House, in the
county of Mayo; the other tire pounds was the donation of are
English gentleman, a Protestant, Peter Middleton, Esq. of Stock-
well House, Yorkshire.
Mr. Coen wort, in a spemsh of considerable length and truth
eloquence, moved the thanks of the Association to the Membe sot .
both Houses of Parliament who stood forward to oppose the Penal
Bill.
Mr. RUSSEL L seconded this resolution, which was carried by ac-
clamation.

It was then moved and carried, that the Meeting, at its rising,
should adjourn to Friday.
It was moved and carried, that Mr. Costello should be re.
quested to act as Pro-Secretary on the next day of meeting' in con.
sequence of Messrs. Fogarty and Coppinger being obliged to leave
town.
Mr. Mautticx 0-Coxxtt.t. then proceeded to read ties
list of the several sums received as Catholic Rent for the late
week.
The amount was 1,1144/. 10s. 2d.
Mr. SHELL was then called to the chair, when the thanks of the
Meeting were voted by acclamation to Major Bryan for his very
proper and dignified conduct in the chair.
The Meeting then adjourned.
Extract of a letter from Calcutta, dated the pith of Tip—
'ember :—" So great have the desertions been front
all corps moving down to the Eastern frontier, that Go-
vernment have issued an order,, offering ten rupees for
every deserter, and it is now difficult to get recruits.
With regard to the Burmese war. little has taken place
since I last wrote to you (Oct. 18). Our troops remain at
Rangoon, and are very sickly ; su much so, that I under-
stand the strongest European regiment could not turn out
above 300 men, and, to mend matters, they have got the
scurvy. The last returns chewed that we have lost fifteen
hundred Europeans at Rangoon by war anti disease. Ali
the killed and wounded who fell into the bands of the
Burmese in the late affair were crucified.—The upper
provinces of India are in a restless state. Hum-
ana is said to be overrun by plundering parties. Au
officer, who was on his way through that country to join
his corps, was lately stopped, and told that lie had better
return while he could, as the Company Rel fLiji (Corn-
pany's Rule) was over in Hintiostan. Troops hare also
been ordered to march immediately to Barully. In short,
the natives in the upper provinces believe that we have
been well threshed by the Burmese, and seem inclined to
try our strength."

EARTIICVIAILE A r SIIIIRA Z.—A late account from Persia
informs us that another destructive earthquake had takes/
place at Shiraz about a month subsequent to the one de-
scribed in a former paper. By this last visitation, the part
of the city which had been hitherto preserved, yeas com-
pletely levelled, and our informant, to give effect to h'.%
description, states, that a person et one of the gays may
now discern another at the most distant one, the view
which had been intercepted by lofty buildings, not one of
which remains. A few days previous to the lest carastrerhc,
several persons had commenced rebuilding their licuses,
but the walls of these were also shaken to the ground, and
the wretched inhabitants were residing in tents and huts
in the gardens, at some distance from the waits of the city.
The greatest distress and alarm prevailed amongst all
classes, and in addition to their misfortunes from the lbw
of their homes, &disease has broken out, soinewha t allied to
Cholera, which was carrying off number. The complaint
is described as producing vomiting, which is followed by
a (tininess, and death almost inon,•diately ensues, but it is
not accompanied by any violent spasmoc affection. as its
the common Cholera.—Calci.m; Governmene Goastre, Or-
sober Sip.
A diabolical plot was lately formed to set fire to the town
of St. Thomas, in the island of that name, which, bow-
ever, was happily discovered in time to prevent the wifkea
design from being carried into execution.
We are requesnvl to state that the account, under the
head of " Guildhall," in our paper of Saturday, of a
Solicitor of eminence iii the City hivlrrg been ehtrgad with
obtainiat money under f:lse pretef:i, is altOgt:Lha
tutc of foundation.


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