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DUBLIN, JULY 14.
CATHOLIC MEETING.
As we anticipated, a numerous meeting took
place yesterday in D'Arcy's Great Room.
O'CONNOR DON is the Chair.
Mr. Comeau, acted as Secretary.
The Report al the Committee appointed to wait
on the Lord Mayor on Wednesday, and his Lord-
ship's letter to Lord Fiugall, being read—
Mr. O'CoN MIMI, said, that every rational man
mast be convinced that much good had already
been done by attempts at conciliation, and that the
conduct of the Catholics hail, on every occasion
(particularly the recent one) been highly liberal
and praiseworthy. They had much to forget;
but when the hand of friendship was held out to
them, did they refuse to lake it ? They had grasp-
ed it ITAINLY, ARDENTLY ; and what was the re-
turn made for such generous disinterested conduct
by the Corporation of Dublin? A worthy Gentle-
man who now attended the meeting (Mr. Wadden)
had informed them at a late meeting, that the Lord
Mayor bad given him his hand and word that he
would exert his influence sand uuthority towards
preventing the decoration of the statue in Col-
kge.gretti nit the 12. th ; hat instead of adhering
to that promise, or to agreement. furthered in con-
sequence of it, the ink was scarcely dry on the
letter sent to Lord Fingull, when a bend of mid-
night marauder, were allowed to issue forth, and with
increased yells and shouts of triumph and insult, to
complete the obnoxious work. It had been said it
was impossible to prevent this, but the peace of the
city was committed to the Chief Magistrate; he had
the whole posse in his hands; it was his duty to
have called them out; he was bound in honour to
have kept his word. Had he in the spirit of good
faith sworn a few of the members of last meeting
into the peace as constables, they would have pre-
vented it ; but instead of this his Lordship implied
to the Chief Magistrate of Police—he to the Uuder
Secretary—the Secretary to the Lord Chancellor—
and the'Clitineellor to the Attorney-General; so
that 'with this trifling nothing was done, but the feel-
ings of the Catholics were exposed to reuewed and
aggravated insult. lied the Catholics assembled
in College-green with a wooden image, decorated
it with the shamrock and other national emblem*,
&c. would they have been permitted to do so with
impunity ? But in the prevent instance not one of
these armed ruffians had been bound to keep the
peace. What was to be dune then Were the
Catholics to iodu!ge their passions, sod do some-
thing in their violence which they might afterwards
repent of ? Anger was a bad counsellor, and be
therefore should suggest deliberation and caution.
For his own part lie thoutlit it better to wait till
Monday to hear she detail from Lord Fingal!, who
was at present unfortunately absent through illness,
of the late conversation with the Lord Mayor. A
Committee to represent the glaring breach of faith,
had also better be appointed, and in the mean time
he would move an adjournment of the present meet-
ing till Monday.
Mr. MAHON, ilia few words, seconded the motion.
Mr. SHaIL opposed the motion. For what were
the Committee to adjourn? Was it with the hope
of uniting with the Corporation? The late insult
offered the Catholics in College-green was too broad
and open to admit of such a thing. A promise was
held out, a pledge was given : they were both vio-'
toted, the Catholics had been insulted, and it would
be weakness to procrastinate. The Meeting should
decide at once on what was proper to be doue.
Let the Meeting act as individuals would do in
ordinary cues—let them resent the affront at once,
rather than revolve it in the mind for ever. The
Lord Mayor had intimated to Lord Fingal!, at the
last Meeting, that unanimity was much to be de-
sired, and hoped that its blessings, pow attained,
would extend to the future. These sentiment,
were hailed es favourable symptoms, but the very
next day after their promulgation, the obnoxious
statue in College-green was catered with the
symbols of faction and of blood! Why then
make further concessions to the Corporation ?
Who will insure us that further insult will not lie
offered ? The smallest ordinary precaution would
have prevented the decoration of the statue, or re-
moved it. For what were the citizens paying such
enormous taxes for the Police establishment, but
that the peace of the city might be kept ? For his
own part, he thought it better to speak out at
once, amid let the matter be decided. Mr. Sheil
concluded with reading a string of resolutioi.s, de-
precating in tile stiongest terms the late conduct
of the Lord Mayor and the Corporation towards the
Catholic Body. •
The fallowitig are the Resolutions
. .

Resolved—That, animated as we are by the deepest sense
of gratitude and juy at the anticipated visit of our gracious
Soseetign to this couutry, and yielding to no class of the
comniunity in fidelity and attachment to his royal person,
we had received with the wtmwt cordiality the expression of
a wish of the land Mayor and Corporation of the City of
Dublin, that we should co-operate with them in the eclairs.
►ion of so tortmsateass event, and that we entertained a hope
that the assurance whit It was given that all offensive sym.
buts of faction should be laid aside, would nut have been
violated upon an occasion whin all religious differences
shorthil be merged iu uue united feeliug of devotion to his
Majesty.
Rerulecd--That after so distinct an engagement, that all
party and offrosive teremouies 'should be discountenanced,
the investing of the statue iu College-green iu the colours
beictofute employed for the purpose of insult, is a breach of
that undertaking which, while it provokes political passions
into a violation of the public peace, is more peculiarly cal-
(island at this moment to interrupt the harmony 111 which
we were earnestly inikiusis to lend our cu-operation.

Mr. FARRELL said, he had culled on the Lo►d
Mayor; that his Lordship declared the decoration
of the statue was entirely contrary to his wishes,
end that to consequence of these not hieing complied
with, he had since withdrawn himself altogether
front the Orange Society.
Mr. MAcoon NELL approved of the Resolutions
of Mr. Shed 10 fur as they went. lie thought it ne-
cessary, however, to go * step farther, anal propose
that a public dottier take place on the Y 341 iu•t, to
which all liberal Protestant and Catholic Gentle-
men be iutu.d, and that this dinner be wholly
ntwornacted and distinct from that of the Dubli❑
Corporation at Murrisson's.
Mr. LUKE PLUNKETT here said, that Aldertnan
Morley had yesterday informed him, that the Lard
Motor hod udwunced twenty t, us towards the
decorations for the statue, and that there were up-
wards of 8,000 combirsed Orangemen in Dublin.
M. HOWLEY thought it impossiblt to separate