The National Register.
London, England, 1811-03-03 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Alderman DARLEY.—I am ordered and directed by Go-
vernment to request them to disperse, be their business what '
it may.
Mr. O'CONNELL.—You have stated that you were ordered
to request--Were you directed to disperse the %letting ?
Alderman DARLEv.—The fact is, that I am directed net
only to request, but to order the Meeting to disperse!
Lord FRENCH ---Alderman Darley would you shut the door -
to Petition ?
Alderman DARLET.---Certainly not.
[Here Lord Fri nch recommended Ald-rman D.irley to return
to r. Pole for further instructions. •He would give Govern-
ment an opportunity of re-considering tie subject—the Meeting
were resolved—at present his Lordship would not call it the
Catholic Committee.]
Alderman DARLEY..—I will go up to, Mr. Pole, if yon.will
permit Mr. Babington to remain here. To this • proposition
the meeting gave its full assent, and Aldermau•Darley went
On Mr. DAR LAY'S return he thus addressed the Chair
" My Lord French, I have waitesl on Mr. Pole, and I ,am in-
structed to say, it is not the intention of Government to pre-
vent the Catholic Committee &Om meeting to prepare or for-
ward their Petition ; bid asyour Lordship said that this is not the
Committee, we are instructed not to molest you. And as your
,Lordship expre'ssed your surprise that any steps4hould be taken
against a meeting of which yon were a member, I am desired to
say, that Mr. Pole would be happy to see your Lordship."
Lord FRENCH.—In order to prevent any misc, nceptiun, it is
fit that this matter should be di,tinctly understoOd.
Mr. DARLEY.—My Lord, I told Mr. Pole • that rtin were
Chairman, and have been desired ba tidy that Mr. Pole would
be happy to see your Lordship.
Lord FRENCH.—Feeling as I do on this occasioct, when the
fate of millions is cdric. rned, as well as my owir) honour, I must
declare that I will not have any private, solitary dialogues with
Mr. Pole. But if he wishes to have any conferences with
any of the lii4dy respectable Gentlemen who are now present,
I Nvould recommend to draw three or five persons, who can
have an interview with him.
Mr. DAR I.F.Y.—My Lord, Mr. Pole would be happy to see
three or five Gentlemen, or as many as you please. Mr. Dar-
ley then said, that he hope d the Gentlemen would do him the
justice not to suppose thit he, as far as his own feelings were
concerned, had acted, or was inclined to act, with harshness
`".lire Mr. Darley received the thanks of the Chair, which
'were confirmed by every Gentleman present.}
`cir. BF.LLEW, Bart.—l wish to know whether Mr. Pole
s:!id that he wished to see any Gentleman belonging to the Corn-
ariittee

Mr. DARLEY repeated what he said before respecting Lord
French having expressed his surprise that any steps should be
taken against a body to which he belonged.
Lord FRENCEL-1 certainly did say, that I was astonished at
hearing that Government was taking any steps aFainst a Body
to which I belonged, as the Government 111115 t know that I
would not sanction any illegal meeting.
Mr. O'Go N.—My Lord, I had not been here when Mr.
Darla y 'first entered the room, but I am glad that I have now an
opportunity of asking him a question. I came here to-day for
the purpose of signing a Petition, and I wish to put the ques
tion pointedly to him, for I, determined to suffer myself to be
committed to prison in defence of the Catholic COrnmiteee.
We have met here to-day, for the purpose of signing the Peti-
tion, and of transacting other matters connected with the fur-
therance of it. I therefore r.sk Alderman Darley, whether he
came into this room with orders to disperse the Cathniic. Com-
mittee, appointed on behalf of the Catholics of Ireland to pre-
pare and torward their Petition to Parliament
ALDEam.A.AI.—No! No; certainly nut!
Alderman DARLEY then told the Chairman that he shoed
di himself the honour of informing Lord French of the time
Which Mr. Pule might appoint to see the Catholic Gentlemen.
Lord FRENCH nominated the following Gentlemen to accom-
pany him when he shall have an interview with Mr. Pole; Sir-
Edward Bellew, Bart. Cornelius Keogh, Wm. Murphy, Da-
niel O'Connell, and Randle M‘Doneell, Esqrs.
The • having b' en =wed out of the Chair, and Sir
Edward &Ile+, ottti into it,
" Resolved, That the most cordial thanks of the Catholics of
Ireland are due, and are hereby given to the Right Hon. Lord
Preach, for his spirited and dignified conduct xt the Chair.'
(Signed) EDWARD BEL.LEW, Chairman.
Adjourned to Saturday next.
CORRESPONDENCE O 1 LORD FRENCH AND
MR. POLE. •

In consequence of its being distinctly understood at the
cALhgLc Meeting, held its, the t;omrnittee Rog:us, iu

street, on Saturday tiie 2,3 d February, that it was the wit',
Secretary Pole to see Lord French, and am number of Cathodic
Genth.men, Sir Edward Bellew, Bart. Messrs. O'Connell,
Keogh, Mirphy, and 141‘lionnell, were approved of as the
persons to. accompany Lord French. In the evening of the £3d,
Alderman Darley waited on Lord .Frerch with the twatullpw-
ing notcsovhich he delivered in person:
64 February' 9-41,
"My Lord--I atn instructed by Mr. Pole, to say that htt v. iil
•be happy to see your Lordship at three o'elock to-mbrrovvi.-
I have the honour to b. your Lordship's o',edient humble
servant, (Signed) 6. FP F.DERICK DARLEY...! •
" To the Right Hon. Lord French."

. - Dublin Castle, Feb.
. .
" My Lord—ln:consequence .of-a. communication . from Al-
derman Darley, I beg ieav,:.to state to your Lordship that I had
intended sailing for England tomorrow evening, but that if
your Lordship or any other of the Catholic Gentlemen wish to
see me, I shall postpone My intended journey till Monday night,
if it should be inconvenient fen. your Lordship or your friends
to call upon me to-morrow. I have the honour to be, my Lord,
with great respect,
Your most obedient humble servant,
(2°,igned) 46W. W. P01,E.".
" To the Right Hon. Lord t retch."
' • Alderman Dailey requested of Lord French, a written answer
'to Mr. Pole, which As Lordship stated he could not with pro-
' pert), comply with, until 13,e had conferred with the Gentlemen
wild had been appointed to accompany bim.—On the departure
'of Alderman Darley, Lord French made immediate communi-
cation to the Secretary, Mr. Hay, of the foregoing Notes, with
a request that the Gentlemen appointed might he cal!,-(1 to7y-
ther to meet Lord Fre.nch the next morning; and in con-
sequence a meeting took place at one o'clock on Sunday, nod
the following was from thence dispatched to Mr. Secretary
Pole.
" Dominick-street, Feb. 24.
ca Sir—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your
Note of yesterday, stating, that in consequence of a communi-
cation with Alderman Darley, though you had intended sailing
for England this morning, yet, if I or any of the Catholic Gen-
tlemen wished to see you, you would postpone the intended
journey until Monday night, if it sli,)uld be inconvenient to me
ur my friends to call upon you this day. I beg leave to return
you, Sir; thanks for the politeness of your communication.
" I have submitted your Note to the Gentlemen who were
appointed to accompany the in waiting on you, and .1 am desired
respectfully to inform you, that ..ve understand distinctly front
Darley, that it was yoar wish to see me and some
other C.,:tholic gentlemen ; and I did express the readiness which
pervades the geielemen who comi.osed the meting of yester-
day, to afford you, Sir, and every other member of the Govern-
meta, any explanation you may require.
" For this purpose I am ready to wait on you, with the Gen-
tiemen alluded to, at three o'clock this day, in case it should be
your wish to see us, . .
I have the honour to he, Sir, •
• " Your must obedient humble servant, - .
(Signed) FRENCH.--
6 To the Right Hon. Secretary Pole.
" Dublin Castle, Feb. 24, 1911, half past Two; P. M.
"My Lord—l have this moment the honour of receiving your
note, in reply to mine, which was yesterday delivered to your
Lordship by Alderman Dailey. I did myself the .honour of
writing yesterday to your Lordship, in consequence of navinie
been Mformed by Alderman Darley, that you 11;A 'stated that
if I had expressed a wish to see you, you would have lutd muds
pleasure ion calling on me. It; an a:t.swre to this notification, A.
desired Alderman Darley to inform your LorAshipe fhA. 1' had
nothing to communicate to, you, but that if your Lordship, ',fie,
any of the Catholic Gentlemen, had any. desire td -See nate,.l
would, at all times, he happy. to,receiveyou. Akiernitinparlerx.
.1, .
in reply to thus - messpge,hrouzlit use word that yont-Leridah!p
and some Catholic Gentlemen would call on me on Monday,
111 wished to see them: Feeling that 1 bud from the 111.4
pressed that ! could have no wish to give your ,Lor
trouble of calling upon me, but at the same time, witlttrettel
render it impossible: that any inaccuracy in the deliveriiiii of did,
, verbal messages, which had passed between us, should tmlike it •
appear that 1 was deficient in attention to your Lordship, I con.
ceived it to be the most proper course to acquaint your Lor.'.
ship, in writing, that if you wished to .call on me, 1 shoUld be .
ready to receive you.
As it now 4ippears that your Lordship has no communi-
cation to make to Government, I have only to recieesr your
Lordship to believe that I have no desire to give your Loresinsi 3
or the other Gentlemen any farther trouhle.—l h .ve the honour
to be, my Lord, with much respect, &c. &c.
4' W. W. POLE.~

" Ts the Right Hon. Lord French."

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