The Sun.
London, England, 1813-06-26 00:00:00

CATHOLIC BOARD

STATI9NERS' HALL..
A meeting of the Catholic Board took place on
Saturday last. ..

Tllg REGRNT'S PLEDOIt

Mr.:FINN read letter from the giarl
,of
"gal,. respecting the Regent's Pledge. Ins Lord-
ship stated, that lie had never had an audience or
interview:with his Royal flightless in the presence
of Lord Clilden and Lord l'etre, as had been Sup-
posed. That he thought conversations between
individuals of whatever rank, or even the written
report of such conversations, could not form just-
grounds for the proceedings of any public body.
That if he was to credit the report of the pro-
ceedings of the Board, which had been published
in the newspapers., and the speeches attributed by
those to certoio resr;ftttble indiFittuals,, an
extraordinary niisconception lad taken place—
that he had not the.
,pledge which was -suppos-
ed, Sie.. •

The ne%t was front Lord Clifden, eneloSed iii
the preceding, and addressed to Lord Fingal:77
Lord Clitden said, that there Must be sonie mis-
takein the bnsiness ; that lie never had the: 4111101 w
of an audience Avith the Prince in the presenee of
Lord Fingal or the late Lord Petre, as scented to
hi. snpposed, and that with respect to the ivritten
pledge,,he bad never:seen
The nett letter was front Sir Francis Gould,
and stated that lie fonnd his name had been men-
tioned in the debate at'the Catholic Board respeCc-
nig the :Apposed pledge of the Regent—that lrc
-had not the nmit militate recollection of the cir 7
eumstanees of this supposed pledge—tlrat frooi his
not having the least trace of it on his nieniory, lie
did not think it could ever have 'taken place, -hut
that he (Sir. Francis) ever had a strong inpreSsion
upon his mind that Itis Royal Highness:the-Prince
Regent had always- expressed hiinself in very
favourable terms Cowiirds the Cathollts of Ireland.
Major I.IBYAN collet :Mt-1g that the letters. which
hail been just read Involved a contradiction' of wiigt

r _ad. said oti a t:Ornier day
it ' L . -t . . ,
respectia!, ti,!pledge, felt himself Called upon to say a ti.'''
words. He declared upon hi, ' honour, Oat:
about five years sago he was called into Mr. fita,
patricies inner shop, *where Lord Fingal stlit("l
in the presence of Sir Francis Owl(' and P'f
O'Connell; that atter the rejection by rarliain!A,
of .4 Catholic Petition; he had seen the Plirr,
Regent, in presence of Lord Cline!) awl j
expressed himself in fal'our of
late Lord Petre, *heti his Royal lligline.s' b'
in terms so extremely strong; that his 1,1,,
ship had thought proper to rominit them to paigti
and that after he had done so, he waited WI
.Lord Clifden and Lord Petre, to inquire wheto:,`
the minute he had matte was correct, and that ttaf.
had both declared it AVIS • Major- Bryan (lid I,it
Pledge himself as to the words of the conn'i,
tion, bat with regard . to the substance lie stiii.
positive. He was not certain either, thatii:
ring; I had used the word audience, nor Wes
vi i
-courtier enough to know the distinction bet'" j!
the lid
-audience and interview anti conversation, cti
~
Air. O'CONNELL gave the same pledge w",,l;ti,
Major Bryan had done, respecting what pass"'
Mt. Fitzpatrick's' shop. Ile also kiVOlVelltlieilatv.l
racy of the report of his. speech which 11•01''?:
Pe4rea. • Lie %vas glad* to pi reel ve that Lord mot
gal's letter, when attentivLly )erused, (ha 111
ceedings Of a
contradict what he had said. His Lordoii'ltl.l.
there was no audit ace 3-but he goes tin to 83yt%'..
conversation§, or the vritten report of c`;'''t„to.
horns; Atc. cannot form a jnst ground for tne -.4 1
con versation,asd a writi en report of it, A" ...t, o,
cell thought this paragraph would not haylifj,
public body: if there 401 not h,c'e,„l,lti.i
introduced. Ile.professed niuch•respeci f" .I,'
ringnl, but declared that he should take an ,P;
portunity of retineSting a distinct answer froini:t`l
Lordship, w healer Ii:, re is: or cvec tea by lig
writ :en report of the.. sent.imints exprose! ''' I
Peince to his Lordship.
COUNTY OE iiIONAGIIA!;. •tret
Mr. o•Cos:Nct.t. reported from the ColT 'i.i.,
appointed to consider the hest mode of obtl.;c7,
legal protection for the Catho:i,:s. of this c'ier,i,A
against Orange Persecutions. • ile r"uiliniii;.cci•
conciliatory measures to put an end to a.: 1,1
041,
ing, and lioped that much ought be effecit"' I,
~ 4bo
the channel of some Protestant ikila,4,irjr.:::tßo-
%.vere favourably disposed. It w,i's nec''';ll•l6oii,
ever; in order to give the Catholi" LITI he lia'l!,
protection ot the law, that money slicW'' . Air
4. rol tu
and lie-therefore moved, that it be rc''''
on,&t
C"ulnlittec of Accounts to consider. the PI •
of contributing a sum- for :this Plirl'''se" bi4ll '
Mr. CAROLAN seconded the 1110C1011, %;
unanimously curried.
1 ALES
• THE PRINCESS OF- W.— • ' ~. ina
Mr. O'CONNELL stated that, upon riert. •,,
. 14 al 1/10"`
the numerous addresses to ber --OY-- i ~',l
i 1 heel! 41. '
that they had been uniformly signe" Or %odd (hie
lie, therefore, pwelyrrl.l4
froth public bodies in England, it ,:aLr.
,hectolir,
man and Secretary.
the Address to her Royal Highaess
Thr, 11`,`,,-1,,
the Chairman at vi Secretary ot the late A ' "I.
Meeting.—Agreed to unanintousl3r.