The Sun.
London, England, 1831-01-26 00:00:00

THE MENDICI I'Y ASSOCIATION.

(From the Dublin Morning Register of :Monday.)
The thirteenth annual meeting of this most benevolent
institution was held at the Rotunda on Saturday,
The Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR in the Chair.
Mr. LThr, one of the secretaries, read the report fur
the last year.
Mr. Faexcn, read the statement or the Socit ty's
accounts, fi ern which it appeared that the balance of f,
M hands was but twenty pounds towards the disburse..
ments of the ensuing year. The Learned Gentleman said
he had next tG pTrform an unpleasant but imperative duty,
that ,:f reading a list of the defaulting subscribers ;
amonst them was a high legal functionary, who had been
lately t*ised to the Peerage and had saved the fees on pas-
sing tide patent of nobility, by withholding his subscrip-
scription to the ;,ants of rnendieity.—(Hear.) He (Mr.
French) would not have observed upon such conduct, if
there had been any doubt of that personage having teen
called on for his subscription ; but he (Mr. F.) had writ-
ten him two antes, in as becoming terms as could well be
conceived, for he could be polite when he pleased—
(Laughter) 'The first note not being answered, he attri-
buted to the neglect of the servant ; and although he did
not expect to teach the newly-made Noblemao manners—
The Bishop of KILDARE-I'll not sit here and listen
to such language.
Mr. FRENCH-I beg I may be allowed to go on.
The Bishop of KILDARE—If you go on I shall go off.
(His Lordship then proceeded to leave the platform.)
Mr. FRENCH—I can live without the church.—(Con-
siderable cheers.)
The Bishop way followed by two of the Committee,
who endeavoured to prevail upon his Lordship to remain,
and he had proceeded a short distance down the room when

Mr. Furszcn said—lf I have used one word which
could have offended his Lordship, I assure him 1 did not
intend it, and I beg his pardon.
The LOKI) MAYOR---.I hope no language which nu,-
occasion an unpleasant interruption to the important busi-
ness of this meeting will be used by any gentleman.
The Bishop of KILDARE—If it were possihle for any
society or assemblage to hear such ohserv.ltions as have
been just made here, without hist:lndy calling the offender
to order, then it is a signal for every honest man to quit
the meeting.—(The Bishop then took his departure.)
Mr. FRENCH--I said nothing derogatory to the Bishop,
nor should-my allusion to anuther personage have been
resented by him ; and I now withdraw the apology I have
made.

The Loan MAYOR—I am sure, if gentlemen would but
consider for one moment, what injury they may inflict
upon this admirable institution by indulging in warmth
of feeling or expression, they would refrain from doing so.
Mr. FRINCIE then proceeded to express, in the most
laudatory terms, the grateful sense himself and the other
Members of the Committee entertained for the benevolent
exertions and most liberal benefactions of those by whose
humanity the society were enabled to continue ministering
to the wants of the houseless and starving. The Learned
Gentleman sat down amid considerable applaidse.
Hie Grdce the Most Rev. Dr. MURRAY moved the
adoption of the report.
Mr. Sheriff HAL", HAN seconded the resolution, which
passed unanimously.
Mr. LAWLEPS said, the appalling fact stated by the re-
port, that 2,500 persons are left to the produce of chance
contributions in tilt capital of Ireland, formed a humili-
ating contrast with the parental provisio❑ of the English
pours' rates; no man cow,: starve in England, his claim
had priority to that of the titi.es of the parson, or the
rent of the landlord ; he appealed to benevolence, and the
law came in to enforce his right._(Cheers.) If the Union
between the two countries is to continue, Kt Ireland share
in all the benevolent law enacted for the comfo:•t and pro-
' rection of the English poor, and we shall then And no
Bishop retiring—
The Rev. Sir GEORGE Brsmor—l was requested to move
this resolution in my hand, but I shall not remain where
such insinuations against the Church are indulged in, or
permitted to be expressed. The Rev. Baronet then threw
the resolution on the table with some warmth, but im-
mediately begged the Lord Mayor's pardon for his want of
courtesy, as his feelings had been R 9 excited by the obser-
vations Just made.

Mr. LAWLESS aQsured the rlev. Gentleman that Ile had
no intention of giving offence, be had not said one word

the Church.

Mr. Lawless then returned to the sub-

ject of the poor laws, eulogised the munificent liberality of
John Smith and the English people to starving Ireland in
18.22, and after continuing for some time to enfirce the
necessity of their adoptio❑ in Ireland concluded with a re-
solution for a vote of thanks to the Duke of Northumber-
land —The resolution was that put arid carried.
Mr. Wir.r.tAsts proceeded to advert to the decay of
trade in Dublin, particularly the silk weaving manufac-
ture. The country had its sources of wealth and em-
ployment chained by absenteeism, and its interests ne-
glected by the want of a resident Legislature—(Hear,
hear)—and until they regained their native Parliament
they never could do any benefit to Ireland.—(l.lear, hear,
and applause.)--He had that day been accosted by a
highly respectable citizen, who applied to him to learn the
condition of the liberty formerly, compared with its pre-
sent state, with a view of petitioning to have a Parlia-
ment assembled in Dublin every three years.—(Hear,
hear.)—This, he told him, was beginning the work well.
(Hear, cheers, and interruption.)
Admiral OuvEß—We did not come here to legislate.

Mr. WILLIAMS would not trewass further, but to pro-

pose a resolution requesting the ladies of Ireland to wear
Irish manufacture, which was put and carried unani-
mously.
The Lonn Mayon and other gentlemen briefly ex-
plained the object of the resolutions and petition, which
were unanimously adopted.
After one or two additional resolutions, " of course,"
were passed, Sheriff ll.tLanArr was called to the Chair,
and thanks were given to the Lord Mayor.

SURREY ZOOLOGICAL SOClETY.—Yester-
day a meeting was held at the Horns Tavern, for the pur-
pose of forming a Zoological Society, which it ;vas in-
tended should have its Menagerie and Gardens at North
Brixton, where a piece of ground had been granted for
their use by Lord Bor.Lann. Mr. RICHARDSON con-
sented to take the Chair. From his statements, and those
of other gentlemen who took pirt in the proceedings, it
appeared that a sum of ten thousand pounds would be
sufficient for the object contemplated ; and that it was
proposed to raise that sum by debentures of 251. value
each. It bad originally been intended to connect with the
Zoological Gardens and Menagerie, a Library, Lecture-
room, and Conservatory, but, for the present, all those
objects have been abandoned, and the Association confined
to matters merely zoological. Resolutions for the purpose
of carrying those objects into effect were moved by Messrs.
DRIER., SMITH, &c. &c., and the Rev. Dr. STYLES, and
arrangements made for maturing the project now set on
foot. The meeting, though not very numerously attended,
was highly respectable, and some ladies were present.

The Edinburgh Evening Post of Saturday
contains a proclamation in the name of young NAPOLEON,
which has been forwarded to our cotemporary by a gen-
tleman resident in Germany, who says that it bag been
widely circulated in that country. It is a violent attick
upon the character of Louis PHILIP, and concludes by ad-
vising the French to expel him, and choose between the
Duke of BORDEAUX and NAPOLEON 11., if they are not
already resolved to have the latter.
In the South of Ireland several Reform Meet-
ings have recently taken place, and others have been
convened.

There are 280,000 Orangemen, regular mem-
bers of lodges under the new system, at present in Ireland,
all tenacious of British connection.—Dublin lVardcr.

On Tuesday last a mumerous and respectable
meeting of the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood
of Knaresborough, convened by the constables, in conse-
quence of a requisition signed by eighteen respectable house-
holders, was held in the Sessior.s'-house, for the purpose
of considering the propriety of petitioning the Legislature
on the subject of Parliamentary Reform, and an adherence
to all practicable and advisable economy in the public ex-
penditure. Sir W. A. Itiamar, Bart., M.P., was in the
chair, and several resolutions, consistent with the object of
the meeting, were voted.
THE ENVY AND ADMIRATION.—On Wed-
nesday last, three poor females belonging to the parish of
Easton, were found by one of the Marquis of Exeter's game
watchers, gathering acorns in Easton Wood, and were
comrasnitted by some magistrate (we have not yet learnt
his name) to Oundle Bridewell for seven days. One of the
poor and pennyless women, who is near her confinement,
fainted on bearing the sentence. We learn that they
had not collected any sticks,—simply acorns,—for
which they have been sentenced to seven days' confinement
in a prison. Mr. HIEBINS, the constable of St. Martin 5,
whose office obliged him to he the conductor of the poor
women to prison, much to his credit, gave, them
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