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London, England, 1825-02-04 00:00:00

happy strain in which Mr. Secretary Canning so
ably and effectually intl. Iged ; as well as the no
less forcible and convincing manner in which
Lord Liverpool treated the various subjects.—
Both these distinguished Statesmen expressed in
the strongest manner their fixed determination to
put down the Catholic Association, as a body
inconsistent with the letter and spirit of the
Constitution.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
" There never "was a period in the history of
this country (it is said in the Speech from the
Throne) when all the great interests of .the na-
tion were at the same time in so thriving a condi-
tion, or when a feeling of content and satisfaction
was more widely diffused through all the British
people. It is no small addition to the gratifica-
tion of his Majesty, that Irelan-1„ is participating
in the general prosperity. 'And yet the very
same Speech which contains these consolatory
statements, contains also the germ of abundant
dissention. The Session has, in fact, opened with
indications of contention, which have not dis-
played themselves so early for many years. Eng-
land is prosperous, and Ireland is prosperous, but
then ,the Catholic Association has contributed
greatly in the tranquillization of Ireland, and, in
the opinion of the Cabinet, disorder without the
Catholic Association is preferable to tranquillity
with it. The reasoning of Mr. Canning is quite
conclusive on.this point. " I admit (he says) that
the system according to which Ireland is go-
verned is vicious, but then were I to retire from
office, the system would not be improved, while
my condition would be deteriorated. I admit
that the system in question is impolitic, that the
exclusion of the great body of the people from
power and place ou account of their religious
opinions, is to deprive the Government itself of
all those means of securing obedience, which sup-
ply the place of force ; and, therefore, to create
the most degrading species of tyranny. I allow
that the tranquillization of Ireland can only be
effected by the breaking of the whole system of
parties, and that the consequence of putting
down the Catholic Association, would be to de-
prive the Catholics of their principal means of
defence against Protestant aggression, to add
to the -insolence of those in power, and
to the exasperation of those who suffer
from_ it,. and to give increased force to party
admit that when the body of the
people are cut off from all communion with
Goernment, and are placed wider subjec.
tion to men who have no sympathy with them,
and conceive they have an interest in perpetu-
ating their degradation, this body can only be in-
fluenced - through those leading- men in its own
rank, in whom confidence is reposed ; but though
Government has uo influence, and can have no in-
fluense, except through Catholic persons of con-
sideration, that consideration is with me a ground
why I should endeavour by law to prevent these
persons of consideration from'exercising any in-
fluence over their fellow citizens." This is
really the sum and substance of Mr. Canning's
reasonings for putting down the Catholic As-
sociation. cc What pledge is given by this reply
(that of the Address), unless the House
be prepared to say that the Catholic Associa-
tion, according to the character given of
it by the Honourable and Lexrned Gentleman.

[NEW TIMES.]
The outline which we were yesterday enabled
to give of his Majesty's Speech, will be found to
have embraced all the great features of that me-
morable and gratifying document. The Speech
itself will this day be found in our columns, and
it will be perused by our readers with senti-
ments of proud delight. It describes a state of
the country to which, as was justly observed in
the course of the Debate, we may apply without
flattery, what was applied with excessive flattery
11l ancient

Nil oriturum alias, nil ()rum tale fatentes.
" There never was a period in the history of
this country," says his Majesty, " when all the
great interests of the Nation were at the same
time in so thriving a. condition ; or when a feel-
ing of content and satisfaction was more widely
diffused throughout all classes of the British
people." Phrases of this kind sometimes find their
way- into strained and hyperbolical panegyrics,
but here we all feel the expressions used to be the
cool, temperate, and faithful language of pure
description : we are in no " fiction," no " dream
of passion," when we contemplate the national
prosperity ; but enjoy
The sober certainty of waking bliss.
To this truth even those Peers and Commoners
who usually vote in opposition to his Majesty's
Ministers cordially assent : and the only point
for which they contend is, that the merit rests
with themselves for sundry judicious hints and
wise suggestions, which in the course of
their long occupation of the Opposition Benches
they have from time to time thrown out. We
do not wish to disturb their self-satisfaction in
this respect. They have talked much, and may
have not wholly talked in vain ; but surely the
chief credit must be given to the actual directors
of those measures, the happy results of which we
all feel and gratefully acknowledge. As to
the detail of our commercial advantages,. timt
part of the discussion was most ably followed up
by Mr. Alderman Thompson, whose intimate ac-
quaintance with the subject gave additional
weight and value to all that he said. The prac-
ticalprinciples from which those advantages are
derived,
were eloquently developed in the other
House by Lord Dudley and Ward, who clearly
showed that in many instances our trade had
made its way in spite of the restrictive system,
and might therefore be expected to advance (as