The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-18 00:00:00

the remedy was Catholic emancipation—at another reform
—at another repeal of the union ; but the real evils of the
people were left untouched, whilst poverty overspread the
land. Mr. O'Connell found the peasantry his ready in-
struments, and the Church was to be sacrificed merely as a
sop to produce temporary satisfaction. "The Rev. Gentle-
man read extracts from Dr. Doyle, and from the report on
the distress in Ireland in 1822, with the hope of inducing,
the landlords of Ireland to bestir themselves, and take mea-
sures for betterinc, the condition of the mass of the people.
It was said by the Whigs, the great absentee proprietors,
that the Church property originally belonged to the Catho-
lics, but to whom, he would ask, did the absentee property
originally belong ?—(Cheers.) Tithe had been branded
upon cattle seized for church revenues ; but would it not
be as easy to brand " Absentee" upon cattle seized for the
rents of the absentee landlord ?—(Cheers.)
Lord LORTON moved the next resolution, which pledged
the Protestants of Ireland to defend their religion with
their lives.

The Rev. MORTIAIER O'SULLIVAN seconded the resolu-
tion. He considered the present period of tranquillity as
given by God to afford time for union and preparation to
meet the storm which threatened to break upon them.—
(Cheers.) After alluding to the " mystical philosophy"
which characterised the Irish Secretaryship of Mr. Charles
Grant, whose system of conciliation had produced a
bloody insurrection, he slightly adverted to Lord Mel-
bourne (then Mr. Lamb) as Irish Secretary, observing
that when -the lamb was here the wolf was.upon the walk.
—(Hear and laughter.) The Rev. Gentleman then re-
viewed the conduct of Lord Plunket—his abortive at-
tempts at Legislation—his vow to dedicate his sons, born
and unborn, to eternal hostility to England. That vow
pursued this false Statesman as a curse throughout his
career ; and was it to such a man they would confide the
integrity and permanency of the Union?—(Hear, hear.)
The hoary and the young amongst the Ministry had started
in a race of competition to laud Mr. O'Connell. The de-
nounced of the King's speech had now become the selected
object of adulation by the King's Ministers, who shame-
lessly avowed by their acts that he was their unceremonious,
their unshackled, their despotic dictator.._ (Loud cheering.)
The Rev. Gentleman proceeded at much length to vindicate
the inviolability of Church property,

. .
Mr. E. J. SHIRLEY, formerly Member for Monaghai
county, proposed the next resolution.
The Rev. B. MAGEE seconded it.

Lord MASSARENE proposed the next resolution, and
made his maiden speech in so low a tone as to be almost
inaudible.

Sir R. BATESON seconded the resolution.

The main business of the meeting had then terminated,
and one or two resolutions only remained to be passed.

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duke of Cumberland went on Saturday to his residence
at Kew, where his Royal Highness entertained a select party
at dinner in the evening.
Sir George Grey visited Mr. Secretary Rice on Saturday at
the Colonial-office.
The Marquis de Miraflores, the Spanish Minister, visited
Viscount Palmerston on. Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-
office.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from Mr. Temple, the Lieutenant-Governor of Sierra Leone.
The Lord Chancellor left town at an early hour on Satur-
day morning for Brougham-hall, Westmoreland.
The Marquis of Lansdowne left Lansdowne-tause on Sa-
turday afternoon for his seat at Bowood, Wilts.
Lord John Russell has left town for Tunbridge Wells. The
Right Hon. E. Ellice, Secretary at War, left town yesterday
for Scotland.

Earl Grey left his residence in Downing-street on Saturday,
accompanied by the Countess Grey, for the North.
Mr. C. Fergusson has left town for Scotland.
Viscount Althorp and Mr. Ellice had interviews on Satur-
day with Viscount Melbourne.
The Lord Chancellor, the Commander of the Forces. Mr.
Secretary Rice, and a select party dined with the Right Hon.
C. Grant on Friday evening, at his residence in Great George-
street.