The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-18 00:00:00

Church was established by at•.thority. (Cheers.) Let
Protestant Dissenters remel nbei their religious freedom
was derived from a State th itt was joined to a Protestant
Church, and let them join: "iv!' th Churchmen, as their
leaders formerly did, to maint4 in that connection as the
only valid security for their; religious liberty. (Loud
cheers.)
The Rev. Professor PERCiVki seconded the resolution,
which was carried.
The Rev. Dr. KEARNEY, cho\described himself as tne
representative of the Great Central Protestant Defence
Association of Ireland, and its a working clergyman of
the Irish Church of twenty-cm° years' standing, moved :
" That this meeting desires tairecord its serious conviction
that should the conspiracy firmed, ostensibly against the
Irish branch of the United Church of England and
Ireland, but practically against all State connection with
religion, be successful, it will result in the secularisation
of the institutions of the country, in great danger to the
Throne, and in augmenting the power of the Papacy,
against whose insidious encroachments mere voluntaryism
is unavailing."
Mr. GRANT seconded the resolution, and it was carried
unanimously.
Mr. KISBET proposed the fouith resolution : " That
the thanks of the nation are due to tho House of Lords for

their noble defence of a great Christian principle in reject-
ing the Suspensory Bill ; and this meeting feels that in the
performance of that solemn duty they not only expressed
their own independent sentiments as a distinct
branch of the Legislature, but likewise the hearty desires
of that large and influential body of the people, who were
at the time represented by a minority in the House of Com-
mons."
Mr. PITMAN, who was announced as a working man,
seconded the resolution, which was adopted with one d;.-
sentient.
Mr. A. SmEE moved the following resolution :—" That
a petition be laid at the foot of the Throne, praying her
Majesty, as the temporal head of the United Church,
never to consent to the separation of the Church from the
State, which would offend the consciences of millions of
her Majesty's Christian subjects, and tend to subvert the
Protestant institutions of the country."
Mr. J. T. HOLDEN, of Birmingham, in seconding the
resolution, said it was the duty of every English Pro-
testant to protest against the robbery and spoliation of
the Church. Let the robber be ever so high, he should
not be allowed to plunder them with impunity. He did
not wish to use harsh language, but after all that a

certain gentleman from South Lancashire—(hisses)—had
said and written, Judas Iscariot was a gentleman to him.
(Laughter and cheers.) The one betrayed the head of the'
Church ; the other tried to betray the Church itself.
Every elector ought to remember that the settlement of
the present great question might be in his own hands.
Hissing and cheering would not do the work that was to
be done. Let them put the touchstone question, and vote
according to the answer. (Cheers.)
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
On the motion of Mr. LORD, seconded by Mr. Nucrwr,
a vote of thanks was passed to Lord Fitzwaltcr, who
briefly acknowledged the compliment. The proceedings
terminated by the singing of the National Anthem.
The total number of visitors amounted to 7,911, of which
number 997 were season ticket-holders.