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IttETING OF ROMAN CATHOLIC SER-

ktiirft the Dublin Freeman's Journal of Monday.)
.4 One
o'clock on Saturday, the great roam at
kk..i'Vorn Exchange was densely crowded with ser-
'4tsof • z ;
both sek.e!.-,, when the Rev. Mr. L EsTRANGE
the Chair. Mr. John A. Curran was requested
,sleeting
as.secretary. The advertisement convening
was read.
I,the Rer. CHAIRMAN, after explaining the object
emeeting, adverted to the extensive system of
Cau!ion which now existed, and has for some time
I%°P,Pration thiS city, with respect to ser.;
of •both sexes of the Roman Catholic eoininu-
awhich, from the various communications made
from persons of both sexes, Catholics as
as Protestants, would appear as assuming a
tract
;21 a sr-ten-it/tit persecution. Whatever
tifk_• k.Th • airinau s political feelings might be, he
stichwed having ever entertained any opinion
;pant and
tend to sever the connection between
and mr.s.ter on religious principles. Such
tho %has not at any time existed among Catholics;
w 45 he might be set- down !is bigot by a party
ce approbation he never courted, anti whose
it,heProbation he valued not; he never in any in,
made the slightest difference iii point of
reli-
wlth regard to his temporal dealings, which in
kltaY respects were exclusively confined to fro-
nts ; his cabinet-maker was a Protestant—his
seller was one—,. person who is confidentially
1,! permanently employed about the convent to
ii7ll• he belongs, is also of that persuasion. Hay-
tet2l_l °.ne occasion received intimation that some
the domestics in the house had, unthinkingly no
fit' uttered some reflections on this person's reli-
1414,Principles, I animadverted in strong terms on
keeircumstance, and threatened my severe displea-
-441" their being repeated. If we are unfortu-
,, Y compelled to put upon record the grievances
we'cil oppress us, and the contumelies with which
ere tesSailed, our justification in the opinion of the
lie must be their conduct. At this moment,
01 the sword is suspended over the heads of the
% we profess our readiness to desist from pro-
Flirg in the course which retaliatory justicepoints tsLiito us to follow—let persecution cease on their
its reactive effect shall cease on 'ours. You,
'friends, are now called on to bring forward such
1439Bence as will tend tr) point out to what extent
system of persecutory exclusion has already been
14 severed in. The means which ,I would suggest
wo'Lle most efficient for the attainment of this object
sld be a faithful and conscientious. detail of the
penal instances in which.you have been individually
IJect to the consequence of this persecuting sys-
V In every instance, where a personal de-
facts of facts should be required, let unerring
`u be the leading 'principle, and the evidence
ki_eaell individual be delivered as if under the
pglllnsanction:of an oath before a judicial tribunal.
,t;'il,le claiming the sympathy of the world, let your
til,"Quct be so shaped, as that no retaliatory feelings
LY be evinced on your part. There is one parti-
-10 r complaint which, I regret to say, is too well
bonded ; in adverting to which, I trust, you will not
hsider me as actuated by any other feelings than
obse of disinterested friendship and Christian cha-
I with sorrow allude to the too general inat-
Vcion to sobriety and frugality. You too frequently
2: Yourselves open to this weighty imputation. If
°4 are now the objects of suffering, how can you
Peet by a perseverance in such conduct, to deserve
syMpathy of those who feel interested for you ?
1,11,ny of you have families to whom you owe a duty
ile.ll forbids you to misapply the fruits of your
thtiritude„ Let your conduct in future be contrasted
h that of these hypocritical miscreants, who, for
e Purpose of worming themselves into the service
tr
protestant families, assuni4 the name and cha-
tter of Protestant servants; you know numbers of
'he; 'follow not their example; rather enter into
:131nbination among yourselves, to separate from,
hot to consort with these hypocrites, who, by
Zelr outward apostasy, forfeit their baptismal pro-
6`ses to the Almighty, and for temporal lucre their
Pes of eternal salvation. With your conscientious
II? Well meaning Protestant fellow-servants, let
such distinction have effect; be in good fel-
G'l4) with them, and respect their prejudices.
,t the hypocritical Catholic, who pretends to
(Pre-
neither his own nor that of his forefathers,
Cooance and hold no connection with ; endeavour
sobriety, diligence, and obedience, to make your-
res distinguished as good members of society.—
Perseverance in such principles will not fail to
,t_liclgr your services acceptable to those who may
eCienriously reject your creed. I cannot better
ildl
Inplify the advantage that will .be derived from
,104 line of conduct, than by the following once-
t4 to young woman in the family of a Protes-
-114 Bishop (of Clogher, if I recollect rightly, not
17 Jocelyn Bishop) entertaining some conscientious
.iiPles in attending family worship, called on me
advice as her spiritual director as to how she
ould act. I told her, should his Lordship insist
her attending to tell him her religious scruples,
11(1 that if she was' unfaithful to what she should
}insider
her duty to God, how could he depend on
.11,r fidelity to him. She told him so, and the good
dot
respected her conscientious objections by
insisting on her attendance. He formed so
rd an opinion of her in consequence, that in a
on time she was raised to the first situation in
L's Lordship's household. It happened on one
k:rasion a quantity of plate was unaccountably made
,'been
with, and the interference of a magistrate had
required to investigate the circumstance. It be-
necessary to examine all the domestics on oath.
The young female I have just alluded to was the last
When the book was tendered tc her, the
11ishop held back the hand of the Magi-
strate, saying there was no necessity to swear her,
;%, he had implicit confidence in her word ; she was
`,itited to declare as to her knowledge of the matter,
Gild
after much reluctance she confessed that though
possessing no positi7e information, there were cir-
‘erostances which led her to suspect that one of the
servants (who:,: she subsequently named) was im-
v„t'Lleated ; the trunk of this person. was instantly
:I'arched, and the missing property found; this per-
:!,la was a Protestant, and held a most confidential
~Pace in the Bishop's house; the circumstance led to
tthe dismissal of every servant in the house but her-
'l/elf; she alone was retained, and . continueg at this
ffoment a striking illustration of the adage, that
`honesty is the best policy." The Rev. Gentle-
,tnao sat down amidst immense cheering.
Mr. STAUNToN had prepared a series of resolu-
-."ons for the adoption of the meeting, which he would
3,..4bniit to them in the course of this day's proceedings.
ge had called together, on a previous day, a meet-
4'g of 150 persons of the description present; the
%tatements made by many of whom would be par-
ticularly useful on this occasion. In calling for the
be
information, it would be our wish it should
lo communicated in such a way as should not tend
to compromise the feelings or interests of the perbill
forward by any public mention of their
This can be obviated by attaching a nume-
!tal character to each individual, by which his or
her identity will be sufficiently distinguishable. To
Ltleidate this plan, I will now call on a person I
"4re in my eye, a land steward, whose discharges
14 recommendation's are of the highest character;
Will attach No. 1 to his name, and the statement
" shall:make. Mr. S. having beckoned, a respectable
_1 came forward; he stated that, for the last 30
„
je4rh he had been employed as a lati.d steward ;
sQule of his employers were noblemen of the first
• "osequence ; he is nine months out of employment,
and has, in two instances, been rejected, on account
of his being a Catholic. Mr. Staunton read some
of his discharges and recommendations from several
`‘",_irel characters, which contained most unquestion-
tie testimonials of excellent character, knowledge of
hilsiness, exemplary sobriety, and unimpeachable
°)?esty. A nobleman and gentleman to whom he
Ir=a lately made application for employment, could
i'll,l,Ot refuse a just tribute to his excellent moral, and
Piofessional character, but he was a. papist !
1 Another individual, a butler, then came forward,

and after exhibiting a pile of discharges and recom-
triendations, equally creditable, some of which were
read, he stated thlt, during, two months he had been
out of a situation, he had been five times rejected;
on account of his creed, as a Catholic. Mr. Staun-
ton observed, that innumeralde other instances of a
like tendency would be adduced, to prove that a
persecution to a great extent existed on the Present

occasion.
Mr. LAWLESS concluded an admirable and elo-
quent speech, by moving the first resolution, which
was seconded, by. Mr. Staunton. In reading this re-
solution, an extract from Doctor Magee's evidence
before the House, iii
.1825, was read from a number
of the Btening Mail) which sufficiently exposed the
backii?gs.Otem so undeviatingly pursued by his Grace,
and the systematic progress of etclusioif in respect
to Catholic servants, which has taken place tinder

his auspices.
Mr. STAUNTON Eald, that of thirty persons usually
in his employment in one department, and three or
four in another, besides his domestic establishment

of three servants, he never made any inquiry as to•
their religious tenets, till Doctor Magee's backing
system began to be acted upon. There is now in
his domestic establishment one Protestant servant,
who, on her application to him, he was about to re-
ject in consequence of the system so generally
adopted by Protestants; but that he, notwithstand-
ing, tool; her into his service, in which she has now
continued for some time, and acts with the greatest
fid,:ay. I have, however, began the retaliatory
system, and will persevere in it so long as it is con-
tinued on the other side; but in mercantile or com-
mercial transactions the exclusive system shall not
have my support.
A person, who said his name was M'Kenna, ad-
dressed the Chair, and in no very measured language,
begged to express his dissent from the course of pro-
ceeding recommended by the Rev. Chairman. After
endeavouring to obtain a hearing, by professing him-
self a Roman Catholic, &c., he proposed a motion of
adjournment, which not being seconded, the Chair-
man took no notice of it. M'Kenna was at last pre-
vailed upon to be silent; the Rev. Chairman spoke
to order, and requested that the business of the
meeting might. be suffered to proceed. Another ser-
vant came forward, who produced his discharges, and
stated, that he had been but a short,time out of em-
ployment, and had made several applications for ser-
vice, but had been rejected in consequence of being
a Catholic. Among many instances of rejection, a
lady in Mount-street told him she did not inquire
about his religion, all that she required was that he
should read the Bible and attend family worship.
The poor fellow, unwilling to act the hypocrite,
would net consent to any conditions incompatible
with full liberty of conscience and declined.

The Rev. CHAIRMAN remarked, that the conduct
of many individuals, in other respects valuable and
exalted chrzacters, was Not only reprehensible, but
somewhat fatuitous, in making it a condition with
their servants that they should conform exteriorly
to whatever system of worship these old women in
,breeches should think proper to adopt; besides dis-
turbing the peace of their domestic circles, they en-
courage in their servants, whom they compel to
assume the mask of hypocrisy, a dereliction of their
religious principles, or rather an abandonment of all
principle, which sooner or later must recoil on them-
selves, from the little fidelity they have to expect
from persons whom they have contributed to make
unfaithful to their God. _ _

Mr. M'Kenna was again about to address the
Chair, when
The CHAIRMAN informed him, that while his ob-
servations were decorous he had been heard with at-
tention, but that having conducted himself other-
wise, he should not be heal d any further.
A SERVANT rose and stated his wonder that any

individual acquainted with the condition of servants
in Dublin, should have expressed himself in such
language as had been addressed to the chair by
111‘Kenna. It was not the object of the meeting, as
alleged by that individual, to sever Protestant from
Catholic, but to establish a case of the persecution
endured by,servants of the Catholie religion.
Several servants here CEiIIIC forward, and stuted in-
stances of their being refused employment in conse-
quence of their religion.
The first resolution was then put and carried.

was to this effect :—That owing to the evidence of
Dr. Magee, reported in the Parliamentary documents,
a system of rejecting Catholic servants had been for
some time in operation amongst a great portion of
the Protestant inhabitants of Dublin.
A GENTLEMAN belonging to Messrs. Sawyer and
Co.'s Agency Office, rose to contradict the aver-
ments of the resolution. The company to which he
belonged had a registry office, and amongst others,
for various purposes, there was one for the encou-
ragement of servants of good and moral character
and capability. Every servant, no matter what his
farm of religion might be, was alike acceptable to
them, and impartially-provided for.
A servant here rose, whose appearance bespoke
the need and oppression which stared in his eye,
and called the registry clerk a swindler. The same
epithet was echoed by a hundred tonges ; you are a
rogue and a schemer (said this servant.) I went nine
months ago to your office, and was told that no em-
ployment could be got for me.
The Registry Officer protested that there was no
truth in what had been stated by the last servant
who spoke. I'll mention to you, Mr. Chairman,
(said he) the facts—About nine months ago that
person with a worn-out appearance—(here the
hisses and cries of " the swindler," were repeated
with encreased energy.)
The CHAIRMAN was obliged to interfere.
After a-most patient expostulation, the Reverend
Gentleman succeeded in restoring order.
Mr. J. J. MURPHY then rose and pronounced one
of the keenest and most forcible pieces of eloquent
invective upon the abstract Catholic and the regis-
try clerk, that we have heard for a considerable
time. Mr. Murphy was vehemently applauded
throughout, and concluded by proposing a series of
resolutions almost to the same effect as the above.
Mr. LOUGHNAN seconded the resolutions:
The Registry Clerk here wished to state why
he attended the present meeting. It was not with
any view to oppose the proceedings that might be
recommended, but to co-operate with the gentle-
men who had assembled for the purpose of forward-
ing them. With respect to what had been said re-
garding his allusion to the seedy appearance of the
servant, he begged that it would not be attributed
to him, that, he used the expression with any ill
intention.
Mr. STAUNTON then read a series of resolutions,
prepared by himself for the consideration of the
meeting, and concluded by moving, with their
adoption, that the following gentlemen be named as
a Committee to receive such well authenticated in-
formation, as each servant could contribute from his
or her own experience :—The Rev. Chairman, Da-
niel O'Connell, Richard Sheil, John Lawless, Chris-
topher Fitzsimon, J. J. Murphy, Michael Staunton,
J. A. Curran, Peter Loughnan, John O'Loughnan,
Richard Barrett, John Redmond, and J. O'Hagan.
The above were carried with acclamation.
Mr. J. A. CURRAN delivered au effective address,
throughout which he was loudly cheered.
The Rev. CHAIRMAN then rose, and exhorted the
assembly in the most Christian and forcible man-
ner, to bear their Protestant brethren no on
account of what occurred at the meeting, nor carry
home with them any feelings save those of charity
and benevolence, even to their deluded persecutors.
The meeting then separated in the most orderly
manner.

It is reported that Mrs. PENROSE, the %v.&
of Mr. PENROSE, who was killed on Thursday, whilst
hunting, fell a victim to fright, as she died immediately on
hearing of hi* misfortune.—Limerick Chronicle.

A great many watrants, and other official do-
cuments, were received yesterday at the three offices of the
Secretaries of State, the office of the Commander-in=
Chief, and other Government offices, from the Royal Lodge,
which had received his frhartsTr's signature.

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

Whitehall, Nov. 14, 1828.
The King has been pleased to grant to the Rev. Charles
Webber, 8.b., the Deaflery of his Maj,:qy's Collegiate
Church of Ripon, in tie Minty and oiocese of York,
void by the death of the Rev. 13r. R. barley Waddilo;,e.
The King has al,o been pleased to present the ReV. C.
J. Gooch, M.A., to the Rectory of Toppesfield, in the
county of Essex and diocese of London, void by the death
of the Rev. Lord Henry Fitzroy. .
The King has been pliaied to present the Reverend John
Connor, M.A. to the Rectory of Sudbuin Cum Capella de
Orford, in the county of Suffolk and diocese of Norv.-kli,
.void by the death of Doctor Joseph Turner.
The King has also been pleased to present the Reverend
John James Golden Dowland, B.A. to the Vicarage of
Brodwinsor, in the county of Dorset and diocese of Bristol,
void by tha translation of the Right Reverend Father in
God George, late Bishop of Sodor and ]llar., to the See of
Rochester.
The King has also been pleased to present the Honour.
able and Reverend Edward Grey, M.A. to the Rectory of
St. Botulph, Bishopsgate, in the City and Diocese of
London, void by the translation of the Right Reverend
Father in God Charles James, late Bishop of Chester, to
the see of London. -