The Sun.
London, England, 1828-01-02 00:00:00

NEW CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.

,From the Second Edition of the Dublin Evening Pose
of Saturday.)

RICHARD DILLON, TSQ. IN TYE CHAIR.

Mr. O'CONNELL developed, in an able speech, the
nature of the office of Catholic Church-Warden—a
name which he wished to substitute for the original
denomination of Wardens of Charity ; such an office,
he showed, would render the whole Catholic popu-
lation as one person by means of the facility of com-
munication, and would save the Catholic Clergy a
considerable share of the labour they now went
through, in collecting the Rent and writing to the
Association ; it would, in fact, make a perfect po•
litical machine by concentrating the agents and
identifying every Parish with the rest of the com.
triunity in their constitutional exertion for the good
of;the country.

The Rev. Mr. L'ESTRANGE introduced the subject
of instituting a Catholic Registry for procuring situr
tions for Catholic Servants and others requiring ear
ployment ; to show the necessity of the measure,
he alluded to the daily Advertisements in Saunders'e
Newspaper for exclusively Protestant Servants, and
adduced instances in his own knowledge where
Catholics had been turned out of their employment
confessedly on account of their religion, and where
no charke of misconduct of any kind could be offered.
Mr. LAWLESS moved on his notice for the thanks
,of the Association to the Freeman's Journal ad
Morning Post Newspapers. It was seconded bi
Mr. O'Gorman Mahon.

Mr. O'CONNELL moved as an amendment, that
the thanks of the Association be given to till
Proprietor of the Freeman's Journal, and ths!
then the Associatio►► should proceed to the order of
the day.
After a very long and violent debate, the Amend
ment was carried.

Amount of Catholic Rent received this weA
GS/. ss. 10.

INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S COURT, JAN. 1

Charles Poulter was brought up on his petition to bl
discharged, and was opposed by Mr. Cooke for Mr. Bennett
The Insolvent having been examined at great length r
specting the mortgage of a house which he held in Croft.
court, Soho-square. Mr. Lewington, the mortgagee, 1I
examined by Mr. Cook as follows
Mr. COOK.-What are you Mr. Lewington.
Witness—l am a gentleman, Sir, for I lives on the pre
perty as I have.
Ceonsel.—Will you be so obliging as to tell me who'
your property is.
Witness.—Yes Sir, my property is a house in Dnek-lslis
the upper part of a house in Petticoat-lane, and two cottse
and a garden near Hackney.
Counsel.—Well, you were going to add to your po,
perty when you agreed to lend money on the mortgage
this house. How much were you to lend ?

Witness—l was to lend 2501., Sir.
Counsel—Now, Mr. Lewington, don't you keep a chsli
1
ler's shop ?
Witness--I do not, Sir. My wife keeps one.
Counsel—Oh, your wife keeps one—
Witness—Yes ; she does—just for her her own magi
ment--nothing else.—(Laughter.)
Counsel—Do you ever amuse yourself, in the 611016
shop ?
Witness—Very seldom, indeed.
Counsel.—Now, William Lewington, Esquire (for
that title I see you are designated in the mortgage),,
are a very rich man, you know, but have not you, wl
a very short time, applied to the tax-gatherer of
parish in which you live, for time to enable you to t
the taxes?

Witness.—l may, Sir, but I don't recollect.
Counsel.—Did not you ask for time on the very 11
occasion when the tax-gatherer called?
Witness.—My wife may; I leave all those things to
Counsel.—For her amusement, I suppose.
Witness.—Just so, Sir.
The insolvent was subsequently ordered to be dischare