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city, when Cathdlic Emancipation is the subject of de•
bate. The chair was takett by Lord GORMANSTON,
who •ery properly begged. the member's would not
fritter away their time in useless discussion. Mr.
CHARLES EITZSIMON being appointed Secretary, he read
a letter from Mr. O'GORMAN, the Secretary to the Old
Association, urging the getting up of petitions to Par-
liament immediately, and deprecating an idea suggested
by Mr. MiDosmsm., that of trying the Catholic ques-
tion first in the House of Lords.

Lord KILLEEN read some regulations, and moved
the appointment of a Comrnittee,which Mr.O'Cotmect.
seconded in a speech, in which he declared, that if Mr.
PEEL's Jury Bill was extended to Ireland, be " would
not hesitate in putting himself forward as the object of
a prosecution, for the re-assembling of the ori-
ginal Catholic Association, in name, substance, and
reality." So much for Mr. O'CoNNELL's obeJience to
the law. A Committee of nine being appointed, Mr.
O'Coromr, again addressed the Meeting in a speech,
in which he began with abusing the Duke of YORK ;
he then cast a glance at the probability of England
being embroiled in war, when, of course, she must yield
the Catholic claims. The new Autocrat of RUSSIA next
came in for a notice: si Who knew," said Mr. O'C.
" whether the self-made Emperor Nicholas and his
ruffian guards of legitimacy—those sapient lawgivers,
who have more than once decided questions of consti-
tutional rights and theoretic principles, may consider it
his interest to preserve the existing state of continental
affairs." The fact is, that Mr. O'Cow NELL, who ex-
pressed a savage joy at the recent embarrassments in
the commercial world, does not care what calamity fall
upon this country, if his views are only promoted by it.
After such vituperation, it is rather amusing to find
the orator recommending temperate discussion.
Mr. O'Cotorm,L. concluded by proposing several Re-
solutions, one of which was against his own project for
disfranchising the forty shilling freeholders. He was
followed by Mr. SNIEL, who gave notice of a motion,
thanking Dr. KELLY, the Catholic Bishop of Waterford,
for commencing the numbering of the people in his
diocese.

Mr. LA LESS next rose, and entered into a review of
Mr. O'CONNELL'S bargaining with the Government
and the ATTORNEY•GENERAL, " degrading to the poor
Catholics of Ireland." Mr. LAWLESS said, " he depre-
cated any traffic of their rights with any Government
or any Attorney• General," and stated that " he meant
to propose what be conceived to be a stronger resolution
than that introduced by Mr. O'CoNNELL, in order to
put upon record a fair image of the public mind, on the
subject of the Wings, which had been the cause of so
much discussion."

Sir JOHN &MEE nest addressed the meeting ; he
denied that the failure of the Catholic Bill last Session
was entirely owing to the Duke of YORK, and observed,
that, " instead of saying that the British nation was
averse to the claims of the Catholics, they had a tight
to assume that they were in their favour, having the
British House of Commons on their side, which must
be considered as the virtual representation of the Eng-
lish people."
A little altercation ensued between Mr. O'CoNotra.,
Mr. LAWLESS, and Mr. O'REtt.ty, about the Wings, as
the Bills for disfranchising the Irish freeholders and
paying the Catholic Clergy are called. Mr. O'Coxust4.
then proceeded to read his resolution on the Wings,
when Mr. LAWLESS begged the resolution he meant to
propose to the meeting should be read; Mr. O'CONNELL
assented, and read the resolution, which was as follows :
" Resolved, That having maturely considered the alteration in
the Elective Franchise contemplated by the measure connected
with the late Catholic Emancipation Bill, this Meeting is of
opinion that such a change would be a violation of the most valued
principles of the Constitution; an unjust surrender of the rights
of our Protestant and Dissenting Brethren, and would tend to
deprive the Catholics of Ireland of that political power which
they have so advantageously exercised for the last tbirtyrtwo years ;
and the peasantry of Ireland of that protection which the exercise
of the elective franchise invaria►ly afforded them."

Mr. O'CorniaLL, who did not, could not, like a reso-
lution so fatal to his own measures to pass, sneered at
the past which adverted to the Dissenters, observing
that " he had no objection to a little hypocrisy ;" he
afterwards said the resolution had but one fault, and
that was, that nine-tenths of it was not true.
After a few more speeches had been made, and Mr.
LUKE PLUNKETT had declared, that " the more faults
Mr. O'CONNELL had, the fonder he got of him ;" and
after Mr. LAWLESS had declared his determination to
press his resolution, when he perceival a more crowded
meeting, the subject dropped—thanks were voted to the
Chairman, and the meeting separated; and thus ended
the first day's proceedings of the fourteen sittings of
the New Catholic Association.

By the arrival of tl7ll7,TCze tar, at Cowes, which
left Calcutta on the 17th S:ptember, accounts have been
received to that date ; the cholera morbus is said to pre-
vail in an alarming degree at that place, particularly
among the natives. One letter states the bazars have
been dint up. Money was scarce ; and the intelligence
from the seat of war was unfavourable.

We have received German papers to the 13th inst.
Oae of them contains an article from Hanover, on the
flourishing condition of that kingdom. It appears one
old German vice prevails still, that of drunkenness. It is
not confined to a few individuals, "but there are entire
villages, Which ruin themselves by drinking and feast-
ing." It is related of a German Ambassador, that when
asked by GEonce H. if drinking then prevailed as much
in Germany as formerly ? he replied " only in the Eccle-
siastical States," it, however, seems not to be confined
to these now. The following are ettracts: