The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-12-08 00:00:00

CATHOLIC COMMITTEE.

. Donr.ts) in, I.
O'Cosxon, Esq. in the Chair.
Sir, I rise as pursuance of
the notice hich guest our, latit, meeting, fur the
purpose of
criers!, respecting the illegal persecution of an Irish
Catholic soldier of Militia. And, Sir, iit my bumble
judgment, wr should be Ott), of. a dereliction of
duty to our fellow-co-unto men, if we suffered* the
Perpetrators of the offeuce, svliieh I am about to
mate, too unpunivbed. I conceive NO are callt.xl
on. by every social feeling,. as Catholics:and ai
Irishmen, to drag the bighted delisiquanti (what.
ever may be their exalted. rank life) viol only be-
fore an enlightened public, bui:b4ere. a Court of
criminal -jartsdietiuo. The feOts, 49 reported to"
me, arc shortly these :--A Rteiour Catholic private ;
soldier, belonging, to a certain Regiment of Militia,
for no other offence thin for ahentllogat Chapel,
to *discharge those religious duties, which lie, in
common with all mankind, oced to his God, MAX
ststt 'lSt eiranCifik TO, TT TOAKSPOOTILD TOO'
fait I-rand has actually, like a ;amnion con.'
tict, pr.4cistded so far on his passage into ciiiu as
the tale or Wight. Sir, there are two courses left.
~.for ace° gaor4o this case—the first is, tb
the fact, •In whatever shape be thought advisable,
before the Hoops* of • Commons. The accond,, to
have the ballasts* istaaigated in a Court of Law,
and disposed of by verdict, of a Jury. That
the law, as otAir exists, is: sufficiently strong tip
puoisll thy ileesons, guilty of the crime, there COO
IN.! no doubt. .1 shall there) m move, A ' That
our Secretary, Mr. E. Hay; 'do open a subscrip.
don, for the purpose of *fraying the expence,of
having the matter fully ineesCigated ; sod- that
Sob.Cominittee (consisting of five). be appoiAte4 to
inquire into the Cteltb of facts and to rePo4 to
the General Committee."
Mr. ['essay seconded the motion. • •
Mr. CuTtai stated several grieeances of Catholic
soldiers, serving in the Militia, which he thought
called loudly for, redress. lie particularly alluded
to the Roscommon and Fermanagh Regiments. In
the Roscommon he understood a Catholic was held
incompetent to be appointed to the rank elms of
a Non.eummissloned Officer.' Ile said he had also
been informed that the Colonel of the .Feroianash
Militia would nut suffer an Officer to be *appointed
to his regiment, who hadoot previously proved hits
loyally., by taking the Orangeman's oath. Awl
that the Catholic privates of that regiment were
refused the liberty of exercising their religiees
tics. He appealed to Counsellor Kernan, ai
maaagh Gentleman,' as well for the truth of inn,
facts, as fur the conduct of the Orange Jury, who,
at the last Assizes of Enniskillen, acquitted one of
their precious members, optpitiWawsling it was lo
proqf by the Prisoner's .ottris confession, that ha
bad robbed the Chapel of Elniekilleti of ail
rriest's vestments, •aud Inta coapaitted wetly Other

sacrilegious acts. . . . • . i
Or. ,K KILNS N --•4 Sir, !poi not compafeut to say
(because:l am igtioraot of the, fact) Urfsetlaftfe A*
priv ire soldiers Of. the Fcruursmis irriiitsten‘
,017 iii.•
,fessipg the Catholic religion,. arc ,prevPutml
re!
IN!
Earl of Enniskillen from smsv.f.ivitig their ili!if
.duties—j should hplie. the fact .othcitsisa, Iftt,6
respect to the circumstance oft scilad4lous out.
raga committed in
,pi'
pbiqpi. igni4iqoll Olt
1
trial had been pie lislie4 ,iss . Ai ssewspupies.ttif
this city; anti to such .pactsMlra read the re.
port. it i, iinnerusearp,for Ma to state
smote
.tfian
this fact..—naineiy,, iLost,,at Ilia trial there was All•
tient evidence produced no tho part pt 'OM Op!.
to convict the crevasse, and.thut lise'yerdici of 'ac...
. qui ttal was Ibe rrf ire-sot oil; ceptrary.to evivience,
but to .the chioge of Mrdbistice ,Lffet.cl*, ' 15
114
Learned Judge. woo presid . %ft Wall.Fitti.. . ' al'
in that county, that lite ,j,ffy .111)10 WW11:46 e 1....
souer colisi,,:ed of Protestants; there beiptAbsif two
instances (as I env informed) since the gevolutiiii„
of Catholic. serving
_op...Tutors, at the Aitiziil or.

. • • • ..
Mr. O'CuneelPs,rnotion waecarjrlid unanimously.;
SOLI I?,Tir j•;•‘-- Eitf tNT of
ARTS, MANUFACTURES: -AA 0: cmitacg.
• On Wednesday a kallot ill continence& for the
eleotion of a Vire.President, in the room of theist*:
- Earl of Dartmouth, 'skids- closed at two. .The
oni Cutilidates ram Were recommended, were the ;
E *Hs of Morton and Liverpool, the latter of a boo
ssa. elected by a majority of eight.
Another election, we understand, will anon take,
place for a Vice.Presitlent, in the room of
Lord
Ilennilter, who ha resigned.
In the eveming, an invention came before the
Society, which is likely to.afford groat comfort to
i very numerous class of artizins, namely, tho Wa.
ter Gilder's. It it well known that the process in
cam paji on this brooch of business Is most Kra.
clous tti*e health or those concerned in it, owing'
to the noxious A'illtifia.from metallic anti other sub.,
stsocrs, which compose the preparation used for
• gitilin a. •The machine in question is so contrived,
.that personal!' that line of business may pursue
thric avocations without-the least injury to their
• health.

• f4I6ii.ISH.

The-great- battle .hatwiet .Club end Kolgneur,
the•itiaeriean Blackvou which the whale of sport.,
• 40g attention is devoted, wall take place,en Wed.
weselay eensighfollout thirty miles from Loudon.
The pugilists, base .both been several. weeks in
training,Crib in Kent, and .Dilolyneux 10,
llurtfurd
attire. Crib has been reduced a. stone. -Su great is
• tbe,attenti..n,paid to the:objects-of this approacbc
ing-contest, that they are tinily visited by, patikisu
Mulfuenx has received an iiiivitatian to
shout and course in a Gentleman's pail;, where he,
encountered the gamekeeper .na Monday last.
The latter not being aware of the indulgcuce
given to Mulyneux, attempted to take away his
but he was saluted with a sumerset over the
• park.phling. Alulyueux has much improved ell
training, and he expresses confidence of vengujah,,
Ing the sturdy champion his adversary. It. is:
generally allowed that Crib never hid a more, atgly,
seatomer, but there is little doaht•that.he will &'c
the d•-••/ his duel