The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-17 00:00:00

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(PROM Tile DURLIN MOM/0 ►OST.)
Oa Saturday. the Catholic Association met at their Mimi
is Cape Street.

Mr; Filmdom was called to the Chair.
Secretary stated, that in consequence of there not
being a sufficient number of Members present on host,
Saturday, to constitute a westing, there was no business,
done by the Association on that day.
He then read the business of the Satnrdsv precedintt
and the notice• of several motions, which bud lain over.
The Secretary then read two letters, which he stated
he ha•l received, ooe was fro* Mr. Bole, Cuthbert, stating
that that gentleman could let the Association have two of
four acres, as a bnrial-gronnd, sitoite near the village of
Crunalin ; one of those lots of grated formed a pall&
loaram, and adjacent to it these was a chapel. The whet
letter uas from Mr. Keogh, and contained an oiler of
(tomtit at Philasborough. •
Mr. Conte moved,that those I. tters alsoniti Le referred
to the burial•gronud Committee, with • request that they
would report on them as soon as posehle.
Mr. liottersby seconded this kmolution ; it passed
estanimoissly.
Mr. L•tke Planket gave 'notice of a motion of thanks to
the writer of the letters addressed to the Alarsaness of Lans-
downe.

Ms. Mullen was appointed on the Committee of Account
'in the place of Mr. Mr.t.le, wbniiad' resigned.
• The Spanish 6-annn,Vrilaneuve, here entered, introduced
by ►lr. Hugh M•llonald.
Mr. Olitormao said, that the presence of the illustrious
aad persecuted stranger, wile had just appeared amongst
theta, reminded him of a duty which they owed to their
country, and to the principle of that liberty which was
the 'natural birth right of man. Tier noble visitor who had
bnnonreof them by Lis presence, was one of the victims of
en atrocious system of persecution; and when they con-
sidered the fate of the Spanish exiles, be trusted that some
efforts would be made iu this country towards mitigating
their sisal...rings. In London a noble example loaf been set;
it was there determined to call a inciting for the purpose
of csriyitig into effort the erecting of a statue 'tip the
memory of Kies°. He threw out these hints withont
reference to the illustrious individual present, or to any
of his suite; brit if a subscription was entered into for
any such purpose, he was ready to give bre pounds to-
wards it.

Mr. Ilugh M‘Donalii here stated, tl.at the Oman had a
letter of credit ou him to any amount that he might re-
spire.
Mr. Shell thoneht that such • proceeding shenld not
originate with the Catholic Association ; it shoats come
from a general sneering of the Citizens. They should not
consider •the subject as Catholics, bet as Men. The
observations of Mr. °lionise° did great credit to his feel-
ings, but he would suggest to him the propriety of not
pressing the considerationof the subject.
Mr. O'Gorman said, that be slid not intend to make any
motion ;he merely threw oat • few observations for the
consideration of oilier ti• liCessien.
Mr. Shell recd the report of the Committee appointed
to consider of the best means of enforcing the right of ad-
niission of Catholics into the Corporation.
Mr. Simil then moved that the report be received.—
Mr. Conway secouded this 'tuition; it passed unani-
strou-ly.
The Secretary stated that a Catholic whe claimed his
right of admission into he Corporation by service. had
sent him a letter, and also his and •iituree, and decl.resl his
readiness to come forward aud try his right with the Cur
polation.
Mr. Shell said that several Catholics were ready to come'
forward.
It was then moved that a Committee should be appointed
fat .the warpage-of .ewiteelists estbscripdoni UT-Jar/1y The
necessary reponse*.
The folloa lag lientlemen were named on this Coth.
nattier.
M . 11•Langhlin, Mullen, O'Brien, and Lynchorith
the Chairman and Secretary.
Mr. rose to move a etteobation, of which he had
giveienotice, that • Committee should he appointed to pre-
pare a pension to Parliameat, on the enhjeet of the admini.
stration of justice in Ireland. In England there WAS AR
utter want of knowledge as to the mode in which justice
was a 'ministered in this country, lie •woold recommend
that• they showhhinteidnte loci into the body of the
Petition. Let theta look to the reatirser in which Juries were
appointed :.they were appointed' by the Alwrilf, who was'
tad oral •er of the Corporation, and thus the Corporation hail
in fact the power of controlling the ailusiei-tfation of
jeetior. Could there be that man found who would he
held enough to say. that justice was 'administered with
purity in tide country? On the trial of the Deiegates, the
panel was sent to the Cacti,. and several names were struck
off it. Thus theycomponoded for a conviction. The feet
escaped the Association, when they brought forward their
Petition to the Legialatero en the subject of the aditilni.
station of justice in irekeid. lie would advert to the
C a-ce of Judge Fletcher, to which some persons
gave a distinct negative. Int it was not met by
any- argoewnt containing a plausibility of truth.—
Baron M'Cielland. in a Wresting the Orangemen of the
North, called on them to give impartial jaciee to the Ca!
ghillie. • He told them that they should not draw o line .uf
distinction between the Catholic and the Protestant. lint
the fact of his having told them so, showed that the infer-
taco of: his ono mind was, that such a distillation was
trade no person could deny, but that that was, the rational
essaelasion. Had there been any change in the system since,
mini was not a reunion still given for intolerance ? Until
religions distinction was abolished in this country, justice
could net be administered impartially. Snaps, the
Boman Catholics and the Protestants of kismet had dissen-
sions the same as those between the Orangemen of the
Korth of Ireland and the Catholics litre-stippose that a
Hegonot was 'tried at Niger' by a Catholic Jury, and
before Chia Catholic Judges--suppose ill lingimots were
*Wetly excluded from the Jury who were to try him, and
that the lingonot. was convicted" and •pnnished ; in that
sap,. wool,' not' the Protestant here sap% that there was
ItiOnstice to be had for a llogotot m Frame? Were
not the Catholics of this country in. the same sitarsti in as
the Hugunots in France, the same sentiment must rise up
is this mines of the Catholics have, and they must come to
the same conclusion. It was not. perhapit, to be regretted
that the tiovernment did' not hold out the petty hope of
some despicable relied* Catholics; he would rather ere them
independent than looking for ',Airy place ; still it Was ma't.
teeofeurprise that noCatholic hail hnea promoted dering the
preeentAdministratlon. It had been stated, that instiee was
administered in this country conallyand impartially to
the Catholic as to the Protestant. How was that recon-
eileibie with the case which he shreild mention? A Oen
demon of high respectability and integrity. and'ibnnerted
with somenf the first Catholic families in t • eirsotry.l
tad' been _appointed Chola/ran of a minty, bet. It was
ascertained that he was a Cathartic; a pension teas time
given to him of higher ailment certainly, than the value
of the situation. an I be was told that Isis services would
he dispeneeti with: This the Ooverninent gave him a
reward, but offered en insult to the eon ntry.
pr. Shell ~elided by reading some ettracts from the
pamphlet on. the State pf IrelauJ, published under the
Ilignotore of Ilitrerisicsre.
hir,t4heirsmotion fur the appointment of a Committee to
prepare a Prattles' to Parliameet on that subject of the adaiiiiir
iron°s of` iestice ia Itelsod, was thee pat mead. •

ruftleeisaoeatieuies were Geoid oe the Committee:—
.WWI. O'Consell. Conway. Lottergeo, sod .Reeas
atThwtoell, with the Chairmen and Secretary.
blt.Sheil thee gas notice of a millet), fee the appointment