The Sun. — 1845-07-05 (London, England)

COUNTY MEETING AT CAVAN. On Wednesday an important meeting was held in Cavan, in pursuance of a requisition presented to the High Sheriff; signed by Lord Farnham and other magistrates of the county. The meeting took place in the open space in front of the County Court •house On the motion of the Marquis of HEADFORT, seconded by R BURROWES, Esq., D.L., Anthony O'Reilly, Esq., High Sheriff of the county, was called to the chair. Among those present were, the Marquis of Headfort, the Earl of Enniskillen, Lord Farnham, the Lord Bishop of Kilmore (Dr. Leslie), the Right Rev. Dr. Browne, Roman Catholic Bishop; Hon. S. R. Maxwell, John Young, Esq , M.P., &c. The HIGH SHERIFF, on taking the chair, said he had convened that meeting that day in pursuance of a requisition forwarded to him, and which was signed by Lord Farnham and some of the most influential men in that county. He was delighted to see around him on the occasion such a large assemblage of all classes of persons, from the highest and most influential, down to the humblest.—(Cheers.) This led him to hope that every person in the county, according to his ability, would join in the determination to put an end to the dreadful state of affairs that at present exists. For unless the peer and peasant—the Protestant and the Catholic —the clergyman and the layman—joined heart and hand to put a stop to the atrocious murders and outrages which were of daily occurrence, God only knew when those awful scenes would terminate.—(Hear, hear.) As men, as Christians, he entreated that all classes, forgetting the distinctions of politics or religion, would join together in this one effort for their common in. terest.— (Hear, hear.) The Marquis of HEADFORD proposed the first resolution, expressing his regret at the atrocious murders and outrages that had lately taken place in the county, which he said he was sure all the Protestants and Roman Catholics present were opposed to.— (Hear.) If there was any individual who heard him connected with an illegal body he would call upon him to renounce it, as there was no good ever resulted from these bodies—while they had almost invariably been the forerunners of rebellion and martial law, as in the year 1798, shortly before the passing of the Act of Union, which they were—at least many of them—anxious to see repealed. The continuance of outrage would again lead to rebellion and martial law, and prevent several important measures, then before Parliament, from being adopted, which would materially benefit all classes of the people—(Hear)—and he would, therefore, implore of every one present to unite in protecting their homes and their families.—(Hear, hear.) In the name, then, of God he implored the clergy of all persuasions to unite with the tarty of all denominations, and to denounce from their altars the perpetrators of outrage and bloodshed.—(Hear, hear.) The Roman Catholic clergy had the power to do this, and he (the Marquis of Headford) knew they had the inclination to do it—and would do it to prevent the introduction of measures of a violent nature, which it would be necessary to have recourse to, if crime continued to disgrace their county.—(Cheers.) In conclusion, the Noble Marquis read the resolution, which expressed the sincere regret of both Roman Catholics and Protestants at the late dreadful murder, and the other outrages which had taken place. R. BURROWES, Esq , J.P. and D.L., Stradone, seconded the re. solution, which was adopted unanimously. Lord