parts of the kingdom may best cooperate to forward their common objects.

3. That the Committee of the British Catholic Association regard with the highest satisfaction,the formation of other Independent Societies, for effecting the common object of procuring Catholic emancipation, and repelling calumnious charges against the Roman Catholic Religion.

4. That the Secretary be authorized and requested to inform the Catholic Associations of the alteration made in the first resolution of the last meeting of the Committee, and to explain to them the reasons of the alteration.

5. That the thanks of the Committee be given to Mr. Rosson, for his active, zealous, and successful exertions in Lancashire.

6. That the British Catholic Association accept with gratitude and deep devotion to the common cause, the expression of the approbation of the Catholic Associations at Manchester, Preston, Liverpool, Blackburn, and Wigan, and entertain a sanguine hope, that the example of the above Associations will prove an incentive to all British Catholics to unite in a common effort, and vindicate their religion from aspersion and their loyalty from reproach.

7. That the thanks of the Committee be given to the Hon. Hugh Clifford, for the able and judicious manner in which he presided at the meeting of the Committee of the 20th inst.

8. That a Select Committee be appointed to consult on the propriety, and, if deemed expedient, to prepare a draft of a petition to be presented to the Legislature early in the next session of Parliament.

9. That the following gentlemen be appointed members of the select Committee: Hon. Hugh Clifford, Dr. Collins, Rev. J. Rolfe, Charles Butler, Francis Canning, Francis Cholmondeley, Charles Eyston, John Kelly, James Kiernan, Dan. Rierdon, John Rosson, William Witham, Junior, Edward Blount, Secretary, and Charles Bodenham, Junior, Esqrs.

Mr. Rosson spoke at great length and with much energy in support of the first Resolution, and of the success of his late tour through Lancashire.

The Rev. Mr. Watkins said, that as the money was intended for the Editor of the Truth Teller," he should move as an amendment, that the sum of £50. be granted to Mr. Andrews, to be by him expended in the establishment of a Paper, &c. Mr. Kelly seconded the amend ment.

Mr. Rosson said, that it was in effect the same as the orignal motion, and it reminded him of the vulgar adage, that the longest way round is the shortest way home."

The Rev. Mr. M'Donnell spoke in support of the original motion.

The Rev. Dr. Collins said that, were the Amendment carried the Nobility would secede from the So ciety.

Mr. Blount said that, whether the Nobility remained with them or seceded from them, such consideration should not influence his conduct: they wanted not so much the assistance of the Nobility as the confidence of the whole body. Of an exclusively Catholic paper his former opinion was altered, and the new paper seems to be conducted in a manner to be of great service to our cause and credit to Mr. Andrews.

Mr. Shea spoke against the Motion altogether.

Mr. Rolph spoke at great length in support of the Amendment.

Mr. Quin also spoke in favour of the Motion.

The other Resolutions were passed unanimously.

Mr. Wheble moved a Resolution in favour of Mr. Cobbett; it was seconded by Mr. Sullivan, and produced considerable discussion and agitation, but in the end was with drawn.

Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting separated, apparently well satisfied with the good spirit with which the business of the day had been conducted.

On the same day the friends of a Catholic Library attached to the East London Charity, dined at the Albion Tavern. The objects of this - Institution is the gratuitous circulation of Catholic works among the poor.

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY-to afford weekly relief to the aged and in firm Poor, Patron and President, the Right Rev. Dr. Poynter, VicePresidents, Rev. Messrs. Hunt & Rolfe. The next Anniversary Dinner will take place at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-str. on Thursday, the 18th Nov. Dinner on table at half past 4 o'clock. Tickets 15s. wine included.

For the Catholic Miscellany.

Mr. Editor-Some months ago it was stated in your Miscellany, that during the administration of the late Cardinal Consalvi, in the head seat of Catholity, a church was opened there for the heretical service of Protestants, and it was justly remarked that a similar scandal had not taken place in the holy City since it had been under the dominion of the Sovereign Pontiff, that is to say during the last thousand years and more. Your present correspondant is enabled to inform the Catholic public, that since the death of the above mentioned politician, the scandal in question has been removed by the present apostolical Pope, who has taken the church in question out of the hands of a certain description of unbelieving strangers, and restrained them within the due bounds of toleration. I am, A CATHOLIC.

PROTESTANT UNION. (From the Morning Chronicle.)

On Friday the 8th inst a Meeting of the members of this Union took place at the Three Tuns Tavern, in the Borough, Mr. Saunders in the chair.

The Meeting at its opening consisted of about 20 Gentlemen, it was afterwards increased by an accession of four or five more.

Mr. Secretary Carter read the minutes of the former meeting, and

informed the gentlemen present, that the Rev. Sir Harcourt Lees, Bart. having announced his intention of being in town the 6th of October, he had been requested by letter to be present at this meeting.

Colonel Fairman was then ballotted for, and unanimously elected a member of the Union.

The Chairman then requested the Rev. J. Mann to read the address that he had prepared for the occasion.

The Rev. J. Mann accordingly read his address; it briefly recapitulated the happiness England enjoyed in being under the High Church Protestant Ascendancy, and in being so happily delivered from the humbug of Catholicism, which was only wanting for a fresh opportunity to become as intolerant as it was yesterday, is to day, and will be for ever; it was a foolish weakness in Protestants to wish for the Catholic Emancipation, and it was still worse to find that, in addition to the Hereditary Earl Marshall of England being absolved from his oath of supremacy, that high honours had lately been paid to the ashes of a king, only to be equalled in intolerance and bigotry by the pious and bloody queen Mary. The whole, in short, was a system of hum-bug and hum-fum not to be borne. It concluded by an appeal to the High Church Protestants, and then to the Protestant Dissenters to unite for the purpose of strenuously opposing any thing like Catholic emancipation.

The address broke off rather abruptly, and the Rev. author, in explanation stated, that he understood a sort of address had been transmitted by Mr. Prebendary Dennis, and he was anxious to hear what that contained before he wound up his own address.

The Chairman asked for permission to express his own individual sentiments on the address which had just been read. He knew it was out of order, but he could not help remarking that he thought the address much too violent, and likely to stab into the vitals of their own interests: their present object was

to gain supporters from all sides, and he thought the allusion to High Church Ascendancy little calculated to induce the Dissenters to enlist on their side. He was no Jesuit, but he could not go the lengths of the address.

Mr. Saunders, (brother to the Chairman) said, that he certainly could not help objecting to some of the terms used in the address.

Rev, Mr. Mann-Perhaps you object to the terms "humbug and hum-fum;" those certainly may require revision.

Mr. Saunders-Oh, no! it was not those words I was objecting to; it was the introduction of "yesterday, to-day, and for ever being applied to the discripancies of the Catholic faith; which terms are, in fact, attributes given by the bible to Jehovah.

A gentleman suggested that those terms merely meant to express that the Catholic religion was perpetual.

The Rev. Mr. Mann would willingly submit to any alterations the meeting might think fit. It was finally resolved, that his and Mr. Prebendary Dennis's, and one prepared by the Chairman, should be submitted to the decision of a subcommittee. The address of Mr. Prebendary Dennis was in form, we understand, of a circular, to be sent to all the clergy in the kingdom. It would have been read to the meeting, but the whole of it had not yet arrived from the prebendary.

Mr. Prebendary Dennis was then clected an honorary member. There was a dispute whether that election had not taken place at the last meeting. Several members averred that it had, but Mr. Secretary Carter said, that he had no minute of such a proceeding.

A Gentleman of the name of Eedes, stepped up to the Reporter, and begged to know if he was a member?

Reporter-Certainly not, Sir; I attend for The Morning Chronicle:

Mr. Eedes-I don't know whether that will be allowed. This is not intended as a public meeting.

Reporter-Then, Sir, perhaps you will be so good as to state the

circumstance to the Chairman.

Mr. Eedes than walked away; and resuming his situation nearer the head of the table said: Mr. Chairman, I rise to order. This meeting was intended to be among ourselves; but I understand that a Gentleman is now present who is not one of us. He belongs to The Morning Chronicle.

Half a dozen gentleman sprung on their legs at once at this information, but were called to order by the Chairman, who addressing himself to the Reporter, requested to know if it was his intention to publish the proceedings of the meeting.

Reporter-That, sir, will rest entirely with the Editor of The Morning Chronicle: it will be my duty to write out whatever passes under my observation.

Rev. Mr. Mann-That is the most impudent speech I ever heard in the whole course of my life. What right had you to force yourself in here?-On the Chairman's repeating the question, the following answer was given:

Reporter-I received directions this morning from the Editor to attend here. I was shown into the room, and immediately proceeded to take a note of all that passed; there was no attempt at concealment on my part.

Chairman-But, Sir, it is a pri vate meeting!

Mr. Saunders-It is as bad as walking into any private parlour. Reporter-I certainly was not. aware that it was a private meeting. A Gentleman - Understand us rightly it is no secret meeting.

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Mr. Saunders-Mr. Chairman, I will, for once, suppose myself in the situation of a Reporter, and I will venture to say, that if I had been acting the part of this Reporter, I should consider myself as little better than a spy.

Reporter--Under permission, Mr. Chairman, I will retire, I have no desire to hear the conclusion of this Gentleman's speech.

The Chairman called his brother to order, and concluded, by observing to the Reporter-As you have promised to lay every thing before

the Editor of The Morning Chronicle, I beg you will state to him from me, that I assure him, on my word and honour, that this was regarded by every member present, as a private meeting, and such being the case, 1 expect that he will suppress all accouut of it. It might do our cause injury.

"Amen, so be it." MARRIAGE.

On Sunday, Oct. 3d, at the Catholic Chapel and afterwards at the Collegiate Church in Wolverhampton, Mr. John Fletcher, Ironmonger, Dudley, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. Pendrell, plumber and glazier, &c. Wolverhampton. DEATHS.

Died the 12th October. 1824, aged 98, Mr. Walter Allanson, late of Hayshaw, Yorkshire.

Died at Cossey, Sept. 30th of a fit of apoplexy, which terminated his life in a few minutes, Luis Michetti, aged 69 years. He was a simple and upright man, universally beloved and esteemed, and his piety and regular discharge of all religious duties, afford a consling hope that his death, though so awfully sudden, was not unprovided.

Died at Bath, on Wednesday, 29th of Sept. Right Rev. Dr. Sughrue, Bishop ef Kerry, in Ireland. His remains were embarked the following Saturday on board a steam packet, at Bristol, to be interred in his native soil.

Sunday, Sept. 26th, died on his road to the celebration of the mass, at New-Hall, near Chelmsford, by an attack of apoplexy, which produced instant death; Mr. William Van Ham, aged 62 years. He was a native of Louvain, in Flanders; having distinguished himself during his studies at the university, was a candidate for holy orders: but his abhorrence of the tenets contrary to the received doctrine of the church, which at that time began to appear in the university, and which he was among the first to detect, obliged him to relinquish his views to an ecclesiastical state. The revolution forced him to seek shelter in England, where, during 24 years, he gave lessons of music to the young ladies pensioners at New Hall, near Chelmsford, in the county of Essex. His high reputation for perfection in that science,

and still more the uniform and religious tenor of his life, render him most de servedly regretted by all his acquaint

ance.

Died in August. Mrs Lingard, mother of the learned author of the History of England.

Died 22d Sept. Thos. Hercy, Esq. late of Maddox-street and Hawthorn Hill, Berkshire, aged 64.

On the 15th Sept. died Mrs. Margaret Willson, aged 72, at Louth, Lincolnshire.

Died on Monday, 13th Oct. Mrs. Mary Mercer at Bakewell, Derbyshire, agsd 61. At the age of 16, Mrs. Mercer renounced the Protestant religiou, in which she had been educated, and became a Catholic. Her religion was to her most dear. In its support, her pecuniary aids were most liberal, and in defending its tenets, when maligned in her presence, her zeal was untired, courage undaunted. By her death the poor have lost a great friend. Their wants were relieved by her almswhen sick, they were fed from her table. Her will contains a charitable bequest to the funds of the Catholc Sunday-school at Hathersage; another of larger amount to the Midland Mission fund; and another of larger amount to the Right Rev. the Bishop of Bardstown, Kentucky,

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On Saturday, Sep. 4, at Holdford, a farm belonging to St. Mary's College, Oscott, aged 15, a cherished member of that establishment, John Chyrsostome Payne, son of Capt. J. Payne. He was young in years but mature in virtue. Perfected in a short space he fulfilled a long time. His amiable manners had endeared him to many hearts; and his extraordinary piety had stamped him a child of benediction. Beloved by friends,-respected by schoolfellows,-valued and admired by superiors, his life was a model which all might copy, and his death a consummation which all might envy. He is mourned with the mourning of the heart. May his spirit survive, where his body reposes and may the Seminary which nurtured his virtues, rejoice in the fruitfulness of his example,

Died 10th Sept. Mrs. M. A. Cooke, late of German Place, Brighton. Requiescant in pace.