graciously pleased to remove Charles Duke of Richmond and the Right Hon. W. W. Pole from their official situations in the Government of this country.

"Resolved, That our Secretary, Mr. Hay, be directed, to call a Meeting of the Committee to appoint proper persons to prepare the Petition to THE PRINCE, and that it shall be transmitted by the Delegates who carry over the Address.

"Resolved, That the most cordial Thanks of the Catholics of Ireland are due, and are hereby given to the Right Hon. Lord FFRENCH, for his manly, dignified, end constitutional conduct in sustaining our undoubted right of Petition.

"Resolved, That the most cordial Thanks of the Catholics of Ireland are due, and are hereby given to GEORGE BRYAN, Esq. for his manly and dignified conduct in the cause of Catholic Freedom.

"Resolved, That the most cordial Thanks of the Catholics of Ireland are due, and are hereby given to EDWARD HAY,. Esq. Secretary to the Catholics of Ireland, for his unremitting zeal and attention in the Catholic cause.

"Resolved, That the most cordial Thanks of the Catholics of Ireland are due, and are hereby given to the General Committee of the Catholics of Ireland, for their zealous attention to the interests of Catholic Freedom upon all occasions, but more especially for their manly and constitutional resistance of a lete illegal mandate,

The Viscount SOUTHWELL in the Chair.

"Resolved, That the most cordial Thanks of the Ca tholics of Ireland are due, and are hereby given to SIR EDWARD BELLEW, Baronet, for his unremitting exertions in the Catholic cause, and more particularly for his manly and dignified conduct on a recent occasion, and also for his very polite and proper demeanor this day in the Chair.

The resolution for the removal of His Grace the Duke of Richmond and W. W. Pole, was moved by MAJOR GEORGE BRYAN, and seconded by COUNSELLOR HUSSEY, which after an animated debate, was carried unanimously. -Several County Meetings were subsequently held, at which the proceedings of the Aggregate Meeting were approved, and thanks returned to the Catholic Committee for the spirit and propriety of its conduct. The Protestants of some countics, Tipperary, Clare, &c. also assem

bled, where resolutions to support the claims of their Ca tholic countrymen, were unanimously adopted.

While these events were passing in Ireland, the conduct of Mr. Pole, the policy of his Circular, and the Petitions of the Roman Catholics of Ireland occupied the attention of the Imperial Parliament, and upon all these important points the numerical strength of the Minister, was the only successful opponent brought to bear against the powerful reasoning and eloquent advocacy of a DONOUGHMORE, a MOIRA, a GRATTAN, a PONSONBY, a SHERIDan, a ParNELL, a WHITBREAD, a WARD and all the long list of great and good men, who adorn Ireland and illustrate the British Empire.

Mr. Pole's defence of himself was weak and talentless, and his statements were as erroneous, as those of Alderman Darley and Mr. Babington were unfounded and rediculous. Mr. Pole insults the Irish Nation; he offers no satisfactory justification of his conduct;-in the House of Lords, his friend, the Lord High Chancellor of England declares his CIRCULAR to be at best but a slovenly production; a Petition signed by forty thousand people,' and approved by the Counties, is presented to the Regent, praying for the removal of the obnoxious Secretary, and the INTOLERANTS, fully to manifest the contempt in which they hold five millions of his Majesty's loyal subjects, bestow upon Mr. Pole the additional Office of Chancellor of the Exchequer in Ireland!

DISSOLUTION OF THE

Catholic Committee.

The General Committe of the Catholics of Ireland, held a Meeting on Saturday June 22d. when the members having taken into consideration that the objects for which they had been appointed, namely, to prepare and to have presented to the Houses of Lords and Commons Petitions praying the repeal of all such penal laws as exclusively affect their body, they resolved to resign their functions, and once more appeal to an Aggregate Meeting.-In consequence of which the following resolution of the Committee appeared in the public prints,

"Resolved, That on the 9th July, an Aggregate Meeting of the Catholics of Ireland be convened, to receive the report of the Committee, and to take into consideration the propriety of Presenting Petitions to Parliament, at an early day in the ensuing Session."

Accordingly on Tuesday the 9th of July an Aggregate Meeting of the Catholics of Ireland, was held in the Theatre, Fishamble-street; the EARL of FINGALL in the Chair. COUNSELLOR O'GORMAN delivered a very able and eloquent report of the proceedings of the Committee. Counsellor O'Connell, though laboring under severe indisposition, entered with great ability on the impolicy of Mr. Pole's circular, and, as a Barrister, Declared the fair and legal construction of the Convention Act, to be completely in favor of the Committee.-Mr. O'Conor, of M'Druid, County Roscommon, spoke with much feeling and manly eloquence; and Mr. FINLAY, a Protestant Barrister, during a speech of great brilliancy and powerful argument, drew from the assembly the most enthusiastic plaudets. The following resolutions passed unanimously.—

Resolved, That being impressed with an unalterable conviction of its being the UNDOUBTED RIGHT of EVERY MAN to WORSHIP HIS CREATOR according to the GENUINE DICTATES OF HIS OWN CONSCIENCE, we deem it our duty PUBLICLY and SOLEMNLY to declare our DECIDED OPINION and PRINCIPLE that NO GOVERNMENT can with JUSTICE inflict any PAINS, PENALTY, or PRIVATION upon ANY MAN for professing that form of CHRISTIAN FAITH which he in his CONSCIENCE BELIEVES.

Resolved, That we shall therefore PERSEVERE IN PETITIONING the LEGISLATURE for a TOTAL AND UNQUALIFIED repeal of the Penal Laws, which AGGRIEVE and DEGRADE the CATHOLICS of IRELAND.

Resolved, That in EXERCISING this UNDOUBTED RIGHT OF PETITIONING, we shall continue to adhere to the ANTIENT PRINCIPLES of the CONSTITUTION, and to conform also to the peculiar restrictions which by modern STATUTES are imposed on the PEOPLE OF IRELAND.

Resolved, That a COMMITTEE OF CATHOLICS be therefore APPOINTED and requested to cause PROPER PETITIONS to be forthwith framed for the REPEAL of THE PENAL LAWS, and to procure signatures thereto in all parts of Ireland, and to take measures for bringing SUCH PETITIONS under the SERIOUS CONSIDERATION of the LEGISLATURE within the FIRST MONTH of the ENSUING SESSION of Parliament.

Resolved, That SAID COMMITTEE do consist of the CATHOLIC PEERS and their ELDEST SONS, the CATHOLIC BARONETS, THE PRELATES of the CATHOLIC CHURCH IN IRELAND, and also TEN PERSONS to be appointed by the caTHOLICS in each COUNTY IN IRELAND, the SURVIVORS of the DELEGATES of 1793, to constitute an integral part of that number, and also of FIVE FERSONS to be appointed by the CATHOLIC INHABITANTS of each PARISH in DUBLIN, Resolved, That the appointment of the said persons be made forthwith.

Resolved, That it be recommended to such Committee to resort to ALL LEGAL and CONSTITUTIONAL MEANS of maintaining a CORDIAL COMMUNICATION of SENTIMENT and CO-OPERATION of CONDUCT amongst the CATHOLICS of IRELAND, and generally of promoting the FAVORABLE RECEPTION of their PETITION.

Resolved, That until the new Committee shall be appointed, the management of Catholic affairs shall be confided to the CATHOLIC PEERS, BARONETS, and SURVIVORS of the DELEGATES of 1793.

Resolved, That the sum of 5001. be offered to our INVALUABLE SECRETARY, Mr. HAY, as a small tribute of CATHOLIC GRATITUDE.

Resolved, That the sum of 5001. be collected and presented to WILLIAM TODD JONES, Esq. for his EMINENT SERVICES to the CATHOLICS OF IRELAND.

Resolved, That a Subscription be set on foot for the relief of Mr. FINNERTY, now lying in Lincoln gaol.

Resolved, That the Thanks of the CATHOLICS OF IRELAND are due and are hereby given to the EARL of DoNOUGHMORE and the Right Hon. HENRY GRATTAN.

Resolved, That the Thanks of the CATHOLICS of IRELAND are due and are hereby given to the LORD BISHOP OF NORWICH, the MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE, the MARQUIS OF DOWNSHIRE, the EARL of MOIRA, LORD HOLLAND, and the OTHER NOBLE LORDS who supported our CAUSE in the HOUSE OF PEERS.

Resolved, That the Thanks of the CATHOLICS are due, and are hereby given to Mr. WHITBREAD, Mr. GEORGE PONSONBY, Sir JOHN NEWPORT, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. W. SMITH, GENERAL MATHEW, Mr. PARNELL, Mr. TIGHE, Mr. PRITTIE, and the OTHER GENTLEMEN Who supported OUR PETITION in the HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Resolved, That the Thanks of the CATHOLICS of IRE

LAND be given to JOHN FINLAY, Esq. for his SPLENDID EXERTIONS in the cause of RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.

FINGALL, Chairman.

CAPTAIN BRYAN in the Chair.

Resolved, That the cordial Thanks of this Mecting are hereby given to the EARL of FINGALL, for his polite and dignified conduct in the Chair.

EDWARD HAY, Secretary.

In pursuance of the foregoing Resolutions, several of the Parishes assembled, and appointed Persons to manage Petitions to Parliament, on behalf of the Catholics of Ireland, and the counties had began to assemble for a similar purpose, when on the 30th of July, the following Proclamation issued from the PRIVY COUNCIL, then sitting in Dublin Castle.

By the Lord Lieutenant and Council of Ireland,

A PROCLAMATION.

Richmond, &c.

Whereas by an Act made in the Parliament of Ireland in the 33d year of his present Majesty's Reign, entitled, "An Act to prevent the election or appointment of un"lawful assemblies, under pretence of preparing or pre

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senting public Petitions or other Addresses to his Majesty or the Parliament," it is enacted, "that all assem"blics, committees, or other bodies, of persons elected or in any other manner constituted or appointed to represent "or assuming or exercising a right or authority to represent "the People of this realm, or any number or description of "the People of the same, or the People of any province, "county, city, town, or other district within the same, un"der pretence of petitioning for, or in any other manner "procuring an alteration of matters established by law in "Church or State, save and except the Knights, Citizens, "and Burgesses elected to serve in the Parliament thereof, "and save and except the Houses of Convocation duly "summoned by the King's writ, are unlawful assemblies; " and it shall and may be lawful for any Mayor, Sheriff, "Justice of the Peace, or other Peace Officer, and they are "thereby respectively authorised and required, within his

and their respective jurisdictions, to disperse all such un