19 NOVEMBER 1859, Page 2

The attempted demonstration of Roman Catholic laymen of Dublin in

favour of the temporal power of the Pope, has turned out a significant failure. The clerical promoters of the meeting had to telegraph at the last moment to the O'Donoghue, M.P. for Tipperary, to take the chair. Three other provincial Members of Parliament were present—gentlemen who owe their seats to priestly patronage. Not a single merchant of Dublin was pre- sent; not a single Roman Catholic barrister was present ; not a single man of political eminence. Coupling this with the fact stated by Sir Robert Kane at the distribution of prizes at Queen's College, Cork, that the attendance of the Roman Catholic laity has not fallen off, we have solid proofs that the liberal Roman Catholics of Ireland are not followers of Dr. Cullen.