On Monday, there was in very numerous meeting at the
Town-hall in Birmingham, to give the Catholics an oppottunity of publicly dis- claiming all belief in the odious and obsolete doctrines of Peter Dens, and protesting against the foul imputations lavished upon their creed and its professors by the hired Orange-agitators :11q1liee and O'Sulli. van. Sir Edward and Mr. Blount, Sir Charles Wolseley, ?,Ir. Acton, Mr. Hanford, Mr. Boultbee, Dr. Brown, Dr. Tardy, and the Reverend Mr. M‘Donnell, were among the gentlemen on the platform. Mr. Blount, Dr. Brown, and Mr. M‘Donnell were the chief orators ; but we have only seen very brief reports of their speeches, and must refer to out advertising columns for the resolutions passed by the meeting. It will be seen that they are spirited and decided in their tone and language.
On :Monday, a meeting was held in the Town-hall of Cambridge, to take means for relieving the Irish Clergy ; the Earl of Ilardwicke in the chair. A committee was thrilled to solicit subscriptions.
A meeting was held in the Guildhall of Exeter on Thursday, to devise measures for relieving the distress of the Irish Clergy, and to celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of the Exeter Auxiliary Kildare Street Society. The Bishop of Exeter presided ; and delivered a hag address, impugning the conduct of Aliniaters in the government of Ireland, and especially denouncing the Government plan of educa- tion. Mr. Mortimer O'Sullivan spoke for two looms arid a half, in the usual strain. The Illorning Post gives no extracts from his speech, but merely said that it embraced the usual topics. Resolutions em- boyding the sentiments of Dr. Phillpotta' speech were passed ; after sonic opposition from Mr. J. D. Osborne, whq moved an amendment, v.-hieh was not seconded. The Bishop announced a subscription of :OM/. from an unknown individual. Several other stints were also sulateribed.
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