4 JANUARY 1851, Page 13

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SATURDAY.

The annual meeting of deputies front the Protestants of the "Three Denominations," (Independents, Baptists, and Presbyterians,) within twelve miles of London, was held yesterday afternoon, at the King's Head Inn, Poultry. The attendance was unusually large. The report of the Committee made a reference to the resuscitation of the Roman Catholic hierarchy as the aggressive act of an "apostate church" ; and the phrase was strongly objected to, as unworthy of Dissenters. After much dis- cussion, in the course of which very various opinions were expressed, it was resolved to adjourn till Friday next, for a maturer consideration, and perhaps the amendment, of the report.

At the Nottinghamshire Papal meeting, yesterday, the Reverend C. Myers, deprecating "milk and water," proposed that the address should recommend the dismissal of Ministers, because they had given repeated encouragements to the Romanists, and call to her Majesty's councils men who would not sacrifice consistency and honour, but bring forward mea- sures that would effectually vindicate the prerogative of the Queen and the rights and privileges of the Church,—a double proposition which caused great laughter, and did not find any seconder.

At a meeting of the Leeds Town-Council, on Wednesday, Mr. Joseph Barker, of 'Wortley, moved, "That the Council petition Parliament to sanction no interference with the rights and liberties of the Roman Catho- lics of Ireland."

He thought that, according to the law of England aud the law of reason and equity, the Roman Catholics had as much right to attempt to convert the people of this country to Popery as the Wesleyan Methodists had to con- vert them to Methodism, or the 'Unitarians to Unitarianism. The disposition manifested by many persons seemed to him to be of an intolerant and perse- cuting character ; and he thought the Town-Council might very properly pe- tition Government not to sanction any interference whatever with the rights and liberties of Roman Catholics. It would be soon enough to interfere with the Roman Catholics when they robbed, murdered, or violated some other law of the empire.

Mr. It. White moved as an amendment,

" That an address be presented to her Majesty on the recent procedings of the Pope of Rome with reference to this country, expressive of the loyalty and attach- ment of the Council to her Majesty's persidi and the institutions of the countiT, and praying that her Majesty will cause such measures to be adopted as maybe neces- sary for the defence of the Protestant religion, and for resisting all attempts directly or indirectly to rei!stablish Papal power within these realms; and that the address now presented be received and adopted."

The amendment was supported by nine votes only ; the original resolu- tion was affirmed by seventeen votes to fifteen. A petition in the sense of the resolution was adopted ; to be intrusted to Mr. J. G. Marshall, M.P. for presentation.