22 MAY 1880, Page 13

CARDINAL NEWMAN'S ADDRESS TO THE CATHOLIC UNION.

(TO THE EDITOR OF TIM "BrEcrATou."1 SIR,—In an article in your issue of the 15th inst., you Observe

that "not only Catholics but non-Catholic literary men," were among the listeners to Cardinal Nevrman's address to the Catholic Union at Willis's Rooms on Wednesday, the 12th inst. As I was under the disagreeable necessity of refusing applications for tickets from many distinguished persons who were most anxious to hear his Eminence, will you allow me to explain that, in accordance with our usual practice, admission to the meeting was confined to members of the Union and re- presentatives of the Press. It was in the latter character that the non-Catholic men of letters of wham you make mention