The members of the Protestant Association held an extraordinary meeting
on Tuesday, in Exeter Hall ; Mr. George Finch again in the chair. On the platform were Mr. Plumptre, Mr. Wilks, (what did lie there ?) Mr. Pringle, Mr. Sergeant Jackson, and Mr. Chisholme. The meeting was by no means so numerously attended as the previous ones in the same place ; but the proportion of women subject to excite- ment was as large as usual. Mr. Finch defended Mr. Todd from the charge of intentional deception with respect to the Pope's letter ; and Mr. M'Ghee apologized for being the instrument of palming the forgery on the last meeting. He then referred to the 8th volume of Dens's theology in proof of his charges against the Catholics; and pro- posed resolutions, to the effect that documents had been submitted to the meeting which proved all sorts of iniquity against the Catholics. A good deal of disturbance ensued before the resolutions were carried ; some turbulent Irishmen having resolved to annoy M'Ghee and his dupes. The "row" very much resembled the displays on boisterous nights at the Surry Theatre. At length, however, the resolutions were declared to be carried, and the meeting broke up.
A meeting of the parishioners of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields was held yesterday morning, to consider the expediency of assessing a rate for the repairs of the church, the amount of which was estimated at .5,000/. After some discussion, the rate was refused.
The Radicals, in their zeal for the " Voluntary principle (i. e. paying nothing at all), have suffered the Church of St. James, Clerkenwell, to fall into such a dilapidated state as to endanger the safety of the eongregtttion, particularly when any very popular preacher attends. :The church is calculated to hold 5000 individuals.—Standard. [Why do not the Church-goers repair their places of worship themselves ?)
The parishioners of St. Saviour's, Southwark, after two days have negatived a motion for a fourpenny church-rate, by a majority of 350 to 257.
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