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Mr. T. Murphy rose:-He lamented that no one more capable and of more elevated rank than himself, would undertake to commence the business. It was, however, an affair of so obvious and just a nature, it was so entirely within the reach of common sense and common right, that no extraordinary abilities were cessary for conducting it. Not to the pleasurable duty of expressing their thanks and gratitude to the liberal Protestants who had petitioned in favour of Catholic emancipation, was that of petitioning themselves for those rights which were due to all good subjects, to whatever religion they may belong. There was another office they had to execute for themselves, besides

this-It was well known to the gentlemen present, that there existed a body of men, who had advanced themselves to the authority of managing the civil claims of the Catholics, without ever having consulted them, and without any license for assuming such authority.-He meant the British Catholic Board. Now the general body of Catholics had never acknowledged the institution and proceedings of that Board; neither had the Board ever submitted their authority or transactions to the judgment of a public meeting. They owed it to the public to declare, that they had no connection with the Board; that it was a selfconstituted assembly, who had in fact injuriously tampered with the interests of the Catholics, and whose whole deportment and proceedings were contrary to the views and feelings of Catholics generally. A petition was then read, and several resolutions proposed, which were calculated to put in force the intentions of the meeting.