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A I’ST It A LASl A M CHltONlCLIi, MARCH 19, 1842Lit •vwl (•■It ■ odlh«•etcr«MI and i hit any try. (•oe. am, 1,*JIKLla»t lit. aro y io i rtrI of •R*y an,IIf Her ! •Id, 1 rtol il. ling (III. the |rrt per. the one Wathatand•oldrarylb#w#1'itn • At lied■ ay ha* don u io-II uc ,dgt»w. tbe f a net«nly*»4*ir of limr, bol io MM treasure degrading lo I ho innocent party, by reaaon of I be unworthy contact. Wo ikarrfmr tl'clinr making any formal reply to I he Herald'a ailicle of ytilciday, of which Mr aoulJ cot ho the guilty writer if it were to gain u» a fiea gift ol all ilie ciuwn lands of tlita leiritory.thk mixer. or wawiThe Colonial Time*, of the 8tb lustant, roulama ih? following paragraph•• Hv the arrival of the Kichard W ebb, from lr land. on the l.Vh of November last, with male pri*on?»t, «e were gratified to Irarn that her Majesty had Urn aafrly delivered on the Otb o» No»lt; ml.er ( Lurd Mayor's day), of a male beir to the British thione. and that Mr Mvjrsry and the young Tuner of \N alta wne in oaielle..! in I h ; it waa rumoured that the Queen tnlindtd to have him named allrr her father, Edward. I 'bit suspicion* event will no do.bt havo eau*?d great joy throughout the Hnliah empire’'ST. PATRICK'S DAY,Thursday laat being tho festival ef St. I'atnck, in whoae honor the Caiholica of Sydney had determined upon having a procession in the morning, and a dinner in the evening, teaoy anuout eye*, parti, cularly amongst the toothful pari of the commo-iiinity, were turned toward* the heavy and lowering rloudt «llh which the morning opened. It had been arranged that the partiea intending to join in iht procession iliould meet in the schoolroom, in Caatleteagh.fttrrei, at nine o'clock, but before that period the tain began to fall rather smartly, and •light diluting ahowvra, with occasional glcama of aunahice, continu'd throughout the day ; nr«etlhe-lev*, between nine and ten o’clock, number* of neatly dretard children, both male and fen.ale, were «aen in alraovt every a'reet, waiidiog their way with happy facet and li^hl brarta, notwithstanding* the gloomy appearance of the weather, toward* the old court house, aud at about half-past ten a goodly number had assembled. They wero aoon afteiwarda joined by the children of the Catholic orphan achool. under tlie auptiintendence of Mr*. Martin, tho matron. The clean, ne»t, and healthy appearance of theie children ranted the admiration of every apecutor, aud conferred infinite credit, not only upon the matron, but upon all who are engaged in the manage-met.t of the 'nstitutieo. At about eleven o'clock the prnceaaiort formed in the yard in front of the old J cuurl-booie, in the following older: — Six of the committee, wearing green and »bile rosettes, and carryirg white wand* tipped with gold ; the children of the male oiphan achool, two and twn, pierrdod by a *01*11 while bannci, beating tho ilmrr of ao or* plian child praving. with the motto My father and mother have left n.e, and lt;iod haa taken me j elit-r th?«« came the children of the female oiphan school, walking two and iwn ; then came the hoya a'trnding the Catholic bi bools. umctdeJ bv a whito hannrr, ou which waa a beautiM painting of the crota ap. pcaring to Constantine the Great ; these wno followed by the children of the female Catholic achool*. with ■ banner emblematic of Chrlat'a nrrp ion ol the littlo cluldr.n, and the motto Suffer little children to come unto me.” 1 he aplendi-1 banner of St Patrick'* Ho. lety, with n full.length figure of their patron aaint In Ivin episcopal robe a. and ihv motto Fid**, apea. el charilaa on the reverie, eric loud in a circlet of shamrock, •' In all tiling* charity,” and underneath 1'idea, ape*, «l rharitaa;” thia waa followed h* the band, and then tho mem* beta of St. I’atrl* k'* Society, walking two and two, the grraier part of them wearing a apngof shamrock to their hata. On the word being given, Ihe band struck op 8t. I'atrick'a Day, and the procession mover! along Castleretgh-sireet South, up Park-airtet to ai far a* William-slmt, nt the bark of liu* rathe- | ■Iral, up to the rornti oi Hyde Path barrack*, and from thence into the church, which was nearly filled with a respectable and orderly congregation. During the progress of ill? procession, the band played I *'St. Patrick's Day, •• Kury O'.More. •' Garry j Owen, Ihe Sprig of shrllelah, and social . oilier appiopriate aud enlivening aira A great ] number of the townspeople wcro a«wmbled to wit.I neaa the procession, which waa conducted io the moat ijUHl and ordeily manner.\la*a was celebrated hy tliu Very Rev. the Vicar (Jenenl, aaaiated hy the Hev. Mr. Grant, deacon; aod an appropriate and cIimiik oI aerinon waa preached by the Uev. fill, tlogxa from the 01 Pa. 13 ». The just shall flourish like the palm trt-c I he aliall grow up like the redar of Ltbacua lu the course nl hit sermon, the Rev. preacher took a review of the life of St. Patrick, aod cahoried bit audience lo abow | their ven* ration lor tlieir patron aaint hy endeavour* ing to cultivate the virtues of fai'h, hope, and charity, whiih so rontpicuoutly shone forth to him.Aficr divine veivice wa« ended, iho procession again formed in the aaene order at before, arid, atlondcd by the hand, which cuo'inurd at intervals to play appropriate lunca, returned along Macquarie-street ?outh, down Park-atrect into Georgi-elrrct. thence to king-strtet, and up that street lo Cattle-reagb-aireet, where the children of the orphan school left them and proceeded lo the residentc of the atttera of charity, the latu lesidcoce of the Uuhop, where a substantial dinner waa provided for them by those ladles. 1 ha lemainmg part of the ptoceation then returned to Ihe old court house, where the children were regaled ; and the band continued playing until liuce e'e’ock in the afternoon, when all parlies dispersed to then home*. Throughout the whole of ihe day the utmost barmonv and good humour pr*v ilid ; nor did wc are or hear anything hot what tended lo shew the great improvement which h*s been made in the moral and social habits of tho people of this colony during the last low years.THK DIN.VKK.At seven o'clock about a hundred and thirty gen-tlvtnrn sat down in the old court house In a sub-Manual and eicelknt dinner, provided by Mr. M. (Jill, of I'ltt-aUeet. 1 he room waa well and taste-fullv fined up with evergrtena, he. ; Ihe bsoncr of St. Patrick bung upon the wall ai the northern end, and on Ihe southern wall were displayed two large and beauiiful paintings of Ht.Ceorgc and the dragon, and 8t. Andrew, of Scotland, surrounded with ibe thistle, and the motto, Nemo me irnjunr lacrasit A la'ge and substantial galltiy waa irec-d on the eastern aide of the room foi the accommodation of Ihe Udiea.almut eighty in number; and on ihe western side a similar gallery waa erected for the accommodation *'( the fine and effective bvr.d of tlie 23th regiment, whoae aervice* had been kindly furnished for the occasion by Colonel French. I fie wbolo of l!.e ar'angemcula, which weie well conciivrd and eae u*ed. wire under the management of Mr. Lcne* ban, of CaMlercagh.street, and reflected great credit upon him. The room waa well and aplondidly lighted by Mr. Cummins, of Pilt-atie*', and altogether prcscuted a veiy atnking and pleating appearance.I be cb*ir waa occupied by the Very Hev. Francis Murphy, V. O-, supported on hit right by the K«v. Ms aara Hogan and Coffey, and on hia left by .Mr. II. Macdermott and the Hev. Mr. Fttipatrick. The vice president's chair was occupied by Lieut. F. W. Hmsll, rupp iud on lua right by the Hev. I*. Far-telly, and on hi* left by .Mr. W. A. Duucan.—Crou-picia, Mctara. M. Gannon. J. Cosgrove, T. Maber, am! I'. J. Kelly.After the removal of the cloth, Non nobia Do-mine” was sung by the band in excellent alyle.The Cuaiawax then aa d he ruae to propose the health of their youthlul sovereign, aud he fell aure that it would not bo teceiyed aa a mere matter of form on that festive occasion, but of Ike aincereat affection, geneiated by that loyal and profound respect in which abe waa ao juatlv held, and a proof of which he now asked at chair handa. Never waa there a moment more critical1*end dangerous lo a llrtiiah sovereign than the one in which she then appeared to ba placed ; for, if them could be any credit given to the public piinta.il was clear that the people were in a state of the greatest destitution j the men bants were on the very verge ol bankruptcy ; commercial enterprise waa almost at a Hand ; andCultural diffttcocra weie at auch a height that blood ad been shed at soma ol the late alrciion*. It was Iroe thero had as yet been no account of any great outbreaks | but be feuicd that only mads the lime lo be more dreaded ; he was afraid that I waa like tbu deceitful ca ui which utleo preceded ■ fatal storm, ao awful errhiiuake, or some other teulble convulsion of oaluie. L'ndtr circumstances such as those, sincerely praying that every danger might be averted liom ihe tin. oe aod front ibe crown, winch he Wne* they all ao much rtveinc.eeJ. he pruposed •• The health of her moat gracious Majesty ihe (domra.”I he tonal waa received with g-*e»i applause, and diunk with nil the honotv, He t«ud playing *' God sa«e the Idueen.”I he CuttMHar* (aid he hen fistic ed himself with the hope of being able to p*op *e the health of a Trines of Wiles end hen | p.lt;enl to the tbrone;but, as no official nccount h*d yet armed in the colony of *uch a personage Iwing in evidence. lhoirb rhi in waa but litllr doubt on I lie subject, the Princess Koynl still retained her light, fie should pmln a Prime of Wales to e p*ince*e, the* c*» 'Hey were eeileioly deeply mtrrrattd iu lb* hnlth o( the Utier, bui aiill he wished for a piince ; as. should anything befall the princess, they might be under the dis-agreeable necessity of giving iheir allegiance lo Line*!, of llanover. I hey were, therefore, as be had said, mieiesivd in her health, and lie would propose •• Ibe Princes* Royal ol Great llnlain.Great applause, the band playing •* .My love ia but a lassie yet.”The CtiaiNNi* aard they weir all perfectly nware that Prrace Albert was the husband of Iheir sovereign. Il waa seldom that sote-tigna were allowed lo have the choice of those they love I; aa political and a'ate affair* were genrially the measure by which royal marriagra wne regulated : Iheir sovereign had. however, fortunately been allowed her own choice, and il *u one which waa not only good for the nation but happy fur bcrself; aa, tkerefoie, Prince Albert waa dear lo their fO«errigo,4ic ought lo be so to them ; they ought lo be interested lo In* welfare, because the happineaa of their (Juceu depended oo it. lie would therefore propoio *' Piince Albeit.Great applause, * lie b»nd playing •• Ihe Hunts, man's C’tanrua.TIwChaibm** aaid lie bad now to propose the health of hia llolinra* Pope Gregory the ^iaUenll*. Scared aa ho waa on ihe throjMf the ( ®*ars, and in ihe chair of M. Peter, rorall be hold ihe scci.r which lhat evening pitsenleJ; where ao many of tho Catholics of Australia—than whom none were more attached to the ll'dy Her —were enjoying them, aclvea with other gentlemen of varino* dcnoniine* tiooa, hia heart would bo filled with joy. Tfieir Irrlnvrd btaltop h»d, no donh*. loti oro lhat siren hi* llolioe*a »he htatoiy of tin » church io this land ; and he (tho chainuaa) Itud not the !«•» t d..u*U that when the bishop iclurmd. bo wnuld I t* loaded with ■be bh-aatug of the pontiff for the people ol Australia. end with gold and atlv-r ornaments for the ilrcoiatioa of tbeir clinrche* (cherra). He would therefore propose M I hi health of In* Holim •* pop Gregory the Kralcenth The loaat waa drunk (trills' great applause, the band playing *• On Yunder Hock The CuaiaiaaN said they had already paid due respect to her Majcity, and they had now to pty due honor lo the di^mflvd individual wh» was dv'cg*ted to be her representative m tin* colony. They ow»d irapect to him not only as her Maja.iy'* re|iv«tnla-live, but also on account of hi* public and ptivate virtue* : the Colony o«srd him a debt nf gratitude lor having put down rronnpolv and atvrn chrap bria-l lo Ibe po r by the establishment of tiloea on Cvckatuo 1*1 inJ; the construction of these iilo«a wa* a woik of va»t importance . but tl cy were not the only £Ood and im(»Oftant act which hnd b;n perlotmed by Sir George Gipp*; he haJ introduce'! ibnuaand* of inUuatrtou* and virtuous nii'iiigiatii* into the colony, and thua not only supplied (he colony with labour, but given an improved tone to the moral feeling* of our stiiety, lie (the ihair* man) wa* aware that mucli fault had been found with the governor at homo, but, lli-y would drink In* health in auch ■ manner aa wool I shew the irh*rd they bad for hnu lirtr r hr (the cltairman) fell quite aalivfi-d that the nines bod • ff.cted mucb good, for had not grata been issued from them, rhr people would have slarvtrl. lie knew also llial iheir worthy bishop would vti d.cale lo Lord Stanley the co- duct of the govnnor in the construction of tho atlota, and act lit* llt;id*lup n,hi on that pomi. He felt therefore, thsi they owc-J a debt of grotiludo to Hir (icotge Gippa. aud ho would accordingly propose '• | lie health of hia eacvlle *cy the Gotetoor.The loaat was received with gieat applauw and duly hoiionrrJ j the band playing i grand march.Tbe Chairman tl *-n alt;i I Ihn ncit loavt he would prnpnao was the am y a d navy of (.real llnlain. A t-raver army never cult-red the held, nor u braver u«vy ncvr t plntighirl the (K*in. Were lie lo spevk ol l he in a* thev detrrved, lo would rahaual ihtir patience , and be u.ijlit, pi hap*. r.*i»e a blutli on the cbek ol ihvtr uordty \’ir*- l'n *iden', who bad s» often abated in the glory ol the farmer , he would therefore give The Army an I Navy.Great applause, the band pit*mo “llritona strike home.”Lieulemnt Svtati. vice pre«ide« I, r se and siid iu the abs- nce r.f an officer of higher rank the doty lisd devolvf j upon him ot reluming thank*. I tie navy and army of Hreat MnUin had frequently re etivtd the thanks of bo*h bou-ca of parlipment, and Iheir gallant conduct 1mJ hac*! repeatedly acknnw. Irdk'd and rwsarded hy a grauful auvare'gn. I here could be no doubt, then-furc, that if they wrtr railed upon ngain to dt t * their «*urda, in drfence of iheir countiy. whvllter on flood or field, they wnuld nolily c-inulato Ihe d-nng deed* ol lho*e who bid ^o: e be fur i) them (e bears)I he GllAIMMAN (bun pioporcd Tbn lieahh of l.is •iceHeary Major General ir Mauricst O'Connell, K. C. II., Commander of the Force*.'* which wa* drunk with great applause- Air, lliuish Grenadiers.”Mr. Du*ca* said, in requeuing th?-n to do honour to the toast which had been rntrua'ed lu buu. ha felt that tbe duly imposed upon him wa* t.otl« a light and agreeable one ; lot ho ouly asked them In give eapre*»iun lo the feeltnga whiih animated nearly every individual in tula great community in favour Ol a highly distinguish'd prelate, who united in bn person every quality which adorns society, (lie piailice of every virtue which Christianity ir.ruleaUt, lhat urbane drporirnml which maika the gentleman, and thal leant ng which lias b«?n the ornament ol the Christian hirraiclty in cvrry a/e (chern). He (Mr. D.) rfnr?mb«red well with what enthusiasm the toatl be had now the honour to propose wa* received in that loom just twelve month* ago. If oo lhat occasion ^ they had to call to mind, with gratitude, Ihe immense aerticia that had been ren-or red lo this country by tho luatrumcniahty of Ihe Kihht Hev. Dr. Toidiug. io whose eaeilton* they wne mainly indebted for the h*ppmeaa of teeing lhat which waa a moral, aa well at material, wavte converted into a noble Cbmtian vineyard —what moat tuiw bv lhair feelrog* towards H at great man, after the noble caertlona he had been makiug in Kngland and Ireland, and in France, Germany, aud Italy, tn brhall of Ihta community during the last twelve month* (chrcia)T lie had watched Ihe progre** ol tbeir beloved biahop, aa it bad Uen meagrely announced to the Knglish and IriaS paper*, aod. arruitomed a* he had bent to witne** and udtntre hia krdabip’a inddatigahle cicffians wlulo her?, I*e had been aaluuialied beyond eaptc-tiou at tbe rapidity of hia movement*, aod the magnitude nf hit labour*, since Ida arrival in Kngland. I hey bad **«□ him, tbs very day wftet hia arrival, delivering an account of tbe virtues and want* of hia helmed flock at a public meeting in London; then they fouod him at Downside College, describing lira beloved Australia to the aluuini of that institution; a day or two ufter they found buu at a meeting of no. Llrnicn and grntigratu at Shrptm Mallet, rvl-tin, la them the beauties m our mountains, ttvoia. and val-lie*, and inviting them, lor .i, and ladies, and all, to come and settle in Australia (cheer*). On? day rliay found him engaged with hi* brother bisl-opa at the opening of some new church, me o*»t ronctpoudiag with tho venerable Buhop of Waterford, and vindicating lha people of New South VN ales limn the libcla and misapprehensions that have obtatovd currency in the United Kingdom. All at once they fouod him in the Cove of Cork, preaching to the rrowd on board an Australian ' migrant *htp ; than, ■h'Cio, visiting the ecclesiastical seminaries, selecting from them young men adtptcd for hia distant mis-■ton | then preaching in Dublin, to a cargo of pour convicts about lo embark for Van Diemen's Lind ; then tn Ixtnlou again, pleading at the colouiai office lor th? freedom of the Canadian priaonott, and for freeJom of cooacienco on board liaospuit ships ; then in Ireland a second lime, ronrertin; measures for Ibe free passage of his clergymen ; then to Lyons, In Vienna, in Homo ; and lastly, a* he sincerely hoped, on a pleasing voyage in ivjom hi* clergy and people, slier an at»euc«, aillirling even amid ibe prospective advantages w bicli could Out fail loalteud it (cheers). And hat was iheotmciof all these labours and journeys of their beloved bishop ? Ihe glory of Gid, and tlieir bench’, and that of iheir children'* children, while the world eudui*dl But what nevd had ha lo dwell upon the labours and virtues of thia great prelate I lie was personally kouwo to niua| of those present, and hy leputation to all. He wa# not Ibe haughty prelate who— — I'OMnmnl with «rab«w,Ni*»k» net t.i Inin*. II, I,ol • IIti a i.rvt?TU t«*mllt; at -*ll tuxwih.-1)0 the couliary, thadigrn'y which l.ta lordship wore was the mark ol true nubility which Tacitus ascribes to one ol Ihe heroes of anclint Home— Nihil maths in vuliu , gratia oria supcrorat: bon urn virum •actii credares, magnunt libenlei (laud cheers)I IMS was true digoi'y in am man. but particularly lo a Christian prelate, and this dignity they hadseen aud admired, a«d would, ho trusted, anon .e? and admire again. With lh*a she'! preface, feeblr mdvt-d. but the sincer? I’ibu'v of hi* b?arl. be would propme a bumper to The H'ghl Hev. Dr. Puldtng.Drunk wiib all the hooours. and Irrmendou*. applause, the band playing ( ! ye are lang ■' cumin*.”Mr. A. J. M'Gdioah then rote and said ‘he loa.i which he bad the honour to propose was one which hr was «mr thwy would drink with enthusiasm ; tr waa the health of a gentleman who would Ik- honoured and respected among*! them while he liv d, and whose metnory would descend to their children with an undying claim on 'htir veneration and gratitude. Admiring a* he did. iu common with ev?ry Australian, the high viiiur* and pre-eminent t.lvnta of their esc* He I and beloved Bishop, be still lru«t?d that thev would never torgtl Imw utucl they o»« d to his indefatigable precursor, the Very Hev. Dr. L'lla-thomo (rlieerv) ; who uot only prrnnred the w*y for hia Lordship, but waa also hi* traluui ru-oprtalor, and who vii, moreover.the distinguished and highly killed d lender of iheir principles when attacked in high plai rs (clivers). I hr lame of Dr. IMIalhofne's Isle!*, pic'v, end leurniug h id reached the holy see. which had in every age been the rewarder of eminent gill* and virtue, ard tl be ( Mr. Al'Guigati) was cor-roctiv informed, tltrv unglil eapoct souu lo ie*i:n the ivosseasion of their (at? tab utrd Vicar General, who h* In Invi d had been called to the government of the neighbouring f t- of Van Dietneu't Land. No selfish feeling at so great • lots to Ilia Catholics of this colony should r flicor? than* tu com plain of a pro-motion which, however •tllicitng it might he lo them tndivid ually, was a manifestation of (he wisdom which governed (he supreme Itilrunal of thy church, and of Ihe islimition in which Dr. l/llathorni’ was held by ti e holy *-e, while at the uni* lime it was ralculatid tu ersure innumerable blessings to the sitter colony. VVht'e. then fore, they subraiuod In the dscUions of lbs ir sup*non, let them not forgot him who had been tloir I1* irfacrul, but draiu « tup tu tbu luiio ir of •• The Very ll« v. Dr. UiUthorae.(•real cheering; the band platinj Far, far at tea.”Mr. G. F. Fij/oih.tn then sa'J in liimg to propose the toast entrusted to him. he frit Idn.telf in-compotrnt to do it thsi jualicc which ho was conscious it merited, but ho cunld nut allow so favouiable on npportunitjr to pass without esprc-cng Ins heartfelt esteem fur that valuable pmimu of our community who were comprised iu the 'out he wst about lo |lt;ropo«e ; that portion through whose instrumentality this his native land had b«en raised to s level *nh other court tries in the acalc nl religion end nmrsTlv; a portion ol the community spcriillv *»t fnt'h by Providence to work out a much needed inform ; and **h«, despite tbe abaft* of calumny which had been hurled at them, had preceded steadily and anrceis-fully in tho greit wlt;ik of regenerating their adopted country (cheer*), rendering their (allow men happy in this •vorlJ, and conducting them in the paths svltich led to happiness hereafter, lie would abstain as rnnrli as pnsvitd? Irnin the Un.uigc of nam-eyric, for he leit tint pracc from so humble an individual a* him self would l? but a poor inbuilt to those whoso name* he ventured to predict would l«e as familiar■ • household words to the lip* of g noratruoi ^ct otihnm. Vet, so lung as, and wherever tlie Knglish langsia.-e was spoken or trad, ao long as the British name should endurr ; so long as the lest of virtu? and virtuoua deed* fouod a home lo the humin brraat, would the narn?* of iIiomi fsmllotnen who wne com prised in the toast he would give, bn pro-nounrcd with veneration sad cslt-em (cheers), and evert Ibe fame of statesmen and of warriors should grow dint amid th? Irian of glory which would encircle Iheir memory (cheers). Thtr tu.tst he would pruposo lo them wa* •• Our Tresidcnl, ihe Very Hev. Krantis Mu pity, V. li., and the Clergy of the Colony.The loist was drunk amidst the greatest applause, the band playing St. Patrick was a gentium • n.”The Very Kev. F. .Mnscnv then ruae, and the rbrrtii g was lentwrd ; altrr it hJ sobstded, lie ssij, ou Frliall of liun.jU and hr* rev. brethren, he beggrd tu rutuiii them ill his rno.t sincneand lu .it-fell than »; if thoy apprecia'rrl n* eoudurt in the laborious mission under hiscaie.il ».t due, Justly due, to hit rev. brethren to say that In had fuun-f in them faithful anti it-alout «..-o^n-l .i* iq the ■)•». charge ol those dut'.e* which thr u beloved Hithnp had rtiliustcd tu hint on his di*p*nure from th? colony (cheers). For hiiniutf, b? lully appicciaud the ntaori?! in which the lua.I had hron given alt;l received. !(u had t «pcrienr.d mnny iiMiki ol thru respect ami o team at the weekly mrtirngs nf the society I which ho had lire honor to be pirsiJcnt. but he felt convinced that that rrsperl and r.tt?n» which Ind been *hewn him must have arisen from a s?n*c u( n rsiCiirB du? lo him as lha leprtrr-nlative of iheir Hivhop tliao fioui any peculiar n crii* of hi* own. He fell great gratification in bung again *ur rounded by thisc friends who had met hia in that room on the Isst festive occasion. He was happy lo sre- thai, notwiiliilinding th gr«al depression of the limes, they had nut relased In Iheir efforts, but were determined to evinco that Ihe depression of the limes should nut induce them to draw rloscr lire string* of Iheir purse*, which had been so long sod s* liberally upr ned for tbe rr?ction of that church which wa* to be dedicated in the hmior of their patton saint. Alter the labor* and anaictic* ol the year they had a just right to meet together and enjoy themselves ; tu talk ov?r the recollection* cl the past, and form their plans for the future. Ho congratulate I them on the state of the funds of Mt. Patrick'* Church; great progress was now being ina-.o with the building, ami it wa* a source ol tlie greatest joy to him to see the harmony and peace winch reigned amongst them, and which it ad b?en displayed at all the meetings throughout the year which had just passed (chrers). If they ouly went on aa they bad done, h* trusted that they would soon hear the cheerful sound of the choir and tha organ, and tho word* of etcrnil life to-sounding within the wall* of that church. As that■ nt convivial meeting, and a* they were assembled lo enjoy ihauiSi Uea, and to draw closer the bond* ol chamy and religion, aud aa the meeting waa also latumied to make them (ocgel their Borrow*and (hen labors, aud fancy tbemstlvea at homo, he trusted that nothing ol a political nature would be intro, duced; nothing winch could give Ilia alighted eflince to the hurr.blrsl individual amongst thoui j nothing which could interrupt the peace and harmony wills ivhith they had Ix-gun 'hr Hireling, anil with winch he hoped it would Ipiminale (chevr*J. Many a heart ire k ew had been gladdr .ed smungat th-jBc tiny had left behind them by trading the pro-n-edings of their Ins' mceiing in the A udralaaian Chronicle, and would agk'n by reading the p'octcd-ing* of this. Hundred* ol Ic'tcrs had l«e?n received iu tire colony, many he bad leceivrd himself, cspress-mg ibe greatest admiration at ilia seal and sincerity which animated ibis society ; let ihrrn anil shew that they were not dead, nor their light groin di n , but that they weie able lo conduct their merting*. whether convivial or otherwise, with d~corutu and order r l» t litem *ee lh«t the colony was stlfl ad. slicing in it there were anion,' us mrn in whose breasts the flame of patriotism burnt as puicly and a* brightly as in 'he breasts of tho»e at borne, and who weiv able lo eaprtss thnnsclvt* in language a* forcible and at rloquvnl (rh*i ra). Ont o more lie thanked tham, from hit hcait lie thanked them. The very rev. gentleman then aat duwn amidst the greatest applause.Mr. M. Gannon ssiil he had been called upon to propo*a a toast | but tf lie did not see himacll aui-roundrd by so many highly respectable gentlemen of all denominations and countries he should net deem it necessary to aay a word in ptalae of the individual whose health be was almut to propose. V\ hen he ( Mr. U.) landed to Australia, twenty-two year* ago. it might ba ssid that that individual stood aluno, lor thrre wa* no other but him to travel to tbosv ol hi* communion who lay upoo then dying beda. There were then no toads or bndgr*, and he had lo trust himself lo a black guido to conduct him to the prisons who woVMpvailing lo retrtvo the last beoe-diclinn from lua Strand bands. The individual lu whom he alluded was tbe Very He*. J. J. Tborry ( great cheering). He had lalrly visited them, and they had evinced their respect and gratitude toward* him by raising a subscription of £4lt;M) or Hut what bad that gentleman dune with that puis* which they bad collec ted f lie hid not taken il to himself; sod though bo had tcturn'd tu Van r.tmn't Land, be had left bit heart arid his money W.ih Iho Catholic, of New South Wales (cheers). Nay, nioi?, instead of taking lh«l money with him, fin bad left 1'IUOU lo complete the cathedral of .St. Mary. Could they suppose lhat lie had com* amongst them fui any mercenary purpose ! No, h* bad come wishing to bod them all tu p«ace and unit) wt It rich other ; and, in place of taking away th-p t»e which thy had tulwcnbvd, ba bad laid it, a liu might tay. taofold upon the altar of (Jud.for tin purpswe of ro?o«crating it tu the completion of th-touiplt which a as dedicated to His semce. Ho had tl-eiefotr great plvisuta tu piopotmg—1 I lie beoltbol the Very Hrv. »ohn Joacph Dterrjr, V. G.. andih? f U-rgv of Van Diruwo'* Land.Great applau e, lh« band playing ” Auld langsyne.Mr. I*. J. K'Ltv .aid the tout which he had lo pi op *o to the company was thnr worthy and ve-o- labia vice ptwsi.leot l.iruteuaut Small (• beers). Hr *ii son* mat hr waa uot capable of doing lha tnsst that juslito which might hive brcn e* per ted fro it some other p-r»on inure eloquent than himself. Suffice it, bow..*r, to sav that Lieutenant fMnall rntcird the British o«rvire upwards of thirty-lwo yp«roa/o. and he had fought under that flig in lb-»Vr*t Indies and in Ganada tlunng the war with Aranica, and. nn the reducdoo of the -tmy in I8IH.• a* placed on hall pav. wliirh be had irreuc I rvtr since, with the eiception of a frw years' aervlre in the Newfoundland Veteran«, in which corps there was nn prnmntion, anil winch accounted for his not having obtained a higher isnk. WhlUt on service L•out Small p«rfurlt;i.ed hi* duty both in and nut of the battle held, f -r the brii'fit of hi* king and mun-try, wiili sal'(faction to his superior ortirrra and wtih hunoi to himsell ; aud they now found the gallant veteran performing bis duly manfully in honor of St. I'atrirk with that patriotic spirit winch glowed in tho bo*om of e*ery warm hrai'ed In but in (cheers), lie trm'ed thit Mr. Small would Itvr to a*o hi* giand oB« in New ffoulh Wain taking an wCtive part on many festivals in hotmr uf th? patron saint nf old Ireland ; and. if they followed the example of their grandfather, |tey would bo ■ rredil lu site land which Ibnsnrafih. In his native land, a* well as here Lieut. Small wit the friend nf the piuti and th? nppiiicd. and a lover of liritiah liberty II? (Mr. K.) bad llirre'ore great pleasure in pro* puMiig Our n» |ueideai, Lit ut Simll.Gr-al ch-eriag. Air, lha haip that onrc in Tara's ha’1 Lieutroant Smit then row, and waa rvci Ived will louu chirr*. 11v *»id, whits' he tli.inVrd tliem 1 Inr the Imoir they had coufeirnl upon to liumbf *n individual at himself, hr was wril aware that he owed mm? to the hi ,| partiality ol the geul’eman who lisd introduced hi* ovmr to their oolice, than to any merit of hi* own. Mr. Kelly had indeed uiven io the *uh*lii'rn th credit due In a tupe'im, Il was true, lioie*?r, as that gentleman had aaid, that thirty-two y.ar. had now paatrd away amcc h«( U«ut. Mnall) had bc«nfii»t Itonorwd bv his *ovr. leign's rn:nmi««ion : during the earlfr p*rtol which jH-iiod he wa» honorably engaged in active service, combatting, hehup.-d not nllogether uselessly, the foes of his countiy (cheer*); and although lie had burn since on the hill-pay lid, with the exception nl a f?w yeara service in the Ituyal N-*fottudlsnd Veterans, in which corj»s there was not then any promotion, yet old as lie was, there lie stood, thank God and an lri«h con dilution, firm and ere l (great ch.ering), feeling ** he did, pcifi-dU competent and ready to mumv his award tl his souniry should «g-in icqutie hi* service* (renewed cheer* )The Hev. 1*. K’XiuriY aaid lie did not rise on lh»t occasion for the purpose of making a *pe«ch. fur th? weighty svoraiions lu which tie had tu give hi* atttnli'iu piwented hint liom *o doing j he diJ not, however, i lend to do a* many public men did tu adilrci.mg *u assembly, who *• I out l»y stating that llicy arn unpr.pm J, aud aflvrwaid* dusppoinl thiir lira'crs hy dvtivrnng a •pfcndid oration. lu the absence of a speech, however, they would perhaps permit him to give cipiession to the feelings which wrre awaken?! within him at the *1/111 of the banner of St. Pain k, carried in tin* pioreaaion of lhat morning on Ihe .boulder* of one of the most devoiud member* of then sunelv. (cheet*). \N ben be u« that flag wavi g grutly In Ific bie«*e, It* grrm colour reminded him nf the gr?en hill* of lirlaud. Slid It* gulden levllets of lha rich harvest* wlii.h were tatcrap*.ised tbion^li those liish field*. On up, iiiacliing nearer to it. he observed the. word**' In all things charily,” and tho questi ni natoially suggested it*tlf, who fir at taught in Ireland that heavenly doctrine T I’lii* si irlnl in his mm I uno»l er tiaiu of thuughl* lie ihou.-ln of the e*?Ot» wlm h, under the guidtnc? of Providrnre, led to lh-» • *'ab-ii-hmciil ol Cbimtani'y in Irelaud. Il wa* when tbe h?i'hao tnlH* from the uor'h inumlited the Homan e'npiie. n*td i birtiAiiso inv.«ion lulled op front the south, thal religion sought fur a p« sceable abode. Ireland, bom it* *ecludc I sttustinn and watery boundaries, ■••?in»l io '-? th? dc-ira'd - p'a?e. Tbubrr it mvrabJ under llm protec'ion of Haiti I I'alrick and la.istied it* ble*sin,a* on a p-o(d? who gave ii a favourablr recrpimn. The 1**1 air which t e b*nd »n well p’ayud—namely, Th? h up that once thro’ I sra’a ball, and th? lights which |H». iilllitd Ihe ’dues’ o ill hl) in ?.h ' Itu-y wire s-sendited, teinmdcd hint id an event in tho hie of s». Patrick, wlmu ho ..uubl beg thril permisalon lo r?lai?. lhat k»?si sau»t tcermiiir I toe? Mh ate tfie first Ka*tvt f.».i«al a(t?r his Unditt^ tu Irrltnd. iu the ncigliuouiliood of Tara. 1 hi* w as a bold but *uc-Cesslul *trp. The mooarch md aH Itn lush uub|l|iy were a**embl’d at the lime in the ball* nl laia cela-liralmg one ol ih?u presic*! ftr*«*U. Th? tire which i*t. Patrick and his companions kmdbd wss *eeu from Ibe hills of lar*. A* i* was contrsiv lo Ibe cusi mi of tho nation for any fire to bn kindled before tho gieat nuo in Ihe palaco ol Tara was kindled, the Druids weie called upon to account for the thing. They replied that, *' unless !»•* tire which thuv it* burning »a» exttoguished thst niglil it wnuld never be caiingui.hid. a id it would lower over all tbebre* uf their ancient nit'*. S'. Pablck was summonedlo al'cod tho chief* astemhleJ in Hie hall* of I aia ; In* ati?ndel. aud they sal down with Ihe multitude of iheir followed on Ihe gt*** to receive him. I he awe and majesty uf his countenance eaciled their• Mention ; be *pote and wa* hcaid, and the follow, ing day lie preached and made convert* in the very p’lare of Tais (cheer*). With rv*|erl to the liberty ol tbe pics*, wInch was the toast act before him, lie would re*t »4'i.fitrd wnh giving Hie opinion of that eminent mao (’uiran oo that subject t—*' I he real •ecunty of the British scrpbe was the sntiincnt and Opinion of Ibe peop'e. li was the duly of the people to watch iho conduct of the ruling power*, and to give them every information- Iho liberty of the pic* ia inaeparably twined wiih the liberty of Ihe people. Its duly i* lhat of the historian and the •bnii. Id honion should extend to the utmost verge and limit ol truth ; but beyond this il should not pas*. It should tasch the king in tbe hearing of the people, and the people in the hearing of the king” (chrers). lie tin n prop »»cd Ihe Liberty of the Prase Great cheering. Air. I yioli so Song of Liberty.”Mr. W. A. Dom *n. in ri*mg to return Ibank*, said the pres* was a puwtrlul moral machine, which might be made highly u-cful or extrrmrly hurtful t it might ptave vciy detrimeatal to the inlere*'* of society, il left free and in improper hands; if fel-leied. tt might be prevented from doing mischief, but •be Bjnie check would render il powerless fur doing lt;ond j and lie thought the only safe method was lo give it pe'h-it freedom, and trust to Ilia good tnfiu-»oce of noeiety, aud public opinion, lo check any licentiousness which (redout might encourage. Aa to ibe pr«.*» with which they wne morn intimately connected, if it had dona good, if had b?ea because it wa* Irrr ami unshackled, and he trusted that it always would be su fchcrera).Mr. J. C'iminov* then tose. and said he had a toAsl to propose to which be was suit they would respond with the greatest pleasure ; the toast waa nne of tbe greatest importance, and hi lilt convinced that lie only not d meulioa il, to call follh their must enthusiastic applause. Il »■*, '* Tbn, People, the source of all legitimate power.Great aj plaute. Air, Marseillais Hymn.Mr, J. Km bn, aen. said, the toiat he had to propose was also an Important one, a* il regarded thia colon), and ha would give il without mucb preface i ho would merely aay Inal although theic had been great deprc»vion both in traJo and commerce of late, he had oo doubt that atlsus would shurtly assume •t better aspect ; and be hoped soon again to *oe then with moory lu both pockets’* (chrers). The loaat be would pmpuse was I lia Agiicultutal auil Commercial Interests of the Colony.Ap| louse. Air, Speed the Plough.Mr. T. U. Cover aaid he rose to propooe a toast which he fell convinced nnly had to be namod in older to be irccivrd wuh the ulrooal aiocetily and cordiality by every geniliraan pttsenl. The aentt-m?nl which tt lt;onvv)ed w*a one of chanty, ol liieudihip, and of brotherhood ; aud it was only by cherishing tlm-e fraternal forlmgs towards each othrr, with which (rod and naiiue bad endowed them, that they couid hupo to banislt utile and bigotry from the fare ol the earth (chrers). I hey should therefore •'ndvivour lo cultivate those amicable fcehnga toward* *11 cUssaa ol their tcllow m«n •• much a* possible, lie wa* happy nn Ibe present occasion to ••:r so many t’rotaslaul gentlemen around their festive board (cheers). He hailed their presence with I’m greatest satisiaclion, for be lud long b«en convinced th at Ihe more tltoy mingled log* ther the bsdier Would ll.ey Undvrstsud each other's principle*, the sooner wo t!4 the h«r*h aspviitie* of bygone age* be •oftetied down, and the reign of pvare, concord, aod thanty te «itablishaJ upon tite ounh. It wai therefor* with felt c* pf dw gieair.l pleasure and tl c#«t'y lhat h pntpu*ed the loaat t and a* he I cminted that many of them, like himself, U Piuiestant Mead* who weie near and di-ar to thrlt; he hid no doubt they would respond to il wi (reltnga of equal satisfaction and sincerity. T toast whirl, he raopoMd lot tbnir acceptance w I Out ProtestantTiicoda”Applausr. Air, Seud round the wice. end lex point* of belief.Mr. II. MarbiRMotT returned thanks.Mr. J. Ewe, jun., aaid the toast which ho w about to gise would, he felt assured, m??t t approbation of every gemlcuion present. It w one in which lie fell a particular interval, altbou, lie hiest confess his roabibty to do it justice; ( even poets aud orators had acknowledged ih« inability to do justice loth# graces and virtues lovely woman. Sull tin could uot fi'usn tbn honolt; of lulrodncing to them that which waa to bint tl most tntcieaiiag toast of the evcoing, namely, tl ladiva. Etch of them had enjoyed the caresses at been the object of a lender, watchful, and lovir tin liter‘a care*; many of them enjoyeJ a hapj union in the mairiage Hate, and others of them we io the enjoyment of that Irgitimate union of hear which wa* preparatory to that happy stale. Aa b• urapability prevented him on that occasion e*pr?* mg those senltmrut* aud fcehnga Ire could wish, I did hope that *oine gentleman would respond la tl toa*t with justice and a warm heart. He wou therefore without further comment propose with bumper— Lady Uippt and Ihe l.adtcs of tl Celoey.I lie toast wa* drunk with great applau*e, the Sac playing ” llert's a health lo all good lasses.'*Mr. II. MarotrtMorT then ro*e, *nd wa* r?reivt with loud cheer* j whan they had subildrd, he sai. like lha reverend gentleman opposite, he had t rnauy duties to perform, that he might well plet that he had not had lintc lo prepare a speech, ar indeed he waa averse to studying eporche*, becau if hi were to do *o, perhaps lit* sentiment* wou nut be so well sipretsed ■% when they came *por taoeously (rain a waim hcait dvvoted to justice ai tiullt (cheer*), lie full great pleasure in being goisl on that ocraaion, and the pleasure wa* n haticcl by Ibe compltiDent which the steward* ha paid Intn ia entrusting lo him the total wliirh iht bad done, namely, that of civil aod rehgt ua liber (cheers). It waa mind a noble oeuliment **i-wurthy both of the poet't and Ibe Bialcsman'a con* deration, anJ It? full that even he bunsrlf coul di'at* on that subject, hut ha dad not wish to intn dure at the convivial board any topic ol a politic nature. Civil liberty, or in other words, the c stelae of political rigl.et In this colony, had hitlict been exceedingly limited ; b it the exercise of th portion with which they bad been enlru*'cd Isa been *o moderate, ao just anJ *o firm, at clearly• hew that they were fit for the full enjoyment of ■• he rights of tlieir native land (cheers). In spektnj however, to obtain ihtir right*, he trusted that iht would lay aside *11 considerations of country and ■ caste, and regard themtclvet as being ranged und-one binnrr and on? narn, that uf Hiittsli A ti at n Itan* (cbvris). A* it trgardrd religious liberty, |l groundwork ol t at had beeo already laid iu th colony ; il* foundation* had hero built up by ll illuatrloua statesman who wa* the predecessor ■ the pietent governor (ch’-er*) —by hirn whose stats wa* alKiut lo be erected In ll»?ir Inwn, a rnonumri of the love and esteem in which the people of It colony held him ; by the famous Cliutclt Act wire he passed, and which might be regarded a* tl Magna Citarta of the colony (cbtcrt). Still, bo? ever, il waa in tu infancy, it waa but a tender slim which required rare aod culture, lest the hind • bigotry and intolerance should crush it. Civil an religious liberty weie inseparable, the one could n» estst without lb? otb«(. und it well ltebov?d evei man iu the colony to join with hi* fallow man, an be united in tbeir effuri* lu obtain and preset*? ttin (cheer*). With a ferv?nt anl xealou* p.ayar (In• u?h might Ik* the nave, ml that lhair leg ill in a right, uid liberties might be introduce I so that th per.pl? of tbe rtduuy *buu d b? m-du united, happ and r.mtvnlcd. be wou'.l proposv tlie toast “Civ and Iftliglou” Libetty all over tin* world.Immense chert ing. Ail. ' tl Freedom, kl not lli tqrlrtt have rest.Mr. N'atiisn thi-n said he had the honour t propose the health of a r-o* of rneo who atoq piiatuounl as |*r n* pirwrnal appesrance w, ronCvrntd ; lb? claims to talent i. every art art science which they alielt;dy evince 1, whensoever the h«.l in joyed nppui’unitie* ol dt-playing it. plan-• tn m on ■ IpvqI with unv olb?r nitrou j and win. they should ha-e ?••*Mial.vd amnngst thorn llm educattunsl in*ti ution* which be hoped ehortlv i *.e spring up he was convinced that thry would I second to none in all reaped*. II« would git •* Tn- N’tt.es nt (uslitlia.1f.’hier*. Air, “ Advene? Au»t alia.”Mr. A J. MMitioAN said, tn rcauoiidiog fo tl toast winch had l?en so handsomely proposed h .Mr. Nalhsn, he regretted that some other gentli man more atnincul fur talent than Itimself was n* called upon to perform that duty, lie felt grateft for the honor roofened upon hi* countrymen, an he was sure that they always fell ptoud lo alt;n*lglt; mate with gentlcmrn of other countries. Tho spar of gratitude was enkindled in their breast*, an could never In extinguished, f.ir the kindness t those talented genilcmrn who had come among them to raid them in the scale of nation* by the instructions in learning end science. It was liu that they had never behold the Rr??n field* th-fslheit trod, nor heard the must? of Ireland's stiver Stream*; they had ml contemplated the tnbli tilt of her mountains. n»r gaxed with delight on hv verdant lull* and vallevs; but in each of the bosom* he felt convinced that they retained, in th words of their bcluvtd bishop, an Irish heart (t»r monte cheering).Mr. If. .\1i*mmiv then rose and said ho was auir the toast which he had to propusc had not fall® into abler hands who might base done ample jnstir10 it. The merits and virturs of tho man whot health he wai about to piopo.o were too well record? to stand in need of being recited by him ; lit favours and benefactions which he had eonfcrrr upon the colony would, however, aoon be lull rxemplifiel by the statue winch a grateful peop! was about to erect to hi* honour (cheers). Eve those who had been hi* eorrnies had corn? foran a* it were, at th? eleventh hour to bear tctihunny t lua worth aud integrity (immenso cheering). If would piopose ” The health of Lieut. Gvortal S Kirhud lluutke. nur late vxcvlleut (iuveroor.Tiemindou* applause, tho baud playing Garry owen.Mr. J. Covlb ssid lie row to propose the heall of a gentleman whu lie believed w*« older titan an in tbe company, and who lltiuugh a long care* had been well tried and found tu be consistent ao honest on every pomt. Although Ihe most ar.li* politician of tho age. in religious maffei* ho wi •rarcely lest attentive to hi* dutie* than a dignilat o' thee hurch. At all lioui* when bis duty rallc hint he might be found supplicating hi* (Sud flt; ble**tnya oo hi* fellow ruau. lie h.d not arioi on ■elfish system, but had alwxyt shown him*# ■ nxiuu* to obtain not only hi* own right*, but th rights of hi* fellow creature* of lt;very class an denomination. He was well knowo to them all t a public character, but hit priva'e worth could on! be estimated by those wl.o knew him, and with tlici11 stood very high. I. ke all other public men, h had msnv enemies, but many of those eocmie* hi become hia ft tends on account nf the coositleoc which he had displayed, and posterity would tl justice to bt* character. Ilo they were impi item to drink the toast, «ad without fuither prelac he would propose •« The Lord tMnyor of Dubln Daniel O'Counell, Esq.Tremendous opplause. Air, •* Hcmemher thee.*The Hev. Mr. C'orrrv said he felt thankful forth opportunity of riaing before auch a respectable com pany of Udiea and gentlemen ash* thin saw nun bled. He had lauly arrived from Ireland, and k came with a brail glowing with a daaire to ase tom of hia countrymen who had left Ihe ahorea of the native land to com* out here, under the guidance ( lhat great and glorious mao Daniel O'Conne (divert), lie need not portray to them the earn of that man through a luog life, which ha (Mr. U had watched from hia infancy to the day when h lell hit native ahnrei, in hit struggle* fur the librtth of Ireland ; hi need not point out hia labour* aa •tudy, bis watching by tho lamp, and writing wit bin pen) cheering hirneelf up to the silent watcbr nl the night wtth tbe invtgotating hope of Ireland glory (cheers). He remembered the lime when II Catholic Asaoriatiou wa* formed by onlv three pc son*, but one ul those three waa Daniel O'Oono* (Hirers), lie had also, a* II were, divested hitnae of hia profession, and Istd aside bta robva fut tf cause of Ireland , tad he hat! seated not anttl k had emancipated hit ri^v, and had won hia wi to the liouoo ol pai^^^^od laid before II senate ol Gieat Iof injured ai
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