Excerpt from Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting: Held on the 30th April, 1852

Let us go still further into the matter. I have already alluded to the Catholic Defence Association, and stated that it was formed to annihilate, crush, and destroy the work of the Irish Church Missions Society. They had a public meeting some time ago in Dublin, and it was beforehand confidently announced, 'that at that meeting such evidence would be produced as would convince the world, that it was by a wholesale system of bribery all these conversions had been effected. Well, there was at that meeting no lack of strong expressions, or of eloquent speakers, reiterating this charge of bribery against us. But it happens, thank God, that there is a Protestant Archbishop in Dum He read the statements made at the meeting, especially the assertion of one gentleman, that it was altogether due to bribery that we met with such success. Well, he sent for the gentleman who made that assertion, and asked bim.li he could prove what he had said. Oh, he replied - just as Mr. Wilberforce said about the Rugby converts, (hear, hear) - 'f the fact is notorious. But His Grace was not satisfied with this answer, and wanted some proof, and he said, if the fact is so notorious as you say, surely vou canlose his life. Well, a short time after this, Mr. Keary called at the house Of a _romanist, where he met a woman who asked him, where is your companion, -mr. Elliot 1 He is recovering from the beating he got, at Drogheda, owas the reply. Another woman who happened to be present expressed her abhorrence and disgust at the conduct of the people in attacking and ill treating the missionaries. The first woman, who was a Roman Catholic, said, Oh', it served him ri ht, forwhat businesshad heto oto preach to them against their religion The other rejoined, Why dig they not tell him to go away civilly - jand that they did not want him to preach to them 1 Oh, again said the first woman, I tell you, what he got served him right. But suppose, answered the other, we Protestants were to fall upon the monks and nuns who come among us, and serve them in the same way? Ahibut.

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