Papists and the King’s Oath.—The first half-yearly meeting of the Catholic Union was held in the hall, 114 Mount Street, W. In the unavoidable absence of the Duke of Norfolk (the president) and Lord Ripon (the vice-president), Lord Llandaff was called to the chair. The proceedings comprised the re-election of the Duke of Norfolk as president of the society, upon the motion of the chairman, seconded by Sir Martin Dillon, and the adoption of the following resolution, upon the motion of Sir Henry Bellingham, seconded by Mr. F. Harwood Lescher:—“That the Catholic Union of Great Britain looks with confidence to the Catholic members of both Houses of Parliament for vigorous action to procure redress of the grievous wrong done to His Majesty’s Catholic subjects by the declaration against Transubstantiation now required to be made by the Sovereign on his accession to the Throne.”