the question of admitting the roman catholics to the franchise was at the time being agitated, and found many warm supporters in the convention. the proposal was extremely obnoxious to the irish government, and on the second day of the meeting the secretary of state, george ogle, announced that the roman catholics, in the person of lord kenmare, had relinquished the idea of making any claim further than the religious liberty they then enjoyed, and gave as his authority for this extraordinary statement sir boyle roche, by whom it was confirmed!