and I do not wonder at it-the juggle is truly ridiculous. Give me leave to ask, how many Members could these Politicians return to. Parliament? Would you refuse your support tween duty and interest; for, although pensions are kept out of view for the present, I know that forcing them upon us is part of the plan-but too much would not be done at once--the change was to be gradual. The Cler-lators, though a Catholic?-[No, no, no.]— to your Protestant Friend, Mr. Hutchinson, to get in the highest of those sapient Legis Would any Catholic be more anxious for your Emancipation than he would?-or is any Catholic more alive to the interests of Ireland than Mr. Hutchinson?-and, although neither he nor our other Friends could repeal the Penal Laws, yet our Parliamentary Papists would repeal the Penal Clauses Continued laughing.]—Nay, if they were King, by his single negative, could render it able to carry the Repeal in Parliament, the abortive-but would they do so?--would they, who pant for the honours of legislation and the influence of place, destroy their own commissions, and deprive themselves (for the seat in Parliament and the place of Commissioner were not incompatible) of the honour of being his Majesty's Commissioners, and the influence of Bishop-making and all out of pure love for their Religion-[more laughing.]-Away then with this crooked policy which would deceive the Catholic, by saying, "Send me into Parliament, under any terms, and, when I get in, I will remove every would deceive the Protestant, by saying, thing obnoxious to your religion," and which name a Committee for your safety, and when they get power would destroy it. It is not liberal policy that patriotism demands; and such a crooked, but rather a straight-forward it is that line of policy, and that only, that will prove ultimately successful, The Vetoistical Bill had one only object, and that was try. Your enemies say, however disguisedly, the destruction of our religion in this coungive us your religion. What religion?-Not that of a spot upon the surface of the globe, or of a single generation, but that of every That sacred religion given us by our Blessed clime and of every age since the redemption, Redeemer, and preserved unimpaired, amidst the decay and ruin of ages; amidst storms of persecution and penalty, for which the ancient Nobles and Gentry forfeited their estates, and were compelled to emigrate to foreign climes; handed down by a hunted Clergy, who were obliged to resort to glens and mountains to celebrate the holy sacrifice of the Mass, and betrothed to you by your Ancestors. No, Sir, you will not surrender the precious inheritance; it is the only one that we have not been robbed of. You will seek your rights, and a participation in the Constitution of your Country, as British Sub gy want no pensions-they have hitherto existed on the liberality of their flocks; they wish for no change, nor will they consent to any. Give me leave, Sir, to say a word or two, as to the argument or assertion we have heard advanced, that the arrangements were perfectly harmless; this assertion has still its advocates; that cunning, and those contrivances, that first distracted the Catholic Body, is still at work-the old leaven is still corrupting the whole mass: but let me proceed with this argument-first, there would be no danger in granting the securities, because the Committee who would have to decide on the appointment of Bishops, would be most liberal and honourable men, and many of them Catholics: besides, they will be on their eaths, and we are to depend upon their oaths; our answer is, they would not depend upon our oaths.They swear they will reject no man unless he be disloyal-the Clergy have sworn to be loyal, and the Bishops are ready to swear, that they will not allow the consecration of any man whom they do not believe to be of unimpeachable loyalty; but their oaths are not to be depended upon, and the oaths of the Commissioners are worthy of credit! These speculating politicians do not recollect that the King could nominate whom he pleased as Commissioners, or Members of this Committee-he could remove and stigmatize every man who may be a little positive in his opinion, and nominate any man whose disposition was pliant, and whose religion hung loosely upon him; and thus he could set aside the Board altogether, and, by his own act, gradually destroy the whole-and, though the whole Parliament voted the existing Committee a nuisance, still may he retain them, by virtue of law and prerogative, Injects. If not to join in upholding the Conthis possible state of things, what would be come of the Roman Catholic Religion?The other argument used by the supporters of those arrangements is, that though the clauses are bad, we cannot get Emancipation without them, and, get us once into Parliament, and we will remove the whole-[Loud laughing.]—I see, Sir, I have raised a laugh, | stitution, why are you anxious to obtain a share of its blessings? "I am truly gratified, Sir, to behold this Meeting; I am pleased to witness the alter cation of friends; I see nothing aimed in the dark; I have seen no man come here to deceive in order to destroy: I witness, not without regret, the absence of several Mem bers of our Communion, but it is a consolation | praying for the removal of certain disabito feel that you can do without them-that lities, observed that there were many cirthey cannot do without you. I regret their cumstances which induced him to prevail upabsence for their own sakes-not for your's. on a Noble Friend of his to postpone the great They called you a mob, and charged you and general question connected with this with rioting; because you would not accede subject to a future period. He should himto every thing dictated by them-because self pursue the same course in the present inyou would not tamely submit to their dicta- stance, from a conviction that they would tion: they called you a mob, because some come to the discussion under great disadvanamongst you were poor-for your ancestors tages. At the same time he should say, that parted with their property, that they might if there were no persons concerned in that transmit to you their religion-they called great principle of sound policy, but the Enmob, because they got rich, and english Catholics alone, their uniform conduct, their patience, which was not interrupted by a single moment of irritation, entitled them to all its advantages. But while he acknowledged this, it was not his intention at present to bring the matter to issue, for the reason he had already assigned. There were, however, some peculiarities in the condition of the English Catholics, to which he felt it his duty to call the attention of the House. They were not only subject to the general disadvantages of the Irish Catholics, but were excluded from the benefit of those partial reliefs, which were, from time to time, extended to that body. They did not participate in these indulgences, if indulgences they could be called, though they were not inferior to any body of men in feeling or principle-in short, in any of the qualities that exalt the character. Their condition was also productive of this anomaly, that even in England the Irish Catholics were entitled to all the benefits and privileges of the Irish Law, while they were excluded. Without therefore abandoning the principle of complete relief, to which he thought all were equally entitled, he should have ventured, even at this late period of the Session, to introduce some measure for the removal of the anomaly just alluded to, if he thought it likely to be attended with any advantage. Not conceiving this to be the case, he had advised the Petitioners to apply to his Majesty's Ministers, in the hope that some relief might be obtained from that quarter. He was sorry to state, that as yet he had heard no satisfactory intelligence. He hoped, even yet, that something might be done to put them on the same footing with their fellow-subjects of the same persuasion, but at the present moment he should do no more than desire that the Petition should lie on their Lordship's table." de Joured to scrape up an acquaintance with who would oppress you. Who are they have been thus cried down as a mob?cy of those persons who supported their calmniators, even against their own convicI, myself, stood by them when they doing things, and adopting measures I di ot like or approve, and I did so for the sak of keeping up the appearance of unanimity. I considered it my duty to wait on them and I told them they were wrong, and taking steps that would not accord with the sense of the General Body; they promised they would change. But how have they changed?-for the worse.-[Loud and continued applauses.]—I do not make these assertions lightly; I am able to prove them by documents under their own hands. They left a People, without whom they could not exist, and they followed up their desertion by calumniating the whole Body. Will they speak of wealth and respectability—but could they, as we have done this day, place a Gentleman in the Chair, who has forfeited £1500 a year for the sake of his religion!!! Let them come here and see unanimity-let them come, and they shall be received without the pain or the trouble of recantation. Bad as they are, you will receive them, if they come to join in an effort to obtain Emancipation, without the destruction of Religion. Surely they cannot now charge you with intemperance, when you are ready to receive and forgive them, if they give up the wretched and wicked monopoly they were seeking. I have, Sir, detained you too long, but I will trouble you with one further observation.As Subjects, we are ready to meet any claim upon us by the British Government; they may command the sacrifice of our lives, but we hold, Sir, a deposit received from Heaven, which we cannot surrender or give upwe demand only the integrity of our Religion. I will now sit down, Sir, with this single advice to my Fellow-Catholics-Go on persevere and, though every Aristocrat in the Country should desert you, you must be successful." ENGLISH CATHOLICS. The following paragraph is taken from The Globe newspaper, of the 29th of June instant : "Earl Grey, in presenting (to the House of Lords) a Petition from the English Catholics, Cardinal Gonsalvi arrived in town, in the course of the month, with a congratulatory from his Holiness to the Prince Regent. Cardinal Maury has been suspended from his functions by his Holiness. M. Maury, nephew of the Cardinal, and Prelate and Canon of St. Peter's, is likewise suspended, having proved himself an agent of tyranny. ENTRANCE OF THE POPE INTO ROME. The return into the capital of the Catholic World, of its Prince and Pastor, the Vicar of Jesus Christ, Head of the Uni versal Church, this boat so long exposed to the fury of the elements, but saved from shipwreck by the constancy of him who watched over its preservation, constitutes an epoch memorable in the history of our days; and the following details of the truly gratifying event, which took place on the 24th of May, will not, it is hoped, be unacceptable to the reader. The notice given by his Excellency M. Rivarola, Apostolic Delegate, of the arrival at Rome of the Sovereign Pontiff, had accelerated from the dawn of day, on the 24th, all the preparations made by the People to receive his Holiness. Before sun-rise a crowd of carriages left the city. All the roads by which his Holiness was to travel were filled with people. All the shops were shut-the manufactures abandoned; the great business of the day was the only occupation. The whole population, of every class and profession, were in their holiday dress. It was foreseen that the windows and balconies, along the streets which his Holiness had to traverse, would not be sufficient for such a concourse of spectators. Vast amphitheatres were erected on each side of every street, for the purpose of containing the greatest number possible. At ten o'clock in the morning all these amphitheatres were filled, as were also the windows of all the houses. On every side were suspended wreaths of flowers, ribbons, and tapestry of all colours. The carriages and servants in livery of their EmiHences the Cardinals, the Ministers, great Personages, the Prefecture and the Seignor, were in motion, going to meet the Sovereign Pontiff. The Civic Guard, the Pontifical Guard, that of the Senate, the Swiss Papal Guard, the Austrian cavalry, the Neapolitan infantry and cavalry took their appointed stations. For some days a body of Hungarian cavalry had preceded the arrival of his Holiness at Rome. This corps, and several other troops, set out on their march to form the escort. At this military spectacle, the applauses of the people burst forth, but they became more animated when they perceived M. Lebzeltern, Envoy Extraordinary of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, in his carriage and four, going to meet his Holiness. Here and there numerous bands of musicians executed concerts and airs of joy. A numerous orchestra of select artists was placed upon the line near the Ursuline Monastery. The King of Spain, Charles IV. and the Queen his Consort, the Queen of Etruria, and the royal infant Don Francisco, went in the morning, followed by their whole Courts, to meet his Holiness, at the country residence called The Justiniana, where his Holiness was to take some repose. When the carriage of the Sovereign Pontiff arrived, their Catholic Majesties and the Royal Family presented themselves before his Holiness at the moment he was alighting from his carriage, and complimented him with the expression of the most sincere devotion. The scene cannot be described; all the spectators shed tears. The Sovereigns ascended the apartments together, and conversed for about half an hour with the greatest intimacy. After this interview, King Charles IV. and the Royal Family mounted their carriages, and arrived at Rome, preceding his Holiness. Among the persons presented to his Holiness at the Justiniana were M. Doddle and M. Fagan, the English Consuls, who were received with distinction. After an hour's rest, his Holiness gave his blessing to the people who filled the country and the neighbouring hills, and continued his journey to Ponte Molle, whe he met the procession which was to acce pany him, as also the State Committee. Holiness found at the door of his carriage Excellency M. Lebzeltern, the Envoy traordinary of the Emperor of Austria; he Portuguese Minister, and other distinguished Personages. His Holiness alighted from his carriage, received their homage, and gave them his hand to kiss. The moment when the Flag of the Sovereign Pontiff was hoisted The Holy Father has made a number of promotions in the Church, since his return, and it is worthy notice, that his Holiness, in these appointments, has been particularly attentive to those who have shewn the greatest devotion to the cause of the Church, during the last persecution." Printed by W. E. ANDREWS, Fenwick-court, Holborn, London. OFFICIAL PAPERS ON CATHOLIC ON AFFAIRS. N the motion of Sir John C. Hippesley several official papers relative to the Catholic Question were lately presented to the House of Commons, and have since been printed by order of the House. The object of the Hon. Baronet in calling for the documents was, it is understood, to throw some light upon the subject of the claims made by the Catholics. Whether Sir John has obtained his ends I am unable to say; but he certainly is entitled to the thanks of every Catholic in moving for these papers, which have undoubtedly thrown a considerable light upon the views of our "Protestant Ascendancy" Men, and I sincerely hope the intentions they discover on the part of our rulers will have a due effect upon all those who value their religion above their temporal rights. Among the documents in question is an Extract from the Instructions sent out to Sir George Prevost, Bart. the Governor of Lower Canada, dated the 22d of October, 1811. The following precepts form part of the mandate sent by Ministers to the Governor of this province. "That all Appeals to, or Correspondence with, any foreign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, of any nature or kind soever, BE ABSOLUTELY FORBIDDEN under very severe penalties. "That no Episcopal or Vicarial powers be exercised within our said Province, by any person professing the Religion of the Church of Rome, but such only as are essentially and indispensably necessary to the exercise of the Romish Religion; and in these cases not without a Licence and Permission from you, under the seal of our said ProORTHOD. JOUR. VOL. II. vince, for and during our will and pleasure; and under such limitations and restrictions as may correspond with the spirit and provisions of the Act of Parliament, of the fourteenth year of our Reign, for making more effectual provision for the Government of Quebec; and no person whatever is to have Holy Orders conferred upon him, or to have the cure of souls, WITHOUT A LICENSE for that purpose first had and obtained from you "You are not to allow the admission of any new Members into any of the Religious Societies, or Communities of the Church of Rome, (those of women excepted,) without our express order for that purpose. Let the Society of Jesus, (i. e. the Jesuits,) be suppressed and dissolved, and no longer be continued as a Body Corporate or Politic, and be vested in us, for such purposes as we may all their rights, POSSESSIONS and PROPERTY hereafter think proper to declare our Royal intention to be; and let the present Members of the said Society, as established at Quebec, be allowed sufficient stipends and provisions during their natural lives. "Let all Missionaries amongst the Indians, whether established under the authority of, or appointed by, the Jesuits, OR ANY OTHER ECCLESIASTICAL AUTHORITY OF THE ROMISH CHURCH, BE WITHDRAWN BY DEGREES, at such time, and by such manner as shall be satisfactory TO THE INDIANS, and consistent with the PUBLIC SAFETY; and, let PROTESTANT Missionaries be appointed in their places. “Let all Ecclesiastical persons, whatsoever, oF THE CHURCH OF ROME, be inhibited under pain of deprivation from influencing any persons in the making of a will; or, from tampering with them in matters of Religion. And let the Romish Priests be forbidden to inveigh in their Sermons against the Religion of the Church of England." Such, reader, are the instructions .66 Protestant Ascendissued by our ancy Ministers for the government of an American province, which, I believe, like Ireland, is composed chiefly of Catholics, and to whom the 2 K of Commons produced the Catholic Relief Bill. The Bill, however, as originally introduced into the House, was not thought sufficiently secure by those eminent politicians and statesmen, my Lord Castlereagh and Mr. Canning, who therefore proposed the obnoxious and unconstitutional clauses which excited the indignation of every real Catholic, and of every Protestant who is a sincere friend to the liberties of his country.Now, reader, my Lord Castlereagh who is one of our pretended friends, is also one of the and consequently could not be ignorant of the instructions sent out to Canada. Indeed, upon a comparison of the paragraphs in the document alluded to and the ecclesiastical clauses of the late Bill introduced by the noble Lord and the Right Hon. Gentleman, I am inclined to think they free exercise of their religion was guaranteed by treaty. After a perusal of the above quotations, is there a Catholic in these kingdoms, let his opinions be what they might before, who does not now tremble for the safety of his holy religion, if the Veto and the Lay Committees, as proposed by the late tyrannical and schismatical Bill, are granted to the Executive? Is there a Clergyman of the Catholic Church who now thinks the Veto perfectly harmless, and ought to have been granted? Ought we not rather to be thankful to that vigilant and indefati-Protestant Ascendancy" Ministry, gable guardian of our divine faith, the Right Rev. Dr. MILNER, for his active exertions and complete and unanswerable exposure of the evil tendency of the corrupt and dangerous clauses; and for his courageous and faithful attention to the interests of his Constituents, the venerable and disinterested Hierarchy of Catholic Ireland?-copied them from the Canadian inHad this fatal measure passed into a law, and, let it be observed, there were those who call themselves Catholics weak enough publicly to express their regret that it did not; had, I say, this ever-to-be-execrated Bill passed into a law, we should have seen our Clergy tongue-tied, and prevented from exposing the errors of a false creed, as the Catholic Clergy of Canada are forbidden by the temporal power of that province to preach the truths of Religion by detecting the false doctrines of the Church of England. Before I make any further observations on this subject, I shall just call the attention of the reader to the time when these instructions were issued, and when the late Bill was introduced. In June, 1812, Mr. Can ning made his famous motion, which was carried by a great majority, that the House would take the claims of the Catholics into consideration in the ensuing session.—In the October pre-owe, next to the grace of God, the ceding the foregoing instructions were sent to Canada from England; and in the Session of Parliament for 1813, after a long protracted consultation, the Committee appointed by the House structions. A slight estimate of the two documents will be sufficient to confirm my opinion. The object of our pretended friends was to give a pill to the Laity in order that they might shackle and worry the Clergy. They had seen that persecution could not root out the Catholic religion in these realms, but that its members kept increasing, especially in Ireland, through the purity of the lives, and the indefatigable labours of the Priesthood; and they therefore proposed to try what a corrupt influence would do, in the appointment of the Pastors of the Catholic church. In this detested scheme, it is with pain I mention it, they were encouraged, not with the same motives I believe, but perhaps in the hope of sooner gaining the civil rights withheld from them, by persons who call themselves Catholics, and who have long been labouring to degrade that venerable body, to whom we all blessings we derive from being Christians. With these views, were the clauses introduced. The Bill purported to grant the blessings of a free Constitution to the Catholic Laity; and it |