ing, as we must suppose, from the total absence of correct information as to the conduct and character of that Meeting-nevertheless the candid avowal of principle and the declared determination in favour of discussion contained in his Lordship's reply, combined with his avowed readiness to receive our communications, altogether induce a conviction that the presentation of our Petition to the House of Lords ought to be again confided to his Lordship.

of the Legislature, to give our Cause a full and efficient discussion in the ensuing Session of Parliament: and we are equally satisfied, that, with the present happy opportunity of obtaining the unbiassed advice of the pious Head of our Church, every objection to our re-establishment in the Rights of the Consti tution will be removed.

That we call, in the name of our Common Country, upon all classes of the Catholic Body, to surrender their private feelings, and to unite in pursuing with temper and firmness, the attainment of their just Rights, as the paramount duty of each.

That the Right Hon. Henry Grattan, haying, in his Reply to the Chairman of our late Meeting, declared his "readiness to receive the information of his Fellow-Subjects, with every attention to their right of Free Communication, and to his right of Free Judging at Killarney, on the 13th Sept. and

ment;" (which embraces the full extent of our desires,) be again confidently entrusted with the presentation of our Petition to the House of Commons,

Mr. M'Donnell, in order, as he observed, to prevent any misunderstanding, as to the views of the Catholics of Cork, on this most important point, moved,

The Catholics of Kerry held a meet

passed the following Resolutions:

That deeply impressed with the undeserved degradation which the Catholics of Ireland are still doomed in this enlightened age to endure, we are determined to persevere in the Constitutional mode of seeking redress, by Petitioning both Houses of Parliament, Sessions after Sessions, until we shall have ob tained total and unqualified Emancipation.

That yielding to no class of Subjects in al"That we deem it Necessary again most legiance to the Sovereign, or in fidelity to the State, we cannot recognize any just cause of explicitly to declare, that we never can or exclusion from the benefits of the Constitution will consent to any Barter of any portion of the Doctrine or Discipline of our Holy Reli-ligion, and as that Religion is the best founin the doctrine or discipline of our Holy Region, for any Political Rights or Advantages dation and surest support of our fidelity and whatever." allegiance, we will never consent to barter any portion of it in exchange for any temporal advantages whatever, being firmly of opinion that any traffic of that nature would be equally disgraceful and criminal,

"This Resolution (said Mr. M'D,) will shew to our Friends and Foes, that, in our determination never to sacrifice any portion of our Religion for Political advantages, we remain unaltered, and, I will add, unalterable." The Resolutions were agreed to unanimously, and the Meeting separated.

The following are the Resolutions of the Catholics of Limerick, as agreed to at the aggregate meeting held on the 5th of September.

That we do again approach the Legislature with an humble Petition for the removal of the many and painful disabilities which continue to oppress us; and that we, are firmly resolved to persevere respectfully in such Application, until the Prayer of our Petition be fully granted.

That on this day of General Deliverance, when the other Governments of Europe have opened the pale of their Constitutions to Members of all Religions, we cannot hope, that we, whose services have so essentially contributed to the establishment of such an enlightened policy, will not be suffered to remain a solitary exception of its happy and beneficial effect,

That we rely on the justice and liberality

That the Knight of Kerry be respectfully instructed that it is the anxious desire. of his Roman Catholic Constituents to have the meuntil unqualified Emancipation shall be atrits of their claims discussed every Sessions,

tained. The discussion of our wrongs having a natural and necessary tendency to establish in the mind of every rational man the policy, and still more the justice, of granting us full and effectual relief.

That deploring, as we do, the domestic calamity which has deprived this Meeting of the attendance of the Earl of Kenmare, we cannot separate without offering the tribute of our respectful attachment to that amiable and accomplished young Nobleman, convineed, as we are, that those hereditary virtues, which distinguish him in all the relations of domestic life, will add a lustre to the zeal which he manifests in the cause of his Religion and his Country,

On the 1st of September, a splendid dinner was given by a number of Roman Catholic gentlemen of Cork, to several of their Protestant friends.-Arthur O'Connor, Esq. of Spring Mount, was in the Chair. After the cloth was removed, the Chairman gave, as the first toast, "The

King" This was received with the usual marks of approbation, in the most enthusiastic manner.- "His Royal Highness the Prince Regent," which was received in solemn silence. After this was given, “Old Ireland." When the long continued applause had ceased, two Harpers appeared in the space between the tables, and struck up the favourite air of St. Patrick's Day, in the first style.-The air was repeated with reiterated plaudits. Next followed,

"Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Wales-May her filial constancy prove a faithful earnest of partriotic attachment."

"His Royal Highness the Duke of KentThe friend of Irishmen in every clime."

"His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex The ornament of Royalty, and the friend of the People-Long may he live to advocate and to advance the real Interest of the Empire."

"The Army and Navy, and a speedy termination to the System which excludes the Irish Catholic from Advancement in those Professions, the Character of which he has so eminently sustained."

"The unrivalled Advocate of Irish Rights, our invaluable Countryman CHARLES PHILLIPS, Esq,"

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Mr. Phillips returned thanks in a few words, and concluded with proposing "The Civil Rights and Commercial Interests of the City of Cork."

"The People of Ireland - Protestants, Dissenters and Catholics-may they ever bear in mind that although they constitute three distinct Religious Societies; nevertheless, like the leaves of their Shamrock, they spring from the same stock-are nurtured by

the same soil, and intended by Nature to

prosper or perish together, &c. &c. &c."

"Our liberal and enlightened Protestant friends, who have this day honoured us with their company."

"The supporters of Civil and Religious Liberty in both Houses of Parliament." "Friends without Fraud, and Foes without Disguise."

"The Catholic Cause-a long pull, and a strong pull, and a pull altogether.' "The Hon. Mr. Fletcher, and the Inde pendence of the Irish Bar.'

"Our eloquent and patriotic Fellow-Sufferer, Daniel O'Connell, Esq. and the Cause of Civil and Religious Liberty all over the

world."

Mr. O'Connel returned thanks, nearly in the following words:-"I thank you much for the compliment you pay me-I thank you more for the sentiment you have associated with my humble name. The pleasure I feel from the compliment is much mitigated by consciousness of not deserving it—but the delight I expe

rience from the association is pure and complete. I am an obscure, an useless, but a zealous votary to Civil and Religi ous Liberty. Every man feels that freedom is good for him, individually; what is good for every body must be good for all, and he is selfish and sordid who would confine the blessing to any narrow or limited circle; but there can be no freedom when the mind is in shackles. Of what avail are privileges and preroga tives, if the mind be controlled?-Oh, that Slayery is most insulting which leaves the hody free, and enchairs the conscience. For my part, professing the Catholic Religion in all the sincerity of conviction, and knowing that others entertain the a similar conviction of many and many a different Creed, all I require is, that we should mutually leave the great questions between us to be decided on by reason and persuasion, and not borrow any aid from force, as force, in aid of truth, must be unnecessary-to suppose otherwise is to libel Nature, and Nature's GOD. Force, in aid of error, is abominable oppression. The principle to be deduced from those reflections is one which would be useful to the Catholic in England and in Sweden, but it would be equally advantage ous to the Protestant in Spain and in Portugal. To the assertion of this principle I have devoted my lowly, but unremiting exertions. The precise contrary of this doctrine is maintained by the Orange Lodges and the Inquisition. Every hoand I think I cannot better repay your nest man ought equally to abhor bothtunity of expressing that sentiment. I kindness, than by giving you an oppor beg, therefore, to propose as a toast-

The speedy abolition of the Inquisition and the Orange Lodges."

This sentiment was then given from the Chair, and received with great applause by the entire company.

health of an Independent Conductor of an Mr. E. J. Molony, then proposed the Independent Press, Eneas M'Donnell, Esq. which was received and drank with applause. Mr. Bennett then gave the health of a Martyr to the Liberty and Independence of the Irish Press, John Magee, Esq. which was enthusiastically received.

"The Abolition of Slavery without distinction of colour."

"The venerable Bishop of Norwich, and Religion without Bigotry."

After the loud acclamation with which the health of the Bishop of Norwich was received, had in some degree abated, Mr.

Blennerhassett (a Protestant gentleman), BULL FOR THE RE-ESTABLISH

proposed the health of

MENT OF THE JESUITS,

PIUS, BISHOP, SERVANT OF THE
SERVANTS OF GOD.

(Ad perpetuam rei memoriam.)
The care of all the churches confided to
our humility by the Divine will, notwithstand-
ing the lowness of our deserts and abilities,
makes it our duty to employ all the aids in
our power, and which are furnished to us by
the mercy of Divine Providence, in order
times and places will allow, to relieve the
that we may be able, as far as the changes of
spiritual wants of the Catholic world, with-
out any distinction of people and nations.

"The Right Rev. Doctor Moylan," which was drank with three times three. After the applause had ceased, the Rev. Mr. ENGLAND rose, and spoke nearly as follows:-Mr. President-You have given an ecclesiastical toast; you must allow me to preach a short sermon without a text-Hear him)-The sentiment which you have associated with the name of the venerable Prelate, the Bishop of Norwich, whose health has been drank with enthusiastic applause, is quite appropriate-Religion without bigotry-yes, Sir, Religion may exist without bigotry; and, I believe, it always does-for Religion is Wishing to fulfil this duty of our Apostolic of Heaven, and Bigotry is the production Ministry, as soon as Francis Kareu (then livof this earth. The founder of our Reli-ing) and other secular Priests resident for gion was no bigot-he taught truth, and gained converts by persuasion. He did not compel any one by temporal pains or penalties, to embrace that which his conscience disapproved; and as a weak and inefficient Minister of that Religion which He has founded, I would endeavour to imitate the Divine Model, and teach others to do so. I would say to all, embrace the truth which he has taught and established; and if your neighbour errs, endeavour to reclaim him by argument and by persuasion. But do not have recourse to means which the Founder of Religion himself had not recourse to. Cherish Religion, which springs from charity, but do not contaminate it with bigotry, which is interwoven with hatred.-thority: and we, on our side, considering at (Applause.)

Mr. O'Connell, and Mr. Foley, one of the Vice Presidents, both rose to propose the health of Mr. England;-which being drank, the Rev. Mr. England rose again and said, Mr. President, I know not why the weak expression of a sentiment, which is that of every Roman Catholic Clergyman with whom I am intimate, could have drawn from you so flattering a mark of approbation. I feel with due gratitude the testimony of your esteem, but I am unable to give expression to that feeling-Gentlemen, I thank you most sincerely.

The Chairman then gave

Equal Laws, and Rights, the best promoters of national security."

"Perseverance in our Friends, and Conversion to our Enemies."

"Ireland as she ought to be."

About one o'clock the Chairman left the room; but a number of gentlemen femained for some time after. The greatest harmony, unanimity, and convivial love prevailed throughout.

many years in the vast empire of Russia, and who had been members of the Company of Jesus, suppressed by Clement XIV, of happy memory, had supplicated our permission to able to apply themselves more easily, in conunite in a body, for the purpose of being formity with their Institution, to the instruction of youth in religion and good morals, to devote themselves to preaching, to confession, and the administration of the other sacra❤ ments, we felt it our duty more willingly to comply with their prayer, inasmuch as the then reigning Emperor Paul I. had recommended the said Priests in his gracious dispatch, dated the 11th of August, 1800, in which, after setting forth his special regard for them, he declared to us that it would be agreeable to him, to see the Company of Je sus established in his empire, under our au

tentively the great advantages which these vast regions might thence derive; considering how useful those ecclesiastics, whose morals

and doctrine were equally tried, would be to the wish of so great and beneficent a Prince. the Catholic religion, thought fit to second

7th of March, 1801, we granted to the said In consequence, by our Brief, dated the Francis Kareu, and his Colleagues residing in Russia, or who should repair thither from other countries, power to form themselves into a body or congregation of the Company of Jesus: they are at liberty to unite in one or more houses to be pointed out by their Superior, provided these houses are situated within the Russian Empire. We named the said Francis Kareu general of the said congregation; we authorised them to resume and follow the rule of St. Ignatius of Loyola, approved and confirmed by the constitutions of Paul III, our predecessor, of happy memory, in order that the companions, in a religious of youth in religion and good letters, direct union, might freely engage in the instruction seminaries and colleges, and with the consent of the Ordinary, confess, preach the word of God and administer the sacraments.-By the same Brief we received the congregation

of the Company of Jesus under our imme. diate protection and dependence, reserving to ourselves and our successors the prescription of every thing that might appear to us proper to consolidate, to defend it, and to purge it from the abuses and corruption that might be therein introduced; and for this purpose we expressly abrogated such apostolical constitutions, statutes, privileges, and indulgencies granted in contradiction to these concessions, especially the apostolic letters of Clement XIV, our predecessor, which begin with the words, Dominus ac Redemptor noster, only in so far as they are contrary to our Brief, beginning Catholica, and which was given only for the Russian empire.

commencement of our Pontificate, After having by fervent prayers implored the Divine assistance, after having taken the ad vice and counsel of a great number of our venerable brothers the Cardinals of the Holy Roman church, we have decreed, with full knowledge, in virtue of the plenitude of Apos tolic power, and with perpetual validity, that all the concessions and powers granted by us solely to the Russian empire and the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, shall henceforth extend to all our Ecclesiastical States, and also to all other States. We therefore concede and grant to our well-beloved son, Taddeo Bar, zozowski, at this time General of the Com, pany of Jesus, and to the other Members of that Company lawfully delegated by him, all suitable and necessary powers, in order that the said States may freely and lawfully re ceive all those who shall wish to be admitted into the regular order of the Company of Jesus, who, under the authority of the gene ral ad interim, shall be admitted and distri

A short time after we had ordained the restoration of the order of Jesuits in Russia, we thought it our duty to grant the same favour to the kingdom of Sicily, on the warm request of our dear son in Jesus Christ, King Ferdinand, who begged that the Company of Jesus might be re-established in his dominions and states as it was in Russia, from a convic-buted, according to opportunity, in one or tion that, in these deplorable times, the Jesuits were instructors most capable of forming youth to Christian piety and the fear of God, which is the beginning of wisdom, and to instruct them in science and letters. The duty of our pastoral charge leading us to second the pious wishes of these illustrious Monarchs, and having only in view the glory of God and the salvation of souls, we, by our Brief, beginning Perulias, and dated the 30th of July, 1804, extended to the kingdom of the Two Sicilies the same concessions which we had made for the Russian empire.

The Catholic world demands with unanimous voice the re-establishment of the Company of Jesus. We daily receive to this effect the most pressing petitions from our venerable brethren, the Archbishops and Bishops, and the most distinguished persons, especially since the abundant fruits which this Company has produced in the above countries have been generally known. The dispersion even of the stones of the sanctuary in those recent calamities (which it is better now to deplore than to repeat); the annihilation of the discipline of the regular orders, (the glory and support of religion and the Catholic church, to the restoration of which all our thoughts and cares are at present directed), require that we should accede to a wish so just and general.

We should deem ourselves guilty of a great erime towards God if, amidst these dangers of the Christian republic, we neglected the aids which the special providence of God has put at our disposal; and if, placed in the bark of Peter, tossed and assailed by continual storms, we refused to employ the vigorous and experienced rowers who volunteer their services, in order to break the waves of a sea which threatens every moment shipwreck and death. Decided by motives so numerous and powerful, we have resolved to do now what we could have wished to have done at the

more houses, one or more colleges, and one or more provinces, where they shall conform their mode of life to the rules prescribed by St. Ignatius of Loyola, approved and con firmed by the constitutions of Paul III, We declare besides, and grant power, that they may freely and lawfully apply to the educa tion of youth in the principles of the Catho lic faith, to form them to good morals, and to direct colleges and seminaries; we autho rise them to hear confessions, to preach the word of God, and to administer the sacra ments in the places of their residence, with the consent and approbation of the Ordinary, We take under our tutelage, under our im mediate obedience, and that of the Holy See, all the colleges, houses, provinces, and mem bers of this Order, and all those who shall join it; always reserving to ourselves and the Roman Pontiffs our successors, to prescribe and direct all that we may deem it our duty to prescribe and direct, to consolidate the said Company more and more, to render it stronger, and to purge it of abuses, should they ever creep in, which God avert. It now remains for us to exhort with all our heart, and in the name of the Lord, all Superiors, Provincials, Rectors, Companions, and Pupils of this re-established Society, to shew themselves at all times and in all places, faithful imitators of their father; that they exactly observe the rule prescribed by their great founder; that they obey with an al ways increasing zeal the useful advices and salutary counsels which he has left to his children.

In fine, we recommend strongly, in the Lord, the Company and all its members to our dear sons in Jesus Christ, the illustrious and noble Princes and Lords temporal, as well as to our venerable brothers the Arch. bishops and Bishops, and to all those who are placed in authority; we exhort, we conjure them not only not to suffer that these reli

gious be in any way molested, but to watch that they be treated with all due kindness and charity.

See than he perceived the pernicious effects which had already resulted, and must continue to result, from that destruction which We ordain that the present letters be invi- Cod, in his impenetrable designs, has perolably observed according to their form and mitted impiety to consummate in the capital tenour, in all time coming; that they enjoy of the Christian world and in the Pontifical their full and entire effect; that they shall States. His Holiness, penetrated with the never be submitted to the judgment or revi- sentiments which, as head of the Church, he sion of any Judge, with whatever power he must feel for all these sacred institutions; may be clothed; declaring null and of no ef-guided by the particular affection he bears fect any encroachment on the present regu❘ them, as a member of one of the oldest orlations, either knowingly or from ignorance; ders, which he has ever gloried in belonging and this notwithstanding any apostolical con- to, deems it worthy of his paternal solicitude stitutions and ordinances, especially the to devote all his cares to their restoration Brief of Clement XIV, of happy memory, from ruin. Many obstacles oppose the acbeginning with the words Dominus ac Re-complishment of his Holiness's wishes; in addemptor noster, issued under the seal of the Fisherman, on the 22d of July, 1773, which we expressly abrogate, as far as contrary to the present order.

dition to its being far from easy to collect the religious dispersed in all quarters, their houses and convents are despoiled of every necessary for their accommodation, and the greater part are without revenue.-The Holy Father is occupied with the means of overcoming these difficulties. His views are principally directed to the great object of giving these communities a new lustre by repairing past

It is also our will that the same credit be paid to copies, whether in manuscript or printed, of our present Brief, as to the original itself, provided they have the signature of some notary public, and the seal of some ecclesiastical dignitary; that no one be per-disorders, and bringing them back to the obmitted to infringe, or by an audacions temerity to oppose, any part of this ordinance; and that should any one take upon him to attempt it, let him know that he will thereby incur the indignation of Almighty God, and of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul.

Given at Rome, at Sancta Maria Major, on the 7th of August, in the year of our Lord, 1814, and the 15th of our Pontificate.

(Signed) Cardinal PRODATAIRE. Cardinal BRASCHI.

An act was afterwards read concerning the restitution of funds, the patrimony of the Jesuits still in existence, and provisional compensation for unalienated property.

The Jesuits have been again put in possession of the three houses which they occupied in Rome at the time of their suppression. The Noviciate of St. Andrew of Monte Cavallo is to be immediately opened, and it appears that it will be very numerous. It is calculated that there are already two hundred Jesuits in Rome.

The following Edict has been issued by the Holy See, for the restoration of the Monastic Institutions:

"Among the calamities occasioned by the revolutions which we have witnessed, one of the most severe, doubtless, is the oppression and almost total annihilation of those religious societies, who formed one of the firmest pillars of the church, and were a fruitful source of advantage to education and science in Christian and civil communities. No sooner was the Holy Father restored to his

servance of rules suitable to the holiness and excellence of their profession. To attain this object, his Holiness appointed a com mission to investigate every thing that relates to the re-establishment of the regular orders. It has now formed and presented a plan to his Holiness, tending to procure for them the requisite means, and to settle regulations which should be observed in those religious communities! But as circumstances for the moment do not permit the re-establishment of these regular societies in all the Pontifical States, it has been proposed to make a commencement at Rome, where all the disposable convents shall be given them, in which the Superiors may be lodged, and the greatest possible number of Monks assembled. It is hoped, from the religion of the Governments, and the zeal of the Bishops of the Catholic world, that they will patronize the establishment of these asylums of Christian piety and evangelical perfection. His Holiness has approved the plan of the congrega tion, and has ordered its publication, that all concerned may know it, and may apply to the Secretary of the congregation, who will inform them of the house or convent where

they are to assemble.- (Signed) B. Cardinal PACCA, Pro-Secretary of State.-Rome, Aug. 15, 1814.

Rome, Aug. 20.-Cardinal Pacca, Under-Secretary of State, has published an Edict, which forbid all Secret Associations, and particularly that of Freemasons. The following are the principal articles :

1. In conformity to the edicts of Clement XII. and Benedict XIV. which pronounce excommunication, ipso facto, against all members of secret Societies, and particularly