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DELAYS. BY ROBERT SOUTHWELL-1595. Shun delays, they breed remorse; Take thy time, while time is lent thee; Creeping snails have weakest force, Fly their fault, lest thou repent thee. Good is best, when soonest wrought, Doering labours come to nought! Hoist up sail while gale doth last, TiJe and wind stay no man's pleasure: Seek not time, when time is past, • Sober speed is wisdom's leisure. After-wits are dearly bought, Let thy fare-suit guide thy thought! Time wears all his locks before, Take thou hold upon his forehead ; ►'hen he flies, he turns no more, And behind his scalp is naked. Works adjourn'd have many stays; Long demurs breed new delays! Seek thy salve while sore is green, Fester'd wounds ask deeper lancing ; After-cures are seldom seen. Often sought, scarce ever chancing. Time and place give bent advice, Out of season, out of price! LAW REPORT. COURT OF ICfNG'S BENCH, MAY 16. This being the last day of Term the Court sat to a late hour. BYRNE V. PARKINS. Mr. FRENCH moved for a ink to chew cause why the sum of 60/. paid into Court in this cause by the de • fendant, should not be refunded to him, he having paid to Mr. Harmer, the attorney for.the plaintiff, the whole of the amount of the verdict, together . with the costs. The Learned Gentleman was then proceeding .o state that a paragraph appeared in Bill's Weekly Dispatch, asserting .that the defendant had brought a writ of error, in order to delay payment of the debt and costs, and that if this had not been the las; day of Term he would have moved for,a criminal information against the Proprietors of that Paper when The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said that they had nothing to.do with the Newspapers, and desired Mr. French to take a rule nisi for the repayment of the models out of Court. THE KING V. ANDREW SYSPHENS. The defendant was convicted, before Mr. Justice BURmouGH, at the last Assizes for Cornwall, of an assault upon Mr. Pascce,.an attorney, .and was now brought up for judgment. It appeared, from the re port 9f the trial, that the prosecutor, having been in structed to proceed against the defendant . fora small. sum of money dye to a tailor, went to serve him with process; upon which the defendant kicked him. This: defendant very soon after . offered tOapolligise for, in the, most submissive manner and at the trial he offered, at' the suggestion of the Le a rned J udge, to pay 5L to the poor of the parish, if the prosecutor agreed to carry the matter no fin Cher. •Mr..Pou.ocic was heard in mitigation, and Mr. F. Wriumas In aggravation. Mr. Justice BAYLEY addressed the defendant, and said, that the CcAurt did not at all approve of his con duct in assaulting the prosecutor. That was a most unjustifiable act. But at the same time they could not ovet look the circumstance, that he hal offered to apo logise for his.conduct, and .to obey the suggestion of the Learned Judge at the trial, that this indictment, inste,td of being . tried at the quarter SessiOns was tried at the. AssiZes.Aich. brought upon the eeendant con iderable.expertse ; and further, !bat iiias brought up to town, a distance of upwards of 200 miles from his hum to,receive judgment. Under all thesecircurn stances, the .sent,ence, of .the 'Cann was, that he should`' pay ,to the Crown a.fine of ds. lid. and cuter into recog . nizances in 40/. to keep the. peace for Ahree years. KIIE. : MATTER OF SIR G. P. TURNER. • ; - r, L . Mr.' celittFt-v #pplied, in behalf : of Mr: Corbet, an Ant rr.ey„for a.w.git of .166e178 CO;Plit ,bring Sir G. P. Turner to be examiced before a Judge, in order that it might be seen whether he was competent to sign -a writing required by Abe Lprd .Chancellor. It was stared that a Commissiqn of Lunacy had been taken ont against Sir Gregory. and Mr. Cotbet presented -a Petition to . .the Lord Chancellor on tht subject, but his Lordship said-he would ant regard any Petition until he saw whether this Gentleman had given proper autho rity to kir. Corbet to act.for him. .. The Coos: madcap orde: for Mr. Cor.bet,to see Sir G. P. Turner, in the presence of the ManhaA 441 e Kings Bench Prison, without any other persons being present, tinieu the Marshal found it netts pry to have diem for security. , ...The Rules obtained against the Proprietors.4two,Supday News papers, at the instance of Mr. Cooper, were discharged with costs, on apologising, SECONDARIES* OFFICE, MAY 16. WHEELER 'Po HAYNE, ESQ. • This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who had been servant to the defendant e to recover the sum of 791. for wages and for disbursements made in .his behalf. Judgment had been allowed to go by default, and a Shetid's Jury was summoned, to assess the damages. The case excited considerable interest, it being kpown th it Miss Foote had been stkbpcenaed for the plaintiff. . Mr.en MILES PIII LL I PS stated the case to the Jury— The plaintiff was, he said, asyoung man in very humble circumstances. He .had.been a Gentleman't. servant, and now felt himself obliged to proceed against Mr. Rayne, of s+hom the Jury, as well as the rest of the would, had reeen(ly _heard_a great Veal, and who was, *kil)PY all 14arae4cagl,gacegdingly,rich , and thelefore, powerful man.: The.plaiutiff,:at .euvant.to this Gen tleman, on board wages, attheyate of flee shillings per day, ,was in, the, habit of disbursing small . sums of mo. !Ay for his rnastor. fapon oue pccaoon,itehad,.it would lent thew , - 4 '2Ol, ' Mr. tf l ayn-' - -- 4 be. . _ proved, lent the -sum of '2ok to Mr. gayne's.steleard,- When 'relised his hick ' aiptari•d' iotiiideraili lie!. Presbyterian, or Methodisticale Thu question comes BIRTH. .., F ated. which' foe med -one -of- the i;c4ns in the- account. .Lhlr. The execution of the 'ientenee 'took 'Otis under home to ourselves, who by law am Dissenters, in En g- ..Friday, in Grosvenor-square, Lady Charlotte Cdtbsrpe,:of a son.. Rayne had a legal contest with his titewayd, Mr.4p.ve- p i e surieillance of the Civil Poier"alOne. A' party land, liable to nearly the same pains and penalties, but MARRIED. '• ' Dra goons that we are humanely relieved by an annual Bill of Sunday se'nnight, gme,. On) was now, pofottunately forthe plairttill'a of was stationed in - didt:sireet; ili be at at Portpatrielt. the Hon. Dennis Arthur Bing- case, lndemnity: L=t vs not, therefore, feel pride that we no more. The accounts. xvere.now. divined._ e hand in case of need , *lt there Was not( ihe'dniallest ham, second son of the late Right Lord Clanmorris„,td Marin • tender of no more than 48‘., having been made to the diiposition to riot evinced am daget4te Sinitliude as- are thus relieved, but pity for those who are not re- Helena, second daughter of Robert Perwe, Esq. of Rofburgh. : 1t plaintiff, which be refused to accept,frona the consciutis- sembled. We annex st . Fetition preskheea r to s Abe Ma- lieved. Sympathy is the soul and the strength of li- . DIED. betty, far without sympathy and co-operation, each Yesterday morning, at his house in Devonskire•street, Portland-- nese that he was entitled to so much ,The . m ore. 4is - . gistrates.hy the criminal on Moister, 11 'is a cariosity: place, George Mowbray,'Eaq. a Gentleman wbote beau WAS the :j butsements rode. by the plaintiff,were i t o themselves of of its kind : . man feelino• only for himself, and each congregation for b seat of benevolence. the most trivial nature, althoug4 amounang to a con Unto the Honourable the Lord Provost and kiagistratei o r , themselves, we should Le more incl.bted to the justice April >Z7, at Brussels, after a fevi days illness, Sltah, the Lade bitierahle sum to this, poor man vi.everthelcss,. the de- Glasgow, and forbearance of others for our liberty, than to our own of Rear-Admiral Winthrop. i tandem had put him to the proof Cu every one of them. ' Tlin•Felition of Jobn Rout, prisoner in Glasgow Jail, wisdom and foresight. -In support of the resolutions ----- - ---='---- ..... z ..... = _.. ___—= `•. Huffy Sheweth, With respect to on e or two items. proof wpuld be given, : That the punishnwnt which the Petitioner has been adjudrd to which it was now his duty to read, he would enter MAILS—THIS DAL ••• DUIL yew well as of the ggneral disbursements , ot thf i lei tiff', au ge r , on the llth. current, .being Jet to the discretion of your into the abominable , heresies and stupendous de- se% ma i Dublin 1 • Franca 1 a t t. and the Jury wool d . assess the damages, it was hoped, to the.full es eat of the demaod• . Honours, he, In all humility, throws himsel f at your f ret , imploring for mercy in the number. and quality of stripes, being eonstitu- l es i ons of the Church of Rome, as the strongest argts. W ater f or d ments to excite our Christian love • d compassion 1 0 liantairrek an for Guernsey saliency 1 8 Flanders o (1 O A delicate aatilie,rvous, increased by the nature of .his ern- • George Henry,. kleegrose stated. that his. Cohen ""' H Y the people,that they mar be delivered from dankness Lisbon 0 0 I Buenos Ayres o & - ployment, and tendered unwell and weak from deep anguish and /. 1, Lad been steward to Mr. Ha rte. The, pliintiff had long and close confinement; and having mother, wife, children, into the light of the Go el. But as these will, in all Gotttnburgh Malta 0 0 r Jamaica 0 0 1 America o o O 0 been in his seiviCe . from the Ist of J-ingary, 18`,?4, ter brother, sisters, and friends , whose hearts will be convu lsed at the probability, be fully enlarged upon by other Gentlemen H o ll an d 0 01, Lessard Islands 0 Ir the VA of ..14011ary,„1130.5, ea under but,ler. ‘Vitt:ess Punishment* and whose feelings he is more anxious to apare than 0 ~ o.ed to this mea-ure •as a ground for continuing . ii had oftco seen : him .pay money for small thin s, and „ his own beseeching you to recollect, .that to exhibit cruel pins' . sis-'them in darkness, he ' he • • .td leave to retai andcl ai m i^ cot to the public does not reform but, deteriorates character , and tog n HIGH-W ATER Morning •at LONDON-BRIDGE TO- vtORROW. kw w,tliikt his ratites. urikP4B ofcaeiPet's, got anudlvance22 minutes after C i n :opposed to the intelligence and beneVolence of good nien. all . such derails, in behalf of the following Resolutions ; Afternoon • • 45. minute" after/ -2 1 4410Larxim thsi.plainetif. for else use 44 Mr. Bayne. -11 And your Petitioner stall ever pray, I. That. this Needs' mut opinion that :lonian should be sub- e_-- ...i• ----------' _ . Mr. William Carer stated that he w as the blOillel. 1 GlAsgow, 9th May, 1825. Joust . Kws. ject to pains and disabilities on account of his religious creed; but as, w lllYag ' Pm/14°411 " M " 4. --- iTr'.. gas** at the 52 -""ertici. - .- • . A. 1, Ptekrett- Plea, Tewor-attar . i - 5 t f in-law and attorney of Mr. Hayne.. He knew that the plaintiff was in his brother in.law't service, but could not say that he was on board wages—could not re collect that Wheeler boarded out of the house; was almost certain he lived in the house, excepting a short time in August; was not aware that Wheeler ever made any disbursements for Mr. Hayne. He remem bered Mr. Hayne paying the plaintiff some accounts, and at the same time telling him not to make any paythents for him in future. Witness did not believe any disbursements had been made by the plaintiff, be cause Mr. Hayne was at all times too liberal in his advances to his servants. With respect to the sum of 201. Wheler had himself solicited, that it might be held over to I..•rvegrove's acconnt. Did not remember 'laving seen Mr. 'Rayne more than twice in a hack ney-coach. The next witneu was a young man named Harlon, footman to Bliss Foote. • _ _ Mr. PHILLIPS very considerately said to him, el Now you are in the service of a Lady, it it not nece:s try for the case that her name should be stated, and I had ra ther you would not mention it." The footmantook the.hint, and never mentioned Miss Foote's name during the examination.—Mr. Hayne was, he said, in the habit of visiting his mistress ; did not, however, ever remember Mr. Hayne's coming in a hackney-coach to see her. Remembered going from Southampton to Bath with his mistress, who was to meet Mr. Hayne there. Mr. Hayne was punctual.— Wheeler, the plaintiff, went with witness from South-, ampton to Bach in a post chaise. Whceler paid the expenses.--46 Missis" met him at the Inn there. Cross.etamined by Mr. ADOLTHUS.—Do you not know that Mr. Ilayne always paid for everything? Witness.—l believe he did. Mr. Anoi.rous.—Da you not kno* that he was very profuse in giving his money to servants? Witness.—Yes; he was very much so. A Mrs. Baker proved, that in August,lB24, the plaintiff lodged in her house for 17 days. Mr. ADOLPHUS, for the defence, said, that his client had been held out to the world as a man who might be successfully attacked, sneered at, and preyed upon by all who might think proper to select him for imposi tion. Plaintiff seeing how money was to be made, availed himself of the opportunity, and tried his action, being well assured if he lost it, he would only be where he was, and if he gained it, he would have a consider able sum in pocket. Mr. Hayne had not thought it worth his while to defend the action in the Court above, but the Jury might be assured that the plaintiff had.not paid the various items ; or he would have been able to prove them. An attack had been made on the charac ter of his client, as if he had turned the plaintiff away, because he refused to give false testimony ; but this was very far from being the case; it was because the plain tiff refused to give evidence that was true that Mr. Hayne discharged him. It was always difficult to get an under-servant to give evidence against an upper one, especially when the upper one was a steward, in the habit of lending money to and otherwise accommo dating those who were subordinate. The case, indeed, was a most abominable one—it was only got up to make paragraphs for the Sunday Newspapers of to-morrow. Mr. Puna.ws.—That is a design more worthy of the wisdom of the other side, for Stmdayrapers are seldom published on a Tuaglay. Mr. ADOLPHUSWeII, then, for the Papers of to-morrow. I contend that nothing has bee; proved against my client, who, whatever may be the issue, is Well content to rest himself in the bosom of an honest Jury. The SECONDARY, in his charge to the Jury, said he was afraid the plaintiff could not go beyond the sum of 481. which had been offered to him. There had been scarcely a single item proved. The money that was paid by him for the post•chaise might have been given ,to him by his master, and the 201. sent by him to the Steward, it-was proved, was at his desire placed to the Steward's account. It was singular that no book should have been kept by the plaintiff to put down those small disbursements, and it was indeed singular, that he should have Made them after he was desired not to do so, ac ,cording to Mr.-Carter's statement.—The Airy assessed the damages at fifty g l uineas. INSOLVENT - 11E13TORS' COURT, MAY 16. Mrs. Mary I3aily, who was described in her Petition as late of Turnbam-green, and formerly of East Grin stead, farmer, appeared to receive judg e ment, The In solvent was examined on the 26th ult. and was opposed by a great body of creditors ; when it appeired that she had contracted debts to the amount of several hundred pounds, principally by the purchase of furniture, which she obtained under fraudulent pretences. She agreed, in almost every instance, tapay ready money ; but after the delivery of the , she broke her contract, and eventually the TUrnrat i green establishment was strip ped of everything, 'and the property sold to an aim, tioneer in Chancery-lane. The COURT said that her offence was sggiatated greatly by her attempting to bolster hei case by. perjury ; and to mark her offence ,he was sentenced to,two years imprisonment within the walls of tile King's Bench. Wednesday last, John Kean, cotton-spinner, who was convicted at the last Circuit - Court at Glasgow, fo r shooting at John Graham, another cotton-spinner, and severely wounding him, underwent the punishment of the law, upon a temporary scaffold irectO'lri''front of thetoutt-bouse. On the scaffold was exettOcfen'epi. right framework, 'to Which Kean was closely bound.skt if extended on a cross, and in a manner that he could not move either one way or, the" Other. ' About . ten minutes past twelve o'clock the crirninal'was "brought . out and bound to the post, When' the tommon excels tioner.indicted the . punishment '4lsviecleir by 'hie law, namely, eight y stripes, a punishme nt compared to the enormity .9f his ;peen . te. He seemed to take it very coolly at the oritset, but tolardi the cloak the feelings of pain rather Overciiiiiehis resolution. !ix *eared corlsid- the gifts of Heaven are free. so should every man he allowed to worship Gon according to the dictates of bis conscience. 2. That this Meeting see no danger likely to arise to the Protes tant Establishment in this country, by granting Einancipatioo to our Roman Catholic Brethren, for we cannot allow ourselves for a moment to imagine that the part of the population professing the" Roman Catholic faith can ever persuade the great body of the peo ple to part with a religion endeared to thefts from their earliest re collections, and which brought to them, and even tends it, maintairy religious and civil liberty. 3. That this Meeting feel assured from history and esperience, that in removing those restrictive laws which now create so twoly causes of division and heartborning among the popohtion of Iry land, no evil would result thereftfun, whereas onion, kindly feeling, and the many advantages growing out of such a ware of society would arise, and thereby greatly add to the strength of the etaapior„. , and the happiness of Its people. 4. That a Petition be presented to the House of Lrirds is favour . of Catholic Emancipation. Mr. DAVIES rose to second the motion of the Icy:- speaker. That Gentleman had, in (act, echo:wed t.te subject before the acsembly ; he would thereloie remark, that the present, as a subject, was one which' had formerly united a Pitt and a Fox, however opposett: they were on other points, and at the present day had united a Canning and a Burdett. The Resolutions mere then put, and, with the deception acne dissenting hand they passed unanimously. Mr. MACKINTOSH rose and said, that being the only person who had opposed the passing of the Resolutions, he thought it his duty to explain the reason of this pro ceeding. He did not conceive thatthe.beneficiol results anticipated from Catholic, Emancipation would be pro duced by the enactment. He had intended to move some amendments, but as he perceived the general opi nion was so decidedly against him, he begged leave to withdraw his opposition—(App.'ause). The Petition was then read ; and after a vote of Thanks to the Chairman, for his condoct, had been carried, the Meeting broke ti y.. EMIGRATION TO C. 4 .1'.1D.4. --40.- Coat, Mar 7.—The embarkation on board the Drst iv boot of the transports, the Fortitude, Resolution, Albion, and unto - wick,, was completed yesterday evening, in Cork, and it was expected that those ships would sail, wind permitting, to-morrow. They take out between 1000 and 1100 men, women, and children, of whom several families bear the exterior appearance, at lent, of having been exempted front that distress which their removal from this country is intended to remedy. The Mary Anne, of this port, has completed her number of passengers for Quebec. They are, In general, of the better clam of farmers, chiefly from the counties of Clare and Kerry, Foiled -tilting an aggregate of at least seventy persons, including WQMICA and children. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. The driver of a hackney coach was summoned for being absent from his coach without lawful same. lk was convicted in the penalty of 101. and 4s. costs. He declared his inatitty to pay it, and was ordered to be committed for 14 days to the [louse of Cor rection. However, he afterwards paid the fine and coats. An application was made by letter yesterday, to Sir R. Bram, by the Lady of a very celebrated actor, inquiring into circumstances of an examination which she understood had taketr place here its the case of a young girl named Catherine Fry, who was supposed to have destroyed her child. The fair writer expressed a wish for know if the girl was really an object of commiieration, as, if that was the case, she and others were anxious to do something for herr Sir R. Stamm made inquiry of the clerks, and it was .uggested that the person meant was in all probability Caroline Fry, on whose newly-born child, of which a Manager of a Theatre was said to be the father, an Inquest was held, and a verdict of " Accidental Death" returned. An answer was sent to the Lady to this effect, and referring her to St. - Giles's Workhouse, where the young woman is still living. A poor woman, named Elizabeth Hall, was placed at the bar on. suspicion of having improperly disposed of two baskets of linen,. which had been entrusted to her to take to the house of Lord Ches terfield, in South Audley-street, May-fair, by Anne Midrib-ditch, a laundress at Kensington. It appeared, however, by her defence, which was corroborated by other witnesses, that the linen had been taken from . her, near the door of the house, by a man who pre tended to be a servant to his lordship ; and the Magistrate directed an officer to make futther inquiry into the circumsLoces ; the pri soner, meantime, remaining in custody. GUILDHALL. Lord Chetwynd appeared at this Office, to claim an elegant gokl bracelet, which an Irishwoman, named .7ardais, bad been stopped in attempting to pledge with Mr. Reeves, pawnbroker, So9Whill. His Lordship stated, that Lady Cnerwrins missed it in passing from Mond-street to Harley-street. He had seen the account of the woman having been stopped in the newspaper, and 'now brought a bracelet to match, to satisfy the worthy Alderman. Therahie of the pair was about thirteen pounds. Mr. Alderman Lucas directed his Lordship to be sworn to the fact of his Lady having lost such an article, and to the one produced resembling the bracelet so lost, and then restored it t►► him, remarking, that t►e woman who found it had a family, and her husband was a prisoner •in Giltspur.street Compter ; but as she endeavoured to convert it toher own use, instead of bringing the property to a Magistrate, or advertising it herself, he could not recommend his Lordship to , leave any compliment for her. She had .hewn a want of principle that should meet no want/Rance whatever. • His Lordship coin cided in this remark, and retired. We understand that the Treaty of Commerce be tween this country and Buenos Ayres received the KING'S signatine ons Wednesday last wand on the:fok lowing day, Mr.. RIVADAVIA, the Envoy for Buenos Ayres, had an interview with Mr. CANNING, at Coombe wood, in which the treaties were exchanged. Mr. lit- VADAVIA has thus had the happiness of completing in his own person the great measure, which owes Its ori gin principally to his talents and good conduct inthe administration rf the affairs of his country.. This is not, however, the only. benefit for which Buenos Ayres is indebted to Mr. ltsvanaviA ; the Associations fat working the Mines of La Plata, for establilaing at the seat of Government, and for promoting colotriza tion in the eonntryi are undetstcod all to have originated from his suggestions and encouragement. The sloop Gordon, of Kirkcudbright, caught fire` while lying at Ethan. The vessel was loaded with lime, and the rain having descended through the seams of her deck, kindl-d within her an internal tire, which could only be subdued by discharging tlweargo. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-CATHOLIC CIL.dI3IIL Friday evening, a Meeting took plaice at the London Coffee-house, of the Members of the Established Church of Scotland. The hour appointed was seven o'clock, and about half-past nearly two hundred Gentlemen had assembled. On the motion of Mr. DAVIS, the Chair was taken by Mr. J. G. &miaow. After thanking the meeting for the honour thus conferred on him, be begged to observe that the object of the present meeting was to consider the propriety of presenting a Petition to the Howe of Lords, in favour of the claims of their brethren— the Catholics of Ireland. The present meeting had not been the spontaneous act of the Presbyterians of London, but a measure into which they had been driven by the conduct of others. They felt that their opinions were compromised by the Peti tion which had been presented by the Presbytery of London. That body consisted of ten very honour able men, still they were but men, and subject to the mistakes and frailties of others. The communicants in London were not unanimous in the opinion expressed by the Petition sent up to Parliament, and therefore the present step of summoning a meeting had been taken, that by presenting AI Petition to the House of Lords, their true sentiments on the subject might be known. The nature of the Presbytery of the Church cf Scotland was not very well known, and this was an additional reason for adopting the present course. Now that they had met, be would observe, the subject be fore them was a very grave and important one, and therefore he hoped that if any difference of opinion on the subject should arise, Gentlemen would speak and feel as Christians, and when they departed, they should depart as brothers. The worthy Chairman concluded by requesting that the Resolutions intended to be pro posed should be read by Mr.Roserrsow,who then rose and addressed the meet ing. He said the present assembly had met together, not, as citizens, to discuss the exrediency of a civil or political measure, but as Christians, to consider what is their duty under existing circumstances. If a measure be viewed in one way, the evil and the good are often so equally balanced, that we know not how to decide —in any other point of view, the same difficulty arises, and we are tossed to and fro like chaff before the wind In all such cases, whether of a public or private nature, if we seek counsel of GOD, and approach the Throne cf Grace to guide us, we shall and some principle of duty involved, and all that remains for us is obedience. If we obey not, woe be to us—obedience is the duty of the Christian, not expediency ; which is the principle on which are founded the abominations of the Jesuits. In proportion as a nun permits expediency to super sede principle, or duty and obedience, is that man a Jesuit, however little he may suspect it, and however much he may hate the Jesuits. Our duty as Christians may be comprised in one word—Love. ". Thou shalt love the LORD thy GOD with all thy heart, with all thy soul, with all thy strength, and with all thy mind— and thy neighbour as thyself." Again, we are told to love our enemies, to bless them that curse us, to do good to them that hate us, and to pray for them that despitefully use us. Do unto others as they do unto you ?—No. As they have done unto you ?—No ; but as you would that they should do unto you. These Commandments we shall disobey at our peril, and woe be to us if we obey not. In this spirit did our LORD and SAVIOUR send forth his Disciples did our SAVIOUR send out his Disciples armed with pains arid penalties ? No—He said, " Preach the Gcspel —preach the Gospel—to every creature." Did he inflict pains and penalties on Jerusalem for se ceiviug him not ?—No ; he wept over that ill-fated city., Our duty, as the disciples of CHRIST, is simply to preach the Gospel, in public and in private, in our homes and by the wayside ; and if our brethren will not receive the Gospel, let us weep over them. But, alas policy and expediency raised a barrier in former times, for the defence of the State, against a powerful faction, beaded by a Pretender to the throne, supported by fo reign Powers, in laws now happily no longer necessary; .but which we have continued to uphold for the defence of Religion The Church is said to be in danger I The Church of CHRIST in danger! Monstrous presumption! The almighty power of GOD indebted for the support of his Church and the Gospel, to the laws of worms crawling on the face of the ear th 1 L ruts, whose prin ciple of pains and penalties is rebellion against GOD. Did power ever propagate truth ? Yes—but only by persecuting it. Witness the progress of Christianity, in all ages, in the face of persecution. Has not the blood of the 'Martyrs ever. proved the seed of the Church ? Witness also the history of our forefathers in Scotland, nay, even the progress of error and delusion in Ireland, solely through oppression. When law would promote, it impedes—and when it would impede, it promotes truth. To profess a 'regard for the immortal soul of a fallen enemy, who feels himself chained. down by pains and penalties, he will only consider as an insult. We may assure him that he is very well off—that he. has freedom of speech, that he may eat and drink, and to a considerable degree use his limbs, if we again endea vour to deliver him from error and delusion, will not his !text be ready to burst with indignation? On the contrary, set him free, raise him to the erect condition of a. man, on a level with ourselves; he will then listen to our admonitions and to. truth. It may be answered that this case does not apply, that there is no persecu tion in Ireland. Ask him only whom the Shoe pinches. No persecution ! Where is it not ? Even a difference . of opinion on this question excites hostility and pro. scription in this very country. What is this claim of infallibility but Popery, whether Political, Episcopal, Presbyterian, or Methodistical? This question comes li