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r. _ j by the Roman Catholic Bishops, both of Great Britain and of Irelind. themselves. The Roman Catholic Bishops of Great Britain thus explain their motives and object. " " Having, in the foregoing declaration, en deavoured to state, in the simplicity of truth, such doc trines of our Church as ate most -frequently misrepre sented or misunderstood in this country, and to explain the meaning in which Catholics undeisrand the terms by which these doctrines are expressed in the language of their Chsirch, we confidently trust that this declara tion and explanation will be received by all our fellow. subjects in a spirit of candour and charity, and that those Who have been hitherto ignorant of, or but im perfectly acquainted with our doctrines of faith, will do us the justice to acknowledge, that, as Catholics, we hold no religious principles, and entertain no opinions flowing from those principles, which are not 'perfectly consistent with our duties as Christians and as British subjects. This declaration we. the undersigned, ap prove and'publish, as an exposition of our principles and s doctrines on the subjects to which it refers." 'the Roman Catholic Bishops of Ireland declare as follows At a time when the spirit of calm inquiry is abroad, and men seem anxious to resign those pre judices through which they viewed the doctrines of others, the Archbishops and Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Leland avail themselves with plea sure of this dispassionate tone of the public mind tol exhibit a simple mid correct view of those tenets that are most frequently misrepresented. If it please the ALMIGHTY, that the Catholics of Ireland should be doomed to continue in the humbled and degraded con dition in which they are now placed, they will submit with resignation to the Divine Will. The Prelates, however, conceive k a duty which they owe to them- - lAves, as well as to their Protestant fellow subjects; whose' good opinion they value, to endeavour, once more, to remove the false imputations that have been frequently cast upon the faith and discipline of that Church which is entrusted to their care, and that all may be enabled to know, with accuracy, the genuine principles of those men who are proscribed by law from any participation in the honours, dignities, and emoluments of the State." What remains for me to add will be very short. I have already stated, in my address to you in October last, and in my letter to the Duke of Norfolk, my opi nion of the justice and expediency of attempting the final settlement of this question : and, I am sure, there are few men really indisposed to assent to the justice and expediency of that settlement, if it can be found compatible with the maintenance of our civil and reli gious Constitution in Church and State. For the rea sons which I have assigned. 1 du not conceive that the slightest danger would acci ue to the Constitution, either in Church or State, from t' e admission to sit in Parliament, or to hold a civil office, of any Roman Catholic, seriously prepared to attest on oath his entire and absolute agreement with the sentiments contained in these declarations of the Roman C =tholic Clergy, upon the points which I have mentioned: and I, for one, should not be disposed to admit to the privileges of the Constitution any Roman Catholic who was not so prepared. I do not consider that I any called upon to mix up the question of the opinion; entertained, or presumed to have been entertained, by the Roman Catholics of former periods, as to the ex istences:if an absolute power in Rome of nullifying the obligation of oaths actually talon, or of forcing upon the minds and consciences of the Roman Catholics of England and Leland doctrines and opinions affecting in the slightest degree their civil duties. The Roman Catholics deny that such a power ever existed ; but imagine, for a moment, the actual assumption or asser tion of such a power by any present or future Pope or General Council, ,The continuance of the Roman Ca thoPcs (after such an act of assumption) to take an oath assenting to the principles contained in these, their own spontaneous and solemn declarations, would be the must practical and conclusive assertion of their own indeperglence, the most entire renunciation of the au thority of the Pofe, which it would be possible to o b. tain from any human being. Supposing, therefore, the Catholic question to be carried upon the principles here laid down, and sup posing, for the sake of argumnt, that it be admitted that the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland is not at the present moment independent, we shall have two alternativt s. If the Pope and the authorities cf Rome approve and sanction these declarations, either by a direct expression of consent, or by that confirmation which is involved in the absence of all protest against them; in either alternative, we shall possess all the sanction which Roman Catholic authority can give to an expression of opinion by any body of Roman Catholics. On the other hand, should these declarations be dis claimed by the See of home; the Roman Catholics of Great Britain and Ireland must make their si•lccifon be tween two alternatives: the one an acquiescence in the authority of the See of Rome, involving a resumption of their disabilities—inasmuch as such acquiescence Must itrevent Aen taking that oath, which, by the terms of ,the nroposition, will be an indispensable pre liminary to the _removal' of those disabilities:—the other, a qualified separation from Rome, to the extent of formally 'and solemnly, den) ing her authority to con trol them in any point of belief remotely aff,:cting the exercise of their civil duties : and I contend, confidently, thee such denial will hare been absolutely given, if they continue to take an oath affiaming the doctrines cuntained in these declarations, notwithstanding any disclaimer, on the part of the See of Rome, of all or any part of the doctrines so declared. Under either alter native, it appears to me, that our security would :email unimpaired, and that the disabilities must and will, ipso facto, revive in each individual instance, whenever a real occasion demands their reproduction. If any lay Roman Catholic of Great Utitain or Ireland, notwith standing these declarations of the Roman Catholic Bishops of Great Britain and Ireland, should acknow ledge the temporal power of the Pope in temporal mat ters, the oath which he must take, to enable him to enter iiito office, will be an effectual bar to his availing him• of any measure of emancipation. This, therefore, applies to Vie case of emancipation prior to its being carried into effect: but, supposing it to have been carried into effect, the case would stand thus :—The lay Roman Catholic, who takes an oath founded on these declaration., which assert principles sa:e and constitu tional, gives a st cut ity that he is a proper person to be admitted to the privileges of the Constitution. If, in consequeoce of any irotest from the See of Rome, he feels• himself called .upon, in point of conscience, to abandon the opinions, which, in the first instaoce, he haimaintained, by his oath, he can no longer take that oath ; and (tom that moment, he will resume his . pre sent state of disability. The measure of emancipation will have been nugatory, as far as ha is concernel Ii will be understood that I am putting an extreme case ; but I argue the question with reference to the extreme case, that nothing of omission may be imputed to me. I halite thus endeavoured to redeem the pledge which I made to'you in October hit. I have made as much effort many man ever has to bring this subject calmly and argumentatively before my constituents. I only in vite, in return, your cairn and temperate examination of the subject ; and I am willing to hope that I have not forfeited your confidence, for having presumed to think, for the reasons which I have so minutely detailed, lin the documents published in the Appendix, that the prosperity of the British empire would be confirmed and consolidated by the admission to the privileges of the Constitution ,(under the limitations and subject to the securities which I have endeavoured to describe) of more than six millions of our fellow-subjects, who are, 4nd who will be, by the laws of our common nature, dissatisfied and impatient, so long as their existing dis abilities are continued. I have the honour to remain, your faithful and obliged humble servant, IL WILMOT-HORTON. MEXICO. The PYRAMUS, whose arrival at Portsmouth we yes terday announced, left Vera Cruz on the rth of March, land brings letters of the 24th from the capital, but their contents have no political importance. The speck on board the PYRAMUS amounts to about 500,000 dollars, of which near 300,000 are remitted for the pay ment of the Mexican dividends due in October, and the rest on private account. 4t_Musco, NbatcH es. " This week is the Carnival of Mexico - -the entire population may be seen in the streets ; booths are erected for the kale of lemonade, ices, &c. and amusement is the order of the day. The Churches are decorated splen didly. I observe a striking alteration for the better in the dresses of all .lasses, but particularly in that of the poorer part of the population. Men who, last year, wore jackets, now figure away in coats, and those who thought themselves very gay with a no , / blanket thrown over their shoulders, now sport jackets; every thing is improving around us, and, ere long, few countries will be better off than this. g 4 The duties payable to the Dlineria of a rial ii every mark of silver coined, increases every month, the best proof that can be given of the improved state of the mines. " Mrs Morkr has at length left os, hot unaccompanied by Mr. Camacho, whose health is net yet sufficiently re-established to war rant so long a voyage ; he will, however, soon follow." THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, JUNE JUNE 8, 1626. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols, which left of yesterday at SO. for the Account, opened this morning at the same price; after which they went up to 801; and-remain at present alternately buyers and sellers at the above price, with little doing. Current Pricer: Old Spanish 7/ 111, Mexican 621 65, Colombian new 40/ 41, Russian 201 81. ONE O'CLOCK. Within this hour the Market has improved. Fifty Thousand Consols have been bought at 1104 for the Account, and they may now be quoted at SO/. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Red. 79% % 3 per Cent. Cons. Shut. Si per Cent. 86% Si per Cent. Red. 85% % 4 per Cent. Shut. 4 per Cent. Scrip 1% IA 4 per Cent. 1826, 94 1 ,4 L'ng Ann. 19 1.16 Vs India Bonds. 9 Eiox) Excheq. Bills 8 9 8 prem. £5OO ditto 8 9 8 prem. £lOO and £2OO ditto 9 Cons. for Acct. 80% % FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Colombian Bonds, Pruu. lids. 1 3 p C. 911 Do. Bonds, 1844, 4l+ 1 Russ. 8d5,1898, 5 p C. Do. Ace. 41k Ditto Acet. 801 81 Daniell Bonds, 3p Ct. 56 j Span. Bonds s p Ct. 71 8 Do. Acet. 57 Ditto Acct. 8 Greek Bomb, S p Ct. 14 10 Ditto 510, se Mat. lids 182.5,6 p Ct. 681 313 I Ditto 85, 81 Do. Acct. 623 3 Spin. sp. C. 1823, S Pertly. lids. 6 p C. 29e Fr. Renter, S p C. 97f Ditto Acct. Exchange, 95f 55c BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. Mexican Company United Mexican Welch Iron & Coal .0 prem. lIMA It r. PAIR. 100 15 1 51 40 00 19 25 25 7 AUSTRIAN FUNDS, VIENNA, MAY 07. Itlctalliquea 00k. Bank Shares 1107 14. In all the negotiations that have taken place during the last few years between Russia and Tur key, thelatter Power has evaded the fulfilment of any terms to which it acceded ; and we find there is some suspicion of the good faith of the Porte at present. A private letter from Vienna, of a recent date, in the Brussels Papers, received this forenoon, states that some apprehensions are entertained respecting the result of the negotiations between the Turkish and Russian Commissioners, who are to meet on the frontiers of the two empires ; and that it is feared the Turkish negotiators may have recourse to their old practice of tergiversation and delay. This is said to be the teas= that the rise in the Austrian funds his not been supported. Rio de Janeiro Papers have been received to the 22d March, which bring advices from Monte Video, stating that on the 25th of February the buencs Ayrians ap peared in front of Praca da Colonia with a force of one corvette, four brigs, and one schooner. A messenger was sent on shore to demand the surrender of that castle, but the garrison replied, they were prepared to receive them. On the following day the enemy com menced firing, which lasted for five hours, during which time attempts were made to persuade them to surrender the Castle, but not succeeding, they retired. One of their brigs was burnt during the action. Private accounts have been received of a later date, to the 30th of March, which state fiat the Brazilian Minister had received disp.ttches from Lird COCHRANE, dated from Brussels, which innmediat ly caused a Council to be assembled. The accounts from Dahia are ut the 26 , h of March. They state that the EMPEROR had set off again for Rio de Janeiro, uhere great tejoicings Were expected to take pl t iee on his account. This forenoon we received the Allgenteine Zeitung to the 2d ;list. It contains an article from the frontiers of Poland of the 23d of May, stating that there have been again some disturbances among the peasantry in Po dolia, who were joined by some discontented soldiers; but that these disorders were speedily quelled by the vigorous interference of the military force, and tran quillity was perfectly restored. Since then, it is said, some persons have been arrested at Kiew. Brussels Papers to the Bth inst. reached us this fore neer'. They shew the jealousy with which the proceed. ings of the Pore and the Roman Catholics are watched in the Netherlands. The following is an extract: BRUSSELS, Joxit 6. Some Clergymen in Zealand have received from his Excellency the Governor of that province a letter, of which the following is a translation: 4. Michlleburgh, March 11, 1828. " You! Reverence knows, that in this kingdom no bull of the Pope can be published m posted up within or without the Church, till it has been laid before his Majesty, and received his approbation. " Recommending in general to your Reverence strictly to follow this rule, at the same time obey his Majesty's orders,by inviting you particularly not to lose sight of it, with respect to a Bull issued on the subject of the year of jubilee ; and consequently, in case you have received it, or should receive it, not to make any use of it till it has received the Royal plata. _ (Signed) VON DOREN, Governor of Zealand." It is now very confidently reported that Mr. Secretary CANNING will be proposed a candidate for the City of Westminster, in which case there is no doubt of his return, even if he should not personally canvass or appear on the hustings. The wit and eloquence of the Right Hon. Gentleman would, however, give so muck life and interest to an election, that there is no doubt an attempt will be made to induce him to attend occasionally, should his friends, who are to meet this evening at the Gordon Csfce•house in Covent garden, deternaino on nominating him. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. • ...,,,w...... PARTIES. The Earl of Darnley entertained a distingsdsked party at dinner yesterday, at his home in Berkeley square. Lord Carrington entertained a large party at dinner yesterday, at his house, VihitehaU. Lady Log gave a splendid rout on Tuesday evening, at her house in Privy Gardens. There were present upwards of Wu of the baut too, including his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, Prince Esterhazy, and most of the Foreign Ambassadors and their ladies, &c. Lady Bromley entertained a select pasty of fashionable. yester day, at her house in Berkeley square. Mr. Hinchliffe had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in Green street, Grosvenor square. MOVEMENTS. Lord Riot left town yesterday, for Cornwall. The Hon. William and Lady Barbara Ponsonby have left town, for Poole, Dorietshire. Sir Charles and Lady Long left town yesterday, for Windsor. William Egerton, Es+ has left town, for his sear, Tamen Park, Cheshire; and Mrs. Egerton and family, for Yorkshire. Mr. and Mrs. Child and family left town yesterday, for their seat in Worcestershire. Departures from Miller's Hotel, Jermyn street—Captain and Mrs. Trower, for the Continent; Captain Wade, R.N. for Ports mouth; R. Simmons, Es+ for Brighton. Arrival at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn street—Samuel Esq. from Ms seat in Northamptonshire. Departure—Sir George, Lady, and Miss Prescott, for their seat, Theobald's, Herts. Arrivals at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor street—Robert Lowndes, Esq. and George Fisch Hatton, req. from a tour. Departures--Lady Byron, for Hastings; Mrs. Henry Siddoal, for Eiinburgh. THE ARMY. The four warps of the East tent Yeomanry Cavalry,ois. those commanded by W. Haman, Req. Dwta J. PAatba, Betg. W. Diann 4 Req. and J. Gmtarrr, Esq. which finished thole eight days' training on Saturday (under the command of their lieutenant Colonel Commaddant T. Giants?, Esq.) were inspected in review order on Friday; in the barrack-ield, by Lieutenant-Colonel Has- Ars, whoexpressed the greatest satisfaction at the pleasure which he reeleved in making the inspection, dm The last Division of the 65d Regimen' of Infantry embarked on the sth Instant, on board the Indian Trader transport, at Cork, for Portsmouth. A. Detachment of Recruits arrived In town yesterday morning from Bristol, en route to join their respective Regiments and Depots. THE LATE CARL M. VON WEBER. Sunday night M. Weber felt himself very unwell, and expressed to M. Fursteneau (the great flute player who accompanied him to this country, and who was staying with him at Sir George Smart's) his anxious wish to return as soon as possible to his wife and chil dren at Berlin. He said he should not be happy till he fixed a day for Ms departure, which he was determined should take place the end of this week or the beginning of the neat. Mr. Fursteneau vainly endeavoured to persuade him to have some one to sit up with him, but this he declioe4 as well as allowing his door to be left unlocked, as it is the custom with foreigners to lock the bed room doors. At seven o'clock on Monday morning, the servants came as usual to call M. Weber, and receiving no answer, they forced open the door, and found him lying wit► his head on his band in a composed attitude, and so cold that ►e had evidently ' been dead several hours. The surgeons opened the body. and found that he had a severe obstruction in the windpipe, and that his lungs were in such a decayed state (no doubt owing to inces sant study and intensity of feeling) that he could net have lived sway months longer. Thus ended the greatest dramatic composer of the age. The Mowing is the medical certificate respecting the above named admirable composer. " On examining the body of C. N. Von Weber, we found an Weer on the left side of the laryaz, the lungs almost universally diseased, filled with tubercles, of which many were is a state of suppuration, with two viatica, one of them about the ease of a common egg, the other smaller, which was a quite sulkiest cause of his death. (Signed) " F. TENCKEN, M.D. CHARLES F. FORBES, M.D. P. N. KIND, M.D. WM. ROBINSON, &Irmo. " 111, Great Portland-place, sth June, five o'clock. Mr. Moetelt arrived last night. at siz o'clock, in a chaise and four, at the Foreign Ogee, Downing-street, from his mission to Mexico. Baron de ITASAYANA t the Brazilian Minister, gave a diplomatic dinner on Sunday, at his house in Patk-crescent. Amongst the company present were the following— Mr. Secretary Canning, Prince Euerhasy, Prince PoSiam, Marquis de Patinella, Mr. Feick, Marquis Clanricarde Lord Howard de Walden, Count Ludoif , Count d'Aglie, Viscount Rezende Baron Maltzahn. Baron Sderaold , Baron Cetto, Sir Robert Chester, Mr. Plants, and Mr. Gordon. Yesterday his Eutilency entertained the Se cretauies of all the European Embas sies and Legaduns in London. This morning. the workmen began to erect the busting. in front of Covent-gaiden Church, for the election of Members for the (Sty of Westminster in the ensuing Parliament. Miss MACAQUE' delivered a series of Recitations last evening, in the Great Room of the Crown and Anchor Tavern, to a very nu m erous and fashionable audience. Her performance was, in a great degree,. on the plat, adopted with so much success by Mr. MATIIIIII3 and Mr. Yates; and in the course of the evening she introduced many very spirited and original sketches of character, and delivered the heautiikul ballad, Lord , Min's Daughter, with cons derabite poser and effect. SOUTHWARK ELECTION-SECOND DAY. STATE OF OF THE POLL. The Election commenced this forenoon, at nire o'clock, with great spirit. At eleven o'clock the total numbers were, for Mr. Calvert Sir Robert Wilson Mr. Polhill . • • Twas.vs o*.Loci. Air. Calvert Sir &shell Wilt= Mr. Polhill . Mr. Calvert Sir Robert Wilson Mr. Polhill oss cia.oca. . 582 . 568 . 248 • 511 • 414 • 336 5/0 571 307 The Borough during the day presented a scene of great animation. The candidates were on the hustings the whole of the day. A banner was displayed with a figure of Paul Pry, " Wilson and Calvert for ever 7' " I hope I don't intrude," was the inscription. (We yesterday gave an outline of the proceedings in commenting the election fur the Borough, and we now subjoin a more detailed account:l At ten o'clock yesterday morning, the hustings erected in front of the Town 11411 were crowded to excess. Sir ROBERT WiLION was tin... Brat Candidate who on the hustings yesterday. His carriage was preceded by a number of banners with various devices and sentiments. Among others aw e " Wilson and Purity of Election"—" Wilson and Public Libenr Wilson and Trial by Jury"—" Wilson the Friend of the People." His colours were sky blue. Nothing could be more flattering than the greetings which be received on his approach. Mr. CALVERT, who shortly after arrived, was received with similar demonstrations of regard. His colours were deep blue, and his banners were inscribed" Independence and Free Tra de;" " Parliamentary Reform;" "'*be 1932 Electors," &c. Mr. POLHSEL'S e.loun werepange and purple ; his inscriptions— "No Popery;" " Trade and" Commerce." His reception on the huotings was of the most harsh and disgraceful character—hisses, and in some instances, missiles, being directed by the mob against his party. The most violent clamours continued to rage throughout the assembled multitude for a considerable time • and it was with extreme di ffi culty that party strife could he so far assuaged as to suffer the preliminary formalities to proceed. Mr. SOLOMON Dews rose to propose Mr. Calvert, as a fit and proper person to represent the Borough in Parliament. He was gratified, he said, to meet his old and valued friends,his brother electors—and to perceive that their spirit of independence was still as much alive as ever--that they were the same true-hearted Britons he had ever known. So long ago as 1807 he had in troduced Mr. Calvert to their notice, and though a struggle for their suffrages was then unsuccessful, it had yet produced much good. The old rats had b, en routed from their lurking pieces; and the exertions which had been roused by defeat led to the return of Mr. Calvert in 1812, when the citadel was carried in A way which achieved the independence of their ancieot Borough—(Applause.)—The same result he confidently anticipated from the present contest. He felt that he was conscientiously discharging the duties which he owed to society from the moral obligations by which he was bound to his King and his country, when he recom mended Mr. Calvert as one of their representatives in the next Parliament. Mr. JOHN Et.t.ta seconded the nomination. Mr. C.l - he contenckd, had indisputable claims upon their favour, which were abundantly manifest upon a view of his past Parliamentary conduct. In one point indeed he did not concur in the sentiments of the preceding speaker. He was opposed to Emancipation it was true, but he was not the less convinced of Mr. Calveres wog.• thiness of the place which he sought. Still he hoped that both the Members elected for Southwark would agree in his opinions regarding Emancipation, and resist the enactment of such a measure. Mr. BLACKETT then came forward to propose Sir Robert Wilson—(Loud cheers). This reception, he said, was in the highest degree gratifying to his feelings, and afforded an incontrovertible proof that his sentiments were in unison with those of the electors. He would readily obtain creak for the assertion, that he recom mended to them a truly honest and faithful servant— one who had already fought their battles abroad, and done them signal service at home—one whose value was well known in his representative capacity, and who was therefore well worthy of be . ng entrusted with their representation again. It would be highly inconsiAent in them to clamour for a reform in Parliament, if they did not do their duty on the present occasion. He had seen a flag carried through the streets, bearing as as inscription— " Protestant Constitution"— this was a phrase which, he confessed, he could not well under. stand. He knew indeed, and so did every Englishman, what was meant by the British Cormitati4n, but for aiv other qualification he was altogether unprepared. Mr. ialtowasttrn seconded the notion. and warmly urged the neat, ability, and integrity of Sir It. Wilson, as giving hint the fairest entitlement to the support and suffrages of the electors of Southwark. Mr. Hou.ovrAT next presented himself to the meeting, for the purpose .f proposing Mr. Polhill ; but when helntimated his in tention, a most tumultuous uproar was raised, which completely drowned the rest of his address. Mr. Amur seconded the proposition; but his speech was ten , dered equally inaudiable as that of the preceding speaker, by the incessant din.which accompanied its delivery. Mr. G. W. &MUM addressed the meeting, but we gave the sub stance Ohl' speech yesterday. Mr. Ca tvitar then made his appearance in front of the hustings, and was received with great cheers. His Friends, the Electors, had already heard so much as to render it unnecessary for him to address them at any length. He thanked them for their kind conduct towards him upon that occasion, and also for their suppoit former tames. The political course he had ado,,ted in Parliament had been such, he was glad to find, as to give the Electors satisfaction ; and it was an induce ment for him to persevere in the same line of conduct. If he had not at all times voted so as to please all his constituents, he regretted it ; but he could only say, that be had voted according to the best of his judgment for their benefit—(Loud Cheers)—and that were they to change situations with him, they would find it no very easy matter to please every body—(Applause).- -If the Electors had neglected to do wh it they ought to have done, and have made him acquainted with their wishes upon particular subjects, it was not his fault, and they themselves should bear the blame, and put the saddle upon the right horse. His back was broad, but his own tins were sufficient for it to bear.—(Brave).-- He was most anxious upon all occasions to follow their instructions ; but, when be could not do so conscienti ously, he must resign his trust.—(Loved chsering).—He had never, he felt convinced, given a vote that could in any way tend to injure the people.—(Applause).—lie would for the present take leave of them, knowing hov anxious they were to hear his late Gallant Colleagae; but he must beg they would give a fair and impatv4 , hearing to Mr. Polhill; and ithe convinced the elect( ri chat he (Mr. Calvert) was wrong and himself right, a ily then they would give their votes to Mr. Po.hill of him.—( Cheers). Sir Rosier %Timm next came forward, a thunders of applause. It was with sentiments of i si 10 e sand gratitude that he saw so imposing a phal :5 ot