The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-11 00:00:00

TIT,UE CO VP IIOSPITNL (11N SUN r) th? !", nstant. a SER firro,:tp-1 pi ST. PE 1 . C IU RC El, I, v t I 111100 KS, aa , l a CJileAltiOif in ai,t of the Vuotts Ot th 3 above Institution. A 1 i'is3Lii.; ME th 3 Clergy. Gentry, Mer i 0411'?!S. 41 - 41 other ibitants of LiverpOol and the neigh bon•-'rood, coo vene:i hy tho Mayor, in compliance with a Rrqiii stien•: ~,t I respectably signed to consider the pr•prietv .if I REC riNG 4 BUIL DI . SIG a , itoted. to the am co -n /1.1 , 1 i , +9 :)t fie ;.:,..irrvAL'i and oth Public Purposes, hell in 411., Court it of tna Sessious El se, on the 221 Oc tober. 1831 irsiliofol filo MAYOR in the Chair, T4 , .v -clerk having re id tile lte4•tisition; It tc ea iet 7 , 04 the Of the Buooxs, seconded by Trios. Too.: vct.y, 'l'h t! ,!re inconveni:rlce having been experienced f••im 13! id' a t firs wm , inces of the Liverpool I , e-nivals and other Piirp , ises. it i s t h e upinion 4'r thi , M , ,W.t'l‘r that meamres should be immediately adopted to ro•nody . thi. , , defect. th 3 imiti ‘4: JOSILP:I LANG r.)s, Esq. seconded by T. B. 41:1,A it t Ni.lev required for the foregoing purpose shall be r I retiot Lb each, by I ustalinents foregoing the progress ot'the Work. 0 „ in of 115 R [MAN EARLE, seconded by Goo- Fusrt; I , `:SL in, Big. To a a soh-ipription be now opened, and a Committee firmed fir carrying purpose into effect, consisting of the Ualler mentioned Gentleman, with power to add to their numbers; and that Mr E. G. Doane and Mr.. Thomas liarvev be re- Tweed to undertak... thc,‘ 011:e of Secretaries to the (: tnunit -1 O 3 all 111:)rlOtt of Cli %JILL'S LAWIIENC.E, seconded NI TuiINET , , E — q. • Tli tr .11.ne3 Av t i:nall, Lig , be repte,aed to undertake the Oiti et., of . Treasurer t i the Fund. TiIE 0011 The - Warahipful - The Rev. Reel The Rev. Rect. Mr:. T.. B. Barclay. ' l'Ar. tV. aiteson. Mr. Th , irnig Mr. liicharl Brglit.. Mr. James Cro hie. Mr. William Dixon. Mr.. William F,trle, Jun. Mr. 11 iriboan Earle. Mr. J is. C. I.lwwt. Mr. G,iinti Gr it A rnol:i Harrison. Mr. K. E 'Harvey. 1\ rrancis . ll . eywoud. Mr. Samuel floltne. Mr. Samuel Hope. 111 r. Joa.llornby. I,lr. Richard Mr. G. B. Irlaoi. Mr. Thomas Kt'e. Mr. Jiihn Kearsfey. Mr. JAS. cV. Mr. E. G. 1) Mr. Taos. Signed on behalf or the wm. • • ‘IMITTSR. M NYOIL torBROOK-4. or CAMPBELL. 31r. JOseph banLzton. Mr.' Charles Lawrence. Air. Andrew Low. Mr. James Moon. Mr. John Moss. Mr. Lewin Alozley. Mr. W. Nicol. Mr. Williain Railthone. Mr. Christopher Rawilon. Mr. Henry S•indlLich. Mr. Charles Smith. Mr. .Jahn Taylor. Mr. l'hoinas Thornely. Air. Samuel Turner. Mr. Joseph N. Walker. Mr. Thus. Winstatiley. Air. John Woollright, Mr. W. Wordier. Mr. Juba Wright. iI'INALL, Treasurer, EANE. Secretaries,. HARVEY, ALLACE CURRIE. M•i,.•,,r 1 1 ::11sttrarice Nottrts,i'. WEST OF ENGLAND FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COAi PAN Y. Chief Offive, EXETER WE INSURANCES are 'eficcied on thebcpproved p'an of giving' tit thost. Insured a partiriputioff in the disip‘sable surplus Premiums, which m iv be added as a BONUS to the, Sum I n , ured, or aliplied in Redueti:m of the future A NNU A.L P; IC M N' rS. A REDUCED SCALE of PREMIUAIS and CONDI TIONS may be 114.1 of - WM. wurrEnotisz and SON, Agents, 12 Exchange-buildings, Liverpool: WESTOF SCOTLAND FM INSURANCE COMPANY. Henn' 0/flee. 117, Ba,:hanan-stleet, Glasgow. JAMES J. DUNCAN, Esq , Manager. r ir viE Quarterly It eceipts fur Insurances fatting due at MA a ft si as (11th November). are now rear y for delivery at the. Bead Office, and by all the Company's i gents. Insurances effected upon Houses, Fut nit re, Woollen, Cot ton, and Flax Mills, Distilleries, Sugar R aeries, and all kiwis of Public Works, also upon Property in re Colonies, Brazils, &c., at Premiums equall) moderate with those of the respectable London Companies. .Ist Class Risks Is. 61., 2,1 Class 2s. GI, and ld Class 4a. per Cent. per Annum. Farming Stock awl Implements of Husbandry Insured with out Government Duty. N.B.—The Rates of Insurance on Warehouses, and Mer chandise therein, in Liverpool, have been Reduced Two Shil lings per Cent. WILLIAM TARBET, 11, Exchange-buildings, Agent for the Company at Liverpool. scorrisu AMICABLE LIFE ASSURAN E SOCIETY. Ogiee, 117, Buchanan-sheet, G' wow. JAMES J. DeNCAN, ESQ., MAN THIS Society is establish,d on the pr nei:de of Mutual Assurance, on the mode of the Lou' n, Equitable; anti the rapidly accumuLting Ca[ital and A util lteVenue of the institution enable the Directors to hold fd hto insurers all the advantages which any Institution founded on the sane modei (the value of which is well known) can boast of. At the last periodical iuvestigation or the Sociot)'s itffairs, the Lonns added to the Policies amounted to one and a-half per cent, per annum on the sum assured, being as large a howls as ever was . declared by any Saciet'v in Scotland. During the last year a great increase of menati - eis and revenue has taLvu tr ace.• This Society has no elautse in its r.),ed of Coo.titotion *haring thAt Lisurt, c! r; "Fr definite number of years are entitled to two-thirds, or nearly the whole profits accruing on the Insurances effeetod fur a certain nuratoti of years thereafter. Such clauses are kno,n, and publicly adver tised to exist, clearly proving, that, thu. , .:e years when, iu such societies, the bonus is suspended, or ritril'ed to a vz-ry small proportion thereof, it is more advantageous for Insurers to take odt a Policy from an office such as that of the Scormu Am t- CABLE SOCIETY, where there is an Equitable division of the whole bonus which may accrue to all the members enteriwr or existing, and iu force during th,, curreucy a the year or pet rod. There are no reserve& rights f.cr privileged members; all now entered, or hereafter entering, are noun au equal and equitable footing. •The Board sits every Thursday, to receive and - dispose of new proposals. Every information will be afforded, and Tables of Hates fur nisheL:, by applying at the Head Office, or to -WILLIAM TA It BET, 11, Exchange-buildings, . • . Agent for the Society in Liverilool LONDON UAZETTE.—TuEsvAv, Nor. 8. I' TITNEIISII I I)ISSOIXED, • J. Allen anil C. H. NI. Loiley, Liverpool, wiac-merchants—J. lop and T. Patterson, Manchester, 40Minission-agents—A. lirodrick and 31. Brwarick, Preston. Lancashire, watch-makers , —J. Hirst and J., Lain!), Sal f Lancashire. hair-seatitiv4-niannfactorers —J. Wnllier ayl J. Ca,nph•tll. Ualshan - -11 our. Lancashire, spindle-nianufacturers speight. T. Spcia4llt, It. Speight, and I'. Salthause, Qatteral, Lan cashire, wunlstaplers. 13.1 Nli 11 UTTC Y SUPERSEDED. George Collins and Eu ward Dorset, IN,!+A gate-market, London, hitchers. BANKRUPTS. J 7 ,11 n Mathews, T.on4-nere, Loudon, 3,1:: and ttllow-chandler, Sahli• Henty Jonas, Well-stret-t, ellelAme-square, Londun, sugar- refiner. Edward Bow-ter, Paddington-street, Marylebone, London, hackney man.- Georie Jermyn. Oxford-street. Lon;lon, haberdasher. ..liiha Kingitun-upon-llull, Yorkshire, sawc•er and bone crusher. 'Jiiines Moyle and Joseph Miller Constable, Manchester, corn ti nit ts. Wri4ht. Harrow on the Hill, banker. Charles Drury, $11,111,4,1, Yorkshire. timber-nterehant. William Turner, Leamingt.un-Priors, :Wililain Denby, ITaneheszer, fnstian-mamfaeturer. i henry Orinerod Cailliev, Halifax, Yorkshire, corn-dealer. Ei:ag l'earg e , °region, I.):•vousbire, quarryman. DIVIDENDS. • .Dec. 1. T. Chamberlaynj;wl 11', NVilliains, Curnberlanil,street. l'ortinan,s;luare, Loinhoi, roach-makers—Nov. 29, C. Friend. '2 , 1 011- . ster - street,Ue~nnt',..lLoudon, milkman—Nov. 29, C. Ati4tin, L. 11,1,11 P5.` 1 1, and E. ton, Bedfordshire, bankers —Noy. 2'J. S. NA', SoStensuce. Piccadilly, London, bookseller—Nov.3o, W.: I'. Atkins snit R. Freeriao, tiounsaiteh, London, bricklayers—Nor. :D. G. B. Brown, B. Dan.on. end C. Duncan, New Broad.street, London. inrrehaots -Dee. 8, T. I.'..r; . ;iisini,• Catterick-bidvc, York shire. Junk eper—Nos, 30, .1. B•otil: awl J. Aston, Warwick ' cora-flealers—Dec. .1. Sussex., tailf ,r Dee. 6. It. Corkin, Duncasle., Y. , rkshire. ntaltster-I)ec. I, It. Wil- Fain , w, Derby. liaroess..n.iker—Nov. %9 J. Downes, West ltetford, Nintingfamshire, grocer—Nov. 28,T.Ui tes, j un. , M anc h ester, packer. CERT (FICA"' ES To be gra!lttql, unless eattsc be shown to t'ie contrary, on or before the 29th day of Novomlyr. J. Tettow, Manchester, hone-painter—!t. Darvrertield, Bromyani, Herofords!lin., Spe , chly, Pemthoreh-street. London, i\ illialus, High-street, Iglington, trlidrlltssex, IJunter,Cheipside, Laudon, maker—W.lll ants, A rbmir-pla,p, Pairtivid,•Stepavy—J. W.nda'ard, Mang,tstield, Moo et.:,tershire. tAili . o34-41.41wr•--V.. W. Gerrara-staect,..Soho, London, grocer: LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL. MARKET, N ov . 9. is. ii. s. d. v. d. s. d. Ibty, Ohl 1 1(41 14r 201 h 1 Potatoes New ►tat' 1 2 1 (1 - C.lttie Potatoes 2 4 ?, t; Clover Itly 0 0 0 0 -- Tuh►jps 31 035 a pet ton Sfra,-, Wheat.. 0 8 0 I►l -- Carrots 63 11 i , ~(1 --- StTiM, ail 0 8.0 9- i Marwlewuczle 0 0 0 0 Green Clover U U U 0- j Mit)ur , .... . 7 0 3 -- LIVERPOOL. INFILINIA REPORT. From the 3,1 19 the lOth Nurembei, 1835. AWJITTP.I , 25 1 ...... ilut-patients 0 I ealual during z I. I'. I au. 1;141 Week' Itenn,ln in Ow Ituuml FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIVERPOOL PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION. On Tuesday last the Liverpool Protestant Association held its first anniversary at the Amphitheatre, in Great -Charlotte street. the advertisements convening the meeting announced that the Rev. R.. 1. - 11•(ibee and the Rev. .Mortimer O'Sullivan were expected to attend, and from the well-kuown talents of those gentlemen, a great desire was generally prevalent to attend the meeting. The Amphitheatre having before been fre quently used for s imil ar occas i ons , it is almost unnecessary to give a description of it. Suffice it to say that the whole of this spacious building,, looking at it ,t'roin the front of the stage;pre sented one de - nse mass of human beings. Pit, boxes, and gal leries, flow the must remote corner at the bottom to the very ceiling at the top, were excessively crowded. On turning round and i•idking towards the stage,.the same scene presented itself. In the whote - of the back of the proscenium was erected a kind of gallery, tier above tier, from the stage floor to the ceiling. which was densely crowded with ladies, being set apart exclu sively for them. The stage itself presented the same crowded appearance ;- on it were,assembled the clergy of the town and neighbourhood to the number of sixty or seventy. We need hardly state that the whole - building, when thus filled by about -1,0lX) persons, 'many of whom were of great respectability, and Kreat ()umbers of whom were females, presented a most magni ficent ,pectacle. The admission into the theatre was by ticket, on ,whica was printed that the parties obtaining theta were ex pected to accede to a pledge not to interrupt the business of the meeting, and to maintain order. The orchestra was appro priated to the gentittned of the press," and every accommo dation was aff , inied to them. We have to tender our thanks for the conveniences provided fur us. It was announcad on the advertisements that after the meeting a collaction would be made at the doors for the benefit of the protestant schools. The doorovere opened - at ten o'clock, and toe house was almost im mediately filled. Precisely at eleven o'clock the Rev. Morti mer O'Sullivan and the Rev. H. M'Neile entered on the stage, and were greeted with loud cheering. Immediately afterwards C. S. Parker,.Esq., the treasurer of the association, was moved into the chair. Among the gentlemen On the platform' was the Rev. C. Glad win, T. Tauershal), M. Hawtrey, C. Lawrence, J. Jones, J. Bat.,.s, J. fl. Ste.,i'art, J. H. Stafford, E. Bpencer, T. Garret, W. 'Curer, .1. Power, It. Wilson, J. B. Winstatiley, W. 11. "Ter, W. Wannop, It. Davies, Dr. Ralph, J. Lyons, C. Wray, J. Maughair, H. M•Neile, .1. North, Dr. James, Mr, Alder, F. Barker, A. Knox, W. Rawson, Mr. Luger, R. Davis, jun., it. Bh,ci'e', J. Hodson, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Wright, F. Ould, T. France, Mr. Cheethain, ancl..lllr. Bunbury.. Time CH AIRm AN then said, before commencing the business of the meeting, he trusted they were all prepared to unite in Seekiug the blessing of Almighty God ; so that all their pro ceedings being overruled by his spirit, peace, and wisdom might attend to animate them "in his glory,. and.for the r ood of his church. lie would therefore call ou the Rev. Air. Stewart to offer up a prayer. The Rev. Mr. STEWART, incumbent of St. Bride's, then offered up an appropriate and solemn appeal to the Deity, in which the audience joined with devout attention. After which The Cu Alas! AN said, at time important meeting which had been held within these walls some time before, the Protestant Association had taken its origin. The only officers then ap pointed were a secretary and a treasurer. To the former the committee had assigned, the duty of reading their report, and they had requested the latter, according to the usage of those societies similarly constituted without a president to take the chair at its annual meeting. Whilst he acknowledged with un affected humility his utter unworthiness of the honour they had doue him in not withholding their sanction from the ar rangements they had just heard, be had acceded io it at the sacrifice of very strong personal feelings. Had the meeting been convened for any other object, nothing could have in duced him to have taketa an of fi ce, of his incapacity for which he was painfully conscious; whether he looked back at the talents and station of those who had preceded hint in that chair, wile:her he looked around him at that vast assembly of his ledow.townsamen, or whether he looked forward to the ahility and eloqeence of those who were to address them that day. But it being their high privilege to maintain the supremacy of the word of God—(cheers)—to contend earnestly for " the faith once delivered to the saints," it would ill become the tnost feeble and untried soldier of Christ to desert his post. (Cheers.) And yet would they bear in mind that they were commanded by the same autholity to speak the truth in love—to speak evil of no man, but to be gentle. Ile should now best consult their convenience and the gratification of his own feelings by pro ceeding to the business of the meeting, and call on . their secre tary, Mr. Elwards, to read the report. Mr. Euwa nos then proceeded to read the report of the com mittee of the association for the past year. 1)1,;(7H nowt, enred believed and at own request Made Out-patients Irregular Dead House Visitors—Mr. Varty and Mr. Molyueux. Consulting Surgeon, Mr. Vorshaw. Chaplain, the Rev. IL Davies.—llonse Surgeon, _Mr. 3. A111(1'011. LOCK HOSPITAL. 5 1 In the Hospital 50 I Dibvhartzed. Admittrt:.... LIVERPOOL TIDE TABLE. Dais. Mrn. Ern. ;s••• No , . 11. M. H. M. F. I. . . No , . u. NI 14. M. F. I. 1 4 14,411 aY ••• . 8 10 29 ; 48 17 3 Saturn in ennj. with Moon Wetlnesday.. 1 II 7j 11 21; 1$ 4 Venus rises 2 1, Thu morn, 'Thursday —l4 /I 41 ! 19 7 Saturn rites tih 17ni morn ttiday, ► t ► 5 025 19 6 St Martin i v 4 ""T• • • .1? i 0 41; 1 9 38 10 I Cam. l'erm dividps. mid. br DAY .. .13 131 156 17 5 24th Sunday after Trinity 4 " 1 ' 1 "V •• - • 14 2 2.3 251 15 9 Jupiter rises 19h even On NVe.tn e . c t DIED. aet•, S arah. rei :l3;._thi. 2,1 inst. at hyr resilence, 13,401. at an aavaneed Same d ; , v u of Cuthbert 'Kirkham, Esq., of this town. .. ano n ni Great Satikr.y,,, ed ,i ),, e , only chi Id of John Turner, Esq., M.D., of On Saturday last, A,,',..;j:a, and 9 months. . " : • Mr. John Ewsrt, of his m •IT e ,"". Aiiw• Rampoy, 4.100.4 dattz,hter of of Berwick-upon-Tweed.' -ft `V. Customs, at this port, and formerly On Sunday last, Alivia, , peoml- a Didst.lll. 37 , i a n " lll' `-‘*.. Tof tl;;• lute Isaac Black borne, formerly of . borne, On Tuesday bst. in Nur% Irh, imi s 7" 4 "1t uolino.)roke, sister to Mrs. 'Coopa, Rodney-street. R EPORT. After reciting the two principal resolutions that were passed at the meeting in October, last year, the report proceeded as follows Such is the origin of our association, and your committee, in the review of the year which has since elapsed, desire humbly and cor dially to think God, and to take courage. They desire, also, to pre sent to their constituents, and to the nation, a brief vindication of their design, s.nd description of their orrations. The living and true G9d. the ma of heaven and earth, has re vealed to men his will concerning men. The Bible contains that re velation. No man is ex;:epted, whatever be:his station—high or low. All are commanded to love and speak thetruth ; to confess Jesus Christ the Lord ; to let their light sline before men; and whatsoever th , y do, in word or deed, to do all to the glory of God. As touching eternity, all are proclaimed on a level. 6' l'here is no difference, for all Lave sinned:" As 'touching human society in this world, 'the greatest differences are described. The powers that he are ordained of God. By llim kings reign, and princes decree justice. By Him they are remind Al whose ministers they are. . By Him they are com manded to rule in his fear, and for the temporal and eternal benefit of his people, subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord'h sake, esteeming loyalty a Christian duty, not only fur wrath, but also fur conscience sake. Upon these high truths, as they progressively became practically undo stood, and nationally recognised, the British constitution was erected; and made progress towards perfection ; and whatever minor measures of alteration io detail may from time to time be found salu tary,—with the national recognition of these great truths that consti tution must stand or fill. 'file treat principle is—that the will of God; as revealed in the Bible; is the o .ly sore and safe standard of right mid wrong and there ore cnistitutes the fundamental basis of al; Chriatian legislation. No Inters, acting on this principle, can arraign their own charter, by propagating falsehood, or exercising tyratiny. -And no people, actin : ; oil this principle, eau fail to possess aid 11; 1 1. ' h j iS 3- t;l ° ,, t o lt ry L , u a t i h l t a v ' t ici b l d i ) l iTi t n 3 :;st dear gs christians and as Euglish men is assailed : soil it i , in nacom?rtinaising hostiiity to this theory that our wotestant tissuetattoo is fonne,l. It is called int,i exist.,..oce by ianoerative arlf.defeltic-, .1,1, il,eisirsatou.iteiihersite :1.1,1 elder eu, is this—That the authority or (hot must out be set aside; that there is revealed truth; that both rulers and people may and Might to know it; that both rulers and people are bound to give it practical ' preference in the council chamber, in the setiat,-house, in the school, in the family, as well as in the close; ; that if may of our fellow countrymen be ignorant of this high pri,iciple, and the duties conse quent thereon, they should be instructed; if any have forgotten. they should be reminded; if any be h, sitating, they - should be decided ; if any be tonal, they should be eocouraged ; it any be' snoine, they should be stimulated ; so that our Niers may know, and the nation may know, and the whole civilized world may know, that England and the Bible are so linked together that no infidel philosophy, no unnatural coalitionbetween the disciples of liberality and the disciples of intolerance ran dissolve the iudisSolu , de bond ; and that when liberalism shall have succeeded in extinguishing the voice of con science—when popery shall have succeeded in enthroning the dog mas of her apostacy in the chair of unquestioned infailhility—when infidelity shall have succeded in burning up the last copy of the Bible as a scroll—when atheism shall have succeeded in expelling the living God from his own creation, then. but not before, shall England be de prived of her constitution, the palladium of civil and religious liberty amongst mankind. The W ~ , ect then : Of our protestant association is not to misrepre sent, not to calumniate, as we•are slanderoualy reported, and as sonic affirm that we do, tut to give needful publicity to fundamental truth. In furtherance of this ohjeet, 7,614 traets, controversial and others, have been put into circulation. Of these, 4,61.1 have been .qu/d/. Also a course of controversial. sermons iris preached in St. Andrew's Church, and of these 1:),414 copies have !woo sari. Your committee have mach satisfaction in calling the attention of their coosCturnts and friends to the circomstance of so very large a proportion of their puldteatimis having been purchased. This supplies a strung indication of the desire of the people to pro cure sound instruction. And if any stronger indication were required, it is ii build:dal V supplied itia fact for which your *coin iniitve desire to express tii dot: fulness to Almighty Goa, aril eurdial cO ,, grahlktimis to their folio ,v-citizens—the fact hid forth to, tine encouragement of the friends of , genuine protestantism, and to the admiration and i,.itation or the u,iitea hlh,r , t , , in the history of the Liverpool Church of England Schools. 'Protostant parent.; among fhe Door have felt the justice of the aodeal of t.,..ir elerical iastructors. and luive refused to send ti e,r children to .4,1 1 , 0 1;4(room whose hours of aurhoritstive teach ing the uninutihded Word of God is excluded. The children of Ro man Catholic parents have naturally enouh stoppe in. tof friend Scriptural education have nobly responded, to the' i,.tioe appal. Donations amountin g to 1:11.0014 and annual subscriptions exceeding 4:300, pro claim the enc , idirwin ,, assurance that the Protestant pour are not for goit,u, soul sh a lt not hi) neglected. ' . I "°!"'h.As u ,, , your committee hare coal phoisure in recording their `:'''''"tu"t, that the anathy which so long prevailed among the friends of our mitt...tian institutions is fast givile , war and a fixed determina tion iminin.Aiig itself throughout 'the cou:tir , v, to distinguish wisely t'...l:(rlelsat(i.itiii&da.itl ia l.) ; ' t t Ze i i n ic r r i O f a u c .r h a n ' t ' t t ' i t:t n s m (T - 'l ‘ ' l at t i t i:l s t l. j r ' ' ; ' it t! i ti i t ° t t r ! 'a a nTi t i i r to es lt ( !i l •a u i t i t e l e Y . The C ti A mutt 8 N %did he hoped it Won't! have been his pleasing duty to introduce Mr. M . (llit, to the meeting, but he grieved ,Itte(),,tti6enirc:.itititgih -,,iht.ii)sli:r.esheirlil,i'iliti.)::i'lne:(lii;vielleidiets3istlite/utttt-iteedr frown -i t L' ,' l u ill t e a g l v, r e l n tiernau, a"- a e r un re al i l l e lh to e no a quills . • in his throat, and should. there fore, b e tioalhe to attend th e l e ee ti n 'l' 1 '1 t i be Rev. Nit:til l :ler O t ' l S' e tl a li 3 V . au to l d:: • -r , c 'q t m i e , e t i speak !H o a r : vi th a e l t i t.:l l t . :odl ' u L. ' • t . ' d ihi s iiee t iii r: .,,,,3 d t, ~,,,,,f t it :s , r tt i ui v i,,,,, a )ur r gie r ii l l , i,:i a tile t t i l t o 4l: l i s m ne g os r te c o : ri t ei : ci t e ! , 1 11,,, : e. jel,liepiluitridle:eti.gl.,e,!..ee::s: et. . ,,i,d :' ,1 ) 3 1 .1 . i5a t. (1. 1 :., : ur 5 .1,:i t ,) • :, : y 1 :. v t.‘, - ~vf..:,:t.,,,i,,tt,1.ii ('barroom, t a t [large and the t est lino n . v i • li t s i k , , u \i ,. • l t i e i . ,: i o ot:Ii) meet cl i.t Tile CS al.,,trealiitgisttiah iot.iliaei all accus at ion u a s g u e l i . ) l ,l 7) s o i l e i o d:. c A a i ll ' :11:(111(:( . -;autle( 1 1 , 41 1 : c " i i : i I ti i r e i ''. 1 (a) voile fence l i m s er undertaken,iilr at least, rout ih , t ) . lt l l l l ° . , t o i u g s i t z ‘ t . the purpose in yet! his euuse, he is yet universai!v es- , he s . tlength and suhttance of . .4 mcittental or indifferent, i • ' creoit:iiiressel onlyw•110 evadetto careful ‘ l .. n u r r e viui to f;roctirehiS diet t' h t i t i L e Y i.i t t io u t t' h : a ' v te t: : ; t e at e ht t i : ju c ljg „ . ---h , t . teemed as one to have necessar l' i l l e i t i tt i e e ' t . ra tided to his protection. I (Cheers.) That reputation however, n „ ot ... ive .. r acquittal, and if to free his hoOOur also from suspicion was ha: d '' d 1 the more imperious duty, ' I, : I-i incompatible with due regar... or I • contladictor t is void of blame. because, fvhen asSatied ry y Claims,. these ' which he was espectan, he gave ills chief attention to t • . bound to acknowledge. 'the indulgence }'fielded as of right to anted to Loin who the advocate i r ii a court of justice is not ITT!. public opium). At that II I defends a cause arraigned before . fame was never won bunal reputation is the award, and good . . proved to be where the arts and el - Pitts which songht it were ks Ili • own disingenuous. (Cheers.) Let tin individual who see • • , ~.. • nd ls I • : It! 11 per renown' be convicted of any equivocation, a he unscrupulous per sonally dishonoured, *Who will believe that on a hilly valise can Promote the interests of what he terms 1; valise by adopting, practices which would he held un worthy and .. , nolo-coming, if considered only iu reference to 11110,0 W and whisk receive a character of deeper eviminaiily when minister ing to the advancement of what is termed religion ? - l Loud - cheers.) No. It is not the devices ot mammon by which the cause of rioditemisness can be served, ( Hear, hear.) No sane into; who thought tuj:4 cause ;good Oink] hetet' 1'00:0 rSisi to then,. 1n the controversy. then, which has of late years been condoet" on the part dif the Church of [tome, and I hose who complained against her, it scents of moment to examine i the arcM atents by , , wthch she has .ought to defend !tensed', tint on tv ror the purpose of exposing I heir in conclusiveuess, but also with a view to ex hibit in the principle of their selection the character of the cause they protect—to traee out the secret coummiusness of the advo- vocate I hrotigh the al titices which it has led to his adoothig—to show that he has turned aside from the charges it hick were gravest and most (beget—.that he lets eagerlv explored and • shaped out smite matter of trivial moment through ti hich to ef fect 3 brief and unprotitatile diversion, and thus to ' soggest the natural infetence that he would not have descended to suet, oon orthy arts if any hope remained et defending his cause in sin cer ity, ( Londl. diced s.) The letter, sir, which you hutve just now read, and v.lich has been bear.l tit 11)13 gr..at assembly Wh i m t,,,e;i„,,, of regr et still more stulable•tidao et the disaPpoint went )epoch the commit') lea , ion paint:Oh caused, will have sng- Kes:ed ahundatit proofs digit theso remarks are net irrelevant to the m•casidin on which we arc assemdled. When we name Hobert A.l.‘Ghee. we name one who has brooght forivard char es of the gravest character against the Church of 1?otoe; who rras sustained them •by irreiragahle evidence, and enforced them with an eloquence which has compelled even a h ee dl ess gene ration to give them attentive audience. (Cheers.) We name Otte who summoned to the controversy with that church her .own acknowlkleed instruments — her Inrmularies of - worsbi, -- the cperees of Wer councils—the decisions of her H o .s—t ter annotations on Holy - Scripture— her approved suirmanes . of itociine and nzurals, aid who hi every insta nee SU o.iti V iiii:- THIS LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ingly estahlisheil the justice of his charge as to have reduce 1 the advocates of Itoneinisin to silence, W . to have extorted, from them those irrelevant and unbecoming cries of pet suns! invective which serve to little other purpose than to render the confession implied in their silence the more significant. A moment's reflection will show htiw aptly the inyvtivo with which this ardent asseitor of the truth has been assailed har monises with the evi)ence by which his propensities have all, substantially, been confirmed. Among the ninety and - nine documents which he set forth as authenticated by the Church of Route, there was one which was not genuine—a docuinent which he had hastily adopted, anti which he lost not a day in retracting. (Rear, hear.) What does the rage and the perseverance with which he has been assailed for this *one mistake prove? It proves that the mistake was solitary. If a second instance of error could be discovered in his statements, his adversaries would have adopted an occasion of giving variety to their in vectives more creditable than that to which they have been driven. (Hear ) Their charge is. new, 1 understand, that Mr Nl-Ghee has not expressed regret for his mistake. Never was charge more unjust. He did deeply feel, and most affectingly expressed, his sorrow for having done, in a single instance, through inadvertency, what his adversaries have been unceas ingly doing with design. But while he so expressed himself, he could not be unaffected by ;sleeting of thankfulness that, through . his transient and amply atoned-Cur error, the weakuess of tne cause to which he was opposed had become so signally inardi s ; rested—eo groundlesi was the calumny of his accusers. (Long continued cheering.) Mr. INl`Glatie has expressed the deepest sorrow for this single act of mistake, but which, I am happy to state, has done no injury to the cause. It was impossible fur a man like Mr. IVl`Ceheefo look to observations that were of a personal nature. He knew that in consequence of his mistake the cause had prospered, and the measures taken by his enemies showed the rottenness of their cause. He, therefore, had reason to rejoice at the consequences of that mistake. Bit there is another matter on which Mr. M`Ghee has been assailed. It is said that he declined accepting a challenisienddressed to him by a Roman Catholic clergymau. Mr. 'M ignite. (Hisses.) Tins is, no dulskd, a subject on which Mime should exult, and ott which she should instruct her a'dvecatCs to insist strongly. Mr. M`Ghee clArees the Church of Rome; generally, sort certain of her eceklsiastics directly. and by name,, with dis seminating the most abominable principles. (Loud cheers.) He summons them to meet his charges in person, or by ap proved advocates—leaving them liberty and choice wide as the world. (Loud cheers.) . They etw nutlety and prudently decline, and theu souud trout pets of triumph over his Imagined unwil lingness to meet in argument the adversary by whom he hail been provoked to engage in a disputation. It •wiiuld be indeed a sickly triumph were the case such as they would iepresent it. (Great cheering.) But what were the facts?—what is the his tory of this challenge ? I wish that he were here to narrate' them who could speak with authority. '1 know them only Irons the published cerrespondence till the subject, and from that I learn, that, in -conseieie ere of expressions used by Mr. Maguire, Mr. Nl‘Ghee addressed to him a proposal of which no notice was taken; but that, instead of a reply, Mr. Maguire issued a challenge on cond,tions wholly dissimilar to those on which it had been proposed to meet him. The correspondence is before the world, and could not be abridged within limits, which justify me in laying its substance before yon. (.Loud cheers.) But there was one condition proposed by Mr. 'Nlaguire which served to indicate the character of the proceeding, and to intimate the impossibility of complying with his propesitions. He required that there shoultl be judges to decide tin the matters at issue be tweeu (din and the Rev. gentleman whom he invited to a dis classical. And how were these judges to be selected? Mr. Maguire was to choose three Protestants. Mr. Nl`Gitee was to much out nutting Roman Catholics three, by whom impartial judgineut wars, to be pronounced. On what question ? The very first question which naturally presented itself was on the right of private judgment. Anil Roman Catholiss, to whose profession of faith it was essential thet they shout renounce such a right—who, in truth, would become Protestants by ex ercising it, were to act in judgment, and pronounciupon matter in which they had incapacitated themselves from de ciding. (Cheers.) No Roman Catholic clergyman could be unaware—indeed. Mr. Maguire was not—that the first question to he determined was on this solepin right. Protestants are free—Roman Cathoter a s are intellectually fettered—Rome boasts herself -the champion. of freedom, but it is of that freedom which is conceded only to x part of man's nature—a free dom which would set the nerves and sinews at large, and would reserve its fetters for thought. (Loud cheering.) I address myself to another topic—one in which I was myself more immediately concerned—l too was charged with misre presentation. The matter may appear, at first, merely per sonal, and unworthy to engage your attention; but you will find that in all its facts it admits of general consideration, anti introduces matter of general interest. At the time when I was accused of misrepresentation I was occupied in duties interest ing and absorbing, which did not allow of looking back. Such opportunities as incidentally presented themselves I employed to explain and vindicate my conduct, and as soon as leisure was given me I availed' myself of the freedom it gave maniere for mally to address myself* to the task of vindication. Previously, however, I made known to Dr. Murray, by private letter, the statements which I actually had made, and of which he had seen imperfect reports. The fact is, that, although there were in circulation authentic and exact reports of the proceedings at various meetings, Dr. Murray, leaving all the'accnrate reports unassailed, vented his indignation on one which did not even profess to he verbal. The charges he had advanced against me were, that I had Misquoted a decree of the Council of Trent, and that I had misrepresented evidence delivered by hint be fore a parliamentary committee. I stated to him the substance of what I had said, anti forwarded to his address a paper con taining a statement more in detail. I said that the Council of Trent had alfirnted the Nicene Creed to be the creed of• the catholic church, and al* Pius IV, proposing, after the council had disperser!, a new geed. instituted thus a new church anti established a new religion. [Here the reverend speaker enter ed into a detail of the argument, by which he showed that the Church of Rome is a schism, dating its origin no farther back than the year 1551, ;And even then with an anathema from the Council of Ephesus. (Applause.) He concluded his argu ment by stating that Dr. Murrav's silence, who never attempt ed to reply, gave it confirmation, the most reverend divine, haviieg addressed himself with eagerness to assail the incorrect report, and receiving with submissive silence the allegatl?ns in the more exact report.] The reverend gentleman continued. With respect to the evidence offered by Dr. Murray, I had stated two truths, and I name) them to him. One was, that he that. comprehensive and most abominable oath which' piiests or his church take oii collation to benefice,g. ( Hear.) To this charge • lie anade no reply. He neither explained nor extenuated the actual, I do not say wilful, un truth he had uttered. I shall recur to this topic, and beg you to bear it in mind. The other notice of his evidence was con tained iu my charge: that according to the testimony which he hail borne, and which was borne by the Right Rev. Dr. Doyle —the Church of Rome did not permit the circulation of the Bible in the vulgar tongue, without notes; and that up to the year 1825 there was no Bible in Ireland containing notes of which the bishops of the Church of Rome entirely approved. To this he hazarded a denial; but when I demanded what was the Bible thus sanctioned? why Dr. Doyle denied it with an oath? why he himself directed attention trout it by an evasion ? he was silent. Perhaps the researches of Robes t - M . Ghee may explain Why. ' Phis is a subject of SO much importaece that I must beg your permission to state the argument sbuiewhat more fully. The Church of Rome prohibits the study of the Holy Scripture. I do not read the prohibition from the testi monies of individual divines, or even from the rules of congre gations. The prohibition which I regard as issued with the authority of tire church (for a church is responsible) is that it is acknowledged' in the promise—the promise which is all but a direct renunciation of faith in. Ged—contained in the creed of Pius IV :—" I also admit the Holy Scripture accusing to the 501150 WhiCh our holy mother the church has held and does hold, is which it belongs to judge of the true sense and iuterpretation of the Scriptures." This is sufficiently disparaging to the divine word; but how eau we, without amazement and sorrow, hear what follows?—" Neither will I seer take and inicrpret them otherwise than according to the unwell:tow; consent of the fathers." I need not prove to von that the lathers are..not unanimous, that the Church of Rome has not set forth with authority a full interpretatiou of Scripture. Uri that, accerdingly, the votary who has premised solemulv to embrace traditions, to receive without any doubt the conflicting declarations of canons and councils—who has thus pledged hituisellto learn and revere the canteMs of those most voluminous records in. which the ch,tracter of the Church of Rouse is depicted—pledges him self. with equal solemnity, to renouuce fur ever that one book which Grua has commanded to be written for his learning. I had adduced testimohy to prove, that the Practiced the church of Rome is conformable to this denunciatiou. Dr. Doyle, ex amined on (Nita before a parliamentary committee, it F 182.5, was asked, '' Have you in any instance allowiel the circulation of the bible among the laity without notes ?" He answered, " I do not kuow that we luive." He was asked •whether he and his brethren 'considered themselves "pledged do all matters con tained in these spites?" " No—not by airy He said further, "the notes carry, in our editions of 'the bible, no weight." In the same year Dr. Murray was examiued, and bore testimony not adverse to that part °f Ida episcopal brother. Ile was asked, "Do you approve of the circulaiien ache scrip tures, without notes, among the Rienau Catholics ?" Ile est i au test approve of the circulation of the scriptures vv. d hates; wish there should be sortie notes appended to :; t e h r t e mt —‘‘ them, as au iudicatiou that Units ale not to ,he interpreted ac cording to privet'• judemeid, but according' to the authority of the church:" Ali this. is consistent • with the promise its the Creed of Pius the•dth.. Tbe scriptures are to be received in the sense admitted by the church. But was that scosemade ichowu? You have heard the testimony of Dr. Doyle, who declared, ou oath, that it was not . ; that he had not approved of the utiles ap-. pended to the editious of the Bible-them iu circulatiou, (Lout! cheets.) Had Dr. Murray'approved of them ?—of those :ap- !tended to any. edition? Hear his reply. He was asked, "What are the particular notes ; by what authority prepared ; or where are they to be found; which, in your opinien, should accompany the * Bible?" And he answered,—abet ? Did he name any published notes? • Did he lay ally copy of Scripture upon theiable of the committee S lie. did not; he promised one.. lie said, " 1 have myself prepared an edition of the Bible, which is now ready to be issued; a stereotvpe edition of the lailtiti, with notes, such as I approve of." ,Here is a tacit te jettion es ex i st i ng notes not l ess c l ear th an D r . D oy l e ' s sworn a, when th ey were asked, t ( ~ "„ n i c , i atnnatien them. I did dot ascribe division tu these bi and inferred t'rom their joint testiieunsy, wham was little s answered, 'No '''ar "f , w-ithunt minim's of ',which t ou approve ?" they again, when asked, 'bad they published editions of tact:i conteining the netessat y naaotatious, they answered rho ti„tll larther" „„ thin th"""Yilab (Greet cheering.) ; p_e u rt 0.. , the Keiji - ea. lam satisfied to leave the denial of ) to be j„dged by eye l iov reader, ail e""f"""i"a iii "tY ""d was not nature), anti wheth er th j i " nclusi " justice uses not ill-judged, involsatig as it did, an , its in a duirge of pesjur,, copyittiiies Dr. I C V"' "c I bis f "P discreditable evasion, end lea vine his c h t ;,-T.'s 1): • - a with)st I;lelarrigseet,pilheru,stosfhseueibi'ra"tat(ii'sict's.i"ri,nansietihta; upon the ga which bad caled lo• ul t ' li a en i rued then--Dr. Murray evaded then—and. that ten. veiii; after, he cannot venture upon tile task of exp , amil, g evasi on copies of the Scriptures had been cir d r li t :i7; s e l n e l' u e l l :t e rn e' n?e r the oath. anti flawing the Bible w ( hear, bear, and much applause.) would his thurrh. Is this established :11:)':').::'''rtsi(ss.v(elat'lltitoll:f°gt;'11.1stebitialiit?"Innullet:IhYnebeltrIste"iti.p ash iter h ve been a p t ' sro v ed— He implied that c irculation infers sanethin r . „B l , l ,l n , n n es i i i u c l , d ntiet t Dens has been approved. That he vistadd fernierly not admit. his hr what they sfacts,hnlonukrlidiov,n.who not, ,hataffiht there he rns, tire? ta:ticiietastifjleyfii,,mittihfe,u(idi.)::ae:npaLssi is argument front principle. admit, fully, the import e h it ra diet till w here facts are exhibited to opeo i s n e an p y rii: v i h ii enure of appeal to fact : where such appeals arn made for the of fact c r e t a i t mo en . But ne r, n the parent stock on which they should grow, they perish. ' purpose of exhibiting principle bet ter They than a thousand arguments." Tbe fact is, we live in times o are re puted when observation seems to have overlaid refl et ai„„ , and, when l a il n o i s o s n o g m t e o ,riiore. discreet, "Factsl th a c r the-actions, which, betraying inconsistency in the performers of them, serve to awaken suspicion in the wise, shall be noticed by the ready reasoners of our day, as calculated to dissipate :dame and to restore and confirm their confidence. (Cheers.) I wish, sir, those who - are to decide for others as well as them seine, would lotiktipcn the acts of anyeportiou of uteri debut.% nig reyvi:l ut:e_ are o them by the light in which the principles of the agents exhibit them. fee treseaeses of nati o ns wined not ies so thgreet their perils not so formidable if a rule like this were conaa observed. B e ene circulates Scripture—therefore she Mies out, should she obtain power, tine-obit it. She does permit the eir culation—but she prove :ea not to steely except according to the sense of the church, winch has not been insale known—or the consent of the fas hers, who unauiuio in consenting, renders the circulation unprofitable. I need not prove here that - the fathers, whom Rome has not even named, are not unanimous —not even cousistent with themselves. 1 most highly respect and lova the wisdom which 1 semetimes find iu the writings of the sages of the early church. I look heck to them with interest, a feel simnel , moved by the testimeny which they bore, amid trials by which the stoutest of men might be shaken, to the faith they professed, and by the energy of their dependence and the strength of the hope welch cheered them through their troubled lives and crowned their heityrdom—but I cannot disguise from myself that they were men—and to postpone Scripture until their differences can he adjusted, and in the mean time to have their discourses as the substitute, would be about as wise as to deprive our navy of the mariner's compass, until the traditions left by men who hail prosecuted their unadventurous voyages by the guidance lent them by the stems, coule be collected and reconciled with the. truth, and with each other. To say then, that humanism chile permitting the Scriptures to circulate under the shackles of a premise which makes it a sealed book, vindicates herself from the charge of opposing and prohibiting the study of it, is, at the least, to speak rashly. Indeed, sir, I am strongly disposed to filial( that such rashness, indicates inure often indifference than imbecility. On mural and religious topic e. empty shows content many. Shows at variance with the principles of those who exhibit them will suffice. But where personal interest or political predilection are concerned, there the value of such exhibitions will be as fully uederstood, as a hill of exchange is by a broker. .1 will put this matter to the test. I have hazarded a comparison between navigation directed by the mariner's compass or guided by the stars. Let it be sup posed that among - the vessels which have entered your pert, there was one in which the romantic guidance of mere poetical days was substituted for that which has been formed by 1111.11 of our times, more eligible and safer. Do I impose too seriously on your credulity whew I affirm, that, were the master of such as vessel to advertise for passengers, he would not be embarrassed by a very earnest competition. But let it be imagined, that, in • a spirit of curiosity, a stranger visited the vessel, and thee the I first object which presented itself to his eye was that very cote pegs which the men said had been prohibited and disused, would sou think it it matter of course that he should at once account thierepreeentatieos of star-light wanderings all untrue, and pro nounce the good ship sea worthy and safe ?--( Loud applause.) I think, sir, ho would not if he were wise. No! he would in quire how the sinister reputution had been acquired? and if in the course of examination it was brought to light, that although the compass was exhibited, it was nut consulted ; if the master, the.tuate, the helmsman, the crew, all were bound to postpone inquiry at the compass until previous questioning had been suc cessful; • that all were bound first to consult the traditionary relice of old star guided voyages; that they were lensed to hear the mandate of the captain or the mate—and it the voice of a superior instructed them that the needle ought to point to the north, when their eyes taught them that it pointed actually to the south or west--that they were bound by their sworn obligations to give credence to what they heard, and to disregard the testimony of their eyes--he would surely hesitate, at least, before he decided the charges against the suspected vessel were mere calumny and slander. What would, in such a case, he the natural interpre tation of the phenomena. It would be, that while the regula tions of the vessel were unchanged, while fragments of tradition constituted the directions by which it was to be governed, an idle show had been set up, that men of easy credulity'might be deceived, and that the inAtious accusations might be averted. It would be natural to interibat the captain, who beheld barks from all realms surrounding his—who saw plain proofs of the prefeience with which those were favoured—who were governed by the guidance which was safest—accommodated himself to the necessities of the times—set up the compass as a pirate might, for an advantage—display the conquering ensign of Britain—to be taken down and cast aside so soon as the emergencies ceased to require it. Is this illustration overstrained? No, sir;—the teaching of the Church of Rome suggests it,—Dens directly re commends a practice not dissimilar. Lie has recited the re strictions by which the reading of God's Word is encompassed, and he adds, that in countries where heresy prevails a more li beral indulgence may be granted. Is not this hoisting upon occasion the convenient flag, without giving up the purpose of r.ot always sailing under it,--the setting forth the compass, but preserving an unchengeable resolution that it shall never direct the voyage. Why is it that 1 have dwelt at such length on a topic which seems so little to require elucidation ? Because I regard the policy by which the Church of house is governed in her dispensation of scriptural truth, as her most prominent and unambiguous cnaracteristic. She proclaims that the bible con tains the pure word,of God. She does not impute to it admix ture of human error- e The bible is the only book reepecting which she makes thiee comprehensive acknowledgment; and the bible is also the only book which she forbids her votaries to study. Individuals may prohibit works which Sap the founda tion or morals, but the authority of no individual is paramount. Congregations established as a censorship over the press may endeavour to correct what is partially erroneous, or to suppress what is all evil; but the cowman& of congregations may be altered or overruled, and, even while unrescinded, have no au thority to compel assent and obedience. All that has been pro nounced by subordinate and unaccredited depositaries of power in the Chuech of Rome is to be regarded as neither permanent or constraining. The only prohibition for which as a church she is responsible, is contained in the declaration to which all her votaries subscribe, which her ecclesiastics confirm with an oath, that unless they can accomplish the impracticable task of rendering the fathers unanimous, they will never take or inter pret God's Holy Scripture. " Hear, 0 heavens ! and give ear 0 earth ! for the Lord hath spoken," is the language of God. I - leaven must suspend her harmonies—earth must admit the quickening power of reverence and still attention—all that is created must pause from its agitation or waken front its inert ness, because the Lord hate spoken, and everything that has any being should hear. This is Gial's law. What is the law of Hume ? She, too, acknowledges that the Lord hath spoken ; but does she invoke silence and attention to what he utters. Is her language "Hear, 0 earth ?" No, it is, pour your voices free, ye fathers of the early time. Speak, thou church, for the Lord hath spoken, and unless the words obscurely uttered ob tain your approval and interpretation, they must fall to the earth neglected. Ant I not justified in calling this a proscrip tion of the bible? The voice that cried in the wilderness was powerful to reach many hearts—when wisdom cried in the streets, those who disregarded were at least free to hear and become wise. But it is not so with respect to the bible. On that blessed hook the Church of Rome scowls suspicion. She does not leave it free to contend with the natural obstinacy of the human will —to overcome the distraction and indifference and preoccupa tion of human intellect, and to soften the obduracy of the hu man heart. No, every avenue to the soul is preoccupied and guarded by - sin, invested with a - character of religion; the bible is actually sent into banishment, unless the fathers go forth on an unanimous mission to return it into the ways of life it must remain a fugitive in the desert. No marvel that the Church of Rome has excommunicated the saints of God when thus she pours an anathema upon - his bible.' No marvel, if, instead of listening to the still small voice, and distinguishing it from the tumult of voices which raise their clamours above it, she teaches that nothing should be respected except what these earthly voices pronounce. If thus she suffer the voice of truth to be drewned in the confusion of tongues, whirls arrogate an au thoi ity as the interpreters of the truth they stifle. No marvel if the doctrines which God has revealed, are superseded or de faced, sod the church which renounces them gives heed to se taming spirits, and te doctrinesof devils. A manifestation of the power that opposeth and exaltetti itself aleive all that is called God, and worshipped, so plaits as this demands ample and cogent proofs. (Cheers.) You will not think me unpardonable for hav ing been even tediously minute in my enumeration of them. - 1 turn from Dr. Murray's charge against me, and pass away also from a eliminating. defence, attempted by another. On this toy bus are sealed—a domestic calamity has visited my ac cuser, ale! debarred. me from the privilege of adding to the ob eervations,•in which E have already exposed the injustice with which he had assailed me. 1 abstain : and lest, if [entered into a review of the topics which had celled eirth the invective, I might inadvertently make use of some expression unsuitable to the circuinstauces which restrain me. I dismiss the topic alto gether, iteporteut though it be, and turn to another portion of my subject. But in comparison with the defence which Dr. Murray has been bull enough, recently, to adopt, all pi ecteling attempts at justification are of but little moment. I will not enter into an examination of the different parts of the memorable and characteristic epistle in which the defence is stated. I will confine m y self to a single topic. Dr. Murray recommends the theology of Deus to the attentive perusal of his clergy, and justifies the recommendation by referring to the oath in which they and he had declared that they rejected doctrines which Deus maintains. " I have now no hesitation," he writes, "in recommending it to your' attentive perusal, convinced that, trained as you have been to theological discussions, you are well qualified to appreciate the value of the arguments which the ;tether adduces in support df his opinions, and bound as you are by the sacree o bligation of an oath, that you do, as you have solemnly sworn, reject and abhor the opinion, that it is lawful to injure any individual whomsoever, on account of his religious opinions." " Bound as you are by the obligation of an oath." —Wh a t oath? I repeat—rif what oath ? Why do I propose such a question ? You shall hear : Dr. Murray was asked be fore a eoinmittee of the Douse of Com mons , i n t h e year 1825, on the 17th of Mee . , " Do the priests take an oath similar to this? (The oath taken by Roman Catholic bishops.) lie a e swe e e e, e• No ; they take no oath but the oath of allegiance its his Majesty —they Make a promise of obedience at the time of their ordination—that is alt." This answer of the witness may be divided, as logicians say, into two propositions—one priests of th e c h urc h of Rome in Ireland take affirming that the the (Fah of allegiance to his Majesty, the other asserting that they take uu other. The answer, it is plain, conveys intelligence ere the effect that priests, as priests, swear allegiance to the terune, and that they swear, as priests, no other oath. In both parts it wa; false. Students at May noolh, at their entrance into that .seminary, use required to take an oath of allegiance. Ne such teals is required at any other Roman catholic college, and no such oath is required at ordination. It is raise, than, to say, that t he priests take it. Mete Dr. Doyle, shat was on his oath, appears to have given testimouy the very opposite to Dr. Murray. Lords' Committee, Mu/ eh 21, 1825. RIGHT AM ES Dov r.e.—Are there any oaths taken by the Roman retholie eriests in Ireland to the state at present? Alt those educated at Maynooth are obliged, on their entering „li ege . t o ta k e t h e oath of the c allegiance prescribed to be taken by Roman catholics. I -j . A-re all the persons appointed to be parish priests in Ireland now educdted at Mayioddh? No, far Crum it. triien, if a per Son is not educated at Map - moth, is he obliged to take the oath of idlegiance? Not unless he succeeds to some property, or is appointed to some office requiring it. I neve' roo k the oath of allegiance in this country until about a year ago,--( Dr. Doyle, accorditig to the Ordo Divini qfficii of 1825, h a d been consecrated bishop in I819,)—" and probahly," he continues, "should not !ince then done so. had I not been ap pointed to some situation." - 'rhos is Dr . Murray plainly con tradicted. Had he said, there are some priests who, when they were students iu Maynooth, took an oath of allegiance, he would have spoken truth. . Had he said " priests" meaning "some priests," did so. he Might have an opportunity of special pleading in his dett>nce. But when, in answer to a question respecting the whole body of the Romish clergy - in Ireland re specting " the priests," he affirmed that they took an oath of. allegiance. it is impossibl e to escape from the 'conclusion that the testimony of Dr. Doyle convicts him or direct untruth, — w h e ther ascribable to an - inteotion of decetVing or to inexplica ble ignorance, I du not presume to determine.—(Loud cheers and a latigh. I turn to the second part of the answer. The priests in.lr eland take no other oat h ;—is this the truth? No. I cannot cite the testimony of Dr. Doyle to prove its falsehood, but ant not w i t h o ut evidence strong as the case requires. The Appen dix to the Report of the Lords Committee 4,11 Ireland, in 1823, Dlav 'li, (at pane 913.) recites. "rie form of oath taken by • :,„ 1 , o n being collated to narishes " It conclUdes with the 3 folio" inn (;„ ( 0 promise and xus,ar true obedience to ow r ope of Home, sr. censor of the blessed Peter, Prince Of the Ale. and the V r Jesus Christ. ` Also. all other things A pt,„ &ti ne d, de l ivered : mot r! eel eed by the sacred cantina and cecumenicalcoinicds, and especiallv the holy Council of '['remit, I d o , without doubting, receive and profess; and also all things contrary, and ail heresies whatever. condemned by the church, I an d tu ccted and anatheatibed, du I, i n lik e manner, coudeum, reject, and anathematise. This true cat tholic faith, without which uo !nen eau be saved, which at the present I do voluntarily profess and I rely hoid, the same 'eel 1 t eke care to hold entire and inviolate by God's help, meet coustautly, even to thc „ laet 'Heath of my life, and as 1111,01 its in use lieth, to be held, taught, anti preached by these that are tooter me, or whose care belongs to use in my of tiee. This Idu promise, vow, and swear, so help me God and these holy Gospels of Gal." Such is the oath which Da Mur ray solemnly denied tem his exemination before a parliamentary 1 committee. I charged bile with the denial. It was necessary that I should call his especial attention to the chaege, and I did ! so. He huts not ventured to deny the justice of the accusation ; . he has not thought it advisable to attempt any excuse for his most false disclaimer. Yet he expresses auger at being charged with disengenuous tititice, and he remains,—may God pardon the nation which continues the enormity,—he remains patron of the system of mural education in Ireland.—(Hear, hear, and much cheering.) When he reminds his clergy that they are "hound by the obligation o f an oath," y ou d o not now marvel that I should ask, " What oath does he mean?"—the oath which he drew upon his invention to say that they had taken, or the oath which they lied taken, and which, at the convenient season, was erased from his memory, or which he denied with an untruth—the path in which some have sworn that they re gard as flagitious anal abominable the doctrine that faith is not to be kept with heretics, or security afforded them for property or life—or the oath in which they have s worn t o rece i ve , with out, any doubt, the declarations of councils and canoes which teach that, where the interest of the church demands, those doc trines must be received and practised which, in the oath of al legiance, must be pronounced impious and unchristian ? What oath is to govern the clergy in their attentive perusal of Peter Dens ? Which oath have they taken ? We do not know that one has taken the oath of allegiance. We know that every priest collated to a parish has taken the oath of perfidy and in tolerance. How, then, are we to regard the obligation which is recalled to their remembrance ? Is it cautionary against I Dens—is it cautionary against the charities—against the im• 1 pulses of natural feeling, and the w arn in gs o f consc i e nce,' l which teach that Dens should be condemned and rejected ? I The recotninendation, for aught we know to the contrary, may be interpreted su as to challenge Approbation from the Inquisi tiott-in Koine, as well as to win favour in England. ( Applause.) But it may be said that the oath to which Dr. Murray refers, - is one in which Catholics hare sworn to injure no titan " on ac count of his religions opinions," These are his wards—are they spoken in guilaor in simplicity? Can it be that he ranks heresies ;Among " religious opinions ?" Most surely he does not. He accounts heresy irreligion, and the oath not to injure an individual on account of his religious opinions would much more rationally be interpreted as applicable to the permitteddi , versity of opinion whirls is confessed within the Church ; of Rome, than to that wider deviation which is not tolerated by the church, but is condemned as heresy and irreligion. We may then boldly say, that an oath containing the professions relied upon by Dr. Murray is not such as Protestants ought to hold satisfactory.—( Hear.) But we should not be so precise in cri- 1 ticising language. Ile means the oath of allegiance, which pronounces it impioui and unchristian to hold that men ought to be injured, "(or, or under pretence of, their being, heretics." This, too, is insufficient. A man may swear that he does not passively or actively injure a fellow -creature because he is a heretic—while yet he abets his destruction because he has been axcommuuicated. You have no right to strike a man dead be cause you are convinced be is a murderer; but when sentence has been pronounced upon him, as a convict he forfeits life. In like manner, a bigoted member of the Church of Rome may affirm that lie does not cherish a purpose of injuring heretics— nay, that he renounces it—while vet, if his church pronounced an anathema, and demanded of bins that he should be a minis ter of vengeance, he may afford himself as willing an instru ment to wreck its merciless will, as he was ready when the sea son required—to win favour for it by swearing oaths which were so constructed as to disarm the vigilance of those who dreaded intolerance, and yet to leave him free for any demonstration which a more favourable time would encourage him to exhibit. (Loud cheers.) As a case in point, call to mind the bull of Sextus V., excommunicating Elizabeth and calling on her sub jects to depose her, and remember how the command was ac commodated by his successor to the difficulty of the tunes, when he interpreted it es being always binding on Protestants, but not obligatory on Roman Catholics until the day in which it should be found wise to enforce it. In the interval. peace and guod•will may be sworn, and it' a time arrive in which mercy and justice mime , be disregarded, Protestants may be taunted with their simplicity, and it may he said by those who are then armed as their oppressors, "we swore to do you no wrong fur your heresies. We do nut, but we obey the commands of our head, the Vicar of Christ„eual we visit on you the penalties not of heresy, hut of excommunication." Are we to account oaths ca pable of such interpretation a security ?—( Loud applause. ) But, suppose theist inure precise, suppose the oath one less elastic and aecommodeting, what is to be thought of an oath by which practice is so uninfluenced? Dr. Murray confesses that the Theology of Deus teaches doctrines which he has, on oath, rejected—he recommends this theology to the attentive perusal of his clergy, and he assigns as the justification of his having recommended so pernicious et book—the oath in which he and those whom he governs swore that they rejected some of its doctrines as impious and unchristian. NVliat an age in which such confusion shall be committed by one who holds an office of the highest trust mid importance ! It is a grave offence for one having influence to recommend, as a safe guide, a book containing impious doctrine. This, the Romish bishops did when they so highly eulogised Professor Dens. It is an aggra• legion of the crime when the opinions thus indirectly, but ant biguously, countenanced in secret had been publicly abjured on oath—but it leaves all common iniquity behind, when the oath to reject evil doctrine is, with unabashed effrontery, alleged as the justification for recommending it—when a bishop of the Church of Rome stands before the public—confesses that he has sanctioned, and that he recommends a detestable book—anti presents, to the nation he abu ses an d i ns ults, th e oa th h e h as broken as the shield by which he would cover himself from their indignation. Who can say—it is true I recommended Dens, but what right have you to object—have I not given you an oath, which should cause you to believe that I condemn him—how can you find fault—if after having quieted your sus picions, I follow the course which my judgment recommends, and direct my clergy to study with profound attention the book which my oath to you comprehends as among those which I detest, abjure, and condemn. I would propose to any twelve men, of plain sense and honest principle, a question as to the duties of devolving on men who swore the oath of which Dr. Mum ray would rewind us—in which he, in the face of the En glish nation, abjured intolerance and bad faith. It was not an oath England required—that is, it was not for its own sake the oath was demanded—it was to obtain assurance that habits of sincerity and general good will were not incompatible with the principles of those who swore. The oath taken by Dr. Murray to renounce and abhor certain dogmas ascribed to his church was desired only as containing or giving an assurance that he would practically abjure them. I would ask of any twelve honest men whether this is not the truth—with a full assurance that their answer would be affirmative and unanimous. Further, I would not hesitate to ask, whether, in their judgment, he who swore had not taken upon himself as an. imperative duty to stigmatise and discourage every book which taught the con demned opinions, and to seek out and bring into general circu lation such as were in canfurmity with the spirit of the oath. ,I have no fear what the answer would be, and boldly affirm that the oath by which Dr. Murray qualifies his recommendation of Dens—pledged him to censure it, to prohibit his clergy from its perusal—in short—bound him to act in a manner the very re verse of what his conduct has been—and further, I affirm that the man who could pursue such a course of action as he has adopted. cannot possibly, have a just sense of the oath he has taken, or feel the abhorrence which he professes, of the foul doctrines which he had, in evords, rejected as impious and un christian. (Loud cheers.) Dr. Murray knew his duty; I pro: nisei' to show you that he did, by his own confession. A letter was addressed to Dr. Murray, dated Pembridge Rectory, Sep tember 17, 1835, and signed Maurice James, B.D. It con tained the following expression, " Your lordship will greatly oblige me by ieforming me how it was that the authorised re publicatiun of Dens, in 1808, and again in 1812, took place without the omission, or any explaeation of the passages objected to, and also what is the nature of the conference in which the hook is used, and to what use it is therein applied;. and especially to what kind of comment or interpretation the passages are there subjected." The answer of Dr. Murray was satisfactory to the polite and reverend querist. " I ant con vinced," he says, " that because we dissent from the opinions of an author, it would be quite fair to mutilate his book," Are we to believe, that his belief of Scripture is his reason for mutil ating it ? " The work was designed solely for professional men." Now those men had disavowed on oath, the only opinion that could lead to any practical mischief. Of what advantage, then, would it have been to load the page with a tiotef No student could be placed on time roll of Maynuoth College, with out taking the oath alluded to, iu one of the letters, which you will find in the Dublin Morning Register, (the oath to which I have already adverted.) " This, surely, was the strongest com ment that could be made on the text of Dens." " Conferences," are " meetings held by our clergy, at stated times each year, for the purpose of discussing, for their mutual ioformation, questions connected with their profession." " Questions are proposed in the order in which they are usually found in theo logical works. The Order adopted by Deus was found to be couveuient, and therefore, the questions to be discussed in this province were set down in the order in which they lie in his book; but when brought under consideration, they arediscessed exclusively on their own merits, without any other reference to that author." But why were questions regarding the punish ment of heres • y, discussed a t a ll ? " B ecause t h ey f orm a part of a treatise on heresy, which is never omitted in a theological course, and which should, therefore, naturally come under consideration in its turn. Surely, a clergyman ought ugh h t a to s be so ashamed, not to know th e s t ate o f a question, which often agitated the Christian world, or to be unacquainted with the arguments which would enable hint to coin. to a just con clusion regarding it ? Would it nut be satisfactory to hint to be able to prove, to his owu mind. the justice of the oath which he haul taken, and to . Which I have already alluded. Anti is there anthything so very alarming in his being allowed to dis cuss the question, even for that excellent purpose?" Such are the leading parts of Doctor Murray's reply. Mr. Janice, who forwards it to the editor of the Hereford l'imes, fiats it with his approbation. " I will only add," he writes, "that lam entirely satisfied with the answer given in the above letter," etc., Sze. No doubt Dr. Murray was well satisfied with his judge. If nut, his case is hopeless. Perhaps outside the guardianship of the wicked and the weak,—Great Britain could not afford him one more to his purpose,—a more exact counterpart of himself:— a Daniel come to judgment. (Tremendous cheering.) The oath. you obsvve, is the governing principle of all the 'neve !bents of the most reverend divine. He and his priests had sworn that they rejected math] opinions. It was, therefore, right that they should be taught the justice of the oath they had taken. (Hea a hear.) " Sufficient !" cries Mr. James. "lii toy conscience I acquit," he says, "the water, individually, and the Ramat' Catholics in general, of entertaining, at this • day, the persecuting and homicidal datelines and dispositions attributed to them." Even with this the leyerend judge is not contented. He is so fully possessed with the innocence of the bishop mid priests, that be passes sentence on their accusers, "which doctrines." he adds. (the spirit of them, at least,) "and dispositions belong, I believe, much more to their accusers." And what is the argument by which the volunteer arbitrate,. i has become thus enchanted? I dwell not on that inversion of every thing honest and reasonable implied in the acknowledge ment. that the priests first swear solemnly to certain matters, ' and then are taught that they were justified in sa earing. Nei ther do I detain you with comments on the third step of this in comprehensible produce,—the adopting ns the ()weer me a ns o f reconciling, priests to their obligation. the book which teachrs them that they have takeu a false oath. It is sufficient to state the process at which Mr. :James cries out, Ohe ! The priests swear that they renetince certain opinious. Whey are then taught that it was right so to swear, and the book selected to teach this l esson, i ns t ruc t s th ew th a t it was wrong. It is, in truth, d novel, mode of pleading which Dr. Mut piy has adopted.. First, D ens caunot embarrass the !Outlet; clergy, because they halve taken au oath that they a iej uu e his o bjectionable doctrines; and Then, this oath cannot rirove enibarrislng to them. becau se D ens guides the conferences in which they learn that it was right to take it. I do net dwell um this "satisfactory" reasoning: I come to a metier tit' wore importance. 'l' he priests have token reconciline them, profnaoutittho;,ersittyh to an oath to which it is eNp-dient that they be reconciled. The the priests' disturbed cunsciences. hook waned t. the Ai, a ef What has been selected as ui the oath was false. qu,,,ii,rtl, iend Dr. Murray declined, and to COrreet Ihe perniumius innue t e eo f Dols ? Mr. jaws, appeese the restlessness . of Lis eva,ion, the complai. i g i i i ii s i t n i t ii. st u e i t i l c u e. ; J u ,, rzus e s ..l u m t t thsta ivlitig. Nov: 11 tS::6. sant pietist pronounces himself satisfied. But the inquiring public wilt not be so. They will form a wiser and fairer judg ment- The hook which appears us a guide to the priestly con ferences teaches the lawfumess of perjury and murder. The natural inference on tioalo g . that no better appears is, that none mere creditable grids. If llsenish theology can supply a safe guide. it is disgraceful to have chosen one who is " impious and unchristian." If all are alike abominable, is it unjust to com plain of a church which has not a single complete standard of faith and morals of which its bishops and priests have not Own in one oath that they embrace all its parts; and in another, that they renounce and detest portions of it as damnable ? More than a year has now gone by since Dr. Murray was first charged with his patronage of the Theology of Dens. His recent epistle contains a full avowal of the charge. He admits that he gave permission to have the work printed—he admits that to withhold his permission would have prevented the publication. It is necessary merely to add, that he had previously opened a mart for the book by adopting it for the conferences, and all is Omitted which was originally charged against him. During the interval which elapsed since his partnership in the publica tion of Dens was exposed, he has been repeatedly called on in distinct terms by some, in substance by Mr. James, to name any complete system of theology, by which the errors of Dens could be corrected. He has never given heed to the demand, and now, wholly unmasking himself, he recommends his clergy to engage iu—not some safe and Christian course of study—not some work, by which they should be taught to reject the abomin able principles with the report of which the country has been ringing—but the very book against which, if he and they have any respect for an oath, they ought to be especially guarded. Ile says he sees no reason to be ashamed of having, if he bad, directed the publication, he evidently is not ashamed of recom mending it. No reason to be ashamed! After a year's acs quaintance, to say no more, upon these odious and demoralising volumes. No reason to he ashamed—what! of recommending to the attentive study of his clergymen, those odihus pictures of crimes which, as Robertson says, " never had existence except in the impure imagination of a casuist," not ashamed of sug gesting the torture _,(>l . those flagitious questions, which if they are proposed, convert the confessional into a retreat of intel lectual prostitution—and which, if they were not to be so em ployed, it, was an uncompensated enormity, profligacy without the plea of a base necessity in him to recommend. No reason to be ashamed ! .My valued friend, Robert M'Ghee, was ac cused-1 was accused—by partizans of the Church of Rome of having translated extracts from this bad book, and do not ascribe blame to the translator. His motives and the result may have justified his undertaking. We, however, felt ourselves called upon to deny, as We could, all knowledge of a translation likely to prove the fouleit work in 'the language, and Dr. Murray is not ashamed to recommend it to his clergy—who are to inter pret it to female penitents in the confessional. (Rapturous anal prolonged applause.) There is another topic of defence which I would fain have spaken upon if I bad the opportunity afforded me of so doing; but, circumstances which go home to the heart ' of every man prevent my entering upon that peculiar point, in asmuch as the person who has accused me has lately been visited with a domestic calamity. Under these circumstances, there fore, I will give up the topic altogether. (Hear, hear.) I con-, ceive I shall notate under the necessity ef much longer detain ing you. Well, then, in the general charges brought against the Church of Rome are those of preventing the dissemination of truth; and they, fur the most part, exist in the iniquitous practices which have, from time to time, called into public view, the doctrines of the Church of Horne; and, if those doctrines were found to be contained in obsolete volumes, or if, in the -general improvement of the people professing the Roman Ca tholic religion, it could. be conceived that those pernicious doc trines had been left behind, and that those had been formally reuounced. 1 for one would not have taken the liberty of bring ing those charges to light. No, 1 would rather consult 'the peace and tranquility of the inhabitants of this country at large. than be the means of reviving the errors of the Church of Rome of which she had herself become ashamed, although she had never formally renounced them. But I find the worst doctrine of the olden times promulgated and arranged in all their theoretical forms, and assuming a twofold aspect, for the purpose of making an attempt to undermine the Scriptures, and to break down that church in which the Scriptures are approved and acknowledged. They had seen how in Ireland the Bible had been partially closed, and the children in the schools merely indulged with portions of it extracted at the will and pleasure of the Church of Rome. As an illustration of what has there taken place, I may say, that if Satan could not destroy the field of wheat he would at all events introduce the tares into it ; and, in like man ner, if the Church of Rome could not altogether withhold the Bible from her people, she would at least contrive to mix up with it sonic of her own absurdities—and how far she has suc ceeded in doing so I need only refer you to Ireland herself; for there they have been eminently successful in subjecting the national schools to their commanding authority, and have al.; most entirely excluded the book of God's Word. But now, in this age of improvement, we are told that the book which the Church of Rome has prevented her votaries from reading is the book on which men sit in judgment. it is to you a subject of thankfulness that you can lock back with pleasure upon the time a ben the enemy passed from the west and visited your own homes, that you engaged with such earnestness and vigour in the work of God's vineyard, the result of which will, by God's blessing, be your recompence. The accusation, therefore, whichl bring againsethe Church of Rome is, that she has been from time immemoriatguilty of intolerant acts, that she has promul gated intolerant doctrines. And those intolerant acts, those intolerant doctrines, have not been practised iu the dark ages alone, or confined to their councils, but have been promulgated in the nineteenth century; and the accusations which I now bring against the Church of Rome are . precisely those which have called forth of late so many champions in defence of the Protestant truth. (The speaker was here interrupted by some noise in the gallery, which shortly subsided.) The accusations thus brought against the Church of Rome were founded on grounds which could easily be met and refuted if they admitted of any refutation. They might meet the accusation in either if these two modes. Either they might prove the statements made against their church to Le false, or they might prove that the Church of Rome had abandoned the practices which she had' in chlged in in former times • but neither of these modes having been adopted, the inference I draw therefrom is, that the charges cannot in any way be disproved. The truths I have stated have been confirmed and acknowledged, and so far is the Church of Rome from repudiating the doctrines which has. led her into these errors, that she would rath er h ea p o bl oquy upon t h ose w h ir refute her trines, than attempt to clear herself of the charges made against her. As a proof of what I have said, I will beg lease to allude to a letter recently addressed to his clergy by their diocesan, the Right Rev. Dr. Murray, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Ireland. And, with your permission sir; and the permission of this congregation, I will confine my remarks to that letter, which, be it remembered, will prove the charge brought against the Church of Rome in a two-fold capacity. I had nearly omitted to notice a p o int w hi c h in a former part' of this address, begged that you would keep in wind. Dr. Mils- . ray says, as a defence for enjoining that Dens should be read and studied by the Roman Catholic clergy, that they have each taken an oath . . He says that every student of the College of Maynooth takes an oath. This is his defence of Dens, and this oath is to guard them against the false and pernicious tenets contained in the works of that writer. Now, Dr. Doyle declares that the College of Maynooth is the only college where this pro tective and guarding oath is taken, for in fact this oath is in tended as a protection for the doctrines of Dens. My respected friend, Mr. M'Ghee, made this statement publicly at Hereford, and he has never yet been contradicted; and we may, I think,' rely pretty implicitly upon the truth of any statement which may be made respecting the catholics, when such statement re mains for so great a length of time without contradiction. I , have always made it a rule not to give implicit credit to any charge against the Church of Rome. until it has remained one whole week without contradiction. Robert M'Ghee stated that in a book put chased at an auction, he had found the identical advertisement which was a copy of Coyne's Catalogue for 1814. It was called the " Catalogue for 1814; of the books published by Richard Coyne." In this was set forth "Dens' complete system of theology, seven volumes, duodecimo, price £3." This is the work which is now read in the catholic colleges, and which had been adopted by the catholic bishops, as the safest and best work whereby to instil into the catholic students a knowledge of their principle's. Now, not at one college in Ire land, with the exception of Maynooth, is there an oath admie nistered. At Carlow there is no oath. At Dublin, at Cork, at. 'Limerick, at Cove, there are no oaths of protection wile inixtered,' and yet in all these Dens is introduced. In Maynooth there is an oath, and Dens is not introduced. This, then, is the state of the case. An oath is used to protect the clergy of the Church of Rome, against the pernicious doctrines of bens. There• iS no oath used in any one of the colleges where it is used, and in the only college where the oath is administered. his works are not introduced. This is the species of argument that is used by the supporters of the Church of Rome, by Dr. Murray. Ile says, be sees no reason to object to the clergy studyaes the doc trines of Dens, he even recommends them, saying, that one or two pages of objectionable matter can make but little difference, where there is so much that is good : some of the gentle and li beral of the present day have agreed to this, They say, it is harsh to judge of the merits of a work by what is expressed ha only a few pages. Out of seven colonies there are only a few pages of what is objectionable, and it is hard and rigorous to pronounce strong objections. hecauseof a few pages. We might say, that this is like the argument adopted by the man whom one person had seen killing the sheep. "Oh! said he, " you state, that you can bring forward one person who saw me kil ling the sheep; but I can bring forward one hundred people who will swear that they did not see me kill it." (Cheers:) should like to see one of these individuals sitting in judgment upon a case. Some one comes forward who has been accused of a crime, and he makes his defence as follows. " Moat wor shipful sir. It is true I am guilty. I do not deny it. But I have lived in this world forty-five years. During the whole of these years nothing of wickedness has ever been laid to my charge ; all my life has been passed in respectability and ho nour, with this exception, and uow, because on one day I 'have committed perjury, robbery, murder, that one day is to be pitt against forty-five years of a life against which you are not able to say anything. My long life of virtue ought to stand against one day of crime and iniquity, and I ought to be acquitted." By such arguments do they reply to our insinuations against the poor injured and persecuted Dens. (Cheers.) We know that oft in the olden time there were men who exercised the otlice of poisoners. We know that annexed to things which destroyed there were frequently numbers of others adduced of a neutral character, awl even those which shed forth an agreeable perfume to greet the senses; hut, would any man say, that •bes cause there were to one poisonous, ninety-nine neutral ingre dients, end even several that were agreeable, that the person who had administered such potion had done no harm. We, object to Dens for his one poisonous passage, even though all .rho rest of his ingredients had been full of virtue, and power , cud truth. (Cheers.) We object tO the Romish Church be cause it teaches doctrines whirls efface the best impressions of the human beat t. T hey teach that y o ur n e i g hb our is to be of no repute if he have been stained . by the guilt of heresy.; the laws of the land are of no avail if the Church Of Rome pro nounce that such lees tally not with ecclesiastical intentions. (Cheers.) We may say that the laws are the means of recon ciling man with his fellow, and of conducing to our individual repose and security. W e m i g h t expec t t h a t every man would pay habitual respect to his neighbour's life and property' through the laws that teach others to reverence that which be longs to him. We might expect habits of sincerity, and tha t in an especial manner, where God was solemnl called upon t`! y witness thei r say i ngs, t h e d eta il s o f th e trut h should be present ed inviolate. The laws may be mild and we may wish for them .t" be obeyed th roug h th e reverence they inspire. But it is the business of Dens to teach disobedience to the laws of the land' except inasmuch thee may be according to the rules of the !famish Church. It is, therefore, that we protest against Dens,'- and say that if Dr. Murr a y is not ashamed of having sec t ",". 4 mended him to the study of the clergy of his church, the n absence of shame indicates the power of habit. lie sacs that our object—the object of myself and my friend Mr. Alls :orn_ is not to teach the truth, but to endeavour to detect and , reads' 'less of error. To maintain what he terms the "bloodeitatee tithe." We disavow it boldly, and at once appeal to the 'less of our church in Ireland to make any sacrifi ce for that Uri line' t o make religion which we profess. But, even if we bad such au file one it would not be one of which we need be ashamed. O side we see law and established possession struggling a p e t r d . ; r ti; f a o l i; d that e ol which ed e e l t o o i t it i s iu e t o g ' h i e " % f t '. t r:o . e r that we lug. Is it of standing forward in aid of t gentry of the the" wise, those %vim have been termed t I • imersed in ter land—e e see them suriounded by danger and We see those who ought to be ashamed? On the one sidehewzessete the good and son. On the Other side what do we' see? ndit them tin i s n 'i v i i""Y )s-etii)ptil:":: f