The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-07 00:00:00

THE PROTESTANT ALLIANCE.

The first ennui weft 1 this netotation wu
held on Saturday, at Frameless' Zell. The modes was
not very numerously
two-thirds filled. Oa pa t auusdotelao ma Wil only
about sterns woe the el of
Shaftesbury (the chairman), the Nut of Caves, the Rail
of Rodeo, the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel, the Hoe. and
Rev. H. M. Villiers, Sir Cullen Eardley, the Rev. Dr.
Jab,. Bunting. the Rev. R. Biekentetb, the Rev. Dr.
Buchman, Mr. Frown, H.P., lt. C. L. Bevan,
Rear Admiral Harcourt,Rear-Admiral Hut, Josiah
Condor, Esq. fie.
The CHAIRMAN is hie opening remark observed that a
great constitutional event was about to happen in this
country, and he hoped that those who had rights would re-
member that upon them great rospcsasibility was thrown ;
and he trusted they would emirate thoes rights for the ague
lion of truth and the great Utmost, of mankind. (Cheers )
WGREGOR read the report of the committee,
which stated that one of the principal objects of the animus
was to promote and extend union among evangelical pro-
testants, to order to combine their efforts against popery and
legman religious liberty at home and abroad. -Before the
establishment of the Protestant Alliance several associations
had been formed for • lake purpose which are now In
communication with this body. Then ue 19 of these so-
metime in different parts of the country, with whom a
armilmat correspondence is kept up. Thew local associa-
dens were still increasing in number, and, as they were
under dation management, the number of members of the
meat body wee ameasenly less thee it would be if it steed
elms. The withstmaral elhesiommseet sof , heft
et hum Ind ebesed, ant et the peluelpel *la of tad
Mime. The mat infernal and Obeemieu of these eta-
deuesets was that to the Ceilep of Haynes* and sexed.
laity it became the obelus dut of seetesittee to as.
Emma, le procure the mud .lam eat ef parliament_
whisk that grant wee mole. pulite meetings bed
Mee thoid, sad Ml43_pstitiese for the septet of the grant had
Mae peemeted. ISt modes at present Ware the Home of
Common was not made at the sespillen of this easeria.
lion. The subjeetioa of oosvosbool Lure
restraint was another et the el.este of the emmillem The
movement far that purpose eammusad with ammo Wks is
Scotland, and • central conuideles UMW led bums ameb-
fished in London. Thirty-me peddems bed bees pressated
to parliament, besides others to her Malway,en the satiost. In
cenjunction with these measures the esseadttee had sodas-
Toured to promote religious liberty shined. Through the
exertions of the association Dr. Marriot, who was impri-
soned at Carlsruhe for disseminating tracts against the
Jesuits, had been liberated. The Smith ministers ex-
pelled from Hungary had had their cause taken up by the
association, and a correspondence had been opened with
the United States to have the rights of British protestant!'
recognised in any treaties that might be entered into with
the Japanese empire. The penecutions in Sweden had
also been noticed, and they bed the gratification of adding
that a Protestant Alliance had been formed at Elberfeld,
Germany, from which the happiest results were anti.
cipated. The receipts of the easocistioa for the past year
amounted to 1,1811. ; mad the expenditure for salaries 2,
once 861.. deputations and public meetings 1791., printing
and stationery 2761., advertising, &c., 3.441., sundries 120.,
leaving • balance in hand of 2071.
Mr. BEVAN, in movie, the adoption of the report
said he had • greater fear of a Popish than of • French
iavuion ; but it was not a question of anticipation. They
bad had a Popish invasion, and they had repelled the spin
attack, but it was seereky going on neverthelen throughoat
the lan
aisirmguid breadth of the land, and if they ceased to
g~htwouldcertainly be overcome. Their noble
d alluded to the coming election. There wee
son pMnt with regard to it which was uppermost in men's
question of free-trade. No w, he believed that
frae-trede had proved as advantagecus to this country in
practise as it was sound in theory, and on this subject he
had entirely changed his mind, for he once thought the
contrary. Misses and cheers.) Yet where the question of
free-trade sad pnßwWtientclashed he should vote for pro-
testantism and let free-trade take its course. (Cheers.) If
he thought, u he did not, that the permanency of free-
trade depended on the return of certain members he would
will vote fur protestantiem rather than for free-trade.
He called upon them all to unite against Maynooth,
wbieh they must be swore was an ungodly institute:me
opposedlto the interest& of man and the honour of God.
The Earl of RODEN, in seconding the resolution, sold
he could not help thinking they had arrived at • time In
the history of the country which demanded more than say
other period the exertion and the amino of all ensue of
their protestant countrymen to uphold those blessings whisk
were given t3thern by the glorious Reformation. Then was
in this country • culpable forgetfulness of those blesaiep,
and all ncentgovernmente had sacrificed protestantpriample
at the altar of • futile expediency which had broughkoa the
country many of those disadvantages under which she now
laboured.
The resolution was then put and unanimously carried.
Mr. THOMPSON, who was announced as a deputation
from Scotland, said he hardly need tell them that in that
country this question had excited no small commotion.
The people of that country were thoroughly awakened to
its deep and special importance ; they felt that they had re-
mained far too long on the defensive, end they were pre-
pared to units with Christians of every denomination to
carry the war into the enemy's camp, and to assail those
institutions which fostered and diffused the pernicious
practices of popery. The resolution he had to propose was,
That this nies=7balopt fully unaided that British
Christians are hunesingly alive to the encroach-
ments of the Oureit nosoo, and that the national repair.
nun to the endowment of Mama* has been strength.
cued by the late discussions seesernieg it, desires to reite-
rate the firm sad yesseveries &emend of the protestants of
' Great Britain that the Mayeseth Endowment Act be re-
pealed, with • due sew& le existing interests—that all na-
tional encouragemmat sad support given to popery be dis-
continued—that rank sad precedence be not conceded to
Roman ecclernaties —lead that all coaventisal establishments

be subjected to inspection and control by law." ..----..-
Mr. O'MALLEY, Q.O , in seconding the motion, con-
gratulated the meeting on the altered tone of the legiela-
tare in regard to this matter. A year or two ago there
seemed to be an inclination amongst members eves to endow
the Roman catholic clergy. Conflux that with the almost
unanimous opioinn an favour of lir. Spooner's motion for
an inquiry into Maynooth.
The Hoe,. and Rev. BAPTIST NOEL said be wu very
glad to have the opportunity of expressing his hearty eon.
entrees, In this reeninglea. They were by it pledged to
two things, ono to promos the inspection of convents, and
the elbow to mod the Mayseeth grant. He did not agree
with theme who wen eipdsst allowing the existence of
eenvests is this essofty. Be thought it was their duty to
permit Acs action as Wog oo passible till some private or
public mum interfered, end be was disposed to give to
their Senn eannie Imam all Mery of action. But
MIMI he boned ken KLOrinsily% pamphlet that a young
wens lad been eanapped lute a ammo, and that it war
only_ by • tins/ of palls exposure that her liberation
meld is rescued, he lisenetlit it war high time that the
setabildseeste ibinehlbe subject to inspection. When he
was at Bees with • bind, Mr. Erenburg (u we understood),
be heard of a einemninse that had taken place there
width showed the semssity of inspection. Groans were
Wed Is Ms street ken tbe wall of • convent in that place.
No peen bad access to it, and them continued, till
et bo the indignities el the was excited. The
pelimelsolta into the camel, there they found • nan
111111161 i to the floor, emaciated in this highest degree, and
Flu
erg her end. (" Shame.") Now if that
ell= la }ranee
E as , which w then perfectly free,
might it take place in England ? (Hear, hear.) Then
with raped to the repeal of the Maynooth grant, he was u
desirous as say one could be to adhere to any compact
which might have been made, and he was quite unwilling
to do any wrong to their Boman euth.die fellow.subjeets.
But he tad came to the conviction that they ought strenu-
ously to attemptft repeal this grant. Some would put it on
the ground that the biota used in that college
were of an bonen' thinner, an be confessed the deep
disgust with which he repirded the books that were there
pp
laced ja the heeds of yens men who were hereafter to
the guides of pang women. But it was not on
that resat nese that he adman/ the repeal of that en-
dowment. nee did hi via= to ny what, perhaps, other
persum who were balm lohomml might say, that it was a
seminary of disloyalty. Timm wenn A his charges against
it, however well founded them charges might he but be
of
put it on • ground excesdkely simple. It was that
protestantisns and Ram am
were is
systems diametrically oppose& Why did the elf
England sepias teem tbs shwa of Some, but Meow it
believed the sleollasee 4 We chow& ef Ream to he blue
and anti-Christie, sod that sepseettes between Una was
so complete, that popes had excommunicated our
sovereigns on that pond alone, and was it not a palpa.
ble isecsaiatesey that poillinmes. should on the one band sus
San thymic 'Ake Mai Elemetrica/ly opposed to the church
of Rome, and on the ethers system the object of which was
to pull down their owe? Wait consistent in them se protest.
ants on the one hand to support an establishment which
was opposed to lionsaniss, aid on the other hand to sup-
port • college, the avowed MOS of which was to uproot
proteritantises. If they were eight in one they were wrong
in the other. Every man nine see without advancing from
the eleopl•st and meet tusequilemal greumisr that it was a
palpable self contradiction tonappen them two gamma.
They might as well go to a west apnea to any eff the
glib of London and carry it to SSW Inielliatill4 end tan
Nitcompany of men to tart Wet itlerknalds.
revelation area then pet and ummeimeeolly to.
Sir C. BAILDLRY weed the opt somiuticia :--'• That
the retest appeselene of
ez en the ecatinent of Europe,
the pererestiene winedhealga nemetints, end the is.
Wee Whin to Ind& by the authorities of govern-
meets ossiler the Wham is Rome have aroused the is-
diguitaes et *Ma psonninos ageless popery as en engine
of tyranny an deepens% and have ininesed their abhor-
rence of It as • velem of Inpmedtion and ;dollar, ; and
that this menna, theminse. nun extend ea 6r as possible
the sympathy mid lappet et llithili Cluelitleas Ns the who
an pseuesellei tie OW aims Of Msseed, sad would ass

every legitimate effort to promote religious liberty all over the
world." At the present moment his mind end Porgies were
entirely occupied by Maynooth. Before they devoted their at-
tention to the iniquities that popeey.was perpetrating abroad,
wee it not their duty to sweep it from their own
country ? He was anxious that that meeting should
have some practical melt At the approaching elec-
tion many autdidates woad sa they were moved to
vote for inquiry bat net he nes of the grant. He
trusted that the Maim maid ask thew candidates " Is
it your present oonvisties pet the Beim catholic church
is at this moment la a ampiney to put down civil and
religious liberty all over the world, that it is the same
church which lan year mewed territorial authority over
this country, winds hat me did the legislature and Is
defying it still: is it pew enneietion that it is a system
which fueten CAMP sad everything that is abominable ? "
he should say " intim if you will, bat unless Inquiry re-
verses these concision and prove, that the abominations
of the priesthood of Rem are Tre, that Rome is not
Wopponent of Weil ad re • iota liberty an the
wield over, then I wish to tem if it is your internists to
vt=ainst the suin teeasse of each a system." AM he
Wt they would vele sepia* oil mdidalas who
would sappeet ma • imam lLeteaw the Omit if Beate
brined dilutes is this they_were ping
se est up the weatry int-Abmwartesill be jest as
great • AMA= ef the essOltasisa. las thosibt the con.
less thesid, at all mats, sal am the frowners of
the present adwialetestlea W ham whet it wee they in-
waded to do. pea's Ist than ra asietell* and
tell them they wens pies W Ida thew,
iff
te bind sad soy tlies-lass plis Is
Then was sasera matter ts wadi helZMltehei;
stlaatisa. uses was • peso salsa dm Pow.
Pima. I. meatiosed that Nam ysum, an:
ehassal Ms ebb bay* beau issabohis remle
dim at Isilesb whoa at Pliosob. asalloshig dim
midi belts' doses sad bossed wisdom mad Nokias all-
iew ems beam him, and based dona mid snake their
aid to him; sad be had hisinessad the us ow child
had lasted te his with bar ova lips, sad she said he had
latiessestsd when la Ilbs mama (iew. bor.) He
low the ONO were dapping their beads wry =oh at
this, but their own doings tam eery much worse. He had
interrogated these children net My ea their acts but on
their thoughts daring the fort math, and one of the
children told him that he bad tateeteged her as to her
thoughts of uncleanness. (Cries "shame.") Were
they come to this that in their awn establishment celled
protestant iniquity such as this mg& be allowed ? This
wee secret popery. He felt that it wee every
bit as important that they Meld appose Famine
as that they &saki oppose the Mad' stillsais. He there-
frevi vethe Piellanned ore publicly sad res= WWI apes his lordship ro
Oimonftse, sad to allow hint
to bring evidence Were them ef these GM, that than the
Bishop of Exeter to exercise discipline on these offenders,
or else that the public might know that he wee a party in
the Went e. (Cheers.)
The Rev. Mr. Blass and the Rey. W. RoLl also spoke
is support of the resolution, which wee then put, and, like
the others, earned by acclamation.
Admiral HA.RCOURT proposed a vote of thanks to the
chairmen, and
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in acknowledging the
compliment, said be hoped the matter referred to by Sir
Culling Hardie, about Min Sullon's school would be carried
further, and that if they could not bring the Bishop of
Exeter to exercise justice over the minister, they would
bring public opinion to exercise discipline over the diocesan.
The Re. Dr. BEECRAM then invoiced a blessing, and
the meeting separated.