The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-22 00:00:00

(Apia:m.o
The must remarkable feature in the proceedings of
the meeting was the announcement made by Arch-
deacon lliunilton that Archbishop Murray was at I
that moment preparing a pastoral to the ltoman '
catholic clergy of the archdiocese of Dublin, to be
n•ael from the altars on Sunday next, culling on the •
people "to pray against the persteution that was
raised against them, and denouncing the nefarious
bill yrivected by Lord John ltuaselL" The rev.
gentleman said:
That that was imeutially a lay meeting, but it had the
fullest sanction of the clergy. He had just returned from
the Archbishop of Dublin (chters); and 'refore that meeting
and before the country he would call him the Archbishop
of Dublin. (Cheers) Ile had not been made so by law,
and the law routs' not unmake him. Ile was at that mo-
ment preparing a pastoral to be addrtmed to every cler-
gy:non in hi. ,hussar, calling upon the faithful people to
pray against the perneeution that had been raised against
them, and denouncing the nefarious bill that bad Mr n pro-
jected. lie had been the tint to more in this matter. The
moment the Low was called for in England he stownibled his
clergy to violent tigaiust the insult offered to their holy
rcligton by the insulting letter of lord John Russell, and
be was going now to address them to denounce the bill from
every altar in the country. (loud cheers, and waving of
hon.) He hops.' that that meeting would give a tone to
those in every parish in Infand. Ile would tell the minis-
ter that if the no remit in question were extended to In-
land, the universal i oice of the country would, in the most
constitatioual. but most iletermilool, manner, resist it.
Several resolutions, conveying in strong language
the sentiments of the meeting on the subject of the
ministerial inenstirt.' were adopted with acelamathm,
and among the speakers by whom the assemblage
was addressed were several barrister,' and members
of the corporation. Mr../. M. Cantwell addressed
the meeting at great length in a strain of animated
eloquence. Thu meeting was also addressed by Mr.
Grattan, M.l'.
This morning the following. pastoral address from
Archbishop Murray appeara in the columns of the
Fr. rotates Journal. It is the docutnent the announce-
ment of whieli created considerable sensation at the
meeting of yesterday.
TV Tilt ROMAN CAIZOLIC et.TROY OP Till nIOCLI OF
DEPLIN.
lkdoved Itrtthren,—The hand of persecution is about to
be once more cote 114111 11,11' us, and a new clement of civil
discord oust amongst us. Under the pretence of resisting
what i. untruly called u " papal aggressions," a bill has been
introduced into parboils ett sulosersive of our religious disci-
pline, hostile too tlw freedom Of our religious worship, and
fraught with mischis fto the interesta of our poor. la the
bitteroom of my heart, therefore. I call on you and your
Hoek. to send up to the lord of lerey your fervent suppli-
cation, that lie, who by his wisdom hath *mounded man
that hr might base dominion liver the creature that was
made by Him hi, 1, ode.. tote.), may vouchsafe to in-
spire our rulers with that wisdom that sitteth by His
throne, that they may execute justice with an
upright heart, nut for the benefit of a frac-
tion. hut for the peace, and happiness, and social
Is, Hare of the entire people over whom He has placed
them. !feint,. calling on your Hocks for this salutary pur-
pose. you .111 please to add the collect, Pro Prelates et
Conan gationilius Kis Connmisais," to the other colleen.
ul tune day, M ever, masa which shall he celebrated, as
long a. this persecuting trill shall be under the consideration
of parliament. The primmest measure is called A Hill to
Prevent the Assumption of certain Reeletiastiral Titles in
respect of plaeea in the l'nited Kingdom." It is nominally
directed against your trishaw, but it is in reality aimed
against your religion. With respect to title., your bishoop•
claim no iithennt right to any of those which are derised
from any earthly fountain of hotiour. Hut the spiri-
tual Mies derived from the church—their titles to
their episcopal aryl, derived so they UV from the
divinely constituted fountain of spiritual juriadietion—
they are nut free to surrender. Thum titles are regis-
tered in boson. They have not tarn given by any steuiar
pow, e, sod no secular power can take them away. We
know our Stork., and they know us. They recognise in us
their spiritual pastors, est-wising ejoisocopalinriadictiou over
them in the sees in which they reside. We are their
bishops ; they know us to he so, and yet a law is proposedforbidolosig us. under penalties which we could not pay, and
,the -payment of which would doom us to a prison, to
acknowledge, even to our own docks, that we are what they
know us to he. the pastors whom the head of our church,
acting am...trains' to its known discipline, ha• placed over
them. What adds to the palpable injustice of such a law is
o the insulting mockery of pretending that it leaves as-
, touched our it legions liberty. No', dn. variety of wars in
which this grievous law, if strictly enforced, would hoirram
us in the unavoidable exercise of our merely spiritual
functions, would take away from you as well as from us
even the semblance of religious freedom. But this is
not all. The poor also are to be made its
Famine and pestilence hare not, it seem., done
enough to render this unfortunate country one of the most
&Mated nations .of the earth—this law was still wand ngtir
fill up the cup of its afflictions. Its poor are not yet wretched
enough, the current of chanty must be stopped. If • pious
CatilOill., moved by the :press command of his Saviour sad
has Judge too -give ulnas." should entrust the fruits of Isla
benesuboue to his spiritual pastor, And call him, evert
through mistake. tor his proper title, the holy gift is tool
from the deatined ,kjert. of his charity, and may be en-,
plcefrd by protestant hands to corrupt the faith through
which he hoped firer Nitration. And this, too, ir fur as
tailed whatnots freedom; and this is the return which tell
catholic clergy ate to receive for their etforts in the hours/
trial for the prmervation of public order. Hut. blessed he
Dal, our reward is from abuse. beloved brethren, "may
the Lord direct your hearts in the charity of God and eta
;whim. of Christ." 2 Then., 3, 5.
Yountiopaquare, Feb. 90, lttfil. D. MURRAY.