The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-10 00:00:00

lo order to conclude on these end other similar suittan

the sacra t congregation inquires
Ist. Whether that authority which the apostolic (e) vicars
hairs hitherto exercised outiht to be continued or given to
them, by which it m.y be their right to confer every office,
and at their own arbitrary will and pleasure to take away
the faculties which have been granted to the rectors of
shay* that ie, the parish priests.
Zod. Whether any and what rule eight to be priecribed
on three prints.
3rd. ( ) (la any priest or member of the *Esprit dying,
or the niashers of the chapter by any whin. mesa, beteraing
d hcient; whether the election ol priests to complete the
chapter should be lift to the arbiiray will ct the apostolic
vicar, or whether power should not rather he given to the
said chapter of electing three men of the mere worthy, and
of proposing them to the vicar, that he mlyselect from them
toe one nisat pleasing to Lisa, to be added to the chapter.
It appear to the sacred congregation that the things above-
mentioned will be of the greatest profit towards the increase
of raligioti in the English =jealous; so that it is its intended,
after receiving the amours and internee of the spatula,
vicars, with due prudence and mature eonsidieratien, to
ordain and carry the rams finally into execution (g).
OF THE 111/SIONS IN THR HOLMIUM.
The said sacred congregation, wishing to cherish with no
leis attention the other English has applied all its
care and solici aids to the colonies subject to the British go-
vernment, that it may also meet sad provide for 'heir wants.
Now, it ie found that du i's are chiefly three things which' j,
retard the progress of the ci.tholic religion in those pares.
Ist. The went of supplies; whence the churches are
wretched or altogether wanting, as well as schools for the
instruction of catholic children, together with Whet limner
pions institutions.
2nd. A paucity of labourers arising from the vales cause,
'Enough In such extensive regions the harvest may be
great.
3rd. Luigi, the difficulty of speedy and direct relations
and cmnmuuteations between UM Holy See sod those
sai *ions. Titres remedies would ha at hard to remove these
impediments and inconvenienees ; but before anything be
decreed on these mitten, the sacred congregation thinks fit
to iuquits the opinion of the systolic vicars of the king-
dom et Went Britain, after receiving that of the prelates of
W colonial missions.

I.iti;eauThlishm;nt in the three kingdom, of England,
Ireland, and Scotland, of • pions association instituted in
imitation of that or Lyons (the association (or tLe propaga-
tion the faith) to assist by its offerings the colonial cols-
lions; whicit has already been also formed in Ireland for the
prepayetion of the faith.
11. The ereetitia of • large seminary exclusively for the
eeloaialmi Wens, Wreaks) seminary of foreign 1111,11A01111 at
Par. e.
111. The deputation of • general agent for the said colo-
nies who may remain in London to pay particular cue
sad attention to these missions, to be • znedium of more
easy and a•(e oornatunicatioa between them and the Holy
Bee, and also to attend to and superintend their important
concerns In reference to the British government.
SICTION 1.-01 101 ISTABLISISMINT OP AN AasOCI&•
SION TO SCPPOZT Toe COLONIAL MISSIONS.

This pious association to be estaolishrd is the aforesaid
British kingdoms might mop, that of Lyons, so that in esth
apo.toic vicariate of England and Scotland, and also ha
each diocese of lroland, p,culia councils be formed which
shall take the it names from the vicariate or dh cue is which
they are miablished. The members of these councils should
be .eluted (rein the mat pious and rkpectable ecolilialtini
sad laics; and it snail be their province to collect the alms
given by the associates, and to propagate to the utmost the
association itself in the vicariate or diocese. Bat besides
them above-named peculiar councils, another general one
shall also be establislud, like that of Lyons, to superintend
the others; sad let it be its Whim to collect together the alms
sent by the particular councils, and out of them to transmit
yearly ase.,tanthe to the apostolic vicars of the colonies, with
due atteroion to the wants of each mission ; to print •
qaarterly diary or account of ecclesiastical matters and
other chic gs relating to the catholic religion, in the said co-
lonies, and in the final statement of each year to give an cc
count of the receipts and disbursements of the sums of
money. On this subject the sacred congregation inquires
two things of the apostolic viers.
lit. Whether it is to be expected that the catholic. in the
three kingdoms of Britain will give their names and aid to
the aforesaid association
2nd. Whether it would be good, instead of one, to esta-
blish-. two general councils, one in London, the other in
Dublin, ea there are two in Francs—namely, in Lyons and
in Paris.