The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-19 00:00:00

TEE ANNUM lONAN CATBOLICS AND THE

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In the course of a lengthy letter addressed to the
Thus, Mr. John Ball, late Under-Secretary to the Colonies,
soy erta that " What reasonable Rommel catoolicts desire, Is,
that the representative of England should appear at the
approaching congress, not to enforce personal or even national
theological antipathiee, bat to take thought for the general
and permanent welfare of the satire community of civilieed
nation'. Let the wellbeing of the Italians be format Inl
him thoughts, but let him ass • wise caution to dealing with
the outward symptoms of their present condition. Lastly,
let him not imagine that he will advance either the indurate
or the Internal tranquillity of this country by throwing into
contusion the spiritual a& Ire of 140 million. of Christians."
The Tale!, however, publish.. • declaration, numerously
signed by the Roman catholic laity, which, bith In tone and
sentiment, is somewhat in contrast to Mr. Ball's letter.
" We protest," it rye, "against the wrong dons te the Holy
Father by depriving him of his territorlee—we prated
against the wrong done to all catholic by the attempt
to compromise the Independent exercise of the Pope's
spiritual power, of which his temporal sovereignty is
the safeguard—we protest against the rebellion of a
portion of his outposts in the Romagna as units-
tillable, and against the aid given to them by foreign
lecendisist, and by Invaders from neighbouring atone,
as well a. by European statesmen and ruler., as injurious to
religion and dangerous to the peace of the world and to the
security of all governmente. Forther,—We protest serainet
every infraction of the Holy Father's rights as an incline-
diet sovereign—we point against any assumption on the
part of any other state or ruler, or of any waren of stoke,
to dispose of the Holy Father's territories, or to Impose upon
him any conditions against big own will, being persuaded
that both justice and ezpsdiency dictate that any changes
in the hies or admintstr,tion of his dominions eh.utd be
left to his own unfettered judgment and unquestioned
benevolence. Especially—We protean agninet the power or
inilistese of our ortuutry being used—whether in • wa-
rm of European states, or separately—in favour of the
Holy Father'e rebel subjects; or to deppoll him of his
dominione; or to interfere with his Independent sovereignty,
by imposing any conditions upon him. And we hereby
make known our determination to resist and resent, in the
spirit of the constitution, any suck mares oo the part of the
responsible advisers of the crown, to whatever party in the
states they may belong."

SIGNOR MORTAL 11l LONDON.—The eympsthy
felt for this bereaved father we burn Is incre.sing. He has
thM week had interviews with Christian gentlemen of great
meal Maumee, who am ready to convene a meeting on s
large scale, Murder to give the public in general an oppor-
tunity for expressing their opinion.. He bait also been
favoured with an interview by Mr. Alderman Sdomona, who
likewise expressed hie profound sympathy with bum. He has
sent in his application to the Board of Deputies, soliciting
this body to support him at the congress in his of ro
bring his case before that sessiubly. We have sees a re-
quisition, which is now in omen of einature, addressed to
ON board, in which this body Is neglectfully, and by moat
Powerful ergot:Dente, urged to comply with the request
of the petitioner. The document, we nederctand, was
drawn no and circulated by some friends at the special e-
gotist of Signor Mot tars, who, actuated by • strong Isom of
his defy aa • parent sad a Jew in his &celery to lens no
amass crafted that midst farther his object, estimated his
coeviotion that s regulation to the beard, resFeetabiy sad
numerously dined, /invoice of the opinions of the 'com-
munity on the matter, would amain past inflames at Ms
beard.—JefiniA (Amalie.
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