The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-26 00:00:00

A MYSFERIOUS AFFAIR.-THE JESUITS IN

EXETER.

(Prom the Western Lassinery.)
We have always been of civilian that Dr. Winemmt
did not return to this country from RAM*, with the dim!,
of Cardinal, and the pretended title of Archbishop of West-
minster, to carry into effect the provisime of the P,pe's iaso-
lent hall, without a auffiaent staff of Jesuits end Seculars,
to compass the designs of the apostate church, of which he i
is the chief organ in this country. We gather from the
papers and other sources of information, that many of our
large towns ate, at this moment, infested by the most an-
scrupulous emisearies of the Pepsi see; and that Exeter-is
by no means exempt from their bias endeavours to moiety-
Mee, and to get admission secretly into private families, is
evident hose the statement we shall subjoin. We beg to
call to it the lerlo9l attention of all parents and guardians
Of families, and also to elution the youthful of both sexes ,
against being entrapped by the guile .red subtlety of strata- ,
psi, should they be accosted. We are 'Monism that other ,
young panne in this city and neighbourhood have been
tampered with. The folio,. ins is the sulostauce of Miss Jetta ,
deposition, before the Mayor of Exeter, at the a.m.
:fall, on the 6 Lot Ott:ember, 1860:
"I am the daughter of Willies linek,,and reside in Col-
' loos-plea, Ismer; shortly after the stit of November last,
SI I wag on liesthernhay, musing from school, and going
towards the Filers, an elderly gentleman in black, having
the appearance of • clergyman, addzessed ; he had 10. .
lowed me ; he said me Om way to Hemline; I told him.
He thee left me, going in the dietetics I had pointed out
to him. He was alone. This was in the middle of the day.
In a day or two afterwards I saw him again about the
same place, whom he again addeested me, saying he had
found his way to lieseitres, and it woo not so die.
'usable es he had landed; I sontinued walking on each
time, and he amompanyieg me, aometinass by my side,
and at other times a little behind me, talking to
me ' • he said he knew me, sad told me ,where I lived; he
avid it was in the parish of the Holy Trinity; he said he
knew Mr. Gatury, the clergyman; that he was much liked
amongst the poor, hat his ounces were not liked. nevoid he
was wavy I dill not helms to the eathatie Murat. He knew
that members of isy family belonged to it. He said it was
the earl true religion. He then left eat. It Via below the
hospital. I have men him several times since, and he has
always spokes to eas on the subject of the catholic religion.
Oa 'faraday lortaight, the 19th November, I again saw him.
I woo by the Valiant Soldier, going towards the Magdalen.
mad Ha was on tkie opp site side, by Mr. Ridgway's home.
I continued walking on, and when about Mr. Pndham'a shop
he overtook me. He eommenced talking abort the Roam
ultetioe, both el us will ...sheltie on towards Hearne..
When we came jat by Mies Charlton's holm, I was taken
by the shoulders and pushed into a room or shop (opening
ioto the street) of on uniababited house. The door wee abut,
and I found myself in the ro an with two persons, one toe
same gentleman who had repeatedly before lipase to me,
sad the other a person who I bed several times men before,
and who had also ones spoken to me. The second preen was
meager than the other, and dressed like e geatleastn. They
are both strangers. There was no furniture in the room but
a tort of butcher's block, a bench. There was a pro and
irk, and a small image of the Virgin and a mode: on the
bench. The elder one took a paper from his pocket. There
waa writing on it, and he said I should have to age It. He
read it to sae in the nature of en oath. It was is the second
person, u, ' You vow, or you shall vow to mast the doe.
trine, of the church of 'instead, and follow thou of the
church of RISC' 1114$ also to vow to attend the Christmas
midnight mesa. By this oath I was alsoto 'weer I
would not divulge the name of Mr. Horan, or give any
due that he might be known by my trisects. 1 son-
sidered the other person, the younger one, to be the
Mr. Horan referred to. I should know him aglia. I
signed the piper by the direction, of both. The elder
one handed me the pen. Before I signed the paper he gam
me a Testament. Before that 1 was to have been sworn
alter the form of the Romish church, upon which the elder
remarked I should consider that void, and then it was I
wee sworn upon the New Testament. I took the book in
my left hand at first, upon which the elder one said I
must take it with my right hand. Then he repeated an
oath to me that I should not divulge what was in the p.per.
The elder took the paper, and I was cautioned and warned
that if I to'd, there was another young person who was
in their power, whose friends would
sgain. I heeitated to take the oath, upon which they told
me that if I did not take it, my friend. should never hear
of me aealn. One of hem then told me I might go, saying,
'Remember what we have told you ' 1-he room door had
bail locked when we first went in. They unlocked it to let
me out. I cannot speak as to the window shutters being up or
down. There was li,,ht encuen for me to sign my name; but
in ostler to read the paper the moth man took it towards
what light there was. I left both in the room when I came
away. I did not go into the room voluntarily, but wee
putted into it by force. I should not o.berwise have gone
M. It was from the force, threats, and coercion used by
deism two persona that I aimed the rpm, and took the oath
I die. I would not otherwise have dose one. I did it under
leer. In cons, gamma of their conduct lam atrnid of meet-
ing them again, and to wale the streets alone."
Toe following letters were r. mired by Mist Julia Munk
before application was made to the bigot of Enter. We
may here state that four other teeters had been previouny
narived during the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Munk, but
were di stroved by her elder sister, not being aware of Mei/
Import/nee :
"Nov. 4th, 1850.
" My dear young Lady,—At a time when the Roguish
church his undergone meat changed and the most holy
father the Pope has thought in his wisdom to appoint
bishlw (for the great increase of converts has rendered it
nmewery to have more to watch over them). I would ask
von this question 'Do you thok that God or the Holy
Virgin would have permitted oar came to proper. had it
not been the right?' Why will you c ottiuus to follow
the devil t foe it is he whom you are following while you
cosines in thus horrid heresies. I am told that within
the last sin months you have become both serious and
tbouehtful. Whether It is lire Gurney's preaching that Ms
made you think more of yeti/non I know not; but this I
tell you, if you matins* in these opinions. cc believe the
doctrines which he preaches, or the damnable use of the
protestant religion, you esn never be saved. Torn to
ear church which is the only true one, and out of
whom pale is no ideation. Believe is the seven moat
bleseel sactements, I mean those of Baptism, COntiMiltioo,
Penance, Extreme Unction, the Eucharist, Holy. Orders,
and Matrimosy ; also in the Mem in whisk the priest 011
Christ as en WOnemout foe your sins, Intreat the Holy
Vi-gio's and the blessed saints' toter:maim for you, and you
: will then he saved.
si 1 would advise you to nerves a little book entitled
' Caatembriand". Gioia du Christiatrisase,' and there you
will find what 1 have told you is tight. Time will not
r allow me to write more at present, but I hope in a short
time to address you again, when I will give a fuller 'opium-
' ties of the tenets iamb we hold.
I "Mi &awhile I prey the Holy Virgin to intercede for you.
" Your obedient eservant, " 0.C.. '

[The parties supposed to be concerned, were known to
have 'needed the evening sorties at Trinity Church on
three several occasions; hence probably the illusive to the
Rev. Mr Gurney.] I
My dear young Lady,—lt is from a bed of sickness that i
I now addrem you, and my letter must be but short, as my
streneth will net allow me to write mach. I earnestly pray I
the Holy Virgin may have made intercession for von I'
before the Throne of Grace. It is with the greatest plea.
sure I have seen how you have avoided Mr. Gurney of late,
and earnestly hope you may still eentinue to do so, for, as I
before said, he is • heretic; and those who follow the orr
trine be preaches will never be saved. Nest Sunday there
will be mess at our chapel, and I beseech you as one truly
snakes, for your spiritual welfare, to attend where you will
receive gnat somfort I hope to give you, when my health
retinue, • full soornint, es I have said before, of the I.lth
which we hold. Meanwhile seeept the prayers of we truly
maims, yen may be saved.—Tour obedient servant,
'a. C."
The following communications were received, after the
family had emsulted the rector of the perish sad others
If you elm the least clue to your Woods of the gentle-
men who fnllowed you. for I know we are wangled, you shall
suffer for it. Follow my advice, and keep silence on the
subject. "G. C." I
• Remember your es* sad break it not, for, though it wee
obtained by twee, it is the same as if you swore it after the
moaner of own religion."
The sub oined were received after the magistrates bad;
bees consulted :
" We have reason to suspect you have broken your oath.
This night we shall know. If you have, I vow by all the
powers of heaven and hell, you shall feel my revenge, let
your father ie away, and your friends shall not prevent the
get,iug you in our power, though they watch me, frr I have
swore to my priest that you *hall not escape me. I know
every room in your house, as you shell know by my throw-
ing this • is your's.
The °barge stated by Miss J. M., from reeollecCon to bare
been recited to her prior to taking the oath, was:—
"If you are told it would be right to break It, as it was
obtained by fores—if year parents threaten to turn yea oat
of your house, at the illepleasare of all your friends—what-
ever angry words you say receive—will you take a solemn
oath in the presence of your God that you will never disclose
what you have seen in this place or heard read from that
P• ;."
e the undersigned have investigated the several parties.
lan of the above case, and we feel muselvm called epos to
give it as one opinion that Dr. Mask, •beether of Missions

• w• M' ma the stow. tied to • pier al utityr. 'lda Tr
throw• into the N.