The Express.
London, England, 1850-09-16 00:00:00

IRELAND.

P . • • • Degas,. iletewsewr Rviewaso.
ADDRESS FROM THE SYNOD OF THURLES 1
TO THE ROMAN CATHOLICS OF IRELAND.
At four o'clock this analog a document in the
skape of a aloesly-printed pamphlet of 32 pares,
issued from the press io Dublin, entitled " The firm- II
die"' Address of Father■ of the National Coaa-
cil of Thurle■ to their beloved Flock, the Catholics of
Ireland," and signed, " Pad, Archbishop of Armagh,
Primate of all Ireland, and Delegate of the Apos-
tolic See, President of the Byoed, and John, Bitthop
of Clonfert, Promoter of the Synod.' The announce-
ment this morning that such a document was
about to make its appearance raised the
public cariosity to the highest pitch, and various
were the attempts made in the course of the day to
ob•ain some knowledge of the contents of the address,
bat all in vain until theappointed hourof publication ar-
rived. Now, however,thattheaddreashrsb en sees, it is
found to contain very little indeed that woe not clearly
foremen before ; and has chiefly the merit of being
en official annoancement of the result of the synodi-
cal deliberations oa one paramount point of the mat-
ters soder consideration. The primary, and almost the
sole subject of the address is the question of education
end the provincial colleges, and the substance of it on
this point amounts to this, that the Roman
catholic prelate* and clergy of Ireland now
bind themselves unanimously to act upon the
papal reeoripts en this matter, that have been already
before the public, and which have "admonished the
archbishop' and birhope of Ireland to have no part
whatever in carrying oat theme colleges," recommeed-
ing also molt earnestly the erection of a catholic acs.
demy in Ireland on the mold of one founded by the
Belgian bishops at Louvain ; and moreover expreseing
astonishment that any should assert " that it is lawful
for rime to undertake certain offices in said col-
leges. The " condemnat ion "of the colleges that has
been sanctioned by the synod is therefore ihe same as
that already pronounced at Home. These statements
of opinion will be found in the following passages of
the "3 nodical address.
Ater some prefatory matter it thus proceeds:
It la by the stoma tease of duty—by • painful but irre.
'foible feeling of necessity—that we are airapelled, dearly
beloved, to naaou•ee to yr that • system of education
fraught with grievous and intricate dangers, has, within the
last 12 months, been lament to yore own doors. It is pre-
sented to you, we deplore to say, in those collegiate institu-
tions whisk bus been establiehed in this country, and
am stinted with the name of oar aegost, most gracious, and
beloved sovereign. Par be it from ne to impugn foe •
moment the motives of its originators. The system may
have been devised in • spirit of generous and impartial
policy; but the statesmen who framed it were not acquainted
with the lath:ibis nature of our doctrines, and with the
jealousy with which we are obliged to avoid everything
opposed to It,. purity aid integrity of our faith. Ileace,
those institutions which would have culled for our pro-
found and lasting gratitude, had they been framed in
accordance with our religions tenets sad principles, must
now be considered as an evil of • formidable k.nd, against
which it is our imperative duty to warn you with all the
energy of our se .1 and all the weight of our aethority. In
pointing out the dangers of sub a system, we only repeat
the instructions that have been give, to as by the Vicar of
Jesus Christ. Atte ► • most searching and protracted ta►mt-
natioa of the statements and facts that were urged on either
side, availing himself of every goers* of counsel and ieforma-
ties which he could presurs, tit autosaeor of Peter pro
nougat& his jedgment en the subject. All costroveny is
now at an end—the judge has k n—the question is decided.
Recognising, with reverential awe, in that dension tbe
voice of Him who bath said, t. He who hears you, hears ms ;
he who despises yoe, despises sae ;" this synod bee remind,
not only with profound respect but with reanimate accla-
mation, the decasions and instructions which were coked for
in the name ot the Irish church. This synod now •Damply
ummuoicattes to you the rescripts of the Holy See, which
we have received on this important matter, that they may
Nerve to guide and regulars yew conduct: we do not add
anything to the institutions that have been gives; neither
will we suffer anything to be detracted from their impor-
I tuft.

The aidress thus announces the intention of the
prelates with reference to the proposed Roman Catho-
lic Academy :
It is then, is oar mastodon, quite unneeeseary to mute
you, that everythiog which cosmos your welfare, all that
regards the edvancement of your interests, whether tem-
poral or aerial, Is bound up with our warmest ato-
nes, ; that there is no exertion, no menden, oompasibl•
with principle, which we would not cheerfully make, to
ameliorate your condition, and promos your prosperity.
As a pledge of the sincerity of those sentiments, we have
letermined to nt.k • every effort in our power to establish
a mound and comprehensive system of university education,
that will combine all that is practically useful in the present
system with all that I. pure and edifying is religions doc-
trine. A committee has been appointed by this synod to
'asinine into the details of this most important project, and
to carry It into ereeatfon.

The catholtc public are then most solemnly warned
against the dangers of attending the college..
The address then premeds to caution the people
against books of a tendency dangerous to faith and
morals, with which the press is so prolific in this
Gauntry u weU as on the continent.
It next goes on to denounce in the strongest
language the system of proselytism which has
been carried on of late years is some of the most
remote and impoverished districts of Ireland ; and
the promoters of which are accused of endeavonriag
to decoy the starving poor from their religion by the
allurements of food and clothing.
The address then dwells at considerable length oa
tie ufferinp of the poor during the recent period of
national affliction, and at present. It denounces in
the strongest terms the cruelties to which they have
bees rablected ; alludes to the "desolating track of
this exterminator," ttat may be traced is so many
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parts of the country, bat at the ease time etrongli
argue the people to bear them cruelties with patience
and resigoation, and not to become their own
avengers, ir to enter into secret and Hiegel combina-
tions. The virtue of charity is earnestly inculcated,
and towards the conclusion it is announced that the
Pops has granted a general jubilee, which will com-
mence on Bt. Michael's Day, and continue for three
months.

In an appendix the reseripts of the holy see, on the
subject of the colleges, are published in Latin and
English.

The visit of the Lied-Lieutenant to Belfast is the
absorbing topic of the day. The friends of the tenant
movement now complain that his Excellency has
entered into a league with the landlords against
them, and they gams the circumstance of his having
declined to raisin a deputation from the &Mat
Tenant Right Central Committee, and the language
and by him at the Belfast banquet on Thursday
siftlinemen's Journal, refining to the speech
of his Emirate/soy at the banquet, says :
We have Wag been snare that Lord Clarendon hal been
the great °boatel* to the pawing of a Rood treat bill during
hh vionorsll. He, more this the Irish Sowetary wee the
CO•444Mt of that fraudulent humbug galled a healer& and
Wawa bill, which wee so °Rea lairedesed red so often
shelved daring the past esoloa. To say srepande by ethane
is the eight dlrestion Lcrd Clarendon opposed lassen ask
an Tesseday, while he daellsed to rewire a OM
redlee of Illisiti•figki. Boller, he grabrieve* voles.
a defame of Irish landlords aad I.
his speech at the corperato dinner.
Those restarts of the 11-insese are of some im-
prtince, as, although chanoterised by a spirit of
bitterness, they miry serve to =pram an opinion long
=Tt in this country, namely, that bat for Lord
on the tenant right question would by this
time have ben arranged to the satisfaction of the
people of belted. This many people are thseringbly
anointed of, and the circumetaness that have saw
taken pleas at Belfast will bat confirm and salsa
that opinion.
The following rassenred law changes are mama
is the Saunders of this morning
L Y assersur believed that Jades Moen will be pro-
moted to the Cleat Justleselkip of the Gramm Pine, to be
soweeded by the preseat Atterney-Geoaral. Mr. David
Lye*, Q.C., to be the kgal 'dolma to the Cssx.
THE LORD-LIEUTENANTS VISIT TO