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Roman Catholic Church to a Troviiion being made on the part
of Government towards the maintenance of the Roman Catholic
Clergy ?
This, like some other matter: which hat,: been alluded to, is one
on which the feelings and opinions of others ore concerted, and I
cannot Undertake to speak ; but for myself, I would much prefer
deriving my support, as I do at paesent, from the cotitributions of
the gam people for when) I labour. But 1 know that this measure
has been contemplated by persons who are anxious to relieve the
Catholic laity from the disabilities under which they labour at pre-
sent ; and I should not withhold my consent from any arrange-
ment which would go to alter the mode of paying the Catholic
Clergy, if such opp,otion on my part would ►e any obstacle to an
arrangement which I consider necessary for the settlement of the
country. Whether this opinion which I hold is the same as other
may entertain is what I cannot state. i would also add, lest any
impression should remain on the minds of the Noble Lords, on ac-
count of that preference which I would give to the present mode of
payment ovrr the other,-1 mean, lest an impression should remain
on their minds that I would be indisposed to have any communica-
thin with Got.ternment in that way; the cause, then, of my feeling
as I do, is lest the Catholic Clergy, in sane time hereafter, not find-
ing themselves dependent upon the people for their support, might
relax in their Teal in the discharge of their duties. This is the
chief, I might say the only cause, which would make me wish, as
far as I am peasooally concerned, that things were suffered to re-
main as they are, correcting abuses according as they might arise.
Do you conceive that there exists a desire, on the part of the Ca-
tholic Church generally, or of many iudividuala in it, supposing
the arrangements referred to iu a former question to Le made or not,
to possess tnernselves of any revenues of any pi--3 of tile Church of
England ?
Whether such arrangements were made or not made, I never din.
covered in others, nor hovel ever entertained myself any disposition
whatever to be put into possession of any portion at all of the re-
venues or property belonging to the raitablished Church. I will
add, that if any portion of that property were offered to me, I
would not accept of it ; that if' it were proposed to grant the stipend
at present spoken of out of the tithes received by the Clergy of the
Establishment, I would not be induced to accept of it.
Are Cot Catholics prohibited Mternaarryjsklditli Protestants by
the Council of Trent ?
fro: there is not a syllable about it in that CounciL
Do you consider the marriage of a Protestant with a Roman Ca-
tholic valid ?

It is valid, in a civil and ecclesiastical point of view.
Have you never known a marriage between a Roman Catholic
and a Protestant, solemnised by a Protestant Clergyman, dissolved
by a Priest ?
Never : it could not be done; nor by the Popo, nor Council, nor
any authority on earth, unless there is a canonical impediment
(which the &defence of religion is not) intervening.
Did you CVO' know an instance of a marriage of that kind dis.
solved, by which the woman became an outcast?
Never; it could not be done.

If a ROman Catholic and intermarry, and the chil-
dren are brought up Protect:its, does the Roman Catholic incur
any censure?
tio, never.

Have you never known the Catholic Clergy make it a condition,
in a marriage between a Catholic and a Protestant, that the children
aboidd be brough: up in the Roman Catholic faith ?
They advise it ; it in in the nature of religion that the Ministers
of it neck to make all the proselytes they can.
Have you ever known them refuse to perform marriages unless
that condition were acceded to?

I have; but if theTsrojt, the parties ran go to the Protestant
clergyman, who has equally the power of marrying them.
If the wife is a Roman Catholic and the husband is a Protestant,
and the husband converts the site to the Protestant faith, what
course do you pursue with respect to her ?
The person who ceases to be a Catholic ceases to frequent our
assemblies, and we know no more of him.
The power of deposing Kings is completely obsolete ?
I think completely extinct.
Not acknowledged ?
I have not heard of a divine who has maintained it for a long
time; itsis a thins we reject at our schools. I have learned then.
logy, and taught it myself for several years. I have defended in
public theses, printed and published, that the Pepe had no such
authority, and that it is decidedly contrary to reason and the public
good.
You would say the same of an oath being not binding because it
was made with an heretic ?

es ; that is too blasphemous to be contemplated.
IVill you have the goodness to explain what is meant by the in.
fallibility of the Pope ?
There are 10 many divines who have written upon that subject,
and they have given such very long &Coition' of it, that I should
do much better by referring_ oury Lordahipa to them, than by giv-
ing a defkition myself. Melchior Cano has a lung treatise upon
the infallibility of the Pope.

LIVERPOOL, WiDNIZSDAY EVENING.
Wind E.N.E. Hi acct at 20 min. past 7.
Arrived last night the Industry, Vend!, front 31essina ; Lion,
Shaw, and Manclierer, Goodsmam from Glasgow ; Johan George,
Klunuga, from London ; Travalar, Liss', from Iscignmoutn
and Catherine and Jane, Russell, and Stavannab, Richards, from
Newry.
Arrived this day the Irishman, Hudson, from Eallioa ; and City
of Dublin.. Delap, from Dublin.
The Cotton Market opened this moruidg very briskly indeed,
and higher prices asked, but towards neon became lees active, the
buyers not being willing to give the advance. About 6,000 a 7,000
bags sold since yesterday's 'change.