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London, England, 1821-11-27 00:00:00

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PRESENTATION CONVENT, CALWAr.

[Prom The Connaught Journal, Hovettber 19 J
Joyee, daughter of Walter Joyce, Esq. of Merrien,
was received today amongst the pious and exemplary sis-
terhood of the Prriotritstion Convent. Scarcely have we ever
witnessed • scene mote sublimely imposing. the young
said prmaistug delight* sif one of our Most reOpeetable wed
esteeaseJ citizens, presenting herself at the Altar of her
God, in the abandriumeot of every earthly consideration—
sit the wrifice of every thing that could bespeak permanency
to social life and to social happiness--in the dedication of
her (wilted talents—of her young and innocent lovelinegs.--
ihe world's promise sail the world's hopes—must, indeed
he capable of awakening in Ile breasts of all • generous
and • dignified association, whilst It affords • high and in:-
psalms( colouring to the completic, of ber future existence,
sod her ultimate destiny.
At hallpast nine the " 0 gloriosa virginiran" was sung
from the higher choir, in the masterly accompasomeut of
.rivet musical performers. the procession then began to
move from the vestry, through the lower choir, to the Chapel,
iu the following order :
The Thuriferere.
The Arulythes.
The Master of the Ceremonies, ger. Mr. Daly.
the Sub-Deacon, Rev. Mr. Gill.
Deacon' Rev. Mr. O'Doricll.
The High Priest, Rev. Mr. Fiats.
The Celebrant, Very Rev. Warden Ffrencb,
And his Train.bearer.
The Very Rev. 'Warden Ffrencli hiving been conducted to
Lis fahlastorions, tinder a rich canopy, the High Priest god
his officiating Ministers retired to their places at the Gospel.
side of the altar.

And now all was hresthless rapretation—the young pos-
tulant appeared, in the attendance of the Reverend Mother
and her assistant, robed in all 'the gaudy extravagance of
fadsionshle splendour, and beaming in the glow of yotithfoll
modesty, which tanght us to believe, that bad she remained
in the world she forsook she world have moved is the aunt.
two of every heart,
a► The leading star of every eye."
The Very Rev. Celebrant was then conducted to the plat-
form of the altar, and the postulant and her attendants haw.
tag pintas:Med, the ceremony of reception began with the
preparatory pesters and res:punsories. When the novice was
seated, and the Celebrant re•eonducted to the faldastornim,
high mass commenced with peculiar dignity, and with •
strict precision in all the Various ceremonies, which always
render the Catholic service sublime. After the Gospel, the
Pm Mr. Daly delivered au excellent sermon, addressed par-
ticularly to the novice, and prefaced by a text admirably per-
titient to the subject 1w handled :-
4 Harken, 0 daughter! and see, ■nd incline thine ear;
thou shalt leave thy people and thy father's lonise, for the
King bath greatly desired tby beauty; sod he Is the Lord
thy God."-47111 Psalm.
' After Mass the novice retired, 'whilst the clerical choir
ehaueted in fall tune the psalm" fir mills Israel de Ropplo."
At the conclusion of the psalms she appeared disrobed of her
worldly habiliments and vested in the simplicity of penance
and retirement. lis the diffirent answers to the quest. s
pinto her by the Celebrant, she was clear and decisive; like
use whose determination of embracing a life of religious and
of chat ity, was that of long and eowelusive reflection. The
ceremony on the whole created a deep sod general interest.
When we mat down to write, we were determined ro decline
the entire, but, knowing full well the impropriety of coo.
'eying an idea of the feelings that were enkindled, we shrunk
from the task, ea ton arduous for description. We cannot
however coot:bide without speaking our admiration of the
science and efficiency that formed the higher choir t the init.
sic was well selected, and equally well executed. The talents
of the young lady who sat at the piano are well known and
appreciated. The flutes and violoncello fordied a strict bar•
many, and the solos, sang through I passages in the
Gloria, were impressive and manly, leaving on our minds
Ibetonvlction of no seas soperitwity. We slso..t deem ft
i.uperfluous to congratulate the aisle hood on the acquisition
they have this day received—they know how to cherish and
est. ens it.
The chapel and lower choir were crowded with the first of
rank soil dustinrtion in our town and its vicinity. We recog
owed among them the respemahle families of his Grace the
Archbishop of Tram, Collector Reilly, our worthy Mayor,
'Colonel Carey, te. Ce.