The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1815-12-14 00:00:00

DIVIDENDS.

January 20. W. Pk, of Noribiam, Sussex, merchant, at
eleven, at Guildhall, lA/Mb/11.
January d. I'. Sou 111, of Little Ryderstrret, Westinitisier,
watch.tisaker, at ten, at Guildhall, lautolon,
December W. Knight. of ilagshut, Surrey, miller, at
one, at Guildhall, Loudon.
April 311. J. Dlllll6ll, un v or late of ncdcross-street, London,
rectifier, at ten, at Guildhall, London.
January h. S. Barker, of Norwich, liquor-merchant, at
mix, at the Castle Inn, Norwich.
January b. T. Phillips, late of Norwich, brandy-merchaut,
at four, at the Castle Inn, Norwich.
January 2. It. Green nut! W. Cralth. of Lisle.street,
ter-square, Middlesex, saddlers, at eleven, at
London.

December 19. 11. Smith, late of Croydon, Surrey, shop-
keeper, at eleven, at Guildhall, London.
January 2. W. Tudhall. late of Taunton, Somerset, ens-
err, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Wiveliscumbe,
t.

December 30. J. Salimld and J. P. Aeklam, of the Strand,
ailveratiiit lei, at ten, at Guildhall, Loudon.
January 2. 1). Richardson, heretofore of Es.ea-alr(ct,
Strand, and late of Maw iek-pinee, Ilnlhoru, Middlt scx,
merehatit at twelve, at Guildhall London

January 8. C. Pratt, of l'ashop.Wcni mouth, Durham, I-out-
fitter, al eleven, at the Itri4ge 1n.., Itinhup.tt'earawuth.
January 9. T. Bennett, lute of Liverpool, merchant, at
twelve, at lir lloughtosit's, Clevelarol.synare, Livernool.
January b. .1. Watkins, of Nottinalrain, grorer, at eleven,
at the Punch-howl, INoiti.sehans.

January s*. C. I aolgstatf, of Nottingham, mot chant, at clewtat,
at the Pottich.howt Nottioghato

January b. P. Hunt, of Nortingiottn, grocer, at t tercu, at
the Punch-bowl, Nottinzhnut.

January 2. B. Johugon, ofNurnich, grocer, at four, at the
Wkite Swan, Canterbury.
January 6. J. Johnston, of Parailise.strret, St. Mary-le-hour,
'ter, at UIt.WCII, al
F 1.1,111 try 10 E. Martin, late of Aleunbriry, Huntingdon,
farmer, at ten, at Guildhall1 London.
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Jatattatv 13. A. You g' nail, J. !taco'', of tit. Mary-td-ilill,
Lotoisoo, nov7.lotntn, at twelve, at G 4101111.311, totooloti.
31arch 9. A. Maui/. and G. &Amid, of Wapping-wall, Mid.
awirlia•tis, at taulvv. al Guildhall, London.

Jamtary 6. R. MamTliain, of Breatfurd, Middlesex, draper,
at twelve, Lowaloa.

Jatitt:-.ry 13. Itobt. Pittman mid Richd. Pittman, of Wot-
lio;,,strect, London, warehousemen, at 12; at Guildhall.
January 6 H P. Pelerta, of Lloyd's Cotrov-ionise. London,
and of Bernard-Arect, 1161,1,44 ex, inourauce.hroker, at
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twelve, at Gillhlh:9l, London. -
Jimmy 16. T. Wlleinan and Wileman. of West Husthlye,

Sumovs, tanners, at tict La, at G161,1:1311, London.
January 13. T ,:f :11ututt next Sittiugbuorne,
Kent, ;nicer, at one, at ()midis:o4, titll,l4/11
January 6. J. Deinl,y, of Coleniats-rM eel, Louder% tailor,

at lea, at 6ai1,111411.
jiumiry 2. .1. jr....iva„ KM, J. Wise-num, jun.
then ur late of stic island ui it. Vincent, in 014: West 111°

We have heel, requested thpreletit our readers
with an extract front a sermon prearherl by the Rev.
Mr. Joseph Atelier, it, the Roman Catholic Chapel,
at Rath, on Sonday the I oth instant:—
" Our ble.ssed Lord, in his labours for the pro.
patcation of truth, had many Struggles'with the pre.
lattices of men—most or those, whom he instructed,
.were strongly hi:voted svittst hint .and his doctrines,
by false principles, winch they had.mbibettig.their

eaueation, and to which they hail been trained up,
from their early years. But what methods did he
take to rectify their judgments ? Had he recourse
to violence, or to invective? !Co-: he used no other
arms than meekness, charity, and patience, in bear-
ing with the isifirmities of those who opposed him.
Ile was on enemy to every kind of oppressive seve-
rity, though 'recommended by the inoss plausible
and specious pretences. Of this mild stud benevo-
lent spirit lie-gave a memorable evideoce, alseis,
we read in the Gospel, he sent messengers before his
fare, and going, they entered into a city of the Sa-
maritans to prepare fir him, and they received him
not, because his,fiwe rocs of one going to Jerusalem.
Aid when his disciples, James and John, had seen
this, they sued, Lord, wilt thou that wr miaowed
fire to come down
.Prom heaven and consume them?
And turning., he• rebuked them, saying, .You know
not gf what spirit you are : the son if man Came
not to destroy souls, but to save. (Luke, is. 51,57.)
—Though these Samaritans affronted hisi person,
treated his sacred character with contempt, and
were apostates from the true faith, yet, to persecute
them, on account of their errors in faith and wor-
ship, was repogintot to the. genius of his religion,
and to the unif course of his beneficent life.
" This amiable trait of the character of our Re-
deemer, conveys to us, my brethren, in particular,
a very important lesson. We live among men; who,
for the most part, dissent from our religious tenets,
and who, from various political and other motives,
have been. tinctured, even from their infancy, with
st ran prepot.seSsiolis against them : what. therefore,
is the line of conduct which it he'Coines us to ptir.
site? Doubtless we must imitate the meekness sue'
forbearance of Jesus, the Prince .of Peace. Chu-
city will always have much considerations fear the in-
veterate prejudices of mom—prejudices rooted by
education—and in which they tire confirmed ley the
reverence they bear to those whO have been 'their
first teachers. Great allowances are to be mode its
such eases; because, although error may be culpa-
ble from a neglect of inquiry in hilts that- is misled
by it, yet no man, that is in an error, thinks he is
so ; and therefore, if ‘ve attempt to tear meted opi-
nions from. them with passion and iioleuce, 'they
will hold them so much the faster; hot, if we have
patience and gentleness to convince them, leniently
and gradually, of their mistake, truth, we may
hope, will timid at length admission to their minds.
as For your parts, my !beloved friends, laying aside
contention, animosity, and violence, correspond with
men of different .persuasions, in the most tender,
kind, and friendly, manner. lit all your intercourse
with them, proceed with humanity, with equity,
candour:, conciliate their pool will, and (mitt.
vate their esteem, by performing to them every
goOd and charitable office, and by every decorhus
tutu polite attention: Gtiord, 'at the some time,
guard and maintain the pure doctrines of your 11411):
religion with the utmost care and zeal. Preserve
the sacred deposit um of faith, which has descended
to you from your forefathers, and to them from
Jesus Christ to Isis Apostles. Adhere drisely to
the centre of Christian unity from which all Secta-
rians have, in one age or other, deported. . But,
while your emu:Mimes will not allow you to sub-
scribe to their religious creed, let nothing, prevent
you from hiving and cherishiug. their persons.• Ntit-
witlisfunding.the varieties of manioc's:, ever remeni,
ber, that all men are your fellow-creatures; your
brethren ,--fashioned alter the image of. God,• re-.
deemed with the blood of Jesus, and. ouglit, on
every consideration to be dear to your heart.
" Never lie so gross and uncharitable as promis.
csionsly to give the harsh and odious appellation of
Heretics, to those who belong not to our (shown-
limn. That name implies guilt as well .its error.
Y.ou have been taught, in your Cotechissu, that he-
resy is an obstinate error in matters.of
,faith.
.11e
oil) is is heretic, who, when he has discovered truth,
wilfully und perversely shuts Ins mind agaitost it; or
who ohstimitety refuses to heat the plows necesstify
for discosering it t and how fan you .pretgune to
pronounce of any man, that this is. the. cas,e ? Csn
you loosest, that -the..doetrints which ,yeto know to be
true, have been proposed to him in a such alight
of evidence, as to give conviction to his mind : or
that he is' not so satisfied of his ;own creed, ..iskto
preclude 'every idea, of on obligation to make fur.
therioquiry ? Those who carefully seek the troth,
and oincerely follow the best light they can obtain
in their respective cirdinutances, are innocent in
the sight of God, and secure or his acceptance,
whatever may be' the errors into which they. no-vo-
luntarily Oho art thaw. that judges( ano-
ther man's servant ?• To his own master he stand-
elk or fulletli.' (Rom.
Listen to the words of the great St. Augustine,
in a letter written to some Bishops of the Donatists,

Those,' says that illustrious Doctor of • the
Church, those are by no means to be reckoned
among heretics, who defend their *Mob, thou:;)
it be false tonl perverse,. witjimd any perthtaciolis
animosity ; especially whowthey have not incetotal
it thvoutelves with their own audacious presumption,
but have received it, from their parrots, seduced
mid fallen into error; and who, ut.the same time.
Avek after truth with cautious solicitude, and ale.
ready to stand corrected
.by it, as soon us it Mrati
have heel' discoVeced.'--(Ppist. 43, oltul
pawn'. Donutist • -
These are the duct ri oes-ef the Catholic. Chan Ir :
—doctrines which I have frequently iiicujeatrit to
you .*,. mid to which L feel it particularly .itocumbeitt
mime to call your atkaition, •at this moirietit, whets
we ale daily receiving must afflictimc accoutits hams
the Contitteitt, of olltrtrges said to be conninitied'ity
Catholics on Protestants, in the southern parts of a.
neighbouring nation, and wheat great aurile;:iycurs
ere. used in this country, to make them be consi-
dered us coosequences_uf our 'religious systetn.
have no other knowledge of these. facts, but what is-
sUpp!ied in the public journals : I sincerely hope.
that it will be found that the accounts of them are.
greatly exaggerated ; anal I believe them to hate
proceeded, at least us much from political as front
religious unimosHies. Certain it is, however, that,
:r

atrocious violation of religious, too al
duty; that, in the eye of Gott, they are an
nation ; and that,' in the view of every icell-rego-
hted state, they must be ranked with the wor-t of
crimes. Too often; alas ! among Christi tit of
every denomination, has fanaticism usurped the
place of religion, abused the multitude, and lei
them to.excesscs. Rut the truth y* (I6d retrutruellt
fur ever. -(Pai 116. 2.)—iteligions• persecution,'
whatever he its form, whatever its measure, is rm.
scribed by the doctrine and example of Christ, unit
in practise and theory reprobated by every reit!
Christian. .1-fence Saint Maftitt, in the fourth cetv:
tory, refused to communicate with those, who bad.
persecuted the Priseillianists ! and Fenelon, iu the
seventeenth, refused to act in the rtlissidits of Poi—
tou, till th'e soldiery was recalled, in order to Veninie
every idea of coercion. With the spirit of 'these•
Indy great and holy men, tnay the Ca!liolicapf
Nismes (if really guilty of the crimes impttted io
them) 'he regenerated in Jesus Chriit Nta'y his
heavenly graces change their heOrts.! May their
futtiie conduct atone for the scandal which their
conduct (if truly represented) bits given to• the
universal church, and to no part of it wore than to
the Cathdlics of this country'!" • • •

* The Sermon, from which the preceding pawn;
trailed, was filat preached by Mr. Areher, iu 1714, nod since
that time has often been'tlilliered by him 64. int the pulpit.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

DUTCH MAIL..

• naussrj.s, DEC. ,4.•
In all the towns of the departments of the Ninth
and Pas de Calais an extraordinary coati-0046mi 14
imposed, to the aniount of one fifth of the sisuail
direct taxes, in orier to furnish provisions for the
Allied troops that are marching through them.
The.tieiglithuurliood of Arras is still Nil troops.
and the..gates of the town are constantly shut.
winch has now been the case for it fortnight. There
isrl movement among the Russian troops, also
some corps are marching towardsCnitibrity, to form
the garrison in conjunction with others of the Allies.
The garrison is to be 8,0.00 strung. Peromic wilt
he evacuated by the Allies, but not have any French.
garrison.
The Prunitm troops that have marched through
this city are equipped in the most complete luau.
tier; every soldier has a double set of equipments—•
one unite new. The corps carry with them a con-.
.sitiertible quantity of provisions; in 'order iliat the
:troops, on their first arrival 1111 the ,Prussian terri-
tory, may be able to furinsh thettiselves with ne..
cessaries.

Chevalier Canova has- sent the masterpietes of
sculpture,_ formerly taken by the Preach from the
Roman States, to Antwerp, where they are to remain
.for the winter, ia order to be afterwards sent by sea
to Rome. bee. 6.
The surrender of the five French fortresses has
not yet taken place ; it is supposed that. several
measures to be takeis respecting the• tmigazines aril
'military stores that are contained in theta may be
the cause of the delay. A't A'alenciennes there are
already Coutthissioneis from the Altieil Powers, to
arrange every thing in this respect. Meantime the
.eilvirotis of these places are occupied by Allied
troops, which, added to the continued passage of
the Prussians, may give an idea of the •burikit
which the Departments have to bear.
SeVeral Hanoverian corps have receioed circlets to
retort:to their own country; their place will he sop..
plied by some English ; Nimunts that haie suffered
the most.—( Haarlem t, smog!, Dec.-}j.)

• fIAGIJE, ['PFC. 7.
tre hear that the'sittiugs of the First Clitenber of
Whe- Stales 'Gentorul, which were to bore rtelini.
larticki on the 18th of this minith, are to he oportect
earlitt, ;and, that this Chamber will meet .oit th.•
12th, at the tame tithe with the Fieenial Chamber ;
'boat] whiekit,is inferred, that some important ton.
•maMeatiott is to. be wade to the States General,--•
(Hague Courant, Dec. 8.)

ZIVO Fa, intC. 4. •
•
To-dity arrived here, underact escort, a iictiK.l).
ment of 336. French prisulters of terr from Cave?.
ftOil, where they arrived 'time 1014011th:I ilgo bane
*Russia; they were embarked herififor Antwerp:"
2.1."
The beputies from this.eity mew to Venice, lali.e
been received by the Emperor in the must graviton..
wanner. His Majesty soul to them, n I shoilid
have proceeded directly to itlilxn, had tt:,t the dii.-
littuit sits atiou io ' which Venice is, iiiduccd hie