The Sun.
London, England, 1813-06-08 00:00:00

r,'lSl'oll ArithitS.

The deei)ion of the Catholic Qnestion in the
House of Conimons having rendered the follow-•
ing Document less immediately important, we
haye been induced to yield our columns to .tt
press of more tetVipiwary matter, and deter its pub-
lication till bow. It is, however, of too much
importance to be altogether omitted :

The Roman Catholic Prelates, assembled in Dublin, to the,
Clergy and Laity of the RoMan.Catholie Churches in
land,
• Reverend Ilrolhers, Beloved Children--Peace be with
Yon. •

Solicitude for the. Spiritual interests of our,Be-
loved ',loch, obliges its,tince more to
,suspenk•
the exercise of our other Pastoral Duties, in or-
der to d,eliherate, it) common, "pot) the present,
posture of our Religious Concerns.
We hasten to declare to you the lively feelings,,
of gratitude, excitell in our breastS by the gracious-
condescension of the Legislature in taking into
its favourable cOnsider.ttion the disabilities which
still:affect the Catholic Body. With these feel-
ings deeply and indelibly impressed upon our
hearts, it is with the utmost distress of mind that
we are compelled, by a sells.' of tlnty, to dissent
(in some points connected with our emancipation)
irom the opinions of those virtuous and enlight-
ened Statesmen who have so long and sci ably
advocated the cause of Catholic Freedom.

Probably front a want of sufficient information,
hut unquestionably from the most upright mo-
tives, they have proposed to the Legislature the
adoption of certain arrangeanents respecting- oar
eeclesinstical discipline,. and particularly respect-
ing the exercise of episcopal functions, to which
it would he imposSible for us to assent, without
incurring tlie guilt' of schism—inasinuch as they
might, if carried itlo effect, invade the spiritual
Jurisdiction of our Supreme PaSit., and alter an
important point-of our discipline, for which al-
teration ,his concurrence would, lipoit Catholic
principles, be indispensably neeesYary;
When the quarter
.is considered, from rilienee
the sClitaseS
,have,proceeded, it might perhaps be
imagined, woe we•;to continue silent, that. they
had our unqualified approbation ; on this account
we deetn it a duty, which we owe to you, to our
Couutry, and to God, to declare in the most
public manner, " that they have not, mid that in
their present shape they never can have our,con-
currenee." •As however, we have upon,till 'ocea-
sioris inculcated the duty of lOyalty to our Most
Gracious Sovereign (the securing Whereof' is the
professed object pit the proposed Ecclesiastical
Arrangements) so .we would be always -desirous
to give you Os: most convincing proofs,' that we
are ready, in the most exeMplary manner, to prac-
tise it ourselves. We have sworn to preserve in-
.-viohqc the allegiance, whieh. every subject owes
to his .s3vere,'gri,--we ine not accused of having
violated our oaths.

Sitonhl <tuy other' oath, not adverse to our re.
priuciples, be yet devised, which could re.
tnove
,even the unfounded apprehensions of any
part of our countrymen, we would willingly take
it, We owe it to Our God, to be free front dis-
loyalty. We owe it to our countrymen, to en-
deavour, at least, to befre.e trout suspicion.
Upon these ground, Reverend Brothers, be-
loyeil.Childten, we announce to you the follow-
ing liesoltttions, Which, after invoking the light
And aqsiitance of God, we have unanimously
*diluted., viz.

1.. That, having serionsly examined. n Copy of
the Rill, lately brought into l'arliament, purport-
iktr to
provi,le for the removal of Civil anil
Disipialitications under wt`iielt his 'Majesty's
Roman Catholic Subjects luboar, feel our-
svlves bound 'to decla7c, tliht certain Ecclesiasti-
cal Clauses or ‘secitrities therein contained, are
utterly incompatible with the dkcipline of the
Itottraij Catholic church, and Nvith the free Exer-
cise
of our

11. That we *cannot, withoutt incurring the -
heavy guilt of Schism, accede to guch Regulations
nor can we dissemble our disneiv and towsterna-.
tion at the consequenFes, which 'ticd't Regulations,.
if enforced, must necessarily produce,
111. 'That we would, with the, utmost
ness, swear (should the Lvgiilat tire require .us so
to do), I"l'hat :we never will concur in the ap-
pointment or consecration of any. Bishop, whinn
we do not conscientiously believe,to be of noim.-
peachahle loyalty antl'peaccable cotidnet." And
further, " that we have not, and that we will licit
have, they correspotidenee or communication With:
the chid Pastor-of our church,
,or with any per-.
son authorized to :act in his name, tot the pur-.
pose of overthrowing or disturbing the Protestant
Government, or the Protestant Church of Great
Britain and Ireland, or the Protestant Church of
Scotland, as by law established,"

Reverend hrodiers—Beloved C Grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ, and tlw Communion
of the Holy Ghost, be with you all—Amen.
vuwiti, May 28, 1,713.
(Signed)
Mcn. O'REILLY, P. RN'Ati,
I'LrLn EN (by
TROY,

THOMAS BHA , proxy)
PAT. J. PLUNtiETT, J. Yourrp, (by proxy)

_ . . . .
DANIEL-MUEEAri -
,DANIEL DELANY, (by
F.: NltivE.,o..:; . proxy)
C. Su Go EU O , (by proxy) Uloii. MANSFIELD, V.
EDMUND -DERRY, • C. o,ory,
'CHAS. Ov Dor:sr:LT, Ot,tvEn O'KE LI. Y , V. C .
FAREELL O'REILLY, Titsitll,
3AS, O'SuAuGowEssY, G. i'LLINKETT, V. C.
PETE E M`LoUGIILIN, laphin,

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JAMES . ' - P.1..)m.v, V. C. Ardagb,
JouN Powvn, 1)r N. l:. Ni V. C.
Wm. COPEiNGER. t;111‘voy, •
N. 1.'.. AncumAcorr, .Ton N PLII,tx, V. C.

Friday pe'tniight: a boy front Carmunnoek, about
foti.teen years of age, was killed .at the toot .
StockWoll-strict, grinsgow„ by a gig running.,t'n-
rionsly against him. The,boy was driving a Cart
of hay ; told his' father, who was driving another
cart, witnessed the rnelanchOly end of his unforr
ttmtite son. No Person %vac in the gig, the driver'
Of •it having- been thruwo ow, it is said, (iii the
horse taking fright at the fail of some household
furniture, it heing flitting day. The gig anti horse
are in the custody of the poliet, nod have not yet
been. claimed. '