The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-03 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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CLAIM OP CATHOLICS TO PRAY OVER THE DEAD lir
“PROTESTANT CHURCH-YARDS.
Statement of the occurrences at a funeral ivluclt
toot.; plaCe on Tue,lday, the 4th of Septembefr
1823, in the Churchyard of St. Kevin's, Dublin:
A ntritin'D'Anct,. Req. brewer. of Usher-street, was in.- I
tarred in St. Kevin's Clorch.yard, on Tueeday, the 9th of Sep7,,
tember. The funeral was 'attended by a number of Priests,
who walked. hi 'regular Procession up Church-lane,.to the Solvei
and there encircled themselves abbot it. When the cab ST4 ' • '
deposited therein, one of the Priests, who stood behind the Sex-
ton, desired him to by until he should commence their...,
Itrrice.: The Sexton, on turnip g rounds perceived lain the, .
Church-yard uncovered, and informed the Priest thet he
waa midi to •be Obliged to interfere• with him, or city
other Peredni: in -.the .:performing of their, zeligimio .
but .he could not penult him to officiate there. The .Priest
asked him, in a very peremptory manner, by what Authority,
he stopped him from proceeding ? The Sexton informed him,
by directions of the Clergymen of the parish. And by
_what
authority do they prevent Os, said the Priest ? • Tbe.so34ll'T
informed him, •b the sanction of their Bishop, and the express
laws of _ the land, which
-prevent any Priest from reading his
prayers,' or performing any' Service -in a Protestant Chord). •
yard. -The= Priest said they, .hod done so before,, and. ruby ;
prevented now ? :The Sexton teplied, if he had, lt was by
stealth, and not with the sanction of the Minister of the Pa
rith, as no- one, not even a Clergyman of the Established 2.
Church, 'could read the. FuneratService, unless . authorised ItZ
him." :The Priest then exclaimed, it was a great hardship, sn
'also great disappointment to them, and to that assem-
bly, to be prevented.; • The Sexton replied, he !not, ss
be undennood that they, always; performed their. pn Sex,.
-er•
Ace before the corpse was removed from their house, and he
supposed that they had done so thet morning, as they them. .
selves knew' well that no Priest could perform an Strike in
ago Plpolatesbunwith .thCehurchservieYeard, asnd°dnoenc"tr allihotinv athnanosaidne ► I.l.'l:errtn°P.ri
out" after a pause, ‘, or," said he ,4 say the De Prqftou*.
'The Sexton then replied that •notidnr could be. done there
In the way of Service, except with the consent of the Clergy-
man of the parish, and if they wished the Funeral Service
to be read, • that he would send .for him. They said, no•-r"
The Priest,(Father .111ake) then turned round, and in a 'eV
audible voice informed the surrounding multitude. " that they
were there publicly prevented froth going through their ur..
rice, and-as • they were prevented from . paying in .Publici
desired them all to address their:prayers to heaven, in private,.
,
to themselves." The Sexton then retired from the Chureh-
yard to his house, while the multitude were praying, and did
not further interrupt him. In a short time after, a vast nonVber_,: • •
of respectable persons called at his house, and one of them a4gro„
him, was it true what they had heard; that he had the audacityto prevent their priests from' going through their funeral set'
vice that morning, over their deeeasod friend. The Sexton
he was the_person. They then asked by what authority he lut
done so. Sexton replied; that he. had already.mformed'
their Priestia. .They insisted on. knowing by whose authority
he had done so,. The Sexton then replied-, by the orders of the •
Minister of the Parish whose Church-yard it was. They then
asked, had he received any'perticalar instructions from- the
Archbishop of Dublin on that occasion to prevent them. Thesexton replied, none, as he never had any communication with
his Grace on the subject ; and also said his Grace was not in the
kingdom, but that he had acted by general instructions. O 0
tine ~
them, 11,-9le; Redmonds, of Ratliminea, replied, that he'ltati al-
ways a Priest to perform the service .at the interment of his
inother and other friends, in St: Kevin's church-yard. The Sex-
ton replied, if he ever had it was through stealth, as he had id.
ready- mentioned in the church. and and that he,' Mr. Red-
monde, was no friend of the Priest fora pying so, as the Priest
could have been punished for so doing, it being contrary tolaw.
They then threatened the Sexton what they would do, to him,
and that millions of them were not to be trampled upon, or
teat
they by a few, nor =void they endure it any longer; but that
they should have their rights, and would have them. and .
wise would have their own Service in future performed by •
their own Clergymen, and should not .be prevented. The
Sexton then said, as they threatened him for doing his duty,
he requested them to come' at eleven o'clock, • and that
they would have an opportunity ,of meeting the Arelidescon
of .Dublin.there, whose Church-yanl it was, and that he
would inform them better than the Sexton could, why the
laws prevented themi. They said it was a savage thing.
to disturb diem, in their dying hours, by such conducter
The Sexton said'. he was sorry ,to, heat e- person that hid the
appearance of a Gentleman say.ie, as be, the Sexton,. certainly
did-no' such thing, as his belieeed Macula poor wan had died
tho-Sattuday, or Sunday before. " l'hyy than, became outrage-
°tut, when the Seaton was obliged to inform 141 r. Redmond*,
who stood near hini, that he was surprised to see him 'heading
such number of persons, both to insult anti assault him in hi*
own house, and if they would not retire, lie would hold hint
accountable. They then dispersed.
The Sexton states, that the friends of the deceased, on the'
evening before, when asked should the Clergyman of the parish,
attend, answered no, as they would have one of 'their own
with them.
The Sexton further states, that during his time of holding the
ser-
-o)y,%°..rfilani cideercw°e:,oi(edtufhaPgettebrwiir
clueSurtiratt.p°tnirPenesteeoiextreetirlith:lo:esetai,ontpetra.o)xruStni
08:1)1 Priest load
Ps"Pe Churchyards,rfrll ed anYto his
7w(crswnhtsograowr(ui,i_nariSndt.ttoPheteitieveres`prs:ie.stihni
at the thne), and, prevented him from proceeding. The Priest
immediately desisted, and retired. . .
The above statement was made upon oath before, the Lord.
Mayor of Dublin, by the Sexton of St. Kevin's parish.

A letter from Rome of a recent datedelaiic
some facts respecting the ceremony going on :h>
the Papal palace for the election of a Pope, The
greatest number of votes hitherto united ip fa-
vour of individual Cardinals, have fallee oport
Cardinals Cavalchitti, Turiozzi, anti Bartazzoli-.
Up to the 12th ult., these candidates stilltnikio,
rained their superiority. The first of tbtnt
had several times from
.12 to 14. votes. This
Cardinal .was at one time Governor of -.11-Onh'l
and is said to have displayed in his office gre"
justice, :Moderation, and tirmeess. The lower
and middle classes in that capital cherish' the re-.
collection of his former sway, and regard hint al.
' their future master. With the "nobility,: wnP'
however, „admit his merit, he is not so popular-
They fix rather upon Cardinals Sommaglia-Puq'
Zurla, and pretend that the election of eitbev,
would be moreagreeable to France. As the, lat.ter.
is extremely old, he is likely, on that account, t()
be best supported.by the Sacred College,: it is,
well knowit that the, Conclave is, as its name:in-
dicates, a close assembly; :but so long as there:
are doors, windows, or even less obvious
tures, in the Papal palace, the foreign Ar.bitla"'
dors anti ,the public must gain some knowledge
of its secret proceedings..

BIRTHf
JS.
On the 30th ult., the' lady of llama, Esq., Surbiton..
house, Kingston, of a stilLborn son. _
. - •
• On Wednesday, the 'at inst., at Forest.hill, near Sydenilan/'
Mrs. Thomas lloore„ of a son.

At Bristol, Oct. l Mr. G. P. Aft**, surgeon, Old JewtY4
place.
to Anne, eldest dau , ghter of W. Williams,E- stl.s ofshe form
On Thursday., tile ?.d inst., by the Rev. Charles B. TnYl°r'
of Mr. Samuil Holdsworth, of Wakefield, in the county
York, to Mac Raldsworth, of St. Paul's Church.yard. Yeateltlay, tiew, le.dward Tyrrell, Esry., of Guildhall, to
Fanny, only child of the Tate Lingh F of Bwoll.
JIM, At.,

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At his seat, Willesiey.hall, Di
Der/byshire, General Sir Glum—,
Hastings, Bart, G.C.R., late Colonel of the 12th Regiment of
Foot, &c.
At Dunkirk, in France, on the
13d *ult., the Rev. Robert
Crowther;' Vicar of spratton,. in Northatoptanshlre. bier
-'On MredntlidaXi 010 ln inst., Mary Ann,
,voungest d3ug
of Mr. l'home.s, 'icy, of Deptford, age 15. .. -.nn
On the 2litit-tif ' - tember; Mr. David Pitlited, of Igu,,,,ng`Z;
.- On Wednesday st {suddenly), at his house in ' 'Till;
street, Mr. Henry Varnhanti surveyor, in the 43d year 0
age.
hitteXioritithdenidaloyn,.tle,29t
it::d,"uilteo., amtplltronsyto,,t4seervlceeb,
jAntortlthern4.ialitEyel;
of his ftge, . ,
()n Tutsiftli' last,M. 'Frances Jew-m(1,l, f' M W
(1, wife or. it. '
jearrud, et_lo Oeferd..treet.
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