The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-29 00:00:00

PRINCE HOIIENLOHE AND lIIS MIRACLES.

(Fronthe Dutlin Journal.)
No manor common sPnse ever entertained two.
opiniens regarding the - pretended miracles of Prince llohen-
lobe ; the point is decided—decided to be gross and scandalous
delubion-.--an impudent fraud, for the base purpose of degrad-
ing. the -human character, and exciting "rebellion not only
against the empire of reason, but againstibe liberal institutions
of all free countries.

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11 iss Lakes recovery of speech was trumpeted by Dr. Doyle
asw nuraele, and Mrs. stnart's partial restotation to an im-
proving state of health has been no less Ilompously+lazoned
by ,Dr. Murray. • But what do these Reverend Gentlemen
prove? They show clearly that they are either fools them-
SelVes, or something worse; that they are either the dupes of
fraud, or that they are participators in the shameful imposition.
From this dilemma these " men of piety" cannot possibly ex-
tricate themselves ; and What. opinion do they suppose the
world Will form of them ? In the ecclesiastical history of Ire
land the late events a ill be recorded, and Muitist the light which
now.shines forth it will be stated, as most extraordinary,, that
twti Irshops of the Roman Catholic Church, in the year 11;2,3,
had the audacity to maintain, that two'natural occurrences were
miracles p2.rformed by a (lerman Impostor!
But to remove the veil which covers Stuart's case, it
is only. necessary to refer to Dr. theYne; • • Ile is an eminent
physician, and too shrewd to be deceived by artful contrivances.,
A letter was addressed to him requesting his opinion on two
points-414.1110y, whether there was any thing miraculous
m the change which took place in Mrs. Stuart's health, And
Whether it could be 'explained on natural principles ? It
was certainly taking much liberty with Dr. Cheyne's character,
to put such questions to him, because none could suppose
that he would ascribe the partial recovery of this lady's licaldi
to a miraculous cause, and such is the imperfection of medical
science, that he might not be to account for the change on
natural principles ; but, it seems, be felt no difficulty in WI.
swering the queries, and the following is the reply to the letter,
which was addressed to. hint; and it must satisfy any man but
a superstitious bigot, that the pretended miracle is a shameful
deception :

" DUBLIN, Ara. 22,11323.

" Dear' Sir, —1 felt it necessary to. see .Dr. Mills and Mr.
,M acnamara .before .1 could answer your letter of the 2Oth.
Consideiing that the friends of Mrs. Stuart, of Ranehigh Con-
vent, might not think it expodient to publish our certificates
relative to the state of her health, we resolved not to give an
opinion on tho subject, and not in any way to commit ourselves
" Theie certificates having been publiihed, I have in conse-
quence of your letter, waited upon Mr, Mills and Mr. Macna-
mare; and as they Lave Inc to the exercise of my own dis.
cretion; I haVe no hesitation hi answering your questions. To
the first I reply, that there wasnneti in my. opinion, any thing
miraculous in the change which took place in Mrs. Stuart's
health ; to the second, that her case can, to my entire satisfac-
tion, be accounted for on natural principles.
": I am, dear Sir, yours,
" Rev. Robert Daly, &c. . "J. CIIEYNE.r