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to see these things for our recreation and joy
if He intended our senses should be closed, and
not used to the fullest, in the exercise of reli-
gion 7 If we were not to use our senses in the
service of God there was a great paradox and
a great difficulty, which no ingenuity could solve.
They might; therefore, admit that religion did enlist
the senses as well as the reason of man in the wor-
ship of God. However that might be, there was no
doubt whatever of the fact that the worship of the
Catholic Roman Church had a great effect upon the
mind of man. The religion which had not an effect
upon the mind of man was probably not a true reli-
gion. One test of the true religion consisted of its
being fitted for man ; and if they found a religion
bringing all that was good in human nature to its
proper use, for the glory and worship of God, that,
he thought, was a strong argument in favour of its
truth. And so they found that there was nothing
beautiful either in nature or in art which the Roman
Catholic Church did not bring to bear upon the
worship of God. having the point admitted that
the religion of the Catholic Church had the greatest
effect upon the mind of man, then it followed that
that religion was the most likely to produce the
reformation of criminals—it was a religion which
was the most likely to lay hold upon the minds of
men who had been accustomed to criminal habits,
and by the lessons it inculcated turn their minds
from evil to good. The Catholic religion was the
religion likely to produce that result. (Applause.)
In a Protestant chapel there was nothing to arrest
the attention of the people ; on the contrary, in a
Catholic chapel, however poor or humble it might be,
there something was found to arrest the attention
of the worshippers—they found there the blessed
sacrament, and the simple low mass, but neverthe-
less there was a solemnity and a truth in thatservice
which even those who did not believe in it were ob-
liged to bow down to. There was an influence ex-
ercised there which could only be exercised by the
rites and ceremonies of the true Church. The re-
formation of criminals was in the hands of the Catho-
lic clergy, and it was for Catholics to produce that
great result. There was one point more which he must
mention, which was the great turning point of all,
and that was that the Catholic Church had the sac-
rament of penance. A chaplain of a Protestant gaol
could not get at the minds of the prisoners, because
he could not bring them to confession. But a Catholic
priest brought those persons to the confessional, and
there they stood in the presence of God, and even the
most hardened criminal would flinch before he would
tell a lie, and he would bring to bear on that man the
Divine power exercised in the tribunal of penance,
and that pointed out that it was the Catholic Church
which could reform prisoners. They had here disco-
vered the great power which was to reform criminals
—this was the solution of the problem, and he would
leave them to reflect upon it. (Loud applause.) He
next referred to the laws of punishment of the
ancient Jews, the Greeks, the Romans, and lastly
the obsolete laws of England, pointing out that ven-
geance was more the principle in former times, but
that now this principle was changed for one of refor-
mation of the criminal, and that reformation was
only to be accomplished in the manner he had
pointed out. (Applause.)
The Rev. Dr. APC ARTAN •(of Wolverhampton)
next addressed the assembly on the proposition—
" The help which young men may receive in a reli-
gious point of view from being members of Young
Men's Associations." The rev. gentleman strongly
insisted upon the necessity of union and co-opera-
tion, and concluded with the assertion, amidst loud
applause, that so long as the Catholics held together,
Come the three corners of the world in arms,
And we shall shock them.
Mr. POWELL (Liverpool) then briefly spoke upon
the subject—" Education, so far as it is promoted
by the existence of Young Men's Societies."
The Very Rev. Canon TOOLE (of Manchester)
discoursed upon " The advantages of Young Men's
Societies to Catholics."
The Earl of DENBIGH then proposed a vote of
thanks to the chairman, and impressed upon the
young men present the desirability of storing their
minds with useful knowledge, so that in the event
of being thrown upon their own resources they
might find profitable employment for their mental
faculties, and at the same time escape the tempta-
tions which beset youth and inexperience.
The Rev. Father ALMOND (St. Mary's, Liver-
pool), seconded the motion, which was carried by
acclamation.
The CHAIRMAN, in responding, directed attention
to the languishing condition of the Catholic Hospi-
tal in London founded by Cardinal Wiseman, and
which, he said. must be closed in March if an effort
were not made to increase its funds. He appealed
to the members of the Catholic Young Men's Socie-
ties in Liverpool for assistance to preserve an insti-
tution which was intended by its founder to be an
example to all other similar institutions in the coun-
try, and in which not only the bodies but the souls
of the patients were cared for. (Applause.)
The major portion of the company had for some
time displayed a wandering restlessness which ren-
dered the speakers inaudible except to those imme-
diately around the platform, and, the oratory over,
all now entered with avidity into the dance, which
was kept up with spirit for several hours.

It should be stated that between the speeches a
party of vocalists, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Bolton,
Miss Monkhouse, and Mr.Warne, with Miss Martin
at the piano, sang a number of songs, glees, &c., in
excellent style.

Consolidated Discount Company.

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The Opening of the French Legislature.

PARIS, Monday, Jan. 22.
The Session of the French Legislature was
opened at one o'clock to-day by the Emperor. We
shall publish the Speech in a later edition.

SPORTINGINTELLIGENCE.—This Day

CITY BETTING—THIS DAY.
THE DERBY.
7to 1 agst Rustic (taken)
100 to 6 agst Janitor (offered, 20 to 1 wanted)
100 to agst Beclan (offered, 20 to 1 wanted)
WATERLOO DUD.
2.i to 1 Lord Sefton's nomination (taken).
25 to 1 Mr. Bland's nomination (taken).

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTII-COAST.
The report of the directors of this company states
that the amount received on capital account to the
31st of December, 1865, was £13,823,182, and that
it consisted of £5,342,933 ordinary stock and shares
£5,026,615 preference stock, £2,156,285 mortgage
debt, and £1,297,349 debenture stock. The amount
of capital expended during the half year had been
£687,078. The gross revenue for the past half year
had been £619,741, showing an increase of £37,112
over the corresponding half of 1864, and 'Making
the gross revenue of 1865 £1,116,199 or £67,269 in
excess of that for the previous year. Besides carry-
ing forward a balance of £8,267, the highest rate
of dividend ever paid by the company had been
reached within a fraction, notwithstanding that
the traffic of the lines recently opened, particu-
larly the Horsham and Guildford, the Bognor
and Seaford, as well as the Littlehampton steam-
boat service was by no means developed. The in-
crease of the revenue had been uniform at almost
all the 117 stations, not being confined to parti-
cular points. The great reduction of fares in
August, 1863, reduced the receipts from the traffic
between London and Brighton from £222,130 in
1862 to £213,420 in 1863 ; it rose again to £217,384
in 1864, and to £228,177 iu 1865. Those figures
included the gross traffic of every description be-
tween London and Brighton. As compared with
the corresponding • half-year revenue was debited
with interest on the cost of plant prepared for
the South London traffic, on the capital of the Ban-
stead and Epsom Downs and the Horsham and
Guildford lines, and other outlay on completedlines,
amounting in all to £550,095. The total receipts for
the past half year amounted to £609,281, against
£571,758, showing an increase of £37,523 ; and the
working expenses and renewals to £304,169, or 49
per cent., against £292,498, or 51 per cent., show-
ingan increase of £11,671. The expenses were 2s.
9d. per train mile, against 2s. 11d. per train mile in
the corresponding half of 1864. The large additions
made in 1865 to the train service, particularly to
Portsmouth, and the more recent separation of the
London-bridge and the Victoria expressos, avoiding
the stoppage at Croydon, had, with other similar
measures, resulted in affording great convenience to
the public and in contributing towards the increased
traffic. The express trains now performed the
journey between London and Brighton in 65 minutes,
and with greater facility and regularity than they
formerly did in 75 minutes. The line from Horsham
to Guildford was opened for public traffic on the 2d
of October. Its proper development had been im-
peded by the inability of the London and South-
Western Company to furnish sufficient accommoda-
tion at their Guildford station, which this company
had the power to use. They believed that au im-
portant traffic from Brighton and the south coast to
Guildford and the west of England would be ob-
tained. The line to South Croydon was opened on
the Ist of September, and the station in the southern
part of that town would afford great accommoda-
tion to a neighbourhood where building was at
presentrapidly increasing, and would no doubt still
further increase by reason of the new railway ac-
commodation. The new station in the centre of
Croydon would shortly be ready for traffic. The
directors had applied to Parliament for the neces-

nary powers to carry out the arrangements with the
Surrey and Sussex Junction Railway Company.
The works had been let to eminent contractors, who
were already proceeding with energy, and the direc-
tors looked forward to important results from the

construction and completion of the undertaking,
which, under favourable circumstances, would be
ready within two years, and complete a third com-
munication between London and Brighton. The
net amount at the credit of the revenue account
was £181,515, out of which the directors recom-
mended payment of a dividend of 3$ per cent. for
the half-year, payable on the 12th of February,
amounting to £173,248, leaving a balance to the
credit of the current half-year of £8,267, and
making the dividend for,the year 1865 amount to
5,1 per cent.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN-

SHIRE.

The report of the directors states that the total
revenue for the past half-year from all sources
amounted to £546,638, and the total expenditure to
£238,935, leaving a net profit of £307,703, which,
with the balance of £2,063 from the previous half-
year, gave a total sum of £309,766 available for
interest and dividend. The debenture and other
interest chargeable against the revenue of the half-
year amounted to £70,715, the canal annuities to
£14,142, the dividends on the various classes of
preference stock and shares to £95,156, and the
South Yorkshire interest and dividends to £58,979,
making a total charge against the above net balance
of £154,137, leaving a balance of £70,771, out of
which the directors recommended that a dividend
be paid at the rate of £3 10s. per cent. per 11111111111
on the ordinary stock of the company, leaving a
balance of £2,170 for next account.

learn, R.
G letterslßSON, THE SCUIPTOR.--WO are glad to
by from Rome of the 19th inst., that this
eminent sculptor is gradually recovering from his late at-
tack, and that hopes are entertained of his restoration to
health.— Times.

JEALOUSY AND SUICIDE.--.A sailor named Gall,
forty years of age, who had just come home from a long
voyage, committed suicide on Friday by hanging himself.
Jealousy at finding that an old sweetheart had been mar-
ried in the interim, had become a widow, and now favoured
another, was the cause.
The following paragraph appears in a French
provincial paper :—"Dr. Fuson one of the most eminent
professors of Oxford, and one of the most remarkable
mon of the Anglican Church, has lately arrived at Bor-
deaux. After soveral interviews with his Enainelace the
Cardinal on questions relating to the reunion of the
Churches, he visited the convent of the Dominican
Fathers, in the midst of which ho spent the entire Sun-
day."

A SILVER IDOL OF THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT,
clad in armour like Christian in the Pilgrim's Pro-
gress, says tho Spectator, has been presented by the, Queen
to Prince William, the oldest son of the Princess Royal,
as well as to Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of the
Prince of Wales. Both images are adorned by the same
verses, said to be from the hand of Mrs. Prothero. The
statues and statuettes to the good Prince Consort are
multiplying a little more rapidly, we think, than would
have suited his own taste. If ho can see us now, does ho
not think, as St. Paul of the Athenians, that we ;►re "in
these thing. too superstitious ?" Would he not say that
we wore giving ourselves to idolatry, and his "spirit be
stirred within him ?"

MADLLE. RACHEL AND MADLLE. MA R S.-
Statues in white marble of the two great tragic actresses,
Madllo. Mars and Madllo. Rachel, both represented as
seated, have been placed in the Ayer of the Theatre
FranTtis.

THE AGED FATHER OF THE LATE MADLLE• M.
FELix announces that he is ready to undertake the isistruc-
tion of pupils for the stage. He adds that he was the solo
instructor of Rachel and his other daughter Lia, tbte star

,e Gaito.
Constantinople letters and journals to the; 10th
have reached us. Some changes in the occupants
of the higher administrative offices have taken place,
but this device of shuffling the official cards, gene-
rally for the purpose of obtaining temporary relief
from embarrassment, is neither new nor in the pre-
sent instance of much importance. The principal
point of general intelligence is that winter has come
rather severely on the Turkish capital, heavy snow
having fallen three days before, so that the whole
country round w
weather
hadbeenua w
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usuhaitlely.
tetptehsetußoulasc,k Sea
and
dsevtehret
wrecks were said to have taken place in the course
of the week,