The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-05 00:00:00

the Belvidere steered for the Kentish shore, and
taking a wide board, succeeded its weathering. the
Bell on the next. tack, fatal aggilt obtaiPT the
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This cleym,etlaceavririg..ott lq.arit; of
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loudly apulawled by those on board the steamer. All
interest in the mach was now confined to the na.vements
of the-e two yachts, but the doubts were not of long
duration ; it was clez,aly evident that the Belvidere was
" in her stays," and lost ground every board, whilst
the Blue Bell, being what coursers would term a splen-
did " turner" and " worker," went away with the leaf,
which she increased the further she went, and eventually
passed the flag buoy at Greenwich twelve minu'es in
advance of the Belvidere, the time beirg—
The Blue Bell at 24 minutes past eight.
The Belvidere at 36 minutes past eight.
Immediately after the race, amidst the " pelting of the
pitiless storm," the cup was presented tot Twisden
Iledvres, Esq., the owner of the Blue Bell, by the
Comm-dore, after drinking health, long life, and hap.-
piness to the liberal donor, Lord Saye and Sele. We
mu-4 not forget to mention another act of the extrema
liberality of his Lordship in sending two cases of cham-
pagne on board the steamer for the we of the c,utipany.
The arrangements of the day were admirably carried out
by the commodore and stewards, who used their utmost
cxerti,ns in securing attention to the wants and comforts
of all oa board.

THE GRANT TO MAYNOOTH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sitt,—l am sad'y paired to witness the display of bigotry and
bad feeling which have been manifested by a large portion of the
English public on the proposed grant to Maynooth, inasmuch as I
believe it will have a tendency to destroy that favour and grace
with which otherwise it might have been received by the
Catholic population of Ireland. But if, Sir, you had had an
opportunity of attending the various meetings held in the
country on the subject, as I have, and had heard the
manner in which the religious feelings and passions of the
people have been appealed to and worked upon, you would not
be surprised. I will give you one instance. A meeting was held
in the Subscription Room at Exeter, on Tuesday last, to pass reso.
lutions against the grant. The meeting was o2ened by the Rev.
Mr. Hocking of the Establishment, by reading a portion of the
W0.,1 of Gad and prayer. He then addressed the meeting in one
of the mo.•t intolerant, bigoted, and, in my opinion, the most
unchristian speeches I have ever heard. He told the meeting tl.at
the Roman Catholic priests of Ireland were at this day in the habit
of grunting absolution to persons who confessed as to their Intention
to commit a crime, aye, even if that crime was tnurder,and that he
was bound by his office not to warn the intended victim of his
doom, though he met him in the street! Now, Mr. Editor, is this
true ?—if so, it is very awful. lam not myself, much read its these
matters; in my heart and soul I believe it to be false, and if false then
what a base hypocrite have we here: a man who had so recently been
engaged in reading the Word of God and in offering a prayer to the
throne of Grace, who could put forth such a statement for the
purpose of stirring up ill will and bad blood between his fellow.
creatures. A feeling specimen this of a minister of the Gospel
of peace. But to the credit of the Establishment be it said, that I
believe he was the only minister of it present. Next came the
Rev. Mr. Cook ( Wesleyai.), whose portly size and well-poli►hed
countenance showed at any rate that his religion was not one which
made him eschew the good things of this world. He said he had
read and heard a great deal about Pagans and idolators, but he
knew of no idolatry half so bad as that practised by the Pa-
pists. It was true, hr said, the Pagans did make gods with
their own hands, and afterwards fell down and worshipped
them ; but then they paid some respect to them and took
care of them ; but as to the Papists, after they had made
their gods they put them into their mouths and rte them. Thus
d►d this low-minded, vulgar man allude to the doctrine of the
Eucharist. Can he tell us when the innovation of the real presence
took place in the history of the Church? Would he knock down
everything that he cannot square to his reason, if so, what would he
have left to base his Christianity upon ? But I tire you, Mr.
Editor. Suffice it to say, that every appeal to the bad passions of
men, everything that was likely to stir up religious hatred and
bigotry, here found vent, and from these divines who are quarrelling
with the Roman Catholic priests for their participation in agita-
tion Ido sincerely hope, Mr. Editor, that when the sober-minded
people of Englmd begin to reflect, and reflect they will, if you will
give them time, they will see that this is but a very small boon for
the wrongs which Catholic Ireland had received from Protestant
England.—l beg to subscribe myself, Mr. Editor, your great admirer
and constant reader, and
Langford, May 2, 1845. NO BIGOT.

P.S. The local papers will corroborate what I hare here stated.

THE MAYNuOTH COLLEGE BILL.

TO THE EDITOI? OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Considering the public press as the legitimate channel of
reply to printed circulars, I take the liberty of committing to your
columns the following letter.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your
obedient servant, E. TIGHE GREGORY, D.D., LLD.,
Rector and Vicar of Kilmore.

TO CULLING E. SMITH AND JAMES LORD, ESQRS.
Gentlemen,-1 have the honour of acknowledging the receipt
of your circular, as Chairman and Secretary of 'the Executive
Committee formed to oppose the Maynooth College Bill, as you
are pleased to term the measure now occupying so much of the
public time.

I entirely agree with -you that " this is no common crisis," but
dissent from the position that "we," 1. e. the Committee with
which you act, "are fighting anew the battle of the Reformation ;"
that brother Protestants are bound to "give you their confidence
and co-operation ; that the policy pursued in this measure by Go-
vernment is alike subversive of truth and justice; or that expedi-
ency is necessarily opposed to principle."

It is certainly no common crisis when the " Church militant,"
the Establishment and Dissenters, unite under the same leaders,
form one holy, league and covenant, and re-echo the seine war-
whoop; still less so when the " battle of the reformation" is to be
a contest, not for the extinction of bigotry, but, contrary to that Re-
formation's intent and principles, for its perpetuation. I humbly
conceive that " brother Protestants" are bound to " co-operate" in
furthering the great attempt that "righteousness and peace may
kiss each other," and realising the injunction to promote "peace on
earth, gond-will towards men," enlarge the circle, too long con-
tracted, of Christian charity, and diffuse that more liberal education
which o'erleaps the narrow mind, softens asperities, and prostrates
persecution ; sucn is the policy pursued in this measure by Govern.
ment, marked out by, riot subversive of, truth and justice, and re.
conciling expediency with principle! Like the Irish National
F,ducation System, a great attempt to improve and propitiate, and,
like it, meeting with all the opposition which every new design,
even Christianity itself, has uniformly encountered from pride, pre.
judice, interest, ignorance, and misconception.
The education question has, indeed, had some tardy converts of
late, who no longer consider principle and expediency irreconcil.
able; and if the Premier's views are realised, a more quiet, or•
derly, and moral populatioir will spring up under the guidance of an
hig..er grade of Roman Catholic Clergy, more enlightened because
more educated. It the altar ceases to be a platform, and the pulpit
a rostrum, the same consequences will follow the testing of the
present meature, and its opponents become proselytes likewise to a
moral expediency.

Those, 1 trust, will be its consequences, and with this persuasion
I can neither conscientiously forward your views, or unite in a
factioos opposition to the Government ; ut, independent of those
reasons, I conceive the clergy out of place in political discussions,
which much impair their usefulness, and desecrate their sacred
calling; and I would observe that many of my Rev. Brethren who,
in Exeter Hall, widen the breach between Protestant anti Catholic,
would he mere usefully, as well as more legitimately employed in
their respective parishes by silently forwarding the work of con.
ve,sion through the unostentatious means of " letting their light
so shine before men that they may see their good works, and glorify
our Father which art in heaven."

It is needless to add that in the parish Kilmore I shall, as I
have ever done, pursue the Lone course I pursued when adminis-
tmng that of H Jstanton, in Norfolk, for my son, namely dis-
countenancing any attempt at the Introduction of such a petition
as you require; the forming of any deputation to overawe the Go-
vernment, or, generally, any measure tending to narrow the
charities of the Gospel.-1 have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
your obedient humble servant E. TIGHE GREGORY.,
Rector and Vicar of Kilmore, Diocese of Meath.
Pogot Priory, Kilcock,
April 30, 1845.