Star.
London, England, 1815-12-27 00:00:00

THE

(From the Irish P4trs.)
LETTER OF CAIWINAL 1.11 1%1,10 '11:E RICH r REV
1)1:, I'OVN I'ER.
At a meeting of tic lris!t Catholic A,,oc•g.7nn„
held in 1).0lin on it illy last, Enevs roamaell,
Z.sti. read, by cetire, a copy of the letter addressed by
Cardinal Litter on beliaif of the l'ype, to the Ri:fat
:to/. Poynter, in answer to the representations
from the Eaglisli Catholics, wit! a view to such an
arrang meta of their relizi,.tis particularities as might
induce the Government of their cottony to concede
them the full ri:;ts of thitish subjects.
Cardinal I.itta;s P:ter k dated the pith April,
1815, at Get.oa, tit.: Pot al Court had then
retited, appreitenAcn of i%ltizat's hostile pro-
ceedings. Alter touching briefly on the adverse cir-
cumstances of the dotes, which had not peimitted
such a c•ensii.!.,ration as would warrant .t final answer
on matters of such imp-rtance, the Cardinal speaks'
in :ere suii.lined terms an the pima material paints of
tiler case re'e'led to the holy See, by those whom
Dr. Poynter i
6$ Thu point,,flowever, that mly now come under
consi.kration, and which tise iii•lesaid Government,
to Secure its own and the State's tranquillity and
safety, seem to te:piire on the part of its Catholic
:objects, the oath of .11q,iai.ce to be taken by
tlh'in, the mode of appoioing llishops to the vacant
Sees, the revision of all re, ci ipts, breves, and cfnl..ii-
tutions whatsoever at the Sovereign Pontiff, beicre
the same be put rte execution.
" As to the first, his lloliwe3 flatters himself,
that theGoverninei:t of Great 13t patio would by no
means Evict from Cee Catholics, any ot!.e:- oalt but
such as, whilst it gives to the Government itself a
Still Eur.r pledge of the fidelity of the Catholiv:,may,
at the same time, neither cit.h in the least with the
ptliciples of the, Catholic ieliginr., nor cast any af-
trout upon the same most holy religion of Lutist.
" In case the aforesaid emanzipation be eitacted,i
so as in ev:ry seared (omnite,) to be favourable to the
his said Holiness will permit them to take
that one of the following forms of oath which the'
Government shall think most actviseable ; for each of
them seems perfectly cAculated to answer both of
the above-mentioned ends, and therefore cannot but
satisfy the Government.
" The first is as follows:
" 1 v.vear and promice, upon the Holy Evangelists, obedience
and fidelity to his 12.6yai Majesty George Ill.; I also promise
that I will not hold coy communication, be privy to any plot,
lair keep any :Auspicious connexion either at home or abroad to
injure the pt.l-lic peace; awl if it shall come to my knowledge
tioe aiiy projvciiog, either in my dioce.e or elsewhere,
to the prejudice of tile State, 1 will reveal the seine to Governs
mein."

66 The second runs thur,:—
" I hwy.. r and proniise that I will con4nue fai•liful and entirely
subject and obedient to Royal Majesty George 111. ; and that
I will act, in any wise, disturb the peace and train:whiny of this
realm, nor g:ee any aid or a-skatiee to any Power who either
directly or ithlirecily may Le an enemy to his Majesty and the
present Gove.runie::t of England."
4 4 '11:: third :
.
" I swear and promise oleedianee and true fidelity to our most
beloved Lord George 111. whom I will, with all my might, de-
fend against ail con.piracies, assaults, or attempts whatsoever,
aga.nst his Verson, Crown, and dignity; and it it shall cone to
n.y knowledge, that any such are forming against him, I will
reveal the same to his animals! Maje.,ty. Moreover, I aim
faithfully swear aad promise tbat I will, with all my might, pre-
serve, support, and defend the succeksion of the Crown 111 the
family act his Majesty, against any persons whatsoever within
or without Ike stain', who may boast or pretend a right to the
crown thereof."
" Ilititerto of the oath ; now of the election of
Bishoi I.
66 With regard to the latter, his Holiness first most
earnestly extiorts and absolutely commands those
wlios,c custom it is to intrne the vacant Sees, the per-
sons to be resented and recommended to the Holy
See, to use the utmost care and diligence, that those
only be admitted into the number of candidates, who,
to their other pastoral virtues, join the most conspi.'
c.uous prudence, love of peace and fidelity to his
Royal Majesty.
6 Moreover, although any one of the proposed
forms of oath, to be taken by the newly elected
Bisbops, may be more than sufficient to content the
Goveinoent nevertheless, fat the greater satislac.
tiatl of the said Gove;amento kis said Holineal will

11111H.‘ calamitous event, he bad been very restive; nail
• away with me, and bad thrown me off with vio-
sail
lance againq a Bullock Bandy, on the high road—
between the hours of eight and nine in the evening, yea. the CLOW to :ow to,Fooni sive ot,ely 1 AIM WAS at an ena•— 4lrb '''—'ll—
support, and defen the succeksion of the Crown it the
I:ntily to his Majwsty, against
(JO my return to my lodgings at Royapooram, crown 'urea."
faithfully swear and promised [bat win, with my [night, pre. The share which
. or without the stain', who mayanbyuaPsytrserons whatsoever, within
pretend a sigh to the conferences may be easily
the French Cabinet had in these the spirit of the laws, and always interpret them
fixed, when the following sense of the Government ;for by the change of c•
circumstances are considered. stances a law may often become nscless or dan-ei
64 The King had named as his rleniyotentiaties, the Government, and then one must, for lie.
perceived that the streets were more than usually 66 klitnerto of the oath ; now of the election of Prince Talleyrand, the ..
Duke of .11.1lberg, and Baron Sake, not think of abiding by it It is alio
crowdtd with passengers. It was a day of some Bishois. Lewis, late Minister of the Finances. These three sary to make the air at Itmtle more wholes°
PcartuAuese Fe.uval,. and there was more than ordi. SG With regard to the latter, his Holiness first most Ministers appeared in the conference of the 20th of For that purpose trees must he planted,
Lad
dy uuesniness
kicking,and baustdle in
very thetrvillanitee—mmey. hoarnsde caarlinnrcesttly
tel"lrtisis atnOdnitant:rtinuetevlYacacnotniSmeeasn,d thes. t Ipuene
r.
tSreepatteymbe withr,
France
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mPurnnii.Ccatteodf ttohetgpneraem, .
i) gas, which thhe. oxyls
so cienn I.,er.riso,lasntod
theim tnlciesinl?:sd
whether from any sudden noise of tom toms, or sons to be reunited and recommended to the LIMY which project only a single material point has since mug trees, it is proper to drat' the city thorol
burst of ruckits that struck his ear, or from the RIP See, to use the utmost Care and diligence, that those been changed (the cession of Conde to the King of and in doing this, spew force ;Ind energy as I
permit crowd moving rapidly about him, be made only be admitted into the number of candidates, who, the Netherlands.) merly at Marseilles. Every house owner must
sudden swerve from one side of the strait over to to their other pastoral vittoess join the most conspi- "By a strange concatenation of circumstances, before his own deOlOtily at the beginning, co
the Other; violently plunged fat-ward and threw down cuous prudence, love of peace and fidelity to his this conference of September 2t) was the first and last sion and severity are required, and a great blow
,
• g ,an, whose back swts at t:,e time towards my lace Royal Majesty. at which those Ministers were present. They indeed be struck at the obstinate. Let their houses b
...to me he -was a perfect stranger I, I had never 4! Moreover, although any one of 'the proposed gave in on the following day a Note (not Tot pub. tered down with carman, if needful ; a single
befure set tny, eyes op him,
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and it is not possible to forms of oath, to be taken by the newly elected lished) of considerable length, in which they endea. of this kind is sufficient to obtain obedience
sentertain a spspicion, that could have harboured an Bishops, may be more than sufficient to content the vowed to oppose the proposals of the Allied Courts, Gentlemen, one obtains every thing by energy.
design o; thour4it agiting him. MY first idea, GoveNnent : nevertheless, for the greater satisfac• without absolutely rejecting them, upon the principle thin I"
his said Holiness will [bat the right
i4048;44,„ w 44 fko viutoin if the poor tin of the said cc/yew:lento .
4of opium was not applicable to the Mr. rresideut eavallia and asked,. ". wilqtlic
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• • • Then he turned to Mr. LegeniJcs
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