Star.
London, England, 1817-09-06 00:00:00

ROMAN CATHOLICS.

A Meeting of the Titular Bishop and the Roman
Catholic Clergy of the Diocese of Cloyne took place
on the 47th ultimo. They passed several Resolutions,
of which the following is the substance : •
Theyliegin with asserting, that it is the convic-
tion of the Conference that the Catholic Church of
Ireland is in imminent danger, affirming, that they
would be guilty Of 4 High Treason against the Lino
of Haim's:: were they to conceal their sentiments
from their Bishop, at a crisis so alarming. They then
proceed to state their adhesion to the Resolutions to
which the Bishops agreed in August, 1815, against
the Veto. In the fcurth Resolution, they declare,

4 That they contemplate with undisguised honor every mem
awe which has for its object the concessios of any such power to
men who ars ready jo swear, and have already sworn, that the
Religion of the Ronan Catholics, is practised in this Canted
liingdome is superstitious and idolatrous.' .
ai The Mk Resolution is directed against the plan
sanctioned by Government for the Education of the
Lower Orders. The.ionowing is the Resolution :
s That the Edam, sagerioned by our Government, for the Eds.
cation of the Lower Orders in this Country, furnish us with an
additional cause of alarm. Those Schools, under theettost specious
• appearances, have, is our apprehension, fur their ultimate purpose,
the proselyting of our poor Catholic Children. We see immense
sums of money levied, annually, foe the mainrannce and educa-
tion of the Children of Catholic Parents, in Establishments
which are reclusively Protestant—the unwearied seal, and hi-
crustil influence of Bible societies and other anti-Catholic in-
antigen& for EalliCatin the Poor of Ireland, cannot escape the
notice of the most indifferent abetters. Li thaw Schools a version
of the Scriptures, not only unauthenticated, but disapproved of
by the Roman Catholic Church, is made the School Roues of the
row Roman Catholic Children, whilst every Cabala Tract or
Asplatiation of the We'd of Goo is sedulously discarded.'
The sixth Resolution contains a strong protest
against the Veto, or any measure, however modified '
or disguised, that is based upon a principle of Tem-
poral Protestant interference with the discipline and
doctrine of the Irish Catholic Church.
" The seventh Resolution is in favour of Domestic
Nomination by Dcen and Claapkr (words that should
ever be omitted when the term Domestic Nomination
occurs). and declaratory of the conviction of the
Resolvers, that such Nomination would conciliate
their political enemies.'
di The eighth Resolution h a request to Dr. Cop.
per to use his influence with his hombres, the Ca-
itioric Prelates of Ireland, to establish Domestic No-
mination b Dean and Chapter, and to submit, whe-
ther it ma t not be expedient, at this period, to as
a ynod for the purpose of averting the evils
with wbich the March is tbreaumed ; of negociating
with the Pope in favour of the ancient discipline of
the Irish Catholic Church i and of appointing an
eject at the Court of Rome, to transact, at all times
at drat Court,the busiarnof the Irish Catholic Chetah.
s' The ninth Resolution is applied particularly to
Dr. Cesigager, requesting the Right Reverend Pre-
late to apply to the Holy See for the appointatent of
a Dean, and to nominate a Chapter.
“ Wile following is the tenth Resolution—
• That we eunaesdy entreat of oar Brethren. of every Diocese
la inland, to afford to their,respipaite Prelates their arrogate
oe epastioo in opposing the Veto. and, by respectfuland earnest
applicaties, to obtain from them their sanction tor Demotic No-
mination, on the baste mentioned in our Seventh Resolution.'
" The last Resolution is one of thanks to Dr. Cop.
pinger, for having acceded to. the wish of the Cler-
gymen of his Diocese by appointing a Chapter, which
bad been long discussed, and by writing to the Pope
for the purpose of electing a Dean."

The acknowledged thriving state of trade, in at
branches, has had its influence on the Lottery, for
double the number of Tickets are now sold to what
then used to bet this, however, may in a great
mauve be ascribed to the prang thetyinsso of
Tickers and Shares, compared with what had long
'Misted before Mr. SIVIWIPADIT effected their Re.
dection. But there is another Reason for the pre.
sent great demand for Tickets—sil Awe evii with to
eampt, as there are no more than 2,900
Ilumberse—The Prises are all Strriag Navy, in.
eluding TWO of 120,000 It will be all drawn
NUT WZDSZSDAT, therefore no one will be kept
long in suspence.
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