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(7110111 THE JOHN BULL.)
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Was it a pet ? was it a sham ? What was it that •-Mt tij
Lord John Russell resolve on the spur of the mnmeinott
throw up the reins of government ? The gulf 10,1
" consolidate"
ovelreapatnidt? 'aisahmeenhcal,slbnee nitwesehny " local'
el
" general." is surely not so immense that Lord John
not
which have opened before him in the enures!: P
ministerial career. It was provoking, no adnrd
hlim hasv
doubt,
beaten on the floor of the House by Lord Paltnerego,
whom he so unceremoniously dismissed a few weeks ;Id
Considering, however, the noble lord's long-tried ten
of office, it is hardly credible that he, who has ee to 01
stantly offered to alter his measures to suit the
the Howe, would fly off at a tangent upon an sulbt
went. which, after all, was not very material, an
had some other motive. .th tYI
What is that motive ? Was his lordship sick srino
surfeit of the victory he had achieved on the 10%0
Lord Naas ? Or had he a presentiment that resigshott
would be forced upon him within a week at the for'eY
and did he, therefore, resolve to make a virtue 01:21 001
sitv, and throw up office at the first opportunity.o
offered, in order that it might have snmewhatof the't bf
of a voluntary resignation ? Or does he fancy tneggii
shamming resignation upon a question on which, *Of
all, it is not impossible to compromise differences. he oft
wriggle himself hack again, and, as he did last /oil
encounter his difficulties with the advantage of beingiol
manner fresh in his seat, as one that had toll oti
" resumed offic,.." If that is his dodge, the noble tip
overreached himself, as he will find no difficulty this
in getting rid of the cares of government. ti
But whatever may be the motive of this sudden
rest
ment, certain it is that the noble lord has hut anticiPol
by a very brit f space the fate which inevitably se'o iti#
him in the course of this session, arid that he did on „o 0
day night the most popular act which for a long dine r
he has had it in his power to perform. .nabf
So unexpected was the event, that the Earl of v—orrd
had gone to the country, and we understand that tit
leading members of the Protectionist party were °

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town.
DUBLIN, SATURDAY EVENING.—THE LATE 140
TRY.—The intelligence of the downfal of the 1100'
Cabinet has been received here with feelings or the,
liest satisfaction. If no one had a good word °de
the days of its trials and troubles, no one hoist gill
opinion—much less a cold desire—that it will eye'. 00
have power in the realm until the consequences (11110,
misdeeds are removed and forgotten. Let who w;100;
minister, the general expression here is, that he ,T:bior
be a Russell, a Grey, or an; other of the present Li'

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENO

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TIIE CHURCH CATHOLIC

Al2l);fi
To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STAND-- ,1
DEAR SlR.—Please insert the enclosed letter in the SO"
and a;so the subjoined answer, and oblige yours, faithfqtry
10, Edge-lane, 21st Feb., 1852.

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TO THE REV. .1. NOBLE. sfe
REV. SlR,—Having observed a placard extensivelYlfrjy.
my district, calling a public meeting of the Cat, C7l
Liverpool," for certain purposes connected with I-01d fait
Schools, Great Crosshall-street, and to which plac?„ister,if
name was attached, feel it my duty, as the lawful oV",rea",l
St. John's district, to inform you that that placard is We'
calculated to lead people astray, and keep them in itroar
101
the true state of the case. d Clllll
You are doubtless aware that the Church of Englan„, ohm
to he a sound branch of the Church Catholic—a clan. I ga";
her clergy are quite prepared to substantiate agruost 'lO4O
sayers and contradictors whatsoever, whether in the Puraitlia
the press, or on the platform. She holds the Catholien'osta2
contained in the three Creeds of the ancient and '11;01;6
Church,—the Apostles', the Nicene, and that common" Ail
the Creed of St. Athanasins; and she is able to proge
doctrines by the inspi, ed Word of God.
the placardNaortetnhdeance of tahletuleednit
members
eevidently was not moef a 14,,tg:iredisro0
who are Catholics both according to the Scripture an"fterl4l
of the land, seeing that the Church is founded t,on 0,1.0,00
Rock of Truth, and recognised as such by the fon","of
laws of the British Constitution,—but the member' opt
Church of Rome only—a Church which, according to S,c,„Ofeli
and the Church of England aforesaid, constitutes tnir.
Apostasy from the faith, predicted by St. Paul, 1 "firg'ev.s
and the Apocalyptic Babylon foretold by St. John, is ~,
passim. r tia
Praying that the Lord may open the eyes of Y°.°,
standing to the acknowledgment of the truth as it is in
I remain, Rev. Sir, yours, &c.
W. F. TAYLOP:, M.A., ~floal'
Incumbent of St. John's, Liire's
IlOttr
REV. SIR
and, in answer, to say, that there was no mistake obootids
QbuegeentoAancnk-nstorweelet,dgLeiveurlpeoroelc,eFipetb. r
oythot:tiortfoof
placards, inasmuch as the meeting was attended by oda it,
Catholics. If your congregation be Catholics, .Vat, "'botit„,l
well to tell them so, as they seem to know nothing a t
Of course they are not, simply because they are (o`. ,
call themselves) Protestants.—l am' Rev. Sir, yours, ..„„.leta'
Rev. Mr. Taylor. J. M. NOBLE, Catholic r'"

16th Feb., 1852

TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE LIVERNI
CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION•

•
ame
GENTLEMEN,—Mr. Horsfall having withdrawn Ili-
yor;
from the candidateship, perhaps justly fearing the har—tite
a contested election, and Sir Stratford Canning having cleceirielf
to stand, it will now devolve upon you, in the inamedial
tisiO
of a general election, and for the upholding of a fh°l.o°o. usl
"constitutional" ministry, to select two eligible gent'eoritir
candidates for the representation of Liverpool in flie do':
Parliament. It were much to be wished that the gefi..,ooll`
whose name has been so long before us as a candidate, ~0
still have consented to stand, but he has withdrawn, an
is an end of the matter, and with it regret must cease. 1110
But, surely, one townsman could be found as eligible a° Dane
who has withdrawn. One representative we ought Abo
fully conversant with the bearing of local interests i--41iyie
knows Liverpool well, from having known it long ;--"0" 00"
knows srom aimt somn
gertchheants,
thousandsitradesmen,ts o fintelalni
gdeni tts
anshopkeepers'de a. rsele°,l
ittil
which Liverpool can boast of, can surely be found,'" $O,.
some respects fit to have a voice in the Legislature. ttoeni
the interests of Liverpool must suffer by having a silneknen,ilojDf
ber for its representative. A man who has never sP"oli
en
never will speak in the House of Commons, is cerlatlittet°os
the best we can obtain. We can surely find a gets a(
amongst us who can open his mouth when the intereado se..to
town or any of its inhabitants require that he should, re
But then it is said that local jealousy would inter.etiii9.,f,
t PA
the return of any townsman, however eligible. 13°-
have seen. however, is not the case. The election,,,iitS4f
Ewart is proof to the contrary, and had he been the !Io
of a man for the town he might have remained. linflii°e 400
Is there amongst us a man whom general talents eritl.aroteSe
attention? Whose views as a Conservative and as a .1-00.0
iesnnadcnif.aoetfle
LsHihovi
eisunrap:ol,aoEpi
?ts aqt.
le,traoenils
e present wants of the, reit tt
loionme,,ainndploinnotwohf agveenree;a:i
et400:01,
Liverpool presents few if any superiors, and not inaa„7000"00
But we must not laud any man foolishly. He is well habit
possess attributes calculated to be of service to the jet," 0
of this town, which attributes only want scope, sac'
House of Commons alone affords for great talents. this
apd
I trust, gentlemen, you will not lightly pass over, ,04.00
gestion. It is not the suggestion of haste, but of '411'41
well• deliberated thought ; and you need not fear a rep 003[0
3'ol
of your choice, if along with the gentleman in queal;gt
select another equally competent and unobjectionable' 080
of character, talents, and experience. 0000
To you, in a moment of extremity, and with an of 00,
most certainly at hand, is committed the interesl°oo Ind
Protestant constituency • and I would urge upon ,;01,'"
imperatively to see to it, that at least the Protestatfoolo
moral courage of your candidates are such that they, "uitf,ool
shrink from disendowing that Popish sink of inllosfAiell
Maynooth College. Less than this you cannot, r oae'
ought not to insist upon.--I am, gentlemen, YOU vs,
servant, VATP
R
A PROTESTANT AND CONS--
Feb. 23, 1852.

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AURORA BOREALIS.—A remarkably brilhanv jos hly
the Aurora occurred on Thursday night last, illil:bat;1/
all above the horizon to a degree far exceeding ',eail,l
been previously witnessed for many years. it 1,.r0'
have commenced about 9 o'clock, P.M., when
tinct arches of pure white transparent light,— 150
stretching from east to west across the zenit";be
lasted for about ten minutes, during which "pa Pr,
beautiful flashes of red and yellow light iss,,uite.
crossed, and occasionally mingled with the o",:hitehoci
more than half an hour afterwards streaks of ";,,t 04
red light radiated in every direction from a P°'„"tchAy
half a degree north-east of Castor, resembling PLieFiro#
nebulous light, as seen through a powerful '-17 'll9,
From ten to eleven o'clock, the light streaming 419°,1001
the weatern horizon frequently. resembled tbo 41;,40)"•0/
thrown to the sky by a large distant con, '',,,itl,jotif;
Columns of light, of various degrees of Je',4 erm-ing
breadth, and tinged with almost every varlet,' "olive
shot up, formed and disappeared with etr%119(19
rapidity. At midnight, the radiance of the 11141,1 0,; it;
equal to that of the moon at full. Every porly"-eori
firmament was illumined at the same moment), 011,-t5
streamers that continued to shoot athwart t'losbefj
appeared to be as palpable as if they consisted of to
P,
substance,ocstrnriceme—a though the stars in every quarter o,'"„fc4
brightly
smo through.nenr:wbltusoeewp,
aprbua began
gep
a,lTenah.
neytdeocl
aloodnl
yellow, and
deepen;
mingled
ggltirlli
eetaeedc:isi
r pin e' i
0 vyer :i :11)00,10:4110,
n in
beauty and sublimity ; and they continued to Poo
all converged at the zenith, where the cell"of $(01,
afterwards opened, leaving a brilliant circlei,-001„t I
The whole pageant, in about a quarter of an 0/10
that time, began gradually to vanish, but it Wit A
the approach of dawn that the silvery stretio.:6l. IYA
which had filled the sky had totally disaPPgtifo.,9A
impressive silence which prevailed during Per'
phenomenon was in activity gave added grannee-a On'e
to the spectacle. Not a breath of air seer° AO J
and every distant sound on the river, in the strl Or
clank of chain on board a ship, each rattle °, foo
over the pavement, though far remote, and egrfis
for two or three streets off, was distinctly allot t:Oti
the rarified atmosphere. For the last few ariis
has been greatly charged with electricity. IP,'„. 14,/100,
for the magnificent display witnessed on
question, which would have been visible 0n.,.",7
night had the clouds been less dense ; for ':,ionlri
of the Observatory, we are informed, distl-tietc;er
streamers similar in appearance to those vveoP
ascending, during a break in the clouds,:i
evening.

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