The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-10 00:00:00

ENGLbII C.4MOLICS.

The Pollicino, and come,pent Parliamentary pro.
ceelinar respecting the ernattlipaiinti dihe Clrholted,
onw al.p•sri•g with seemingly to.l spirit, only,
perhaps, render ihe fullosing state:news acceptable
to ear Readers :

The total number of Catholic. in England and
Wales is computed to exceed 300,000. The prinei•
pal Homers Catholic Counties it. Lancashire, Slat-
fordable*, Warwiel.shiro, an.l N.ir,beeritrerland.—
These, with Durham, Cheshire, the nest in ntimher,
contain about 200,000. and its arrhurbs.
with Surrey and Middlesex, Ole rated at 50,0(X)
The remaining 50,000 are thinly scattered ihroecti
the other counties and cities—hut cbi.py iu Bijou],
Bath. Portsmouth, Plymouth, Southampton, Exe-
ter. Gloucester, and a few w.tering places.
Some compote the total number at 400,000, b
mere confidence may be placed upon 111,. p nportinna •
pripolation of the respective distries, as above gives,
than upon any cumpinatinii of der aggregate amount.
The Spiritual (i meet is headed by four se-
petit" called Vicars Apnatolic, deputed by the Pope,
and who eternise their vicarial ;lowers revokable at
pleasure. They are Bishop. isi she Roman (at olic
Church, although different from what is the case is
Ireland. they enjoy no episcopal aotherity
E.ch Vicar hes e district assigned to him. arid not a
See—thus Dr. Gibson in the Norther. • Dr. M Intr.
in the Midland; Dr. Pointer is the Loudon; and
Dr. Collinridge, in the Westerti dittriet.
In like manner each priett has a ...parate district,
net, however, any particular parish, bet a "
skit," sad be Is termed " a mis•ionary." lie acts
by virtue of a faculty, granted by the Apostolical
Vicar of the district, end is removable at pleasure.
In every courtly of Eogland there are Romeo Ca-
tholic chapels sod congregations. Altogether there
are about 800 Roman Catholic chapels, mostly
erected within thetas( 45 jeers, tad generally clean,
commodious, and well befit. Lancashire aloes
counts upwards of 100 Raman Catholic chapels.--
Moreover, most of the Rana. Catholic country
Gentlemen of fortune inaintaie chapels le their
horses.

In the semme► of 1813, Dr. Smith, the Vicar•as-
'lstant to Dr. Gibson in the northern district, con-
firmed the follosiog number of Kansan Csihn
children. in three towns aloe•:—ln Maochester,
800; Liverpool, 1000; Presto.,, 1200. Hence§
some estimate may be formed of the Roman Catholics
population of England.

• The anises C:tholie Peers are sloe in number—
their names end titles are as feline :—Howard.
Duke of Norfo'k; Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury;
Stuart, Earl ef Theisen ; liwingstene, Earl 4 Neat-
burgh. Baroes—itnertiin, Pore, Arer..l4, D.r-
mer,'and Clifford. There are 17 Catholic liarooet•
in England.
l• the beginning of the last cindery, there wens
above 60,000 Roma* Catholics in the Ilighlasds .t
Seorland alone. With a few tampions, most of the
Gordon', Macdonald', Macintoshes, Macpherson',
&c acre Reams Catholics : their grand and greet
grind children are Protestsets. The rebellions of
1715 and 1745 effected this change, by dissolving the
feudal ...tent : the children of the Gentry in general,
portico:4,ly those bet remotely allied to tholls•eftains,
were dispersed, *denoted in the south, sod pet to
betimes..

INTRODUCTION OP VEGETABLES, kr. INTO
ENGLAND.

One of the principal advantages reselling to Ea.
rope Irons exploring deviant regions, has been the in-
troduction of some of the most useful plants and
fruits, that are now cultivated with so much suc-
cess. From the discovery of America, one of the
most important benefits, perhaps, that we received.
was the potato.. The pear, the peach, the epri.
cot, and the quince, were respectisely broeght
from )'spires, Carthage, Armenia, and Syria.—
They were first transplanted into Italy, and thence;
disseminated by the Romans through the northern
sod western parts of Earepe. Frisk seems to hare
been very scarce in England in the time of Henry
VII. In an original MS. signed by himself, amt
kept in the Remembrance Office, it appears that
apples were thee paid for at the high price of one and
Inc shillings a piece; that a man and woman received
8.. 6d. is the coils of that time fer a few strawberries.
It was net till the latter end of the reign of Henry
VIII. that say salads, carrels, or other edible roots
wets purchased in Englund. The little of these ve•
ambles that was used, was formerly insporte.l frame
Holland and Flanders. Qseen Catharine (lienry'rt
filet coo.ort) when she wanted a salad, was obliged
so dispatch a armor, thither on purpose. Sundry
other kieds of fruit and plants were also first col.
tivated in England daring this reign, particularly
apricots, artichokes, pippins, and gooseberries.—
. The currant tree was conveyed from Z•tite by the
Venetians, and planted to England in the year
1533. Asparagus, caulillnwers, beauv, end re.
were introduced about the time of the reatoratiOn
lof Charles 11. The deilghtfel ornaments of o;r
gardens, flowers, are also foreign productions.. -
The jessamine came from the East Indies 4. the top,
the lily, and several others, fuses the lazzent ;:tlto
tette rose hero Java and Ceylon; the caroptitie and
lisle from Italy ; and the aeries!' from Switzerland.
—Nuts, acorns, cr.ba, and a few wild betties, worn
certainly she only vegetable food indigenes, to nor
island; and the messiest labourer is now fed with
more wholesome and delicate aliments than the petty
Kings of the country could obtain in its gazelle.
sated state.

INSOLVENT DPIITORsi COURT--This COOrt ?mom.
eJ its Swings "'Nosed's'', sod, as uo the procerlosig
days, was wholly taken op tri.h the Petitions of lu.
solvent Debtors, obwe eases were nut oppos►d.