description of persons whatever. With unalterable attachment to your cause, I have the honour to be,

"Your very faithful humble servant,

"H. GRATTAN."

It should seem that the ci-devant Catholic Board has been removed to Cork. Mr. M'Donnell appears to be actuated by all the vehemence of Dr. Dromgole. After the reading of the above correspondence a debate ensued in which Mr. M'Donnell, remarking on Lord Donoughmore's recommendation of temperate discussion, exclaimed-" May God forbid we ever should be temperate!!! Of what sort of stuff is the Irish Catholic supposed to be made by those who expect such phlegmatic iosensibility from him? They must take him to be either more or less than man, when they look for such unnatural indifference; and I can assure the noble lord, that he may prepare to meet, not only a repetition of and recurrence to such intemperance, but the undeviating practice of it. I deny, however, that we have in any instance been guilty of such conduct as can with justice be characterised as intemperate, and I would challenge the noble lord and his informants to point to a single act or proceeding of ours, which could justify the imputation."

"Mr. M'Donnell then proceeded to shew, that Lord Donoughmore's conduct and opinions had not been misrepresented at the late meeting, but that the opinions imputed to the noble lord, had been drawn from his own public letters, and concluded with moving the following resolutions:

"That although we cannot but lament that the Right Hon. the Earl of Donoughmore could in reply to the chairman of our late numerous and most respectable meeting, have used language altogether uncalled for by the proceedings of that assembly, but originating, as we must suppose, from the total absence of correct information as to the conduct and character of that meeting-nevertheless the candid avowal of principle and the declared determination in favour of discussion contained in his lordship's reply, combined with his avowed readiness to receive our communications, altogether induce a conviction that the presentation of our petition to the House of Lords ought to be again confided to his lordship.

"That the Right Hon. Henry Grattan having, in his reply to the chairman of our late meeting, declared his "readiness to receive the information of his fellow-subjects, with every attention to their right of free communication, and to his right of free judgment;" (which embraces the full extent of our desires,) be again confidently entrusted with the presentation of our petition to the House of Commons."

"Mr. M'Donnell, in order, as he observed, to prevent any misunderstanding, as to the views of the Catholics of Cork, on this most important point, moved,

"That we deem it necessary again most explicitly to declare, that we never can or will consent to any barter of any portion of the doctrine or discipline of our holy religion, for any political rights or advantages whatever.

"This resolution, (said Mr. M'D.) will shew to our friends and foes, that, in our determination never to sacrifice any portion of our religion for political advantages, we remain unaltered, and, I will add, unalterable."-The resolutions were agreed to unanimously, and the meeting separated."

THE POPE'S EDICT RE-ESTABLISHING MONKISH

INSTITUTIONS.

WE long ago felt persuaded that the Pope was by no means a man of such a character as to sanction Quarantotti's Rescript. Pius VII. is a Pope, every inch of him. He cancels the rescript. He restores the Jesuits. Those Janizaries of the Papacy" have been again put in possession (so the Popish Orthodox Journal informs us) of the three houses which they occupied in Rome at the time of their suppression. The noviciate of St. Andrew of Monte Cavallo is to be immediately opened, and it appears that it will be very numerous, It is calculated that there are already two hundred Jesuits at Rome." The fathers have begun to act without delay; for a letter from that city, dated Sept. 17th, says "the RR. PP. Jesuits, R. Salegar, C. Aylmer, Paul Farley, Bartholonew Esmond, and James Butler, set out from this city, on Friday last, FOR IRELAND, their native country. These religious persons completed their studies at Palermo." (See the Courier of Oct. 7, 1814.) Here we have a sample of the industry used by the "secret and swift messenger," who keeps afoot useful intelligence between the scattered members of this dangerous society; against which the different sovereigns of the continent petitioned Clement XIV., and which that Pontiff suppressed after four years deliberation, on the 21st of July 1773. Poor man! when he signed the anulling brief, he signed his own death-warrant. He was a person of a robust constitution, and the regularity with which he lived, promised a long life; but in the April following the publication of the brief, he was" observed to decline, and soon after was tormented with cruel pains in his bowels, under which he languished for five months, without the physician's " e to discover the cause of his disorder, or

to afford him the least relief. Upon his death, which happened on the 22d of September, his body turned instantly black, and appeared in a state of putrefaction; which induced the people present including we presume his physicians,] to impute his death to the effect of poison; and it was very generally reported, that he had fallen a sacrifice to the resentment of the JESUITS." (See the anecdotes of Ganganelli, prefixed to his charming letters.) In Ireland, some months ago, a house was purchased for the Jesuits, for a considerable sum. The Pope, in August last, reverses his predecessor's bull, and re-establishes the fraternity. The jesuitical novices of Palermo, now become professed, set out from Rome for Ireland in September. And, will Ireland receive them? Are the violences of Dromgole and M'Donnell to be directed to dangerous ends by the dexterous intrigues of the sons of Loyo'a? Are the Jesuits to barb the pikes fabricated by the low Papists of Ireland? Or are they to add the secret destruction of aqua toffana, to the mortal energies of the musket and bayonet, already levelled and urged against the loyal Protestants? Are there no laws against the importation of Jesuitism into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland? Or are those laws obsolete? We observed, in the Courier above referred to, that "a Spanish ship arrived at Cove on Sunday, Sept. 25th, with cork and wines from the Mediterranean, and was put under quarantine. Some of the inhabitants who had rashly boarded her, were obliged to remain on ship-board till the quarantine shall be finished." Alas! we fear that no precautions have been devised, (effectual precautions, we mean) against the admission of the infection of Jesuitism into Ireland! Too soon shall we read of the dinners given by "the friends of civil and religious liberty," to the cargo of Jesuits imported from Rome.

Not content with the resuscitation of Jesuitism from the ashes, the Holy Father recals from the world, where they were beginning to be useful, eremits and friars, white, black, and grey"-to recommence their slumbers in their cells, or to fatten in their refectories. In a word-" the following edict has been issued by the Holy See, for the restoration of the Monastic Institutions:-"Among the calamities occasioned by the revolutions which we have witnessed, one of the most severe, doubtless, is the oppression and almost total annihilation of those religious societies, who formed one of the firmest pillars of the church, and were a fruitful source of advantage to education and science in Christian and civil communities. No sooner was the Holy Father restored to his See than he perceived the pernicious effects which had already resulted, and must continue to result, from that destruction which God, in his impenetrable designs, has permitted impiety to consummate in the capital of the Christian world and

in the Pontifical states. His holiness, penetrated with the sentiments which, as head of the church, he must feel for all these sacred institutions; guided by the particular affection he bears them, as a member of one of the oldest orders, which he has ever gloried in belonging to, deems it worthy of his paternal solicitude to devote all his cares to their restora. tion from ruin. Many obstacles oppose the accomplishment of his holiness's wishes; in addition to its being far from easy to collect the religious dispersed in all quarters, their houses and convents are despoiled of every necessary for their accommodation, and the greater part are without revenue. The Holy Father is occupied with the means of overcoming these difficulties. His views are principally directed to the great object of giving these communities a new lustre by repairing past disorders, and bringing them back to the observance of rules suitable to the holiness and excellence of their profession. To attain this object, his holiness appointed a commission to investigate every thing that relates to the re-establishment of the regular orders. It has now formed and presented a plan to his holiness, tending to procure for them the requisite means, and to settle regulations which should be observed in those religious communities! But as circumstances for the moment do not permit the re-establishment of these regular societies in all the pontifical states, it has been proposed to make a commencement at Rome, where all the disposable convents shall be given them, in which the superiors may be lodged, and the greatest possible number of monks assembled. It is hoped, from the religion of the governments, and the zeal of the bishops of the Catholic world, that they will patronize the establishment of these asylums of Christian piety and evangelical perfection. His holiness has approved the plan of the congregation, and has ordered its publication, that all concerned may know it, and may apply to the secretary of the congregation, who will inform them of the house or convent where they are to assemble." (Signed) B. Cardinal PACCA, Pro-secretary of state. "Rome, Aug. 15, 1814."

We have not room, at present, for the Edict fulminated against the Free-masons, who, it appears, are the particular objects of the Pope's wrath because, with Christian charity, they hold that Protestants may be saved, as well as Papists!!!

Note on a Passage in our last, p. 22, by Inspector, in a private Letter

to the Editor.

"Neither Lardner nor Inspector, had the remotest idea of imputing "the fable (as you justly consider it with them) of Peter's coming to VOL. III. [Prot. Adv. Nov. 1814.]

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Rome to oppose Simon Magus, to the device of Isidore;" since they both imputed it to an earlier author, Jerom, in the preceding page (24) of your miscellany, which passage seems to have escaped your notice. And the device was probably as old as Justin Martyr, if you will look back to the 13th chap. which precedes your quotation from Eusebius, E. H. lib. ii. c. 14. and in strict justice to Lardner and Inspector, you are called upon to set this matter right, and retract your hasty censure, cupidissime," heartily and affectionately," in the next number, as necessary to support both Lardner's and Inspector's credibility."

We have thought it best to insert the above Note in the language of our learned correspondent. He has long known the editor's willingness to retract whatever savours of error.

We also beg to correct a mistake, (p. 19) as to Mr. Clinch's being the author of the "Statement of the Penal Laws," which is supposed to have been written by Mr. Scully. The book of Mr. Clinch's, which has been received so favourably at Rome must be his very ponderous (in more senses than one) octavo volume, entitled "Letters on Church Government," written in opposition to Dr. O'Conor. Upon this we had formerly an idea of making some observations, but dropped it, as the controversy seems to have dropped. Perhaps however, if its "splendid binding," or any other circumstance, should give it importance, we may revert to it in

some future number.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE EDITOR OF THE PROTESTANT ADVOCATE.

(Continued from Vol. II. page 548)

34. The Churchman armed, &c.-Observations on this well-timed Compilation resumed.

On reference to p. 543 of the last volume of the Protestant Advocate, it will be seen that we promised to take an early opportunity of noticing "the Society for the Distribution of Tracts in Defence of the united Church of England and Ireland, as by law established," under the auspices of which "THE CHURCHMAN ARMED" has been published,-the important objects of the society, and its seasonable and most useful labours.

Immediately subjoined to the general preface, inserted in the number of our miscellany above referred to, we have an account of the nature of the society. It holds its meetings at our puolisher's, No. 41, Pall-Mall, where the resolutions, embodying the society, were adopted May 6th