from canonical censures-it secures a the absurd stuff that this mother of sinner from those terrible penances imposed in confession by a Priest-ah! but when and where do we see our Roman Catholic brethren writhing under these castigations-verily, we see our Popish brethren come from the sacrament of penance, and observe them, sinners as they are, get on as gaily and as smoothly as others these are not the days of horsehair shirts. Does the Jubilee cause a jail delivery in Purgatory? Irishmen are fond of their relatives, and surely they will expend large sums of money to buy a father or a mother's soul out of this terrible, though temporary, place. Well now, the Pope-Jubilate in all, ye lands! who is more merciful than Jesus Christfor we never have read that the Saviour delivered one soul out of Purgatory; but we hear that when money was cast into an indulgence-seller's chest, hundreds and thousands of souls have flown up out of Purgatory, as fast as May flies have risen from a river on a summer's evening. All that shall be said then, for the present-perhaps we may take up the subject in a future number more largely and more seriously-is, that we wonder why the Pope, when he has such power over Purgatory, does not empty it at once; and as he has invented a place unknown to Peter and the Apostles, and a power they never thought of, so he should use it, not in that retail, small change, quid pro quo manner he is used to-but in a wholesale, root and branch way. It be is strong, let him be merciful. Extracts from the Roman Breviary, translated into English by the Rev. James Anderson, A. B., Rector of the Union of More and Doran's Diocese of Tuam.-Dublin: Printed for R. M. Tims. Price 3s. 6d. The day-light is breaking in on Popery. The Latin language, so useful to the Latin Church, can no longer hide miracles would still tenaciously impose upon her worshippers. Only conceive half a million of Priests being every day obliged, under pain of mortal sin, to read thirty pages of the lore that Mr. Anderson has here given a specimen of to the public. Only conceive an educate ed man, rising from his studies or his prayers, or from his ministerial occupations, to read over the jejune stories and legendary miracles that are here recorded. The Rev. Blanco White first called the attention of Protestants (we beg Drs. Stillingfleet and Patrick's pardon, they did so a century and a half before) to this monstrous compilation. Mr. Anderson has done it more fully, and as well as can be desired. We would wish that this cheap and useful book were in the hands of every Protestant in Ireland: whenever he looked on it, it would make him proud of his own prayer-book; we also think it may serve another and a better purpose. It will cause a reform in the book it so clearly exposes: before the Reformation, there was a Romish prayer-book used in England, called, "ad usum Sarum;" the legends in it were infinitely more absurd-the prayers in it to creatures were more unreserved and more direct than those in the one now in use. The light of the Reformation sent the Breviary" ad usum Sarum" to the bats and owls; but it still remains on the shelves of libraries, a monument of what Rome could do, when she could play upon people in the dark. We need no spirit of prophecy to announce, that ere long, the second reformation, whose star is now rising, will send the Breviarum Romanum to the shelf to feed the worms, along with its elder brother of Sarum. We recommend the Protestant clergy of Ireland to become possessed of this cheap work. DOMESTIC RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. To the Editor of the Christian Examiner. Trin. Col. Dublin, Oct. 26, 1829. SIR-In the View of Public Affairs, at the conclusion of the Christian Examiner of this month, you appear to throw a damp on the plan of establishing Poor Colonies, now rapidly carrying into effect by the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland. Classing it with that "in the hands of the liberal faction," and asserting that, in common with that, it is "apparently, VOL. IX. at least, under the stamp of party spirit." Now, as I am firmly persuaded you would not speak thus, were you sufficiently ac quainted with the nature and designs of the Orange Institution, more especially of the plan now engaging their attention -also naturally expecting that you will, even should you remain in your present opinion, be candid enough to give publicity to both sides of the question- I request you will in your next Number in 3 P sert this communication along with the enclosed circular, which has already appeared in some newspapers, but may not have met the eye of many persons who are likely to be prejudiced by your brief remarks. In reference to the Orange Institution, I would merely remark, that it is a very great, though perhaps a very general mistake, to suppose it was formed originally, or is now continued, for the purpose of exciting faction or promoting party-spirit-it was intended, and I hope will now prove more than ever, to be a rallying centre for distressed and perse cuted individuals of the Reformed faith -a source of refuge, and a fountain of loyalty in times of rebellion and universal disturbance-a bond of union, and a chain of brotherly love among Protestants at all times. Now, it is conceived that these objects could never, by human means, be better effected than by locating together dis tressed Protestants in such manner, that moral and industrious habits may be gradually induced-peaceable and loyal af fections mainly cultivated-and, above all, that pure and undefiled religion may even take root downward, and bear fruit upward; yea, such choice fruit as hath been in vain expected for centuries in this unhappy country. It is conceived that, under Divine Providence, nothing could be likely to promote more effectually, in a temporal point of view, the Protestantising, and consequently tranquillising of this strange land, which, enjoying so much of heaven's bounty, suffers equally from the bell-begotten domination of popery, even tyrannizing Popery. Under these impressions, the following circular has been sent to the clergy through England and Ireland, with the idea, that in aid of so noble a design, none would be so well qualified to afford useful advice and valuable assistancenone so well inclined to come forwardnone so effectual in promoting among a Protestant public a plan which must eventually fortify the Protestant interest, extend Protestant influence, and mainly strengthen the external bulwarks of she Church of Christ-that none can so justly estimate the proposed advantages of Protestant colonization-as those preachers of righteousness, who are ordained of God to teach and to preach his most holy word. I will not attempt to occupy your valuable time further, than-from your widely extended and interesting pagesto extract a passage, which, in my mind, is fully calculated to illustrate the necessity of some such plan as Protestant Colonies. Indeed of the many advantages expected to arise from them one is, that the emigration of the Protestant yeomanry, daily taking place, will be put a stop to. In page 309 of the Christian Examiner for October, I find that "the system of terror which has been adopted has induced many Protestant families, residing in country places, to leave their native land; while the decay of trade and want of food have forced thousands of the Irish poor to seek a refuge abroad." This speaks volumes.* P. E. H. Preaching in Irish.--Extract of a letter from Kinsale, dated Nov. 10, 1829— "On Wednesday evening last, the Rev. Henry Beamish, Vicar of the parish, read in the Church the liturgy in Irish, assisted by his Curate, the Rev. Mr. *We have with pleasure complied with our correspondent's wish in publishing bis letter, though its enclosure, from its length and the publicity it has already acquired, we have not inserted. We certainly plead guilty to the charge he makes against us; but we think that, in candour, except he identifies Orangeism with Protestantism, he must allow that we were justified in our language, when he reremembers the statement laid before the public, and of which we now copy part from The Star of Brunswick. It is a report from the Grand Orange Lodge: it states, that among the advantages to be derived from the plan proposed, "it will give the Orange Institution a preponderating influence in every county in Ireland." The subscription of six shillings from every Orangeman is considered adequate to raise a fund, which is to be "confided to the Grand Orange Lodge;" the locating the families is left to the District Lodge, though finally approved by the Grand Lodge, while the County Lodge is to "maintain a superintendence over the colonies established in their county;" and it concludes by stating, that if "the Grand Lodge can effect this in Ireland, they will feel the proud satisfaction, that they have not abused their trust." A system, of whose merits we speak not, but which certainly begins from, and terminates in Orangeism, would assuredly seem to us to imply somewhat of a party character. Brown, and preached in the same language to a large congregration of Protestants, and (as nearly as could be calculated) about four hundred Roman Catholics, some of whom came seven miles to hear the sermon. Many were deeply affected-some blessed on leaving the Church, and some cursed also. This is according to primitive usage: if all blessed, we might fear the result; but when good is likely to be done, Satan always grinds his teeth. A body of forty men were coming from the country to hear the Irish, but were stopped by a blacksmith of notoriety, who lives here, and who persuaded them to return, through fear of being refused the rites of the church by the priest, if they went to hear a Protestant sermon; however, crowds came by another road. As soon as the placards appeared announcing the intended sermon, this worthy successor to Alexander the coppersmith posted up others alongside them, calling the attention of the people to the 17th and 18th verses of the 16th chapter of the Epistle to the Romans. This is a most desirable procedure of the enemies of the Gospel: posting up passages of the word of God is a most effectual mode of attracting the notice and curiosity of the people. On Sunday last, though the priest did not utter a single word against the Irish sermon, the knight of the anvil posted up two other notices on the chapel, quoting the 1st verse of the 2nd chapter of John's Gospel; and observing, that in the case there alluded to, our Saviour's mother was with him; but that the Irish preacher always brought Jesus forward by himself, and without his mother! This is a good testimony from an enemy to the truth and faithfulness of our excellent Vicar's preaching. May the Lord continue his blessing on the proclamation of His mercy in the language which our people only know, and greatly love." SIR-Having read in your valuable periodical for October, a short statement of the happy and interesting effects of preaching in Irish in the south, under the head of Extracts from the Letter of a Friend in the County of Cork," I beg leave, as the author of those letters, to trespass for a few moments upon your pages, while I seek to correct some trifling inaccuracies which unavoidably crept into the originals; and others which (if my memory does not deceive me) must have arisen from a difficulty in deciphering the manuscripts, which were written to a Christian friend in haste, merely for his private perusal, and not for the press. I am happy, however, that the errata in the " Extracts" are of too little importance to diminish the interest with which they have been read by those who have at heart the spiritual and eternal welfare of our Roman Catholic countrymen, or to invalidate the evidence which they afford of the peculiar adaptation of the Irish language, as a medium of making known to the peasantry of Ireland, "the unsearchable riches of Christ." Yet, as the least shadow of exaggeration, in reporting the progress of any religious institution, may do injury to the cause which it seeks to advance, by opening to the enemies of truth an assailable point, and exciting in the minds of well-disposed persons unfavourable impressions, I am induced to solicit your insertion of the few following amendments of the particulars detailed in your quotations : At Clonakilty, the first place mentioned in my tour, where the Irish preaching was tried, I am now given to understand, that the probable number of Roman Catholics who attended, were about one hundred and fifty. At Skibbereen, have also lately ascertained, that the number of persons of that persuasion present at the Irish service, was much less than was reported to me at the time. With respect to Bantry, the Examiner has mis-stated the number of poor deluded creatures who were assembled at the Holy Well, the number stated by me being three thousand, and not three hundred. It is also made to appear, that it was at night that the Rev. Messrs. W. and A. addressed the people, although I believe I distinctly mentioned, that it was not thought safe or prudent to attempt any thing of the kind, except by day. I have since been informed, that they did not preach to the crowd who were there collected for purposes of superstition and vice, but that they merely spoke to some detached individuals upon the unscriptural and unchristian character of their proceedings. I should not have permitted the former statement to appear in one of my letters, but that the particulars of it were communicated to me by one whom I considered to be good authority. Having now corrected the mistakes into which I was uncon sciously led, I am happy to say, that the only remaining errors in my communications with my Christian friend, are to be found in the underrating the success with which it pleased God to favour the preaching of his word in the Irish tongue. I have but just returned from many of the places alluded to in the Extracts you have published, where I proceeded in the service of the home Mission, accompanied by a truly faithful and zealous brother clergyman, of this diocese. In the course of our tour, which occupied thirteen days, I had an opportunity of addressing twenty-one congregations of Roman Catholics and Protestants, in the native language; and the result of our experience is a strength. ed conviction, that one of the most powerful, and the most popular iustruments which the Lord is now using for the moral improvement and spiritual instruction of the Roman Catholic people, is the proclamation of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus to them in the language which they love and understand. I am glad to have it in my power to communicate to your numerous readers, that a few evening's since I read the Liturgy, (assisted by my valued curate) and preached in my own church to a very large congregation, of whom, between three and four hundred were Roman Catholics. We propose (with the Lord's blessing) immediately to establish a re. gular Irish service upon a stated evening for our parishioners. Many valuable clergymen of this diocese are now studying, and acquiring rapid progress in the knowledge of the vernacular language; and I trust the day will shortly arrive, when thousands of our poor neglected people will have an opportunity of hearing "in the tongue wherein they were born, the wonderful works of God." Yours, AMICUS. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. At an ordination held by the Bishop of Ferns, at St, Mark's Church, Dublin, the following Gentlemen were ordained:- Priests.-J. Jebb, let. dim. diocese of Limerick, R. W. Nesbitt, H. Gillelan, J. Laing, J. Archdall, W. Goodwin, R. Croly, for that of Leighlin and Ferns; G. Kelly, let. dim., Hon. H. De Montmorency, A. Lefroy Courtenay, Archdiocese of Dublin; J. Marshall, let. dim., Raphoe. Deacons.-J. Smyth, G. Reade, Leigblin and Ferns; J. Brunskill, let. dim., from Clonfert, J. L. Moore. The candidates were examined in College for two days preceding, by the Rev. Dr. Elrington, Regius Professor of Divinity. The Rev. Whitley Stokes preached on the occasion. The Lord Bishop of Waterford held a Visitation at Waterford, on the 25th of October. Wednesday, Lord Kilmore, as the Lord of the exempt jurisdiction of Newry and Morne, held his Visitation of the Clergymen of Newry, at the Parish Church of St. Mary's. His Grace the Archbishop of Tuam arrived in Longford on Saturday, October 14th, and proceeded next day to consecrate the new Church of Rathmore, or Columbkill. The Lord Bishop of Cork and Ross, has appointed the Rev. Mr. Alcock to the Living of Durras Kilcrohane, County Cork, vacant by the demise of his father, the Rev. Mason Alcock. Mr. Alcock bas been Curate of the parish for several years. The Rev. Mr. Lee, of Cashel, has been collated to the parish of Moyaliffe, vacant by the murder of the lamented Mr. Going. This promotion was unex. pected and unsolicited on the part of the Rev. Mr. Lee; but his talents as a preacher, and his talents as a Clergyman, were not unobserved by the Archbishop of Cashel, to whom this promotion is very creditable. The Board of First Fruits, at their last meeting in Dublin, made a conditional grant of £2000, as a gift to the parish of Belfast, towards the erection of a free Church in that town. The subscription already amounts to £1300, exclusive of the grant of the ground made by the Marquess of Donegal. The grant by the Board is to be confirmed at their next meeting in February, if the conditions which accompany it be complied with. The Board of First Fruits have de clined granting any sum for Churches or Glebes, until February meeting, when orders shall be issued to erect forty of the former, and twenty-eight of the latter. On Tuesday, the quare impedit case as to the right of nominating to the liv ing of Kilcullen, in the County Kildare, was decided in favour of Sir Richard Steele, against his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin, and the Rev. Mr. Coddington. The advowson is therefore established in the gilt of the Baronet. The Rev. N. Devereux, Rector of Ematris, Diocese of Clogher, and county county of Down; he preached his farewell sermon on the 11th instant, to a very numerous audience, at Manorcunningham. On Friday, the 25th October, at Mountmelick, the Rev. T. Clarke was ordained Pastor of the lately formed Presbyterian Congregation in that town, in connexion with the Presbyterian Synod of the Secession Church. This Congregation is the only Presbyterian Establishment in the Queen's County, and was formed by the exertions of the Synod's Home Mission. On the 29th ultimo, the Rev. John Leckey was set apart to the pastoral charge of the Congregation of Bally lenan. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. At the late Quarterly Examinations held in Trinity College, the Science Medal was granted to Mulcahy, and the Classical Medal to Phayre. At the same time were adjudged For GENERAL ANSWERING, Certificates, to Mr. Synnot, Graydon, Waddy, Woodward sen. (Thomas), Pollock sen. (Joseph), Moeran, Quarry, Harris 2dus (Thomas), M'Auley, Crosthwaite jun. (Benjamin), Walsh 3tius (Edward), Fridlezius, M.Neese; -and Premiums, to Mr. Johnson 3tius (William), Mr. Eaton, Allen 5tus (James), Whittle, Battersby, Maunsell 2dus (Thomas), Hill 2dus (Bold), Scott jun. (Thomas). For ANSWERING IN SCIENCE, Certificates, to Mr. Pakenham, Ryan jun. (Edward), Connor sen. (Edward), Hamilton 3tius (Hugh), Collins sen. (Michael), Atkins, Duncan, Clerke 4tus (John), Harte 3tius (Andrew S.) Radford, Davis 4tus (John);- and Premiums, to Mr. Kelly 2dus (Edmund), Fitzpatrick sen. (John), Dowdall, Higginbotham sen. (William), Sutton, Mr. Nolan, Maunsell 5tus (Robert), Crawford 6tus (James S.) Price jun. (Peter Graham), Johnson 3tius (Zacharias), Kirkman. For ANSWERING IN CLASSICS, Certificates, to Mr. Pakenham, Day 2dus (William), Graves, Hewson 3tius (James B.) Collins sen. (Michael), De Butts, Trayer jun, (Richard), Clerke 4tus (John), Price jun. (Peter Graham), Collis 3tius (Maurice), Stack 4tus (Daniel) ;—and Premiums, to Cowell, Fitzpatrick sen. (John), Cousins, Hemphill sen. (Edward), Sutton, Atkins, Badham jun. (Leslie), Butler 3tius (William H.) Kingsley, Walsh 8vus (Thomas), Callaghan jun. (Edward.) The following Students have been placed at the head of their Class for distinguished answering in the Medal Course--Mulcahy, Phayre, Murphy Imus (Denis). Hardy Imus (Henry), Longfield, Hobart, Raymond. VIEW OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. No material change seems to have taken place in the political world since last we addressed our readers. The final arrangements between Turkey and Russia are proceeding, and it is stated in strong terms, that a little time will show in the most effective manner, the moderation of the Emperor Nicholas. He bas, it is said, consented to accept the possession of some fortresses on the Black Sea, instead of the principalities agreed upon. The settlement of Greece is another topic of inquiry, and one that is likely to produce considerable differences. The Greek president, Capo d'Istria is decidedly in the Russian interest, and will endeavour to influence affairs so as to meet the ambitious views of that nation; but, provided Greece be liberated, the advantage of free intercourse, |