THE MAYNOOTH GRANT CONSIDERED RELIGIOUSLY, MORALLY, AND POLITICALLY; WITH DOCUMENTARY PROOF THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY OBTAINED BY FRAUD AND PERJURY; AND THAT ITS CONTINUANCE IS A SUBSIDY TO IDOLATRY AND SEDITION, INCLUDING Extracts from the most celebrated speeches delivered on the subject in AND IN AN ADDENDA AND APPENDIX, A PRACTICAL EXEMPLIFICATION OF ITS EFFCTS IN "THE SAYINGS AND DOINGS" OF THE ROMISH PRIESTS AND PRELATES OF IRELAND DURING BY PHILIP DIXON HARDY, M.R.I.A, Author of "Ireland in 1846-7." "The Progress of the Confessional, or the Doctrines taught DUBLIN: PHILIP DIXON HARDY AND SONS, LONDON: R. B, BLACKADER, 13, paternoSTER-ROW. 1853. "When England shall lose her hostility to Popery, neither her liberties nor greatness can long survive."-Speech of Mr. Secretary Walpole, 1761. "Every encouragement of the Papal power is a diminution of the power and authority of the crown."-Blackstone. TO THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF ABERDEEN. First Lord of Her Majesty's Treasury. MY LORD, I have the honour to submit, for your Lordship's consideration, the following pamphlet, on the Grant to the College of Maynooth; and although the greater portion of it was written and printed off while the Earl of Derby occupied the high position now held by your Lordship, I feel persuaded the facts brought forward are sufficient to induce even 'a Liberal Conservative Government," who would wish to support the British Constitution in its integrity, without one hour's delay to withdraw the Grant from Maynooth. I beg leave, therefore, most respectfully to solicit your Lordship's especial attention to the facts referred to. You will perceive, my Lord, I have not entered into any questions concerning particular governments-but having proved distinctly, by documentary evidence, that the Grant to Maynooth was obtained by fraud and perjury-having demonstrated that no one of the benefits originally promised by the establishment of May nooth has been obtained-and Lord John Russell himself, in arguing the question in the House of Commons, having admitted that no compact exists with reference to the Grant which should prevent Parliament from at once withdrawing it, provided it could be shewn that it is productive of evil to the community at large*-I now, having given ample proof that such is and has for many years been the case-as a British subject, respectfully but earnestly call upon your Lordship, and your Lordship's coadjutors in office, to exert your influence in the abatement of an evil, detrimental to the great body of Her Majesty's subjects of every denomination, more especially to the lower orders of the Roman Catholic population. The real questions to be considered in reference to Maynooth First-What were the purposes for which the Grant was origi- nally made, and under what particular circumstances was it Humble Memorial of the Roman Catholic Prelates in 1794, to Extract from Act of Parliament granting prayer of Memorial Correspondence between Mr. Pitt and the Pope's Secretary Copy of the Queries addressed by order of Mr. Pitt to Six Fo- 14 Maynooth established by Romish Ecclesiastics to rear a body of men for the priesthood, independent of the people It was not originally required or designed to educate the priests 2225 Statements in Houses of Lords and Commons on this point Second proposition considered, viz.-Was it in accordance with the principles of the British Constitution to make a Grant of the public money to Maynooth ? Mr. Pitt grossly deceived by statements of Romish Ecclesiastics "The Bill of Rights" and the Oath of the King or Queen of Curious fact relative to the declaration made by Romanists ab- 47 |