Dublin City Mission.- The Managers of the Dublin City Mission, request the favour of the friends of the Mission making its interests matter of special prayer in their family and private devo. tions on every monday evening. They would also earnestly request Ministers, and private Christians, generally, to assist them in finding Agents, of the following qualifications, viz. Men of spiritual minds, well acquainted with the Scriptures, and able with facility to turn to texts in proof of the various doctrines, and duties, which God requires mankind to believe and practice - men of evangelical principles, whose lives and conversations are becoming the Gospel, and who by instructing the ignorant-dis tributing religious tracts or in other ways rendering themselves useful, show attachment to the Lord's work :-men of prudence, patience, and perseverance.-Persons advanced in life and experience will be preferred. The work of an Agent is to spend six hours each day, in going about from house to house among the poor of Dub. Jin, in a district assigned to him; to tell the people from the Bible, of their lost and ruined condition, as sinners; and to point them to the Lord Jesus Christ, who alone can save them from the wrath to come. The salary given to those Agents, who have not enjoyed more than a common education, is thirty pounds per annum; and to those whose education has been such as to render them capable of addressing Meetings of the poor in an edifying manner-forty pounds. To such Agents as have families, a few pounds additional are gi ven, if judged necessary. Persons wishing to be employed will make application in writing, if in Ireland, to the Secretaries, 12, Capelstreet, Dublin; if in England, to John Parnell, Esq. 32, Sackville-street, Picadilly, London; if in Wales, to the Rev. William Griffith, Holyhead; if in Scotland, to Hugh Barclay, Esq. Miller-street, Glasgow. Christ Church in Cork, after having been for these some years out of repair, was re-opened in the beginning of the month (February.) The church is the largest, and now the most beautiful, in that city; it has been immensly crowded. A charity sermon for the Infant Schools, was preached on Sunday week by the Rev. George Bellet, of Bandon. We make the following Extracts from a Letter from a Friend in Sligo. "It cannot be said that any thing of great interest to the religious world has occured in this neighbourhood within the last two months. An individual has occasionally presented himself to renounce the errors of Romanism, but it does not seem prudent at present to attract much of public attention to such instances, as persecution is sure to follow, and every mode of corruption is put into play, to induce the new convert to return. It cannot be expected, that the Scripture readers employed by the different religious Societies, should be so readily received as beretofore in the cabins of the poor, or that their exertions should produce the same effect: the Priests are watchful and zealous in the extreme, and any of their congregations who presume to listen to a reader are sure to suffer a heavy penance, and are often denied those superstitious rites on which they set so high a value. Unfortunately the efforts of the Association-agitators have succeeded in exciting throughout the country a general irritation respecting political questions. The ignorant populace, so excited by inflamma tory speeches; and urged by their Priests to combine, petition, and contribute their money, for the removal of intolerable grievances, and the acquisition of something which is to make them happy and independent ; are roused to an alarming degree of anxiety, though not labouring under any peculiar grievances; they are incapable of entering into those refined speculations by which the orators and leaders of the body are moved; yet they are told that they are to expect some extraordinary good, and urged to demand it with menace and violence. They cannot solve the mystery of these matters in any other way than by coming to the very natural conclusion, that the Roman Catholic body are seeking to regain their former pre-eminence and power, that they are again to get possession of the lands taken from their forefathers the churches and the tithes; and each peasant begins to think himself not unworthy by decent, or by personal prowess, to obtain a large share of the spoil. Certain it is, that a general opinion prevails of the unsettled state of the present order of things; the people are looking individually to elevate themselves by popular commotion, and such is not the time when the voice of him who bringeth glad tidings of a spiritual salvation is likely to be heard. To mention a case, in point A gentleman of my acquaintance commiserating the sickly condition of a tenant of his, on a remote farm of his estate, brought him and his wife, a rather simple-minded, kind-hearted couple, to a cottage near his own house, where they enjoyed the benefit of sea bathing during the summer, and were supplied with potatoes from the landlord's stores. The landlord was then expending money in building a new house, and improving the adjoining lands. Ilis poor dependant in a moment of affection began, in the presence of his wife, to take him to task for spending so much money on a house, until the world should be more settled than it is," with other expressions showing how uncertain he thought his landlord's possession to be. His wife, less grateful and sincere, was standing by, and by a variety of contortions and dumb signals, endeavoured to warn him against saying too much. One incident like this is of more value, to show the state of mind of the lower orders, than twenty informations from interested agents of the police. Let us hope that a good Providence may over-rule this dangerous excitement to the national good, and the promotion of true liberty; it does not seem un reasonable to expect that the people, rising in a sense of their own importance, accustomed to debate questions of political right, and stimulated to some exertion of mind, even by those whose baneful influence over them, is based on their present ignorance and mental degradation, may at length, when their political hopes shall have been completely frustrated, undertake to think more freely for themselves in matters of eternal import. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE Ordinations. At an Ordination, held in the Cathedral Church of Elphin, by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, on Sunday, the 8th February, the following gentlemen were admitted to Priests' Orders: - Rev. Christopher Usher; Rev. Samuel William Wills; Rev. Denis Kelly; Rev. Francis Gregg; Rev. John Molloy; and Mr. John Craig; Mr. John Strean; Mr. James R. Page; Mr. William Gilmore; and Mr. John M'Cready, were ordained Deacons. At an Ordination held on Sunday the 18th January, by the Lord Bishop of Ferns, in the Cathedral of Ferns, the following Gentlemen were ordained Deacons :-Robert William Nesbit, A.B.; William Goodwin, A.B. Hugh Gillinan, A.B.; and with letters demissory from the Bishop of Meath, William Drout, A.B.; Priests, Henry George Stokes, A.B.; and Peter Mooney, A.B. The Rev. C. Bushe, son of the Chief Justice, has been presented to the living of Castletownsend, Diocese of Cork, vacant by the translation of the Rev. Mr. McClintock to Clonegal, Diocese of Ferns; and the Rev. James Ridge, Domestic Chaplain to Lord Clifden, has been presented to the living of Dungarvan, Diocese of Ossory. The Rev. Dr, Crawford of Newtownforbes, County of Longford, has been appointed Chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Northumberland. The Rev. Lundy Foote, has been instituted to the Rectorship of Longbridge, near Dorchester, on the presentation of Robert Williams, Esq. M. P. Rev. John Brinkley, to the Living of Glandsworth, Diocese of Cloyne. The Rev. J. Creagh of Mallon, is appointed to the Rectory of the Cove of Kinsale, void by the death of Dr. Graves. The Rev. Mr. Walker, Curate of Cove, is appointed Rector of Buttevant, vacant by the death of the Rev. Mr. Hamilton. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. At the late Quarterly Examinations held in Trinity College, Premiums were adjudged For general answering-to Mr. Rowan. Nolan Imus (Thomas), Phayre, Wilson 2dus (Benjamin), O'Grady jun. (James), Mulcahy, Osbrey, Longfield, Robins. Allen 4tus (Michael Robert), Freke jua. (William John), Malet, Mr. Synnott, Mr. Leader, sen. (Nicolas), Stack 2dus (William), Taylor 3tius (Robert), Gallagher, O'Connor 2dus (Denys), Pollock 2dus (Joseph), Cuming 3tius (William), Mc. Causland 3tius (Richard), Mc. Auley, O'Connor 3tius (Edward), Crosthwaite 3tius (Benjamin), Mac Lean, Fridlezius, Thynne, Graves, Hamilton 3ius (Hugh) Trayer jun (Richard) For answering in Science-to Mr. Pakenham, Exham, Connor sen. (Edward), Dixon 4tus (Robert), Barber sen. (William S.), Studdertjun. (Launcelot), Collins sen. (Michael), Mr. Jameson. Adair, Collins jun. (John), Clerke 7mus (John), Ormsby 3tius (Henry), Butt, Thompson 12mus (Bowen) – For answering in Classics-to Mr. Pakenham, Day 3tius (William), Ashenhurst, Higginbotham, Hewson 3tius (James B.) Studdert jun. (Launcelot), Flinn 4tus (Daniel), Mr. Brice, Smyth 16tus (Seymour, (M'Arthur, Deasy, Price jun. (Peter Greham) Campbell jun. (Theophilus), Stack 5tus (Daniel). The next Quarterly Examinations will be held for the Class of Senior Sophisters on Friday and Saturday, May 1st and 2d; for that of Junior Sophisters on Monday and Tuesday,4th and 5th; for Senior Freshmen on Thursday and Friday, 7th and 8th: and for Junior Freshmen on Monday and Tuesday, 11th and 12th, VIEW OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. The public excitement that has ex isted during the last month, has almost precluded any feeling with regard to foreign intelligence. To the surprise of all, at the opening of parliament, the King's speech declared the intention of government to apply to the Legislature for power to put down the Roman Catholic Association, and a recommendation to revise the penal code, which was followed up by the Duke of Wellington in the upper, and Mr. Peel in the lower house, intimating their determination to bring in a bill for the purpose of settling the Roman Catholic question. This has naturally produced considerable surprise to those who com pare the recal of the Marquis of Anglesey, and the official letters to Dr. Curtis and the Duke of Leinster, with the premier's present resolution--one certainly not of very recent formation. A bill has been introduced, and passed already through the lower house, giving extraordinary powers to the Lord Lieutenant to enable him to repress associations; and the collecting of rent is rendered penal. An opinion on the subject of the projected bill is certainly premature until its provisions are known; and if the question can be ever settled, perhaps the present time is the best, when we have a ministry pledged to guard the church, and perfect tranquillity in our foreign relations. The outrageous conduct of the Association-followed so soon by concession, certainly gives to the measure an ungracious air, and affords an appearance of triumph to the agitator. Whether our constitution can be preserved, while Romanists are admitted to share political power; and whether the measure proposed, or any political measure would quiet Ireland, is not for us to say-and certainly premature for any but we do think that at no former period was the attention of Christian men so called to prayer, both private and social, for the wisdom of God to govern our councils, and overrule our designs and our weakness, to the protection of his church. Mexico would seem to be again agitated by civil war, and it is said the Spaniards have already made demonstrations of seeking to re-establish their dominion there. NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. "H. M." "H." and "J. B." have been received. "Warder," in our next. "The Christian Ministry exemplified," has been received-the Author shall hear from us, but we fear it is not calculated for our pages. We have to apoligize to our Correspondents for not noticing their Communications more particularly, but they shall be duly attended to. We would draw our Reader's attention to the state of the Funds of that most useful Institution, the London Hibernian Society; part of the Appeal circulated by the Committee, we have inserted in our Religious Intelligence, and trust the feelings of the Protestant Public will prevent the evil that is threatened. |