elsewhere in Ireland, clearly demonstrate that Popery still seeks to quench the light which would expose her errors, to extinguish the flame of pure religion which you by your pious labours would kindle,--and rob mankind of that blessed book,-the Bible, his inalienable birth-right, his best companion from the cradle to the grave?

What, then, would we now call on you to do? To cease from your labours because they are opposed? No; we would rather call upon you to increase them. But something more must be done than has yet been attempted. You must so exert yourselves that, by the Divine blessing on your efforts, you may no longer, by your representatives in Parliament, support measures, the effect of which is to defeat your own exertions.

Whilst you, whether amongst those who adorn the higher walks of society, or whose lot has been placed by Providence in a humbler sphere, are subscribing, collecting, or in other ways contributing to aid in the glorious work of proclaiming the truth of God, Parliament, the representative of the nation, is making grants, the effect of which is to counteract your pious labours; and statesmen are not only continuing the increased grant to Maynooth, but proposing to endow

his own house. Mr. Dyster, Mrs. Freeman, and their families, are living at the Consulate.

"I purposely abstain from giving any of the very conflicting statements as to the proceedings of Dr. Kalley and his friends in this island. These matters, as well as the conduct of all the authorities, both British and Portuguese, will of course be made the subject of a rigorous inquiry by both Governments. A letter, numerously signed, has been presented to the Consul, requesting him to apply for a man-of-war to protect British persons and property in the island, during the present state of anarchy, and avowed powerlessness of the local Government. We can confidently expect security for ourselves from the prompt assistance of the English Government, but I much fear that a long and bitter persecution of the poor native followers of Dr. Kalley is commencing. I am, neither directly nor indirectly, a supporter of Dr. Kalley as a religious teacher, but naturally feel indignant at seeing a countryman abandoned to the mercy of a mob.",

Against the national guilt involved in such a measure it is alike your duty and your privilege to protest.

Whilst you are zealously collecting your pence, your shillings, or your guineas to circulate Bibles in all languages, Parliament is granting thousands and tens of thousands and is about to grant hundreds of thousands of the public money, to support the emissaries of the Church of Rome, who will take away those Bibles, whose office and endeavour it is to keep the people in spiritual darkness and bondage.

Whilst you are sending forth faithful ministers and missionaries, whether at home or abroad, the Church of Rome is also sending out her priests, whom the misapplied bounty of this country is training at Maynooth, to counteract their efforts. Whilst you would aid in proclaiming the glad tidings of salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus, the ONLY, but ALL-SUFFICIENT Saviour of sinners, Parliament is granting money to inculcate the doctrines of the Church of Rome.

And what are the doctrines of that Church? Can anything be more opposed to the truth of the Gospel than the Romish doctrines of tradition,— purgatory, indulgences, human merits, the sacrifice of the mass, and the worship of the Virgin Mary,whom the late Pope did not hesitate to call the sole foundation of his hope?*

The call, then, is now made upon you, to manifest as far as means and opportunity allow, increased devoted

See Encyclical Letter of the late Pope, where the following occurs :-" Now that all these events may come to pass, happily and successfully, let us lift up our eyes and hands to the Most Holy Virgin Mary, who alone has destroyed all heresies, and is our greatest confidence, even the whole foundation of our hope. May she, by her patronage, in this trying situation of the Lord's flock, implore a prosperous result of our efforts, designs, and actions! Let us ask this, with humble prayers, of Peter, the prince of the apostles, and of his co-apostle, Paul: that you may all stand as a rampart to prevent the laying of any other foundation than that which is laid."

ness to the truth you love; and to oppose, as far as your influence and example may extend, the continued support of Maynooth, and the contemplated endowment of the Romish Priesthood.

We would suggest that every one should sign Petitions to each House of Parliament, and Addresses to the Crown, deprecating such unscriptural, such anti-Protestant proceedings.

Ought not the Protestants of this empire to assist their representatives by Protestant energies from without, to oppose the Romish influence within the House of Commons ? Why should not those who have votes in returning Members to Parliament write to their representatives without delay? Why should they not also meet and address them, and earnestly entreat them to oppose any such measure when brought before Parliament? Remind them that Popery is unchanged in its nature. Assure them that you deem it a matter of vital importance, to have those as your representatives in Parliament, who will fully and fairly represent your views on the questions affecting the endowment of Popery. The Protestants of the United Empire have only to do this-instantly,-unanimously, respectfully, but decidedly, and they will be instrumental in warding off from their country, an evil of far greater magnitude than has for a long time threatened it.

Statesmen are blamed for being mere men of expediency. Why do not you, by expressing your opinions, constrain them to feel that it is expedient that they should act on principle? However indifferent to Divine truth, or favourable to the endowment of Popery, those who form the Administration of this country may be, they may yet deem it wiser, safer, and more expedient, to yield deference to the Protestant opinions of the united empire, than to quail before the turbulent agitation of the Romish party.

BARBARITY AND SUPERSTITION AT ANCONA.

THE MURDER OF THE CHEVALIER
STEWART.

(Extract of a Letter, dated Ancona,
August 1st.)

IF you have not already heard through the public papers of a shocking crime that has been perpetrated in this vicinity, it is my painful duty to communicate the sad and atrocious deed. Our mutual friend, the Chevalier Abbé Stewart, was, on the 17th ult., most inhumanly and deliberately murdered on the shore between this and Sinigaglia. Poor Stewart put up at Casabrugiate for a few days, for the benefit of sea-bathing, previous to visiting the fair of Sinigaglia. On the morning of the 17th he bathed at a secluded part of the shore, when a peasant approached him and tendered his services to hold an umbrella, which he accepted, and remunerated the man for his trouble, upon which the peasant inquired if Mr. Stewart intended bathing again in the evening. He replied, he should, but would not require his services. However, the peasant dodged him to the shore between four and five o'clock in the afternoon and waited his opportunity for committing his premeditated crime, having prepared, and partly manufactured, a long stiletto since the morning. He took advantage of the moment that Stewart was passing his shirt over his head, and inflicted three stabs, which Stewart received on his left arm, and at once faced his murderer, without weapon or covering to his body, and demanded his intentions. The wretch replied, "Plunder." Poor Stewart pointed to his clothes, watch, ring, and money, and besought him to take everything and decamp, and spare his life. The monster hesitated for a moment, and then rushed again upon Stewart, and stabbed him eight times more, two of which wounds extended to the whole length of the stiletto. Stewart fell, and the murderer made off with his things. Then poor Stewart rose to his feet, wrapped himself in a sheet, and proceeded nearly half a mile, to the nearest cottage, falling twice before he could accomplish the distance.

Medical aid from Monte Marciano soon reached him, but mortal aid was of no avail; about an hour after midnight he expired, praying fervently, and wonderfully composed to the last moment. Half an hour previous to his last gasp, he took up a pen and wrote to his brother, who, I believe is his heir, "Dearest George,-I am dying. T. Stewart." By poor Stewart's description, the assassin was arrested within an hour of the bloody deed. Though there is all necessary proof of the identity of the culprit, yet I apprehend the extreme penalty of the law may not reach him, being under age (nineteen,) according to the laws of this country. I understand that in cases of great atrocity the Pope can lend (as it is called here) a few years to the criminal. The British Consul has represented this case to Rome, as one requiring the exertion of this power, and awaits the decision. The Consul has had poor Stewart's body embalmed, and placed in the church of Santa Maria, preparatory to embarkation for England. Now comes the extraordinary and almost incredible sequel to this most melancholy and dreadful deed. The priests (I presume) having learnt that the deceased belonged to a rich family, began as usual, to speculate upon what might turn up most to their advantage. All at once, a child, a cripple from its birth, was cured by crawling over the coffin, and left his crutches there. The fame of this miracle spread throughout the town and neighbourhood, and the lame and halt flocked in from all sides. Numerous other miracles are said to have been performed, offerings of wax began to drop in to the Church, scores of children were brought in to be cured of all kinds of diseases. At length the crowds of deluded beings reached such an extent that the British Consul feared they would destroy the coffin, and accordingly, ordered it to be removed out of the body of the church to a vault; but this was an undertaking of some difficulty, and he was obliged to call in the aid of the gendarmes to close the chief entrance to the church, and get the crowd out by a back way, and prevent the populace outside from

rushing in. By half-past nine o'clock at night they succeeded in clearing the church, and removing the coffin. Next morning the church was again beset by crowds, who kissed and adored the ground upon which the coffin had been placed, and strewed it with flowers and garlands. It is said also that the ground has wrought miracles. It is also said that the priests will endeavour to oppose the Consul when he claims the body for shipment, as they hope the family will canonize their relative, and let them reap the advantages attendant upon such ceremonies, leaving the body with them.-Times, September 1, 1846.

DESCRIPTION OF POPERY.

THE following masterly description of Popery is from the pen of Sir Edward Sandys, in 1632:-"This being the main ground-work of their policy, and the general means to build and establish it in the minds of all men : the particular ways they hold to ravish all affections, and to fit each humour (which, their jurisdiction and power being but persuasive and voluntary, they principally regard), are well-nigh infinite; there being not anything either sacred or profane, no virtue nor vice almost, no things of how contrary condition soever, which they make not in some sort to serve that turn; that each fancy may be satisfied, and each appetite find what to feed on. Whatsoever either wealth can sway with the lovers, or the voluntary poverty with the despisers of the world; what honour with the ambitious ; what obedience with the humble; what great employment with stirring and mettled spirits; what perpetual quiet with heavy and restive bodies; what content the pleasant nature can take in pastimes and jollity; what contrariwise the austere mind in discipline and rigour; what love either chastity can raise in the pure, or voluptuousness in the dissolute; what allurements are in knowledge to draw the contemplative, or in actions of state to possess the practical dispositions; what, with the hopeful pre

rogative of reward can work; what errors, doubts, and dangers with the fearful; what change of vows with the rash, of estate with the inconstant; what pardons with the faulty, or supplies with the defective; what miracles with the credulous; what visions with the fantastical; what gorgeousness and shows with the vulgar and simple, what multitude of ceremonies with the superstitious and ignorant; what prayer with the devout; what with the charitable works of piety; what rules of higher perfection with elevated affections; what dispensing with breach of rules with men of lawless conditions; turn, what thing soever can prevail with any man, either for himself to pursue, or at least wise to love, reverence, or honour, in another (for even therein also man's nature receives the great satisfaction); the same is found with them, not as in other places of the world, by casualty, blended without order, and of necessity, but sorted in great part into several professions, countenanced with reputation, honoured with prerogatives, facilitated with provisions and yearly maintenance, and either (as the better things) advanced with expectation of reward, or borne with, how bad soever, with sweet and silent permission. What pomp-what riot, to that of their carnival? What severity of life comparable to that of their hermits and capuchins? Who wealthier than their prelates? Who poorer, by vow and profession, than their mendicants? On the one side of the street a cloister of virgins-on the other, a sty of courtezans, with public toleration : this day, all in masks, with looseness and fooleryto-morrow, all in processions, whipping themselves till the blood follow; on one door, an excommunication, throwing to hell all transgressors another, a jubilee, or full discharge from all transgressions. Who learneder in all kind of sciences than their Jesuits? What thing more ignorant than their ordinary Mass priests? What prince so able to prefer his servants and followers as the Pope, and in so great multitude? Who able to take deeper or readier revenge on his enemies? What pride equal to his making kings kiss his pantufle? What

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humility greater than his, shriving himself daily on his knees to an ordinary priest? Who difficulter in despatch of causes to the greatest? Who easier in giving audience to the meanest? Where greater rigour in the world, in exacting the observation of the church laws? Where less care or conscience of commandments of God? To taste flesh on a Friday, where suspicion might fasten, were a matter for the Inquisition, whereas, on the other side, the Sunday is one of their greatest market-days. To conclude: never state-never government in the world, so strangely compacted of infinite contrarieties, all tending to entertain the several humours of all men, and to work what kind of effects soever they may desire; where rigour and remissness, cruelty and lenity are combined, that with neglect to the Church to stir aught, is a sin unpardonable; whereas, with duty towards the Church, and by intercession for allowance, with respective attendance of her pleasure, no law, almost of God or nature so sacred which, one way or other, they find not means to dispense with, or at leastwise, prevent the breach of, by connivance and without disturbance."

RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE AMONG

THE CANADIANS.

THE following conversation took place between one of the Missionaries' wives and a Canadian woman:

Missionary.-Do you think of the welfare of your soul amidst your care for the body ?

Romanist.-Oh, yes; I say my chapelet (beads) every day, and I love God with all my heart, and my neighbour as myself.

Missionary.Then you are a saint, and without sin?

Romanist.-No. I have sinned. Missionary. But you know a single sin deserves hell. How do you who confess yourself a sinner hope to be saved?

Romanist.-I tell you I say my chapelet every day. I wear the medal of the Holy Virgin, and I go regularly to confession. What more can one do?

Missionary.-But there is nothing of Jesus Christ in all this; and the Word of God says that he is the only Saviour?

Romanist.-I confess my sins to the Priest, and he forgives them. I need nothing more.

Missionary.-But do you think the Priest can answer for you at the judgment? You are putting a man in the place of Christ, who is the only Mediator spoken of in the Scriptures. I could not take a Priest for my Saviour.

Romanist (going away in a rage). -May the Holy Virgin give you her blessing!

SOUTHWARK ELECTION. SUBSTANCE OF THE SPEECH OF JAMES LORD, ESQ., ON THE DUTIES OF PROTESTANT ELECTORS.

SHORTLY after the anti-Maynooth agitation, last year, was over, a vacancy occurred in the representation of Southwark. It was deemed important to bring forward a Protestant candidate, in opposition to others, who were in favour of Popery.

Mr. Pilcher, who avowed himself friendly to the Protestant interests, was desirous of securing the votes of the members of the Protestant Association.

A Meeting of the Southwark Association therefore took place on the 2d of September, at which Mr. Pilcher was present. Having been asked several questions, which he answered to the satisfaction of the Meeting, Mr. Lord, who had been invited to take a part in the proceedings, was called on to address the Meeting. He spoke as follows. We insert his observations, though after some lapse of time, because they seem to embody the principles on which Protestants ought to act at the forthcoming election:

Mr. Chairman and Protestant Friends,-We have met here to deliberate this evening as to the exercise of a power and privilege which forms the peculiar glory of a free and enlightened country. To the exercise of this power, as to the exercise of every other talent, responsibility at

taches; and it is in order to acquit yourselves rightly in the discharge of that responsibility, that you have assembled. In a free country, like our own, the people, to a very great extent, make their own laws; for they make the law-makers. They have, therefore, themselves to blame for the existence and continuance of bad and wicked laws. Have we none such upon our statute-book? Yes, yes, too many. How came they there? How came those laws which patronize the idolatry against which you protest, to be registered where they are? How! but by your own connivance and neglect. Why do they continue there? Why! only because you do not resolve on removing them. Romish agitation placed them there, -Protestant agitation must remove them. I speak but the solemn, deliberate conviction of my own mind, when I say it, that if the majesty of the British Constitution continues to bow before Popery, it will bow to rise no more. The questions at issue are those which most deeply concern the best and dearest interests of our country, the spread and purity of our faith, the existence of our liberties, the glory of our nation, and the safety of our souls. Man, rightly contemplated, must be regarded not only as a citizen of this world, but as a candidate for citizenship in a better country, even a heavenly one. How shall we get there? The Almighty himself has made this clear. Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. Where shall we gain the needful knowledge? Search the Scripture, is the precept of inspiration, and the blessedness of true religion is, that it best qualifies and prepares men for this world and that which is to come. Now Popery is the reverse of this. Popery is a false religion. Popery would stop up the only way by which sinful man can have access to a throne of grace-puts in so many saints, relics, and mediators, that the Saviour can hardly be got at through them; and then, having thus purposely misled, she puts out the light, takes away or obscures the Bible, lest her errors should be detected, and leaves man in darkness, to grope his way to ruin. On these grounds, and upon these