But to return to a consideration of the question as it now stands, we find that a grant, not designed to be perpetual, has been continued by the liberality of the British Parliament for nearly fifty years (p. 239.). A college intended to be supported by the funds of the Roman Catholics has been chiefly supported by parliamentary grants (pp. 18. 166.). Protestants, whose policy and religion differ essentially from that of Popery, have by an ill-timed liberality and a supine indifference permitted this grant to continue, till now, from its long duration, its advocates would almost claim for it a title by prescription; and when awakening to a sense of the inconsistency

to use the mildest term-of their past conduct, and justly valuing their own pure blood-bought liberties and religion, Protestants object any longer to support an institution for training up skilful pioneers to subvert, overturn, and destroy both the one and the other, its existence prior to the Union is spoken of as necessarily implying also its existence after the Union, and forming a part of it, though other grants of the Irish Parliament equally with this hallowed - if time could hallow what is wrong—by long continuance -equally with this existing before the Unionhave been discontinued, wheresoever change of circumstances, matter of convenience, or public utility may have seemed to require (p. 394.). Vainly then, is any title to the grant rested upon such foundations; for if reductions in

respect of wide streets, and a variety of other items have since been made, or the grants altogether withdrawn, it is hard to conceive that a plea which, valid in one instance, would be equally valid in all, should be available in reference to this institution when it has been unattended to with regard to others (p. 390.). The Act of Parliament is referred to: so far from being specific, it is silent on the subject: making it lawful for Roman Catholics to have one such place for education, it authorises them to collect funds for that purpose, to receive subscriptions and donations, to enable them to establish and endow it; and grants 8000Z. towards establishing the said academy (antè, p. 22.). If the evils of that system can neither be prevented or diminished, at least let Protestants be exonerated from the necessity of supporting that against which they protest, and which turns its every effort to the destruction of their religion-a grant for the support of which the Roman Catholics have not now even the plea of poverty to put in, as their prodigious exertions, magnificent establishments, and their showy processions-in open violation of the law sufficiently testify.

But if there should be any who would not object to the endowment of Popery merely as a system of theological error-who may think that on other grounds no sufficient cause has been shown why the grant should be discontinued,

and, mistrusting the returns already made to the House of Commons by the Roman Catholics themselves, may be desirous that the subject should yet undergo a more complete investigation, and deem it the more wise, satisfactory, and expedient course, that a committee of inquiry should first be issued, let their efforts be directed to that end. Let it be shown what are the class-books, the standards, and other books used at Maynooth. Let it be shown, also, what are the dangerous principles they contain, whether politically, morally, or religiously considered; and let the British public be satisfied by what canons, councils, decrees, or works of equal authority, those principles and dogmas have ever been repudiated, contradicted, or revoked.

APPENDIX.

POPE'S BULL, RE-ESTABLISHING THE JESUITS.*

PIUS, BISHOP, SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS
OF GOD.

Ad perpetuam rei memoriam.

THE care of all the churches confided to our humility by the Divine will, notwithstanding the lowness of our deserts and abilities, makes it our duty to employ all the aids in our power, and which are furnished to us by the mercy of Divine Providence, in order that we may be able, as far as the changes of times and places will allow, to relieve the spiritual wants and necessities of the Catholic world, without any distinction of people and nations.

Wishing to fulfil the duties of our apostolic ministry, as soon as Francis Karen (then living) and other secular priests resident for many years in the vast empire of Russia, and who had been members of the Company of Jesus, suppressed by Clement XIV. of happy memory, had supplicated our permission to unite in a body for the purpose of being able to apply themselves more

* 1773. The order of Jesuits suppressed by Clement XIV. (by a bull, Dominus ac Redemptor noster), having become obnoxious at Rome, by attempts to erect a politico-hierarchical system independent of the papacy. At the time of its suppression, this order possessed, in 39 provinces, 24 professed houses, 669 colleges, 61 noviciate houses, 176 seminaries, 335 residences, 273 missions, 22,589 members. After this, the order continued to exist, espe cially under the auspices of Russia and Prussia, with hopes of a formal restoration.

⚫ Ecclesiastical Chronology, by the Rev. J. E. Riddle, p. 448.

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