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The testimony of Bacon over-balances 10,000 encyclopædists and all their venal transcribers. To bury them in oblivion, I finish by calling up two of the most celebrated names that have ever graced any of the various sects, known by the common appellation of Protestants-I mean the great Grotius and Leibnitz. The latter maintained a constant correspondence with Jesuits, even with the Missioners in China: his letters, which yet exist, proved that he was, and gloried in being their friend-that he rejoiced in their successes, and was sorrowed by their afflictions and sufferings. The text, which I would wish to transcribe from the learned Grotius, is too long for a newspaper, and it would be enervated by translation.-See Grotius, Hist. lib. 3. p. 273, edit. Amstelod. an. 1658.)-Here he employs the nervous style of Tacitus, to describe the origin of the Jesuits, the purity of their morals, their zeal to propagate Christianity, to instruct youth, the respect which they justly acquired, their disinterestedness, their prudence in commanding, their fidelity obeying, their moderation in all their dealings, their progress and increase, &c. "Mores inculpatos, bonas artes, &c. Magna in vulgum auctoritas ab vitæ sanctimoniam.-Sapienter imperant fideliter parent-Novissimi omnium, sectas priores fama vicere, hoc ipso cæteris invisi.-Medii fædum inter obsequium & tristem arrogantiam, nec fugiunt hominum vitia,

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nec sequentur,' " &c.

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UNFORTUNATE IRISHMAN.

[For the sake of perspicuity it may be well to premise, that the subject of this Ode is an unfortunate Irishman banished his country. The victim of Intolerance is already on board the fatal vessel, when, casting one last regard to his country and his home, he breaks out into the exclamation of line 7th.]

UPON the foam-capped billows high,
The lightening gleamed athwart the sky;
The thunders roared aloud:
Mournful screached the white sea-mew,
While darkness sat on ocean blue;
The rain in sweeping torrents flew
From every bursting cloud.
"Welcome, ye horrors of the night:
"Hence every lingering beam depart;
"Hence every ray of cheerful light,
"Nor mock the sorrows of my grief-worn
heart.

"And shall I climb thy hills no more?
"Nor visit once thy spray-wash'd shore?

"Nor on thy verdant bosom lie,
"When yellow evening beams appear,
"Reflected from the golden year?
"Shall ne'er thy music charm my ear,
"Thou land of Hospitality?

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Thy sons robust, thy daughters fair, "Must never glad these aged eyes. "Yet, poor and old, they might have heard my prayer!

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"They might have listened to the orphan's
cries!

"But no-Fanaticism came,
"With Persecution, Britons' shame,

"To blast the happy isle!
"My cot! my wife! whence is that cry?
"Oh! spare that lovely infant boy!
"Oh! spare his parents' only joy;

"Oh! spare his fearless smile!— "Cursed deed-their spears received his fall

"They laugh-again they toss him high. "O God,-when they for mercy call"I feel my heart-strings burst-I sink— I die."

Scarce fluttered life, while thus he spoke
The tide in angry murmurs broke;

Cold swept the north wind through the
sky:

A knell sad o'er the dark wave sung,
The rocks in solemn response rung,
While on his lips the accents hung
Of much lamented Liberty.
The tale, ye haughty Britons, hear.

Erin's brave sons no more contemn:
If sacred Freedom to yourselves be dear,
Refuse-refuse her blessings not to them.

* The ministers of Religious Intolerance.

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EPITOME OF INTELLIGENCE.

THE

THE accounts from Italy, received in the course of this month, have been truly gratifying. The Austrian arms have been every where successful, in the various struggles which have taken place between the Emperor's troops and those of the King of Naples, and Murat will probably meet with the reward due to his sacrilegious violation of the neutrality of the Pope's territories. The latest accounts received open the pleasing prospect of the Holy Father being soon re-instated in the quiet possession of the capital of the Christian world. Here, then, is another proof of the ever-watchful hand of Providence over the unoffending and truly-upright of heart. Aware of the calumnies which have been heaped upon the Catholic church, in consequence of the political interference and intrigues of his predecessors, in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Pius the VIIth has exhibited throughout the whole of his pontificate his earnest desire of maintaining the strictest neutrality, as a Sovereign Prince, towards all the belligerent powers, it being most compatible with his character as Christian Bishop. Bonaparte, how ever, in the plenitude of his power, would not consent to the irreproachable and sublime principle adopted by the Holy Father, and, in his implacable hatred to this country, he despoiled the venerable Pontiff of his territories, because he would not consent to declare war against England, from whom he had received no just provocation. The Holy Father protested against the sacrilegious spoliation, and meekly submitted to his fate. Soon after, the usurper wished to infringe upon the spiritual authority of the Pope, in the same despotic and irreligious manner as he had violated the independence of the temporal estates of the church. The magnanimous Pius resistèd, with

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the most courageous fortitude, the attempts of the invader, and suffered himself to be dragged from prison to prison, rather than betray the sacred duties of his high station, although the most tempting allurements were made for that purpose. In the mean time, the mad ambition of the tyrant urged him to seek the overthrow of a great potentate in the north of Europe; but the hand of God checked his infuriated career, and destroyed his armies, A powerful confederacy is raised against him; and he, who, previous to his impious attack upon the illustrious Head of the Catholic Church, was the most powerful monarch in the world, now became an exile on an obscure and solitary island in the Medi terranean sea. This event restored the Sovereign Pontiff to his throne in manner as miraculous as it was sudden; the Catholic world rejoiced at the event, and Murat was the first to con gratulate the Holy Father on his re turn to the capital of Christendom. (See Orthodox Journal, Vol. 2, No. 11, p. 157.) Peace was restored to a suffering world, and the confede rated sovereigns, in their joint declara tions, guaranteed the integrity of the territories of the respective states of the continent. Every heart now bright ened with joy at the cheering prospect of a long interval of repose, and the return of religion and happiness to the distracted and desolated countries in Europe was hailed with enthusiasm.But, alas! short-lived are the views of mankind! A Congress of the dif ferent Sovereigns and their representa tives assembled at Vienna, where, for getful of their former solemn affirma tions, they parcel out and round their respective states, with the same facility as a land-owner in England would his different farms, totally disregarding the national feelings of the inhabitants of

the partitioned countries, in conse- | destitute of that coveted state of freedom enjoyed by English Protestants: sharp and sarcastic have been his remarks upon the tyranny of the Catholic priesthood and the Inquisition; but the following circumstance, which is stated as occurring in a part of our

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quence of which, a system of general discontent succeeded to the gratifying prospects before enjoyed. Suddenly the chief actor in the miseries of Europe appears upon the stage, and the clangour of war again dins the ears of the oppressed and overburthened inha-own empire, was not worthy the hypobitants of Europe. The Holy Father critical commisseration of Mr. Perry. once more becomes a victim to the His mind is too lofty-to aspiringunprincipled intrigues of self-interested to look on such beings as Irish Cathocourtiers, and finds himself obliged to lics, because they are so wicked as to quit his capital in consequence of a take the cause of their emancipation rupture between the Emperor of Aus- out of the hands of a Whig member, tria and King Joachim, and the viola- and place it under the care of a Senation of the strict system of neutrality tor who is above all such paltry inestablished in the Roman States by the trigues as are too often practised by latter. The vengeance of the Divine party-men. A studied silence is therewrath has, however, quickly overtaken fore imposed by Mr. Perry on his the second oppressor of the Church, journal respecting Irish affairs, and and Murat will likely find himself the following extraordinary case was obliged to forsake his throne, and see not sufficiently strong to cause the it occupied by those who formerly in hypocrite to take even the slightest herited it. "O the depth of the notice of it, notwithstanding his great riches of the wisdom and of the know- love for the universal freedom of manledge of God! How incomprehen- kind. sible are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways!" When will kings learn to follow the paths of integrity and justice, and profit by the les-ing the Carder's Oath in this county, had exlingar, on charges of taking and administersons which are placed before them? cited a great deal of public interest; and as WHIG LIBERTY.—If the Catho-many of the persons charged were of the lies of this empire are to measure the bly enjoy under the auspices of a extent of freedom they would probarily offices paid to their cause by the Press nearly double the time allowed for the Assize Oracle of their party, small indeed business at Mullingar, under the idea that would be their share of that invalua- those trials would be proceeded on, yet notble blessing. Of all the public jourals produced in this country, none stands more conspicuous for hypocrisy and duplicity than the Morning Chronicle; a paper ever professing the greatest attachment to the liberty of the subject, and the freedom of the convict. Press, yet careless of both when they sixteen of those unfortunate men were brought: operate against its own views or the up to court under a strong escort, with the interest of the party. For some months felons, and continued to be so from day to

Whig administration,

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has been shedding his crocodile tears
ver the unhappy condition of the
Poor Spaniards, and the unfortunate
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Italians, in
ORTHOD. JOUR. VOL. III.

[From the Dublin Evening Post.]

“The number of prisoners who had been

for many weeks confined in the gaol of Mul

upper order of wealthy farmers, the general

expectation was, that some very interesting.

facts would be developed respecting the disturbances which have agitated this unfortunate county. This expectation has been sadly disappointed; for though there had been

and for so many weeks immured within the prison of the county-not one of them has been brought to trial! On the contrary, the whole of them, poor and rich, have been dis officers of the Crown to bring proof against any, upon which there could be a hope to

one of the persons who have been so charged,

charged, from the avowed inability of the

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would be proceeded on, and they had made the necessary preparations for their defence.

Messrs. Ball, Greene, and Wallace were their Counsel. Messrs. Battersby and Tew, their Agents. It was understood that a fellow of the name of Seery, who had been taken and 3 D

committed to Mullingar Gaol in August last, for burglary and robbery, was a witness for the Crown, and it appears that some of the Magistrates of the county had frequent communications with him in the gaol; and

that he had, since his committal for the bur

glary and robbery, sworn the informations on which those men had been committed. The informations, it seems, had been sufficiently strong and full; for, an application made last term, to admit the two most wealthy and respectable of the prisoners to bail, on security offered to any amount for their appearance at the Assizes, was refused by the Court of King's Bench, the informations having been previously inspected by Judge Day. They were, of course, kept close prisoners during the interval, On Wednesday, however, at the sitting of the Court, Mr. Jebb, as Counsel for the Crown, announced to the Court, that it was not the intention of the officers of the Crown to prosecute, or send up any indictment against any of those persons, and that he therefore CONSENTED TO THEIR BEING DISCHARGED! But he hoped that the Counsel, on looking into the informations, would think it right to take security, by recognizance, for their appearance, at the next Assizes, to answer any charge that might be brought against them. This the Court did-and the prisoners were accordingly discharged, on giving security to appear some at Mullingar, and some at Longford, at the next Assizes.

such unhandsome treatment; and the editor could permit the lying pam phlet of Laicus against the Jesuits, and also a work of Sir John Hippesley's to be advertised in his paper, at the time he was suppressing that of Mr. P.'s. Thus this Whig editor not only refuses to aid the cause of liberty by his own pen, but he also prevents the circulation of the works of others, by withholding that publicity which is necessary to the sale, and for which his paper is one of the proper vehi cles. This lover of freedom will contribute towards the publicity of works that militate against religious freedom; but the opinions of men, who are the real supporters of liberty, unshackled by restrictions, are totally disregarded and suppressed. And this is the Whig Mr. Perry's idea, of universal freedom!!!!!

lent occasion. It were much to be wished that some charitable friend would patronize a similar perform-a

On the 22d inst. a Concert of Vocal a and Instrumental music was perform ed at Hanover-square rooms, under the patronage of the Dowager Lady Petre, for the support of the Catholic "Thus it appears that sixteen respectable chapel in Westminster. Most of these men, of very considerable property, have principal performers volunteered the been arrested, and for several months de-aid of their abilities on this benevo tained as FELONS, without any evidence of their guilt, or at least any that the Crown Officers were not ASHAMED to produce.-The characters of those persons have been branded-their liberty violated-their substance wasted in the expence of a long imprison-ance for the benefit of St. Patrick's ment and preparation for defence against charges which, for aught that now appears, ought never to have been made, and they are at last discharged without trial, because there is not even a plausible ground for their accusation, and the Crown Officers, at last, held them to bail, to answer any indefinite charges, when it shall please those Gentlemen to bring them forward upon any evidence they may hereafter find!

So much for his liberty of the subject; now for Mr. Perry's love for the freedom of the Press. On the 6th of April last, the copy of an advertisement was left at the office of The Morning Chronicle, and an insertion paid for, containing a notice of the publication of Mr. Fras. Plowden's second Letter to Sir John Hippesley, but to this day the advertisement has not appeared, notwithstand a person called at the office to remonstrate on

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chapel, Sutton-street, Soho, which stands greatly in need of repair, while its finances are at a very low ebb. Such undertakings as these are nighly laudable; inasmuch as cha rity is blended with amusement; heither the money expended, nor time occupied, can be said to be lost, since the former is appropriated to adorn and beautify the House of God, and the latter affords an innocent recreation to the mind.

On the 8th instant, the self-named Board of British Catholics held a meeting, but the business which oc cupied its attention was not very agrea ble to the members present. It was announced to the assembly that its finances were in so low a state, as to be fast verging towards a state of bank

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ruptcy. In short, it is reported that | tribute to show that the existence of

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this Board will soon dissolve into air,

or its influence will, at least, be confined within the limits of its own body. It will be well, however, for those respectable and honest members, who have furnished the leaders with the means of carrying on their schemes without sanctioning their practices, by subscribing to the fund to reflect, that there are many calls upon their charity, really deserving of notice, and at this time in absolute want of pecuniary assistance. Let them, then, withdraw their support from a club of individuals, who have been studying to debase the Catholic character for the last twenty-five years, by the meanness and duplicity of their proceedings, and give their money to more careful purposes. Let the whole Catholic body also unite and maintain the noble spirit already begun to be exhibited; let it act in

X less a sum than four hundred pounds. This piece of information caused the countenances of many of the members present to look very gloomy; a num. ber of visages were greatly lengthened, and much discontent was exhibited throughout the room. Some of the body talked of having the accounts overhauled, and of prying into the nature of the expenditure of the money they have so foolishly consigned into the hands of a few intriguing men, to be employed in undermining their religion, and degrading the character of their noble and uncorrupted ancestors. But it is doubtful, whether the secret managers of the farce will permit the body to know in what manner the funds have been applied. It would be a treat to the Catholics of this country, if some public-spirited individual would come forward, and expose the nefarious prac-union with the great body of Cathotices of this time-serving faction, whose groveling sycophancy and crouching servility to the minions of power have disgraced the English name, If a disclosure could be made of the crooked policy, which govern these men, we should probably find the reputation of some of them placed enviable light. There is Comfort, however, left us, and this is, that the speedy dissolution of this mischievous club may soon be expected already the members are in a desponding way, very nearly approaching to despair. The deranged state of their funds the little prospect of an immediate preferment to temporal honours, which they have craved with such humiliating and pitiable accents — and, last, though not least, the convincing proof offered to the Government and the nation, that the sense of the Catholic body is in direct opposition to their unconstitutional and unmanly intrigues,-by the six thousand signatures which have been placed upon the table of the House of Commons, on the motion of Sir Henry Parnell-all, all, all con

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lics in Ireland, and we shall soon have to sing a requiem over the defunct Board of British Catholics. Then shall its errors be buried in oblivion; and the memory of its name be retained only to pray for the follies of its unworthy members!

On Saturday the 29th of April, the Catholic Association met in Dublin, when Counsellor Scully was in the chair.

Mr. O'Connell rose to report from the Sub-Committee, appointed to prepare the draft of a Bill for effectual relief, to be submitted to the consideration of Sir H. Parnell.—He said, that it was a step gained in the progress of Emancipation, that our right to point out the mode of effectual relief was so constitutionally acknowledged by that respected person. In England, the Minister, Lord Castlereagh, had asked for and procured from a single Catholic, Mr. Charles Butler, the draft of a very insufficient and absurd Bill for emancipation. In Ireland, our advocates had been pleased to call it dictation, that we desired to

submit to them the form of a Bill for

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