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fe VOL. I. oe ‘
; » Sore the Seléct Committee is the subject of much con-
i ‘versation here. ‘ Ife was asked his opinion as'to the
‘effect, on the Church Establishment in ‘Ireland, of
Catholic Emancipation, to which he replied, that such
+ ameasure would finally be' subcersive of it; and be-
ing requested to state the grounds upon which he rested
’ that opinion, ke said he was not then prepared to do so
‘ -—an avowal which excited great surprise’; and no won-
der, when coming from the Archbishop of’ Dublin!!! .
| ‘There is a very current rumour in London, among
ve ". the thick and thin enemies of Catholic Emancipation,
a that the King intended to dissolve’ Parliament after
nt ‘the first reading of the Catholic Bill in the House of
Lords. :
: a We have read Mr. Coleman’s remarks on the news
. “from Mexico, relative to the curtailment of the, “ pow-
4 : - er of tho Pricsts.” | We shall trouble ourselves to no-
tice thera in our nest. | : eas
:
. ‘We solicit the carnest attention of our readers to
; the admirable ‘speech’ of the Rev. Sroxey Sain, a
|. fall xeport of which’ we have given. in this day’s pa-
bob -per.. To mutilate so valuable a document would, iu
“our eyes, have been extremely improper, more parti-
_eularly as the: speaker is _a Protestant Clergyman ;
and we feel confident that our readers will be readily
“ reconciled to the necessity of excluding other news in
| 4° consequence of our wish to gratify them on the pre
“a "5 sent occasion. » Without ,intending to: depreciate
“ » the’ talents of, the several members’ in ‘the: British
peo Mouses of Parliament, who have’so’ ably distinguish-
4, od theniselves on the great question of Catholic Eman-
: © \ elpation, we are of opinion that nothing which has
(+; - been urged can be compared,’ for originality and ef
fect, to the speech’ of .the eloquent and enlightened
~ author, (whom a number of our readers will no doubt
temember,) of the incomparable Lezers of «Peter
Plymley.”' What a_ pleasing instance of the tri-
umph of principle and consistency does the exam-
ple’ of this. amiable : and patriotic gentleman’ pre-
sent to’our contemplation ! Twenty years since. in
England he stood. forward the unrivalled Protestant
~ -° advocate of the civil and religious liberties of his Ca-
’ tholie brethren. We say the unrivalled advocate, be-
¢ vause in his celebrated letters, to which we have ad-
verted, there is a most’ rare union of sound and irre-
‘sistible argument, with kcen and incomparable raille-
“ry. His palpable hits at that time, at Mr. Canning,
"were really chefs Ceucres; but we do not wish to re-
'- mind our readers of what Mr. Canning’s opinions on
Catholic emancipation have been, Ie has come over
to Peter Plymley” his former castigator’s opinions,
who. has’had the candour to applaud him and: some
“of his associates, for the amended disposition they
have'evinced., , Mr. Canning’s late speech in favor of
‘Catholic emansipation, no doubt has, in this country;
as it has in England, gratified the enlightencd and liber-
al part of the community, almost as much as it ‘has
‘ehagrined the bigotted and intolerant’ party in-Eng-
land, who have evinced too much. gross ignorance. of
a question, which has during the whole period of their
lives, agitated England and Ireland, Tepaghy tre ee
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* CONSECRATION: OF A CATHOLIC BISHOP, IN
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- Wotveritanptos, May 1.—The consecration of the Roman
- Catholic Church, from the earliest ages of its establishinent, has
“been always celebrated in the most public, pompous, and sol-
+ emn manner... All the imposing acts, the show and splendour
that have peculiarly distinguished the public worship of this an-
cient and celebrated religion in every age and in every. country
of Europe are, as it were, spread out on an occasion’ so grand
and important as that ofthe public consecration of a Bishop of
the Catholic Church, - ‘This was the first time, perhaps, that it
ever took place in Wolverhampton, nor have there been many
instances of the kind in this part of England within living memo-
Ty, and, probably very few since the period of the Reformation,
i which so violeatly and so effectually eclipsed the glory and
H prostrated the power of the Catholic religion in England. .
It was, therefore, not to be wondered at, if the public an-
i nouncement of this novel and gorgeous ceremany excited much
} . attention, and collected a great coucourse of persons, the more
Che Cruty Celler,
Consecrator; that the other Catholic Bishops of all England
were to be present; and, ina word, that the solemn ceremony
would be performed with all the pomp and splendour that could
be collected from the fragments and atoms of that greatness
which time and severity had left to the ancient faith in, Eng-
land, where her proud towers once reared so high, and her prow
and able Ministers exercised such unbounded, sway.
Influenced by those expectations, individuals from all parts
of the surrounding country, many of them fifty and sixty miles
distant, repaired to Wolverhampton to witness the consecration,
Sunday clearly was a day to which the Catholics of this district
had looked furward with expectation, and, perhaps, with a se-
cret feeling of pride and joy, isa day when one of the most un-
usual, the most femarkable and imposing ceremonies of their re-
ligion was to take place, not only without molestation, not
only without apprehension that ‘the dignity and. splendour
of the scene would be invaded or profaned, ‘but that on the
contrary, it would asstume, even in the eyes of their Protestant
neighbours, an appearance of grandeur which wonld gratify
their taste, if it could not win back their hearts to “the religion
oftheir fathers.” Nor were they disappointed, the utmost. re-
gularity, propriety, and decorum prevailed both within and with
out the sacred edifice where the service was performed. The
tranquil, yet anxious movements of the People, composed of
various religious persuasions, towards the Catholic house of
worship, marked the conduct of a community liberalized by the
kindly feelings of the heart, and purified by the waters of Chris-
tian charity.) 0). roo as .
» The Catholic Chapel at Wolverhampton is not very large;
it contains, however, a spacious gallery, and presents to the eve
of the stranger a neat, not a rich temple; an edifice decenily
decorated for Chistian worship, improved and adorned by
taste and care. » So early as nine o’clock ‘in the morning this
edifice was filled to excess, there were by. far more persons
pressed together than the Chapel could contain. ‘The gallery
and the space railed in before the alter were occupied by per-
sons’ of very respectable appearance. It cannot be omitted,
eyen on this solemn occasion, to observe, that tadies of equisite
beauty graced the scene.. About ten o'clock the solemn ceremony
commenced...“ All the Catholic Bishops in England, being six
iu number, attended, with several Priests of various orders.—
‘They formed a grand and solemn procession. They entered
¥ = door, which stands nearly in the centre of the Chap-
el, and which seems to communicate with the dwelling-honse of
Dr. Milner. “His Lordship acted on this’ occasion as the Con-
secrator, assisted by Drs. Sinith and Bramston.': Dr. Milner
was attived in very costly vestments, scarlet embroidered with
gold, with a splendid mitre on his head, This aged and learned
Prelate looked extreme)y well, aud considering his time of life,
he went through the fatiguing labours of the day with aston
ingease. Dr. Smithand Dr. Bramston were also superbly ‘dress
ed each wearing white mitres. Dr. Poynter, Dr. Collingridge,
Dr.Baine s and Dr. Pen: :
sion proceeded in slow and solemn motion towards the altar.
It attracted the greatest notice, many of the persons present
neverhaving seen any thing like itbefore, and would have been
much more impressive and grand in effect, if the space ‘it had
to cover were ‘greater; but it was ‘necessarily’ confined in its
moveimsents. " As soon as the procession reached the altar, the
Bull, appointing the new Prelate, Rev. Mr. Wi
i
Walsh, was read,
in aslow and audible voice... High Mass was sung, and after
several ceremonies and forms, the Prelate’ made, ia the most
solemn and affecting manner, those awful vows | which the
Clergy; of the Roman Catholic ‘Church publicly make in the
face of God and man. | The mitre was at length placed on
the bead of the newly elected Prelate by the hands of the
Consecrator. No act of human ceremony, no aris, no forms,
can be more striking, more impressive, we might say more
commanding? The solemn stillness: that prevailed’ at. that
moment—the air of religious awe—the deferential homage
paideven by those who are far from acknowledging the su-
perior excellence of the Catholic religion, marked in a very
sensible manner the genius of that religion which so long
commanded the inind of the world.’ After the mitre bad
en placed on his head,’ Dr. Walsh was raised up, he em-
braced “the Consecrator and the assistant Prelates ; he wa:
then led to procession, assisted by Dr.’ Smith and Dr. Bram-
ston, from the altar to the door, ‘which I have already men-
tioned? as he passed through the crowd he slowly waved his
hand in the attitude of blessing. . The ssion: returned
to the altar, where the Bishop was’ placed with the mitre on
his head and a crosier in his hands.‘ Here he remained
seated for some time, whilst prayers were said and ceremo-
nies performed, , A sermdn was - preached by a Reverend
Gentleman, whose name’ did not leara, i =
7 a very natural ex-
pression of pleasure -cause@4y the memorable. event of the
day, and ended, as Christian preachers ought, by expressions
of kindness and Hberality towards all mankind. [ do not
mean to turn critic on the occasion, but certainly I thought
there was a good deal of simple eloquence in the discourse, with
better than eloquence, true Christian charity. .
The Rey. Dr. Walsh is, I understand a most exemplary man,
and a great favourite amongst the Protestants.’ 7
reban lee : . (Morning Meratd.
' eeo+
\ Dr, Henry Grattan, son of the celebrated patriot
Grattan, passed through this town, on Wednesday
se‘nnight, on his: way to London; and we hope he
will repeat his visit, as there must be many independ-
ent freemen of Dublin in this town, whom, he might
canvass with success, to give him their support at the
ext general election; when itis his intention to offer
himself for Dublin, ¢ . mo . .
It is stated that the bank of Ireland is about to es-
tablish a branch bank at, Waterford, and thatthe bouse
of Scott and Co, will have the direction, . We under-
stand the formation of the branch in ‘our city has been
already productive of great.advantages to commercial
men, exclusive ofthe benefit derivable from the re-
duction of the rate of interest to four per cent. The
direction here could scarcely be committed to gentle-
see . ‘ .
ti soft ar
| . » so asit was understood that Doctor Milaer was to officiate as
.
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ot wear mitres. The proces- |.
unaffected sincerity and zeal. ‘ There was, however, what was |:
community than those in whose hands it has been pla-
ced, and the selection of Mr. Pope, as law agent to
the bank of Ireland for this city and district, is no less
creditable to the bank directors.—Cork Paper.
In a.recent trial in England, the right of searching
males and females, landing from the Continent, to as-
certain whether any contraband goods were concealed
about their persons, was denied by the Lord Chief
Baron, and a verdict of guilty was recorded against
the Custom-House. Officer, subject to the opinion of
the Court of King’s Bench. 0 “ wr
A Protestant Parish near Cologne, recently offered
to a contiguous Catholic Parish the use of their church,
whilst the temple -of the Catholics is building. The
fatter readily accepted it; ‘and thus at this moment is
presented the singular spectacle of the Catholic and
Protestant worship being celebrated in the same struc+
‘ .
ture, °- > " .
ET
. FOR THE KINGSTOY MERALD.
_ Mr, Printer 1 am an old bachellor upwards of.
Ad ycars of age, and have, foralong time, been looking
out for a wife, but unfortunately have not yet succeed-
ed.—I will, if you will be so good as to permit me, .
state what my qualifi¢ations and circumstances in life,
are. I am worth £250 per annum, besides real es-
tate to the amount of £1100. ~Lama fat, jolly fellow,
fond of hunting, fishing, and occasionally of reading.
It is trye that though I am well advanced towards 50,
‘Tcan dance a minuett or quadrille with as much ease
as most of my young friends. I am neither crabbed
nor sour in my disposition, not having met with any*
serious disappointments in life.—My father was an
Englishman, my mother a Scotchwoman, and.I my-
self was born in the island of Guernsey. Thus you
see, I am a delectable compound. . I was educated
for the bar, but owing to a peculiar liveliness of dispro--,
sition, I could never patiently pore over the pages of
Blackstone for an hour at a time, and quitted the pro-
fession with disgust, after having spent litle more than
two years at it. a 7
, The lady whom I would choose for a companion, |
must possess the following recommendations.’ She.
must be about 30 years of age, rather inclining to be
tall, have blue eyes, full cheeks of a good colour, not
however artificially ornamented, and: bring with her °
on her bridal day £150 as her dowery, She, must,
be pretty well read, witty and lively, that sila ma.
amuse me when [am out of health; or fatigued * with
hunting or fishing, “She must know how to dance, |
but not be a coquette,’ She mist be well acquainted
with the management’ of domestic affairs, and know
how to entertain my friends when they visit me.» She
must not be too much inclined to visit her neighbors,
or too much disposed to tea table scandal.—These, .,
sir, are the qualifications I Would require in the lady ©
with whom I would choose to spend the remainder of ©
my days. If such a person can be found, she may be
recommended to her most devoted and humble servt.
: BOBBEY IN THE LOBBY. »
Cramahe, 1st June, 1825 . :
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- 5 toes. ARRIVALS. Me
Ship Courier, Hudson 43 days from Liverpool—3g steerage
passengers. - . wey
. Packet Ship Friends, Warnock, from Greenock sailed 108i
May, Passengers Messrs. J. Ri
80 ge
om, and 38 in the steerage. . . woos
Ship Lucilla, Wilson, Liverpool, (sailed 13th May) no passen- '
‘
.
‘obertson, J. Morris, AJW. Thom.
ers.
s Ship Louisa, Fosdick, 20 days from Belfast—Passengers,
Messrs. James;Patterson, James Brush, and 150 in the steerage.»
(Lost two passengers during the voyage by the Small Pox. .
{Ship Minerva, Mayell, 88 days from, Liverpool—Pussenger¢, .
Captain F. Coifee and family and 15 in the stecrage. ‘
Ship Marmion, Huttleston, 37 days from Londenderry—one
hundred and eleven passengers in the steeraze. —
Packet Ship, Jas. Cropper, Marshall, 31 days fm. Liverpool.
Passengers H. Sims, W. Gallard, W. Canning, T. Kehoe, A.
Williams, E. Greaves, and J.J. Vandenheuvel. :
a - DIED.
On Saturday Evening last the Uthcurrent, Daniel D. Tomp-
kins Esq., in the 51st year of his age,late Vice-President of the
Cuited States. soo?
At Dromin, near Nenah, Robert Young, Esq.,a gentleman +
whose benevolence of heart, and engaging, thongh ‘unassuming
manners endeared him to a wide cirele of acquaintanee. Though
through life a‘ member of the Established Church, a few days
previous to bis dissolation, be sent for the Rev. Mr. ‘Therry, aad
was by him reconciled to the Catholic Religion. _
D TEA WATER PUMP REVIVED, |
OL 123 CUATHAM-STREET. “
HE Subscriber begs leave to inform his friends and the
public, that ho has fitted up th
be happy to see his nomes
e beverage, which will be fount re~
freshing and cool, and remind them of the timo When all the «iti
New-York were ui the huhit of using no ulher water but th.
from the *O!d Tea Water Pun,” JO
use Ith, 1325. ae
men more likely to promote the welfare of the trading
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