was instructed by the Bishop of Down, (Dr. Mant,) to prevent his undertaking any religious service, Presbyterian Prayer in the Churchyard of the Established Church not being tolerated by law. Canonically, the Irish Bishops may be right, but there is not surely a man. in the three Kingdoms who will say that they are not morally and politically wrong. Their intolerance will, we.presume, lead both Catholics and Presbyterians to provide Burial Places of their own. Consistency requires this of them; as it does of the Protestant Dissenters of England and Wales, and especially of the Unitarians, who cannot attend the Burial-Service of the Established Church without hearing and appearing to join in prayers which contradict the first principle of their faith, the first principle, as they conscientiously believe, of Revealed Religion.

AT the Open Meeting of the Committee of the British Catholic Association, held at the Freemason's Tavern, on Monday, the 5th of January, 1824; The Earl of Shrewsbury in the Chair;

It was Resolved-That the exclusion of the British Catholics from the Elective Franchise, and the office of Justice of the Peace, is a penal infliction severely felt by the British Catholics, and wholly unmerited by them.

Resolved.That the thanks of the British Catholics be presented to the members of both Houses of Parliament who have advocated our cause; and that they be earnestly requested to continue their exertions for the removal of all the disabilities under which we labour.

THE persons calling themselves Evangelical in England, are wont to represent a missionary spirit as the test of vital godliness, forgetting that if in this respect they are better than some others, the Roman Catholics are much better than they. The following intelligence is from Rome, dated Jan. 22: "According to the accounts of the Missionaries in the Eastern Kingdom of Tonquin, Christianity makes great progress there. The Mandarins of the first and second class favour the labours of the Missionaries and protect them in the exercise of their religion, the disturbers of which are rigorously punished. The learned men, in particular, are easily instructed, and break their idols to pieces after a few conferences with the Missionaries. In June 1821, a whole District sent Deputies to ask to be instructed in the Christian faith."

THE following is from an American paper, under the head of Quebec, Nov. 5, 1823: "Yesterday, an inquest was taken in the gaol, on ANNE Donohue, alias GOLDSMITH, who had been committed on the 18th of August last, and died early on Sunday morning. She had scarcely been out of bed since her confinement, and died of extreme debility. The Jury, composed half of prisoners, in conformity to the statute, returned a verdict that she died by the visitation of God. This unfortunate woman was the great niece of OLIVER GOLDSMITH, the celebrated poet, and grand-daughter of his brother, the clergyman, to whom he dedicated his poem, The Traveller,' and whom he has depicted as

a man to all the country

dear, "And passing rich with forty pounds a year."

THE Westmoreland newspapers record the recent death of an industrious and

saving clergyman, of the name of MATHPatteesdale, in that county, for 60 years. SON, at the age of 90, the minister of During the early part of his life, his benefice brought him only £12 a year; it was afterwards increased to £18, which it never exceeded. On this income he married, brought up four children, educated a son at the University, and left upwards of £1000 behind him. With that singular simplicity and inattention to forms which characterize a country life, he read the burial service over his mother. He married his father to a second wife, and afterwards buried him also. He published his own banns of marriage

THE Hulsean Dissertation Prize at Cambridge, for the year 1823, has been adjudged to WILLIAM CLAYTON WALTERS, Esq., B. A., Fellow of Jesus College: Subject, The Nature and Advantage of the Influence of the Holy Spirit. ("Advantage" is an odd word, in this application, but the theologians at Cambridge may be pardoned for connecting "advantage" and "the Holy Spirit.") The subject of the Dissertation for the present year is suggested by Mr. Bentham's book, "Not Paul, but Jesus," and is worded, The Doctrines of our Saviour, as derived from the four Gospels, are in perfect harmony with the Doctrines of St. Paul, as derived from his Epistles.

LITERARY.

It is alleged that a manuscript work of MILTON'S has been discovered in the State Paper Office, but in the hand of his nephew Phillips. It is theological and controversial, and consequently, (says the Editor of the Monthly Magazine, of whose reasoning this is no favourable specimen,) of little interest or value » “ if printed," (adds Sir Richard, who really appears not to know that to Milton's polemical tracts we owe some of the finest bursts of his genius, and what is more, the earliest assertion of the principles of religious liberty,) "it could only add to the lumber of the polemical writings of his bewildered times." We hope that no such critic as this will have it in his power to stifle even a fragment of Milton's on any subject whatever; though we cannot help fearing that in this instance, the intelligence may be as little worth as the judgment of the Monthly Magazine.

We had written this, when the Retrospective Review, No. XVII. came into our hands, and from this we learn that the discovery of the Milton manuscript is real. The discovery is attributed to the Deputy-Keeper of Records, in the State Paper Office, Mr. Lemon, to whom a very high compliment is paid. The writer in the Review differs so far from the Editor of the Monthly Magazine, that he pronounces the discovered work to be "in magnitude and importance of subject, surpassing all that has hitherto been known of Milton's remains in prose" and in a note, p. 122, he gives the fol lowing description of the MS.-"We shall do no injustice to the gentleman who has made this discovery, and is therefore entitled to all the credit of the

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
FEB. 4.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT gave notice that on the 19th instant, (afterwards postponed to March 2,) he would move for leave to bring in a Bill for the Repeal of the 9 William III. ch. 7, and for declaring and securing the right of burial for Roman Catholics and all other Dissenters.

Feb. 6th. Sir J. NEWPORT moved for papers to enable the House to ascertain the steps taken by Government on the violated right of sepulture. His motion was "for copies of all communications made to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on the subject of the interruptions given to the burial of the Roman Catholics, and copies of the answers which had been returned to such communications." Mr. GOULBURN put it to the prudence of the Right Honourable Gentlemen, whether on a subject of all others the most delicate, the most calculated to excite popular feeling, he would persist in his motion: the spirit of party could not have found out a subject more dangerous than that to which the communications in question referred. Sir JOHN NEWPORT said he should certainly persevere. It was due to the people of Ireland, whose feelings had been scandalously outraged; it was due to justice that the documents should be presented to the

House. If the subject caused bitter feel ings; if it were dangerous to the public tranquillity, let the consequences rest upon the heads of that ecclesiastical order, who had stripped the people of Ireland of the right of burial for the dead, (cries of No! from Mr. Goulburn,) who had endeavoured to strip the people of that right, according to the forms of their religiou; he would repeat it strongly that they had wantonly endeavoured to do so, and if they had in any one instance desisted, it was because they were alarmed by the voice of public reprobation. The right of burial, that last act of piety which the living can pay to the departed objects of friendship or of love, had been ever held in Ireland, and, in deed, in all countries, as peculiarly sa cred. Why, he would ask, was that right interfered with? Why did the episcopal order excite confusion and provoke the feelings of anger? Why did they throw that firebrand in amongst a people, who had already so many causes of complaint?-Mr. GRATTAN lamented that an Ecclesiastic, high in the church, commenced his sacred office by irritating and insulting the people; if the Parlia ment did not interfere, the deplorable consequence would be that every funeral would be marked by violence and blood shed. Mr. ABERCROMEY said that of all the frightful causes of disunion and discontent, the present was one of the most frightful.-Mr, CALCRAFT observed that the conduct of the ministers was equivalent to saying to the Roman Catholics, "You are a degraded sect, and not entitled to bury your dead according to the rites of your own church." If auy more striking instance of human folly could be shewn, he begged that it might be pointed out. The motion was opposed by Mr. PEEL, and on a division was lost by a majority of 17, the Ayes being 39, the Noes 56. [All the ministers, Mr. Canning and the advocates of Catholic Emancipation included, voted against the motion.]

Several motions for papers and notices of motions were made by Lord ALTHORP and Sir J. NEWPORT, and Mr. HUME gave notice that on the 9th of March he would move for a Committee of the House to inquire into the Church-Establishment of Ireland, with a view to reduce the same. (This notice was after wards postponed, for the convenience of the Irish members, to the 6th of May.)

Feb. 10th. Lord ALTHORP brought forward the following motions, which, after some discussion in which Mr. Hume, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Peel, Sir F. Burdett, and others took part, were all granted. 1. A List of the Parishes of Ireland, with

their respective incumbents, distinguishing the Cases where the Incumbents are or are not resident. In relation to this motion he said, that if in this country the residence of the parochial clergy was felt to be of great importance, in Ireland it was a matter of still greater importance, as the efforts of resident clergymen were so much the more indispensa ble to the diffusion of the advantages of education, and to the execution of the laws. As an instance and a proof of what he asserted, he might mention the case of the Reverend Gentleman who had been promoted, he believed very properly, to the Bishopric of Limerick. The parish of that gentleman was in the county of Limerick, and during all the disturbances that prevailed throughout the district, that parish was by his efforts kept free from commotion. He had not the slightest acquaintance with Dr. Jebb, but from what he had heard of him,” he felt great satisfaction that the Government had promoted him to the bishopric. 2. An account of the number of acres, belonging to the Church in Ireland, specifying those which formed the glebelauds of parishes. 3. A Return of the number of Roman Catholic Assistant Barristers in Ireland, with the Dates of their Appointment.

Feb. 11. The 2nd of the above motions was, on the motion of Mr. Gour. BURN, ordered to be rescinded. The same gentleman gave notice that on the 16th, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill, to enforce the residence of the Clergy in Ireland.

Feb. 16. Mr. GOULBURN moved for leave to bring in a Bill to enforce the residence of the Clergy in Ireland. Sir JOHN NEWPORT declared himself convinced of the necessity of the measure, but thought the Honourable Gentleman would obtain his object more effectually if he were to take steps for diminishing the number and extent of pluralities. He meant pluralities of benefices, above a certain value, when the individual being already in possession of 7, 8, 9 or 10 united parishes, wished to obtain as many more. He instanced the case of Lord Viscount Lifford, the Dean of Armagh, who having four parishes where he resided, containing 288 acres of glebe, had other four parishes containing 227 acres, and another living, consisting of other parishes, in which there was no glebe house, but 248 acres of glebe. Mr. HUME expressed a hope that in the Bill care would be taken to deprive the Bishops of the power of granting faculties, So long as they went on in the present course, all they could do was to keep patching and piecing a system which

must eventually crumble and fall to pieces. Nothing effectual could be done until they new-modelled the Church of Ireland, and reduced the sums paid to the clergy, at least by 4th.-Mr. DAWSON objected to any interference with Church property, as did Col. FRENCH, who observed, that if the alterations proposed by Mr. Hume were introduced into the sister-country, they would soon extend themselves to England, and at once create a revolution in the Church-property of both countries.-Mr. BUTTERWORTH had good reason to believe that in Ireland many persons frequented Roman Catho, lic Chapels, and ultimately became Roman Catholics, solely because they had no Protestant Churches to go to. He had himself seen in Ireland the ruins of many churches which had been allowed to go to decay, in consequence of the union of parishes, the evils of which, as well as of other parts of the existing system of Ireland, he hoped something would be done to remedy.-Mr. GoUL BURN objected both to the reduction of pluralities and to the interference with the Irish Church Establishment. He obtained leave to bring in his Bill.

Sir J. NEWPORT gave notice of a motion for the 19th, to repeal so much of the 21 of Geo. II., as affected the diminution of Ecclesiastical Dignities in Ireland.

Feb. 18. Mr. GOULBURN brought up the Irish Clergy Residence Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be printed, and read a second time on 1st of March.

19. Sir J. NEWPORT moved for a Bill to the effect above-stated. The motion was seconded by Mr. GRATTAN, and supported by Mr. (Dr. ?) LUSHINGTON, but opposed by Mr. GOULBURN and Mr. DAWSON, and eventually withdrawn, on

a pledge from Mr. GOULBURN to consider the question.

Feb. 19. Mr. GRATTAN moved for papers to shew the actual appointments of Roman Catholics in Ireland to situations of trust, to which they are eligible by the law. He was supported by Lord ALTHORP, Mr. HOBHOUSE, Mr. HUME, Mr. A. ELLIS, Sir JOHN NEWPORT, and Mr. C. HUTCHINSON, and opposed by Mr. GOULBURN, the CHANCELLOR of the ExCHEQUER (ROBINSON), Mr. PEEL and Mr. CANNING. On a division, the num bers were, for the motion 11, against it 38-majority 27.

In our parliamentary notices we cannot attempt more than a brief sketch of proceedings on questions affecting Religion; but we may be allowed to state, that we behold with great satisfaction a number of motions bearing directly upon the morals of the community. The diminution of taxation lessens the temptations to fraud upon the revenue, and to the criminal and pernicious practice of smuggling. Prison Discipline is about to be made more humane and more effective. The Game Laws are to be brought under revision, and it may be hoped that the new regulations will completely put down poaching, which is a nursery for every vice and crime. Once more, and we trust with better success than before, the question will be debated of the expedi ency of allowing prisoners in criminal cases the benefit of defence by Counsel. And while we rejoice in what is about to be done, we cannot forbear expressing our satisfaction that one usual vote of Parliament is not to be asked for, that is the vote of a Lottery, with which will cease a mass of temptation and wicked

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