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was a cleansing of the temple, and not a demolition of it; and thereby we have retained that which was scriptural and good in ancient Christian services, and we have rejected that only which was unscriptural. The ceedings then were slow, and cautious, and discreet, and counselled by minds which had habitually looked to God, and to God's word, for guidance. It was because of God's gracious dealings with individuals, and with the nation at large, preparing it for the great crisis, that the era of the Reformation in England became an era of improvement, and was not marked by a precipitate introduction of untried forms of Church government, or of illconsidered articles of faith."-Sermon preached at Alnwick, by Rev. Preb. Gilly, before the Sons of the Clergy.

INTELLIGENCE.

POPISH MISSIONS.-On the 14th June last, five French missionaries embarked at London in the Australian Packet, to place themselves under the direction of Dr. Pompallier, bishop of Maronia, and vicar of New Zealand. And on the 20th of June, five English papists sailed from Portsmouth, in the ship Plantagenet, Capt. Domett, for the College of St. Francis Xavier, at Calcutta. In both cases the parties were furnished gratuitously with tracts and prayer books by the Catholic Institute.

THE PRISONS BILL.-With feelings of deep thankfulness we inform our readers, that the 14th clause in the English Prisons Bill, which authorised the appointment of popish chaplains to English jails, was expunged from this bill on the 18th instant, in the House of Lords, on a division as follows: For the clause Against it

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The Marquis of Salisbury, the Bishops of Lincoln, London and Exeter, Lord Wharncliffe, the Duke of Richmond, were the peers who opposed the clause; while the Bishop of Durham, the Earl of Fingal, the Lord Chancellor, and the Earl of Wicklow, supported it.

On this triumph we most heartily congratulate the friends of Protestantism, while at the same time we hope we may with all due humility ask for the Protestant Association some share of the credit of successfully resisting this Popish innovation. In February last a meeting of the Association was held in Exeter Hall, Mr Blackstone, M.P. in the chair, and a petition on the subject was adopted; and several similar petitions were procured from other parts of the kingdom. Public attention was thus called to the question, and in consequence a very sharp discussion on the clause took place in the House of Commons; though on a division ministers contrived to secure a motley majority. Directly the bill was sent up to the House of Lords, the Earl of Winchelsea presented a petition from the Protestant Association on the subject, and at the request of the committee in an emphatic speech warned the house of the insidious character of one of its provisions. At the same time the Association addressed a respectful circular to the Conservative members of the House of Peers, stating the facts of the case, and begging their lordships to uphold the practice of the constitution. The result has been the defeat of the authors of the clause by a majority of more

than two to one. Under these circumstances it is hoped that it will be admitted that the Protestant Association has proved itself a useful and active defender of the principles on which it is founded.

THE RECENT POPISH MEETING AT FREEMASON'S HALL.-The Papists on the 15th instant held a meeting at Freemason's Tavern "to demand" and "insist 99 on certain provisions in favor of popish pastors and prelates in any new system of National Education. The meeting which was called "public," was managed in a very singular spirit. One gentleman, Mr. Eneas McDonnell, a Roman-catholic of great respectability, was refused admittance, although he had paid 2s. 6d. fr his ticket at Mr. Jones's, the Roman catholic bookseller of Paternoster-row. It appears from the police report that the police sergeants were instructed to stop Mr. McDonnell ; but Mr. Twyford, the magistrate, told him, that as the meeting was a public one, if any one laid hands on him to prevent his entrance, he might have a warrant for an assault against that person. It is remarkable, that Mr. Witham, another magistrate, thought proper to say, that he knew the gentlemen who had got up the meeting. Mr. McDonnell said that he knew he did; and seemed to hint that the policeman acted under Mr. Witham's orders. That gentleman is a member of a popish family, and we believe himself a papist; so that we see the papists have their friends on the bench in England as well as in Ireland.

We observe in a recent newspaper, that the "Catholics" as they call themselves, are getting up a "Catholic Fire and Life Assurance Company." This is following the example of the Dissenters, who did something similar. Looking at the conduct of these two parties, their sympathy, and their constant co-operation-observing as we have done Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Langdale, on the same political platforms with Mr. Baines, Mr. Bennet, and other dissenters, and with many leading Socinians, we own that we should not be surprised to see the two insurance companies unite.

PROTESTANT MEETING AT CLARE.-The meeting of the Clare Protestant Association has been fixed for the 30th of July-a period which precludes us from giving any account of the meeting in this number of our magazine. But we heartily wish them God speed.

MR. O'CONNELL'S THREATENED MOTIONS.-Our readers will notice that Mr. O'Connell has thought better of his intention to bring forward two motions of which he has talked much at public meetings. The first was for the dismissal of Lord Oxmantown from the Lord Lieutenancy of King's County; and the second for the repeal of the law which disqualifies papists from holding the offices of Lord Chancellor and Ecclesiastical Judges in Ireland.

MAYNOOTH.-The following petitions have been presented since our last number; Winslow, Little Horwood, Minchinhampton, Dunbog, Gladsmuir, Cumbernauld, Edinburgh Operative Conservative Association (President), Wigan, Airdrie, Stewarton, Bangor (Down), Leicester, Hitchin, Yeaveley, Clifton (Derby), Ashbourn, St. Peter's (Derby), Tavistock Chapel, Broadcourt, Drury-lane, London, Ramsgate, St. Lawrence, Smalley, Denby, Middlewick, Frenchay, Mangotsfield, Saint George, Stapleton, Winterbourne, Alveston, Elberton, Almonsbury, Aust, Stoke Gifford, Filton, Westbury upon Trym, Peckham and East Dulwich, Wigan, Kirriemuir, Alloa, Erskine, Uttoxeter, Magherally, Donaghadee.

ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF ACT.-Petition from Westminster, for Repeal, and for suppressing all seditious and treasonable combinations-Wigan. PRISONS BILL, against, Winkfield.

QUEEN'S PRINTER, SCOTLAND. The patent by which this office is held is not to be renewed, but the printing of Bibles in Scotland is to be under the regulation of a corporation of five persons in Edinburgh, consisting of the moderator, two divines of the church of Scotland, and two laymen, also of that church. This corporation is to have the power of granting an imprimatur for Bibles to be published by certain publishers, who are to be subject to the supervision of correctors of the press, to be appointed by the said corporation or board. A bond is to be given by the publisher to insure a correct version. In times like the present, changes of this kind in a matter so deeply affecting the interests of Christianity ought to be viewed with extreme jealousy and suspicion.

POPISH BISHOPS IN ENGLAND.-A bishop has been appointed for the northern counties of Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Northumberland.— Carlisle Patriot.

IRISH TRANQUILLITY.-The North and South.-From a return which has been published, it appears that the Irish constabulary amounts to 8416 men, the total cost of supporting which is £423,461, of which £165,145 is borne by the various counties and towns, the remainder being paid out of the Consolidated Fund. From this return it appears that three southern counties, Cork, Tipperary, and Limerick, cost more by £12,000 than the nine counties of Protestant Ulster, with half a million more of souls.

We have much pleasure in informing our readers that a commission has been appointed to inquire into the state of Newfoundland, an island in which the papists have proceeded to extraordinary lengths of violence. The commission is certainly an approved whig mode of doing business ; but we can overlook that, if it is fairly constituted-which, however, we fear will not be the case.

LIBERALISM AND INFIDELITY.-In the course of the month we were shocked at finding Lord Melbourne had presented Robert Owen to her Majesty at the last levee. When he presented to our youthful Queen a memorial from the congress of that infidel body, the Socialists, of whom he is the representative and head, praying her Majesty to countenance their system, which treats marriage and moral virtue as blots on Society, and the word of God as an antiquated fable. Here is a sign of the times which ought not to be overlooked.

BRANCH ASSOCIATIONS.-In our last number we omitted noticing the formation of an important auxiliary in Sheffield, on the 17th of June. A general meeting is expected to take place early in September.

Another branch was formed on the 11th of June, at Brailsford, 'near Derby; both have been organized by the agent of the London Association.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We are very much obliged to Phoenix and Crito.-The lines of "AntiPopery " will appear; and we thank our correspondent for them.

Several other communications and contributions have been received, and will be acknowledged. Some are under consideration.

We are under the necessity of reminding several who profess to be friendly to our cause, that their communications for the Magazine should be post paid, and addressed to the Editor, and not as private letters.

PROTESTANT MAGAZINE.

SEPTEMBER 1, 1839.

THE COLLEGE OF MAYNOOTH.

SINCE our last number was sent to the press, the House of Commons by a majority of 53 to 9 has continued for the year 1839-40 the Grant to the Popish College of Maynooth. The sum voted was £8,928; a whole year not having elapsed since the last sum was granted.

We will not attempt to conceal from our readers, our deep and painful disappointment at this event. The number of petitions had been so numerous, many of them were so respectably signed, so many members of the House of Commons had publicly pledged themselves to vote against the grant, that we were indeed surprised at such a division.

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To all these gentlemen the thanks of all true Protestants are due. Instead of shrinking from a division when they saw only eleven Conservatives in the House, (for we are happy to say not a single Conservative voted on the other side,) they manfully pressed the question to a division, and bore their testimony against the support by a Protestant country of a dangerous and idolatrous Popish seminary.

In the majority of 53, we find the names of the following Papists: Messrs. Barry, Bridgman, D. Callaghan, P. H. Howard, D. J. Norreys, M. J. O'Connell, D. R. Pigot, M. O'Ferrall, J. N. Redington, T. Wyse, and the Earl of Surrey; we find also the names of Messrs. Attwood and Scholefield the Birmingham Chartists; of Mr. Joseph Hume; and of no less than seven avowed Socinians, namely, Messrs. Brotherton, F. Finch, B. Hawes, R. Hutton, B. Smith, Stock, and Ashton Yates. What may be the sentiments of others who voted in that majority-Dr. VOL. I.-September, 1839.

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Lushington, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Vigors, Mr. Warburton, Serjeant Wilde, Lord Morpeth, and Sir Marcus Somerville for instancewe do not pretend to know. We do not wish harshly to judge, or hastily to decide; but we feel that friends of Protestantism have a right to complain of the conduct of these persons if they be really foes to Popery. Their actions certainly do not bespeak much hostility to what is erroneous. And as to Mr. C. Lushington, who is a voluntary and a dissenter, who is the enemy of all endowments, and who nevertheless voted for the State educating Popish priests, we leave that gentleman, as he best may, to defend his consistency in his next pamphlet against the Church.

We confess that we expected a better division in the present session. We did not think that the year of 1839 would close without many more Protestant members of the House of Commons having displayed their anxiety to free this country from the responsibility of pampering superstition. In particular we hoped to find all the Conservative representatives of Ireland, and many among the English members present at the discussion of the Maynooth grant. But while we state this expectation, we also feel bound to admit that the way in which, in every Session, the Irish estimates are delayed-night after night, week after weekuntil all the members are tired, and perhaps not 100 remain in town, is too bad. There is no reason why this should be the Ministers contrive to procure all the other money votes in full houses-why then should the Irish estimates be delayed as they were last year till the very last week of the Session, or as they were this year till nearly all the members were absent? It appears to us quite clear that a fair division will not be obtained on this great question till some eminent and respectable member like Mr. Colquhoun, Serjeant Jackson, Mr. Plumptre, or Mr. Blackstone, who feels warmly on the subject, brings forward a substantive motion for inquiry. If such a motion be made by an able member next Session, we believe there will be a very strong division on it, and that a great impulse will thus be afforded to petitioning against the grant.

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We hope our readers will not think that we are in any degree disheartened by the unfortunate result of all the exertions that this year has witnessed. Far from it! Ours is the cause of God, and in His strength we trust. He that is with us, is stronger than all who are against us. Let us, therefore, go on earnestly, firmly, yet temperately protesting and petitioning against this grant. In the end truth will conquer. Many discouragements may be experienced; many difficulties may intervene; but at length the prayers of the faithful will prevail, and the proud will be humbled and fall. In this hope, therefore, let all men renew their exertions, and leave the result to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or think.

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