by Lord Kenyon as Chairman of the Whitchurch Meeting, and by the Rev. Mr. Long, as Rector of the Parish, had been published in as many papers as would insert it, to the effect that no such interpretation could possibly be fairly put in the speech, which, indeed, had formally been explained by an elaborate examination of the similarity between the deeds and characteristics of Jezebel and those of Popery. And such being really the state of the case, Lord Lovelace was requested by Mr. McNeile to read the speech, which he did, and then attacked Mr. McNeile, not very logically, on a totally different subject, namely the bigotry displayed in "Such an insult offered to seven millions of Her Majesty's subjects." Whether his Lordship is right or Mr. McNeile, in their views of popery, is however a question which Lord Lovelace had nothing to do with at the Surrey Meeting; and when he was called upon to retract an unfair and unfounded attack made there, it was rather singular for him, when he saw his mistake, and had discovered his ignorance, suddenly to change his plan of assault without one word of apology for his former injustice. Lord Lovelace, who thus has displayed, first his wonderfully ingenious loyalty, and then his sympathy with the Romanists, is an avowed Socinian, and as such with his wife (Lord Byron's daughter), and Lady Byron, attends the Unitarian Chapel in Essex Street.

Mr. Leckie, Agent of the Association for Scotland, has been delivering in Dundee a course of Lectures on the Errors of Popery; twenty-one in number. Subjects:-The Rule of Faith-Infallibility-Transubstantiation -Sacrifice of the Mass, &c. &c. Mr. L. is an indefatigable and intrepid champion of the Truth; and the interest awakened and the effect produced are of a very strong and marked character.

On the 4th Inst. the first meeting of the Bridport Protestant Association was held in that town. Captain Steele, in the chair. Several very influential clergymen attended, and much good it is hoped was produced. The meeting is alluded to in the Extracts from Correspondence.

SINCE the first of July, much progress has been made through the instrumentality of one of the travelling Agents of the Association, towards the formation of some promising Associations in Kent. He has lately been very successfully engaged in the same work in Northamptonshire and Leicestershire.

"THE Right Rev. Dr. Griffiths, Catholic bishop of the Cape of Good Hope, has arrived in London on the business of his mission.

"The Right Rev. Dr. Collyer, new Vicar-apostolic of the Mauritius, has come to London from Rome, previous to his departure for his mission.”— Catholic Magazine for August.

"The Right Rev. Dr. Griffiths and the Right Rev. Dr. Collyer had an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell at the Colonial Office."Court Circular, July 17.

THE Popish Bishop of Galway has joined Mr. O'Connell's Repeal Association, and his Repeal Meeting at Tuam was called by a Requisition signed by the Popish Archbishop of Tuam, and between fifty and sixty Priests.

Ar the last Irish Assizes there were thirty convictions for Ribandism— a conspiracy of which Lord Normanby so often denied the existence. Thanks to Lord Roden's Committee and these convictions, the fact is now proved: to the minds of all who have attentively considered the state of Ireland, this matter will give rise to much painful reflection.

WE understand that the Phoenix, Edinburgh Roman Catholic Newspaper, has ceased to be printed.

SERMON.-The Rev. Robert Montgomery, M.A. Incumbent of St. Jude's, Glasgow, author of "The Omnipresence of the Deity," "The Messiah," &c. &c. preached an able and eloquent sermon on behalf of the Protestant Association, on Sunday morning, the 19th of July, at St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel, Vauxhaul. The text was from Genesis xxiv. 43, "Behold I stand by the well of water."

THE NEW REGENCY BILL.-The restrictions under which the Regent is placed by the Bill only regard the following necessary and emphatic points:-1. "The Regent shall not give nor have power to give the Royal assent to any Bill or Bills in Parliament for repealing, changing, or in any respect varying from the order and course of succession to the crown of this realm."

2. He shall not have power to assent to any Act" for repealing or altering the Act of King Charles II., entitled, An Act for the uniformity of public prayer and administration of the Sacraments and other rites and ceremonies, and for establishing the form of making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons, in the Church of England,' or an Act of the fifth year of the reign of Queen Anne, made in Scotland, entitled, 'An Act for securing the Protestant religion and Presbyterian Government.'" And,

Finally. If the Regent "marry a person professing the Roman Catholic religion, or shall cease to reside in, or absent himself from, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. . . . . he shall no longer be guardian and Regent. . . . . and the powers and authorities. by virtue of this Act shall henceforth cease and determine." NORWICH OPERATIVE MEETING.-"The meeting of the Norwich Operative Protestant Association on the 31st July, was of a very imposing character, about 3000 persons were present. The Rev. T. D. Gregg was well received, and his call upon the Protestants of Norwich to strive for a repeal of the Roman Catholic Emancipation Act answered by tumultuous applause. The Rev. gentleman likewise preached three powerful discourses on the Identification of the Papal Church with the predicted Apostacy of the latter times, one of which it is in contemplation to publish, at the earnest desire of many of our friends here. I understand the meeting has produced a very great sensation among the citizens of Norwich."From a Correspondent at Norwich.

SOUTHWARK OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.-The second monthly meeting of this Association was held at the National and Parochial School, Borough Road, on Monday, August 3rd. The Rev. J. Horton, Rector of St. George's, Southwark, presided, and very able speeches were made by the Rev. M. Hobart Seymour, Rev. W. Curling, Rev. J. F. Whitby, Rev. G. Lewis, George Holden, Esq. of St. John's College, Cambridge, E. Dalton, Esq., and two Operative Members of the Association. The room was densely crowded.

FINSBURY OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.-On Wednesday, August, 5th, this Association held its usual monthly meeting at the Collegiate School, Finsbury Square. Edward Dalton, Esq., in the chair. A very eloquent and judicious lecture, which has been published, was delivered by George Holden, Esq., of St. John's College, Cambridge, after which the meeting was addressed by James Lord, Esq., and an Operative of the name of Moulton. The meeting was a full and enthusiastic one, and the lecture appeared to be listened to throughout with the most lively attention. The subject was "The Impossibility of civil or religious liberty under Papal supremacy."

MEETING AT FINSBURY SQUARE.-We are happy to announce that the Rev. J. R. Barber has kindly promised to deliver a lecture to the Operatives of Finsbury at the Collegiate School, 22, Finsbury Square, on Wednesday Evening the 9th of September. The subject, "Popery and Infidelity equally irrational."

SOUTHWARK.-The quarterly meeting of the Working Man's Bible and Missionary Society for Southwark, was held at the School Room, Union Street, Southwark, on Tuesday Evening the 11th of August. The Rev. W. Curling, in the chair. The meeting was ably and very affectingly addressed by a native Catechist from Ceylon, of the name of Thomas Mortimer, and also by George Holden, Esq. of St. John's College, Cambridge, Mr. Dalton, Mr. Sykes, Mr. Lewing, and the Rev. G. Lewis.

PROTESTANT TEA MEETING.-The Protestant Operatives of London held a tea meeting in Exeter Hall, on Wednesday Evening, August 19th. Sir Digby Macworth, Bart., in the chair. The speakers were Messrs. Darragh and Coates, operatives, the Rev. M. Hobart Seymour, Messrs. Dalton, Holden, Callow, and Wylie.

We are happy to announce that we have received intelligence of some considerable progress having been made towards the formation of an Irish Protestant Association.

WE have much pleasure in presenting to our readers the following gratifying list of Office-bearers of the New Maidstone Protestant Association: Branch Protestant Association for Maidstone and its Vicinity.

PRESIDENT.

The Hon. Col. J. Wingfield Stratford.

VICE-PRESIDENTS.

The Hon. and Rev. Sir F. J. Sta- John Mares, Esq.

pleton, Bart.

The Hon. and Rev. W. Nevill.
Sir Edmund Filmer, Bart. M.P.
Sir Wm. R. P. Geary, Bart.
Sir John Croft, Bart.
Thomas Fairfax Best, Esq.
M. D. D. Dalison, Esq.
Thomas Turner Alkin, Esq.
Rev. James Reeve.
Rev. T. W. Hornbuckle.
J. Stoddart Douglas, Esq.

Rev. George Davey.
Rev. Wm. Presgrave.
Rev. John Winter.
Mr. George Poynder.
Mr. John Walker.
Mr. Samuel Morris.

Colonel Best.

Rev. George Moore.
Capt. Marsham, R.N.
Rev. Bobert Moore.
Rev. Charles Cage.
D. Scratton, Esq.
Rev. G. F. J. Marsham.
John Charlton, Esq.
John Whitehead, Esq.
Rev. W. T. Staines.

Edward J. Chamberlayne, Esq.

COMMITTEE.

Mr. John Whichcord.

Mr. J. C. Prance.

Mr. Edward Watts.

Mr. E. P. Hall.
Mr. John Moncton.

Mr. Robert Rugg.

TREASURER.-Mr. Prance.

HONORARY SECRETARY.-Mr. Rugg.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We have received 10s. for the Queen of Tahiti, from "J. A. E." and have forwarded it to the Treasurer.

We must decline entering into the controversy which the letter from the Member of the Church of Scotland provokes. In what he says respecting Lord Aberdeen's bill we fully agree; we could desire, however, to see a better spirit manifested in the speeches of the members of the General Assembly who oppose that bill.

We thank our friend "G. H." for his extract from a suppressed passage in Cowper's Poems. We hope very soon to print it.

We have received the communications of " E." a young man, a Protestant; "J."; "Phoenix;" "Beta;" and "Nulla Pax Cum Româ." Respecting the latter, we can only say that we regret the unchristian violence with which it appears his last letter has been unjustly assailed.

THE

PROTESTANT MAGAZINE.

OCTOBER 1, 1840.

THE CIRCULATION OF THE SCRIPTURES IN ROMAN CATHOLIC COUNTRIES.

As members of a Protestant Association we naturally feel very much interested in this subject; not indeed that, in such a capacity, we can take part in the work, but because the manner in which the scriptures are treated, received, or resisted in foreign lands affords to us a fair indication of the spirit of Popery; and because, as we sympathise most deeply with the deluded Roman Catholics, we earnestly long for the day when more of them shall be enabled to "walk in the light," and to receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save their souls. Being thus interested in the subject, we have lately been led by various circumstances to examine it, and as that examination has been both interesting and instructive, we make no apology for introducing some considerations respecting it, to our readers.

The first remarkable fact we have noticed is, that the spirit of Popery betrays itself in every place in the same manner, by resisting to the utmost the introduction of the scriptures. In some districts, legends and fables with idolatrous pictures are actually circulated by the priesthood, ("speaking lies in hypocrisy,"-1 Tim iv., 2,) with covers marked as if they contained the scriptures of truth! In other countries, the Bible in the vulgar tongue is almost unknown even to the priests themselves; in others it is circulated to a small extent, but with notes and comments, and having the canonical books not only bound, but also actually intermingled with the Apocrypha! In some places, however, where it is impossible thus to act, Popery changes her form, professes to be wonderfully altered, and quite willing to assist in circulating the Word of God. But what sort of volume after all is it on behalf of which she makes this concession? a translation like ours, faithfully made from the original; but a translation of a translation, a version of the Vulgate, containing very many perversions of the original text, all favoring the dogmas of Popery.

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Roman Catholics. In South America and all places where Popery is not ashamed or afraid to show herself in her true colors, no version of the Bible is allowed to circulate; but in Portugal herself, where the voice of Protestant England is more powerfully heard, and where Popery on account of intestine wars has somewhat been shattered, it is necessary to allow some sort of Bible to be distributed. Accordingly a translation of the Vulgate, made by a Roman Catholic, in an exceedingly paraphrastic style, has been reprinted, and is circulated, we grieve to say, by means of English money, and under the direction of those from whom we expected better things. In this version the Papists find no cause to complain of those faithful statements which we find in our own version, and which enable us when speaking of their awful errors so easily to confute them by a reference to the Law and to the Testimony. In this version, repent is translated "do Penance"; the Popish doctrine of human merit is supported by a little addition to 2 Peter, i., 10, namely, "make your calling and election sure by good works,"-and by other perversions; the worship of the Virgin is encouraged by the 15th verse of the 3rd chapter of Genesis being rendered" She shall bruise thy head"; the Popish "canonical hours" are sanctioned in many places, as for example, in the 10th chapter of the Acts and the 30th verse, the apostle Peter's speech is translated "I was praying in my house at the hour of none"; the fearful dogma of transubstantiation is assisted by several mis-translations; the adoration of images is aided by a perversion of the text especially of the 21st verse of the 11th chapter of Hebrews; the idolatrous doctrine of the sacrifice of the mass is helped by such a version as this of Acts xiii. 2, "at the time they (the christian church at Antioch) were offering the sacrifice to the Lord"; and purgatory and other soul-destroying heresies are in like manner supported by mis-translations of the most serious kind. Similar to this version, in having most of the same faults, in being also Popish translations not of the original but of the Vulgate, are the Spanish, French, and Italian versions, circulated by means of the British and Foreign Bible Society. These translations are chosen for circulation, although there are existing in those languages faithful Protestant versions, from the operation of the unfortunate "spirit of the age,"expediency. It is feared, forsooth, that more faithful versions would not be received, just as the same Society dreaded (and acted on the apprehension) that Romanists would not receive

* For the exposure of this translation, the Protestants of the empire are indebted to the Trinitarian Bible Society, whose report on the subject of certain foreign versions circulated by the British and Foreign Bible Society, may be obtained at their Office, 4, Crescent, New Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London. It is a report indicative at once of great industry, learning, and ability, and the firmest and boldest christian fidelity.