sive exhortation to the children, on the duties incident] to their age and condition of life. He expatiated on the absolute necessity of a moral and religious, as well as an intellectual education, to fit them for their duties as Catholics and citizens. He was listened to with the most profound attention; and we trust that his instructions will bear lasting fruit in many a youthful heart.-Correspondent of the Tablet. CONVERSIONS. into the bosom of the Catholic Church by the Rev. On Wednesday, the 11th of August, J. C. De Castro, Esq., of Woodend, made solemn profession of the Catholic Faith, at Torre Abbey witnessed here during the month.-Deo Gratias. Chapel, Torquay. This is the fourth reception BLASPHEMOUS EXHIBITION. A correspondence has taken place between the Rev. F. Canon Oakely, of St. John's, Islington, London, and the Bishops of London and Winchester, and the Home On St. Peter's day, Mgr. Sibour, ArchSecretary, the Right Hon. Mr. Walpole, relative to bishop of Paris, received in the chrapel of his Archiethe recent blasphemous exhibition of the ceremonies piscopal house the abjuration of two English ladies of the Mass, by two wretched men named Teodor and belonging to very honourable families. M. l'Abbé Chylidski. It is gratifying to know that the two Buquet, V. G., administered to them the Sacrament Divines of the Established Church reprobate the of Baptism conditionally, and the Marquis Donosounholy proceeding, and the Home Secretary has Cortes, Ambassador of Spain, acted as godfather for returned the following answer to Canon Oakeley's both the neophytes. The Archbishop of Paris then application for the suppression of them :addressed to them a touching and eloquent discourse, after which he distributed to them the Holy EuchaIt was M. l'Abbé de Torrecilla, Almoner of the Conrist, and gave them the Sacrament of Confirmation. vent of the Augustinian ladies of the Sacre-Coeur-deMarie, who, by his pious and learned instructions, prepared the return of those new converts to the bosom of the Catholic Church.-Ami de la Religion. "Whitehall, August 14th, 1852. "Sir-I am directed by Mr. Secretary Walpole to inform you that the subject referred to in your letter of the 9th instant, has already occupied his attention. "Mr. Walpole has not hesitated, and does not hesitate, to express his deep and sincere regret that such scandalous exhibitions should have occurred, and he has given, more than once, instructions to the police to caution all persons who promote these proceedings that they will bring upon themselves a serious responsibility if any disturbance of the public peace should arise from such conduct.-I am, Sir, your obedient servant, W. J. H. JOLLIFFE." We read in the same paper that on the 5th instant, at Berlin, thirty-one Protestants made their abjuration to re-enter the bosom of the Catholic Church. We find it stated in the Roman correspondence of the Daily News, under date July 14th, that Dr. Kissock, a physician long resident in Rome, had been received into the Catholic Church by Cardinal Franzoni. "The Rev. F. Oakeley." MANCHESTER AND SALFORD CATHOLIC ASSORecently, at Noyon, in the department of ciation. At the First General Meeting of the Man-Oise, and diocese of Beauvais, a reception of much chester and Salford Catholic Association, on the interest took place. Mrs. Baret, originally of Eng 16th of August last, the Report stated that the land, a descendant of the famous Scottish family of amount raised by halfpenny subscriptions in the Bruce, and who had been carefully educated in the various Churches during an average period of four Anglican religion, received baptism, and made her months, each district was £216. 4s. 24d. In the abjuration of Protestantism in the hands of M. course of the evening addresses were delivered by the Thièble, Curè and Dean of the Cathedral of Noyon. Rev. Canon Croskell, Mr. Boothman, Counsellor Leeming, the Very Rev. Canon Wilding, the Rev. Mr. Sheehan, Mr. Somers, Mr. Worthington, and Mr. Richardson. The latter gentleman, in his spirited speech, said:"Give me the 40,000 subscriptions offered with the 40,000 prayers which this Association prescribes, and the vietory is ours. With 40,000l. a year at our disposal, we ask no government, no parochial aid for our Schools." DEATH OF THE RIGHT REV. DR. CHANCHE. -We deeply regret to announce the death of the Right Rev. Dr. Chanche, first bishop of Natchez, Mississippi, which took place on Thursday, the 22nd of July, at Frederick, M.D. It is in contemplation to rebuild the Catholic Cathedral of Montreal, Canada, in St. Dennis Street, a very commanding site. The Hon. D. B. Viger and M. Charles Lacroix have given ground for the purpose. The Very Rev. W. Cooke, V. G., and Cure of Three Rivers, Canada, has been nominated by the Holy See, first Bishop of this new Diocese. On Sunday, December 7th, 1851, the ceremony of consecration of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Newzealand, recently erected at Thorndon, was performed by the Bishop, attended by his priests, with all the usual imposing rites. THE VENERABLE PAUL OF THE CROSS.On the 2nd of August, the Holy Father visited the Church of San Francesco a Ripa, in great ceremony; after which he passed a decree on the validity of a miracle wrought by God at the intercession of the venerable servant of God, Paul of the Cross, priest, and Founder of the Congregation of the Passion. To Correspondents. Harkin, Esq., the Editor of the Bulletin, Clarence Business letters as hitherto, to the Publisher, Those who wish to insert Advertisements in the Wrapper of the Monthly Parts, will please forward Our correspondent TOLLATON, (Totness, Devon), Printed and Published by W. E. STUTTER, at the M. A CATHOLIC JOURNAL DEVOTED TO RELIGION, EDUCATION, GENERAL LITERATURE, SCIENCE, dc., &c. [By Episcopal Authority, and under the Invocation of St. Vincent de Paul.] CATHOLICS IN THEIR NATIVE LAND. ism" was in danger, the dignity of the Sovereign was contemned-her authority If persecution be the inheritance of the and supremacy were imperilled-and the Church of Christ, and, (apart from the shadow of a Cardinal's hat looming from declarations of her Great Founder), history Rome was, in this 19th century, more awfully proves the fact, yet triumph her over enemies portentous to powerful and enlightened is no less hers. That we have had persecu- England, than the sweep of a blazing comet, tions in England, none will deny. That we or an eclipse of the sun, to the most ignohave had our triumphs we readily admit. rant and superstitious clod-pole in the That further persecution is approaching, darkest day of "the dark ages." It is singular we believe. That the Church will again triumph, we know, though, whether we shall live to witness the consummation, is another question, and one, too, of very trifling importance. to see with what eargerness and facility an entire people can be made to take leave of their wits. The immediate result of the Durham manifesto was a national frenzy— fifth of November riots, burnings in effigy, Passing over the experience of by-gone pot-house gallantry, pulpit denunciations, days, let us see what our own times have platform zeal for pure-religion, and beadle brought forth. From 1829 till 1850, the and borough-mongering loyal resolvings, Church enjoyed comparative peace-she prevailed on all sides, till the pulse of bigotry found herself unshackled—she put forth was raised to fever heat, and the heart of the her energies, and she grew into an import- truly liberal portion of the community was ance that galled "the old serpent" and pro- sickened to irrepressible loathing. And voked the bile of those who have proclaimed why this astounding display of "genuine themselves her mortal enemies. Unhappily English feeling?"—why this foreswearing of for his own character, the minister of that our boasted national virtue, our far-famed, day yielded to the temptings of some sinis- but ill-founded, love of fair-play? Why, ter and wily spirit, and he became her ruth- simply, that the then dominant powers less assailant; throwing overboard his some should be permitted to rule the State and what distinguished antecedents. The ci- secure their salaries a few months longer. devant champion of civil and religious There was no other conceivable reason for liberty madly proclaimed war against the making us the foot-ball of bigotry. We had Catholic people, till then his most faithful committed no State crime-had not scandaally, and by far his most efficient supporter lized society-had not outraged either pubin the work of national regeneration. He lic morality or religion. Our loyalty to our raised the trumpet of alarm; he blew a Sovereign was not impugned-nay, on the maudlin blast, and, through the agency of a contrary, our fiercest assailants lauded our debased press, and the ruffian shouts of unimpeachable allegiance; and yet, to susother echoers, the new "No-Popery leader" tain the falling fortunes of an incompetent proclaimed his change of principle, prostra-minister-to bolster up a tottering family fabric, we must be made the scape-goat. [the war, but merely as the outworks which Our feelings must be lacerated, our religion the enemy have skilfully carried, preparatory insulted, our prelates denounced, our clergy civil rights and religious privileges. Do we to the grand assault on the fortress of our maligned, and our civil liberty offered up as exaggerate the danger? By no means. The a holocaust on the altar of Intolerance. private workings and the public announceAs regards us, the bill of pains and penal-ments of the Protestant Alliance, prove the ties has accomplished a legal revolution; fied that they will not yield an inch of their correctness of our view, we may rest satisprevious to its passing into a law we could vantage ground, nor need they while the properly call ourselves free subjects; now memory of the monstrous conduct displayed we are placed once more beyond the pale of by the judge and jury on this iniquitous the constitution, and he who was greatly in-trial, remains to foster their malignity and stimulate them to further deeds of aggresstrumental in emancipating us, has the ad-sion and injustice. ded glory of re-converting us into "Aliens We have said sufficient to prove the cerin our native land." And yet he might have tainty of a coming persecution; but there done more mischief. He had it quite in his is yet another view: the exertions of the Protestant Alliance would be less dangerpower to " cry havoc, and let slip the dogs ous were an adverse cabinet in power. Unof war!" He did not. Whether through happily, this is not the case. No man want of nerve or want of will we may not doubts that the present Premier and they, say, but he left the perpetration of that play into each others hands. Hence the well-timed proclamation, the issue of which atrocity to others more chivalrous and stamped their labours with his best approdaring in the conflict of creeds. However, bation, and precipitated, if it did not posihe is the well-spring of all the evils that tively direct, the unprovoked and murderous have flowed or that may flow from his assault on the unsuspecting Catholics of Stockport. wanton attack on our constitutional liberties. It is true that God in his wisdom and Scarcely had the bill become a portion of mercy may still break the teeth of the raventhe law of the land when the machinery for ing lion, and avert the impending persecucarrying it into operation, spontaneously tion, but should it come, how are we to sprung, as it were, into a matured existence, meet it? We are certainly but poorly preLord Shaftsbury and "The Protestant Alli- pared, and our exposed condition too, it ance" saw their time, and, dreading either the must be told, is somewhat chargeable on cowardice or duplicity of their political op- ourselves. Too many among us have grown ponents, they resolved to adopt the measure up with rather sickly notions of that firm as their own, and prevent it from becoming and independent spirit which, let trucklers a dead letter." In pursuance of this re-say as they will, is our only shield against solve, agents were scattered through the oppression. True, this unfortunate bent of country-branches of the parent society the English Catholic mind can be traced to were established in every town and city; a natural causes. For centuries accustomed combined and universal onslaught on to the heartless tyranny of the dominant Popery was preached and proclaimed, and creed, and crushed to the earth beneath its the paltry provision for Maynooth College was to be the first point of attack. 66 iron pressure, Catholics, from sire to son, found present safety in silence and patient Now, mark the wisdom, as well as the suffering. Their insignificance as a body malice, displayed in this judicious move. alone protected them. Their manhood had It assured to them the hearty concurrence virtually deserted them; and even when of all the full-fledged bigots in the land, as their numbers began to increase, when they well as the adhesion of those candidates for were emboldened to supplicate for a crumb senatorial honours who might inwardly de- of justice, their appeal was made in the despise, but who had not virtue sufficient to precating whine of the submissive slave, refuse, trading upon the stolid prejudices of which always gained what it richly merited, sincere and out-spoken zealots. A treble a fresh brandish or sharp application of the purpose was served by their new war-cry. driver's whip. Now a large portion of that It inflamed the wild passions of the mob, timid spirit has descended even to us, for insulted the Roman Catholics, and though we were made free by the Relief strengthened the hands of the protection- Bill in 1829, we seem not to give credit to ists. Flushed with success, they panted for the recorded fact, but crouch under injuries fresh triumphs, and their subtle tactics were that would be sufficient to lash sectaries next displayed in that most unblushing of into open rebellion. We will not even venall shameless proceedings, the trial of ture to remonstrate in the manly tone of Achilli v. Newman." Here was a second outraged British subjects, but continue to success. How should we view these suc- preach forbearance, meekness, modesty, and cesses? Certainly not as a termination of all the passive virtues, as if we had no hope 66 in justice, no trust in our own energies. As lieve us from the odium which attaches to if eternal wisdom had ordained that us, but elevate us to our natural position "Sufferance should be the badge of all our tribe." from which our divisions, our timidity, and As regards ourselves this shrinking spirit our apathy have so long excluded us, But is a weakness; as it relates to the interests where lie these elevating agencies? Why of our posterity, it is palpable wickedness; chiefly in the pen and in the press. These we may unworthily sell our own birth-right; are our weapons, both offensive and defenwe are not permitted to barter their high sive; then let them be brought into inprivileges. It is clearly our duty then to creased requisition. Let the slumbering conquer this weakness, to purge ourselves talent of our body be roused into zealous of this wickedness. But how? Why, we and continous action, and permit not the have many resources, many means of re-defence of our civil and religious liberties gaining our lost position. Under the guid- to be longer confined to the few great ance of our venerated Prelates, our revered minds, and the few newspapers, and other Clergy, and other natural leaders, we must hebdomadal writers, who have hitherto become a united body, and meet our oppo- been the only champions of the Church in nents with the cool, steady, determined, these realms There is a mine-a deep rich constitutional resistance of brave men, and mine of intellect among us, which might loyal subjects, who understand their rights, be easily explored if some great scientific and who can and will maintain them. hand would only point the way. There is not a section of the community We speak with reverence and respect so little understood, so greatly misunder-when we state our belief that, in an emerstood, as the Catholic body. Protestants gency like the present, our Clergy would know more of the inhabitants of Timbuc- not compromise their sacred character by too or the Aborigines of New Zealand than occasionally emerging from their seclusion they do of us, their home-born fellow sub- and bringing their vast and varied literary jects. Misled by our forbearance and powers to bear against the unscrupulous timidity, they have thought fit, however, to enemy. Our nobility and gentry, too, we paint a character for us (which, by the way, respectfully urge, have other work to perwe have not had hardihood sufficient even form not less useful to the general body to repudiate,) they have studied this crea- than the dispensing of their princely chariture of their own fancy, and have gloated ties. Then there are our barristers, our over the hideous caricature till in their solicitors, our doctors, and other professional morbid imagination it has become a settled gentlemen. What part have they taken in reality. For permitting this delusion we defending the body to which they belong, are much to blame. We must at length disabuse their minds, and accustom them to behold us as we really are. We must convince them that we are men quite their equals, that instead of slaves we are free and independent British subjects, entitled to the protection of the State, for whose support we shed our blood, and yield our treasure with as firm a nerve and as ready a grace as any other class, and, therefore, will not suffer ourselves to be wantonly trodden under foot at the beck either of religious bigotry or political depravity. Now all this may be done; and, if we would live as freemen in our native land, must be done. The safety of the Church demands this vigorous course of action. The Stockport riots prove that the protection of individual life and liberty requires it. If we truckle, as we have done, we shall be trampled on as we have been. If we resist moderately, firmly, and constitutionally, (and the Church will not sanction any other mode of proceeding) we shall triumph as we did in 1829. or in properly directing its public mind? They cannot always be professionally engaged. Might they not occasionally turn their learning, their experience, their trained accuteness to admirable account for the general good? Why not enrich our present periodicals with the stores of literature and treasures of knowledge which lie unexposed in their minds like gems locked up in a casket. Or, if more chivalrously inclined, why not boldly beard the enemy at once by establishing other serials of loftier pretension. Why not start a daily press to expose the slanders of the mendacious Times. Why not call into existence new weekly journals, monthly magazines, and quarterly reviews, and, by their means, prove to the world, as they well could do, how much mistaken our calumniators are, who ceaselessly proclaim that we Catholics are enemies to intellectual culture, that we dread progress, that we loathe the light of science, and revel in the luxury of besotted ignorance, Here are a few of our powers that lie dormant-agencies that might be made But do we possess the means of redress- singularly efficacious at the present juneing our own grievances? To be sure we do. ture. But will they? Time will answer! Would that our combined will were as firm However, there are many others, of which and determined as our means are ample and want of time and space forbids us now to effective, then would those powerful speak. It is likely we shall recur to the agencies, hitherto lost to us by disuse, be subject. brought into proper play, and not only re minutes of the previous meeting were then Society of St. Vincent of Paul. read, and the new members (six in number) "Give me one who fixes his affections on God alone. A soul, who, wrapped in divine contemplation, finds nothing amiable but God, and rests in him in an ecstacy of delight without troubling himself about his neighbour. Then give me one who loves God with all his heart, and who, for love of Him, loves also his neighbour, though rude, though coarse, though imperfect, and who employs himself in his service and does all in his power to lead him to God. Which is to be preferred? presented to his Lordship by the Secretary. The President of the Council of Direc tion then proceeded to report upon the 68 "It is known to your Lordship and to all present that, upon the 1st of January, 1852, a second Conference was established in Belfast, with the object of attending properly to the rapidly increasing applications for relief; and that to this Conference, EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MONS. placed under the invocation of St. Malachy, the care of a large portion of the poor of BAUDON, PRESIDENT GENERAL this town was committed; the Conference OF THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT of the B. V. Mary, retaining under its suDE PAUL, PARIS, TO THE PRESI-pervision that part of the town surroundDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF DI- ing the churches of St. Patrick and St. Mary. RECTION, BELFAST. From each of these Conferences reports will be read detailing the nature and the amount of relief administered, and the number of visits paid to the dwellings of the poor. The Council of Direction, which unites and controls both conferences, has also its particular report. The Council has turned its attention in an especial degree to the education of the poor, both secular and religious, and with this view it has established two schools, one in Chapel Lane, and the other in Ligoneil, the latter erected at the expense of the society. To carry these schools on to advantage, an efficient staff of teachers is requisite, and for that purpose we have two male and one female teacher employed, and we intend giving additional assistance by means of pupil teachers. Those schools are made, as far as possible, self-supporting, about one-half paying weekly school fees, and the remainder admitted free upon an order from any member of the society. The reports of the various schools are as Paris, 24th August, 1852. Rue Garanciere, No. 6. "You ask, Sir and Dear Brother, if the Council General intended to communicate to you by letter, its sanction to the publication of 'The Bulletin' (Catholic). We do so with great pleasure, now that all the difficulties which at first stood in the way of this assent have been removed. The Council General regards with satisfaction the publication which you have undertaken, and which, being distinct from The Bulletin of St. Vincent de Paul', may, without objection, contain religious, scientific, or other articles. It hopes, that, undertaken by charitable and zealous individuals, it will contribute in spreading the knowledge of works of charity in general, in making follows;— them appreciated and loved, and, consequently, in causing to be esteemed and blessed, the Catholic religion, which alone could inspire them. REPORT SUNDAY SCHOOLS. St. Malachy's average attendance Greencastle 555 200 336 140 155 Chapel Lane School Total.. 231 303 Since the commencement of the society Of the General Meeting of the Society of we had always experienced great difficulty St. Vincent de Paul, Belfast, held upon in procuring suitable clothing for poor feSunday evening, 29th August, in the Church of St. Malachy, at half-past seven o'clock. His Lordship, the Right Rev. Dr. Denvir, presided, accompanied by several of the clergy. After chanting the Litany (by the children of the schools), his Lordship opened the meeting with the usual prayer. The males. This want was, however, admirably supplied by the establishment of the "Ladies' Charitable Society" upon last St. Patrick's day,—when a number of ladies of the various Catholic congregations, with the sanction of your Lordship, stimulated by the success which had attended our efforts,. and summoned together by a zealous mem |