There is no law to pre- the Bishop of Norwich animate us to exertion. vent us from relieving those who are persecuted. ertions to protect the people. Let not the tear cover the cheek of our poor honest countrymen. Let us be firm and united. Let it not be said with reproach to man "Oh, shame to man! Devil with Devil damned Firm concord holds; men only disagree Of creatures rational, and under hope Of heavenly grace, and God proclaiming peace, Among themselves." Let our first desire be to do our duty to the inhabitants of this county, and never forget the claims on our regard for poor old Ireland. Mr. M'Donnell sat down amidst enthusiastic cheers. After some other resolutions were passed, among which was one of thanks to the Bishop of Norwich, the Hon. G. Ffrench took the Chair, thanks were voted to the Rev. Mr. Dillon, and the meeting separated in the most peaceable and orderly manner. The projected meeting of the Education-mongers at Galway on the succeeding day, (the 17th) at which Mr. Eneas M'Donnell pledged himself to be present, was not held, in consequence, it was announced, of the indisposition of the Rev. Mr. Pope. On the day following, the 18th, the Catholics of the Town of Galway, held a meeting for the purpose of taking into consideration the threatened attempts of the Factious and Proselytizing Societies, to introduce a system of education opposed to the feelings and wishes of the People. The meeting was held in the Parish Chapel, The Right Rev. Dr. FFRENCH was in the Chair, and the following Resolutions were passed unanimously : That the population of the Town of Galway had, at all times, been distinguished for the cordial and kind feelings which subsisted among them, without any religious distinction; and that this most gratifying condition of society remained unaltered until disturbed by the efforts and proceedings of factious societies and their supporters, which in latter years, and under the mask of diffusing the Christian Law, violated its dearest principles by exciting discord amongst us. That the Catholic Clergy and people of Galway have manifested the most earnest desire to extend the blessings of Education to all ranks of their community, as is well proved by their having erected the most spacious Institutions for such purposes, without any aid from any public fund whatsoever; and that, therefore, any intermeddling of Anti Catholic Societies with the Education of the Catholics of this district is obviously unnecessary, and must be attributed to a desire too plain to be mistaken-to destroy, so far as in them lies, the attachment to their ancient religion, and to dissolve that connection between the Pastor and his flocks which constitutes the first pride and consolation of both. That this mischievous spirit of hostile interference is particularly marked in all the proceedings, reports, and publications, of the London Hibernian Society, and the speeches of its agents, deputies, and supporters; and we must, therefore, most reluctantly, consider every person as an enemy, not only to ourselves, but to society at large, who will henceforth, after such evidence of our dispositions to educate, and of their determination to of fend, be connected with that Anti-Christian Society. That we have learned, with extreme surprise and indignation, the system of persecution pursued towards the Catholic tenants of the Earl of Clancarty, and the total indifference to the petition of the poor people and their Pastors; and that we recognize, in the atrocious outrage committed on the Catholics who attended the Meeting at Ballinasloe, on Thursday, the 12th inst. a true indication of the spirit that influences such a system-and we further desire most solemnly to declare, that we will eagerly co operate with every exertion, as well to relieve those afflicted sufferers who endure such cruel persecution, as to obtain a constiutional vindication of that violent and inhuman aggression. That we hail with enthusiasm the appearance of that honest and indefatigable patriot, Eneas M'Donnell, Esq. amongst us-and that the thanks of this meeting be presented to him, for his unslumbering exertions at home and abroad in the cause of our suffering country-particularly for unmasking the genius of bigotry and intolerance, and exhibiting it to the world in all its disgusting features. That our most particular thanks, in common with those of every Catholic in Ireland, are due, and hereby given, to the truly venerable Bishop of Norwich, for the splendid display of Christian benevolence, manifested in his Lordship's Letter to the Most Rev. Dr. Kelly, Catholic Archbishop of Tuam. That the thanks of the Catholics of this Town are eminently due to our liberal Protestant friends generally (with whom we hope to be, as heretofore, on terms of amity, cordiality, and good feeling), who have attended the Meeting this day, and to none more than our respected Magistrates, James Hardiman Burke, and Manus Blake, Esqrs. for their refusal of military aid to the late intended Meeting of the Deputation from the London Hibernian Society. LONDON CATHOLIC LIBRARY, FOR THE GRATUITOUS DISTRIBUTION OF WORKS OF PIETY AND RELIGION AMONG THE POOR. PATRONS. The Right Rev. Dr. WILLIAM POYNTER, V. A. L. D. AND THE RIGHT REV. DR. JAMES YORKE BRAMSTON, COADJ. THE ANNIVRSARY DINNER in aid of this Institution will be held at the CROWN and ANCHOR TAVERN, Strand, on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1826. EDWARD BLOUNT, Esq. in the CHAIR. Dinner on Table at Six o'Clock precisely. Tickets to be had at the bar of the Tavern or of the Stewards. TO CATHOLICS. TO LET, NEAR RED LION SQUARE, HOLBORN, A FIRST FLOOR UNFURNISHED, consisting of THREE ROOMS, with other Conveniences, in the best condition, well adapted for the reception of a SINGLE LADY OF GENTLEMAN, OF LADY and GENTLEMAN, and where no other Lodger will be required.-Letters (post paid) directed to, or enquiries of the Editor, will be duly attended to. London Markets. CORN EXCHANGE, Oct. 23. Having a better demand for wheat towards the close of the last week, the greater part of our home supply was cleared off at last Monday's prices; and there being but a moderate quantity of fresh up this morning, the mealing trade continued tolerably brisk at our last quotations; good samples of old free foreign, if quite sweet, obtained an advance of full 1s. per quarter, and there was a renewed inquiry for bonded parcels, but we are not aware that there have been any sales effected. The weather being very unfavourable for mealing, and the new barley here inferior in quality and condition, it was much neglected, and the currency of this day se'unight barely maintained, even for the best; good dry grinding qualities ready sale, at late prices. Of oats we still receive large importations from abroad, but almost nothing either from our own coast, Scotland, or Ireland; and, although our dealers are a little more shy in purchasing, prices keep up. Peas dull sale, but not cheaper. In beans, other grain, and flour, no alteration. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12. The Oat trade continues very lively, and Monday's prices fully supported, as our Foreign arrivals since our last quotation are but 9,400 quarters, while we have but sixty quarters of English Oats. Fine samples of Wheat, and Malting Barley, freely command the prices of last market day; but in Beans and Peas there is little doing. Importations since Monday.-4,530 quarters of Wheat, 1,700 of Barley, 9,460 of Oats, and 2,520 sacks of Flour, SMITHFIELD, Oct. 23. At this day's market, which was largely supplied with half-fat, and still more inferior sheep and beasts, but very deficient of those or the first quality, prime beef, in most instances, supported Friday's quotations, while the coarser kind, with mutton and lamb. (the latter nearly out of season), sold heavily at a falling off of from 2d. to 4d. per stone In prices of veal and pork, the supply of which was moderately good, no alteration.Coarse and inferior beasts from 2s. 4d. to 2s. 10d; coarse and inferior sheep 3s. to 3s. 4d.; second quality 3s. to 3s. 6d. ; second quality sheep Ss. 4d. to 3s. 8d. ; prime coarse-wcolled sheep 3s. 8d. to 4s.; prime large oxen 4s. to 4s. 4d.; prime Southdown wethers 4s. to 4s. 2d.; prime Scots, &c. 4s. 8d. to 5s.; large lambs 3s. 8d. to 4s.; prime small lambs 45. to 4s. 4d.; prime small calves 4s. 10d. to 5s. 2d.; large hogs 4s, to 4s. 4d. ; and neat small porkers 4s. 8d. to 5s. per stone of 8lbs., to sink the offals.-Suckling calves, from 14s. to 42s; and quarter-old store pigs 12s. to 18s. each. Supply, as per clerk's statement, Beasts 3,001; Sheep and Lambs, 26,730; Calves, 156; Pigs, 450. NEWGATE and LEADENHALL.-(At per stone by the carcase)-Beef from 3s. to 4s. 2d. ; mutton and lamb 3s.to 4s.; veal and pork 3s. 6d. to 5s. MELTON ANNUAL BEAST MARKET. On Wednesday last, this fair was well supplied with Yorkshire and Lincolnshire short horned beasts, Galloway runts, and Highland Scots. The demand was not so great as in former years, but the Essex graziers made many purchases towards the latter part of the day, and the business was done at from 30 to 40 per cent. lower than last year. The beasts may be said to have come to market in better condition than could be expected, considering the long drift and the long drought. On the whole, business was done fair between salesman and trade, and we hope the grazier will this year obtain remuneration. FAIRS. Tavistock Fair presented a good supply of sheep, but not so large a shew of cattle as the Michaelmas fair usually exhibits. Fat cattle in really prime condition were, as might be expected after so long a summer, very scarce indeed. The sale might be termed brisk, but at prices so ruinously low, that it was evident enough some private motive must have been acting on the sellers to induce them to part with their stock at so dead a loss, and what that motive is unfortunately too apparent. Of horses the show was indifferent, and the demand very slack. Sherborne fair, on Monday Inst, produced the largest number of sheep ever remembered to have been penned; the number exceeded 14,000; which, in consequence of the extreme dullness of Weyhill fair, experienced a most wretched sale, particularly in ewes late with lamb, and out of condition.-Scarcely a lot of sleep was sold till ten in the morning; from that time till one about two-thirds of them were disposod of at the following prices; fleshy whethers, from 26s. to 31s. poor ditto, from 15s. to 24s. ewes, from 15s. to 31s. lambs, from 7s. to 15s. being about 3s. per head under the prices of the late Stafford Fair, and full 40 per cent, under the prices of last year. There was a tolerably good supply of fat beasts, the quality of which, in consequence of the dry summer, was not so good as usual; they, however, sold briskly at from 9s. to 10s. per score. There was a good shew of Devon cattles which met a dull sale, full one third of them not being disposed of. The horse fair was a very poor one-scarcely a good cart-horse or roadster in the fair; the only husiness of any consequence, was with the sucking cart colts, which appeared to be in demand, at from 81. to 121. each. The expectations of the farmers had for the last month been raised by the increased activity of the woolstaplerr, who had made some purchases at from 11d. to 1s. per lb. but they were disappointed, as little business was done, and we did not hear of a single lot sold at more than 11d. On the whole the fair was a lamentable one for the seller. Sherborne Mercury. W. E. Andrews, Printer, 3. Chapterhouse-court, St. Paul's, London, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1826. 56. Printed, Published, and Edited by W. E. ANDREWS, 6d. VOL.] TRUTH IS POWERFUL, AND WILL PREVAIL. [V. THE "BLINDED ROMAN CATHOLIC" AND OPENEYED PROTESTANT. Ir is truly astonishing, though in itself a lamentable evil, to observe the gross credulity of the votaries of Bible-reading, while they imagine themselves to be the most discerning sages possible, and vaunt over their more circumspect neighbours, the Catholics, whom they accuse of being blind idolaters and superstitiously priestridden. The Morning Chronicle London paper, edited by a Scotch philosopher, named Dr. Black, for whose brains we would not give the value of a brass farthing, has the impudence to boast that Protestant intellectual wisdom is far superior to Catholic sagacity. Upon what ground he makes this statement he is not kind enough to tell us, but confines himself to mere assertion; while, on the other hand, Mr. Cobbett produces facts to shew that our Catholic ancestors far surpassed the children of the pretended Reformation, in every thing but immorality and bad government. The provincial papers, borrowing from the metropolitan "best public instructers," are equally prone to extol the supposed mental accuteness of Protestants and muddy-headed servility of Catholics, an instance of which we are about to expose to the reader. The spirited conduct of the Rev. Mr. HOLDEN, who has been appointed to the Catholic Mission of Thetford, in demanding an explanation of an uncivil epithet applied to himself and Catholics in general, at a Bible meeting in that town, called forth the following observations from the editor of The Norwich and Bury Post :— “THETFORD BIBLE SOCIETY. "The meeting of the Bible Society at Thetford, last Thursday, was enlivened by an occurrence which will perhaps not be so unusual as it has been-an interruption from the Roman Catholic Priest. The Rev. Professor Scholefield used in his speech, the words,' the blinded Roman Ca tholic, upon which the Priest rose, and desired an explanation of the sense in which the expression was applied. He said he was sorry to disturb the harmony of the assembly, but as a member of that Church he could not suffer such a calumny to pass unnoticed. The Professor declared his willingness to satisfy the inquiry, but it was determined that the business of the evening should proceed, and at its conclusion both parties should* be heard. Accordingly, at the adjournment of the Bible meeting, the Professor rose, and premising that he should confine himself to the subject on which he was speaking, the circulation of the Scriptures, he produced a document which he said he always carried with him, and confirmed his charge of blindness by the following facts: "1. In the notes to the Roman Catholic version of the Bible, published: at Rheims, and approved by the Right Rev. Bishop Troy, is this comment on Hebrews vii. 5, (unless we mistake,) "The Protestant version of the Bible is to be abhorred to the depths of hell." "2. In the Letters from Ireland, by J. K. L. (the Right Rev. Bishop Doyle), it is mentioned, and with high approbation, that a parish Priest finding in the hands of a parishioner the English Bible, took it from him with the tongs, and buried it in the ground. "3. In a Bull by the present Pope not only all Protestant versions of the Bible are prohibited under pains and penalties, but also the version by Martini, Archbishop of Florence. "The Professor concluded by declaring that he did not use the word blinded' in reproach to the Romish Church, but in pity and hearty compassion to them, as wanting that glorious light which we enjoy. "The Priest, in reply, did not deny the facts adduced, but attempted to palliate them by observing that the acts of an individual were not to be charged on a Church. He said the only difference between his Church and our's was, that we allowed the use of the Bible, unexplained, to all, while they allowed it only in an approved version, and accompanied with the interpretation which the Church ordained. Was the Roman Catholic layman to be calumuiated because he submitted to the teaching of his Church? The mischief of our unlimited use of the Bible was to be seen in the diversity of opinions and sects among us, which he illus trated by various sentiments concerning baptism. As to the Bull of the Pope he declared that the prohibition was not to be understood as denying the use of those versions, but only as insinuating, (I pledge my ears for the word) insinuating that there were faults in the book. "With this the controversy terminated, and we must add that the best spirit was manifested on both sides. We could have wished that the Learned Professor had founded his charge upon larger grounds than a... few obscure facts, little known and less heeded. We will grant to the Romish Church that she does permit the use of the Bible to the laity,← when properly guarded (pardon, Lord, the expression)-Thy word guarded by man-and we will only ask, during the 1800 years of the Romish Church, spread over the whole world, abounding, too, in learning, riches, and power, how many copies of the Scriptures she has circulated? How many versions attempted? As many as the Protestant Church in 250 years, or as the Bible Society in twenty years? Hath Catholic Spain as many Bibles as Norfolk? Has the whole Catholic world as many as England? Do the Priests urge on their people the advantage and duty of reading the word of God? Are the Catholics in general acquainted with the Bible? On the answer which must be given to these questions we would found the charge (though we do not approve of making such charges, and unnecessarily hurting our neighbours' feeling), that the Catholics are blinded, and blinding one another. Oh! my people, they which lead thee, cause thee to err?-ISAIAH. "We translate the following anecdote from Les Archives du Christianisme, a sort of French Christian Observer. ، We can attest the truth of |