iv INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION. all have not emulated the exciting zeal and anti-Christian denunciations of the Rev. Drs. Cumming and M'Neile, still it must be a source of sorrow to every true patriot and sincere Christian that so much uncharitableness has been rife in our beloved country during this agitation. The reasoning faculties appear to have been almost deluged amidst the excitement of the question, whether viewed in a civil or religious sense. Our Catholic neighbours have not only been treated with great contumely by the members of the Established Church, but, strange to say, the Dissenters from our Church who, humanly speaking, owe all the civil and religious liberties which they now enjoy to former assistance generously rendered to them by the Catholic portion of the inhabitants of the kingdom, even these very Dissenters have taken a prominent part against the Catholics in the agitation; this, too, in the teeth of the fact that, if their present civil or religious liberties were put in jeopardy, the Catholic body would again come to their assistance and rescue. The Editor has felt some consolation in his onerous labours at the kindly feeling which has been so frequently shown him by members of the different religious persuasions with whom, in the performance of his duties, he has come in contact; and in taking leave of his readers he cannot help impressing upon them the importance of their endeavouring to turn to their individual profit the arguments, good and bad though they may to some extent be, which have been advanced on the occasion. For himself he can truly say, that the vast correspondence which his duties have brought before him have tended to make him think more seriously than heretofore of the two principal religious systems in this land, the Established and Catholic Churches: they both, doubtless, have their human defects; but perhaps he may be permitted to say, that the Established Church of these realms, possessing, as it does, much more temporal wealth than any other Church in the world, ought to turn the present agitation to the consideration whether they might not be the means of far more usefulness, as to morals and religion, than they now are, and whether the poor and maligned Catholic Church in this land does not appear to care more efficiently for the spiritual and temporal comfort of the people committed to its charge than its rich and powerful rival does for its members. The documents and facts which have for the last four months emanated from the bishops and clergy of the rival Churches have had a striking tendency to lead the popular mind to think more favourably than heretofore of the Catholicthough in many senses the reverse should surely be the effect. Finally, the Editor sincerely trusts that the recent agitation may rapidly subside, and leave as its fruits for the present and future generations a decided and efficient conviction of our duties as a Christian community, and that each and all may endeavour to put into more practical operation the benign precepts of our Lord and Saviour; and in choosing the communion of our adoption in this world, may select that one which tends to bring us the most completely in contact with the anticipated regions of future and eternal bliss. NOTE.-The Editor deems it necessary to state his conviction that all the important facts and documents relative to the " Roman Catholic Question" have appeared in the pages of these pamphlets. Doubtless during the progress of the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill through the Houses of Parliament many speeches of interest will be made; still the Editor thinks they will, to a considerable extent, be merely claborations of the materials already in these pages, devoid of original facts or documents. Should, however, on the conclusion of the debates, the Editor's opinions undergo a change, he will issue the results in the form of an Appendix to the present volume. INDEX. [The abbreviations have reference to the Series of the Pamphlet in which the article is to be found, and the ABERDEEN, Earl of, Speech in the House of Lords Address to the Queen by the English Catholics, to the Queen from the Bishops of the Esta- from the Catholics of Birmingham, s. 6, p.9-11 from IrishC.bishops to their flocks, s.24, p.11-13 Papal, and "What's it all about?" an article 66 s. 21, p. 1-3 Assumption of Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, s. 23, p. 15,16 "Batch of Bishops," an article on the, from the Bath and Wells, Bishop of, on the "Romish Ag- Beaumont's, Lord, Letter to Lord Zetland, with Bennett, Rev. W. J. E., Letter to Lord John Rus- Resignation of, s. 11, p. 7-11 Correspondence with the Bishop of London, Bill to prevent the Assumption of Ecclesiastical Legal Arguments at length on the, by Vincent Scully, s. 24, p. 7-11. Historical and Practical Opinions thereon, by Birmingham, Catholic Bishop of, Letters to the Letter to Lord John Russell, s. 19, p. 15, 16 Correspondence between the Archbishop of Cardinal Wiseman's Lecture on the Hierarchy, Briscoe, the Rev. Dr., and Lord Feilding, s. 3, p. 11 Bristol, Speeches by the Dean of, s. 4, p. 10-15 Letter from Sir B. Hall to the, s. 9, p. 13-16 Reply to the Address from the Episcopal Remonstrance of the Irish Prelates, s. 16, p.16 Cardinal Wiseman's Pastoral, s. 1, p. 4-6 Oath, From the Spectator newspaper, s. 7, p. 11 "Carolus" on the Protestant Agitation, s. 11, p. 11-14 "Catholicus" on the Prayer for the Queen, Bishop Charge, the, of the Bishop of London, at St. Paul's Chester, Bishop of, on the "Romish Aggression," Chichester, Bishop of, on the " Romish Aggression," Church, State, and People, s. 14, p. 1-5. Church of England, Rev. G. A. Denison on the Real Churches, the Established and Catholic, lashed to Clarke, Mr. Rochford, his Attack on Cardinal Confessional, the Catholic, Dr. M'Neile's Stric- Conolly, T., M.P., Speech of, s. 21, p. 5 Conversion of the Rev. H. W. Wilberforce, s. 6, Re-, of England to the Catholic Faith, said Correspondence between the Bishops of Exeter and between the Bishop of London and the Rev. seconding the Address to her Majesty, s. 18, p. 2 Lecture on the Cardinal's Oath, s. 6, p. 1-7 Letter to Mr. Bowyer on Cardinal Wiseman, a Leading Article from the, on Pramunire, on the University and City Addresses, s. 11, p.7 Speech by, s. 20, p. 6-9 Doyle, Rev. Dr., Sermou of, at St. George's Catholic Drummond, H., M.P., Speech of, in the House of Dr. Cumming's Remarks on, s. 2, p. 14 Bishop 01, on "Romish Aggression," s.7, p. 16 Irish Catholic Bishops' Address to their Serjeant Shee's Speech on the, s. 24, p. 14-16 in reference to Original Articles, s. 9, p. 1 on the unchristian spirit displayed by the on Messrs. Richardson's unjustifiable pro- Editha, Queen of King Edward the Confessor, Edward, King and Confessor, Anecdote and Vision his Burial in Westminster Abbey (which he England, Appeal to the People of, by Cardinal England, Re-conversion of, to the Catholic Faith, Episcopal Church of Scotland, Address from the, Established Church, Bishops of the, Address to the Examiner newspaper on Cardinal Wiseman's Ap- Exeter, the Bishop of, on the "Romish Aggres- Correspondence with the Archbishop of Can- Fagan, W., M.P.; Speech in the House of Com- Few Words to the Men of England," s. 8, p. 15, 16 G.;" a letter to the Times on Cardinal Wise- "G. C.," Obervations by, on the Queen's Spiritual Gibson, Milner, M.P., Speech in the House of Gloucester, Bishop of, on the "Romish Aggres- Graham, Sir J., M.P., Speech in the House of Com- mons by, s. 18, p. 13, 14, and ditto, s. 21, p.3, 4 Guys," Processions of, and Burning of Effigies, Hall, Sir B., M.P., Letter to the Archbishop of Hamilton, G. A, M.P., Speech by, s. 23, p. 5, 6 Hawes, Benjamin, M.P., his testimony in favour of Hereford, the Bishop of, on the "Romish Aggres- Hexham, Pastoral by the Catholic Bishop of, s. 12, Hierarchy, Bishop Ullathorne on the, s. 1, p. 6, 7 1 a Plain Appeal on the, by John Bull, s. 4, p. 1-10 Irish Beneficed Clergyman's Opinions on the, Bishop Ullathorne's Account of the Origin Hope, H. T., M.P., Speech in the House of Com- Speech in the House of Commons by, s. 18, Immoral and blasphemous tendencies of the Pro- Inglis, Sir R., M.P., Speech of, s. 18, p. 10, and Irish Beneficed Clergyman, an, on the alleged Established Prelates, Remonstrance of the, to Catholic Bishops' Address to their Flocks on Kildare, Marquis of, Speech on moving the Address Langdale, Hon. C., on the Roman Catholics and Leader newspaper on Cardinal Wiseman's Appeal, Leading Articles from the Public Press on Cardinal Lecture by Dr. Cumming on the Hierarchy, s. 2, on the Cardinal's Oath, s. 6, p. 1-7 INDEX. Lecture by the Rev. T. Nolan on the "Pope and the by Henry Vincent on the Pope, the Bishops, Life of Cardinal Wiseman, s. 1, p. 13, 14 his Mother, s. 17, p. 16 Lincoln, Bishop of, on the "Romish Aggression," London, the Bishop of, Charge to his Clergy, at St. on the "Romish Aggression," s. 7, p. 14 Correspondence with the Rev. Mr. Bennett, City of, Addresses to the Crown, s. 11, p. 1-7 Masquerade, the Vatican, an article from the Maule, Right Hon. F.,M.P., Speech by, s. 23, p. 12, 13 Ministerial Crisis, Speeches on the, s. 24, p. 1-7 Moore, G. H., M.P., Speech in the House of Com- on the University and City Addresses, s. 11, p.7 Morning Chronicle on ditto, s. 7, p. 7, 8, and on the Napier, J., M.P., Speech by, s. 22, p. 2-4 New Batch of Bishops," an Article from the Newport, Pastoral of the Catholic Bishop of, s. 8, Nolan, Rev. T., Lecture on the Pope and the Queen, Norfolk, Duke of, Letter from the, with an article Norwich, the Bishop of, on the different view he 14 O'Connor F., M.P., Speech by, s. 23, p. ditto, s. 19, p. 12, 13, and ditto, s. 20, p. 8 University of, Address to the Crown, s. 11, P. 1-7 County Meeting, Cardinal Wiseman and Mr. "Papal Aggression," "What's it all About ?" vii Pastoral, the, of Cardinal Wiseman, s. 1, p. 4-6 . p. 9, 10 p. 11, 12 of the Catholic Bishop of Nottingham, s. 12, of the Catholic Bishop of Hexham,s,12,p.13-15 Disraeli, Benjamin, M.P., on the, s. 1, p. 12, 13 Peel, F., M.P., Speech by, s. 22, p. 16; and s. 23, People, Church and State, s. 14, p. 1-5 Peto, S. M., M.P., Speech of in the House of Com- Phillips, A. L., Letter of to the Earl of Shrewsbury, Plain Appeal to the Common Sense of the People Pope Pius IX., Apostolic Letter, s. 1, p. 1-4 and the Queen, Lecture by the Rev. T. Nolan, the, the Bishops, and the People, by Henry and the Ministers, from the "Quarterly alleged Aggression of the, by an Irish Bene- Pope's Bull, the, and Dr. Cumming, s. 3, p. 7 Præmunire," the Daily News on, s. 5, p. 13, 14 Protestant Agitation, by "Carolus," s. 11, p. 11-14 Quarterly Review," the, on the Ministers and the 8-16 Queen, Catholic prayer for the, Bishop Ullathorne and the Pope, Lecture on, by the Rev. T. and the Pope, the Catholics' Address on, Address to the, from the Bishops of the Esta- Addresses to, from the City of London, and Spiritual Supremacy, Observations on, by Her Majesty's Speech on opening the Ses- Reflections by the Editor on the exciting influences Remonstrance of the Irish Prelates of the Esta- Reply to Dr. Cumming's Charges, by G. Bowyer, Rescript, the Papal, Letter on the, by G. Bowyer, Reynolds, J., M.P., Speech, s. 20, p. 9-11 Roebuck, J. A., M.P., Letter to Lord John Russell, Speech in the House of Commons, s. 18, Roman Catholic Explanation of the "Papal Ag- Roche, E. B., M.P., Speech, s. 20, p. 1, 2 Romilly, Sir John, M.P. (Attorney-General), Speech, Russell, Lord John, M.P., Letter to the Bishop of 8 Dr. Cumming's remarks thereon, s. 2, p. 14 and the Catholics, by the Hon. C. Langdale, Letter to, by J. A. Roebuck, M.P., s. 9, p. 1-3 Letter to, by Dr. Heber Playfair, s. 17, and the Puseyites, s. 12, p. 15, 16 Bishop Ullathorne's Letter to Lord John Speech in the House of Commons, s. 18, Ditto, s. 19, p. 1-9, and ditto, s. 22, p. 12, 13 Scholefield, W., M.P., Speech by, s. 23, p. 14 V., lengthened Legal Argument on the Eccle- by Dr. Doyle, s. 8, p. 12-14 Shee, Serj., Historical, Practical, and Legal Speech on Sibthorp, Col., M.P., Speech by, s. 23, p. 13 on the Cardinal's Oath, s. 7, p. 11 Spiritual Supremacy (the Queen's), Observations Speech on the Ministerial Crisis, s. 24, p. 2-4 on the "Romish Aggression," s. 8, p. 5, 6 1-5 State, Church, and People, s. 14, p. Sugden's, Sir E., Speech at Croydon, s. 14, p. 5-8 Tendencies of the Processions of "Guys" and on Cardinal Wiseman's "Appeal," s. 5, p. 12, 13 Ullathorne's, Bishop, Letters to the Times, s. 1, on the Prayer for the Queen, 8. 1, p. 7, 8 Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Addresses "Vatican Masquerade," an article from the Weekly Vincent's, Henry, Lecture on the Pope, the Bishops, Vision of King Edward the Confessor, s. 1, p. 15 66 Weekly Dispatch on The New Batch of Bishops," -on The Vatican Masquerade," s. 3, p. 13-15 Westminster Abbey, Interesting Remarks relating to the Good King's burial therein a few days "What's it all About?" from "Tait's Magazine," Wiseman's, Cardinal, Pastoral, s. 1, p. 4-6 Birth and Education, s. 1, p. 13, 14 Dr. Cumming's Lecture on the Cardinal's and Dr. Cumming, with a contrast by the and Benjamin Hawes, M.P., s. 3, p. 8 Appeal to the Reason and Good Feeling of Oath, Dr. Cumming's Lecture on, s. 6, p. 1-8 and the Taylor Bequest, s. 6, p. 14, 15 p. 1-4 Lecture on the Hierarchy, s. 10, p. 4-11 Second Lecture on the Hierarchy, with con- Letter from Mr. Bowyer, s. 14, p. 9, 10 Reply to Mr. Rochford Clarke's Attack on Wiseman, Mrs. (Mother of the Cardinal), and Mr. her Birth and Life defended by Fitz-Patrick, Wilberforce, Conversion of the Rev. H. W., s. 6, p. 8 Archdeacon, on the Catholic Hierarchy, s. 8, Wood, P., M.P., Speech by, s. 21, p. 5.9 York, Archbishop of, on the "Romish Aggression," Zetland, Lord, Letter from Lord Beaumont to, |