eight minutes' trouble to fill out a column of small print, if he must be followed exactly through episodes, parentheses, and all! What are eight minutes' speaking to Mr. O'CONNELL-what are forty-what one hundred and fifty? In a five hours' sitting, he will contrive sometimes to be three hours on his legs; and in three hours he will positively pour out two and twenty columns and one quarter of oratory; to catch all of which, with a view to speedy publication, would require the labour of twelve or thirteen GURNEYS; and to print all which, with other necessary matter, would require more space than is furnished by the London "broad sheet" itself. We must, therefore, freely acknowledge that we had not published all that Mr. O'CONNELL delivered; but he had, as we calculate, his seventy columns. These were necessarily made up by different hands-but we will boldly assert, that all of them were, in execution at least, of the average merit of London reports-that some of them displayed the best tact and spirit of reporting-that some of the pens engaged upon them were quite as well able to manage a topic upon paper, as Mr. O'CONNELL himself-and, what is more conclusive than all, that Mr. O'CONNELL himself had taken one or more occasions of praising the manner in which he was reported during this very fourteen days' sitting, and that he never found fault until the fatal publication of poor JOHN LAWLESS's speech, and that this publication did not occur until near the close of the Sessions."

Notwithstanding this quarrel, a report of the proceedings afterwards appeared; the prominent feature of which was, the speech delivered by Mr. WYSE. Lord GORMANSTOWN presided, and Mr. O'CONNELL acted as toast-master, standing behind the President's chair. He announced each toast, prefacing them for his Lord

ship. It was an unusual arrangement; but, as may be well imagined, one that caused the emphatic expression of spirited and patriotic sentiments. The Earl of BECTIVE, Lord PORTARLINGTON, Lord KILLEEN, and Sir M. SOMMERVILLE, were amongst the guests. Mere abstracts of all the speeches delivered were given in the published report, except Mr. WYSE's, which was given at length,

and in the first person. We therefore conclude that the report was furnished to the papers by that talented gentleman.

About this time the Catholic Bishops came out with the following series of declaratory resolutions, which, as developing the system of attack then employed against the Catholics and their religion, we deem it right to give without curtailment :

"DECLARATION

OF THE ARCHBISHOPS AND BISHOPS OF THE ROMAN

CATHOLIC CHURCH OF IRELAND.

"At a time when the spirit of calm inquiry is abroad, and men seem anxious to resign those prejudices through which they viewed the doctrines of others, the Archbishops and Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland will avail themselves with pleasure, of this dispassionate tone of the public mind, to exhibit a simple and correct view of those tenets, that are most frequently misrepresented. If it please the Almighty that the Catholics of Ireland should be doomed to continue in the humbled and degraded condition in which they are now placed, they will submit with resignation to the Divine Will. The Prelates, however, conceive it a duty which they owe to themselves, as well as to their Protestant fellow-subjects, whose good opinion they value, to endeavour once more to remove the false imputations that have been frequently cast upon the faith and discipline

of that Church which is entrusted to their care; that all may be enabled to know with accuracy the genuine principles of those men who are proscribed by law from any participation in the honours, dignities, and emoluments of the State.

'I.-Established for promoting the happiness of mankind, to which order is essential, the Catholic religion, far from interfering with the constituted authorities of any state, is reconcileable with every regular form which human governments may assume.-Republics as well as Monarchies have thriven where it has been professed, and, under its protecting influence, any combination of those forms may be secure.

"II.-The Catholics in Ireland of mature years are permitted to read authentic and approved translations of the Holy Scriptures, with explanatory notes; and are exhorted to use them in the spirit of piety, humility, and obedience. The Clergy of the Catholic Church are bound to the daily recital of a canonical office, which comprises, in the course of a year, almost the entire of the sacred volume; and her pastors are required, on Sundays and on Festivals, to expound to the faithful, in the vernacular tongue, the epistle or gospel of the day, or some other portion of the divine law.

"III.-Catholics believe that the power of working miracles has not been withdrawn from the Church of God. The belief, however, of any particular miracle not recorded in the revealed word of God, is not required as a term of Catholic communion, though there are many so strongly recommended to our belief, that they cannot without temerity be rejected.

IV-Roman Catholics revere the Blessed Virgin and the Saints, and piously invoke their intercession. Far, however, from honouring them with divine worship, they

believe that such worship is due to God alone, and that it cannot be paid to any creature without involving the guilt of idolatry.

"V.-Catholics respect the images of CHRIST and of his Saints, without believing that they are endowed with any intrinsic efficacy. The honour which is paid to these memorials is referred to those whom they represent; and should the faithful, through ignorance, or any other cause, ascribe to them any divine virtue, the Bishops are bound to correct the abuse, and rectify their misapprehensions.

· VI. The Catholic Church, in common with all Christians, receives and respects the entire of the ten commandments, as they are found in Exodus and Deuteronomy. The discordance between Catholics and Protestants on this subject arises from the different manner in which these divine precepts have been arranged.

"VII.-Catholics hold, that in order to attain salvation, it is necessary to belong to the true Church, and that heresy or a wilful and obstinate opposition to revealed truth, as taught in the Church of Christ, excludes from the kingdom of GOD. They are not, however, obliged to believe, that all those are wilfully and obstinately attached to error, who, having imbibed it from their parents, seek the truth with a cautious solicitude, disposed to embrace it when sufficiently proposed to them; but leaving such persons to the righteous judgment of a merciful God, they feel themselves bound to discharge to. wards them, as well as towards all mankind, the duties of charity, and of social life.

"VIII.-As Catholics, in the Eucharist, adore JESUS CHRIST alone, whom they believe to be truly, really, and substantially present, they conceive they cannot be con

sistently reproached with idolatry by any Christian who admits the divinity of the Son of God.

"IX. No actual sin can be forgiven at the will of any Pope, or any Priest, or any person whatsoever, without a sincere sorrow for having offended GoD, and a firm resolution to avoid future guilt, and to atone for past transgressions. Any person who receives absolution without these necessary conditions, far from obtaining the remission of his sins, incurs the additional guilt of violating a

sacrament.

"X-Catholics believe that the precept of sacramental confession flows from the power of forgiving and retaining sins, which CHRIST left to his Church. As the obligation of confession, on the one hand, would be nugatory without the correlative duty of secrecy on the other, they believe that no power on earth can supersede the divine obligation of that seal which binds the confessor not to violate the secrets of auricular confession. Any revelation of sins disclosed in the tribunal of penance, would defeat the salutary ends for which it was instituted, and would deprive the ministers of religion of the many opportunities which the practice of auricular confession affords, of reclaiming deluded persons from mischievous projects, and causing reparation to be made for injuries done to persons, property, or character.

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XI.-The Catholics of Ireland not only do not believe, but they declare upon oath that they detest as unchristian and impious, the belief that it is lawful to murder or destroy any person or persons whatsoever for or under the pretence of their being heretics ;" and also the principle" that no faith is to be kept with heretics." They further declare, on oath, their belief, that "no act in itself unjust, immoral, or wicked, can ever be justified