POPERY IN ENGLAND.` SAVAGE ASSAULT.-As Mr. John Shields, a missionary to the Romanists in the city of Durham, was quietly walking past St. Nicholas' Church, a young Irishman, named Patrick Donolly, first put out his foot to trip him up: then said, "You are the - that lectured at Framwellgate Moor, last winter; I will not be satisfied till I draw the blood of every Protestant in the country." cease molesting him, or he should call the police. Mr. S. told him to Upon this Donolly stunned him, crush sprang at him and dealt a tremendous blow which ed the bones of his nose and disfigured him for life. After several more blows, and on the approach of help, the wretch fled. Donolly was brought before the court, his assault fully proved to the satisfaction of the judge, who sentenced him to six weeks imprisonment. SIX WEEKS and costs ! Is that the way England protects her citizens? ROMISH DESIGNS IN ENGLAND.-During the same week of the above outrage, and in the same city, at the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of a chapel, priest Constitt in an address to the people, called attention to the surroundings in that ancient city—" nearly every one of its churches built by Catholic hands, and witnessing by the names they still bear to the worship which was once offered within their walls—and looking down upon us from its magnificent site is the venerable Cathedral, with its gray towers standing out in their massive beauty-every stone proclaiming its Catholic origin." He then calls up in imagination the throngs of pilgrims from every land who used to kneel around that costly shrine of St. Cuthbert, and asks, "Who are we, and why are we come? We are the rightful heirs of the Saxon men and women, who in this city worshiped God and honored his saints. We are come to bring back the past—to bridge over the chasm which separates the sixteenth from the nineteenth century." Another priest, Rev. Father Vaughan, at Bradford, addressing the Irish on "Ireland as a nation," said among other like things: "For seven hundred years Ireland has never made an effort towards national existence, with the exception of the period from 1782 to 1800, when she enjoyed for the first time for those seven hundred years a glimpse of national greatness and glory—(applause). So long as England was strong Ireland would never be able to do anything, but England at that time was weak, and unable to defend the coasts of Ireland. Then it was that the volunteers sprung up, and dictated to the government-(applause). God in His providence might give the Irish people another opportunity—he hoped so—and it was legitimate before God and man to seize the opportunity-(applause.)'' Another priest says:— 'We have not alone the right, but we are bound by the duty of making all the preparations in our power against the day when our oppressor will herself be battling for her existence, and when our efforts would be morally certain of success. Is this treason? I am then a traitor. Is this 'disloyalty?" So am I." A Roman Catholic writer in the Rambler of a recent date remarks, "You ask, if the Catholic were lord in the land and you (Protestants) in the minority, what would he do with you? That would depend on circumstances. If it would benefit Catholicism, he would tolerate you; if expedient, he would imprison you, banish you-fine you-possibly he might even hang you. But be assured of one thing, he would never tolerate you for the sake of the 'glorious principles of civil and religious liberty." Lord Palmerston seems to be helping them into power with his eyes open. "All history," said Lord Palmerston on a recent occasion, " tells us that wherever the Romish priesthood have gained a predominance, there the utmost amount of intolerance is invariably the practice. In countries where they are in the minority, they instantly demand not only toleration, but equality; but in countries where they predominate, they allow neither toleration nor equality." The Established Church seems willing to identify itself with Popery, as may be seen in Dr. Hooks' Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury. "The reading of such a book as that lately published by Dr. Hook, is well fitted to explain the constant tendency of a section in the English Church to lapse into Popery. Instead of treating of the Reformationas a great transition from darkness to light-the crossing of a wide gulf between truth and falsehood-the history of the Church of England is made to embrace the history of Popery as part of it. The Church of England, according to them, is just Popery continued in a new form. The history of the archbishops of Canterbury, for example, is made to begin, not with Cranmer, but with Augustine. Popery acts in a totally different way. She disowns, of course, all the bishops and archbishops of the Church of England since the Reformation, as so many usurpers, and absolutely refuses to return the compliment of the blind and obsequious Puseyites and High Churchmen. Hence her people have a much clearer view of their own claims and position than the muddled and bewildered students of such a historian as the Dean of Chichester." NAPOLEON'S HOME TROUBLE. BOUDET, successor to Persigny, was thought to be the very reverse in qualities which made Persigny unpopular and necessitated his dismissal; but recent French correspondence declares that he is repeating "some of the most glaring mistakes of his predecessor." FINANCIAL CONDITION.-M. Fould, Minister of Finance, has sent a long report to his Majesty "on the disorganization of the money market, the collapse of the Crédit Mobilier, the decline in the Funds, and predicts a fearful crash and crisis unless the Emperor pour oil on the troubled waters by publishing peaceful assurances." HOPE FOR SPAIN. IT is said that children will in many things faulty correçt each other far more effectually than parents could do it. There are cases in which the faults cause each other discomfort, and therefore become unpopular in the group of little equals, and unpopularity among companions is more dreaded than punishment from superiors. On this principal partially—so far as unpopularity among comrades goes-we augur good for Spain. To show how Spanish persecution of Matamoros is regarded by Papists of other lands, we name two facts. Eugenie, Empress of France, is known to have said that the Protestants of France were quite right in their action in behalf of Matamoros, adding that she was "sorry it was her country (Spain) which was guilty of such intolerance." She openly encouraged Count Pourtatis, husband to one of her intimates, to take part in the deputation to the Queen of Spain. The other fact is that the English Papists now report that the sentence of Matamoros, &c., was commuted at the suggestion of the Pope, who said that such intolerance was disgraceful to the Romish Church. These instances are only samples of Romish feeling in many countries, which feeling cannot but affect the future course of Spain. We would say, in regard to the above statement about the Pope, that the report of such honorable conduct on his part will probably be as great a surprise to him as it is to the rest of the world. Those who were in the deputation aver that the commutation evidently took place to avoid the necessity of a reception and the awkwardness of an official reply. The whole history of this deputation, including the sentiments elicited by it, shows, as did a like movement in 1852, in behalf of the Madiai, that the public sentiment of the enlightened nations of Europe, Romish as well as Protestant, frowns on such brutal persecution, and that even sulky Spain cannot stand that frown. NEAPOLITAN BISHOPS AND BRIGANDAGE. THESE men having taken refuge in Rome during the most violent agitations in the Neapolitan territories, were, some time since, requested by the Pope to return to their dioceses. It was hoped that this was an indication that the Papal court, in despair of restoring the Bourbon rule in Naples, was encouraging the priests to reconcile themselves, in some degree, to the present order of things. But they seem to have gone back only to stir the brigands to fiercer raids. A lithograph circular, dated at Rome and addressed to the priests, urges them, through the pulpit and the confessional, to set the women and children against the "atheistical government which oppresses the Temporal Power.” : the lower clergy of Italy. It gives hope in laboring ight upon their dimmed vision. The statue of Luth ality, artistically most appropriate, viz., the site of lace, where Luther made his immortal defence befor ow a garden, and the bigoted owner will not sell it to The next most desirable place for it, where the ands, is, by unanimous vote of the Common Counci a free-grant for that purpose. F DISTINGUISHED LAST WORDS AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN DI y days have passed between God and my soul, in which I have s elf to him, and I trust what I have committed unto him he will [Rev. Jonathan Dickinson, first Pres. Nassau Hall. 1708--1747. ewell, my brethren; farewell, father and mother; farewell, worl lights! Welcome, God and Father-welcome, sweet Lord Jes welcome, eternity! Amen. Lord Jesus, come, Lord Jesus."29--1732, Bridegroom has come, and we shall now have all things."-[Re 751. work is done. Oh, to be in heaven, to praise and glorify God w -[Rev. David Brainerd, 1742--1747. ve a hope,” and, after a short interval, added, "and some fear 745--1790. that I had a thousand tongues, that I might employ them all in =t.”—[Rev. John Carmichael, 1760--1785. now that I love God and that I love his people for the likeness th mes Dunlap, D. D,, 1781--1818. ant to live just as long as it will be for the glory of God, and no Aitchell, 1781--1841. w. Lord, what wait I for? Come, come, Lord Jesus."—[Rev. 782--1818. "Death has no terrors to me.”—Rev. Aaron Woolworth, D.D., 1786--1821. "The time is come; Lord, help."--[Rev. Joseph Patterson, 1788-1832. "I am ready. I am a sinner saved by grace. Tell my brethren, tell the congregation, that I die in the faith I so long preached. I die relying upon the meritorious righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ. What a blessing to have such a rock!"—[Rev. Samuel Ralston, D. D., 1794--1851. "Blessed Jesus, while passing through the dark valley of death, do thou spread underneath me thine everlasting arms. Come, Lord Jesus, receive me into thy kingdom, which thou hast prepared for thy chosen ones, that I may there join in singing hallelujahs forever and ever."-[Rev. John Broadhead Romeyn, D. D., 1798--1825. E. D. God's Word for all their craft and force, 4. His truth our foes shall help to show,— One moment will not linger, But spite of bell shall have its course, "Tis written by his finger. For this no thanks they merit; |