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‘ I :5 Vol.VI.] ' CHARLOTTETOWN, SATURDAY, JULY 1, 18113. [No. 312.

EDINBURGH, MAY 18.

. altthority oftbe Church. With such men they could notllhe know not what the do” H r r l t

have fellowship, and still less so with those who. would lift,Rev,. Dr. concluded by anyafii'ctioiinf: r’itiiieeaa’ lea ) tip a menacing trout against “ the powers that be,” and could ‘prsyer might be made to God on behnll'ofbis cariy themselves against the constituted authorities of the 1 present trying time of her history, “ until peace be within her ‘ tiou which had been considered as settled. (Heap) land With defiance and coutumely. (Hear, hear, and ap-lwalls, and prosperity within her palaces. ‘ plause.) If they relusod to coalesce with the body on the sat down amid long continued applause.

FIRST MEETING or Tun—FREE (PRESBY’I‘ERIAN) ASSEMBLY.

Dr. Wnsn havin‘g taken the chair, opened the proceed- ings by a very suitable and soletnuiziugl prayer. He then rose and said—Reverend fathers and brethren,l presume our first duty, iii the circlijirstnnces in which We are placed,

great question oftbe power oftbe civil magistrate to inter-

tere With the ecclesnistical affairs of the Church, still lesslotbers proposed measures for organisin

Mr. Pitcairn was then appointed tjlerk.

” The Rev. Doctor'there was the temperance movement.

The l concession in the direction against the agricultural interest I that earnest {(hear); and he could not help thinking that it was most im- Church in the ‘ prudent and unwise so soon again to stir an exciting ues-

ext Now, he could not rallude to that without joining with the lion. member (Mr.

Dr. Candlisli and Buller) in bearing testimony to the great benefit w'bicbjn g the new church. :‘ltselfit had conferred on Ireland (hear), and to the Sincerity

. unquestionabw, is to constitute ourselves by the choice ofa igtwjéldtlieylcoalesce with another, body who refused to ack- Six Committees were appointed to provide “interim supplies and honesty oftbe motives with which he wits persuaded it . Modemmr; and l he, assured "m, [he eyes “every mm. of H geh ie cons'titutle authorities at the churcb,and least,chordinatices”—meana.ol education (or the students for the I had been promoted by the Rev. .Mr. Mathew. (Hear, lienr.) . ". .Vidm, in this Assemh,v__,he eyes of [he who“: Church and of wit men w to c lose to live amongst the elements of - ministry—a church polity—to prepare an address to the ad- , Within the jurisdiction over which be (M.-. Show) presided, . .s’oumry’ are directed ,6 one ,"dividual who,“ to name is ‘0 0“)" "Bum. and delighted in turbulence and tumult. (Ap- l boring people, and letters to be addressed to correspondingilie was convruced crune had been reduced one-third Within

, ‘uwonounce his Puuegyric' a p ause.) But he need not proclaim in the ears ol that as- churches at home and abroad. ‘ihe last lew years, owmg to the change to the habits of the

The extent ofhis labours, in con-

ueinbly the duty to guard against the lawless and revolution—

‘- Dr. CHALMERS then rose and said—Fathers and brethren,

‘lecuon _w"ll 0‘" l’lie-‘Fllt Phslumh W0Uld,.lll8lly em'lle DIV ary politics oftbose who spoke evil ofdignitics and were

Chaluieis—(the mention of Dr. Chalmers name here was given m chm, e He. ,. h . . H k - ’

received with extraordinarv crtl u ' a th wt 1 fth l I g- ' ( d ’ (ML) 6 new it was "m “9088' . ' ' 818‘")! e 'l 10 3 0 e sary to warn his brethren present against such men, and the

735‘ al‘d‘ence (“l’w‘lrdS °f3000l l'h’h'gi Cheering for some danger of being in any way associated with such men; butl

minutes with the utmost enthusiasm, and the house present- ing a perfect forest of bats and handkerchiefs—Dr. VVelshl continued)—-would justly entitle that great man to lIOld the because many might, in present circumstances, inisconceive

at I ‘e‘ ' u- e 'ir. ‘ i I . ' ‘ . - v - - ll 5 I’ M H) this 0 l "I 9" lb “'5 gem“ has he?“ ‘h‘Vme‘l their object, when, in the character of a great home nnssmn, to the servrce ol

honour promised to those who, havmg laboured successful-“he world upside downy (Hear hem.) Thev were for ly in their Master’s cause, and turned many to righteousness, pence. law, u"d 0,.de,._(Hea,. he,".’)__n0; mmuh’ furhulence are to “shine as the stars lor ever and ever.” and confusion. (Hear, bean), Ifsufi‘ered to prohecute their Cigaulyrzlh‘h lhe" left lhe cham} “ml 11 was man by Dr- labours quietly and peaceably, they would soothprove them-

selves the best friends ol socnil order, and social happiness and pence, and the aristocracy oftbe land would find it to

it was-necessary and right that they should take the earliest

ldeeply feel my inadequacy for the la

Whlch 31°“ have be?“ Pleased '0 c‘mle“ "PO" "‘e- under‘ ‘ to work otit the christian principles oftbe church ol'Christ “he ll "1 few" and "l “'eilkllessi “ml 1” "lWh h'eml'hhg- Bl“ they would find that the aristocracy themselves would sufi'ef' we have wm‘l‘m'liWh‘f" l‘rge‘l “Y the l'eellugol'lnrufllulenyyi loss. With men who ‘Werc rccklesslv attempting to pull j—we have Wfil’l'hm l0" Inukll‘il “film/0m approach ‘0 Hll‘b , down the aristocracv thev bad no SVIYIIIIIIlly; with such men 1“ Whom “lone Sll'ellflll' “"‘l Sllfilflem‘y “V9 I" h” louml- 1” they could hold no copnrlnersbip. "I‘hcy would ttirn neither the '“eflmlmei he heflt‘led m “fl” ll few l‘el'llal'ksi lll order l to the riiv'bt hand nor to the left but keep on the even tenor 'that they might have brought before them‘au outline oftbe l (,j ,heh. cm“ and leave ,he resuh ,0 God. (Ahphumm) why PrmC'l’les “my “ad "(I‘ll’le‘l lhi“ d3)“ 3”“ Illa ‘fom'se (ll-cm" did he find; his brethren in the church assembled there th. ml“ “‘5! Wm‘ld how have '0 Pursm’u The “me was “owttlny? Beciiuse they had chosen to obev God rather than lawn“ by h" lel‘g‘hehe‘l “l'gllm‘lhli ellhel‘ 0" ‘he one 5i"? orl titan. Their God was the God oforder, rind not confusion; the when-they lIml HOW alllll‘oaClletl the Season 0" d0“ng l and ifthose who dwelt in liiub places would let them alone, find "0! ‘he 58350" Olim'gu-lhgi "I'd therefore he wmll‘l fir“ ‘ they would find it so. The; sliotild i'eco-vnise them as the ~sml°hrlefly [he gmhh‘ls 0” Wthh lhk‘y had Separale‘l fi'm" best conservators ot the commonwealth. (Hear hear.) Now :the Establishment, and then advert to the duties that would the breakwater had been ,1,”de and by tho'se who were devolve on them in their new capacity, and how those duties most hneresmd h, keepiug h h, hs’place. The hreakwaier

might best be fulfilled. The Rev. Doctor then referred to the principles which the Civil Court decisions on the Cburcli questions involved,—enumerating the different cases, and showing their various features, and contended that as the Legislature had refused to acknowledge the .claim of right

had that establishment now against the bufl'etings of sin, and Satan, and the world? It was based in the nfl'ecti us of the people of Scotland —-tbese were taken away frorr‘ie establishment of their fathers, and what was left? (Hear,

'hls heavenly Mame". and hill l5 lh" high like the apostles of old, they would be accused of “turning'

hm’l‘s 0‘ 1h” Office be so; but il'they were not permitted quietly and peaceably.

signed.

The ifisembly then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAY 30.

IRISH ARMS HILL. (Adjourned chare.)

registration hill, and their . to illicit distillation. ed. that precisé equality was not maintained between E

on the defeat ol'justice

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justice?

Dr. Macraamu said the 193 were only those who were members of Assembly; the total number of ministers Who hull Signed the protest and concurrence, was, he believed, 420-

Wliere there was so wide a difference in the na-

DI‘. CANDLisn proposed, that, in order to give ministers ; people from intoxication to sobriety (bear, bear); but, alas ! and elders, members of Assembly, an opportunity ot'signing iii that unhappy country, even the blessing of temperance the protest, and others an opportunity of signing the adher- ‘ was turned to a curse (hear, bear); the bands, the symbols, ence to the protest, the doctrinems should lie at the ofiice of and the organization, be bad no doubt, Mr. Mathew himself the Provisional Committee, 7, St. David Street, from seven

. . . . . o’clock in the morning till the meeting of the Assembly. opportunity of stating their Views as a warning to the world, (Agreed)

now deplored, as having been originally indiscreet, though, perhaps, well meant: it was certain, however, that they had since been turned by designing persons into a nucleus of

Dr. Snir'rn said, it appeared that a mistake prevailed as to ' most extensive and alarming organization for other and far the Signatures, some believing that 193 were all that had

different purposes. (Hear, hear.) There was then there- moval of the Whigs from office, which necessarily took off the drag which, as regarded their adherents and expecuitits, they had put upon the repeal movement, by making all par- ticipation in it a ban to any share oftbeir'patronage. (Hear, hear.) He must now come to what was to him a more pain- ful part oftbe subject. The party, which for shortness he ‘might call Protestant, althouin containing within it many Roman Catholics—that was the Conservative party in Ire- land—had undoubtedly up to a very recent period been apa- thetic and almost indili‘ercnnt to the present agitation, to a

Mr. S. O’BaisN could not vindicate the past comluCt or degree most unusual, aiul, indeed, unprecedented amongst England to Ireland ; and there were two points on which be them blamed the present Minifiirs—Ltbeir omission to pI’OVlde n ' or erroneously, ware under the impression that that imagi-

Nimlliflgeluellt. by the Fltll'll duty. nury danger cunnineg presented to English prejudice bad Much bitter complaint had been utter- imposed upon the Irish Government, and where their Irish Ilg- Supporters in every part oftbe country felt that they deserv- vland and Ireland ; but were the characters and circuinstati- ed confidence, they thought that they were treated with dis- ' res oftbe two nations the same? Why, one of the objections trust and suspicion. to this very bill was, that magistrates ol one party in Ireland such conduct would upon generous minds,—they shrunk into would convert its enactments to party purposes. But Where themselves, and in their turn were the magistrates who would convert an act of Parlia- (Hen.licnr.) They looked on With wonder and amazement ment to party purposesin England? Mr. SHEIL had insisted front the want of protection to wit- nesses giving evidence, and to jurors pronouncing verdicts, against the perpetratoj‘s ofoutrage; but when bad it hap— iti England that a witness or a juror had been mur- dered for the share be had taken in the administration of unheeded, and bring upon them the imputation of ultra poll": ticians and being the advocates of unnecessary coercion.-

The Conservative party of Ireland, whether rightly

This produced the natural result that became distant and reserved.

at the blindnesa and ignorance of the Government to the progress oftbe present agitation, but they would not step uninvited beyond the limits of their own peculiar duties— they would not intrude opinions that were not sought, and were probably apprelienive that iftliey did they would be

which the Church had put forth, founded as they were ‘ou express statutes and the Treaty ofUnion, no other resource was left for those who adhered to those claims but separa- tion from the Establishment. He contended, that when the Church entered into connection with the State, she gave up no part of her liberty as a Church oberist,—-that liberty was not hers to give, and it was not 'only her privilege, but

hear.) They would do nothing more,—tbey would leave the establishment to its own defence. Ifon the hlaiik constitu- tion oftbe free church they were willing to inscribe “No

ture oftbe two societies, it was impossible that they should (Hear, hear.) be governed exactly alike. He intended to propose some amendments to this bill, but be approved its general priuci- that there was a want of vigour and independent power of Voluntaryism,” they might then b Id it up to the dema- ple. There Were in every village a few turbulent ft-l’llows, action in the executive Government oflreland. They were,- g‘ogues and agitators oftbe land 1h they might read and who would iint,beicontent without arms; but the people however, at length, all aroused and alarmed. The Govern- learn, that while tree, they were not anarchists. (Applause)! in general were peaceably disposed, and had iin dislike to a merit ltsell had awoke to the real state and danger of the . But they must be aware how they used that li-eedom—they law which protecth person and property. On them it country, and it was_equally the duty, the interest, and, be her bounden duty, to hold it good. ’I‘lieiraticestors had been must use it, and no: abuse it; for rhough freedom might he would fall with a fcaiber's weight, while upon the. violent trusted, the inclination ofiill who Valued the security of per- ' ""9 1" lhm Pl‘lll‘3ll’le- For the "llllhtenflhce Ol'h "'9! had einbla'zoned on the banner of t‘he church, it might, of all, and tumultuotisit would come, as it ought to come, with the Son and property in Ireland, to aid in alloying that agitation sufi‘ered persecution and death, but, nevertheless, preserved ' be but an empty name. (Hear, he“) They must not leek weight of an iron bond. The father nt'a quiet family did which was spreading asa flame througlithat country. (Hear, 3

h I’ll"e allll elllll’ei hull‘lhls ll.‘l0WU from (me generation ‘0 for freedom in the applause of the multitude. Still more not wish to be dragged from his bed and forced into the bear.) Irrhis (Mr. Shaw’s) opinion there was no danger of ; another, from one century to another, by the union oftheir gallingflmn the "runny of the state was the tyranny oftbe ranks ofe. marauding party; and the young woman who an outbreak so long as the leaders could prevent it—bow “l: common fall“ and “"3 l’leSSlng "filled" great Klng “ml Heud- multitude. (Hear: hear.) Let them mnnftilly and christianly had saved a little pittance was anxious to be secure against long that might be, il'tlteir career wasgmt checked, he could I ~ «‘3 ‘They lIEld the principle, llml. l" things Splrltlml. [he ChurCh I refuse all soft and selfish compliances with the mere dictates attack and abduction. He spoke, not as «partisan, but as s not say. _ Mr. O’Connell—for'hs (Mr. haw) would speak 0T ' conld never submit to the control oftbe Civil Government; of men. Le, (hem folibw the examph, or the early chm- magistrate of Ireland, anxious for the security and page. of him in his capacity ofIrish agitator rather than as a member

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It could not be disguised either that through-

,of the Establishment Iiad beenl‘emoved, and what defence , out all parties in Ireland there existed a prevailing opinion

and fornoarly a century and a half, that principle had remfilll- tiaiis,and make the bible,and the bible alone, the statute-book his country. . ol'that house, the functions of which office he seg‘med to ‘ ed unchallenged,—nnd it was never till lately,—-till within both of minister and people, Let mam carry their princi. Mr. C. Buuaa said, that though many members near have renounced—TML O'Connell,in one at lnslusts eciies, as, the la“ few I'm‘l‘si—lhm the Clllll‘Ch lmd Sllfiel‘ed 3‘ ‘he hamls ples into practice, as did the apestolic christiuns, when they him had assented to measures resembling the present, when speaking 0t physical force, exclauned,—-“I know I 'trick of the CivilICoui-ts for proclaiming it. (Hear, hear.) For “obeyed God rather than men.” At one time they were the they were to be administered by a Government possessing worth two :flhat—wbat I W’fl‘llt is to organize the entire of mfll'llfilnlllg “Dd defendlhg Ilmll' lll'mClPles they Werelhonoiired few, but at other times they were the objects of the confidence of the Irish people, they were under no ob. Ireland by what be (Mr. Obonnell)called f‘meane purely brought together there that day. (Applause.) It was WEllltumnlt and violence. Now they were sailing calmly and ligation ofsanctioning a hillto be administered lyyeGovern- constitutional: In the some paper, a leading one or that “‘3' the)" hall been strengthened l0 do What they had done- smoothly down the stream, and prosperously borne along ment whose princile that people detested. As to the sug- party, Imd one conducted wttlrgreataliility—the'flalion—r ‘ 3 God Would not forsake them nor the families of the faithful, ' upon its bosom ;_now they were hummug the adverse e18- gamma oer, s_ O’BRIEN, about the gamer ofthg family there wass programme oftbeir intentiona,and an inhalation ) nor would he leave them now without his Spirit to guide moms ofafloniing popularity. (Applause.) Nor were may and the young woman mincked by n gang, the street ofihe of the means by which they were to be, eflectedNo! , Ihemi and hlS strength to ehtlhle lllelll ‘0 hOld out ‘0 ‘he ehd- to expect to fare better than the apostolic christians did. bill would be just this—that the assailants would still have ll'lfihlllenl OUFSElVPSs OUI’S‘lV“ “lone- GO 0" orgahlblns— l But he would caution them to be careful how they "58d the lThey tvere not to expect to escape. The world tllat bated arms themselves, but would find their victims unarmed. As contribute to the repeal treasury—not suddenly to make a - hour oftriumph. 'I‘hero'was a certain triumph, like that of! the apostles would hate (how who fouowed in the same to repeal, he Wm, decidemy adverse to it; but if ih. mind or show for your county or parish, but gradually and regularly. ‘, , victory after conflict, which required to be carefully used. path how, Them wa. no repeal yet of what might he can. . . 1‘ Apart from Christianity, the mental phenomena had often ed a standing order in chrishaniiy, that u they (hm live godly in this way, hm by the redress ofher grmvahaee There was show-your armed brethern in red. and green coats that Ire- , be"! I‘eflllsml- When the dlSClPlel! 0f Olll were made P1"- in Christ Jesus. must suffer persecution,” (hear, hear); and not in Europe a nation whoso physical condition was so had [and is wo_-bsgone, and Will .rmite, Will be mighty, and I hikers 0" the BMW grace, arid the BMW Wllli and were now that a new light had been let in upon them, they were'rs hers; and that was the opinion which all Europe enter— “'0th Berylyg- Meet by mll‘ludi, meet with your'temper- . ‘ ' able to‘ overcome the world, Paul rejoiced ; but let them not to forget the adverse elements that had opposed apos- ltained. as was proved bv its literature, both permanent and ance mule—the badge of your new Virtue—meet in order, never forget the deep humility which holy men of old mixed mlic christianhy, and imagine that they saw more clearly : periodical. The Poor Law reports, as compared With the and separate in order. Obey your leaders, learn all the pic. up with tlieirjoy and their mirth. (Hear, hear.) When Was how ,0 “can. me”, man the early Christians did, Let them , testimony of Amines Young, established that, While. all ments of success, distrust and watch, and be fefirtssottmg.’ there more necessity, in the history of the Church, for hu- arm themselves with a righ, mind. Le, me”, he prepared (other nations had been advancing to their comforts, the load land; organise, observe the law, agitate, an‘l ‘e patient. mility, and acknowledgment of their own helplessness, than ‘ with like sacrifices as were the christians ol old—the loss ofl of tbe_Irisb, their potatoes, had been deteriorating, both in All . butliow |ong_would.th:y merit inqrderan seperlate’un : .et the present hour? Never was such acknowledgement populurity,-—tbemselves---their families,—their all,——rathei"quantily and in quality. What leaders had they to keep order, it they met in myiia 8, Will mi nary those, 0 It’ll]; _ more Called “Jr—"eve" “’"3 humility more "he‘lt’d lhfl" than be supported merely by the power of numbers. Ulcer.) them within the law? In many places there Were no resi- their l€flller5,}|lld beurmethe G‘l‘elnem’fl Ol V_Vt1|'- r. JO 1M3” nOW—and the translation they had been making necd- Let them take care and not give up principle for the sake of dent gentry; but there was a church imposed upon the peo- it was, he believed, that-said:- 1 {Ion tnpnie who metres the 1, ed peculiarly to be guarded by such sentiments as these— popularity—butcontinue as tried and faithful stewards, admi- ple by force. You kppt up your ascendancy only by arms, l:\;rl8,dlf Itotlild (Ilia; yylifi'the bn lidsualndwmIittwtfret : i, I “Nevertheless, it is not 1, but the grace of God that is in me.” nistering the affairs oftbe Church, not as pleasing men but as and by arms bills. Ibe present Government lisd adopted 3 H I Cll‘c“ 11“? .Y I“ '9" "'05 “7": y OTC?!“ e dim“ .: "‘ Let him that tliinketh he s'nndetli take heed lest he fall.” pleasing G0d_ (Applause) Bu, while they thus quoted me me Orange parry; for he céuld find no difi-‘erence between There was one in the next column to w at he to rea .— . “(Heart hear-l 1“ gth'g “P "‘9." “memo” With ll“? smev examples of Paul and other apostolic Christians, let them the Orange and the Tory Party; and what must be tbcfeel- ““Z‘he music's reef}, premornipgfs bpglit. ' ’ ~' they Wire Em": Up a great temllh‘llon ‘0 5i“ i bl“ “’“hmn not forget that their history also afibrded much that was fit- ings oftbe Irish people to see promotedto the henchmen (pap ipgethcr— c t, riglit-- eti, rig u, g ’ .humility, and watchfulness, and prayer, there Was danger ted to encourage them in the arduous work which they had known to them mainly by their religious bigotry and national “Ye? 5:22.}! unznltgmi . now of being carried away in another way. ‘ Let principle befnm them, In the mids: of the greatest trials, and difli- animosity which they had evinced in Parliament? lie was “ B", 1mm“, how ,0 march in Tipvmry 0|

have Its Wm” “‘°l'k- Le‘ them have n 03", lBSI lhey ciilties and dangers, they Wei-e comforted, their hearts “ be~ not personally acquainted wrth Ireland, but he had seen in “ By “WIVES and Sm,” (m we g" Q .