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own conclusions. I am, most honoured lord, your grace's very humble, and most obedient servant,

"RICHARD COYNE.'

OBITUARY

Beats mortui, qui in Domino moriuntur.
Apoc. xiv. 13.

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Having completed his studies by sup porting a These, as it was termed, of universal theology, under that able divine, the Rev Robert Banister, he was appointed successively professor of poetry, rhetoric, philosophy, and divinity. To the chair of divinity he was nominated in 1772, and continued to fill it till he left the college; during which time, many who have since been distin guished in this country for their virtue and talents, were his scholars. Amongst these may be mentioned two of the present V.V. Apostolic, and the coadjutor to a third. As a professor of the huma nity schools (as they were called) he discharged his duty with credit to himself and advantage to his scholars: and it is never to be expected that more than as in the course of a college education

a foundation can be laid for future learn

On Wednesday the 19th inst. at the Chapel house, Brockhampton, near Havant, Hants, died the Rev. RICHARD SOUTHWORTH,t the eldest and last of five brothers; four of whom embraced the ecclesiastical state, and the fifth (Henry) died a student in divinity at Doway college, where they all received their education. Mr. Rd. Southworth was born near Preston, in Lancashire, July 13, 1743, and was originally at school, under the well known Rev. S. G. Boarding, to be improved by future study ley. From thence he was sent to Doway college, where his maternal uncles the Rev. Doctor George, the Rev. Richard, and the Rev. Hugo Kendal had studied; where also the Rev John Southworth, of the same family, who was executed for the faith, June 28th, 1654, and whose Body, till the fatal revolution in France,* was deposited beneath St. Austin's altar in the college church, received his education. Mr. Richard entered the College on the 28th of September 1756, was ordained priest 1767, and said his first mass on the feast of St. Joseph, a day which he ever after observed with particular solemnity. To St. Teresa he Had a peculiar devotion, and the 15 hof October was the vice-president's feast at Doway college, as long as he enjoy ed that distinction. Through the whole course of his studies he was remarkable for his regular, assiduous application and successful exertions; but still more

and reflection, he was careful to prepare a solid and substantial ground-work in the minds of his pupils, on which their own genius and industry might build a proportionate superstructure. Though at all times, and in every respect, an enemy to ostentation, he was posses ed of an excellent taste and sound judgment: and notwithstanding his humble deportment and homely phraseology in conversation, his compositions, whether in verse or prose, proved that he had formed his manner upon the best models. markable ease and elegance; imitating The latin language he wrote with rewith peculiar felicity the Ciceronian style; not aiming at this merely because he discerned and was captivated with the richness of expression and copious flow of language which distinguish that admired philosopher and orator, but, in the first place, because that style of writing was recommended and enjoinfor his piety and virtue. His applica-ed by the original constitutions of tion to his studies was never such as to Become a toil for fame, or to indicate an ambitious desire of being learned for the sake of distinction; but was always inspired and regulated by a sense of present duty and a view to the future duties of that calling to which he aspired. Yet Richard Southworth was at the head of his class, and bore away the palm from no ignoble competitors.

* The body of the Rev. John Southworth

was removed from its situation in the colTege church, with as much respect as circumstances would aduit, on the 4th of May, 1793, and deposited in a place of greater security,

Doway college, at a time when subjects of controversy were frequently treated in the latin language. This motive, so congenial at the same time to his own taste and inclination, had its due influence with him, and he was accustomed to urge it upon those who were submitted to his tuition. He was a decided" admirer of the ancients, and seldom thought the best translations in modern' languages comparable to the originals. He deemed highly of Pope's translations of the Iliad, but with his own beand nign smile on his countenance, shaking his head, he would say,

that'

the sweet rhymes of the modern versifier did not come up to the seemingly unstudied, but heartfelt strains of the Mæonian bard In confirmation of his opinion, he would refer to those truly beautiful lines which conclude the VIIIth book, "As when the moon, &c. " and then quote with apparent triumph,

man may practise the injunction of St. Paul, may refuse to be conformable to the world (Rom. xii. 2), and in so doing may extort the approbation of the world; for Mr. Southworth was respected by all ranks. Wherever he was seen, his virtue was discovered and admired, he was at once a model to priest and Ως δ' ὅ7 ἐν ερανω αστρα, κ. τ. people, and most revered and loved by His memory was naturally retentive; and those who knew him best. In the year seven to the last, when, with his former 1790, after the death of the right revescholars, he would repeat, with the great-rend and honourable Dr. James Talbot, est correctness, passages of considerable the clergy of the London district were length which he had not read for more assembled to consider on the means than forty years. As professor of phi- necessary to he adopted in procuring losophy and divinity, he was exact, from Rome a succession to their deceas assiduous aud perspicuous: a foe to ed prelate. On this occasion it was, that novelty of opinion, and singularity of Mr. Southworth, who had been chosen sy stem. and named as the coadjutor of the deIn 1774 he was nominated vice-pre- funct, thought it was his duty to mention sident, in which office he exhibited, as this to the assembly. It was treated as he had always done, a bright example an attempt to invade the episcopal seat, of piety, punctuality, humility and of and what was only the triumph of conevery virtue, The first at prayer and science over inclination, and the feelings every public duty, the most edifying in of humility subdued by an extraordinary the performance of every religious exer- effort of the same virtue, was condemcise, his life and conduct were more ned as the effect of ambition, and as powerful encouragements than his such received a vote of censure! Mr. S. words. In viewing the faults of others patiently received it; he had done what he was indulgent and charitable, in re- was he thought his duty; he bore the proving them, lenient and compassion-humiliation without complaint; leav ate, proving by his words and looks, ing it to others to hope, that ambition that he was grieved at the offence com- was as far from the breast of every one, mitted, rather than angry with the de- who had sitten in judgment on his senlinquent. In short, such was his affa- timents and views, as it was from his bility, kindness and charity to those own. He never mentioned the circumbeneath his care, and such his deference staunce afterwards. For the 30 years that to the rules of the college and his only he was at Brockampton he continued superior, the president; such his piety, to labour in the salvation of those who humility, abstemiousness, recollection; were entrusted to him, by his own exsuch his whole life and conduct, that ample and by every mild persuasive. he was considered as a saint on earth, He was admired and beloved by all and as one given by Heaven a model who were acquainted with him; those for imitation in every thing that regard- whom he could not prevail upon to ed college discipline and perfection. follow his counsels, he still loved, and On the 24th of August, 1786, he left was beloved by them; for enemies he Doway for the English mission; and had none. In the discharge of every was shortly after his arrival, placed at duty he continued till Sunday the 9th Brockhampton, where he continued till inst. though he had been in a state of his death. His life in this situation much debility for some weeks before. was similar to that which he had led On that day his congregation were for thirty years at college. He loved much alarmed and afflicted, at seeing retirement, as the best security for him under the necessity of receiving the virtue of a priest, and while he assistance in coming from the pulpit. guarded himself against the dust of He lingered till the 19th, when having, the world, by avoiding its confusion, according to his particular desire, receiv while his dress, his manners, his lan-ed the last sacraments in his chapel, guage had none of the supposed ele- he was led back to his parlour, and gance of the day, he has afforded a there, surrounded by his friends, the convincing proof that primiive sim-children of his care, without agony of plicity, joined with apostolic piety, will groan, he placidly expired.-And may still be revered, and that the clergy-he rest in peace!

| street chapel, to superintend, and' approve for publication, in Dr. T.'s name, the said bible. M'Namara, not being able to finish the work, Mr. Cumming engaged the same clergyman to complete the unfinished part, which he did; and the work was moreover publicly adver-, tised as containing "the elegant, copious, and instructive notes or annotations of the Rheimish testameat;" carefully revised by the Rev. Mr. Walsh, by permission of Dr. Troy. This being the case, what had the ignorance of M'Namara, or the speculation of Cumming, to do, with the question? The work must have been in circulation some time, and no complaint is heard of it, un

purpose, raised an outcry against it, by imputing to its authors the most obnoxious principles regarding the security of the state and society in

speeches from them, for the edifica tion of the legislature, and the protection of the church. There was not a moment to be lost. The catholics should, with one voice, disclaim those very odious doctrines; he was sure there was not a single catholic in Ireland that did not feel as he did,—abhorrence at the principles those notes contain." Surely the acknowledged courage of this great patriot must have been considerably daunted, that he calls so stoutly for a general disclaimer from the catholics of Ireland, to pacify the bigotry of our enemies, and secure the good graces of our parliamentary friends. But why did not the learned gentleman produce one single note in support of his sweep.til a nest of bigots, associated for the, ing charge against the Rheimish annotators? Does he imagine that the Irish people will be satisfied with his bare assertion, unsupported by one solitary fact? Indeed, the man-general, and charging the catholics ner in which he has attempted to sooth the ravings and slanders of a hireling press makes me blush for the veracity and good sense of this hitherto eminent advocate for the rights of his oppressed countrymen. The passage I have just quoted is contrary to fact and void of reason. Never did I witness a more misera ble attempt to blink the question, or a more pusillanimous desire to solicit pardon for a supposed offence. The first translation is stated to have originated from party feelings; the last from ignorance and a love of gain. The former I have shewn to be opposed to truth, and the latter shall make appear to rest upon no better foundation. Mr. O'Connell should have recollected that the printer, well aware of his own want of knowledge, applied to the catho-Rheimish testament contain odious lic archbishop of Dublin for his sanction of the work, and also 'that he would depute a competent person to revise and correct it for the press. Dr. Troy accordingly did depute the Rev. Mr. Walsh, of Denmark,

of the present day with holding and encouraging the same. As soon as the outcry reached Ireland, Dr. T. issued a declaration, censuring the notes in globo, and Mr. O'Connell calls for an unanimous disclaimer on the part of the catholic laity, although he admits that the conduct of the brawlers was unfair and infamous in the exsreme. But is not this an act of injustice, on the part of Mr. O'Connell, not equalled by the inquisition, to accuse and condemn authors and their works, with out hearing them in their own de fence, and this too when their ac, cusers dare not meet them upon fair grounds, but have recourse to wilful misrepresentations and auda cious falsehoods? If the annota tions to the new edition of the

doctrines, which merit the abhor rence of every Irish catholic, for God's sake let them be pointed out, that the official and responsible re viser, Mr. Walsh, may justify himself for inserting them, or receive the

indignation of his catholic country- | racy of his judgment. But does Mr.

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O'Connell sincerely believe that the
Rheimish doctors or Mr. Walsh
intended that their readers should
believe such abominable doctrines
as he named were essential to the
profession of the catholic faith?
If he does, I am of opinion it would'
be more magnanimous in him,
and more advantageous to the cause
of his countrymen, to denounce the
reviser of the censured work before
a criminal tribunal, instead of blam-
ing the ignorance of a poor printer
before the catholic board. Let the
man amongst us, who dare to broach
and propagate such doctrines, be
consigned to the offended laws of
his country, but do not condemn
him by implication, nor pass judg-
ment upon him from ex parte evi-
dence. Mr. O'Connell disclaims
the Rheimish testament because
such abominable doctrines may be
deduced from the notes; but upon
the same principle he should, to be
consistent, disclaim the text also.
Did not the covenanters deduce
from scripture the necessity of ex-
tirpating popery, prelacy, supersti-
tion,heresy, schism, and profaneness,
by force of arms, in the three king-
dom's? Did not some of the scrip-

men, instead of taking shelter under the wretched subterfuge that the re-publication of the obnoxious work was occasioned by ignorance and interest, and therefore the catholics are not chargeable for its sentiments. The religious doctrines of the catholic church have always been, and must still be, the same. The work in question on its first appearance raised a similar commotion among the puritan party of that day, as the last edition of it has done in the present; but instead of yielding to the foul accusations of their enemies, and putting forth a renouncement of the supposed criminal propositions, the authors defended them, and exposed the fallacious reasonings and unjust conclusions adopted by their adversaries. And would it not be more honourable on our part to follow the example set us by men who sacrificed every thing to preserve their religious integrity, and hand it down to us pure and unspotted? Mr. O'Connell says, he is a catholic, from the conviction that it was the best form of religion; but he would not remain one, one hour longer, if he thought it essential to the profession of the catholic faith to believe that it was lawful to MURDER tural reformers deduce from the text protestants, or that faith might be a justification for the committal of innocently broken with heretics. Yet whoredom, cursing, swearing, and such (he said) were the doctrines to other abominable impieties? Did be deduced from the notes to the not the arians deduce from the writ Rheimish testament." I question ten word the non-existence of the not the sincerity of Mr. O'Connell's divine nature in the second person catholicity, but I lament the weak- of the blessed Trinity? The calviness of his nature, in thus sacrificing nists, that God is the author of sin? the venerable fathers of the English The methodists, that faith alone is church, to gain the meed of popu-sufficient for salvation? The qualar applause. The learned gentleman complains of the unfairness of the British Critic, in quoting without giving either text or page, to avoid detection; and yet he is guilty of the same thing, as he did not favour his hearers with one passage from the notes, to enable them to form a correct opinion of the accuHOD. JOUR. VOL. V.

kers, that baptism is useless, and religious ceremonies ridiculous? Now, if such blasphemous and im pious doctrines as these may be, and are, "deduced" from the word of God itself, why does not Mr. O'Con nell disclaim against its circulation, as containing bigotted and intolerant doctrines, meriting the abhor

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OF THE

PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
OF WALES,

it was otherwise ordained, and

* Death lies on her, like an untimely frost 44 Upon the sweetest flower of all the field." Her Royal Highness was born the

Only child of their Royal High-7th of Januar, 1796, and married

nesses the Prince Regent, and the Princess of Wales, and consort to his Serene Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg, after being delivered of a still born male infant.

the 2d of May, 1816, to Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourg, whose state of inconsolable affliction and grief, may be more easily conceived than described. From the first notification of her death, the inhabitants of the metropolis spontaneously evinced their feeling for this irrepa rable loss, by closing the windows of their houses, and slipping the shutters of their shops. The day of her funeral, which took place on the 19th, was observed as a day of religious devotion and lamentation throughout the whole empire. The shops were closed, business of all kinds suspended, and every place appropri

Ir is our painful duty, which we fulfil with emotions of heartfelt grief, to record "an event (it has been truly said by cotemporary writers) as calamitous as could well occur in the annals of our hereditary monarchy, for it involves the death of the only two presumptive heirs to the crown, in direct succession-the Mother and the Child."-On the fifth of Novemher instant, her Royal Highness was delivered of a still born male child,ated for divine worship was filed at nine o'clock at night, and about with the most numerous congregahalf past twelve the princess was tions ever witnessed, all penetrated seized with great difficulty of breath-with due sentiments of compunction ing, restlessness, and exhaustion, which alarming symptoms increased till half past two the next morning, when her Royal Highness, expired at her seat, Claremont Lodge, in Surrey.As soon as the fatal event transpired, the whole metropolis exhibited one universal scene of sorrow, which spread to the remotest parts of the kingdom; for never we believe was grief more sincere or general; never was the national feeling so strongly depicted on the countenance of every individual, as on the present afflicting calamity. Each one on receiving the news, was struck with melancholy sadness, and all mourned the premature end of a Princess whose virtues had gained her the love and affection of the whole nation; for had it pleased Providence that she should mount the throne, there is no doubt she would have brought to it the spirit of an English queen, untainted with the blandishments of luxury and pomp,

and regret, at this signal visitation of an all-wise God.-At the catholic chapels, high mass was celebrated in the most solemn manner, particularly at the Portuguese ambassador's, where the music was of the sublimest kind.-in Ireland, the national sorrow has been greater, if it is possible, than that of England, and the publi cation of the daily journals was voluntarily suspended in Dublin on the day of interment; a mark of respect unparalleled on the demise of a mem ber of the Royal family in England.

According to court etiquette, an order was issued by the Deputy Earl Marshal of England, (the Hereditary Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk, being a catholic) for a general mourning; and such is the general respect and veneration entertained for the virtues of this illustrious and deeplylamented princess, that scarce an individual is to be met who is not clothed in of some the sable habiliments of woe. Peace be to her shade.

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