The mild and enlightened Roman Catholic Archbishop Murray has issued
a letter to his clergy against the Ministerial bill on ecclesiastical titles, which will have great influence on the attitude of his Irish coreligionists. Dr. Murray declares, that "under the pretence of resisting what is untruly called a Papalaggression,' a bill has been introduced into Parlia- ment subversive of our religious discipline, hostile to the freedom of our religious worship, and fraught with mischief to the interests of our poor." "It is nominally directed against your Bishops, but it is in reality aimed against your religion." He exhorts the clergy of his diocese, with their flocks, to pray fervently that our rulers may be in- spired with wisdom to execute justice, "not for the benefit of a fraction, but for the peace, happiness, and social welfare of the entire people." They must therefore add to the other collects the collect " Pro prelates et congre- gationibus cis commiesis' " as long as this persecuting bill is under the con- sideration of Parliament.
A crowded meeting of the " Metropolitian parishes" (Archbishop Mur- ray's) assembled at the Rotunda on Thursday, and passed denunciatory reso- lutions. The feature of the meeting was the attendance of the Earl of Mil- town and Mr. Henry Grattan, M.P., both Protestants, to swell the remon- strance against the Ministerial measure, as a wrong to all Irishmen.
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