... Our opinions on the subject of capital punish- or ments have been often expressed. We lately took in an opportunity of again entering our protest fa against such a mode of dealing with criminals an even of the highest degree; and we should not gl, now have entered upon a consideration of the ti question, did we not believe that the horrible mi s-enes which attended a late execution in America ...

... CORRES PONDEN CE. THE ROMI1SH DOTIEOF INTENTION, TO THlE REV. S. AIINTON. Rev Sx,-,IuI answer to your lett'r, dated 2Sth of July, swhich appeared in the Lirerpool Mer-CIIrY, I beg to say that we shall soe how far the charges you make against tice are founded, whoae I woill give a reply to the lecture wlhilh YOU purpose giving this evening on the Doctrine of liitention.~-I am, rev. sir, ...

... THE QUEEN OR T HE POPE. WEHICH SHALL RULE IN GREAT BRI I'AIN? UNDER certain circumstances, frequent recur- rence to a particular topic not only requires no apology on the part of the public journalist, but becomes his unequivocal and imperative duty. Such circumstances exist at present in the posi- tion assumed by a numerous and influential por- tion of the community with respect to the mea- ...

... DISTRICT INTIELLIGENCE.I HEDON. one On Wednesday list the Wesleyans held their Sunday I. School auniversary in the chapel. The eltildrenl were rive feasted with an abundance of good things of every de- car5 fcription, gratuitously provided by the friends of the instittltiol,' as he, to the number of about seventy, par- stor took of tea with the childrent. e on the evneling, of Saturdav last, a ...

... The half-yearly general moeeting of the blhare- holders in this company was held yesterday week, at the Euston-square station, London; GEO. C. CTLYNN, Esq., M.P.,3 chairman of the hoard of directors, preeidled. The notice I conventing the present meeting having been read, and the minutes of the last read and conficrned, Tue C ITAIRMAN rose and said :-Ilefore the report was read he i hoped the ...

... h ;SCOLOGNE, JULY 2.5 M. Anerawald, the late Ober-president of Cob. lena, lately removed from his government in favour of sM. Kleist-Retzowr, has just been elected by the town 0 of Dusseldorf as its representative in the Berlin Y chamber. M. Auerswald has refused to accept this e mandate. This fact, insignificant in itself, has, how.. o ever, a certain importance. You will remember that d ...

... Henry Ill. of England used to say, that he would rather converse one hour wit/ God in prayer, than hear others speak of him for te-i.-ECARDU. A GOOD HIT.-A proselyting Roman Catholic said to a Protestant acquaintance who had been at the Exhibition, Did you see the beautiful dresses of the Cardinals ?' 'EYes, replied theProtestant, andlI'll tell ?? besides. I saw the bible translated into ...

... HRtsMAJES'TY'SVISIT TO SCOTLAND.-Her Majesty has been Le pleased to signify to the Directors of the Great Northern Railway her intention Of availing herself of heir line of rail- 'a way in her progress this year to Scotland. This will be the I first time that Royalty has honoured this great trunk line Of is communication by travelling on it, and preparations on a most .d extended scale are on ...

... : I +m1h Mrnn Chynnicle.l (From tbs Morning Chronicle.) Although the illfamous fabrication which was lately put forth by the Dandee papers respecting Sir Johb Franklin's party mwas suspected by us to be a wicked h ilpo sturlse, it has been suggested that a circumstantial exposure of the falsehood of its separate details would be very satisfactory to the many whose anxieties are greater than ...

... MOVEMENTS OF THE EX-ROYAL FAMILY OF F IANCI'. (From thle Inverness Corlncr.) For a short time past, as our readcrs are aware, her MaY Aty the ?? of the Frencll has been on a visit to the Itlgih- Inlnds, attended by a portion of the royal famsily and suite. At the pretty little village of Oban their stay has ecel oniellInge' I for some time, and numerous excursions made in variuls di- rcetions ...

... ~Ib ARIfvculais '1'>olnatS I DUBLIN: MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1851. |`11E ANTI-CATHOLIC RANT OF THE LONDON I JOURNALS. I The London journals have made the aggregate meeting and the formation of the Catholic Defence Association pretexts for pouring out upon the Ca- tholics of this country an unusually swollen torrent of invecthe and insult. Making every allowance for the vehement spirit of rivalry ...

... I Ebe freemant 3oituaL DUBLIN: TUESDAY, AUGUST 12,1851. LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S ANTI-CATHOLIC PREVARICATIONS. It can hardly have failed to strike the most casual observer that of all the statements made by Lord John Russell, accounting for his ?? policy, no two will be found to be consistent with each other. In putting that proposition we throw open the whole range of his writings and speeches ...