drank with three times three.-Mr. Bunting then rofe and faid, "Mr. Prefident and Gentlemen -This tellimony of our approba tion, and the highly flattering attention beltowed on me this day, amply repay my exertions in endeavouring to refcue from oblivion the relics of the national mufic of our country. Allow me to affure you, they will not fail to make a lively and lafting impreffion on my heart." This fpeech was received with great applaufe.-Mr. Bunting then begged leave to give a toast The Harp Society of Belfast. This was drank with three times three. The Prefident then proceeded with the toafts. The Town and Trade of Belfast -Duet-"All's Well." The Lord Bishop of DromoreSong "O! Nanny wilt thou go with me." General Vallancey. The benevolent Society of St. Patrick in London A number of other toafts and fongs followed. 66 O'Neil, the oldeft Harper in Ireland, was not excluded from the feftive board. In the midft of his country men he feemed to have renewed his youth, prefenting an interesting picture of a Bard of other times," furrounded by his Milefian brethren. After dinner he led into the room his 12 blind pupils, one of whom is a female, Mifs O'Reilly,-Their entrance exhibited a fcene peculiarly impreffive; but when Mifs O'Reilly and two of the youths ftrung their harps, and played fome trios, duets, &c: they were followed by most enthufiaftic applaufe. Among other admired airs were the following: Patrick's Day-The Green Wood Tringha-Ulligan dulh O! or the Song of Sorrow--Bumper Squire Jones-Planxty Plunket-Planx ty Reilly, &c. &c. Their per-formances gave much fatisfaction,and it was very gratifying to behold this youthful groupe, the objects of the Society's care, thus furrounded by their patrons, delighting their ears with the mufic of ancient times. It would be injuftice to the marits of Belfalt not to mention, that two of the most approved fongs were compofed and fung with great effect, by one of the gentlemen prefent. The fong of Ballyporeen,' in particular, drew forth thunders of ap plaufe. The company did not feperate till a late hour; every one feeming deTighted with the focial an i harmonious fpirit which pervaded this patriotic meeting. The Prefident having left the chair, which he had filled with diftinguished propriety, his health was drank with loud applause. They after words retired, much gratified with the evening s entertainment, which had been moft, ju. diciously arranged by the Gentlemen appointed as Stewards for the occafion. Important [S] Important Extracts from the Newspapers. YESTERDAY evening at a late hour, fome large packages of brimftone were fent off from the Apothecaries' Hall, under a strong efcort to Glaffnevin, for thecotch colonifts lately planted there under the aufpicies of a moft divine authority. The hands the medicine is intended for, in the fhort intervals of "fcratching, are employed fmoothing the vicinity of epifcopal refidence, removing the cabbins or half graves that contained the old and ragged inhabitants who have been ferved with regular notice to depart to Hell or Connaught. THE High Constable gave an elegant dinner to a large party, at his wine flores; we regret to say that feveral impertinent publicans interrupted the feaft by their importuni ties to have billets changed, but feveral of the vulgar claimants were difmiffed, not only for the improper intrufion, but for their obitinancy in difputing the quality of the vintage of which the very choiceft felection is always to be had on the shortest notice, at No, 50, Great StrandStreet. A few days fince the Hon. W. Wellesley Pole, one of the most no. ble family of Talavara, infpected the feveral prifons in this city, among other acts of benevolence, he humanely ordered that thirty-four fick and naked prifoners to be removed from Newgate to Kilmainham, where their health and comforts will be confiderably improved, by the good air and fuperior kind of dry flagging in the cells of that prifon. Several whofe health would not permit them to be removed without cloathing, were ordered to the Hofpital, where a new manner of feeling the pulle with a walking cane is most ingenioufly introduced. It is alfo underftood in the neighbourhood of Greentreet, that during the inclement feafon of winter, fuch females as have no covering, will be accommodated with the clofeft protection against the viciflitudes of the feafon by being kept within their cells. hefe are not the kind of blankets the Newspapers faid were allowed by the humanity of the Secretary. Stone blankets have all the merits of weight and durability, but they are not fo foft nor warm as worlled onts. A very confiderable number of tradesmen, were advised by the M to fpend their Chriftmas holidays in the Watch-houfes, Newgate and Bridewell, being detected at late hours drinking part of their own money; the advice was not in any degree difputed, and a large party of the battalion attended to witnefs the festivities. Several old women were alfo removed to the fame chearful abodes, for felling bacon and cabbages on the fabbath. The Major is elected an honorary member of the Farming Society for the skill and humanity he evinced in the education and feeding of the largeft hog ever prefented to the fociety His ingenuity in converting a cabbin into an excelleet ftye was greatly admired at the laft meeting. Orders The Order of the Latin Rite for the Ordination of Bishops, in the Roman Catholic Church. Tranflated and Published with the approbation of the Moft Rev. J. T. Troy. To the Chriflian Reader. THE first object of the Tranflator has been, to confole and edify fuch of the Faithful as may be led, by devotion, to affift at the folenn acts herein defcribed. But it is con feffed, that he has had alfo a further object in view; he wished to aid even those amongst our fellow chriftians, who, though estranged from Roman Catholic communion, might however defire to infpect our ceremonies, which now, that, thanks to God, all legel perfecution of profeffed followers of Chrift has been abolished amongst us, are laid open for the peaceable infpection of all. This undertaking, he bas reafon to believe, will be the more acceptable to them, as the religious fyftems, to which they have been habituated, exprefsly disavow the ufe of any ceremonies, except fuch as explain themfelves to the mere spectator. CONSECRATION OF A BISHOP. Rubric. The Credence is to be in fome decent part adjoining, and furnished out with its long cloth, two candefticks, holy waterpot and asperforium, (cenfer and incenfebot, if the office be in chaunt,) chrifm, pontificalia of the time, viz. the fandals, amict, alb, cingu lum, pectoral cross, tole, tunic, dalmatic, gloves, chafuble, embroidered mitre, paftoral ftaff, maniple, and apron. Alfo, for the Confecrating Bifhop, the covered jointed chair, and three feats for the affifting Bishops and the Elect. In the chapel of the Elect, all the pontificalia are to be white, and moreover a white cope, the ring and an ivory comb. The affiftant Bishops mult be two at leaft, in rochets, furplices, amicts, ftoles, copes, and to wear plain white mitres. The Elect is to ap pear in the robes of a prefbyter, except that he is allowed to puc on the fandals at the Pfalm Quam dile&ta, during the office of the hours. IT is proper that the Confecrating In the church, two chapels are to be B Moft Reverend Father, our ho. Mother, the Catholic Church, demands of you to advance this Priest, whom we prefent, to the heavy office of a Bishop. C. B. Have you the injunction of his Holinefs? A. We have. C. B. Let it be read. When it is read, or the first words, as it is ufually verified before that time and WE are taught and commanded by the immemorial ordinance of Holy Fathers, that he who is chofen for the rank of a Bishop, be firit moft diligently examined, with all Chriftian tendernefs, concerning the faith of the Holy Trinity, and be interrogated upon the different titles and morals which are befitting fuch government, and, are neceffary to be kept up, according to that authority of the apostle, “Be thou not hasty in confecrating a man ;" and for this purpofe alfo, that he, who is about to be ordained, may be prepared by the inftruction how he is bounden to demean himself, when established in this rule, within the Church of God. Laftly, to the end, that they who give the confecrating impofition of hands may alfo be irreprehenfible. And, therefore, by this fame authority and precept, we now interrogate thee, moft dearly beloved brother in the fincerity of chriftian love, whe ther wilt thou conform and fubject all thy fkill and fenfe, as far as thy nature is capable, to the meaning and conceptions of holy fcriptures? The Elea fa 'ing up unco= ered answers: So will I confent and obey with entire heart, and in all things. Q Wilt thou, both in words and by example, teach the flock, for whom thou art to be ordained, in that which thou understandeft from •holy fcriptures? A. I will. Q Wilt thou reverently entertain, teach, and keep thetraditions of the orthodox Fathers, and the authoritative enactments of the apoftolical chair? A will. Q- Wilt thou uniformly render to Peter, the bleffed apoftle, to whom was given by God, the power of binding and loofening, and to his vicar Pius, the now Pope's Holiness and to his fucceffors, being bishops of Rome, faith, fubjection and obedience, according as the canons enjoin? A. I will. Q Wilt thou chaften all thy actions from all evil, and to thy utmost power, with the Divine help, advance them to all goodness? A I will. Qilt thou, along with the fuccour of God, preferve chastity and fobernefs, and teach them? A. I will. Q. Wilt thou for evermore continue a bondfman in the affairs of Ged, and cftranged from the employment of earth and bafe lucre, as far as human infirmity will yield that thou art able? A. I will. Q. Wilt thou guard humility and patience in thyfelf, and in like wife teach others: A. I will. All these and all other graces may the Lord confer upon thee, and may he guard, and may tie make thee ro buft in all goodnefs! All anfwet, Amen. Q Believeft thou, as far as thy understanding and meafure of perfuafion is in thee, that the Holy Trinity, Father and Son and Holy Ghost is one only God Almighty, and that in Holy Trinity is an only Godhead, of one being, of one fubftance, of one eternity, of one almightinefs, of one will, power and majefly, Creator of all created things, by whom are all things, through whom all things, in whom all things, whether in heaven or in earth, whether visible or unfeen, when corporal or spiritual? A. Iam perfuaded, and fo do I believe. Q Believe Q Believeft thou that in the Holy Trinity each fingle person, is one, is true, full and perfect God? A. I believe. the one true Church, in which the one true baptifin is given, and the true remiffion of all fins? A. I believe. Q. Moreover doft thou accurfe every herefy which lifteth itself up against this holy Catholic Church? A. I accurfe them. Q. Believeft thou alfo a true refurrection of the fame flesh which thou now bearest, and a life everlasting? A. I believe. the New and of the Old Teftament of the Law, Prophets and Apoftles, there is one fame author, God the Lord Almighty? A. I believe. C. B. May this faith be encreaf ed for thee by the ord, for thy true and eternal blifs, most beloved brother in Christ ! Q Believeft thou, that the very Son of God, the Word of God, everlastingly born of the Father, confubftantial, co-omnipotent, and coequal, in all, with the Father in Deity, was born in time, of the Holy Spirit, from Mary ever Virgin, with a reafonable foul; that he poffeffed. Alfo doft thou believe that of two nativities, the one from the Father eternal, the fecond from a Mo ther temporal: that he is very God and very Man, properly and perfect ly in both natures; that he is not an adopted, nor a phantafmatic, but the only and one Son of God in these two and by these two natures, but in the fingleness of one perfon; im..© poffible to fuffer or die by his Godhead, yet that, in human nature he fuffered for us, and for our falvation by a real fuffering of the Aeth, and was buried, and with a true refur rection of the flesh rose again, the third day; and that the fortieth day he afcended into heaven with the flesh wherewith he rofe; and that he fitteth at the right of the Father, and fhall come from thence to judge the quick and the dead; and that he fhall render to each one according to his works, be they evil works, or be they good? A. Iam perfuaded, and fo do believe in every point, 2 Believeft thou furthermore, that the Holy Ghoft is full and perfect, and very God, proceeding from the Father and the Son, of one equality, of one effence, of one almightinefs, of one eternity with the Father and the Son?" A I believe Q Believed thou this Holy Trinity to be, not three Gods, but one God Almighty, everlafting, invifible, unchangeable? A. I believe. QBelieveft thou that the Holy, Catholic and Apoftolical Church is After the Examination the Elect is |