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The Berlin correspondent of the Times, who must be, as Archbishop Manning declares, " a wag," published a confession of faith which, according to him, Augustus 11., Elector of Saxony, was persuaded to sign on July 2nd, 1697, when he became a convert to the Catholic faith as a preliminary to his candidature for the Crown of Poland. Amongst the professions of faith attributed to this converted Prince are the following—- " I profess that any new decrees made and ordained by the Pope, whether based on Holy Writ, or not, are of divine origin, and as such must be more highly respected by the Laity than the commands of the living God." Again, " I profess that the Boman Pope has power to change Holy Writ, to add to it, or to take away from it." " I profess that each individual priest is greater than Mary the Mother of God, considering that she gave birth to the Lord Christ only once, whereas a Boman priest, each time that he offers the sacrifice of Holy Mass, produces the Lord Christ, and each time he produces him he eats him." " I profess that the Holy Virgin Mary ought to be more highly regarded, both by angels and men, than Christ, the Son of God." Here, then, the priest is put above the Virgin Mary, and the Virgin Mary above Christ, which puts the priest above his High priest. Of course the confession, by whomever or whenever drawn up, was drawn up to make Romanism the more monstrous by gross caricature, not for the acceptance of any Roman Catholic. The morbid eagerness of Protestants for travesties on a faith which, without any travesties, must be certainly sufficiently difficult to believe, is hardly a healthy symptom of Protestant confidence. Midhurst has returned as its member) without opposition, Sir Henry Thurston Holland, the eldest son of the late eminent traveller and physician, Sir Henry Holland. The new member is, of course, a Conservative, but evidently one of those moderates who are decidedly favorable to gradual reforms and temperate progress. He encountered some harsh criticism from his own party for advocating the wise compromise in regard to game, which would give the ground game to the farmer, and only reserve to the landlord the winged game. Moreover, he has had a sound political education as counsel to the Colonial Office, and later, as Assistant Colonial Secretary, the kind of training which effectually removes prejudice and passion. Indeed, on the questions of Colonial politics, and especially questions of Constitutional law affecting the Colonies, Parliament will gain in him a sagacious and experienced adviser. It is always matter for congratulation—not perhaps for the Liberal party, but for the country—when the Conservative strength ia swelled by men who know far too much to lend themselves either to reaction, or even to absolute stationariness. Sir Henry Holland may be counted on as an important addition to the Conservative centre, —the party which neither idolises Mr Disraeli nor puts its trust in Lord Salisbury, the party, in short, of which Lord Derby and Sir S. Northcote, may be regarded as the most eminent representatives.

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