her pain was. He saw her again on the 1st instant, when she walked and spoke distinctly. No. 6 is the affidavit of the patient herself, and is as follows: County of Dublin, to wit. MARY STUART, of Ranelagh convent, in the said county, aged twenty-six years, or thereabouts, came before me, one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, and made oath on the holy evangelist, and saith, that in the month of January, 1819, she was attacked by a typhus fever, as she was informed and believes, which continued up to the 10th of March following, on the night of which day, and while this deponent was in a state of convalescence, the chapel of the convent having been consumed by an accidental fire, deponent was so alarmed that she took refuge in an adjoining field, being long after midnight, and from the damp of the grass, as this deponent was informed and believes, she, this deponent, contracted the disease under which she had been languishing for more than four years. That the principal symptoms of her complaint was stagnations at night, which were repeated five or six times for the space of four hours, which produced a total suspension of all faculties, and frequently occurred even when this deponent was perfectly awake; that there were very few weeks in the entire period of her illness in which she was free from these attacks; that she had occasionally experienced a temporary suspension of the faculty of speech; that since the 6th of January, 1823, the loss of speech occurred whenever she was raised in the bed, in consequence of which repeated blisterings and bleedings were resorted to in order to obtain temporary relief; that on the 27th day of June last, she, this deponent, lost all faculty of speech, which could not be restored by the most powerful remedies that were applied; that since the month of September, 1822, this deponent had been confined to her bed ; and from the month of January, 1823, up to the 1st day of August, 1823, she had been unable to turn in her bed without the assistance of two persons, and during her illness she had been repeatedly bled in the arms and temples, and leeches had been applied to the head, in one or two instances up the nose, and, so great was the tendency of blood to the head, that on one occasion the temporal artery burst, although it had not been opened for some weeks; that blisters, in considerable number, were applied, and since the 6th of January, 1820 this deponent had an issue on the top of the head, containing, as she was sinformed and believes, thirty peas, after which, two other issues were made in the nape of the neck, and one in her left arm, containing five kidney beans; that during the entire period of her illness she has taken no remedies but such as were ordered by the physicians; that she attributes her instantaneous recovery to the supernatural interference of the divine power, through the intercession of prince Hohenlohe. This deponent saith, that having understood the prince had appointed the 1st day of August instant, as a day on which all those who wished to apply to the Almighty for relief, should join him in prayer; she, this deponent, endeavoured to dispose herself to have supplications offered up for her; that having fulfilled the conditions generally prescribed by the prince, and prepared herself by a sacramental confession (which she was only able to make by signs) to receive the most adorable eucharist, the rev. Mr. Meagher offered the divine sacrifice of the mass in her chamber, at which her sister, Anne Stuart, and two other religieuse of the said convent and the attendant of this deponent assisted. That this deponent was accompanied by her brother, the rev. Mr. Stuart, during the devotions previous to the mass; after which, as deponent was informed and believes, he went to offer up for her the mass in the chapel of the convent; that this deponent could not receive the blessed eucharist but as a viaticum, and that when receiving it she could not project her tongue beyond the teeth; that at the conclusion of the mass this deponent continued in the same helpless state as herein-before described, and when addressed by her sister, the said Ann Stuart, as to how she felt, she, this deponent, was unable to give any signs of recovery; that perceiving no alteration in herself, she was mentally making an act of resignation to the divine will, and invoking the holy name of "JEsUs," when she suddenly perceived she had strength to utter some words, and immediately exclaimed, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, the heavens and the earth are full of thy glory," and then without any assistance from any person, raised herself in her bed, and knelt erect, and then prostrated herself to adore the goodness of God; that having immediately dressed herself, she walked down to the chapel to give public thanks to the Almighty; that since that time she has not experienced the least symptoms of her late disease; that from the issues above described she has experienced no inconvenience whatever, notwithstanding that no application for healing has been resorted to, and that said issues are now entirely healed. Sworn before me this 15th day of August, 1823. MARY STUART. JOHN DANIEL ARABIN, No. 7 is the affidavit of Anne Stuart, a religieuse of Ranelagh convent, aged 29 years, sister to the above Mary Stuart. She was present at the cure, and confirms the account given by her sister of the state of her sufferings and miraculous cure. No. 8 is the affidavit of Catherine Hosey, of Ranelagh convent, aged 25 years, who had known Mary Stuart since March, 1820, and had been her constant attendant day and night since the month of July in that year. She confirms in every particular, the state of Mrs. Stuart's health, and the manner of her surprising cure. Nos. 9 and 10 are the affidavits of Mrs. Margaret Dillon, aged 61 years, and Mrs. Margaret Lynch, aged 45 years, both religieuse of Ranelagh convent, who were present in the chamber with Mrs. Stuart, and assisted in her devotions.They confirm the manner of this wonderful interposition of God's mercy, as described in the affidavit of Mrs. Mary Stuart. No. 11 is the affidavit of the Rev. John Meagher, the spiritual director of Mrs. Mary Stuart. He deposes that he heard her confession by signs, and administered to her the blessed sacrament as a viaticum (which he had repeatedly before done, considering her distemper as incurable and threateuing death,) at seven o'clock in the morning of the 1st of August last, she not being considered in a fit state to observe the natural fast required for receiving the holy eucharist; that in a few minutes after mass he heard the said Mary Stuart exclaim "Holy, holy, holy," and other words which he does not now recollect, and on approaching her, he perceived she had a more cheerful countenance than he had ever before observed her to have. No. 12 is the affidavit of the Rev. Charles Stuart, brother to Mrs. Stuart. He deposes to the state he found his sister on his return from the continent in the year 1822, and his constant impression that she would never recover her health; that he was in her chamber on the morning of the 1st day of August instant, before the hour of seven o'clock, and assisted at the devotions previous to the Rev. Mr. Meagher's offering up the sacrifice of the mass for her recovery; that that he went to the convent chapel a few minutes before seven o'clock in the morning to say mass for her, up to which moment she had continued to be afficted with the same degree of helplessness and loss of specch, which he before had frequently witnessed; that he returned shortly after mass, and found her prostrate on the bed, and saw her raise herself without any assistance; that shortly after he saw her kneel in her room without support, and afterwards accompanied her to the chapel of the convent, where she knelt with firmness, and then for some time prostrated herself before the altar; that he visited her every day since, and found her each day without any symptoms of her former illness. The affidavits were all sworn on the 15th of August (the Assumption of the B. Virgin) and the originals are deposited in the hands of the most rev. Dr. Murray. LATE MIRACLES OF PRINCE HOHENLOHE. (From The Irishman.) "IF the case of Miss Lalor, assustained by evidence of unquestionable fairness, be sufficient to cause the sceptic to stand and hesitate between unlimited belief and his old infidelity, the case of Mrs. Stuart of the convent of Ranelagh is much more calculated to astonish the unbeliever, and to force him to the conclusion that the cure effected on her is nothing short of a miracle as wonderful as any effected by the apostles and disciples of Christ except that of raising the dead to life. It is true our conviction of the truth of this conclusion must depend on the nature and character of the evidence brought forward to support it. "If we could suppose that a conspiracy against truth and religion was artfully entered into to advancea particular religion— if we could suppose that the ladies of the convent of Ranelagh would be so abandoned as to lend themselves to a fraud on the public intellect-if we could suppose that the rev. clergymen who attended the lady would so far degrade their sacred office as to take a part in so miserable a drama-if we could suppose that Mrs. Stuart herself could be the public imposter in whose person the community were to be humbugged out of their sensesif all these most extraordinary suppositions could be entertained with any appearance of fair and cordial reasoning, then we would despair of making any impression by giving publicity to the evidence; but truth and justice forbid conjectures so bumiliating to the human character. If there be characters more spotless,+ or hearts more pure, or integrity more unquestionable, they are all to be found in this community of ladies, whose lives are devoted to the good of their fellow creatures, to the cultivation of the young mind, and the propagation of principles the most powerful and benevolent. To suppose that women, whose lives are one continued course of the most spotless purity, conld suddenly become the public ministers of fraud, is an idea which the most stubborn and hardy sceptic will not dare to urge. What then are the facts? Our readers have the certificates of the medical men who attended, bearing a cautious, nay, a timid attestation to the state of Mrs. Stuart's health-that she suffered for three years under a combination of diseases-that the pains. in her head were excruciating-often deprived of the power of utterance-a constant tendency to apoplexy-that she was bedridden for the last ten months, and for the last five weeks deprived of the power of speech. We had the curiosity to pay a visit to this lady, and we found her to be one of the most intelligent women we ever had the honour to be in company with-kindly communicative, and particularly interesting in the narrative of her very great sufferings. It occurred to us, that her mind might be a good deal affected by her long and wasting confinement-that her habits of devotion might have degenerated into excessive enthusiam, and that the extraordinary circumstances under which she was relieved might have impaired the strength of her intellect. But in the interview which we had with this lady, we found her possessed of an understanding of the firmest and most intelligent kind-calm and collected-giving a clear and satisfactory account of her sensations at the moment she felt her strength returning and all pain departing. She declared to us, that at the moment she felt relief, her strength was much greater than she ever experienced at any former period of her life, "Her sister, who is alsoa nun and who was in attendance, fainted the other attendants stood motionless, and the only person in the room who had her full and perfect power was the dy, who the day before was considered by her family almost in the last moments of her existance. We should be glad to know to what cause we are to attribute this extraordinary res toration to perfect and complete health? We appeal to the solemn and strong sense of the north of Ireland for an answer to this question. How should it come to pass that this woman, who, as it is proved by evidence of the most respectable and unquestionable character, to be for a series of years and months in the most afflicting situation, should receive no relief but at that particular moment when that solemn sacrifice was offered up for her by the directions of prince Hohenlohe, in which he asserted he reposed unbounded confidence? To those who are obliged to go into a court of justice, and there make a public declaration on oath, that the Catholic religion is superstitous, idolatrous and damnable-to such men, the restoration of Mrs. Stuart to life and strength by the instrumentality of the sacrifice of the mass, as prescribed by prince Hohenlohe, will scarcely merit a serious perusal. The lawyer, and attorney, and magistrate, who took this denunciation and degrading oath against the religion of the majority of Irishmen, will possibly snap their fingers, set up a horse laugh, close their ears and eyes against the broad day-light of the most irresistible evidence, and retire to their beds with the most perfect conviction that the sacrifice of the mass is superstitous, idolatrous and damnable! and yet to such men we would say 6 cease to banter; strike if you please, but hear before you strike; if there be delusion, expose it; if there be fraud, publish it to the world, and punish the delinquents; but if the narrative laid before you is sustained by evidence, clear, strong and respectable, act like men and surender to the voice of reason.' 66 This very extraordinary event has called forth much of the public mind, all denominations of religion are intensely inqui sitive into all the circumstances. That the poor of Ireland, that the Catholic of Ireland should feel a pride in the supposed victory of his particular faith, is not, and should not be a subject of wonder to the enlightened observer of human nature. It is one of the characteristics of the dishonour under which he suffers, that he clings with more than fidelity to the religion for which he has sacrificed, and is sacrificing so much. Look at the fervour of his zeal at this moment-The statesman will see an aditional motive to that zeal in the injustice of his exclusion from the privileges of the constitution. He flies for |