abandonment of the Church in Nov'r last as a virtual resignation, etc.

Several communications, dated from Charleston, S. C., during this year, and published in the Phila. U. S. Gazette, openly aim at planting an American Cath. Church, independent of Rome, Episcopal authority, law of celibacy, etc., written by W. Hogan.

June 26. The Trustees of St. Mary's Church publish a card protesting against Rev. W. Hogan's purpose of preaching to that congregation; to which W. H. replies with a letter, June 28, and concludes: "I value your menaces as little as I do your opinions on polemical subjects," etc. Which protest is followed by letters in the public papers, replete with criminations and recriminations between W. H. and the Trustees.

July. Rev. W. Hogan was one of the Judges (!) in the public Dispute between Rev. Messrs. W. L. McCalla and Abner Kneeland, Prot. Ministers, on the Following Question: Is the punishment of the Wicked absolutely Eternal? or is it only a Temporal Funishment in this World for their Good, and to be succeeded by Eternal Happiness after Death? A substance of this Discussion was Printed and Published for the Author, by T. S. Manning, 11 South Sixth Street, Philadelphia. 1824. pp. 40. 8vo. [In the B. B. collection.]

July 22. William Hogan publishes an address to the Congregation of St. Mary's Church on the subject of a new-fangled The American Catholic Church, which called forth severe and sarcastic rebuffs from even the Hoganites, who twit Hogan even on the stability of his amours. Yet he met with some encouragement, although only on paper.

Dec. An Address, Explanatory and Vindicatory, to Both Parties of the Congregation of St. Mary's. By the Rev. Thadeus J. O Meally, Officiating Pastor. "With those who hated peace,

was I peaceful"

Psalm 119.

Printed for the Author, by Wm. Brown. pp. 85. 8vo.

Phila. :

1824.

1825. January 27. A Series of Letters Relating to the Late Attempt at a Reconciliation between the Members of the Congregation of St. Mary's and St. Joseph's; with a Brief Notice of the Present State of the Controversy between them: Being an Abstract of an Address delivered by the Rev. J. J. O'Meally, at the Meeting held in St. Mary's, on Thursday ev'g, the 23d ult. Phila.: Printed by W. Brown. January, 1825. pp. 42. 8vo.

F.

July 25. Declaration of Priest O'Meally, making in Rome ample amends for his past conduct in America; endorsed by the Cardinal Prefect of Propaganda. pp. 2. 8vo.

A Clear View of the State of the Rom. Cath. Succursal Church styled St. Mary's, in Phila.:

deduced from facts, connected with the Schism in that Church. pp. 15. 8vo.

[Dr. England's ?]

G. W. R.

1828. July 15. "The Rt. Rev. Dr. Conwell, Bishop of Phila., sailed from New York in the packet ship France, Capt Funck, for Havre, being invited to Rome by the Pope, and having appointed Elder Pastor of St. Mary's Very Rev. W. Matthews, of Washington, who had been chosen Administrator of the Diocese by the Holy See." All the letters concerning thereto were previously published by Dr. Conwell. Hence dates the funny episode of the Dominican Fathers Harold and Ryan, which may be read in Dr. England's Works, "The Harold Correspondence," Vol. V.

1827. November. A Continuation of References relative to St. Mary's Church.

F.

Pp. 13. 8vo. No title-page. It contains five Doc's: No. I., dated 1804; No. V., giving Bp. Conwell's summons to Rome, Mch. 8, 1828. This pamphlet supposes another, which I have

not seen.

1829. "The Correspondence between the late Archbishop [A. Marechal] of Baltimore and Rev. W. V. Harold was printed in pamphlet form, and widely circulated though not formally published." Dr. England: note to Letter to Rev. Mr. Harold,

Sept. 17, 1829. Works, t. v. p. 227. dence."

"Harold Correspon

1829 or 1830. Address of Rt. Rev. F. P. Kenrick, Bishop of Arath. pp. 12. 8vo.

G. W. R.

1831. April 16. Address of the Trustees of St. Mary's Church, to the Congregation. pp. 22. 8vo.

F.

[It is a protest against Bp. Kenrick's authority. All the old names disappear, a new set subscribe themselves.]

1831. April 31. Pastoral Address of Rt. Rev. F. P. Kenrick interdicting the Church of St. Mary's. v. Dr. England. Ib.

May 28. Charge of Rt. Rev. F. P. Kenrick, on the re-opening of St. Mary's Church. 3 pp. 8vo. G. W. R.

[From hints read here and there through this irksome investigation of Hoganian documents, I come to the conclusion that scarcely one-half of the titles of writings on the subject have I been able to collect. A rich source of information will be drawn from the columns of the Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore papers of the times from 1821 to 1832.]

1834. November 9. The substance of The Farewell Sermon, delivered at St. Mary's Church, Philadelphia, on Sunday, Nov. 9, 1834. By the Pastor, the Rev. Mr. [Jeremiah] Keily. To which is prefixed the Correspondence between the Board of Trustees and the Rev. Gentleman, on his Resignation of the Pastorship of the Church. Philadelphia Printed by L. [Lydia] R. Bailey, 26 North Fifth Street. 1835. Pp. 17, 12mo. F.

Historical Note.-NORAH.-"Crazy Norah" died in Phila. Feb'y, 1865. "She sported either an immense stove-pipe [the same week died Geo. Munday, who never wore a hat], or, in summer, a broad-rimmed straw hat, which, together with a long woollen cloak, and the inevitable accompaniment of a couple of huge carpet-bags stowed full of novels and bills for collection, set off her gaunt, raw-boned figure rather conspicuously. She was the daughter of Mr. Gower, a respectable farmer, Co. Limerick, Ireland. After his death she came to this country.

She espoused Mr. Hogan's cause, but when she saw the officers of the law, who had been called upon to quell the riot, trampling on the sanctuary, her reason gave way, and from that time she wandered in the streets an especial favor

ite with children. collector.

Her ostensible business was that of

She would present her bill, and, on payment

being refused, would take up her station, opposite the debtor's house, surrounded by a crowd of children.

Shame

would soon bring the debtor to terms, and Norah would hand over to the principal the amount, minus her commission.