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Li rERARY REVIEW. bIAVRICE and BERGIIETTA ; or, THE PRIEST of RA- FIERY. A TALE. We have seldom nernseti a more interesting work than ibis very affecting story. The charac ters are well drawn, and though chiefly of a very amiable description, differ materially from each other in their :Twitters, habits, and temper. The 'hero and heroine, who give the story its title, are two noble characters, and their history strongly engages the sympathy of the Reader. It, may perhaps be justly observed, - that Maurice deserts the good sense which forms the basis of his cha rartet, when his affection fur bib friend Hi SoLLT vaN induces him to resolve to join in the rebel lions project of the latter. The mournful end of Ht SULLIVAN induces us to conceive that the story is not without foundation. We are nut disposed to be jocular upon so grave and interesting a Wods ; but we see no reason why the Son of DlattalcE and BERGHETTA should bear a striking resemblance to HI SULLIVAN, as the latter was not related to either of the parties, and cause quently wicked wits might throw out insinuations against the virtue of the Lady, if her character 'were not so pure and exemplary. But we will not forestall the melancholy pleasure which the Reader may expect to derive from the work, by entering lot° any-particulars of the story, farther than to say that the events are supposed to have hap. rued a hundred years ago, and that erie object of the work is to present a portrait of an amia ble, judicious., and pious Roman Catholic Clergy. malt, in the Priest of Rahery, the supposed Nar rator of the Tale. A more benevolent, wise, and respectable character can, indeed, hardly be itna 'eined, and the character is uniformly suhtained throughout the work. It is dedicated to th e Ca tholic Priesthood cot Ireland, but the Author pro fesses himself to he a Protestant. There is a long preface, in which the Author severely .cens u res Government for treatment of Ireland, hut we submit to him, whether in the following passage o f the Pretare lie does not rather lay the blame upon the Irish Landlords : " That landlords in Ireland generally throw tipoe. the tenants the business of buiklin;-4, while the leases they give fall short of the length which budiiitu lease night to be.. The peasantry have generally to build their own houses, and being either possessed of no capital, or naturally eitt willing to lay oat any that they have to the reversionary profit of the landlord, they build lotuses of the most wt etched 'description, usually o f ma d with clay floors, too oft en without Wi flows and chimneys. It is impossible that do ine,rie habits should be formed in these horrid habitations, and the natoral result is, that the whole family feel happier any where than at borne." If the Laodlotds continue to act in this man ner towarck (heir Tenants, how can the Irish Government apply the proper remedy to relieve the hardships of the peasantry. And may not a great pact of the blame he thrown upon the Ab sentees, who do not employ their wealth, and exercise their heuevolence in endeavours to itn prove the condition of the lower orders of their eouutrymen. As to the Priest of Raliery, must heartily do we wish that all the Roman Catholic Clergy were of the saute tolerant and liberal cha racter,. We shall subjoin what this sagacious bud benevolent Priest says of our Reformation, in consequence of an observation, that one of the characters in the Work, a Roman Catholic, had been deemed " a bard-hearted Christian towards Heretics," meaning, of_ course, Prytestams : " You bave been early taught, my son," I be gan. " to regard what is called the Reformation as Satan's work ; to look upon our separated hro hreu as wilfui and unpardonable heretics. BA our ecclesiastics state too absolutely that the Retormat ion was purely evil. It was God's work. It Was a separation to be deplored, as it affected cur Protestant brethren ; but it was a reforma tion to be hailed with joy, as it affected our owl , Church.---It was the reformation of Catholics, as well as of Protestants. Vas not reformation wanting, when political pride and aggrandise ment infected the bosoms of our pontiffs and cardinals ? When the tnost holy ptivileges of 'religion were set up for sale, to supply means 'to their depravity, when a * Pope wes heard to say, gnaw as divitias uobis alttilit vents Isis tabula Christi was there nut need for a re formation ? Did not God in his mercy divide us among ourselves, and place in Protestants watch ful and clearsighted censors upon our Church Consider the character% of our pontiffs, cardinals, and ecclesiastics, before and since the Reforma-. tient, and acknowledge the wisdom of God in di aiding to save. And after all, is not this value which we vet upon t t aity and conformity exaggerated ? Dues it nit spring rather from an atrachment to (Air Church than for our religion ? What is the natu ral effect of passire assent and uniformity ? what but indifference ? It looks well, it has a fine ap pearance, and does to boast of; but it is heartless, lifeless. Look "at Spain aul Italy, whet:: you have most of it, and see infamy of . crime veep orthoduay with it's !Tut We reproach thePecoet - •tants with their sects, though even the ‘vorst of them are faithful Christians ; but we do not nut lee those great sects of At hies's and Deists, which preserve the ti.ime of our religion, became they (.!.sre lor none, am! which perhaps might not 14 ,v e rushed into such h ightful extremes, if some opinion had been allowed.— No, my son, 1 do not call our separated brethren heretics praised. be to Gol I can see much good in the diversity of sects, though I cannot approve their oni;:ions. It shows, at least, that religion is the basiness of such men's bosoms, and . .hat they (litter because t hey are in earnest. -t—Any thing is to be pr,ferred to coldness and indifference. 1 l ia s-(• in Li g land seen a little chapel raised by So f,:itWitis, and consoled myself by thinking that a f.treat ferinewation mast have taken place before tlott scum was thrown up. No, my son, I do n, , r 11;!e iterc!ies ; I consider theta as insfro mews i:t the hands of Providence, to shame us sa.44to o.e are cm unwed, and to spur us on to ex ettiou when we become lethargic; and I humbly that it they act up to the light which God bas • Leo X. :ranted them, we sh - ail wet them irk that Hen yen, where doubts and disputes will be no more." Upon the veholc, we confidently recommend this work to Protestant and Roma n Readers, assured that no moon can p eruse vithout feeling a strong interest, and deriving from it sentiments of liberality and motives for moral improvement. LONDON JOl ,iNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPEIV OF THIS DAT. [Morning Chrontcle.] RETURN of the PRINCESS of WALES to ENGLAND. Dispatches have been received at Kensington Palace from her Royal Highness the Ptince‘s of NVALes, announcing her immt-diate return to England, and directing that her apartments in the Palace shall be forthwith prepared for her re ception: Her Royal Highness has also desired Miss GARTH to meet her at Dover. This sud den resolution of the Princess gives countenance to the rumonr ;hat steps are to be taken toward• a prosecution of some sore, which her Rov•l Highness is determined to meet in person. Her return was totally unexpected at Cirlton House. Ell Herald I Acconnts from Manchester state, that the re quisitionists are resolved to hold the ntee.ing on Monday, not Withstaottng the prohibition of the Magistrates. Perhaps their ohject is to try he point as a question of tight. It is even intimated that something in the •liApe of I. gal authority is to be raked up from those early times tit rude ness, di•ordeu, and despotism, in which, s.utiekper sous perversely place the gol len age it :he Con stitution. The supposition of its legality is on mon „ trous , it is g ra tifyin L _► to find that there is a force, civil and military, sufficient to eustire the public tranquillity. [hew Times The Manchester Getters say. that the Radical Reformers are determined to olti !heir Meet ing on the Dill instant That ;‘leering is plainly find paltuthly illegal, being convened to,' the e+,- press purpose tit commilting a high ntisdemPanor. The Magistrates hive, tintetor., and we will toll prudently, it,olved not to permit the Aleeting. We say ptudently, for %viten lite 1 4 ,v i s on ce otfiett, it is pruleto to t'neotinter that defiance at the first step, and not to suffer; seal tion to gattlei ~..irttigth by a weak and itjodieious s.numission to its advances. Oti the other hand, Hunt has pletig ti himself t t preside it the leetittg. We shall see whether he %%ill dare redeem th.tr, pl tige. , .he tin, or if he even lart•iiine In ► A l i), dr at Manchester for such a purp!sse, the Magistratts roust either give way to his audacity, or they must.put tie laws in force against hint and ,ve have already sitewn that in the case stipo , sed, the law wo , tld treat hint either is a tointnon vagrant, of as a rogue and =dgahottd, and would pun•sh him ac cotdingi y ; hut we own our imprt.ssion ivy that he will " keep on the windy ,ide of the law." lianiburgh Papers to S wady have then re ceived. The last inttlligence from Crntstantitniple is entirely of a pacific kind, another Hospodar has been appointed, and tht Sni , an and oft l'acha of Egypt are represented as being o !leg possible tern's. Tolerttion t.aa h e e o .I'n.tl tell by the inteivL:ntion of tine: Eanrnpraii Con.tg, for the Caholies of Syria. Au article, (tiled tront Jetta, tio , v denies the sta , urneut Thal Plotes•mi Oken's papers were !Fit under seal, and der,atem that it was wholly take. Let! eta 'row Stockho:in speak confidently of the it lettillv tei ins 5,11131%10% bet we, n France and Sweden. Ihe Exenange stn London at Ilantburgh, on the 301 t nit. wds 35- 35-3.—(lbid.) THEATIticAL REGISIE it. Performed Gait Night. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMAIMET.—The Wonder: Don Felix, Mr. %Virile ; Donna Violante, Alva. Edwin. After which, The Critic. THEATRE ItoTAL, ENGLISH OPERA HoUSE.—My Own Rival Principal Chat acters by Mr. Wrench and Miss Kelly. After which, Walk for a Wager. To which was added, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, by Adv,ertiseuient. PRICE 01 THIS DAY AT r STOCKS 'LINK eiCIA,CK. II per Cent. Red.... 71 1 India Minds...." 10s. lls. pr. 3 per Cent. Cons.... 7C 71* hxcii. Bins, id . Is. is. pr. 4 per Cciits 9oi Oaiuiuui ..............311 pr• s per Cent. Navy Ann.. 1044 i Cons. for Account,loii 71 Bank Long Ann.. 'Pk 3-113ilis M I LS. A anivr..l , -1 T)ublin, 2 Waterford, 1 Holland, 1 Lisbon. Due-1 Guernsey and Jersey, I Gottenburgh, 1 Llsbon. HIGH it' ATER AT LONDON BRIDGE l'O•NIORItOW. Mqraiak, ntittut , !s after 4. I Fretling, 59 mtisittes atter ,3. THE SUN. SOLI:Ist QVls' MLEitt: FALW7 , I 41JOLAT LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1819. We received this morning the Paris Papers of Tuesday last. The following are extracts " YAKts, AUG, 3.—The King yesterday 'did not quit his apartnient3. Ilis Majasty gave audi ence again to the Duke de Richelieu, who paid his respects also to Monsieur (the Count d'Ar- i tois),,at:d the Duke d'Angouleme. u Sunday the King signed the contract of mar riage between the Count de Turenne, Lieutenant- Colonel, Chief of the Staff of the 15th Military Division, and Miss O'Keefe, an Irish Lady• " The King returns to Purls can the I Ith instant. " His Majesty yesterday morning gave a private audience to the Duke of Hamilton. Lord Stewart, the English Ambaslador to Vienna, arrived at Calais on the 31st ult. Hi 2. E x cellency proceeds by the way of Pails. • The following article appears in the Courier de la Haute Marne, of the 31,t (lt., but it ap pears to stand much in need of confirmation • We learn by a Letter from a soldier of the department of Aube, that 50 of his comrades, who had arrived with him from Russia, have been arrested in Holland, and compelled to enter into the service of the NFtherlands. Among them are several young men of Haute Marne, and also of Aube and C 0 ,6 d'Or.' " Ten housei, H st.rnle, and a barn, in the vil lage of Keoigmaker, two left:4lles horn Thionville, were destroytd on the 26; h ult, by lightning. FIVE PER CENTS. Monday 77 1. 70c. DEFERRED STOCK.. Of the 22d March, 1817, . .91 f. 40 c. 22d Sept. 1817, .. .89f. 40 c. 22d March, 1819, ..87 f. 40c. 22d Sept. 1818, ..85 f. 40c. 22d March,lBl9,. .......83f. 40c. " PETERSBURGH, JULY 1 7.—Within the me mory of man the winter has not been so mild as thi• year on the banks of the ley Sea : immense Islands, detached front the Pole, have broken upon the coasts, and what is unexampled the greater pall of them were covered with sea dog* and sea emirs, which offered to the poor inhabi tants of the count ties an easy and profitable supply. •• aptflo, JULY 22.—The Count de Montijo, vt ho was superseded about a year ago in his Go. verurneni•Grneral of the kingdom of Grenada, and exiled to Burgos, having come hither dis guised as a voiturter, he has been arrested on his ret urn, and conveyed to Valladolid. The Ex•minister at State Pizarro, and Casa Youjo, have been conveyed to Valverde, a mall village in the environs of Madrid, where they are confined in a Convent, and strictly guarded. This measure has been adopted to accelerate and facilitate the prosecution instituted against them. " A General Officer is said to cave been ar rested at Cadiz. The troops who refused to em bark are to be replaced by Regiments from Cata louia. " It is believed that the Envoy of the Unitei, States of America strongly insists on the ratifies. t ion of the Treaty for the cession of the Floridan ; bu►t that difficulties Wye occurred, arisinv, from circumstances foreign to the Spanish Govern meta. " The Councillor of Castile, Orellana, has killed himself at n ♦illage near Avisa, where ha had gone to visit his brother, who is Bishop Of that diocese. " BERLIN, JULY 24.—The Count de Vallejo, t h e Spanish Mulish-4 Plenipotentiary here, hat set ow for C.Tlsha(l. " MuNick'. .IuLY 25.—The Session of our Chambers was this day with great soletn- pity by D*lke William, of Bavaria, in the name of Ilbr Kuig• " FRAN KF'PhT. JULY 29.—The two Chambers of B w i en et ere tbssolved yesterday, withont any de terinfnAtion ha%ing been come to respecting the questions. They will not be convoked again t►ll February or March next.". We hate copied among our usual Extracts from , he Morning Papers, a paragraph from The Morn ing Chronicle of this day, which states, that the Princes of WALES is on, the eve of returning to this Country, for the purpose of meeting in per ion a ny prosecution that may be instituted against her. There can be no reason to object to her return, if the rest of the statement be un founded, but the present is not the time for the domestic conduct of the. Royal Family to be exposed to the licentious discourses' of the People at large, more particularly to the open or insidious 'comments of Public Writers, who are . endeavouring to bring the upper mike of • Society into disgrace, to spread levelling doctrines throughout the Empire, and to overwhelm us in a blood• Revolution, and all the horrors of Anarchy. Whatever errors there may have been in the con duct of this Princess, ii-she has been. really guilty of any, they ought to be covered over with a prudent veil, as it is impossible that they can effect and endanger the Succession of the Crown, which is sufficiently secured by other branches of the Royal Family. This subject is of very great importance, and forcibly calls for all the wisdom and caution of our Rulers. The People of this Country are not what they were a century ago. The free spirit of our Constitution, the daily discussions in the'Public Press throughout the United Empire, the universal diffusion of know ledge, which indispose even the lowest to remain as hewers of wood and drawers of water," have contributed powerfully to diminish that reverence for Thrones, and High Authorities, which was once a prominent characteristic of the People of ' this Country. Most of them understand their real political rights, and many are betrayed by delusive theories, which, though true in the straot, are not reducible to practice und er iltil o form of Government, but which have a tease° Shake the foundation of all Governments, exc ep t that of a savage Democracy, end thereforetheltuleri to ther of every State should pay greater attention , g feelings and opinions of the multitude, th an W. requisite its any former period of their historY• This, consequently, is not the time to unve il ale er, j p rors of Princes. The spirit of insurrection i s abr° and though it may be checked for the pre sen yet as knowledge of every k;ild, but par tica s lady' that of a political description, is in Iv progressive state, it is impossible to say b lot long that spirit may be kept down, or how fert . e . contagion may spread. We find that Conspir6Cl against the Government are prevalent in 01501 Countries of Europe, and that in _Spain e g re w ° e pot tion of the Military have been affected' ought to be grateful to Providence that our ce i ; lent Constitu + ion, e j onstitu'ion, which protects Peopl of d ranks from oppression, renders such dangers le; likely in this Country than in any other; 10' we have inflammatory Orators, in or out of Pi; 'lament, and Seditious Scribblers incessantly work, to sap the foundation of our present OstLa' blishment iu Church and Sate, there must PI ; some degree of peril.—We, therefore, repeat °II hope, that if the Princess of WALE: s hould r e ' turn to this Country, no investigation tif bef conduct may take place, but that she will be sex* feretl to live according to her rauk,.withont ob.coir va.ion, while she acts in such a manner se trustsn to offend against decorum, of which, we t) there cannot be any danger, as she will no dela find advisers that will equally consult her wcilae* and the interest and happiness of the nation. ff Before we conclude, we think it nee ° to say, that we have made inquiry into the foc ild . 4 ll tion of the article adverted to in The Is llllll Chronicle, and, from what we have heard , W e ft' felt inclined to give much credit to it, no tit ... Landing the circumstantial manner in whic h ' l f , related, as to the alledged orders for prepere' l l, on the supposed intention of the ?duces* t o Id sit this country. We are authorized by Mr. MlNsunt.L , it ectit ; Cr of Buckingham, to state, that the li ce : ° given in this Paper 29t!; .ioly (and ahem of rio f copied in The Morning Chronicle and 7 ~ el ) : what passed at the Blickingbam Quarter 5c on - the 20th of April. FS UNTRUE, GLASGOW. 1 ~~ The following Notice hAis been issued Glasgow : of bd " In consequence of the Proclamation - Royal Highness the PRINCH RBOINT on the 4.10 turbed state of the Country, the-Lord Pro re ' t l a Magistrates of Glasgow have deemed it re f ill s " declare their determined Res°l o i on winsie l vti the public peace, and to repress all disorder, and attempts at depreciation, and for these PO to employ all the force, both civil and gaihDito placed by the law at their disposal." They obeerio that " numerous bodies of men have of lets oa sembled in the Green, and have from th ence 04 railed though the streets of the City, to th e f or minent hazard of the public peace ; " 13 1 :01 . and tumultuous assemblies and procession' , °f f ( et are altogether unnecessary for the purpo se M isr presenting the distressed situation of indie lb- i pti or of obtaining relief, are contrary to .1 6%t ' e go can no longer be permitted. They furtb er ds of nestly " recommend to and enjoin all fies he Families, Masters, and other well-disposed ink bitants, to have a vigilant superintendo ct r od the conduct of their children, lodgers, 44%00 tices, and servants, and to keep them within c ia; as much as possible after nightfall, and t () . 1 ; out to them the fatal consequences which ‘ 111 ; g 0 fallibly attend their being engaged in or P re at any tumultuous or disorderly assernbittoti being impossible for any force, civil or o'll eid to distinguish in such circumstances betile4° innocent and the guilty." • Yesterday the Duke of KENT vis ite PRINCE REGENT at Carlton-house. ev.tori The promenade in the Long Walk Park was thronged with company on l; l Ger; ing. Most of the neighbouring Nobility 011( try were in their carriages. The pedestria ll 9 tit° very numerous. The great attraction W;jorl. performance of the Bend .of the Royal Guards, and another Military Band. let t The following is en extract of a 10.11/014 e' Il from Manchester, dated August 3 d 1. "0 1 , P quisitionists appear determined to hold thebe,doj, ing on the 9th in•tant, notwithstanding id claration of the Magistracy,. as to its illeefed A considerable number of troops bore a rl ,, 6er it the town as a precautionary measure , in"j "FriaLll-. (lay has been fixed by Sir Jono Bv2lo t OcOrA next, for the purpose of displaying to . Id who may witness it, the numbers of (be , i and the powers of the field pieces." 1/ c JAMES PARR, Hi pensioner, h as been -°) •cait 0 to Our Co,ility Gaol fur *edition, for *c. .e 'l etr was indicted at the last Aniats,--(Chesier Th e bff ,, the ret Th e I li n'ard %%, IL t 38"? OPIIT " I plied kith," ! e lk* ik cr t . 14; ik 4 ' 4l 14 1 . 41 11.41)ti