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//t - " ~~~ Pe CC* ,± GT and that ROAD MATERIALS. lIHE COMMISSIONERS of the TURN PIKETi ROADS North of the Thames will receive Ten '4l.4 the undermentioned MATERIALS, to be delivered at the 'rations, viz.:— Yards. For the Lea-bridge Road.—Pit Flints, broken, at per yard, delivered at Wharfs near Lea-brige ror the Hacknev-road.—Pit or Rive d r Gravel, at per yard, 300 distinguisl I ing each, delivered between Cambridge-heath Turnpike and Shoreditch Church 2OO Por Stamford-hill Road.—Pit Flints, broken, at per yard, delivered at Kingsland Basin 4OO Ditto Ditto.—Pit or River Gravel, at per yard, distin guishing each, d e li vere d at Ki ngs l an d B as i n For the City-road.—Pit Flints, broken, at per yard, de livered at the City-road Basin For the Old -street-road.--Pit Flints, broken, at per yard, delivered at the City-road Basin. 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J. L. PANTER, Chief Clerk. Metropolis Roads Office, No. 22, Whitehall. place, Jan. 18, 1827. -....._ PUBLIC EVEN -L T R IN - G W eL AL AS T S E fo R r P v p A . rrN G N , &2 Devonshire-street, Por tland-place. —ln consequence of numero s n applications for IN iSTRUCTION in WRITING by persons whose immediate liveli riood or future advancement depends on their proficiency in that 'rt, and who find private lessons expensive, Mr. W. PATON has ' 4 aled a CLASS at his own house, (on an economical, interest and highly advantageous plan), where the various hands- will taught suitable to the man of business or th e fi n i s h e d penman . l ir- Paton feels anxious that this class may be viewed as a corn . P l 'te nursery for penmanship on undisputed principles, and as a 'sorrier against the vague and improper encroachments of depraved 4 ", te and assumed talent so frequently pressed upon the notice of whose attention being necessarily directed to other ob- J"S have not always time to investigate the merits of every pro ' PQsed system. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 6toB in the ev en i ng . T erms may b e known by applying to Mr. Paton. ston's copy lines sold at 27, Paternoster-row. h Alr. PATON h as pu b l i shed the following PRINTS, to w hi c h respectfully begs to call the attention of the Public : The Late DUKE of YORK.—The most interesting and Powerful Likeness of the late Duke of York will be found in His ! loyal Highness's memorable Speech on the Catholic Claim*, ?'namentally Written and Engraved on a Plate 11i by 16 ' Aetesi, by Mr. WALTER PATON, which may be hail of the P rintsellers generally, and of Mr. Paton. Price 7s. 6d. India, lrid ss. •plain : the Portrait, without the Writing, 38. Friuli the Literary Gazette, Sept. 23, 1826 :—" Mr. Paton mull not have devised surer means of attracting attention to his great abilities as a penman than by adorning this specimen of t t li ero with so admirable a likeness of the Commander-in-Chief. from Jackson's fine porirait, a most powerful and striking ab'orrabiar,,e, and beautifully engraved by Thomson, in an oval R ' 4 the size of half a crown piece. At this moment, when His • ° Yal Highness's health causes so much anxiety, it is peculiarly i t eresting. Th e examp l e o f wr i t i ng d oes great cre di t to M r . 4° 4 genius as a master in that profession." The Late PRINCESS CHARLOTTE.—Paton's grand die- Pla Y of Ornamental Penmanship, in Memory of her Royal High the Princess Charlotte, containing an extremely fine Minis tllre Portrait in the centre, and dedicated by permission to the I Ci ,g• Size of th e pl a t e 18 b y 214 i nc h es. P r i ce one gu i nea '4, and 15s. plain. From the " Imperial Magazine, Nov. 1825 r The difficulties 4ttending the contrivance and execution of fine ornamental pen 044sIlip are well known to its professors, and commonly lead the ?erformer into sameness of composition and po ver ty o f execut i on, 4 t in Mr. Paton's specimen there is no repetition : the hands . are I " ) admirably chosen and arranged, the flourishes so varied and 4 antral, and the whole performance so exquisitely flue, that it may ii nquestionably be considered the most magnificent production in i t he art of ornamental penmanship that has ever appeared in this ''outry," &c. 2 , Devonshire-street, Portland-place. .BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL MALL. r i . ) HE GALLERY for the EXHIBITION and 0 SALE of the WORKS of BRITISH ARTISTS, in the Pictures of the Battle of the Nile, at the moment of th e Blowing-up of the L'Orient, and that of the Representation 4. 1 Admiral De Winter delivering his Sword to Lord Duncan, after e Rattle of Camperdown, presented by the British Institution th e Royal Hospital of Greenwich, will be OPENED on fr'7 T ESDAy N EXT , the 24th instant, and cont inue open daily , t ° lit - en in the Morning until Five in the Evening . 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Also, Dr. FOTHERGILL'S DROPS, so much 4 1 . rated for their efficacy in Nervous Disorders. In Bottles, at /" . 41 (1 ,. and 225. And Dr. FOTHERCULL'S TONIC %'E PILLS. In Boxes, at Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. A.k for Morafs's BRUNSWICK CORN PLASTER. ~, • • • , A 64 1 0, - . -,• No. 10,721. PUBLICATIONS. FTHE SECOND VOLUME of Mr. SAUT 1. LEY'S HISTORY of the WAR in SPAIN and POR TUGAL, will be published on Monday. This Day was published, ANEOST important and interesting POSTHU MOUS LETTER of His Royal Highness the DUKE of THE POSTHUMOUS LETTER OF HIS LATE ROYAL lIICIPIESS FREDERICK DUKE OF. YORK AND OF ALBANY. RUTI &ND -HOUSE, ARLINCTON-STREIT, SEPTEMBER 1, 1826. Fir LOVED FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN ! The painful disease which afflicts me, and the remedy which silust now unavoidably he applied to its temporary alleviation, warn me of the numbering of my days ; of the frail thread of my : , xistence ; and that, in all human probability, I shall not succeed to a Crown which I never coveted ; and which, how much so ever it dignifies our admirable Sovereign and my most beloved bro ther, is no less graced by his possession. May the blessings of " Almighty God !" of " The King of Icings !" continue to accompany his days ! May these be yet long in the land which has now done justice to his capacious soul, and to the many excellencies of his noble nature !—And may an increasing and uninterrupted harmony subsist between the King and his people ! so that the many trials, with which the greatness of our country must unavoidably he attended, may lead only to 6 -4 u-secession and consolidation of power. These are the prayers of my heart; of a Prince who feels him self within the grasp of death. Had it been otherwise—l could have unaffectedly resigned the fascination of a diadem to a younger Prince, if the motives for such relinquishment might have been accepted, and not miscon ceived by my country—for the Crown of England, however ar duous and eventful may be the performance of its many constitu tional functions, and restricted and defined its prerogatives, yields to no earthly sceptre in brilliancy of honour. Under the influence of these solemn impressions, and with the conviction that--my life is fast ebbing—l feel a most earnest and invincible desire, to address to my " beloved fellow-countrymen" a few observations relative to the principles which have actuated ,ny conduct, either officially, or- as a Peer of the realm. Of England the Princes, in these latter days, are too narrowed in their means, compared with a richer nobility, to leave behind ihem any memorials either of their personal taste or munificence. from a feeling of constitutional jealousy, " the country does every thing." Let, then, the following observations, springing at least from an honest heart, be considered as the only legacy which the Duke of `fork has in his power to bequeath to his country ! Far is it from any intention, to enter upon any. review of the ,nilitary career of my earlier days ! those operations were min ducted jointly with our continental allies, and are subjects fitter for the pen of the historian. The result of my experience tended, however, to convince meohat much was deficient in the military economy of the British army ; and that the success of a campaign depended not more on the courage of troops, and the conduct of battle, than in the interior order and precise regulations of regi mental routine, and the efficiency of materiel. If it should he expected of me, that I refer to the charges and accusation of Mr. Wardle—l may be permitted to say, that it was completely in my power to have suppressed the whole of that :nest unfair proceeding. I' might have been disposed thus to have acted, had I believed that any woman could have been so base, as to have treasured up a private correspondence, written in the moment of an infatuated and infatuating connection; as the future means of threat and annoyance to one, whose fault as towards such female was, a careless and most unguarded confidence. The charges against me sprung out of the consequences of an unsus pecting and too artless a disposition; nor bad I the least 'conscious ness of the extent of surmise with which a cold-hearted and in triguing woman had surrounded nte, I could not believe, and did not image, that in a character which appeared all frankness and seem& never more pleased than in endeavouring to oblige, and render servicss; evidences of good tiMper,* and kind dispo sition were but the cloaks of a cold and calculating and venal mind, of which I became the dupe,—Men of much stronger and more resolute tempers might have been caught by a lees skilful . tempter, and consummate hypocrite. It cannot, however, be said of me, that the instances in which aty patronage was thus grossly misapplied or abused, were many --they were, indeed, too few to create suspicion in my mind, that I was giving way loosely to the requests of a fascinatingly-man nered woman; nor were they more than men placed in situations of influence might reasonably be permitted to grant to the claims of friendship, to those connected with them by habits of confiden tial intercaurse, or social unreserve. That such principles are not the soundest or most discreet, whereby 'to regulate the appoint ment of official men, or the attainment of military command, I am very ready and willing to admit ; and I do trust—that every other period of my long and unremitting service to my King and country, as " Commander-in-Chief," justify me in asserting-- that these momentary weaknesses were exceptions to the general tenor of my conduct and the principles which directed me in the bestowing of military preferment. Nor was it ever objected to me, that the very few individuals which were benefitted by the intrigue and recommendation of Mary Ann Clarke, were unfit objects or unworthy to hold the King's Commission. I should have felt much more acutely on this matter, had such been the case ; and that, in addition to the manner of attainment, the bad quality or the unfitness of the pro moted had been urged 'against me. If such then was the case (and I contend strongly that such was the case), it would seem that my general character and official habits had been such, as to I deter the favourite from daring to propose to my consideration any unworthy object. Thus, the extreme point of accusation would extend to this :—that by means of an acquaintance with Mary Ann Clarke, some few were brought under my notice sooner than, without such means, they otherwise might have been. YORK. 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Also the Amusements and Exhibitions ; being a Key to the growing magnificence and attrac tions of the Town, forming a Volume replete with entertainment. ",,IP The " Literary Gazette" and five other Journals have eulogized this Book. William Charlton Wright, Publisher, 7, York-street, Covent garden (late the Sunday Monitor" premises.) GENERAL MOURNING. - NORFOLK Ilocsr, 160, STRAND. I ANDREWS, TAILOR and DRAPER, Cr a begs leave to inform the Nobility, Geatry, and Public, thilt he has commenced business at the above house, and solicits .the favour of their kind patronage and support; respectfully as suring those who may honour him with their commands, that his best exertions shall be used to merit future orders. J. ANDREWS begs to siibmit the following list of prices for !ash:— NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR 3IOURICING. Superfine Blue or Black Coats £2 15 0 to £3 15 0 Superfine Coats (fashionable colours) 2 12 6 to 3 3 0 Double-mill'd Cassimere Trowers and ditto Superfine Blue or Black, or Cloth Fancy Waistcoats A Suit of Livery complete 4 4 0 to 4 10 0 And every other article proportionably low. air A Suit of Clothes at a few hours' notice. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.-J Aw . 18 ng yesterday, most of the great pa tronsTheorfe le tti nt, in eow4equenee, w e s h ou ld sup pose, of the lying r e u io u g h in state of the late Duke of Y or k. S evera l o f the turf tu n r o f t the most influential betting men were prehent, and some business was done as under : TARDY, 8 to 1 agst Glenartney 22 to 1 agst Catherine 8 to 1 apt Tatler 22 to 1 agst Gaberlunzie 14 to 1 agst Espagnolle 22 to 1 apt Gustavus 20 to I agst Mameluke 30 to 1 apt Spondee 20 to 1 agst Defence 30 to 1 agst any other. 20 to 1 apt Trumpeter 5 to 4 on Glenartney agct Lord Jersey's stable slid Dauntless. Even betting between Tat'er and Glenartney. OAKS. 11 to 2 agst Maria 11 to 1 agst Totteridge 12 to 1 agst Brown Duchess 15 to 1 agst Souvenir 3 to , 1 on Mar 16 to 1 agst Translation 20 to 1 agst Lunacy 20 to 1 agst Calypso 22 to 1 agst any other. 'a agst Calypso. .FGER. 11 t. to 1 agst Reviewer ST. 16 to 1 eget Olivera 20 to 1 agst Popsy 20 to 1 agst Granby 20 to 1 agst Matilda 22 to 1 agst Moonshine Those marked th 25 to 1 agst Sancho 30 to 1 agst Tatter• 30 to 1 agst Web 50 to 1 agst Leda' 50 to 1 apt Romeo Is ( 4 ") were taken. PEDESTRIANISM. Yesterday morning Air. West, the pedestrian, - undertook, for a stake of 100 sous. to go on foot from Whitechapel Church to Woodford Wells, and back again two hours and a quarter, the whole distance of ground being 18 miles. H e s t ar t e d at n i ne o'clock at a moderate pace of about seven miles an hour. On his arrival at Snareshrook, he refreshed and rested ten minutes. He again pursued his journey, mending his pace, and reached Wood ford one minute under the hour; and after stopping to refresh a short time, - started on his return fresh and well, and arrived at his starting place, completing his wager in ten minutes less than the time allowed. The betting at the commencement of his match was 5 to 4 agst time, and on his arrival at the Wells, 7 to 4 and 2to 1 were freely offered, with few takers. He was not much fatigued, and walked home to • his lodgings in the West minster-road. NOVEL UNDERTAKING. Mr. Bullock undertook on Wednesday last, for a wager of 200 ;ova. that be would trot, walk, and gallop nine miles in one hour. The task was performed over a three mile piece of ground on the Huntingdon road, and accomplished as follows. Mr. B. rode his favourite horse Tramper. anN. SEC. The horse trotted three miles in - 12 30 Ditto walked ditto 39 30 Ditto galloped ditto Total, 59 min. 30 sec. Betting was 7 to 4 agst the horse; 1;e, however, per:orme(l this singular feat half a minute under time before some first-rate amateurs of the turf. STREET CROSSINGS.—WouId it not be a desir able thing, if such men as are able, who are inmates of the dif ferent workhouses in the metropolis, were to be employed in keeping the crossings clean, within the district to which they be long ; pedestrians might give what they please, as is the ease now, which would amount to more than what would main tain the persons thus employed, and of course relieve the parishes materially. Nay, it might be turned to advantage, for let each sweeper bring home each day a certain sum, and keep the surplus himself; many get half-a-guinea a day at this work. FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1827. 4-74,4 t (-'' • ......:-. --i , • • L ~ A , r‘' -4"4 , 7 . ',I ' , l, ,--- ' ~... :0 • • . •/ i i'• "- ", ....= 0 , , .! ' ' ~ •, = ~ • --:‘,. 4, 1 4 I , V' (... - l ' ' 4 4?.:.• e' 4. • L'' - - -IP • • .elo -, .:-.)1- ' 4 -7 S- , ....- ~ iN i 1 . •%,. ; . , .4' .NL 1 ` ~,,......, ..0 -,.. ------:' I would not, however, be mistaken—l am not contending for the strict propriety, or the correctness of my proceedings ; but, I would ask the world, whether society is not frequently more in fluenced by the solicitations and claims of personal friends, and of beloved and intimate acquaintances, than by the colder appeals of merit, from persons unknown and unrecominended ? I fell, then, in a few instances, into a snare of which I was un conscious ; and which I might the less suspect, from the apparent ly careless and unconcerned manner in which these requests for my patronage and influence were made. I can, also, in the face •of tiny country, and with a clear and unspotted conscience, assert, upon my honour, as a Prince and a soldier—that if for one moment, the suspicion had entered my mind, that advantage was derived, or to be derived to the in fluencing party, from the success of her requests, I should have spurned the petition, and instantly have broken off the connection. At this point I may be permitted to remark, that long before Mr. Wardle had raked Out his accusations, all connection had ceased between myself and the female in question. Such con nection was broken off, in consequence of intimations conveyed to me—that the person alluded to, had presumed to boast of influence in the distribution of patronage. When, therefore, 'Mr. Wardle enacted " patriot," if I had at first unconsciously erred, I had be come sensible of the error, amid had voluntarily corrected it —no charge existed to affect me, at the moment of his accusation. When, however, to my surprise, I fou n d th a t a f ew trumpery l o ve-letters had been hoarded up for some fut ure d ay o f t h reat and ac cusation, and for the purpose of extorti ng money ; and that there could he found men, who under a pretence o f p a t r i ot i sm and the furtherance of the public good, could lend th emse l ves to t h e an d h ad filled the public mind use of means so obtained ; when such persons h a d succee d e d i n creating with tinga the h false, that t r impression, throughout every d epartment o f t h e office of " Commander-in-Chief," all was favouritism, and pecula tion, and corruption ; I felt it my duty to acknowledge to my country, in a letter to the' Speaker of the House of Commons the incautiousness of my conduct (I admit no higher stigma), and of At this and important office, country in the important post I dismissed myself voluntarily from my hi g h by surrendering its commission to my King and father. an Pe de r r i t - I C i l l i a ie l f, se f r o v r e( n l o m liss than fourteen years; till that moment, sans Me& et sans reprocise. I intend not to impugn the motives of those who distinguished themselves as my unspar ing accusers ; some are no more; others yet live to acknowledge (I hope), the excess of their patriotic zeal. May I not, however, upon occasion of thus referring to the past, caution my too hasty countrymen against coudemning partial imperfections with as much severity as wilful and systematic crimes? May I not at this mo ment ask, whether I was not too harshly pressed—too illiberally treated ? The King, my brother, was of that opinion ; and, when Regent, replaced ;ne at the head of British army, anti in so doing, evidently gratified the com.try. I had no angry feelings to satiate —no animosity to appease; I resumed the command with un mixed delight; and in a few years afterwards, " the House of ~., r ------- ' • ~; •, , t, ,, ,_, \ -42;.,., - -... • ; 4 - • 1' ' 1 •„i , .4_4 -4 ~;----=-------_,___, iI:. ,J . /...1 `-•,,,-* I ,slik,c/' ..o. .--; '...._. ----' "..... ~ • ..._ , -1 . 1 ~,,; PRICE 7D. Commons," once so ready_ to impugn my conduct, passed the fol lowing honourable testimonial, signified to me by its Speaker. This testimonial includes the period in which I was once presumed to have incurred the public displeasure : " Resolved, That the thanks of this House be given to Field Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of York, Commander-in- Chief of his Majesty's Forces, for his continued, effectual, and un remitting exertions in the discharge of the duties of his high sta tion, during a period of upwards of twenty years, in which the British Army has attained a state of discipline and military science hitherto unknown; and which, under Providence, have contributed ; in a great degree, to acquire for this Empire its present height of military glory among the nations of Europe." As I am addressing all classes of my countryinen, I may explain that which to all may not be known, or clearly understood, namely—" the sale of Commissions." On the occasion alluded to, many, in all probability, considered, that from such sale ad vantage was derived to myself—nothing can be more erroneous. The sale of a Commission, and its purchase, are affairs resting en tirely between officer and officer; the Commander-in-Chief tak ing care only, that the regulations, under which the transfer of a Commission from one officer .to another takes place, are com plied with. All other Commissions are free gifts from the Commander-in-Chief; which being originally given, often be come of great value when disposed of by the officer. It is not for myself to say, how I have dispensed this branch of my patronage. I trust, that I have spoken as delicately as possible of myself, where myself is so much concerned. I wish not to open old wounds, or revive past contentions ; but am anxious, that as " Commander-in-Chief," the Duke of York may rest in his grave, acquitted of all wilful error, and deemed faithful in his post, as far as human infirmity is capable of the performance of high and im portant duties. I come, at length, to the question, dear, most dear to my heart. And now, thank God ! I feel a self-approval, which softens much the pain of a separation from the world, and cheers me onward towards that Throne, before which princes and peasants meet, clothed alike in spiritual equality : for the King upon his throne, and the cottager of the village, who, in their distinct and several stations, have each performed the duties of such stations, stand before the Divine Judgement-seat, arraigned upon their deeds done, as relative to the duties respectively required from them. My beloved countrymen will immediately revert to my mean ing, and allude to the brief speech made by me, in the House of Lords, April 25, 1825. It has been broadly hinted—that I was counselled and advised to this my declaration. I deny the asser tion. The act was of my own-free determination ; nor did I consult any political advisers with a view to its expediency or in expediency ; its propriety or impropriety ; its fit or its unfit time, liness. I saw the occasion one of most interesting moment; that the balance of the Constitution was fearfully vibrating. I thought the time was come, when I could no longer delay to add a Parliamentary avowal to sentiments which I had always en tertained ; iu which I gloried ; in which I had lived ; and in which I die. Amidst all the invectives of party, the maledictions of the Ro mans, and the doubts which many advocates of my own opinions entertained of the necessity or prudence of my avowal I never, for one moment, have regretted that I had made it. At this awful juncture, I feel, that I then performed my duty to the Throne—to the Altar--and to the People; and I would desire no further tablet to my memory, than an inscription to record my decease, my age, and this my speech upon a petition, which being com mitted to my care, it became my duty to present :—. " I hold in my hand a petition from the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. George, Windsor, praying that no farther concessions may he made to the Roman Catholics. lam sure that any representation from so learned and respectable a body will he received with the attention it deserves ; and therefore I should not have troubled your Lordships with any observations in support of it, if I did not feel this was au occasion on which any man may well be permitted to address your Lordships. Ido this the more readily on the present occasion, because, feeling that I have not the habit of taking part in your discussions, I will not in terrupt the progress of the debate of the Bill to which the peti tioners refer, if it should come into the House. It is now twenty five years since this measure was first brought into discussion. I cannot forget with what events that discussion was at that time connected. It was connected with the most serious illness of one now no more ; it was connected also with the temporary removal of one of the ablest, wisest, and most honest Ministers that this country ever had. From that time, when I gave my first vote on this question, to the present, I have never seen any reason to re gret or to change the line which I then took. I have every year seen more reason to he satisfied with my decision. When the question comes regularly before your Lordships, it will be dis cussed much more fully and ably than I aan do it; but there are two or three subjects on which I am anxious to touch ; one is, that you place the Church of England in a situation in-which no other Church in the world is placed. The Roman Catholic will not allow the Church of England or Parliament to interfere with his Church, and yet he requires you to allow him to interferewith your Church, and to legislate for it. There is another subject still more delicate, on which I cannot, however, help saying a few words.. I speak (I beg to be understood) only as an indi videal. I desire not to be understood as speaking for any body else; but consider, my Lords, in what a situation you place the Sovereign; b y the coronation oath, the Sovereign is bound to maintain the Church established in her doctrine, discipline, and her rights, inviolate. An of Parliament may release future Sovereigns and other men from this oath, or from any other oath to be taken ; but can it release an individual who has already taken it? I speak, I repeat it again, as an individual, but I entreat the House to consider the situation in which the Sovereign is thus placed. I feel very strongly on this whole subject. I cannot for get the deep interest which was taken upon it by one now no more, and the long and unhappy illness in which*—l have been brought up from my early years in these principles, and from the time when I began to reason for myself I have entertained them from conviction, and in every situation in which I may be placed, I will maintain them—So help me God." As the press is now conducted, men exercising power, or en joying patronage, are not permitted long to remain ignorant of themselves; though many have been charged with errors of which they are innocent, while others have virtues attributed to them, of which they were perfectly guiltless. These are the consequences of party. As far as I can recognise myself as pourtrayed by the a awarded regards (and writers who have for so many years fastened upon me as publi c property; s as I find that of all our family the palm of superi or intel lect, brother i ; most justly) arid.ofoitiond our beloved tliscrim my jud g m ent, myself—l am put down as a good-tempered, easy-hearted man in general, but determined and obstinate on particular points from preconceived prejudices, rather than from the result of convic tions produced by deep consideration. lam happy, however, to find, that no one has the ill manners or the courage, or the injus tice, to impute to my conduct improper motives ; so that, if I do wrong, I am accused only of an imperfect or imprudent judg ment. In fact, I am presumed to be a Prince without any artificial qualities, unaddicted to intrigue and finesse; and supposed to mean his words, and perform his promises. I am willing to rest satisfied with the sentence thus pronounced upon my character; and I may presume to add—that, if per sonal attachment is a proof of the estimation ht which individuals are held, I have a wide circle of friends ; and have yet to learn— who have reason to be my enemies. I trust, then, that from a well-meaning man, one unaccustomed is disguise hi s sentiments, and not unwilling to Acknowledge him self wrong, when •wrong—the explanation of my conduct (I condescend to no justification) as regards the preservation of the British Constitution in the principle of " Protest ant Ascendancy," will he received with that respect which the opinions of a well-meaning man deserve. I have yet to learn why—because b roug ht up un d er t h e b est o f fathers, in the principles of a Protestant Government ; my adherence to Protestant principles is to be tot Lured into the terms of bigotry and intolerance—Protestantism is the very antipode to bigotry and intolerance—and not being able to adduce any grounds for . a change of o pi n i ons , i t we ll b ecame me to support t h ose to which I adhered. prevail. No when a ltP bill e passed the jority was peat) was -eafitee Of the Collegiate Church of St. George at Windsor, where -the'Royaf Family were accustomed to attend the service of. their.religion, (and which Church is, in fact, - peculiarly that of the Ning and his family,) should place in the bands of one of such Royal family, as a member of its congregation, a petition upon so urgent in oc casion. Fixed upon byso learned and respectable a body to present their petition against further concessions to - the-Romans, could I, without abandonment of all principle, hesitate for one moment to accept the duty? I will ask, for the purpose of placing this point in a clear awl simple position, this one question. Supposing, when such petition had been offered to me as a Peer of the realm, to be presented by me in Parliament, 1 had refused to take care of it, what would or what might have been the result ? The result would hays been this.—A charge against the Duke of York, the presumptive Heir to the Throne, of abandoning to its enemies in the hour of danger and of trial, the principles upon which alone he oould ever ascend that throne ; and of neutralizing the oath by which the King his brother was already seated. I will called upon then to fulfil a solemn duty ;. a duty of i whisi my known and frequently avowed sentiments rendered the -per furmatice suitable, timely, and conscientious. No other conduct could have been worthy of the Duke of York, the well-weaning nutn—z.znd. may I not almost note it down as a mark of degeneracy in the age—that I was held up to scorn and ridicule, and. gross animadversion, because I fearlessly did my duty in Parliament upon my own responsibility, and in happy accordance with the principles I had ever professed. There was very little courtesy in the instinct in which the Ro mans treated me on the occasion. " 'Whet other course could the Duke of York have taken?"—" It was to be expected from him" —" It was at least consistent, however opposed to the attainment of our objects"—ought to have been the language of fair oppo nents; but bigotry, intolerance, illiberalitv, and narrow-minded • ness, to say nothing of later Bacchanalian exultations at the near prospect of my decease, were the terms of reproach heaped upon me by the Romans, and the free-thinking press. I will here apprise such opponents—that the time will come, when their conduct, to myself will be used as a povrerfml argument in support of the unchanged virulence, and incapability of accord ance, which still exist in the character of Roman communisauts. On presenting this petition, which my duty as a Peer of the realm enjoined me to do, I acted only as an individual. All tho importance and consequences attached to the step so taken, were so attached- by: others, not by myself. It was a question on which Ilelt that any man might well be permitted to address his Peers. And wag the consequence of my rank and high station, and proximity to the Crovin, to be tortured into reasons, why I was to remain si lent, and, unlike all others, debar myself from the expression of my own sentiments? Which of the two was the most honour eble and best-meaning, and most correct step towards the party I was presumed to oppose? To blind them by any silence, and make the sentiments of the Heir Presumptive a matter of doubt, or pivot of intrigue ? or, to remove all doubt, and leave the party nothing to hope, as far as my opinion and determination were concerned? I confess frankly, and honestly, and unreservedly, that had I cone to the Throne of England, and taken the oaths now pre sented in the ceremony of the Coronation of the Protestant King's of England ; and had a bill been subsequently tendered to me which admitted the Roman Catholic into the British Protestant Government, I could not have signed it—l dare not have signed it. It was therefore much more just towards my opponents, that they should know the extent of opposition which my conscience would interpose in the attainment of their object, rather than there should remain the least suspicion of any change in any sentiments. On the occasion, then, of my decease (I am tempted to nreo--- phesy), I should be inclined to think—that the Romans will alfeet to bury all animosity in my grave ; and to dilate, upon what they may please to call the obstinacy and inveterate prejudices of my temper, as the errors of a mistaken man whom they may affect to pity and forgive. Such a•dissimulating course will, however, be easily detected ; it will be politic, it will be Roman ; for the country will not be prepared to admit so immediately of any insult to my memory ; and fondly do I hope, that in the future struggles in defence of the corner-stone of the Constitution, there will be no occasion to lament my death, and exclaim, " would that honest - , York was now alive." I trust that never will arrive such OCCA.- mien ; and that in the path which I have fearlessly marked out, the su-ceeding members of my family will steadily tor, when once the cords which confine and bal:nce the Protestant Constitution of England are loosened or enapt ; the country will then resemble a balloon, apparently magnificent in its ascent, but uncertain of guidance, and teuding constantly to annihilation. And yet I trust that I may be allowed, even after this strong expression of my sentiments, to say, that to the pro tection of the Protestant Constitution I do not add the least ill feeling toward the Roman religion; for amidst much that I, being a Protestant, consider erroneous, I cannot but admire the constancy with which the members of that persuasion adhere to what is termed by them " the religion of their forefathers." I wish the Protestant or Reformed Religion to be preserved pure and sincere ; the Roman has the same wish for his 9wa frith ; but the mode of preservation is totally distinct: the Diked appeals to the exercise of individual judgment; the other only, the authority of the priest. The Protestant is offered by hi s Church a religion of which he may be the judge, and into the merits of which he may inquire ; if he rejects the proffered doc trine, he may depart in peace, uncondeinned and unanathematimd- To the Roman is tendered a religion, which is previously de clared pure, unchanged, and unchangeable ; if be accept it not, he is denounced, proclaimed a heretic, and put out of the pale of future salvation. This appears to me the distinction which marks the two communions at their separate thresholds;' and though the doctrines entertained may in many points .be similar ; yet the willing freedom with which the one may be sus. tamed ; and the positive and unconditional slavery of intellect to which the other requires submission, create as muds distinc tion between Roman and Protestant, as between the tbllower of the law of Moses and the Christian. The latter believes in Christ; the former would do so, could he be satisfied that the real Messiah hail appeared. I take the simple question to be this—That it would be most desirable that an unsuspicious and unsuspected union could take place amongst all his Majesty's subjects. I, as a Protestant, avow, that nothing could be more important, or conducive to the strengthening of the British empire, or the increase of its deve loping powers. If I could have been convinced of th e propr i ety of the means, and could see how the many propositions for the purpose could be carried into safe practice, 1 had never ma d e th e declaration of April, 1825 ; for I admit, that in a divided Popu lation the seeds of danger and of disaffection are sown, which it would he most desirable to eradicate. As on my presentation of the petition from the Collegiate Church at Windsor, I alluded to the late Mr. Pitt as one of the, wisest, ablest, and most honest Ministers this country ever had; and as I am also aware that this statesman so spoken of by me, was that a ti n advocate mimpossi for bility C o a f tl a to c ic Emancipation; eninviisbinghis design, may dare gn,uponti t m o as sert that union of Ireland, was created by the acts of the Romans themselves in Ireland. The contentions and disputes between the Clergy and Laity among the Irish Romans, put it out of the power of that Minister to perform his pledge, even had not other obstacles inter posed. ..,,,.. . ' . ' 7 :__,7',;:4 7 ,:::,.-••••:.:;•',.. -- .. : -‘ whiili'i- of..th ri , Git:r - : I ' ' 7" •iWill i v • fr. ultimately coultiA :r±lajd . . '.-, . - . 4 gp on an „,,,,,,,,, 1: ' . ' 11 - for Catil, . ; :''. -1 :- 3 1:talsely termed) had 4•1 11. House 44,f;pAtu_Tr•• '',4 l ' . 'orthe lay-lord; the ma- t presurneod bi in i'voiltFef-ihe bill - nothing (I re- r i f ,' more natural, than that the Dean and Chapter of thp •--•• i.ly sentiments have never been disguised upon this most im portant and vital question ; in the decision of which there is no medium. An attempt at a mixed principle of g overnment will eventually corrupt or paralyze one of the two component parts ; " His Royal highness was here too deeply affected to conclude the sentence.—Ed. One of the plans of the late Mr. Pitt, was to make a provision for the Homan clergy i n I re l an d ; an d as t h e per i o d o f th e un i on drew nigh, and l ega l measures were a d vanc i ng t owar d s it s com pletion ; when already most of the feudal disabilities had been re moved ; and the Roman laity were admitted to become Justices of the Peace, to act as Jurymen, to acquire landed property, and to vote at elections ; a meeting of the Roman bishops, at which 179 9 —to consider of a settled, l e gal this meeting, the following resolution was passed—," That a pro prima o plac vision through Governme nt f or the a ati ii Pe d irr° i t:el madee p n r t e t p soi r d o te v hl i e l t i lt on obk t y b the the e Government, p in rie j st a i n o u f arY the their Comm un i on . At Roman Catholic clergy of the kingdom, competent and secured, ought to be thankfully accepted." At the same meeting , a second most important point was al s o con sidered, t ilanielY Ta enld e by which th e bi s h ops m i g h t su b m i t t h e i r appointments Pro t estant King,,—and, if I mistake not, two re solutions similar, if not precisely in the following terms, were also agreed to. Ist. " That such interference as might enable the Government to be satisfied of the loyalty of the person appointed, was just, and ought to be agreed on." 2d. ." That the person elected (Bishop) should be presented by the President of the elec tion to the Government ; and that if any objection was intimated within one month, the electors should again convene, and proceed Au to anothei ele c ti on . estimate of the amount required for the support of the priesthood : was (as I have understood) delivered to the' Government, and, at the moment of the union with Ireland; Catholic consolidation (a term which I much prefer to emancipation) :appeared . all but accom plished--_I atn ready to admit, that the two measures , " provision for the priests," and " the negative appointment of the bishops," would have produced the result; of " Rom an con s olidat ion."-- rsion These measures were in the very Teeth of itomanism. Had they