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- what had been said on the subject of public distress and contended that Government had , the greatest anxiety, from personal motives, to relieve., if possible, that distress; and. he t as serted, that as great. a reductionliad been made in the expenditure as could be made consistent - with the pnblic service ; and to hold -out to the people the fallacious hope of ,saving sufficient to relieve the people, was to deceive them, and was what no. fair or honest man would assert, and ,whenever he heard such assertions made, he ..,would always protest against it, as the language of tntiammation, and not of argument. ~. Mr. CALCaAFT replied to the Noble Lord ; •he denied that himself, or any of those who _sat near him, made statements intended to delude the people; but he was persuaded the Noble Lord.mUst, by his, conduct in support ' in an all occasions, the burthens under which , the people laboured. J-le contended that 145,0001. was the extent of the reduction which had taken place between the . Estimates of this and the 'last year. He contended, that after a reduction of 10,000 men, the 20,000 would still be suffi cient for all the purposes here at home, as every 111!iary Officer agreed that 10,000 men were sutaient to release the 50,000 . men kept in the The lion. Member then proceeded to take a review of • the present state of the army and of the country, and gave his unqualified sup- Tort to the proposition for reduction.. Mr. licitussoN defended, the present system, and. contended that the saving recommended by the lion. Member could not be attempted consist . ent with the public safety.. lie contended that the statement of the lion. Member,. that the saving amounted to only 110,000/. was incorrect. The saving - in the army alone this year. was upwards of 700,0001. Ile then adverted to what had. been said of the relief to t'.e garrisons in the colonies, , and' contended, that after another 10,000 was taken, as proposed by the lion Gentleman on the ether side, it would be impossible to keep the re "lii4s. lie had heard -with great satisfaction that th,ere was not the most distant prospect of this country being called on to repel any ,attack from any party. But he Could not sit by and hear it said that this country was not in a situation to repel force by force. On the contrary, no country on the face of the earth was in a situation equally ca pable of defending itself„ if called on so to do. Mr. MABettr, - r defended himself against .the .charge of-delusion, and pledged himself to prove . in a - Committee that much was to be done in the way of economy and retrenchment,.which would be a material benefit to the country. The question being then loudly called for, the House divided on the Amendment proposed by Colonel Davies. The numbers were : , For Adjournment 75 Against it Nlajmily —93 . The Committee divided on the motion for reporting pm gresg— • Ayes Noes 21E; Majority —7-121 A divi,io o then took place on a motion for Adjournment— ' Ayes -2 Noes 209 Majority —ll7 Three ether divisions followed on similar motions, on which the ntifubers.were as follows— Ayes 62 Noes .. 220 Nlajoi ity - 158 Ayes 6O Noes 2l-2 .71Injority -152 _ Ayeß 4B Nucs l5B Majority -110 Ou the motion of Mr. GOIthON that the second Report of the Finratce Committee should be read, the Committee Ayes Nori , 162 Majority —ll7 Another division took place in a motion that the Chairman should report progress— Ayes 47 Nor, 1 6 ,1 Majority A. —ll7 At twenty minutes past .3 o'clock this Imo fling., strangers, after at exclusion between three and four hours, were again admitted to tia. gallery. Ministers were at that time silting on the Opposition benches, their places being occupied by their opponents. _ _ _ _ • Mr. fiUME was speaking.—He concluded by moving that the Act of %Vilna:D.llF. cap. I, scc. 4, should be read. The Committee divided— Aces 43 Noes 144 - Majority ----101 The Committee again divided on a motion for reporting progresl,7 Ayt Noes . 143 Majority. —lo3 Another diviiion ensued. tin the motion that the Chairman reyort progress. rot- the Motion • Against it Majority —lo7 Fresh candles haring bei•ii brought in, Mr. lAMB - TON trp,e,lt hat they should be exctuded. On thi . ; the final division took p4-ace— _ _ For the Motion Against it Maj gilt• -108 Lord CASTLERF.AGI-1 then,to sate the Howie front further incOrivenience itt this respect, inured th‘it the.Chein wan repot t procress, which bring done, he-061.111prd leave to sit again to. 11101 TOW. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and at FIVE O'CLOCK t his Morning the House adjourned. MR. ALEXANDER BARING'S MANSION.—The plan is already fixed upon : It will be built of Portland Stone, in the style of a Roman villa.— One unique feature this house will possess, viz. .a semi-circular terrace in front. It will command a fine extensive view of the Surrey Hills and sur r rounding scenery. BRIDGE WARD.—The Election of Mr. GAR RATT, as Alderman of this Ward, was yesterday formally declared by the LORD MAYOR amidst the loudest cheering. The Post Masters of Brighton have deter mined to reduce the price of posting to ls. 3d. per mile. SON.; OF ERIN !! !-Next Saturday will ,be a busy day all over the Untied Kingdom, as it is St. Patrick's Day.—W hat with feasting, charity, and the Lottery, there will be enough to do ; and as the Lottery entirely ,finishes that day, we'hope the Natives will be as successful as they were last Drawing Day, when they got the entire of one of the £21,000 Prizes. It would be a snug thing to get one of the Three 221,000 that muss be drawn next Day of Drawing,and which is the day of their tutelar Saint ; and it would be doing the thing rudely to pocket 20,000 and give the other Ri,ooo to the Charity !—Let St. George and St. Andrew get the other Two R21;000. THE SUN. SOLEM BUTS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT? LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, Is2l. We received this morning Paris Papers of Sa turday last. From Naples we learn that two Austrian divisions were to form a junction at Foligno, and march instantly upon Aquila. It was expected that hostilities would' soon take The PRINCE REGENT has addressed a place. Proclamation to the Army ; its style is simple, but the sentiments are patriotic and noble know," says the PRINCE, " that the Throne which I have ascended is a Throne of Iron."— Sicily is calm. The British Squadron stationed off that Island is decidedly only one of Ob servation. Intelligence from RoMe of the 25th ult. states that the Austrian Army coming from Tuscany, whose advanced guard was then defiling under the walls of that city, is 50,000 strong, and well furnished with artillery. The second Army, which marches along the shores of the Adriatic, and also, passes through the Roman States, is of equal for Ce. Both these Armies will form a junc tion at Foligno. It is supposed that the AD VANCED POSTS OF GENERAL PEPE, behind the Tronto, HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECONNOITRED BY THE HUNGARIAN HUSSARS. This confirms the accounts from Naples, reported above," and there is little doubt but hostilities have corn- • menced.- Madrid Journals of the 2d inst. mention that a Deputation of the ,Cortes waited upon his MA JEST Y on the 25th ult. to entreat his MAJESTY would deign to open the session in person on the Ist. The KING seated on his Throne replied in the following terms " I am informed that the Cortes have assembled. I shall assist with great pleasure at the opening of their Session. From the wisdom and prudence of the Deputies I expect that energetic measures will be taken to stop the course of evils with which the nation is threatened, the precursors of which manifest themselves in the insults offered to my dignity and person, in contempt of the Constitution." The President re-plied "that the Cortes would justly appreciate his MAJESTY'S condescension in assisting at the opening of the'Session. With respect to the object specifically mentioned by his MAJESTY, the Cortes were not , charged with the maintenance of public order; but that in per forming their proper functions, they would, with the greatest cheerfulness, expect every means in their power to satisfy the just wishes of his MA JESTY." On the Ist inst. his . MAJESTY proceeded to the Hall of the Cortes, and after having been receiv ed with the accustomed ceremonies, opened the Session in a long speech, of which we shall give the substance, and the whole of some of the most interesting passages. " Gentlemen Deputies,—Surrounded for the second time by the worthy Representatives of this heroic nation, which has given such great and shining proofs of its love and devotion to my Royal Person, I heartily return thanks to the Ar.mionTy, who, after having placed me on the Throne of my ancestors by the valour of my faithful subjects, has deigned to consolidate - it on the basis of the• Constitution, sanctioned by the Extraordinary Cortes, and which, conform ably to the wishes of the people, I have sworn to observe." His MAJESTY then recommends the Cortes to resume the consideration of the salutary and ju dicious measures, which were enacted and pro posed during the last 'Session for the revival of public credit, the encouragement of agriculture, arts, manufactures, and commerce, and the cor rection of abuses in the internal administration of the country ; and stated there was every pros pect of a progressive improvement in all these different branches. The actual state of South America with relation to Spain continued the same, but his MAJESTY hoped' that a knowledge of the late events in the Mother Country would induce those Provinces to re-unite themselves to her. His MAJESTY afterwards alluded to the late disturbances, and trusted the Cortes would take prompt measures to put a stop to these dis orders, and furnish the Government with fuller powers to maintain public tranquillity. The relations of Spain with Foreign Powers were stated to be amicable and pacific, and his MA JESTY added, that he had ratified the Treaty ceding the Florida„s to the United States. Next' .'ollows this important and interesting para- graph : " The decision. of the Congress of Troppan, which has been - persevered iu at Laybach by the Sovereigns of- Austria, Prussia, and Russia, of interfering in the alteration made in the Consti tution of the Two Sicilies, has excited my live liest anxiety, not only because the Royal Fa mily of that kingdom are allied to mine by the ties of blood, and the happiness of that natioti is dear to me, but also because it is of the utmost importance to the independence of every State, that the rights of Nations and Princes should be religiously respected. I have in consequence thought it indispensable to the honour of my Throne and the dignity of the great People whom I have the glory of governing, to declare to the Allied Sovereigns that I will recognize nothing opposed to the positive rights of the People, on which depend the liberty, independence, and prosperity of nations, principles which Spain will respect inviolate above all others. I have the satisfaction of , communicatinm to the Cortes that the Ailed Sovereigns, according to the lat est information which I have received, have agreed to recognize these principles with regard to Spain." His MAJESTY concluded his Speech by repeat- ing his complaints of the insults and indignities offered to his Royal Person during some time past, which complaints his MAJESTY-• had pre- , viously made to- the 'Deputation of. the :Cortes that waited on him on the 25th ult. His MA-, JESTY was interrupted sevtral times by repeated applause, and was obliged more than once'to de-. wand the attention of his, hearers by si g ns and demonstrations full of condescension and benig nity. The - most enthusiastic applauses followed the conclusion of the speech. FRENCH FUNDS. • March 9.—Fire per Cents.' 95 f. 45 c. Ditto for the Opening 0n1 .9.3 f. 60 c. the 22d itist. . Bank Stock 1532 f. c. The last news from the: Brazils is dated Para, Jan. 4. The Revolution has been effected with out bloodshed, and seems likely to attain its ob ject. A Proclamation has been issued, and the members of the new. Government are chosen. All the measures have been adopted under the name of the KING, but with little , respect to the Royal character. The Proclamation begins in the fol br4ing manner Inhabitants of Para—this day we break the fetters iii which despotism, vio lence, and ignorance have bound us," &c. Such language does not promise much for the conti nuance of the Royal authority. The mischievous attempts of a certain Party Print to deter his MAJESTY from visiting Ireland, unless he assents to the full restoration of Po- PERY into the British Constitution, have already given birth to a report, that his MAJESTY has re lfnquished his intention. But, from an authority on which we rely, we may venture to assert, that his MAJESTY iS MA to be diverted from his gracious purpose of gratifying his loyal Irish subjects by any of C[ the paper bullets of the brain;" which may be directed against him by the malevolence of faction. his reception, we are persuaded, will be a triumphant manifestation of the loyal spirit that characterizes our gallant fellow-sub jects of the Sister Island. PORTSMOUTH AND PETEaSFIELD TURNPIKE A cT.--- , We apprehend that there must be some inaccuracy in the following paragraph, which we have extracted from a Country Pape•, as it is well known that the Corporation of Petersfield with all its privileges and immuni ties has long been swallowed up in the over welming influence of a family, who arrogate to themselves the right of nominating the titular Mayor of the place, whose office is the only re mainir g vestige of the Corporation, which once, by the valuable rights which it derived from li beral patrons, diffused life and vigour to the town and the surrounding country. Our attention has frequently been directed, by numerous corres pondents, to the management of this trust; we are, therefore, glad to hear that the number of Com missioners has been increased, and we hope that, under THEIR direction and superintendance, the communication between the Metropolis and so important a naval station as Portsmouth, will be shortened, improved, and properly kept up : . " The present Turnpike' Act for the Road from Portsmouth "- to Sheet llridv;e being nearly expired, a new one has just " passed &Committee of the House of Commons, with a.few " alterations : the qualification of Commissioners is raised . to " £lOO landed property and .C4OOO personals ; the Mayor and " Aldermen of the Cot:I , ORA TtoNs of Portsmouth and PE " RSF 'ELI) aro to be no longer Commissioners in -right of "their offices. but are all personally re-named in the new 13111, " together with nearly 000 other Gentlemen." THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON.—It will be seen by an advertisement in our first page, that hiißoyal•Highness the Duke of Youx - and • ALBANY is to preside at the ensuing Anniversary Festival of this Corporation, which will be held on the `?lst instant, at the Freemasons"favern, to commemorate the Battle of Alexandria, in which the native regiments of 'Scotland so sig nally distinguished themselVes under the au spices of the brave and justly lamented Sir RALPH AnEncnomnrt. The Meetings of this Society, connected as they are with the preset', vation and encouragement of Celtic Literature and the use of the distinguishing dress of Iligh linders, are always replete with interest ; but the - Anniversary Festival possesses-an interest pe .culiar.to itself, from its connection with events which must ever powerfully excite the feelings of the - Highlander; and it is expected that the ensuing Meeting will be more numerously at tended, and more splendid than any Meeting for several years, not only from the circumstance of his Royal Highness the Duke of 'Yonx and ALBANY presiding on "the occasion, and the pre sence of the-Duke of Wimiso - roN, who - has so frequently vituessed the intrepidity and ardour of the Highland regiments, but from many , other circumstances resulting from the state and regu- 1 lationsof the Corporation. ON THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION. The following collections having been made' at various times, are now put. together without, regard to. order . EVELYN,. writing to the brother of a Gentleman who had embraced the Pons Catholic Religion in 109, has 'the fol lowing words : " We must submit to Providence the 'success of times and mitigation of proselytical favours, haviug, for my own par ticular, a very great charity for all who sincerely adore the - blessed Jesus, our common and dear Saviour, as being full of hope that (ion will at last compassionate our infirmities, and make abatement for our ignorance and errors of corrupt times I and interests, of which the Roman persuasion can no way ac quit herself, whatever the present secular polity may pretend." On.the danger of a Popish King or of Popish Members_ of Parliament see "'British critic," February, 1818, and " CLARKE'S Life of JA.3IES II." . . In the Preface to LumnEn's " Colloquia Mensalia," which is dated Anno. 1569, the Editor, having enumerated the evils of Popery, specifies some of the advantages for which Protes tants are indebted to Luther, and concludes with a prayer, " That Christian :Kings and Princes may not bereave us of Gov's word again." &c. &c.—The whole Preface is curious. In the .MemoirS of RICHARD CUMBERLAND, there is the following character of Abbe Hussey :—See also M'Crie's Life of Knox, vol. 1. p. 24, &c. • ' " He did not exactly want to stir up petty Insuriections in Ireland ; but to head a Revolution', that should overturn the Church, established, and enthrone himself Primate in the Cathe , dral of Armagh, would have been his supreme felicity. • He made profession of a candour, and liberality of sentiment, bor dering almost upon downright Protestantism, whilst in heart he was as high a Priest as Thomas a' Becket, and as still' a Catho. lie (though he ridiculed their mummeries) as eN e; kissed the Cross," &c. &c. Extracts from Bishop AT T T:RBITIVZ- Sermon. on the sth - of November, 1704.—" To this day's double deliVerance it is owing, that we are freed from Inc fears of Ptial. Superstition; that we enjoy all our Religious and Civil liberties ;. all that is dear and valuable in *respect of this world or another." In a Sermon, before the Sons of the Clergy, 1709, he says, ' 44 Vou are descendants of those who, as they have shut out Po pery in the inest . ttfecival manner, by only paring off thosesor ruptions it had grafted‘on pure and genuine Christianity, so did they stand boldly in the breach, when it meditated a return ; so that yon, their sons, were, at the Altar itself, initiated by your fathers into , an hereditary aversion from Rome," &c. A din 177, before the Lord Mayor,—". The - haughty Mo narch, whose heart Gon at last; by our means, hath humbled, was grasping at universal empire."—" Nor was he satisfied in siibduing men's bodies, unless he enslaved their souls also, . and made the pure profession of the Gospel - give way to superstition and idolatry." A Writer of 4 4 Memors of Bishop PonTtus," in the Eccle._-_ siastical and University Annual Register, 1010, says, • " lle was , a friend to rational • Toleration, but a de . - cided enemy to any infringement of the hiws, in the shape of a general Reform, or, to any relaxation that could, in the most remote degree, sanction the claims and pretensions of the professors,. of Catholicism, a reli gion, which, for many centuries, spell-bound the whole of Europe, impeded the march of intellect, fettered with chains of iron the arms orfreedom, and obscured the fair dawn of Science and the Arts ; whose anathemas were not more destructive than its indulgence:, • whose practice polluted the yanks with blood, and engenderedignorance, intolerance, and fanaticism," &c. LE ME3IIRIEIt, in his Bamptori Lecture, observes, " Calvin, complained of th 6 dilatory proceedings of Cranmer, who con ducted the work of Reformation in England with such _deliberate judgment, that, under him and. Archbishop Parker, our-Churn, purged from the errors of Rome, was brought to a standard of primitive purity, more nearly, perhaps,. than any- Church now in the world." A ABLT IS SLetter to Mr. PITT—EMI, as:ll%7s, ".ReligiOus heresies naturally produce political divisions, and thus counteract that collective and uniform direction of the public power, which every state desires. The :support of reli gion obviously' tends to the amelioration of morals ; some cer tain protesSion of it, exclusively favoured, is more at the call of Government," &c. In, GlF'r oliD'S Life of Mr. PIT T,-p. 552, Bvo. The late King is said to have abruptly terminated the con ference with Lord Melville on Catholic Emancipation, by an observation on the inefficacy of &etch metaphysics to destroy religious obligations. In the Debate on Catholic Emancipation, 1805; Lord Li ME nIcK admonished the House ; " in seeking new friencis Sthe Pa pists), • whom 'possibly you may fail to conciliate, neglect not your old ones (the Irish Protestants), but remain firm to those who have, in the worst of times, remained firm to you." Dr. EDMUND LAW, Bishop of Carlisle, In a note to his Considerations on the Theory of Religion— citeS the following passage from Dr. Worthington on Redemption :—" Popery begins to be ashamed of some of its grosser errors."- 44 Moreover, that persecuting spirit, which was the reproach of Christians, is in a good measure abated_ nor do Papists at present seem to thirst so much after Protestant blood : though there is reason to suspect that they still retain too much of the old leaven, durst they suffer it to work out."— N.B. The Irish Rebellion took place in 1798. 'ln PARR'S. Life of Archbishop USHER, there appears to have been, in the religious situation of Ireland, 1626, a strong resemblance to its situation, 1813. King CHARLES the First • said to Archbishop Unitn, " I never loved Popery in all my life, but I never detested • it be ' fore my going into Spain."—(Life of Usher, fol.-1686.) In the same volume there is a Letter to Archbishop from . Sir WrLLIAM BoswELL, in which he say's ' 66 The Roman Clergy- have galled the misled part of our English Nation, and that, under a puritanical dress,- having been edu cated, by indulgence from the See of Rome, add instructed in all .manner of principles, contrary to the Episcopacy of the Church of England." And Sir William afterwards gives two instances, in confirmation of what he had Advanced. - Dated Hague, June 12, 1040. bishop BRAMIIAN, in a Letter to USHER, says, " it plainly appears, that in 1646, by order from Rome, above 100 of the Roman Clergy were sent into England," &c. &c. N. B. WARD'S Errata charges the Church Of England with' something worse than error. The Quarterly Review, June, 181 P, has these words,-- , . " Happy had it been for this country, if Bishop Warburton's Work (‘ Alliance between Church and State') could have been reserved for a moment when, in the demand, not of emancipa tion from restraints, but of equal and universal power, all re straints of decency are lost on one hand, and all prudential re gards to the great securities of the Constitution are in danger of being swallowed up in timid and helpless acquiescence on the other." . • PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. L2t77(C, 12° Die Martii, 1821. RomAN CA - 1 ti LictPetitions AGAINST, from the Corporation CLAIMS. f of Beverley, the U.:lit/Last rY of Ox yorto, the Archdeaconry of Chichester, anti. the Inhabitants•bf Stt Dunstan's• . . in-tire-West; London. CHAMBER nr LoNt tIO - N , .—Accottnts presented. ABSEX_e..—Leave of, to Mr. Wharton, Sir.!. Marjoribants, and Mr. Barry, for a month ; Mr. Roby, six weeks; Mr. O. il Ila ins, three weeks; Mr. ftlacqueen,_ ten tlays: Mr. Scarlett and Mr. Denman, for the Circuits. AGRICULTURAt. DISTRESS,—Petition complaining of, from Arundel. Corr. DUTMS.—Petitions from Leith and elsewhere against. NOIVi#AY TlMlSER.—accounts or end of Fir Timber, &c, im ported fur 21 years, from 1799 10 1820. itlid also of .some returns frozn Leith to the Lords of the Treasury, Bth Octo- her, 1817. • GRAMPOUND BlLL.—Petition from London, Wodminster, and Southwark, respreting it. - FRENCH BOOTS AND SLlOEs.—Petition from Dover AGAINST the -importation of. PRICE OI THIS DAY AT. TV F STOCKS %VELVE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock shut 5 per Cent. Navy Ann....106ii 3 per Cent. Red - shut Irish 5 per Cents. 3 per Cent. Cons 72ge Bank Long Ann: shut 3} per Cent. shut I Exchequer Bills 4 pr. 4 per Cent. shut I Cons. for April 74 73 HIGH WATER ATLONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 11 minutes after 9. I Evening, 49 minutes after 9. On the Test Act. " The reasonableness of a Test is not hard to be proved, but perhaps the proper Test has not been chosen."-•--(Dr. Johnson.) Warburton thought a Test " absolutely necessary for the curity of the Established Religion, where there are. diversities of sects ; but a sacramental Test is the very worst, bscause evaded and profaned."—(Johnson's Life of Swift—and Supple mental Volume to Divine Legation.) . • I have already mentioned Bishop , BuAstTz AN. He suc ceeded Archbishop Usher in the See of Armagh. His answers to fililitiere, who endeavoured to• drily over Charles the Second to embrace the Roman Catholic faith, and to the Bishop ofChal cedon, in vindication of the Church of England, are mentioned, with high commendation, by Bishop Jeremy Taylor, who says, in the sermon preached by him at the funeral of Bishop Bram ban," Whenever men will desire to he satisfied in those great questions, viz. (between Protestants and Papists,) the Bishop of Derry's Book shall be his oracle." Is it not to be expected, that, whenever the members of the Church of Roir'e obtain power in England, there will be found Militieres, and Smiths (Smith was the Bishop of Chaleedon) to invite the people of this Country to forsake the Church of Eng land, and to persuade them, that the Church of Rome is tne only Church in whose pale Salvation can be obtained ? is not the Roman Catholic Religion still thought the only safe Religion, by the generality of its professors ? Do not the lower classes of them think of their Religion, as Sir Walter Scott supposes one of his' low characters, in his late work, to think of it, viz. as " that convenient Religion, which you might slip off and on as easily as a glove ?" A Religion, 'in winch " they carried their consciences to confession, as the month came round, to be white-washed by the Priest," &c. &c. These, or Such as these, will he arguments in port; Bishop LAW, in his " Reflections on the Life of Christ," says, " Popery still (1774) offers the greatest baits of case and opulence, of pomp and power." Bishop Thy non., with his accustomed gentleness, after hav ing said that he " who believes Contrition alone, with Confes sion-to a Priest; is enough to expiate ten thousand sins—he that hath a great many cheap ways of buying oil' his penancy, even for the greatest sins, is taught a 'way not to fear the doing of an act for which he must repent ; since repentance is a duty so soon,' so certainly, and so easily performed. But these are notorious doctrines of the Roman Church—yet many, who trust to these doctrines in their discourses, dare not rely upon them in their lives," &c. &c. The Idolatry of the (lurch of Rome is Sherrn by Bishop SANDzitsox, Sermon the sixth, Ad Populum, .pp. 26a1-7. folio. 7th Edition, 1681.. Petitions will be presented to Parliament against the alteration proposed to be made in the Laws respecting Roman Catholics. The following passage, from Dean Swift, has frequently been oirered to the notice of ,Ilinisters, and, of the Public :—" When a child grows easy and contented by being hummred: . _ . when a kver beednici Sattss._)d s'ma l d corap_liariers, then expect to find popular Assemblies (especially Romdn Catholic Assemblies) content with small concessions." From Roman Catholic Members of Parliament, our posterity may s!..e Roman Catholic . Lord Chancellors, Roman Catholic Arch bishops; and, at-last, a Roman Catholic K . . Lord BAcoN's Essay, " Of Unity in .deserves attention. Vol. 1, Essay 2. Octa-;o Edition • " Grothrs, on his death-bed, .recommendc'd to ice wife and such of his family as wets then about him, the Church of Eng land, as it was legally established."—Bishopßrainhall wife of 6rotius, in obedience to herliusband's oinximands, bringat least one of his grandchildren, toSir Richard Brown's house, then President for the King in Penis,. to .be baptised into the faits and communion of the Church of Engtand, &e.—(See hall's Vindication of (irotius, p.. 612, folio.) Mr. Archdeaeon.oo RE mentions it, " to the honour a Bi.; shop Atterhury, that he remained, during bis.exile, true to the Protestant Religion, and regular in the performance of its du-; ties. lie reprobated the .conduct of those who had, sacrifkebd their religion to obtain the Pretender's favour ; he even qumr.; relied with the Duke of Berwick, who proposed giving a (atiio lie to the young Duke of 'Buckingham, and used bia iolluence•over the Duchess, to place none but Prot , :stants about the person of. her son."—(Memoirs of Sir Robert Wb.lpole.) In . Bishop,TiyLon's " Dissuasive front Popery," revised by the Author, 1664, many proofs are exhibited of the " mis chiefs produced in Societies and Communities of ".',lc u " by the Roman Catholic Doctrines. But, in the Preface, he repres2r.to the state of the. Irish'in most affecting terms, concluding with these .wordS ' " So that it is certain that the Roman - Catholic Religion .is here amongst us" (in Ireland), a Faction, aria a State-party, and design to recover their old laws, and barbarous manner of living," &c: & . . - The contents of chapter the 3d of Bishop T.'s "'l)::suasitfe'," &c. are—" The Church of Rowe teaches dtictrines - &stractito of ChriStrian Society in general and of Monarchy in a;e..2ia.i."— In Ids " Liberty of Prophesying," the Parent, as zwethe wr;ter.9. - have thought, of LoCke upon Toleration, and finally Of tl..e Toleration . Act itself, this -" charitable and, • sweet-tempered Bishop"' (so he is called by Pr. Jortiit) " allows J 4 c, ,rency ? nor any co T AN CE to thOse r=li iorns wleose prin ciples destroy Government, nor to thoe ri•EL-rons (if there be any .such) that teach -ilt4e."—(Episth, 13 dicttory, p. 11 .1 printed 1617.) • Dr. Joni - nkr's Sermon, on the Dangers of Popery, 1%.1.. 3, kierm; 13, has been published, at t‘fiuclister, in a szlJarat. pamphlet, with the title, " In.structions to Protestant . ..l, or, tb. , t Pretensions, Doctrines, and Usages of the Church of Runs" - 7 --{Printed by JaMes Robbins, College_street.) THE Tne.vrne.----The original text of SllaKE seNnE ought on all occasions to be retained upon the. stage, as far as the change, of times and the fluctuation of publie taste will admit. ~ W e were therefore much gratified in witnessing last night at Covent-garden Theatre the revival of The. 14e and Death of ging Richard the 7'hird, as Written by our immortal Bard, with as few alterations as were necessary to connect the scenes together, and adapt it in point of length to the usual dura tion of theatrical representations. CIBBErt, a very skilful play-wright, though no great poet, had very ingeniously patched up the - play as usually acted, but with parental fondness had introduced too much of his own , composition. This .part was iii a:great degree cleared away last night, but 'enough of Cleßrit was -left fyr necessary. connexion. The .play, therefore, as brought forward last night, was almost entirely the work of,its great author, and bids fair to di'- place ClBBEit's alteration from theatrical boards. The avowed Restorer ,of this mastetly Work of its great author is, we understand, Mr. Sw gentleman whose poetical powers - and learning are well known in the literary world, particularly by his Anacreon in Dublin, which, though not bearing his name, is admitted to be his compositifin: The play had such support in the acting as well en titles it to public protection on 'that ground also. M A CRLADY gave a masterly exhibition of Ricktrd, particularly in the Council Chamber, wheTe. displays'the pretended effect of witchcraft, tip dooms Hastings to immediate ei-ecution. He was 'indeed energetic and effective throughout. EGERTON was uncommonly successful in the per formance of Clarence; particularly in the recital of the dream. Mrs.' Btrzix was very impressive iU Margaret, and Mrs. IrtNING gave a pathetic intv rest to . Lady Anne. A BROTT as,usual was spirited in Richmond. On the next representation we would advise the BishT of EIN to keep his sta 7 - tion at the Council Board, and not on Richard's commanding the siren:her - ries to hurry away like a servant to fetch . a pottle for the Protector. The play was very well received, and in min)) , parts much applauded by a numerous audience. " We have received several letters, commc•ut ing with a very natural and just severity on th 6 illiberal remarks of a gallant admiral, as reported in the debate of the 20th ult. The observations, variously worded, were, in every version, such as we have described them, but. we hope our cor respondents will agree on reflection, that the)' are unworthy of notice. Our revenue requires. liberal use and consumption of ccUlforts and tax able articles ; and to look for a revival of pros perity by reducing farmers to smock-frocks, a;Ja their wives to linsey 7 woolsey and milk-pot:0(1;r/ is a most preposterous policy. With reord , • the old fashioned comforts of which Sir makes mention, perhaps he has no very eicitridO: l e of what they were ; " -a -e- shall ,:).P-"rove insert -3 brief list of some of thern, to which, the Um:l4l l ' s be glad to return as gpeedily, as possibl -Ist, A stockyard in June, containing. half i s t s whyat and beans of the last harvest ; 3d, A CC lar full of good ale, brewed from malt at 9s. 1 -, Fr quarter duty ; Horses without taxation ; 4th, No arrears of rent ; sth, Plenty of yottn cattle and horses of his own breeding, growing into profit ; 6th, Poor-rates, Is. in the pound ; 701 1 Salt, ss. a bushel ; Bth, Shoes, 4s. 6ti. a pair: These will serve fin. a sample ; and 'those wins wish the farmers may return.. to them, will not fail to remark how much - taxation stoncis. in the way , of Farmer's Journal.) ‘l , e fully a gree w ith our cotempairary on the occasion referred to,and we could, if we were dis posed, offer a feW remarks on the liberal con duct of the individual alluded to, to his old friends in British North America--lout we wish to forget Magdalen lslzalds—and the American fishermen who frequented them, to the great inju r y o f o ur Colonial fishermen, though perhaps to the profit and benefit of the individual to whom those islands were granted. Princess A MT:LIA will remain at Buckingham House until the latter end of May, he". her Royal Highness returns to Froginore Lodge. — Yesterday, the Duchess of GLoucEsTER and the Duchess of KENT visited the Duchess of CLA RENc'E. Their Royal Highnesses remained with the Duchess between • twb and three hours. Countess Munster, &c. also visited the Duchess of.;11 A RENCE. LONDON : Printed by J. 13. ('ARSTAFRS, :\0. 2`9, (ircat. )rmond-itrett, Queen-scpu.s,rf , ; and' pvbliAlted by A. SCRIPPS, of No: 7, South Moltr.)n-3tret, at THE S. u - ,4' ()FYNE, No. 112, Strand ; where A DvEwr :tiENENT ORDZII3, I.4gTTEi:S 2 (i;ast-raid)fnu4t be add;e:2'.Zd.