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•a the vale f life t but Isis s'age is-V Lee
. wituer—freste, bat kindly." The pletene
however, in the hack-ground, and behind the
cm tain, appears to be not so much a metier,
choice as of policy. His Lordship's tri.,l, by
mi.
peachinent, for maleeesetion in Ake, only closed
the Nth of lime las: ; and is is fresh in every
man's recolleelion, that 57 Peers declared him
guilty wfre their tonour, on the second erode
of charge, while 79 declared him ear pet.. ft,
Lordship is certainly an able man ;'but alter what
passed in the Last Session of the late Parliament, it
may prove an experiment of some delicacy ere:
danger to the new Ministry, to make him arr•
minent member of it. His Lordship's friends g.•
out with confidence, that he is to be Pirti Load
the Admiralty. Meanwhile, the present Mlniste
have not resigned ; but, after having seize.:
abandoned the Catholic Bill, they await their
formal dismissal from His MAJesT v. They:
have thus placed themselves upon the right
gromd ; and yet the partizens of those wba
hope to succeed them, arraign this conduit o
indelicate, and disrespenful to His 'Werke
The reverse is, however, the fa Sitrely, ie. rer.
nary life, it is more respectfill for the seers e to
await his dismissal, than to discharge himself. Ti.e
total abandonment of the obj-dienable measure, is
surely alsg,a proof of a desire to conciliete rhe geod-
will of their Sov Ls kiGN, and to repair their error ;
for in such light we consider the intrusleaion of
the Bill. We do not mean to discuss its ioninsic
merit. We only mean to say, the:, whether
4, he goed, or whether it be bed, the re oler
feeling is against it ; and with tlie Kirsa also
against the measure, it was ong cr ie.
traduce it. The partizans of the wouid-he
Ministers have made good use of the unpo.
pularity of the measure. All the dead walls
are phicerded with bilks, inscribed. " No
Popery ! Nn P..pery ! " and their orarnrs art
sent into the porter-houses, to cry out, that,
the Church is in danger, and an attempt sets
making to overthrow the Protestant Relig'on. Be:
though the measure is unpopular, the public voice
is ii:lsinst the removal of the present Ministers trorn
orii:e. It would be arrogating too much, to ex.
pen thst any Ministry should be peifett—the wisest
are liable to error ; and that they should repair their
error, when they fall into it, is as much as cart be
*vetted of the best. This !Ministers hare done, by
abandoning the Bill ; and here the public think the
matter ought to rest. It is not to be presumed, the:
any Minister would revive a measure so strongly
masked by the Royal displeasure, and popular feel-
iag. The refusal on the part of Ministers to pledge
themselves to that effect, is not the slightest esi-
dence of any such intention. If they are to be re-
sponsible, they should be free agents. They have
taken an oath, and have also a conscience to con-
sult in its construtlion. Notwithstanding, then, the
Rill is becoming every hour more unpopular ; not-
withstanding the loud and afrened railings in the
erints, devoted to the exoe&slit Ministers, that
attempts have been made to entrap the Ki eel's con-
science, that their's is a Popish plot, a conspiracy
against the church; the present Ministers are strong-
ly rooted in the confidence and affenions of the
people. Their popularity indeed is indirettly con-
fessed by the condod of those who hope soon to
succeed them. N 'thing but a consciousnes of their
own weakness,and of the strength of their opponent..
eriuld induce them to breast that they will be able to
gain over some of the present Ministry. It is an
admission that they cannot stand without the sup-
port of part of the very edifice which they seek to
poll down. Viscount SIDNIOUTII and Lord Le-
ere sow-wort have been mentioned as two of the
present Cabinet whom they expect to detach ; bur
we are assured that they will be disappointed in
these hopes. It was also said that Lord ERSILINE
would continue Chancellor ; but that rumour is also
unfounded. In the course cf his sitting, on Sa-
turday, at Lincoln's Inn Hell, his Lnrdship,
making some observe:ions relative to causes white:
stood over for judgmei, , said, he would endeavou
to pronounce his opinion upon certain of them ie
the course of this week, as it was more this.
probable he should be obliged soon to heed
ere
over the papers, in other cases, to his successor.—
Viscout Stleremern's ft iends, in the House of Com-
mons, are between 23 and 30 ; and the expeflant
Ministers think, that, with the accession of this
force, the iefloence of the crown, tee. they might
be able to muster a majority. The present Minis-
ters, however, we arc assured, will go out in
body, solid and undivided ; and, if so, there
must be a dissolution of Parliament. Under
these eirctimstences, Wednesday is looked for-
tresd to with universel and great anxiety. Should
the present Ministers receive their dismissal, on that
Jay, we thould not he surprised, if some Gentlemen
will rise in the House of Commons, and express
dcr.ire to know, by v.ll -se advice thnt cep has Lre-•
seken