The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-07 00:00:00

one etit 1,3 Ad:ling:, when that tacse of exch...O..n has'
ceased to
" Gentlemen, in the reign of Charles 11. in the year 161'B, ,
it was thought expedient U. exclude the Catholic Nubility
and Grub y from till situations either tolerative or b
able. The well.kneit es pretended Oeitea' Club Was assigned
as a reason fur sect) extlitsioss, but the real cause was the
freer and apprelom.iciti entertainersl by all classes of the com-
munity for the Protestant succession. The then Duke of York
was but tuojustiv setseweied of favouring that party, whose re-
ligious tenets elitrert d au widely Gout the general wishes of the
country. Fear was enteriaineet for the Protestant ascendency.
That Duke of York has lung been dead, and not a vestige re-
ar, oils of di it once powerful family, excepting the lairs of its
ii, tics and misfortunes. The cause, therefore, of exclusion
tin longer exists. 'fhe dragon which has been Sel unirb Ilse
.Ifrati of these rralros, has been success/ally attack( it sad
N.liticiristly weakened by a ~,, of Ow Georges of the
I!iteatr. House of Hanover. V. he then, till England' wilt
them continue to disgrace thyself by thus disgracing thy
yomplc Engisnil ! oho haat sects the Catholic brethren in
every plain of Enrape defending Shy hallltels—Lngland! the
Ally of Catholic 1 inee,Spain,and Pusiugal—England! who
luta it toranteeet n Cat nuluc Establishment Ise Canada—can's(
tl are the Catholic, the child of thy ream soil, thus iIISU-
Ltletl, thus vilely degraded' 1a this just ' —ls this generous ?
—la tins the part at a great country, 1.. fetter a large portion
of Illy population'—la it possible ilium canal thus degrade
that portion of thy population by Ilion art principally
supported against this rite ter esullisaiii I so loudly ex.
clams. Insane it disheartens exertion. ti eleamurages merit, it
tirleditates the State. Let ns, therefore, Ire amstittitionnl,
but Oren in war 'Petition. lam cteevinced the day will WWI
dawn whets the beam of reason will Bash su LISI2IIS that it
a ill disperse the rlouelei of preiudiee which have hut too lung
use rtimeg Omar isles, and allow are to hope, that from so guest
an accessiursof Mental as will is plis.:cil stiesigth, that before
this generation cues by. we !seae see and hear mien whom
talents, exertions +lnd political integrity, may vie with our
patimet,c .tormiot a."
Mr. LAMLiTtiV, after a high anti deserved eutemium upon
Mr. lirwuubassi'sahililsea, w who li hr mentioned his
bavtog
liec a freeliolilei, ii, ureter to cote for tlxst Gentleman at
ilw Westmorland Llection, promo. " Henry Iliroaglimo,
Lot. and t•ileelfes I!.e esliseuf lime peeiel, lice ire %Vestioor-
land," ulnae was lb 110- with three litiats three, and great
upplatisr.
Nestles the Masts :lett, above, the following were !hunk
in the course of the evening).—

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" The (onstiiiition as established in itltol"
" tio,r of Ireland ; and ton, cu wan be diequelifieJ
by I 111 J. 11.11 rinan serving 1.0. uncut.)."
" The of Hannover; and 111.1 V they never forzet she
priuci;u:s th.a ~.-ated thew int hr ..I,luse."
Trae cause ror Hamptitts bled in the field, and
Slane% uu the
•• The Stewards fur C.. - iNir, and for their exer.