The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-06-24 00:00:00

PROT t.SIANT'S LATTARS.

The following letter, 'addressed to the Editor of
Tire Dethin t.renonie Pea, was published in that
ps:-.er of the 11th instant s
Da milli fallere ; da juatum santiuraque %Were:
hoarlai peecaua, et tr4utlitaut °bites uubem t —Houses
SI colleßion of letters, which appeared
some tiro-. hgo, in one of toe London Morning Pa-
pers. aiAtard • 3 Preseitaar." has lately been sent,
throigh the medium of the Pdst-clice, and. as far
a- I can find. exclusiv-ly, to gentlemen of the
same religious pi ofession, as the Assumedone of their
Author.
the means by which they came, clearly evince
by whom they have been sent; and the manner—
what does it evince? Is it a disposition to seek open
and impartial investigatioa, or (to repeat in one
ow . language the sentiment of Horace's hypocrite.
quoted ahoy.) to deceits:, by assuming the appear
ties of Justice and Piety. and to envelope their
deeds in an impenetrable obscurity ? Is it thus they
follow the recommendation of His Majesty,
.4 to sultivaw. by all assns in your power. a sprit of
union, harmony. and A will, Amongst all classes
and descriptions of use people?" H.,* an endea•
emir. which. I frost. through the increased wisdom
and liberality of the Protestant pot of the commu-
nity. will prove abortive—how an endeavour. I say.
to imeit the most inveterate animosity, could pro-
Mote this besign spirit, remains for our sapient
statists to desuousti ate. Vain byp-crires! cresinres
of a distracted moment ! with t:.e pbartsAicid cant
of peace and harmony on your lips, the sole object
of your thoughts is to perpronce the dominion of
inmult. and Delusi.n: their period. however, anti
that of your power, whorls is Jepehdent on them.
is fast verging to a crisis; but one moment's cool
reflection to she nation. and you was be pi ecipitated
from that emiutnce. to whit; artful craftiness had
elevated you; and intSt pat tial tran.raiksion et she
above-mennoned publication, shall form the sub-
ject of the coacluding lines of your eulogy
The *Titer of the letters, pronahly some time-
serving apoidats, seems utterly undeserving of the
nraise of 'lto representation, or candid induction

ri; does not eater icito an examina.ioo of the cen►
parative merits of the late and of tar present kV-
nistet ; he says little or nimbi. y of the expediency
of the `.,11, which is pretended to have been the
cause of the late change. He is well aware, it
wodd -nt answer his purpose. and therefore he is
silent on these suhjects. Ihe chief tendency of his
pedix dissertation r. to prove the are C.:tatnet guilty
of angsselersealsi- conduct to His Majesty, during the
time the bill was in discutsiun, and since their
dismistal.
As, cerhaps, this person has received a Parisian
education, he may discover in their behaviour some
bseoches of, French etirirta, which twig:.. escape
the attention of a less ps tau ed and unravelled indi-
vidual must, notwitnstanding, be a slave, that
will find any thing improper, in the reksction of
p' dges, which seem centrary to the conscientious
discharge of one's duty. A line of conduct sup-
ported by the example of our predecessors, when
they laid the foundation of that Constitution, from
a no inconsiderable part of whose privileges, many
of their descendants are now virtually excluded :
when the Barons petiti4ord for the ratification of
their Charter, John insisted upon a promise, under
their hands and seals, that they wo4ll nett e eic•
mend or attempt to OXl.tt cud; priviler fli.r the
future this, however, they hot,* refte, d, and
justly considered it an unpteeeeented act of power.
With respell to their subsequent condua. 1 shall
appeal tote dispassionate mind, that has perused
the statements of Lord Howick, and the letters of
" A Prarsteel," which seem best calculated to
place Ni; Majesty in the mist amiable print of view;
b- who say that •4 he had unilormly witnessed His
Majes.y's gracious and benevolent intentions to-
wards his people, and his desire to promote their
happiness and welfare ;" or the man who represents
bound:by every tie which human ingenuity
can devise, lions adoptkg any nietifille to encourage
any Popish superstitione (page '24). And as the
Etiil io question is considered a measure of that
nature. we must, it we believe this writer, look upon
one Sovereign as effeaually constrained to with-
hnld any farther indulgences, or rather their natu-
ral rights, from a vastly preponderating majority of
his Irish sobj-ils, however great their merits, or
however pelitie eiteurestances might render a con-
trary line od conduit.
1 said above, that there is nothing in the Les.
/ere, of the etpedierny of the Bill, I should have add-
ed, that carries convidisn. it is indeed stated, that
" their B;11 ‘li•erided :o abrt.gate the King's supre-
me, y and to p, rive this, T cturse is had to a Pas.
- T- but with as much edit&
111..arietben charges the
of Bonaparte by the

as, s series of the most
completely defeated their
sot he credited by an
ievcrely telt the sad ern-
, and will not now solivr
be disturbed. by any un-
s rna4 raise.
.elfish and malevolent;
is the eiacere wish of

torsi Lever et Dr Troy—bu
I think, at tl:e rift.tiotes
1)nflos the uowsing
Pore
Oi the whole, there letter
pslpshle falesehnodi, have c
own intention. •rhey will
Irish vtilie, who have too sl
sequences of their disunion,
their groivinA tisrsoony to to
ebarliAbie ea y. that %pities:
through m•stiv,!l the most s:
aliaLAbeamaJNlL.