The Sun.
London, England, 1819-04-10 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM.

Failure of Crisp's great Undertaking of 72 miles a
day for twelve successive dugs.--Thursday night
there was a numerous meeting of respectable
Gentlemen from all parts of the town 'assembled
at the house of Mr. Cribb, the Golden Lion, Be -
rough-market, to wait the arrival of Daniel Crisp,
the celebrated pedestrian, from Dovtr, it being
his seventh day of performing 72 miles daily.
There were many bets laid for and against his
at rival before 12 o'clock. As the expected hour
drew near, all were anxious many walked as far as
the Elephant and Castle, in expectation of meet-
ing him. .At length St. Paul's struck the hour
of twelve, which hour was to decide the wager,
and Crisp did not arrive. Some of the company
waited till near two, but he did not make
his appearance. At two o'clock yesterday
afternoon there were no tidings of hint.—
Crisp having before walked 100 miles in twenty-
four successive hours, and seventy-five miles a-day
for six successive days, canned many of his friends
to lay heavy bets •on his performance. -The pre-
sent bet was. for 1001. to 300.1. that he would
perform his .task-501. of which was laid by Crisp
himself.

ALL TH TALENTS.-We• observe with much
pleasure, that nearly a hundred of the meist emi-
nent Musical Professors in the Kingdom have
formed themselves into a Committee, tor-conduci-
ing the Concert for the benefit of the Widow and
I I Children of the late Mr. LEFPLER, ho ex-
pired suddenly in the street, as he %vas going to
the King's Concert. The whole of the Philhar-
monic Members have promised their powerful aid
on the occasion. A strong proof that the deceased
was highly respected among his brethren.
BunGLAitY.---The house of Mr. Baxter, a Gen-
tleman residing at the Oval, Kennington-cross,
was broken Open -between' t%vo and six o'clock
yesterday morning by some thieves, with crow-
bars and sharp instruments the latter they cut
away the shutters with, and forced open the
derors with the former. They succeeded in gain-
ing admittance-into the parlour, and from a cup-
board they carried off Bank of England notes to
the amount of 501. all one-ponsid notes, also a
silver soup-ladle, silver ewer, silver spoons, and
!natty other articles of pla:e of different kinds,
wearing apparel, linen, and three box coats. The
.thieves left behind them a hat, and the imple.;
thews of housebreaking, consisting of crow• bats,
chissels., fiithilays-,-&r. • . •• ,

FOR TIDE .SUN.

PA PI STS.

MR. EDITOR--litiowitig your Paper to be con-
oudeti oil sound Constittltio:/id'princip!et,, I take
the liberty of sentUng an article for the ihfurtmi.
!ion of your li.atiers, with a few questions, de-

serving the serious consideration of the Country
in general, as well as the County partieulatly in-
terested. It is well known that the Catholics are

nothiog strenuous exertioos to obtain coucessioNs

irony the Legislature, wl►ich they have
,not yet
been able to effect. hit to be supposed that they
will test satisfied with any concsiiotts less than
being admitted to seats in Pa;li3ment snit places
of influence and power ? And why should they
not be, admitted as n•ell as l'!o,estatus ? Because

their political and religion 's principles always /lure
been, and still are, hostile to every Civil Government
and religious communion except their own, and con-
trary to the mild precepts of Christianity; and these
•principles have never been disavowed by their
Supreme Authorities, though some individuals,
and incompeteta public meetings, may have pro-
fessed to disavow them.

A requitsition to the High Sheriff of the County
of Somerset having been announced, to consider
of petitioning Parliament against the Catholic
Claims, a hotest has been prepared, with an in-
tent to stifle the requisition in the womb. I
would therefore ask, Can it be creditable to any
person, however exalted, to sanction so unfair,
so arbitrary, and unconstitutional a measure ; a
measure in itself a specimen oGwhat may be ex-
pected from Papal Power ? Nlrtly should an at-
tenipt be made to 'suppress 'petitions in England
on one side of the question, at the same time that
they are artfully and industriously promoted in
Ireland on the other side ? We are anvised in the

Protest to leave the question in silent confidence
to the decision of Pirlimment. Do the Catholics
atlopt this advice? N And this silent confidence
or our part would be urged as a powerful ar.
gument against us, as implying a tacit acquies-
cence in, or approval of, their claims, But we
are told that it will be time enough to petiiion
when. the Legislature, shall have manifested a dia.

position to grant them concessions without any or
an adequate security. Yes, it will be time enough
for their purpose, but not for oar safety. Lastly,
why should we adopt a system of silent confidenCe
or culpable delay, while the opposite party are
already pouring in their• Petitions to Parliamer•;
and procuring speeches in their behalf ? Why
should we swffet• ourselves to be lulled into a dan•
gerous security and inactivity, .by being insi-
diously told that Mr,' GRATTAN'S Motion will be
lost ? Let us assert and exercise our right of
peaceably and respectfully addressing Parliament,
and thereby make it known to the Legislature anti
to the world, that England is still, and wibhes to
'be always, eProtestant Country.

A CONSTANT READER.