The Sun.
London, England, 1819-05-18 00:00:00

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It must be highly gratifying to the Protestant
World in general that its Cause has found an ef-
fectual support in the British Parliament. We
say the British Parliament, because we conceive
that many of the Members of the House of Com-
mons were,prevented by misconception front act-
ing, us they would otherwise have dune, on the late
discussion of the Roman Catholic Claims in that
House, when the British Constitution in Church
and State was maintained by so small a majority.
The case was different last night in the House of
Lords, where the question was decided against
Popish Ambition by a majority of 41.—This re-
sult we in some degree anticipated yesterday,
though we were• in hopes that a still more em-
phatic expression of the sentiments of the Aristo-
cratical Branch of our Legislature would have
prevented the PAPISTS from ever disturbing the
Country again with their presumptuous preten-
sions to Political Power, enjoying, as they do,
ail possible latitude of Religious Toleration. We
have read with the utmost attention, but without
the slightest degree of conviction, in any part
of it, the Speech delivered by Earl GREY. The
great object of his Lordship appeared to be to
represent former legislative enactments against
POPERY as occasional, not fundamental ; bet we
arc persuaded that all the sound, reflecting, and
intelligent men throughout the Empire, believe
that our Ancestors,who obtained those'enactments,
considered theta as vitally important, not only,
as his Lordship seemed to intimate, for se-
curing the Throne from a Popish Possessor, but
securing for the Empire a PRoTESTANT ASCEN-
DANCY. The Noble Lord seemed also to be
totally mistaken in his notion of the true charac-
ter of POPERY, when he represented it as abet ed,
more mild, and consequently less dangerous.
Before his Lordship ventures again to support that
opinion, we advise him to read the Popish
Writers, not only of former times, but of the pre-
sent day, and he will then see, according to the
latest Roman Catholic Authorities, that their
Religion is UNALTERABLE, that, according to Mr.
PLownaN, one of the last Popish Writers, (who
is alive, we understand, sod now in Paris)
the ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION has not been
" changed an iota"—and that " they who
say or think differently, either deceive them-
selves, or mean to deceive others, as the
Roman Catholic Religion.- is 'UNCHANGED alid
UNCHANGEABLE." The Noble Lord,- therefore, in

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contending otherwise, flies in the face °f
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PAPISTS, and appears disposed to asser•t
do i
he knows their Religion, better than the/
themselves. But we have no occasion to Pursue
the subject at present. The wisdom and W r
frog
ed
triotisni of the British Parliament have elieck
at it
Popish Ambition this time, and we trust tli
ill
will always be defeated. The People at large
derive an important advantage from tl4e
sion, as they will npt only find that their Cullst't
tt
en
lion in Church and State is secure for the pre,
but they, will Icarn more fully the character, PrinCi
ples,andcapacity of thOse who aspire at theth”erof
ment of the Country. When we find tbat
the... Radical Reformers of the present day are re11..4
ignorant of the true nature of what they ‘gl.-ef
to invest with Legislative Power, it will tendia
us more confident in the wisdom and Petr—i
tisin of those to whom the Government is c°rll...
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milted ; who have not only preserved the C°"sl'l,
tution,and maintained the honour of the Cooti.;
try, but by their example and perseverance,' his
supporting the measures of WILLIAM PITT' t
soundest Statesman- and most virtuous slVlinifjcer
that ever existed, they have enabled all EuroPe t 0
rescue itself from a Military Despotism that other'
wise might have become universal, have. 9:2:6
nihilated all public rights, have debased 1"
minds of the People, and have brought into OP.
tempt Justice, Morality, and Religion. •
We shall only add, that as THE SUN bile Ire:
the chief Depositary of the arguments which 113/:
been urged by the friends of our Establishment
Church and State on this qucstion of esseittis
importance to its preservation, and as we "Is
many most able Correspondents, we shall 00011%.
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to insert their communications, with a cieW' is
possible, to put a final stop to all farther aiteP.
at POPISH ASCENDANCY. •

CIIESTRR MEETIZIG.—We find that we wer''',of
few days since, imposed upon by an accoonl
a Meeting at this place on the Roman Cat 1%°,11..
Question, apparently signed by the Son Of 4bot
Pot.LtoTT, a very respectable inhabitant 01 tkea
City.—No such Meeting, we find, had "iof
place, and the Hoaxer has the satisfactiou 0
knowing that he had been guilty of forger/

well as folly.
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It is intimated, from several quarters, that
Catholic Board are about to reassemble !---(l3l°'
lin Correspondent, May 15.),
THE DUKE or YORK's CoUNCIL..—On
the Duke of'YoRK held a Council upon the 501'
of the KING, at Lambeth-palace, which was at
tended by the Archbishop of Canternury,
-Bishop of London, the Matque'ss Cattole"' 1,.11°
Duke of Montrose, the Earl of Winchtheor ~
Henley, and Sir William Grant.
The PRINCE REGENT dined with the Prib-99,,,
AUGUSTA and SOPHIA OH Sunday, at Wiu C(1
arl.;.
his Royal Highness afterwards returned to
ton-horse. met
The Duke of YORK yesterday submi:ted 5,7,4
new clothing for the three Reginienis i(Pre
Guards, to the PRINCE RRGESIT, at Carlton-Wit/se;
which we understand the REGENT WES pleas
to approve. gig
Yesterday the Duke of KENT paid his resPe
to the PRINCE RECENT at Carlton House. • hot,
The Duke and Duchess of GLoUCESTSX
their second grand party last evening. the.
Some beautiful statuary by CANOVA, "3'4 pr.
PRINCE REGENT, has just arrived ; also ciist-
°
antique busts for the Duke of BEDFORD, hoe
placed in a temple in Woburn Park some of t"
casts were purchased so high as 3,0001. each',Cist
An article dated Vienna, May 4th, states, •Or
the Duke de REICIISTADT (young BuoNAFA9I..
has nearly recovered of the small pox.
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Lord WHITWORTH and the Duchess of no
are just returned from Paris. They landed -
Dover on Saturday. of.
A plan for altering the' time of the arrive 0
some of the distant mail-coaches in London, °ca.,
the morning to the evening, is said to be in °'
templation. . bt
CORONER'S INQUEST.—Last night, about eigbe
o'clock, a Coroners' Inquest was held ot pew
Bull's Head, Little Thames-street, near St•Cs'id.
rtne's-bridge, on the bodies of the two 1101° fare
nate young women ; they were drowned De co.
Harrison's and Watson's' wharf on Suo.iay.ev to
ing, in attempting to get into a boat belonging 0,
the Excise. The chiet evidence was the watjcilot
that was or. duty at the wharf, who denosen'illto
he cautioned them to be careful, but they i'''ber
respect to',him ; and by one of them placing 00
hands against the wharf, the boat swting frthe
the shore, and she went head foremast in° fro-
River ; the other, in endeavouring to assist
in likewisq- every means was used to restore
mation,but all in vain, as the spark of life was'
tinct.—Verdict—" Accidental Death."

FASHIONABLE PARTIF.S THIS EVENING. ein
The Countess of Cassilis's first grand rout, at her ";its:
Privy-gardens; Lady Home's ball, in Sacicville-stree,t ceoa
Patten Bold's concert, Harley-street; Mrs. Walpole s 5,01'5
Fall and supper, in Baker-street; the Countess of 1-IJrct`jive§
assembly, in Portman-square ; and Lord wit' badY
grand entertainment, in Grafton-street, Bond-tf.t...1_,00,/

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. weir'
May 11. Thomas l'yrie, vintner, Paisley—Creditor:
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in the harihropt's house, 21st May awl llth 3 we, n..
May 14. Thomas Mitchcil, soap-manufacturer,P" sttl
Creditors meet in 11,1orrcn's- lon there, 140 MaY 4
June, at 12.

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On Sutl4 M
n 7 afternoon, at his lodgimrs, in Crown-court!tej at
William Miller, formerly :1 very distingnislied fav'''''',,,ati•
the Summer Thrall es, under the mine of ,liirer the "
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