The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-20 00:00:00

TO GEORGE GIPPS, ESQ.

SIR,—As you are like:a " spirit of the vasty
deep," and will not come when called upon,, I
proceed to redeem my pledge, and to show the
freeholders of Kent the spell that has bound you.
A Catholic cannot " sit or vote in either
House of Parliament ; he cannot be a Lord
Lieutenant, or Lord Deputy, or other chief
governor of the kingdom ; he cannot be Lord
High Chancellor, or Keeper, or Commissioner
of the Great Seal, Lord High Treasurer, Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, Chief Justice of the
Court of King's Bench or Common Pleas, Lord
Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Justice of the
Court of King's Bench or Common Pleas, or
Baron of the Court of Exchequer ; he cannot
be Judge of the High Court of Admiralty,
Master or Keeper of the It ells, Secretary of State,
[ Keeper of the Privy Seal, Vice-Treasurer, Tel-
ler, and Cashier of the Exchequer, or Auditor-
General ; he cannot be Lieutenant-Governor, or
Custos ltotulorum of counties, secretary- to the
Lord Lieutenant, member of his Majesty's Privy
Council, Prime Sergeant, Attorney-G enerat,
Solicitor-General, Second and Third Sergeant
at Law, or King's Counsel, Master in Chr4n-
eery, Provost or Fellow of Trinity Cujilege,
Dublin, Postmaster-General, Master .',id Lieu-
tenant-General of his Majesty's Forces, Generals
on the Staff; lie cannot behea
cannot
eor High
cannotrisl h Catholical
have or
r cannot_keep
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th o; lahre;
arms unless he has an income of 101. a year, or
3001. in money ; he cannot be a priest without
registering his parish, place of abode, and age ;
o%iy
to
the lower classes.
In England, one a our greatest privileges, that
of voting at elections, is denied the Catholic ;
no Catholic chapel can have a steeple or bell ; he.
cannot vote at vestries where the question relates
to the repairs of the church of choosing Church-
wardens, though in half the parishes in Ireland
the. greater part of the rates are paid by Catholics.
The English Catholics, in addition to the
above, cannot be magistrates, cannot be electors,
cannot be members a corporations, and cannot
take degrees at 6,Sher of the Universities,
probably say that the greater part of
these disabilities refer to the higher classes, and
that the lower orders have little to complain of ;
but, Sir, the more intellivent and cultivated the
mind, the keener is insult and oppression ,
and
if.
tI et rheey fo r
didwily apply
these
la
are even more cruel
than
but does the tax-gatherer pass his door ? No.
I-la is made to bear his full share of all the bur-
dens of the state, but is not allowed a voice in
the choice of those who are the guardians of its
revenues, Does not this apply to all classes ?
And yet you have had the hardihood to assert,
that they enjoy " almost all the privileges of the
Constitution, in common with the Protestants,"
You must allow me, before I quit this subject,
to bring to your notice one example amongst the
many that might be adduced, affecting more par-
ticularly the higher classes of both countries.
It is justly our boast and our pride, that no
man, if lie is a Protestant, is prevent ,;,d rising
from the lowest station in life to the highest post
of honour and emolument, if lie I:.as but talent,
integrity, and perseverance ; and Canterbury
affords an instance, of whir fn that city and the
county may well be prAul. But do you iiat
think it must be galling to a Catholic, possessing
in an equal degree the talent, integrity, and per-
severance of his Protestant neighbour, to find
whilst the one has but to knock and the door of
promotion is opened to him,—to the other it is
hermetically sealed ? How, Sir, would you like
your son to be thus denied, whilst you see the
scul of your tradesman Lord Chief Justice ?
In point of fact, a great part of the penal code
which Mr. Burke called " ferocious," is only
repealed to those Catholics who take the oaths
prescribed by the 13th and 14th of George
c. 3i, and the 33d of George 111. c. 21. To
all others this code is in full force. To enume-
rate the various penalties would now take up
more of the Gazette than I have a right to ask,
The Times newspaper of
tHlch°e:lrS7y vtillilpfiir of dil lastteihi thew
ipnn month,eala
and at large in Sir
tvs, published by
Ridgway,—..a pamphlet I most earnestly beg and
entreat not only you, Sir, but every fair and
manly opponent of emancipation, to read. To
that and the paper alluded to, I am indebted for
the substance of what I have stated above. May
I also beg you, Sir, and those clergymen who,
published their sentiments from Rochester,, to
CatholiclB26, and it is possible they may
rßeiasdhotphseindeclaration of the English
then feel more charity towards their fellow Chris-
tians, at least I hope so ; for I cannot imagine,
if they had read all that has been adduced by
the Catholics, and by the most wise and intelli-
gent among the, 'Protestants, they would have
deliberately issued the paper I allude to : I must
attrin:ate it to that ignorance of the subject aiel
olindness of zeal, which men who will only look
at one side of the question, ever possess. Take
the following as a proof ;—For a Catholic priest
to head a party of freeholders going to assert
people
clearly proceeding eed
we ing
see to
the a county
mote
ei in
it
their natural rights, is a dreadful crime ; but for
a clergyman of the Church of England to head
a i)
meeting to support bigotry and intolerance, is
noble arty
virtue. or
How
our neighbour's eye, but cannot perceive the beam
in our own.

I now, Sir, take my leave of
' ou and the pub-
lie, in perfect confidence that this rnagnitudinous
question must soon
/..,e set at rest.
I have 4:ne honour telre; Sir,
Your obedient humble servant,
Milstr.,',
4.10 v. 15. JOHN MAXWELL TYLDEN.

The Marquis de BArtBAcENA came to town
yesterday morning, from the residence of the Queen of
PORTUGAL at Laleham. The Marquis had interviews both
with the Portuguese and Bros Alimiettrs.

We have it upon such authority as enables us
state it as a fact, that Sir ..10113t BitowNE, who commands
the Kent district, has received a letter from Sir IfutittaT
TAYLOR, conveying his MAJESTY'S approbation clf 1113
baviag refused to allow any military band to attend the
Brunawicktra at Peueutlta ffeatb.,.. Cork SrAitliern R.,
porter,