The Sun.
London, England, 1821-04-21 00:00:00

ing very composedly.: « I am going for the mid-
wife." It is also to be" remarked, that all these
plays, without, exception, conclude with the word
Plaudite, addressed to the audience, and yeti."
frequently the actor then informs the spechttors,
that the denouement takes place in such or such
a house, or in such or such a manner, for it is not
always brought to a conclusion on the stage.
- {To be continued.)

FOR THE SUN.

TO THE PROTESTANT ADVOCATES FOR LINRESTRICT

LI) .POPISH EMANCIPATION.

CAUSE and CONSEQUENCE of Sir HARCOURT LEES, Bart.
'Writing the ANTIDOTE, and other Works, in Ireland.
There appeared to be a general conviction that
Emancipation was to be conceded to Papists.—
Protestants, from gross ignorance of its nature,
were petitioning in favour of the measure, from
the largest towns, as well as the smallest villages ;
either an universal apathy, or an unmanly 'terror,
prevented the well affected from stirring ; and
Mr. PruNxETT, their great and „able advocate,
had just declared, in a public Letter to a Chair-
man of a Popish Meeting,—" lie was at a loss
to find a pretence for excluding Papists from Of-
fices of trust and seats in Parliament." Under
these aWful circumstances of ignorance anti
dismay, I sat down to write my. Antidote, and
such was. the immediate sensation it occasioned,
that in a few weeks it went through five large
editions. The streets adjoining the printer's and
booksellers' shops used to be blocked up.by• in-
quirers. on the days of publication ; the printing
office was forced, and several copies • carried off,
-even my private house invaded by Gentlemen in
their anxiety to.get a copy, who insisted on coming
up stairs for the purpose of requesting even the
loan of one. In short, Protestants' eyes were at
last opened, all Protestant Petitions ceased, and
have not .since been renewed; and the Popish
Petition now goes to Parliament, unaccompanied
by a single Protestant Address. On my re-
turn to my parsonage, to convince me (I sup-
pose,) I . was .not far wrong as to the mercy
and Christian charity of Papists, so fully detail-
ed in the Antidote, and many subsequent Works,
they set fire to my house, and four of my infants,
with many servants, were near falling victims
to their hellish malice. They formed a conspi-
racy * to murder me, and even sent one of their
sworn Ribbon
.Agents to bribe my servants to let
assassins into my house, whom I detected in the
fact, in the middle of the night, and desperately
wounded the villain. - Not terrified, however, I
still persevered, and after several successive
works on the same subject, not only Papists, but,
in some instances, individuals educated for Priests,
read their recantation, and, in letters to myself,
confessed, it was in consequence of having per-
used my works.
* The two principal Conspirators unfortunately escaped by
flight, and have never since been heard of ; three of the others
were tried last Summer Assizes, at Monaghan ;—an English-
man of the 3d Buffs, bearing the best possible character from
his Officers, corroborated the information of the informer, who
kept out of the way, and, on coming into a crowded Court,lden-
tified the prisoners, and swore home to their plan, which he had
overheard.. The Popish Publican was then produced, " I sup-
pose with an absolution in his pocket," to swear that the pri-
soners were never in his house. at all.—Quere, Was this one of
the present Pope's active or passive oaths ?