The Sun.
London, England, 1821-04-18 00:00:00

country.

" S•r. PETEIISBURGIf, MAiten 24.—The aged Field-Mar-
shall, Count GudoowistSch, who has long since retired from
active service, and lived. on his estate, died on the 3d of Feb-
ruary, at the village of Tschetscheliuk, in the Government of
Podrlsk."

We congratulate the friends of civrt AND RELIGIQI:S
LIBERTY on the result of the -Lords debate on the Popery
Bzll.----It will afford them ample opportunity for reflection, be-
fore the next Sessions of Parliament, and enable them to express,
honestly and unequivocally, their unqualified opinion on this
great national and vital question, and to come to a fair understand-
ing with their PRESENT representatives in Parliament upon it.
That TINS STRUGGLE FOR POWER in favour of a FEW wealthy
Popisji FAMILIES will be renewed, is indisputable, from the
declaration of one of the PRESENT Cabinet Ministers, who is
reported to have said, " that it was not the question of a mo--
mot ; that if lost now, it would be again and again brought;
forward, and again debated session after session."—After this
public notification of interminable opposition to the feelings of
the Prot es tant Community, no alternativeis left to them, but that
which is obvious to the meanest understanding, namely, that
every care must be taken in future to obtain an unqualified ex-
pression of their opinion in the Lower House of Parliament
against the admission of Papists to the possession of POLITI-
CAL POWER. Throughout the whole of this debate the real

point at issue, to use a modern phrase, has been " blinked

by the advocates of Popery. The,world, have not known its
real tendency and bearings, which are nothing more or less, as
truly- observed by that honest and excellent. patriot Mr.
JOHN itifctrom, than a juggle to increase the Close
Borough influence of the Old Whigs, by bringing wiTufw
THEIR CIRCLE a few immensely rich Papists, who can,
without injury to their families, purchase all the MARKET-
ABLE SEATS within the United Kingdom. On this part
of the subject, we shall reserve ourselves for another op-
portunity. «•e, however, feel great regret in expressing our
belief, that there is reason to apprehend, that the Protestant
part of the present Administration will at no distant period retire
from it. The various indications which have been made, and
the supineness which has been recently too apparent, where the
greatest activity was always before seen on the eve of the dis-
cussion of this great question in the House of Commons, in-
duces us to credit all we have heard on :he change of sentiment
which has taken place IN A CERTAIN QUARTER ! To be
enabled to contradict this rumour will afford us the highest gra-
tification ; but from the present aspect of public affairs, and
the changes spoken of, we see no prospect of security or relief !
The coalition which, it is said, will take place between certain
individuals,will produce, throughout the country, an effect the:.
they little expect. There is a rising, though hitherto silent, in-
dignation, which cannot long be smothered. The public opi-
nion will ultimately be heard, and we hope that the good old-fa-
shioned course of expressing it, by respectful petitions to the
Legislature, will be no longer disregarded. The sentiments,
which have been avowed on this point by certain individuals,
are as devoid of good sense and patriotic feeling, as they are
themselves destitute of constitutional knowledge and experience.-
We shall only refer the Se. modern Representatives to the Bill of
Rights, and request them to peruse it, before they again de-
clare their disregard of the public opinion, though legally
shewn in the manner we have mentioned. We cannot
but lament the change, which has taken place in His
Majesty's Councils since the death of Mr. PITT and Mr.
PERCIVAL. Our recent Continental associations have nei-
ther tended to the improvement of our morali or our prin-
ciples ; as far as we are capable of judging, they have
had the contrary effect, both on our domestic and foreign po-
icy ; on the one hand, we are threatened with innovations on
our domeitic system, more . alarming and dangerous than all
the schemes of the Radicals ; on the other, our foreign policy
appears to be entirely changed and subverted, notwithstanding
the faint shew of objection, which has been made to the ambitious
designs and conduct of the Members of The Holy Alliance.—
Should there be a change in the Ministry by the retirement of
Lords ELDON, BATHURIT, LIVERPOOL, SIDMOUTII, and
the other supporters of The Protestant Ascendancy, we shall
feel regret ; but as it may, ultimately, lead to a more wholesome
constitutional course of conduct in the government, and enable
the people, to judge more correctly of " men and measures ;"
it is, probably, more to be desired then deprecated, wider the
existing circumstances of the country.

h is MAJE3TY will renew his royal entertain-
ments with a grand at the Pavilion, Brighton,
on Monday evening next, to which a number of
the nobility and gentry are invited.