The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-06 00:00:00

runre MEETING AT LEIGH (LANCA!;IIIRE.)

A Requisition has been published for a Public
Meeting of the Inhabitant Householders of Leigh,
to be held on Wednesday, the 11th of August, in.
Leigh Market Place. It is signed *bY twenty-six
persons, three of whoni themselyes as
" Gentlemen," one as, a "Surgeon," end .he rest
as " Manufacturers," " Warpers," &c. The
Notice states,, that the undersigned being "deeply
impressed with .a view of the poverty and misery
of this once flourishing and populous 1,41 lab , I e'er
to a Public hlieetin;z," Bcc. " for the purpose of
matutely and deliberately inquiring into the cause
of this most calamitous change, and, if ro•sible,
of pointing ont and-adopting someconstitutionai
and practicable remedy.'•

DETENTION or HE SOUTH AMERICAN LEVIES;
We have just been informed, says the Dribliig
Journal of Monday, by a Gentleman from
leery, that the vessel destined 'lt; convey the Levies
to South America, was yesterday detained by
Revenue cutter, and the men' sent on shore. Ti=e •
cause assigned for this nr,oceeding is, that the
vessel had a greater number of men on board
was allowed by the Act of Parliament, regulati• g
tie proportion between, the tonnage of vessels •
and the number of passenzers which they may
take. I, is stated, that time master of the ve-t,el
was aware that he had an ex:ra nninher of men—
that the superabundant number waisent on sh-fne.
before clearing out, and that they were then %cry
foolishly and improperly taken down to Donleasv
and re• The Revenue emitter stationed
off iBmitileary was aware of tiiis proceedmg, atm.l
immediately on the sailing of the Tahiti', vt.sltl'
folluwtid and doe.4:vd her.

Li rERARY REVIEW.

bIAVRICE and BERGIIETTA ; or, THE PRIEST of RA-

FIERY. A TALE.

We have seldom nernseti a more interesting
work than ibis very affecting story. The charac-
ters are well drawn, and though chiefly of a very
amiable description, differ materially from each
other in their :Twitters, habits, and temper. The
'hero and heroine, who give the story its title, are
two noble characters, and their history strongly
engages the sympathy of the Reader. It, may
perhaps be justly observed,- that Maurice deserts
the good sense which forms the basis of his cha-
rartet, when his affection fur bib friend Hi SoLLT-
vaN induces him to resolve to join in the rebel-
lions project of the latter. The mournful end of
Ht SULLIVAN induces us to conceive that the story
is not without foundation. We are nut disposed
to be jocular upon so grave and interesting a
Wods ; but we see no reason why the Son of
DlattalcE and BERGHETTA should bear a striking
resemblance to HI SULLIVAN, as the latter was
not related to either of the parties, and cause-
quently wicked wits might throw out insinuations
against the virtue of the Lady, if her character
'were not so pure and exemplary. But we will not
forestall the melancholy pleasure which the Reader
may expect to derive from the work, by entering
lot° any-particulars of the story, farther than to
say that the events are supposed to have hap.
rued a hundred years ago, and that erie object
of the work is to present a portrait of an amia-
ble, judicious., and pious Roman Catholic Clergy.
malt, in the Priest of Rahery, the supposed Nar-
rator of the Tale. A more benevolent, wise, and
respectable character can, indeed, hardly be itna-
'eined, and the character is uniformly suhtained
throughout the work. It is dedicated to the Ca-
tholic Priesthood cot Ireland, but the Author pro-
fesses himself to he a Protestant. There is a long
preface, in which the Author severely .censures
Government for treatment of Ireland, hut we
submit to him, whether in the following passage of
the Pretare lie does not rather lay the blame upon
the Irish Landlords :

" That landlords in Ireland generally throw
tipoe. the tenants the business of buiklin;-4, while
the leases they give fall short of the length which
budiiitu lease night to be.. The peasantry have
generally to build their own houses, and being
either possessed of no capital, or naturally eitt-
willing to lay oat any that they have to the
reversionary profit of the landlord, they build
lotuses of the most wt etched 'description, usually
of mad with clay floors, too often without Wi
flows and chimneys. It is impossible that do-
ine,rie habits should be formed in these horrid
habitations, and the natoral result is, that the
whole family feel happier any where than at
borne."
If the Laodlotds continue to act in this man-
ner towarck (heir Tenants, how can the Irish
Government apply the proper remedy to relieve
the hardships of the peasantry. And may not a
great pact of the blame he thrown upon the Ab-
sentees, who do not employ their wealth, and
exercise their heuevolence in endeavours to itn-
prove the condition of the lower orders of their
eouutrymen. As to the Priest of Raliery, must
heartily do we wish that all the Roman Catholic
Clergy were of the saute tolerant and liberal cha-
racter,. We shall subjoin what this sagacious
bud benevolent Priest says of our Reformation, in
consequence of an observation, that one of the
characters in the Work, a Roman Catholic, had
been deemed " a bard-hearted Christian towards
Heretics," meaning, of_ course, Prytestams :
" You bave been early taught, my son," I be-
gan. " to regard what is called the Reformation
as Satan's work ; to look upon our separated
hro hreu as wilfui and unpardonable heretics.
BA our ecclesiastics state too absolutely that the
Retormat ion was purely evil. It was God's work.
It Was a separation to be deplored, as it affected
cur Protestant brethren ; but it was a reforma-
tion to be hailed with joy, as it affected our owl,
Church.---It was the reformation of Catholics, as
well as of Protestants. Vas not reformation
wanting, when political pride and aggrandise-
ment infected the bosoms of our pontiffs and
cardinals ? When the tnost holy ptivileges of
'religion were set up for sale, to supply means
'to their depravity, when a * Pope wes heard
to say, gnaw as divitias uobis alttilit vents
Isis tabula Christi was there nut need for a re-
formation ? Did not God in his mercy divide us
among ourselves, and place in Protestants watch-
ful and clearsighted censors upon our Church
Consider the character% of our pontiffs, cardinals,
and ecclesiastics, before and since the Reforma-.
tient, and acknowledge the wisdom of God in di-
aiding to save.

And after all, is not this value which we vet
upon ttaity and conformity exaggerated ? Dues it
nit spring rather from an atrachment to (Air
Church than for our religion ? What is the natu-
ral effect of passire assent and uniformity ? what
but indifference ? It looks well, it has a fine ap-
pearance, and does to boast of; but it is
heartless, lifeless. Look "at Spain aul Italy,
whet:: you have most of it, and see infamy of.
crime veep orthoduay with it's !Tut We reproach
thePecoet-•tants with their sects, though even the
‘vorst of them are faithful Christians ; but we do
not nut lee those great sects of At hies's and Deists,
which preserve the ti.ime of our religion, became
they (.!.sre lor none, am! which perhaps might not
14 ,ve rushed into such h ightful extremes, if some
opinion had been allowed.—
No, my son, 1 do not call our separated brethren
heretics praised. be to Gol I can see much good
in the diversity of sects, though I cannot approve
their oni;:ions. It shows, at least, that religion
is the basiness of such men's bosoms, and ..hat
they (litter because t hey are in earnest.-t—Any thing
is to be pr,ferred to coldness and indifference. 1
lias-(• in Ligland seen a little chapel raised by So-
f,:itWitis, and consoled myself by thinking that a
f.treat ferinewation mast have taken place before
tlott scum was thrown up. No, my son, I
do n,,r 11;!e iterc!ies ; I consider theta as insfro-
mews i:t the hands of Providence, to shame us
sa.44to o.e are cm unwed, and to spur us on to ex-
ettiou when we become lethargic; and I humbly
that it they act up to the light which God bas

• Leo X.

:ranted them, we sh-ail wet them irk that Hen-
yen, where doubts and disputes will be no more."
Upon the veholc, we confidently recommend
this work to Protestant and Roma n
Readers, assured that no moon can peruse
vithout feeling a strong interest, and deriving
from it sentiments of liberality and motives for
moral improvement.

LONDON JOl ,iNALS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPEIV OF THIS DAT.

[Morning Chrontcle.]

RETURN of the PRINCESS of WALES to ENGLAND.

Dispatches have been received at Kensington
Palace from her Royal Highness the Ptince‘s of
NVALes, announcing her immt-diate return to
England, and directing that her apartments in
the Palace shall be forthwith prepared for her re-
ception: Her Royal Highness has also desired
Miss GARTH to meet her at Dover. This sud-
den resolution of the Princess gives countenance
to the rumonr ;hat steps are to be taken toward•
a prosecution of some sore, which her Rov•l
Highness is determined to meet in person. Her
return was totally unexpected at Cirlton House.