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eon verts ; by such means best aaswer that
pnrpose.
The-e means will not be by terrors, but by
temptations ; at least until they have gained suffi-
cient acce,sioo of numbers to contend. Eve, y
Roman Catholic Countiy has its grandest holiday
on a Sunday : more Operas, Ballets, Theatres,
and public places of amusement are open on that
day, and are more frequented, than on any other
day in the week : let it he remembered that it
was in coining out of the Opera HutlSe on a
Sunday Evening. that the Duke of Beam was
assassinated, The Catuolies who have wanted
only one vote nu a forwr occasion, to carry
que•tion in the Howe of Commons, when no
Catholics were members, will not then want
influence to get a few minor Theatres licensed,
111 London and all the corpot ate Towns, for the
amusement of CntiOdlCS WI Sundays. The irre-
ot ail sects nod parties will soon join such
an arcommodcing faith, at least will j..in their
mode of fi.iishing the Sabbath ; and thus give
a great accession of numbers in their favour. The
undecided iu religion, and most of those young
persons who are from under the controul of their
parents, or superiors, on that day, will be in-
clined to take an innocent petit at first, and
seeing no harm as they think, will gradually
prefer sitting ill a 'Theatre at a small expense,
(tor low prices will he a part of their policy here
la it is on the Continent), if it be only to look at
young pet sons of the opposite sex, to staying at
home, reading, or yawning over the fife, in pro-
testant dullness.—Even many middle aged persons
it is to be feared would not be very particular
about gojuv sometimes ; when coil= had render-
ed these exhibitions more familiar. Now, what
would be the consequence of this, as to bringing
on a laxity of the mold principle of the nation, I
need not be at touch trouble in pointing out ; I
need only request you to enquire, if you doubt,
what ate the a enereJ morals of Catholic countries
on the Continent ; and which are greatly owing,
think, to these causes. But the grand engine
which destroys all morality, root and branch,
amongst the luwet orders, is the knowledge that
they can get absolution, on some terms or
other, from the Priests ; and finally escape the
punishment of hell, as they think, for every
crime. I firmly believe, drat it is this persua-
sion, amongst the lower orders of the liish, that
has led them to commit murders and robbery to
such an extent as they are continually doing ;
especially on the Protestants ; EIS if they had
nothing to lear front the vengeance of God, and
had only to evade the punishment of malt. It is
true Oleic hive been instances of retaliation,
on the part of the Protestants ; but they are
rood) more rare ; and these, 1 have no doubt,
ate from the bad examples and irritation of the
Catholics ; and I make this inference, front
there being no instances, or at least none in
comparison, of murder and assassination being
set about systematically in bands, in those coun-
tries where the lower population are Protes-
tants of the reformed Church; while Italy, the
very home of the Pope, and the fountain bead of
Popery, and other Catholic countries, are in-
fested with hordes of ruffians ; living professedly
by pillage and murder*. It may be said it:is the
fault of their Governments ; pray then what Go.
•ernment is Ireland tinder 1 1 say, it is the tank
of their religion ; which has taken from them the.,
fear of God ; for they believe, that even ill got
wea!,h will purchase absolution' of the Priest at
the hour of death.

As the causes before mentioned will more par-
ticularly tend to demoralize the lower orders, and
affect in a certain degree the middle classes,
roust crave a little of your attention, to another
cause of demoralization ; which I snppose Ssill
have most effect on the middle and higher orders
of society. The female character in this country,
I Apprehend, to have great influence on the mo-
rals of the community. The conjugal happiness,
domestic order, and pure morals of every family,
, depends much on the mistress. Atte increase
of Catholic people, will no doubt produce a pro-
portionable (or more than a proportionable)
number of Priests. Well educated young men of
this class will be gladly admitted into society;
and as parties must consist of Romans and
Protestants indiscriminately, it may be sup-
posed intermarriages will take place more fre•
quently than heretofore, between Protestant men
and Catholic women ; for in youth, personal at-
tractions and pleasing manners, are 'often such ir-
resistible arguments, as not easily to he overcome;
especially as our Clergy are not authorized' to
thunder out their anathemas of eternal damnation,
to prevent it, as the Catholics are, unless the
parties will profess a conformity to their Church.
"[hi, introduction of the Priests into general so-
ciety, and these intermarriages, would give them
great opportunities, by assiduity and frequent in-
tercourse, to make converts of many protestant
females, and finally to exercira that ascendancy
over the Ladies of this country which the young
Abbees (not always by purely spiritual argu-
meutr,) exercised over the Ladies in France;
and which was so unfavourable to the female cha-
racter and to public morals. lam very willing to
give Catholic Priests credit fur as much virtue as
other men ; even the Protestant Clergy not ac-
cepted ; but their religion forbidditig them to
marry, and the confession of a woman's frailties,
made to them with her own lips, in order to ob-
tain absolution, together with much leisure, and
without any worldly pursuits to excite their am-
they me exposed to peculiar temptations ;
and am not incliued to ascribe so large a share
of sanctity to any sect of Priests, as to suppose
that they are not men of like passions with others.
I leave it therefore to every Protestant husband,
to judge for himself, if by any means Catholic
influence infects the females of Isis family, %vise-
titer the frequent domiciliary visits of the Priest,
or the closetings at confession, and the ideas of
what may be the consequence, will not abate
Moldy confidence, poison conjugal felicity, ,and
not only, as I at first asserted, bring evil to is
man's fire-side, but in many cases, corrode likes
canker worm, the very core of his heart.
I will now thank you for your patience, and
drop the elf bject ; for I shall nor Pretend to dis-
pute, whether the Pope is Christ's Vicar oil earth,

Mr. Collier, an English Gen'lernan of distinction, was
not very long since murdered in Italy sylien travelling with
fib uttclidwite, in-mid-day, by et coia,pany of Iktuditti.

We received this morning the Paris Papers of
Wednesday last. The following are extracts :

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, TurwAr, MAncti 7.

" The discussion was resumed on the projet
respecting individual liberty.

AI. Courvoisier moved to strike out the words
the safety of the State' hi the first article, in
order to confine tie projet to Conspiracies against
the King and the Royal Family.
,•

if M. Ctldbron dc Solilhac supported, and M.
Martin de Grey opposed the projet.
" The Minister of the Interior, in en able
speech of considerable length, maintained the
necessity for the proposed Law, and to prove it
he gave the following information :

At Paris a certain number of individuals have
held conversation, approving of the assassination
of the Duke de Berri, and desiring the occurrence
of similar events.

Several of the expressions used, however
menacing, are not punishable under the existing
laws ; but it would nevertheless be imprudent not
to have the power of obtaining security against
these atrocious men.

Would you have an idea of the madness or the
fury of some of them. A man named Lucet was
for some days at the depOt of the Prefecture of
Police, waiting in consequence of being de-
stitute of every resource to be conveyed to the
house of St. Denis, where he had already been
several times. On the 16th February, he wrote
as follows to the Chef dc Division of the Po-
lice

' Monsieur,—l have learnt with very great
pleasure the assassination of the Duke de
Berri; and I think it would be desirable if
the rest of the family met with the same
fate. This would be only a just punishment
for all the evils which they have brought
upon France by their obstinacy in persisting to
reign over a people who had rejected them, and
had even for a lung time forgotten them. What
glory has he acquired who struck the blow, and
how much l envy hint th• act. May I one day
be enabled to equal his courage.'
• This letter, said the Minister, was written
and signed by the man above alluded to, but upon
application to the Tribunals, it was found there
was no law to punish him.
It is not at Paris alone that these symptoms
have been manifested. Some traces have appeared
in the Departments, which have increased since
the commencement of 1819, and have been ag-
gravated since the close of that year, particularly
since the 13th of February.
• The Minister went on (we have no room for
the detail) to observe upon the identity of the se-
ditious expressions every wh:re used, and the re-
ports circulated, inimical to the rights of the
reigning dynasty. Ile also adverted to the mul-
tiplication of the signs and embhms" of B't',na•,

varte's Guvetninent, and of songs clo:lied in DIP'
tery, but which were well understood in their
allusions to Napoleon. He added, 'lt has also been
attempted to introduce corruption amongst ttili
troops by proposing the health of M. du gocher,
as that of the common friend, and, the same
pressions have been recognized which preceded
the 20th March.'

It is certain that in several of the Depart-.
ments a great blow was announces for the montil
of February or March. Was this a vague threat,
or did it relate to the assassinatien of the Duke
de Berri ?'

" The Minister after finishing his speech ter'
scended from the Tribune, amidst the cheers of 1'
great part of the Chamber.

" The projet was opposed by M. Basterreche
and M. Benjamin Constant, and supported by the
Count de la Bourdonnaye.

" The discuniun was again adjourned till

‘Vectneaday.

" PARIS, MARCH B.—The King yesterAhl
transacted business with the Duke de Richelieu,

and afterwards visited the Duchess de Berri. flrs
Alajesty gave a private audience to M. Cront do
Fougy, Councillor of State.
" A dreadful catastrophe happened at the
thedral at Bordeaux, on the 2d instant, dur-
ing the evening service. A pyramidal übelisi‘
having given way during a storm, fell upo"
the roof of the Cathedral, and forced its will
through carrying with it an immense mass of
stones and rubbish ; 13 persons were killed end
several wounded, one of then) mortally—some 0(
the bodies were so mangled that they could tto
be recognised.

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instead of animadverting at present on Elee•
tioncering Proceedings, of which we give dug
reports every day, we beg leave to direct the par"
Ocular attention of Our PROTIISTANT PopuLATJO,
to an admirable Letter in Tue SUN of this &PP
addessed to the Constituent Bodies throughout the
United Empire, on the evils which would probably'
perhaps inevitably, result from any farther coo'

cessions to Porauy. tVe heartily agree with the
judicious and intelligent Writer on the proprieti
of exacting A PLEDGE from all the Candidate/
that they will resolutely oppose in Polio
went ALL. FUTURE ATTEMPTS OF THE PAPISTS
to have any share in Legislative Power.--."
Our Correspondent has entered fully into the cha-
racter and views of TUB PAPISTS, and has so ably
pourtrayed the national and domestic evils dog
may arise from any:increased indulgence which 114
may receive, that we trust his Letter will make 1
strong and lasting impression on all friends to our
present happy and unrivalled Establishment ;61
Church end State. For our part, we are so fa'
cibly struck with the reasoning in this Letter, OA
the danger, we may say the ruin, which it predicts
from further concessions, that we shalt fed it t°
be our duty to republish it on the very first or
portunity.

LIVZRPOOL.—We have just received a copy '2/
Mr. CANNING'S Speech addressed to the Elector.
of this town on IVednesday last, and we regret
that it came too late for us to avail ourselves of 1/
this day, but we shall certainly present it to out
Readers on Monday.

RADICAL HONRSTT.—A man of respectable sr
pearance called two or three days ago on the Wile
of the old schoolmaster, now confined in Bride
well, on a charge of having made his house'
which is near Cato•street, a rendezvous for 01,4
Conspirators, and informed her that her husbao'
who was in the greatest want of food, had &'
sired him to call upon her for a supply of mool
and clean linen. By the advice of a cauciatio
neighbour, the distracted woman was induced (
refuse the request of cl,e man, who went avg4l
much disappointed. The schoolmaster's daegiv.
ter then applied to Lord StiamouTit for pert-0W
sion to visit her father, which his Lordship inooe;
diately sent to the house by a messenger. %Viet
the daughter visited the old wan, she found they
no person bad been sent by him ; and that so t 6
from his wanting food, Lord SIDNIOUTH had c%;
pressly ordered that he should have every Comf(lj
that lie could ask tor, and that even poultry shoo'
be purchased fur him at the expense of Goverry
ment.

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BRIGHTON, MARCH 9.—His MAJESTY'S beeiltit
and spirits continue in the happiest state, ",
public ings have not yet been had recourse t°s
The weather, both yesterday and to day, 135ic
been comparatively favourable and bright, `le
with a wind unusually .keen for the season of t'",
year. Should it become somewhat mild and Ina
siting, it is confidently hoped and unders(°°
that his MAJESTY will take a ride to-morrow•dr,
Yesterday the Duke or Yoax. dined with
and Mrs.Cotrrs and a select patty ; among 1-lig

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was Lord Eststztrztt.
The Countess Ddwager of HARCOURT
been on a visit to the Princess AUGUTA;iO Fr°,;
',tote for some time. The lion. Mrs.
has also been on a visit to her Royal I-141117g-
and her constant companion.