Star.
London, England, 1822-01-24 00:00:00

MISS LOVEDAT.

This perverse young Lady, who has been the sub-
ject of so much conversation lately, has published a
reply to the indiscreet and ill,digested Petition of her
father to the Chamber of Peers on the subject of the
conversion of herself and her cousin to the Roman
Catholic religion. This reply, like the Petition, is of
great length, and though much better written, is a
very Jesuitical document. It commences with what
ro one will believe, that Miss Loveday entertains
great affection for her father—that she would gladly
have remained silent and have " contented herself
with seeking consolation at the foot of the Altar, and
alleviating the weight of paternal wrath by offering
up incessant prayers for the author of her days, but
that eertidious adviser; have deceived him."
She then states, that when she went to Mademoi-
selle IlEnno.'s school in 1819, " she was decidedly
prepos,essed against the Catholic religion, but the
example of piety which her companions daily pre-
tented w her eyes, gradually diminished her preju-
dice." In short, that " the sincere devotion, the im-
pressive pomp of the ceremonies," " the hymns of
her young companions," prepared her imagination
for a change, when at length BOSSUET fell into her
bands, when " the powerful reasoning of that sub-
lime uliter, who could triumph over the strong mind
of Turenne, soon convinced a young and flexible
sour—she became convinced of " the superiority of
('atht'iic faith ti, Protestantism, and that she irrevo-
cably determined to embrace the religion of ALFRED
the Great and Enwit RD the Confessor !"

Miss Lovroay denies that anybody had prevailed
on her to embrace the Catholic religion, and declares
that " she studied it in stealth from her Governess."
She then gces into a long statement of the reasons
which iii.tuced her to quit the house of her lather
and retns: to return, defending all the persons who
assisted her escape, and vindicates herself against the
charge of a want of filial duty. The monitor of the
you Lady has made her quite pathetic on the sub-
ject. She says—" At the painful moment when her
Lather's !age made her withdraw from him, did an
insulting smile really appear on her lips? Ah ! how
is that smile to be reconciled with the tears which
Miss LOVEDAY shed when terrified by her father's-I
imprecations ?—her limbs ceased to support her, and
she sunk several times senseless to the ground."—
This document (which is the production, we doubt
not, of some artful Priest) concludes with imploring
her father to receive his daughter to his bosom, but
to leave her to her new faith.
Mademoiselle REBODL, the schoolmistress, has also
ventured to appeal to the Public in a letter to the
Coblitutionnel, statingthat she has employed Messrs.
BILLECOQ and HENNEGUIN to draw up her defence,
which will soon appear; in the meantime she wishes
the Public to suspend their opinion of her conduct.

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