from interested motives, no doubt, have befriended the worse of two bad men; and he promises fair, since he has got his foot in the stirrup, to vault into the saddle, and give them the slip. With their peaceful schemes of assisting, without interfering, and making war, to keep peace, together with a number of other preposterous political anomalies, they have only added fuel to flame. In their smooth way, they have thrown their oil upon fire, and made such a blaze, that the old Grey-headed cook's pot, I fear, will boil over, and scald some of his mates and understrappers. He seems inclined also to offer a savoury dish to the poor half-starved Irish priests, whom he has at length thought of enticing to his side of the state-kitchen, by allowing them a sop, soaked in the drippings of the hierarchical roast beef of Old England. Poor fellows! after such a long lent, how they must lick their lips at the anticipation of a liberal regale! Although I am pleased to perceive a disposition to conciliate a set of men that he ought to have endeavoured to have drawn to him long since, I cannot, however, in the least, approve of the economical and ingenious idea of serving them a dish from the table of the Established Church, or, in other words, providing for their wants out of the property of another, that, according to British law and British faith, ought to be held sacred, and cannot, in justice, be touched without the consent of the possessors. To do justice by committing an

What might'st thou do, that honour would thee do,
Were all thy children kind and natural!

But, see thy fault! France has in thee found out
A nest of hollow bosoms, which he fills

*

With treacherous crowns.-King Henry 5th.

*The King of France.

act of injustice and sacrilege, is being rather too paradoxical, too generous at other people's expence, and too bold in the impiety of liberalism, when it involves the sacred rights of the Church, the pillar of the State. That this proposition should come from a Parliament of Great Britain -from the ministerial benches! and this all under pretence of justice and conciliating Catholic priests! Then I shall say of it, with Pembroke

When workmen strive to do better than well,
They do confound their skill in covetousness:
And oftentimes, excusing of a fault,

Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse;
As patches, set upon a little breach,
Discredit more in hiding of the fault,
Than did the fault before it was so patch'd.

King John.

The Irish are a generous, a good-natured, and a grateful people, when they are well treated. Apparently the Prime Minister wishes to open the avenue to their hearts, that have been so long closed; but if he knows on which side his bread is buttered, let him beware how he robs the coffers of the Church, even for charitable purposes. Provision may be made for the Catholic clergy in a way less offensive to the laws, and to their brethren of the Protestant Church, and more acceptable to them, because not wrested forcibly from its legitimate possessors. For the sake of peace and humanity it is to be hoped the conciliating system may be adopted towards the Irish, who have shown the Liberal Administration how much easier it is to lead than to drive them. I trust they begin to feel convinced, that liberty and equality, mobism and liberalism, are all synonymous terms, and will follow the example of their friend, King Philip,

in the use of cold steel, and powder and ball, for curing the popular distemper of the day. In these liberal days, how modest men are when in power; ay, and how paradoxical; blowing hot and cold with the same breath! How differ

ently they govern on one side of a kingdom from what they do on the other. It appears to me, however (although I am looking from a considerable distance), that they have got into a dilemma; for they are foiled abroad, are in a stew at home, and are roasted by the Tories. Swift says

A strong dilemma is a desperate case;

To act with infamy [energy] or quit the place.

I have said energy, for I cannot believe the Noble Lord will deny the necessity of it any more than to act honourably, and that he will acknowledge some illiberal force must be employed, to save England from the predominance of a mob religion, mob morals, and a mob government. Let Britain be Britain, and Englishmen British subjects,-loyal subjects of the Crown, the kingly ordinance of God, and bear themselves, as heretofore, like honest, noble Christians, firm in the cause of Kings, since it is proved that, in every clime where power has been weakened and relaxed into many hands, nought but vile discord, license, blood, and rapine, have prevailed over religion, virtue, and all the peaceful arts of social life and heavenly harmony. Assume your pristine high-toned pride and honour, ancient Britain! or I must prophecy with Gaunt

Methinks I am a prophet new inspir'd;
And thus, expiring, do foretell of him :
His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last;
For violent fires soon burn out themselves;

Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short;
He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes;

With eager feeding food doth choke the feeder;
Light vanity, insatiate cormorant,

Consuming means, soon preys upon itself.
This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle,
This earth of majesty, the seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise ;

This fortress, built by nature for herself,
Against infection and the hand of war;
This happy breed of men, this little world;
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall,
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands;

This blessed spot, this earth, this realm, this England,
This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings,
Fear'd by their breed, and famous by their birth,
Renowned for their deeds, as far from home
(For Christian service and true chivalry),
As is the sepulchre, in stubborn Jew'ry,
Of the world's ransom, blessed Mary's son;
The land of such dear souls, this dear, dear land,
Dear for her reputation thro' the world,

Is now leas'd out (I die pronouncing it),
Like to a tenement or paltry farm;

England, bound in with the triumphant sea,
Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege
Of wat'ry Neptune, is now bound in with shame,
With inky blots, and rotten parchment bonds,*
Hath made a shameful conquest of itself.

Richard II.

This has been a long quotation, but the point of it must go to every true British heart. As I can say nothing in prose that could add force to the truly impressive terms of Shakspeare, with them I close this chapter.

*Disgraceful treaties with France.

CHAPTER III.

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man, for the Lord's sake, whether it be the king as supreme,

Or to governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of those that do well.

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put them to silence the ignorance of foolish men.

As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

Honour all men; love the brotherhood; fear God; honour the king.

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. 1 Peter, c. ii. v. 13—18.

NOTHING can be clearer, simpler, or plainer, than these injunctions of the Apostle Peter, preaching to men through Christ. Indeed throughout the sacred writings we find God has commanded us, in the most unequivocal language, to submit to our superiors, and "all the higher powers." It follows, then, that none but impious disbelievers and rebellious spirits, whom passion and worldly interests have bewildered from the path of truth, and their obedience to God, refuse to conform to his sacred ordinances. Now, gentle reader, after having said so much on the subject of irreligion, republicanism, license (nicknamed liberalism), factions and discord; after having made you travel through the turbulent, atheistical, and dissatisfied democratic states of North