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,POMBkLS A:QDRESS AND PûLITICS.catedaCatho1ic~anddestituteof any religion, he acquired 'with othersects the character of an enlightened man. He patronize'd foreigners,especially from the countries which are not Catholic; and aH those ofthis description who established themselves he1'e en1'olled on his side.He had boldcommercial views, and the mercantile people Jooked upto him,-altogether constituting a powerful supporting corps. Hisvigorous mind and energetic expression. carried weightwith those towhom he talked, and brought them on his side; at leastwhilst he wasminister.Europe Wàs but la secondary object in his mind: ne wasalways looking across the Atlantic for the foundation of an empiresucb as hemight deign to rule·. This he dec1ared in latter life. Itproves a vast boldne.ss·of conception, when wa consider how little mattertlJ,.e state he was brought up in supplied, in the way of foundation f0ttbe speculations of politics. :But are falsehoodaRd atrocity to prevail atlast against truth and innocence? Are the former tobe eterna], aRdthe latter obsolete?for mankind.If such can be the case, it i8 a melaricholy prospectTheu magna est veritas et prevalebit is no longer tenable.A few. observations summarily present themselves.Sorne will say,"Vas there not an attempt at an assassination? lt is replied, rrberemay or there may not: for such was the state of assoupissement prevalentabout the th1'one,-suc11 the ascendancyCarvalho had acquired,. thathe could make those, whom it was his object to deceive, believe everytbing or ~ny thing: and they only heard what he chose they should.But shots were fired--Perhaps they were; and no doubt ample andsufficient measures were taken to terrif] the royal fami1y, and impresson the royalmind the idea of an intended assassination. The state ofthe country admitted things t.o suèceed as they were planned. The likebas happened in aIl countries.How did Richard Plantagenet succeedin a similar attempt in the open day, and in the heart of the city oflt 2