Popery. The danger of the perversion of Scripture, on which you so much insist, is the very argument used by the Papists in defence of the denial of the Bible to the Laity. And indeed to such a length do you carry your argument, that I know not what answer you could give to a Catholic Doctor, who should justify the practice of his Church by your authority."

This is truly, Sir, the confirmation of all I have advanced; and you may therefore observe, why I conceive myself justified in writing to you a congratulatory letter. To be candid with you, I have no doubt, if you are only consistent with yourself, but you will perceive, in the end, that the Catholic Liturgy is better founded than that of your established Church. Your Liturgy, Sir, is what in our Church we generally term TRADITION-DOCTRINA TRADITA. Now, as you well know, every thing must rest upon some foundation-in argument, you must either have, or assume a principle.-You then derive your Liturgy from the Reformers.-What does it rest upon? On their opinions and judgment.-Some may say, on "their interpretation of the Scriptures,"-and the interpretation of the Scriptures upon their opinions, but this would be a circulus Vitiosus.-You perceive, Sir, that you are in the dilemma of the man, who fixed the world upon the back of a huge tortoise-the tortoise he raised on the back of an immense elephant-but he was absolutely at a loss to discover what he could make the elephant stand upon.Thus, Sir, I think you will be under the necessity of carrying up the Liturgy, with the Catholics, beyond the period of the Reformation, and until it rest upon the authority of the apostles, or their immediate disciples.

Once more, I congratulate with you and myself, on the opposition which you make to the BIBLE ALONE. It was

in the persuasion, that we entertain a common sentiment on this subject, that I determined to publish and dedicate to you a Sermon well calculated, as I conceive, to strengthen all those arguments you have advanced in your own publications. Praying God, that it may be only a prelude to a union of sentiments on other points, it is respectfully inscribed to you,

By your very obedient

Humble Servant,

PETER GANDOLPHY.

London, Dec. 1, 1812.

ACCOUNT, &c.

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It is a singular but well ascertained fact, that at the very time when there is the greatest quantity of Mackerel to be caught in the part of the British Channel, which supplies the London Market, and when that Fishery is most abundant, the Fishermen who frequent Billingsgate, almost wholly discontinue the Mackerel Fishery. This extraordinary circumstance is thus accounted for. These Fishermen depend in a great measure for customers on Fishwomen who attend daily at Billingsgate with their baskets on their heads, to purchase the Mackerel, and carry them for sale about the Metropolis. As long as these women continue their attendance on the Billingsgate Market, the Fishermen are secure of a certain degree of custom for their Fish: but as soon as the common Fruit comes into season, they give up dealing in Fish; finding the sale of Gooseberries, Currants, and the like, to produce them a larger and more secure profit, with less risk or trouble.

The Fishermen being thus disappointed of a sale for their Mackerel, at the time when they are most abundant, give up, in a degree, their employment for the season;