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convict. The reason is, that all are engaged in a conspiracy 

 against Protestant property and Government ; and all classes of 

 persons connected with and acting under the Government ; and 

 even the Government itself are cognisant of and parties to this 

 conspiracy, so far, at least, as that they will not, dare not, take 

 effectual measures to put it down. 



" Therefore it is that I say that an assassin is tolerably certain 

 of escaping, receiving and enjoying his pelf in Ireland, which is 

 not possible in other parts of the world." 



These predictions have been fully verified. That 

 they should have been communicated to Lady de 

 Eos is a proof of the Duke's appreciation of her 

 discernment. 



Her Ladyship remembered the Cato Street con- 

 spiracy, and Thistlewood's attempt to murder the 

 ministers in 1820. 



She narrates that the Duke of Wellington told her 

 and others that, in his opinion, the attempt of the 

 conspirators should not be prevented. The plot was 

 disclosed to Lord Sidmouth by a young sculptor 

 employed at Windsor, who had been asked to join 

 the conspiracy. Other information was given to 

 Lord Harrowby, when riding in the park, by a man 

 who came up to him and asked him if he was one 

 of the ministers. He replied, "Yes." "Are you 

 Lord Castlereagh ? " "No." "Can you give this 

 letter to him, which conveys information of a dread- 

 ful conspiracy ? " As soon as Lord Castlereagh had 

 read and told the ministers its contents, there was 



