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by that Puoinprzwe which I believe to be tke pecu liar protection of national faith and national jus tice—(Loud cheers). Mr. LUKE WHITE returned his thanks to the Right Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down, for the manner in which he had described the sufferings of his unhappy countrymen ; for whom he was confi dent there could be no prosperity, if the measure now recommended did not take place. Mr. BANKES said, that at the time the Union with Ireland had been proposed, he thought that Ireland was not in a condition to accede to it, nor England in a condition to accept it. It was impos sible that, with such a change, this country could depart from the laws and institutions by which her greatness had long been upheld. The Honourable Gentleinan concluded, amidst loud cries for the Question, with expressing his dissent from the Mo tion before the House. Mr. HART DAVIS now.said, that he conceived, its se many Gentlemen wished to speak, it would be necessary to move an adjournment. Mr. M. FITZGERALD said be had seen in the Gazette an Address to his Majesty, purporting to come from the Orangemen of Ireland. He conceived that such an Address could not have been sent forth in such an official shape without the concurrence of Mi nisters; and it appeared to him to be nothing less than an insult, because the Judges of Ireland had de clared the body of Orangemen to be an illegal asso ciation.-on account of their secretly entertaining prin ciple; that were known only to themselves, and there fore highly mischievous—(Hear, hear). The Address in question was brought over to this country by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, who was his Majesty's Sta tioner in Ireland, dnd was greatly disappointed at not receiving the honour of Knighthood. Indeed, his Worship was so certain of having that honour be stowed upon him, that he was advised, before he left Dublin, to bear the motto " Pro Patria !" but under that disappointment, a worthy Alderman, whom he then saw near the Bar (Sir William Curtis) resolved to cheer him up, and gave him a dinner at the City of London Tavern—(Loud cheering, and the cry of Question, question!) The Hon. Member expressed his dislike to partiality, which could not fail to increase the political hostility too frequent in Ireland. He hoped the King of England would never be consi dered the Sovereign of a Faction, instead of being t'ie Father of his People. Sir GEORGE HILL rose amidst loud calls for the question,. and coughing. He said, he had not been convinced, by any arguments he had heard, that this motion should be agreed to. Such were not the opi nions of our forefathers—(Question, Question). He contended that the restrictions upon the Roman Ca tholics of Ireland were as necessary now as they were forty years ago, and that no alteration which had taken place in education could be advanced as an ar gument in support of their claims. Lord CASTLEREAGH could not suffer this question to go to a division without saying a few words on the subject. He always spoke on this sub ject with pain, because he differed in opinion from those with whom, on other points, he invariably acted with the greatest satisfaction. He was sur priied at the warmth of feeling which prevailed on this question on both sides. He could easily ima gine that the feelings of the Catholics might lead ' them to attach greater importance to the advantage expected to be derived from carrying the measure than it deseived; but he was surprised to hear Gen tleinen on the other side of the question express ap prehensions of clanger from granting emancipation. In his opinion, if all the Catholics asked was granted to them to-morrow, it would not add the least degree of political weight to the CatholiC population more than they enjoyed at present. He thought much ad vantage would arise from granting Emancipation, whilst no danger was to be apprehended from it, un less we could for a moment imagine a Catholic Prince on the Throne. He wished to place the Catholics in the same situation as the other Dissenters were, and could see no objection to extending those privileges to them. There was no such principle of exclusion as that kept up in this country, existing either in France, Holland, or the Empire of Germany. We were almost the only great Power in Europe who persevered in the system of exclusion from Offices of State on account of religion. His firm conviction was, that behind could never be settled until Catho lic Emancipation was granted to the People. If he had been able, when he formed part of Lord Sid mouth's Government, he would have placed: the Catholic Clergy in an honourable connection with Government ; and if he had been able to effect that, he was sure he could not have done anything more conducive to the peace and happiness of Ireland— (llear, hear).—The refusal of this measure would operate against the system, the open and liberal sys tem upon which the Government of Ireland at present acted. Indeed, he was conscious, that so long as this measure remained ungranted, it would be a defect in the security and harmony of the Ern pire—(Hear, hear, hear). Mr. R. MARTIN begged to oppose to the theory of the Right Hon. Member for Oxford something that flowed on his mind from experience. Instances as likely to excite the Catholics against the Protes tants, had occurred, as any that might be expected to rouse the Protestants against the Catholics, but the result had been satisfactory. The Der?s, .Jour nal being prosecuted by the Catholics for a libel, a Catholic Jury had given a verdict against a Ca tholic Priest, and when Mr. O'Gorman brought an action against the Duldin Evening Post for calling him " a dishonourable blockhe a d, ' what did the Jury tell him ? Why they told hith that, for being called " a dishonourable blockhead," he was entitled to sixpence damages—(Laughter). —This served to prove that Catholics were bound by their oaths, and resolute to perform their duty. He should certainly vote for going into the Committee. If he felt that they could withdraw all the benefits that had been conferred on the Catholics, they might consist ently negative the present motion ; but, having paid £999, and obtained no receipt, if paying another pound would procure the receipt; it would be wis dom for such an object to make so small an addi tional sacrifice. There were other topics which he (Mr. Martin) should like to have touched upon 1— E he impatience of the House, however, 4ecame so m • y' • :, great, that the Hon. Gentleman was obliged to sit down without having completed his speech.] The Gallery was then cleared, and the House di vided: The numbers were as follow : For the Motion... 247 Against it 221 Majority for the Motion ..... 6 . _ The declaration of the numbers was received by the loudest cheering ever heard within the walls of that House. _ _ _ Upon the re-admission of strangers to the Gallery, Mr. PLUNKETT was congtatulating the House upon ,the decision which they had just come to. To him and to the Roman Catholics it must afford the highest satisfaction—(Hear, hear).—But even if that decision bad been otherwise—if it had been against his motion, he would also have congratulated the House on ac-' count of the fair, temperate, and )e gentlemanly en man ner in which the discussion had conducted-- (Cheers).—Those base and unworthy insinuations, which, on former occasions, had been thrown out against the Roman Catholics, were heard no more. Those who opposed the measure upon such grounds, felt that they had been defeated by the force of truth, and by the conduct of the Roman Catholics them selves—(Hear, hear).—He trusted that the House would go int? the Committee with the same disposi tion to conciliate. So far as he was concerned, he would endeavour to promote that object by every means in his power. He hoped that he should be able, indeed he had every confidence that he would be able to propose a practical measure in the Com mittee, which would prejudice no party, and conci liate all—(Cheers).—He concluded with giving notice, that, on Friday next, he should move the House to resolve itsell into the Committee—(Hear, hear). The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of; and the House adjourned at Two o'Clack. APPEALS, HEARD EC THE HOUSE Or LORD% TESTERDAT saitt.tua, antilant ; rosanstua, respondent. This was an Appeal from the decision of the Court of Session, Sunda:id. The Attorney-General was heard In reply.—Judy meat postponed. - - CJICSAR coLmAucm, ESQ. alp ellant; cmzow, respondent. This was an Appeal from the decision of the Court of Chancery, Ireland. Mr. Agar and Mr. Shadwell were heard for the appellant, and Mr. Wetherell and Mr. Leval for the respondent.—Judgment postponed. Till ILIIIT•IXDIA CODIPANE, appellants; Erna sTow, resinndent. This was an Appeal from the decision of the Court of Ex chequer, England. The Attorney-General was heard in part for the appellants• - THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1821. TIIE FUNDS. PRICE 01 STOCKS THIS DAY AT OHS (*LOCK : Dank Stock 226 225 1 h-3 per Ct. Reduced 73 1 / 2 11 / 2 3 per Ct. Cons. 76 1 /g 72 V2-3i per Cent. 83 1 per Ct. 92 91- 1 / 2 -5 per Ct. Navy 106 1 / 2 $l 4 1 4. 106 Long Anns. 19 1-16—India Stock 229 1 / 2 230 India Bonds 445. 425. pr.—Exchequer Bills ss. 35. pr. Consols for April 73 1 / 2 1/4. We have to congratulate the People of Ireland, and the Friendi of Religious Toleration in every part of the Empire, on the result of last night's discussion of the question of Catholic Emancipation: Mr. PLUNKE rT introduced the subject, in a speech of the most splendid eloquence and commanding talent, and concluded by moving " that a Committee of the whole House should inquire into the propriety of re pealing the Laws which prevent Catholics from hold ing offices in the State."—Mr. PEEL took the lead on the other side, and to great ability in his arguments, joined a spirit of moderation, which former leaders in the cause of exclusion have but rarely displayed. The other speakers were—in favour of the motion, Sir JANI ES MACK INTOSII, Lord CASTLEREAGH, Lord BURT, Mr. CHARLES GRANT (Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland), and Messrs. L. WHITE, M. FITZOERALD, D. BROWNE, R. MARTIN, and DAW SON ; against it, Mr. BA NKES and Sir G. IT'LL. The House divided at two o'clock this morning, when the motion was carried by a majority of six, the numbers being, for the motion 227, against it 221. Previott to the general discussion on the question, Lord NeGENT presented the usual annual Petition from the Catholics of England, and in the course of his observations mentioned, as a curious fact, that all the Baronies whose Representatives signed Magna Charta, are extinct, with the exception of four. The Representatives of these four Baronies are amongst the Peers who signed the Petition. We do not observe that, in the course of the debate, any notice was taken of a certain pecu liarity in the situation of our present KING, which we think may be looked upon as one of the most favourable of the many favourable circumstances under which the question of Catholic Emancipa tion is now brought before Parliament. The law. KING, in refusing his assent to Catholic Emanci pation, was always understood to be actuated by a conscientious scrupulousness with respect to the Oath he had taken at his Corunaticn ; and the pre- 1 Sent KING, as long as he administered the govern- I ment merely as Regent, could not with propriety consent to an act which his Royal Father, had he been in the exercise of his functions, would have thought k a point of conscience to oppose. Since the accession, however, of GEORGE the Fouaru, to 'the Sovereignty, his MAJESTY has become absolved from all such restraint ; nor can he, as yet, have any occa sion to entertain the same scruples of conscience on the subject, which prevailed with his predecessor,' GEORGE IV. has still his Coronation Oath to take, and, should happily the Constitution be amended in the way proposed ; before that important event takes - r _ .~ti -• • • place, his MAZISTY can have no difficulty in swear ing to the Constitution as he finds it. Advises have been receives in town direct from Naples, of as late a date as the •10th of February.— We subjoin the substance of them, as also a copy of the letter written by his SICILIAN MAJESTY to his son, the Panics REGENT. The letter is not of a Inature to 'make any person feel angry with the old man. Every line of it is in so cannot-be•helped a tone, that it must rather excite a strong sentiment of commiseration for the aged Monarch. He went to meet the Allied Sovereigns, in the hope of nego tiating; but had the mortification to find that he had only been sent for to receive their imperious Commands. His MAJESTY'S letter confirms the ac count which we before had of the ultimatum of these lordly Potentates. Nothing less than the military occupation of Naples, for a term of years, was to avert the scourge of war, even though the Neapoli tans should forswear the Constitution which has brought upon them the wrath of the Allied Powers. Could a Nation, with the least spark of independence remaining, however inferior iu numbers, however poor in resources, make any other than one answer to such a proposal ?—We brave your threats, and shall resist your invasion to the last drop of our blood! LETT= TRANSMITTED TROY! LATRACII TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TIM PRINCE aLOOiTe . 4 DEAREST Sos—The sentiments which animate me to pro mote the happiness of my people, and the motives by which I have been impelled, at an advanced age, and in a rigorout sea son, to undettakca long and painful journey, are well known to you. I perceived that our country was threatened with new misfortunes, and was convinced, therefore, that no consideration ought to prevent an act imposed on me as the most sacred of duties. " After my first interview with the Sovereigns, and subse quently receiving the communications which were made to me relative to the deliberations that had taken placer the part of the Congress assembled at Troppau, I no longer retained any doubt of the judgment formed by the Allied Powers of the events that have occurred at Naples, from the Ist of July to the present day. " I found them irrevocably determined not to recognise the situation of affairs that has resulted, or that can by possibility re sult, ft one those events ; they regard our present system as in coinyatible, both with the tranquillity of my kingdom and tke security of the neighbouring States ; and resolve to attack us• by force of arms, if the force of persuasion does not produce an immediate cessation from that course of action. " This is the declaration which the Sovereigns, as well as the respective Plenipotentiaries, have made to me, and from which nothing can induce them to depart. " It is beyond my power, and, I believe, all human possi bility, to obtain a' different result. There remains, then, no uncertainty as to the alternative in which we are plated, nor of the only means which remain to save my kingdom from the scourge of war. Should the conditions on which the Sovereigns insist be ac cepted, the measures to which they will give rise will be con ducted solely through my intervention. I ought to inform you, however, that the Monarchs exact certain guarantees which they consider indispensably necessary to the security of the neighbouring States. " In regard to the new system which is to succeed the pre sent situation of affairs, the Sovereigns have communicated the general point of view under which they regard that question. " They consider the measures that are to be adopted to give the stability to my Government which is necessary, a subject of the highest importance to the security and tranquillity of the States bordering on my kingdom, and consequently to the whole of Europe ; but withcut assuming the power to restrain my free choke in the selection of those measures. They derdre that, sur rounded by the wisest and most honourable men among my subjects, I may cor.sult the true and permanent interests of my people, without losing sight of those involved in the maintenance of the general peace ; and that there may result from my cares and my exertions a system of Government calculated to guaran tee for ever the repose and prosperity of my kingdom, and at the same time to give sechrity to the rest of Italy, taking into consideration all those moliees for inguidude which the late events have caused them. " It is my desliv, dearest son, that you give to the present letter all the publicity that it ought to have, to the end that no one may be deceived concerning the perilous situation in which we are placed. If this letter produces the effect which I feel permitted to hope, by the conscious rectitude of my paternal intentions, and my confidence both in your understanding and in the just judgment and loyalty of my People, it will-be your task to maintain public order, until I can convey to you, in a more explicit manner, my will concerning the re-ordainment of the Administration. In the meantime, I embrace you with all my heart. (Signed) " FERDINAND. " Laybach, January 28." " NAPLES, FEBRUARY io. " Although the letter of the King has produced much agitation in the city, the effect, on the whole, is not so great as might have been expected. Per fect tranquillity is everywhere Preserved ; but you do not meet an individual who is not venting execra tions against the Austrians. The Parliament is now sitting in deliberation on the King's letter; and such is the general anxiety to d know the result, that the streets leading to the Parliament House are ren dered completely impassable by the crowds who are waiting for the decision. There can be no doubt that war will be resolved on ; for the proposition to garrison the fortresses with Austrian troops, which is the guarantee demanded by the Allied Powers, is an insult to an independent nation, and a thing im possible for her to grant. It is generally believed, indeed, that secret orders have been already sent off' to the frontiers .to prepare the Army for immediate I action. 4. I understand a telegraphic order has been sent to Sicily for the immediate embarkation of the whole of the garrison of Palermo, consisting of about ten thousand men, who are to reinforce, without delay, the army on the frontiers; and this alone proves the determination of the Parliameat to make every ex ertion for the defence of the country. The removal of the troops from Palermo will, however, it is feared, I• be productive of serious disturbances in that capit a l as it is owing to the strong garrisons placed ir e that its tranquillity has b een preserved for the last few months. " The „Ferdinand First, one of the line•of ships, took fire in the Mole, on the night of th eft. and is nearly burnt to the water's edge. She •as not employed, but was to he broken up and sold, The remainder of the squadron was :weed by th e at . tivity and zeal of the boats from the British fl at,.► Had not the wind been off the land, con t id erabh dimage must have been done to the merchant ship. ping : as it is, they have all escaped. It is not kzowe whether the fire arose from accident or design.' Extract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyds se Genoa, dated the 13th of February War ba t determined on with Naples, if that Power & cia o accede to the terms dictated by Austria, an :!<u raise which was loading here for Nlessina and pies, has received orders to discharge." Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's,* Genoa, dated 17th February:—" By a Courie r az . rived this day, we learn that a division of the i t , • trian army has arrivei at Silna on 13 way tow ar d, Rome. This event has put our underwriters ca a the alert, who have risen the premium of insu rano, and feel more reluctance to cover risks under ce Austrian, Russian, and Neapolitan flags. *Wel ton , that a premium of eight per cent. was paid day upon an Austrian ship which has arrived hoo t Constantinople, with a large cargo of wheat for di port. They ask three per cent. to insure for England, with a British flag." The Paris Papers of Monday arrived this fin. noon. They furnish some articles from the South o f Europe of more recent date than those bef ore re . oeived, but no new fact of importance with respect to the operations either of the Austrians or Neil& tans. The King of PRUSSIA is said to have posi• tively determined on "setting cut from his capital for Laybach on the 15th of February ; in consequou of which the Emperors ALEXANDER and Funs had postponed their intended jaunt to the quick. silver mines of Idria. 01 to 3 - do iss The agitation which recently prevailed in Mekii, appears to have extended itself to the province, is several parts of which there have been partial cern. motions. The prisons are said to be filled with era rested persons. The Second Chamber of Hesse Darmstadt kw called for an account of the share of the contribmine from France, received by their Government, in order to its being made available for the pubic service, The demand appears to have caused a good deal of sensation. Dr..DA sr PE and one of his accomplices in the recent project for revolutionizing Denmark, have bees capi tally sentenced. ka A •• . s the pubic service, ► sed a good deal of nplices in the recent • P trio, have beta capi- • 2 3 BATE, in held at the East lola Mre SWOT into the tes• 1. gin T. HAvistivids . 11 he Bombay—he alts he Thomas and Noy Sth ultimo. ;1 j —Arrived the Diet I I -sailed the 19th ism, :het going in. The smr Smyrna, was On e S.S.E. of the ISA I hours. vely Cruiser, Loom , 3 of bowsprit and sob' •• 111 y.--Arrived the Li, JORDAN, from Cek; k V.—Arrived the law LI Barbadoes. Sad is urge and James, CIA!: to River and sailed, tk Tr ' d sailed again, the , "badoes ; and the Lin' lam for Boston. Mt 4 , 1 iding in the North Bob Betsy was oseff A carried into =fpm of the night signal fro ed by order of the Co in boat was immerfordf s ship before daylight. ;wards :—The and. , 'ord ; Endeavour, fro ; Ann, from Annear se,_ from Ostend; Tos I.Stangate Creek; le, from Antwerp; 1 twards :—The This, kr perience, for Anted! ; Louisa, for Taber; ', Godfrey, front DO' ieee ; and Brit" Oka" L Walton, from MAWS. t, Bogle, for Grams /corn Liston to links 4 m Liverpool to /door . Norval, from Calk . to. and Venus, foo le. 41. lung. 7 . 4 °' V a is in the enjoyment has not appeared rday, but has often he Stamford Pori' W. Fazuhaves gr. Formai yesterday on the DO red, and it was a WO ,rd gooey se wa condl% tile 1194 { iOl ten ar, Charlotte, doe ° ez i e Lavas PM raw • • • _ NAVAL INTELLIG. Yesterday, a Court of Directors was . House, when the following Captains were mand of their respective ships, viz. Captain Windsor; and Captain C. Gamma', of tie drect. ifiis Majesty's ship irmonxu, and the transports, arrived at Gibraltar, on the 6th F.u.saocvn, Fri. £6.—Wind E.S.E.—/ Kent packet, with a Mail from Lisbon—s and spoke the Duke of Marlborough packet Thomas, of Liverpool, from Havre to with this morning, about seven leagues by his Majesty's schooner Pioxy, out 36 hk PZIKANCE, Fa. 26.—Arrived the Lovely from 13t. Michael's fog London, with loss of boom. Pi.rstotrrtr, Frs. 27.—Wind Easterly. Tatexarr, from Limerick ; Shamrock, and Hero, Borer, from Waterford. Poaxassotern, Fro. 28.—Wind W.S.W lus, Caawroan, from the Downs for Isabella, Busuat.t., for Shields; and George ww, for London. Dux, Fats 28.—Came down from the John, Kma, for Jamaica. Arrived and mulus, Caowroas, from Shields for Barbadoes pool packet, of Boston, from Amsterdam Kent, Cosa, for Bombay and China, is riding detained by contrary winds. The ship r Goodwin Sand yesterday evening, and We beg to notice the prompt exhibition of the Gull Stream Light Vessel, established poration of the Trinity House; a Deal ' launched, and succeeded in boarding this _ Comm House, FEL !S.—Entered Inwards from Batavia; Atalanta; from Waterford. Belfast; Restitution, from Rotterdam; Martha, from Waterford; Jeune Pauline, Brothers, from Messina; Nonsuch, from S shal Blucher, from Rotterdam ; Neptune, Jane, from Sierra Leone. Cleared Outwards: Oporto; Carl Johan, for Genoa; Experience, Antelope, for the Cape of Good Hope; " and George, for Rotterdam. Amuvro—At Seaford, the Rambler, dalk. At Dublin, Dublin Packet, AP Niece ards, from London. At Cu:haven, Plant,W- Vegans sem= wirn—The Margaret, the 10th ult. in lat. 49. long. 14. Peggy, from the Bth—out four days; Neptune, from Video, the 16th, in lat. 47. 51. long. 12. Greenock, the 17th, in lat. 50. long. 11. London to New York, the 22d, in lat. 48. BRIGHTON, FEB.2B.—The KING of good health. His MAJESTY has public since his arrival on Satur' taken walks on the Palace Lawn. PDX= Recs.—The match between the longing to Mr. Mortkhouse, and Mr. (four miles) for Illy guineas, took, place ) road. The grey made the play at fall speed, race for three miles, when the Stamford and won at last easy in fourteen minutes r DIED. Monday last, in her twenty-second year, of John Godfrey, Esq. of Pliffieet, Essex. LONDON ; Prbced am l publidwd by Pam., Temple 4m