The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-03-01 00:00:00

~'~.".-~ . • Me. D. INROWNIII supported the motion. The Aer of Vines held out a premise that the kit subject • that should bi taken into consideration shield be -t• the Catkins. ensancipation. •It was merely required • 5 • that they sbmild halo the Committee for the par pnil of •aseerbilnleg the troth of the sts.rtions of Ow Petition prmt is :bat night, and refusin g to do it would be ten • t-to saying, " yon'ye been a faith ful loyal people, and therefore we. wpo't hear you." • - c• Mr. PARSON rose to express hia sentiments upon • "the question be the House. 'lie had hard the sr• puments in favour' of the Petitioners, an•l • might whether it was 'teasotiAlsle to say they ought to +ire up all the safeguards of Protestantism In Satxon , •, Denmark, and Sweden, laws fur the support mud protection of Protestants urre in face, and wily , they ought to be relaxed in England, could not be • •reasonab/y explained. ' Conceiving that improper con ' eesrion would excite unpleasant feelings in the country, he felt bound in tbe'diacharge of his duty to oppose the motion. Mr. C. GRANT commenced by observing, that flee adrauccd state of the night pret lit , led the power of -discharging to the ntmost, which he considered his imperative duty. The ranee of the petitioners then before the House wak of high importance, and be con . iretulatedeliens on the traostendant talents of their ad -Tecate. He was eanviireed their cause had already taade•sonse peogreis, not only from the able assistance • imparted iii-the speech of the Riglelon. Gentleman, %at tht speech of his. Right Hun. Friend, who had eutelueted himself that night in a manner he expected 'f. out his character and liberality. At the same time 'lie was obliged to lament, that h 6 Right Honourable Priend argued as if they were debating whether they should seseinel the tiisahilitivs at on. e and not enter lilt; Committee. His.Riglit Honourable Fr;end had t i caasferred the question from the Catholics of Ireland to the Test add Corporation Acts with his umial dex te:ity. The Catholics of Ireland reque , ted to be f;aeci and relieved upon the subject of disabilities, and rne'siaswerwas :—lt is true we. lament fur you ; true it is n , e feel for you ; but then if we emancipate you, we are .id the face of the eq and Corporation 'Acts ; therefore the laws which bind you under i':ese unpleasant circumstances ire unalterable. The Vatholies would say : 'flumes have passed away which feedereil these Acts necessary ; 01.1 principles which g.:%e rise to !quarts of restriction ate no more ; the rat of :States, and power truoiden under foot leave ro the rc...utest prospect cf danger. His Right lion. had told them of the laws of Sivedre and Den mark. The Catholics of Ireland asked for the wild principles of the British Constitution, not the laws of tvates this country disavowed. His Right lion. Ft lend had truly said, thi6 measure combined inotivc3 of justice at4d linwaLi:y. The Cons; tution afforded an equal par tivipation in privileges to he enjoyed by the suliects of ti.e realm, and Ireland ought nut to he excluded. It seas cot his intention to ewer into the evils of Ireland, I .oz b e nas lead to believe a peat portion of those evils "..e to be attribttei to the ulna of Catholic Enialici rejwa: They saw in Ireland local degra:latien. A vast rapoulatian shut out from the benefit enjoyed by their fellow soblects. The higher classes were admitted to pri v:teges which the lower classes could not hope to possess. The result of this anomalous state of society, was local hatred, dlsorJerly meetings, and outrages. He did not h;lieve that Catholic dioalAlitles were the sole cause ri ail those evils. bat he was persuaded they bad great cl'ect in promoting discord in that country. The roJrilo of lieland complained of partiality arising from rAtical jealousy, when the cat set for jealousy had toned to exist. It was a remerl abh fact, that Wales awl Chester owed their liberty to a descendant of C::arles the Second, and that Ireland owed her slavery se King William. The people of Ireland were pre rared to trust to Parliament fur morality and justice, but they expected their claims would at least receive attention and inquiry. lie could not help adverting to the inconsistency which marked the rights of Pro testants and Catholics. Electors might qualify them selves by declaring they were Catholics, and the Re presentative was only qualiiied by being a Protestant. There were many other inconsistencies. They bad been told it was inconsistent to have a Protestant King and a Catholic Council, but was that more inconsist cit than haring Catholic Electors and a Protestant Representative ? Was it consistent to sacrifice the ad vantage of the Uuion, to false conclusions, and ill founded jealousy r- He wished to know whether there was any consistency in admitting persons to civil rights, and excluding them from offices of the State. He called on the House to ratify the solemn compact of the Union, and cited the admirable terms used by air. Pitt when he advocated the question of Catholic Claims, and recom mended wise auJ liberal policy. Ile asked the Home what meaning that great Stateainau attached to the fol lowing !ides, which he applied to the Union of the two coantries Non ego, net Teneris Halos parere jnbula. Nec Mild regna peto; paribus be legibUs audits Invicto genies sterna in (seders. mittant. The improvements in Ireland, :toil the extension of edu cition appeared to he securities given by Providence to take away all pretence for nithlaulding that relief they demanded. The Right Hon. Mamba: concluded by ex pressing's hope that Parliament would uo longer op pose the benefits which Providence intended Ireland should enjoy. Mr. L. 11'11ITE rose to concur in all the observations so ably urged by Gentlemen, and particularly the Right Hon. Secretary for Ireland, in behalf 'of his suffering country. Mr. RANKIN rose to oppose the motion, but the cry of I.2uestion !" "Question became general, rendering the observations of-the Hon. Member inaudible in the gallery. Mr. H. DAVIS spoke to order. Mr. FITZMIRAID said, he did not rise to detain the House. He wished only to advert to the petty de puties and political hostility which had too long dis• turbed Ireland. He understood that some partiality bad been shewn with respect to Orange addresses. It bad been stated that among many addresses presented to his Majesty, some had been selected and published in -The Gurate. lie was willing to believe if any Minister did so, he did it without the consent of his cotiragues. He would do Ministers the justice to say he did not think their body would consent to such a proceeding. One Address to which he alluded was brought forward by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, who came over to present it. The Address was presented with all the symbols of the Orange party in Ireland, which were not well known in Eugland. The party fomented discord in Ireland. He understood tbe Lord Mayor of Dublin was a stationer, who expected to be Knighted. This Lord Mayor was so certain of having that honour bestowed upon him, that Ist was advised before he left Dublin to bear tie motto pro paths. A Lo.sappointatent oommied. The Lord Morn did not re- . -- `~ :~: • • 7. a erivellNigniichtlioA biit.. 1 jaler that disappoint ee 4 Worthy Alderman tr boil he then saw near like Darr Rrt,nl-. - ed 'cheer lihn up, and give him a dinner at the Mansion house.—(Loud Cheering, and the cry of U Question ! question !")—The Heniii-able Member rt pre..sed tii . pnrtiality, which conkinot fail to int re the political hostility toe frequent in Ireland. He biped the hill:: of &Timid would never he -consi dered the sovereign of &faction instead of bcing the tither of his people. Sir te. HILL said he had heard nothin; rtat night r:)anze the opinion be had formerly entertained. tt. had been amid the present restrictions en Cathrlics Were niitiore,stiry. hitt such was not the opinion of our ancestors. It had keen shewn that the re%trietinns now in force were nr.t as necessary at the present tittle as thry were thirty or forty yeatz ago. i.urd CASTLEREAGH rmuld nut rise on this mill ject without mulls personal pain to himself, seeing it separated him from a great portion of those with whom he had generally the honor and the advantage to act. nut wliateter luielit be the destinies of this great question, he felt it they to state his sentiments oa it with yet fret (-melon r the Raise. Ile was ili•pn4rd to wonder thot the iptextioa should excite putt strong a feeling on either si , :e a, was found to exist among the Catlioiies on the one haul, and atisong line Nees tants on the other. He could, in some neeasn.re, ac connt for the strr.n. , feeling manifested on elio part of the Catholit s, Lrtaa.r. as his Right Hon. Fiend had remarked, nothing could appear More de. than that per oust! el f sality whit h eta. now claimed by tilt. Catl.l):i• however remote the pro,pect of bring lifted to the enjoyment of political power. Bat he could not see that the real extension of poiitiral p.swer forward to by the t. a tholics, ii!:rl.; to be what tlsey !sites fed. nor war. that dan ger on the offer to be feat etl, tih.ht athnld ,atisftetorily expiain to hi:. mi. II the triso. whi. Is had bren I. It. Ht. 181.1.'4 tene frit' 4:011 attrution i and lie 1 , ..81.1 tr.t 14..!p bring of opinion, that if the political ps....cr which it hail been :.ttgl:..sted should be concede.! the f 'a•lsoFs,, Wt to givrii to-morrow, and if they i..ere thts;ls)..i.:l to use it to th•si.4tis hos tile to tlo• Coe titntil, h, he !lid not lieliee.• they would do any thing that would jo,tify any vt iy alarm. The ILuse oat ,t allay:, that the number, of the Irish Catholics utre great, yet. 1.5.)! c•I at the parts that his g telt rlilloit at the soula lion, wealth, education, and all that use; political power to he fowl citewberes hr ti 11.; . 1)1 they e. null see that hul . danlei clodsl he appielseivled to the working of the Con...tittoiou f lo ni the dr il ls o f en small a both. a.. the C.:C.1 , 14., direetcil agaiiist the great Tess of the costits.iiiiity. Nicely lulaut ell as this vital unestion eves, it Wit:: of ;u _ut:h importance that the House determine whet krt. or nut they won't! suffer it t o hang Abt,lit thi: Cot:mils of the euipire a: a circum stance of Vtal:lte4S autl einhatia:.. mew, or whether they wonlil endeavour, at mice, to set it at rest. This led him to rompaie the ;L. which might result I:uni yielding to the prayer of the isetitinners, with t!iit.ue which. tai lot be expecte! to :LILc f1..111 talin_• an op posite comm.. The 'at ter, to him, appeared great r than the former woe likely to prove. Ilacaast a pus sihle ilan:Ter might arise in the event of our leasing a Catholic King oat the E 14.14611 Throne:, and in the event of the Catholic pourer in Eur.upe becoming ittll4ll greater than it heel lien of late, of which there was em symptom, he for 09C COUPI Hot VOW eta tit let this 1 110.:tiUtt haw.: sin the COlittl.iis of the Empire. He saw nothing in the state of Europe at the pre.,ent day, that ought to keep elite the distinctions which at present divided the Empire. Among the great powers of Europe, this ennotry afforded almost a mili tary instance of eachr.: from office on account of religious principles. Nothie; of the kind was known in Holland, in the Netherlands, or in Uermatty. It eras seen that the most beneficial &frets resulted friau the annihilation of religious distinctions in other coma tries. In the case of Westphalia, where the question between the two religions was balanced to a simile vote, all was tranquil How ; an 1 it was remarkable, • that the only question on u Welt the Congress was com pletely unanimous, was on that respecting the extinction of religious distinctions, as connected it ith adted::sibility to office. Ile saw nothing in the history of Swede n , and Denmark that should induce England to di pa:t front a principle which it might well become her to. teach other nations; and, thank Gail, he knew of no ; country where the Established Chu ch, fruits its real strength. was more capable of making such a conces sion. Till Emancipation should be granted to the ; Catholics, the blessings of the great settlement lead been made with respect to Ireland, could never be fully realized. If by deciding against the pro.cut mo tion those who opposed it thought they eeeld -et the question at rest for ever, he could nutlet-A:mil why some individuals should be anxious put a negative on it, hut when it was known that there was but one way o discussing the subject akr.getleer, by eari sing the metier, he felt surprised at the opposition which had been made to it. He believed such an act of conciliation would do touch to settle Ireland, and unite the Catholic Clergy now ix subsea iency (for that would be an evil), bat in honourable connection that would give them the means of obtaining proper education, and raise them considerably in the mural scale. Another motive for granting Catholic Emancipation was the increased strength and importance it wuto.ll confer on the Go vernment in Ireland. The Government there ought to be looked up to as the common of all, and this accom plished, the safety of the country would be secure, placed as it would he by such a measure on the pedes tal of a liberal policy. Ile concluded eulogizing the temper is which the present debate h a d be en conduct ed, sad giving it as his opinion, that till the esialing renew; differences in Ireland were subdued by a measure of conciliation, and not by one of conquest, there must still remain a great defect in the general seeurity and harmony of the country. Mr. K. MARTIN spoke in support of the motion. The House them divided, when the ambers wate— rer the Motion Against it .. full Majority —4 It was then ordered that, on Friday. Ow Beale should resolve itself into the Committee. Adjourned at half-pas two o'clock this morning. The King has iwen most graciously pleased to ap point Mr. Sebastian Erard, of Great Marlborough street, Harp maker to his Majes.ty. LONDON: 7111:10-DAT LTENING, MARCH 11, 1821. STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. The account passed off yesterday without any► defal cations; neither hare we had any to-day which being the sattiing, has created considerable bustle. The tu irket, contrary to general expectation, is very' flat, Consols for the Accuuat in April having been done as low as 733. By a majority of sir, the motion of Mr. PLt MUTT was last night carried in the House of Commons, fur the appointment of a Committee to inquire into the has imposing political disabilities on Roman Catho lics, and to determine whether their repeal could be effected with safety to the State. On the acquisition of this preliwrioary paint we cordially rajoied, as • symptom of the doe, though tardy ascendancy of rea sim, justice, and good policy, over prejudice and bad principles in Oorernment, as well as bad pensions men. Most earnestly do we pray that the ex ercise of liberality thus properly begun, may be carried on to its completion. The solicitude we feel for its success, is not, however, exempt from great anxiety. Even after a similar concession bad been granted, we have witnessed the abandonment of the grand measure proposed, in consequence of the resist ance made in a Committee of the House to one of its essential parts. The letter from the King of NAPLES to his son, in serted in our paper of to day, is a document that exhi bits no ordinary dexterity. The mode in which he strives to avert from himself the odium which he fork saw would attach in the minds of the independent por tion of the Neapolitans to the determination of the Holy Alliance, seems ;is if it were intended to preserve for himself what share he had acquired of popularity among his subjects, and to excite divisions that would be favourable to the invaders. The Lazaronni, it is alleged, are rather partial to tiosir old, imbecile Monarch; and the Kohl* an effeminate race, on account of the immunities which previously apper tamped to their rank, are also said to be averse , .. ,%. ~~~ ~~ , - . - .r i pe, X.. 7 1 ' 1kAP4177 .4 ,i.V . APPAIRS. . • -41 / 6 ". -- • \ • Ltrri TlliAlKnfiTtED FTU Lersici sI WTS 4 lIAJ UTT VIII LW% - TO SSW 1110thl. .11101INSIS . TIM VILINiZ ttCae~ T. • " DeArvit &in—The sentiments which animate me to proutote the happiness of mr people, and the motives by which I have been impelled; at an advanced age, and in a riknoni season, to undertake a, long and {minkl journey, are well known to you. I perceived that our country was threatened with new iiiisfoitunes, 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 subsequently receiving the emmuunications which were made to me relative to the deliberations that hail taken place on the part of the Congress assembled at Trappist, I no longer retained any doAt of the judgment homed by the Allied Powers or the events that have occurred at Naples, from the Ist July to the present day. " I found them irrevocably determined nut to recog nise the situation of affairs that has resulted, or that can by possibility result, front those events ; they re gard our present system as incompatible, both with the tranquillity of my kingdom and the security of the neighbouring states; and resolve to attack us hr force of was-, if the force of per.mision does not produce an immediate cessation from that courae of action. " This is the declaration which the Sovereigns, as well as the respective Plenipotentiaries have made to we, and fr which nothing can induce them to depart. " It is beyond my power, and, I believe, all linman possibility, to obtain a different result. There remains, theft, no uncertainty as to the alternative in which we are places), nor of the only means which remain to save kin-zslinsi from the scourge of war. Should the conditions on which the Sovereigns in sist be accepted, the measures to which they will give rise will be conducted solely through my intervention. I might to inform yon, however, that the Monardis exact s ertain guarantees which they consider indis pensaiity necessary to the security of the neighbouring state:.. In relar:ll to the Hew preterit which is to succeed the preseist :ituatiots ut affair:., the Sovereigns have combo isicatc,l the gesietal point of view under which they re gard that quest " They consider the measures that are to be adopted to give the stability to soy government which is necessary,* subject of the highest importance to the security and tran quillity 41 the states bordering on my l;in;dom,and conse quently . to the whole of Europe; but without assuming the power to restrain my free choice in the selection of tho‘e measure's. They desire that, surrounded by the wisest and most honourable men among my subjects, I init . ,— consult the true and permanent interests of my peo ple, without losing sight of those involved in the main ltst'e of the geuoral peace ; and that there may result lions my cares and my exertion's a system of government calculated to guarantee for ever the reuose and prospe rity of tow kingdom, and at the saint! time to give et: u r to the rest of Italy, taking into consideration en teioiie maim.? br inquietude which the late events have caused them. " It is my de!.ire, dearest Son, that you give to the present letter all the publicity that it ought to have, to the end that nu one may be - deceived concerning. the pe rilous situation in which we are placed If this letter produces the effecs whiLL I feel permitted to hope, 11 . ,. the conscious rectitude of my paternal intentions, rind 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 AIS) • lll+itwae WWI weer, lay will twocorstior the e-ortleininent o he administration. In the meantime I embrace you with all my heart. " leaybach, Jan. 2.b. " FERDINAND." PRICE OF STOCKS Till Rank Stock 2 . 26 64 3 per Cent. Red. 73i4 3 per Cent. Con. 731 24j 31 per Coat. 83 1 per Clots. 92 14 5 pzr Ct. Navy 100111 6 per Cent. Long Ann. 19 1-16 Imp. II per car WATbICAT I.ONI alembic 31 ndn. 1! DAY AT ONE O'COCK. Irish 6 per Fent. India Stock •2994 30 Ditto Roods 4k. 425. pm. South-Sea Stock 6,. 39. 05. pm. ()osmium for Money p. Dank fur Account Con. for Aeet 731/ Loft. Tickets 251. MY BRIDGE Tn-miutnow. !.—Evening. 2 min. aftor I. one .6tatecimati. "Tut 11111111111 STATESMAN" I3INCORPORATIO WIT THE STATIbIIAN." - ,to thw, itevolution. On these parties, Ktimpi i the king. and the Allied Sovereigns sal t y h e a d sou s e - books of a diversion in their Grea t , w the invading army can make it be believed the tbe• invasifm is fur the benefit or with the to m currence of the limn. lint the e hole of that d am in Naples, which •re in all cionntli e s est eemed eh stamina of the community, and in • which, if is any class, • the intelligence, the virtue, bed e k e strength of a nation resides,—the gentry and the .dle ranks of understood to be is (arsine If the Constitution. If these roatinne atm:mete, sis t i mated to a due degree with the spirit which bec omes their cause and circumstances, we still have soo n hopes as to the tesalt of the impendin; Paris Papers of the 26th. • VIENNA. FER. 11.—Prince Hardenberg- has bet y et left baybarh, though the 9th bad been the dayle a db i his departure. The King of Prussia was tsmeeed lease Berlin on the lath for Laybarli. • Th e si • Naples intends to rensain at Layh ac h no t il he lesenbithe: news of the Austrians basing entered Naples. The friends of the old Re;inicitt Spain are teweati e endeavouring to excite resistance to the mastitis* A i . . thorities. The only differences that occur are item s occasioned and fomented by the Ultras. Hy m a i,li letters of the 16th, it appears that some heals mew theists recently took place at Coronae, in consomme s the intensperatr.seal of some persons who paraded s e duels streets on the 10th and 11th in s t. cr yi ng ,. Th e ti l t ercr, due frith the Conseitsetion. i)rder was , soon restored. The King has been indispoeed hr last few days. It is certain that some corps, mer e ae . (lomat, will:be established in lien of the Body Gunk. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENI.E. Paris, Pik* There are numerous reports in circulation harem lative to those who have been acting fur the Preach tiovernment at Laybach. It seems that, instead at two, there are three or four agents all palling different wars; and if the story now circulated be true, 'either At. Pasquier, the Ambassador Maces, or his Majesty Lsuis XVIII. have signed the engagement authorising the invasion of Naples. In the Chamber of Peers, an interesting •eeae re. ceutly took place. M. Jacquenot de Pampleose, ths Attorney-General, while pleading against the mi l i. rators of the 19th of August, hinted that many et the Members were implicated. On being called to name, by Daroust, the pleade: said he was one of them! Visa this a violent alts rc ttion arose, and had not the As. semb'y been instantly adjourned. it is snore the pro. liable that M. Jarquenot de Pampalrene, would hare been kicked out by the justly indignant Marshal. M. Benjamin Constant has just addressed a spirited letter to the Editors of the Costlier Francois, complain ing of his being cited before a petty Joge d'/aet►eeNss for some expressions made use of in the, Chamber of Deputies. This distinguiabed writer and celebrated patriot calls the above a violation of his privileges as a Member of the Representative Body, and rays that be is ready to answer MM. Behlart 4,4 Nape.; leuue in the Chamber, either upon the umject of AC late explosions or any other they may proper to propose. Another highly iuteresting and very warm ishate occurred on Friday, when M. Biome made am able speech on some new•. innovations proposed relative to the mode of elections. Dounadiesi, who, notwithstead ing his' ultra-loyal doctrines, bas been a most useful antagonist of Ministers, took part in the debate, sad proceeded to tell such disagreeable truths, that tki costly and cote Breit, thought it prudent to drive Na from the tribune. I understand that on the day ',- fore, there was a collaring match performed not far from N. Raves. So much for the decorum and dignity of the Representative Body in France. Let it he recol lected that four-tiftbs of the Assembly in which these scenes pass with impunity are the sworn friends of legitimacy and the never-failing advocates of arbitrary poser. The news front Madrid is of the most sstisfaetery description. Confidence and order are restored ; the King, escorted by a body of regular hoops and militia, lias rettorned into popular favour; a number of public dinners have been given to celebrate the recent triumph of constitutional print iples. The utmost hammy reigns among the army, militia, and citizens, and it wouid perhaps be impossible fur tl►e friends of humanity to witness a more affecting sight, or one se' worthy of imitation in other countries, as that ex hibited by the Spanish capital between the sth and 12th Instant. The first three days were occupied in defending the sacred rights of freedom, and the re maining in consecrating their perfect triumph. It is sincerely to be hoped tLat the London Press will resound with eulogitim o■ the disdain of tits great and glorious people. They have beeonte our masters in civil and pia; tical legislature. Why should we Nokshew a opal elevation of mind in acknowledgisetbe high and evevlasti■g l o►ligations, under *bleb they :larepaheed all Europe? The co . ndert of the patriotic Peers of Illegiaml matinees to be the them, of gnome] pasearksei admiration here. A report is intendgeaery dradated gai t k. that the Sposiards to attack the French is also stated that an application was made to the Minister of War to fens some camps on the frostier; when he re , plied that be could not venter, to tis at, at, the two troop* ho assembled, the more desertion wmdd take place. It is certain that the °overawes cannot depend upon the army ; and we are snared, that the Legion of the Seine, which was quartered on the frontiers of Spain, has almost entirely disappeared, and that great desertion has taken place in the garrison of Perpignan. 1111% our Readers will perceive is a strong corroboration of what we stated on the authority asset private advice% from Paris a few trays ago. reppeetiag the military of France. Viscount Clietwynd died on Tuesday ereninif, at his house, in Hutton-ruw, aged 84. ANOTEIyIt CAPITAL SuLD ItT Strrlyttl,:t:T —1 lie 'Ticket, No. 2053, class B. 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