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spirit ea the continent. They "mild of conme re tern from foreign nations, Political Papists and Atheists, fraught with principles that speedily cease. the Government to regret, that a d paltry a saving as £3760 should have lieu, the means of introducing into the country R set of Ittl . ll whop uo Government could manage or place re liance on. He was far from admitting the Clergy tif Ireland had at present so danger olio and extensive an influence us it wan intaglito.d. Their influence would be both increased and ame liorated, were they possessed of more exten,iv- in formation. By demoralizing the Clerty, nothing could be expected to be gaMed among the people : he conisidered it weak and pprverse policy to have attempted the change in the grant at present, since it would inevitably tend to excite dissatisfaction and jealousy, where he regretted there was at pre *Nit so just a ground for 'their existence. If car ried, it might du much more. Ina bad" only to a d.% that thoues England did pay 15-17tles of the expenditare of the empire, yet it should rvinembered Ireland raised for her own propor- Loa ten millions by loan, and of which it might he 5..;.1 the fat' greater part was contributed by the Yar. CROKE& thought the Catholic College ‘„).1!t1 hteome more respectable, and the clergy be ta'aeli from higher reeks in life than they were at present, if no eleemosynary aid was granted. Mr. Meentest F erect:M.lLn couteaded, the obvi ous consetrence of wind had fallen from such high authority in the Debate, would be to alienate the affectiens of the feels Catholics ; et this period, a eircumstance peculiarly to be avoided from motives of policy. He was shocked at the ignorance dis played by the Hon.-Gentknew opposite. of the nature it'd pretensions of the Catholics •in Ireland. the exteaordinary construction of his creed of tole ration tin less amazed him. A toleration coustructird on the fuuduineutal principle, that it wash:wispier 10 gin e any aid to dissenting religionists. He lead also nistaken the e,roundon which thegrant had originally been evade to the College. It arose from a wish to counteract that insult and per.ecettion which had soak too deeply into the eublic mind, by long and unpurillelcd esperieuce, under the penal statutes of that -kingdom. From what had fallen from inn, he had very little doubt, if he oats possessed the power, the grievances would again exist. Yet, Le should have recollected the Catholics were the n: iginal possessors of the soil. From the coufie teflon of Cathoiic property arose not only the estates of those who were perhaps ranged iu sup. port of the Right /lon. Gentleman, but were the feuds for the support of the Protestant Clergy. the endowment of Dublin College. and several other great Protestant establishments. His prin ciple had, he should recollect, been acted on for a century. and Ireland was only rendered snore iiiimital and inveterately heretical.—lt was both a false and a degrading policy to ,net on the principle of debarring the people front either moral or political improvement. The conduct of the Irish Parliament should. ou thesesubjects, be taken iuto consideration; and it was well known, that had not the Uni .nt Arm place, great addition' would hive been made t . the College of Maynooth; anal the reason then assigned was, that Ireland was cut off from all hope of being little to rerun: education for her clergy from France. She ss uuw exeiucled front all Europe. On the mecha nical wile iple of one Hight Hon. Get/tit-mate her advantages at home shoal I be increased. The sitimber of parishes in Ireland %Sere easily eseertaih cd, and from them it would appear, that the. la bour of the Ministry in Ireland is much too heavy ter Cite ntim:iers now einployed in it. It was a fact welt- known to Ininsitie that in nowt parts of the country, such multitudes of nersoes attend divine service, tied they are fopnd often to extend to an hundred yards or more from the small chapel in which the service is performed. and though so flu removed, are very fervently occupied in their devotions. 'file duty was too burdensome. The who were educated at the espense of the Ca theeic bade, it was said. might assist the regular 'clerg,-. Yes, se as it cost nothing, the Right lion. Gentlemin was glad of any su bs titution, though welly unlit fur the service. 'They were only pre parei to ceder the University. During these lasi few Sessions, eousidereblr sums had been voted awn!, for great public eurposes, in much larger pro portions—to the H0.P41. of Industry—the Peniten bury, and the Dublin Society, all admirable insti tutions, bat none of which could, in any wise, com pare with the advantages to he derived from the dissiunivatioa of knowledge and morality through out a great nation. The Established Church of thin aaaaa try would. he reinerked, stand by it "elf whatever were the attainments or defects of its clergy. But it was a very distinct and dif ferent case with Ireland and the Catholic Church ; they had to combat and maintain their chasch sgeinst the overwhelming. influence of the esta blished church; and, were the Catholics not ni si-meet! by perfect instructors in their religion, the system la tat decline. Of this they were aware, and would endesvour to prevent it by foreign education, if it could not be obtained at home. But why, if to depress be the object of Government, had there been any gratuity given? Why, if the Catholic ra7ligion ought ts be discouraged, add fuel to the The poor have been compelled by lot to Willow their minidry, because that ministry le is. Ira finder so many oppressions.* It was in vain to talk of recent:ray on this heed, when the pro w-i.es of ieind and remote' might he assisted e^ •h a most populous mid substantial portion of t'.e empire, at one-Imalf she price which had bee. but a few days before voted, far the pur f.o,ll of soppoeing a few e'ommirter schools, for re ducing a few eimilmireii from their parents and their ieligion. The Irish nation, he regretted, were tint to be mewl. moved by what might fell from their darn lers in that House. Their grievances were of it l istaiscli.ig, their oppreaions had not even been healed by the hand of tete.. Pet certain:!: thole we .'oui.l not f,i! to h. , initateil aild amt. ml, *Lea shoti!,i me that au: incasurr• of a Chancellor of flulmewmee, am:h.;:ii-r a ti.tion, n lax, or an euom..a.inem ms‘tae de i n.:ciatLA it, thl• als.7 mis,..ic.m.o.om• to time public Imsret., woe ;d be men with (I,inplia,see reel ie e ee s in a Prrisimmh Parliament, whir env 111101,Wre of rrilight eme I policy liberal wated urea with seefenn u , n.ormUo o 4 , 0 !in4l:lity. PALNLLL coatenatel the present estalilish- went would tint supply more Olan 90 Priestsaanu ally to the Catholic Choreli, dud a population of wine millions. He quoted keine extracts freak the exhortations of the C itholie Clergy in Ireland, during. the fate trouble , , to shear their affection to the G•ivern►uent, and their unshaken loyalty ;• and earnestly recommended the House to agree to the larger sum.—The Hon.r then divided ; when there aptieared, for the lea !AIM, kes, s*-51ajarity, 35. Mr. FOSTI:a presented uccounts of the first fruits ad expenses for re:miring decayed glebe-bower. —Orilered to lie on the table. Sir A. WELLESLUY moored • the ison.ideration of the report ou the Dublin Police Bill for Monday. —Ordered. The Irish Clergy Resident Bill was committed For Monday ; the Curates' Bill for Wednesday:_ Mr. FOIiTICIt moved the consideration of the Re port on the Irirh Synrit Drawback Bill for Mon day next.—Ordered. IRISH El NANCE COMMITTEE. Mr. Foveae moved the House should resolve it self into a Committee on the supplies for Ireland. He proposed in the Committee several regulations on the prevent system of taxation. One tor a re gular procession ita the increase of tax on window lights; another in the duties on wheel carriages. No that tab carriages should not be ,uhject to double the tax of one, nor three to treule We said tat. Posting carriages he meant to exclude, tut said, altogether from duty. In hearth and dog tax he also proposed to make alteration, rendering grey- mounds liable to a wore heavy penalty than any other dog. l'hese rexotutioas were read and agreed to, the report brought up, and, after a few observations from Sir JOIN NEWPOIT, ordereti to be receive.. on 61.aday next. Mr. WstAterox brought the renort of the Coin ikon on the Irish Greats to Slaytiooth, &c. which was ordered to ne received on ru.. , :lay t. Mr. LETIIIIIIO :a proao.irt, that a.a . .si. 5 . be levied on all persons %booting with a d0uh1...- b 4 rreled gun. This, after some o orersatioa tweet' Sir W. Eteou a, Alarmed Comm'. , WM. SMITH, Mr. Bunny...lL tir. Hest, ~1 Mr. PERCIVAL. UllO 00.. i !SOD n-fun f. • ~1 the tax, occasioned a divixsoli, Crta te.••f 41:)CA:vd, tar lilt tax, 17—Airman k, ity, so. Adjottruct to Moaday. • THE BRITISH PRESS. 1., % . N DON, SATURDAY, APRIL 30. An interesting debate took place last night in the House of Commons, upon the Grant to the Roman Catholic College of Nlayuooth, in Ireland. Psackmat. took an active part ia NIKO was not present. The narrow part of the Channel has been for some time 4rcady infested with French privateers. Amother instance of their address and extraordi nary daring has recently occurred. The Nephew', KLIVE, f Oporto, has been cut out of Dover Reads, arid carried i:ito Dm kirk. There is no further intelligence from Sweden. Whether the liussiaos are actually retreating, have changed their system of offeuive operations, or have stopped short, contenting themselves with the occupation of the southern part of Finland, are points upon which we have no positive and decisive iatelligtnoe. A smuggling resod fro►n Flushing bas brought some Dutch papers and letters to the 47th instant, but they do not contain • particle of news of any iutere.t. The private letters ■re filled with com plain% of the miaery produced by the stagnation of commerce, in a country of which commerce was the vital princiole. The Sally, BROW frouriPhtladelphis, has been drireu into Flashing, takes po-..wlsion of, sod seat to Antwerp.. _ . . . . . A IProsnotion of Admirals is to take place itooseJiately. Notice has been given by Government that the trade with Portugal will mi longer be permitted. No farther licenses will he granted. An embargo has 'peen again laid on in the French porta, aad enforced with increased rigour, with the exceptioo, however, of American tassels. The Par:Muscat of Lower' Canada was opened on the VII of January, with a speech from the GOVERNOR, of which the following n. an : I have no doubt that you will join with me, Gentlemen, in lamenting the dir.cussions that have arisen between Ms NIAJFAITICh Government and that of America. 1 have no information to convey to von that might tend to throw any light upon a subject, in which this Colony must he so materially interested. Let its hope, that the moderation and wisdom of the Gaiernment or the Uiated State* will lead them to meet that or i Lis MAJESTY, in its endeavours, by ay equitable accommodation of d•Serences, to avert the calamities of war from two nations, who, from linhits of affiiiity, unity of lan gnage, and the titA of coiniumt• ancestry, seem destined by Provid. nee for the enjo..ment of the blessings of coadi:iii,d peace; while the reciprocal advantaes of their cnininercial iiitercoitire. seem no less to pniat them out to each other as the oh p-ets f a'rnittual connection of amity and conli- Or.s!CD HOT L.—The Fortnnatelfloldi,rs of the of the 'l%ckot 17,611, etititled to the Grand iln:el in Skiimer-,tree;, valued 'it t-25.000, are risp:v• t. d not to part with their Shares to any per- V. 110 may etelyavour to persuade them the is not worth tit • money. /14 they may. by •p -1‘•11., to either of Fisrt's Offices, 4, Cornhill, or 9, Charing-Cross (ones:: the Ticket was sold in Sivteco Sixieenthsi rec.. ire at the rate of .C.-15,000 for the respective Site :es itillnetliataly, allowing Um usual disco WI tv Signor Lttct Astom's first concert took place, on Thursday evening, at the Countess of CHOI.- 1111011DELEY'S elegant house in Piccadilly ; the principal vocal performers were Madame BIANCHI, Mrs. BI I cittoTon, and Mrs. ( VMAAAN ; the lower apartments were opened on the tam:abase, and displayed the wildest magnificence : near three hundred Nobility and Fashionables were present; amongst whom were : Their Royal Dig%news the Prioce of Wales snit Doke of Canthriii F y ; the Duke of Argyle; the !Wirehionesses of Exeter dna Salisbury ; Esrls Westmorlind unit I. widertlale ; Lord Erskine, lord Burehersh ; Sir Jultu and Shelly sod die Roo. Wm. Ponsoliby. W • , vpy r •*::: COUATESS OF CHGLMOVDELErS 4BAND CQNCEIIT. ARGYLE-STRS.RT INSTITUTION. The Subseribesp are respectfully informed tbst Het Ashe has accepted as eageretneut for the Emlettes and Con certs, saddest the will make her first appears lee on Mon day meta. Ties Digester kas also the satisfaction to announce to the githserlihess, that he has succeeded in explaining and ailjetst- Mg a mismsderstaud'air whets ha. hitherto deprived the Cain. cans of Hie assi.tancc of S. ',Ain Nsliii , and that 11113 fervor ite Performer has .mence volunteered his service at the 'next Concert, iu wi.ich he wili sing • Distil° with Ma. Hilliorton. The Half Sutricrlntion, for Nine Nights, consisting of Fire Hurietias, Three o;uaterts, and One Matipierade, will _commence on 71:07YDAY 1% IT, May st, with • Grand Concert, in which will perform Mrs. Ashe, Madame frAsinty, mid Mn Hilliortue ; Savour Miarteiti, and Signor Naitii. Tetuan of Sub.mriptiom—.Genttemeu, Seven Gniticas..— Ladies, Six Gaineas.—Vauserried Dangtaters, Four Gai tic:oi each. A's the atimber of subscribers that eau n 0 be admitted is ce.t. p traCvel! very small, no dottlik imbeeriptious eau bete- sit,. do talccu, Tire liarluerade will be on Friday, the sloth of May. By order of the Director, J. BOY LE, Sac Th4 lll/ Ilight Hon. REIIIN•LD POLE. CAREW will leave town, this day, for Hagley Hall in Worcester shire, the seat of Lord LETTLI,TON ; nod early in the ensuing week will receive, from lice venerable father, the hand of the Hon. Mies Lvrri.cvos, his Lordship's only daughter. It is expected the nuptials woo take ilace on Monday. The Led acid Countess of &SIM gave a grand dinner, yesterday, at their house in Berkeley square, to General and Mrs. Ross, General BAL rout, Messrs. JOHN DHOHHOND, MORTON DREW bAORII. and HENOY 11!i•,.r,sn; Mrs. Joni llru mmorin. •• • • • 'Pt ' .• , to the Earls of SIAM. GUIDRY, and Lanni:Roam.; ; Lord and Lady Hei I.AND. Lord ERSKINE, Lord RoaaaT SPENCER, Lord and Lady KINN AI iLD, and Mr. SHARP. The World and Caractams filled Drury-lane Tbratre last night to an excesb. and both pieces received the most rapturous applause. 'I be Russian protnises have gained no proselytes in Finland.—The finny tribe co.isider thew only a tub to the whale. Mr. KELLY is the sole composer of the music of the new opera, with the exception of Jona. Troll% piamerys. Mrs. liii.i.inxTon, Mrs. Asat, and Si g nor NALDI, FROIROV notes with the Manager of the Argyle-street Rooms, on Nionday next. The fellow who plays the. Cuckoo in the Dublin Theatre, pleads the authority of SHAIISPEARV., who has introduced it in As yew like it. Mrs. LAROFORD BROOKR gave her second grand rout, on Thursday night, at her . house in Albe marle-street ; the arningi.useuts were io the same si le of elegance as on Tuesday. there were up wards of two hundred Nobility present, amongst whom were— The Cosatces of Cork ; Wire Dime Flostiogi Monson, Brook, Hawardru, Framers 04:tea, Allan, Name, lied Louisa Grey; urns, al Cottuo ; Sir 11. M Maaa.wariue, the Hon. klt a. Roaismws MUCOUS, Ali u, Decoke, sad 3lias army egad,. The Liverpool Theatre will open, on Montlay next, for the season, with Mr. You x 0 . 1 Hamlet. Lord BRADFORD will leave town, on Mond.q, for Stallordshire. Lady CoLctovan, we have great pleasure in stating, arrived in Dublin, on Saturday last, from Holyhead, on her way to Wexford, to support the interest of her absent son, and by Her presence make some amends to the numerous tenantry, for. the loss of their beloved and respected prAector, the late representative of the county. Vitc-Admiral Sir J. T. DUCKWORTH was iwarrial on Wednesday morning last, by special liceace, Downes, the best ofiASIES BULLSK. Esq. M.P. to Miss Bp Lt.ra, daughter of the late Dr. W. BuLLESt, Bishop of Exeter. We have great pleasure in congratulating the Friends of England, and the Cause of Freedom, on the elivtion of Sir SAULICL HOMILLY, as Repre sentative in Parliament for the Borough of Ware ham, in l)orsetshire, in the room of Sir Gay THOMAS CAiscitArT. who has accepted the Chil tern Hundreds. - . On the avrival on Wednesday of the Firt of the gsth regiment to embark at Harwich, two of the Officers, Captain Gnaor and Lieutenant I. tlrt-o•c, having. had a dispute, proccv!!ed too distance from the town tow tt! , !.t. After tiring twice, Cap tain GRANT was s minded in the spine, and in stantly expired. Lieutenant LAYTON and the se cond; h tve absconded. The body of Captain GRANT was carried to Dover-court, two miles (1:•- to!.t from Harwich, where the Coroner's Inquest was to be Kehl upon it. On AVednesday, the first Dinner of the Society of Friends of Foreigner' in Distress, was held at tbe C;ty of London Tavern, when His Royal Highness the Dukeof GLOUCESTIG. the Patron of the So ciety, was in the Chair. Their Excellencies the Chevalier AMASSERS, the Swedish Minister, and Count Mvitsrea, the Hanoverian Minister, Al derman Clll/I•TOPHER SMITH, and Sir RIC MAIM Pott.t.trs, S'terilTs of London, witb a number of other Persons of distinction and resnectability, amounting to nearly 200, attended. The Volun tary Subscriptions for this Benevolent Institution, received at tho Dinner, amounted to R. 1.34. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, LI n can% 's-1 A tr, Aram I. Assignees of HERBERT v. Assignees ofte oaa.• 'lino was a petition oft he Asagisers of Herbert. staling that he, ih coujiiiictiou with oue Cooke, be fore their several inseaveni les, purchased a ship; that they paid equally for her, and carried on the inahageineat of her. as co r tartners ; ill* , the sale aad reguher.were made out in the name of Cooke only. ou which account the Assignees of Cooke would not admit the Petitioners to any share of her. The • Petition prayed for equitable relief, and for au order that half her value should he paid into Court, and the Petitioners have leave to file a• bill. Mr. ItIoNAILD+ supported the petition, on the ground that Cooke was only acting in trust for Herbert's part,.au:l his na:ue being alone in the rilister. was in consequence of a mutual agree ment between them; that they both paid equally for ber s and in every circuinstauce that occurred, as to repairs. &c. they appeared as copartners ; they were looked on by the public as the martial owners, and it was a cube that iminediately came uuder tale equity of the Court, for it would he a severity indeed, if two men, purchasing an azticle, with one of theta time active purchaser, the other should be deprived of his share, because hi* name was not mentioued in the bill of sale. • Sir Sastum. RofaiLLY contended, that the peti tion ought to be dismissed, for, by an Act of Jamas the First, the person whose name was in the regisiry could only bz considered as the owner, and very properly. for if otherwise, it would allow a person in a stateef insolvency to have his name put into. a number of reAisters, although not a plank in one of the ships belonged to him, and thug to hold oat a ',taw of property, end be able to defraud the pub!ie. If the show t.s hail not Vifficiently pmveled agitiitst such a fraud, by making the person tainted is there ' gistry the bona fide owner, die equity of that Court would not protect a eenion allowing another tomake ape of his properly to make a thew o(wealth for the . purposes of imposition, the Conrt would let I sin abide iny his own act, and suffer the Ines he pad himself oceasioi.e•4. There was a decision of his Lordship exactly in point, Nantes. r. where he decided directly contrary to the prayer of the teition. Mr. Kt:Mattes in reply, said, the present ewe woo quite different irom that of Santee q. Mined, quoted by Sir Seinuel %Reilly. In that eerie his lordship decided on a different ground ; Chiswell was a Member of Parliament, and wen id u, t have his mune in the register, because she was a contract ship, and ao contractor could have a seat in the House of C011113301i0 ; and his Lordship very wisely considered him meow:bitting a fraud on the Legis lature of his country, and, as such, that he could Lot l'r•ceive e uuitable assistance in that Cum t ; but the •- ••• .ens quite ditteretit. The two batik car:•sing on the business of the ship. openly and pot !y to the world, and he trusted his Lordship would not think, that there was any similitude between the two cases. For his owe part, be considered them us different as any two cases 'that could be brought into that Court. • The Loan CaaNcELLoa observed, that the Act of Parliament of James the First was like all others. It was an set of public policy. It says " at the time of taking nit a registry, the pelotas receiving it mma swear he is ii" actual owner;' and _aa l ipose it was a core between „Herber' sod Cooke, would that Court hear Herbert, after his being privy to that perjury ? On the 'first point of the case, there was a doubt as to equal property. 'ft was provedthat both gave bills to an equal amount I fur the purchase of the ship; but surely it was not evidence that they were to have an equal interest ; Cooke might have given Herbert an ample reinu nefetion for those bills. But allowing they 'were joint proprietors, and that, with the cons-tit of both partite., Cooke's name alone was in the regiuutry Cooke was, by Act of Pauliainent, obliged to snake oath that the ship was his own, and 'that she was British built. If this were not the case, neutrals might become owners of Bri...s'a ships, and cleftaud the revenue of the county. The statutes went so far as to say, that any sale, escept by registry, could not be lawful. They could not act in the case of a ship, as they would in the case anti rotate ; for suppose Herbert Lad paid the isl•ole of the purchase miner, was actually in pass session, and procured a policy of laser:ince, and the ship was lost on her voyage, he could not re cover on the policy ; for•whrn the regi-try came to be examined, it would be fouad he was Lot the owner. In respect to the assignees and creditors of Herbert; they stood exactly in the situation he would be in ; for it' Herbert could not file a bill 'against Cooke, they could' not file one against Cooke's assignees., for wkich reason lie would die. • miss the Petition. ' LONDON SESSIONS, AriLL s 4. The Adjourned Loudon Sessions were held, this day, before the Rec rdcr and a Reuel' of Ahlenueu. COMPENSATION. TWIST PORYIU V. COMMIShioN Lab OF coSIPENSA MON, 41111P01111%1 111•1111 TIM LONDON DOCK AC r. This was Special Jury case. It was an issue to assess dismount of compensation to be given to the Plaintiffs, medal the London Duck Act, in conorquenee atlas buildings and improvements of -West lad* Docks. The Plaintiffs were ticket in k tele, ton in number, slid had been em ployed as gangsmen on the legal 'rays, previou s t o the beading of the West Indio. Docks, but were thrown out of their usual employment by these works, and hot being ctti.,tied with the compen sestina offered by the Cotumiw*ione'r, they now ap pealed to the liberality of a Jury tsar adequate re d►ess. The Commop Scassver stated the Plaintiffs' case, in the course of which he contend.•i, that the compensation shou'd be proportionate to the pros pertsve value of their situations, from the expected increase of imports. Other Juries "bed smutted, in similar cases, only a single year's fees, but this he thought vrould not be sufficient in the west: t case. His Ciirnts hod large families, and were thus deprived of their usual mode of ear sing 'a hscal. Mr. James Dixon deposed he was • peoprietoe of Page'-....:uay. the Porter'e-quey. sad several