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• ": al▪ se of Are doe Ito ith iota Lots lids the lab ley At 1 3 ing nee not gbt Pen Po- mil the no. !qr. Ife fter lact th 4 tin the on. ire. did 301 C his had ire. Ile nn. ma. n to I re. Lion teen the ad. on ure, ex- ated re to ould diet pro. Ca. been :War !edly f the itric. e not lACS done .th of ronet e, he belie ain. holic ni it. holic Mips- tectly ained Ise in oath :ring uting intro. e Bil :wh * a, be id ex iv ob au cavil if an wouli tat ad motif ' Pr. fern d th Dyer n ay not d . 11 arab r one Sat h lec testan of th id not is and en es. of the tat the beir t sonic at was kitties !juicy it an Ca- liar to was in- Cathc- y or to iousht us they s, they which swear- ,bjects. for the reason before y hay- idd, or tholice lid he it 17C7 ;Arian. ith hail beet swards l.ev. 01 the a Bon. I. As oral immure e beiag person Now r in the to any by the :gilt, a MINOMmr .. the subject, not that he conceived the precautions embraced Ifiy the present clause of the Bill at all necessary to the welfitia of the kingdom. It had been said, indeed, that this chute recognised the spiritual power of the Pope in this country, but it did not strike,him that it made any such recognition; it only tee. laved an authority which, was existing in point of tact, and tO which authority many persons submi tte d therneelves but it did !IMAM) that such authority rate good and valid ; obr *ere the Prole:teats regulated by it, bueonly the members of the Catholic Churtlf should offer no argument in addition to what he had already bald in support of the amendnrhnt. It did not come froth him , but from persons who were too scrupulous and apprehensive, and sodght for all sorts of securities. But where the thing wis perfectly Immaterial and one that could do no harm, he was one of those who were are pared to give what was in his judgment no effectual security at all.' But he was not enargeable for giving insufficient securities ;:won the contrary, he was for giving them the very best and efficleat of all securities, the gratitude of the whole body of Catholice. and an identity of interests between them and ourselves ; but if others wanted, more than this why he had no objection to give It to them. He would just mkt one word with regard to the eceleilieintic porer of the See of Rome which existed in this country, and he would remind the Noble and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Faster) that the Church of England was the very first to recognise the spiritual power of the Church of Rome in this country ; for if the-e eras one power greater than another possessed by the Pope, it was that of appointing person* to holy orders, and making them priests. eiuppone the Pope were to make him (Mr. Brougham) a priest (loud laug(tter), the King might appoint him Bishop of Durham, and he should be Bishop of that See per salhint, without any power whatever used on the part of the Church of N , gland. la'as it not a joke then to say that the See of Rome possessed no power or au thority In this country ? The King could not make him a Bishop ; he could not make any layman a Bishop ; the person must be pre. viously ordained. The case of Bishop 011ierne illustrated this fact. He had been t Catholic Priest, but on recanting the errots of his church, he became a Protestant Clergyman, and was afterwards made Bishop qt . 3Jeath without ever bein ordained by any other pireon than the Pepe himself. The I lonourable and Learned Gentlema then moved an amendment to the effect that hie Ma jesty should have the power of appointing such persons as he might think fit to form the Board of Commissioners for the purposes spe cified in the Act. Mr. PEEL said he should not object to a Commission being ap pointed for regulating the ecclesiastical correspondence between his Majesty's subjects and the Sea of Rome. But in order to discuss the subject fully, it would be necessary to advert to the authority possessed by thePope,and which had been recognised by this souniry. Bishop Horsley, when speaking upon this subject, accurately de fined the power of the Pepe. The Pope, he said, as Bishop of Rome, had power to consecrate Bishops in his own dominions, but not in any other realm. Bishop Horsley agreed that he was Bishao of Route, but denied his being Pope. Ile (Mr. reel) in perfect sincerity., urged the Hon. and Learned Gentleman not to press the, securities. It would be a great satisfaction to his mind if he amid leave them out. These securities totally differed from those pro posed by his Right lion. Friend the l'oreien Secretary. The Learned Gentleman ' however, Lad said that these securities came from his side of the House, and were framed to satisfy the scruples of himself; but he assured that Learned Gentleman they would have no such effect. Gentlemen opposite must take them as their own, if they were to be Whored at all. True it was they had been most cruelly kicked about, and no one seemed inclined to acknow ledge them. " A child whom many:fathers share, Seldom knows a fetner's care.' (A laugh.) But for himself he would say, that if twenty Members who concurred in opinion with him on this question thought theM useful, he would withdraw his opposition to them ; but he was sure they could not be found. He objected to them because he thought they imposed an obliaation on the Crown to appoint two Com missions i t !reined of ecclesiastics. What, he would ask, was the use of ri gutting certificates of loyalty from au individual? No Commissioner would impeach a man of disloyalty, who had not been convicted of some disloyal act. Ile could see nothing but objections to these securities. The measure, which, if passed into a law, he trusted would tend to conciliation, as much as the Hon. and Learned Gentleman expected—would be equally free from danger without these securities as with them, and therefore before he sat (lowa he must repeat his objection to them. Mr. PLUNKET I' observed, that he was not in the same situ'. tion with respect to the securities as his Honourable and Learned Friend (.Ir. Brougham.) He thought them good and necessary accompaniments, and agreed with Mr. Grattan respecting them in IGI2 ; but if he thought them less serviceable than he really be. [(eyed them to be, he should supper; them, as most likely to make the measure before the Committee succeed, and make it more pala table to the people at large. When he recollected the securities that were formerly proposed, and that somewhat of a similar nature was considered necessary in I'M a. d 1821, on these grounds he did think the securities necessary. Tle House was about to admit the Catholics to the privileges of the C .nstitution. and they were under the influence of priests and in con 'colon with the See of Rnme, and therefore he thought it most , es •ntial that the priesthood shou d be brought in unison with the St see, and that their loyalty ougi t to be proved. His Right Honourable Friend had said that loyalty was an undefined term. Ile admitted that it was so, If the inquiry were to be acted upon with all the precision of a court of justice. If a man were to be charged with tie crime of disloyalty, it might not he brought home to him by the operation of this clause so as to satisfy a Court • but he thought a man's disaffection or loyalty might be notwithstanding plainly eled.icible. In 1821 laymen were to be admitted, but it was now prop , s d to admit none but Catholic Bishop,. One great reason for ite co r ning the securities was, that no objection to them existed in the minds of the Catholics of Deb nI. Here w. a a measure calculated so glee tranquillity to Ire land, with which the C etheilica were satisfied, and it wasahe lust tine they were able to say so; and therefore he did think it desirable DOI to disturb the secunties. He never supposed that this clause would is tml against the Catholics being bad subjects. If they committed soy crime against the State, they would be punished as any other subject • but time object of it was to guanl against them as Catho lics ; and the clause found securities according to the circumstances of the Catholics. The security showed that the Bishop was not only a loyal person but that lie procured his appointment by a do. niestic nomination. Ile had said in 1812 to Mr. Grattan, that se curity must be had, whether of vets or domestic nomination. Now the people of Ireland were ready to grant the domestic nomination. and it was not objected to by the See of Rome. In conclusion, he would observe, that if the Bill were not to pass, this measure would be good for the country. .Ir. BANK ES objected to the securities provided by this clause. The original clause wan then agreed to without a division. On the clause respecting tbe oath to be taken by the Ecclesiasti. cal Commission being read, Mr. Secretary PEEL said that in his opinions commission was more necessary in England thus in Ireland. Mr. PLUNKETT could not agree in opinion with his Right Honourable Friend, in conceiving the danger greater, and that it would therefore be more necessary to have a Commission in Eng. land than in Ireland. Mr. BROUOIIA3I concurred in the opinion of his Right Hon. Friend (Yr. Plunkett.)—The clause was then agreed to. On the clause for regulaing the spiritual communications of the Church of Rome. b.r F. OM fllA N'N El spoke from under the Gallery. We un• derstood the lion. Member to object to the clause, on the ground that it sanctioned a breach of the Second Commandment. Mr. BROUGHAM said that he felt it necessary to tell the lion. Member who so much dreaded the influence of the Pope. and whom he should be sorry to compel to a violation of the Second Commandment, that those bulls or calls, or other instruments of idolatry which so terrified the lion. Member, were only upon parchment, and therefore it would not be at all necessary . fur the Catholics to fall down and worship them. The Commission would merely have to examine these bulls, in order to ascertain that they contained nothing dangerous to the State. Ile had beard idolatry attributed very otter to the Roman Catholics, but this was indeed a new view nil the case. Ile hoped, however, that he had con. tributed to the lion. Member's night's rest by the information he had given biro.—The clause was then agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then said that the clauses of the Bill having been all gone through, the time had arrived fe , adding any others. Lord ENNISMORE thought that the Bill for granting an nuities to the Irish Roman Catholic Clergy ought to be disposed of before the third reading of this Bill, because there were moo), 3lembets who would only vote for this Bill in consequence of its being accompanied by the other measure. Sir J. NEWPORT said, that it would be Impracticable so to do. Mr. BROUGHAM entreated the Noble Lord to consider that that clause would reader the passing of the Bill contingent upon the passing eif another Act which at present did not even exist. The 1 Forty Shilling Freeholder,' Act certainly did in sonic urea. `sure depend upon the present Act, but the circumstances were not analogous. They were now called upon to insert a clause which would repeal all they had hitherto done—would over throw all tiv.i labours of the Committee, and render null the most important steps that ever been taken in Parliament on this most important question. lie looked upon that proposal as nothing more nor less than saying they would vote against this Bill. (Hear, hear.) It would indeed, perhaps, have been better for them tallied they voted at first against the measure, as it would have saved them all this trouble. Me hoped the Noble Lord would consider them as bound to bring forward a Bill in pursuance of the Resolution. Ilnis Resolution did nor bind them to bring it forward immediately, but at a proper season, which would certainly be after the present Bill was passed. Mr. H. SUM NEIL thought that the delay had been a mere trifling with the House. Mr. BROUGH A3l begged that tt might not be considered as trifling with the House. Every body agreed that the provision for the Clergy was independent of this Bill; and indeed to suppose it otherwise would be uttering an insult to the Clergy, for it would look like an invitation for Corm to betray their flocks. Mr. PEEL said something, which we did not exactly catch, about the injustice of the Elective Franchise Bill. Mr. BROUGHA3I said they most remember that that measure was only contingent on the present Bill. After a few words from Mr. IL SUMNER, Lord ENNIS3IORE consented to withdraw the clause. Ile begged however to rectify , what seemed to be impression of the Honourable aril Learned Gentleman opposite (31r. Brougham) ; viz. that he (Lord Ennistnore) had rated against the second read, ing ; he had voted for it. After some further discussion, it was agreed that the Report should be now brought up, with the understanding that any Ho. nourable Member should be competent to move the re-commitment on Monday and the third reading to take pla ce on T ues d a y. 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Te conclude with YOUTH, LOVE, AND FOLLY. Baron de Drianeourt. Mr.Wiltiams: Louis Ae Lineal, Mr. Melrose; Florlmond, Mr. Vining; Antoine, Mr. Wilkinam. Arinette, Mrs. Humpy; Rona. Mrs. T. 11111. On Monday, The Merry• Wire/ we Windsor,. and Paul and %Irginia. ENGLISH OPERA 1101 — SE. MR. MATHEWS AT HOME. Mils Evening, SATURDAY, Ma) 7, MR. MATHEWS' MEMoRANDUM-liirOK PitewlidElt les, Characters, and Manners, collected during ills varloal Trips. lore.—•• Memoranda in Confusion"—•• Night Coaeh • —"nebbie.." a aspUol Surf—" Sailing Match"—•• Old and New Timee"—'• Public Wine, Bow.street." PART 111.—A Monopolylogne, to he sail e d THE CROWN INK D ANGER. Doers open at Seven: the Performance to comment* at Right. Comae—The new Entertainment will not he printed: and all gs a ,gs prof.•esing to contain say parts of It are gross hnpuolliGne and Made on the Pu"...lic. The BRITISH Passe commenced eublianang yesterday morning at half-past five o'clock. LONDON, SATURDAY, `fey 7, lEF23. The Paris Papers of Wednesday are filled almost ex clusively with the Royal Ordinance for carrying into exe cution the Law of Indemnity. It is calculated that by the regulations adopted in favour of the emigrants, the allow ance to them will be increased to the extent of about six hundred and fifty•three millions, in addition to the milliard granted by the law. The calculation certainly appears to be extravagant ; but as the emigrants arc freed from all stamp duties on the transfer of their former estates, from the charges of registration, and from the expenses of the tardy administration of justice, it being provided that in thea cases the tribunals Mall give summary judgincnts, • t.:• ~,..., ~ v I they have no doubt become a highly and indeed unduly benefited class. We hope all may remain tranquil, and that the law, with all its numerous and radical defects, may nevertheless have the effect of promoting concord and union ; but we hope, rather than expect, such a result' We make the following extract from the Quotidienne ; but the authority of that Paper as to Greek news is not very commanding:— Tartsvx. APRIL 13. The departure of the Capitan Pacha from Constantinople, with his fleet, was w take place at the first holfof April. ,The first di vision, which sailed out of the Dardanelles some time ago, waits for the Capitan Pula off Tenedos. It w as sa id in th e L e v an t. th at instead of another attempt on Samos, the Turkish Admiral will at tack Hydra, to destroy the naval establishments of the Greeks, and strike the most fatal blow against their marine. The Capitan Pacha will have eight or ten thousand troops, chief!) Asiatics. All the Turks anti Turcomans are full of joy at the successive landings of the Egyptian troops in the Mores.. Since that time the niost exaggerated reports have been spread. According to them Ibrahim Paella had already conquered all the rest of the Mores, and raised the blockade o f Patra , .. According to accounts worthy of credit, tie had indeed commenced his march towards that place with the greater part of his troops, and had chosen for this purpose the very dangerous defiles w hich lead into Arcadia but being attacked on slit way by a Greek corps, he lost many men and part of his iwtiatry, and hastily returned to Motion with the re , mainder of his cliscouraice4 troops. Fuesicil Futins.—Pmts, May 4.—Five per Cents. opened at If►lf. 30c., closed at Utf. Ioc. Bank Stock, 2,1631. Rente de k:sples, Certif. Falconnet. 81f. 30c. Itente d'Espagoe, 111}f. Royal Spanish hoses, 1823, 08. Rachange on London—One month, nst• :Kw.; three months, 21f. bk.—Coors dalltentique, Slay 4. The intelligence Ilbm Peru, which we publish to-day from the Lima Papers, is not without interest, though, happily for the welfsre of mankind,, South American inde pendence is no longer a subject of Conjecture or doubt. As an historical feet, however, the ralation• of the circum stances atteniling its achievement cannot be a matter of inditferepee to the present or any succeeding generation. By tip^ despatches of General Street it civears, that if the Spaniards. bad not been provoked to give battle to the Patriots at Ayacucho, the liberation of Peru might have been prevented„at least for some years. The Colombian army had suffered great losses in retreating from Cusco to the field of battle ; and if the Royalist Geneials had not risked the fight which ended so fatally to them, there is every reason to believe that the whole territory of Peru would again have been subdued. The discipline of the Pa- ' triot forces must certainly have been excellent, or they could never have made so brilliant a tertninztion to a cam paign previously so disastrous. ' By a decree of Bouvaa, well-earned honours and re wards are conferred on General SUCRE nod the other liberators of Peru. This act will probably close the Dic tatorial authority of that eminent man, and a more gratify ing conclusion of his public services he could not desire. It will be observed that, with admirable magnanimity, he ascribes the deliverance of Peru " exclusively to the skill, valour, and heroism, of the General in Chief Awrouto Joss DE Secat and the troops under his command." The glorfof the battle of Ayacucho was theirs unquestion ably, but the liberation of Peru is as unquestionably the work of Bouran. The Wellington has arrived from Bombay. She sailed from Bombay on the 26th December, and from Telli cherry on the 15th January. The !Libbers is also ar rived from Bombay, which settlement she left on the Bth January. The Fairlie likewise arrived yesterday morn ing : she left Bengal on the 22d December, Madras on the 11th January, and St. Helena in March—the day not known. By the letters received through these vessels, it appears that up to the 26th of December there bad been no further military operations in the neighbourhood of Ran goon. Several reinforcements hail joined the expedition. The 20th regiment from Cananote, and another King's regiment from Ceylon, were also daily exported. No ad• vice had been received of the advance of the troops at Chittagong. An absurd report obtained currency for a short time yesterday, founded on a private letter from Bom bay, announcing the destruction of the town of Rangoon by fire. It was only a new and exaggerated version of the attempt made by the Burmese, and mentioned in Sir ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL . / despatches ; but it had some transitory effect in depressing Consols. The negcciation respecting the Spanish Loan is nearly concluded. The nominal amount of it will be twenty-four millions, out of which we understand the military ex penses of the French Government, and the losses sustained by individuals during the campaign of 1523, are to be liquidated, and the bonds of the Cortcs and Goznii A ao's loan paid off. There are besides the British claims, which arc comparatively trifling, and will be settled by composition. The condition has been retained by which Fe lIDIN A ND is bound not to apply any part of the proceeds of this loan to attempt the recovery of any portion of his late dominions on the American continent. The battle of Ayacucho has rendered this condition almost useless ; but whether so or not, it was insisted upon and retained in the contract. The proceedings in the House of Commons were of im portance last night. On the Order bring read for the House to resolve itself into a Committee on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill, General GASCOYNE expressed strongly his objections to the proposed concessions, more especially in combination with the scheme for pensioning the Catholic Clergy. He pointed out also the fallacy of considering the Disfranchisement Bill as a collateral security, when, accord ing to its provisions, every forty shilling freeholder was to remain in possession of his right of suffrage during the continuance of the present leases; and thus the House was called upon to pass one Bill, the effect of which would be immediate, in consideration of another 13111 that would not come into operation until all the present forty shilling free- I holders or their leases bad ceased to exist. But the pay ment of the Catholic Priesthood was, in the opinion of the gallant General, in the highest degree unpopular through out the country. We should be sorry if this were the case, not because we are absolutely friendly to any provi sion for the Romish Clergy for their own sakes, but be cause we look upon the measure as etsential to the SMUTS of the legislative remedies which at last seem likely to be applied to the distractions and miseries of Ireland. Sir THOMAS LETHDRIDi.E also spoke at considerable length against the Relief Bill. The Ilononrable Baronet en deavotrred to show that the conflicting nature of the oaths taktki by the Roman Catholic Bishops disqua lified them from any office of trust under a Protestant Monarchy. Mr. Secretary PEEL afterwards reiterated his determination to take the tense of the House again on the third reading of the Bill, after it has received all the amendments of the Committee. His objections, he stated, were not only not abated, but confirmed and strengthened by the intended provision for the Roman Catholic Clergy. The House having resolved itself into a Com mittee, the SPEAKER availed himself of the oppor tunity their afforded him by the forms of the House, to express his conscientious opposition to the Bill. He knew not what amendments might be proposed in the Committee; nor, in his view of the subject, would any amendment have rendered it acceptable to him. It was, in • his opinion, a question which admitted of no comprianis.: fie objected to it on principle. In the subsequent con speidecutlaitairinotefrtehiste a c s is t i o l Si c u s il s U r ce ia u ti s m W ' late hou r . O n t h e c l ause respect i ng the Eccles i ast i ca l Com ncootmhitiiiiigenoct u cu p rr on ed ij o a f t s mission for regulating the intercourse with the S, e of Rome, 31r. Secretary. lira. observed, and we think justly, that a Commission was in fact more necessary Eng lend than in Ireland. It is remarkable that all the practical securities apply to Ireland exclusi.h.iy; while the Relief Bkll extends its benefits equally to the Ca tholics in every part of the United Kingdom. No ad dition or amendment was made to the Bill in the Com mittee. A fer: alterations were moved, but they were all negatived 'without a division. The Report was brought up at once, on the understanding that the Bill should if required be recommitted en Monday, and .that the third reading should take place.on Tuesday. 'I he Committee on the Elective Franchise gill is postponed till Monday. CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. The agitatioti Oat has prevailed in . the Money Market s is gradually subsiding ; and a l t h oug h a kepression occurred this morning, it was not of the same marked character that hiss been apparent for seteral previous days. There were no reports to cause flue:uations, anl the decline in Consols may be attributed to the mere operations cf jobbers. The Money prices to-day were, 91f, 91.1.1 j , and the Account bargains were. 9l I, 90, , „ LI. If as opinion can be safely formed on so uncertain a subject as the rise and fall of the Funds in these days of fluctuation, we arc thspoStd to believe that the decline has reached its extreme point. The prices were firm at the close of the Market, and conEdence in their continuing sa was genekally vevelent. There was much business transacted to-day in the English [nods. In the Foreign Mark:t the kiisiness was coMparati rely very limited. The Old and New Spanish Bondi ws:e both rather languid. The former were 23i /, and thoylattcr 114. Greek Scrip also drooped a little • it was 54i ; thstmds were 511 52; but there were scarcely any bargains concluded in these Securities during the whole morning. ..South American Securities were steady, and maintained yesterday's prices. • Colombian Bonds werallB/ and 51eziean Scrip 213 discount. Brazilian Scrip was at 11 premium, and Danish ditto at 22 discount. In the Share .3164ket the business was also exceedingly limited. Anglo-Mexican was at trO, Pasco-Peruvian at 1.14 11, and Potosi at'4l 3. "The principal business was in these Companies, and the Ri.) Ia Plata Agricultural Shares, which have considerably im proved within these two days : they were iloing this morning at 24 premium. The prices of Sugar and Coeste timsnincil the same as yesterday. Preparations los a juvenile ball are now making at Carl:. ton House. Yesterday tit: , Princess Augu3ta took an siring :n tbs.. Parks. • The Dula and Duchess• of Gloucester entertained s select party at dinner yesterday, at their residence in Park lane. The Duchess of Gloucester Ind the Princess Ssphia visited his Majesty yesterday. Yesterday the Duchess of Gloucester visited the Princess Augusta. The Right Honourable Robert Pcel takes the Chair at the Anniversary Festival of the Artists' Benevolent Fund. this day, 'imported by Lord Viscount Palmerston, and many other distinguished characters. Vi'e are sorry to hear that the Right Honourable the Earl of A nnesley is seriously indisposed, at his seat, Castle IVellan, in the County of Down. The loss he has lately sustained in the death of his father and brother, has tended greatly to impair his health. We Ire desired to state, that the rumour mentioned in our Tuesday's paper, of an intended matrimonial alliance between Mr. Townsend and Miss Seymour, the daughter of Lord George Seymour, is incorrect. We believe out informant confounded Miss Seymour's name with that of young lady of the same initial.—aforn;a l ,s Paper. The Hon. C. H. Hutchinson was absent last night from the House of Commons through indisposition. Mr. Rothschild is about to proceed to Calais, to see his lady,. who, we regret to hear, is confined there by indis.. position. A correspondent of the Cambridge Journal of yesterday gives the following as written by his late Majesty to Lord Grenville, wiims applied to relative to the Catholic Bill.— March, 1807 .My Lonn—l am one of those that reaped an aath-1 have &mans sufficient to quit my throne and to retire to a cottage, or to place my neck upon a block, or a scaffold, if my people require it. But I hay e dot resolution to break that oath which in the most sacred manner I took at my coronation." Sunday 1)r. Crolly was consecrated Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor, with all the striking cerem on i a l of the Roman CatlioliiChurch—Beystst Chronicle. Shakspeare's beautaul play of As You Like It, is shortly to he produced at the Haymarket Theatre. Madame Ves. tris is to perform Rosalind, and Downer Touchstone. The Grand Musical Festival at Hertford, to take place the first week in September, is to be cdnducted by Dr_ Clarke Whitfield, the Professor of Music at the University . of Cambridge. I'he following Gentlemen were yesterday called to the degree of Barrister ,at Law, by the Ilonourable Society of Lincoln's-Inn, viz.—Frederick Richard Thresher, Esq., William Bertram Evans, Esq., henry Rogers, Esq., John Evered, Esq., and Thomas Tutton Knyfton, Esq. Letters from Rome announce the decease of the Princess Borghese, formerly Paulina Bonaparte, the favourite sister of Napoleon. She had suffered a long and severe illness. She was not quite 46 years of age. Extract of a letter, dated I,.ima, 10th of January " Rudil Ira shot himielf up in the Castle of Cam, and. apparently means to hold out as long as he can. The gairison consists of native American soldiers chief v, who, on many occasions, have shown a disposition to revolt ; butt they are kept under by the vigilance of their officers and want a leader. Yesterday, two officers of the gas:Moore 'abandoned their posts ,aud came over. Every thing in= dimes that the Castles, either by revolt or capitulation, will speedily be in possession of their lawful owners.— Congress meets on the 10th proximo, and it is pretty certain that the Liberator will recommend General La Ma* to their election, as President of the Republic." Advices from Batavia, dated October 28, give a long ac count of an incursion made into the Macassar territory by the people of Bona. The failure of the crops of the baes barians is stated to be the cause of this outrage. It was hoped that the timely arrival cf reinforcements, with the assistance claimed under existing treaties, from a friend r native State, would enable the Macassar Govern:l - nutria repel the invaders. A case of forgery, of the most painful description. has just been discovered in Dublin. An advertisement has been offered for the apprehension ot' Mr. Edward Hogan. of Usher's-quay, a gentleman who had hitherto sustained an irreproaeliablz: character as a trader in Dublin. He it charged with having passed into the Bank of Ireland two forged bills, purporting to be the acceptances of Mr- Houghton, of I;:ier's-quay, for which he obtained value to the amount of sly/. From all that we can learn relating to this unfortunate affair, the above seems to be the full extent of the forgery. Mr. Hogan has not been appre hended.—Dubin Morning Post. A gentleman of this city has foend out a substitute for steam in propelling vessels. IT ere are rightly informed. it is by throwing or forcing into the reservoir condensed air, by means of pistons horizontally placed, which are worked by a pendulum.—Dublin Pap r. DOVER, MAY S.—Last night was launched, from the yard of Mr. James Doke, shipbuilder, a beautiful new Steam -vessel, caleel the Calpe, of 400 tons and upwards, intended for the Ma:term:Nen trade. Sailed yesterday his Majesty's packe e the Fury, with the mail and passes.. gers, amongst Whom were Madame Catalan/ and daughter. Sailed yesterday the Monarch steam-vessel, with swage, 'Esq. mai family ; Darcll, Esq. and family ; and other Passengers, for Boulogne ; and returned t o -d ay with the Messrs. Baring. Sailed the Britatmia steam vessel, for Boulogne. with Mr. Williams and family ; also the Medusa, with Mrs. Reade and family, for Boulogne. Sailed this morning his Majesty's packet the Spitfire, with the mail, and —Lutyens and family, Mrs. Hepburn add family, and other passengers. • (sat :lie pope could absolve him ? But it was clear Mr. O'Connell J,lnor think it in the power of the Pope to absolve him. for he ,:used to take the oath. If he did not care a button for the oath, u , the Honourable (ienderuen who opposed the Roman Catholic Cltinis seemed to think, he would not act in this manner. (Hear.) To this marvellous inconsistency did the arguments of the lion. members tend. (Hear.) One Gentleman relied upon the protec tion of an oath, and another turned round with the Member for Bristol. and tired a broadside against oaths its Coto, and denied their efficacy to bind the Roman Catholics. (Ileac.) What in the Dame or Heaven, or what perhaps was a still higher authority with the et elasiorists , in the name of Dr. Duigenan, kept the Roman Ca inol:c out of office but the obstacle and security of an oath ? peers.) It was monstrous for them to say that the thing.whicb censtauted their only nostrum and protection, was ineffective be close the Pope could absolve the Roman Catholics from all ob. sirvance of oaths taken to heretic States rind Princes. lie (31r. g c oogham) laid no store by such oaths, and considered them alto gether unncessary. 'thegrand error consisted in there shutting the door of the Constitution against the Roman Catholic ; let them open that door, a d they would find no security was required. This had bun long his own private settled opinion he thought no securities we rs necessary, but as he had to deal with strong and established pct . :Atm, he was content to admit of provisions which he con sidered perfectly useless, in order that those prejudices might be r awly met, arid if he could conciliate those who acted under their iliatnee, there or elsewhere, he acknowledged it would be worth the trouble to admit of the previsions anti securities alluded to. Mr. PEEL said there was one circumstance connected with the resent Bill worthy the attention of the !louse. It was a Bill going to recognise and admit the existence of a Foreign spiritual audio. my over some of the subjects of this realm. That must be ad. m ated. And yet they called upon the. Protestant, in taking the ooh of supremacy, to deny the existence of all such authority in a foreign Prince or Potentate, as they were now about to admit and acknowledge by means of an Act of Parliament. Mr. PLUNKETT thought the argument of the Right lion. pent. (Mr. Peel) founded upon a mistaken view of the case. He could not feel that the Protestant, in taking the oath of supremacy, would be placed in a different situation to that he had previously occupied by the passing of thie Act. In his opinion, he would be in precisely a similar state both before and after. Every one knew at that moment, that the Pope did exercise a spiritual authority over their Roman Catholic fellow-countrymen, and yet they took the oath denying all foreign authrwity, and took it blamelessly. Ile listi taken the oath, but he did not, by so doing, mean to deny the authority of the Pope over the Roman Catholics ; but he thereby &Med all power in the Pope, either temporal or spiritual, over himself and his Protestant feflow.subjects. (Ileac.) This was the affect to which he took the oath. If he meant any thing else, or were to swear that the Pope had no authority over the Catholic, he would be swearing what every man knew to be false. (Hear.) This was the meaning and tenor of the oath ; but if any Hon. (jemleman thought otherwise, and were to bring in a Bill to relieve the Protestant from the supposed ambiguity, he (Mr. Plunkett) would be happy to eve it his support. Mr. PELL did not think his objection bad received a satisfac tory sassier. It was not enough for him to be told, as he had been by his Right Honourable and Learned Friend (Mr. Plunkett) that the Protestant would not be placed in a worse situation than formerly with respect to the oath of supremacy. But he t:11r. Peri) thought he would. W hen the oath al/supremacy had been framed it was clearly the intention of its authors to exclude all communication with the See of Rome. The moment the House consented to pass the Bill now before it, they would have consented to enact a law recognising and regulating the intercourse between the See of Rome and this country. That Bill acknowledged the Toe:ates of the Randall Church, in their prelatical character, and :;lotted to the Archbishops 1,5001. and to the Bishops 1,01)01. per annum. Mr. BROVG HA M despaired of any thing which he could say rising the power to convince the Right Hon. Secretary I Mr. Peel). as the lucid and satisfactory statement of the Right Hon. ard Learned Gentleman opposite (Mr. Plunkett) had failed to pro. thoe list effect. It was a strange and unaccountable error that :rose from interpreting the oath to the letter, when, if interpreted in that manner, it would prove neither intelligible nor trite. He (Mr. Brougham)swore at that table, " that the Pope possessed no maturity or power, temporal or spiritual, within these realms." well knowing at the same time that he exercised a spiritual authority and influence over six millions of his Majesty's subjects in Ireland. In like manner the Priests, Deans, and Prelates of the Romish (birch were recognised by . them to at! intents and purposes, and these were all under the spiritual control of the Pope, not, indeed, hg the law or constitution, but in point of fact. When lie (Mr. Bmugham) took the oath of supremacy, he took it for himself and nct for others, to the effect that he did not admit or recognise the authority of the Pope over himself in matters spiritual or tem poraL He swore this safely anti truly. It was not now, for the ties' time, they wcte about to recognise the Catholic religion and the authority of the Pope. They had established a seminary in Ire/and, and supported it by an annual grant, solely for the ethics ton of individuals intended for the Catholic priesthood, who were to all intents and purposes under the control of the papal authority. At that seminary, the College of Maynooth, persons were educated •ho were afterwards commissimed and ordained by the Pope. Other recognitions of his authority had taken place under several local Acts of Parliament. Mr. PEEL did not wish to protract the discussion ; but he wu rot of opinion that the establishment of Maynooth College was a We in point. In the very Statute by which that fourilation was reefed, the trustees of the establishment, though Archbishops and eithops of the Romish Church, were not recognised in their pre. total character. They were simply Most Reverend and Right Re. sra.d. without any farther addition. Sir J. NEWPORT considered those title of Most Reverend and Right Reverend as sufficiently indicatory of their character. and the way in which the Act acknowledged their episcopal titnetions. There seemed to bo a disposition to proscribe the Catholic religion, end re-enact the penal code. Mr. PEEL disclaimed all intention of proscribing the Roman Catholic red ion. Mr. L. FOS'PER thought the passing of this Bill would effect rte alteration in the oath of supremacy. Ile for one would dire hesitate taking the oath. Lord J: RUSSELL concurred in the opinion that the authority of ate Pope was already recognised. Mr. PLC NK ETT said, the Catholic Church, and consequently the authority uLibe Pope, were fully recognised by the Act against Recusancy. Alter an observation from Mr. BU ['LER CLARKE, the clause was agreed to. On the motion that the clause providing that nothing in the Act shill extend to enable any person of the Catholic religion holding the office of Lord Chancellor, Lord Keeper, Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governor, be agreed to, Mr. ROBERTSON rose, but was for some time inaudible in the Gallery. IVhen we were able to hear him, he was saying that be was satisfied in his own mind that this Bill would not in the least degree tend to work a permanent tranquillity to Ireland, but that it wu only introduced with s view to give a temporary peace ' to that country. He conceived it was beyond the power of man to prevent the most fearful consequences ensuing to this country, should this Bill be passed into a law, and it was our duty, when we legislated, to look first to what might eventually happen from uy measure which we might adopt, before we determined to adopt it. We hail been told that there were only one million of Praest ants in Deland. Now it appeared by the evidence of a very re spectable Presbyterian clergyman who was examined before the lanntittee, that there were no kss than 700,000 Presbyterian Drs. seaters in the province of Ulster alone, besides 50.000 Dis. waters of othaspersuasions. It this was an accurate account of the number or Protestants in one province only, it was reasonable to suppose that there were a pmportionate number in the other pro vinces. This appeared to him to be a subject of the greatest im portance to the safety of the country, and it was for that reason that twit itletle:ti to propose an amendment to the House.—(The ramie which now occurred throughout the House prevented the Hoe. Member from proceeding.] Order having been restored, the HA. Gentleman observed—be should not transgress long upon the House, but he felt too strongly upon the subject to be put than by noise. He was stating that the See of Rome was as active as ever in endeavouring to make converts in England. After a few obscrvatinns which were inaudible, the Hon. Gentleman con e:tied by moving, that after the worts " Provided also that no. herein contained shall extend or be construed to extend to rske any person being a Roman Catholic to hold and enjoy the epee of Lof t ! High Chancellor, Lord Keeper or Lord Commis tioner of the Great Seal of Groat Britain or Ireland, or of Lord Lieutenant or Lord Deputy, or other the Chief Governor or Chic! Goeort.ors of Ireland," be added the worth following_' or than ruble any such persons to be returned as a Mabee to serve in Parliament for any city, borough, town corporate, University, or Cinque Port, or other place in that part of the United Kingdom ailed England and Scotland." tar C. CI said, he differed so entirely in sentiment with the Hon. Gentleman who had just addresses! the Ilouse, that he could ttht refrain expressing himself upon the subject now under coned. etration. Anti, in the first place, he would say. that ht had always hit deeply interested for the Catholics of England, when he com pared their situation with that of their brethren in Ireland, and that he would put himself to any personal inconvenience to attend oat !louse, if it were for the maltose of placing both classes upon &similar footing. He trusted the distinction which now exited bonen the two bodies would be entirely removed, and that the Ike benefit would smith to the English Catholics as were intended tale given to those of Ireland. The ltiestion wunow loudly called for, and strangers were ordered to w ail d raw . our u:urn to the gallery we found that the amendment had been negatised, and the origin a l clause Agreed to without a division. Mr. BROUGHAM begged to propose an amendment merely to that clause of the Bill which empowered his Itlajesty to nominate and appoint persons in holy orders. professing the Roman Catho licr,h,chin, and e x erc i s i ng e pi sco p a l d ut i es or f unct i ons i n I re l an d, h , Majesty, or the Lord-Lieutenant, or Lord-Deputy, or other Ciett Governor or Governors ttf Ireland should, from time to time, th..k tit to be Commissioners for the purposes specified in the Act ; ' , Tong which purposes were—first, to certify to his Majesty that the ;then who had been appointed a Bishop a Dean (as the caw Nod he) of the Church of Rome, was a loyal subject of his Ma- jEt ard next to regulate the intercourse and correspondence et+een his 3lajesty's subjects of Ireland and the See of Rome, and to examine all Bulls, Dispensations, and other Instruments Ith:ea should be received by any person in Ireland from the tee of Rome. The a mend men t he intended to propose was to 1 7 i'mtet Ms Majesty to appoint any persons whomsoever, instead confining the power to the appointment of ouch persons es were h ° l ! Orden, professing the Roman Catholic religion. It had 07, already stated on his side of the House what were the reasons rit made him wish for an amendment; it was to meet the feel "::' of those Honourable 31embers who were scrupulous upon 1' • .I 1 , ' rt k .1t ) i.', ...1 , ~ i 4, , , ‘,., rin t NOE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 491 ()moo " 45 Venice 27 Walt' Naples • ' 41 Palermo per oz. 129 Lisbon 51 0p0rt0..... 511 Rau Janeiro' Dottie •i* • ' ' 50 Dublin ... .9 Cork • 9. BULLION, Pitil OZ. t. a. d. Portugal Goldin toin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold in bare 0 0 0 New D0ub100n5........ 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 11i Silver in bars. stand 0 5 1 ich had oiled in d been before Rom :n Otaii.cd alter sidered otise It Bill. back to wr.gro- ,ok the e elec. Ace or Catho ffordcd slenud Pubs should ,r some Inigh House. tak cing Assani