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i mignon to ethers, be whom such sitritrions are exclusively pWer‘ed, it establishes a species of qualified monopole, uni 'emaily operating in - .heir disfavour, contrary to the spirit, and highly detrimental to the freedom of trade. Your Petitioners likewise severely feel, that His Majes ty % Roman Catholic subjects, in consequence of their exclu sion from the °Mem of Sheriffs and Subsheriffi, and of the senile spirit of those Statutes, do not fully enjoy certain other ).estimable privileges of the British Constitution, which the law has most jealously maintained and secured to their fellow subjects. Your Petitioners most humbly beg leave to solicit the at tention of this Honourable House to the distinction which hat conced-cl the elective, and denies the representative franchise p one and the same class of His Majesty's subjects; which kuehes from property its proportion of political power under sconetitution, whose vital principle is the union of the one sith the other; which closes every avenue of legalised amhi gun a gaiort those who must be presumed to have great credit and influence among the mass of the population of the country ; wh.cl. refuses to Peers of the realm all share in the legislative representation, either actual or virtual, and renders the liberal pvfescion of the law to Roman Catholics a mere object of pe cuniary traffic, despoiled of its hopes and of its honours. Your Petitioners further most humbly thew, that the ex clusion of so numerous and efficient a portion of Ills Majesty's subject , as the Roman Catholics of this realm, from civil ho neys and offices, and from advancement in His Majesty's army and navy, actually impairs, In a very material degree, the rut satiable I.llollftel of the British Empire, by imped ing His Majesty's general service, stifling the most honourable asapowerful incentives to civil and military merit, and urine mum& N stricting the exeicise of that bright prerog rtive of the Crown, which encourages rind subjects to promote the public welfsre, and excites them to meritorious actions, by a well regulated diet ibinlion of public honours and rewards. Your Petitioners beg leave most humbly to submit, that these manifold its:apaches, restraints, and privations, arc oh auluwly repugnant to the liberal and comprehensive princi pks recognised by their reuse gracious St.vereign and the Par liament of Ireland: that the/ are impolitic restraints upon His Majesty's prerogative ; that they are hirtful and vexatious to the feelings of a loyal and generous people ; and 'hat the total abolition of then, wall be found not only compatible with, but highly eonduciv: to the perfect security of every establish ment, religi.in or political,now existing in this realm. For pour Petitioners most explicitly declare, that they do riot seek or wish, in the remotest degree, to injure or encroach spout " the Rights, Privileges, Ilinmunitiii, Possessions, or Revenues, appertaining to the Bishops and Clergy of the Pate stint Religion, u by Law established, or to the Churches com mitted to their charge, or to any of them " The sole o►jest aria Petitioners being an equal participation, upon equal terms wiih their fellow subjects, of the full benefits of the British Laws and Constitution. 11.1/ Tour Petitioners beg leave most humbly to observe, that, 7,.though they might well and justly in-ist upon the Inn and unabated loyalty of Ile Majesty's Roman Catholic sub:Teti to their most gracious Sovereign, their profound re spiel lot the Legi4ature, and their dutiful euhinissiiin tii the yet they most esiyecially rest their he able claims and expectations of relief upon the clear and manifeit conducive sew of the meteors, which they when, to the gerwral and permanent tranquillity, Strength, and happiness, of the Bri nell Empire. And your Petitioners, entertaining no doubt of its heal acrumplisianumt, from its evitlei,t justice and utility, do moot solemnly enure this Honourable House, that their earnest solicitude fee it this peculiar crisis, arises principally hoe their engines ilesieto extinguish all motives to di o.lPwn, and all means of exciting discontent. For your Petitioners humbly state it as their derided npi Mini, that the commies of the British Empire, who meditate the subjugitinn of Ireland, have no hope u! success, save in the disunion of its inhabitants ; and therefore it is, that your Petitioners are deecly anxious, at this moment, that a mea. sure sh mid be accomplished, which wi:l annihilate the prin eo:e of rergious animosity, and animate all descriptions of Hit Majesty's subjects in an enthusiastic defence of the ►est Constitution that has ever yet been estahlathed. Your Petitioners, therefore, Writ humbly presume to ex press their earnest, but respectful hope, that this Honourable Haile wdl, in its wisdom and liberality, deem the several statutes, now in free ligation them, no longer needs. .any to be retained, and that His Majesty's loyal and dutiful subjects, professing the Roman Catholic Religion, may be efectually relieved front the operation of those sta tutes, and tat to they may be restored to the full enjoyment athe benef.ts of the British Constitution, and to every induce. mentor attaehment tothat Constitution, equally mid in emo tion wuh their fellow subjects throughout the British Empire. And y our Petitioners will ever pray, Ste. Shrewsbury, Waterford, and Wexford; Fingal!, ken. mare, Gormanstown, Snuthwell, Trindestown, Robert Plun kett, Thomas B all, Thomas French, Bt. Edward Bellew, Fraikis Goold, Rt. Thomas Ryan, James Ryan, Edward Moore, John Purcell, M D. Thomas Egan, M. D. Ambrose O'Farnpl, Richard Bolger, Randal Mac-Donnell, Chribto- Pher D. Bellew, Anthony Donelan, Jahn liartney, Gerane Wiltiam Bigot, O'Clonoghue of the Olina, Hugh O'Connor, Pierce O'Brien Butler, John O'Reilly, Thomas O'Connor, John Rorke, lames Nowlan, jun. Nicholas Fleming, Denis Thomas O'Brien, James Scully, Denys Scully, Ja nie. Bangle, Antony O'Otinel, M. D. Thomas Warren, John Duffy, Ri chard Same, Bartholomew Taylor, Joseph Tay In., Citarlm Ryan, Francis Cruise, Nicholas Gartnnn, Valentine O'Con nor, Walter Damian, Francis Coleman, Lewis Ward, James P. Ward, Valentine O'Connor, jun. Thomas Fitzge rald, Dandliinchy, James Hamm, Edward Ryan, John But ke, Edward Burke, James Byrne, John Bnmnan, Jeremiah Ryan, Bcrse Barron, Was. Buren, Charles Byrne, Dominick Rice, Ambr. Moore, Randell P. Mac Donnell, Enea Jahn Byrne, Robert Caddel, Daniel O'Conneli, Ihrimor Barry, John Wm, M. F. Lynch, Thomas Chriaopher Taylor, Philip Roche, Charles Roche. Elias Corballe, John mile, Thomas Fitzgerald, Richard Strange, Do.n. George Goo d , Makacny Dunel-o, WdLaiii Robert French, Maurice O'Connell, DaGiel Cronzt, Daniel Mahoay, James Ryan, Gerald Ay!itirr, T;,041111 'Laura). ohm Whyte, John Roche, Thomas Redington. • Grainger, fl Trant, R. S. Keating. Mr. FOX moved that the Petit:on do lift on the •—On the quection being put, Ti BRITISH PKESA LONDON, TUESDAY. MA RCM 46. The Hamburgh Mail, due on Sunday, arrived yesterday, with papers to the 20th, and last night we received Paris Papers to the 18th. The latter contain a letter from on board the Hortense, one of the French frigates that lately engaged the Arrow and Acheron, in the Mediterranean ; the patticulars of which, combined with the following letter from Malta, received yesterday, afford str.mg ground to believe, that the Toulon fleet is gone to Egypt : .. Malta, Feb. 9, 1805. rt At present there is an embargo laid here on all rereads, under English colours, till we learn where the French Hem which slipped out of Toulon is gone. Lord Nehuris with the British fleet, paned here fire days since, in pur,uit of them. They are supposed to be gone to Egypt I assure you, the fleet's being out has put every thing here to the stand ; but the frigates and sloop* are detached in every direction, in pursuit of them. One of the French eighty gun ship, being disauled, waschased into Corsica, six days since, by the Pl:mbe I ri4ate; the remainder of them, consisting of ele veil sail of the lime, NO eight frigates, have not since been heard uf. Lord Nelson's fleet consists of eleven sail of the line and two frigate;, which were under weigh, and at sea. In forty minutes afta-r, the Sea Gorse huratit (she being the look out frigate, and was nearly captured by them), gave the signal for their being out." From this letter, and several concurrent accounts, s may assume it as a fact, that Lord Nat.so -on ceived that the Toulon fleet was bound for Egypt, and that he shaped his course accordingly. But the letter from on board the Ifirtenu affords more satis factory grounds for argument. The early ac counts induced an opinion that a ship of the line and the two frigates that fell in with our Mediterranean convoy, had separated from the Toulon fleet in a storm, and it was fair to presume that the rest of the squadron had suffered from the same cause. Bence the report of its return to Toulon was readily believed. We find, however, now, that these frigates did not put to sea until after the Tou lon squadron had sailed ; and although they en countered bad weather up to the Ist of February, it does not appear that they or our Mediterranean fleet, which they fell in with upon that day, had sustained any damage by storm. The frigates also steered a southern direction, the very track which the fleet had taken two days before, until they came within sight of the coast of Africa ; and it is not easy to conceive, that if the fleet had been forced back within four days after it sailed, as stated by the Mansteste, that they must not have met with some part of it. These circumstances all increase the probability that the Toulon squadron has proceeded for its destination ; and if so, its object must be within the Mediterranean. The letter says, that as soon as the frigates came within sight of the Afri can coast, they shaped their course to the West ; but it is clear, from the context, that they expected to fall in with the squadron only in their southern course. Failing in that, they were probably in duced by the state of the wind, or a desire of reach ing a Spanish port, to proceed westward. It appears from an article in one of the Hamburgh papers, that new and important changes are soon likely to take place in the Spanish Government. If the report of the removal of all the other Ser vants of the Crown, and the appointment of the PRINce or Peace, as the only Minister, be true, a complete revolution in Spain is not at a great distance. The Catholic Petition was presented last night in the House of Peers by Lord GRINVIL LC, and order ed to be laid upon the table. Lnrd HAWK rxnuav, at the same time, gave notice of his determination to oppose it, when it should be brought forward for discussion. It was also presented in the house of Commons by Mr. Fox ; and the 9th of May was fixed for the discussion of the merits. Earl MOIR A, we undersund, has resigned the Chief Command in Scotland The ill health of the Countess of Lotmoim is supposed, by some, to be the cause ; others say, that his Lordship has taken of. fence, one of the regiments under his command having been ordere,l to join the expedition, without any previous communication with his Lordship. ROYAL sociEtr OF MUSICIANS. The Oratorio of Semen was rehearsed last even ing, at the Hanover Square Rooms, preparatory to its performance to-morrow, under the patronage, and by command of Their M csrits, for the be nefit of the above Society. The rehearsal was public, and the middle of the room wits respeflably filled.— The Duke of Cumseet. Arm was present. by the or ders of the Diredors of the Concert of Ancient Music, the performance is supported by the artists of that excellent Concert, with the addition of Siguora GRAMS,. During the first Att, most of the Chorus-Singers were mute, and Mr. G. It AT. ott ex, the Conductor, observing their dumb condi tion, repeatedly desired all those who could sing, and would not sing, to leave the Orchestra. They did not obey—and, in the course of the second ad, they seemed to have recovered their voices.— At the third aft, however, almost all the sweet warblers had taken wing, and only four returned to the orchestra. Upon enquiry into the cause, we have learned that the spirit of combination has found its way into the orchestra, and diffused dis cord in the very regions of melody. The perform ers of the Concert of Antient Music have reludantly submitted for several years past to sing without re. muneration, for the benefit of the Royal Society of Musicians ; and a second benefit concert for the latter being commanded this season, they have be come still more discontented, and have resolved to .bile—but not the lyre nor the lute. As a farther reason in justification of this conduct, they say that the Royal Society of Musicians is worth 50,0001. and they have no conneCtion with it. The chorus singers who have struck, have signed a round rein. not to sing without payment. Yesterday morning, His MAI esr v, and the Prin cesses SOPHIA and AMELIA, attendest by Generals FITZROY and MA NNE'S, and the Hon. Mr. EGER TON, took an airing on horseback in Windsor Great Park. Iler MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES took an air ing to Frogmere. On Sunday evening, a Selection from the Sacred Oratorio of gephihis was performed before 'Their MAJESTIES and the PRINCESSES, and a select party, at the Music Room, in Windsor Castle, by the Gentlemen of the Windsor Choir. Last night Theis MAJESTIES had a Concert in the same room ; the music was selefted from the works Of HANDEL, CROk'r, Boyce, KENT, &c. This day the Ito v at. FAMILY come to town, and honour Covent-Garden Theatre with their presence. Last night the Yang ltaseteu performed the part of Homo with increased success. To-morrow night there will be a grand seleAion of SacreJ Music performed at Leeds Miss Jacoss, the pupil of Mrs. Caoucii, is the only female vocal performer. The Falmouth Theatrical Company conclude their campaign on Friday next, and proceed on to Penzance, where they commence on the 3d of April. The Earl of Sur rote left town yesterday for Seven Oaks, Kent. Sir RICKARD HA RDINGF, Bart. has taken a house in Hertford -street, May Fair. The Countess of Coot. stoistmaz will give a grand rout on the 29th of Match. Tho Maiquis of DONEGAL ' In an Irish Paper, offers a reward of fifty pounds for the destroyer of his and the same suns for the murderer of his Ilk intpty, On Thursday last the Gentlemen of Southampton and the neighbourhood save a ball and most elegant supper, a; the Dolphins Inn, to the Officers of the sth Light Dragoons, which was very numerously attended. Mr. ROBINSON had a select party to dinner yes terday, at his houve in Albemarle-street. The benefits. at the Portsmouth 1 heatre have been unusually produdive this season ; that of Mrs. Jaavoust, to-morrow night, will be patronised by the Lady of Admiral NIONT SOUL. We have authority to stare, that Madame GRAM SINI will take a pair in the Oratorio of Samisen, which will be perfiirined to-morrow, by command of Their MaaEiri es, tot the benefit f the Royal So ciety of Musicians. The daily services at St. George's Chapel, Wind sor, will be discontinued, after Sunday next, on ac count of the preparations for the Installaticn of the Knights of the Garter, which will take place on St. George's Day; and, although much has been said of the exorbitant demands made for places to see the exhibition, several apartments are now to lett in Windsor Castle, on moderate terms. The late Earl of MASSAREENI has devised his whole property to his widowed Countess; and his successor has entered a caveat against the will, and served notices on the tenants : and her Lady ship, by an advertisement in The Belfast News Letter, declares her intention of maintaining her right. Mrs.• kat v, of the Portsmouth Theatre, has been presented with a new dramatic martens; for her benefit, founded upon the anecdote of CORN [Lis (SCI Ws daughter) chewing her children as her gems and jewels. Mrs. K.'s six children will, on this occasion, be produced upon the stage. On Friday died, after a long illness. at Stoke, the Right Hon. Lord Gaoacc Lermoz, Gniernor of Plymouth, Colonel of the 2Sth regiment of foot, and only brother to his Grace the Duke of Iticfmorin. Elis Lordship was in his 68th year, and married Lady LOUISA Kr ma, daughter of the Earl of AN. 114, by whom he has lett Gen. Lan Nox, Coun tess BA TIMIS and the Hun. Mrs. BIAKELLY. In all the circles which have taken place at tae Court, at night, tables for play are laid out in the Hall of the Throne, and in the other apartments.— ['he Empress and the Princesses play each at differ ent tables. When the parties are arranged, the Chamberlains distribute the cards, to 6x the places at the several tables. The Emperor never allows the play for any thing but mere amusement, or some trifling sum. He seldom play,, but, when he does. be rieres at an early hour. lie is fond of dancing, bat only in a small seled circle. Sometimes he re quests the Princess Louis to give him a Eall, and he gives her a list of the o ,s whom he wishes to be invited. The number seldom exceeds 90. The Princess Louis, in conformity with this arrange ment, lately gave a little ball, at which the Empe ror danced. Among others, he danced two favourite conire.danees, of which be was very fond, when a boy ."—(Jorrndel de Paris.) Mr. CARTWRIGHT rose and said, he did not mean to oppose the Petition being allowed to lie on the table ; but he could not help expressing his sur prise, that the advocates of this measure should think of bringing it forward at such a period as the present, when they must be conscious there was an insurmountable obstacle to it. Mr. FOX answered, he should not at present tres pass further on the time of the Ilouse than to repeat his motion, that the Petition do he on the table. He certainly meant hereafter to make a motion on the subjeft, of which he would give notice on a future day. He was aware that there were many Hon. Members from that part of the United Empire who were no* absent from their attendance on Parli ament on what he was convinced were indispensable duties ; as such, he would ■ot think of naming an earlier day than the 9th of May, but he would here after give a more positive notice. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. Dr. DUIGENAN wished the Hon. Gentleman would definitively fix it for the 9th of May. Mr. FOX said be had no objeflion.—Adjourned. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. - • PARIS, MARCH 16. • Letters from Vial= state, that the foreign Minis ters to whom the new French Ambassador has not notified his arrival in that capital, are those of Russia, England, and Sweden. Prince Eugene Beaoharnnis arrived at Turin upon the sth, at the head of a corps of cavalry, which is going to Milan. The Administrator- General, the Prefe& and the May , r, received his Highness at the gates of the city. He alighted at the Imperial Palace, where he nccuoies the inperb apartment in which His Holine•s lodged, oa his journey to Paris. BANKS Of THF WIN, MARCH 9. Several Princes of the Empire continue to form a military establishment, far superi - .1. to that which they had prior to the late changes in (lermany Our neighbour, the Landgrave of Hesse-Darm stadt, proposes to augment his troops to 10,000 men. Before the late war in Germany, the Princes of that House never had more than 6000. They have already begun to raise recruits for a ne r bat talion, which is to be immediately organi-ed. The several Princes of the Howie of Nasso a propose also to raise some troops, and to give a bettor or ganisation to the system of their militia, alrea.'y in troduced into their states. The troops f the Prince of Orange-Fulde are to be organised site thow of Prussia. These levies, however, °ugh , nos to give any anxiety on account of the traniuillity of Eu rope, and are not:apposed to be CUPCtived in a spi rit of conquest. We do not yet know what to think rif the arrest made at Stutgard of a great number of persons, as well natives as foreigners It has beta asked, from what motives, and with what views, these per sons could form a conspiracy against the safety of the state ? However it may be, the Eleetcr of Wir temberg, i.nmediately after this measure, dispatched a Courier to Vienna, no doubt, to inform the k.m peror of the motives which induced him to attest these pet sons, and of the designs imputed to them. At the request of His Eleaoral lliyhness, M. de Sinclair, Privy.Counsellor of th , Pric.ce of Hesse- Hombourg, has been als:t arrested at Homhourg, three leagues from Frankfort. He Iris heen cat ri , •ci to the fortress of Holtetiar , berg, in , tie territory of Wirtemberg. It is said that the kharisse against him are of the most serious nature. TOULOWnt. MARC! : 7. We read in The To:Awe .1 osien,l, the foliiiwing letter written to a pets-'n residing in that tit., from on board the frigate L' Ilertexae, at Malaga, the I I th February : 4 . We sailed from Toulnit the 17th .f roues, with Ilw‘itnet frigate and a ship of the li re, in rhace ..f.onie vireos •-• r.es•-s which were in view. T..e igth, a• night, tieing sietwe.n h‘e and as leagues from the it ad„ we rli.cirvered a irgate of COOT squadron, which made signal. to us, tint we were sa ros greet &distance to understand them. Who .1111, of tne line wii."ll was nearer to her followed her, and frog the , at knew rif the sa4l,t we lost sight of them. Next morning we areered a s •uth al. .".rec tion fit the coast of Afr:ca, in eamerathin s.l talon in w.th the sguad.on there. We *ere het 'brassiere mane bo m ert ...t. When we had got within view of she c , set, we isernse sax coune to the west. We met soiling re serit.we ine. ape very had weather, until the Ist February. Upern :'ran 'a; a, pert-sired a great iin.iiis .r of vesse:a. We were not Ab:z to roci...itoirre them tint 6 the 3d of Fehruary at ,ight. P mew! to be • rich c "ivov of the enemy, eccortod by a 5t0 4 44101:4.90 asiti• inshb It being calm, we went wish& to reciintisiira tue,4 r . .. t rival:. but we kept manoeuvring upon tire cone .v. At fri.e•in tiara morning our two tigates having nand e.e.- w^ tad a dew view or the ships or war. 't ire roiled •i. -or, ..,....• • with a broad aide. They returned it. a•al we 10-freg..o •• 3 them until next day At seven in di." Or. ...u. , tiering ,naig • ! up with them again, the combat fte ,, Dialt..llC d with garage : sprit At oast past eg..t the corvotta -tri.:,,ic hit d..g has was taken possession ut by or,, corm:wit...l, the l h eur., trad e frigate, *huh had warmth, time to sire the crow octche the vessel /WM. The bomb Lad ceased .iritig, and att. - rimed to make her escape We anakiel her anew. She fyoglat or tit ten (Mock, when she struck. Sine "erred 24 11.• !men. Fs. mid had tod teen to her crew. 'The corvotre carried T. co . n o ne' de-pounders, and her cater aicweted to ISO iron. She was ceded the Arrow. The enemy fought only in hones to ~,,, the consul. After •Ire engagement we punned tie wend Al. e vies 'a, which had &Tema. Th y amounted to PC istnaufle be,, on their way from Smyrna and Ste.a. We were able to capture only one, and not wishing top out of out . ..rune we •ii.ik her. Her cargo is estimated at 500,000 fra• c•. The whets were nearly as richly laden. L'lacoe;u tilde musk asses et them. As es ate tint seen her soiree •) : day after tee tn. pg men', we presume that she went in pur.ti tor •h iii. a 4 Vg d d riot ...if:, iii.en ii, the errs .g.sineist, Paring had o.ily Gott{ low Id men killed add wouword ! !" lIAMBURGH MAIL. H iMIRLIRGM. MARCH 19 Extra& of a r ivate letter tr Fir's: *, Pla„ jes , v is occupied before iiis departure for Turin and Milan, in putting our army upon ::•e respe table footing. It ha% been divided into •.•veral divisions, which form dmina carps. and give it more complete organisation. 'rhese new Ar:,:lge ments have been executed in a ver: si,r,t nn,.. These several corps will have each at heir Laid a Mamba' of the Empire. In the numh of Generals to whom these corps are to be 'waned, ere Mare dusk Lannes, Massena, and Bruno. tt It apprars, that iu the new o-g.travetioc of French marine, the place of Grand-Adnjral will . be suppressed. Prince Murat, vr:.o bears that title, as Grand Dignitary of the Empire, will not tail these tundions. According to this new ~r•tnisatior, there will be in the French navy, twelve Rear-Admirals, and eight Vice-Admirals. The eight Vice- Adrni. rats are the Minister of Marine Deems. who is golns t, be raised to that dignity; GAr.theaunse, who commands the Brest fleet ; Villeneuve, , vho com mands the rettlon fleet ; Bruix, who cut:lnland. all the flotillas of the Channel; VB.:net Joyense, Cap. tain-General of Martinique. The Preteds of Ma. rine, Martin and Thevenau, and Messrs. Rosili and Truguet, who are at present without a command. Among the Rear-Admirals are reckoned Linois, Magon, Lacrosse, Bouvet, Leissegues, and soma other officers of less distindion." MARCH IQ, There are now 60 Danish ships lying in the lair. bout of Cadiz, which are reduced to great difficule ties by the blockade of that port. The Danish Consul has applied to the Commander of the Eng lish squadron, cruising before the harbour, to larow whether those ships, which were provided with proper certificates, and were only lad wllb ballast or salt, would be permitted to sail Cr answer had been returned on the first of last 40:. • VIZION•, The departure of the Emperor and Empress for Italy la put ell to the. eitl3 of April ; their bb• _: # ;~ ,