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'dills sea ressioes, ti 6r laid I efore lAe Conse annually lons tewl a dvet, surd aniseed to he read a would time on 1 11VeNsolably. M. 1 , 11 , 1P0S eT sawsed foe the primed denials Papers nolotius to file Dralooge of Bags. in I rolasel.—Ordered °Maio Aecesnis /row the West India Hocks *ors pre atrotod, wwl oedema to lie oti the table. Aber Orders of the bey were Vase disposed of, and the Howe wiitnirood u. Wediwsday. EXPLANATIONS AND ASSURANCSI GITZIO TO TIM 11111$11 RONAM LATHOLICI ♦T Tin nitwit. Is the Debate in the House of Commons, last %Way. vs Mr. Grattau's Motion, for referring the Polities of the kWh Roman Catholics to a Com mittee. Lord Cmidereogh said, ei he had to state diminedy, that no explanations were made by Go emumest et the time of the Union, of their inten liesejtorthes than to providejor the Catholic Clergy. They sever engaged to propose the Catholic Ques dee se press it ou the Legislature." TM isfiewing siccount of the explanations given lay Wm Majesty's Mioister to the Irish Roman CMh Up. of the views of Government.in their fa tter. at the time of the Union, is extracted from Mr. library Parnell's invaluable Historical Account wf the Laws pine Roman Catholic., (pages 11111-138.) The nest rut event belonging to the Catholic ifieestioo is the measure of Union, not as having, in any way. altered the political condition of the • 'Coth•lics in respect to the penal laws, but as a mensere, comecting which a compact was virtu. Idly entered into between them and the English °monment. For though. it is trot, thoit no regu lar Articles, like those of Limerick, can be pro diseed ni prove this compact, rill there is circum stantial evidence of welt a nature as is sufficient M being conviction to every candid mind, that. on Ike one hand. the Catholics did agree to support ire Union; and. oo the other. that the English allitltOMS•t t SO their part. did indirectly agree to 11111e011t to them. in comideretson of that support, Abe ntoesure of emancinetion. The evidence is to be collected. Ist. From the 'peed, at Mr. Piet. no proposing the (Yams Article, M lbe ifeeee of Cemiaiina; Sdly. From the Act If Mint Silly. From Mr. Pitt's Speech, and the Isonre of Lead Cornwallis and him ry.neerning Min Cheer ef the Administration in test. Is. Mr. Fitt's speech I am well aware." Men Sir. Pitt, r. that the millet, of retirees dis. Untie* is Ausarten* sod delicate topic, especially ahem applied le a ~wiry such as Ireland ; the eillesnie of sibieb. is this respect, is different Iron rein ether. Where the uotablealted religion of the Nees le the MOW M the general religion of the inspire. aid obese the property of the country is in die beards of a aseasseeetieely smell number el pe , isms prelessiog diet Mersin, while the reli t y;t•- Ws. isajisity sr people is diffcreat. ;t inns en scene's! swinri!st.., •,•; .1, Chinch Eitill , l-11i.r •,, u, ry, a-11.4 be fret crow, •••• ;V fly tummy I brew it win I, that the religion pro fessed by the major:ty of the people, would, at hest.lseeetitled to an elinslity of privi!evs. I he.. tweed such an argument urged in th.. Hens ; butt these who apply it withnut qualification to the case of Ireland. forget. surely, the pr.nriples on which English interest sod English rennecuion has . been established in that country, and its present ' leretattere IS formed. No luau can say. that, in the present state of thing., sad a tile Ireland re assess a separate kingdom, full couce.sinns ran hr weds to the Catholics, ritimut endangesitig the Stale, and shaking the Constitution to its centre." U sot this, says Mr. Parnell, as much as to declare. that, atter en ineorinyee union shall lame taken place, these full concessions could he made without endangering Ireland Could thrYie swards be uuder.tood in any other way by the Ca tholic% and are they tint an indirect offer, on tile -1 in ..1 poet of Mr. Pitt. to the Cads°lies, to make these foil esneeasiests. tirevided that ercit:d enable 1 1 ; in asks them, without cisaatigcring I % • Ilu: leogoar which be mitt stringer, Med nttill are is root. He Miturtinudy ;NOR the other bona, without antimpatiug fire nis lsaiMsN die propriety of agitating the qicos . i wt. it saying how moon or how late it may be hi so tlgsesss it, two pcopmitioti. ore iialisput•li e " When Me mosfret of the Citholies Moll be meg M ee make it sift for she Gore-oesent to admit hide to the zsortieipatiois of the privileges crested is dew Vat Estsblishei ifteizion, sod when the Myer 1 Megaton •skell he f to such a ommost; whra those events take place, i• a el.. trim. that sods • qurstim may be agitsurel in so Vuitml topesiel Parissamot. with am+ greater lady thee it mold be is s separate Le g (iitttore. is therSil Owe. I thiak it eertoiii r that reels for whatever reined it may he thought tar ...ary. Orr the Voles, 1 withhold from the Catholics the riipyineat of timer advantages, messy of the oh. imams which at resew UMW wt of their ritostiosi smell be emoimeil, if the Protestant Legislator, OM. se longer seperete sad heal, hot getter.. and imparliol." Tise rpm% Goys Mr. Poroal. frees which list foresails is extracted, woo circulated. gratis • Lard Camaterregb Goer be admit (eve bie spree* he weir Verse s abet .14ere s o w gegen seoprenseee ea tier Cob.. See s ms:ll. dot rem reit. t ovoid be Noe eftworrisesonr Del if In LrA.h eloserreql Ce. Mawsensed low tM eeeteeee •016 Anse Cake mossosiows• ribo wok saisterme ihas ! by Gavitinnen4, througlicut all Wend. it wus considered, by the Catholics, a. a tender of etuancl patiou ; it was ■nxlously read by all who could read ; at the Castle it was explained, to those who sought fur eXplawition, as so initquivocal offer of every concession ; and, in the result, the Camelia opposed their own Parliament, and gave tacit sup port to Mr. Pitt ; and. by the rid of this support, lie was ambled to conteud with a majority in the House of Commons, and to tarry the oueusure. We come now. says Mr. Parnell, to the evi dence to be collected front the Act of Union.— Many of the leadiog Catholics have not hesitated to declare, that the oath h • ibed by this Act, to qualify Members of Parliament to take their seats, was framed uuder an arrangement, (hid, immediately after the measure was passed, they were to enjoy the privilege of sitting in Parliament. The Act nine thus Tart every one of the Lords and Commons of Parliament of the United Kingdom, and every• Member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, in the first ■nd every suc ceeding Parliament, phial, until the Pasfigtorat of the United Kingdom shall otherwise provide, take the oaths as now enjoined to be taken." Do not quilt. ble with us, the Catholics my. concerning terms and formalities ; it was clearly understood lietwceit us, that, if we co-operated to bring about the Union, as we actually did, you would effect the emancipalion. To give a colouring to this engage meut, you inserted, in the articles of Union, au in timation of a proposed change of the oaths in our favour; when, b-hold ! now you roundly tell us that this alteration never shall take place. ■nd that we most make op our minds to wear our shackles till the ernd 01 time. Tile third heti of evidence, says Mr. Parnell, is Ist. Mr. Pitt's speech nit explaining the cane of hi' resignation iu 1801 : " A. to the merits," Mr. Pitt said, "of the question, which led to my re signation, lam willing to submit them to the !louse. I, oud some of my colleagues in office, dial feel it as incumbent deity epee as to propose a measure oe the port of Goversatent, which. under the eir cirmstonees of the Mims. aa happily 'Pried between the two cotattries,we thought of great public import ance, mid necessary to complete the bend:fits likely to 'veal: from that measure. We felt this opinion so strongly. that, When me met with circumstances which rendered it inippssible for as to propose it. as a mareeere of Government.. we felt it equally bacon- Astern with our ditty and our Lamm any longer to remain a part of That Government. What may be the opinion of Where, I keno set. bit I beg is have it understood to be a measure, which. if I had re mained in Government. I MUST NISI reoposea.•" \V.•t• must Mr. Pitt have proposed this measure? c. lie question, one 'sewer alone eau be given; 1 • ruse his honour. as a Statesman, was suh.tan. ttAlly engaged to the Catholics that. it they imp rinted the Unto 1. he would propose Emanci pation. We ima cow' to the written communication% which, ■t this time. were wade to the Catholica by Mr. Pitt ■nd Ln-J Curo4allis. and which were given by Lord Castlereagh t I) . Troy. with men of licobittical principles. they ninst of course lu.e the support and sift of those who bare sacrificed their own situations in th•ir reuse. but who would at the saute time feel it to be their it'd's pensuble duty to oppose every thitig trading to coufusion. " On the other hand, should the Catholics be 'visit& of the beuetit they poses., by haring so many characters of eminence pledged not to embark in the service Government. except on the terms of the Catholic Privileges being obtained. it ib to be hoped, that, on ()shaming the adtantages and dis advantages of their situttiou, they would prefer a quiet and peaceable demeanour to any line of evi dence of en opposite description." The originals of these two declaratioloi were handed to Dr. Troy, and afterwards to Lord Fingal. by Marquis Cornwallis. His Excellency desired they should be discreetly communicated to the Bishops and principal Catholics, but not inserted in the newspapers. 'they appeared, nevertheless, in the Etigiish pints soon afterwards, and were copied iuto Irish papers. Under circumstances such as these, is it surpris ing that the Catholics should now feel that faith had been broken with them by the Government of Eng lund? Mr. Pitt, so long ago as in Lord West morland's administration, had made no hesitation to say, in such a manner that his sentiments might be known to the Catholics, that he would not risk a rebellion by withholding emancipation. :In 179.5„ he sent Lord Fitzwilliam to Ireland to carry this measure into effect ; and, in 1799, he held forth, in language not to be misunderstood, this measure, as the reward which he would give the Catholics fo► their support to the Union. At this time he had governed England for fourtesti pars; he was supported by great majorities in Parliament, and he possessed the unbounded confidence of the King and of the people. What other construction, then, could this language oa the Union hear among the Catholics, than that of a positive engagement on the part of England to give them emancipation, provided they gave the Union, in the first instance, their support No one cam say, that they formed their expectations thou this measure would be con. ceded to them, without goo:I grounds for doing so ; and there bring good rounds, no correct moralist can matutsin that England made no such eugagr went. Thus far Mr. Parnell. We shall add the speech of Mr. Elliot, in the debate in the /louse of Conti nuum. when Mr..Grattan presented the Petit•uu of the 16.1 i Roman Catholics in ISO. It is to tie oh served, that, at the time of the Ilion, Mr. Elliot held the situation of Irish Under-Seerttary of State to Lord Castlereagh, and is therefore the person most likely to be informed of the nature of the communications betwe,o them and the Roman Catholics. 66 I do not rise." says this truly Ho nourable Member, •" fur the purpose of entering into any discussion on the general topic; hut, in consequence of what has fallen from my Nobl e Friend opposite, (Lord Castleresgli), merely to ad vert to the circumstance of the Canon, of wl.ich I tory be supposed to hare some official knowledge; nail the nature of the expectation held out to the Catholics, in order to conciliate their acquiescence in that surans.tre. My Noble Friend has said, that no pledge was girt"' to the Catholics, that their emanctimtion was to be the immediate conse quince of this m aaaaa is conside►alion of their imp p,,rt. IT IS TRUE, INDLED, THAT NO BOND WAS GIVEN TO TUC CATHOLICS ON THAI POINT; BUT TIIERR WERE CERTAINLY EXPACTATIONS. AND SOM.TIMING LIRE PROMISES. NEED OCT TO THEM. I(11, 1% MY MIND, OUGHT TO It MORE BIND ING THAN A BOND." Last Night but These of Hot Company's pert...resift this Seises. LyerV.ll 711EArns. Todet the epeeist Lingoes( the lord Cbasslierlsln his primmest TUESDAY. May 29. 1 &etc.] Till: INCONSTANT; OR, THE WAY TO WIN HIV. tiold %Wirt, Mr. Ikm Young Mirobel, Mr. Melvin, Or , soa, Ores?: !tissue, Mrs EAlwin. Eod of the 11'3, Stem and I actose, • Sri' bolle Tale, by Mr Varg:iso. _ To •hirk will hr added, the Comedy of THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. • Twe IfargniA. Mr. Dr Cassis ; the lituesal, Mr Proses. Joh; M... t six* r ; Flora, Mss Uri... •.• The err of this Paper it removed to No. 1,17, ''rand, opposite the 11.)cese Theatre. It is requested that all Letters, Orders, &e. for the Paper. may be directed seeortlingly. TIIL BRITISH PRESS. MR. PITT TO Lon O CORNWALLIS. " Th.• lesiti,ig part of H. Majesty's Ministers. insurmountable ob.trcles to the bringing fn , runt Mt , of concession to the ( athofie burly. whilst is eiee, hare felt it i.tepnAtthle to continue in atintolistration. n0.1.-r the inability to propose it tritA the cireuairtaneet nee,' sear ! , to carry the ?Recl ean' with all iii atirtinl •zes, an I they have roped from His Nlaj-sty's •e, co sideriui this hue .4 conduct as ,cost Wirry to contribute to its iiltinsale success. The Catholic Body wit). therefore., .IC how much their future hopes mutt depend upon strengthesiing th.sr cause by good condoet ; iu the uncoil tune, tier,' will prudently consider their prospcets 1111 evis.ieg from the persons who now espouse their inseams, and compare theta with tho.e, which thcy could look to from any other tiourtt r ; they wry wi•h corti.lence rely on the z support nf all those ork• Mir*, said of rwriy he remain in office, es hen it con be given with a pro.psct of suc ess. They may he assured Out Mr. Pitt wo:1 do his utmost to establish their cans-, ru the public fssour, nod prepare the e.. y 1.. r their arts ttttt .g their ohjects; sad the Catholics will that av Mr. Pitt could not concur in au hope ' les. attempt to force it now. that he must at all t a repress. with the same decision. as if he held an adverse opi lion, any uumastitiatioad conduct in the Catholic burly." '• Under there circuenstaisees, it cannot lie dottht rrl the Catlinli a will take the snort loyal, dutiful, and patient lone of conduct; that they will not outf.r thrusoclrr• to be led into mews abseil can, -be any construction, give • handle to the op pager, of their ~her, either to misinterpret their Imn ipleo. or to rile an argument for ',rioting their claims ; hut that, by their pendent and ea empletp (irtnrannur. they will afford addttienal !ground, to the gymslip( number of their whrocateo, to enf'oree thin claims on proper oceariono, until their ohjec.s eau lie filially and advantageously at tained." Thesrn inornis or a 1-nerre fewrtd. (i. t. Marquis co riv a e ll i .), um the Catimiic eloiars.. " If the Cat meetly shotel.l woo procrroi to vio lent e. or rotation any tetra,/ of gaining their nhioet. tOoteilrire 111.ittlfee. r forwent! awsuciatoous • tieettfs Deletes. 34, eat LONDON, TUESDAY. MAT ti). We have rec. ived Paris Papers to the goth. and some more lkistch to the ..!td inr:•nt. The former contain the official accounts of some of the most impootnnt military opeiations 111 Spain during the latter cod ..f the preceding month. These roots hoer been brie ly mentioned ia harmer papers, and among them the account of the siege of Astarte is p4itieularly interesting. It hoes', the new proofs of c .urage given 13) the Freacii.ic mounting the &preach; of the shower s of hails with whi c h th ey wire receivii; adding that so men? crowd each other so the breach, it appraried almost impossible to succeeds Three Arlinewoeso imply a great an:l determined eptit of resi,idlice and we are math mistaken if Astoria d.. 1 not 'kind itself iu a manor: that will earl it anumpl, the meet gallant sea 141,1(itno in Spain. The Monk/lir of thea.leth of lily contains a Decree, dated froaio•the Imperial esttle,at Letts, n a y. Ls, decision % that •• The isles of Walcheteu, Suuth BevAttutl, North Bevelitui, S 40 a,.11 and Thulen, rhall tur,n a department, which shall b e „ the 'tame of the • Departineut of the Mouth s „i the Scheldt,' The Depart in..nt of the Mouth. of the Sehel,lt shall have for itt. ci,iet place Middleboirgh. •• It Shall be divided into three sub-prefecturet,or arrundiusuens, %tit. Ist arrytedimemen, the Isle of Wrlchereia—ci.irl place Middleburg; t the 14 t , of South out! North lievelaticl—chitf place Guea; J. Iplet. of Schuxen and Tholeu—.. c hi e f puce Z. riczee." By the same decree. the department of the TIo Nether is to preserve only no much of the trrr,tory 'Domed to it by the Decree of the tltitli of April, as formerly compuzedl part of the Dutch depan. went of Brabant. The raid territory to form ouly oue sub-prefecture—chief place Breda. The remainder of the decree, which is very 6 g, retett to the internal regulations of the country. According. to the Moniker of 'Ala), 19, the E a ,„ perm. and EtllliftlA arrived it Antwerp on the IJih, at teu in the evening, from the journey they had made to the newly-sauteed departments. The next - day they arrived at the the Imperial Castle s ( Lackeu, at 8r0w,14, accompanied by the King s a d Queen of Westphalia, and the Viceroy of Italy. The substance of the French Papers to the 20t1 inst. is gi to in our last page. Iu addition to de official reports of military operations in Spain, they contain ■n *Cilia:it of an action near Nfarseilles,l, e . tureen the boats of two English frigates and son merchantmen and privateer.. A neutral vessel arrived et Dover, on Satanist, reports, that," BON APARTE and his Brother., the Kings of HoLuspa. And WEITPH %LI!. ware K Ostend on the preceding Sosillay.sith a large tri m of their Nobility ; %bey were going on a test shore to Calais, Boulogne, &c. as Savd is he very dull, arid the people in Flanders and th.i. hand very di.rati.fird wish the recent IVhile the ENIPEKOR, staid at Ostend, a Decree Mas iosttetl, itorititting sugar. cutter, and vtlier a...loaned produce to he vended, on payinoat of the dunes, and to be immediately expoee4 lo sale ; but no 1.111111•1 ..ere several articles brought ay fit payment of the duties. than they were stizedaLd condemned. •• ii.t BONAPARTS wile at o.tend, he west down to vie.w the Neer; and. while there, a 'earl entered. When be got back to hi. hotel, he sent for the Captain, and interrogated him as to where lie came Irmo. the. The Captci, declared that he ...erns from some port of \or. way, where ie pretended that he bad been with a cargo of wheat. But the Emmaus. putting on a stem ur , told him that he knew he told him a lie ; that he knew he Ammo from &ease. and cotnntauded him instantly to goaud fetch him his English license, which the Captain complied will: ; when Box AAAAA I hawing Pe rused it, and asked him what news there was M England ? and how many earl of men of ear there were in the Downs ? returned to him the licence, and permitted him to depart unmolested." Loud It will be seen, in our Parliamentary Report, that the principal motions fixed in the Howie if Lords, are postponed, on account of the iudtspou you of Lurd Garay!Ext. A private letter dated Cadiz, May 8, sacs-- " The French continue to erect numerous bat. teries, breast-works, tax. and, I am sorry 1 ° s 'Y' without the least oppositioo, either on our part or that of the Spaniards; if I except a bomb-sh por two playing on one particular point. In a few days more, I fear the enemy will open on the si,:ppicg. with red-hot shut. shells, Ike. and from the nar rowness of the harbour, it will be impossible for us to retain nor present anchorage: off the lighthoon most then be our station, which I am ceriai:i adl dishearten the Spaniards; and the town. tisrou;,n treachery and the want of nations! courage, must fall. A great many families in Cawz ale, lam confident, in the French interest; eiery nizht we see fresh proofs of this; as from the suippiin: we (lasi Cr,, sigiml• made from the tops of the h,iises, and answered from the enemy's camp. The Sv , - idarils have nine very tine ships here ; I should I.ks much to see them towed up Huncaze. Admiral Pickmore at present commands here : Sir Charles Cotton is gone of Toulon, in the .'fait Jowl." A letter dated Cadiz. May 4. says --tt 1 fancy Oe French have concentrated all their forces !;ere. fir a soldier that was wrecked in the late hurricane, and sent prisoner to Seville, escaped from thence a few days ago, and come bete yesterday : he st , l''s that a serteant's guard keeps possession of that city, and th.o. during his journey from thence, he did not sees single Frencl, ad:en—There are eery few men at Xeres or Port St. 3lary's, and Qui!: 44 at Rota." " Tl.e TriminFA's bri its. after the late hiirricaor, at Cadiz, pecked up near 700 lcmes oi which, fat tlie purpose of Ltriug taken ore O. w, re , stowed in the store-rooms ant the hold ; but the • ___.. Chu Live! Pop': Aldo Geo 4 :de NObiJ illlll heat hsving c•t...ed the boxra to ^rack. a• ,, cal to" of the subtle du d ran thtottifh the WU' com pletely salivated the pe , .ple : upwind , of W 0 them were shifted Mtn trafISVOI ; .evelel ..t have twat all their tenth--one man Li. : mauy others are affecteJ in so err: .u. • m that it a feared they c.nnut rrrosel. Th. ;.,(.% atolls Also partook oldie I.ern'ci. ut Ind uci...e ..1 the quwltsilver ; ant the Triumph Is erderefl Si.t-- tait..r. to be cleareel t Ye Tem • L,•••1 • \Via I to oh the f• and Chan Dee' It p o o l too. t;eor of Who Aide Gent I; ed. e• of th t•on o that ry wait own il, soca I. bac( Ta So Pu 4 ' ft GI a. • fag c. h, s ad foe 'he the tat sae ad tort owl by• Al die the set *it I tl 41 lac tY• wet tina toe of t' K c asa A L Ito Ii 6 7•••. H trt fer A be got back to hi. hotel, he sin. and interrogated him as to 0. &ct. The Captch, 'alarmed. 1 Alone from some port of NW. 1 tended that lie bad been with a ant the Emmaus, puttiag on a in that he knew he told him new he stoma from England. him instantly to goaud fetch license. which the Captain she' Botr &CAITI having pr. si ed him what news there was is th r many sail of men of war there ? returned to him the license, , to depart unmolested." in our Parliamentary Report. sir es motions fixed in the Howie rf ed. on account of the iudtspos- - - r dated Cadiz, May 8, says-- fe intinue to erect numerous bate tb s. &c. and, I am sorry to say, i•positioa, either on our part or at .d.; if I except a bonsh-s!1 por particular point. Ins few days army will opeii on the siiliptrit. ke. and from the Var.. tour. it will be impossible for us it anchorage: oft the lighthouo - itation, which I am certsi:i nail 'lards; and the teen, throu4O want of national courage, must ay families in Cadiz ate, I am French interest; emery night we this; as from the suippiiii; we te from the tops of the h,oss.. u the enemy's camp. The 5i1 , - .ry tine ships here ; 1 shouli! I.ke o towed up Hamosze. Admiral lit commands here : Sir Charles Toulon. in the San Jowl." !ache. May 4. says—" 1 tract' the entratvel all their forces l;ere. as wrecked in the late hurricane, lo Seville. escaped from thence carne here yesterday he bt.lti• ;ward keeps posec.ssicia of that log his journey from thence. h• Frenels soldter.—There are very or Port St. Mary's, and only . s bo its. after the late hitrricaor, ti near 700 b..xe. ot .ticloOeer. sose of being taken wire of. w. re , ire-ronms an I the hold ; but the I the boxes to ^rack. s•v , ra: tons ran th•ough the .14, in' (ma- ths. pv•ple : upward , al son of veto transport.; elleini fit • rem 'crib--one man Inns(` a " 1 " 1 fected in so are 'U' • m ey emnot rrrosei. The 11 the verti;eir indueiii.e ..1 the tic Triumph is ordered t J C; tipimmairi.t..te!.-