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make Bank-note 4 a legal tender. On the subjea of the war in the Penmsaa, he would not come away from it in a dishonourable manner. On the princi pie of doing harm to the enemy, at the least possi ble expence to the country, he should be inclined to carry it on, guided by those principles of economy so necessary to be preserved in the present means of this country. He was inclined to look with jealousy at the operations on the Continent, and disposed to pursue the war, if a certainty of support and proba bility of success was apparent. At the same time, he was teady to pay his tribute of applause to the con duet of the brave nation,, who had struggled long against the tyranny of France. Nothing could give him greater satisVtion than the separation of Spain from France. As principals in the War, unless supported by the Spanish Government, he hail no hopes of ultimate success, not withstand ing he might estimate high the opinion of the gal lant Commander in Chief in the Peninsula. The Amendment proposed, spoke of the successes of our armies, and the Noble Lord who brought it for ward bad expatiated on the advantages which had been gained over the enemy in the Peninsula. This led him.to take a view of what bad taken place there, and of the many disasters which were to.be placed in opposition to those successes. Of what had we to boast, when against what we had gained, the advantages obtained. by, the enemy over our Allies, were stated ? After the fall of- Tarragona, and Valencia, and after the capture of Gen. Blake, and nearly the whole of his army, what grounds for exultation could be found in the situation in which things stood there ? There was_nothing that could reconcile them to the present system. Lord Wel lington there had been at the head of nt.t fewer than 62;000 men, of the best troops that any nation could command ; at the head of an army consider— ably greater than that which was under the com mand of the Duke of Marlborough, when he car ried the glory of this country to the highest pitch it could attain ; yet, with such an, army, what had Lord Welliegton accomplished ) He had been obliged only to ael oh the defensive ; and when this was stated, what more Could" be wanted to shew the folly of the present system, what more to shew that we could not eifeCtually retard the operations of the French ? Under these circumstances, to combine with men in resisting the just claims of the Catho lics, with a view to benefit the empire at large, was impossible. The necessity of granting them relief he again enforced in strong terms, and concluded protesting against that secret Court influence which was felt, and felt by hill, to be incompatible to the welfare of the country, and' defending those princi ples which had been avowed in the letter which had been sent to the Prince _by himself and his Noble Friend. • Lord MULGRAVE admitted that the Noble Earl Lad a rigid - to call for the removal of Ministers, but not to expect the House.fo agree to such a motion, without bringing forward strong grounds to justify such a call. He denied that such had been shewn to exist, and proceeded to shew how little could be booed from the - proposed address. He noticed what had fallen from the last speaker, with respea to the war in the Peninsula, and asked, if taking such a view of the sobje& as he might take, and with drawirw our aid from our Allies altogether, would be likely to he satisfaaory to the Country ? The Noble Lord had said he was not for doing any thing rash-; but if with the vie* he took of the Bullion . question, a material change were made in the present sywern, was it certain that such a line of policy would he .sati,faaory to the Country ? If, to avoid doing any thing rash, the Noble Lord way not disposed to make changes like those he anticipated, to what pur yose should they address the Prince, if they called up on him io change his Administration, but to continue the same-measures? The alts of the present Adminis tration had received the support of Parliament, and were therefore entitled to the confidence of the courf 7 try. The Noble Lord then took a view of what had been advanced on the subjea of the Catholic Claims. Since the Concessions made to the Catholics in 1 70, it was stated that they had increased in wealth and importance. It was the wish of those who made the concessions alluded to, that such should be their ef- Ira. With these concessions the Catholics had promised to be content, but had since come forward, an-d in a - lone of - the most haughty overbear ing insolence, claimed the command of our Army and Navy as their right, and also their ability to sit on the Bench in our Courts of Law. It was said that the Catholics were four millions in number ; snd it was lurther said, that they were greatly irri tated. They were greatly irritated, and therefore they ought not to be trusted too much. It was now sad, give them the command of the Army and Nsvy, and they will be sati,fied. But was it cer t,.in they would be so? They had promised to be cor.tent with the concessions made them in 1793, hut they had forgotten, or at least, they had not ob ter% ed their promise. He could never be persuaded that au illustrious Friend of his, now no more, had intended pro , ) j osing to concede them what - they re q ired, ivithou-t having some guards in his Mind against the rob..ble effeas of their claims being _gr:nted. He proceeded at considerable length to speak on the 5ubk....81 of those claims, and on their:l - roper manner in which they had been urged, -and at the same time stroegly deprecated the practice -of Ut inging them into every discussion, to keep up that 'ferment in one pair of the empire which had al wady teen excited. Their Lordships, he was con fident, could not agree to the Address, as to carry up such a one under existing circumstances would be it.sulting to the Prince. Satisfied as - he was -with the support of Parliament on former occasions, and with the approbation, he would have been con tent v•;th putting a single negative to the question, if the amendment had not been moved by his Noble Friend. The Earl of MOIRA thanked the last Speaker for thE hank and fair manner in which he 'expressed himcelf with respell to the Catholic claims, and dountme - , before in what way to aB, the arguments of the Noble Lord had the effed of determining him to vote for the original motion. The Noble Lord, not satisfied with the broad exclusion of the Catho lics trom a participation in the blessings of the Con• stitution, had preferred several charges against them, in which he was not borne out by fads. He bad accused them of assuming an haughty overbearing demeanour, and of claiming those beriefitsjto which they conceived themselves to be entitled in an im- woe' manner". Ire wished the Noble tlord had atternred to make these charges out, and to justify by facts what he had thought he had a right to assert. Reduced to the necessity of casting about, to endeavour to pick out of the imperfect outline given by the Noble Lord, that on which his charges were founded, he at last could only come to this conclusion, that the Catholics had not sinned against either the spirit or the letter of the law. Iri.the pre sent awful and extraordinary state of things, it was incumbent upon their Lordships to bestow their best attention on this important subject. Why were they to shut their eyes to the effect's of tiegli'letin„a the Catholics of Ireland ? Why close ,their visual organs to the threatening evils, which met in time could be surmounted 5 but which suffered to augment, might • Ultimately overwhelm them ? If we had a formidable overbearing enemy to encounter abroad, was it not at once our du'y and our interest to avail ourselves of our best resources at home ? At such a crisis we should look to Ireland for all the support it is in her power to afford, and endeavour to avail our selves of all her strength, by allowing her a full , share of_ the blessings of the Constitution. On his soul he believed, and be would lay it before the Almighty, that the safety of this empire solely depended on conciliating ,the Catholics ..of Ireland ; nor could he see any security for the empire, but in uniting heart and hand all parts of it. He thought it indispeusibly necessary to conciliate the population of Ireland, but after what they had heard that night, not only did it appear that tlwre was no hope of conciliating, but that there was no hope of tranquilizing them without a change of, system. His Lordship concluded, repeating that be had been doubtful what course to take in the pre sent debate, till the arguments'of :he last speaker de cided him in favour of the original motion. The House then divided, when the numbers .were— For the original MOtiOil 43 Proxies • .Zx —65 For-the amended Address 9 0 Proxies . , /2 -172 Majority in favour of Minister s Adjourned at One o'clock this morning. HOUSE OF COMMONS. THURSDAY, MARCH 19. Mr. WHARTON brought in a Bill to amend the .50th of the King for regulating the securities taken in public offices, and also a Bill to revive the Com mittee of Military Inquiry ; they were each read a rust time, mid ordered to be read a second time to morrow. The Wootton Bassett Eleaion Petition was post poned to Thursday next. Mr. HOUSTOUN presented a petition from .the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Glasgow, praying for a free trade with the East Indies after 11:e expiration of the present charter to . .the East India Company, which he conceived to be an objea Of the highest importance and interest to the com mercial prosperity of the Empire. The Woods and Forests Bill went through a Committee, and the report was ordered to be rLceiv ed to-morrow. The Loan Bill was read a third time and passed.. Mr. HERBERT postponed his motion respeaing the License Trade to Monday next. Leave was given to bring in a Bill to disaforest Packherst Forest. The Pilots Bill went through a Committee, and the report was brought up and ordered to be takeii into further consideration on MOnday next. General GASCOIGNE presented a Petition from the West India Planters and Merchants of Liverpool, praying for relief by the redudion of the Duties on .Sugar and Coffee. General TARLETON said, he was placed in a very awkward situation, having papers in his possession of a diredly contrary tendency to the Petition which was read to the House, and being at the same time instruded to give the Petition his support. The best and most candid course, he thought, would be to read the papers to which he had alluded•, which were letters from most respectable persona in the town of Liverpool. He then read the letters, to gether with his own answers to them. The former went to refute the representations which had been made of the declining state of Liverpool, and ac counted for the present appearance of distresss in the lower classes by the stoppage of work at the Docks, which had taken place in consequence of the grant not being made in time, by which means a number of poor people, from Wales and other parts, were thrown out of employment. Having put the House in possession of the information he had received, and the situation in which he stood, he felt that he had pursued the most manly course, and as honesty is the best policy, he believed the roost judicious. General GA/COIGNS contended that the present distress of Liverpool proceeded from the stagnation of the Colonial Trade. After a fow words froaik Gen. TiILSTON, the Pe tition was orderod to lio on tho table. The Legal Quays Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next. Lord Wellington's Annuity Bill, and the Glee• .Amendment Duly Bill, wore read a second Lima, and ordered to be committed to-tuoriow. The Report of the Cominittee on the Honduras Trade was brought up, and agreed to, and the Rill ordered to be brought in accordingly. The Irish Militia Law Amendment Bill, the Irish Militia Families Bill, the Irish Soldiers Wives Bill, and the Irish Bishops Bill went through the Com mittee, and the Reports were ordered-to be received to-morrow. .The Report of the Bermuda Trade Bill was re ceived, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Jamaica Trade Bill went through a Commit tee, and the Report was ordered to be received to morrow. Mr. Rosa brought in the Candi and United SlAtes Intercourse Bill; which was read a first time, and ordered to.be read a second time to-mor- Mr. GRATTAN gave notice ofa motion for the 17th of April, for taking into consideration the petitions of the 13rewers of Cork, anci other parts:—Adjourned. LONDON : Printed by 7 HOMAS WOOD, of No. 35, Maiden-lane, Cpvent-garden • an At the Sufi OFFICE ) No, 112, strand, where ildvertisongull, Oriels row. . ARRIVIID-11 nUbthi, z WaterßAlL Dui-IJitA, I tie ' sey, z Quecnswy, i 13razils, 1 Dublin, z Waterford. NticE 01: sTocKsa, THIS DAY AT TWILVILO'CLOCIt. Ccn , ;f)ls . • • • • • 59 THE SUN. SOLILM QUIS DICIRE FAL SUM AUDEAT ? L 0 N D 0 A', MARCH 20, isle. We are unable to communicate to our Readers any further intelligence respecting the French Squa dron. The strength and continuance of the Easterly winds have, no doubt, retarded the arrival of the the information. The Myrtle, which left the Bul wark on the t t th, could riot fetch Falmouth till the 16th. The situation of the enemy's ships, and the Tremendous and Poiaiers, were considerably to the Westward of Sr RICHARD KING's Squadron ; it is therefore not surprising, with the wind. so much at East, the reult should not yet be known. Admiral - DURHAM stood dawn Channel yesterday about noon, with four sail of the line, from St. Helen's. Some disagreeable accounts from Manchester reached town this morning; riots are said to havj broken out, and a considerable body of troops have been ordered 'thither ; but the Manchester Journal is silent on thesubjea. The Debate upon Lord Beaapiunoses Motion took place (as we stated it would) yesterday. Lord GRENVILLE, from the recent calamity in his family, did not attend ; , Lord GRILY, however, was present, and took a share in the Debate. We are prevented by want of room from milking any observation* upon this most interesting discussion : we can only say, that the result sliews, in the most unequivocal manner, the sentiment's entertained by their Lordships, respeling the present Admini stration and their Opponents. Lord BOIURINGDON'S motion, the obvious objea of which was to efVea the removal of the present Ministers, on account of their opinions on the Roman Catholic Claims, was negatived by an immense majority. We may also collea from this decision, the sentiments of the House of Peers upon the Claims of the Roman Ca tholics, because they, in faQ, formed the real ground of the discUssior?, and of the division, last night, Yesterday Lord Kama had an audience of the PRINCE REGENT, at Carl►on House, and took leave of his Royal Highness, previous to his leaving town to take the command of the Channel Fleet. His Lordship was to leave town this morning, at five o'clock.' Yesterday the JUDGE ADVOCATE had An audience of the PRIN G E REGENT, at Carlton House, and took his Royal Highness's commands upon some Courts Martial. Yesterday the Dukes of CLAKV4CII and C4N BRIDGE had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT• This day, at one o'clock, the PRINCE REGENT wilt hold a Privy Council at Carlton House. The RE CORDER of LONDON will attend, and make his re port of the convias capitally convicled at the last Session in the Old Bailey. JOHN HORNE TOOKE, Esli.- 4n Wednesday night, about t 2 o'clock, this Gentleman, who has long been known in the political world, closed his mortal career, at his house, at Wimbledon, in the 77th year of his age. He had been for several weeks in a decining state, and had lost the use of his lower extremities. A few days ago, mortification appeared, and rapidly advanced. Dr.PEARSON, Mr. CLINE, Mr. Tooke's two daughters, and Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, • attended on him, and . he was informed that his dissolution was approach ing. He signified, with a placid look, - that he was fully prepared, and bad reason to be grate ful for having passed, so long and so happy a life, which he would willingly have had extended if it had been possible. He expressed much satisfaation that he shoo',! be surrounded m his last moments by those who were most dear to him., He professed his perfea confidence in the existence of a Supremeßeing, whose final purpose was the happiness of his crea tures. The eccentric facetiousness for which he was so remarkable did not forsake him till he be came speechless, and even then his looks wore an asped of cheerful resignation. A. short time be fore his death, When he was supposed to be in a elate of entire insensibility; Sir FRANCIS BURDETT . mixed up a cordial for him, which his me dical frit lads told the Baronet it would be to no purpbse to administer, but Sir FaAN.crs 'perse vered. in offering it, and raised Mr. Tuoxa with that view: The letter opened his eyes, and scrim; who offered the draught, took the glass and drank the contents with eagerness. He had previously observed, that he should not be like the man at Strasburgb, who, when doomed to death, re quested time to pray, till the patience of the Magistrates was exhausted, and then, as a last expedient, begged to be .p.inaitted to close his life with his favamite amusement of nine.pin,- but who kept bowling on, with an evident determina tion. never to finish the-game.—He desired that no funeral ceremony should be s,iid over his remains, andthat six of the poorest men in the parish should have a guinea each fbr bearing him to the vault which had been prepared in hisgarden. Thus ended the life of a person who had excited noslight degree of pnblic, attention—whose attainments, scientific and classi cal, were profound ; and who, if his mind had not unfortunately taken a political bias which gerverned his whole charaCter, might have been one of the most useful and valuable ornaments of society. Published by WI I LIAM. ARMIGE R SCRIPPS, South IV :Or the Paper, letters for the Editor., &c. (pOstpaiQ 01 ton-st reet, G rqsvvor- sq uarc a r), taus[ be a4drcs4vd. NAVAL NEWS. DEAL, MARCH iO.-=Arrived his Majesty's. slip Mermaid from Portsmouth. Came down from the River the Hercules for the South Seas; and the Lion for Jamaica. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH i9.—SJilcd Admiral DUR HAM, with his Majesty's ships Venerable, Elizabeth., Plantagenet, Hotspur, and Osprey, in pursuit of the French squadron. His Majesty's ship Comet has since been ordt:red to follow Admiral DURHAM, and is . now worki:),,, through the Needles ; in consequence the 'Veit sloop of war has_ been appointed convoy (or New foundland instead of the Comet. Sailed his Majesty's ships Pelorus and /phigene with the Mediterranean convoy, Serapis for Malta, and the Dexterous for Cadiz. FALMOVTIT, MARCH ► 7.—Sailed the Princess Elizabeth packet for Surinam and Berbice. • Accounts are slated to have been received of two French frigates having been intercepted in an attempt to get into Brest. They are suppo4t:d to be :Kiri of the Rochvfort or L'Orient squadrons, which Sir RICHARD KING was in glace of. A. letter from Gottenburgh, of the 13th inst. re ceived yesterday, states, that tue French iropps in the North had received orders to halt, owing, as it was conjectured, ,to some r►r-gociation for an adjut. ment of the cliff:rences b t-een Rusita and France. By an arrival from the river Plate, a Buenos Ayres Gazette Extraordinary of the 21st of November has been received. It contains report• of various suc 7 cesses gained by the insurgents over- the Goi,ern 'Tient forces in Peru.' Pott•.iguese troops, ac cording to the last accounts, v►ere still it Maldo nado. Yesterday there was a Quarterly Meeting at the Bank, when the Half-year's Dividend was declared by the Governor to be five per cent. clear of all de dudions for income tax. A Proprietor afterwards rose, and called the attention of the Meeting to the measure now before Parliament, for making Bank of England Notes a legal tender. He hoped this measure was not supported by any recommeodatton `from the Bank, as he thought that the unquestionable Solidity of the Company, and the well known pro priety of their condu&, was a sufficient security for their credit, which required no force to maintain it. The Governor, in reply, said, that the measure al. hided to was brought forward by 'the CHANCELLOX of the EXCHEQUER, without any solicitation on the part of the Bank. It was wholly a measure of the begislature. A Vote of Thanks to the Governor, Deputy Governor, and Directors, was carried Una nimously. When al. per Cent. Consols or Reduced Bank An nuities are below Go, Government Lite Annuities cannot be purchased.—Particulars are delivering, gratis, at the Office in Bank-street. -On Wednesday last, at a meeting of the President and Fellows of Sion College, certain Resolutions wele unanimously agreed to, pointing out. ihe injurious consequences that would ensue trona what is called the Emancipation of the Roman Catholics. , At Maidstone Assizes on Wednes . ay, Guillaume • Leman, -Jean Fiddle kouelle, and Henry de Roche moat, were indited for forging and uttering notes resembling Bank Notes. The three.prisonets were Prisoners of War on board a prison sl;ip at. Chat ham. The Jury found 'Leman and Roueile Guilty, _ and Rochemarit Not Guilty.—Robert Dolliver, a prisoner of war, by birth an American, - and Jews "team, were also:convicted of uttering forged notes of the above description.---The Hon. B. Cocir RANH, of Portman•square, with his witnesses, attended the Grand Jury, and presented a Bill of I tidittnent William George Harrison,. and Esther Elizateth Counter, - alias Esther Eliza Si.. Julian 3 for writing threatening letters, wilt' a to extort Telt Thousand Pounds from Mr. COCHRANE, and was returned a true 8.11. We understand tligg de fendants are out upon bail, and cannot to obligtd to take their trial until the Summer Assizes. SMITHFIELD MARKET, MARCH 30. This day's Market had but an indifferent supply, of different kinds of Cattle ; Mutton sold at last price; Beef, Pork, and Veal are cheaper ; and the trade, for the most pert, was somewhat flat the sales in the Hay-market were not lively : Straw•, and Clover haVe got up in price. The no dermentioned pricus and numbers: are a.correot state. awn t :-- To sink the Offal per st :tte of Reef, ss. od. to 6s. ed. Mutton, ss. Oct. to bs. 4d. Veal, 9s. edi. to 7.41. l'o:k, .d. to bs. Beasts, 730. Sheep, 4 9,0. Calves, gs. Pigs, 291. • SMITHFIRLD HAY NI A ItK lf.T. Hay, 4bt ics. od. to sl iss ,d. Sttaw, , 2,1. xos. ad. to 31, Clovcr, 51, irs. oil. to 161. os. ocl. CdRN EXCHANGE, MARCH Today t! Market, e,ring to the late contrary winds coast wise, has again very few fresh arr•vals of Whea.t a and.the sales edetted fully support last_ prices ; Rye is much dearer ; Barley rather so ; WIWe li ) :!ase also higher; Beans, of the tuo kinds maintain tlittir prices ; we have, likewise, very short supplies of Oats, and this trade quoted at a further increase price; sales of Flour .at the fate adtance. Wheat - ns a 11 zs a 13os 'Via Beans (new) sos -a .55 Fine ditto - - r3zs a t36s Ditto (tine old) -57 s a sgs Rye - - I,os a 65s Oats - - 32$ a 38s a 4Qs. ijarleY -_ - - 47 , i a 63s Poland ditto -4 1 s a .13a Mail - - - Btis a 94s i Potatoe ditto . 445 a - 40 Whiteße'ase(boil.) Sos a et IZapeSecd - . (tit a 68t grey ditto - -57 s a . 635 Fine Flour - lois a 110$ ke.dili; .- - -55 S a Isis Seconde - - loos o loss F STOCK. RDay. IG'E 0 YESTE. Kan Stock, shul-, India Bonds, its. r,s. pr. Navy s per Lent. 90 Foccheq. Bills, 3d, per day,' 4 per Cent, Shur par. —34 d. der day, 44. pr, 3 per Cent. keci. shut par • per Cent. Cons - : boo 63 On'inium, 4 Bank 1.. Ann. shut Imperial 3 per Cent. India Stock, Coos. for Loth A 'nil, 60 UGH. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGk. TO-MOR. ROW. Morning, 37 min. after -- 13:1 — vening, - 2 min. after 5.