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inquiry and reflection, to be friendly to the cause of Parliamentary Reform. MT. RICHARD MARTIN - disapproving every. : part of the Bill, would support the increase' pro posed, in the amount of the qualification. With out inquiring whether the imputations thrown out against the Electors-of Southwark and West minster were true or not, lie could not help ob serving that the opinions of the Hon. Members for those places, and perhaps he might add for Middlesex also, were not usually in accordance -with those of the generality of the House. He had . good - authority for saying that one of the banking houses in Leeds contemplated the re moval of its establishment, if this Bill passed into a law.—(Natne.)- 7 —Under existing circumstances lie did not think it safe to name, nor would it be safe for the gentry of Leeds to petition against the Bill. Mr. LOCKHART conteniled, in opposition to Lord :Milton,, that all Boroughs were not origi nally scot and lot. lie was decidedly averse to the amendment of the Noble Lord, though he should not object to some mod6rate composition. In this view, any change in the representation ought to be bottorned•on property. Lord M:LTON explained. Sir It. WILSON reminded the Committee, that in Southwark the voters were inhabitant house holders, paying scot and lot. - With regard to what had fallen from the Hon. Member for Gal way on the subject of the representatives for Westminsler and Southwark, he could only reply that he (Mr. R. Martin) was one of those Whote praise is censure, and whose censure praise." M% It. MARTIN said, that he rose to explain, not to apologise, to the Hon. General. What he asserted in the house he would assert any where. In what he had stated he did not mean either to criticise or to censure. Mr. BROGDEN reminded the Non: Gentleman that the Member for Horsham (Mr.'llurst) had first caught his eye and ought to have pre cedence, excepting far explanation.—(Order, chair.) . Mc. R. MARTIN continued, that he would strictly confine himself to explanation, though he thought that a gentlenian was -entitled to some indulgence in this respect ) who had been told that his praise was censure, and his censure praise.—(Hear !)—The gallant General had to tally and radically misunderstood him : he had never censured the conduct of the Members for Southwark or Westminster; he had merely salcl that in general their opinions were not in accord ance with the sentiments of the majority of the House—(Hear D—lt was the easiest and safest thing in the worldfor a man to bravado in the Howe of CoMmons: he had no such intention; he felt kindly towards the gallant General, but if he had meant. to affront him, he would have chosen a different place for doing so. Mr. HußsTadverted to what had been done on former occasions on the disfranchisement of Bo roughs ; those bils uniformly gave the right of voting to freeholders of dos. It had been truly said by the Noble Lord (Milton), that when the House was creating a new right, it ought not to overlook the poorer classes, who contributed so much to taxation, and during periods of distress suffered such severe Privations. Ile was there fore strongly in favour of the amendment to give the right of voting to all who paid scot rand lot. Lord r.ToN explained. Mr. PEEL thought the enactment either of 201. or 101. as the limit arbitrary, and in some views objectionable, and was unwilling to give the inhabitants of Leeds - the mere shadow of popular repres.entation. But even if the right of voting vi..re confined to those who pay poor-rates upon 101., the number of electors would probably not be less than 2,000 or 3,000. To open a wider door he thought inex-pedient, and he did not know that the better mode would not have been to have transferred the writ to the East-riding of Yorkshire. He was by no means of opinion that it would be to the advantage of Leeds to give an unlimited right of voting, be cause it was a manufacturing town, and a popular election would form a most serious interruption to those habits of industry, necessary for the suc cess of its trade. Perhaps the effect of the Noble Lord's amendment, if carried, might be to re move branches of trade from Leeds to neighbour ing or rival towns. upon the whole, he was in favour of the qualification being fixed at 201. Mr. ABERCHOMBY. had wished that the writ should be given to Yorkshire, but he had changed his opinion in - this respect, from a feeling that the transference of it to .Leeds would secure to manufactUring interest in that part of the country a more dicect and effectual representation. He should vote for the. proposition of the Noble Lord (Milton), because he should thereby sup port a principle, and he objected to a limit of either 101. or 201., as arbitrary and unconStitu tional.—Mr. PEEL explaitx.4. Mr. MoNcx observed, that all were agreed in principle, and differed' only in degree. The ob ject was to give to the inhabitants of Leeds a po pular form of election, and be supported the amendment of the Noble Lord because it ad hered to long-established usage: The chiet.and broad ground on which he would vote for the amendment was, that it gave to a large, and par ticularly the poorer class, ali,interest in the Con stitution and, in the Representation.--Viea.r!)— The great defect in the ConstitUtion was, that the poor classes were not represented. lf ! they bad been- represented, the 'taxes would not. be now so heavy oi•'so unequal.—(Hear !)—lt was remarkable that the land-tax,. which affected not the poorer class, was now the same as it had been more than.a century back ; while the tax on beer, the beverage of the . _Poor, was quadrupled. —(Hear !) Lord CASTLEREA,9II made some objections to the principle of the Bill, which he would, have preferred had it .gOne to extend the Franchise to County repreSentation, instead of a manufac turing Borough: He thought the representation of manufacturing Towns; that which ought least to be augmented, because it disturbed the indus trious habits of artizans, and. ; gaye rise to danger -and alarm. He was decidedly opposed, at all events, to tie qualification by scot and lot, and since the House had decided on transferring the franchise to Leeds ; he thought that the right of voting should be confined to inhabitants who rented houses of c2Ol. This he begged to be un derstood he did, although he would have much preferred the principle of a district reform. - After some further discussion between Mr. R. Martin, Mr. Denman, Mr. W. Courtenay, and Mr. Scarlett, Lord John Russell replied, and the House divided upon Lord Milton's Amend ment, when there appeared— For the Atnendin - ;nt 66 Against it Majority ..... —......._,....._ ____ . Mr. STUART WOitTI:EY then submitted his proposed Amendment for limiting the right of voting to persons who rented houses at the yearly rent of 201. On a division there appeared— For the Amendment l4B Against it Majority -54 The motion of Lord John Russell was of course negatived. The CHAIRMAN then read the clause entitling the Elec. tot s of Grampound who had nut been convicted of bribery to vote for Knights of the Shire. Mr. D. GILBERT strongly objected to this clause, as affect ing the respectability of the county freeholders by associating the hiec•tors of Grampound with them. The Electors of Grampound ought rather to be associated with the neigh bouring Borough of Tregony. Mr. TIERNEY said that fears entertained of this hill fail ing in another place, vvontd be very Much strengthened by disfranchising without any equivalent Electors who had not been convicted of any offence. The Hon. Member bad no objection to transfer the corrupted Electors of Grampound to Tregony, while he objected so earnestly against associating them with the numerous and respectable Freeholders Of the County. Forty corrupt Electors might, according to the Hon. Member, be with propriety associated with a small num ber of Electors, but not with a large number! He (Mr. Tier ney) could not help seeing, from what the Noble Lord (Castle reagh) had said, that the Bill would be opposed elsewhere.— Ile should be very apprehensive of the fate of the Bill in the Lords if 40 persons were disfranchised by it. Mr. D. GILBERT explained. Mr. C. WYNN supported the objection of Mr. D. Gilbert. He considered a Corporation as an individual, and answerable for every act of corruption by individual members of it. Mr. H. MARTIN Made some remarks. Lord J. - RUSSELL spoke• across the table in a tone which made him inaudible in the gallery. Mr.STIIART WORT LEY hoped, and most sincerely hoped, that the Bill would pass both Houses . : and that it would not be lost in the Lords, because its loss there would have the effect of irritating persons to a very great extent. The clause was negatived without a division. Lord J. RUSSELL brought up a clause limiting the dura tion of Elections in Leeds to five days. • Lord LOWTHER thought the time too shorts and con tended for ten days. . Mr. Tierney, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Wynn, Mr. C. Calvert, and Mr. Bright, supported the clause, and pointed out many evils in protracted Elections. The clause was allowed to form part of the Bill. The Preamble was then read. _ _ M. P. COUR lESAY contended for the restoration of an expression which had originally existed in the Preamble— namely, that the disfranchisinent of Granipound made a defi ciency of two burgesses in the representation. The restora tion of this clause was necessary in 'order to disconnect the Bill from any principle of Parliamentary Reform. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, that any theory of a precise number, such as Übs, being necessary, was contrary to the history of Representation. Lord BINNING urged the restoration of the expression. Sir M..W. RIDLEY and Mr. WARRE argued in favour of the Preamble ms it now stood. Mr. W. COUR fENAY was for the representation. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Brogden) here made some observa tions which escaped uc. Sir RONALD FERGUSSON thought the conduct of the Chairman was most improper in taking any part in the dis cussion, when he ought to have been as impartial as the Speaker in the Chair. Mr. B. BATHURST defended the Chairman, and argued that the bringing up of the Report was not a matter of course; and that, therefore, the Chairman was in order when he said that it was net usual to act as had been proposed on this occasion. _ Sir J. NEWPORT insisted that the Chairman had gone beyond the line, since he had no right to give his opinion beforehand upon a question that would afterwards arise. Mr. BROGDEN stated, that all he had said was, that it was unusual to report a Bill on the same day on which it was committed. If the Hon. General had any complaint against him, he hoped he would bring it forward before the House, when he hoped he would be able to vindicate himself. Sir R. FEItGUSSON said he of course spoke of the chair, not of the individual who occupied it. But it had struck him that when the Chairman addressed that (the opposition) side of the House, by way of argument rather than ►n any other way, that his conduct was improper.—(Hear, hear 1) Mr. STUA.RT WORTLEY made some observations which we did but hear. Mr. IIROGDEN, having left the Chair, said be had a Bill to report to the House when the House would be pleased to receive the same, adding that he supposed that the proper way. Some NIEMBER named Monday next, which was fixed ac cordingly. The House then proceeded to the other Orders of the Day.. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL obtained leave to brine in a Bill to enable one judge to open and adjourn a commission on a circuit. Dr. LUSHINGTON postponed till Monday his motion re. girding Irish Masters in Chancery. PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. . Mr. HUM moved for a return of co mpe nsations and al. lowances, amounting to 105,0001., granted to Commissioners, Clerks, &c. formerly employed in the Civil Service of the Navy, wit h a statement whether their offices had been abolished. Mr. LONG objected to this motion being made in the absence of the Gentlemen belonging to the Naval Depart ment. The Hon. Gentleman had no reason to complain of any indisposition on that side of the House to refuse him any intormation he had ever applied for. . Mr. CREEVEY replied, that all the Gentlemen on the other side must have beets aware of this motion, of which notice bad been given, and which was announced in the Mi nutes. Mr. BROGIYEN thought the Hon. Gentleman ought not to have brought forward a motion of this kind, at a time Gentlemen acquainted with the subject were not present. Mr. HUME defended himself ,against the imputation of attempting to take the House by surprize. He next moved for the application of several other expences connected with the Naval and Ordnance Departments. . Mr. LUSHINOTON thought it quite impossible to furnish the return required, and hoped that Mr. Hume would with draw his motion. Mr. HUMS, after a few words, consented. • • The Solicitor General's motion to enable any one Commis -• sioner to open.and adjourn COmenissions upon the Circuits in England, ss as postponed until Monday. The other orders of the day were then disposed of; and the House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'Cluck. SHIP NEWS. SCILLY, FEB. 28.—0 n the 23d, three large smugglers (carrying 14, 18, and 20 guns) passed round the Island to the N. W. About two miles off the Light House they fired two suns each, gave three cheers, and steered for their destinations. N )RTH SHIELDS, MARCH I.—A large smuggling cutter 1-. as been captured by his Majesty's cutter Swallow off the Fern Islands, after a running fight of three quarters of an hour, and brought in here. The Swallow had one man wounded. The crew of the smuggler escaped in their boats. Part of the cargo, consisting of Tobacco and Geneva, together with her guns, were thrown overboard during the chase. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. Oxroan, MARCH Q.—Monday last the Ttev. Charles Hyde Wollaston, M.A. of King's College, and the Rev. William Pearse, M. A. of ' Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, were admitted ad eundem.—The Reverend Daniel Davies, B.D. Fellow of Jesus College, was admitted Doctor in Di vinity, and Capel Cure, Esq. of Christ Church, was admitted Bachelor of Arts, Grand Compounder. EccLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS.—The Rev. Frederick Cor sellis, M. A. to the Living Of Fingringhoe, Essex, vacant by the death of the Rev. David Love ; patron, Hunt Mickelfield, Esq. At aGeneral Ordination held by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese of Worcester, at Hartlebury, ou Saturday last, the following Gentleman were ordained : ParEsrs.—The Rev. Hen. Andrew! St. John, B. A.; the Rev. John Clayton, B. A.; the Rev. Morgan Davies, B. A. Cliudesley Faulkner, 8.A.; Edward Wcoodyatt a B.A. ttIE CATHOLIC QUE S TION. miumtury AND MINORITY ON IRE MOTION or ma. PLUNKETT FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER OF THE LAWS AFFECTING THE ROMAN . CATHOLICS:=WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28. MAJORITY. AbercrosnhyHa V ..t. Farrand, Robt. Moore, Abraham Acland, Sir 'F . Farquharson, A. _Worland, S. B. Alexander, Joe. Fergtisson ' Sir R. Mostyn, Sir T. Allen, J. H. Fitz gera ld s Lord W. Neville, Hon. R. Altherp, Visct. Fitzgerald, Rt. Hon. Nugent, Lord ' Anson, Sir G. M. Nugent, Sir G. Anson, Hon. G. Fitzgibbon,Hon. R. O'Callaghan, J. Arbuthnot, Rt. fin. Fitzroy, Lord J. O'Grady, Standish C. Fitzroy, Lord C. Ord, Wm. Brandling, C. J. Fleming, J. Palmer, C. F. Baillie ' .1. F or b es , L or d P a l merston , Vi sc t. Bagwell, lit. Hon. Frankland, R. Pares, Thos. W. French, A. Parnell, Sir H. Barham, J. F. Fi nc h, G. Pierce, Henry Barham, J. F. jun. Gladstone, John Phillimore, Dr. Baring, Sir Thos. Gasket!, Ben. Phillips, George Baring, Alex. (Monarchy, Vise. Phillips, G. It. Barnard, Visct. Gordon, Robt. Plunkett, Rt. Hon. Barrett, S. M. Graham, Sandford W. Beaumont, T. W. Grant, C. Pole, Rt. Hn. W. W; Restive; Earl of Grant, J. P. Ponsonby, Hn.F.C. Becher, W. W. • G ran t, J. M. P ower , Richd. Bennet Hon. H. G. Grant, F. W. Powlett, Hon. W. Bentinh, Lord W. Grattan, J. Prendergast, J. S. Benyon-, Ben. Grenfell, Pascoe Price, Robert Blake, Sir F. Griffith, J. W. Pringle, Sir W. Binning, Lord Holdsworth, T. _ Pym, Francis ' Birch, Joseph Harvey, C. Plumber, John Blair, J. H. Hamilton, Lord A. Ramsay, Sir A. Browne, D. Hamilton, Sir H.D. Rice, T. S. Browne, P. Hamilton, Hans. Ridley, Sir M. W. Browne, J. Harbord,Hon. E. Robinson, Sir Geo. Browne, Dom. Harding, Sir H. Robinson,Rt.Hn.F. Broadhead, T. Heatlicote, G. J. Rowley, Sir W. Bury, Vise. Hill, Lord A. Iturnbold, Charles Benett, Jahn Hobhouse, J. C. Russell, Lord Win. Butler, Hon. C. W. Honywood, W. P. Russell, R. G. 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V - Lloyil, Sam. Wilmot, Robt. Crompton, S.. V LLshington, Stepp. Wall, C. B. Crosby, J. Lawley, F. Ward, Hon. W. Creevey,, T. Metcalfe H. V Warre, J. A. Daly, J. Macken zie, T. - Warrender, Sir G. Dawson, J. M. Maberly, W. L. Weifern, C. C. Denison, Wm. J. Macdonald, J. , Wharton, John Denman, Thos. Mackintosh, Sir J. ' Whitbread, Sam. C. Douglass, W. K. Mahon, Hon. S. Whitbread, W. H. Doveton, G. Majorbanks, S. White, Luke Dundas, lion. T. Martin, John Whitmore, W, Dundas, C. Martin, R. - Williams, J. P. Dunlop, J. - Wildmay, Hon. P. Wilson, Sir it Don, Sir A. St. John Wood, Ald. Ellice, Edw. Milton, Visct. Wortley, J. S. Ellis, C. Rose Nonck J. 13: Wynn, Sir NV; W. Ellis, Hon. G. A. Money, W. T. Wynn, C. W. Ellison, C. Moore, Peter Wyvill, M. Evans, Wm. TELLERS—Viscount Duncannon and W. Fremantle. PAIRED OFF WITH Phipps, Hon. Ed. Ward, Robert . Bourne, Right Hon. S. Ryder, Hon. R. Belgrave, Lord Lowther, John Colthurst, Sir N. Wynne, Owen Wattle, Hon. W. Campbell, A. ' • Maxwell, John Luttrell, John Titchfield, Marquess Clive, Lord Cumming, G. Montgomery, J. Lester, B. L. Swann, H. Evelyn, L. . Scott, Sir W. Curwen, J. C. , Goulburn, H. Ramsden, J. C. Northey, W. Newport, Rt. Fin. Sir J. Cartwright, R. Crespigny, Sir W. D. Powell, Ed. Tavistock, Marquess Worcester, Marquess Ebrington, Lord Newman, Rt. Gurney, Hudson Dent, John Scarlett, J. Noel, Sir G, Guise, Sir W. Lockhart, J. J. , Pryse, Pryse • Estcourt, T. G. Russell, Lord John Nichol!, Sir John Wilkins, Walter Bradshaw t T. 1 - I.' . . Croker ; .l. W. V .' - Yarmouth, Earl • Scudamore, R. . Walker, S. MINORITY. Apsley, Lord Egerton, W. Archdale, M. Elliot, Hon. W. Ashurst, Wm. Ellis, Thos. Astell, Wm. Fair lie, Sir W. C. Astley, J. D. Fane, John A ttwood, M. Pane, Vere A'Court, E. H. Fane, Thos. Alexander, J. Fethrives, W. H. Ancram, Lord Fetherstone, Sir T. Bankes, H. ' Fife, Earl of Bankes, G. Fleming, John Bathurst, Rt.Hn. B. }olkes, Sir M. Bathurst, Hon. S. Fox, G. Lane I3eckett, Rt. Hon.J. Fynes, H. Bent, John Gascoyne, J. Bentinck, Lord F. Gifford, Sir R. Beresford, Sir J. Gilbert, D. G. Beresford, Lord G. Graham, Sir J. Bernard, Lord Grant. A. C. Blackburne, John Greville, Sir C. Blair, J. Gossett, W. Bouverie, Hon. B. Grosvenor, D. Brogden, J.. _ Handley, H. BrownlOw, C. ' Hart, General Brtidenell, Lord Harvey, Sir E. Bright, Henry Hill, Sir G. Bruce, Rt. Holford, G. P. Burrell, Sir C. Holmes, W. Burrell, Walter Hotham, Lord Buxton, J. J. Ileygate, Ald. Claughton, Thos. Hodson, J. A. Calvert, John Innes, John Cawthorne, J. F. Jenkinson, Hon. C. Cecil, Lord T. Jervoise, 0. P. Chaplin, C. livink, John Cheere, E. M. Knbx,. H on. Thos. Childe, W. L. ICeck, G. A. L. Cholmeley, Sir M. Kinnersley, W. Clerk, Sir G. Knatchbull, Sir E. Clements, Hon. J. Langston, J. IL Clinton, Sir W. Lemon, Sir W. Clive, Hon. It. H. Lenox, Lord G. Clive, Henry Leslie, C. P. Cockerel!, Sir C. Leigh, J. H. Cole, Sir Chr. Leagh, F. Cole, Sir L. Lewis, W. Collett, E. Lethbridge_, Sir T. Congreve Sir W. Lindsay, Hon. H. Copley, Sir John Lowther, Viscount Cotterell, Sir John Lowther, Hn. H.C. Corbett, P. Lowther, J. H. Cranbourne, Lord Lucy, G. - Crawley, Sam. Lushington, S. R. Cripps, J. Luttrell, H. Curtis, Sir Wm. . Maberly, John Curteis, J. H. Macnaghten, E. A. Curzon, Hon. Rt. Magennis, It. Cost,' Hon. W. Manners. Lord R. Cust, Hon. E. Manners, Lord C. Cust, Hon. P. Mansfield, John Cooper, R. B. Martin, Sir T. B. Dickinson, W. Mills, C. Dalrymple, A. Mitchell, John Davenport, D. Monteith, H. Davies, T. H. Morgan, Sir C. Dawkins, 11. Morgan, G. G. Deerhurst, Lord Munday, E. M. Divett, Thomas Munday, G. Dodson, I). Musgrove, Sir P. Douglas, John Mountcharles, Earl Dowdeswell, J. E. Nightingale, Sir M. Downie, Rt. Ommaney, Sir F. Drake, T. T. O'Neil, Hon. J. Drake, W. T. Onslow, Arthur Dugdale, 1). Tztutaq--0. Dawson and C. Lon. Pakenham, Hon. H. Palk, Sir L. Pechel, Sir Thos. Peel, Right Hon. R. Peel, W. Pellew, Hon. P. B. Penruddock, Pitt, W. M. Pitt, J. ' Pollen, Sir John Portman, E. 13. Powell, Sir J. K. Price, Richard Paxton, W. G. Pearse, John I'cle, Sir Peter Rogers, E. Roharts, A. Rice, Hon. G. Ricketts, C. M. Rick f ord, W. Robertson, A. Russell, J. W. Raine, J. Ray, Sir W. Scott, Hon. W. Scott, S. Seymour, Hugh Seymour, Horace Shelley, Sir John Shiffner, Sir G. Smith, T. A. Smith, C. Smith, S. Sneyd, N. Somerset, Lord G. Somerset, Lord E. Stewart, W. Strathaven, Lord St. Paul, Sir H. St vpford, Lord Strutt, J. H. Sumner, U. Holme Suttie, Sir J. Stewart, Sir John Taylor, Sir H. Taylor, G. W. Thynne, Lord John Townshend, Ld. C. Townshend,Hn. H. Tremayne, J. H. Tulk, C. A. Thompson, W. Ure, M. Valletort, Lord Vansittart, Itt. lion. N. Vivian, Sir H. Webbe, Ed. Wallace, Ht. -ImT, Westenra,Hon. Wells, John Wemyss, J. Wetherell, C. Whitmore, Thos. Wigrani, W. Wilbraham, E. B. Wildman, J.- Williams, Rat. Wilson, Thos. Wodehouse,Hon.3. Wodehouse, Ed. Wilson Sir H. Wyndham, W. THE SUN. SOLEI4 QUIS DICERE FALSUIII AUDEAT? LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1821. Paris Papers of Wednesday last reached us this morning, but they contain no important intel ligence respecting Naples. General NUCENT is gone to Laybach, at the express invitation, it is said, of his SICILIAN MAJEspr, whom he is to accompany to Naples.—The report of General 131Axcnr, Duca - di CASALANZA, having gone to that capital on an extraordinary mission, is not confirmed. Private 'Letters from Augsburg state, that the accession of Russia to the projects of Austria has given birth to many serious and important conjectures. It is repotted that a Declaration of the - Allied Sovereigns relative to the affairs of Spain has been transmitted to the Spanish Go vernment, but it is much doubted whether this Declaration will be received by the Cortes. From Madrid we learn that at 8 o'clock on the night of the 15th ult. an extraordinary Courier arrived there with dispatches from Laybach. The Coun cil of Ministers was immediately assembled, and it is presumed these dispatches contained propo sitions of the highest importance. There is, however, every reason to believe that this Cou rier-was not the bearer of the ultimatum of the Congress relative to Spain ; for we perceive by the Journal de Lyon that a Russian Colonel, on his road from Laybach to Madrid, passed through Lyons on the 23d, with the Declaration, it was reported, of the Allied SO - vereigns.. The. King of SPAIN still continues indisposed, and it is ima gined he will go to Salcedon, according to' the advice of his Physicians. Madrid . is perfectly quiet. The plan of an Italian Confederation appears to be nearly settled. The greatest difficulty to be overcome is to reconcile the preponderating influence of Austria with 'the political indepen dence of the Italian Princes. The Cabinet of Turin is stated to have presented several notes on this subject, the contents of which have in duced Prince nETTERNICH to give fuller expla nations respecting the basis on which this Confe deration is to be established. FRENCII FUNDS. Feb 27.—Fire per Cents. Bank Stock 1505 1. c. To convince the Protestant World how much reason there is at present for a general vigilance and union, under the present awful circumstances of the Country, s hall be our endeavour, in the short period which is allowed us before the se cond reading of the Bill to admit Papists to the Legislature and the higher offices of the State.— We think the Protestant Community have great cause for complaint iu not being liberally or fairly treated. In thefirst place, all the individuals who are disposed to point out the dangers to be apprehended from this great inroad on the` Con stitution of the Country are not heard, and, se condly, a period of the session has been chosen for the discussion of the subject, when so many Members for England are necessarily absent at tending their duty at the Spring Assizes in the administration of the civil and criminal jus tice of the Country ; and who, under such cir cumstances are, we believe, exempt from any call of the House ; and, thirdly, the Pro testants of Ireland will be, from the short ness of the interval, precluded. all opportunity of presenting their petitions to the House of Commons before the second reading of the Bill on the 16th instant. If such is the behaviour of the Advocates of the Catholics in the dawning of their hopes for power, what will be their conduct when they are in the full possession of it ! The triumphant tone ex pressed on the result of the recent divi sion carries with it no consolation to the Pro testant, but exhibits all the features of Popery —which piques itself in destroying and extirpat ing the enemies of God—whilst the Protestants, regarding none as the enemies of God on account of error, aim only at their own rational defence : but there is ' 4 manifestlyau inequality of force in CC these two species of religion ; their genius is cc essentially opposite; ProteStantisth calmly pre " sents herself to the tason:, Popery seizes thu " passions of mankind and hence modern Po " pert', set against modern Protestantism,. is in " danger of overwhelming it:"---The justness of these remarks is shown by recent occurrences. — We have no personal pique to our Catholic bre thren ; we know many of them to be, in pri vate life, amiable 'and. respectable characters. We are far from presuming to deny even the me rit of their intentions in a religious regard, for there - is no doubt but good intentions may exist in every religious sect ; but we must not allow any modern notions of liberality to prevent us from laying open the genius and tendency of their belief. We are satisfied with the conces sions already made to the Catholics, but we can not consent to proceed further, knowing the RULING principle of their Church, and, there fore, we shall freely explain, and urge on the at tention of our readers, the dangers that threaten the country. The resolutions submitted to the House by Mr. PLUNKETT are evidently framed, to allow him, should an opportunity present itself, of endeavouring to carry the whole ques tion, and to remove all obstacles to the admission of the Catholics to power, and • thus to subvert the great principles of the Bri tish Constitution, and those great National Acts which secured the Monarchy of these realms i❑ the Protestant House of Brunswick. It is an in controvertible constitutional maxim, " that the Throne, the Parliament, and the Government of this Country, are fundamentally Protestant." To this principle, pervading every part of Govern ment in the' State as well as in the Church, and operating upon all the sects and separatists, a; well as upon our excellent Ecclesiastical Esta blishment, the ruling and religious principle of a Roman Catholic is directly hostile,; and we arc firmly persuaded that no oaths or engagements-, which have been proposed or suggested, will af ford a security against the operations of that si lent, but poweifirl influence, which will be always: attendant upon the opinions and principles of Ro— man Catholics when in possession of legislative and high political power, and which cannot fail to have a Most deteriorating effect upon a Govern-. meat essentially Protestant ; and so far from the concession of legislative and high political , power being calculated to allay irritation, and promote the security and strength of the country, we are persuaded that it will lead to further de munds on the part of the Roman Catholics, and to jealousy and .discontent on the part of the' Protestants. And should the measure be adopted, we anticipate, from the temper and. - state of parties, those bitter controversies= in religion, and those feuds in politics, which. unhappily prevailed anterior to the Revolution. of 1688, and which may lead to consequences the most fatal to the peace and prosperity of the Em— pire:—We cannot conclude these observations‘ without expressing our indignation at the mis chievous and indecent . attempt at intimidationL which was thrown out by the daily organ of the• Whigs yesterday, in allusion to the rumoured: visit of an High and Illustrious Personage to the' Sister Kingdom. FOREIGN TRADE.—This Committee did not: sit yesterday, but will meet on Monday next,. when the whole of the evidence will be taken into consideration. What will be the nature of their report, or the conduct of the Government upon it, we cannot anticipate, otherwise than from. those rumours which are generally thrown out ta reel the pulse of the public on any measure which there is a desire to carry. Yesterday a great" depression was observed" not otily on the East' Country Walk, but at the Coal Market and other -- places of resort of the Shipping interest, from an apprehension it 'fas the intention of God -vernment to recommend' a' ?eduction of telt , shillings per load of. the present duties on F0:- reign timber, and to propose a duty of equal amount per load to be imposed on Colonial Tim-. ber, whilst it was mentioned by others that the' duty was to be 20 shiilinzs, per load both ways.. Which ever it is, it will be equally ruinous to • the British Ship Owner, and he must with— draw altogether from the Colonial timber trade. There is but one opinion on this point, among impartial and disinterested men,. and . it is that Which we have stated '; and we regret to observe it is not received with that consideration and attention which is due to it.; but the time will . arrive when the Country will have to lament this. ,total disregard of its best policy. Such was not the conduct of Mr.' PITT, who having been prevailed upon reluc tautly to acquiesce in the beginning of the French War in deviating from the former system of the Country, afterwards candidly acknowledged his error, and on his return to office in 1804 declared ' 4 that subsequent cir cumstances had convinced him most satisfacto rily of the infinite importance to the Country of getting rid of the relaxations which had taken place, and of returning at the earliest opportu nity to its former policy." Had Mr. PITT been.. spared to his Country, we are satisfied thzt Yee would haVe steadily retraced his steps, and have adhered to the Navigation and Colonial System• But under the circumstances of the moment, and the unaccountable conduct which is observed towards the Shipping Interest on the present oc casion, no alternative is left to them but to re new their applications to the Legislature through the medium of their Representatives in Parlia-, ment, who will, we have no doubt, give theM every attention and support in their power. At the Levee on Friday last his Grace. the Duke of BEnvono presented the Address to his MAJESTY hall the Freeholders and Burgesses 01 Petersfield, expressive of their loyalty and at tachment to his MAJESTY'S Person, and repre senting the •extretne degree of pressure under which they art • labouring in consequence of the existing agricultural distress, tlnd the present state of the representation of their Borough. LGNDoN.: Printed by J.B. 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CALL OF THE lIOVSE.—On Friday 16th March—Members • NOT ATTENDING to be sent for in custody of the Serjeant. GRAMPOUND BlLL.—Report further considered—Bill re-com mitted, and to be reported on Monday. EAST INDIA PRIZE I Bill read a second time, and committed MONEY. J for next Wednesday. GENERAL INCLOSURE I Passed, and ordered to be carried to AMENDED ACT. j the Lords. INDIGO AND COCHINEAL ACTS. These Acts to be cond. SALVAGE. nued, and Bills to be BUCK WHEAT DUTIES. brought in for that pur pose. TITHES LEASING, I Bill ordered to be brought in by Sir H. IRELAND. 9 Parnell and Sir J. Newport. CHARITIES,. ENGLAND I Address for the sth Report thereon AND WALES. .) agreed to. EXTENTS IN AlD.—Returns presented. PRIVATE BILLS.—No Private Bill to be read a FIRST time AFTER the 9th of March. PRICE O THIS DAt AT Tv 3 per Cent. Red shut 3 per Cent. C0n5....731 73 72i 34 per Cent. shut 4 per Cent. shut 5 Per Cent. 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