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shotild be the Catholic Emancipation. It was. merely, required that they. should go . into the Committee for the purpose, of ascertaining the truth ; of the assertions of the Petition presented tikak_night, and refusing to do it,would be tan tamount to saying, " you've been faithful loyal paßple, and therefore we wo'nl hear you." „Mr. Dawson opposed the motion. lie dis claimed having been ever influenced in private matters by the religion of the parties—he never made a distinction between Catholic and Pro-. testant, and trusted„ therefore, his opposition to the motion would not be ascribed to prejudice, or ether uttworthy motive. The Roman Catholics of I reland, at this present moment, enjoy as great a inevortion. of liberty as it is possible for men to enjoy ; under which conviction he would oppose extension to them of political ,power. lie _conceived it would be purchasing Roman Ca e thofic loyalty at too great a price, by the sacri fice of .the Established religion.—(Censidarable noise, and cries of Order !)--He was not sur prised at the impatience of lion. Gentlemen, ~rhea doctrines and opinions in opposition to their's were maintained.—(hear l)---The lion. Gentleetan concluded by'saying, be should pose the motion. GItANT made an eloqaent speech in support of thamotion. He commenced by observ ing, that the advanced state of the niehtpreclud eel the power of discharging to the - ohnost, what he eon3idered his imperative duty. He bad lis tened with the, greatest attention and deference to the brilliant display made that night, when his Right Honourable Friend called, around him the illuStrious names or great characters—those great geniuses which adorned the pages of his tory, he heard him with unfeigned delight, be cause the eloquence which charined the House was_ worthy the cause the Right lion. Pentle - man engaged in. The Cause, ,of the petitioners then before the Muse was of high importance, and lie congratulated them on the transcendent talents of their advocate. He was convinced their cause had already made some prO7ess, not only .from the able assistance imparted" in the speech of the Right Hon: Gentleman, but the' speec'h of his Right lion. Friend, :rho had con ducted himself that night in a manner he expect ed, from his character and liberality. At the same time be was obliged to. lament, that his Right Honourable Friend argued as if they were debating whether they should rescind the diSabilities at once and not enter into a Com. : ritittee. HiS Right rionourable Friend had trans ferred the question from the Catholics of Ireland to the. Test and Corporation Acts with his usual dexterity. A rest was to be made on the Words of the Test and Corporation Acts, but what was the language to be held out upon those Acts The Catholics of Ireland requested to be freed and relieved upon the subject of disabilities, and the answer was :—lt is true we lament for .you; true it is we feel for you; but then if we eman- Cipate you, we are flying in the face of the Test and the Corporation Acts ; therefore the laws which bind you under these unpleasant circum stances are unalterable. The Catholics would say : Times. have passed away which rendered these Acts necessary ; the principles which gave rise to measures of restriction are no more ; the; revolutions of States, and power trodden under foot, leave _not the:remotest prospect .of danger. His Right 800. Friend had told. them of the laws of : Sweden and Denmark. The Catholics' of Ireland asked for the mild principles of the British Constitution, not the laws of States this country disavowed. His flight lion. Friend had truly said, this measure combined motives of justice and humanity. The Constitution afford ed an equal participation in privileges to be en joyed by the subjects of the realm, and Ireland ought not to be excluded. It was not his inten tion to enter into the evils of Ireland, but he was led to believe a great 'portion of these evils were to be attributed to the want of Catholic Esnatlcipation. They saw in Ireland local de gradation. A vast population shut out from the benefit. enjoyed by their fellow , subjects.— The higher classes were admitted to privileges - which the lower class could not hope to possess. —The aristocracy as .it were, possessed advan tages which the democracy had not. The safety of England notwithstanding depended upon the united efforts of Catholics and Protestants. , The , interest of society then became general, and he might ask why were Catholics separated from their - rights ? The result of this anomalous-state of society, was local hatm:d, disorderly meetings, and 6trages. He did not . believe that Catholic diSdbilities were The sole cause of all these evils, bet.he was persuaded they had great effect in promoting discord in that Country. The peo'ple of Ireland complained of partiality aris inj.,frope political jealousy, when the causes fOr jealousy had ceased -to exist. If the system applied. - - to Roman Catholics was examined, it 'Would:appear a- system of degradation from which : there was no relief. It was a remark able fact,. looking to history, that Wales and cbeSte.r. owed their liberty to a descendant of Chlrles* the Second, and that Ireland owed her slavery to King William. The people of Ireland were prepared to receive with submission all that Parliament might do ; they were ,prepared to obey. the principles of the Constitution, and to trust to Parliament for morality and justice, but they expected their claims would at least receive attention and loquiry. _ He could not help ad verting to, the inconsistency which marked the lights of Protestants and Catholics. Electors might qualify themselves by declaring they were CatftolieS,. and the Representativa was only qua lified by being a Protestant. There were many other inconsistencies. They had been told it was inconsistent to have a \ i . ) rotestant King and a Catholic Council; but: , es that more inconsistent than having Catholic Ernfors and a Protestant Re preientative ? Was it.coaslstent to sacrifice the ad: vantage of the Union e to false conclusions and ill founded jealousy ? He wished to know whether there was, any consistency in admitting persOns to civil righ6, and excluding them from offices in the State ? The fat,e of Ireland depended, per haps, upon the treatment of this country. Their virtues and their vices had hitherto been weighed together, and ParliaMent should in the . present instance look with the indulgence of a pa-, rent: Ireland called upon Parliament to implore our present Sovereign to do something for them. Let it no longer be said, that having done those duties which the Constitution required, Ireland was not to participate in the advantages of that. Constitution. hie called on the House to ratify the solemn compact of the Union, and cited the admirable.terms used by Mr. Pitt when he advo cated the question of Catholic Claims, and re commended wise and liberal policy; That great Statesman had endeavoured to impress upon Par liament, that they ought not to be satisfied until they secured the emancipation of Ireland. The improvements in Ireland, and the extension Of education appealed to be securities given by Providence to tale away all pretence for with.. holding that relief they demanded; The Right lion s Member concluded by expressing a hope that Parliainent would no longer oppose the be nefits ,which Providence intended Ireland should enjoy. • . . iVr. L. WHITE rose to concur in all the observations so ably urged by Gentlemen, and pm ticularly the Bight Hon. Secretary of Ireland, in behalf of his'suffering country. Mr. BANKES rose to oppoie the :notion, hot the cry of " Questicn, que,tion !" became general, rendering_ the obser vations of the - Hon. Member inaudibl e in the Gallery. Mr. 11. DAVIN spoke - to order., In debate upon a question .of so touch importance, it was right to allow a fair opportu nity ffCr the earession of sentiment. If the opposition was e ,, n'inued, be should feel it his duty to move an adjournment. -- 11,1 r. M. FITZGEILALD lose, for the purpoie -of statinga fact, that an Address had been presented to his Majesty from crrtain Orangemen in Ireland, and it. was published in the Gazette, although tt be Society of Orangemen laird been de clared illegal by the Judges of Ireland. The Address ,tas brought over to this country, and presented to his Majesty by the Lord Mayor of Dulan;deco - rated with the. symbols of the Society ; bete they were lit known, but in Ireland the')' were and gave offence to the general body of the people. The Lord Mayor was his Majesty's stationer in Ireland, and on the occasion of pi esenting the Address, expected to be knight ed : so much- so, that be informed a Noble and Learn ed Lord - in Ireland of his expectation, who. was always facetious and Komi-humoured, even - with an Alderman, and he gave hio, a motto .for the occasion, Pro pnfrict - ; he was, however, eisappointed in his expectations,.and a worthy good. humoured A idel man (Sir Wm. Curtis) whom he, saw at the bar, cheered him up by giving him a dinner in the city, with the.exclusive loyalists. He was'of opinion all Partv Addresses to.the Throne should be reprobated, and concluded by - saying drat the motion should have his most hearty s.:pport. Sir G. HlLLsaid, he hail the honour of acc-ompanying the Lord Mayor of Dolihn, when. he presented the Address.— (Hear, hear, and laiighter.)—lle -was, of opinion that tie re strictions on the Catholics were as 'necessary now as they were forty years ago. Lord CASTLEREAGH said he could not allow the motion to pass without making a few obser vations, but whenever he spoke on • the subject, it was with _a kind of regret, as it separated him from many of those he was in the habit•of acting with, and.he . was fearful now the measure• would not meet with success, If - be' was to strip the question of the epoch of our history, he could en ter-into the feelings of the Catholics, for there was nothing so gratifying to the human mind as.beiug on an equality with its fellow.--(Hear, hear !) The real extent of political poWer to the Ca , - tholic would - not extend too great an. advan tage, nor would it be cause of danger to the Protestant ; for, according to• the state of Ire land, he did not, believe that the emancipation of the Catholics would give them any political power,- even if they were inclined to use it ; for, although their numbers were great, the power and wealth of the country was on the other side.— The House ought to consider how necessary it was to put this question to rest -on account of the danger the empire was put in by discus4ing as it divided the councils of the Government. It was better, therefore, if it was ever to be conced ed, to be granted HOW, and no.t to be allowed to hang.on the vitals of the councils of the,Govern ment. He disclaimed participating in any of the doctrines laid down by his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Peel.) He had. ncr hesitation in saying that, in his opinion, th e St a t e h a d th e right to abridge the rights of the subject for the security of the State. He thought that putting the Catholics on the same footing as other Dissenters ought to satisfy them, but at present they were proscribed. • It might be better to allow them to take the oath of admissibility to office in the same. way as other Dissenters did. By placing them in that situation, it would open to them the benefits of the Constitution. He dreaded nothing from the .population and wealth of the Catholics of Ireland if the measure was carried ; the latter would be progressive, and the former would be kept within bounds, by the .enjoyment of equal laws and equal rights. He believed we were the only country in Europe where the eligibility for office was decided by a religious distinction, and this was a country which ought to teach liberality on the subject to all others. He denied that at the time of the Union there was any promise- made by this Government that Catholic Emancipa tion shouid follow,-. but he admitted it NI as held out that that part of the empire could not be con, sidered as settled .until it was granted. In the arrangement for the Union, in which, he had taken a part, the Protestant Church of, Ireland was united to that of this Country, and although it was not prudent - at that time to do the same towards the Catholic, Church, lie was of ,opinion it ought to be protected by the Government.— In Lord Sidmouth's administration, although at that time he did not belong to it, he was deputed to make a . proposal to the Catholic Clergy of •Ire land, and what were their answer.? "We will never receive a shilling from GoVernment.nntil our Catholic Brethren are . allowed to par-, ticipate its .the Constitution." • Although . he was convinced the Government of Ireland made no ,-difference between- persons on ac count of their religious • persuasions, yet he • kne,w they could not stand sa.firm as when they - Were all equal, 'and ,all that was asked by the motion .was, to give all the same rights and. to bind them by the same laws. He would certainly vote for, going into the Committee, although the feelings of the ma jority of the people of this country.-might differ with hint, for until this great, question- was set tled, he was convinced the safety of .the country was not secure ; and if settled, it would tend _to secure the harmony of the empire.. The Noble Lord was 'loudly cheered. . Mr. R. MARTIN . rose, amidst loud cries of ",Question ! ; question !"—"Strangers withdraw!" &c. The Hon. Member supported .the motion. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the Motion Against it. - 221 Majority On the motion of Mr. I'LLTNLETT, the House EXTRACT -OF A LETTER FROM THE AGENT TO LLOYD'S AT- GENOA, DA.TED FEB. 13. " War being determined on with Naples, if that Power does not accede to the terms dictated by Austria, an Austrian vessel, which was load ing here for Messina and Naples, has received orders to discharge." Another Letter, dated Genoa, Feb, 17, says,— " By a Courier arrived this day, we learn that a division of the Austrian Army has arrived at Sienna, on its way towards Rome. This event has put our Underwriters on the alert, who have risen the premium of Insurance, and feel more reluctance to cover risks under the Austrian, Russian, and Neapolitan flags. —We learn that- a premium of 8 per cent. was paid yesterday upon an Austrian ship which has arrived from Constantinople, with a cargo of wheat for this port. They ask 3 per cent. to insure fOr England with a British flag." Paris Papers of Monday last reached us this morning, but - their contents are devoid of inte rest with regard to the: affairs of Naples. The last accounts from Lay bach state, that Prince de HARDENBERG, the Prussian Minister Plenipo tentiary to the Congress, has received dispatches, informing him that the King of PrtusslA.'would set out from Berlin 'on the 15th ult. for Laybach. The departure of the Allied Sovereigns from the latter place will, it •is said, be governed by the course of events. The King of NAPLES proposes to leave Laybach as soon as he is apprized of the entrance of the Austrian troops into his capital ; and, it is added; he will be accompanied by the Ministers, M. Pozzo nI Bono° on the part of Russia, Baron VINCENT on the part of Austria, and Count de' BLACAS on the part of France. We learn from Madrid, that•the following let ter has been addressed by the Minister of War to all the corps' composing the garrison of that capital:— « The King has received the Address of the Officers of the Infantry of the Royal Guard,' the Artillery of the Garrison, and the National Militia of this Capital, respectfully offering to sa crifice their lives in defence of hi s Majesty's person, which the. Spanish Constitution of 1812 has rendered inviolable and dear to them all. • " His Majesty, to whom such sentiments are so dear and de sirable, commands me to inform you, that his Majesty accepts the otter, and demands its performance ; his Majesty directs that, in no case and 'under no pretence whatever, are you to countenance the slightest attack that may be attempted against that solemn_ compact which his Majesty desires may be adhered to religiously, according to the mutual oaths that -all haVe sworn to observe. .G° His Majesty commands me at the same time to express to you his satisfaction and pleasure at your attachment t o his Per son and the Constitution of the Monarchy. " His Majesty recommends you to maintain the c/osestunion, being convinced that by these nieamany secret attempt or daring plot must always fail in suvending the majestic march of a people, who have chosen for their motto these sacred words— ' Fidelity and Love. to the august Person of our Kings, and im moveable strength of resolution.' Then nothing can prevail against a Constitution which his Majesty accepted with plea sure," &c. Private letters of the 15th, represent that Ilis MA ESTY continues seriously indisposed, and was obliged to be bled. ills Physicians have►, it is said, recommended him to pass some time at the Escurial, and afterwards to go to the Waters of Salcedon. The. success of Mr. PLUNKETT'S motion last night was as unexpected by us, as it will be alarming to the great body of Protestants of every d6nomination. It unhappily shows that we did not hastily or unadvisedly call upon them, not to lose in consideration the very short period al lowed them for petitioning, but immediately to come forward and to enter their strong and de cided protest against the concession of farther political power to the Roman Catholics. As far as it was practicable, that has been done, and the majority of petitions on the table of the House of Commons are adverse to the claims of the Roman Catholics, and opposed to the vote of last night. But when we recolleathe very unfavourable circumstances with which the PROTESTANT CAUSE has to contend,-that the Administration is di video, and wavering in their support of. it—that it 'is opposed by rich and powerful individuals, who though actually excluded from the posses sion of political power, yet by their wealth and influence in numerous Boroughs, are enabled in effect to enjoy it,—that these men are supported by'a party, who by their inconsistency and sel fishness have lost the confidence of the Country, but whose ambition and desire of power impel them to struggle for office, and too frequently to deviate from the principles professed by the Old Whigs, whose name they have assumed, and to adept any which may lead to the attainment of their views : when we recollect these circum stances, we are not so much. surprised at the success of this atten.pt to introduce Papists into, the Legislature, and to invest them with powers, which it is probable will only be used for aug menting- the political influence, of men of -their own persuasion, whose object undoubtedly would be there-establishment of Popery as the Religioa of the State ; but we rather admire the intrinsic goodness of the Protestant cause, which enables it to make so strong a stand against such formi dable and active opponents. But we will not de tain our readers from the perusal of the debate on the subject—it will be read'with the strongest intereet. We wish ; however, to refer them to the motion itself, which- we particularly submit to the consideration of those Protestant Dissenters who have a common_ feeling with the Members of the Church of England on this VITAL Qurs- TION. And we earnestly call upon the Protes tants in general, to exert all their influence upon this occasion, and ,to use every legitimate means in their power, to stop the further progress of a measure which will be -so fatal to that toleration, and the possession of these Civil and, Religious Rights,.which they. now - enjoy. Animated by this feeling, and strongly impressed with the convic tion of its propriety, we fervently hope that we shall on Friday see the Question for the SPEAKER leaving the Chair, or the motion for leave to bring in a Bill, lost by a great and decisive majority. We are informed that several Members who voted for the Committee last night have openly avowed their intention to resist the admission of the Catholics to seats in the Legislature. FOREIGN Tnanr.—Yesterday two other wit nesses were examined before this Committee, Mr. PELLY, a Norway merchant, and Mr. STEWART. The Committee, it is now thought, will not make . their Report until Monday next ; but whenever they do, we hope the Government will allow a reasonable opportunity for the ship f owners at the out-ports, and other individuals in the Colonial Trade, to see the Report before any Legislative measure is attempted to be founded upon it. ft is certainly due to these respectable indivi duals, that such an opportunity Should be afford- . ed them, especially as they are whollz ignorant of the evidence given before this Committee. Letters from Madrid communicate very im: portant intelligence regarding the fate of the ex pedition under Lord COCURANE. The dates are of the 15th inst., from the Spanish capitals, . and the advices -state, that an express had - arrived' from Cadiz, announcing, that a merchant ves sel, with a valuable cargo, had come in from Calloa, bringing the news that Lord,COCHRANE had made an attack upon Lima, in conjunction with Gen. SAN MARTIN,-and had failed with great loss. No particulars had. been published by the Go. vernment, nor had any thing of the contents of the dispatches transpired at Cadiz, the dates from whence are of the 17th inst. His Majesty's ship Iphighzia, and the Thomas and Mau transport, arrived at Gibraltar on the 6th ult. BinGwros, FEB. 27.—The KING i 3 in the en joyment of good health. His MAJESTY has not appeared in public since his arrival on Saturday, but has often taken walks on the Pitlace Lawn. The SPEAKER'S First Parliamentary Levee for the present. Session will be on Saturday,the 17th of March instant. Doctor DAMI'E and his accomplice, a black smith, have received sentence of death, at Co penhagen. It is believed they. will throw them selves on the mercy of the KING. Count CHARLES V01. , 1 MOLTEICE is appointed Ambassador from the- Court of Denmark to the King Of GREAT BRITAIN. The ReV. R. It. BLoxAlt, A.B. of Worcester College, Oxford, has been appointed by• the Patron, Sir JAMES LANGHAM, Bart., and the other Trustees, Master of the Classical School at Guilsborough in the County of .Northampton, which is in future to be conducted, in all its branches of instruction, upon the Madras System. There was a general fall of snow yesterday morning over the Metropolis and its vicinity. On the Essex side it was very heavy, and accompa nied with hail. DEATH OY Mn. SCOTT.—It is with feelings of pain, that we have to announce the death of Mr. SCOTT, who was lately wounded by Mr. CHRISTIE, in a duel at Chalk Farm.—The unfortunate gen tleman, ever since the fatal occurrence took place, has been at Chalk Farm, in apartments where every medical and other attendance, which his situation called for, were supplied with the most unceasing humanity. He seemed perfectly sensible_of his awful condition all along.. On Sunday night the symptoms of health were very flattering, and , great hopes were entertained of his recovery; but unfortunately, on Monday night, there was a sudden change for the worse. He continued in a languid state dur ing the whole of Tuesday, and was surround ed by his dearest connexions, among whom was his disconsolate wife, who was overwhelmed with grief. Mr. COLNAGui and his two sons were also present, expecting every moment to be his last. At half-past nine on Tuesday night the un fortunate Gentl2man expired, with apparent ease, and. without a groan. His afflicted wife was con veyed home by Dr. BARING. Mr. SCOTT was be tween 30 and 40 years of age, and has left a wife and 2 children to deplore his premature loss. Mr. CunisTlE, the opponent of Mr.SCOTT, frequently made inquiries after his health, and seemed im pressed with the deepest regret at the unhappy affair. The body still lies at Chalk Farm, and Mr. COLNAGHI'S two sons remain with it. A Coroner's inquest will be held ou the body. was ordered to resolve itself into a Committee on Friday next. Lord PALMERSTON postponed his'motion re specting the Austrian Loan until the 14th of March. • The other Orders of the Day were then dis posed of, and the House adjourned at HALF PAST Two O'CLOCK. PARLIAMENT.A.RY PROCEEDINGS. 110 SE OF COMMONS. illercurii, 28° Die Februarii, 1821. P.EGE 'S NT - C_ , LNAL.—BiII ordered. IRELAmD.—Ninth Report of Commissioners of Public Ac counts, Do. Stationary Account presentcd. CVEISEA HosrxTAL.—Account of Unclaimed Prize-money presented. • CATHOLIC Petitions against, from the Dean and Clergy of CLAIMS.. j Norwich, the Clergy of the Diocese of Exeter, the Archdeacohry of Colchester, the Corpora . .. flan of Colchester, the Inhabitants of Breton, the .Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Arch deaconry of Leicester, the Magistrates, Clergy, and Gentry of Nottingham. Do. - Petitions in favour of, from the Roman Catholics of Limerick, the Roman Catholics of Great Britain, the. Roman Catholics of certain Pa- riches in Dublin, of Waterford, and of Ireland. 'ion:CULTURAL 1 Petitions complaining of, from Glom-es ' DISTRESS. J. tershire, Ilsley, Tondring, Nor iliamp ton shire, Blewbery, Buckingham, Rochfort, Dunmow, Itetford;'and Worksop. ELECTlONS.—Altlborough Borough Petition, postponed until the Bth day of May. ~. PRICE Of TUTS DAY AT TV STOCKS ELVE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Red 3 per Cent. Cons 73, - 3 / - 724 India llonas 42s. Tnr. 4 per Cent. ' 92 91 Exeliegnor Bills 5 pr. 5 per Cent. Navy Ann.losfah Cons. for 73)g,1; HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDE TO-MORROW. :Morning, 33 minutes after 11.1 vening, 0 initiates after 0. TH SUN. SOLEN.QUIS DICERki FALSUM AUDEAIT LONDON, THURSDAY; MARCH 1, 1821. NAPLES. Letters from Naples, dated the 10th of Fe bruary, were received yesterday, enclosing copies of the following Document, v. hich had just bees published in that city : LET'rEJ3 TRANSMITTED FIZOM LAI - BACH BY EIS .74,::IE',TV TILE KING, TO ms - ROYAL TUE REGENT " D,EAIIEST stntiments which animate me tc) promote the happiness of .my people, and the mo:lves by which have been impelled, - at an -advanced age, and in a orous season, to undertake a long and painful jourm:i, are well known t.) you. 1 perctived that our country was threatened with new misfortunes, and was convinced, therefor; that no consick-ration ought to prevent an act imposed on me as, the most sacred of duties. • " After my first interview with the Sovereigns, and subse quently Teceicing the communications whifh were mat7l - .! to relative to the diilberations tliat had taken place on the part of the Congress assembled Tfo;)pau, Lno longer retained any doubt of the judgment form .(1 by the Allieu Powe'rs of the events that have occurred at il.lpl2s, from the Ist July to the present day. " I found them irrevocably determined not to recoznise the• situation of affairs that has resulted, or that can by possibqiy result, from those events ; they regard our present system asirs compatible, both with the tronqufllity of my kingdom and the security of the neighbouring states ; and resolve to attack mi by force of arms, if the force of persuasion does not produce immediate cessation from that course of action. " This is the declaration which the Sovereigns, as well as the' respective Plenipotentiaries, have made to me, and from which nothing can induce fhem to depart. " Ilia I).2yond my power, and, I b:3lteve, all human pessi bility, to obtain a dilf,rent result. Thcrc rAn4ins„ then,. no uncertainty at; to the t...lt2rnative in which we art.: nor e the only means which remain. to sf,ve my !;.ilBileni from the seourge of wLr. • " Should the conditions on which the Sov2rcigns in4st be ac ceptal; the measures to which they will give rise will be con_ ducted solely through my intervouton. I ought to inform you, however, that the Monarchs exact certain g , _v..r7. - ntees which they consider indispen , 3abl y necessarythc security of the nel_zh— bouritrg stags • In regard to the new system which is to succeed the present . situatiorrof affairs, the Sovereigns have commutticated the. gene ral point of view under which they that that questi on . , " 'Tierconsider the me asure s that are to be a d o pt e d to give the stability to- my Government which is Decessar:t,. a su*kt. of the ,highest import a n ce t o 'th e security and tranquillity or the stales bordering on my kingdom, and consequently to the whole of Europe; but without assuming the power to re"itra.in my free choice in the 'selection of those measures, They du-- sire that, surrounded' by the wisest null most. honour able- Men among my subjects, I rummy eourait the true an' permanent interests of my people, without losing sight of t2lose involved in the maintenance of the general. peace ; and that there may result ft:minty cares.and exertions a systeln ofgo vernment calculated to guarantee f or ever the repose and pros perity of my kingdom, and at the same time to give. security to the rest of Italy, taking into consideration all those motives Stir. inquietud 'which the late events have caused them. "It my desire.. dearest Son, that you gi - c,e to the letter; ll the publicity that it ought to have, to the end-that no on may be deceived concerning the pe.rilous situation in which we are: place& If this letter produces the 'efi;xt which I feel permitted to , hope, by the conscious rectitude of my paternal intmtions, and my confidence both in your understanding and in the just judguitnt and loyalty of my people, it will be your task to maintain - public order until I can convey'to you, 'in a more explicit manner, My will concerning the re-ordainment ofthc... administration; Ia the meantime I embrace you with all my heart. " LaybaCh, Jan. 2g. --EXTRACT FROM PROCEEDINGS OF THE. CO.ll - PORATION OF SCARBOROUGH. "'TOWN HALL, FEB. P.—The Bailin having laid before the House two - pamphlets dedicated to the COrporation, and: - written by araLlately received from Captain "11' ESI,EY DO VLF:, Barrack ;Master, Scarborough Castle, relative to the late ptC-Aic proceedings against THE QtlErs, one of which is entitled— 'A Letter to the Bailiffs and Gentlemen of the Corporation ;' and another, Occasional, Remarks on Mr: Tennyson's Oh- -servations, &c.' voted unanimously, That the acknowledgments of this Corporation be preSented to. Captain Doyle for his po liteness on the present occasion, together with au assuranee the part of the Corporation,' that they concur -in - the loyal and constitutional principles which he has zealously maintained. " JOHN TRAVIS, Town Clerk." ANSWER. Scarborough, Feb. 20, Mr. have had the honour of receiving your note of this day, accompanied by an official Extract from the Proceedings of dye • Corporation of Scarborpugh assembled yesterday in Comity:no , / Hall. The honest erformance of . a public: duty at all times contains 'within itself: a high reward. I mast -not, how ever, reject the satisfaction whi c h I am ent i t l e d to dray, fro:tt this document, in perceiving that the Corporation of Scarbo rough assert similar principles with those which it is my oney and my pride to defend. I beg . you will lay this my acknowledgment before the Cor poration, when a proper occasion prcsmts Iltave the - honour to be, &c. WESLEY D0Y1,E... JOHN TRAVIS, Esq. Town Ckrk. SOCIETY FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF MENDICITY• —A very numerous and highly respectable Meet ing, comprising a large number of ladies, assem bled yesterday at the Old London Tavern, .Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Proceedings of the above So ciety for thi last year. His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK took the Chair. The Report, which is a very interesting diicument, was read by Mr. Bonx.lN, the Honorary Secretary, audit stated that the total number of cas e s w h; c h h a d come under the consideration of the Society dur ing the last year was 4,546, of which 51 .were impostors.. -The Report also announced the un portant fact, that simil ar S oc i e ti e s to this, existing in the 'metropolis, are now in the course of being established in most of the principal towns in the kingdom. The Report was ordered to be printed, and to be distributed gratuitously ; and we ear nestly call the attention of the public to it, as it affords the frost conclusive evidence of the im mense advantages which have resulted from the institution of this excelleht Society. Before the Meeting was dissolved, it was announced that the Annual Dinner of the Society woul'd take place on the 21st of March. Viscount CIIITWYND, we regret to state, died on Tuesday evening, at his house, in 13ulton-row, aged 64. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India Jlouse s when the undermentioned Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, vic.:—Captain T, Windsor; Captain CftA.a.Ls• GRA.n.t3t, Bombay for China direct. ANOTHER CAPITAL SOLI) 137 SIYEITOICHT.--- The Ticket No. 2053, Class 13, drawn this day a Prize of 21,000/. Consols and Money, was sold in One Quarter and Twelve Sixteenth Shares, by J. and J. SIVEWRIGHT, sole Contractor for the present Lottery, at- their fortunate Offices, No. 37, Cornhill, 11, Holborn, and 38, Hay market. PETPRSFI ELI/. CovFEß:Room lowipg wilt the prices at our Per Quark.' Wheat s2s Od a 56s Od Barley 2ls Od a 23s (hi O,tlS Prase 13rans hay I,IIKo fol Mitact this day Per Stone. 4s Oil a4s 8d 46 Oda 5s Vd 4s Eid a :is Sd 0, Oil a OS Od as ed a 45 Od- Beef. Mutton I.arub . 10s a Al per Tc•n. I)1ED. .On Tuesday last, at his house in Upper Cadogan.plarep fit • 'Lady of "John Charles Ilerries, LONDON : Printed by J. 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