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PARIAANIENT, HOUSE OF LORDS,. MAnott 22. A Copy: of the Minutes. of Evidence taken be fore the GraMpouncl Committee,. was brought up from the Ctmunons, in consequence of a, message aent from their. Lordships- to, that. effect.—The kung's* french. Court Business Bill. was read the eeoucl. time.—The Mutiny and. Marine Mutiny. went through the Committee,. and were re ported.—The Earl of VeauLax_ presented a Pe tition. from. the Parish . of St. Mary Redcliffe„ Bris tol, against the granting of any further Conces !.l6ns to the Catholics.—Ordered to be laid on the, table.—Adjourned till to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. M a_ quarter before .four there were upwards of forty members in, the House, all on the 01).- 11as:0cm-side, and the Speaker took.the Chair. SILVER ISSUES. Mr. GRENFELL gave notice, that Wedriceday - t - it he n044.m0 ve for.-m-reorriof • the- vantity 7 of saver,puschase(:- fr , nn spccifyir.g, by rthora it ha& been purchasal; fropl i. 816 tj the inesilt • FOREIGN, Elti-LISTM T ACTS 1 - I011110IISE.„e3ve notiee,..that on Thursday next lie troultl move :the repearof the Foicip.Ettlitrirent-Att. IVAItiZET PRICES OF GOLD AND SILT R: rat; ORE NP.ELL mare& fOr .weeldraccounts# the market rices a geld fr and .silver.ono.Airril, 1819, to thapresenz tirue. t cr. the COASTS of KENT.and SUSSEX. Mr. 'C:IIRTEIS mo-fed for a.. return of Inquests held the Cou.: - .:ti. - se.of ,SuSsex and bent, since the instandOn of she coast • blockade- system for • the prevention-of Smuggling, ort the.hodies of aucb• as, had last their. lives in-consequence of ulfreys with the Preventive Officers. The Hon. Member read - variety of documents for the purpose of sheviing; that many lives had been last in tho.• contests between - smugglers, and the persons employed under the Revenue. The CHANCELLOR - of *the EXCHEQUER 'trusted the Hen. 'Member would Withdraw- thiS• motion for the present, as it might tend to prejudice certain. individuals mow awaiting their trial on this subjcct, and respecting whom judicial inquiry tr-s going on elsee-.7ther?.. WARRE said that.stichjudidal inquiries . would-con dnue.-to be caused Arid continued _while • the.present system last ed- and therefore he thought this a proper time for the trio6on.' LOCXHART ecrntended that this was not the most: fa -veuzable, tioae r boonusz the Assizes ware now. almos tfinished— The acntleinzu then stated several - arguments to prove that sietrOng -Was ••"rnalum in se." - HAJlLiT:thought that no time could be more proper for th.c4notion than the present. If .it were ,trot to be made but vi , hoi there should be no prisoners charged with `offences con nected with it, it could tererbe made.- .A.ftez.:sorac further conversation,.:llr.CußTEls withdrew his raot:ot. STATIONERY:OFFICE; MT.f:UVAIL moved far a .return - of the:establishment of the Statienery trffice ' stating the Salaries and COntingent expenses, tine peers 1815;181 1817, .18113,' I iil9, - -and I 020.=-Ordered. MONEY PAID . 1W- .OOVERNMENi *TO IRISH . . NEWSPAPERS. inoTed a Return of all Disbursements mitdeby' Government from the sth January; 1813,. to the sth Jarrkrrlll2o;:to 4 "Tlie . .Dublin -Correspondent," " TheHi=' barman Journal,'.'. and TheDubiin Journal," for Proc.larna tins 'lnserted 'those fr.;peii ; also a Return of similar Dis bursements, in tha same period, to " Carrick's MorningTost;": " TPost, " he_ Dublin Evening and "- The Freeman's Jour nal."—Ordered. RECEIVERS GENERAL AND DISTRIBCTORS :OF STAMPS. Mr.-ItuarE called the attention of the 'House to the system- at present acted upon with respect to the Receivers-General - of the: .Land Tax and Assessed Taxes, and the DistributoThef Stamps. There were _65 Receivera-General in England and ;one in. Scotland, and 91 Distributors of Stamps, making altogether 157 place "situations a great portion of these were sinecure offices which might be -abolished without inconvenience to the service, and as he must contend, with great beoefitto the country. OC the Iteceivers-Ge neral, 3-1 performed tire duty - entirely - by deputy, 14 performed it jointly :by - deputy,: - and the re mainder performed it note_by deputy.. Some of thetre received- • very- Jarge• sums as :Toundage, whit. others had 'bdt little"; one with another their incomes.amounted to 6411. Those who re ceiVed most performed the-duties of the situation by. deputy. Ithad.be.en laid down in the report ota Coinmittee of_that House, as a maxim, that where the duty was—wholly performed by de- puty, - there was prima facie - evidence. that the expence:of the.principal - might be saved: Ile was of:opinion thatalL the Receivers-General might be -done - away. In:lreland,* all the sums raised iev the provinces were 'transmitted to. Dublin, and ia!Scotlarrdein the same manner-the rnonies.;col lected w e re transmitted to:the Receiver-General, wl:o resided the: metropolis:. Ile could not see why -the.. same -might; not . be - done in Ehglaied,. - . and Thus upwards. of . 40,0001. might be:saved annually: in that department, -while at the same time, much unnecessary patronage would be done away, Which-it appeared to him was only kept. up -for.. bad - purposes. By: the Accounts nrade up to the ..6th_ January, 18W,it appeared, that thelowest balance remaining in the hands of theeßeceivers amounted: to 367,5741. This sum , they‘helll at the .commencement.of the -quarter,' andets the quarter advanced, its.growing product doubled-.or.perhaps,trebled. the .amOunt. he had I:Wit/toned: Ile called on the House to consider how- grear...the advantage. must be to, those who Ite.id these balances. But then it -would • be said, they must have -those for. Receivers General :who could give proper : security. He-wished - every nereessarfsecerity to be.. given, but objected to -the securities •at , present demanded. The - pre: sent: system :he-,considered to be as bad- as bad could:be.. This he instanced- in the failures which had occna - red, and in the manner in which the accounts had:Lica:a kept, front which it was 'clear that thd.Tax Mice-had no regular -check on the Reekiver. Mir. Shaw, the Receiver General of Surrey, died 'in 1805, and the Commissioners came onlia securiticafor 30,0004 . .The balance 'that remained-due they .then stated -to be*Semeeihere about 3.0 r 40001. Fiie,years after this„'4o,ooo/: more was demanded on information which had been supplied to the CoMlniasioners, - after the-balance due had been declared to 'amount to !hut 3 or 40001., .01 the 40,0001. Sir Gerard Noel had paid 34,0001. .and Mr. L'Estrange had been called on to pay the. remaieder. This ivas sufficient to show hoW little the revenue was protected. Mr.. Ayton; the Receiver-General of Salop, .died ih 1816 ; his securities.(te.O.Membersof that Huirse before _being . boand.for him) had inquired what balance stood against him, and. was told 'that there was nothing brit a few tho.usands... After hirdeath, they were called on to make good an en or etdus. balance, of 100,00Q1. • d from hid] a 0 year's: before.; and for this .tliey had la4.:eir proceeded nakeit, - .bet.he -was happy to learn that proceed ings had been stayed. In .-the Extisc a better system was Rated %pou f DA ut out of the immense revenue there collected', which was thiVetinies as great as the amount of the Land and Assessed Taxes, die arrears were noe,half so . great as the balance left in the iteceivo:'s hands. The sane course ought to be adopted:, with respect to the Land and Assessed 'faxes that Was acted 1001 i in the Excise ) , or that whi . ch he had shewn to .be in force in Ireland and Scotland. If the money were never suffeyed to- remain in the collector's hands more - than sia Weeks, much of the evil would be prevented ; and then such high securi ties 'as were now required4ould not-he necessary. Ire thought the,office of Ileceive'r-General' ought to he-abolished altogether, but if . the system was to be kept' up, lie - would - then recommend that tenders should- be advertised-for in each county from those willing to take upon themselves the duties of that-situation, and he was sure that plenty would be found to give adequate security,- and to perform them-without requiring- any. remuneration for the sake of the benefit:ariiing from the balances ne cessarily left in hand: He now earn - to the Dis tributors of Stamps. These Gentlemen, 41.1819, received•from the public the stun of 72,650/. In 1899, they received 73,671'1: and over and'above they had - the benefit - of balances, which' at:the lowest amounted- to upwards of 103,0001. The per' cerstage hi the' collection of stamps; was, from 1694 to 1758, 71. 10i. per coif.. In 1758, it was reduced . to -51. percent. • The following:_fear it was raised to 61.-per.cent; andAhus it remained' till 177, when it was reduced to 51. per cent. This-was uot altered till that COmmittee sat, of which the. predecessor of- the present Speaker was Chairman, Wiled it' was- reduced -to- 41. at which - it-now stood; lie-then noticed the incomes received' by the- Distributors, of Stamps. Mr. Cole, of Norfolk', received in the -years 1817, 1 1818,1819, andl'S%-20,' the average sum of 38201. per annum.-Mr. Gray; of York, received the sum of five .thousand eight .hundred, and eight pounds. on- to enuMeratethe average incomes of the distributors of stamps in-other countries, and offered -in two instances to produce individuals -Of the:first respectability, who would give the saine securities, and perform the-same 'duties; (if - the system was to be upheld) for a much smaller re:- muneration, He would however recommend that the sameccourse : should be taken with the distributors of stamps, that he had wished tp see taken. with the -Receiver 7 General. He • wished tenders to be , called forin each county, and the Government could take the best that offi , retl. He had one great. complaint to-make. If any one went to buy a shilling stamp, he would be charged_ a shilling .and a penny for it. He had been charged 'ss. sd. fora five shilling stamp at Rath last year; and Wheri'he 'asked why this was, I e was told that Iliey(the venders) would not take the trouble to sell 'them without 'such a profit. - Ile would 'say that every individual who cha gel a - Fenny extra fora stamp ought 'to -be tzan , ported. A man who stole five nails,' value three fa'rtlfwge; out of a dock.-yard,: was liable to transportation, and- why should the offender he had 'just de cribed bo.'exertipted from a like puniArnent 3 • He had - suggested a clause to punish -this :offence, and he hoped it would be' adopted. BY the plan- recommended he had no tfoult bilt sav'ing of 132,0001. might be ef fected.' He would -venture to answer for a saving of 100;0001. -in " the first :year of-the experiment. A-method of reduction in the expellee of Receivers General wa-s sometime ago pointed out by the Finance. f2oMmittee, and which, after 'being of first scouted,- was subsequently, acted upon. It Was to effect a saving of 20,000/. per annum in the course of 25 years, which, compared with his plan, wasAlie-tnere semblance of economy. The Distributors- of- Stamps - had -been increased at various periods, so as to:suit the political circum stances of the times.- In the time of Mr. Perce val's. administration, the office had become vacant at Liverpool, when two - Members of that House made application 'for the appointment. This created a dilemma:, to avoid 'which the office was divided, and both Gentlemen appointed.—(Hear, hear!)—lle thentht hid said every thing that should satisfy 'the - . Muse of the necessity that', existed for 'agreeink 'to'hiS 'resolutions. if the House resolved - that reduction Should be made, there' wereaOhantls Into which . the subject would so . properly go-as` to those of hi§ 'Majesty's trea sury.' Btit - ilthey Were unwilling to undertake task, - let them' refer to 'a Co mei We of the IrCtn - Lord Castlereagh.)—He was glad to understand from . the. Noble: Lord',• that a Committee - would be agreed to. He was' grateful that his suggestions would 'lie so far at-: 'tended' to. At the .same - time, he must observe' that• the same- propositions which he' had-the' honour to submit last year, were 'met by a direct' negative; The Ilon. Member then read a string; ref resoldt . rens which he meant to propose,.'which. - were founded upon the statements contained in his speech. The CHANCELLOR of the - ExcitEntrEa said, that he would move as au Atnendment the appoint ment of a Select Commi ttee—(hear,. hear!!),—to inquire whether the object of the motion of the Hon. Member. could-be carried into effect con sistently with the public security, the public economy,. and-the -dispatch -and accuracy• of the public business. He would adopt the suggestions of such. a CoMmittee, whatever -might be their effect as to patronage—(hear, hear !) ;—that Was a consideration which he would put entirely out' of the question,—(Hear.)--They would examine into, the details of , the plan of the Hon. Meinber,' and_see how_ far the arrangement he proposed could be I..atriedinto effect. He could not thitlk: tiat the existing system was so Lai rs the Hon. Meinber stated--- - -he could not think that - it was worthy of such Complote reprobation "as the Hon. Member` beitowed 'upon it —far ftom it ; 'but if on examination it should be' found that defects existed . in ' those establishments,' he would hot object to 'the removal of such - dereeF; • He could 'not, ' however, but 'hesitate to ' lay aside a system of collection — which had been tried so long; and which had`secured the public interest tvich - a degree of 'accuracy; • which 'he was convinced the' Hottourable •Memher was rigt a.ware - of. - Under . thiS s systern; 'for' a peeiod of '3O 'years, - a sum of three hundred' and thirty'- `seven millions of nforiey bad 'been-collected; and the' arribtint of the whole toss on that sum was but 13,7501.- 7 (near,. hear !)—As to the rate of poundage, tW e f ti ee' the Lind Tax , and i Ld. on' the A'Aeised,TeS, amounting to an average poundage of I per Cent: . He wia to enlarge on the - subject, as' it was likely to go before a Committee: He - Would, however; be tilliilfed to say a Word as' to tht, Cotntnistibrieri of Stamps. The House was not: to suppose that the profits• of those individuals Were alwayi commensurate with the amount of the distribution of stamps, and they werein some cases exposed to heavy losses. But if with respect to - theme it should appear to the Corm mittee that an arrangement might be made; which would promote' economy,---which would give security to the public, and promote . the due dispatch of public business, he would not oppose such an arrangement. He wished that the whole subject should be placed un der the consideration of a Select Committee ; they would make- their inquiries, and from their Report the House would be enabled to forM a safe and fair opinion, as to how far the proposition of the Hon. Gentleman could be carried into ef fect. With these views he would move, as an amendment, " That a Select Committee should be appointed to inquire into the Duties of the Receivers-General of the Land and Assessed Taxes, and also into the Duties of Distributors of Stampsin G rearßritain ; also into the-Allowances .made to said Receivers-General and Distributors. of Stamps."—The fo named by the Right H bers of the Committee The Chan. of the-Exchequer Mr. Hanle The Solicitor-General Mr. Bankes- Mr. Macdonald • Sir Charles Long Mr. Courtenay. flowing Menibers were' on Gentlenian, a's Mem- Sir Thomas - Ackland Mr. Williams Wynn Mr. P. Grenfca Mr. II Wodehoase Mr. Flotford Mr. TreMare Mr. W. Smith. Sir J. AIACKINTOSP thought his gratitude owing to the .Hon. Member behind hiM, whose spirit of perseverance and industry bad obtained this concession from the Right 'Hon. Gentleman, which had been so positively denied laSt year. This was also partly the effect of the situation in which the Noble Lord found himself last night. The House could not but see the great ,effect which a.majority against Ministers occasionally had. It • put the-language of economy and re trenChineritinto their mouths, and created witlAti a disposition to investigate and to correct abuse. Hon. Gentlemen who usually supported them, would also see with how much safety they 'might leave the Ministers 'in a minority. Those Hon. Members who wished to give thern'pernetuity of power would also see, that to accompliSh that object, . it was not always necessary to support them with their votes. _ The time, had been when an -administration only existed withi_the confiden - ,ce: of_ the Houser But the Noble- Lord could take hints quietly_ and-re p, attidly,' so that he - could get a majority upon the direct question of remaining in office. Those times of proud and constitutional . feeling'` had' passed away. With 'respect to the Committee, some of them were individnals of the - highest re spectability, but he thought to expect any gond, they onght to have a fair arid impartialCominit- - tee; and not one formed 'like . the' present. The' best names had certainly been ptit in the van, and at first it seemed to sound very well.' But the rear .vas very deficient. He saw art'HOn. Bare. net (sir T. Acland) smile, but the Hon. Baronet certainly could not suppose he alluded to hlrii; He knew that Hon. Baronet's draracter too well,' and nobody admired it more than he did. L2rd' CASTI:EftEAGII 'observed that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman seemed to be more in toxicated with the majority - in which he had found himself the night before. than beettine•a person,of lits experience and ability. He hOped the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, now that tie acted as the leader - of a patty,.WOUl'd not-4o easily be betrdyed into' these Juvenile . ' political indiscretionS.—(A laugh.)—lf he carried' back his reinenibrance to the period' when the preSent Marquis of- Lans.: doWn (then Lord H; Petty) was' ChatiCellor• of the EXchequer, he would find that the adminis tration of that day received two hints similar' to the one of last night, and' in fuller Houses, with out considering 'it their duty to resign. They received two such warnings':• one with regard to a tax on iron;•and the'oth'er `Witli • 'regard 'to pri vate breweries, 'neither of which induced them to make a *surrender of their 'offices. Again he woull—to use 'a dotnino'n expression—advise the Hon. and Learned Gentleman not to halloo. be fore he was out' of the' wood; for he was much mistaken if he supposed that the . latedivision was indicative of any new influence. He (Lord C.) had attended a meeting - ten days, ago, at which'he had engaged to use no, ministerial influence On .he question, and the Hon. 'and Learned Gen tleman might as well have 'foregone the only nurpOse to which his attempt could have been directed: • • Lord A. IN:vittioN expressed- his 'acknONs-- ledgmentS to' the Hon. Gentleman (Mr'. Hume) for hii great and . tin wearied exertions in prothot ing retrenchment arid economy, at a time when, the public interests so' irrperiduslY called for them. To some of the. propositions of 'tile ItiOt lion. 'Gentleman (the Chancellor of the ExClie-: quer) he found it impossible to assent. Mr. S. WORTLEY confirmed the statement of his Noble Friend . (Lord Castlereagh) as to his . attending a meeting at -which he had pledged himself to consent to the appointment . of -a fair COmmittee. It was natural that -his - Majesty'; GoVermnent should refer to County Members, it their selection of fit persotis to hold the office' of Retieiver-General. Mr. I.trscinsi•Orici stated his Opinion,- that when the Committee *as gone into, it would be found, even by the Hon. Member (Mr: Hume) himself, that, with respect to 'his views of the Receiver-CenetarshiP, he was' 'mo'St . egregiously . Mistaken. • The "small amount of arrears, as had been 'shekvn by his Right Hon.- Friend, proved its effich4ncy as a method of secnritY,. and he he lieifed that the expence of it could:be reduced, and at the same time thaf 'secitrity• retained. Mr. 11 (Jim' ivai quite 'Satiated kith the pointmetit Of - a Committee, 'but •not - with 'the names proposed sby-the Right Hon. Gentleman. Of the fifteen - ,•there . iyere•Only four silibit'sually toted - 4ith 'hirik.." Hi cuuhl- tiot.'think' Of 'pro: ceedir4 to trairiess'with such a cottLirittoe: . lie wished to add six more names, so as to have ten Who thouiht With•hini, abd there *mild still be eleven, constituting a majority on the other side. The name's he should propose craft,' Sir H. Parnell, Mr. Ppm, Mr. Maherly, Mr. Monty, Mr. Creevey. Mr. W. SMITH thought the names ought to be adde.d. Mr. lltmE said, that as perhaps the list he had propm,ed, contained names rather too decid ed, be begged leave to suggest an amended (I , llp Mr. R. Smith (of Lincoln), Mr. chetwynd, Sir 11. Parnell, Mr. Moberly, Mr. Whitmore, Mr. Calcraft. Mr. R. MARTIN contended that the original • . list, was rather in favour of the other side than otherwise. According to the Constitution of the House,, there was not too large a majority for' the Administration in tbe proposed committee. The other side ought note fairne'ss, to expect a larger proportion of numbers in a Committee than they'haa in the whole House. With respect to What had been said . of patronage, he - could state that the reductions' which the present'Adminis tration had made in Ireland, were far greater than any made by the Administration Of Mr: Fox. The Right Hon. Gentleman opposite' (Sir J. Newport) divided"ths offices of" Customs and Ex - cise and appointed double salaries, thereby 'creating 18' or 20 places of from 5001. to 7001. 'per year each. Ile publicly asserted this, and appealed to the Right Hon. Baronet to contra dict him if he was not correct. Sir J. NEwPoaT remarked upon the irregular manner in which he had been called upon,. but he' was at all times ready to meet, any charge of the nature of that which had now been made against Itim. He was content to rest the defence of his official conduct upon a statement of the expence of collecting the taxes in Ireland at the period when ht held the office, and what it was at the present. time. The average nce, then was 91. 18s per cent. It was now, fur Excise 15/., for the Customs 231. for Assessed Taxes '271. —(Hear, hear !)—lt was true that he did sepa rate the offices of ExciSe and CustOins, and amongst the very first claimants for one of the new offices was the Hon. Gentleman himself, who had thought propet to call upon hini in the manner he had now done. Mr.MAitTIN explai►ted. He admitted that he had applied for the office in question; and all that he now contended for was, that the Right Hon. Baronet ought not to co►nplain of the in crease of patronage. Sir CHARLE4 Cos-O, after some preliminary- ob. servations,proposed - the addition of the follow ing names, to which he conceived there would be no - objection :—Mr. Chetwynd, Sir 1-I..Parnell, Mr. Smith, of Lincoln, Mr. W. Whitmore, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. N. Calvert, and Lord Binning. To these names Mr. Ilumz assented, and the Motion was agreed to. . . . The, CharitablQ Establishments Bill went through a Committee,—The Beer Duties Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted to-morrow (this day).—The Bill for re pealing the Laws relating to Witchcraft was read, a second time and committed.---:The other Or. ders of the Day were - then 'disposecYor, and the Mouse adjourned until to-morrow (this day). FOR THE SUN. REAL FREEDWI Ok' TgE CATHOLICS. Ala..Enrroa—EverY good and patriotic man must wish the actual emancipation of the Ca tholics from all laws .• which place them under disabilities of any kind, for it is but reasonable to give them the same rights with the other sub jects of the realm, if this can be done with safety; and it would be an additional source of strength to the state to have the full lbenetit of their abi litieS and knowledge-. I would Wish, however,tabe informed, if there are DO disabilities imposed upon them by their ecclesiastical discipline, which ought to be removed previous to granting them this free dom in their civil and political rights. These, it is obvious, have only -been restrained i 4 time past in consequence of the dangers apprehended from the tenets of their faith ; and ,whether the apprehension of these dangers be well or ill founded, it is right, still to inquire whether there remains any lurking or hidden evil in their reli gious condition, before abolishing for ever those laws now under the consideration of Parliament concerning them, which were beyond all doubt enacted by our' ancestors . as' securities for the preservation of civil and 'ieliglous liberty. I belie - ve every well' informed man'is now sa tisfied thit; in this enlightened age, there it no danger to be dreaded from the influence of the Pope, or, in the free empire of Britain, from the religious principles of Catholic Geutletnen, whose minds have been enlightened . by a liberal educa tion. Thedeclarations of the Catholics themselves give rs,-I think,:a sufficient pledge that there is in reality no sucti'danger; and they themselves must be - too 'well acquainted with the blessings derived from the perfect security 'of their persons and propertied under Our admirable Constitution, ever to hazard the existence of those laws, which afford this security, by any attempt to sub vert them. But while radmit all this, I, would, • , still ask, and anksously ask, 'is the'great body of the Catholics I midi; the lower orders , equally free as their Protestant brethren to attain kvery kind Of useful knowledge necessary for' rendering them . the enlightened 'Citizens of - a free State; and every kind of 'religious •information, which can • 'free their 'Minds - from delnsirin, bigotry, and'. errar; and' froth - the (indite influenCeof Ecclesia-' stical Rulers, SuPpOsing such undue influence to exist ? Are all the sourccs - of knawledge, human and divine, open to them,Without restraint in the same manner as to their fellow subjects ? Are they a"Niays' at full liberty, to read those sacred , books 'which contain the laws - of their ,moral conduct and religious faith, without theinterven tion of human commentators and human dogmas, and are 'they permitted to do so •in a language' they understand, • that they may record them ‘ upon their memories, 'and reduce them to prac- lice ? Are they capable of understanding the language in which they - worship God, and dress Hitn in their' pnblic•'devOtions if these questio - ns can be answered in the. affirina- . tive; - I would' '*t onco - slip the Catfro - Fcs ought LONDON ; Printed by J. - 11. CARSTAIRS, of No. 29, Great . Orrnrindstroet, Queen -square ;. and -published b IV. A. SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South ;rlolton4trect,..at 'f Sw OFFICE, . No. 112, Strand ; where Abliiwilst:kEN" 0RD17.35, TTr.I2S, "(past . ..paid) roust be addressed. to be emancipated from every political Bat if they cannot, be so, answered, would pause, and inquire_ what ought to be dew) 00re them that ti ate and gee4inii freedom which. they - want' in so Many other respect's; and whielt it is absolutely necessary, they should possess; in order to. render their deliverance from all paa litical disability a safe and _Wise measure. Ig hort, if the abeve questiO n § ca n b e answered in the affirmative, the Catholics are t in a situation to become intelligent and rational men, and en lightened citizens;' and ought to be declared free with respect to all political rights. If 'they ceu : not be thus answered', they are in a state of peal live. bondage, of the very :tors( kind, which, I conceive, fully justifies the disabilities- under which they have been - so long placed by the . laws of this otherwise (to them) free country: In making these obs Ovations, I wish to point' out in what "conceive the real danger of Cathee lie Emancipatior. consists. The usual topics of objection to this measure, are certain tenets, of their faith ; and the objectors always fix* their attention upon the ignorance - and wickets. sir whieh unnaturally accompany them, instead of.ene'• deavouring to discover how : they may be:render t 'ed innocent and safe with respect to others The only essential inquiry is; therefore, hosi they may be rendered safe to • the PrOtestant popu tion and to the State. My belief la., that this can only be done by insisting upon their eecle4 siastical rulers adinitting . them to the Same reli4 gious 'freedom, and the . same facilities for acquira ine - :religious and moral knowledge as their Prete testant brethren. They ought to„ be allowed to, read the Scriptures and worship Geo in their Own language ; and not merely allowed htiFenjoined to do so without restriction. They: otie . ht to be delivered from all excommunication front .6 , e, privileges of their Church, which is not founded upon the express mo ra lity o f t h e Di v in e - La w, ' .because more than this isspiritual slavery and de gradation, and trenches upon their-liberties as the subjects of a free__ Government. .Were these reel blessings conferred upon them, there would be nf., reason to dread either the influence of the Pope, or the infallibility of the decrees of the General Councils of the Church. They would soon dis L.. cover that the Roman Poatitfs had often tinjustlf and wickedly abused their. spiritual ,authority, and might do so again, .and that it was lawful to: resist it. They would speedily' learn 'that no thing is injidlible hut the ;Ford cy . God,;, 11414 having it open before them, would quickly feet. its power in banishing .all delusion and LigotTr frOmtheir minds. Th e i r men tal powe r s woul d: receive a new light, and a new energy e•anclealo4' with their improvement in religious and moral knowledge,they would quickly exhibit such rapid advances 'in civilization and the arts'ef life, (I' here speak only of a great proportion of the lower orders) as would contribute in ea small de gree to the prosperity and, glory of their, country., If the Catholic Question is' now to be conced ed, universal emancipation should 'therefore kept steadily in view. In particular,.a. free anti, unrestrained access to every traostatisskof e the Llible,in all the languages of the Kingaltim,Sheuld be made lawful to every Catholic ; and it should be placed beyond the peerer . of any ecclesiastical ftuitr to interdict thiS undoubted . riglit of every British subject, for no Church upon earth can have any colour of divine authority for imposing let-, ters.unnecessaiily upon the freedom of'..the bus"; man mind. It was to the reading of this intalue able treasure of divine truth that ,Scotland Owed her Reformation ; and it is to it she now owes the high moral character of her ipepple r although zet. one period it was made contrary to law to have it even in possession, and it could only be perused with safety at the midnight Insur e or hi. cornet mountain solitude. Under our free..Constitutiou a the Catholics cannot be subjected to the seine hard necessity by the Government ; but the evil in their case will be even still gr. a e - , V they retained in inconscious or willing igatoraoce of thiiBacred Volume, which, beyond all others, is the best and most.' efficient instrument for'the emancipation of the human mind from daeknesa and superstition. It is principally to the un restrict s , ed use of this divine record we ought therefore to look for the real and most required emancipa tien of the Catholics. If a provisiOn to this effect does not accompany the law which removes their political disabilities, itis much to be feared that all the danger to the State will remain, And little, or no' benefit to the Catholics themselves ever result frOm shbuld . therefore; in my hunble estiination, grant no emancilation to ter s Cathplics of a mere political nature, hut upa''. conditions which will - lay the secure fowl dation of, that universal emancipation; which ' will' make them free indeed-Lfree to study the , genuine and uncorrupted re ee r dS o f th e hOly faith-free and able to discern the degradint folly of believing in human infallibiliti- e -and free to attain the power of delivering' themiselVel from the disgraceful shackles of a blind superstition:. I am, Sec. LIDERATOIt. . . On Wedneiday eveninit, at her father's hoist!, r.,rttriarr square, the Lady of Frederick Colville, Esq.. qf a daughter On Wednesday last, in Manchester-square, the Lady 1)1 C- Blacke tt, jun. Esq. of a snit. • MARRIED. At ifortl, on Tuesday . last, 3. Henry Sk e lt o n, F.sq. o f I:hats. II (Is-street, to Elizabeth, second daui;l.ler of the late Rich. -Hurly, FAti. of !ford, Cusses. . go Tuesday. the4uth. in , tant..at LAmbeth Church, the Rey. Joieph Wright. M.A., Chaplain to the Mon. Fast Indits Company, to Arabella Amber White, dattglster-in law to Joseph Brownell, Esq., Denmark-Lid. DIED, On Sunday last, of a decline, at Richatoni!, in tittrrey;Wie; Walker, .azed 17,, eldest son o f th e l a t e W in . W a lk er , F.. , ti• "` Hayes, and the third victitu within the shurt space of threc years to the same disease. On Monday last, :diet- a lingerint: illnec*, .Mrs. CromPt^"' of Duke-street. Grosvenor-square, aged 6(3, relict of the late John Croniptott; 1 , ;.q. of his Majesty's f tistorn*. In Coll ste street, SVeltniincter, un the 20th inst. Pfte a few .days' illness, the only son Of Lieut. Colonel Parry,of madry an, ill the county of . C'arnare o n. On .Sunday last, the t Sth inst. ; at th e Oravite-ruati. Ber mondsey, ag e d 30, of conatitutional debility, Mr. Thomaa Hutchinson, of Nfirili Shields; the last of the children alba late Thomas Hutchinson'.