The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-03-19 00:00:00

TEST ACT AND IRISH CATHOLICS.

Jeremy Taylor, in considering whether it be lawful fur
Prince to give tuleratimi to several religions, observe, that
" it is no more than whether he may lawfully persecute any
man fur nut I.s. lug of his opinion." And Sir R. Steele makes
thin distinction between the Church of Rome and the Church
of Engiand: the former prrteilds to he infallible ; the other,
says be, is always in Ike right. We du not miicb approve
of imitating the Stuarts, but in this ca-c it would he better
than in 'whets, which may be thought more agreeable. An-
thony Wood, on a visit of Jamcs 11. in Oxford, says,
"Then the King going to the great door behind the theatre
in Canditch to take coach, be turned aside In the Pict-
Chancellor and Doctors, and said, " I must commend unto
)e arable, love and eliaritie, that there be a right un-
derstanding arming you. I must tell you, that in the King,
Inv father's time, the Church of England's men and the
Catholics loved CAI is other, and were as 'mere then, all
One j lint now there is gotten a spirit, wlOcb is quite con.
wiry ; and what the reason is, I cannot tell. Three are
sonic among you, that are the occasion of those things; hut
I know them, and shall take notice of them in future."

Extract of a letter from Barbadoes, dated is.
nuary YS, !sig. The following information was
received here by the brig Fival, di.patelied ex.
pres.ly with it by the British Vice-Consul as Para,
to Lord COMBERMSBE :
" The schooner Flying Fish, Wormiaglon, of Darbadnee,
was detained at Para, the 2d lost., in consequenee of in-
formation being given that the master had the command of
an Insorgent privateer in June last, and captured the Pur-
im/one ship Lord Wellington, of and from Lisbon for
Para, off the Cape de Verde. This information was laid by
a boy who was MI hoard the Lord Wellington; but when be
was couilaieted on hoard the Flying Fish, to identify her
tieing the privateer, he said it was not the same vro,el
Captain Wormittettin hail she misfortune, in June last. to be
in priorn at the city of St. Domingo spun informsf of a
similar nature, equally nufounded, and notwithstasoliog
having proved the alibi, the Perteguese authority pers. erre
in his detention, as well as the vessel. Admi►al Harvey has
prnmiiied that the first vessel of war which may arrive, shall
be dispatched to Pars to demand the liberation of C.aptaiu
Wurmington, and his vessel, tio unjustly detained. The For-
titude, Smith, was boarded the lst instant, in lat. 37 lone.
15. by the Buenos Ayres privateer brig Irresistible, but pro-
fessed to belong to Baltimore, and detained her six hours •
they took three bags of bread, and gave Captain Smith ass
ender on Comma, for payment. The Fox packet was also
boarded the slay previous."
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Letters from Manchester state, that more than
500 young poplars have recently been cut from a
single plantation near Stockport, for the purpose, as
is supposed, of being emrloyed to form the handles
for pikes. Great fears are entertained througloont
this important manufacturing district, that the inf
&rings of the labouring classes will lead to a
act of a desperate nature; but the Magistrates, whn
are well aware of the extoting state of things,' will
be prepared, it is believed, with efficient measure,
for preserving the public peace.—(Everting
Paper.)
On Friday a Court-martial was hold on hoard his Ma-
jesty's ship Northumberlaud, at Chatham, fur the trial of
Captain W. E Wright, late of his Majesty's brig Griffon,
WI a charge of smuggling ii yards of nape, Si: yards of
silk, two pieces of Bandanna handkerchiefs, three 1.11 lAN,
and I 1 Ilha. of tea. The evince for the prosecution has-
lug closed, the Court adjourned till Saturday 171111111111 f.
when, on the Court being re-assembled, Bear-Admiral Sir V.
Malcolm, soil Capthin Sir M. Seymour' the Presidi ii. of the
Court martial, as evidence in favour of the Prisoner, gave lons
1 a most excellent and ho 11111 l rahle character as an (Biker ands
Gentleman., Other evidence was also brought forward in
1 favour of Clpl2lill Wright, who was then heard in his de-
I fence; after which the Court retired to consider of their vas
i did, and, after • long deliberation, they sentenced him to he
I dismissed his Majesty's service. This sentence the Couit
was imperatively bound to deliver, under the eircunist titers
of the case, and agreeably to the provisions of the ar Wes
i of war. .

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MBETINGSII4iF CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL,

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J. Jackson, Upper Thames-street, sus arlscfor
J. H. Wilbeam, Isle of Duck-head, rt ciify ing.diatiller 3 Id
R. Wilk., Chaucery-lane, printer
G. Powell, Little Trinity-lane, baker 3 10
P. Caunsont, Old Broad-street, merchant
P. Campbell, Hai y-le-Bone-stirci, wine-nn reliant
E. Smyth, St. Martin's-court, shoemaker
M. Marchant, Poplar, cowiterper
R. Whates, Wapping-start, anchur•smith 3 11
L. Levy, Great Prescott-street, merchant
T. Taylor, Leadruliall-strcet, mariner
J. Stein, Butcher-row, rectifier
J. Cox and Co. Gutter-lane, wholesale glovers
1). Campbell and CII. Ohl Jewry, merchants
J. White and Co. Ecuningtou, dyers
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H. Newton, Marshall-street, tailor 1 11
J. Masters, Dartford, grocer
W. Burton, Cornhill, auctioneer
W. S. Evans, Chapel-street, bricklayer
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DIVIDENDS.
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J. Uickiusou, Guildhall passage, warehouseman
E. Read and Co. Great Russell-street, !into-drapers

PRICE OF sTOCKS YESTERDAY.
3 per Ct.Corrb. 74 74i I Inds I liorld.r.. 38 36 pr.
74 74} I Es. 3 dr..
Slier Ct. N. An. 1042111 Co.'s. for Ace... 74111

DEATH.
At his house, Great Georgr•sueet, Dublin, Doctor %%ii-
lissa Harvey.

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