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to agree with that Noble Lord, that some confusion might have
existed in the use of the words liberty and power ; but the ob-
servation might hold good with respect to the words punishment
and restraint. The Noble Lord had formed a foundation for un-
dermining his own theory, in admitting that circumstances might
exist which would render it necessary to place some limits to civil
and religious liberty, Many ouch limitations appeared on the
Statute Eleks, and these were a class of persons who held prin-
ciples inimical to any coustitntion ; to such persons then it c.v.
tamly would not he +rife or wise to give political power. But while
men were permitted to enjoy quietly their patrimonial posseseious,
and the free exercise of their religious rights, it did not follow that
they aught to be &Hawed to rule their bretbren—for this, after all,
was the true question. The petition he held in his hand was signed
only by the clergy ; it was well and respectfully worded, and was
not calculated to glee offence to any.
Lord HOLLAND said, that his objection to the petitions of the
clergy was, that they hid uniformly confounded the words liberty
and power, and hr thought that as the question created so much
animosity, they would have acted prudently in not interfering in
It. In his inian the Noble and Reverend Lord (the Bishop of
Chester) had, lirthe conclusion of his speech, done away with the
candid observations he had made in the beginning of it. lie had
charged the Catholic. with a wish to rule us, when they only
wanted to rule themselves. It was a principle on which all justice
was founded. that man was entitled to rule himself. He (Lord
pollard) could quote many authorities in support of this doctrine,
but the only oue that immediately occurred to him was a poetical
00C:
" When Freedom is by sufferance and at will
Of others—man is free."
The petition WAS then read and laid on the table.
The Bishop of CHESTER said, that he was not prepared st
present to discuss the latter observation of the Noble Lord. He
held in his hand a petition from the Clergy, Magistrate', and in-
habitants of Bolton, in Lancashire' praying the House -could not
grant any further concessions to the Celtic:thee. It contained the
signatures of 8000 persons, and comprehended almost all the Dis-
venting Ministers in the town. /I efelt it necessary to remark that
the petition contained some expressions that he would not alto-
gether jitatify, and he hoped the House would consider it with in.
dulgent consideration, and not take the observations that were
meant against the Catholic Association as intended against the
Catholics generally.
The petition was thee laid on the table.
Lord KENI ON presented a similar petition from the inhabl-
tants of Brock ingion, in Salop—Laid on the table.
The Bishop of GLOUCESTER presented similar petitions
from the Rural Dean and Clergy of the Deanery of Stonehouse, in
the Diocese of Gloucester, and from those of Hawkeabury, and
Dailey in the same Diocese.
Lord KING observed, that he was sorry to see so many petitions
emanating from the Clergy ; and that they had given so much had
advice to their Lordships.
The Bishop of GLOUCESTER said, that the Clergy were not
actiee as their Lordships counsellors and advisers ; they were
merely stating their opinions boldly and manfully, in spite of all
opposition.
The petitions were then laid on the table.
EQUITABLE LOAN BILL.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE presented a petition against the
Equitable Loan Bill, from the pawnbrokers of liondon, West-
muster, and the Borough of Southwark.—Laid on the table.
The Noble Earl presented petitions of a similar nature from the
parish of Christ Church, in Surrey . • from New Brentford ; front
the parish of St. Saviour, Southwark; from St. Botolph, Aldgate;
from St. Mary .Magdalen, Bermondsey • from St. hlary,
chapel ; from Christ Church, Spitallielis ; from St. John's, Wap-
ping; from St. Andrew's, Holborn; from St. Mary•le-Strand ;
from St. George's In the East: from St. Dunstan's in the East;
froth St. Leonard's, Shoreditch ; from Si. Luke's, Middlesex;
from St. Clement's Danes; from St. John's, Horsleydown ; from
'St. Paul's, Shadwell; from St. Mary's, Cripplegate; front St.
George the Martyr; from All Saints; and from the parish of
St. James, Clerkenwell.—The petitions were laid on the table.
The HOlll2 then adjourned.

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FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Etoile, dated Tuevday.l
VIENNA APRIL 2.

The Austrian Obserrrr announces the departure of the Emperor
of Austria tOr Italy. as follows :
" His Majesty the Emperor and the Archduke Fran:is Charley
will set out for Milan on the 7th : they will reach Udine on the
12th. Nothing is known of the further progress of their journey.
The Empress and her sister, the Archduchess Sophia, set out on the
6th for Munich, where teey will arrive on the 9th."
(From the Consatutfownel or 3fonday.l
MiLax, APRIL. I
The great preparations making for the reception of the Em-
peror vary a little the monotonous state of torpor which has been
imposed on us for these ten years by the icy coldness and the heavy
apathy of the Austrians. The contrast is striking to the Italians.
who well remember the life, activity, and gaiety that prevailed
while the French were here.

Notwithstanding the diplomatic denials or ambiguities, persona
who kern to be well informed still assert that the Emperor of
Russia and the King of Prussia will come to meet the Emperor
at Milan. New and more prming invitations have been made to
the King of Naples by the Cabinet of Vienna, and as he governs
a nation which certainly does not enjoy independence, prudence
will probably induce him tit give way. Letters from 'Naples Ly
this morning's mail even announce that his Majesty will set cut for
Milan on the 10th inst. At all events his tint answer is an
honourable protest in favour of the dignity of the Crown, which
must not be estimated according to the respective strength of :he
several States.

It is generally believed here, that the conferences row going rn
at Paris, under the auspices of Prince Metternich, are only prepa-
ratory to those which are to take place at 3lilan, where it is affirmed
that most complicated and important interests will be discussed, in
which the affairs of Italy will be only an episode, or rather a pretext
to cover the main object. It is thought we shall hare a sure ther-
mometer to estimate the nature of the fundamental resolution when
here. It is said that if it is pacific, the first result will be to show
some regard to the wishes of the people' and to make concessions
to them to put an end to the too offensivedissgreements which now
exist in Europe, and threaten future storms. If, on the contrary,
it is resolved to show a fiim countenance to England, and to fol-
low an opposite course, new measures of restriction and compr,s-
-slot) will be the first result. Of these the consequences may be
ruinous and incalculable.

Meantime it is thought that means will be employed to check the
spirit of association which begins to manifest itself among the
Powers of Southern Germany. Prussia and Austria, it is certain,
are dissatisfied with the commercial alliance forming between
Bavaria, Wi►tembergg Nassau, Baden, and Darmstadt, to which
Switzerland has acceded ; because, though only commercial, it may
lead to important political results.
As for us, having no means to express a will, we must be content
with wishes ; one of which is, that, among the serious concerns
which call the Sovereign Master of Italy to this capital, he may be
pleased to restore to their families and to liberty so many illustrious
Lombards, who, like the unfortunate Count Donfaluniri, still lan-
guish in prison or exile, whose principal crime was supposing that
the creation of the new kingdom of Lombardy and N. er.ice would
not be a mere sounding tidy, but would at least bring some real
advantages to the country, were it only what the Emperor Alexan-
der had then done for Poland.

[From the Cuarrier Francais of 3londay.,l
GIBRAtTAII, MARCH 24.
It seems that the Emperor of Morocco, yielding to the earnest
entreaties of the Spanish Ambassador, has agreed to deliver into his
hands ten or a dozen Spaniards residing at Tangiers, fur the sum of
10,000 piastres. and an old brig. Among them are Valdes, Friar,
Linares, and the ex-minister of war, Lopes Banos. These unfor-
tunate men have placed themselves under the protection of the Con-
suls of England, France, and Sweden, and it appears that their fate
will depend upon the orders which these diplomatic agents will re-
czive from their respective Governments. It is to be lupe.' that
these orders will be favourable. After the dreadful punishments
that have been indicted on all those who have fallen into tb, bards
of the Spanish Government, neither France, England, nor Sweti,n
c.ndel think of providing new means to sustain that system of
re-action and vengeance shade they have several times endeavoured
to check.

PARIS. APIIIL 10.
The following is the additional article presented by the Corn.
mittee of the Chamber of Peers commissioned to examine the
project of law relative to the indemnity :
Art. 24. " The first article of the law of the bth December,
1814, shall continue in full force, so that no dispositions of the
present law shall, in any we, prejudice the rights :tapirs:l before
the publication of the Constitutional Charter, and maintained in
the above-mentioned article, whether with respect to the State
or third persons ; nor does this law, in any manner, affect those
rights."

The Princess Augusta spent yesterday evening with the
Duchess of Kent, at her apartment:, at the King's Palace,
Kensington.
I'he Earl and Countess of Liverpool were expected in
town yeatetday evening, from their residence at Coombe
Wood.

We bitve authority to state that the public days at
Lambeth Palace will not commence until further notice.

The Liverpool subscription for a piece of plate, to be
presented to Mr. Huskisson, amounted on Tuesday to
1,7971.

l'iliewoLoov.—Our notice of Dr. Spurzheim's Lecture
Qll Tuesday is unavoidably postponed till to-morrow.
The Madrid Gazette of the Slat March states, that the
" happy news of his Catholic Majesty's restoration to the
plentitude of his rights, arrived on the 22d of July a: the
capital of the Phiilipine Islands, where it wag reeceived with
the greatest enthusiasm." This Gazette is so noted for its
falsehood that we should pay little regard to its unsup-
ported statements, but there are other and better reasons
to doubt the account we copied from the French Papers re-
specting the revolution at Manilla. _ _

_
Letters from the Peloponnesus say, " that the Peninsula
is over-run with English agents, and that the Greeks are
confident of the support of England."
have receives! Rio Jantiro Papers to the 31st of Ja-
nuary, inclusive. A letter had been addressed to the Em-
peror of Brazil by the Chapter of Monte Video, entreating
that there might be no interference in the religion, n an-
ners, and customs of the province, and that they might be
governed by absolute power. His Majesty, in his answer,
expresses his regret at the intolerant spirit displayed by the
Chapter in this address, as very contrary to the Constitu-
tion and to the Roman Catholic Religion itself; and, nit!'
respect to their observations about absolute power, he adds,
that having sworn to the Constitution, he cannot listen to
any suggestions against its spit it, which he considers to be
that of the great body of his faithful subjects. The Em-
peror's answer throughout evinces a firm determination to
adhere to the principles which he had sworn toirnaintain.
We have received Jamaica Paperteto the ISth February.
The schooner Jane and Maria, from Gibraltar for Hondu-
ras, put into Jamaica on the 16th ul.imo, to complain
to the Admiral of het detention by an armed schooner un-
der American colours, fitted out from Porto Cabello, the
Captain of which, an Englishman, told them the name of
his vessel was Retaliation ; he detained them six days,
=trying them from the east end of St. Domingo to the isle
of Bonaire, and thence to (7uraeos, when he permitted
them to proceed, after,,searching her cargo for Spanish pro-
perty. The Captain of the Jane and Mary confirms the
statement of Capt. Morrison from Maracaibo, of the
washing
_con shore at Cornea of dead bodies with their
heads cut off; but states the number at Qt, instead of 14.
He says they were supposed to have been *he crew of an
American ship which had sailed a few days previously,
and fallen into the hands of the pirates."
By the latest accounts from Detnerara we learn that the
drought still continued, and great apprehensions were en-
tertained that the crops would he seriously injured.
Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Alva-
rado, dated SAth January :
" On the 2llth ult. the American schooner Susan, coming from
Baltimore and llavannah, was brought in here a prip.t, taken by
the 3letric:lm schooner Anahosc, who took her oil' the Castle of San
Juan tie Ulloa, where she was bound to provide the same with
provisions. On the 4th inst. another American shower (the Ber-
man), also front Baltimore, was taken by the same revel in the
same attempt. On the 7th, a pilot bait, without sbewing any
colours, reached the Castle, and anchored betwesit there and Vera
Cruz, and when tha launches from the Casts came to unload her.
they began firing upon them from the fortifications of the city for
about two hour,. and a half, but without doing them much injury,
till six in the afternoon, when the Castle opened a tiring, and bom-
barded the city till the, next day at four in the afternoon. From
the 10th inst. we have an embargo on all vessels now in the port ;
the reasons are net exactly known, anti which, is supposed will twit
till the 15th of next month.

The war undertaken by the Dutch in the Fast appears
to have been very unsuceossful. The Queen of Boni had,
in her turn, declared war against the Dutch, and this was
the signal for a general rising of nations b. aring the Bugis
name, which comprehended nine-tenths of the civilised
portion of Celebes. The Dutch had been compelled to
abandon their recent acquisitions, and fortify themselves in
Maatssar. The native accounts state, that not only had
the places taken by tie Dutch been recaptured, but that
the Bugis had possessed themselves of the provinces of
Bonthem, Buncombe, and /darns, while they extended
their incursions to the suburbs of Afacartsar.

The Emperor of Brazil has accepted a proposal made by
Mr. E. Ozenford, of London, to form a sojety for working
the gold and ether mines in that empire.