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CATHOIACS.

Viscount SIDMOUTH permeated a Potting' from the
Royal Bergh of Surfing, agaiset the Catholic alma.
The Bishop of LONDON presented a Petition from the
Clergy of the Ara 'cavort; of Pima, against the Oatmeal(
the Roman Catholics.
They were read sod laid on the table.
The Cochineal and Indigo Bill was read the third time
sail passed.
The Flu and Colts. Enconregemmet Bill west throogh
a Committee, sad 'epoxied withest say sinesdnest.
Adje UMW.

The Petition was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. H. G. BENNETT rose pursuant to the notice which
he had given, to move au Address to the Throue requeatiug
his Majesty to cause to be laid before the House • copy if a
Report made by the Comediasiou appointed in 1315 to in.
moire into the Jurisprudence of the ',land of Guernsey. Al.
though six years had elapsed since that Report was made,
and although the inhabitants were well acquainted with
the recommendations it contained, yet Door of these reesim.
emendations bad hitherto been carried tutu effect, nor diet
he anticipate that they ever would; for it was now about 30
or 40 years aloe, • Committee of Reform was sent to Jersey,
which also modes Report, but not►iug in the way of reform
►ad as yet beta dune in that iH►ud. lie trusted the Right
Hou.Greetlemean would nut feel inclined to resist his metier,
because he meant, utiles, the House retailed to eatertaie it,
to follow it up by the proposal of au Address to the Crowe,
praying his Majesty to cause the recommendations its the
Report to ho carried into effect.
Mr. C. BATHURRT said, that the recommendation of the
Comesietioe went to notbteg leas than an aJteral iota of the
shale municipal law of the 'slated, which was founded on
the Norman or old (roast hw, and was therefore considered
as totally unit and inapplicable tin the cundttiou or the pre-
sent times. The Report was laid before the law Oflicere
of the Crown, amid by them • new code of laws far the
Inland, founded on the reeonaispidatuout of the Commis.
'timbers, was framed, which was Isle before the Rigel Court
Ihr its emasidoratioe le 1817, ..a MO answer was retewoed
until Nay in last leer. The &hewer thee received wee tires.
bleed among the Member. of tee Conseil, but the very
weighty matters of a public nature which Duerr/aid had
Attire their atteutioo from the subject, hot it would on-
deobteilly be list of the lest inatiers for their coraideratiiie.

tidied tor Calabrese. corps in the pay of ibis country.
The Hon. Gent. stated, that he had seen certib-.
cites which bore honourable testimony to his cha-
racter and services from beveral General Officers,
among whom be named General Campbell, Si,
Frederick Maitland, and Lord William Bentinek.
In 1815, after pence was restored, be proceeded
from Sicily to Naples with a Brutish passport; and
expecting the fullest inotection of the British Go-
vernment, according to the promises of Lout
William Bentinck to the Sicilians, that any officer
rendering assistance against the common enemy,
Meaning Bonaparte and Murat, should he pro-
tected against any evil consequences from such
service after the return of the Rosh( Family.
On his arrival in Naples he was arrested, without
any charge being preferred against him, anti
thrown into prison. He claimed the protectiou of
SirW. A'Court, the Btittsh Ambassador at Naples,
but although he was fully entitled to it by having
borne a British comniission, and as having gone
to Naples under a British passport, he was refuseck
that protection. The Hun. Member then proceed-
ed to censure Sir IVilliarn A'Court, ailoll/ he.
charged with having acted in too close conceit with.
the Government and Ministry of Naples, even its
those parts of their conduct which had for their ob-
ject to repress the rising spirit of the Neapolitans,
and which had finally caused the revolution in that
county ; and wills lending himself to the designs
of eleven° and Medici, who overturned all that the
English
.had done for the good of Sicily. Ht
could say, from his own knowledge. that many
persons who had formerly assisted the views
of the British Government, afterwards be-
came objects of persecution with the Neapolitan
Government, and Sir W. A'Court instead of pro-
tecting them as he ought, lent himself to that Go-
vernment in every way, so as to bring upon limner;
and upon the English time and character, the
greatest ',marble odium from the people of Naples.
On his arrival in England in June 1817, Captain
Romeo made a representation of his case to the
Government, accompanied with a statement of his
claims and services. For nine months he re-
mained without an answer; at last, however, by the
interference of his Royal Highness the Duke of;
York, which reflected the highest credit on that
dlustrious individual, • petition of 501. • year was
settled on him. That was the whole of the reconi
pence to this gentleman for his services,
.who lied
bean recommended in the strongest terms by Gene-
ral Campbell, and other Generals whom lie hart
named, of whom one gallant Officer was then in
the House, and would correct him if he mistrted
the fact. They had certified that he had deserved
well of the country, and that in addition to has
services, lie ought to be remunerated for losoes be
had sustained, to the amount of 30,000 dollars.
Finding that it was in vain he applied for remit-
iteration, he then asked to be allowed to remelt to
big own country; he stated that he was in di:treat.
and asked to be •Ilowed a sum of money in com-
mutation of his pension, and for a British passport
to return home. Leave was given him to depart,
and he received 3001. as a commutation of lint
pension, but was refused the passport. He be-
lieved reports might have been received to.the
prejudice of the Petitioner's character frma Sir
%Van. A'Court ; he thought it extremely litobable,
from the intimacy of Sir IVilliam A'Court griefs
Corcelln and Medici, that they should have ani-
ceeded in exciting in his mind a prejudice against
the Petitioner, and that he should have transmitted
such reports as they furnished him with; but they
ought not to have been credited until one applies-
ti ttttt made by Captain Romeo, at least bad been
complied with. He asked that inquiry should be
made into the nature of any charge against hint,
and if he were found to have cofounded any clime
against the Neapolitan Government, except that of
has services and attachment to this country, he was
willing to give up all claim. That there was no
such charge against Lin was evident from this cir-
cumstance, that the order fur his deportation ita
1816, which he (Mr. H.) had area, assigned no
offence, but merely stated that he was deported out
of the country by order of Isis Majesty. Ile whi
refused the British passport fur which I:c d ap-
plied, and which had been promised hen ; but :a
French passport was offered, which would not have
been of any use to him. The prayer of his Penton
to the House was, that he might have such redress
as the House was able to give him, sod that be
might be furnished with an English woos:oft tas
enable him to go beck to hie regenerated country.
The Hon. Member concluded by stating, that*:
believed the whole of the eirctiataatinacts set for*
by the Petitioner to be true, rod mein% that the
Petition be brought up.
Lord Casmetkaou said, a. the Petition merely
preyed for redress generally, and did not set forth
arty periwig,* claim, it was 'Apt his intention ;to
oppose its beteg brought op ; bus Asa the Roo.
Member had gale 'set, a general description 44 the
Ow: he hoped the Wassailer:dial- saadutge. bine outs
its attesition while he skates, a few ti cesusatMoi
reply. This was the only came is ',kid" *is Oos