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the election, but one month from entering
on the functions of his office.
Mr. WYNN thought the time proposed too
short; it Might possibly require three months, from
the circumstance of no Court being sitting before
whom the oath could be taken.
Mr. Beate° moved, that the oath should be
taken only by those who should hereafter be
ordained Priests. .
Mr. Got/until! opposed it, es a violation of the
understanding on which the Howie had hitherto pro-
ceeded; and lie could not conceive, as the oath
was taken as a security, why the persona at present
in orders should be exempted.
Mr. Beattie *aid, he had no intention to press it,
and still less had tie any deuign to attempt to con-
vince a mind which could imagine danger in a
Catholic Governor of Antigua having a Cutholic
Council.
Air. Gout.auttx explained.
Mr. C. HUTCHINSON deprecated she view which
some prisons took of considering Gentlemen bound
to accede to measures proposed to the House unless
they rose immediately to dissent from them. He
declared, that notwithstanding all what had passed,
he should not conceive it any breach of honour,
and would, if he had the power, throw oat all the
restricting clauses; and he now, on the part of the
Roman Ca.holic Clergy of England cud Ireland,
protested against all the penal clauses iu the Bill.
He complinned ;particularly of compelling the
Clergy to take an oath when they derived no ad-
vantage under the Bill.
Mr. WTos denied that the clauses were penal
on the Catholic.. It war argued as if the House
imposed the oath, but it was optional, and they
need not take it without they choose. He thought
it highly desirable that the connexion which the
Catholic Clergy held with the See of Rome should
be legalised.
Mr. 51. FITZGERA LD said, that as the Bill intro..
duced two new point., namely, communication with
the See of Rome and the election of Bishops, be
would ask, could there be any objection to confine
the new oath to those new points, and attach use
penalty to them only ?
Mr. .W. COURTINAT opposed the limitation of
the oath.
Mr. M. FITZGERA LD did not press it, and after
sense further conversation the blank was filled up
with the words, four tweaks."
On the clause being read, which provided that no
perilous should be capable of exercising any episco-
pal duty, unless he bad been usually resident with-
in the kingdoni for years—
Lord Caterezezauti said, the blank had origi•
nally been tilled up with the word* five years, but
us be had been informed that the most respectable
persona, previous to their election to episcopal
office, were frequently sent upon foreign talismans
relative to the church, he had thought an alteration
to osse year would be desirable.
After a short discussion it was proposed and car-
ried, that the blank should be filled up with the
words, ,11 three years."
The remaining clauses of the Bill, with a few
verbal alterations, being then severally agreed to—
Mr. Etats proposed a clause to exclude Roman
Catholic Priests from seats in Parliament, in the
saute manner as Clergymen of the Established
Church were already by law excluded—which,
after s few observations from Lord Csienzezaan,
Mr. C. W. Wy w, and Sir G. HII.L, was agreed to.
The general' preamble to the Bill being then
proposed— . .
Mr. PEEL moved, that the words referring to
the Admonition of Queen Elizabeth should be
omitted, which was agreed to.
The House then resumed, and the Report on
. the Bill was ordered to be brought up to-morrow
(this day).
Sir JOHN NEWPORT gave notice, that on the Re-
port being brought up it was his intenlion to move
that the whole of the Bill be reprinted, and read a
third time on Monday.
Mr.,. Psi', thought it fair to state that he had
reason to expect a division would take place on ihe
third-reading.
The remaining Orders of the Day were then
severally disposed of, and the House adjourned at
Twitivez o'CLocz.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

PARIS PAPERS.

Patti, "AMOCO 25.
(From the Coast Unfit:nee.]
We have received in the ordinary course, the Journals of
Venice, Rome, Florence, Lapse, Ablate, and Turin, which
peuves the falsity of the assertion's made by certain of our
rapers, that the Piedmontese intercept all intelligence erasing
from lialy,and particularly that from the frontiers of Naples.
The Onzairtto Veneziano, of the 12th of March, contains
nothing of general interest.
The Gm:edits di Firenze informs us, that his Imperial and
Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany is better, and
that his convalescence proceeds in a regular course. It adds,
that the King of Naples had arrived at Florence on the nth,
where he was received with discharges of artillery. The
Prince de Niseemi, the Marquis de Ruffo, Minister of the
King's household, Marsh! Frilli, and the Marquis del
Vaglo, were with his Sicilian Majesty.
IA the Jnatrita/ of the Upper Rhine of the 20th of March.
ow Sod an article %bleb appears to explaiu the Neapolitan
flan of campaign. It is as follow:-
4' The Keapolitaii troops which occupied the defiles of
Alai and Teriti, PO well known fur the difficulties of the
/toned, end which had pushed corps forward to Meehan°,
Gesi, Teroi, and Pesaro, have (alley back beyond
their own frontiers without stealing a blow. It appears that
they have retreutesl as far as Aquila, and probably they will
retire behind their defensive line, which extends Gum
Pn-
•cars to T ins and Funds."
The Savoyard% and Riedigrantese, residing is Paris on
furlough, hare !imagined repoid.rejoin their colours. They
are eager to obey the anamgems, sod are going off by
lashesents.
The Spauish Constitution was proclaimed at Nioe on the
16th, as it has been in all the other towns of Piedmont.
The King, Victor Emmanuel, arrived at Nice on she ltith
of the resent month. 011 his way from Turin to Nice lie
received usiequivocal testimonies of the affection of his sub-
jects.. He was expected at Nominee on the tSib, and pre-
Livratious were makiug in that province fur his reception.—
tile are assured shit he is coming to Pali..
'Our readers must have remarked, That after the first affair.
'which limit place front Ilse 7th la the 12th, betweeo the Aus•
trians sod the Neapolitan., General Frit/boat left some diet-
PIOUS to
,nceopy Aquila art all the migishouriog
mad moved his ,liemigprartore la Prescott, in mister .to be
ready ,in direct situvrosents of the culunausesiestiwal are
snatch, on Naples .by the side of the /throng. At is•
Oust the first sews will bring an amour. of woe- mi.
Mary affair in the direction of San Germs*, rind Fssaili,
oin.re Ilse corps of Carapcosa and Ambrosio are stationed.
*comb% to pi ivatt letters from Naples, it appears that ea