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11-1 113 ITISH P,l-41.114n.

LONDON,
MONDAY, MAY IS.

The hopes of those who expeded to see discos-
vat and contwion arise out of the discussion of the
Catholic Question, have been completely disap.
•ate • We can now appeal to the debate in the
ritoe of Peers, on Friday night, as evidence of the
siickedness or folly of those who solicited exclusion,
ii,t: eated that the doors of the House might be
c,,;ed against the public. In the spoech of Lord
GRZSVILLE, who ably pleaded the Catholic cause,
Lot one word can be found calculated to exasperate
or inflame the mind of either party ; on the con-
trary, it contains a great deal to reconcile and tun-
valise the Catholic mind in the event of a refnsel.
It has been a popular opinion among the Catholic
body, that the late Administration stood pledged to
the repeal of the disabilities under which they still
labour. Lord GaLsvlt.t.v., the advocate of the Ca-
tholic cause, has denied the existence of any such
Fledge. He admits hopes were excited in the
breasts of the Catholics, that such would be the con-
ies:lance of the Union ; but, he expressly denied
any poiitive promise to that effect. If the refusal
of their claims be likely to excite discontent,
it must operate, in a tenfold degree, if such re-
fusal should take place in the violation of a po,
suite pr .mise. Under such circumstances, the
P.oman Catholic would be given to despair.
He could not hope that a claim so resisted would
ever be granted. If it, were, then, only fur the
proryilgation of this one fad, the country has cause
1.1 rej .ice in the publicity of the debate of Friday
night. But this is not all. The Catholics, whate-
ver may be the result of their petition, have had the
sati•faaion of seeing their claims discussed with
te.nxr, with dignity, and moderation. Could
tivey have sitirosed they were treate4itti such re-
or would the enemies of the public tranquil-
lity have allowed them to think so, if the debate had
not been reported through the medium of the pub-
he Press? An intelligent Correspondent, whose
kt:ce we arc sorry we have not room to insert, ob-
serving up in this subjel, asks, " Do those who
wi.h that a great measure, involving the civil rights
of sa Lege a portion of the inhabit tots of Ireland,
for:zet, that secrecy implies guilt—that darkness
pr..),laces terror, and disables us from taking effeCtive
rii.asurcs for our security ? We never have so much
seise*, to dtead_tbe disclosure of the deliberations of
e the machinations of the low, the
,he ignocant."

seen in our report of the business in the
Lords on Saturday. that Mr. Justice

postponed sine Die.

in El est;ns Put of Tl;ursday says—
yesterday rumoured, that a French
of troops, had been captured off the
•oast of Ireland ; but we were not able
the authority upon which this report
tp '

il men arc much divided in opinion

Iduft of Sir JOHN OHM. Some of

he ought to have taken a large offing
and there awaited the last moment,

. a reinforcement, which might enable
.kade the combined fleet, or pursue it in

its putting to sea.

wted with confidence, that Government
a crpy of the ratineation of the treaty
:iating between England anJ Russia,
k;niperor ALEX

variety of unautbenticated rumours on
was said that Lord NaLuna had over-
tulon iket, and defeated it, with great
lvices had been received at the Admi-
arrival of Admiral CUCHRANeI squa-
West ladies ; and that twelve sail of the
• dispatched from the Channel fleet. in
/ combined squadrons.
,eh, on Tuesday. the Common Coancil
rote of thanks to Earl Sr. Viscssr. to
;slows of Naval Inquiry. to Mr. WHIT.
to the City Members; but. on sub-
Resolutions for the concurrence of the
they were all rejefted by that body.
Noe 12.

• Middlesex Militia are now guarding the
coast, aid are in the daily expeEtancy of
by some other Regiment. It was can-
dle East Essex had been ordered to

on the River has been uncommonly
the laying on of the embargo. Among
stratagems to avoid it, many seamen
tvogred to deceive the Officers of the
using rings in ',heir ears to appear like
TIMM
that it is slider the consideration of the
, Officers of the different Yeomanry
neer Regimes 6, to publish the names of
shall'ilesert or withdraw themselves from

Ire Carps in the mown tof expaited
yet., newspaper in the kingdom ; and to
pGsted lip an the dean of a churches and
with a r law of holding them out to igloo-
dograms.

;
•

pledge. He a
breasts of the C
StalitCOCe of thi
any pctitive pr
of their claim
it must operat
fusal should u
• 'Wee premise.
Roman Catho
He could not
ever be grante
promolgation o
• rej )ice its tl
Light. But chi
ver may be the
saii•faaion of
temper, with
they have sups
•
sp,d, or would
litr have allows
not been report
I he Press A
kt:er we arc se
•
serving up m t
wi.h that a gre
of so serge a p
for:tet, that sei
pradaces terror
tuasurcs for of
h re now to dread
wise men, as
e crafty, and the
.s
It will be sec
House of Lot.
Fez's COO is p
TAs Duilin
e. " It was y
transport, full
South-west en.
to ascertain th
)f was fouatled."
!e Professional
tn'lll the cond
.e
them say that 1
b:fure Cadiz,
the chance of a
;,
him to ulockad
r.
as th:ev,:r. of its
11.*
It io reporte
r • have received
so long negoti,
at signed by the
Among a v.
Saturday, it w
taken the Ton
ti- loss; that adv
f• ratty of the ar
a- dron io the We
en
line had bees: 1.
sat pursuit of the i
as At Norwich
era proproed a rot
the Comrairsio
rte saga°, and I
misting the Re
he Aldermen, tlas
71-• Avrs 4.—Notft
of The West I
d: Harwich coaat
sc- bring joined Ia
jeaured that rd
Harwich.
the The press t
severe since the
rrel the various std
of have endeavoe
press, by putti
all awatral foreign
red We hear, th
rd. Commanding
and Volunteer
those who shall
ef, their respective
a danger, LI evet
have lists poste%
beg chapels, with a
isit. away arid dull