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London, England, 1820-05-15 00:00:00

BRI CATHOLIC ADDRESS.

The following Address, with nearly twenty thon.
sand signatures attached, was presented at the Levee
to the King, by his Grace the Duke of Northik,
Earl Marshal, itecontpanied by the Lord Clifford ;
Sir Curnaby Haggerston, Bart. ; Sir Richard Acton,
Bart. ; Sir Thomas Clifird, Bart.; and Edward
Jernitighain, Esq. &c.
4. Star— WC„ your Majesty's faithful subjects, Roman
Catholics of Great Britain, most itunitily approach yonr
kiwis' presence: We at respectmlly and sincerely
condole whit your Lijesty on the se.ere and affiteting
loss which your Majesty and your people h.t‘e slimaittra
by the death of your Mijesty's num exc-llent and vene-
rated lzathrr:
" We shall ever remember, with affectionate giati-
tuile. the and multiplied oh:iga a cIA: OVC to .•.ir
late S,ivereittit:
" After t.vo centuries of ever-incr.:sum: severitivs,
his crayon's ear tirst listened to our itunioic ikkuois 101
relict : .

" If our existence as a Body is now acknowledged by
the State; if we are now, ny law, pe ited to offer at
ihe foot of the Throne this tribute of our -ffection and
loyalty; if even the most par he exercise It rill religious
(loots no longer subjects us to satlguiti try imnishtneuts;
if our children are no lonwr encouraged ity law in the
%iulation of the nearest and dearest ties of vh ; if we
are itu lonif,er regarded by um cosi..trytiseil as aisotscribed
and tlegridetl race; to the wiceablitg and pattio...l otoe-
voience of tits late Majesty we owe thrse ,i.e uma.tle
henstits: We trust that we have proved ooraelves not
totally unworthy of them; by !.ea and by land we h
bled among the foremost defenders of our country, itntl
our conduct at home has uniformly sluiced our love of
pence, order, and loyally:
" Thal iiiieglaniCe winch we swore to one late So'e-
reign, we, in all humility, offer to your lopsty ; add
we indulge the attimatillA hope, that we MIA: soil
time to find iu the Titrobe a friend and proieetor :
ACCeI)I, Sire, our ,Illeefe amid fervent wiso, t;tat
the reugit your Majesty may be long, prows:,
happy ; atuf that tor a,,,,es yet untintatbcretl, the 11180-
1(10111. House of BRIIISWICk lII3V Collllllite to reign rater
We persons and hearts of a loyal and grateful people."

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A grace has passed the Senate of the. University
lof Cambridge, which directs au observatory to be
built at a rate toot exceeding 10,0001., sod astrolio-
mieal instruments to be purchased to the amount of
8,0001, The Senate has already granted the sum of
5,0001. towards the Work, the rest is to he raisgqi by
subscription. The Duke of Gloucester, the Cairn•
cellar of the University, has signified 1114 aniprobat ion ‘s t-1 I . /is,
of this measure in the most handsome trtins, and ~.0' .44-si:ss:,„ \
has given one hundred guineas towards carrying it -": yi',4-1 /I
into effect.
'The Dublin Freeman'a Journal of M ,nday, in • -..
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second edition, announces the receipt of letters b " -..
the English mail, arrived that day, which state
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upon the most creditable .aitl“)..-ity, that the Cabal. .„ s '''',e,.l/4.
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Question will be brought ii;r. %Ir.! this Session wit 'll'%;°•;':'...‘'
the whole force of the Minit,try. This expectation, ",t,-: .: , •
however desirable, we fear, is rather to s.t: goine. ' '.- ••-
‘Ve cannot presume that the Lord Ciiiiiws ;Mr and - •
the Earl of I.iverpisd hay:: sect. any new iiihts
since the subjca came la:a tv...le: ‘ory4der.itivit.
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1! OF LORDS.
NIONDAV, HOC S.
Earl ST AN HOPE gave notice that to morrow sennight he
should Ming tOrwatil u nimion for the anointment of a Corn-
mince to enquire into the hest means of employing the Mann-
fatturing Poor in the Ald,utfacturing Distriet, and moved the
Lords to be suinnioned.
The House was accordingly summoned for the above purpo c.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE moved the printing of several •
Returns made pursuant to the order or the House.
Mr. Alcock, from the Treasury, ptv,ented Annual Accounts
of the Comolidated Fund.—Adiourneil.
TUESDAY. 31.%1* 9.
Fonutcm MINISTERS.—The Alarquis of LANSDOWN
gave notice, that he should move, on Friday, tiff an account of
tile expence of Foreign Ministers during the last ten years.
The House then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. MAY t(.
The Lori Chancellor attended the }Lowe at eleven o'clock
end heard Appeals. llis Lordship then adjourned the House to
riday.

FRIDAY. MA%
The Marquis of LANSDOWN rose, in pursuance of notice,
en move an Account of all Salaries and Allowances paid to
Foreign Ministers for the last ten years. Ordered.
RESTRICTIv ACTS.—EarI DARNLEY rose to make the
motion of which he gave notice some days since. The Lords
would rc:collect, that when the restrictive measures were under
con,ideration. it was urged by the advocates of those measures
that di:: existing law was nut sufficiently strong to check and
punish offenders. He hail since reason to believe the reverse of
that proposition. Several persons had been convi,ted under the old
and not one under the new laws. The Noble Earl conclu-
ded by moving, that there be laid before the House an Account
rd all convictions under any restrictive .ket of Parliament, passed
aince tile Ist of December. 1619.

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The motion was agreed to.
The intention of the Noble Earl is to submit a motion to the
I imue on the subject.
commaixt AGAINST TILE BISHOP or ExETl.l4—Lord
1101.1 .A LI lose tin the purpose of submitting to the House the
Petition of the Rev. Mr. Jones, complaining of the superior
Clergy. The Petitioner was a Clergyman of the Church of
t..n4iind, regularly ozdaincel. Some months back, a county
meeting of clergymen was held to consider the claims of the
Roman Catholics. and to petition Pollnow:At not to make con-
oessioas. The Petitioner attended the meeting, and delivered a
speech in answer to one made by a Reverend Friend. Some
tune alter he was presented to two livings in, the diocese of Lin-
coln and Pett-ruorough. He received testimonials of moral
conduct for three years, according to the rules of the Church of
England. He submitted those testimonials to the Bishop of
Exeter, Bishop of the diocese, who refused to countersign them.
He then smicited an interview with his diocesan at Exeter, to
know his reasons for refusing to countersign. The Reverend
Prelate stawel, that his seasons were not appiied to want of
competency, not to want of moral conduct, but in respect of
certain worn lie uttered in this meeting of clergymen. tie then
stated that i.e offered to give proof to his Moccsiar. that he never
uttered the worus imputed to him. The pasehi whoinformed the !
Bishop was never oinftuntexl with him, and we consequence was,
tag he had been compelled by honour to surrender tins living.
to the amount of sottL per annum, He further stated, that the
lu.s of the bring had been the total destruction of the professional
prospects of hut lire. Lord Holland entered at considerable
into the statement of the Petitioner. The words winch
had been imputed us the Petitioner were, as Lord Holland under-
goat, an alto:moo that nine-tenths of the Clergy of England,
in assenting to the truth of Saint Athanasius'a Creed, subscribed
to what they did not believe. Another sentence lie was supposed
to have uttered, was stated to he this—" in the whole Code
of the Church of Rome there is not a more damnable doctrine
than the Athamisian Creed. and nine-tenths of the clergymen do
not believe it." The Noble Lord contended that the Petitioner
ought to have been allowed the opportunity of explaining, and
that the most favourable constructor- ought to have been put on
his explanation. Ile concluded by moving that a Committee be
appended to take into consideration the Petition of the Rev. John
rte Jones, respecting the refusal of hia Diocesan to countersign
his ecclesiastical testimonial, and to report thereon.
The Petition was then mad, which detailed the matters before
stated.
The Bishop of EXETER did not wish to enter into the detail
made by the Noble Lord, but to take notice of the allegations.—
When the Petitioner piesetued his testimonials, the Reverend
Prelate refused his counter •signattue ; at the same nine he told
him, he knew what his feelings were with respect to the Roman
Catholic persuasion, and begged him to understand, he had
nothing to do with those opinions. If he roused his countec-
fignature, he had exercised a discretionary power. The Reve-
rend Prelate refused to sign the testimonials, upon a belief that
he should become a party to Mein. lie had no hesitation in
saying, the Petitioner might have a remedy in the Courts below.
Lord ERSKINE spoke in support of the Petition.
After some debate the motion was negatived. Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
wolimitv, MAY S.
The Liverpool Street Bill was urau,;ht is and read a first
time.
A Bill for the Lighting of Wolverhatoptoa with Gas was
brought in and read a first dine.
Mr. S. woitTLLy pie,mited a Petition from Manufac-
turers, &c. froiu Huddersfield against the 3% ooh Tax Ile
added that a Noble Friend of his intended to give -re of
a motion fur this evening for the repeal of this tax.
Lord MILTON enquired whether it was the intention of
Givernment to repeal the late wool tax; if not, tu-wurruwv
se'imigin he should move fur leave to bring in a hill to repeal
that tax.
Mr. F. ROBINSON replied, that he was not aware
of ally MICil ioteution existing; the notice would of cuur►e
stand.
The Marriage Act Amendment Bill was hrougha in, read
a first time, and ordered to be read a woad time un
Is iday.

CITY COMMERCIAL PETITION.
Mr. BARING presented a Petition from n 11111111tHillil and
most respectable Body of Merchant, a the City of London,
praying that commerce might be released from many of the
restrictions imposed oo it. We had lust much trade, and
instead of its leaving gone to one particular country, it had
;:one into all the channels of Europe. There were now
many ronyeiiiors. Lr such a state of things, lie saw no re•
medy but in vomiting to the old maxim of Coarowrce. How
evils am.• to in, died at once, besides reverting to
tlr
of trade, he could hardly Bevis•;
but tic did ant r r that there should be any distui balite
of the CM .1, aa.l established=—however, this he might
say, that 110 bilk (Mild bUollilLlll any mio:dur:d
price ut the l=imbo in aline country. lie g rev. dto ace tile
Agricultural But lie particularly
lamented to Moiii warts events had token 1/lilCe iii Seirilsiiii,
and to arierrta,.l aat many or the inanulai tuners there,
especially in the neighboui hood of Paisley, were preparing
to withdraw from them. Tit, Country could nut remain a,
it wit', amid there 1111 V 130 hope of trade reviving its Corium