The National Register.
London, England, 1812-06-28 00:00:00

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troutir, nothing bad been done on the subject before, but
tc, that still greater and boundless would be his astonish-
tullt, 4 it was in contemplation to make any material
ch.,11,4e in the established constitutional law of the land, that
the call of the House had been suffered to be discharged.
Alter a few words from Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Giles, and
\lr. liorner, the Message was ordered to be taken into con-
sideration:on Monday.

CATHOLIC QUESTION.

The proceedings in the house of Commons on the
Catholic Question in the course of the week, will be found
of some importance. I t has been resolved that the claims of
the Catholics shall be taken into consideration early in the
next Sessions. This resolution the party writers have swelled
into a most decisive triumph on the part of the Catholics.
That in doing this they are guilty of promulgating falsehood
and delusion, we shall have no difficulty in making it appear;
and that their conduct is calculated to keep from the
Catholics those very concessions to the grant of which the
writers alluded to pretend to be friendly, we shall also be
able to prove. Every man of sense canniq but see that
such representations, unfounded as they are, have a ten-
dency to encourage that outrageous insolence on the part of
the claimants, which is hardly already to be endured. At
present however, we have not room to discuss this question.
In our next, it is our intention to express ourselves more at
length, and that which is expected to pass in the (louse of
Lords in the course of the week, will perhaps, enable us by
that time to take a more comprehensive view of the subject,
than we have the means of doing at present.

TIRE.WII OF HONOUR.

The reception with which the French prisoners who after
breaking their parole, .contrive to effect their escape, meet in
France, forms a striking contrast with the conduct of our
government, as stated on Friday night in the I louse of Com-
mons. Instead of countenancing or rewarding. British pri-
soners of war who release themselves fi om captivity by the
sacrifice of their honour, a mark is affixed to their names, and
they arc rendered incapable of future promotion and no
longer employed. This punishment is just, for what trust
can be reposed in a man who prefers convenience to duty.
The betrayer of his own honour can never prove a .faithful
servant to his king and his country. «'c rejoice however to
find that few instances of a similar misconduct occur
amongst our countrymen.

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DISPATCHES FROM LORD WELLINGTON.

A Li,hon mail and dispatches arrived yesterday.
No operation of importance has been undertaken since
the date of the last dispatches; but Al AR MONT, %who had
removed from Salamanca to Fonteveros, has returned to
Salamanca.

Our army was expected to cross the Guadiana on the 12:1.
SOULT remains at Seville, where he is collectivg his troops.
The Cadiz Paper of the 3d and nth iustant contains an
account which we shall be happy to find confirmed, that on
the 31st of last mouth, BA L L AST maos, who had received a
reinforcement of 2000 British troops, attacked the nephew of
SouLT at Barnes, and defeated him with great slaughter,
killing, wounding, or making prisoners 5000 men. The
enemy lost their military chest, and Sou LT himself escaped
With the greatest difficulty.

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