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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Family. Besides all these, the precedent of 1789 would be
violated by such a measure, for at that period a proposition of a
similar nature had been made and rejected.
Mr. PoNsoNBY supported the amendment.
Mr. W. WYNNE made a few observations in favour of the
amendment. • Gentlemen had objected to the proposal upon the
ground of the necessity f9r disinteredness. How was it known
by that House whether the Groom of the Stole might not be-
come First Lord of the Treasury, and the Master of the Horse
one of the Secretaries of State. In such case those Gentlemen
surely could not be considered quite disinterested. The natural
affections of his own family would surely be a very strong pro-
tection to his Majesty against any motives of a paltry interest-
edness.—The amendment that the Duke of York should be
named in the Council was then negatived.
Mr. Su ERIDAN objected, in the same clause, to the appoint-
ment of the Master of the Rolls to be of the Council. He
thought that there was in that Council a superabundance of
law; and of all things in the world law, upon such an occasion,
appeared to him to be the most unnecessary. It surely would
have been a !motion more consonant to the wishes of the House,
and more respectful to the Committee, that the Speaker had
been appointed to fill the situation to which the Lord Chamber-
lain, if he was alive, would be, by what the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman called, precedent, entitled. He contended that the whole
of the precedent of 17:9 was an application to persons, and not
to principles. The restrictions were levelled against the Prince,
and not against a Prince. He would ask why the Right Hon.
Gentleman wished to designate the Council by placing before the
title of each Member of it his name. Was not the Right Hon.
Gentleman aware that, by such a conduct, he threw the most
foul suspicions upon the Prince. If any of those persons should
die, why should not those appointed to fill their offices succeed
them in their capacity as Council? No; the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman determined that rich should not be the case, because he
knew that the Prince would have the power of making those
appointments, and consequently could supply any vacancy ac-
cording to his own desire. lie then moved an amendment,
" "Ishat the names of the persons appointed to be Council to her
Majesty should be left nut, and that the offices in this form,
viz. the Archbishop of Canterbury, &c. &c. should alone re-
main in the blank."
The CHANCELLOR of the ExcirEQUER defended himself from
the charge of having wished to throw any blame upon the
Prince, whose conduct he felt so much pleasure in applauding.
After a few words from Mr. Sheridan, and Mr. Whitbread,
the amendment was negatived.
The other clauses were then read, and several amendments
proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which were
agreed to.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought in a new
clause to enable the Prince Regent to dispose of the Droits of
Admiralty in the same manner as the King bad done, by the
advice of the Treasury.—Agreed to.
The House then resumed, and reported progress, and Mr.
Lusnibro-rorr brought up the report of the Committee, which
was read pro forma, and ordered to be taken into further con•
sideratiou on Monday.—Adjourned.

ROAIIAV CATHOLIC SOLDIERS.

DUBLIN, JAN. 15.

GENERAL ORDER.
" Adjutant-general's Office, Dublin, Jan. ISli.
41 Reports having been circulated, that Catholic Soldiers have
been prevented from attending Divine Worship according to
the tenets of their religion, and obliged, in certain instances, to
be present at that of the Established Church, the COMMANDING
OFFICERS of the several Regiments are to be attentive TO THE
raKvENTioN or soul Pk AC ncEs, if they have in any instance
existed in the Troops under their command, as they are in
violation of the Orders contained in the CIRCULAR LETTER of
eiu 14th of May, 1806, AND SINCE REPEATED TO 'I*IIE ARMY;
and the CATliouc SOLDIERS, as well as those of other Sects,
are to be allowed, IN ALL CASES, to attend the Divine Worship
of tile A LMIGEITY according to their several persuasions, when
duty does not interfere, in the sane manner, and under the mime
regulations, AS 'I HOSE OF 'I'IIE ESTABLISHED CHURCH.
(Signed) " RAYMOND, Dep. Ad -Gen.
" N. RAMSAY, Maj. Assist. Adj.-Gen."
So late as Friday morning last, some of the artillery, privates
and drivers, quartered in Enniskillen, continued to do duty with
turned couth. for having attended, according to law, to the wor-
ship of their Church ; but on the evening of that day the scene
was somewhat changed—the General Order arrived ; and on
the Sunday the Catholic soldiers of the garrison were marched.
to the .Roma Chapel, accompanied by WO Officers y.
that religjv n.