The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-11 00:00:00

TIIE LONDON JOURNALS.

Extract!jrom the Morning Papers ,March 11,189-5.

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A report is in such hot circulation, and is so
eonnueatty repeated, that though totally unac-
quainted with its origin, we are inclined ttl think
it entitled to consideration. It is said that Lord
.Liverpool will support the Bill for Catholic-1
Emancipation in the present Session ; and this
being the case, it is even conjectured that the
Chancellor may have the ingenuity to devise
some means of satisfying his own apprehen-
sive mind on the subject of securities for the
Protestant Ascendancy, and may not oppose
the measure. These would be, indeed, most
desirable conversions. We cannot he at war
with Ireland for ever; and therefore, at any
period, the sooner the peace is concluded the
better. Happy would it have been had it been
conluded before the death of Mr. Pitt; but it is
still happier that it should be concluded in 1825.
than not till 1826. We usethe terms peace and
war, because we are essentially at war with Ire-
land. It is true we are not at this moment fight•
lag her in her.counties and provinces, as we
fought the AmeriCans in the war of their lode-
-pendence ; but if we are keeping down and op-
pressing the spirit and feelings which animate
Irish bosoms, by the simple preponderance of an
armed force, then are we essentially at war with
that people, and so shall we continue to be whe-
ther they take the field against us or not, till eman-
cipation is granted. There are no battles fought
at present between the French and Spaniards in
the Peninsula; but still we assert that France is
at war with every genuine Spaniard, whether
(under the influence of the legitimate Govern-
ment there) she Itas forced him to fly his country,
or—yet more cruel—she forces him to smother
his feelings at home. Let us then, we say, make
peace with the Irish ! But it is inquired, how
will the new convert justifyor explain this change
of opinion, supposing the change to have taken
place ? In our minds he need not look far
for an unanswerable explanation, though he
may probably, for such is his nature, pur-
sue a more intricate course of argument. Let
.him only urge the necessity of the case, and
hiS adherents must he satisfied. Necessity has
.Hitherto been chiefly the tyrant's. plea : why
should it not be used by those who confer li-
berty on mankind as well as by those who take
it away ?, Emancipation must be granted soon ;
every one sees that truth clearly enough: why,
then, should it not be granted immediately ?
But whatever may be the fact with respect to the
rumoured conversation at the Court-end of the
town, the effect of that rumour in the eastern
regions of the Metropolis was most striking.—
The
news arrived yesterday in the city that the
Catholic Emancipation Bill would certainly" be.
carried this Session," and produced as strong a
sensation as the tidings of a battle lost or won in
the late war. That atrocious tyrant Henry VII I.
we. recollect, conveyed the two martyrs to the
Catholic faith, Sir Thomas Moore and Bishop
Fisher, to different prisons, and endeavoured to
shake the constancy of each by a report of the
ether's apostacy, but those adherents to the old
.faith were firm. Not so was it yesterday with
respect to Lord Liverpool's change of opinion on
the Catholic question. The rumour of that event
in the
,City was attended by a corresponding con-
-version, and plausite acclamations, of the more
respectable merchants. The now probable suc-
cess of the measure " was hailed with satisfaction,
" and regarded as an inducement to increased
" confidence." Such are the expressions used in
our City correspondence. Nay. even " the value
" of the English funds was considered to depend
44' materially upon that event, because it is gene-
" rally considered that it will ensure the tran-
quillity of Ireland !" We can only hope the just-
ness of the conjecture Will be put to the proof,
and be verified by the event.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
The new King of Naples is justifying the ex-
pectations of his people. Ile has renewed, with
earnestness, his applications for the immediate
evacuation of his kingdom by the Austrian troops,
declaring that he will confide the defence of his
throne only to his own subjects. It was expect-
ed thit the political exiles would be recalled:
The eloquent Poerio, now a refugee at Florence,
it is supposed will be among the first restored to
his country. The name of Gen. Pepe having been
mentioned in the royal presence, the King in-
stantly observed, C 4 Pepe is a man of honour and
a true patriot. I have not forgotten the intimate
connection I had with him. It enabled me to
know him well and appreciate his merits. I
shall not be long before I give him. proofs of the
esteem I have for him." It is remarked that the
English Legation is particularly well received by
his Neapolitan Majesty, and this change is the
more worthy of observation, as the British influ-
ence, during the Austrian ascendancy, was re-
duced almost to nothing. It is generally believed
at Naples that the. constitution established in
Sicily in 1810, under the advice of England, will
be again piochtimed as soon as the.foreigners have
evacuated the kingdom.

[MORNING POST.]

In the House of Commons, last night, Mr.
Hume moved, that no Member be 'allowed to
vote for or against any question in which he had
a direct pecuniary interest. Mr. Littleton op-
posed the motion, on the ground that at preseid
the House knew who were the parties interested,
and attached no more value to their opinion than
it deserved, whilst if the regulation proposed
were carried, Members would secretly subscribe
to undertakin4s. in the names of their attornies
or friends, and would support them in Parlia-
ment, while no one knew the real state of the
ease. Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Wynn, and Mr.
Abercromhy also opposed the motion. The last
mentioned Gentleman justly conceived that the
only remedy for the evil complained of was pub-
lic opinion. After a. discussion of some length,
but little interest, the motion was rejected with-
out a division. Colonel. Davies then moved for
the appointinent of a Select Committee to consi-
der bow far the present Dudies on Foreign Spi-.