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London, England, 1813-03-10 00:00:00

STIPENDIARY CrRATES BILL.

The Earl of HARstowilv, in pursuance of what
passed towards the dose of last Session, brought
fOrward a Bill 'maids Suhject,.on t he sat= grounds
and principle as that which he had then proposed.
-were some alterations,- he observed, and
what he wished Iyalt that the Bill might now be
read a•first time, and on Thursday a Isecontl
He should then propose that the. Bill be com-
mitted on the next 'day, and ti.;: lanks filled up,'
when•it could lie over for consideratiou and full
dismission on a future day. •
:The Bill bting.presented by his Lordship, was
mail a first time, and ordt:red for a second-rmiding
on Thursday., . •

The Cornish 'Miners Enlistment, the
,Salt, Ex-
cise, and .Crowtt Debtort Relief Bills,-severolly
passed throngbConitnittees of the whole House,
and were reported without amendment. •
The other Bills being respectively forwarded,
end the third part of the 11th Report of the Coin-
misSioners of Public Inquiry in Ireland, presented
by Mr. Johnson, kid upon the table,. their Lord-
Jticips adjourned until eleven o'clock to mOrrow,
pit) Inrmai when 'they proceed to attend .Divine
Service in Westminster Abbey, but for We trans,
action of business, till Thursday. • . •

HOUSE OF COMMONS,

TORSDAY, MARCH 9.

Lord CLIVE brought in th:t Report of the Corn-
mittee appointed to try the merits of the Petition,
complaining of an undue election for the Borough
of Tregonvi in Cornwall. The Committee de-
dared, that the sitting Members had been duly
elected,/ The Committee had also resolved, That
Trn boat Coghill, Currier, had endeavoured to
procure the return of two Members for firegony,
by means contrary to the Act 4/th of the King.—
The Ite:port was then ordered to lie on the table.

Sir STAPLETON Cor•ra took the oaths and his
Slat.

Mr. SHAW presented a Petition from the Gro.
ors of Dalai n; 'praying to be allowed to sell small
vantities of liquor.
A person from the Office of the Chief Secretary
of Ireland presented the third part of the Eleventh
Report of the Commissioners of Inquiry iu
land.

Mr. Alderman ATM moved, that Daniel Lute
be called to' the Liar of the -House on rauritlay
ruxt, for the purpose of being cli3eharged.--
,
Agreed to.

Jt ,Was ordered that the House, at its rising,
sliould adjourn till 'l'llursday next. .
On the motion o 1 Sir FRA.NCIB BAJADETT, it was
rdered, that all those who atteuded the Com-
mittee of Covent-Garden Market should be at-
-1( wed to have voices.

Mr. DicioNsom recalled to the recollection 'of'
an lion, Baronet (Sir F. Burdett) 'a Petition which
INA on a former occasion presented to the
House, fermi sonic persons confined in Ilchester
Jail, for a riot at Both ; and who, in their petition,`
c unplaincd of ill-treatment. lie also recalled to
the recollection of th Hon. Baronet the circuit)-
)) inee,of his having produced a loaf in the House,
%illicit had been sent. from the prisoner confined
U n some jail. lle wihited to kiww bather the
lion. Baronet meant to proceed any further with
those COUTIVillts!
Sir F. Bo a nETT replied,' that his titan had been
,so lunch engaged by an Election Committee, that
he bad not 3e en able 'to proceed blither in the
Inisiness of the petitions; anti that,he bad no
'intention of pressing,the matter arty further upon
the consideration of the House, r
Mr: DicKixsos 'wished to know whether the
11w-tamable Baronet (after his time had raised to
be occupied by the attendance at an Election
mutittee) had inquired into truth of the allege-
tioni it) the Petitions which he had laid before the
House r

Sir F. fIuEDETT- replied, that the. 'etilises 'of
.the 'complaints preferred in tho Pet it ions had been

titioveri.

DICi:;.INTioN wished to ask the flonour
u'ble Baronet whether the loaf which he had .pro-
&aced liikd been. sent from the lit:tic:4er or the
.1 ad;
F. Bo upETT answed, that it bud heen sent
from the Balb jail. t
The fiothe resolved itself into a Committee
tipntn the Report of the -Liverpool Dock Bill.
I be Report of which Wits ordered to lei: received
Ain VairSday.

14r. LUSIIINGTON brought up the Itcpurt of

the English and Scotch Locallitia. 3111 oath
of wi,mien .vere received and agreed to, and 'the.
Bills ordered to be read a third time. on Thursday.
next.
'THANKs OF THE 1t'0t.7F,7.] TO SIR S. COT r''x•
The SrEAKER seeing, Sir ST:vPI, TON COTTMI.
in his place,. 'muldre.lol hint in terms somewhat
similar to the folloowing :
" L'eut. General Sir STM'T.ETON COTTON--7-111
this interval between the active services of war,
fhe proper sphere of yow. ditty is within the
walls of this Molise. now hail with pride'
and pleashre your presence, for you have. conic
among US' covered with fresh laurels.- Yon are
descended trout a long line of ancestorsolistin-
- guished for loyalty, patriotism, and• ail the manly
virtues. Your rues has exhibited all those, traits
which so pc Culiarly distinguish the character of
English Goo.tletnen ; and they were never slow
to tale up arms in defence of their King
Comit:'y. 'Such a one wal he froM whom you
-immediately received yon' hereditary possessions..•
Ile is still rententbered by :.amme no..v within the
walls of this lionse,-and by myself he shall never
be forgot. In the season of -vouth, your ardent
disposition led volt 'to choose the profession of
arms. In early life you served in Foreign coun-
tries, and you, was bred up in the same Camp.
with that great Captain who- now fills the'world
with the renown of his exploits. Renouncing
the charms of ease in the seats olyoufforetathers; •
for the tented fields of Portugal and S;pairt, Mid
having reaped the harvest of our thanks foryour
signal services at Talavcrd, you'now stand crown:-
ed with the never-fading latir,els of .Salumanea.
On the 2211 of July last, time day on whicla that
gloriouvvictory was obtained, laying“ open the,
'embattled ranks of the enemy, you led the way
to victory. These services have deserved the
thanks of the public.; ancl the House of Cum-
Mons, ever ready to 'acknowledge its jatito(l44 to
such rocO, ,ho s- desired roe to, return you thanks
tot' yonr,condnet on that glorious day•—'
To thii Sir SI-arty:TON COTTON replied,
" Sir----I am altogether unable to express the,
'gratitude whichsi feel, for the Thanks of this
Lkuse:whieh you have just now eXpresf.:ed,
the valoti\' of the troops;; and part of svh elm I had
the honour to Command, we are indebted for the.
victory which was obtained at Salamanca. My.
feeble efforts shall always he,. to endt,•avoimrto he
ever worthy, of that high honour Which the louse
has now conferred upon nie.7
Lord. CASTLEREAGH moved, that the .Meech
of Thanks delivered by. ,time Speaker should
be entered on the'..joniiiiils of the House,—
Ordered.

The Report of the Comtnittee on the expiring
laws WaS received and agreed to.
Mr. LUSIIINGTON brought up the .report of
the Cominittec of Supply. The different Re,;o-,
lutions Were. read. (lu the reading of the ae-
solutimi for a grant to the Paymaster of the
rorces, •

CItir,YEY gave 'take, that on that day week,
he woUlitmake mutioo on the subject of
abplisli-
lag the Wiled of one of the Paynntsters '0 'the
Forces.

When the'Roolution for a grant for the Rar-
raek Pcpartinent was read, • •
Mr Fiteem,vs.crt. observed, that tldre, was
125,0001. granted for the building of Barracks in
Irelad, beside% 310,009/. for other- Barracks:
He did not know where thwe barracks were to be
built, what their extent was to be, nor the num7'
ber bf meti which they were intended to contain,
Ike therefOre wished to take the sense of the
House
,upon that sum of 125„000/. which he
thought should not be granted until the house"
knew more particularly bow it was to be applied,
lie thereforb, moved as an amendment, That
instead of 4ti5,57/. Gs.' 4d. the sunk shOuld be
340.,:187/. 6s. 4d."
Mr, .PEEr.r, having intimated that he had no ob'.,
jection.to the production of the inforauttiOn re-
quired, and the }jou. Gentleillao wight have h4tl
it before had he chosen to niove for it,

Lord Pat:acasTOw obieryed-, that a very rionsi.
&rattle number of bar rcks *I for kever.d years
past been erecting in different parts of Ireland.
And the object ill erecting tbeie to.relieve
tbe population from the hard.diip4 troops
quartered in their houses, There were barracks
of another description, the budding of whiCh.l4
been for some time. going • pa, and tb.ey were ek-;
rested to he finished during that year. The sum
mentioned in the Estimate was founded on the
li'A.iinates of former years. lii 181? the slim was
greater than that mentioned in the Estimate he:
fore the House, which
.was eqUal t.() the sum in
the Lstiinate of 1811: 1-

Mr. Fliv.r.mmm,F.„ was not satiilied with the ex-
,planation of the Noble Lord. lie.had-only told
the House that ,barracks were in , progress of
erection, but had not detailed the state Of Cult
progAess, He should not, howevyr, press the
Hou,c to a'di vi,4on.

't he anientlinvnt was then withtiraa'n.

Lord MwroN presented a Petition: front Brad,.
ford, agaiilst the reneWal of tbe4tst India Coin-
pany's Charter.
comNirr TEE O.N ROMAN CATHOLIC CLAIM'S..
On the motion of Mr. GicATTAN", the flutist was
about to go into this Committoe ;:' ivhert. •
Mr. LusttrwiToN ruse. Ile that us he
should have no opportunity of expressing his sen-
timents on the chinos of the Catholics, he hoped
the [louse would allow him to say a few words on
the subject. Ile then went on to speak against
the concessions required by the Rom iii(atholics.
lie spoke in terms of approbation of the conduct
of the Clergy Of the city which lie had. the hondur
to represent. Thevßight HOn. Gentleman who
moved for the Committee waS not a greater friend
to toleratioutharthimself ; •but lie thotight that,
the doctrines- of the Roman Catholics were ,too
(Inngerons to allow them the concessions whjch
thtv required, with safet' to the Protestant estil-
htislanent. Any :reference to -the conduct a the
Catholics would be unfavourable. to their claims.
Ile understood that whi.t.,svis wanted was, :a gem
neral removal'4 all the restrictiont, on the Roman
Catholics ; 'huh, the doctrines: of their Church,
whiclt were dangerous, had not been removed.—

It was itideed sari' that -they' ware' hut

the first thing which the Hou-Gentleinii should
have tioile wai, to pro,e that retnoval. this he
bad not done it, was therefore evident that these

ohnoktou'i truets.remaintd, In retcrting to Cat
of Ilights, he had been astonished to hear
ope Ilpuottrable Member say that there was no-
!hlig,in that Bill which went to proVe that any
dangr: was to .be apprehended from athulttibg the.
amm' Catholics to all the rights of Protestants.
To, disproVe the- assertion of that nononrable
-Aleinher, it was only necessary to refer' to:the
preamble and other parts of the Bill of Rights.
Pe then read the preamble tit another Act, the
3lst of (h 111. which sliewild that there was
cause of alarm from admitting the Roman Cathoo
Pries to equal rights with Protestants, while the
former professed their dangerous doetrin'es. ' hie
concluded w:th s;iying, that it was incumbent on
the Right non: Gentleman to prove that the dan-
gerous:tenets of the Roman Catholics were re-
mo

Mr. LusittNaToN then took the Chair, when
Mr. PRATTAN observed, that as the House was
exhausted with delnites on the .t-thject, he should
flor tre:'iluilis ut muc' length upon their time. Id
the resolution which. he meant to propose to the
Committee, she had made some trifling alteratinte
which he. thought was net of very great Sinport-'
uucc. He should propose that the Romeo, CU-
tholieS should he admitted to a perticipetion of
the rights of Protestants; under such .restrictions
and regulations as might be deemetLenceessary for
the security and - presec:etion of the PrOttesteeet
Church Nine' political establishment. .It bad .beeo
said that the general sentiMent of the people iii
the kingdom was unfevoerable ththe'clainie ot the
Catholics. :in Seothind the disposition of The-
people would he.alletv'ed to he generally favoura-
ble to their claims. For although the Presbytery
of Edinburgh had eteine- to a contrary decision,
the; bf Glasgow-had prufeskd itself to be favour-
able to the ciainis ef the Catholics, In England,
the general sentimeet was also in favour of con-
cession. For notwithstanding that manysespeet-
ab!e persons ,hied petitioned -against the claims,
yet front that it 'could not he Said that the sense,
of he people atelarge wes inimical to concession;
The lion ~e lied‘not, therefere,-any right. 10-Pgis-
lwe npon,4he supposition that the Chinch of Eeig-
land was- against the measure. In Ireland, the
sense of the peoph: was decidedly in fiteovir of
cuncesion. 'There were cif tainie'some petxtions
from that country against conceAsion ;. but the
Tally- obstacle started in those.petitions' was sure=
' tics. 'l'hos.e Who petitioned against the Roman
Catholics, petitioned inefavoteN, e monopoly.—
1 of .1
SuOtiopoly to the Protestam ell the legis-
lative offices. 'lbis tats a itionoptily'on very dan-
gerous principles. The general sentiment through-
out the.kingthim, was, a deeire that the'. llotiee
would come to a decision on the subject, and put
the matter altogether at rest. The greater num-
ber of thosi! whe signed petitions -agitinst the Bo-
man Catholics, did not understand the meaning of
the Words to which they atlixed their signatures ;
for if they should be asked, whether they ,believe
that the Catholics are eueinies to the: Chiach ?
the,. would answer, INo. Bee although they did
not believe it then, they :night come to believe it,
and be in time exespereted itl.lil43t, /and enemies„
to a great proportion of tile.eubjects-in Ireland....:e.
~They would exclude one-firth of the itthabiteuts of
Ireland, upon argument's by -which' they were in-
:.
sulked. The argureen w
tof those ho were for ex-
cluding the Catholics was, that their exelusieu Was
a pert of the. Act of '3i ettlenient;- But time oiltdi
whi;:.i di titellified the. Roman CethOlieS Wili itiCi7
(foetal, and not foadamental. It arose out of the
madness of the tunes in which it %Val enacted.—
But it was a part of .the Lill of Righteoehieh was
originally adopted., but which mii.ht be mitigated.
In the Act of Union with Stothnid, it Was declar-
ed that the oath was not fundamental, but p'rovi
sional. In' }t was speeitivd,. '' rue:ll, rarlietnent
should otherwise. provide." So that those -who
opposed it nit that ground, went against the .ate-
,thority cif the Act of Unlini. Inieddition to the
authority. of Mr. Pitt, they lied '.eith,' theta also
the authority of Mr. Burke, iqr.Fox, Mr. Niiiliti.
hale, the Bishops of Lendati Ind Norwich, who
were both pontiCi'mls'Alut phiht,,Thvvs. They bad:
' 'Also the autArity of every Lord Lieutenant who
had been in Ireland .for the lair seventeen years.
The !tight Litmeonrable Gentlemau opposite (Mr.
Pole), the lw.e.: Secretary for 'lreland; was also
tic): eitetuy. to the measure. In the eonsideration
of this great question, time and circutiestatices
were considerable ingredienti. They brought
with them a change of opinion, in the public-mind..
Twenty years hack
.the pi•OpOStil to event the ekc-
tive franchise to the Catholics would have been
teceived,-not only With peter ,r, but with astoniehe
inept. The intenseness of preindice then existed,.
but such. was 130t.thi! cOse at present. The: Cne,
tholies.aml Protestants were moulded together,
not indeed in the shine religion, bat iii the satne.
interests. 'Flre, principle ter' his resolution slould
' beone to remove civil and political disabilities, to
be limited by such rest' lotions as 'night be thought
necessary to secure the Church tuna the Crown,—
What More other Geetlemen Might desire, he did
not know, but, he should propose no inure. If,
however, more should he thought necessary
.in the.
Committee, he bad no objection that the Bill
should be loaded with' it. Fie would 'not wish to
lose the principle of the Bill either by preeipitati--
en or punctilio. ,They shettld forin themselves into
a Committee of concord. They ,wer6 now to do.
whartheynever did before, to
,speak to Ireland,
anti they should tell them that they were filen& to
the liberties of the Irish people, but friends also
to their -own religion. There was no difficulty to
defeat she Bill, though there may be some to re-
tard it. lie did not think it right to precipitate
this.measure. "81,01 spirits as had been agitated
by it shordd be allowed time to cool'; for be was
nor of opiniou that legislation ::Should . be carried
on without any. regard to the sentiments of the
people. ;.The way of Proceeding shotild be, to let
theeustice, of the Douse precede, and the common
excise Oldie people follow. `lf they sent,out the
dove, he had no doubt that she would bring back
the bninch of 1 li
then on the House, I; utpq wrop7sle(! inii6erterscosiPutitios l-tf—er':
The resolution wits the same as that read by the
Right Hon. Gentleman on the iist night the tpieS-
tion :Wee debated.

The.SPEAKIA rose , As the Right Honourable
Gent.:' (Mr. Grattan) in the commencement of hi"
speech, said, that he considered the present dis
cussion as oitly a continuation of that on altirmer
night, and his resoliiiitiu as the basis of an in-

t`:4'de'l hill; he, set r:,,t, ~ :;:1A 13- •,•,:o.,1;1 r:io
must enter his prote :q....•!i!,1 the intule of
Sion hitherto purseedi
thet discussiou was die.a...teJ, -Thoegli ti
:e el
sure, in the latitude pr,:po_,:•••j by' its -511Prti
could. not, receive his 61114!”:1 1, that: AVVre) i,'',l
ever, sonte . points, in his ibied, which 1.1.
be. granted without any dengur, atuftliose p 0
be Would state helot'. be •tit..•tlown. Tiw l's
t , . - , bad:!
Or ti:C C01)11iCt upon the question, It 1101
And the me:asure to i:
therto- been conducted, ennitt'not, by 3nY tl
bili t y be soccessfnlibeeause the colohler't ;VI 1
Committee was to be directed to threeohjecu%
of which was bad, the siitotol impraV ulinlitel
cticabh.-1,,
the third sutisfactory to nobody. . ,
cession, witboht any guard, had no ad,tocki Y,„
le
House but the loudness of single v0:,.:•f,l
gave it support (we understood him -to ellit_
(yeti. Mathew). The Right Hon. Gentlete,.9
polite (Ur, (xrattan) abaioloned such conlrfl
-the first plan, therefore, 'lied no persilcito
cater Tile second plan WaS-tbat of quad-n i
with security. Upon the possibility of I/i
security witch- stress had been laid, but,,t_o
cerity which the friends of that pion werc.itiert
to• receive), the .Cathiilles were hilt 11151'01„0
give. 'The catholies -would
,allow no iolierridelet.z
of the erywo to have influence in the sel'e, or
their hierarchy. The Ciabolies dtclgroi
‘voidd allow no State inspectioa over rtiltf;,l
sters of tlieir religion., iStich was the ,o
of their llishops in 18 12, end such tie;'i'itoe
mote hnipfy detailed' by a Air: Clyttelo°-, fear
l'retates recognie.jd as thele eltampiol °' ,N,','
.:liciijoii
,nejitivt'ytei,lir.ir,,.:tpoo'lla‘tt:tticril
rctioi,l:::,o .-
tolii.)econwio:loct ?I :el )1 ii- tit ht.hilel na.:1:10: :,:rst. 111 i.
, ?sta. -I a sweeplog t epee 43 ,
.4),,0.
Test Laws—to all Phis ln °by:. eit-)11117,? CiletTlitr);rtli :o
Catholics themselves would not ogreeor•
le
upon the ciintlitions prtoposeti. Tic s, ?o foo
therefore, was impracticable. The thiro w::
t,litit,poiflili theiil that, Tuttlei t
night .
h
Lord . (Ce carriedastici i
•i. aehn. )f:i`ifirtal
,t td
the conetn•renceof the head of their Chafe Ili'
ft-.
heql?tnined. L' nit that he' would ollIY!lit'10
iron) the sittiatiou in which the Pope ").beiP:
teat placed, it :was a ihing not poSsibic' t i.i!
plan was therefore abandoned ; the icean(l:s4
practicable ; an rn ii
al the third not likely t° ri
coneiliaiiiin. on either *side. Tiro !et' -10
'who argu.kal the b übject, could not poisibli:ott
sfuil,ll:llo:vti:ilettiolobine,icet, they were to demand' „,, e;11;'
..'
iipt.:(l,oe'leii..s.ebgeilte.it;c'swt, I.oele,situelleit.,l!,i)e. asll'hil:uutoll-‘',iee heat tli:i.;)11;
to 'l;:cetti s'el:e13:11.;:r.ritili::::::*:::
and would it be poittir, vi.!
which the Church and the polistituoTo,!.,
sec t. rities Tot
rLll?)eoretae It
;.1%)%.r.a0,5tt1• iPttl6oet:lb,
ett-tioient.s
tt.:ii.ic.iiriti: eiciii:,e.,s!,,i,
titles were to be outy'-subsequent• iiiijiillou''
ixeurities us existed'hut in poo;ibilitri, tile iv 1
of Pittliarnglit am! the Privy Council coat ''e 'l,
thrown
.open i doe Test Act was an° 1°,..1.10'•
pealed; that Act the preservation of w '.,,
, presereation of which the Prince Of a''',ll.',',4llo,
re,•ootinendeil as- tb e object most dear to. , '''''4ll ,Ib,
lie did not, Understand, nor would he '?
language too often beld out in that harts
old cheeks •.vere not to be applied to neivco!
Leery cheek 'that legislation could ereef,,,,,taftl
S.2eurity.. that prudence could appiina'Bortc,44l
be di•sregarded, vat a struggle witttPu-mci,it47.
sobverter of Empires, two the 0c1,0t,.,'1t tl4(y
liberties, of men. The securities von' A:,
,tholici,had vet givett,celisfstecl of two 'lt'',
srthip,:elyset:tit.lb:iadeStb.:ritisiletehnli,et:a(bitilitdistlirnt:ate.Yym liece
unhlG:t:ttel'oistPtleYbaektaircli:ifiols
.
tcorsaestr
get
yoh reit:nee, icor,: .e i • WO° t) LC: t vsuorlieTii ,' i seenjostt l:Ice: st Lilo° Isieetix'art : lott'aittbdisi'laiSOCl°:llllls::;ieP...-"rit:t::::'''11:
notice, some not active ; and if .ns froe A
tory its they staytil:btsd:n-iwere not
seemll ' 'tali 8:
ttSiltllneSt°: ie:Iliela;i1;5::111:11)11:(1'''S'i:14:111111411'ik:C4
to the other been' it without which ;Id 07
judged unsafe' thet the Cathclies sl'ath r c.i./1..
‘pvtlill ittl itciclel lel rites, he ilitee e‘y.l toil:till rt;liti,utiv hily"ti'"iti:),,°lllo;
'the. Church ? It was the regtilation""."-;•01114'
of the Head of their Church which coll.' 4ittit..,i
!pain security. The 'consequences 4)t.',, 07-0
such a, question as the; present yvere.bY„poloho
indityerent. The consequence wo, °laid'
in,the Catholics which could not, he Gl'irroitiii
to spread disaffection throulib . thi'in tli,"e4
Church'. Itimas only bolding, fur° 1,ii,00111 '
tholici a ground ordisapprobationaniicoot
The Gentlemen who were friends to 01 iii)
would not adinit, that by an inFeea'e iottelli'
they would beeofne more hostile to Oel 010,1:
meta in Church and State. ' The ..‘'t les 01-At'
baps hod abated of their CI 't
tOth°s" ' 0,
lint y , Aleir •
'lien ts, but. by the intended measure, ' a
d te
over thent would, in his mind; hee"'", oat
Holding this opinion, ho..Vever, be diaer, ii, /
,now, .he never: thought, that tuatti shoo:.
continue as they were, but the rePe'' ii ill
lie sw,eeping and 'sudden and Violeta i lite
..,,. -,
circumspect, distinct, and graded'. tare(!
is the legislature Qf thii‘country le")corle; 4.
ever to be slow.and cautions.. , he that i'''
enve'etntctlii:lllr-ce(riu*
"and State. tie Was . willing :1114,,,pCt4,C;11:.
11 00", ~ 4
i
*open liberally to the Catholics g.- ~,i,ites' -, 1
r t
.nmir, • particularly iit the illilit<trY 1,1 bee,.
!atoll 'gweil;ttohleeisrala project!
.1 jo.t.",
The honours of that professCio°:l3::':ll‘°i'lieetsll::;#:
every religi rot s pet ote start, Ilt: 'lvo von; co I:,,
them from military renk, excepttha,tde tlor,iret
in Chief, and he ,Would e"c,ILIiAt Ito e'r
deo only, upon the .. gontoo It, 0034,1,:„1
with it eunuch pOlitielit pOWer• • ii;ar,,,....bati,11:-:,,
to 'them the honours of the i he 'o ro 1,4)i,
he wottld great ho'nuurs - lurgelit'hoe l ,i, 1t.,4
ed all intention of introducing °ore -di
,A,
~ ~re 0 ~ 0,
powia. jt such coecesitoui ''it.asetl. ',lcriieti,
would .not be li's.ely td be l'' re of ti`it.4.o,l
maint.i to be done on the "e() ".ILic`!„4,/',t'o.
The free exercise: of his relicrion,„ ill t,iiin,soiivi" , t
non .Cathortc-soldier u''w etooYe" 1 1 ,`',l, i'.i, t
_by Itovr' * bol,° t
.hv favour, he should enjOY . • that ill- c''
-. ot el
a ho, which °hiked persPn' -, Ali , V
. :-, :11, 10 0.
ite,aried -itt a Protestaet el::ilsro` elit,'',o,,rvs
"littera.- -The mass heases ,
_ct ~/t
tected by law. it nothts °big

„Ui"~
~v{ii+'i
~ t~F

,'egulation Of the hierarclx of that
Ireland anti England. Vorcign,,
If the es.c.4stie of that hfciarcliy, and
iink of the connection the hands
my. There was recent proof of the
thence of the Pope in his late irtms-
tit l•itunntparte. l'here were instances
roiling aliens into hishOpricks: Such
'e itt the-appointment Of Bishop:: was
Considering the. infinenCe those
iusiessed over their people. When
imbert was at Killala, 'a part of the
Iva,s Under the command of a person
ier to u Roman Catholic Prelate
cold ask Of the Catholics
...for such
as he had alluded to, should not be
were denianded by Roman Catholic
their Protestant subjects. With re-
further grant; lie could not agree to
.ot possible for the Protestant, with
to grant civil and political power,
:holies disclaimed the spiritual atitho-
nPe. History could demonstrate that
leclgtnetit of such a power was 110 es-
of their religion.. They should re-
he satisfied with the condition in
:erthern. Lord Clarendon, who no
and understood the subject %veil, said,
as the Catholics reserved out of their
he state, the allegiance they hore
it was lilusorY of the whole. Un%l
leiation of tile Pope's spiritual juris-
t,A inade by tine
e Catholics, he would say
414'1 ill the lan...,,unge Of the Petition from-the
dui nett tatiaties of " It you say you
~Utw‘vu Ill) your sec,nrities, we say we will
13/4kjklp‘ttklot. lair Constitution." The' petit.ions. of
1110446 4% themselves, and the tone or. them,
rtatirely,.t, iq the discussion of the question, he.
orn of•consideraticm. They' were al-
lofty in ,their pretensions,
.anti too
elll for toleratiOn.. Is.*;iig.-land could
-12,aglanti, were they to admit what
iverscl toleration. if sttcii apr :l-
'lice eel, the. Clito•ch or` the CoT4ti-
uut stand. lithust, therefore, giVe
'egative to the proposition ittscaded
ti ;uf tide
.1.1.111, It was too .syelierat,
It was subver• ive of the Church
itikutiOn.
!NAT did• not recollect that 'any par-
itid been proposed. The Right Hon:
,the Speaker) said, that It mold be
Atit then political 'power, but it. had
gF.auted by the elective franchise.
'ever be content with thc..honours .al the ltar—a would ohly g
wive them
Ctlie power to chino more , Ile'aS
,ight. lion. Gentleman had not
,beforg
to grant them even so Ingeh
d
luveistY ot ►
Oxford, which he rePre7,. not have Protested against
~,I.vould only achnit the Catholicsjney teased to be Catholics,)by to
re-
e spiritual anthority of. the 'Pope''
11 a 1 tV"I
at \Vtir, of opinion that
instiu,r,t v „f th Il
e " to be
e IA us '
brew ltitr'set tt''teasbi.tel
i°tf)'t'o in
Sietise(c)Pt e
cteini()(:lninie.-
'l.
"-le 'IA any documents upon re the liouie,
and the of
WS'
lure) pohlisited -in Ireland' he
mtecurate,
7 In that
-!er e was too Much comment upon
'e he-
'e P2wer of the Pope noty§uhige"
u,every Rowan Catholic country, and
itsuit why it should not be.so in, Ire-
-iirrati,s,ticaloinination bethought a wbole-.
li.guhen't; .1.1:166 had been common all
etatany, hut the tight had been wrest-
Chapter by the Pope. Ile refuted the
'lftl atageatholic did not. conceive himself
lacir Ids engagements with Heretic§ by
tenets were not hostile to a Pro-
'!fly '""nlezlt. By oath they %vete hlmul
traitorotts. desi;ins Ova might come,
-' %'.'l.l"l,lge. A Catholic., however; would
'What WAS disclosed, Ia confessf',)tir,
het
e-atilThat :which was disclos?:l con-.
d only reveal if his own life would
li, concealing it. He' wiihed these
auderstOod,.thatthe tliolic ;night
;flefit proper emdatration of any
I.icli he might he required to t.. 4, AS
pe not it extentled.to confession. Ily:
likes3d of GooNe the Catholic
and. solemnly alijured, any intention
irtg tstablislled Church, and swore .not
to' disturb 'or weaken the
It might he said, that to preach
religion tvas to weaken the Protestant
Wit.tt lie iniderStood them wto swear
owd e'ruleavonr,,to'weaken by
ie Prot i!,..tfint religion. Ile (Sir
itttc,;tion of movine; for the appoint'zleet Cointhittee- to .inquire- into the
lie tenets of the Roman .Catliolie
it should then propose ati.A &tress to
Regent, praying, hittt to pertnit the
to have recourse to a register iti his
containing entries cf the appointment
9tholic Bishops since the ltevolution.
lad hitherto opposed the claims of the
the hoped these 4-oohl operate.agaltt4t
and that they would'meet with a,.
invest igation.
niot lie heartily ion as far as it went, but he should
:1::e opporiunity of •
again offering' ,
;. lite. notice olthe (;oin Mit tee, in order
elphet.n a pro'position, the adoption. of
'etivett won't( be•_bcneficial -to the
44%1' h'
, Jected ,to the mode of pro-
!titkinr--
La to on (IC " •
is occasion by the Right
,toio
,`,7 (Mr. prattan.) Not had
tt_".7eCominitt.te, which hail not .pre-..
n►arto the IlOuse, to it-1(11mo -them
,011„4,. ,ltwged view. of the subject.' If
view kegulatious were the obiects tb be
I •
Utis 1 whoa
to were.. proposed,
ennees•nt;
be tier. Were to accompany Allem'
int4,el,l,thed• -Nothing of this had beet,
el',itte4l 'lnn had been given of th I
e neans '
atj„ii:° to seenre the Clntreb, NV 11 tett
t!ty. it itc:_u_evelieve frOiti the interference
!It to t tiefore they went further,
1.114,11.(t1-04 ee see what effect that which
th- "Y
clout Prodtteedwitrit of satis-
Y Nit
of theTrotestants, whut of

gratitude, tan that of the rathol:cA. Aratiiit,g of
concession ought to be granted-, which did not go
hand .n hand with the securities required,. 'Under
all circumstances, he thought the Committee
would not do its duty to, itself, if it :tid not 'legit,
Live the proposition or the Right Hon. amide-
man, in the hope that one less exceptionable would
be proposed.
Sir J C. litt.etsLeY explained.
Sir J. NtWPO to chew the Catholics Were not
likely to be backward in eripresSing their grati-
tude for what might be done for them, read from
the proceedings'of the Catholic Board, the notice
of a resolution which had been given by Mr.
tawless, to congratulate their fellow subjects
on the tesult. of the bite glorions and succerssfol
struggle from which they hoped to date the coin,
mencOnent of general harmony and union. lie
highly eulogised. thel oya.ty and fidelity of the,
Udies, and claimed for them a 101 l participation
in the blessings of the Constitution. Tais he con-
tended could alone insure its 'safety, by embodying
them in its defence. • -

Lord IIYsART supported the motion, and thought
the best .afe-guard of the Constitution was to be
found in its own intrinsic merits.

Lord MILTON said, those who-had disapproved
of the mode of proceeding adopted by his Right
Hon. Friend, were competent
,to Move that sny
course whiCh they Might think better
,should be
pretcrred. He thought the best security for the
Constitution would be found. the good will of
the Catholics,' lie, 'however, was' not one of
those who thought it would be proper to throw
open to them -everyoffice in•the country; he world
have them exOutled from those 'with ecclesiasti-
cal patronage attached to them. kw particularly
alluded to the Chancellors in the two commies'.—
These he thought incompatible with'Catholicism..
He did think Catholics ought to be excludcd from
these tin account of the political power Which they
gave their piissess&ir; in his opiu:on it was lin
possible to excludetheni from political power.—
The subStanee had already been given, and they
svere at present disputing about the shadow.—
With the exceptions he had stated, he though
religious. opinions should exclude no class of sub•
j ecit from. political privileges.
Mr. Wmr..EstrOace thwurht they ought to have
cOmnienced'their proeee4ingsby taking into con-.
sideration the statCorthe laws affecting the'
Rouvso Catholics of 'lreland. 'This was particti-
desirable,' as very contradictory statements
.on this, subject had gone forth to the world, as
:inch an • iit:{uiry Would have contributed much to
a'cool diseus,:ion and 'satisfactory deti'sioti. The
'elective franchise having been given to the Ro-
nian CatholicS, 'he thiniglit it Absurd and
ous. to 'deny theilu seats in Parlament. This `he
argued at some , len iht and st4ngly contended,
„
that admitting 000', to sit in Parliament, could
in 'no respect be dangerous to. the Constitution..
By conceding 'this, they would* increase the
pOwerof the Catholics tO injure the Priitestant
establisnment, while they.' stpuld diminish the
tempution and disposition to do so. Refusing
their prayer, they left Thein the:power of acting.
'against the Protestant interest, by their agents,
tvith more security than they could have, if that,
which they asked were,eonceded, so they deceived
themselves if they thOught they' could stop where
they ivere,With safety. in his opinion it. would
be a great iinprovement upon the present state of
things were the
.catholies admitted into Parlias;
!bent. Nov they ivere brought into contaet_
with political offices, and' debsirred. from their
attainment, which lutist create discontent and
ill He was deeidedly inf..itvotie of the
Measure, with proper Securities, 'and considered
the present;` time to be' peculiarly favourable for"
carrying 4,4-from the genta`iil diftnsion of light and
knowledge which had taken place, and the con-,
sequent honoerable ambition, which had uristinin'
,the breasts of Catholic Gentlemen, every way
'quah:ii..:l ty toke a shad-6 in the pdlitical duties of
the country. The allowing them the elective
frauChise,t ithout allowing theta to sit iu nirha-
nient, was- an .anomaly not congenial with the
Constitution, Whieli'allotted to every great -body
or
,interest a representative in the Senate to ex-
press, its opinions,-atitl' wishes, lie hoped, they
wig* yet live to see the good effects of these con-
cessions, all irritations allayed, the ferment in }re-
bind composed, and all ranks of the people iensi-
ble of the blessings of the Constitution Which they
were permitted to 'enjoy, thoitgi their Church might
not have the ascendancy. Be concluded by scat-
ing„that the''higher orders of the Catholics were
not so much under the, influence of their priest-
hood as formerly ; as an example of this, cited
the conduct of a Catholic Nobleman in this coun-
try, wlio, regardless of. the annual excolninunica,'
tions against us as heretics, read in their churches,
raised a regiment of Catholic Volunteers for the
defence of 'this Protestant State ; and with the
,
spii,lt and feelings of an Englishman, since neither
himself nor. his son could by law conntiand
thettr,. he was, resOlvetitO do his duty, and his son
served in the ranks. _ .

Dr. DutGEN.AN spoke at considerable lerirti
against the Catholic Claims, but amid so tuneh
noise and tumult', that it was impossible to follow
him thrOugh his statements. He contended that
their scheme now was precisely the saute as that
entertained by lames II.; and that, if ticeoni-
plished, it would be *goal to atotal revolution in
the Government of the country. They asked (or
nrirestrieted pOlitieal and civil rights which. in his
opinion ought not to be granted, as their whole
tenets and and opinions were inveterately and itur•
'ehangeah!y ho.itile to a Protestant
.Establishinent.
To prove this, the Right Hon. Gentleman went'
into unerous documents, and read copiously front
their oaths, and the decisions of ri us Councils
unrepealed, Which tended to shew their entire de-
pendence upon the Pope, and that they were not
tiocißd to keep faith 'with Heretics. The spiritunt
supremacy of the Roman See, be (Doctor.Duige-
Min) argued,. brought with it teinporalpower ;
and in the' present situation of the Pope, under
the coutronl 61 out. greatest enemy, the grant Of.
a -Paajcipation in die authority of the State to
would be Most.' dangerous and univiie. He
next noticed the: petitions ; and statel, that the
signatures to *those from Protestants in Ireland,
in favour of coneessiOtr, amounted to only four-
thousand, while those against it were above one
hundred thousand moStJespeetable names. Tins
ctrcuntstanee, • with. the Vetitlons from England,

signed by more than 300,000 persons; evidently
shewed theSfeclings of the people on the subject.
He emitted on Gentlemen to look to the extent of
the Statutes they were called on to repeal. Many
; of these„ he enumerated, and declared the meashre
timaipostl to be a tuntiMinmental overthrow of the
onstitutioe, doing away with tli c.:st and C 'ur-
.
pin:aims Acts, and 'Violating the Coronation
Oaths as well as the Acts of Union between' Enga
land anti Scotland, and Great Britain and li*;
! land. He also noticed a suggestion thrown tut
on a firmer debate, that even if the 109 Irish
MeMbers were Catholics, there ‘voidd be no dan-
ger in the fact. That they would he so, he
'thought very probable, and appealed to the House
if such a body, acting together with cane end in
view; would not coon rale the Parliament ?---Tios
rudder was small, but it gisided the ship; and no
Minister, could withstand sttch a combination as
this might be, of men elected, -nut by the .pro-
perty,, but by the beggary of Ireland, and nudes
the intluence•of she's Catholic Priests. •
LOrd, CASTLEREAGH having stated his general
opinions on a former night, now rose to speak
solely to the motion of the Right Hon. Gentle-
man. The House,: he was sure,intist feel, that if
they were 'to stop "!`where they were, they had cis
thee gone too far, or not fatsenough. It would
he a subject of great regret,- if, after the Tomtit-
tjons of last Parliameat, and the adoption of that
pledge by that House, the. matter shoeld.,be,
natedsebruptly, without their being able, after all
this diaeussion, to collect :any practical result..--
For these reasons he was in favour of the motion.
At theasame time he had no scruple in stating his
regret that the Rt. Hun, Gent. had not opened his
views to a larger extent than he had done mini gi-
ven him sonic prospect-of agreeing with him here-.
after. But if the Tight Hon, Gentleman had not
come up to his outline, he had called for no,
pledge ; and the more he heard this nieasurealis
Cussed,; the more conscientiously was he convinc-
ed, not only of its expediency, but of its actors!
necessity. Tile motion before them left. it open
to any Member to graft any amendments upoisit,.
he' might think requisite—it only ecknowledgeds
the principle, but . bound them to uo,detail. It
hail been stated by a [tight Honoarable Gentle-
',man AbbOft) that this resolution embraced
a .geueral sweep of repealing all the statutes
'of -restrictions., without provicheg any seen-
rides. .11, he thought so, be Woald Vote
against it ; hut-assmitssuust be accompanied in its
future progreis with modifications and restric-
tions, be was nut anxious to look out for points of
difference in its earliest stages, and would there.,
!fore support it in, principle, till of necessity they
came tot: points, where, diversity of opinion pre-
yail.ed.. fl then refet red'to the proposition mark
by Sir siAtippisleys which he considered to be, ob-
jeetionable,sis it would bring is code of laws they
all looked on withsregret, into an invidious view;
it sessilid also lead to the examination of Doctors
Milner, O'Connor, &c. and afford them .:reason',
able proapect-ofa'religions Controversy up !stairs,
The only poirtt pa which it could lie useful :would
be in inquiring into, and determinirig:theistiate of
the influence allowed.. to the %Minn, See in
other. conutries of -Europe, Catholic as well
as PrOtestant ; butt this subject was already coin-
pletely elucidated by the Hon. Biroriet's,
Wets, upon it. The interference of the. See of.
Rome was the object of jealousy- to every State,
and'this was the only country where it was under'
no restrictions-. Our law had been-much neglected
on this head, and must be revised hi %vharever de-
cision the Legislature came to on the important
question now agitating. his Lisrdship concluded
,by saying, he should give his cordial vote for the
•Resolution, as leading towards an issue, which, if,
accomplished, would be a blessing to thepeople,
and a proteetion,to the Empire.
-Mr. CANIVI NG j like time Noble Lord, would eor,
fine himself to the question immediately before
the ilouat, 'and .avoid the temptation to wander
into the general discussion which had ahlady ap-
peared so wearisome. Die commended the perfect
candour of the Noble Lord; and, if to the strong
expressions he had used, 'he had added, that, he
worthLgive his powerful aid towards Maturing the
measttse, -it would have been as much as the
warmest friends of the Catholics could desires---
He also :partied himself from giving unqualified'
assent to future propositions- by, his vote of
this night, .ttt the same time adding, that
he would give his humble endeavours to
bring the question to a favourable conclusion.
On practical points, when they, came. o them, .
he might be compelled, even in the latter stages
of the Bill, to withdraw. his support, rather
than agree to what•in his opinitin %email endanger
the Constitution. But he looked -on this as iins
probable; his hopes were:much raised by this
.night's discussion, when so' much mote had
beeneonceded on all sides than had ever been
conceded before, soars to disarm irritation if it
did„ not overanne objection. He proceeded - to
enumerate what these concessions were, namely,
those made by Mr. Abbott, with respect to
'the. admission of Catholics to higher rank at
the Bar and in the Army, and time argument
in favotir of their entrance into that House. Dur-
ing the whole night, they had only heard one
Right Mo. Gentleman contend that timings should
remain as they were (Dr. Duigenan) ; and he, to
do him justice,, never ffinchecflrom his duty, but
stood like a, mighty.pillar amid the ruins. from
which ail the others fled (a laugh); Hi* voice
they seemed anxious to drown, thatmit might trot
reproach them with their abandonment. 'Butt the
discussion had altogether beets conduteted in a time
and
.temper which excited the most brilliant
hope of bringing all to a iilpflt hapay result.
Those who seemed before to be at run itzunta-
aureable distance from each other, had by mu-
tual compromise approached into view —their
hands almost touched, and union anti peace were
placed within their.grissp. After a sariety simis
las observations expressed in edmirable language;
time IZt. Hons Gent, said, they had:thus, this nights
reaped the fruits of their long discussions, ii4ti rais-
ed hopes. More .favonrable to that. common raise
than as few,weeks ago COUid'll4Ve been ittlagined.
Hc noticeti the objections as to the form of pen,
ceeding, and justified the mode adopted, by
G. lie proceeded by Bill, he would have been
turned round at -once, as Ur..Mittord (now Lotd,
Redesdale) hadhecn in,'1791 a and bad-he opened,
his whole plan in the first instance, it would have

bgen unwise, as it would 'nave only gone to throw
out ev,lll, possible siiggvtiow to give forking to
,evx:ry, po,sible objection, Illicit there, wott:d
h©, o itrany ftit,tire opportunities of tak-
irtg thesP points into' eonsidention. Ile hoped
that the Ilignt llon, cientletnatiewoul:t not play
false wi(ii them, by attempting:to push,. through
the House any- ineAsure not the neces-
sary restrictions and securities, to take from it
the appearance,, and the. reality of unqualified
conces)ion.

IortI.CASTLEREAGII and MI coANNI/I mutually
eXplained..,

DIIIGENAN said a few words,• as 'did- ;as()
Mr, PEELE,

Sir CHAS. BututtLL could not agree Ao.the Re.
solution. '

Sir.F. FLOQD_wouldzive his, vote for the ,J{e-
sohltion.

After a few words from Mr. Bankes, the tionie
divided,., when there appeared— •

For the Resolution
Ag...inst it' ll9
' ,Majority --61
AdjOttelled at flail-ImA ri'vvo co'C!ock 'this
mottling.

I)OCIJMLN'FS
RELATIVE TC) TIIE PRINc:',E REGENT. AM) PREvi-,
;CTSS OF AVALE:i.

PRINCESS OF WALES'S LETTER TO THE KING.
"Slnr —IM pressed with the deepest senti-
ments' of gratitude for the countenance and,prb-
tectionwinch have hitlierto'hnifermly reeeived ,
train your' Majesty, I approach you with a Heart;,
undiaayed, upon the occasion. se ,awful and nio•
mentous to my character, illy honoun, mid my
Happiness.. 1 should inked, (tinder charge.i,
as have now been brought against me).prove iny7
self undes,:rving of the continuance of that coon:7
tenance and proteciioni and altogether unwortiv,
of the.high station whiCh I held in your Miijest,y':s
familY, it I sought for. any partiality, for aily
indulgenCe, fer 'any thing:more than whit dittt'
to' nie in justice. My entire confidence in your
Majesty's virtthA assure.s'ine that I cannot meet
wir.il less.• . •
" The situation which I have been so happy Ili
to hold iii your Majesty's good opinien itud
esteem, In statiou in your Majesty's august fa-
mily, my life, my honohr, and, through mine,
the honour of your Majesty's family;" have bee.
attacked. j sand` Lady Douglas have at'
tempted- to support a direct-ape precise charge;
by which they have dared to- impute to me the
enormous oat of High Treason, committed iu
the,fettlAttof Adultery. Itt this chazge the cs
travagance of their malice has defeated itself. The
Reprt of the t.ords Conuni§siOnos acting tinder '
yodr Majoty's 'Warrant, has most fully cleared
me of that charge.

,
J;3itt there runained imputations, strangely
Sanctioned and countenanced by that RepOrt, on
which I cannot remain silent without incurring
the most fatal consequence to my hononr andchu-
racter. For iv states to your Majesty, that " the
circowstances detailed agrkinst me must. be:credit-
ed:till they are decisively contradieted.-----To con-
trralict with ds much decision as the contradiction
of on oeenied can conveyto expose the injistice:.
and malice of my encruiesto shew the utter int-
posSibility Of giving credit to their testiioony---%
and to vindicate my own innocence, will be the
objects, Sire, of this Latcy. • , ,
*‘ln the course of my pursuing these OljectS,
I shall have lunch to complain of, in the
stance of the'proceelling acid much in the'
manner of cothlucting itj;
hat any of thechafges should oer have been
entertained upon testimony so little Worthy of he-
lief, which bcttrayed in every sentence the niali;..o
in which it originated; that even if they were e.i- •
tertained at all, your -Alaj6ty should have heeit
tafY:scid to pass by. the ordihary of
inquiryinto 6-Ach high Cricues and• to refer them
toa Commission, opeu to all the objection§ which
shall haVe to state- to such a mode of inquiry
thut the Commissioners„ hlter having .newni%
the viincipat charge. of substantive crime, should
have entertained considcratiOns of matter, that
amounted to no legal offence, and which were ad-
dncefl,'not as sost...mtive chargs in theinselve,
bat Its matters in support of the principal accusa-
n"; that through the pressure and tveight of
their official occupations, they did not-1)1:111,s
couhl not— bestow that attention on the case,
'which, given to it., must have enahiedihern to.de
tect the villainy and fa:sehood of my accnsers, and
the foul conspiracy ;Against we, an.l twist, lilac
preserved my chaaeter from the 'weighty Mil-nata-
tion which theAuthoi sty of the Commissioners ha';
for a time cast upon it ; bat abore all, that.they
should upon, this c.f. pate examination, without
hearing one word that ; urge, litre repiirted
to your Majesty an opinion on thesei matters, so.
Vrejudicial to my honour, rm.! front which I can,
nave no appeai to' the kws of the country (be
cause the enu;'ges, couslittiting no legal offence,
cannt-ii be.matle.the ground of aindicial inquiry) ;
-these, and many other chTuinstances connected,
with the length olthb veoceedings, which have
cruelly aggravated to my feeling's, the pain neces-
sarily attAndant idiots this inquiry, 1 sliA.ll
able to refrain from statito and urging as matter]
of serious lamentation at least--if not of Well- a
grounded complaint.

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eonunentin.- upon any prirt or the
Statice 51 iiiit haVC occurred 'in the cotir,,v t iiiv •
llltluiry, whatever observations I. 'arty !locompclieti
to make upou tidy of theirt., tru,t I shall uevei.
forE;et what is due to officers in iuut
employment upder youi Maje,,ty, •No ap010,:,y.,
/therefore, cnii be 'required for rt-;e;•v,; toy
eXpressions tots iud them riot it, in v:inlieatiug
my innocence against the injustiee_ond m„,i'we 01'
my enemies, I shthild appear to your :.‘l.,Ajt...sty Ii
to express myself with all tl,:e warmth and Ukiig
' niaion which . iiinoCence so fouily caltianii:4ttrl
•
must feel, your 11.oxicsty will, 1 ti t, not attri-,-
bate my forbearance— to any insen,,ibility to the
grievous injuries I have suNtained, blt.tvill ti 4 ~rae-
,
cious y pleased to ascribe it t 0 tare rcttraint r bare
imposed upon myself, lest, in elideavtiurin
scribe. in just terms 'the in6tives, the coodeet, the
verjory, mitt all the foul circumstances 1i llicts elia-
, racterise and establish.the twilicts of my vo.cii-;•t
I might use'ltmr,tinge, which, tholfgh not lull s ly
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ale to any body, or nate to be employed by any my 'honour, has not failed to suggest all that
body, hnmbly, respectfully, and dutifully address- malice could infer from its remaining in that
'jug your Majesty. That a fit opportunity has oc- possession so long. May I be permitted to say,
curred for laying open my begirt to your Majesty, - that if the Report acquits me, my innocence en-
pesleips I shell hereafter have no reason to la- titles me to receive from those to whom your
meut ; foi more than •two yeets I had been itt- Majesty's commands had been given, an hume-
:farmed, that/ upor) the presumption of some fah. diate notification of the fact that it'did acquit me:
conduct in, tile, say beht:Siour had been the sub- Sentence should not have been left to settle in any
ject of ievestigation, and my neighboure•servante nsind; much less'upon your Majesty's, for a month
11;1(1 heep examined concerning it; and for some before I. could even begin to. prepare for an an-
lime I had received mysterious and indistinct in- swer, which, when begun, cmild'nitt speedily be
t ;mations, that some great mischief was, meditated concluded ; and that it the Report could he re-
towards me ; and in all the circumstances of my presentedets both acquitting and condemning me,
very'peculiar situation,' it will not be thought the reasons which suggested the peopriety•of an
strange, thatellowever conseious,l was, that I had . early communication in each of the former cases,
no jest cause for fear, I should yet feel some mi.- combined to make it properean(l necessary in the
easiness on this account. With surprise certainly latter. ' • .
(beteause the first tidings were of a kind to excite " And why all considerations of my feelings was
sus},rise), bit e-ithout alarm, I received the in- then cruelly neglected—why I eves kept upon the
telliet nee, den., tor some renson,• a formal invese. rack, during all this time, ignorant-et the result
tieation of some parts of my conduct had been of a charge which affected my honour and my
advised, and had eidten place._ Hese-and why, especially, in a case Where such
Nis Royal 'Highness the Duke of Kent, on graver matters were to contieue to be credited to,.
the.prejudice of my houeur, till they were decid-•
7th of ;lune, 1806eannounced it to me. Lie au- the
contradicted, meensfof knowing what it
' noenced to me, ,'the Princees of Wales, the near
was, thael might at least 4eleavour to•contree
approach of two Attornies. (one of theta I since • •
diet, were. withholdersfrom isle a single unnecese
find the-Solicitor employed by Sir John Douglas),
sury hour,- I know not, and I. will not trust Myself
clidming to enter 'My dwelling -with a Warrant to .
take tlWity one ball of My Household, for inane-In the attempt to coojecture, .. , ~
' diate, examination upon a
,ehargeogainst myself. . - On the llth of Atentst, however, Int length
.received Prow flue "'Ord -Chi'llteelloi.'a packet, einte
Ofethe ntiture of that den ge I ilVit4 then tminforms,
ed, It ow appears it -.vas the chit ,t: of !Ugh Tree- tainingeeopies of the Warren: orecommiseton :sue*
ben, coetteitted in the infailloos ormie of adultery , ehoriSinee till: 1119,1;:ry, ol:' the 'Report,. and of the:
I-I,is Royal flightless will, lam sure, do me the Ex'a, min"141,11;5 .(!-)0 "l'ieli 11'e Relifn't was'i"nded ;'
jestiee torepresent
.to voile .Majesty, that •1 bee' aim your,esejeaty Rely be graciously viewed to
recodete that on .the 13th I returued tny gretefel
hayed no ft:in--that l' manifested ino syMptenns
thaiess to your. Majesty for having °Meted these
of etinsehms guilt:--I sought no excuses to prce
Papets to be tn.it me. - Yotir Majesty evils readily
pare of to tutor my set vents, for the examination• s
imaghle, that, upon it Stlhjetlttjf plICh taiporiaaCt, I
Ai'hich they were to undergo. 'Else only request' -''
could not relltfilT to foist only to My oevn eili ice,
which I nestle to his Royal HighnesS was, that he
and'those with Whom 1 advised, suggseted, inat,t
tvonL.l Intee 'the goodness to remain with tin. till
' the, Declaration or Charge upon. -which the Ins
the sereents n•ere gone, that he iniettt bear wit-
neSs that, I had no conversritiote Wall them be- guilty had proceededeand whiehethe Coeenissiou-
fore they Went In truth, Sire, my anxieties un- its refer to in tbeir Re•Pwle:artd rel"*"""it to be
der it knowledge:that 'some serious Mischief 'was dm essential foundittibn of the %vie& proceed iogs, '
piedid•eot accompany the Exatnitiatitin ;led the Re-•
nnieg against me, and whileel aas ignorant of
its quality mid extent, had been so , great, tharl port, and also that the' Pdpire themselves were
. - -.- • ", • ' '•
could not but rejoice it an event which seemed to`not authenticated.
Man prOISe rne early opportunity of ascertaining " I ventured, therefere, to address yOur.Majeety-
upon the supposed defect. in the c'oninnmitation, -
what the malice of my enemies intended ag-aiost
and humbly reytested that the copies of. the Pspers •
me- It has not been, indeed, without impatience the
which .. 111. heel nut,' unghte after being eve-
Most pitierei.ithat I havepassed the interval which
has sioete elsipied. Whensit ‘l,•is tint only known mine 4 and' authe"tk'Lted; in -lultai"'lillusl"itt'd
to me, and:den I might he Itiritiehed with the
to the World (for it Wes known to the wovielYthat
copies of the written Declinations-, -so referred.
ineuiey of the 1,1 -use;! maitre bad been instituted
to, in thes Reporte and my, enmities. tleauks
'into rev- eoeihret", I loOked to the 'conclesion
are due tcpsyour Majesty's eimplianeesteith my-
with ;di the 'eargerttese diet could beleng to
request. • On the ,29th of Atiguet I. roceived,
an .itisoliste convictien thet ley ismocence and
in coesequences the attested Copies•of those 6!clas
my ionniere to the disgrace and ciniftesion ref its
and of a Nstrrative of Os RiiYal:lliisliness
my accusers, Would be . established, end .gait
the Duke of Rent; :and a few Jaye efteieviirdS, on
the groundlese 4.illee eed beinstiee_Of the whide '
the 4sd Of September, theseittested Copies7f-the
charge .. would .lie ninnifteted to the ,wOrld,'
, lexaminations Which .Were taken Were .the COM-.
11S Whiely :is the celelriny had heen circidated. I
I that tit(; result of ee ex pal te iequiry, from Ini'''l"e".
its vory uWo.iro, could not, unless ,i t fully-asserted, ' ' " By the.eopy of the Commission, a warrant
lity►
cai•ireini,„,,i,,,,, hi ir,
aoydvveeej"t , and whielel havereeeived,nnder Whitth the !equity hes
1 lied tittegl•t :,..,-;1..1 itioro firmly to beoeve, that ~iteen,prnsecutede„' it appears t<t be an instrinnent
It e, ;i•; title neee..ilith that eey opiniou Which under your Mi.tjesty's S'ignMaanal, not•catinfer-
, could le the fitC;lllett degrCe'WOrk a prejudice to
~ . signed not under any seal.' It recites- that
.en ab- •
in.:: bouont,
and ch;:micter,. eo,aht even e ex_•Hstroct.of,certain within declarations, touching my
in eseed ear arty , tet me, by any persons .in a ' .(mu..duct 'Ovi.l4,'"ut •sPecifYi"g• by*wi'mll• ' those de-
ClilrOlurlS Wert, mesle, or the nature of the tents
fl epiee upon a solemn formal inquiry, sled
more eepeciallY to . your Majeetv,. ,„ethe ',tees tonelling:winelethey had been nettle, or Clen
, out my it lying viine u,,tivit eed ee,.e(,,: eppee by wittiest the abstract had been prepared) stud
been Lid before your Majesty, intri the both of
'timity.of heieg heard; tied I w;ts convinced-, thet
which it purports to authorize the four Ntible
irthe proceedings aponed me, before an, opinion
Peers, who all: named in it, to inquire and exa-
w•ej eXlife:;:,'(l, the 'Ori(inltry niefine which tic-
. '
mine upon oath such persons as they think fit;and
cused pi r> have of vintlieet hug their honour,
report- to youe•Majesty the ' result of their 'exe-
mine •.vould it) any opinion, which Could then
be eepressee, 'be fully viedieotcd and effee- "null"'
By refertAng to the witbin Declaeatioirit gip- ..
t-,eilly estishlished. Whet then, Sirs", must halite . .
bee" inc astonishment I.ind my dismay, when .. pears that they contain ellegatiOne agitiast me,
amounting to the charge:'ofhightreason, and also
I saw, that ilot ''V'i thitiiii.diug the principel ae-
other matters which, it understood to he, agthry
cusetionretis 1.61111 d to he utterly false, yet some
eeem to have been acted end eeported,upen soy..the
of the Vl.ittleiVti to Incise elutrga*'Which were ,
Commiesiouers, .not 10 VVitictice tionfirmatory (as
broag,ht in sueport of the principtil accusation,—
et ..' , i , , they are eetweesed-to he in the title) of the prinei-
witnessei whom any pereon interested to hAte pro-.
tected my character, would easily leave sliewn, pal charge, but us distinct and sulo""tive stub eels
of .examination, cannot, as I am advised, be repre-
,out of their oWn. mouths, to be Utterly 1311Wor thy
seated us An jaw amoenting to
.crime isow most
es---...
of et alit, anti Confederates in joint
.couspirecy se
of the Deeleratioes referred eo were, Collected, by
with ley false aCethVi'S, ;111! reflOrted " to be free ..
from
al.
so,,picie.in of
an:avourahie hies
;-• thegeee_ whom, at whostesolieitetion, under silt-it sane-
tion, and before what. persons, magistrates,
Fruity, in Or Judgment of the CommissiOnc•s, not
or others,. they were Made; does' not appeiir.-e-.
to his qUeeteteed ;- and their inflateme .St.o Heti and
iris inteations egiiitist me "to be stitch 'as "deserve By the tiele, indeed., evisich all the withie eelecla-
the most eeelettS consideration," end us such to rations, ' exeept Sir .elohn and Lady Douglas,
be credited 'r till deeisivelscontradictede' ', • bear, viz.-se" '!'hat they had lieen taken 'for the
er"fhe Inquiry, after I thus had notice .of it, purpose of ' Confirming Lady' Dolt. les'sestate-
cbutitieed for :thieve tie() months. I venture not molt," it tetayfbe recollected, thetsthey had been
by her, DE at least
.by Sir Jblin's procurement;
to comeleitt, pis. if it bad been unnecesseeily•pros ,
tractei, The imPOrtont 'duties' and offichd uvo. . and and the eoncludiegpassage. of one of thentel
mean the 4th deelaration of Wm. Cile. strength-
calorie of the Noble Lords-appointed to carry it
cite this:. opinion, as it.representsSir John Doe-
. on, rimy oaturally aceteent fin and exeupe some
Islas, accompanied by his :solicitor, Mr. I..eitrecti,
delay. Bust however excuitible it may have been
to halve goue down as far as Cheltenham, for tlic
yotir Mftiesty will conceive the 'pain inid 'anxiety
, examination of two wittiesse whoseelecleratitne,
..•
which the .istterval. Of suspense has occasioned • es
are ,there stated. I am, howeier, at ie kiss to know
and your At ijesty will not lie styli) ised if ' i.
at this eminent, whom.). me to consider, oe cc bolt
further is that I have found, a great lig-
ravAtion of 117 pehtfek eulleringe, in the' delay I COId fix • upon, as •• my false acceser. From
sjhiCit rtecutTed ie n commtinieetine the Report,to the circuteetitnce last mentioned, it might be lie
vo.• ; for thoegli It is' (lilted. on the 14th of J'idy, ferrell that Sir John Douglas, or one l'•• them,
I mutt not tecesve.it till the Ilth of •Atigust, note •is e'ets•ACC(lSer, But Lady Douglas. in • her .. within
siithetandiee your Mejesty't grocififi,,,(irithi,iiitisi declagetion se- far frow repreienting the inforsiee-
ft was due unqizeetiottably to your Majc,ty, th;it. bops which it then gives, as moving .yofitrita-
the result of au inquiry etenmanded by your Ma- rily front herself, • expressly' states that'sluegives
,jesty, upon advice whieh had :beets offered, touch- it under the direct Command of his Royal nigh-
tie; umn of thehigh est intporteslimild be first and tress the Prince of Irlreles, and the Papers lease tae
without informatidn from, whom any comneunica-
i annedittittiy communicated to you. l'herespeet an d•
hoeour doe to the 'Prince 'of Wides, the interest "tioreto the Prince -originated, which inducedild lit
- . .
Which be tutusfleee;isiwily htive tel. eit in. this lit- to give sach comMands.
•
quiry, cotelneed to' make it intli6,
spemeible fitethat a: Upon'; the ceiestion Ito* far the advice is
the reselt should be fdrthwith aleo steted to his agreeable to law., unar Which. it was recum....-
,
;Royal flightless. Leostgilain not therefore that mended to your Nlajesty to Jesup this warrant oi•
it too early comulunsi!ated to tiny One ; I coin- cOmMission, 'tacit. counter-signed, 'tiOr:under se:A,
plain only, and 1 eptivliiia 4101-. scrioasly (for I, and without any,bf your Majesty's ativiseieetheres
felt :it most aerioule), of the delay in its sentintu- Ibre,'being on, the feet) of it responsible for its isS
teeetion to nee . . • • . - siting, I `aim lint coMpetent to determine. Ana
',flint-noire it. s infottted time world. that the undoubtedly, ' Elea the- two high -legal, author':
aeltort bed beget early eoiflll I I 1 I li'C Ated ' to year Mas ties,. the Lord (..:htintf,ellor., and the Lord Chief
jeety suit: to Ide,
,11..nyal Highness, I did not ieceive justice of the. lc, ill's Bench, consented to act.
tic.,. beeefit untended fettme, by pen. Majesty's Hetet under it, it ie with the •greatest` doubt. and dial-
ge4PioUg colnpiruid,. till a month utter-the% Re- derece that .I candning myself to express my.sus-
port Was signed. But the, Ft",tOte rumour liits Inciter) of its illeeeility. But it it be, as 1 tine ,even
repres,,etited me,. to my inintite prejudice, ai in to unfirsttind it is, open ,to question, Whether
presses-Sion' of • the 'Repott -during eha
tMonth ; ,consistently With law, pun. Mejesty shOuld ha, e
and the, malice Or theise who .wished to 6tain 'ai beefi advised to cotemand by thisavarratit or coin.;

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