The Sun.
London, England, 1813-05-01 00:00:00

NATAL NEWS.

PLY:mown!, Artti: 29.—The American brig
that arrived here yesterday, prize to the Sparrow,
was the JOneida, 1:H010'50N, .master, from Ne'cv
York, last from Coruna, with a•cargo consisting
of cotton and rice, hound to iiourdcaus.

. Arrived the Airset 'Yacht from Dublin to be re-
paired ; the Jeuny,_OwEN, from Benumaris ; And
the Fortune 13ADCOCK,frozii r ilmouth ; also arriv-
ed hi* Majesty's schooner Rapid, from the Downs,

POIiTSMOUTII, iris. Majesty's
ship Tuscan on a ernize.
His Majesty's ship Dwarf is appointed convoy
for Guernsey and Jersey.

YARMOUTH, APRIL 30,—His Royal 'Highness
the Duke of, CUMBERLAND arrived here yesterday
for the purpose ot, ethbarkiing for the Continent
in the Nympiten frigitte. The wind blowing strong
from the Eastward, be has not been able to go on
board.

DEAL, APrltt. 30.---Sailed the Swift East-India
pilot-sloop for the Rivzr.
Remain all as per last.

FALMOUTH, APRIL 28.—Arrived- the George,
from .Liverpool for the West Indies ;, the Specu-
lator, from Limerick, and the Endeavour, from
Belfast, for London.

. ,
HARWICH, APRIL 30.—The E•eding, bye-boat,
has arrived after a short passage, from Lleliphoid.
We had a tremendous gale front the eastward yes
terdny, which contiunedwith great violencie7dur-
ing the night, and the harbour is now extreme-
ly crowded with shipping, several hundred sail
having run in for shelter ; many have lost
nhhichors and cahleS., and one large ship, bound to
Dantzic, has been brought in full of water, hav-
ing grounded on, her anchor.` A Danish Mes-
senger, arriVed in the Freeling, on his way to
Count BEarrsToaii, but that Minister being here,
on Li rettirn,t6 Denmark, the Messenger did not
proceed to London:
•

Coat;, Apitu.23.-1--On Wednesday his Majesty's
ship Plover arrived from Portsmouth; and on com-
ing to anchor, hoisted a signal and fired a gun for
'all masters of ,vessels bound to Newfoundland, Ha-
lifax, mid Quebec, to come on board. lot instruc-
tions. Plc whole will be under convoy of Ad-
KEATES. The'Plover 'goes on to 'Quebec.
Yesterday .morning his Majesty's ship Dauntless
Capt. BARBER, With a fleet of nine- transports,
having ou board the Roscommon Militia, arrived
There -from Plymouth, which place they left on
Sunday.

ROYAL ACADEMY.

'Mr private view .of the ensuing. Exhibitio,3
took place yesterday, and besides the Paugonss
CitAimorrE, the Princess SOPHIA of Gi✓ouci
and the Duke' of GtoucizsTEn, who made an early'
visit 'in the morning, a considerable number of .
Noblemen and Gentlemen were present. The ge,
neral appearance of the rooms fully justifies . the
report of, an improvement in the Arts since last
year. The higher Artists maintain their esta-
blished excellence, and have, most of them con-
tributed .the number of works allowed by rule,
LAWRENCE has eight, all of
,great
Portraio of Generals GRAHAM and STEWART, and '
_Lady Gapy, are peculiarly eicellent. BceonEv
also /has eight,
,among which. are three
_Portraits •
of the late Mr. VcrieuvAL, 'onu a whole length,
and all good likenesses.. Ile has. also a Portrait
Of the late Sir
.FRANCIS BOURGEOIS, which pre-
sents if"correct and interesting similitude that
admirable Artist and estimable man. OWEN has
eigp, iu his hest, manner, among which is a fine
whole length of Sir Wri.LiAlst Scovr, and another
of .Mr. W. W. POLE.. THOMSON has three,
ainong'Whieh is an interesting groepe of part of
the Family of I GREY Oil the seat-shore, PHIL=
hit's has three, all' very good. The chief is a
spirited Portraft of the PRINCE 1.1r..04iFT on horse- "
'back he has. idsoa fine Portrait-Ig' Earl SPENCER.
.OLivE it demonstrates much improVNnent since last
year. One attic most interesting pictures in the place
is a child rescued by its mother from an eagle's.
nest, which does great credit ,to DAW, :who has '
also some good portraits. '[lie two DANIELS have
some excellent works. Nourncorc conies
.for-
ward in great vigour, particularly in Lien flint-
in', and Joseph and his Brethren. 11'11.1tiE, ill
Blindman's Buy' has even surpassed all his for-
rn,r works. SMIRRE, who has been so successful
in representing the humours of ordinary life, has
shewn the variety his powers in a poeticatsub-
ject. His Daughter, in three landscapes, has
sliewn Considerable taste"and skill. We ought to
have taken an earlier notice of Tutstiaa, who ha's
two -masterly works, Frosty Morning and The
Deluge, subjects so different as strikingly to evince.
the amplitude of his powers. WESTAL,L fully
maintains his high reputation. PARINGTON ap-
pears with renovated vigonr in a Ma mid a Cot 7
tage. Sir GEORGE BEauNtowr has.two exquisite
Landscapes. 13IRD has six Pictures, all highly
creditable, to his talents. HOWARD has five, two
of" (Cottage -Girls, fiche, and two Portraits, one
very good of Woomoanu, the Artist. Tiloon-
FORDE has three, two interesting subjects, and a
spirited Portrait, WA RD's iforses are excellent.
We regret that SHEE has not scut any thing.
A. we mean to notice the Exhibition at large,
we must I.)r the present, here close oaf report of its
more prominent merits.

TIrE THEATRE..--Als. SONVERBI last night as-
sumed the part of Hamlet, at Drury-Lane The-
atre-. His performance was unequal, but in many
passages 1!e was impressive, and throughout on
gival:i The wildness in several parts of this ar-
duoi character corresponded, very Ave! with the
rctiliar niann'ers of ..the actor, His conceptions
%+±ve shrewd, but at .times rather too refined,
t.ltogether, his performance was respectable.

ROMAN cAttroLic's.

ELL FOE THE FURTHER RELIEF OF Tilt XOMA'•t

CATHOLICS Op. GREAT BRITAIN AN6 =LAND.

Whereas the Protestant Succession t,o the Crowd
is, by the Act for the further Limitation of the
Crown, and the better secnrin.; the Liberties
Of the People, established' permanently a,l: I in-
vioa ly,.

And whereas the, Protestant' Episcopal Church
of England and Ireland, and the Doctrine, Dis-
cipline,' 'and Government thereof, and likewise the
Protestant Church of-Scotland, and the Doctrine,
Discipline, and Government. thereof, are establish=
ed permanently anti inviolably,
And whereas it •may tend to ,promote the inte-
rest of the same, and strengthen our free Consti-
tution, of whiCli they are an es:ential part, if -the
Civil and Aiilitary Distpuilifications, under which
his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects now iir;
bone, were removed,
And whereasi after due consideration of the
Petitions of the said Roman Catholles,•it appears
highly advisable to communicate to them the
blessings of our fret form of Government ;-.7and
With. a view to put an end to ell jealou-
sies between his Majesty's subjects, and to bury
in oblivion all animosities between Great Britain
and Ireland, so that - the. inhabitants of the re-
spective countries -may be bound together,• in all
times to come,. by the same privileges and the
same interest, in defence of their common
li-
bcrties and government, ugainst all die enemies'
of the British Empire :
May it please' your .Majeity,• Abet it may be
enacted; 'and be it enacted, by the King's Most-
Excellent Majesty, by and With the advice and
consent of the Lords. Spirituel and Temporal end
Commons in this
.present Parliament assembled,
and by the authority of the same, that from and
after the . it shalland may be lawful
for persons professing the.Romen Catholic Reli-
.gion, to sit,and vote breither House of Parlia-
ment, being. in all other respects duly _qualified so
to sit and vote, upon making, taking, and sub-
scribing the following Declaration and Oath, in-
stead of the Oaths of Allegiance, Abjuration, and
Supremacy,. and instead of making and subscribing
the Declaration against Transubstantiation, and
the Declaration against the Invocation of Saints,
now by law required :-
- A'.l3; do hereby declare,, that I do profess
the Roman Catholic Reli••ion : and, I do sincerely
promise and swear that 1 will be tliithful and bear
,true allegiance to his Majesty King• George the
Third, and him will defend 'to the utmost of my
power againSt all conspiracies and attempts what-
.ever, that shall be made
,against his person,
crown, or dignity ;. and I will do my utmost en-
deavonr to disclose and Make known to his Majesty,.
his heirs, and successors, all treasons 'aid trai-
torous conspiracies which may be for Med against
him or them; and I do faithfellypromise tOniain-
tain, support, and defend, to' the utmost of- my•
power, the succession to the Crown (.which sue-
cessinn,. by an Act intitled, " An Act for the fut-
therlimitatiOn of the Crown, • and the better se-
curing the rights and liberties of the subject,"
is, .and stands limited 'to the Princess Sophia,
Electress and Duchess Dowager of Hanover, and
the.heirs
,of her body being Protestants) ; hereby
utterly renouncing and abjuring any obedience err
nllegianee unto any other pbrson claiming or pre-
tending a right to the Crown of this Realm. Ido
declare, that,l 'do not believe that the Pope of
'Rome, or any other foreign Prince, Prelate, State,
or Potentate, bath, or ought /to have, any tempo-
ral -or civil jurisdiction, power, superiority;
or pre-eminence, directly, or
,indirectly, witiabk
this Realm : I do -further declare, that- it
is not an- article of my faith, and that 1 do
renounce,' reject, end abjure the opinion, that
Princes excommunicated by the Pope or Council,
or byithe Pope and Council; or bar any anthority
of the See of Rome,. or ...by tiny authority what-
soever, may be deposed' or murdered by their
subjects, or any person whatsoever, Ido swear,'
that I will Ilefenti, to the utmost. ot iny poWer,
the settlement And arrangement of property within
this realm, as xstablished by the laws. I do
swear that I do abjerf„ condemn,' 'and detest, as
unchristian and impious, the., principle, that ,it is
lawful to destroy .or .any ways injure any*person
whatsoever, for or under the pretence of such per=
son being an Heretic. Ido declare solemnly-be-
fore God, that I believe that no Act, in itself un-
just or- immoral; can ever be justified or excused,
by or under the pretence ar colour that it was
done,"- either for the good of thoChneeh, or in
obedience to any Ecclesiastical Power whatsoever.
1 alsis declare,. that, it not •an article of. the
Roman Catholic Faith, neither am I thereby
'-re-
quired to' believe or profess, that the Tope is in-
talli.ble,'or that Tam bound-to obey any order, in
its oWn nature immoral, though the Pope or any
EcelesiastiCll ,PevVer .shOuld issue direct
'such order ; but, .on 'the contrary, hold, thatit
would be siufulin me, to pay any respect ot Obe-
dience thereto. further declare, that Ido
not beliese that any sin whatsoever, committed
by me, -call forgiven at the will of . any
Pope, or of any Priest,. or any person or perstras
whatsoever ; but that sincere sorrow I,e pest
a firm and sincere resolution to avoid future pit.,
and to atone to Gad, are previous.and- it requisites to establish a well-foutm.led expec-
tation-81 forgiveness, and that any person, who
received -alssolution without the previous requi-'
sites, s'o, far front obtaining thereby' any re-
mission . of his sins, , incurs the additional
guilt of violating a Saerament. - I do rtjeecaud
detest, as an unchristian. and irtipious prioeiple,'
that faith is not to.be 'kept with heretics-or In-
fidels. 1 do hereby disclaim, disaVow, . and sO-
leinnly abjure any intention to subvert the present
Church Establishment, tor the purpose of substitat
ing a Roman-Catholic
,Establishinent, in,its stead.
.1 do solemnly swear that I will not use • any
privilege, power, or' influence,. .which T do
now„. or may hereafter possess, to overthrow
or disturb the present Church Establishments
of the United Kingdom ; -and that I never
•by any , con)piraey, contrivance, or device
whatsoever, abet others in any attempt to over-
theow or disturb the same.. And that I will make
known to his Majesty, his heirs and successors,
all attempts, plots, or conspiracies, whether at
home or abroad, which- shall come to my'know-
-ledges fvr effeeqeg either of these purposes.-7