The Sun.
London, England, 1821-03-21 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

A BILL, (As .AMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE) to provide
for the REMOVAL of the:DISQUALIFICATIONS under
which His MAJESTY'S ROMAN CATHOLIC SUB-

JECTS now labour.

This Bill remains as we before presented it to
our Readers, e7,:cepting with the addition of the
two following Clauses, A and B

CLAUSE A.

And whereas it is reasonable and expedient that his Ma-
jesty's Roman Catholic • subjects should be enabled to take the
said Oath, as explained in the sense herein last before men-
tioned, and that the said explanation should be incorporated
into and form a part of the said Oath, when taken by them ;
be it therefore enacted, by the King's most Excellent 3lajesty,
by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal, and Commons,_ in this present Parliament as-
sembled, and by the authority of the same, that from and
after the passing of this Act, it shall and may be lawful
for all or • any of his Maiesty'p Roman Catholic subjects, in
all cases where the said Oath of Supremacy is now by law
required to be taken as a qualification f'or the. taking,
holding, or enjoying any civil right, office or franchise, in lieu
and place thereof, to take, make, and subscribe the oath follow-
ing :—" I, A. B. do, swear, that I do from my heart detest, ab-
hor, and abjure, as impious and unchristian, the doctrine and
position, that Princes excommunicated or deposed by the Pope,
or any authority 'of the See of Rome, may be deposed or mur-
dered by their subject*dr any other whatsoever ;• and I do
dare, that no foreign prince, prelate, state, or potentate, bath,
cr ought to have, uny jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-
eminence' or authority, eerlesias4-:al or spiritual, within this
realm, that in any marater,or, for any purpose, conflicts or in-
terferes with the duty of full and undivided allegiance, which'
by the laws of this.realm is due to his Majesty, his heirs, and
successors, from all his subjects; or with the civil duty and obe-
dience Which is due to his Courts, Civil and P.' alcairtstical, in
all matters concerning the legal rights of his subjects, or
any of them." And that the -person so taking., making
and subscribing the same, shall be capable of taking, hOldirig,
and enjoying such right, office, and franchise, as fally and et-
fectually, to all intents and purposes, as if such person hail
made, taken, arid subscribed -the said oath of supremacy ; save
as herein after provided. - •
CLAUSE B.

And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that it
shall andamay be lay/SW.-far:my-of his Majeaty'a Roman Cathoa
lie subjects, personally to appear in any of his Majesty's -Courts
of Chancery, King's Bench; COmmon Pleas or Exchequer, at
Westminster or Dublin, or in any Court of General Quarter
"Sessions in Great Britain or Ireland, or in any of his Majesty's
Courts of Session, Justiciary, or Exchequer, or in any ;Muff
or Steward Court, or before the Magistrates and Councillors of
the Royal Boroughs, or before the Council of their respective
boroughs in Scotland, and there in .open Court, between the-
hours of nine in the morning and two in the afternoon, to take,
make, and subscribe the said oath herein Jam before mentioned, -
and the said oaths of abjuration and allegiance, and that the pro-
per Officer of such Court:with whom the custody of suchrecord
shall remain, shall make, subscribe rand deliver a certificate of
such oath having been duly made, taken, and subscribed, to
the person who shall have so made, taken, and subscribed" the
same, if the same shall be demanded; and such CertificateshalClie sufficient evidence of such- person having duly made,
taken, and sutsciibed such oath as aforesaid ; and that from
and after the passing of 'this Act, no oath or oaths shall be •
tendered to, or required to be taken, by his Majesty's Ro-
man Catholic subjects, who shall take, make, and subscribe
the said oaths last hereinbefore mentioned, and obtain such Cer-
tificate thereof; as hereinbefore mentioned, for enabling them to
hold or enjoy any real or personal property, other than such
as may by law be- tendered to and required- to be taken by his
Majesty's other subjects ; and that the said oaths hereinbefore
mentioned, being duly made, taken and subscribed, and such
certificate thereof obtained as aforesaid, shall be in the place of,
and as valid andbeneticial,to all intents and purposes, for the per-
son so making, taking and subscribiaq the same, as if such person
had duly made taken and subscribed the several oaths now bylaw
required to be taken by his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects,
as qualifications for the enjoyment of any civil right, office, or
franchise, or of any real or personal property : Provided always,
That nothing herein contained shall -be held to dispense with
the taking of the said Oaths of Abjuration and Allegiance,-by

'THE SUN.

SOLEII- OUTS DICERS FALSUM A UDE4T

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1821.

All the reports from the Continent shew the
unsettled and alarming state of all its Govern-
ments. This melancholy prospect of things
ought to induce all parties in this country to pro_
mote unanimity at home, otherwise the same fate
may visit us, and the most glorious political fabric
ever framed by human wisdom be destroyed by
the spirit of
_faction, and finally ingulphed in the
depths of anarchy. We must not, however,
place full confidence in the various rumours which
wicked incendiaries are constantly disseminating,
to overthrow all legitimate Governments.

-We may judge of the estimation in which Sir
ROBERT WILSON bolds the monarchical character,
by the philosophic -indifference with which, last
night in the House of Commons, he adverted to
the murder of King CIIARLEs the First —What-
ever might be the intention of the Gallant Ge-
neral, the inference that the people of other
Countries may draw will be, that they have a
right to sacrifice their Monarchs whenever they
deem such a measure necessary, in order to ob-
tain the Supreme Power in the Country. We
think the Gallant General should explaia his sen-
timents fully on this subject, and prove'that such
an inference cannot fairly be deduced from what
he said ; otherwise, all friends to the British
Constitution must deprecate the time that he
should become a part of any Administration
whose duty it would be to support a Legislative
System of theoretical and practical excellence,
consisting of KING, Lords, and Commons.

The observations of Sir J•nx NICIIOT,T, on
Monday evening, respecting the period for the
recommittal of Mr. PLuxicaTT's Bills are deserv-
ing of particular attention. We agree with him
that so GREAT AN ALTERATION in the Constitu-
tion as that proposed ought not to be made with-
out a certainty of its giving satisfaction, not only
.to the majority of the Protestant, but of the
Catholic community ; but if the Bills are car-
ried through their several stages with THE
RAPIDITY which has hitherto marked their
progress ; how is it possible, that either Pro-
testant or Catholic feeling on the measure
can be ascertained ? As to ourselves, we car, not
but consider such haste, which neither public
convenience, nor any obvious expediency requires,
as strongly indicative of apprehension on the
part of the advocates of the Bills, that, thesfeel-
inrss both of Protestants and Catholics are unfa-
-5
yourable to them; for already have many peti-
tions been presented to the House on the subject ;
although the Country has in a great measure
been taken by surpriza. But tliere is yet another
motive, to which we' must refer this anxiety to
avoid delay. Many Members are now abs•a!rt;
they are dispersed throughout the coun-
try ; they have now opportunities of ob-
taiuing, in their several districts, the
most accurate knowledge of 'the state of
public feeling on this subject; and, if the hills
are not passed through the Lower louse before
their return, the' consequence must be, that they
will never pass at all. To avoid a result so fatal
to the hopes of 46 THE cATIIOIJC -AnISTOCRACT,"
it may, therefore, be well to,press these bills on ;
hat it will be, most pernicious in its consequences,
for that feeling which is thus anticipated, must
ultimately burst forth and involve the Country
in endless jealousies, difficulties, and dissensions,
which it may require all the energy and all
the wisdom of centuries to allay. Thus much on
the lIAiTE, with which the advocates for Popery
are endeavouring to carry their point. We shall
now add a word or two on the tone and spirit of
their manner in this occasion, for .we cannot but
notice the disinclination, which they have manifest-
ed, to hear any observation from individuals who
are not yet disposed to sacrifice principle to tent-
porary convenience, and to break down barriers
raised by the wisdom of our ancestors against
popery and despotism. To mention an instance
—we should have thought that the Senior Member
for Oxford University,from the spotless integrity
of his mind—the liberality of his sentiments—
his knowledge of mankind—and his deep and
extensive learning—would have commanded re-
spectful attention on any subject, and from every

body, but p*drtieulaviy- from those wiidaffect-the
most refined and exquisite liberality. I t wou'.d seem,
however, that even this excellent individual :was

scarcely permitted to ewress his feelings or to de-
clare.his view of this most important question.—
There is, in short, a tone of ,triumph, of supe-
riority, and of• contempt, for the .opiniotts of
those who venture to distrust, as deceitful and
illusory, the lights -thrown out by these disciples
of modern liberality? which- we cannot reconciles
with their professions and declarations, but width
we are convinced must be observed with pain
and anxiety by the Protestant community.

TIMBF.R,DITTIES.—It has been well said by an ethic writ.ete
that where two reasons may exist for any proposed measure,
the ostensible one is not alWays that nearest to the hearts flow
' far this applies' to the Wl' ON THE I:iMBER OTT Ea-
rime, our readers may readily judge, when they compare the
.evidence with the system reconunended, will allow, how-
ever, to the framers of that report, that in the eecommendations
Which they have tenclefecl,if.mayhave been " their endeavour, co
" the utmost of their power, to conciliate the claims of adverse
" interests, and the contending considerations of.: policy ;", bat
our complaint is, that ire the attempt at conciliation vazx +Re
sientrienrp the best interests of GREAT BRITAIN, as Walt-
as her COLONIES, for the gratification offoeeighinterssts, and
for the dangerous experiments,6f new,. but fallacious theoriea.
At the same time, we are disposed to give them van, little cre
dit for their fears of " falling short of a recurrence to those
" see sin Priest-cm-I,Es by which all, .commerce .ought t 9 be
regulated"—for we do contend that our N.s.vit-,'Azxo.ee and
COLONIAL. SYsTEsts have been founded Lund carried on.
upon principles totally different from what they' ere pleased to
term " sotrequ? principles,"—whilst they have been completely-
justified by practical results, which must Ceav to exist,
to whatever extent the new principles may be carried.....;.
We call upon the LEGISLATURE, and on. the ..A.GILICUL-
TURAL and MANUFACTURING Intereets, to consider the
subject with-a
little plain common sense, instead of. yield-
ing up: their .judgments to a theory not confirmed, bust
contradicted by the evidence. of practical men. ; or -permit-
ting -themselves- to be hurried into measures from which
there, can be no safe return, even though we should fund them
hastening us, with accelerating force, from that proud some
ors which we still stand, notwithstandineethe temporary ern..:)ar-
rassments arising from the political changes consequent Upon a
return, to peace.—One reason, indeed, offered for this ALARAS-
ING hurry is " the anxiety understood to prevairamong the
Commercial and Shipping interests ;" but it does net folloW
that people are AT ONCE TO BE RUINED because they are na-
turally anxious to know whether they shall be tuined or not.—
It is true that Mr. HOLLAND, in hisovidence., is et opinion,
that importation above the actual present demand for Co-
lOnial - timber will take place from our. North American
Colonies, in the interim previous to the foal settlement
of the question ; but that is no reason for laving on
prohibitory duty, nor does it follow that because he thinks

even a graduated alteration of duties will still productr a
surplus importation, that therefore we shall adopt, measure*
which shall put a stop to ALL IstraaTATtoic:,-If the pro-
posed measures were at all likely to supply the "Consumer!"
with a better and a cheaper article, there might appear some
plausibility in putting that forward as-aninducement, pravided
,the question rested there—but are not the earu:.urners, the Na--
tion at large, and may—nay MUST they no; lose ire by flat
stnr sTirEu, in the aggregate; than they can ever save in
the difference of price in imported timber, a difEeenee too, •
which must be a downright loss to cur own anti s.
an actual gain, to foreigner ?-11, intizca, the principle is
once to be admitted, that we are to check our Colonial trade,
for the expectation of extending our ex nor: to the Continent,
the next measure to which we may be called will be, to raise,
the duty upon rum, and lower that upon brandy ; then to take
off the duties upon French silks and laces, (for what claims
can BUCK IWOHAMntIInIC Or SPITALPIEL DS have tiPan "pub-
lic faith," on the showing of the report), and finally to repeal all
•the corn laws--for the same principle applies to all! LIT the
LAND,OWNER arid AaRICITLTURIST LOOK TO THIS ! We
trust that neither the Legislature not the Public will yield to
any feeling that may arise from the statement that the irreasca
price of Baltic Timber has. been to oblige 4.11-S Commment at .
home to-pay a bounty upon, Colonial Timber. Evra if the caw*
was so, it was a bounty paid to our own Colonies, whilst the
PnOPOSED measure will afford A noirN-rt 'o FOREIGNERS,
at the exPence of the Manufacturing and Shipping Interet3ts,
who in fact form the great body of Consumers, for whom tuch

extraordinary tenderness is manifested ! That it will operate as
a bounty is clearly proved by Mr. lioaaarD's collie-are, by
which it appears, that the MEmEL merchants are at this very
moment combining TO RAISE the price of timber in the Bali
ports, ports, to facilitate which object would be the inevitable tendency ,
of a diminution of Baltic duties ! We again call upon the public
not to be led away by specious reasoning,. nor by th© new sys-
tem of liberality and delicacy toteards Foreigners—a delicacy
that is alarmed at the very idea of touching the duty on
'
foreign deals from Norway and the Balaic, whilst it urges
the destruction of the whole trade of Canada, Nova Scotia,, and
New Brunsick, with the:-Shipping Interest of the Mother
Country. We shall now refer our leaders to a further portion
of the evidence, given before the Select,Committee on Cos auk-
jest, which forms the Supplement (No. 2.),t0 our Paper of
this day. -Arid we shall endeavonz'tot.:new satisfacnrlly to the
Public, on evidence which cannot be impeached, the impoliey
of reducing the present duties, on foreiga timber, and of um-.
posing 'under caeitaing circuteetancea aey aek.3 on Colonial
timber, except perhaps a very smaii duty for the 117-C-7? premmt i
"afl'
regulation of the: trade. -Inlhe—iteaulai:ma. we entreat 'N.! K.
rious attention of the Country c leaae to roe iemnediate con, '
sidezation of this subject, as the reaulations preTased by his
Committee appear clearly to beaanly the precursor of more ex-
terraive and vital changes in the Maritime Policy of Great
Britain. Against such changes every voice should be raised at
all times,, but more especially at the present moment, when
Naval Power and Influence is of hit ker importance to the
'Empire than it was at any former period? This observation
will be understood in a quarter where it probably will not ba
most agreeable ; but the period has arrived when the troth must
be spoken. The Public ought to be apprised of the views 'and'
intentions which are entertained ; a radical thange is obviously
intended to be made in our political, religious, naval, and cora-
merchd systems, more alarming in thtir nature and eFect, th4n
all the schemes which have been invented to reform the Com-.
mons House of. Parliament, and to narrow and lessen the in-
finance of the Crown ! ! It is, ce, not the fashion of .
these days to acknowledge any even
though expressed constitutionally in o; un way by "Pe-
titions to Parliament. This is a e as practice to este—
WWI at the scOmrnerteement of A -1,; when Papists are
to laa Cabinet Ministers, Privy Ceameillore, and aaaielators
for if it is now conceded, it never rem be- reclaimed, anci, it
mayplace the Country in .a
more deepc rate and depee,maed eon..
,cation than it ever was at' any farmer period of its hlstwy. It

is 6ultlei on a printif*., tinkno-a to thz Constitution

which

was never contended for " when men mere highly gifted"
formed part of the representation of the Nation. They, on
the Contrary, never treated the legitimate, expression of pub-
lic opinion With disrespect ; but always showed a proper de-
foreace to it, without sacrifice of their representative inde-
pkdence or feeling. In conclusion, however, we shall Q.IIIY
4"bgerve, that we agree, most cordially, in the sentiments
Expressed by the late Dlr. BVIIRE to his Constituents at
Evistol, on this interesting topic ; that enlightenett.Statesman
never considered it necessary, while he acted on the'impulse of
judgment in the Legislature, to declare at tie same
that he was not influenced by the expression of any opi-
nion- out of doors ; nor do we believe that it would ever have
been disre4arded by him, though he would not allow it is lead
him into erzor, or from his own conviction of right.

The following important General Orders were
published in the Gazette last night :

" Horse- Guards, March 19, 1821.
" It beng his Majesty's determination that no Officer hold-
bag a Gozunission LI his Service (whether on full or half-pay)
• mould =gage in the • service of any of the Powers or Colntries
rich are unfortunately now involved in hostilities--t'ne Com-
, gssader,i4l-Chief has received. his :Majesty's commands to cati-
tit-ha all Officers who have obtainNl leave to visit the Continent,
or to -reside,there ; all those who may hereafter; proceed to the
Ccritisent, as well as those who May have previously obtained
Majesty's sanction to serve in any Foreign- Army, against
ev‘raging or continuing in the employment of the Armies of any
of the contending parties ; and his Royal iliiglimess is further
commanded to admonish them, that by disregarding this
447 will forfeit their Commissions lithe British.ilrvice.
Lig R. Haile az;:;nazder-in-Chief's command,
' -
."
H. TORRENS, Adjutant-Genetal."

The following articles a gave yesterday in a
sEco'sn EniTIoN

e stop the Press to state, that it has been
841 i-ugly rumoured ,this day in tlic City, that an
express had arrived from Paris, bringing the
im-
Pnrta.nt intellig-ence that the Revolution had et-
teAded throughout the whole of Piedmont, and
that the King of SARDINIA hadharp abdicated his
Throne. The reports of Saturday, respecting
insurrectionary movements in the South of France,
*ere- again renewed with more confidence, and
11"-e •is no doubt that the French Funds have
fallen 2.per cent. since the last quotation, having
left off, when the express quitted Paris, at nearly
771. Our own Funds fell in the course of thel
'Horning more than 1 per cent.,
,but in the middle
Of the day, they 'recovered about one-half per
Cent. ;at half-past two, the three per cents were
at 7O- for the "account.
" A rumour is in very general circulation that a
languinary battle has been fought between the
Neapolitan and Austrian Forces, in which the
former are said to have gained a brilliant Victory,
Kitt with the loss of General PEPZ, who was
either killed or mortally wounded."

It was last night reported that the QUEEN had
ritten to. Lord Livcapooc, desiring hint to com-
municate to the KING, .her MAJESTY'S intention
(If going to the Drawing-room to-morrow, to claim
the insertion of her name in the 'Liturgy; and
that several letters have passed
_between her
WIAJESTY and Lord LIVERPOOL on the subject:—
Possession of Cambi.iclge ILx.ise was taken for
her MAJ EST I' yesterday ; and it is expected she
11 come to town ip a f day 5,..77-(3.ferning
per.
-
Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council
was held at the Foreign Office, which sat till a
quarter past three.
b The Duke of YglIK, -as Cornmander-in-Chief,
eld a Levee yesterday, at his Office in the Horse
Guards.-

y highness Yesterday his Royal hness the Duke of
°IIK,-,Commander-in-Chief, made one of his fre-
quent inspections at the riding school belonging
to 'Buckingham house, of the various cavalry de-
tachments under the superinteudence of Lieuten-
ant-Colonel PETEI‘.S.
for Royal Highness the Princess SOPHIA, weare ,
sorry to
soy,
has been much indisposed for
"se five or six 'days past, at her new residence
ig Connaught"-place.
'the Gentlemen intending to bid for the new
jOtterY Waited upon the CII.I.NCELLOR of the
r I"EquErt yesterday morning, and, on an in-
terview, some proposals were made by the
CuANcEr.L-oz of the ExcntotiEa respecting the
arrangements of the Schemes, which they were
""t prepared to accede to ; the biddings were
therefore- put •od. until Friday next.
readers will recollect that charges
'were lately preferred against Capt. GOUG-H, of
The Guard's, by Lieut.-Colonel CAMAC, and that
the Court-marshal pronounced a full and honour-.
4,131 e acquittal. A.duel was fought, a f*,v days,
B'lce) between R. Gotta t, Esq. formerly of the
Guards, (brother of the Captain), and Lieut.-
CAMAC, in wh;ch the latter was seriously
'11?, °lllided in- the thigh. The par ties met at Bou-
°gn e•--(Morning Paper.)
L,„,C°IOT-ExciIANGE M.lncn ronsiderable
,4—tD„ P' of Wheat and Barley remained over from Monday's
in., and although there were no fre4h arrivals this `weftsmorn-
thsale Of the above ankles was y, but
no alteration in the prices of either. Oats were also
b'eiY dull sale, and inferior Corn was rathgr cheaper. In Beans,
rta.
.1 anti other articles, there is no alteration.
4 may. be satisfactory to our Agricultural
readers under their present distresses, to learn,
that Some very lire shipments of wheat have
Iteun made Within the present week, for Naples
and its vicinity. Of course none but foreign
grain in the warehousei has been allowed to be
exported.—(Kentish Gazette.)
HOWARD AND GIBBS' BANKRUPTCY.--'-Yester=
clay another Meeting of Howard and Gibbs'
creditors was held in the Common Pleas Court,
-Guildhall. The Court was as much crowded as
on any former meeting. A number of creditors
appeared to prove their debts, and were allowed
-their cla-ims. Several cases were opposed by:
11d.r.114-oNTAGuE, Counsel for the Bankrupts, but
were of no.interest.

CIIARCE qgFnA.tiu.—A person of the nathe of
Brown, who under the assumed title of Lord
Montague, has obtained various 'articles from
different trades people, was yesterday appre-
liended id his lodging in Little Guildford-street,,
and after examination at lin;on liall)-was sent off
to Alaidstoue,

ritENcir PAPEI-3.

PAIZIS.--EULLETIN OF MARCH 16, 1 O'CLOCK P.M.
The -news codtained in the 4,ulletin'Of yestei-=
day is confirmed ; the censors have forbidden
it to be spoken of till' 77th Gazeilc-Of Turin itself
has mentioned it.
We have, news from Madrid to the 10th, by
express; it contains nothing important, unless it
he some details of the aristahitical intrigues in
that City ; the plan of the Spanish ultras was
to dethrone Ferdinand, and place the Infant Don
CarloS on the Throne.
PARIS, MARCH 17.-The Icing Of Sardinia has
abdicated in favour of the Prince of Carignan,
and he has set out with the Queen for -Nice,
where he will embark for the Islarid of Sardinia.
The Constitution of'the Cortes has been gene-
rally proclaiMed,' and the Prince of Carignan,
with the Federative Army, Which increases daily,
pursues his hostile movements against the Aus-
trians. This news is positive.
It is announced that there has been a battle at
'Rieti on the 9th of Maroh ; that the Neapolitans
attacked the Imperial Arinjr, which was defeated ;
that a. great many prisoners were taken ; that
the action was very bloody ; and that General
Pepe was killed. This is not official, but it is
not the less certain.
• A report has been 'mentioned on 'Change of a
chest, Containing funds from Mr. Rothschild, for
the Austrian army, having been seized by a de•
tachment of the Sardinian army, which is march.
inglegainst the Austrians. •
The price 'of stocks has not much varied i it
opened at 78,f. 90c. rose to 79f. lOc. and fell
again to 78 f. 80 c. which was the price at a guar.
ter before three o'clock.
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
SECRET COMMITTEE.
General Donadieu laid on the table a proposi.
Lion conceived thus,:—" I have the honour to de-
pose on the table (bureau) a proposition of an
AddresS to his Majesty, humbly to petition him
to choose another Ministry, seeing that the pre.-
sent is incapable and anti-French ; and that for
those two reasons it has given rise to the most
general and well-founded alarms for the fate of
the Monarchy and of France."
M. Casimir Perrier asked. the Ministers for
explanations on the silence which they had ob-
served respecting the events of Piedmont.
M. Pasquier replied, that the Government not
having hail certain assurance 'of the facts, it had
thought proper to be silent ; but that now it
would suffer freely all the news to be published
which should come to its knoWledge.
The other orators who spoke on the same sub-
ject are Messrs. Girardin, Dudon,PardessuS, and
Manuel.—The last made a respectable speech.