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OXFORD•STREET, LONDON; who Shared and Sold: in.
the last few Months,
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70K 2 1 ,ooal. 2,226 2,0001,
1,345 20,0801. &c. sx.

CARROLL Shared and Sold FOUR CAPITAL PRIZES that
were drawn Last Thursday, 27th April.
sib* CARROLL has Agents in all the principal Towns
- throughout the Country.

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take place on SATURDAY, the fith day of May next, at
the CROWN and ANCHOR TAVERN, in the STRAND,
in the County of Middlesex, at Eleven o'Clock in the
Foreuodia. .

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DOCTOR SYNTAX.
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LITERARY REVIEW.

A SERIES of LETTERS addressed to a FRIEND, upon the

ROMAN CATHOLIC QUESTION. By BRITANNICUS.
(Continued from the 27th ult.)

The security of our Political Constitution iseso
intimately connected with the Religion of the
Country, that the destruction of the one will in-
evitably involve the downfal of the other. We
find by a notice given by Sir H. PARNELL on Fri-
day last, in the House of Commons, in the name at
111 r. GRATTAN, that the Roman Catholic Question
is to be again brought forward in that House on
the llth inst. It is, therefore, of the utmost im-
portance .to this Protestant Empire that the Re-
presentatives of the People should be on their
guard, and prepared to resist the claims of those
who, having all possible toleration for the exer-
cise of their Religious Faith, can haVe nothing in
view but the possession of Political Power, and
who, if they could ever obtain that power, would
certainly employ it in endeavours to overthrow that
Government which has so long protected them,
and which, if farther concessions are granted, will
R [foul them the means of effecting' its ruin.
We, therefore, from a sense of duty to our Pro-
testant fhonstitution, under which we have so long
enjoyed as much happiness as human institutions
will allow, and which is essentially connected
with the purest of Religions, continue our notice
of this valuable Tract, and trust that it will be
attentively perused by the Members of both
Houses of Parliament, that they may reflect on
the danger of admitting those within the pale of our
Political Establishment, who think they will secure
their salvation in a future state by accomplishing
its destruction.

" You have attempted to connect the
name of Mr. Pitt with the Roman Catholic
Claims, by representing that great Statesman—
that true Whig of 1688—as en advocate for their
concession upon the grounds we are now consi•
dering. I am aware that some have gone so far
as to assert that a distinct pledge was given to
the Roman Catholics at the time the Union was
projected, that their claims should be granted;
but this assertion lies been met by a direct con-
trary one on the part of a Noble Lord (Castle-
reagh), who took a very active and leading part
in that memorable question, and it has been
clearly shewn that a pledge of mere consideration
and discuision, not of concession, was given.*—
One of the' great objects which Mr. Pitt had in
view when he projected the Union of the two
countries, was, a-tair, temperate, and statesman-
like discussion of the Roman Catholic Claims 1-
His vote would have been given for their consi-

*Vide printed Report. of Lord Castlereagh's Speech in tte
House of Commons, nth Nlay. ISIO.
•t Vide Pitt's Speech in the House of Commons, Slat
Jaa. 1799, on introthicinz the Proposition of the Union be-
tween Great Britain and Ireland, and Gifford's Life of Pitt,
rot. ti, p. 543.

deration, bin by no means for theictmlitnited Con-
cession. Thai distingnished individual wished to
feel the pulse. of the English people on the sub-
ject ; anti had he lived• to have done so'eflec-:
tually, to have seen the almost universal disincli-
nation which evinced itself to.the measure, and
the circumstances which atteoded the General
Election of ISO 7, he never would have sanctioned
a proceeding to which he perceived the English
Nation were so averse, at.d which was so little
likely to be attended with benefit to the country.
Mr. Pitt, would never have supported the measure
of concession without most adequate securities
being given ; and had he been spared to have
witnessed the temper and disposition which were
evinced, when securities not&i inferior to those
which he would have probably required, were
proposed by 'be professed Parliamentary Advo-
cate of the Claims--to have seen them represented
as indispensable within the House of Commons,
and-irprosinitrti as unnecessary, degrading, And
in-
sulting without, I think there can he little doubt
as to the vote which the Right Honourable Gen.
tlefitan would have giveu•§ His support to the
measure would have-been given under an idea of

•
its forming a means of strength and alliance ; to
do which, it must necessarily have been supported
by the unanimous assent of the nation at large.
When, however, that lamented personage bad
found that this was not likely to be the case, and
that it would neither satisfy the Protestants on
the one band, or the Roman Catholics on the
other, he would never have opened a soutce of
broils and dissentious, which would in all proba-
bility have concentrated themselves into a focus,
from which nothing but angry passions, mutual
recriminations, and harassing recollections would
have issued."

Vidc Mr. Tomline's Speech, delivered in Trinity College
Chapel, Cambridge, Dec. 17, 1806.
§ It ...is well known that the Marquis Wellesley and Mr.
Canning are supporters of the measure of concession, upon
adequate securities being given. In 1312, when a motion of
the Right Hon. Orntleman was carried in the Commons for
going into a Cqiumittee on the claims, by a very great majo-
rity, and a similar one (made bythe Noble Marquis) was lost
in the Lords by only one vote, the following proceedings took
place at a Catholic Aggregate Meeting, which was held in
Dublin, immediately on the result of the motions being
known. The account given underneath is extracted from the
Dubliu Eys,,tio,9,- Post, a paper much in the confidence of the

Irish Catholics :--
'• Duatarl, JULY 2.—The Aggregate Meeting of • this day
(Earl Fingal in the Chair) was more Borne-m(l4ly attended
than any preceding assembNige of the depositories of the
wealth and power of the Catholics of Ireland. At one
o'clork'the Earl of Fingal took the chair, amidst the einba=
siastic applause of his countrymen.
" Mr. M‘Donnell, seconded by Counsellor O'Connell, pro.
posed that the Petition should be read,—it was accordingly
read, and it appeared to be a transcript of the Petition, mu-
tails mutandis, of the Dissenters of England to Parlimaerit,
for universal religious freedom.
" The following Resolutions were then proposed—
•• " Resolved, That the Petition now read be recommended to
the Board of the Irish Catholics, to he presented 1, the Le-
gislature the:first favourable opporui,:y, 3u that the same
may be presented before the close of the second week of the
ensuing Sessions of Parliament.
" Resolved, That the Catholics in the different counties
and towns in Irelatid be again requested to use their best ex.,
ertions to procure the success of our petition.
" Chevalier M'Carthy, atter an introductory:speech. which
was frequently interrupted by the most unequivocal minks of
disapprobation and distrust, moved the two following Resolu-
tions, its tin Amendment to the second Resolution, proposed
by. Mr. M`Donnell.
" Resolved, That, with 'heartfelt gratification, we observe
the daily progress of liberality among our Protestant Coun-
trymen—a liberality we consider as, an earnest of the speedy
fulfilment of our hopes, and rapturously hail as the cheering
dawn of speedy Emancipation.-
" Resolved, That determined to persevere in demanding a
total Repeal of the laws and disabilities by which• Catholics
are affected, we are, nevertheless, ready to listen to any con-
ciliatory overture which, by removins, the prejudices of many,
and the alarms of sonse, may lead 7 to a final arrangement
satisfactory to both parties!
" The first part of the Resolutions was highly approved,
but the Chevalier M'Carthy had hardly uttered. the word
arrangement,' when the feelings of the people were vented
in marks of the strongest disapprobation.
" Counsellors Finn and O'Gorman, answered the last
speaker; but the Resolutions were not read from the Chair,
as, out of the 3000 Catholics in the Mouse, a single person
could not be found to second so insidious and so fatal an
amendment."

SHOCKING MURDER.—Sunday evening, about
seven o'clock, as a number. of boys were amusing
themselves at the North Lotts, a dog that tVaS
near them, attracted by their noise, ran barking
up to them, when some
.of them pelted a stone at
the animal,which struck the door of a cabin belong-
ing to a person of the name of. Flynn. wife,who
was sitting at her tea, with a woman of the name
of Keoughol neighbour of her's, came out of the
cabin,andlaying hold of a boy of the name of Hunt,
about 15 years of age, pulled and dragged him se-
veral times, till at length she gave him a kick in
the stomach, which brought hint to the ground.
'The unfortunate woman, being much irritated,
then gave him another kick while down, under
the navel, which, we larr.cut to say, subseqtiently
proved fatal. The unhappy youth was
mediately conveyed to Jervis-street Hospital,
where every possible assistance that Surgical
skill could dictate, or medical aid could afford,
was rendered to the miserable. sufferer, who
expired at two o'clock, r. 14., on Monday. A
Coroner's Inquest was held on the body, be-
fore Alderman Drury Jones, and a most re-
spectalsle Jury, who, after examining the body
of the deceased, and hearing the Surgeon's_ opi-
nion as to the cause of his death, retired for a
short time, and brought in the following verdict :
—" That the deceased's death was occasioned by
several kicks given in his belly by -Catherine
Flynn, against whom they brought in a verdict
of Wilful Murder." The miserable woman, who
appears to be upwards of fifty years of age, . was
taken into costody, and brought to Marlborough-
street Police Office, where the father and mother
of the deceased (a poor couple residing in Cole's-
lane) attended, and lodged their information
against the prisoner, who, after a full investiga-
tion into the facts of the case, before Counsellor
Casey, the sittiur, Alagivrate, was fully commit-
' red ro Newgate, to abide- her trial at the next
Commission.--(Dublin Correspondent, April 28.)

On the motion of Mr. ARBUTHNOT, it wss or-
dered that that part of his Mojesly's Speech
Which referred to the '-arrangenient of the Ci-
vil List Anniei be taken into consideration on
Tuesday next.

Sir GEORGE IVARRENDER gave notice, that Ott
Wednesday next he would propose a vote of sea-
men for the present year in :he C.immittee of
Supply.
Ou the motion of Mr. ARBUTHNOT, the usual
sessional order for the arrangement of notices and
orders was made.
At a quarter before four o'clock the House ad-
journed until Moilday next,
The SPEAKER. then proceeded in State to Carl-
top-place, sccompanied by the .tstover and se-
conder,,tor the purpose of presenting the address
of the House to his Majesty.

PA [ILIA 69 ENTARY PAPER S.

HOUSE OP COMMONS, APRIL, 2.9.

Resolved,—That Upon every Petition, which shall be pre-
sented to the Hou.se during the prbsent Session, and referred
to a Committee to examine the matter thereof, and repott
thereon to the House, the Committee do examine, in the first
place, whether the said Petition be the same in substance as
any Petition for the same Purpose, and fro?'n the same par
ties, in the last Session'of Parliament., and whereupon. arty
Proceedings were 16nding ,on. the Dissolution of the last
Parliament ; and, in such case, that all Minutes of £videncr,
together with the Documents therein referred to, which were
taken before the former Committee on such Petition, be yi-
leived in evi'dence of the matter of the said• Petition, and in
proof of the Standing:Orders having been complied with, its
respect thereof.
;

Resolved,—'f itat the Committee upon any Private Bill do
examine in the first place, whether the said Bill be for the
same purpose as any Bill which was presented in the lait
Session, and contain the Caine Clauies and Provisiobs is
were contained.in such .former Bill in tie last.stage of its
proceeding, and whereupop any proceedings were pendigg

on the Dissolution of the last Parliament; and, in such case,
that all Minutes of Evidence, together with any documents
therein referred to, which were taken before the former Coni-
mittee on tinch,l3)ll, be received in evidence oUthe allega-
tions therein contained, and in proof of the. Standing 0;-
ders haying been, complied in respect thereof.

The House was moved, That the Standing Order of This
House, of the 18th Day of June, 1811,--";That all Petitions
" for Private Bilis, he, presented within Fourteen Days after
‘, the first Friday in the next, and every
.future Session of
" Parliament," might be read : And the same being read;
Resolved, That House will not receive any Petition
for Private Bills, after Friday the sth Day of May next.
Resolved, That no Private Bill be read the First Time after
Tuesday the 30th Day of May next.

Resolved, That this House will not receive any Report of
such Private Bill, after Monday the 19th Day of June next.
Ordered, That the said'Resolut ions be printed.
DYSDN, Cl. I). Dorn. Com♦