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!principle, which would• sly to every Attalla A pir '
Offi cei " Are you a Roman Catholic, or arcyou a
teposrtatinotnf the poi
?!:liurtreappposnente
etmit cat:sid lseshewn that. the gr,
public officeatook, ph
in favour of,- Protestants ; -still, seeing that the. gre.
mhaanslsbeff property,
Protestants, hewo cnulaliid* nninot7sitegyal%itlyl4lll.-7nags' in
nnfthaier
in its Wets it could be ihewrti that Roman Catholics
fused withse stuapmetaioke wayr,
;or even eqrsOsTralifieations, were re.
for Protestants. If such-a casenould.
ibe made.out, let it be fairly brought forward,
..but -no'
tangible object could be gainedby urging the question,
'in its-present shape. With respect to the-Trustees ache
iLinen Board being,all Protestants, he believ.cd..it :was
well known that the. great -mass, of,the linen, manufac-
turer-sof, the North of lrelsnd. were Protestants, and it
was from that part of the country that most of the Trus-
tees were seLected, as being fierier go-untied, from their
knowledge of that branch. The R.kglit ilon.Grttleman
then briefly adverted to the Othertibpics of the speeches
in support sf the motion, ;and by ob.,erving,
!that his chief objections to it tveresthe fear of extending
the principle contained in it, and' the ineontlesivenessl
of such a return, even if it were fully_tefOre.the House.'
! • Sir,JOHN NEWPORT said, the .object. Of the re- !
sent motion was to shew how far the Act of 1195, in
favour-of Roman Catholics', had been carried -into ef-,
feet; and the resistance to it was mAikiii Order to hood-
wink the people of this country, and prevorit their seeing
the real state of the case. •It was boasted that the two
!appointments of Roman Catholics that had just been
!mentioned had been made by the Government of Ire-
'land. Tbey .had ; but when ? -In 1806; (" 'No," from
Me Treasury Bench). . He would say, Yes ;- for he knew
the fact. But suppose they had been appointed by ant
other: novel mem -since then, ' what would that prove?.
That two Roman Catholics ha,l, in Ole course of *
years, been appointed-to situations to which dui ingaltat
time all Roman Catholics had- been eligible. 111 would
also assert, that at the time tire re-appeintmeht of those'
two persons to offices in England took place, Govern-
ment knew they were Roman Catholics. It had beenl
stated by the Noble Lord at the head of the Treasury
to be the wish of his Majesty's Government to put the
Roman Catholics in possession of their fair. share or
patronage. •• Now be (Sir J. Newport) wished, in sups,
potting the present motion, to compare the facts with the'
statehnent-of the case. -It had been saidthat the Trus-
tees of the Linen Board were without emolument.—
Were they without patronage? He wished to know why
Lord Fingal or . Sir Edward Bellew were not. as fully
qualified as any of the individuals of whom that Board
was composed? When they S3W such excluSion, on such
,flimsy pretexts, it Was idle to talk of Roman Catholics
!enjoying the benefits of the Act of 1193._ The Right
!Hon. Baronet went on to contend that it was ap -evil
which mnst be felt by any man, however humble, le
' 4 that the, path to any posts of hcinouror emolement,.
the .rewards of industry' and .exertion, should be closed.
to hint. 'When he (Sir J. Newport) heard the Lord-uk
chgocenot of_Englantl ask 41 what interest had the great'
body of the people in the (Warm% Whether the. road to
the Lord-Chancellorship was open. to them or not ?" he
would reply, " Did not your- father fiticl some conve-
nience front the-toad being open try- ynu ?" They had
more instances than one of persons- from humble
spheres of life rising
.to, and honourably tilling, some
of the highest offices in the State. The late Lord Av, a-
more, who had distinguished himself so eminently in his
profession; aridirad risen to the head of it, did not per-
form his important duties, the worse for being the son,
of a wool-cornlier. Though similar instances might not
be very numerous, it was in human nature-to feel regret
at the certainty of being excluded frentahe potsibilay.
of increasing their nnmber. -- ,
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..Mr. Secretary CANNING conceived
that the -topic
lastly touched upon by the Right Honourable Baronet
had nothing to do with ale motion before the House.
The questlian wasp not whettei new privileges wereto
be creWed; or old disabilities few/peed i but whether
the House should inquire how the power in the Crown
(that power beirig complete) fiad been acted, upon? He
had contended for eligibility in Catholics ,as well as
Protestants; for the power of the Crown to choose
whom it pleased for: its various officers ; -but he had
never conceived it proper to point out one class in pre-
ference- to another,
_as objects for the choice of the
Crown: He -had supported the motion to restore the'
eligibility of the Catholic, -because statutes alone had
disqualified him from taking that benefit 'which it was!
originally in the power of the Crown to confer upon
him. • He was for restoring that power to the Crown;!
but not for watching the exercise' of it -with extraordi-
.nary jealousy. • And fie was particularly against sane-
ticiningany Act which should assist-in the keepiag,up
of religious distinctions. By the law of this country,
there avert many persons, not Catholics, who were in-
eligible for office; and bow. was the benefit Of . Tolera-
tion extended to them? By an annual Bill of lodesn-
nity, genesai in its nature and its language; without:
pointing out who were the persons that required the:
benefit of il—(Hear.)' • Secresy was the object of .such.
a Bill ; the confounding of those who required its assist--
ance with those who did not ; and thus causing distinc-.
tions to wear . away as much as possible—(l beers )
The present motion was. In his opinion, the reverse of
all this. It was inquisitorial;. and however innocent I
might be its application, it was persecuting in its form ;!
and he therefore would never consent to it. Until* the
year 1819, a Catholic could not hold a military corn-s
mission under the Crown without incurring severe:
penalties. He well remembered how often this •had
been justly tomplained ofs although the law was tacitly
violated in many instances by a liberal connivance
Yet-what would have been said in the year 1819, to a
motion calling for a list of the Catholics w ho held Corn.
Missions? Such a motion would not only hive ex,
posed them to penalties, but.would have pointed them
out as marked objects; and such a motion fie contended
*mid 'not be fairly distinguishable from the present.
Vhis Motion was in .thes face of all toleration, and he-
-ehoold oppose it because he-wished to fuse sight of ei3-
tinctions altogether, aird • not to perpetuate them--
(Choirs.)--Buothere was also another groanoi cin,wbich
be she:old-resists-the Motion. So long as tse! lio :ems
limit Of thisbermtriswas- rhouarchical, he essosidesed it ,
itnpolitit to:interfece-with thiExocotire, unless in cases
grdits!Uiswir.;44le believe & there was as sincere a dis-
pesithil Mita pkteltsofthose connected with thrts.GOvern-
ment to distribute patronage fairly as there was, under
It -einhatiat -Ailvnigiateatitew elkaled .to by .the Right
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(Loioi( cheerinz) .
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- stipPdrticlAhi .•thotion ; Its
object, nketnit:Of fliany-Othiri, *it to bbtaihlttfounit-
tht as to the- state hi* -Ireland befhre tubniitting tbe.
g;•eltt cludstibeth, the HOirse. As Ministers • hilt uteri,'
ficeitttie EurOpej it %vat not too nit& to rile
theni torikitt'lrodie.• , The. pboisle•Oflreland• hadlong •
'been ditiddi-by rhiloverriment and oppretsion and
he Mill -hoped' that it .woutd not be rendered necessary
for-them to. °Het to relieve themselves from the
pike under which thtykbga starred for so many centuries.
Mr. GRATTAN ieplarkshortly, and the House then.
divided, when .there appearid—,.• • . •
:• For the Motion . . . . . .
Against it . . . . . ze .
1144jnrit y . . .
The other orders of the day were then disposed of
and the House adjourned. it Etevein -.• • .• • -

LIVERPOOL. 11S,%'ETANIG
IN SUPPORT OF TUE GREEK CAUSE.

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.Saturday a meeting .wtts hel4 ,at Liver ,1'« to
consider the best means of assisting the Gres t, in their " •
present important struggle Toy independence: The
place of meeting was xhe Court-room ill the Town-hall •
I—the Chairman was the.Chief-Magistrate of aze.place
—the hall was_ crowded, jo excess with the„friends or
the cause—and the.most.eminent individuats for wealth
nor talents in Liverpooi,and its ".Vicinity participated in
the busitless of the day.- 'But Elie Ineeting has andther
claim to our attention `which few political wetting.
.ossess—it comprised' meh of alPpirties, it .calidd faith
ee ekquence of the. known.char*pions of the most
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cling political sects, and.yet.gave birth to no dif-
ference: of opinion.. Perhaps no meeting on any one
sidled ever more coMpletily represented the 'ease and
of atlll itaites of inhabitants in that rich and po-
isolosMoWn. • When • the Mayor had taken thenhair,
ansiiiisroduced tbe.bsoiness of the-day, Mr. Gladstone,
the Ffignd of Mr. Canning, and Member for Woodstock,
addressexl the Meeting, and proposed the first resolu-
tiOrt. Was followed, among others, by Colonel
'Williams, whose opposition to the Ministry is known
wherever anything is heard of -Lancashirepolitics, aad .
ate Bev. Mr. shepherd, who is4ot less .clistingiiished.
for his spirited conduct at the election; and public
meetings of Liverpool, than 'Or his successful cultiva-
tiOn of Italian literature: 'About 150 i. were subscribed
before. the meeting separated, and on Tuesday the•sub•
scription amounted to upwards of 3701.
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•FREE TRADE WITH THE SPANISH uoLotrals.—We,
cannot help calling the attention of our litadert to the
Decree issued by the 'King of Spain its' favour of the
freedom of commerce with the Spanish Colonies: It
Frees the question of conanercial interests from that of
the independence of the Colonies, andat the same time
it creates or attaches in the latter a numerous party
in favour of the mother country. The principle upon •
which this Decree is founded is wise, and agrees with
the enlightened policy of the age. :lhe ships of allied
and friendly lowers admitted into the Spanish Colonies
will pay duties on importation au.', exportation,. on the
footing of the equality hetwecn tl:e subjects of these
Powers. In vain it will he said that Spain concedes
nothing,-since she possesses not her Colc-nies. Besides,
that is not the fact'. as she still tetaios several of high
Importance. and .others are far from b?ing entirely se-
'parntedand pacified. Spain has right in her favours
and right, even without the means of action, is an in--
merat passive strength,,--Considering the preindices of •
all ctastes of Spaniards respecting the government of
their colonies—wheat the Cortes were seen to be ob-
stinate in preserving the kingdoms beyond sea the
ideas of Charles V. and. Philip It it can scarcely
be believed that this • Decive has been passed._
Now everything tray be hoped for. Spain is in the
most fayburable position for listening to arrangements
with her colonies.: and after such. a concession she
may calculate upousgeneral good-will.:To haee opened
by law the Athericakand the Spanish Isles to the ves-
sels of all nations, is a great and mentor-able-revolution
in the commercial and political world ; is one of the
piest consequences of our. enterpti,e in Spain,
and one upon which _we 'cannot lOBIL much congratulate
the Government.. This result s•ill.be so much the more
appreciated by Xll opinioni and interest's, asTrance hat
demanded nothit.(g6xclusive for herself ; as she has at-
tendannly to-the interests of Spain.; as she has gene.
towdy and modestly Comprehended betbelf in the,nuns.
ber of natims,who are invited to participate in this new
source of wealth.—Journal del debuts.
'll`H. iNic issues:- : The accounts of the weekly •
arnOlinii*Of Bint-nOtes and.BAnk.
-ilvere, Mewed for by. Mr. G Raw, eit., and
the produciion of which there was some idea '001314,11e
opposed by •Ids.'Mitost too, *were presenied yesterday.
They are ordelecko be printed. The amount of notes,
spealcinF in round iturillstrs,, is keel,' j. tic:4.- in
ciretAltioti; adriiding to the accounts of last Session,
'the attOuritte ttc.BadkArateS and Bank Post-fiills weee-- •
• . January 14.. £C0,567,540
21. 19,G(i5,540
• - February 11. is,te9,46e
1"4"" Kt. - 19,605,660
Till the
_present-returns there has been none since April
last." The small national amount in the issues, is
stated to have been mainly occasioned by the disap-
pointment regarding the double socer?igns. That coin,
whecishoirt half a million was ready for titiverf,,was•
found to be deficient; the wreath on his Majesty's head •
*'ES Mvinted. The, issue was conseqnentlF connter-
aid the die has been .broken.. Oiler double
Sb-vereigns are tolie prepared.
A. few days ago a large piece of coal- oompletely
cowered with cockle•Shellt was found io Off 9f the coal-
pits of the late Mr. Thomas, in .tho neighbourhood of
Dew.shury, ot4 hundred and 4tfty feet below the surfaie
of the earth. Thip'enriCius spetithin the:poiCesiion
Of the lter. Mr. Waii-hduie, if Degribniy. •- P•" •
taCtl A'N'S New Wm k, 46' Tie L4fe area i Tithes
of Sidiedk Rosa," Was this day published by 111 r.: COL-
;watt, ;New ,Borlington-street.
WONDJOSIUL SUCCESS A ;KA A RD'S ! FEBRUARY 19,
1824. Botii the E 20,000 'Prizes', Nos. 3,693 and 10,03,
Drawn this Day, were soldin Shares by HA E-AIRID and
.Co.pt their old established 011ice3,- Royll Exchange-
gate ; CotniVill) and 24,' Peord-street..:—Second
-Day of Drawing, •St.l'atiiek'S'Dhy. March' 11,*:- *ben
thsr Two First eirize4ivill.hibre.Rlll,lloo each.' The *beel
1001164 w. Five p k:',.-20,P0404tookabany other Cafitalsi.:
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t Ca- I i#O:ositel-in-etuttrodir,tiou ; autt..thelt mere quite sod-.
e rest Oent a; the moment, in answer to the assertion that i b
)f en- ratbilahl ;vac allckiveciAny patroriago Whatever. Hle
ing' repe-atertEirtrierririFT-sWeiraft7hititileto ttisttii
but the patronage • fairbi t.but, it there was not, the
t Pr.o- 'pre,ent motion was not-celettlatedeO inspire it. If such
renter a disposition was only melibptilepsesent mo-
'place Lion, in his opinion, tender • very, luta to, Check I:
great, (Logy .cheerinz,)