Star.
London, England, 1805-05-14 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Adjourned Debate upon the Catholic gliefon took place.
Lord SUFFOLK (poke in favour of the Paid Oil, rod the Earl
of BUCCINGHAMStIitte againft it. Lord HUTCHINSON complained
of the unfounded affertions which had been made by a Noble and
Learned Lord reined-dog the principles and conduct of the Irina
Catholics.—Lord REDS SOA La Lid, he kw no reafon to rostra,
his afferdons —Lord OItMOND exprelled hindelf greatly fur.
prifed that the Learned Lord 'Should have adopted fo many old
women's Stories.—Lord Boairrqonu was rather friendly to the
meafure.—The Archbilhop of Ca satasuay, the Lord CHAN-
crttoa, Lords Al.ll/41.tale, HAIROWDT, Wtergoataise,
ELLEN/01011CH, CHICHESTIIt, AUCKLAND, BOLTON, and the
Billion of ST. ASAPH, (poke agalnit the motion. The Duke or
NOILPOLIC, Lords Moasa, Kirto, Dwascar, and LONG/91D,
were in favour of the Petition.

Lord GRENVILLE made a very able reply to all the ate
aliments adduced againft his motion. He condemned the affec-
tions made by Lord R eossoAte relating to the principles
and eonduet of the Irilt Catholic.,, the direct contents of
which he pledged himfelf to prove, if the propofed Cottle
mittee were granted. He lamented that fuck fentiments (bould
have been bruached by fuch a perfon ; and obferved that the
calumniated Hierarchy h.td aged directly the reverie of what had
been imputed to them. His Lorellhip then adverted to tt,e
obfervations which had been made, that the propofed meafete
was uncalled for by any county meetings in Ireland, and oblcrv-
cd that the molt amiable character of the petition was, thit
it was not produced by any clamour whatever. ft bath beers
admitted that the Catholic Noblemen and Gentlemen were loyal
and deferving. If In, where, he would elk, could be the design
of the meafure for none hut the Noblemen and Gentlemen
would be expeeted to hold aiy fituation of important truft in the
State. His I.ortlihip then combated, with much force, the whole
of the other arguments which had been adduced againft the quid-
tion, 3111 declared his firm cceividion, that the adoption of the
meafure wan M.Crilary to the frcurity of the Empire. Let the
refult be what it would, the difeuffion muR produce elllntial good.
Its general completion was itch as to prove that re:fon muff
tr.umph in the e:KI ; fueeef. may. for a time, be deterred, but the
rank of jultice molt ultimately prevail.
Lord SIDMOki laid a new words in explanation. Ttic
Houle then divided,

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Majority apinft the Catholics—tt9
Adjourned at Six o'Clock this morning.

PLYMOUTH, MAY I morning arrived hoe
the following (hips from the Channel fleet : DREAD-
NOUGHT, of 98 guns ; TEMERAIRE, Of 93 ; ILLUS-
TRIOUS, of 74 ; MINOTAUR, of 74 ; MAR;, of 71 ;
RAMILIfS, of 74; and Bst.t.teoroas, of 74. he
ref! of the flee, confuting of twenty fail of the
are gone to Torbay; they ar: come in to viBll'',
and the utmoll exertions are rmw ufing to gc: t: ;
ready for fra : a great number of foldiers ate t •
ployed to REA in loading the lighters with
which are to be difpatched immediately for To: .
The frigates attached to the fleet are left off lite.t,
to watch the motions of the French flee, who, 10
doubt, will take the .11 opportunity that offers, for
putting to ha.

&stemless, bias to.—Arrived his Majefty's (hip
?do/mom! from Yarmouth, and the NAMUR from
Chatham. The Vutirnas (loop failed this morning
with the Baltic trade, 42 fail, under convoy, with
a Rrong breeze at Watt.
P. S. The THALIA has come down the River
Thames to the Great Nore, and the ARCHER gun.
brig has arrived from the Downs.

cr A. B. will aloft alTurcdly take care to kcep every lean
that Y. Z. of K. L. requites.

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