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London, England, 1807-05-02 00:00:00

Rronger then thnfe of an♦ other kind, and, if aced
on in the navy by Catholics, might produce the
greateff injury.
Macaatuy in explanation, Rated, that the
Catholics of the prefent day had formally abjured
the fupremacy of the Pope, and had, by a declara-
tion prefented to the Parliament of Ireland, protelied
againa and difarowed it in the molt unequivocal and
folemn manner.

The CH•IRMAII then prrpofed the Noble Lord as a
fit perfon to rcprefent the City of Wefisninaer in Par
liament, which was feconded, and feveral refolutions
then were put and agreed to, for the arrangement of
the canvas and eleition.
His Lordfhip then thanked tht Electors for their
attendance ; after which the meeting broke up.

I (hill again prefent articles of, impeachment again 4
him. As eb .the cry ofµ No Popery !" and the
Church beidg in danger, I mutt fay that tilde wiles
think In, mull fee with different ekes, and judge %lath
different opiniohs, than I dn. If I am returned to the
Huufe of Commons, I am by my oath bound to rapport
the Protelant religion, and that oath I (hall certainly
adhere to; but if any degree of toleration can with
Way be given to Catholics, as Well as other religions
fells, I certainly will give it. (: orniarelomationr.) I
conceive that every man ought to be the keeper of his
own confeience, and ought to go to Heaven in his
own way. Shall I then give my voice to add to a
cry that is falfe and unfounded in every refpea
No, Gentlemen, I !ball never content to do fo. As
to the bill which has occafioned the late change, that
bill did not tend to give Catholics any preponderance,
or improper advantage ; it went not to ameliorate
their fituation in that unhappy country called Ireland,
where the peafantry arc trampled down, ard the
middling claffes diarefft.d. This bill I fay was to
remedy nothing. The populace have been deceived
and duped in having been led to believe that the bill
fo brought in, was to overturn all religious founda-
tions, or to tame popery over our heads. It was
one of the word alts of the late Miniary, a bill of
&lotion, holding out bile hopes, and lit log up the
cup to the parched lips of expeaancy, in order to be
dallied to the ground. But Rill, Gentlemen, I think
that the men who had not the contlancy and petit-
verance to go through with it, delayed the reproba-
, trop of ever y honeft man in the country, if they in
their c airciences believed it to be one that was likely
to be attended with beneficial effects to the country.
I believe that no man has attended more to that bill
than I have done. h was to do this—lt was to put
a certain degree of power in the hands of the Mini-
tiers; by giving them the fupport of certain Catholic
families, who had interea in Borooghs ; but with re.
fperlt to giving freedom to the Catholics, it had no
more to do with it than it had to do with the Mufful.
man Religion. It alfo put a greater degree of power
into the hands of the King, while at the fame time it
did not force the King to employ the Catholics any
more than before. He had QUI the option of em-
ploying them or not, as he has in regard to the em-
ployment of Hanoverians, of Muffulmen, or of In-
dians. Shall I, Gentlemen, for the fake of a few
votes, propagate falfehood and delufion throughout
the country ? No, Gentlemen, I (hall never do fd ;
but, as far as my voice can go, I !hall intilt that that
Bill was in no degree formed to-introduce the Catho-
lic, or to degrade the Proteftant Religion. It only
tended to place power in the hands (tithe Mini fiersand
of the King, i hout being effenrial or beneficial to
the people of Ireland."
Mr. PAULL, after a few further obfervations, con.
eluded a fpeech, which was rapturoufly applauded by
all prefent.
Mr. GIPSINS was anxious to ll'ave the propofition
for putting i:im en the Committee felprnded, until
he luny exp:aiaed the realms which had fii ft induced
him to take an anise part for the deferice of the
rights of Weltritinacr. The juggle which had been
attemired on the former mention, had decided him
boldly to ads ()eve the cattle of Mr. Paull. Mifcreants
had fince aatilAtted to him improper motives; but
when the voice of his fellow Eleaors went with him,
he confipmfd the calumny to contempt and detefta-
tion. (Hear! 1-har !)
The healths of Mr. Gibbons and the Committee
were drank with great applaufe.
Mr. Paula. rae to prpore the health of an aftive
friend, and meritorious individual, and declared his
with to depart, after he had drank the health of Mr.
Power.
That Gentleman returned thanks; and was, on the
departure of Mr. Paull, unanimoufly called to the
Chair, in the poffctlion of which we left him.

Yelerday morning, about half pall nine o'clock,
Lord CATHCART had an audience of the KING, at
Wiwi!for; after which. his MAJESTY let off iJT Lon-
don, and arrived at the Q2een's Palace at half pit
twelve. At twn o'ckck, her Royal Hightters the
Princefs of WALF s arrived at the Q2eeti's Palace,
from Blackheath, accompanied by the Marchionlis
of Towtitsu k ND. Her Royal Highnets. immediately
had an interview with MAJESTY, which continue.l
near an hour. Hcr Royal Highnefs then returned
to Blackheath.

We have authority to fay, that the Eleetion for (he
Univerfity or Cambridge has been fixed br the Vice-
Chancellor for Ft iday, the Bth of May, and ant 'or
Thurfday, the 7th, as fome accounts from Cambridge
have erroneoufly (laced.
The (hip Eurydice, Captain CIoMPT(I/8. from Suri-
nam for London, was (poke with all well an the zBth

ult. off Seaford.
The Recovery, Fe wwice, from Honduras, arrived
in the River; faded on the 14. th of February, and
left there the [lobelia, SIMPSt.N, for the Clyde ;
Fame, --, for Dublin ; and the George, —,
for Liverpool.—There would be no convoy till.
April; bat partial convoy was expeeted in about a
fortnight.
Yederday Colonel Svmss. late Member for Hey.
.:teibury, was, by the improper conduit of a drayman,
thrown out of his carriage and received fame injury,
but not of a ferrous kind.
lls'ofritur a ,`ociL :—The old proverb is undorib'e.dt.
true ; but it is not applicable to Alderman HANK EY,
in his canvas for the honour,of reprefentinA the City
in Parliament. The worthy Alderman has formed
no alliance whatever with any of his competitors—
He Rands on independent grounds, trolling for luc-
cefs to•the etleem and confidence of his fellow Citi.
zens, without prefuming to interfere with their
opinions as to the pretentious of the other Candidates
—On the fubjeCt of the late Addrefs, it is known
to every one that the Alderman's fentiments tor.
re(ponded with thole of the great Body cf the
Corporation: 'he voted for the Addrefs, and was
one of the Aldermen who prefented it to his Ma.
jelly, a fa& of itfelf fufficient to undeceive the few
who may have been miilcd by an oppotite infinuation.
—For an aufwer to the enquiry, whether the Al-
derman is a Member of the Whig Club ? if the
queriA will apply to the Prefident, he will be in-
formed that Alderman HAN K Y is not, and never
was a Member of that Aflociation. He has openly
Rated his political fentiments, in his public Addrefs
to the Worthy and Independent Livery, and his
Friends are tully confident that his ccnduet will
always correfpund with his prefeffions.