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greatly to reduce the strength of the empire. He.,
then was the danger which was to be incurred—,d
for what ? For refusing Emancipation on those very
terms on which it had been opposed some time lurk
The opponents of emancipation feared, some time
back, that by grantiug that measure, they woold
be
granting an influence to a Foreign power; that fee,
was now done away, by the terms which he
Grattan) proposed. , The terms would Awe the
'Catholic pielates • kof the danger of say to
zarol'ace, and s. *. ly under the power cj the
pe for any which it could demand, ye
begged the House •on their guard against ne
thing like recrimination on the Catholics. It unit
sot be politic to refer back to ancient dates of hisuaT '
to see what had been done on former occasions by
them. it would be snfficient to know, that in 1782
we had made most important concessions to Irelad,
•hich we should not now retract in pan by loon
the benefits of our law to three.fourths of its mink.
tants. It had been once said that Ireland would not

receive the English LAw when it was presselopoo.l
her. The House should not now act upon a cis.
trary principle. and refuse those benefits to so lane
wpoition of the Irish population, who would receive
them with joy and gratitude. He then moved..
" That this House shall, at an early period in the
next Session, resolve itself into a Committee, for the
purpose of taking into its most serious consideratios
the laws aff.:cting the Roman Catholics of Ore*
Britain and Ireland, with a view to such final sal
conciliatory adjustments as may tend to the bappinee
of the Empire, the security of the Protestant Chardt,
and the satisfaction of all classes of his Majesty's
subjects."—(Lord erica of hear, hear)—Mr. Grattan
thanked the House for their cheers; and observed
that it .was not his intention to hurry the measure.—
He begged that Members would, before the nest
Session, give the subject their most serious attention,
and not send the numerous petitioners away wallet"
a patient investigation of their griefs.
Sir HENRY YARNELL most readily secondel
the motion of his Right Honourable Friend, as be
was convinced it would lead to such measures as
would conciliate all parties. He was certain that
the I orge portion of the Catholics of Ireland, from
whom he had the honour of presenting petitions,
would make no objection to the going into the Coo.
mittee. It had been said of those petitioner' that they
entertained opinions disrespectful to the Prince Re.
gent. This he (Sir Henry Parnell) denied, on the
contrary they had drawn up a most respectful Address
to his Royal Highness, which they had transmitted
to the Earl of Liverpool. With regard to the ques-
tion of ecclesiastical arrangements, he should not say
any thing at present. The most proper time for that
would be when the motion of his Honourable Friend

(Sir C. Hippisley) 'should come before the House.—
As to the question of the penal code, he did not thisk
it had been fairly stated, on a former evening, by a
Right Honourable Gentleman opposite (Mr. Peel).
That Right Honourable Gentleman had, in his vier
of the disturbances of Ireland, lelt the penal code Cll•
tirely out of sight, and had ascribed those distni hams
to other causes. Such as a general tendency to ie.
morality and insubordination in the peoi ; the
fact was, that there were very few of the distinbalices
.of Ireland which could not be traced to the exiiience
of the penal code. it had been said that the lush
were averse to the law, but the whole history of lie.
land, for the last two centuries, would thew that th.t
Irish had-Toe,en denied the benefits and privileges of
the Law and of the Constitution. If any indifference
to the Law existed, it should not surprize the Howe.
fur the law had been a source of pain and privation to
them. The penal laws had been rather enacted with A
view of depriving the people of their estates and giving
them
to others, than to prevent the growth of Popery.
,The Honourable Baronet then contended at some
length against the policy of continuing those laws,
which lie again repeated were the source of so many
evils to Ireland. Let Gentlemen only recollect wh
measures bad been adopted since the Union, in order
to govern Ireland—there had been a series of Insur-
rection Acts, Disarming Bills, and measures of a
similar description ; and at length the Right Hon.
the Irish Secretary had found it necessary to ask ,
25,000 armed men. But the only true and tale mea-
sure would be, to accede to the simple prayer of the
Petition which had been laid before, them. Welt,
he would ask, was likely to he the result, if the House,
refused to listen to the prayer of the Petition, and Le-
solved to persevere in the present system ? The secret
associations which existed in Ireland would be great'?
augmented by the resistance to the fair claims of the
Catholics, and could not fail to be dangerOus, if any
person capable of collecting and uniting together th.s
augmenting force should appear in that country.
The only obstacle stated by the Noble Lord oppomte
was gone, namely, the state of the public feeling with
respect to this measure; for neither from Ireland nor
this country had a single Petition been presented
against the concession to the Catholics. He tru,ted,
therefore, that they would not ouly have the support
of the Noble Lord in that House, but also in anotha
quarter.
General MATTHEW said, it was now two years
since he bad bad the honour of addressing the House
lon this question. He ,had then presented a Petition
from the Conoty of Tipperary, which he represented,
praying for unqualified concession. He himself was
of opinion that no securities ought to be demanded
from the Catholics ; but be was aware that many
honourable and more able.men than himself thought
!differently on this Subject. He had that cla, return.

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t4iireits Ireland, staci hi iiOnlcl telVthe Right Ho.
• opfahle Secretairy for Irelandi(Mr. Peel) whai had
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by assimilation' in that county-within the
last two Months by his Honourable Friends and him-
Tipperary was as tranquil at present as either'
Siddlesez ar.Surrey. Five millions of Irish Catho-
lics were ready to grant securities—to go hind' in
hod with the Catholic Bishops and Clergy, in corn-
?ionic with he precautionary measures demanded
by Parliament. And the securities being offered,
where was new- the obstacle to granting an Emanci.
on on the terms offered by Government ? Was it
r the part of the Pope There, as the Noble Lord
, there was no dirEculty. The Noble Lord, to
hbeodit, had taken infinite trouble to make himself
• appointed with the sentiments of the Pope on the
eat. That Noble Lord had Made himself master
--doe Pope's sentiments, from several communica-
dais with Cardinal Gonsalvi. But. he (General
.hurrhew) was in possession of the Pope's sentiments
as well as his Majesty's Ministers ; and he knew
that the Pope was ready that instant to stretch every
nerve, to go every lengtb he or any of his prede
cessors had gone with respect to any country what.
certainly. he himself had gone great
lengths with Napoleon Bonaparte, in his Concordats
to the Galilean Church. If he went but hair that
kingth.with respect to Ireland, he would be satisfied.—
The Noble Lord bad gone ofie way to work to be-
come master of the Pope's sentiments, and he had
Bone anotFer —he had made it his husinesi to' go to
Rome for that purpose—(Laugh.) He had got an
interview by.means of a third person, and the Pope
himself had told him his readiness to acquiesce in any
measure of security which might be demanded. He
pledged his honour that what he stated was truth.
• The Noble Lord who had taken so even a part on
this subject in spite of his intolerant cotlleagues, would
do him the justice to say that what he had stated as
the opinion of the Pope was truth. Where then was
now the obstacle? Wbat security now remained to
be asked ? 'l'he Irish clergy and people were ready
to grant every security—the Pope himself had signi.
fled his acquiescence to the Catholic Bishops or Ire-
land. The obstacle was only in the unfortunate
minds da parcel of intolerant, bigotted, and worth
kg Cabinet Ministers (laugh) who would not listen
to the Noble Lord, and who were too powerful
againtt him. They knew by their votes who those
intolerant and bigotted persons were. They were
, an only ignorant of the state of Ireland, but ;gno-
me of the Catholic religion. They knee; no more
of the state of Ireland than the common nr on who
swept the streets knew of North America—(Lamib.)
He was afraid it was too true that they had succeeded
in misleading in his latter days the mind of the Head
of the Empire, for he was known :a his former days
to entertain liber.:l sentiments—(Call of Order!) He
Amid give his vote in favour. of Catholic emancipa-
tion, in any shape the Catholics themselves might
Oink advisable.
Sir JOHN COX HIPPISLEY would ilk oppose

the pr:•►ent rn,,tion ; but announced his intention of
shortly directing the attention of the House to sub-
jects of vital importance, connected with the presei,t
question, namely, What had been the relations bc•
tween Political, States and the See of Rome ; and
what measures had been. &ken by all State*, Cdtholic
as-well as Protestant, towards the See of Rome, tor
their OWn security e
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, the question had

beets so often agitated, and he had so often delivered
his own sentiments on-it, that he did not consider
himself called on to state, at any length, the grounds
of his concurrence with the motion. He had always
' been of opinion that the Catholics would ultimately
be successful in their object ; fur he never could con-
ceive that any thing but an apprehension of danger
to the Consitution could justify an exclusion of any.
body of men from a full participation in the benefits
of that Constitution: Nothing could ever have giver)
countenance to the principle of exclusion. but the
conviction that our liberty and security would have
been endangered by acting different principle.
No feeling of unkindness or illiberality—no feeling of
vannopolizing power in their own hands could ever
occupy the minds of the people of this country—
nothing could delay, what it would be grateful. to.
themielves to confer, a participation in the privileges.
of the Constitution, but the conviction that the fabric
would he endangered by such participation. There
were some circumstances in the late state of the world
which opposed a barrier to the progress of this question.
So long as a power in Europe existed, which threat
card the liberties and securities of other countries, and
so long as that power had in its possession, the head j
of the Cathoiic Church, it was natural that many
should be apprehensive of danger from placing any
!seer in the hinds of the Cathiilics ; but now the
Had of the Catholic Church, tits:lk Gon, ceased to
bus prisoner, and the formidable Power he had al-
lard to, ceased to exist. But thero had been nn
Roger obstacle than the Hntortunate temper with
Itltich the Catholics had chosen to prosecute their
own ioterens. T:ie greatest mischief which this did
was to lead to a belief that such a feeling did not
Prevail among the Catholics as was likely to make
tbefseasure salutary. Bin at last the House had had
the satisfaction of hearing the Petition of the Right
Honourable Gentleman, which displayed sentiments
of attachment to the Constitution, and of concilia.
lion towards their Protestant brethren, which if dis-
played *hen the subject was last before the House,
would bare gone far to have induced the House to.
come to a different result. There could be no doubt
that a more liberal and less controversial view re
'Peeling religion was now generally taken through.
out Europe, than in former times. So far as he could
observe the state of feeling on this subject in the
Public Councils where he had been present, he saw
tenting but the utmost liberality. In Germany, that,
Allot the Continent of Europe where a political
public mind existed ir.the greatest perfection. though
t was not so far advanced as our own country in the
tstitutions for securing the expression of it, the utmos
l:berality existed with respect to religious opinions.—
'a none of the Protest Ant States of Germany, ter.
tale', not in Hanover, the States with which we were
Rost
ost closely connected, was it considered necessary
it
the public security to act on a system of exclu.
'Pc,. 'He was glad that the Honourable Baronet (Sir
•1 .%-.Hippisley) had given notice of a motion on a,
jlllet connected with the present. He did not see
mains* objection to the motion now as formerly—
conceived, that the effect of it would be to read a
esscitof Issettil wisdom to thou
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to Kress to their own degradation. He trusted, that
the Hon. Baronet wnisld not go into any thing alto-
lated 0 lead Pailiatient ink) religion; controversy.
What Parliament ought, its *confine thettiseliel to,
was the great and broad feitOres of the question ;
they ought not to go into useless hire, but to shew
that they wished to, confine themselvei to what was
necessary for them to adopt for the security of the
State, and the Prete:rant Church. If the Catholics
in Ireland.were among the must bigotted, and least
'enlightened Catholics of Europe, this was no reproach
to them, but to the State which had io long *ne-
glected them. We could look forward to no satisfac-
tory Government in Ireland, which was pot founded
Ua principle of inclusion, and not of exclusion.—
ntil this question should be set at rest by .Parlia.'
rnent, it was in the power of any man to make Use of
it as a firebrand to inflame the minds of the people of
Ireland, and they could not be said to have estab-
lished in that country, the government which was
the result of the Constitution in which we lived.-
-He looked on the settlement of the question as im-
portant to Ireland, but still more important to Great
Britain—till it was settled, Government could not
assume au attitude of impartiality towards all•reli-
tious sects. But there was another view till their

emancipation was accomplished --Government would
never possess within the country all the means of go.
verning it presented by the Constitution ; for though
the loyalty of the Catholic Gentlemen could not be
doubted, were the exclusion to be considered as per-
manent, that cosclialsupfe.rt • could not be ezpecte4
from them which they would give it they formed
part of the same system with ourselves. His Right
Hon. Friend (Mr.-Peel) had, complained of the w.int
of a resident Gentry in Ireland, and wished that it
could be possible to devise some means to enforce
residence. It was impossible without a violation of
the Constitution to prevent a man from residing in
any part of the Empire he might think proper. But
he would tell his Right HOT). Friend how he might
find means of using a great mass of Catholic Gentle-
men, and of the Catholic Clergy, a body which was
ramified throughout every part of the Island, and
which he might thus bring into most salutary opera
non in aid of Government. The non-resident gentry
were comparatively few in number to those whom
we made absentees in their own country. The Ca-
tholics might rest convinced that if by smne folly en
their own part their cause was not injured, they might
safely confide in the wisdom of tke State. With this
well-founded conviction, they should rest. patkutly in
the assurance of final success ; and if he had not a
very wrong conception of the state cf the-public
mind, and of the merits of the question, the subject
would soon be satisfactorily adjusted, and a powerful
instrument would be taken from the hands of design-
ing personi. Many persons, who viewed the question
'in a liberal light, were deterred from acceding to the,
claims of the Catholics by the idea that the. Catholics
would not be satisfied unless they had an gstablislied'
Church.--6(/icar, heir.)—lie should like to see the
question put upon that issee, and be should know
how to oppose it.—(licar, hear.)--But, at premit,
the privileges which were withheld from the Catho-
lics were not of sufficient consequence to form a
ground of contention, and, at the same time, were a
formidable weapon to the enemies 111 the State. As
the question stood on Jiffy/eau and wore favourabise
grounds from those on which it wits placed last year,
he should support the motion of the Right Honour.
able C.;ittlernaii.

Mr. PEEL said he was very sorry to be compelledl
to differ hom those with whom he was in the habit
of acting ; but, lest Lis silence might be construed
into acquiescence in the arguments of his Noble
Friend, he felt it due to himself to declaie, . that he
continued to feel the same objections which he had
felt to similar motions on former occasions. Indeed
there were objections to the motion before theft',
which did not differ, on former occasions, from simi-.
lar motions proposed by the Right• lion. Gentleman
(Mr. Grattan), The House It ad formerly been told
that the subject was of vast tnagnituJe.. and that it
was due at least to the great koLly of Catholics to
take their -claims into Consideration, to try at least
whether some amicable arrangement might not be
effected. The subject, however, had been taken into
c Insideration, and after that fair and full experiment,
he appealed to the House whether the Protestants or
the Catholics were satisfied with the Bill then pro-
posed. Besides his objections to grant the Catholic
Claims in general, he could not consent to give a
precipitate ;Wedge to take the subject into considera-
tion at a future time, which might be thost unfit for
that consideration. Neither the arguments of the
Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Grattan), nor of his
Noble Friend (Lord Castlereagh). had applied to
this point. There were many considerations extrinsic
and collateral to the claims themselves, which deter.
mined the propriety of discussing them at any parti.
'color time. It bad been admitted on all hands that
some times were peculiarly unfavour tile to the (Hs.
cession of these claims. -If not, why had not the con-
sideration been brought forward at an earlier petioih.
of the Session ? or why did not the Right H9n.
Itleman (Mr. Grattan) now moire for leave to bring
in a Bill ? If then the present Session was not favour-
able for the consideration of the claims, what se.
curity was there that next Session would be more
favourable, or why should the House be shackled
as to its future proceedings?—Hear, hear, hear.)—
If next Session was favourable for the consideration
of the question, the Right Honourable Gentleman
(Mr. Grattan) might then move for a Committee, or
for leave to bring in a Bill, without any such pre.
trims pledge. Though he did not intend to say any
thing as to- the general merits of the question, be
should rectify same misconceptions of what had
/alien from him in the debate on the state of Ireland.
He had never said that 25,000 men were necessary
to keep down the discontented Catholics. It was to
be recollected, that 40,000 men had been kept up in'
Ireland during the war, and he had said, that he did
not think it would be expedient, with a view to gene-,
ral tranquillity, to reduce more thee fifteen thou-
sand' in the first year of peace. The disturbed state
of Ireland did not arise from the direct or indirect
operation of the political disabilities, but from the
system of past implicy; and 'to the commercial
restriction to which that country had been subjected,
and which had increased her population without in-
creasing her wealth. Some part of the evil might
be attiJoutable to the penal laws, which were vepeal. ,
ed, bet which were not to be confounded with the

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political cliwl►iiiciti ihias g
to be recollected, this tho preieni, distor imeei .in
Ireland did not ei,ist 14 those placei iq,whiefi rellgiovs
party spirit Woe most prevalent. The most Prote•
stint and the most Citholi: 'canaries Were tranquil.
The disturbances were gtntinded on combinations to
rechice the price of' land. *dß other stibjects not even
remotely connected with the political disabilities of
the Citholici. If to accede to the Catholic Claims
would put an end to the tumult, it scqu4d be
fait to conclude that past con-cessions Would have
been accompanied with a dinthiution of
.these dis-
turbances. Bat he would appeal to the House
whether since 1792, when the great concessions
had been made to the Catholics, the state of Ire-
land had not been infinitely worse than before!
The argument which would be opposed to this
fact was, that something sill!, remained to be con-
ceded, and that, therefore. the Catholics were still
discontented. But even the Bill of ISO, did not pro-
fess to put Catholics on an equality with Protestants.
The two highest offices in the Law and the State re.
mained Shut t4l them. -There would be still sortie-
thing to concede, something on which 'to ground
new demands and new discontents. The Lord Lieti-
tenant would still have a discretion of excluding Ci•
tholtcs froth office. If the Lord Lieutenant, in cen-
sequen:e of that discretion, eAlncled them from
offices, the exclusion would be more invidious than a
legal exclusion, and more likely to create discontent t
if they were admitted it would be to fry a dangerous
experiment. He was 'convinced that the Catholics
would not then be Satisfied to see a Church established
for the minority of the nation, or to support Protestant
pastors by their utiles. The same ground for irrjta-
tion would exist which now existed—the same weapon
would remain In the hands of the factious. He
should therefore oppose the *lotion, which would
pledge the House to the consideration of a question
from which he anticipated no good effect—(clear.)
Mr. PONSONBY said, that the Right Honourable
Gentleman (Mr. Peel) had complained that no good
effect had arisen from the concessions which had
been made to the Catholics. If the mature and cir- ,
cumsta'nte of those concessions were considered, they
would be found to be more calculated to prOduce
disquiet than satisfaction. They had never been dic-
tated by the principles which should guide a States-
man, but leader the pressure of temporary difficulties.
Even in 1792, when those concessions had been made,
ail the inconveniencies which had since Ensued had
been foretold in the Irish Parlianieut by those 'who
complained of the insufficiency' of those concessions.
As to the penal laws, they were necessary to support
the system of political disabilities—there was no me-
dium—the Catholics must be either our equals or our
slaves. (Hear.) The state of the Catholics in Ire-
laud was most unfavourable to tranquillity. Could
it be expected that the Irish Catholic Gentlemen
should give such active ant warm assistance to the
rfloveinment as thoSe who participated in all the pri.
vileges of the Constitution ; Did not the state rif
mind of the Catholics render them more liable to be
worked upon ? All the objections which' bad been
made last year had vanished, and he was glad to
find the Catholics had ,hewn a spirit of crincuiation.
As to the proposed securities and guards, he regarded
them as so bran' cobwebs. The true security was in
the satisfaction and content of the Catholics. (Heir-)
air G. HILL, after the cries of Question had sub•
sided, referred to the efforts of the Right Honourable
Member for Liverpool (Mr. Canning) in favour of
the Roman Catholics, which, successful in the first
instance, had afterwards been defeated by a majority
of only four votes. Before that result, however, it
had produced no beneficial effects: on the contrary,
petitions had been presented against them ; and the
Catholic Boar( had been encouraged in its injudi-
cious measures of violence with regard to the were.
Sir N. COLTHURST with ditficulty obtained a
hearing, while he avowed his opinion distinctly in fa-
, nvu.o. of the modal). . He was extremely anxious that
a mild and conciiiating system should be pursued to.
wards Ireland.

After a loud cry of question►, question! a division
took plAce—
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Mr. PEEL moved for leave to bring in a Bill ro extend the
powers of the Act Gtr improving It. Inland Navigstiou in fre-
t:nut. Leave was given, the hill was brought in, read a first,
and ordered to be.read a seeolid time tomorrow.
Mr. L. FOSTER brought up Hsu Iteeort 'of the Committee of
yesterday with tegard to the 7111 article of the Union with Ireland.
be Resolutions et the Cisannittee bring agreed to, Bills in con-
formity with them were ordered to be brought in, on the moue°
of the Chancellor at the Exchequer.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUf.R laving moved
the postponement of the Repast upon the Husbandry Horses Bill
until

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• Mr. C. WY YN asked, when it was really 'wended to pro-
ceed upon this Bill, which had lama eo often postponed
1 he CHANCELLOR of the E.XCH ER, awesome ob-
servations, named Friday, tor which day the inotiois was accord-
ingly fixed.
The Local Militia Payinetits Bill was ootnositted.-s-Report to-
morrow.
Mr. J. P. GRANT said, that as the Financial Resole:lnns
whiCh he bad submitted to rite House were not yet printed, he.
wished to postpone uutil Friday the adjourned discussion upon
those Resolutiese.—The disoession was accordingly postponed.
Mr. TIERNEY asked when it was intruded to lay before the ,
House the paper ordered untie dine ago with regard to the pro-
duce of the Taxes imposed lilt Station t
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, to-
morrow, as be expected.
Mr. TIERNEY observed, that it would be impossible for his
Honourable Friend to make a comparative statement of the pro-
duce of the revenue for Me two last years, unless this paper were
in his possession.
Mr. PONSONBY observed Upon what be could not hesitate
to call the scandalous delay which had marked this Session lu the'
execotion of the orders of that House.
The CHANCELLOR of the RXCHEQUER said, that the
delay complained of arose out of the voluminous orders that
were issued.
Mr. TIERNEY remarked, that this apology might apply if
slveral orders had been addressed to the same dice; but hoer
would the Right Honourable Gentleinassacemmt for the delay of
the return from the Statnp-ONce, which had been ordered on his
minion some time ago, for no other ordei of the House had been
addressed to that dike t
Mr. C. WYNN ins natka of a Bastion for Theraday, to order
timapilintaitce before the House et the 011Cif to whom an order
bad boss olinesea4 two meths ago with reopen to the payment
of ma tale coetlegsaciss.
Mr. W. SMITki observed, that an order made en his motion,
as far beck as the IN& of Mares, lice a Reties of Writs of Ex-
tents Ikea the Walburg., bad not yet been aimpliod with.
Mr. cALestArr said, that as private besiness wasnow mark
seer, be thought public business shwa bight steelier every owe-
by; an 4 alto' a abort canver athok between the COUNCILLOR
.ribs Rafitififesa, Puissoutrue sad tbelireacsa it warn
=ltint public besinesetiteui4* she yeadedo; of the
eesumose at bail afar her eV*.
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Several . important topics oeccipiea the House of
Commons last night-the Education of the Poor-
the
lonian Isles—the Trinity Corporationand Mr.
Grattan's Motiori fok taking into consideiation, early
in the next Session, the Laws affecting the Cathelice
of the United Kingdom:: Lord Cistinte.aati WO;
ported and Toted for the motion ; but it was lOst.
dot ientimenti on the question Of Religious
hilities in general are well Itiow.A: The poi of the
Civil Magistrate should be atm.,* enough to enp !Ai
the safety of the State.; without Seeking adviittisioui
aids by the exclusion 01 any class of dtitiful inlsjeat
from the eseicise of their civil rights. The Catho:
hits—the bissenters of every description, have tea:
son to complain of the injustice of laws which de.
priee.them of any rights common to their fellow sob-
jecti, merely on account of their religious opinions..
It ii ,as proper, just, and. equitable, drat Catholics
should be emancipated and enjoy equal rights in the
British cloalinionS, ai that Protestants should enjoy
similar blessings in the Catholic States of the Conti-
nent. In one word; penal statutes respecting matters
of conscience=disabilities for religious opinions, are
a species of persecution disgraceful to the *ge in
which we live: nor will the power of priasti to fo.
ment disputes and disturbances, dangerobi to the peace
and safety of indivicluals--dangerOul to the pear,. and
prosperity of the Civil Powers, be ever effect tally
removed till all-such laws be entirely atioliihtd I
is only by the importance attached by G.v
menu to the predominance of particular sentiments,
that the logomachies of priests Of any description
can become troublesonr to them. Elevate them all
to the same ionportanceor reduce them to the same
level of insignificance, and know no man but by his
dutiful Obedience and moral conduct as a subject of
the State, and from that moment you will secure
equally the love, the esteem, the obedience, the af-
fection, and the rupport of all men who possess any
real religion.
/3ot for the animosities engendered by a possibility
afforded to any one sect to lord it over the rest,
! and such usurpation to secure to themselves pecu.
Igains and privileges, none. of the disgraceful
' scenes from time to tiro:. trans acted in Ireland--none
of the htttcherirs and persecuzions which have dis:
graced France since the return of the BourisoNs;
.would have been rrpetrated : and if, unhappily,
• any individuals, s.-eking to obtain such powers, should
have perpetrated acts of oppreision .and virulence, such
i exemplary 'punishment would speedily have reached
them as to deter other bad men final Ole commission
of such crimes..

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We have this day in our Parer an Advertisement;
announc:ng the poti;ication of iht it:quilt on the per-
,stcutions of the French Protestants, bY M. Paitaot;
who lately visited the Southern districts at France.
for the purpose Of examining in the capital and on the
spot where the persecutions ciccurre.!, the real situa-
tion of the Protestants. Our limits do not allow us
this day to dwell on this subject. Sulfite it to min
that froth this Report it appears that the impioin,
pacious, and barbarous Conduct of their.perseciitucs,
has eiceeded the representatiOns of the Committee of
Proteitauti Which advocated their cause in this Conn•
try. and equalled in criminality that of the Most
guilty pit secutors of ancient tames. To-morrow; or
as soon .!, we can make room in our columns, wit
I shall make our Readers acquainted with some 01 the
contents of this Report.

Ministers received tiispatrlies this day, froth' Lord
CLANbt ItTY, the British Minister at Brussels.
Brussels Papers to the 2iiih ;octant arrived last
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night. One of them contaias the ,
11 reANKTOILT MAT 11.
"The Journal fie Frankfort of this dare gives, under the heal
of Naples, April 20, the aricle consenting the peace runcillml
by Lord Eamon-En with the Barbary States. bp:tiled in the Mo.
niteuruf the loth from the Giorsialle delle Seeltie, to which
is subjoined the frallOwing paragraph Behold then the hopes
that Europe eisoceived at the Congress reduced to acknossoledza
in, itself tributary to some nii,erable pirates In the Mediter.
ranran. That the king Join of Naples, that Sardinia, rejoice at
this Treaty, that is conceivable—their weal:fie:l relields in It
on alleeia. ion of their noetortunes;—bu: England! which by
no could make all these th;eves retire isto their dens ;
which possesses Malta •and the Seven Islands, vitt never *ash
away the disgrace of having riveted the chains of !
this Treaty be compared with that conchnled by the Americans
with Algiers, and it will be seen vstat there Was reason to ea.
heist hum so powerfufa mediator."
Theloitowing piragraph is from a Chester Paper:
it k iMpo,.,sihic to give the least credit to its
Pixf Ecu flex tm 1816 !—Yfe have this wed, to
record a moat disgraceful instance of persetut nu hi cur own nelgiii
hourhood—si men in the employ of Lord UR ass/trout, having
been discharged trotn.his Lord:hip's works at lialkin,
for no other ts.asom than they weredhscntert front she Estabiisheci
Church. Prey:one to their elsmissal they were informed, that on.
less they would cneforni altogether to the practices and forms of
the Established Church, they should tto longer have work, at this
ttese poor but nobiesnainikel Welshmen replied, 'they 'could ne.t
admit to that kind of bondage;" They were consequently tended
adrift, and other labourers employed in their plebes. About a
lortnight ago they addressed a most respe, ful pcition to the
Noble Lord, in which they stated the number of their respecs
tive families, and the length of their servitude, Inane of them
having beenfrom 1 to 20 years hi his Lordship's fetvice. Tble
proved en fro
Conant.
We have great pleasire in communicating the ter.
urination of the disturbances at Brandfln; in Suffolk.
The inhabitants on Monday guaranteed the price of
flour at Ls. 6d. per stone, with an advance tat wages
of 2s. per head for a fortnight, and unless the millers
sedate their prices by that time, the officers of the
parish will purchase their grain at the cheapest rate,
and furnish the poor with provisions at prune cost.
The rioters were perfectly satisfied, and tranquillity
was completely restored. There is aot a doubt but
j the occasion of this di.jtorbance was the high price of
beer, bread, and meat, and low price of labour, waist
of employment, &c. •
Como EXCHAllfills MARI-LAMY Mat L.
Same dullness that prevailed at the dose of bibodity's
market soatinnod today, hiv;,- noloyers of Wheat,

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and our peter are soasinal A my considerable
quantity undisposed of. Barley, Beans, Peaui and
jOats are very dull sale, and rather lower, the supply
dead tar effeediag the demand,

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