Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-21
FOREIGN.
lBY LATE ARRIvALs.l
London, June 19.
Mr.. SHERIDAN.

man, the splendor of whose genius VIII
she'd lustre upon the age III which he liv-
ed to the remotest posterity, was dcspaired
of by his ply sicians. Mr.. Sheridan has
been In a declining state of heath for some
time. During the last four months, he has
not been out of doors. His compliant is an
J internal inflammation which. in consequence
| of recent cold, assumed an alarming app
pearancc at the end of last week.--fIc is
attended at his house, in Savilie-row, by
Doctors Bsile and Baynes. The number
OF cnqu:rers has been so great, that 1t has
been found necessary, to prevent his being
disturbed by the noise, TO take the knocser
from the door and remove the door beu.-
His royal highness the prince regent sends
morning and evening.
June 10.
The alien bill produced another debate
and division in the house of lords yesterday,
and certainly, if ever the party had rea-
son to repent their opposition to mea-
sure 1t must have been last night for
they were dislodged from every post they
cupied, and finally driven from the
field.
The Duke of Sussex seems to dwell with
peculiar complacency, on the refusal of the
Dutch government 70 give up Joyce, who
took Charles the first into custody and
the marquis of Buck ugham desires us to
bear in mind to what excellent purposes
his royal highness had studied the history
OF his country Anl we must, in addition,
desire our readers to extend their euiogy
to the noble marquis for the accuracy with
which he has studied our history. He is
peculiarly pleased, and so are the other
members of the party, with queen Eliza
beth, because she did not resort to any ex
ira ordinary crre ofr will, Vega ri
to foreigners. Oh, unfortunate allusion -
Oh, unkind lord Sidmouth, for ferrefng
mong the records CT the state paper Office,
and hDding that the queen did actually and
frequently resort to such measures with res
pect to aliens. Earl Grey felt the proofs
brought forward with such ungracious I'M
eXpectedness by the home secretary, to
be unanswerable. But they were instan-
ces quoted from time when the court OF
star chamber was in existence. Here a
gain his lordship was met and stopped by
the more accurate historical knowledge of
the earl of Liverpool, who showed that the
acts quoted by lord Stmouth were acts
not of the star chamber, but of the privy
council, and completely proved the under
standing that prevailed as to the power of
the crown with respect to aliens.
The very able speeches Of lords Liver.
guments in favor of the bill unnece ssary.
But we own we cannot resist the desire TO
put one question to lord Grey. His lord
snip has been intimate with sir Robert Viii
son-his correspondent Probably. Now,
cannot his lordship suppose case of for
eigners III London having recourse to SINH
lar practices with those charged against
his Correspondent--and does he mean to
contend that the executive government
ought to have no power of sending such TO-
reigners out ofthe country?
CATHOLIC QUESTION.
A debate occurred on the report of
committee by Mr.. Hipplesey, from which
it seems there is disposition to come near
er to an adjustment of the matter. The
following proposal from the Catholic pre-
lates of Ireland, as stated by Mr.. Parnell,
seems to clear the way of one great OBJ
struction. They had proposed, of their
own accord, that instead of the present
mode of nominating bishops. they should in
future be elected by the Dean and Chap
ter. This mode would assimilate the dis
cipline of the Catholic Church of Ireland to
that of several other Catholic states, and
would bring 1t back to the purer ages of
the Catholic Church. This plan of election
by the Dean and Chapter was the law for
many ages of the Christian Church, and
had been adopted by the Church of France,
add in our own statute of provsors. The
Catholic Clergy, in making this proposal
themselves, had receded from their reso-
lutions of 1903, in which they declared the
inexpediency of any change whatev-
err
Mr.. Canning seemed DESTROYS Of bringing
the Catholic question TO a Conclusion, as a
means OF composing disputes, of which il
was the root. He sail, the Protestauts
were tolerated in France and that the
Bcurbons did not prosecute them.
Lord Castlereagh, as usual, woud not
speak unequivocaly "However much il
might be wished that the election of the
Bishops of Ireland. should approximate as
much as possible to eur own, he could not
consider such mode of election as a sub
slitute for the security proposed to be ia
ken"
Mr.. Horner Congratulated the Catholics
on the prospect CT emancipation, in a con-
else and excellent speech. The Bourbons
had not indeed killed the protestants, but
they hal not punished to who did. &c.
IN THE HOUSE OF LORIS-Lord
Donoughmore's motion on the Catholic
question was negatived by a majority Of
FOUR only. Its object was to pledge Par
Iiament to grant tue desired relief early
next session. The Morning Chronicle"
considers this vote an earnest Of COMPLETE
success at the next meeting of Pallia-
ment.
The bishop Of Norwich said. that with