Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-05-18

VI L>dDbtcON DDnaDNF'e,
SINCE lis surrender 10 the British lie
believed thai no account Of that ,xHend.~
lure had been published since Bnnapa,te
was first sen, In ST, Helena. ;. Upon the
! nroprie'y Of Ndpoleon's detention, lie
meant at i!,is moment To say nothing, The
present obiect being merely 10 ascertain
me expense OF OBTAINING BIN, and upon
| whom 1t deceived. Whatever opinions
| might prevail ell the subject OF his being
, deiaiHed in custody, in the prpsen, tinau-
| cidl difficulties OF this country. il might
become subject:of very serious consid-
GRAFTON, bow tar England should have 10
pay The whole, or a great par, OF an ex-
pendtuie. arising solely out al that de-
tenlioD. Hear. The house ouli Judge
| OF The subject, when he stated The fellow.
ing Items IA forming d pari of the rxpense
/ ot bonaparte's detention: For stall aioar,
there was an expenditure OF nearly
t24 GOO for military establishment.
4lJ3 coo; other incidental, and rontiii.
gem expenses ~ The Longwocd estab-
lishmenf, 957 600; vessels for provision
ing the island, exclusive of The navy
thus charge lie had beard estimated q.
$500 "a 0G0 az So, 600 naval expenses,
oi one "a gun ship aud nine SUI allrr ves"
sels, t 100000; BekiBg total ronslIe.
rabiy exceeding ss40u 900 per annum far
The sole purpose OF keeping BDnapar,e a
prisoner. Hear. hear. The hon. m,n-
Der, alter moving for ihrse accounts, sxid
taat Gn7rrmmeni had hitherto laid no
accounts of This expenditure or ihr table
OF Parliament aud he thought II uu.te
tune, no" in The 8ii o. 7'h wear ofpeace,
HAT not only Ties accounts should be
Forthcoming, but also thar il should be
known whrihcr there was any secret UNI.
nj
what extent, for meeting the expense.
After a few words from The Chancellor
OF the Exchequer, The motion was agreed
to.
From the ": Io-E Corrrie~ciGl .sdveriser.1
BRI !1SH PARLIAMENT.
Catholic Qs~s.io1..-The loasr aritated Ca
;hol.c question nuw engrosses the attention
Ut the British Parliament and British editors.
The bill has passed the aons,> OF Commons.
by majority of -, and hiss received its first
reading d. the House of Lords TIE Globe
says that " ministers do not mean to seriously
resist II IN the Lords, because If oppos ed there.
s1ccessfully,it would be brought forward sgain
III the Commons, and would thus bring the
two HOUSES constantly irto collision on this
great national Question:" But the Courier.
on The contrary, says, " the measure has now
10 ilSht rs way though the House of Lords
where 1t is expected to encounter mere de-
cisivc opposition" There is evidently much
fee'lrg and gond deal of alarm in regard
% this subject, and the parties are complete.
" spit up upon 1t. The Courier opposes
me bull and lord Castlcreagh supports it.
The I.mes and True Briton, Opposition pa-
pers,) are opposed to it, and the New Times,
MlnIs'eria!,l ls in favor OF it. Many APP
prehend that 1t will not only have the effect
TO injure the established church IN Encland
but utterly extngush it in lrcln1 willie
the more tolerant consider the present bill as
kind OF cOmpFo mise, and fell a disposition
to put tie matter at rest, by letirg the cs.
tiiolcs have a part ri what thcy have C aim
cd aHd enough, 20 they suppose, TO satisfy
them. the Courier Say 5, the mos. Alarming
part OF the whole .ranaciion, is, the chance
OF ShGbe Which this bill has undergone in IT'S
progress IT came into tie house, bill f,-
the relief OF CGthoi;c cOnsciences; it Ieaves
/ the house an sct los the disturbance Of Pro
TEsTATr conScienccs. Every one, he saws,
'si ows thai, b. tue oath of supremacy, which
every Protestant must take, To enable him 20
li any tthce, or To sit in Parliament, he is
called upon tn swear =" that the Pore hoh nsE
any spiritual authority within this realm"
NV ibis b'll recogn zes and legalizes " The
Spir,fHdt nH.a2TNY # tie. Pope within this
reslm," .ipi ven directs the mode in which
. that @biritHaL aUiieTitg shall be exercised
and yet, after all tins fecocujtion, Iepisa
ton, AVID direction, it st,li obbres the Pro-
! tcstAnl t. swear, in the same words as when
Pcpery was high treason, " that the PoDo
hath not any such spritvsl authority; in short,
/ to swear downright taisehsod, ana false
hsod, not in'eieutial, Constructive or oh
scure, but afaIsehood which appears Eaeraut
AMI reeorttcd even on the BilL Itself.
| The "UUchcrgf repeai Gjlp' was read
thitd time on the 26th March, and passed.
On the question berg put, Lord CASTER s,rl
| observed, thst as it WIS now " the wilc,,inr
| time Of night" II was not an improper hour
| for passing The bill.
! In the house Of commons on the 9Th, DR..
| Washington introduced bill to facilitate the
| examination of witnesses residing in the CO
| !ones. The object is to extend to all the
colonies, the existing provision for examining
witnesses residing ia the East Indies
esveral petitions have been presented pray.
ing the House would revise the criminal code.
| LiJei on he oneen.--The Editor Of the
| Western Lum.nary, printed ut Exeter. has
| been tried tor libel against the Queen he
was found guilty, but strongly recommended
| to Tie ciemency Of the crown.
| A letter from Stockholm, SAYS that balrtbe
! town OF Wlmmcslcy has been destroyed by
| FIRE.
| 1t is stated that the Sing Of England will
| not visit ireland until after tie coronation.
Hannah B rber recently died IN the Fleet
! prison whore she had been confined niyty-
| f-go years Tor contempt of court
/ Numerous petitions have been presen cd
to par'ia neri aga INST the Catholic bill
! The Gszette Of the 21st, contains IN order
! IN council for continuing in force, until lur
ther orders, the provisions of the 53,h Sec
Geo. Sd w,ii regard tn be import and eV.
| port trade OF thc port Of St. Andrews. ". Is.
with any foreign state in ami;y with his M
I jesty.
lie Nottingham Calender contains the
number Of Milfg 10 men and boy, who bid