Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-24
disposed Of in manner wholly unprs

cedented Adjourned.
Friday In reply to a question by
General Gascoyne, Mr.. Plunkett decla
red thatit was aot his intention to re-
new g he discussion of the Catholic ques-
ton this session, unless dictated to do
so by the friends of the measure.
LONDON, April 29.-In the House
Of Commons last night, Lord Nugent
gave notice. that he should on Friday
the Cd of May, move for leave to bring
in bill, the object of which would be
to place the Roman Catholics of Grea
Britain. as nearly as possible on tn
same footing with the Roman Catholics
of the sister kingdom.
WAREHOUsElNG BILL.
This bill, after number of verbal
amend ments, was read third time &
passed. The following are the al.era.
tons of moment as proposed by Mr.
Wallace. In the first place he propo-
sed to abandon the bond which was
granted by the captains Of vessels. A
mother alteration was that which rela-
ted to the transfer Of goods while in
bond. As the law at present stood,
the bond ofthe original importer hung
over him, although he sold the goods,
and they were removed to another
place, but he proposed in case of such
a transfer o. goods, the original bond
should be cancelled. &. that of the real
owner OF the goods substituted in it's
place. Another alteration was, that
goods which were on sale for home
consumption. and which were shipped,
should be allowed to be reimported on
paying the full duty. Stores were al
lowed to be transferred from one ship
to another without paying duty The
regulations which, in the bill, applied
to plantation coffee only, were to be
made applicable TO coffee of all descrip-
tons; and the case Of Irish linen,
which it had originally been proposed
TO alter, was 10 remain on the present
footing for two years.
The following is an extract from a le:-
ter written by Mr. Secretary Canning to
Sir Charles Stuart, the British Ambassa-
dor al Paris, dated March 81, I823-sf-
ter all hopes of preventing hostiities be-
tween France and Spain had been aban-
doned by The British Government.
The French Government declined
the formal mediation OF his Majesty; al.
leging. in substance, that the necessity of
its arlike preparations was founded, not
so much upon any direct cause OF COM
pla int against Spain which might be sus-
ceptible of accurate specification and OF
practical adjustment, as upon the general
position in which the two Kingdoms found
themselves placed iowa DIS each otber-
upon the effect which all that was passing
and had been for some time passing in
Spain produced upon the peace and tram
guilty OF his Most Christian Majesly's
DcminioDs;-upont the burdsnsomeDess OF
that defensive armament which France
had thought herself obliged 10 establish on
her frontier towards SPAN, ano which 1t
was alike announcement 10 her to MAINTAIN,
or without some change OF circumstances
which would justify such change OF coun-
sci 10 withdraw; upon state OF things IN
short which il was easier 10 understand
than define; but which taken altogether.
was so intolersble TO France that open
hostility would be lar preferable TO it.
War would at least have tendency 10
some conclusion; whereas the existing
stale OF the relations between France and
Spain might continue for an indefinite
time; increasing every day the difficulties
OF Spain, and prOpagallDg d!squ,etude and
alarm throughout the French army aud
nation"
We very much doubt whether The an
nails OF hostile controversies among ciyil-
lied and Christian nations, can produce
such series oil reasons tor making war, as
are contained in the foregoing passage.
France, after all her complains, and all
her measures offensive and defensive, is
unable to make any direct or specific COM
plant against Spain-but the difficulty
lies in The general position IN which the
tao Kingdoms found themselves placed to-
wards each other Now this can only
mean the position IN which France found
herself placed towards Spain, for Spain
has not threatened France with Invasion
or war, she has shove no disposition to
extend her measures or operations beyond
her own boundaries France, then, is
volunteer in this business, and is alone an
swerable, politically aud morally, for all
the consequences that may follow.
But when descending TO particulars, and
stating some of the items Of this undentiua
bic condition OF The two kingdoms, il IS
almost ludicrous to observe the following
-''the burdensomeness of that defensive
armament which France had thought her
self obliged to establish on her frontier to
wards Spain, which it was alike irconve'
nent in her to maintain. OF, without some
change OF circumstances which would JUS
ufy such change OF counsel, TO with
draw " That Is France had thought
proper TO place a body of troops on the