Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-03-22
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
.NeV England Coffee House

LONDON, Feb. 18th, half past 7 o'clock
HouSc Of COmHsOIas-Iha gallery was opened
soon after o'clock, and Immediately crowded to
excess. There struggling to obtain ad-
mission than we have for long time. After
the gallery filed the DOCS we locked until the
speakers arrival The great struggle to get i'm was
to hear the debate on the Catholic question. AT d
o clock the Speaker took the chair After a GOOD
deal of minor busimes, disposed of, the { han
cebr OF the EXchequcr IN reply to question from,
Mr.. Hume, said, 1.-The whole subject of the taxes
would be brought forward on the 25th instant"
On the motion for the House to 90 into committee
of supply, Nj. Hume said, they ought first to know,
what numbers were to be required for the army md
navy. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, that
the army estimates would be presented in the course
ofthe evening Mr.. HUmp trusted, that one shilling
would not be voted until the House had information
on the subject. The Chancellor said, he did not
think the question much connected with the navy
establishment, but he had objection to satisfy the
hon. member sCuriosity-the number would be bout
6pOO rank and file, exclusive of officers, md of what
might b. required for the East Indies. The House
then went into committee the navy estimates
The number of men to be the same as last year.
After considerable debate tine following grants were
made; for the pay of 10000 seamen, E923.65O;
stores, EGO3,2O0 wear aud tear Of ships, &c ESQ.,
45O sea ordnance. E9l,250-tot e1,g41.55O.
The Catholic QUeStioH.-The order ofthe day on
the Catholic question was called up. Mr.. Lamb
SAID he pretended not to know what was meant hy
the spirit OF the cOnstitution-he wished hon MEM
bers would attend more to the practice Of the CON
siiiuion. Liberty to assemble to adopt petitions
foT redress of grievances, secured by that nsru
mcni, and he was not aware that the Catholic Asso-
Citations had infringed on that liberty.
The bill now offered, he believed to be of pro.
BCatc character, rather to meet what mighf apuear
than what actually existed The Attorney Gene
raj for Ireland it true, had appealed to the laws
but he had done TOO soon; he had prosecuted what
was not prosecutable, sc. MIR. Dawson was in ia
vor OF the motion now before the house. lie thought
no man who knew Ireland for the last thirty yea rs
could be friendly to the Catholic Association Hc
considered all Associations there to be injurious
Left speaking at past o'clock.
From the NeW York AMERICAN, yHnrch 1G.
POSTSCRtPT-Tir O'clock
by the Queen Nab we have received our files of
Paris papers to the 14th Feb inclusive, from which
we select the following items of European news
loTaham Pacha is stated by the Austrian Observer
OF the 10Th January, to have first disembarked his
troops on the Isle Of Gambia where he dismissed his
transport vessels and determined to effect descent
on the morea, from his ships of war.
Having received by French frigate supply OF
ZOOhOOO ofdollars, ne subsequently effected land
ing at Nodon of 5000 men, and Immediately sent
back his squadron Of rs ships TO bring further re-
Inforcement. From the suspicious source whence
the above proceeds and from all previous accounts
there IS little credit TO be attached 70 it. Indeed, in
note Of the same Observer, il is allowed that the