The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-03-29
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l4ih of February, aud letitr fium thslf
attentive correspondent, written al ball
past seven O'clock on The e,rninS ot The
i-sth. containing the proceedings OF Par
liament on the Calholic Question, To which
day the question had been postponed.
They have alse received Liverpool papers
Loyd's List, Prices Current, NC. Passeil-
gers in the Cplumbii, John Franklin, Ell,
captain OF the Royal Navy, and eonn'Dn
der of the land Arctic Expedition. aud
seryant Doctor john Riehafds"o, If do
and servant 1t, q. Back, of do aud ser
vant Mr.. f. V. N. Kendall, of do and
servant; Mr.. T. D,unmond, of do aud
servant. Mr.. Maxwell, oil New York !;
Dir. X. Dyson, -of 90 Messrs- S. 7. Bm
krr of Boston, Charles Taylor, of Phila.
delphla, Benjamin Morgan aud Samuel
Fowler, vi England, aud j. A,ares Of
Span.
Stale Of Ireland. The attention of both
hous.s of parliament WIS occupied n The
IT, the House of Lords on the 10th Of Feb
ruary, tue Earl of Liverpool moved" "a
wal If the committee ~ inquire into the
state of ireland more especially AZ 10 the
circumstances winch led 10 the disltrban-
6 - in that part az ihe United Kingdom
Heretofore the inquiries have been UNITED !:
hnt the ministry .cem now disposed 10
make IL general. excluding, Lori l.. DE-
tisred, the Catholic question. lhe Earl
- Darnlsy congratulated their bordshps
u fon this Change III their views. Bal he
sill THOUGHT the task would be peripr,ne !
tery imperfectly if the great question Of
Cdboiic emancipation WAS 10 be exclud
r /. To exclude II question oil such vital
nportante, was 10 take away from tn.
lqdiry the main point Ia which ii should
be directed. There WIS Il STORY oi the
play al Hamlet, being announced on Ger
ian night, but WITH the qua iieatlon that
thu, pat OF Hamlet, was FIR that u ght To
be aitted Lor II III n 20 eaGelat thai
these Inquire, had b IN freq3eally insi
suited, hui had ayalrd nothing. The
committees had don Their dnit, but ther
r, cpm ne da nous hal been II ilormiy RI
J cled What asked Lord u. had their
] .ordships lrargt dnrlng ihi. session +?
Why, tlat there existed IN Ireland no dis
tarbed districts to which the inquiry could
BE- limiled and therefore the noble Earl 81
his friends found that narrow ground cut
from under THEN feet. Bnt then there Vas
one particular subject which had lately
made 50 much noise, aud 10 winch ii tniell
he supposed that the Mobile Earl proposed
that the inquiry should extend. But it APP
reared he had no such intention. " No
no :" said the Noble Earl, :" you must moi
toach that subject, have my remedy zen
dy prepared for that, aud will give yon mo
Information whatever upon il.p THIS WIS
ttle argument Of the Noble Earl with 10
specific the stihjeo, To which he alluded.
yhe Noble Enrl was no less opposed To
1qulry IN the great question of Catholic
Emancipation lie would not allow that
question to be approached under any pre-
text whatever he treated it with the snnr
Jealous tenacity that Mark Anthony did
hls lov,r--" | allow your tongue free Ii
ceuse in all my other faults; but for your
ige, no wo,d of Cleopatra" The Earl of
narrowly defended the motion, aud II was
carried without a division.
CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.
On the same day il the House of Com
meas, Mr.. Goulbnrn mnVed the introduc
tion of a blu TO supplass by the authority
of Pa lament the Catholic Association.
As this Mas known to be the business of
the evening, the house was filed, and the
Home secretary, amid indlsposition, WAS
summoned 10 the Treasury Beech. The
debate WAS opened by Mr.. GouDarn, & *
tended 70 9" great length, that nearly 20
columns of the Morolng Herald aud Cour
risr were occupied with il.
At the meeting of tne Catholic Associa
lion on the lolh, il was resolved that
deputa,ion, TO consist Of peers, prelates,
sons oil peers, and of country, mercantile,
pnd professional gentiemen, be requested
TO proceed with the address of the Asso
citation 10 his Majesty, against the pacing
Of The bill, The depus,tion is to he heaved
by Lord Finsal. II was determined that
each member ofthe deputation should set
off Immediately for London, aud meet
pare. An aggregate meeting of the Cath
oltcs Of Dublin, was afro 10 be held.
Mr. M'Dannell, in behalf of TIE Associa
ton, has addressed letter to Lord Ii.
verpool, requesting that they may BIZ heard
by themselves, ar by counsel, at the bar
Vi the House of Commons. Lord l.. re
turned plIhy reply, ia which he merely
said thnt I" he could enter Into no com
mnnation with the Catholic Association
Of lrelapd."
Great damage has been sustained in Inl
iand by iound.llon, caused by the bm sting
OF one of the dikes near DurGendam. Thu
water overturned 10000 acres, and the
iohshiiants had TO take refuge on the roofs
al lha,r houses. A similar disaster occur
red nj BrsssclS on the 7,h Of February. 4
gale occurred at Cuxha,en on
the Cd. TIN tide rose 10 an alarming
heig ht--snndls ware houses were destroy