Litchfield enquirer., 1829-04-23
From the Neso- Fork Jou,naiof Commerce. CATHOLIC DISABILITIES.

From the Nesc- Fork J0u,naL0f Commerce.
 CATHOLIC DISABILITIES. v At time when the whole population of Great Britian and America,-are more or less excited on the subject of Catholic Emancipa- ton, it may be interesting to inquire what are the disabilities under which so large por- ton of His Majesty's subjects are laboring and from which they have been praying sl most for centuries, to be released? We shal state them as they stood in 1912, since which time, we believe, few or no changes have beer made.
 A Catholic Peer cannot sit and vote in the House of Peers:
 Nor Catholic Commoner in the House of Commons.
 A Catholic Priest cannot celebrate mar riage between two Protestants, or between a Protestant and Catholic, unless already mar ried hy Protestant, under Penalty of $500 A Catholic cannot be Lord High ChanceI- Tor. or Keeper or Commissioner Ofthe Great Seal.
 Nor Master or Keeper of the Rolls.
 Nor Justice of the Kings Bench, or Of the Common Pleas.
 Nor Baron of the Exchequer.
 Nor Attorney or Solicitor General
 Nor Kings Seargant at Law.
 Nor Member of the Kings Council.
 Nor Master in Chancery.
 Nor Chairman of Sessions for the county of Dublin.
 Nor cousel to the Commissioners of Rev., ue.
 Nor Recorder of City or Town.
 Nor an Advocate in Spiritual Courts. Nor Sheriff of a County, City or Town. Nor Sub- Sheriff.
 He cannot be Lord Lieutenant, Lord Dcp- uty, or other Governor of Ireland. :, Lord High Treasurer, or Lord of Trcasu- Governor of a County, or Privy Counsel Tor.
 Post Master General, Chancellor of the Exchequer, or Secretary of State.
 Vice-Treasurer, Teller or Cashier of the Exchequer. Keeper of the Privy Seal, or Auditor Gen. eral.
 Provost or Fellow of Dublin University. Lord Mayor or Alderman of a corporate city or town.
 He cannot be member of Parish Ves- try.
 Nor bequeath any sum of money, or any lands, for the maintenance of clergyman, the support of a Chapel or School.
 In corporate towns, Catholics are uniform ly excluded fiOm Grand Juries.
 It would perhaps be tedious to recite the whole list of offices of trust, emOlument, or dignity, from which the Catholics are exclu- ded. either by the express letter of the law, or by the application of oaths and tests. Sui. fee it to say. that the learned author Of Vim dici@ Hibernice computes the number of sta tions in Ireland alone, which these offices embrace, at three thousand, seven hundred and forty eight, e'rs ss
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 CHARLESTON, April 2.
 Capture of pirdtes.-From Capt. Aveilhe of the brig Geu. Gadsden, arrived this morn ing in 4 l-2 days from Havana. we obtain the following gratifying account fthe capture of number of pirates.
 The Br. brig Nancy, Pierce, 49 days from Guernsey arrived at Havana, 2Sd ut. Capt. P. was boarded 18th ut. hy Lieut.. from H B. M. hrig Victor, in lat. 22, %, N. long. 82. w. informs that the brig had captured pi- ratical vessel, and had the prisoners on board bound to Jamaica te deliver them to Admiral Flemnsing. commanding on that station; that they had been obliged to hang several ofthe,n for attempting to take possession of the brig The officer likewise stated that they had ln' formation of four other piratical vessels which had been cruizing off Cape Antonio and warned Capt. F. to give the Cape wide birth. The captain of the Nancy. did moi inquire how many pirates were taken. but supposed there must have been at least from 30 to 100, as the crew of the brig amounted to no men, and she carries l8 guns. Capt. Pierce had given the above particulars On af- fdavit. a ...,,
 We further learn ny gentleman passenger in the Gen. G., that the French Consul at Havana had informed the American Com meEcial Agent, that information had been re-