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Roman Catholics of the county of IYuldjr, piSying for relief from thakeivil disabilities; and also that paftof the money granted for education in Ireland might be given to the Catholic places of education. TM" peti tioners complained that efforts were made in the cords where the Protestants had theettief-ggibority. to make proselytes of the Catholic children. This was a prat. take Which could not be too Much censured. He could Ositiceive nothing more contrary to every good princi litet or to the principles of the Christian Religion, than •n attempt to make proselytes df children in ;heir ten- der years. The reason was obvinde; aid he would pot it to ever? person who heard hidr; how would they like to bare their children proselytised to another faith? It was'contrary to the doEtrines of the most divine of all the portions of the Scripture—the Sermon on the Mount ; for there they were told, is Do by Others - as you would have them do by you;'' and, there fore. by converse, they were not to do by others what they would not have others do by them. It was true, he believed, that the Catholics had taken away their 'children from Protestant schools, where the parents were under the apprehension that they would be made 'proselytes. He knew an ivatance in which this had happened at Waterford ; but whin the Catholics found there was no inch intention, all the children returned; aid, therefore,' it was proved to demonstration, that aim they had removed the children, it was because efEritts had been made to debauch them from the hills*/ their fathers; he called it debauching them, be ton a they were drawn from the faith of their fathers, n .t by their own conviction, but by the undhe influence wretched over them. Tbegapdtion was from sb pariah of Bt.-Alargaret.pubils. The Earl of LONGFORD did t beleve that any eff iris were mode to proselytise- the Catholics. The leachers were not only cautioned against not making pr t•elytes as a put of &heir business, but everr Means were taken in the power of the Gomm:us to Medicate on three who supelititended the schools that no such . system was to be pursued. If the Noble Viscount willed. to ascertain the fact, and would allow him (Lord Long (KM to send him a copy of the last report of the pro. c-e4lings of the S ciety, he had no doubt the Noble Viscount would he satisfied. Viscount CLIFDEN still thought that in some in stances there were pounds for these accusations. The Ca ho'ics received assistance gratefully from those who insisted on nothing against their reltgion. He then pre sented anather petition from the inhabitants of St. Mar garet's parish, Dublin, but this was against the Sub letting Act; in which he was not prepared togo the full length of the prayer of the petitioners. Thep asked'for t e repeal of this Act; and he b-lietred it ttquired amendment, as t' places in towns and elsewhere. The Noble Viscount also presented a petition from the Ca t•tulics of Killarney. for the repeal of the New Vest', Act. As to this petition, also, he was not prepared to go its full length ; but be thought chit Act also se•- quired Amendment. The Marquis et LANSDQWN had some Petitions to present, praying for what vies commonly, but not pro ;telly, called Roman Cwholtc Emancipation. Nothing could h: Nether from •his intentions, than, on presenting these f etitions, to trouble their Lordships with any ge neral argument on the question; but be could not allow it to be stated, coining as it dick too, on the respectable aliths.rity of the Noble Lord who had , lately spoken on the other side ct the Hou.e, that nine-tenths of the Pen. testant lauded ihterest • f Ireland were adverse to what was c elle i Roma s C.tholic Emancipation. • Vise' wit I ORTON begged the Noble Marquis's pardon for interrupting hits; but he had not said what the Noble Marquis had imputed to him. • He had said that ihe Protestants were in possession of nine-tenths of the landed property of behind. • • The Marquis, of LANSDOWN, in return, begged • pardon of the Noble Viscotint, eh •nt he had certainly erniaapprehended. He admitted that nine-tenths of. the land, d property were in the nominal posses , ion of the Protestants; that they held by freehold to that extent, he could easily belie% e; but the Noble Lord knew that the Roman Catholics herd an immense mass of property under the Piotestants. Besides what had appeared in • evidence before the Committees of their Lordships' Mouse, it bad since come to their knowledge that an nually, he might say daily, there was an increase of the propetty held by the Roman' Catholics, which entitled them the more to their Lordships attention, as the pose session of the land always gave that attachment to coon- I try which was always found to• prevail far beyond any religious influence, except when the unhappy operation . et exclusive laws deeply affected a numerous class of the people. He was glad to find that the Catholics of Ireland %ere every day committed more strongly to the interests and fortune of the Slate. The Noble. Marquis presented five Petitions—one from the County of West- Meath. and the others from Swords and Malahede. in the county of Dublin, and flow St. John's Parish, Lime rick, and Charleeille, in the county pf Cork. He also preset ted a Peti ion against the Sub-letting Act, from some past of beland. IRISH RIPIRRSRSTATIVII NUM Lord FARNHAM then. pursuant to notice, moved th it the Petition of Lord Viscount Castlematne against the return of Lord Dunally as a Representative Peer of I eland be referted to the Committee of Privileges. He did so becau e this was the first case of a disputed elec. tinn of a Representative Peer since the Uni'n, and it was desirable, therefiree, to proceed with circumspecs . tint. He wholly evoidiel any allusion to the merits of the cote; tut he could not help ceasuring the practice follqwed by every Lord Lieutenant. , of sending a letter round on every election, stating tbat a contain Peer, who, it was understood. had the Government interest, was a candidate to 611 the vacancy. This was nothing less than a breach of their Lordships' privileges, and he' would treat it as such if ever it were again practised. He concluded by moving that the Petition be reload to the Committee of ,Privileges to-morrow. The LORD CHANCELLOR perfectly concurred in the propriety of the course suggested by the N..ble Los d. The Menlo° was agreed tit. and the Committee ordered to Meet tomorrow morning. Adjoitriell et HA LV•IP:4I4 O'CLOCk. notIOE or com MONS. • - tevuotic mauls. Sir JOHN NICHOLL presented a Petition from the Clergy of the Diocese tat Elorhant against granting farther concessions to the Roman Catholics. The Honourable alentb,:r professed his opinions ppun the great question of Catholic Emancipation to remain unaltered. Althitugh he gave his Majesty's Ministers full credit for having conscientiously acted up to their prinelples„ yet he should feel it his duty to put forth every effort el lie power to secure the Institution of the country, by law establishi4 inviolate. Mt. LITTLETON presented a Petition from the Inbabi. tants .Of Briddill, in Stifordshlre. againat Catholic Emancipation and also praying for the Disfranchisentent of the Forty Shilling Freeholders. air. GREEN presented a Petition from Ulverston, in Lance. shire, against Catholic Emancipation.—To be printed. M r. G. H I Ll. pepented a Petition from Sir !lament lees, fbr the supormision of the Catholic Auociation.-.Xia be printed. Mr. BELL presented a Petition from the CI rgy ufibe Deanery of Banbury. in the Diocese of Durham. against Catholic Emaniti.. paion.,-To.bcprit.ted. Sir J. DURHAM presented a Petition from Nortballerten, agatost Catholic Emancipation. -To be OMB& • posszgsfea— pada 011)41114i." la the t .•••• in tits mat ellbsty.... iis • LITH 'MI Del it • Peddesijkila .--To be printed. BR ;:i . 7t:2 a Pavia IN* the parish Odle. elidir e a d t ate th e Odeps.—To Claw, *full"( Mr. CARTWRIGHT presentda .ppeetition from the rows sf Werthempesw,Apinst Waite esasaeioa to the Catholics. The Hon. Mesebeetaii, tbit tSe eftwsinitanei of Ciabollcianan gibs awe smaimmo is the epee& from the Throe, was y swatter of ansiderelde weight with lint, as he /eh sure tilt ohs wes{d let ant to Parliament that was not abeempeakti bt at steurides. - He should there. I llibearatt to en what those sea*itiss were Wiwi he Metered. hint. Wien farther on the subject. Mr.W. PELL said, that es that was the first oppoitenity which he had had, he would say a few words on the subject of the measure about to be presented to Parlia= ment by his Majesty's Ministers. He must Confess that he could not, as some Honourable Geotlearen had done, look with nnmingled delight at the measure, for he had always considered it as a dangerous invasion of the Pro testant Constitution of the country; but when he saw the Members of his _Majesty's Government, who, from the situation which they held, Mug be the kit informed as to the state of the country, all -agreeing in recom mending such a proceeding ; and when * salthat many of those who had lornserly been oppised to Ca tholic Emancipation were now prepped to withdraw that opposi ion, he must say that be could come to. uo other conclusion but that theGovernmenl,finclik them . . selves in a situation of danger, had cbctlen„that course which appeared to them to present the least danger— (Hear). His firm belief was, that they fripod:sheybad but the choice of two evils left them—coocessiOn is civil. war—(Hear) —and with respect to the latierokiotte,could look at its consequences for a moment without . horror. for the scenes of bloodshed which must necessarily 14, prOdAced. In his opiniin any Minister would deserve impeachment who could foi an instant look eves at the chance of a hostile collision between ;he parties in Ire. !sod, without an attempt to prevent it: Another thing well worthy of consideration was, that it was not pos sible, in the present state of affairs, to form a Cabinet expressly in favour of or against the Catholics: Uader these circumstances, the only coarse lett for Govern. gent was to consider which course out of three it Would be best-to pursue. In the first place, there. Was unguat. bfied concession, unaccompanied by any securities; in the second, a continued opposition- to the Catholics , without any concession at all; and- _in the third, con. cession with securities for the safety of the -Protestant . Constitution ; and certainly it appeared to him that the two former were so pregnent .with enischief k thai 111 P: thing remained but to adopt the third courao—ifeer I) —and in so doing he wan satisfied Abet the Prealstint E•tablishment would be better preset Ted; and traiant ascendancy better seemed. than. by any other course. He did net knew whether the H. use ou ght . trs be so sanguine, as some -lion. Gentlemen were, maw* . posing that Mitconeession would be.the Means Of con ciliating the Catholics from the-. highest to the 1011rf$ but if such shtsuld turn out to be the cafe, their. only regret ought tiV.lso;tlrat the meiture kad.potboteit-rtr a led seoller.—(l4ol4 •'• • ; The Petkion was then ordered. to h".printed., . , Mr. CARTWRIGHT *0 Prfriniird two erner .l4lllll / 1 1 against the Roman Catliolic - Claints. " t• • • Colonel ROC HFO RT, on the qedstlon of dssl; done being printed, said that be wu determined to ipeesw tbit ' measure proposed by his Majesty's. Whim, 4.9 itwu ises aspen lu-mike affair cutting into their estates, piq_ pif Tata their very bre sides. They had lost their iradti t te> t be t s= therefore, misfit be Comp a red to an otitigiVithett slsj Liugh)-= but this ire a reason to matte these who.vrelisatilio-` to the cause more reselate.—The Petition was then. opt - printed. 1~ _ .. ' , . •• !. ,Sir J. ASTLEY preventk4 a Petition from thi Clergy Archdeaceorysie Wilts against the eattlinli&Claiiii. • Sir G. IWBINSON prisseted a MMus Throw-the Sectetycif Northampton intavour of CadiolkSahasafiparker. Mt. SUGHEN said, he - wavasmisaus, to state . that ; geoniids upon a Inch he fat disposed to adopt the sum sentiments as those which bad influenced his Majesty's Ministers in pursuing the course they had, relative to a, subject certainly most interesting, and which at present occupied the greatest share of public arention. Ifii, was then, and ever had beer-, decidedly oppoSed to the Catholic 'Association. Constituted as it was, he thought it dangerous to the state and injurious to the 'lsom:id prosperity of the country in which it existed. NI doubt could be entertained of its being illegal, and he thought that every-Member of the House ought to come for ward and assist the Governnstrit in puttingit.dowo. Some *ere of opinion that, as soon as those grievances under which the Roman Catholics laboured were.* an end, the Roman Catholic Association would die a na tural death ; yet he clid not think that any reason why they ought not new to put it down ; and, he was there fore glad to see a strong inclinatiou on the p art of_tlte House to suppojt his Majesty's Ministers in puting down all illegal associaions in Ireland. He certainly wdbld have been .ri t tich better pleased if,, in the year' 1825. means had been taken to pot down finally and effectually those Associations. No doubt, had proper means been resorted tom, they could haee hpenstippresvd, for, should no other means prove snccsappl, the strong arin of the law could not 14i1. *kb reference to the Catholic Association, therefore, the proceeding, of Majesty's Ministers appearedto him eaceedingly,ck arable, and although he did not think that is .0401, to precede, he was fully of 'opinion that it. shoul4 immediately follow the - granting of Catholic Ernanci l pation. What he would take the . liberty to. suggest was, that first of all they shouldreqiier illegal the rail lag of any money in the shape of rent, and .put. a Bold atop to those simultaneous meetings of bodies which were continually taking place in Ireland, assuming to. themselves the Administration of the Site, and , tempting to overawe the Government and tho# woo l were attached to it;, and also to p:event the meetings which were fiecrieutly.ctinvened in the Roman Catho lic Chapels, where the passions of the people were con tinually roused. and themselves goaded on to the worst of actions. As regards the other great question of eman cipation, he had been ever averse. to it, and could only apse now to its necessity because he saw no other course for thg safety I (Ireland. He had only one Word to add. it was with great pleasing and satisfaction he heard.the Right Honourable the Secretary of State 'tor the Home Depattment declare to the Hou e, that the Houie i:oi 1d be called upon to witness the future progress of eerie).* Acts for ameliorating the condition of !!elarid, for im Moving her moral character, and votiferring on her that internal peace and happiness whicis.yhe had been so long with ut. He could only say further, that although he aas fully aware he should displease many "of his 'nearest and best It tends by tl.e course be bad pursued, he should persevere in the discharge of that duty which he owed to his country. Mr. H. MAX%V4LL presented Petitions from the Protestant inhabitants of two united parishes tu the county of Cavan ; a .other from the parish of Rath drum. in the r °warp, Wicklow ; and another Iran the parish of Rathdowne, in tie same county, against:the granting of anyfurthsr ‘ conces.ionb to the Roman Ca. tho:icf. The Ho Meniter observed that the pee* timers also prneif that.* eleitive fr anchi4 of Ryland might be refs mad, so as to pretreat the Attire recur- , . nue of those disgraceful seen* Islsichtsruk - piaci! (be last genesal election; and alit) that die Itinnap C Mai; AssOeiation usifibt be effictitall, sup ti.sii.l. With reference to those ',Will prlyersiii Was Walt nein.; 'try for him to state thit they MIS his p I feet ecincnr -4104:1-Ordered to Ise if the tally. '', • - . Lord BECTIVE said he had heard it stated that there were but a eery few Petitions laid upon the table of the House in favour of Catholic Emaccipation; he bad, however, thirteen to this effect to present (torn one county in Ireland—the county he had the hoot , ur to re present. Upon this occasion he could not refrain from congratulating the House and the country on the arrival of a period 'est* i inch Petitions would, of necessity, bi presented from a long-suffering nation. As obi dekplY interested in the Catholic cause, he could not Sufficiently eel res. the gratitude he felt that the Govern neat of the country should entertain the view of emancipating lie landa measure of such undoubted, though of so long delayed, justice. It waist measure which would-confer incalculable benefits not only *upon Ireland, but_opon the whole empire. The proposed measure for sup ;messing the Catholic Association could not meet with his approval, bi cause he did not consi.ter it by any means accessary. The best way of potting an. end to that body would be by ranting emancipation, by which they would be at once dissolved. Much had been said against that Association, but nothing had been said against other Associations—the Brunswick and the Orange Clubs, which he considered equally dangerous sod equally illegal; end he hoped the Bill for the Suppres sion of illegal Associations would extend to these So cieties. It had been stated that an Orange flag had been seen waving at the door of a hr use in which the nseethigs of the Brunswick Clubs had been held, 'and he believed such was the fact. .. The Petition bovine been brought up, • Mr. G. MOORE said, he agreed with all that had fullelfrton the Noble Lord upon the subject of Clubs and Aisociations, and he hoped most earnestly that the INlriow before the House would have the effect of sup ptesiing all Associations, and all Clubs arising out of them, under the denomination of Liberators, or any other name which would afford a reason for party vin. lake or dissension. He begged, however, to say. with lenience to the assertion if the Noble Lord upon the' sibjett of the. fiat, that hi was not cognisant of the' fact, and thit he thought the Noble Lord, upon inquiry, would find himself mistaken. There was, fie admitted, One house in Dublin—(Heal)—in which the Loyal Protestants of Ireland held their Mertings ender the name of the Brun-wick Club; but he denied thdt they etier, on any occasion, prOmulgated a single opinion which - Was calculated to disturb the i u.tlic peak., or to excite th e violate* or th e hostility of thosi to w ho.. they. were conscientiously opposed. 0,1 the Iwitrary, the Monitions framed at their meetings, and . the course thee had dniformly punned, might be ap pilled to as Wad of their desire to avoid every thing 'Mitch could creatiegitation. It was truly atid justly said these clubs imperioussere fo rmed bt PrO a tesraan le 14 of ra i ; ri l l h at tecessitbyy. the Was imperiously necessary that the P.'o estants should combine together to' coudteract the machinations df the Catholics, and that they shobld unite themselves in such a manner as to exhibit that moral strength which they possessed, in opposition to the Catholic Asstrciation. li was necessary to show to the Sovereign, to the Parfla- Mein of the country, and to the world at Lulli, this the Pt otaittaots• were determiried not to be put down or ''templed upon, and that they were resolved to the ut. lkidst mint of their pbwer , to resist all • attacks upon ' that Constitution whit!) they conch ntioi,ly felt them litives bound to stappor . ... 'With respect to the spirit in Which that was done, he appealed to their pioceedirigs, and ts the language of their public declarations 4 He appealed to the language of the Report published ' On the 4th of last November, as a sufficient proof of that spirit of moderation and good feeling With `'Which they opposed the Association. Under all the provocations • under all the attacks which might have well warranted retaliation, the Brunssiickers had din played the most charitable feelings, and he appealed to the Resolution as a proof of his assertions. Their ob ject in uniting was to remove those impediments which lay in the way of Abele espressing freely the collected sense of the Protestaets.wf !Wend upon the subject 61 the claims of their Catholic-fellow subjects, and they had done so in a MOOD*, purely and strictly Constitu tional. The Hon. Member for Louth (Mr. L.• Postei) had called the• Clubs • confederation!. They were con federations, meeting in an unity of spirit, an unity r f principle. and an unity of good feeling, for the defence 'of their Constitution, which they believed, and folly be lieved to be essentially and palely Protestant (Herr). . ' The Earl of BECTIVE said, in explanation, that with 1 respect to hie statement relative to the Orange leg, he had beta assured that such was the fact. , z Mr. B. RICE rose to deprecate all discussions in de fence of eny party, and he would, therefore, say .nothing by way of comment on the speech of the Hon. Member for Dublin,ixiePe to beg for himself ;and others who thought With'hihr, shit their silent might not be con strued itiloblithility to reply to it. Be his statements coiled order, they bad better remain unansoeied. He wished, however, t.' make a single observation relative tWthe 'statement of an Hon. Member (Colonel .Roch ' fdrt)„ . That Hon. Member had stated .thit forty-nine fiftieths athe Protestant landholders, and five limbs of di@ Protestant inhabitants, were opposed to Catholic Emancipation. Now, this statement be (Mr. Rice), meant to deny in the most unqualified manner. The Right Hon. Secretary knew it to be incorrect ; the Noble Lewd who was Secretary for Ireland must also have known as much ; and it would be his (Mr. Riee's) duty 'booty to submit to the Noose a declaration to the ton tray% containing the sign MIT'S of the great mass of the Protestant Nobility and Gentry of that country. • grinned KOCH FORT—I maintain my statement. and I will so' farther, and eay, there is a majority of ooe handfed to one of the Protestants of Ireland opposed to MtMne Rmancipation. Mr. 'RANT would assert that the Brunswick Clubs, or softie such institution's, hid been absolutely necessary in Ireland. When the Protestants *ere, as they had been, shatiefully deserted by the Government, and when they had listened to such words as those of.the leading character of the Catholic Association, that " the Govern ment was standiritte With Its arms folded,and that the boys of 'TipPerary, erased With cabbage-stalks, might now diiee the Protest's* Into the sea," it was then time for the Protestants to lodk to themselves: and be might 'tell the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Rice) that several Pre- testant Gentlemen, not averse to the Catholic claims, found themselres so situated as to be compelled to join Such clibs as the Brunswick clubs for the protection of their property. He could not sit in the House, 'and listen quietly to attacks upon an institution which had acted constitutionally. justifiably, and in self-defence. Mi. H. MAXWELL said his Honourable Friend the Member for Dublin hid ' spoken in defence of the Brunseick clubs because they hid, been attacked by the Noble Member for Meath ; an d if' the Honourable Meither for Dublin had not adopted' thit course, he (Mr. Maxwell) should hate felt himself bound to have states) his itintirisents on the subject. In all theAm.Mernt , bear bid said he (Mr. Mixiirellyftilly concurred; bbt he would extend such observations to the orange **tied., ae eel as the Brunswick clubs. He was fir from b e i og &shame' to declare that I e was a membernf hod,. They were . equally formed for the preservation of th e Bliti..ft C.n titution— , that Constitution ' , loch. it eon'd appe ar , his Majesty's Government were determined to dissol ve . And, wish that conviction, he wot.lJ take every op. portunityand" ht . hoped *Very 000,11%0'4 vinaldtm afforded him during the prese. t Session of Parliame nt —of doing all he could in the Honte and oat of House, as far as he could constitutionally, to opp nw h is M aj .61 y'sGovernment,whote measures, he cOtteeived, were calculated to bring tuin on the British C. nstitutie..- Thy Petition* front cm toasty of 'teeth *ere t h ou ordered t; Ile oil the cable. _ _ Colonel BAILEY presented a Petition in favou r o f Catholic emancipation from the Roman Catholics red& ing in the vicinity of Marton, in the parish of • Swine, in e.e county of Yitk. The Hon. Member observed that Iris opininnr upon this .nhject were well known. Admiral EVANS presented a Petition against Ca. thutie Emancipation Irons a parish on the county of Wexford. The Hon. Member expressed his sat prise that Wiser been considered recessary to offer an apology for being Member of a Brunswick Club. while a Pm,e of the I louse of Brunswick was upon tie British Thlone. He was teddy and preut to avow himself a member of this Bromiwick Club. He had lived long in Ireland, end knew it well; and the course pursued ther e m o d e it necessity for every Protestant to become a member. oo the principle of self. preservation. It had bests s t ate d that all- the evils under which Ireland laboured arose out of the Catholic disabilities; bet, if the met ier ware examined, it would be fonn I that. the present hie, station which this country occupied arose( sat of e mu . istence of those very disabilities. lye, for his pu t . was unable to say . why laws which were considered whole some on one side of the water were deemed dangerous on the , other, and thetefore calling for such a cour•e here as must compronsise the Cnns:i ution. There was out way of considering the goiestion. in which it presented a very extraordinary aspect. The whole population a the United Kingdoms had been computed at tamp, one millions.—of these sixteen millions were Protestants, yet they fotind that the remaining five millions, their interests, and opinions, were to-be the leading objectsof consiattration. He was entirely at a loss to account ler the reason Why, when there was such an inferiority of ;numbers and of property in the latter, there Arnold be such a singular posit.on of circumstances. When he looked at the wealth, education, and intelligence on the one side, and the absence of them on the other, he was utterly at a knit° account for the situation in which the House was placed.. It was quite cleat that thnse she in every respect constitutectthe Minority had reduced the Ministers of . the Crown to their present course or prow Jure.He was willirg to admit, how ever, that the force of circumstances retrdered it impetati • e upon them to look to the safety of - Ireland. He (Admiral Evans) had been long a resident in that country, and possessed an intia mate acquaintance with the inhabitant.; and here's disposed to give Ministers every credit for their Dna lives; but he would asset that, by the violence of the Roman Catholic party, every Protestant was en dangited, and be repaid add, that his own life had 'bear threatened 'as an Acting Magistrate—he meant threatened by dentineiattons by the Netts from their' altars—(Hear; . hear,. hear). As to the measure of emancipation, he could not but oppose it; for, if be saw an enemy advancing, he would not consiaei it a good way to defend himself by giving up his sword— (Hear). On a former night an Honourable Gentleman had agreed with those who thought the Catholic Asso ciation a nuisance, and the same Honourable Gentle. man had agreed in lauding the. King's Speech,. which charactesised juts dangerous; yet he confessed Min self •a member of that Association—Meat, brag:— How the Honourable Member could recontile these opposite declaratiois he was at h loss to conctivg.— Wish respect to the measures about to be taken to sop press the Catholic Association, in their adoption the spioit of the COnstitutiOn was certainly departed from, and yet they did not go fat enough as to their object ; for be would key that funds now existed at the disposal of the Association, and if Government did not appropriate , 'theie, they tvonld not have much right to congratulate themselves on themeasure. . Mr. VILLIERS STUART rose in eiplination. lb begged to sit the Htionarabia Member right. lb had not called the Catholic Association a nuisance—..not even the Bisitvisrfelt Chibs. ' - Mr. TUITE preowned a Petition from the Roman Catholic inhibltants of the perish of St. Mary, Athlone, in favour of Catholic Sonaocipadon. Mr. STUART WORTLEY gave notice of a MB Ai ilia ' day for amending the Game Laws. • • Mr. VILLIERS STUART presented a Petition from Capps. quin and Butkntown, in favour of Catholic Emancipation. Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented a Petition front brisk Ministers of three denominations of Dissenters reddiej in Loadm and its neighbourhood, in favour of Catholic Ensancipatiesi. Mr. HEN KY GR ATTA N presented Petitions from the Ewan Catholic inhabitants at Granard,is the county of Longford, lay from tie parish of Sc. Mary, Dublin, in favour at Catholic Om. nation• Mr. SPRING RICE moved for Returns respecting the mete in which certain antes were Illkd. Mr. BROWN LOW presented Petitions in favour of Catholic Emancipation front the Parish of Knirary, in the county of Ar magh", from the Parish of Newtown Hamilton, in the same county; froth the Parish of Armagh ; and from a Parish in Tyrone. Ms Hots. Gentleman ako presented a Petition front the Parish of Ar• maps far the repeal of the Sub-letting Att. Abe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER row to present. a Petition from the Archbishop and Clergy of the diocese of Dublin against granting further co cessions to the firinonn Catholics. The Right Hoirsilro ebbs Gentleman said that the names affixed to this Pti titian belong 4 to individuals who were well known tot be of• distinjoisbed learning, eminent piety, aid ma;ked - Sttentron to thr discharge of all 'their ditties. Having . bactihe honour of a lung personal acquit/I- 1 ante with them, he would undertake to say in acidities te this that the petitioners came before the Haase witb• 1 out any animosity to*ards those whom it went le ' I oppose, but With the laudable view of protecting the ; interests committed to their charge. Neither were de/ I hasty in presenting themselves before the House, this 1 being only the third occasion on which they bad combo , Inte Parliament upon the qbestion, notwithstanding the length Of time for Which it bad been agiiatej. They bad used no terms of hostility or enmity either now or be- fore in opposing the claims of those to whom they bed hoed in the habit of offering both temporal and spirits/4 consolation. They had long forborne to express their sentimenti upon the question; but having seen a tea's , direct hostility to the Established Church of be' ! land—having heard it pronounced a curse to then. 1 tion—they thought that they would have been ter worthy of the sacred trust reposed in them if they did not ask the House to protect the Church fro, the machinations of the Roman Catholics. Sure ds Legislature would feel anxious to protect their pie vileges, and assist in the maintenance of them, it 11. a request they were bound to make, and to Oki Parliament was bound to listen. Formerly he (,_li bt Chancellor of the Exchequer) bad concurred w_ fr _itho' petitioners in thinking that oppositi o n to the CIIII°' lic claims wait the best mode of preserving these ptivileges; and, if he now pursued a different teem it was 'from na insensibility to the impletance Pidttelatt t the couatr evils; and disunited ( **cited pub than the ad jetty's Mini. planation of a changer)! 65114 of di toosideratia Lord MI, was deservie grave and I the Bight H, the whole p eonsideratio bad obtrude. It was natut be watchful •Legl.lature ton. This There was a felt greater l deed, if any I take any stet to subvert ti however. refs Friend (Lou tern. It war opposed to I to hits that t don than thl by the Chan rounded by i but that did calmest Protestant se vetted by el miscalled--; admission a a dozen or into the oth teeth of thei Pr otest ant I out eaclusio upon the bar respect for tt taking it in Boorish in a that a great stitutions of &rent aspect the Gorernn tecter.--Peti The CHAN dm from the atainat Catboll pretested Petit Pariah,' of Tat for tbosupprro do tarty ohillir Lord CLIO labkiott of Use otikstacipatio Lord NEW. and dlstriaof MietModish. to ninon; and fi County of Caw Sir EDWd eyen noticel bib band to rf many Gee h Veit he ha to which he in the maul of meeting, fur the prop conaLferation, there had be More &meta or in which Mot it was not e to be brought be woola no piceisn maj , i by saying d man would tided that b gtiartiaa was Meeting was 'alive by the Ireland, admi ing. weighed Meeting. fl Government when they be: foreign cowl' section. Um were iendelioj ing the npini.• tion of hi% M House under which hi had to cotteral thit Of great and talent was nut • might say MCI had thtimghod ably and consi wirib had laid) with whose se. candidly conic rated-on b m been dirtied; perfect sincerii *mad &dm* p rtiOstJ to trusted that it had Iken antis he had drop!) rteyordacKlai, it had oetateed erosion. and salting from mud+ them a *ad been 1441 been iriiluedco Gentle adjuitaient. a reprerentatii the Noble Lori linVeratwia of ialLerielrd they had been fatter, tahatt. and !fa %%He pi °pot eS lbelti inward under lit hatiappotei be thought hits Min% hirttelf - eery until he he ytii received. to be distitttly