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146 ki:().11 Tlik:Sl).4Y NIGIIT'S G.izETTE. CARLTON-HOUSE. MAT 4. The Prince Relent has been graciott.ly plesszsl to oproint Arthur WellzAl2y Torreua. E. Pap of Honour to his itoyal II ighuess i.t or Ir4itiury, vice I. redo ack William Culling Smith. promounl. CROWN-OFFICE. MAT 4. MEMBER returned to serve in this present PART.I.XMENT. Borough n 4 Westbury —Willi:eto Lender M awly, F. , q. in tile room of Ralph Franco, Esq. who has stecepted t.O Chiltern Ilundr,nls. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. T. A. Cocksedge, Woo:pit. SufEwlk. merchant. BANKRUrIS. W. Manning. Bristol. dealer. W. 111.vkliiirn and P. C. S. Bousicau, City-road, Finsbury sq•ure. corn deal: s. R. Wild. Craven-street, Strand. tailor. S. Hale. Bishop:gate-street. tavern keeper. G. Cooper, Wiikon upon Thriller, 'newer. T. W7att, Sr. John's.street, Snikhfleltl, stage coach master. H. Vs;x. junior, Norwich. bilk mercer. S. Bourne. Leek, Stallbrdshire. ironmonger. J. Ewhank. Little Bus!t.lanc. Cannon-street, bottle merchant. At'. Hall, Highgate, victualler. W.J. W. Lindsey and A. Hewer. Bath, silk mercer'. W. %Verne, Great Queen-aUeet. Lincoln's Inn 1. kids, boot. so i!:er. J. !lenders:in and J. Morley, T.udgate-hill, linen drapers. W. I'. Watts. Gosport. victualler. J. R. Griinshy. Kingston upon Hull. lieberdwihcr. (s. Brooke. Lockwood. Yorkshire, woollen manufacturer. Goode, Leominster, HcrefOri!sliire. draper. .1. tillnitsby, Manchester, calico printer. D. and T. Mallinson, Lepton. Yorkshire, clothiers. W. Dixon, junior. Liverpool. wine merchant. W. Jopson and C. ‘Vignall, 1-iitrpool, turpentine distillers. Wotherspoon, Liverpool. merchant. 6. Pver, Newport, Monmouthshire, shopkeeper. E. W ilson, Newcastle upon Tyne, merchant. Imperial Parliament. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY. MAY 3. S:veral Petitions were presented for and kninst the Catholic Claims, whets after souse further routine bu.aness, the House TUrSDAY, MAY 4. The Bishop of SALISBURY presented a Petition from the Clergy of Bristol against the ;lonian Catholic Claims.—The Pe titinii was read. and laid on the Table. The Earl of CARNARVON expressed a few okservations, con veying censure on the Clergy for their exertions to deprive the Boman Catholic', of a participation in the privileges and advan tages o: the constitution. The Noble Earl adverted to what he considered delic-icy on the part of the Clergy some years ago, when they observed a dignified reserve on the subject of the claims of Homan Catholic subjects, btu at the present day they held a monoooly as it were, in the feeling of intolerance. Lord KF:NYON said. after the remarks made by the Noble Earl. the House might suppose the cause supported by the Clergy if the established Church. was a question of toleration. It was on the contrary. as the House well knew, a question whether Parliament should give up the Test and Corporation Acts, with ether laws. which hail been framed by the wisdom of our anees tots as bulwarks fur the Constitution. The Noble I.ord himself curtails-red the Clergy rather tkan over ardent in their ex ertions. They were blond, as guardians of the established shurch, to stand tot ward in defence of its institiation3, :Ind they really did not appear SO anxious ou that subject as they ought to be. The Noble Lord raid, he for one, should feel that the Clergy would deserve censure if they did not act upon the principle the Noble Earl appeared so much to deprecate. The Duke of BEDFORD presented a Petition from Tavistock, in ftvour of the Roman Catholic Claims. The Earl of SIIArTESBU liv presented a Petition from Cul ehester, ag-.lust Concession with respect to the Laws Restrictive eta the Malian Catholics.—Laid on the table. The Quarter Sessions' Division Bill was read a third rime. The LneAanuities 13d1 was read a scouud Liam—Adjourned. NVLDNYAMAY, MAY 3. The !PO of Do NC/UGH 310 ttt: ruse pursuant to notice to pre sent a number of Petitions from the Roman Catholics et lee la4d. He observed. that he hail to present the Petitions of his ILtaian conatrynten, complaining of civil and religious disabilities. It would be premature. he said, then to enter into disettaion of those complaints. He should only state, that the Petitions woe ninnerously signed. The Noble Earl then presented a number of Petitiona front various part; of Ireland. A 1114104 the panther were Petitions from Duhlia, the counties of CAVIIII. Londonderry. Wicklow. Tipperary. Dtmegal, the City and Liberty of Londonderry, a Petition from the Protestant Freeholders and Itilkabitants of the City of Cork. and many others. all advocating the repeal of the statutes which distputlify the Roman Catholics front holding oflices in the State. they were severally read and ordered to he on the table. Esi GLlstt llortarr Camituf GnET said he had to present to the House a Petition from the Roman Catholics of 11n4Lind. praying fur the repeal of those laws which they were subject to from no other reason than conscientious adherence to their religion. It was a Petition worded in the same humble t.trins as the Petition he P resented two years ago front the same description of persons of the Roman Catholic persuasion. It was signal by great landed proprietors, by the Clergy and other mem b:es of the community , and might be received as a faithful re vresentation of the sentiments of all the pitman Catholic ploprie t irs of Great Britain. The Noble Earl did not wish to maicr pate the motion of his Noble friend, but meant merely to my. tat the reasons Le had formerly stated in favour of the Catholic eiaims were more deeply impres.ed and rooted in his mind. He wee not without the tonsulation of thinking that some pod had arisen front freoriently bringing the claims of the English Catho lics forward. Their attachment to the Sovereign, and employ nteat of their riches for the public good, had been universally acknowledged. The peroicioas doctrine imputed to them had been refuted. Tice itirjection indeed to their debits was confined to a sing': a cint, namely, their attachment to foreign supremacy. This, he :et. ned, would also at last give way to the light of rca. aso.—A' hen in ItilG he had the lior,eit of presenting the Ca tholic Petirion. he stated the case of I ; itain Wright, who had lust six. brothers in the Army and Navy. With many claims to pretirment. he obtained Irian the Admiralty the rank of 'Ala ter and Cutianander ; but with that rank he was obliged to take an oath which compelled him to abjure I:is religion. The Noble Earl stated this fact to the llou.se, and in tat? a [till was brought which relieved (Acerb in the Aen.y and Navy from that pain ful situation. He WAN thie prowess of the measure with great se. ti;faket. oll . and particularly so when he reflected that it was neither sage nor less in hub:A:met: anti effect data that very measure t o •iii,ch tine adutia saat.uu iu lal7 had fallen a sacrifice. He did THE NATIONAL REGISTER. not state this for any improper triumph. but to prove that strong ptejudiets might prevail skin:it the ground of reason. By this measure. 1.1 fra at related to the Ar oy and Navy. Kreat reiief had been given, but the British Catholics still complained that they were so:kit-et to disibilitita from which the Roman Catholics in the sitar kingdom were exempt. Fur hit own part he looked to nothin4 bas than their complete atlini4sion to all the liSe‘sitigs of the British Constitution. On the objection to their reli , ion. he was ready to &lent many of its doctrfaes w. el-mm(1414: but that °twin not to deprive them of the benefits of the Collstitti -6011. The Noble Eat coucluaekl by moving the Petition be real 'file Earl of LIVEIIPOO%. said he rose merely to notice an ob servation made by the Noble Earl. He admitted that inaity of the persons whose names appeared to the petitions were inilivi• duals as respectable as any in the country. lie had long been in the habit of friendship with some of Clem, and no oae wa. more ready to War testimony to their public vit.:ties than bilustlf. lie had never made any attack on their moral principles and doe. irMes, and whatever difference of opiniais might arise on the question, he acted solely from constitutional principles, which he was baund to adopt, in order to maintain the security of Govern ment established by lam. and Cue Church as connected ssitli it. Earl GREY caplaine.l. The Petition was then laid on the table. Lord riIAULEMONT presented szveral Petitions from various parts of lratnd in favour Of the UM/kali WiliC:l were and and laid on the table. . _ _ The Duke of ‘VELI.DIGTOX pre , ented a Petition from the Protc.itaht: of Dublin against the Catholic claims. als grace adrerted on the occasion to an observation made by a Noble Earl tDonoughtnoreb namely, that influence had been used to make soldiers in the Royal Military Barracks sign the Petition, which the Noble Duke resented from the Protestants of Dublin some time since.—llaving ordered inquiry to be made on tbut subject, he found by a resort sent from the Officers commanding tho.e Inn, that no sokaer had signed it. His Grate did not know whether u soldier might net sign such a petition, but the fact was, no soldier did sign it. The Petition was then read, and laid on the table. The Earl of DoisoutotatonE, and the Duke of %YELLING. YON mutually explained. Several other Petitions were ptcsentetl which were read, and laid on the table.—AJjourned. THURSDAY, MAY 8. No basieem of importance brought before the Iloos.e, and 1111illlillumment tun. pl a ce at an early boor. Flt I DAY, MAY 7. CATHOLIC QUELTION.-6111 (illeY addressed the Lord.. and stated, that 10 consequence of the severe in disposition of hi. Nobly Fe fend kthr Eat I of Domingbowie•) whose motion for consideration of t h e Catholic Claims stood for this day, the Noble Earl felt Maisel, obliged to postpone the rotation. From the state ut• the Noble Earl'. health, lie could tint specifically tilt a day, but he was de- Monday se' Ot, he the hope of heilig able to living it on that day.—Earl Gity, atter the all.lve nitimation, discharged the order ut the day, and mo. eel the Lords be summoned for 'Monday venuight.—llse tluu.t• Vl - .0% OCCUI s 'ed. IMASPt L.—The I . :As I of 1 - I.intioW 13C,a. chairman of the Committee appointed to into the Affairs of the Bank of England, laid on the table the Report of the Committee upon that impoi taut rttliject. The Noble Eat I stated, that it %tab his intention, tin Tuesday next, to sob wit to Ilse House twain reSt)'.llliolls, with the view tif callitiz the atleuti , ll of the I.ords to the general subject of the ift•pot ton Tieurstloy or Friday ve' 111 l ight. The Re , port might be sprinted by Tuestia,.; anti the Howe 114 V. iiig time to cumidrr both the Report and Plopositions, would be better prepared for the diurtivsion. 'llse Noble &All moved the acid Report (which was not read) lie priuted.—Agt red to. The House was then santraoned for Friday senr.igitt. . . Tin. Rills oii the table Kee foreraettrd, and the House adjourned to Aleuttn;. HOUSE OF COMNIONS. MONDAY, MAY 3. CATHOI.TC CLAIMS.—Mr. C. DII Nom przsenttri It Petition from the Clew of Dorksture la c belied) ug.linat C.P.: Catholic _ . . . . . Geueral WAI.POLE asked whether the Petition was not from some Clergy only ? He also wished to know whetter the Attorney General had adopted measures to prosecute those at Exeter, speaking of and calling themselves a Convocation.—W hat ! was that House to become the phantoms of authority ? hat ! was any hotly to call itself a Convocation, and assume the functions of the Commons of England'!—(Hear!) Petition ordered t r lie on the table. Many other Petitions fur and against the Catholic Claims were presented, and to make way for Mr. (:rattan's Nlutieut, the Orders 'Attie Day were postponed till to-morrow. CATHOLIC QUESTIO:I.-Mr. GRATTAN then case. He first presented a Petition from the Catholic:lof St. Mary's. St. 'l'noinas's, and St. John's, Oublith in favour of the Catholic Claims. lie also presented many similar Pethiona—narnely. fthea Francis.sueet, St. Nichobst, St. Luke Without, Lite. ale.— , Severally read, and ordered to lie on the table. asMr. GIIAT'TAN also presented a similar Petition from l'rotess tants of thiblith—Ordervd to lie on the table. Mr. G tt.ST TAN ardently hoped that these Petitions would meet with success, and that in their success strength would be given to the Protestant Establishment and the Act of settlement. lie truing] that all souk' be brought under the common roof of the Coonittuion—that all would be allowed to worship Cod accord ing to their conscience without subjecting them to civil disabilities. The Petiliencre claimed the common law right of eligibility— they claimed no fantastic rights. They submitted the right of eligibility ought to be restored. If it were refused, they said, a caseofdelinqiiency ought to be established against them before they were required to make out their innocence. They did not deny the right of Parliament to deprive particular classes of certain privileges conditionally, but they did deny the right of Perlis'. went to prescribe how they should worship God.—This, how ever, had been done. A Roman Catholic bad been deprived of civil rights, because be would not lay perjury to his soul ; and the restoration of thew was refused on the ground that they disregarded their oaths Ste. 'file exclusion was not partial, it centinuid without a sufficient case being made out against the body. lle maintained that the Catholic hail been derived of his cut:anion law, because he would not ab j ure his re ligion: that had been done tor which a .ludge, were Ile to act so, would be liable to impeachment. And what was resorted to in suppoa of this conthict ? The divine authority of the Roman Catholic Religion was denied, as was the effect of the oaths made in its faith. result of diviaa revelation had been, what he spoke with horror—the idolatry and pertitly of human uature. Proles tanti•ni had been remembered—but alas! the gospel had been thr4otten. The great Redeemer came to promote tile love of God and the love of man, but the latter they denied. They denoun ced the greater part of Europe on amount of its Popery, and dim they renounced what their religion impo:axl—the love of MAY 10. - - their fellow creatural. And it now became a question. whither they should contiuti 3 to exclude the Roman Catholits from the benefits of their Cumtittition. The charge against them was their immorti!ity—that they did net brgrzve in oaths. Why. they did nqt believe in the charge, their various acts proved it.-- (Ilear.) The Hun. Member concluded with moving fur a earn. mittee to enquire into the state of the laws .tfilxting the !lun ar' Catholio, particularly ns far as regardA the oaths required of them previously to the enjoyment - civil offitxs. Mr. Cnolzit in a slio.r.ll of great length, wounly seconded the motion. A long cicbitte ensued, in which, however, none of the leading memlrers on either side took a part—after which, thecills for " strangers to withdraw" resounded from every part of die house ; but whether it arose from the expectation shut sonic of the lead :ng supporters and opponents of the meaetire would still give their opinions, or not, we remarked that not one person in the gallery moved. Several Inemben, then cried out " Co custody, to eus- Thislor some minutes was us ineffectual as the former call:, so anxious did the strangers appear for a continuance of the discus ion. Many persons. and inleed we believe the gma majority, in the gallery, were induced to remain contrary to the cries of" Withdraw, , in the hope that before they left the gal lery, souse member would rise, and go on wi th the discus s io n .— In this, however, they were rippointed, and after a frequent repetition of the c.ies above mentioned, the gallery was cleared for a division, and the turd numbers declared by the Speaker For the motion 441 Againet it 243 Majotity against the motion ... Adjourned at a quarter to two TUESDAY II tlr 4 . WAXER Coaroaerits.—Mr. M. A. TAYLOR moved the se cond reading of the Alary-le-bone Water Works llill. Mr. F. Monate thought this was a Bill which the Home would see the propriety of not supporting. This Bill went to authorize the Select Veary to raise on the Parish 7 or 800,onol. lie inured as an amendment, that the Bill be lead a second trine this day six months. After some conversation between Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Hume. Mr. IVrottelley, Mr. C. Harvey. and Air. If. Sumner, Mr. I'. Moore changed his ranendment, moving that the Bill be read a second time this day fortnight. Agreed to, and Bill ordered to be read a second time this day fortnight. Assgssr.ri TAXES.—Sir !.i. W. RIDLEY withdrew the mo tin he bad given notice of for to-morrow. in consequence of an intimation from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that lie sliould bring in a measure on the subject. Such a measure coining from such a quarter would be most likely to be effective .; but if it were not altered front what had been stated in a conversation, he mild not undertake to support it. SINKING FU ND.—\lr. P. GRENVELL said he should bring forward 116 motion respecting the appliaution of the produce of the Sinking Fund to the service of the year, instead of retorting to a loan. 011 Wednesday senoight; in the meantime he hoped the Batik Report would be laid before the home and considered. Loire v. it 1 t.s.—Mr. LYTTLF:ION brought forward his motion rtspcctirg the Lotteries. apologizing ter bringing forward this sulkier. so repeatedly, at the same time he felt assured, from past esperience, that questions of a moral nature must ultiniately make way in that Horse, became they made way in public. opinion. He should not appal to the personal character of the Chancellor of the Exchequer—the argarstrataturn ad fonninchi whoa llSCrelill when the hoc e° did not mind what was said.—(Cheers and !aught...en) The immorality of the subject was unioesl iron/ride—it encouraged gambling and vice; but, said the Chan cellor of the Exchequer there is afloat—not only a certain quan tity eat Exchequer Bills—but a given quantity of vice, therefore he toil( credit to himself as a Financier for turning it to account. (A laugh.)—The system was most rapacious a:d unmoral. The Chancellor as a man abhorred immorality. but as a Financier, he made it profitable; however, the Treasury that was so supplied was not of a lasting character. It was founded on idundet—for what was that but plunder which would take 101. from a man and return only ll,?—(Hear.) He concluded with moving a re solution expressive of the opinion of the House. that Lotteries ought to be abolished. After observations from Mr. Wilberforce, Mr. Canning, Mr. Plunkett, Lord Castlereagh, Mr. P. Douglas, Mr. Williams, Mr. Tierney. Mr. Huskivaon. &c. the House divided.—Ayes b 4 —Noes 135—.Aiajoray against the motion 49. ROMAN CATHOLICS.—Sir H. PANNELL gave notice that in. morrow se'nnight he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to enable Roman Catholics to patch/tie freeholds. without taking the qualification oath; to give them the protection that is exten ded to the pliers of worship of other dissenters; and to render it unnecessary for than to take the oath of allegiance previously to keeping schools. KARL CAMDEN'S SINF.CORE.—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice that on Thursday next he should move for a Bill to apply the profits surrendered by Lord Omaha, as Teller of the Exchequer, to the public service. Mr. LosursinTort moved for accounts of Ale, Wine. and Siirit Licences for the last three years; and of the produce of the D sties on Sweet Wines during the same period. Ordered. — Adjourned. VIEDNESDAY. MAY 5. CALIMRT pregented a Petition from St. Martin's, 02i;17, agai ,at the London Clergy Bin. LICENSING SYSTEM. _ _ _ _ . Mr. If IT mt presented a I'etiuonfrom I.T. Barber Beaumont, E ti. complaining of the present system of licensing Public ti 'uses, and praying the House to adopt measures to reform it. This Petition, the Hon. Member observed, showed the great hardship and oppression that resulted from the present system ; adding, that it was only by learning cases of individual oppres sion and hardship the House would become fully acry:aintral with the present system. It was his opinion that the present system promoted monopoly ; increased the price of beer, an article so r .quisite to the poor ; and that et the same time it was productive 0 • the greatest vice and immorality amongst the poor. Petition read, and ordered to be printed. DISTRESSES OF THE POOL—Mr. Hung presented a Pe tit on from operative Weavers of Perth, complaining of tile low maze of wages, and the high price of provisions. They were able to darn, when in full work, only five shillings a week, a sum that we: too small to enable them to keep their families. l'etition read, and ordered to lie on the table. A iIIICIILTURAI. PETITIONS.— Mr. GOOCIT presented a Peti ion Front sonic Parish in baulk against the t'oor Settletnent Bill. The Hon. Member observed, Unit front an intimate sr 91111 i trance with this pail of the country, be could truly dech.re its aviculturists to be in a state of gr,:ter distress than they wen: in 181.5.—Perition read and reflrred to a Committee. CnitivEN presented some Petitions from Desborough, dm. a minst Mr. Brand's Game I.aws !lilt. Th.: furtiter consideratioq of the Report on the Game La w s Bill wis postponed till Friday, the 14th instant. LIC . -:NCES OF POBLIC lIOUSF:S. Mr. BENNET, pre dowdy to IninAing forward the motion of which lie had given notice, begged leave to present a Petition " i lom the under signed L'cenied Victuallers," complaining of the present system of gr.asi ig and the power of arbitrarily taking away publicans' lircnc cev_ae. Mr, I.)r lei of Lii apivh that n qtICTIC' haul IA by MI reason that tl holowt , corm rbitr: specie Hut n, had al place. fusals was si shewet es Lent i-coods - The evi To the object. :t al e (Heat,