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. PARLIA3fENTAnY INTELLWEACE. DOCSE OF LORDS, TIICEIDAY, FED. TI. - SCOTCH JUDICATURE BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR. in rising to move the second reading of the bcotch Judicature Bill, said, that it wes hie intro. tun at present to main but a few ober-rations on the eubjint, in treeing for the concurrence of their Lordships that the nia be read a secondeitne. It would be in the recollection of their Lordships. that when during the hut Session of Parliament is Bitt was brought: ooto the Howse, foe improving the system of Scotch Judicature, I their Lordships, in considering the best end safest mode of .pro eeeditig.ffiad thought tit to appoint a Committee, in order that that Cerlosmoteit mischolay before the House the opinions of those whose peculiar kdvattuogeit trebled them to be hest ti-fanned on the rub, era. Aienroweion heel therefore been appointed in See:lab& and i teat CoOnnieston had, be underwood, been unanimous in their decitiol7•"Fhtir •* Lardehips should recollect that the parties ranted en ttis Commission were velected from the most experienced per. sow. to collet, to. their Lordships the best information possible. Olieweutfe nor/Jake tire liberty of offering the Bill to their Lord- I ships, to be read a second time. for the purpose of being com netted. In its-progress through the Howe it would, of course ; be competent in their Lordships to offer such clauses and amendments en they thought proper ; but it was his intention to introduce the aill_preeisely as be rot oduccd it text Session, as it would not be conformable to the dignity of the House to introduce it in its COM as amended by the other House. At the same time he Legged to assure triVir Lordship+, that in offering the Bill in its present shape he did tort in the least degree intend to oppose any alterations they might wish to 'mike. The point, however, for-their lordships eietwiderariotr was this—it the object of their Lordships was, as it was understood to be, so interfere to a certain extent with the juries 1 of that past of the United Kingdom, caned Scotland, would their Lredships make the Bill, as it now steed, perpetual, or would they take time to allow the Bill to operate before so doing ? He should therefore mew move, it That the Bill be read a second ekme, and that it be conic-clime on MerJev rect." , The Bad of LAieDERD.tLE said, he was toying to submit to. bit :Coble and Learned Friend and the Noble Lords, whether it weeld twit be eater to commit the Bill to-morrow, and to have it 'hen considered and amended, in order that it may be re-committed •o h filondev ? He knew no reason why this should not be the case, •as it would prevent further delays, acrd enable their Lordships to olispasi of the Bill at twee. • The MIND CHANCELLOR agreed in the opinion of the_ Lowe but he might be so occupied to-morrow as to be quit s ! jmoiale to pay attention to the subject 1 were it flirt for this he . s" .old be barmy to accede to the wish of the Noble Lord (Lauder :4le). Ile - (the Lord Chancellor) would endeavour between this iaml Montlay . to make such alterations in the Bill as would save the : 1 Hoeft eonstortable trouble ; and he should propose that, if the. l -House thought proper, the Bill should be then re-caininitted on ,Wednesday. : The Duke of ATHOL said, that he approved of the main prin. eiple of the fade and hoped that when the Rill went into a Com mittee. sech alterations would he wails as wculd satisfy the inha.. hinints of the nertherr. parts of the kingdom. He would not offer an opinion st present on the merits of the Bill in its present ' •finm Oust he would reserve his observation until the Bill was before a Committee, sod then be would deliver them. From what had eaten, however, from the Noble and beamed Lord on the Wool sack, he apprehended that Bill would be altered in manly respects : • lefo-e it was laid before a Committee. irlostellill was then read a second time, and ordered to be com munal on Monday next. BURMESE WAR. . Earl BATHURST lee! upon the table sundry Papers relative to tie Burmese war. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY laid upon the table certain Topers respecting Offices held its reversion. SPRING GUNS. Lora SUFFIELD rose, pursuant to Oft notice he had given -tome days since, to call the attention of their Lordships to a sub . jut which, in his opinion, was enc of very great importante—an Ant to declare unlsweil the utic of spring guns anti other instru. meets, which tended to the destruction of human life, or the in. tienion of other injuries. He had been informed that it was con. . sidered by the House snore orderly to pas.' by without any ()hoer yettens the motion for a tirst reading, lest replies should be invited, which would come better at the second, reading. He ehluld, therefore, simply confine himself to stating the object Oh the Bill, and the reasons that induced bier to bring it forward. '('he object he had already stated in reading the title of the Bill; and. if he were asked the reasons why he produced it, he should refer to the accounts that are daily contained in the public papers, Gt . disasters that lava occurred through the use of those instru. meats, and of their consequences to the many persons who have been injured. Indeed, it appeared that poachers were, of all, the persons who watered least, who were the least injured by the in -li:rumen's that were used chiefly for their punishment. Gentle men's servants, even gentlemen themselves, had been frequently eefferers ; indeed, he had understood that by means of those in_ ettuments. even Royal blood had been nearly shed. He was sure that their Loniebips would hardly sanction an individual in taking tee Isw into his own hands, and visiting a culprit with a capital penishment for an offence for which the law would have visited men isith a punishment far lighter. he objected to the use of these in. s:rc.nents,.more especially because of the sneaking and assassin-like manner in which the punishment was inflicted. He would not say - that all who did so were murderers, but he was sure that no Noble Lord would wish to shed the blood of a fellow-creature who entered tie grounds merely to real. It was, however, necessary that the 11,ibMetilhOUICI be brought properly before their Lordship'. As to the - legality of spring guns, he thought he might undertake to prove that they were illegal; he could not state that the law was distinctly so ; if he could so. have done, it would not have been necessary for him to present the Bill he now held in his hand, the object of which was to hare al! doubts on the subject cleared tip. fits mode of making out the illegality of those instruments would be by analogical arguments, at the second reading of the Bill. lie would not now trouble their Lordships with any further remarks or the. subject, but simply move the first reading of the Bid, and that it be read a second time this day se'nnight. Earl GROSN'ENtIR said, he highly approved of the Bill, and believed that it would be productive of much good. The Bill was then read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time this day seinnight. CATHOLIC PETITION. 'l'be Earl of DONOUGH3IORE rose and said—" My Lords, I rise to present a petition that has been confided to my care—the value • of which confidence I know, and can justly appreciate—it is a peti bon Irons my Roman Catho lic countrymen—nien who are liable to certain restrictions, but who pray for the restoration of those rights which they ought to enjoy under the common Legislature of the country. I should feel that I was doing wrong in merely presenting gee petition, and not accompanying it with any remarks ; but it is not my intention to enter into the subject at length at the present moment; anti I now merely call your Lordships' attention to the necessity of appointing a day for giving it your serious and undivided attention. I shall then have an opportunity of again openly and candidly avowing my eentiments to your Lord snips. I shall now only say a tee words more. The peti tion I have the honour to present to your Lordships is no ortinary petition—is not a petition on any ordinary subject; It is the petition of no lest than one hundred thousand sub 2CCi4, and faithful subjects, of his Majesty. I do not exaggerate when I call them faithful subjects ; I say they are as faithful as any other subjects in his Majesty's dominions. Faithful subjects they bays at all times proved themselves to be—and faithful subjects thee will be always ready to prove themselves, whenever occasion may call upon them for the proof. The petitioners do not stand lord) for themselves alone, but fur no less than seven millions of pentane. I do not overcharge the picture, when I inform your hordsliips that those one hundred thousand represent seven mil lions of your fellow-subject,. I am sure that there never was a sentimeid at any time so strong or so universal to the whole popu. Taboo LI Ireland, es the sentiment expressed in the petition I now bring before your lewaships. A sentiment in which all are agreed —ail, from die Peer to the peasant—of all religions and all proles - ciente I believe many soul that tbere never was in any country a eactimert in which so many were unanimous. But the people are not only so; they have carried on tiseireurceedinge with that energy and determination natural to a people when deprived of great na. floral rights; and many persons have met together to talk of and consider how to provide the best remedy for their grievances. They have not only met together, but they have been assisted in th.th meetings by dune of their countrymen who have been and a-,e die 'levitated Nr talent and abilities. Never, then, were your liwd seipti called upon so strongly as now to take the grievances of this people into yaur mimes consideration. I have told your Lordships that the petitioners represent the feelings and the opinions of the rat bulk of the population of Ireland. But there is one observa tion more which I cannot help bringing under your notice. The first came I find written dow:i among those who remain deprived of then rights and privileges, is that of no lees a personage than the premier Viscount of Ireland—Lord Gonnatistown— and who is he ? I will tell your Lordships who he is. He is the lineal descendant of a Laid Deputy of the saine name ; the King's Nerresentative in Ireland in better times. I, myself, have greet satlefaction in declaring the aentiments--in being, as it were, the poesy 01 the Noble Marame who now represents his blajesty in • Irelard ; and the sentiments of that illustrious personage are well know* to be in favour of Catholic Emancipation. I hate stated • that the r.anie of the descendent of a former Lord Deputy is signed to this petition, and the present Lord Deputy has alloyed tile to tell Ind Lordships what ere Ins feelings on the subject. I will say, nbot for that illustrious personage I have the highest respett, and I bol,aase that his Illejesty never bad a more faithful or more honest repressotatise in Ireland than lie has been during the time he has, governed there. From the beginning of his career be has been de termined to do that country all the good in his (bower, in every way that good cou'd he done. In the reformation at the magisteacy, in particular, his Excellency has been eminently successful ; and in 'ener.y other instances of equal importance, his justice and his liberality have been often proved. An office of great importance was 'leant in the Irish Court of Exchequer, and ou whom did the /rod Lieutenant corder that /Owe ? .0u a gentleman who was well •known in this country, and who had distinguished hitneelf at the 11l • - Cstholic Gentleman, now holds anal to pectin those despatches from his Excellency which he alone obeldipe theni. I, for ray own part, only know that a n,easure has been recomutended by the Speech from the Throne, that it has been brought in: s and by his Majesty's 31ii isters, bet I have no reason to know, nothing has occurred to persuade me, whe ther or not the Lord Lieuter.ant approved of that measure. Ott tSis pp:to we have beets left in perfect Ignorance; the ninon-anon has been refused us aninew hat uncourteously by the heads of the Government. I coniitler, and I cannot help saying, that I consider . his Excellency as one cease of the present trat.quil end imptoyen state cf Ireland—for Ireland nevenwax es tranquil or so improved as it now ie. I hope most sincerely that it will last ; that no mea enre of 'Parliamerrt will prevent it front Luning. 1 have raid what I have said in justice to me Lord Lieutenarit of Ireland, but I must say that he has been twisted strongly, ably, aid usefolly, in *eery thing be has done, by the so much calumniated Catholic Ai, snciation . end by that calumniated idol of the Catholic Aseociation, Inotiel O'Connell. I cannot help expressing the great respect ante regard I entertain for that gentlemsn,—my satisfaction at his can duct, end my good wishes for hia succese. He has the confidence of the Catholic body, and there is no man more deserving of that fontdence. I shrill now more that the petition be received ; but with respect to the qttestion which it brings before your Lordships, I•ehati not ask your Lordships to fix a day for its considetation en , el the measure to which I have alluded comes down to yuur Lord ahips, its have. an doubt it will, from the other House. 1 shall more, therefine, that the petitioa be received and read. The petition wee then rue. Lind LONGFORD said, that he felt it recenaty to notice an observatioir, which had been made by the Noble Lariat( Donottgli wurrOs' that Noble Lord had made the petitioners to represent the seittitneets of seven millions of the population of Ireland. But the Noble Lord had since informed Inns that he did not mean the Protestant. as well as the Catholics. • • The Marquis of LANSDOWN said, he rose for the purpose of 1 I presenting to their Lordships a petition, which he hoped he might I beallowed to say was worthy then. Lordships' most ire ow. attention. Ti was a petition from the bankers, merchants, ard lenthhalders of Dublin, in favour of Catholic Eulancipation. He should not be . doing justice to those who had placed the petition to his bards, if he did not call the attention of their Lordithips' to it. He did not mean to go now into the general principle, ns another anti a better opportunity would of course occur for so doing. But lie was anxious to impress upon their Lordship. the necessity for atterding t to this petition, not on the score of numbers, although it contained many hundred rtames, but because of the strength and the respect ability of those who signed it—for this reason it was worthy the pc ! culler attention of their Lordships. He would call that attention, lest, to some particular signatures contained in it, and next, to the nature of the whole. Those who were acquainted with the dation ter and disposition of a Noble Friend of his (the Duke of heinsier) I would not be surprised to find his name in the list. Immediately following his was tte name oldie Earl of Meath—the petition, therefore, contained the signatures of two of the greatest landed proprietors in that part of the kingdom. In the petition were alio the names of Dowushire, %Westmeath, Kingston, Charletront, and Limerick, men who were among the purest and the best that any country ha. ever produced. To these were added the mimes of Forbes, Gingen, Rivcrsdule, and Caetlecoote. After these fol• lowed the names of a family, as respectable, as opulent, and as great as any in the country—the family of Latouche. the Pettus. tent family of Latouche. Yet if there were any pereons who might he excusable in retaining something of a vindictive spi rit against the Catholics, it was this family of Latouche, for their ancestors were the victims of an arbitrary and trim nice! act, which a Monarch adopted from a pretended motive of serving the Catholics—but which act did in reality disserve them—act what religion has not been at tilliNl disserved, de graded, and polluted, by the fanatical zeal of those who have allowed themselves to proceed blindly on their way, forget ting the grand precepts of Christianity. The ancestors of the gentlemen he had alluded to had been the victims of this act, and had been driven from this country to seek an asylum under a foreign government. Yet this they had forgo: ten ; and as the long exercise of one virtue naturally leads to the per formance of another, the active benevolence of three generations had given that wisdom which flows from the heart. They had been btetight to behold their Roman Catholic brethren, not with hostile feelings, but as living members of the same body, as sharing in the Name difficulties, encountering the same dangers, participating in the saute sufferings, and performing the same &tient, and pray. int; only to live under the same laws. He (Lord lamstlown) might go farther into the petition, and find the names of many of high rank and importance, but with which he would not now trouble their Lordship. Ile might quote the names of the many bankers of the city of Dublin who had signed the petition ; or he might go further, and state the names of those through whose exertions end capital a new prospect of prosperity was epening to Ireland, and new means of wealth were daily urfolding to the countty, who were engaged in this noble, this truly patriotic pursuit—that of fostering the industry of the country, and leading Ireland to share in that prosperity, of which England is so glorious an example. Those capitalists have come forward, as well as those merchants and those noblemen to whom he had alluded. lie would leave their Lordships to judge what degree of importance was to be at tached to the testimony of all those different preens ; and he hoped that their Lordships would not believe that they had done what they had done without first duly considering what they were about. Ile was sure their Lordships would not believe that these noble landholders had set their names to the petition without well weighting the consequences to their titles and their land, in case of the passing of the measure which they recommended the House to adopt. Ile was sure their Lordship would believe that the bankers world never have taken the steps they had taken without well con sidering, the effects of such a measure as they proposed upon public credit, and consequently upon their fonunes and their hopes. Above all, lie was sure that their Lordships would not believe that the ca pitalists, who were embarking their fonunes in enterprising specula tions in Ireland, would have ever risked so much on light grounds, or would ever have signed that petition without well weighing the consequenem of such an act, lie only asked their Lordships to believe that those persons who had signed the petition had not done so without well considering what step they were taking, and how intimately it was concerned with all their vital interests. He en. treated their Lordships to recollect that those signatures were the signatures of persons who were the best calculated to form a correct judgment on the subject, and who, from their residence in the country, were most able to say what would be the result of the men. sure they petitioned the House to grant. He was peculiarly Hata treed by the confidence with which the petition had been placed in his hands, not merely because it enabled hint to state his full con currence in the setatimeeds it contained, but because he could de. dare that the very words of it were such as he would have wished to have written himself, if he had been called u ton to do so. He had always felt that the •1 ion was not a theolOgical question, or even a Catholic question, but that it was an Irish question. It was not so much what the Catholic felt on the subject, or how anxious he was to be admitted to the same privileges as his Protestant neighbours, but the real question was—how long Should the religious tranquillity which now reigned among all countries on the face of the globe, be withheld from Ireland ? This was a question in which every Protestant, as well as every Catholic, was interested. It forined the elements out of which the prosperity and tranquillity of Ireland had grown. The Bill which world give the Catholics of Ireland and England that for which they so earnestly prayed, lie knew must, borne time or other, inevitably pass—it was his fervent hope that it might be carried soon. He prayed to God that the prosperity of the country might be the consequences that would, as he was sure they would, naturally follow the measure when it was passed, and that it might pass with the full and perfect assent and concurrence of a tarp portion of the Protestant populntion. He trusted that when the Bill passed, there would be found multi. tildes of Protestants to bold forth the hand of peace to those who had entitled themselves to the lasting gratitude of a united psople ' from having been a divided nation. lie hoped that we should all live to see the titne when, though religious differences might remain, for those he could never expect to see removed, all the animosities of religion should for ever cease. The Marquis of DO%VNSH IRE said, that it would be of the utmost advantage to this country, as well as to Ireland, to grunt those concessions which the Roman Catholics had for so many years sought front their Lordships and the legislature of the country, in order to place them on a footing with the Protestant portion of the community. In signing the petition now before the House, he had only done his duty to a very large portion of the population of Ire land. He would say, that the cause had his best wishes, and he most sincerely prayed for its success. The petition was then laid on the table. Lord GORT said, that he had to present a petition of a very different nature from that just presented by the Noble Marquis (leanstlown) ; it was from the Lord Mayor. Sheriff., and Coalition Council of the City of Dublin, against Catholic Emancipation.— Laid on the Table. Lord GORT then presented a petition front the Guild of Mer chants of the City of Dublin against Catholic Emancipation. The Noble Lord observed, that it was signed by 1.200 patents of the highest respectability in the city of Dublin, many of whom were Noblemen. Lord HOLLAND said, that he understood the Noble Lord (tort) to say, that the petition included the names of many Noble men and Cattlemen. Ile (Lord lin felt at a loss to connect this assertion with the title of the petition, "from the Guild of Mer chants of the City of Dublin." Lord GORT—The Merchants are a large hotly of the cite of Dublin, and they have the power of electing any person, and they frequently do. who has in :my way signalised himself. The elec tion of a member of their body also elects a freeman of Dublin. Many Noblemen are therefore members of the Guild .of Merchants. To go no farther than myself I am one. The Duke of LEINSTER said that he was a Member of the Guild of Merchants, but he lied never heard of the petition. Earl GROSVENOR said, that it had been necessary for the Noble Lord . (Gort) to give the explanation he had given. The petit i on was then laid on the Table. GLEBE LANDS. Several Members from the House of Commons brought up the Glebe Lands Bill, which was read a first time. The House then Adjourned. 11006 E OF COMMONS, THURIDAI, FEL V. -- T' -,----. ' .- 7 T' v 1 • also a similar Ohio, from the Inhabitants of Stockton.—Ordered to he printed. • Mr. DAVIS GILBERT presented n petition from Penzance, praying fir therepstal of the duty on coals.—Ordued to lie on the table. Mr. lIONNWOOD presented a petition, signed by several Inhabitants of tie Parish if A ells fir.:!, in Kent, against t h e Ditties en Coed—Grated to be Feinted: Mr. TREMiN'NE presented a petition from the Inhabitants of Woburn, Stratbrd, praying a repeal of the Duties ontolli earticil cosine ilillt.-Orkrefl ci be printed. !kir. RC:URI/1d) presented a petition from the Inhabitants of Greet Yarmouth, against the Duties on Coed—Ordered to be printed. SP•OTTpresented a petition from the Borough of Dried. port, Dorsetabire, praying for the repeal of the Duty on Coals. AfsSESSED TAXES. Mr. C. CA INFRT presented a petition from the Parish of St. Georre's, in the borough of Pouthw.srlit, praying for the repesl of ht Assessed Taxes. 'The Hot: Member said a few words in sop po•t of die prayer if :he retition. lie. IeENCESTER presented a similar petition from the town of Poole. Both pethiens were ordered to be pi tied. Dr. HON YVII,OII presented a petition from the Inhabitants ofreptfOrd, against the Assessed Taxes; also praying to hi re lived from the house Tax.—Osdered to be printed. • Hr.ASTElele presented a petition front the Inha'Atahrs of Britt(. Inver, praying to be relieved from the House ar.d Window Tax.— ',Aid on the telde. Mr. DENISON presented a petition from the Inhabitants of tie Perisb.of Croydon, in Surrey. nraying a partial reduction in the Assessed Taxes. The Honourable Oentletnain stated, that the obset held in slew by Coe nctitiottets was, to obtain a remission of thit part of the Assessed Taxes which pressed unequally upon the • fot`er classes, without proposing to effect any alteration in those whrlt fell only upon tine higher and wealthier ottlenk—Ordered to be pinup. BENETT presented a petition from the Inbaldtants of ti e Permit of Warilhamptiteati. is IViltsitire, against the Assessed Tare., which the Honourable Member thought it would not be using too bold latigusge to characterise as most detestable and unequd Aseseineents.--Ottlered to hr printed. FIRE INSURANCE DUTY. Mr. D. DUNDAS presented a petition from the Company of Nlerchants Trading from Edinburgh, praying for the Repeal of the Ditty on Insulancer against Fire.—Ordered to lie on the table.. l NTI N (+DON E IiECT /ON. • - . . ..... The Clerk Appeared at the bar, with the names of the following Members chosn by the Committee to try the Huntingdon Election Cale : Astell • C. Rosa John A. HAion Hon J. Knox • WittiaV Whits J. M Clements Jer.qsh Phillinnre P. Corbett • Hon. H. 11.1eygon J. Whitmore F. W. Fecal Lord Nugent J. Brillie Sir G. Warrender. It. B. Coupe The slave-named fembert were then sworn. COJNTY COURTS BILL. Mr. D. GILBEIIF presented a petition from Penzance, in fivour of the County Comm Bill ; also a similar petition front Trum.—Ordered m R on the table. Sir B. \V. GUlSEresented a similar petition from the shop keepers of C h eltenham.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a petition from the Inhabitants of Whitby, in favour of the County Courts Judicature Bill ; aloe another petition front Emulate to the same eflect.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. TREMAYNX presented a petition from the Inhabitant. of St. Austin, in Cernwsil, in favour of the County Courts Bill.—Or dered to be printed. Mr. MUNDY presented a petition from Sparkenhoe, in favour of the County Coins Bill—Ordered to be'printed. NORWICH ASSIZE BILL. Mr. R. 'COLBORNE presented a petition from the Magistrates. resident Gentry, and others, of the ccuntv t. Norfolk, against the proposed rensosnl of the Assizes from Thetford to Norwich.— Ordered to be pr nted. Lord C. FITZROY •presented a similar petition, praying thet the Medea might rut be removed to Norwich.—Laid on the tattle. Mr. R. COLBORNE presented a petition from the inhabitants of the western pea of the county of Norfolk, against the removal Of the Assizes .ron ThetTord. GAME LAWS. _ . Mr. CURWEN moved for Returns of all persons committed to Prison tinder tie Game Laws ; also for a Return, distinguishing those sentenced o the tread-mill for offences against the Game !AWL—ordered. Mr. S. IVORILEY presented a petition from certain Inhabit ants of Doncastet, against any alteration of the existing Corn laws.—Ordered be print d. DUTIES ON TOBACCO. Mr. Alderman rill om PSON presented a petition from certain Inhabitants and Delos in Tobacco, in the City of London, pray ing that the House would, at the proper period, take into its consider ation the propriety ef reducing the present high Duties on Tobacco. The Hon. Mantra concurred in the prayer of the petition, and stated, that the prssat Duty on Tobacco was 4s. per pound, while the original price of that article was only 4d. Such a dispro portionate euty could lot fail to operate as a bounty on smuggling lie trusted that the House would take the subject into consideration. and that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not disappoint the hopes of the petitioners on Mondav'next, when he ehauld have to make his financial Statartent.—ftrdereti to be printed. ' 14E0ACY DUTY. Mr. Alderman THOMPBON presented a petition from the Governors of certain Charitable Institutions in the City of London, praying a repeal of the Legacy Duty.--Ordered to be printed. Mr. GRAVrAN presented a petition from the Coal Meters of the City of Dublin, praying a Repeal of the Local Taxes of that City.—Referred to die Committee of Local Taxation. PRIVATII DILLS. . Mr. HUME pre notice, that he should move the House on Thur4day, for leave to bring in a Bill to restrain Members possess ing recuniary interests in Private Bills, from voting upon them. Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a petition from certain inha bitants of Whitby, against the duty on stamp receipts for money.— Laid on the table. try, all descriptions of religionists were lhing in perfect harmony ; but this measure, nrodnoed at such a lime, he fatted, likely to create a great of ill-blood, and excite animea'tiot in the niirtls of the people. With regard to the Protestants of Ireland, he looked upon them gencrany us well.diapoord towards Cuttlionc Ernancipstion. The nutr,ber of the Orangemen was few in color a riioti of the genera'. hodt. Er Protestants who entertained none but friendly and favourable feeling* toratda their Catholic countrymen. 8o:ne of the hest friends of the C,atholica, I:, and out of Parliament. were Prdcstants and tl a memiug at which the - Resolutions were agreed to, on artd,...h ibis petition was founded, lout been attended bw 'many highly.respectable Protestants. It wattatot the desire of the Roman Catholics to make aar upon the Protestants, aud the cry to that erect mimed by Minister.' was perfect', unfounded. If <jam were only given for their production, he could assure the House that the friends of the Association worth) bring forward petit thin upon petition, in such numbers, that the Speaker should not beoble to roe the mare or the clock, by reason ofthe pile that would be Itraped upon that table. (A laugh.) (live us but time (said the floc. Member) to commuricate with our canstituenta. and we will heap your table and your Boor with petitions against the Bill. bald en the tab!e. _ _ _ . . . Air. A HERCROMBY presented a Petition from the inhabi tants of the patisb ofSt. Andrew's. Dublin, in fgrour of the Catlin lie Association. He would advert to the sentiments contained in a petition from various dissenters and others, inhabit/tots of Tyrone, which had been presented to the House against the Association, and in favour of the Bill of the Honourable Secretary for Ireland. TI ore petitioners hid expressed themselves hostile to the Associa tion, on the ground of its alfaiing protection to the abettors of " rapine, minder, and bloodshed." Ile knew not in what part of Ireland, at the present moment. those petitioners had found •6 re pine, murder, and bloodshed," or how they meant to reconcile their opinion with the statement Which his Majesty had been ad vised to put forth in his Speech from the Throne. He deprecated each absurd attempts to stir up a feeling of intsaturity and appre hension of dongers not warranted by the actual state of things, and advised the House to pay attention to the praye; of the petition I which he had to submit to their notice. Sir JOHN NEWPORT thought the Howie would *4c-tined to deer from the • sentiments exprened by t Wien s of Tyrone. if it could only see a document whi' understood had been laid before the House of Lords—a document emanating from the Lord Lieutenant of Irclan4, and dArlaring, in the most express terms. Ids opinion that the present tranquillity of Inland had been mainly promoted by . the exertions of the Catholic A sso eistion. (Hear, heat...) What would the supporters of the Bill say to such a document, of the existence of which he had not the Smallest doubt ? Ile had no oLjetnion to inform the House, his authority for this statement was the Alarquis of Lanaduwn. The petition was then ordered to be printed. :Sir JOHN NEWPORT rose to give notice of his intention to move to morrow that the document to which he had alluded should be submitted to the consideration of the House. He hoped by that time to be aware of its tide, so as to be able to bring it before the House in due form. . . . ..... Mr. PEEL wished to know whether the Right Honourable 31ember meant to say that the Ms:quis %I'ellesley had attributed the tranquillity of Ireland to the Catholic Association. Sir JOHN NEWPORT—The document will speak for itself. Mr. PEEL—If such a document exist, it will of course be sub mitted to the Committee now sitting upon thetatate of Ireland. Sir JOHN NEWPORT persisted in his detennioation to give notice of a motion to have the document laid before the House. . . Mr. DENMAN presented a petition from certain inhabitants of the county of Cavan, in favour of the Catholic Association;' also another petition -frotri the town of Listoicl, in the county of Kerry, to the same effect. The Honourable _Member was of opinion that the Catholic Association had materially hence ! fitted the administration of justice in Ireland; it had in his mind produced great good and no possible injury. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE would only trespass on the Douse for a few moments. He found it impossible to repress the expression of his surprise at the language held by these petitioners and the Honourable Members who advocated their cause. In saying that the Association had been the cause of improvement in Ireland, Honourable 3lembers, in his opinion, went too far. Ile would I ark the advocates of the Association to what lengths it might not gn, if it were rift put down in the present instance; or to what control was a Society likely to be subjected which was self-elected, self-appointed, and acknowledged no authority paramount to itself ? Under such circumstances, it would litre been, indeed, astonish ing, bad the Aseoclation been permitted to proceed, and he con sidered it necessary to put a stop to It in mercy to the Catholic Body. This was an Association which had received money, but who could say to what purposes it was to be applied ? Ile looked upon the supporters of the Association, as any thing but the true friends of the Roman Catholic community, and for his part, in op position to the dictum of the ',earned Gentleman, (3lr. Denman) he should say, he considered the Association as having done much injury, and nn possible good. Mr. HUNIE thought the Hon. Baronet who had just sat down did not act fairly in auguring what the future acts of the Associa tion might be. 'lf lie were to be asked what those acts were likely to be, he would say, that the Association had as yet committed no illegal act, and were It permitted to exist, he thought it would not subject itself to that amp u tation. Ile was aware that the Hon. I Baronet felt morti fi ed beyond measure at the expression of public feeling which had manifested itselt in the shape of petitions in favour of the Catholic Association and he ass doubtless equally timed lied at the &Immst to'al absence of opposition to the Association which existed outakle the doors of that House. lie thought that absence of opposition every . way creditable to the people of England, and the best proof of their improved sense ar.d feeling upon these subjects. The fact was. this was not merely the cause of the Roman Catholics, het of the British public generally. A few Churchmen (and who would blame them for it) had endeavoured to raise the " No Popery" cry, but their summons had not been answered by the ration. The people saw that the Association had promoted the peace of the community, and were aware that the peace of the community was the interest of the cnmmunitv. No petitions had been sent from Scotland in favour of the Bill, and very few indeed front England. And lie looked upon this as a proof of the good sense of the people of Eitgland. that they had not been ' excited by the " No Popery" cries of the Churchmen and the Hon. Secretary for the Home Department. Mr. PEEL wished to inform the Hon. Member for Aberdeen, that he (Mr. Peel) had never in the whole course of his life encou raged a petition against the Roman Catholic claims, and he pledged himself that he never would. It was not his wish to see a single petition in that Iloise which did not originate in the spontaneous opinions of the petitioners. An i he could not avojd feeiing surprise at the imputation of the lion. Member. 31r. HUME meant the Secretary fur Foreign Alfieri. Alr. BUTTERWORTH said a few words. The petition was ordered to be printed. NORFOLK ASSIZES. Colonel WODEHOUSE said that he had on a former even ing presented a petition from certain Magistrates of the county of Norfolk, praying that the Spring Assizes for that county may be holden at Norwich, and not at Thetford. The petitioners complained of the great grievance that at preeent existed, in being obliged to convey the prisoners to be tried at Thetford over thirty miles, and, if convicted, as many miles back to the gaol at Norwich. as, from the very incommodious one at Thetford, prisoners were generally committed to the former place. Norwich gaol was built on the most improved system ; nearly 50 thousand pounds were expended on it, and every . arrangement made that could promote the comforts of the pnsoners,—every thing was done calculated to improve their morals and render that improve. ment lasting; and yet, perhaps, when that improvement was tom- mincing, the prisoners were sent off to Thetford gaol, where there existed a bad or rather no classification of prisoners, and there, while awaiting their trial, their morals deteriorated. and were again contaminated, after being in sonic measure reformed. There was another circumstance connected with the gaol at Norwich which must recommend it : the gaol was near the Court-house, and the a was a subterraneous passage communicating between them, so that the prisoners were conveyed from one to the tither, seen by no one. After same (nether remarks, the Hon. Member expressed a hops that the present petition would not be looked on as att undue in terference with, nor an attack on, the prerogative of the Crown. This would be a great misconception, for the places in which the Assizes were held were determined by Acts of Parliament, and by these only. In general the public convenience was their glad le. Nearly 600 years ago, when Thetford was fixed on, the Midges were as wel l for the county of Suffolk as of Norfolk; and as then the convenience of both counties was considered, Thetford, as a central place, was naturally chosen: that reason could no longer be pleaded. Ile had heard it imputed to the Learned Judges that they, for their private convenience, opposed the wished-for altera tion, but he was sure that those respected individuals were inca pable of acting in opposition to the public interest, merely for the gratification of their individual convenience. The Hon. 31ember tailed on die advocates of morality in that House to support his motion, and concluded by moving that the petition. as well as the counter one from the Mayor and Corporation of Thetford, be es rerred to a select Conunittee. Sir J. SEBRIGHT supported the motion. lie considered the present practice. of transporting the prisoners 30 miles backward and forward through the COMM% as both indecent and injurious. Nothing could be so unreasonable as the opposition to the prayer of the petition—in fart, it was—the borough of Thetford v. the county of Norfolk—the borough of Thetford v. every thing good end decent in principle and practice. Mr. COLBORNE opposed the motion. The ,time application as the present was repeatedly made and es repeatedly failed. It was now over six centoties since the Assizes were first held at Thet ford ; and, though he did not consider the antiquity of the practice as a reason for its continuance, still he looked at it as fair ground for considering the matter well before any alteration took place. By the removal of the Assizes from Thetford a great injustice would be done to the western part of the county, and more parti cularly to the Corporation of Thetford, which laid out large sums of money from its private purse In the repair of the gaol and court house. Ile considered it as strong evidence ib favour of the present practice, that when the propcsed alteration was submitted to the opinion of the Judges, they expressed their dissent from it. He contended that the present application was a direct interference with the prerogative of the Crown. The place of holding Assizes did not depend on Acts of Parliament; the power of opening Commis ' the Lord Chancellor and in the Judges; and, x if and petition was signed by no less than 43 Magistrets e, seven of whom were high in office. The Hon. Gentleman, aster repeating his strong objection to the proposed Incas ire, concluded by moving that the ether Orders of the Day be now rend. On the question being put teem) the Chair-_ • Mr. F. BUXTON rose—He said the pitman had been argued by the Hon. Member who thad just tat down on merely local grottnds; he let quite out of his comederatiert the population of the county of Mao*. There wee a preppnderant weight of ea. emelt): in favour of the prayer of the petteetters; bet the grounds on which he went - were, the advantage to the ndieinistration ofjce. rice. He felt that the anntinienation of jnerire was at present much i riptide& and he also felt that the conver, leer, et public justize watt to be considered noire than the convelkience of.ludgea. or am- other ouch thing. Oat object should be, to ascertain what Tot sea most convenient, or. if he might use the word, the newt en:tett-al for holding the Ageism ? As a prison dleciplj ar...r, trio, !re was teetele to the present system of treating prieenters et Thetford. and on this view of the cane he expected the suppmeof the Right lion. Gentle. man opposite (Mr. Peel), who, sin later thee two emaime back, brought in a Bill to make it Illegal to put the prison dress on tin. tried prisoners (hear, bear). and another Bill, making it also gal to work on the tread-mill persona not convicted. (Hew, hear.) Now, what was the practice with regard ee prisoners sent to trial at Thetford ? They sue Conveyed in an open waggon, tee el (hear), exposed to the public gaze, and to all the annoyance of stet an et posture. ll'hen arrived at the borough, they were subjected to tn. ro shock sba n l e i n o t u ten t a e—a r. ie d neca tn nti ere th ' i i , il c c i wil m i .e r it t h l i n e ed ee w f e w or re er La r to f e e t? cu lll en s in tod tim th y e . the cy l e n t: o w f ou th l e d law create. cThere wee on some worse, ie a ca un s ct i d o rie n er s .gri co oti n : fi rrA tied mcdil t el h .s irt fronc y- m t , w il o hdi i sa n nhy t om h on e e se e; m den e room , se t t. t a t Wi ris st w il as l cla ( m H nc ear, hear.) Brit there were othe r h eo e n had sider t a o tie m e k s e . aSaureiprost et prise witneues that distance, an that if the unforturate man be acquitted. his deems.; may perhaps °Ham him to commit the very same crime for which he had been before tried. But euppme the man convicted--and this was the point of view in whi h hew:sired u particularly put—he was to be exhibited to the entire county ; and it found guilty of murder, the law provided he should be - executed it 43 hours, and durirtg the short iaterval 'between tee agitation a the trial and the agitation of die scaffold, heated to endure a pub: c esposers--s hard aggrevatina of his sentence. He would mention a circumstance that occurred about threes resit ego. He was oars. fag through a small town in the county of Norfolk, aid saw a large crowd before an inn door ; he i e q u i re d what occasioned the crowd, and was told it was the prisoners returning from Thetford to Nor wich. In the waggon which cooreyesl the prisoners sat a yoerg man capitally ea:trivet, and, while so sitting, lit heard those arose hien asking which was the reran to he 'hanged on .51onelay ? How different was the practice elsewhere! The alagnstratee in Middle sex felt the ireptneriety of sin exposures so much, that in a late case, that of Mr. Faunele OS they prohibited any person from siting and disturti m than. 'lf Mr Faunae:oy bad, instead of a Landon banker, been a Norwich one, lie would bare to travel-sob jetted to all the ignominy of a peblic exposure, and pointed at, by every linger. home persons may say it would be serving the fe)iew right, but in that he never could agree. Mr. A. BARING thought that the proposition of the Hon. Gent. for having a Select Committee appointed to consider whether the Aspires :should be removed from the borough of Thetford to Norwich, was too limited and partici. He thought there was nothing in the cue of the county of Norfolk that made it peculiar in regard to the place where the Assizes were held from many other counties. In the county of SuGlk, for inster,ce, prl. stoners had to be removed upwards of thirty nuke from the prison to the Assize town, and that not once a year only. as in Norfolk, but twice. If, then, this House made a law at all capon the sub. jest, it ought to be a general otne. He would nut say that he shculd support such a measure, but if the Hon. aletinber would make leis motion general. he (Mr. A. Baringl should. at all events, consider it deserving attentinn. It would then be a faie, intelligent. and open propensities). With regard to the non.clasnification of the 1 prisoners in several of the county geisha he conceived the came or that to be in the smallness of pre gaols themselves. In the town ' of Taunton, for instance, which he had the honour to represent, the prison would not admit of classification ; it was only in the large gaols that such a system could be adopted. As to the policy of removing the Assizes to the county town, he should observe, that in his (minion it could not in all cases be the best mode for the due and e ffe ctual administration ef justice. If there was any thing in this country that excited the admiration of foreigeers, is was the fair, open, and impartial administration of justice. This was a subject that could not be too highly extolled; and one of the -great excellencies of our juridical system was, the heldiag Courts of Justice in every county throughout the kingdom. He. for his put, shoelel like to see that administration ex hibited in every considerable town in the country. The more the lower classes were witnesses to it, the more would their minds be affected, and the greater would be their re spect foe the laws. In holding the Anne, in different pares of the county, you jive each man an opportunity of serving on Grand and Petty Juries, and you make them not only spectators but actors also. The Honourable aletrkber then adverted to the pee tition, and said, that although in point of number the Magistrates near the city of Norwich who signed the petition were more res. merous than those who lived ir, and about the Borough of 'net ford, and who opposed the removal, et the jurisdiction of the lat. ter gentlemen extended over a touch larger part of the county. Ile would also show that Norwich was situate farther from some parts of the County than any part of it was from Thetford, consequently Thetford must be more metrical than Norwich. But shot have the Magistrates of Norwich done ?—Thay first imply to his Ma jesty's Government to assist them, the Government refers ea to the Judges, who, having twice considered the subject, determined et favour of continuing the Assizes where they row are. Then the Magistrates come to this House and expect us to connpel the Lora Chancellor and the Judges to agree to their request. The real state of the law was this :— By' State 1 8. Rich. 11. It was enacted, that the Assizes should be holden at the Shire Town. but this was found to be so injurious, that by 11 of the same King, the former Act was repealed, and power was given to the Lord Chancellor and the Judges' to decide where the law should be administered. W this House, then, now say that the Lord Chancellor and the Judges were not competent to decide ? and would they go into a Committee to decide upon the subject themselves ? These were the questions which the House had to consider. s l t f ro t n h g c e r , e t iv n a a s tu on te, e b y e r io zrogs g ,u ti;e po , r a t n e, d l a by pr t e h r e og iL at . iv en e t it a was the o po f ptbue ler part of the Govenneent—if, he would say, there was one prerogative better than another,tt was that which enabled the Crown and its legal advisers, the Lord Chancellor and the Judges, to de , tile where the law of the land should be administered ; for some times It happened, that it would be very prejudicial to the interests of the pantos that the trial should take place at the assize towns ; in such cases, the Judges now had the power to remove the Assiut ti another part of the county :.--but, if the House were to pass a Bill to make it imperative for the assizes to be holden at one par ticular place, then there would be no remedy against such cases as those to which he had alluded, whenever they should occur. Mr. PEEL said, in opposing the motion fora Select Committee, he disclaimed all personal feeling on the question ; he was wholly unconnected with the county of Norfolk. The greard upon which he should resist the motion was this,—that he should protest against' this House assuming to itself' a jurisdiction or a right of in terference on the question, after a former Parliament had already j determined that urisdictioi to belong to the Lord Chancellor aed the Judges, exclusively to decide upon it. He had hitnaelf twim referred this question to the Judges, who on both occasions deter mined that it was not expedient to change the assizes from Thet ford to Norwich. There were one or two cases which might be mentioned as precedents. The first was of the removal from Ayles bury to Buckingham, in 1748, by an Act of Parliament. And be would say, that, if he had been a Member of this House, at that time, lie should have been willing to hare agreed to it; and, if his Honourable Friend (Mr. Buxton) would show a similar case ex isting now, as in that instance, he (Mr. Peel) would immediately agree to a Committee being appointed. In t h at case, the Lord Chief Justice had a son who was a candidate for the Borough of Aylesbury, rind the Judge at that very time removed the Assizes from Buckingham to Aylestui y, and his son was returned a Member' for the latter place. Strong suspicions were entertained that the Chief Justice had acted corruptly, - with a view to favour his son's election. Now if it could be thought that any of the present Judges had acted front an improper motive in their decision of the present question, he should be the lint to have an inquiry instituted. It appeared to hint, however, that artless such a mese could be made out, it would be better to lessee calm of this kind to the persons where the law had left them. In many other counties the same case occurred where the prisoners were renewed, besides in the county of Norfolk. Under all the circumstances, he should object to the Home assuming to itself Ore right of interfering with the jurisdiction of the Judges. It would beiowering the characters of the Judges, by taking away from them that power which Par liament heel already given them, unless a very strong case wet, made out. He would have no objection to present the quaintest again to the Judges; and if at any future time the Judges should determine that the Assizes should be removed from Thetford is Norwich, he should consider that the borongli of Thetford, hating been put to so much expense by building courts, and making other accorntnodttion for the Assizes, would hare a strong else: upon— The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The county. Mr. PEEL—Yes, as toy Right Hon. Friend very readdy,elee gents. the county. (Much Isughter.) ft certainly was rot hisint tention to impose the burthen upon the people. Dr. LUSHINGTON thought that the Right lion. Secretary for the Home Department would have stated the reasons of the Learned Judges for their not flaunting ter the petition of the Ma. gietrates of Norfolk. He thought those Magistrates had not hiset well treated. The reason which had caused the privilege to bo given to the borough of Thetford, for having the Assizes held there, had long since ceased, and with the reason the privilege ought to cease also. The population of the eastern part of the county was now considerably more than tine western; and so great was the distance which many persons had to travel to the Assizes, that it was exceedingly tbflieult to get persons to pees -- cute, or witnesses to attend. The lion. and Learned Member therefore contended that the Assizes should be removed to a more central part of the county. Mr. HUSKISSON observed, that his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Peel) had said—and said truly—that it was left to the Lord Chaa• decide, e - should ' SILK TRADE. 3aformed as to Akisse talce.n all Mr. Alderman THO3IPSON moved rot Returns of the quantity Of raw and thrown silk paying duty in the last year; also for an Account of the drawback on the same ; and a list of the several towns where warehoused during the same period.—Ordered. ROMAN CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. Sir JOHN NEWPORT, in presenting a petition from the Catholics of the county and city of Waterford, against the Bill for the Suppression of Illegal Associations in Ireland. took occasion to call the attention of the House to the manner in which this peti tion had been got up. The Honourable Baronet informed the House that it was signed by many clergymen and gentlemen of great landed property. 14 well as much respectability. The meet ing at which it was agreed upon was held after mature deliberation, and a long pnblic notice. It was most numerously attended, and the petition was unanimously agreed to. The petitioners stated, that they viewed with deep regret and alarm a new law, to restrain the liberty of the subject, under the pretext of putting down the Catholic Association. They prayed the House to hear evidence in reply to the attacks made on the Catholic Association. at the bar. The Hon. Baronet regretted that this part of the petition had been anticipated in a manner which he should not atop to characterise. The pet'. tioners further stated, that the Catholic Association had obtained the confidence of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, from the Pew to the pensant, and appealed to the wisdom of the House, to con sider whether it was probable that men possessing great wealth, and a considerable stake in the country, should desire to produce irritation and excite commotions. The Right Hon. Baronet, la conclusion, observed, that he fully concurred in the statements of the petitioners, that whilst millions of people were kept from their rights, coercive laws must be unavailable, and that the House would du well to passe and consider, before they added aggravation to injury, by supptAssing the complaints of those who felt them selves aggrieved. The Bill before the House was manifestly in. tended only for the Catholic Association ; it must be inoperative if applied to other Associations. It would serve only to excite jea lousy, because any bony meddling 31agiltrate may uaurc the power of the law, and in a country like Ireland such a measure must be productive of the roost dangerous effects. The first name signed to the petition which be had the honour of presenting, was that of • most respectable gereleman, 103 years of age, who had died since he signed it. Mr. O. lAMB supported the prayer of the petition. It was ordered to be printed. Mr. G. LAMB presented a petition from the Roman Catholic inhabitants of Dungarvon, to Ireland, praying the House not to pass a Bill affecting the Roman Catholic Association, which, petitioners stated, was calculated to promote the tranquillity of Ire land, by improving the education of the poorer classes, and origi nating measures calculated to obtain relief from the disabilities under which the Catholic body at present laboured. The lion. Member concurred in the prayer of the petition, which he ear nestly recommended to the notice of the house.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. HUTCHINSON said, he rose to present a petition from a numerous and remeetable portion of the inhabitants of the county and city of Cork. against the Bill now in progress for the suppres sion of illegal Associations. The petition went to state, that the Catholic Rent did not partake of the nature of a tax—that the ob. jects of the Association had been to enlighten the poorer and mom ignorant classes of thteir countrymen --to procure them that redress for injuries of which they must be otherwise deprived—and promote a spirit of conciliation generally, between Protestants and Catholics, by placing them relatively on a more equal tooting, and removing the grievances untie, which the Catholics at present groaned. He was particularly anxious to call the attention of the House to the concluding paragraph of the petition, which prayed a repeal of the statutes inflicting disabilities or penalties upon the members of any religious persuasion. He wished it to be understood by the House, that this was the petition of • very large part of the inharlitants of the largest county add the greatest city (after Dublin) in Ireland. The petition had been adopted at the most numerous and reve - able aggregate meeting of the county and city of Cork, and was '~, r 1 1‘ 1 English bar. Mt. Blake, a Catholic Gentleman, now holds that Ugh otice au the Court of Exchequer —and to that Court HOUSE Of CO3IISIONS, THURIDAI, Yee. 74. Cole aggtrgate meeting an 116 G v..toutaty wt.. ...•y •.. N........., ........ ...... , . . most numerously signed. Had there been further time, it would siOno was rested in the Lord Chancellor and in the Judges t and, Peel) had said—and said truly—that it was left to the Lord Chia, he will add lustre and bring equity. Every one who knows The House was engaged for a cocaiderable tine after its sitting, have received many thousand signatures more. The Roman Ca. should the petitioners succeed at present, he would not wonder if cellor and the Judges to decide, where the A•slres should beheld ; I any thing of Ireland, knows how strong and how incessant in forming aCommittee to try the Contested Election for Hunting- Oldies of that part of Island were astonished at the present attack they next prayed to nominate of themselves Lords Lieutenant and and this power the Lord Chancellor and the Judges had without boot When the good feelings of the Lord Lieutenant a that country; don. The ballot continued until h a lf-p a st four o'clock, when misdealt the Associrtion. There existed but one feeling of the ad. their deputies. One prayer would be equally reasonable with the appeal. The lion. and Learned Oentleman (Ih. Lushingrur avantalabough I state ao much. it not follow that I agree ill the strangers were admitted. ages derived, and likely to be derived from the exertions of the other. As, however, the Secretary for the Home Department had asked, why his Hight Hon. Friend had not explained the Jut a-' yr propriety of all that has boendone under his Clovernmtat. The Report of the Committee on the Standing Orders was brought Association, were it permitted to continue in its present course. It been appealed to, he would leave that pert of the subject in his reasons for holding the Amite& at Thetford :by doing so he would Noble herds on the o..her side of the House know well that it up and r.atl. had achieved greet and numerous benefits both for Protestants and hands. The lion. Member proceeded to say that be did not mean have made the House a Court of Appeal ; and no doubt his Itigit i }}'a aotthe fault of the Noble I.:wds around me if they hare not been DUTY ON COALS. , Cathokes ; and he could only consider the contemplated measures,' 'to impute any unworthy motives to the respectable persons who Hon. Friend had sung objections, mhe (Mr. Hiaskisson) bad., to Inkouted as to the opinions of that dlastrious personage. They Mr. WODEHOUSE presented a petition from the Inhabitants one likely to disgust the Catholics and well-meaning Protestants of signed the petition ; but this he felt, that they were actuated by this House being 'milk a ('curt of Appeal. Hut if this ototi,,:i j;are taken all the pax' they possibly could to retNve swat infor. of Pennington, in Norfolk, against the Duties on sea-borne Coals; the empire. Fortunately for the inhabitants of his part of the ceun. private motives wore than perhaps they were aware of. The counter .hould by agreed to, what would be the consequence ? Lancaster, i I ...