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cowl* We with their minds made op on the
t4' • subitiet. Itsriag only from Wednesday morning till
thohouredflosissoo for examining those alterations ?
The aujurity of the other night was not so very
sriumOnat. He thought that they had a right to
use that asiguasent in seeking for delay. It was nut
math Ur a-vser issjoarust, saassura that it hod
beta carried by a goojoesty of 234 over 243.
TheCttaxesu.os of the EXCIIIIIOIII thought

centimes for eoesiotionwerd of himself to pasi
ems to pest •tbs Howe in • posseesion of Ms new
douse*, um& • not have done until- the
Ilona* aswein Committee w the -Bill. He drought.
hiniumit, that the tises•siso very short between this
ansidte.dity aka to-morrow. He Wailed the Right
Geutlembn is postpone theremasermitmesatlit
Aliseilere—/f' No, no, friday") •z-f le
W. C. HISTCIIIIIIION •vaid, that the Right Ron.
("enlistees. wouW Paw a right, had he chosen to
urs it.tebaws waved his elitists for the Committee
use the rildla The alierrtions were of detail and did
eel silicbdse prieople of the Bill. As to the agi-
bellesi.emliessed by the Hon. Member for Soiner-
selbilies srebiliet aware of say, nor did he believe
lira ellY reamed in any liar: of she two islands. He
bayed shirt-Asese use no disposition within or with-
mat *me to create that agitation. Gentletne.i
eambirleatill consult their duty who would attempt
tter sniebetbe impulse feeling in that way. He did
trOriNllMinas soy meth ineseioria to Hon. Members
Ora Risseastete-perties pa* •doors who would re-
ar teat them into a ease

• wiellsliailetidlaf IMO eseeompfishment of that purpose.
ifia owellassel fie as little delay as possible.
11114 t Prat said, that he had no wish to avail•
himself of any other rum)* than those of ream°
and iegnment, nor of any other authority besides
shot of Parliament, in tits opposition to the Bill.
He knew any advice coming from him would be
looked on with great jealousy, but upon his honour
be would solemnly declare that in his opioion it
would assist the sttainineut of the objects which
the Right lion. Gentleman had in view, to delay
thee memory till Monday. What were the objects
of the Bill ? In the first place to alter the oath of
supremucy, winch had been in use for nearly three
hundred years. The explanation proposed by the
Hight Hon. Gentleman was to be done awry, and a
new oath of supremacy was to be framed. What.
reef it might be, it would contain an admission of
smut sort of the right to exercise spiritual initho-
ritron the putt of the I'ope. Could any question
he a fatter object of diseu•sion, or could a more
justifiable occasion for asking delay be found than
the necessity for duly considering a inea.ure which
was to go to the legalising the intetference of a
foreign •POwer with the interests of the subjects of
thescreulatel He could not 'consider these new
claws as mere matter. of detail. The 801 l differed
easeestially from that 1813, inasmuch as it would
downy, wit., the. oath of transithstaseiation, which
the Bell of 1819 still left to be takru by Prote-tants.
It must prevent the SOCeesS of this Bill in witisljitig
theattdalle mold, were it to be underitmd by she
eowtrterthst there was not sufficient time allowed
for• Asir and fall discusoost. If he advised the
Hight lien. Member to delay it till Alonday, he did
so, mot so hr declined on his honour, wi•li the cots-
vietio* that it would aid the purposes of the Hight
Hue. Gentleman, and pre:resit those of the oppo-
swots to the measure, whose feelings in such a case
could be wily of a personal nature. Four days was
a short time to ask for the d. lay of a measure
ohieltiernt to alter the oath of supremacy.
Dr. l'BlLl.lllosts said, that it was desirable to
conclude upon the Bill as fast as possible, to put
down the agitation mentioited by the Member fur
Somerset. The object of the Bill was simply this—
to pot the Roman Catholic, on the same footing
au the Protestant Dissenters—to remove the pe-
nalties and disabilities which oppressed theta—and
with-that to qualify the oath of supremacy by an
explanation. The alteration went only to incor.
porate the explanation with the oath. Was there
any difference of principle—was there any point
left undo-cussed ? It had Leen argued on the
other side, as if the whole Hill were to be put in
discussion. The long Bill remained just as it had
Lien before the House during the last fortnight.
Thi whole measure had beets frequently under the
deliberation of Parliament for 15 years past. The
delay proposed was most unreasonable. He hoped
his Right Hon. Friend sould not be induced to
delay beyond Thursday or Finlay.
Mee Peal. explained. The Bill was not intend-
ed to put the Catholics on the feuting of Pro-
testwat Dissenters, hot on the feoling of Protest.
ante ef the Church of England—to allow them to
livid office, from which the Protestant Dasetiters
would beexcluded, if the annual Italeinssity 801 l
were to he withdrawn.
Me. WIIIIESELL recommended a few days
delay.
Sir (40itets HILL spoke to the same effect.
111r..TteottoT said, that the preporeatalteratioes
enuoutred no new matter of discussion,: they. were
clarity intended to tticorpornte an explanation *Nell
was to have stood apart .‘itit the body of the oath.
i-trt thereghs his Bight Mi. i sired had used exem-
plary, reclusive candour in bringing these altera-
tions forward now, whit.* U wool.) hate Bern compe-
te' t for• him to here reserves, tier the Committee en
Ifhe Bdl.• Heaved not say how touch it were to bit
weighed that there should be OH dasy in the recom-
niltitient. lir loot !seen coosideiring, however, that
as the flume neotd•serpore more time than .until
SVerturatlay, and as it-m.I.M lie found necessary to
adjoarn the &leer on ti.e Shut bight, Thutsday
would be • better day tit:`ll Friday, Iti 4fouer.shool
tits House najourn the debate ou Friday.atot
with it on &overlay, they might find it difficult to
get Minitel' with it before the eanituesicetaera of
the Sattiltath, and thus be led into a considerable
diffieulty. He yore the Gentlemen' on the other
sole due credit for not a istuag to excite the puldie
allind on this f/tattoo. The'le .VII like utmost
ertinquillity exibititte upon it at presirmout doom,
and the 'mein why there ails no smash was,
ehaeme jueople had a'better understanding of the
question than ever. There was MO rwe made out
to justify delay; there wos euty one alteration,
which he had iderody described. l',.ere MAN aso use
to delay. ‘Vedneoday would he to., soon for the
le.eiontssitmetst if there wee any thing which re-
quired. perusal, bet the •mere shifting of a fume of
words, had net that importance. The tody use that
timid -be made of the base was that of attrring up
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