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London, England, 1825-02-25 00:00:00

SILK TRADE.

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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

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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 half-past 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,
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