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conceive, Sirs that wheat its „u;: a aro:,
persuasion of what cosott cu hi;. city Lovett. they
called for an itstestigatoto iutu the nutuernes
of the Church este horicshinent, 1 was by sad:
worse of loot csedisig laving the greeted for die so.
pojesaosot, to ao naive dl' high dignity and trust, of
a mato who had dared to pronoom e tour milliocis
of toy fellow-apisjette as truitors is theory, sea
is sly i:olicitoss fur the upportutiity of carrying their
treasons Mitt execution. As a friettd to that church
est J blislinient—us a frit:wits the connection exist-
-61;4 between the two isletichts I call upon this House
to interpose, before a promotion so prejualitiel to
the best interests of both, is tarried into effect.
And wluit have we heard this sight from the
Secretary for Ireland ?--We have been infornied
by hitn, that the appointment of this learned civi-
lian has been mule ueceseary, iu ordee to afford
the Irish Government the power of prohtitio
Ly his knowledge and advice in ocelesiustied
convenes. la what way, then, es this *dike to lie
I applied, or on what ecclesiastical subjects ore the
Irish Government likely to be employed ? There
are but two divisiuut ou that.subject, upon which
it is probable the atteutiou ofdutt (e eminent
will be bestowed ; I mean the tunas and 'mutant
of inirishes. Now, Sir, upon these !aims I coo.
tend that it is perfectly within the capacity atid
knowledge of every Member of the Privy Conueil
helium an accurate; mid just opinioe. They have
only to ascertain the uumbers of the paiishioncts
and the sixteut of the multi'. To these cotisidela-
tions they are limited by the necessity of the, cue
itself. and it must be 'recollected by the Hnute
that with respect to the jurisdiction of the Iris;
Privy Couued, compared with the coutmul
of the Council in this country, there exists
a very courieeralde difference ea to extent It
ocelescestical affairs ; yet iii Ireland, where the por-
tion of ecclesiastical duty is considerably less, ye
generally find four archbishops and two bishops
continually in attendatnie ; although in this coun-
try, where that pressure of duty is much greater,
the public interest is amply} provided for by the
attention of two archbishops andoue hiahep to that
branch of its estabhshnsent. Does then the Hoe.
Secretary argue that there is such a disinclisaitioa
to perform their duty en the part of the Bishops in
Ireland, or suds en inattention to the interests of the
Church, that this novel and hitherto unknown pre-
cedent is to be adopted, of associating with thePriry
Council, the Judges of the Court of Prerogative ?
But, Sir, such considenstions are of rnieor and so.
comlary impartinice, when contrasted with the real,
though not avowed object, of this appointment.
When I consider it coupled with the reduction of
the usual grout to the Homan Catholic Seminary
at Maynootli, and see iu it the marked features of
that policy which restored Gifford, for his grow
libels on the Catholics of Ireland, to a placed
emolument; then it is impossible for me to pro-
nicuiree any other opinion upon it, hot as the pro-
gressive advance of the King's Ministers in their
to stein of nutcase and insult spinet the great pro-
portion of His calajesty's sabjecta in that himpow.
(liver! hear!) 5..4 to the Learned Doctor himself. I
have nothing with which to arraign him on the
ground of consistency. New is it at all possible to
admit the palliation of the lion. Secretary, in attri-
htitin; llto mu:heritable etineon against the Cstho.
lies to an indiscreet ebullition of the moment. No,
Sir, the Lcatued I ~oetor, at all events; deserves coe-
dit for the strength and sincerity of his prejudices,
at least shire he has been the org-ui of the
Church of Irela.:d. What might hare been the opi-
nions of his previous life, or the habits of his tarty
days, I cannot take warm myself to state, mid there-
fore shall not presume to comment. (Hear! hear!
bier!) I base a much more parainciast and
serious duty to perform, in directing this House
and this country to the swam and crianioal policy
of such au appointment. Let Ministers counter-
feit pretests. mid a. tempt to disguise their r. al ob-
jects under the 11 brut shelter of idle prettisces--
still the country / sunut he ituped upon ; most
eertitiuly Ireland will consider this procnotieu as no-
thing else then the uct of 4duaiuistration, by
they have affixed their seals and credentials to a
declaration of policy. which no wise and rudeut
statesman in the present state of the world, Over
Could think of adopting. It is to call npou iheia
to retrace their path ; or if callous to the calls of
duty, and iuseusible to the dearest and most coon-
tinl interests of the empire, they are obstinately
fised on towel eriitg, thee do I request this House to
inte,-pose between them end the s. ,ded and irritatc d
people, upon whose feelings they have so horst
iserly worked, and whom they • seemed intent uu
drawing into those acts of rebellion, which their 1.474
time% :84.• the ftWeIUOA to deprecate in this How i:'‘
.Ir. Joust CLAI:011.15 BEISAFoitIa said. that an
his olaieryatious he should neither advert to foe
question of the Cathriiies, nor to the general
opinions entertained by the Le/trued Doctor on that
subject. All that he contended was, that if he
had wade sae of unpareatnentary language, it
should have been taken notice daft the tune of iu
utterance. and that the present motion tended in
his coatiicin to restrict the fiewiern of debate. If
4410'1 ‘l4"Wilaite had tenet, from any man, imputing
to the Catholie body treasonable opinions, he. as
eta Irish Represeutative, must say that the ussertiou
was a gross libel and falsehood on his coun try—
( Ilear ! !leaf. ! frost the Oppuiition)—but 61111
IW justification of the present motion. Mr. Gif-
fird's mime had been introduced into the debate,
rather, in his opinion, unnecessarily. On that Vir-
ject he had but one opinion, namely, that (Lepel•
him of a place in the revenue. for the express
his opinious the COMISI4I4I Council of I) tsb„:l.
was a very inch cent act. The Government of ths:
day had no right to send their niiiiions into t"
couseinhlies of a corporate body, to impede flee
cussing, and to restrict an iiidependeoce of adios.
Mr. TIERSEY—" Mr. Speaker, I differ ,ray'
much from the opiniou rarrealed I.)y the Hos.
31e-whet oho last addrewed you. when he asmais
that the present motion is not to be justified, as r
word* of the I.earned Doctor were not taken Jo, s
at the time lie unfortunidoly made use of dom. It,
that Lear,/ ed Doctor had never spoken, if hr be-
never takes his at in this limo*, aid that lad ,l• •
rumour Lad circulated that he was about to lee
appoilited to the Privy Council of !Mend ; still,
contend, that it would have been a public tint;
make the prewat motion. This opolion
loin the fullest conviction of my mind, without :s••
indulgeuee of tile lead feelicig of disrcekeet to c