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London, England, 1825-04-27 00:00:00

CATHOLIC CLAIMS.

The LORD ClLiiidgLLiiit ireeen----tetla petition fmm the
Protestant Dissenters of a Meeting-house in East-street, iValworth,
against the claims of the Roman Catholics. The Noble and
Learned Lord obverted, that the petitioners stated, that they would
rather relinquish their own rights than consent to the emancipation
of the Roman Catholics.—Laid on the table. . . .

The Earl of DONOINIFIMORE presented a petition from the
Protestant Inhabitants of Carrick-on-Suir, in favour of Catholic
Emancipution—Laid en the table.
Lord HOLLAND said, that he had also a petition to present
from a body of Dissenters. on the same subject as the one presented
by the Noble and Learned Lord ; but they viewed that subject in a
very difffirent light, and did not state that they would relinquish
their own rights for the sake of preventing another class of persons
from obtaining theirs. He was surprised to hear any body of
peoPle making such an ausertion but he was still more surprised
to find it proceeding from the irotestant Dissenters, becaese they
laboured under all the disadvantages attendant—not on the abso-
lute suspension of an Act, but with an Act hanging over them,
that prevented them full admission to the benefits of the Conatitu.
tion—an Act the effects of which were well appreciated—an Act
known by the name of the Test Act. In the passing of this Act
the Dissenters did most cordially concur, but they said that though
they were satisfied to relinquish their rights, they hoped that a time
would come when the effects of It would be done away, and those
rights would be restored to them. He would deprecate this hosti.
lity, this unchristian feeling on the part of the Dissenters, towards
persons who were placed in the some situation as themselves.—foe
to the same situation in fart the Dissenters were placed ever since
the passing of that Act. Whatever our ancestors might have been
induced to do, in consequence of the peculiar difficulties with which
they had to contend, he did not expect that in the present day the
same means would be resorted to.

The petition was laid on the table.
The Earl of RO3l NEI' presented a petition from the clergy of
Maidstone, in the county of Kent, against the claims of the Roman
Catholics; and another from the Mayor and Corporation of 3laid.
stone to the same effect—laid on the table.
Lord KENYON presented a petition to the same effect from
Merinneth, and another from a parish in 31erionetlisitire.—I.sid
on the table.
The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S presented a petition from some
place, of which we did not hear the name. against granting any fur-
ther concession to the Catholics.--Laid on the table.
UNITARIAN MARRIAGE BILL.
The Earl of ROMNEY presented a petition from Maidstone
against the Unitarian Marriage BBL—Laid on the table.

ST. KATHARINE'S DOCKS.
Lord DACRE moved for Copies of the Estitnates for constract-
ing the St. Katharine 's and the kast London Docks.
The House then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Tummer, Aram 26,1026•

WESTERN SHIP CANAL

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Mr. ASTELL presented a petition from Bridgewater, against
the proposed Ship Canal, and praying to be head at the bar of the
House against certain of its clauses.
Sir T. LETHfiRIDGE said, that he himself hail a petition to
present from the same town is favour of the Bill, and he was cer-
tain it was at least as numerously signed as that of his Honourable
Friend ; and if he might judge from the great number he had pre-
sented in its favour, he thought the general feeling of the country
was that way inclined.
Mr. ASTELL begged to ask his Hon. Friend (Sir T. Leth-
bridge), at what time it was intended to bring it into Committee.
Sir T. LETHBRIDCE said be really could cat positively state
on what day It wits intended, but he believed it would be on the
Gih of next month.

The petition was then brought up and read.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE then prevented his petition from Bridge.
water, in favour of the Ship Canal.
COLLIER DOCKS.
Mr. DENNIS prcacnted a petition from the parhh of Rothcr-
hithe. against the Dock intended to be m:ide in the Isle of D
Referred to we committee a the Dill.