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DIST I LLERI Eg.

Mr. Ferree roue to more, "1110 the How should re-
wire itself into a Committee of the whole House, to tew
eider the Arts relating to Distilleries."
After snme observations from Sir Jetta NtWPOIT, atsd
the Ca&ac►Mott of the Exceeerre, It wee agreed t►at
t►e Committee should not sit till Therciag.
SUPPLY.

Mr. Lusutverrny hrootiit tap the Report of the Com.
mitten of Supply open the Army Estimmes.
Ann tune words from Sir T. Tt %run, and Mr. WAIT-
, the revolution wire Weed to; mkt the Report
ordered to he rerrirril on Tlonriay.

Mr. LosatwaroN Ata.ne.l tome to being in a Bill to pay
the Army at their ounrerre.
The Bill for reeietrrine Charit•thle DOTtlg:tg.3 Wag read a
meted time, sod ordered to be nail a third time on Thom.
day.
Mr. CA IXIIL•rt moved, " net en Accent Lr kid before
the Home, Mtbe Ofticen op" the Stall; art the Pay witielt
tbry motes 1 sod Slag. of the Artillery "
IRISH CATHOLIC PETITION.
GRA.Teve sa.d, Chet Lie petition which he
held in hi. hand, end Imo theiiit to pr -sent. woo •
petition from divers of the Roseau CAtkiolics of

Ireland—it was a prayer for ronstilutionel
paici-
leges—au applicatiou to that House for those rights
and immunities, which, as subjects, they were en-
titled to, bat, as Catholics, deprived of. Whets lie
had last the honour of addressing them on Lebolf
of the Cititolice of Ireland. he had stated. that they
ware twilling to grant a veto to the Crown, in all
eccie.ia.tical anpototineuts. He was sorry to
that, upon the present occasion, he could not icpe.it
that promise. He would not watt., whether, in the
fora:Prima-ince, he had rightly informed the Meuse.
or whether the Catholics had retracted. 'reset was
a question lie never would discuss; it tiring his
mission, lint even to defend hit:serif, at the expellee
of his country. With res;lect to the veto, lie
was favourable to it himself. He 1111 l glit it
right. lie thought it Recess ire, for the proles-nuts
of the realm, tat tl:e Crown should have such a
power; any one who looked to the present deg's&
eft situation of the Pope. must approve or it. for at
eat impossible to *Aunt that a French siableet
should have the privilege of nominating to es-rfe-isi
astical situations an these cauntries.—(blear
hear !)—Ftf had Ito doubt but that the "pinion of
the Catholics wits a. favourable to
of our enemy, as his own ; and he wad sew. that
if they decided against the veto, it was airily from
an idea that such veto was not the hest in :toe of se-
curing that independence —(!fear ! law !)—lf
they persevered in thinking it objectionable, they
winds, certainly supply some other mealis. It was
necessary to the success of their cause, that they
should, an I, lie eutcrtained iso doubt, that they
would, come to a fair and full miderstesidia4
upon the subject. -Such .• dcteridasafinis newt
fake place before the privileges for which th-y
applied could be granted. They had ordered hell.
to present their petition to the House, in ord -r that
it might be dievuosed; whea the day for its discas-
s:ou was ntrived, he would real Vita claim tiros
two principles—no religions disolality stud ho
iu-
reign nolomation ; a full enjoyment of co suite-
nonel pritile4es to the Catholic., and a lull Ao'
ray to the Gevers mint. He deli:coated any far-
ther cuoversistion upon the sail jeer. that day ;
when t'.• debate came tin, he would cseprecive heat
and intemperance upon either side. lie war al-
ways of opinion, and he was now snore confirmed n
it than ever, titan the union hetween Pro:lama raid
Catholic was a protracted marriage, add the b. .t
couditct for them to übserve was to beta with each
order's intirmilies.—( Hear ! hear !)
Mr. PRICIMI. said, that though he agreed wi
the Hight lionouruble Gentlesnaa, as to the oniata-
priete of a debate in the present stage. yet he comb!
not forbear m.sLing a few monists opal whet had
fallen from the Hight Hon. Geatlessiaa. He could
not forbear expressing his satisfaction. that the Ikttle
opposition which he vine capable of giving to the
questioa. had accomplished the object of explain-
ing a necessity to them, which the Iti4lit
Gentleman himself admitted. lied the measure
been granted the last tone it was prolin.nd, it
would hate been greeted on grouiwia iiierni•wtent
with coostittitio.eil sal.ty ; for it would have le en
granted usiconditionally. It now appear. d, Bust
whites er difference exist between the Hight
Hon. Gentlemen and himself, lie was not charge.
able with intolerance. It was a question oh safety.
net of bigotry. The Right Hoe. limit's main had
allowed List certain cosidiiione were alums.*
'Fillifti 'it eihiffil? grated; lb -Stet if he ( r.
I'erceval) thought that others would be nece.sai ;
nay, if lie was of opinion, that the conditiois
contended fur by the Hight lion. Gentleman.
mounted io fart to nothing ; it was evident that
they did not differ in prlciple, but ill the extent
to which that principle should b, applied. Theie
was another obseivation of the Hight Hon. Gutul.-
titan, which lie should notice ; he had stales!, th> t
be would never enter into the questioii. whrtia,r
he or the Catholics were wrong upon tne rut jeer
the veto; it certainly might be a matter of init.&
ference to the Hight nun. Gentleman, but it acs
not so to Parliament ; fur, when Parli-owent was
asked to grant them • father extent. se of
privi-
leges it was of imporlanee to aseerain Kw fir
their conduct weaved to authorise it. lie had
stated so much, in order to 'hew, tl.at he oiss in-
fluenced only by a view to the softy of the casuistry,
and not by those intolerant feelings which *owe pet-
sons were so ready to ascribe.
Mr. Gaarras said, that he had never changed
his mind upon the subject of the Catholic claims,
nor did he think it could be attributed to him,
that he was guilty of any iii. olisistsitcy in hie pre-
vent conduct.—(!/ear! hear !)—When lie applied
in behalf of the Catholics, in the time of Mr. Vox,
he never conceived that the Home was to commu-
nicate the pi ivileges, all at once. The motion then
MU for a Committee, and the objeia of the Cern.
mittee was to consider the qualiticatioha ;totter
which it would be judicious to grunt thew he.
therefore, conceived himself to be completely roe-
aistent. He remembered that the Mewls of the
Catholics, in anotlar piece, avowed openly, tied the
privileges of the Catholics should he recoil that wt.
the security of all existing eataldisliments in the
country, so that there was no desiation now frusta
what was intended then. With remote to the to at p!is
cation of the subject, which some (sentlen ea were
fund of representing. it was the strongest po :able
argument for a Committee; breathes the House a cou lit
do well to recollect. that when Mr. Fox biought (to-
ward the question, the Pope was in the po.e r of
England, but now he was in the power of Fiance.
By delayilie the IMPilbUtt until now. the Catholics
had lost as o;l;‘oreinity of obtaining their pr,
aid Euglaod had lost an opporiunity of rliipbq jug
her generosity, uudsr the moat favourable cacao.-
stances.

Mr. C. Hieecetesow said, that he did not with
to delay the House for any time, but as he had
never lriowe a Minister to display such a w:.nt of
alliteration and conduct, he theepth he would be
wantini in his pubic duty, if he did not mike • few
observaiiiinit. He hoped that what had fallen from
his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Grauan), would have
its sine effect tu,on thi! Catholics. whoa: OMe he
maintained ; and that they would come forward,
sod declare theiperl.•-• willing to separate thee.
selves from forego influence, sad to yitel ap ay?
pretension, which loCOMl•lemet with the secerily
of the state. He would not gide his rq • is upon
the veto, and he theught it rather hard that
question, but newly warted, should be Levu a•!-
ventage of, and brought agiiiiist their substantial
clams. lie was sate that (be Catliul:cs would do