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it. The Bill did not, as au
the events of the French revo-
Itinded upon a Bill which was
1;87, to punish the improper
oaths. And he was ready to
:ertaie modification, it was the
tst Adiniii.tration to renew it.
modilhtrions were opposed by
Ind particularly that provision
isistant Barrister the power of
lei:ision of the Magistrates as to
ter, ton not upon the acquittal.
of Ireland en broad grounds,
. situ ttana as it must now be con-
witii the state of Europe, he had
;stir of vering su.h unlimited
,41 powers in any description of
r respeFtable. In him it would be
such a nvasute with out impress,
tg urgency of redressing those
atoducci this lamentable neces-
however language, passion, so-
reasoning. might endeavour to
nt to trace them to fabitcated
insist, that, upon the printtiples
upon tne irresistible, motives of
upon the whole experience of the
it was itnpussi!sle that discontent
shou.d u•iceasitigly,

'nue im a bran h of an eminre,
sinks's there were some radical &leers in the sys-
tem of its Government, some mode of poltcy
dlrectly to the inters oi.d the happine,s of
oeople. With th•s truto h e was so strongl)
sumr.oised. and the knotet!dge of Ireland hau
so cinuisletely exemplified it, iiiot he was det rln ne..
to chat his esti to those foul colt' mates wind' ue •
so ii,..jestlF circulated against ; to :hos' du-
gr 'ding which he had su utrea heard
:Misr(' to that brace, ta.A genetous, li;,eral, ant!
radant people. Was there nit) ground for coug-
dence in such charges, it woula Le he t. at once, to
trll the pe sple of that conotiy, that tit• tt.ll nt the
idt mocker) of limiting this Bill, i: to continue
as I:leir inheritaute. ln...eed, he would sap tarv.cr,
i• •e did exist a people so stico-si iu moms, and
dt t! hamt, whom no cnuld con-
et:,..te, or sense ut grA:uae bind, t:e knew :sot whe-
ti.er it world not be the iltore manly policy to extir-
pate, rather than enslave them Hut he denied that
within rkse sphere of society the: e *ere human
bt tugs of sue,' a description. Ile cun.ended there
tame na GI beings, who, when well treated,
were not ea.ity athjatei to obey :he precepts of
wiod Jrder end subordination. Could man CA-
it• • I n exception I t tills gettrrai ? It
WA.. in h‘iillAll nature, tt.at exclusion and pro-
scriitt would, if nor generate discontent, at least
dinnitisn mat sense of loyalty and constitutional
au tchment. which was most inspired and promoted
hr the e-tonote of the bli2ssings ei.j...lett. At tile
s or time e a.serted, Mat 114 teen.% of that kind
e- j.: tiv indulgence of disloyal hopes and fo-
reiso virus. Ruin ana calamity would be the certain
resat: I t t,•• is., who wet, so d.-.11.;ed. ‘Vith hum it was
no a:gaiertt now to supp the creator., b-cause
the' SA Pie was deeme-' a:;stsatne by the fate Adm.-
ni.t ration.

I. was quite a ~...fiereta consideration to
snit extrattidtnary pn • 41% in a a:casein/tie t, whose
artie•y wa• to shay the c.ases of d.scnutent,
to cnnumtt itself in the spirit at conciliation, and
to feel Tea y to grant the sari e t t a Al.itistry with
wh..se principles he did sot coincide, mad of whose
itrentitins, as to fir exercise of mese powers. it, Was
impossible nor to be sus;nctoos. tiesn.les, there
woe tier measures in conterni.latio: , wa.chwould
in a sh it time have piecluslesi the r...cessity n: eon-
tinumg ;:::s Att. It WA* h Ted, that by graining
to the Cat:Ales torir birth right, for tura he
designated claims, by 41 m J.ficatiito of
tythes, a• d, above all, a rni:d and e 0.1.1114.011
Cave• nn.sent, the Causes •,t lrt.h discotvent a.•
would be h. a gn•at de,...ree removed.
Bitch I O'-es the Irish geop.e w. tc watr. mod to ,:._
dolga 'us. C‘e I:nian„ and toere n'a- not 4 man in or
We of i'arh.treent, who tanld c-e.sci.i.a t: ashy lay
his hand on his heart aid affirm that they wear; not
cruelly and unwis-ply •iisanp inted. Ile had read
ir. the work of a Noble Lnlti kedesdale), the cause
of ;he Irish il..contents ..;t!ihuted to tha wait of
charity tit the Catholic Tian he thnught
g. ing a little too tar; reil!ari the meth was that
IlleTC was too much um harrableness in both r li-
gions. But sur‘ly it was not far the powerful to
defend their uncharitableness. by the want of cha-
rity in the weak. What would he th.aight of the
artru-o-nt of a ric`t man, win, shnuld refuse to fatted
snietance to the needy awl the unfortunate, upon
the ground that they were niggardly and selfish. Jt
WAS a retinement of tyranny to hazard such observa-
tions. It was the realization of the woll to the lamb.
It was cmdua similar to that of the mast bloody of
all t w tyrants of ant :cony, I therius, who, alien
hr e si a man to he emelt-, butchered in his
pr setr:e. insulted his victim alter the murder, by
secs:wog him of meeting his death with symptoms
of acrinainy.---ALilignir r.-/ant ‘oeipsref He had
heat.l notch of the Catholic Catechism in the same
v..rk ; h• ~ad since read it, and found nothing to
.rove. Bot lie fanni a Catechi•m tangle in
the Pro•rstant Charter of Irelani, whi:h
din .t!ly sent to enct.nr.:,e th it religi.,us hatted in
the frat.id of the PrOres'Al.t e AS
wit'. the feelin.!s of humanity, and the til-
-1 of the reltgion (hr et. The Noble
L • read thiee art.cles or that Catechism, which
at towed to 1: e Catholic Church certain motives
for encoorae.ine the propa,!,ation of its dnetrines,
ts:th. the irifiorrice or w:ticli oe.n. tut tla Omniscient
Autl,or at man's existence could he acquainted.
It aho attributed to the Cathnlics a de• ermined hos-
thit v t • the Laws and Citiarch Establish.nent. Thus
nala have Catholic Ceimeils, an vain have Coin
dares of Ca; shoals, fcrrignCJlm's, and the Titular
Bishops of Irelmnd, dsnii.:d this
chars a. It was yet i.f.pre: set u,, nn the mind of the
Profi,t int c.i.f.% fr 11 age when the impression
must 'ne strong and perm *nen% a th a view of keep-
ing alive those discrnsi-ns w Lich have too hug
torn tt..r unfott lr..tte co,:nt- v. The Noble Lord
coeciuded his animat-d and Al. speech, by trotting
• days. btat-., and earn
ad, to an eriminatinn of
torie:y of its ulis-
CKs la reply to the
a general view of the

neenrrenets in !retard during the bate Adminitera-
tinn. and declared, that had this saints; measure
been 'resorted to, and even a singledistua pro-
cleimed, much ref the disturbances iothat unhappy
country would hive beers prevented. and much blood
spared.
The Duke of Bte!WORD could not be silent
when steeh et. insinuation was thrown out upon his
condu& while Chief Covernm• of Ireland. Ile.
could net sit silent and hear the Noble Fear! (Lime-
rick) chair upon his head the blend which had been
spilled and the disturbances which had taken place,
without making same reply. It was true, eppliea-
lion had been made to him by the Magistracy of
a particular distriel (the county of Sllge), to declare
, it in a state of insurreetion ; when upon a diet eon-
sidera:Mn of all the circumstances, and bseth the
counsel and advice of those who were better ac-
quainted with the subjed, he did in the rad resist
the application. While he had the honour of pre
siding over th it parr of the United Kingdom, he
had always acted to the best of his judg,ment, as-
sisted by these who were fully c:onpetent and
acquainted with tl.e Local circumstence, of that
country.
The Earl of LIMERICK, in erpl •net:on,
he never meant to charge th h blood w!.ich had been
spilled, or the- disturbances witch had (wrte' ed,
upon t',e head of the N tlsle Duke ; he only meant
to say, that had a sine le distriet been declared under
;his, which he einisidetee a most salutary AR, mach
of the diimthanceit would have Note prevented.
The Eul of KINGSTON Motight the t',e
M ig•stracr of the c•ainty, app inted by the late
Administret4n, was, in a great measure, the cause
et the disturbances To his knowledge, it. one
Particular &sun& he meant the county of Wet.forte
I person '•a' been appointed a Megist•.e.e. who had
ead the halter abute his neck eluting the fernier rt-
L reship therefote strenuous!) satra-
p. rted the measere.
Tee hurl of 11 IRDWICKE considered th, r II
a very necessary measure in 01- hands of ea e
mem, as a ottranary prncee.fing an case of Is Cs •
sity ; butt he Awe s had an t e proclaiteihg
distriLes. because de would have patted with that
responsibility which sh •uld not have been vested in
Magistrates, exceet in cases of the mint urgeet
ne-
cessity. I lis Lordship, at the sante lime, as,entesl
to the receusity of the measure, and only wished,
that mote powers had been left in the hands of the
Assistent Barrister than the preaela Bill gave him.
L • t CARLETONI supported the BM, and
t•-oueht the c oe• ea ems nt the Noble Baron I Hol-
Low ) a: this citsit, might be of a very mischievous
tchl,ncy
Lad HOLLAND and Lard CARLETON mu-
tually explained.
The Earl of SELKIRK expressed a wish,
that same ereesese should be adopted, to inquire
Mtn the .4-iv, of the dishirha •.ces and disco! -
tents in Irelaud, and apply proper remedies; for
his own part, he was inclined to think these do-
contents were of many years standing. and mien.-
sated in the persectitioe ..f the Ruenen Catho-
lics. and the l'enel Statutes en teed against
them. For. he asked, how could it be otter-
wise s The Roman Cat et: es e unsidered them-
selves a conquered people, whoa property hail teen
wieeed from them. whose religion wts ridiculed,
and who were not permitted to an equal share of
those privileges enjoyed by their fellow-subierre
These deprivations and pet.,eundns nroatir an im-
p: essiun upon the mind, not to be eradicate 1 by time.
For the she of argument. he would wee !se this
country conquered by the French, and the landed
property given ov-r to French subjeli, he would
could the persons se &pitted of that c•ti.
or their SU:CtiftsrS. for ages, forget it lies-. his
Lordship thought, Were the esigin .1 Callse of the
disturbences iu Ireland, weich, in his opinion, cell!!
never be pesman:ntly and effesap.illy put a {mind
to, butt by conciliatory measures; not that le- thottelit
Ca•hitie tm.cripation wield have the just/ter:tete
off. tt of treneeill•hing the country, hat-would go a
great way, .teed in the end complete that pest ob-
jeet. His Lordship, in the mean time, adn.itted she
necessity of the present measure, bet wished it to be
, of short duration.

After some observations by the Earl df L'IU-
DEm) I.E. on. n a clause pi.pos..ti by the LORI)
CHAN ELLOR, the obit& of which we trete not
able to coil R.

Lori HOLLAND said, he should not at present
press the que,ti..n further; but should. upon the
third reading of the Bill, propose a clause by way
of amendment, without which he could never ctte-
se. t to its passing that House, and he recommended
it :o other Lord% to come prepared with such clauses
as ti•.•y t•s propose :it that time.
Bill wa• thcn read a second time, and order-
ed t be committed to-n:VETOJPI.

Y he tuber orders of the day were thm disposed
Aod ♦t LAS past nine o'clock•the lions: ed-
jiutaeJ.

1111.1:,E OF CUM %lONS.

The E4l for continuing the Commission of Ali-
litary Inquiry was read a third time. anti passed.
A Clerk from the Exchequer pros-nteJ an Ac-
count of the Sums issued pursuant to address 4 of
the House. hut not made good by Parliament.—
Ord. red to lie on the table.

Mr. Hobhouse brought tip the Report of the
Cimmittee of Ways and Means, imposing a dui
of sixpence p:r yard upon all cola 'red silk and
printril handkerchiefs, imported into, and exported
tram, Ireland and this country.—Read and agreed
to, and a Bill ordered accordingly.
Mr. liablionse broue.t op the Report of the
Coffee Warehousing Bill, the Resollitions of which
were reAd and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to
be ?rad a tbird to-morrow
The Public Accountants' Balance Bill was read
a second time, and ordered to be committed to-
morrow.

Upon the motion of Mr. ROs E. several accounts
were ordered to be laid before the House. relative
to the receipt and expenditure of the sums voted by
Parliament, for the Royal Naval Asylum, aad ge-
neral estimate of the expense thereof. from March,
1807, to the Ist April. 1808. and a comparative
statement of the expense of t•ie Naval and Military
Asrle. and several other accounts.

Oa the mdtion of Mr. ROSE, the Moose went into
a Committee to consider of the A& for al:o•vity t' .e
importation of Swedish Herrings; and ire therein

proposed that a duty of 6-7ths be impmel upon
every barrel of berrings imported into this conettY,
oont.iining 32 F tito3s. The Report ordered to be
zonsidered to-morrow...
. _ • .

The hlalta Calico Bill was read a first time, and
ordered to be read a '"coed time to-morrow.
Oa On m)tion of Sir A. WELLESLEY. the
Dubin Paving Bill was committed, and the Report
ordered ro be received to-morrow.

The Bill for regulating the ram of Justices of
the Peace for the counties of Middlesex and Surrey,
was Reported, and ordered to be read a third time
to-Tli irate.

On the motion of Mr. ROSE, the liouge went
into a Committee upon the Expirir g Laws; wherein,
'lief some conversation relative to the Woollen
Manu!aflories, in which Lord Milton, Mr. W
hetfmcc, Mr. Sturges 11.)tuine, and Mr. Rose trmk
a Nit, certain blanks were filled ttp ; and anon
tie I louse resuming, the Report was ordered La be
received to•morrow.

A Nlessagt from the Lords announced their Lord
ship.' assent to the Militia Clothing Bill, the Militia
Ml:snance Bill. the Subaltern Oflicers' Bill. the
Clothing Bill, the bish Spirit Duty
BM, the Sugar Duty Bill, the Naval Stores Im-
p.srtatton Bill, the Compassi9mite List Bill. and a
g:r it many private Bills.
Un the motion of \lr. C ALCR AFC, there were
ordered to be laid before the Douse an account of
the rumber of trym wanted to complete the present
e-rn I.lbhment of the Regular Army, distinguishing
Brit sh from Foreign Troops, arid Cavalry from
lnlAtutry an account of the dieflive Yeom itory in
Ireland, distinguishing the number of coups, aNI
their strength, to tae latest period to which the same
could be made up ; an account of the Sea Fe,icehlev
in Ir:•14-41, distinguishing the number of corps sni
the s of rack spenirely, d avn to thc latest
p •!i••.1; an acorn nt of the Sea Fe in Gr..t4t
Britain, distiognicttins; each corps, and the sttenth
thereof, in the same manner.

Mr. Huskiss presented certain Papers relative
to the Eutehlis!:ed Chinch in b CIA nd, which were
ordered to b.! I i.l upon tP-.e. ; and np.‘n the
motion of Sir JOHN NEWPOR r, wur.
to be printed.
0.1 the motion of Mr. HU3K[SSON. an Ac.
reunt and Event tte of the expense of improving
the ztreeti near Weitminster Melt, leading to both
11.111.. es of Parliament, were older:Al to Ire laid be-
fore the House.

Toe Secretary at Wir presented a Return rf the
numb•r of m:n raised, and for whom bounties ha,:
hee.i charged, from t',e year 1804 to 1 iU7.—Or.
dered to be lard upon the Table. and to he printed.
On the motion of tilt Sg.CKETARY at WAR,
there was ordered to be Lid before the House an
account of the numbtr of desertions chat have taken
place mongst the tevrral recrui s of Vie IJ
Kingdom. for ire ye irs 1803, 18Oti, and 1807,
distu:grisnir.g each year.
01, th.r m,ti‘in of Mr. ROSE, the Colonial Im-
port Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
cr.mmitted co-morrow.

On the :notion for the third reading of the Sierra
Lefrie Conirtny's Bi'l,
Mr. DEN I* rose, and in a speech of coniiderAhle
o;:posed the Bill. This o;positi fn pro-
duzcJ conv-zsacic,n in support of it; in which
Mr. Wilberforce, Mr. Eden, Mr. Htiiicii4on, Mr.
Sheridan, L.,rd H. Nun, and Mr. H. Thorntnn,
viverally took a part ; after which the Bill Ve:ti read
.i third time an., pasied, with the solitary dissentient
nice of Mr. Dent.

INTERFERENCE Of MAGISTRATES WITII

crwsr•.o

Mr. SHERIDAN rose, and gave notice to the
H WS**, that upon Miusduy MeV, be should move
for leave to lirtng in a Bill, in compiiAnce with the
several Petitions vit!i'ich had bee■ presented to the
Huuse from Licen.sul Vitluallers, in order to rec-
tify the abuses of power, and to Jo away the ex-
tvordinary and highly impro:)er influence of Me-
giitratcs over that respe6table class of the commu-
nity, in granting and taking away licenses at their
pleasure

•
were the source of it
stat-d, grow out of
Itiiioll. It was fot
pasa-d in the year
administration of o
admit, that. with ci
intention of the las
Re was sorry these
Co-t .uccessors, at
which gave to the al
a negative on the de
vhexutlt of a pins ,ni
the state
anti cnnsidering its
sidured, cotp,eaed
to lament the recess
and itncorist.tuliona
indiviou Is, .0 sever
crtm nal to vote h•r
iris the commAnlai
ehscontent. which !.
city. And here, h
p litry, 431.1 false n
di-tort the facts. at
io.es, he would in
r.uolan nature, u
human action, and u
human character, it
and disaffection 61
and geoera•!y contir

the kiwise would d,rote d
months, t., the stet- of i',•ia
its grievance., and to an eff:
for tn•tes
I'';. Vail of LIMERII
Noble Berea (Ha mada wol