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1411PERIAL PA ItLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, WIIIIIECIDAY, APRIL 11.

Their Lordships sat at ten o'clock to hear appeals.
MoirrarmanT, Appellant ; The Marva. of QUllinlearlitT,
Respondent.
This was an appeal from the decision of the Court of Ses-
sisa (Scotland). Mr Jerre, was beard fur the Respondent.
Further hearts.* postponed.
Mr. Irvin, from the Custom•Honse, presented an account
of the •aloe of Romig exported from England to Irelatid, and
from Ireland to England, for the year ending the bib of Ja.
Diary 1851—Laid ma the table.
CATHOLICS.

The Bishop of WORCESTBiIWeee Merl a Petition from
the Clergy or the Diocese of Worcester against the Catholic
Mims.
Lord KENYON presented several similar Petitions from
the Diocese of St. David's.

The Bishop of LONDON a similar Petition from the
Cepogregation of the Episcopal Chapel in Lung-acre, in the
Pkrish of St. Iliartin-iss-the-Ftelds; vrlkch Neje acgerpllji
Mid and laid ow the table.
The Eas I of DONOUGIIMORE strait, in the arduous
duty hr had undertaken to advocate the cause of his Roma,.
Catholic eciiiiiirymen in that House ou Moods'', made him
nut wish to occupy their Lorilshipt' &Demist's with any ex-
traneous matter on that day. His opinions on the subject
were well known, but it was his duty to communicate to their
Lordship's the opinions of others on the subject, whatever
they might be; at the same time he would refrain from paying
whether they had his approval or disapproval until the whole
question was opened for discussion. The Petitions be had
to present did not complain of the first part of the Bill, but
of the second, which was ortgittaUy a Bill in itself, to regu-
late the intercourse r f the Ruinan Catholic Clergy with the
See of Rome. The first Petition he had to present was from
the Rev. Dr. Super, on behalf of himself and the Clergy of
the meaty of Kerry, complaining of the second part of the
Bill, as it tended directly to affect the welfare of the Ca-
tholic Ck►gy of Kerry.
The LORD CHANCELLOR hoped this Petition slid not
contain the objection to its !wing received as was in that pre-
sented the other day by the Nohte E'rl from a person calling
himself.the Bishop of Limerick, for due State knew but one
Bishop of any place, and hr must have his appointment Gum
the Crown.
The Earl of DONOUGH MORE said, that the Reverend
Petitioner had nut designated himself as a Bishop, there-
fore the objection could not apply. The Noble Earl then
said he had another Petition to present from a person call-
ing himself the Vicar-General, on the pail of himself and
the Roman Catholic Clergy of Waterford and Listwore, corn-
plaining that the second part of she Bill charged the BUZAU
Catholics with dislo)alty to the Crown ; another from the
Catholic Inhabitants of the City of %Vaterforil, complaining
that the second pail of she Bull interfered with the religious
trnwt• of the Reinll.ll Catholic Church. He had else some
Resolutions to present ho their Lordships, agreed to at
most numerous ■sad reapictable meetings of the Roman Ca-
tholics of Cloofert, Cork, and Dublin, returning thanks for
the relief intended is/ he giver to them by the Bill, at the
same time humbly requesting that the Bill might be so mo.
dialect as to mewl the objection of the Rowan Catholic.Cle►gy.
The Noble Earl their moved that the Pelitivris and
Knn-
lutious should be read and laid use the sable, which was ac-
cordingly dune.

The Last of SHAFTESBURY presented tarn Petitions
against the Claims of the Roman Catlsoli-s; u•e from the Pro-
Unsold Hottentots of the palish of Hampstead, and the other
truss the congrecatiou of Protestant Uu.eutera of ANUf-
ividi Chapel, which were read an•t laid on the
AGRICULTURAL DisTnESS.

Earl STANHOPE presented a Petition from as indivi-
dual of the name of Joseph Dixon, romplaining or Agnelli-
lima! Distress, and praying fur relief.—ltrad and laid on the
table.