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London, England, 1821-02-14 00:00:00

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uorterstood that several extmeted themselves Iroos
church in consequence of the omission of the.
Queen's name; But there was a still greater gries..
asice of which he bad to complaint, and tiot was
preaching against the Queen—View, hear./--
This, practice cettsitely did prevail, and he had
himself been present when political subjects had •
beets treated of in the pulpit. it was extremely in=
decent to prostitute the pulpit in that auaissier. lie
had even heard the word " Radical" introduced.—.
Ile hoped that, however humble the individual tl at
delivered these sentiments, they would have the
effect of preventiog the recurrence of such practices.
and he could assure the House it was las respect
for the Church, and no political feeling, that iu-
duced him to snake them.
Ass Hon. Member under the Gallery stated. thee
tot only lied he 'nerd such sentiments uttered crow • ,
'llse pulpit, bet that any man who eatoutaged pope.
Is, feelings acted immorally, bud that sus h
pies sere calculated to crumble into dust out gloss
rieus Consiitution, that had been raised by the
valour, and cemented by the blood of our mice*.
tors; and that the man who did so was .guilty tf
treason against the King, and acted in opecnittuff
to the ile,rees of the Alinighty.—(!leers Orate./
Ordered to lie on the table.
Dr. LUSHINGTON presented a sunder Pe
from the Borough of King's Lynn ; and its
so he wished to state a circumstance that had
told to bins by a clergyman, that in cousequenUdtl/4-g:
the active part he had taken against the Quotes, !rt;
one.third of his parishioners had left his chinch.
The Peti toners proceed to state, that all the evils
of which the country complain have been brought •
upon them by the iglu/niece, the obstinacy, and the
venality of the present Ministers; and in that see- .. •
timent lie most heartily concurred.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. MARTIN (of Galway) thought that the state- • -
merit of the Learned Doctor was very much co'..
culated to bring his veracity in question...4oPo:
of I, Order.")—He said veracity.—(" Order."/
—Why surely when a man urserta a thing that Le
cannot prove, then it may he said Isis statement
cannot he verified.—(" Order, order.")
The SPEAKER interposed. He did not
the first expressions of the Hon. Member oat of .
order, but certainly his explanation was most d 4.
orderly.—( laugh./
Mr. Alderman Wows presented a Petitionfrom
tie Lord Mayor, the Corporation, and Livery of
Loudon, praying the restoration of her lVlaresty'rs
name to the Liturgy. It could not, be should
presume._be staid that this was got up at the ex-
pense of her Majesty—it 'teethe free, the voluntary .
opinion of that independent body, and he there-
fore hoped his Hon. ColleagoeViseeld .support it..
Mr. Witeote could not support the Petition, and
he therefore thought it most respeetfel to the
House to state hisseetuneete. That Petition could
not be called e milk:inch:water Petition; it spoke
the sentiments of the petitioners in the freest and
boldest manner. But he thought it went a little
too far, fur it attributed to the Ministers of the
Crown conduct so disgraceful. that, if it were tree,
he should be ashamed to rit emigre in their neigh.
boorhood..-(rflough.)--The Hois.Member then pro-
ceeded to state that lie was quite open to conviction
on the law of the case. yet he had not been con-
vinced by the powerful arguments of the lino. •
Member for Oxford, nor did he expect to be con-
vinced that night.
Mr. BERNAL could not conceive how the
Member would justify the conduct of Ministers,
or state that conciliation should be adopted, when
he heard the base, unmanly, and wanton attacks
that were every day made against the Queen.
The Petition was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Alderman WOOD lammed another Petition
on the same subject, from thee industrious classes;
of the City of Louden.—Ordered to lie on tl.tt
table.
Sir GEORGE RoatNsoN presented a Petition
from the Borough of Northampton, praying the
restoration of the Queen's name to the Liturgy.
He rejoiced the Queen hod refused on arrange.
ment so degrading to her character as that which
had been proposed. Twice bad she rejected the de-
grading compromise with a magnanimity worthy
her illustrious ancestors—a compromise as basely
offered as it was nobly rejected.—(Loud cheers.)--
Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Cu ARLES DUN DAS presented a Petition from
a Parish (the 'same of which we could out learn) to
the County of Reeks, preying the temoratino of
her Majesty's name to the Liturgy. He hoped the
House would grant the prayer, and by this means
restore the congregations to the churches.
Mr. Flophouse had three Petitiours to present to
the House to a similar purpose. He was always
sorry to occupy the time of the House. but more
particularly on the present occasion; but he had
been requested by those who had signed rose of
them, from St. Andrew's, Hatboro, to make a
few observations. They requested -him to Mate,
that they should scarcely have troubled the 11941,e
with this Petition, had not a Loyal Address beets
gut up in the most furious manner, at what'tb'y
were pleased to call a most numerous and
most respectable meeting of the great ine-
jority of the Householders. NotwithsionCios
this moat numerous and moat highly respect•
able meeting. all that could be got to the
Address were 513 signatures, and he had been re-
quested to state who there 123 Gentlemen were.
He would nut mention names, for that watt Away*
invidious, but he would put the House in posies-
won of the siturtione which these Gentlemen held,
and then they would be able to estimate their los.
alty. The Hon. Member then enumerated a Itiog
catalogue of places, at the head of which was a
Secretary to a Society to Lanati:s--(el lasigLi—
a chief cashier its the Bank. a Judge in the laws.
vest Debtors' Coen', the K'eg's Itensembrauc,-,
and a long list of tax.gatherets —(4 lisugls.)—Thete
were also amongst them the landlord of the 'tousle
tied two King's Cutionel.—(l.und laughing )-•-.4
DO proud were these gentlrtheit !hest tritimpt:,
that they held a public slimier to commemorate