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to be understood as not emieurring in ifs praye►.
Ile presented a Petition to the same effect from the
borough of New Sarum, and accompanied the pre.
remotion by a repetition of his dissent.
These Petitious sere laid on the table.
Mr. HEATIICOTE presented a similar Petition
from Portses.—Laid on the table.
Mr. Vag presented a Petition to the same effect
from Wallingford.
Mr. ASTEI.I. presented one from Bridgewater.
The Earl of ItscrivE presented one front the

comity of Cavan.
Lord !HILTON pretetited one from the Arch'lva-
co,' and Clergy of the West Riding of the county
of York.
These Petitions were laid on the table.
Colonel BA G W ELL Tome to present * Petition
fro:* the Catholics of the county of Tipperary,
praying( for a repeal of the Petits! Laws affecting
permons of that persuasion. This Petition Was en-
titled to the serious considerat of the /louse,
f-om its moderation, its !emperance, and its firm.
11,•1. Ile thought it was impossible for env person
eiwit to cAtriction on this subject, to read tins Peti-
tion without being convinced of the expediency
justice of admitting Catholica within the lode of
the Constitution. lie *as folly convinced that Ito
evil could arise from the admission of 11w R 4,111.111
(!atlmlit.4 to the privileges %loch thvy claimed. At
the Uslion Iwtween Great Britain and Ireland, it
*HA hilly understood and expreted that this (pies-
con woula have been settled, and that the consoli-
elation of the empire wou!il have, lir nu h a
onomeiit, li-en effectively secured. The Petitioners
welt: giateful for, and admitted the wisdom of the
oacintent which threw military atul naval plonm-
tnnu
open to Ronaiiit Catholics, an,l humbly sii-
ce•te.i that it was of least equally *Willi the geniis.
nod spud of the British Constitution to 01,11 rte
prtiviirgr% to the trivii Classes of leis Mliesly'. soh-
Jed*. Kmosiiog that the srcututy of this weal
empire mainly lep, oiled 111 granting the con-
cessioses her is inch tile Petitioner: prieved, lie
esrnrstly entreated the talent ttttt of the !louse to
the prayer of their Petition.
The Ilnn, Mentbrr resented a similar Petition
from the lithithitinits of the town of Newport, in
the county of Tipperary.—These Petitions were
hula on the bible. . _

Lord F. SOMERSET presented a Petition from
the Protestant e'er_ .ii 11 ti...hemish, against the
Catholic 1121aini..— bold MI the tlhlr.
Mr. PUINKEIT pr.+rated a Petition from the
ROMS.. Catholic lillpshitailis of the piniblieb of St.
Arnie. St. Andrew, nod St. Martin, in the city or
Dublin, praying to be admitted to a full partici-
-I.atiois in those civil rights which were enjoyed by
their Protestant fellow.subjr cis. Ile begged leave,
very slimily. to advert to the manner in which the
'Petitiourni called the attrition' oI the !louse In
this important subject. They stated, 'lst they
wished to live on terms of charity and beeirvolence
with their Protestant hrethreie—but that the first
mid principal of those haws against which they pelt-
tioli.d, had a direct teudency to create and coo-
t a spirit of • • snot' and insult towards them,
and consequently to prevent that combination of
interest amongst all classes of his Majesty's sub-
_ieetr, which must. in evert emergency. afford the
most secure derelict of the. Throne and of the Con-
stitutmor. The Petition was signed by 1,50 t)
perr-
sow, inhabitants of those parishes--ased be would
tile leave to me, that. in no part of the British
empire -could there be found 1,500 individuals
444 an loyal—more determined to act on the princi-
ples he haul stated—or more zealous in their desire
to support the British Constitution, with all its ex-
jog establishments.—(Heue. hear.)—He also held
its his hand a Petition from the county of Fenno-
might, signed by 3,000 Roman Catholics and OD-
other, of the saute nature, front the Roman Catholic
inlialbitants of Monaghan. He had not had tame to
examine the last-mentioned Petition minutely, but
be believed the signatures appeuded to at were
roost numerous and respectable.
The Petitions were brought up and laid on the
table. That from the parishes of St. Arnie's, St.
Andrew's. slid St. Marlin's, Dublin, was ordered
to he printed.
4I r. Naos:Lt. presented a l'etition from certain
Protestard bilialritants of the county of Monaghan,
in lovour of the Roman Catholic Claims. The
lion. Member observed, that it was sigued by 70
respectable individuals. far above the rank of -
dle-men, and, therefore, lea liable than many of
those who had signed Petitions of a different de-
scription, to be biassed by the influence of Govern-
ment. The Petition, lie might be allowed to ob-
serve, came from what was emphatically called, u
" Protestant County"—b'it those by whom it was
signed, merged, in a truly Christian feeling, all
idea of religious distioction.
The Petition was then brought up.
Sir G. HILL wished to know, after what the
lion. Member had said about the county of
Monaghan, whether he knew who the 70 persons
were by whom the Petition was signed ?
Mr. Wm: (we understood) said, he had received
a tkildrotioo, signed by 3,000 Protestants of the
county of Monaghan, stating that a Petition of
this sort was iiitelided to be presented —but that,
born the signatures afratel to 'I, no Gentleman nn
first !loose would undertake the task of laying it
before Parliament.--( Cries of I. Order!" and
laughter.)—He could assure the House that he
rrceived this declaration from the most respectable

Protestants in the county.
Mr. PARNLI.I.--" I have only to say, thut the
• Petition I have just presented is signed, amongst
others, by four individuals belonging to one of the
moat respectable cl in Ireland. It is signed
try four Ministers of the Presbyteries' rel gion—and.
I believe, I will be borne out by the Noble Lord
(Casilereagli;. when 1 state, that there are not in
. Ire land persons of a wore respectable character. It
is by 70 per:rous, tinhunglit by Government,
which is rather a rare occurrence in any t county in
Ireland.-6/ lung/./—Those by whom the Peti-
tion is supported held, in all probability, at one
period of their lives, the principles of Orangemen.
J do nit mean to use the expression in an offensive
sense; fur I was myself brought up to consider the
Billowing to the Catholic% a full participation in the
besielits of the Constitution, as fraught with ruin to
the couNtry. I have changed my sentiments—and,
I believe, almost all of those above names are sign-
ed to this Prtotion are converts to reason, contrary
to early prejudice and present interest. I don't
'sire a pm Jur 15,000 Protestants aligning a Pell..