The National Register.
London, England, 1821-03-04 00:00:00

• Tut Culazucv.—Mr. BAKING mowed for an account 111;
to amend the 7th Geo. 11. respecting the lees of attoruies
esti solicitors i,t Ireland.
all silver coined since the last regulations; the amounts jutted ;
and the 11111111411di riesaining at the Mint and Bank. Also persons
convimed cfhooey, coining tokens, &c. since 1790.
Mal culivnur aim, if no report were made in a few days
respeedag the newbenk notes, lie should call the attention of the
boom an the oddest.
Mr. IRVING absolved. shit he did not despair of the plans
of the new bank new being elbetive.
Me. SENNETT &eland that he did timpair of the plans
being 011odre. (Hear.) Hinging mastandy leek pleas. and
the Beak retained the power of We and death; and what was
mem the raw nate schemes be believed it have hiliaL
Ka. CALCR AFT mid. if be were correctly Wormed, the
glens yesterday were emmidesed it ham entirely hued.
Mr. M ARRYATT peeessled a petidoi from merchants of the
pert of Landes, whist way renewal of the West India Dock
Ji reoany's charter, en amount M the compsny's immoderate
Petition raid, and ordered to be printed.
Mt. BROGDEN presented the report of the committee on
Cent Sr, which was read and agreed to, and a bill ordered
to be t in accordingly.
The orders were then disposed of, and the house
adjourned.
versa sunr, was. VS.

The gallery was opened at one o'clock, and soon after-
wards it was crowded to excess
A bill was brought In to light Ipswich with gas. Read a
first time.
Petitions were presented from the owners and occupiers
of land ii. Gloucemershlre—Newbnry, Berks--County of
Bothinghani—Districts in Buckinghamshire—aud Duu-
mow, complaining of agricultarul distress.—Severally read
and ordered to be printed.
Mr. FITZGIBBONS presented a petition from the
County and City of Limerick, in favour of the claims of the
Roman Catholics. He hoped that so large a portion of our
fellow countrymen would au longer he excluded flout the
benefits and privileges of the constitution.
CaesiottO CLAlSlS.—Petitions were presented 'from
Norw ich—E sett r--Colchester—Nottinghant—Essex, Brad.
Reit, Somerset, against the Catholic claims.
Sir J. MACKINTOSH said, he much misuaderstood those
who favoured the Catholic claims if they desired to disturb
the constitution of 16881 but there was no greater dilleieuce
between the principles risserted and the things done at the
revolution, the glorious revolution of 1684.—(Cheers.)—As
lathe increased activity of the Ronan Catholics, he hoped
that they would persevere till their great and just rights and
claims were triumphant. (Hear.) fictitious read and ordered
to be printed.
Mr. RARHA.M complained that these petitions against
the claims contained, in support of their allegations, what
was calumnions and untrue. The Roman Cutnolics were
denounced as persons whose oaths were not to be believed;
that they swore with mental reservations 1 that their affec-
tions MU naturally be in favour of a foreign Sovereign, nod
that they certainly could out be towards their own domestic
Sovereign. Did facts warrant such representations
ENGLISH CATHOLIC PETITION.—Lord NUGENT rose
to present the petition of the Roman Catholics of Engltual.
It bad 8000 signatures. Arnaugst the persons who signed
It were seven Peers, fourteen Baronets, seven of their
Bishops, and many of" their Clergy. As to their own opi-
nions regarding this important question, they remaiued un-
changed ; indeed, If any change hail taken place, it was in
the increased faith which experience taught him to have in
the Rumen Catholic subjects. They had been unjustly
charged with favouring foreign powers; but they swore
complete and undivided obedience to the civil authorities of
this country. On this point they adopted the language of
the SP articles of the protestant religion. Further, they
avowed, that they acknowledged no foreign authorities,
Sovereign, prelate, or other; they obeyed the civil and po
litical institutions of their own country. (If the prayer
were refused, then it would be declared, that none were
worthy of the benefits of the British constitutions, but those
ho worshipped God according to their forms; and he
would appeal to them how this course of eisclusion, of ex
emptiou on such mound, was calculated to mastitis) and pi o-
mote, the motels of the country, (Gear, hear I) He eoa-
cluded
with minting that this petition be brought up.
The petition was then brought up, cud read amidst the
the must profound attention of the Hume, which was nearly
full,
Lord NUGENT had omitted to notice an inter. 41ug per-
I icular—monely, that four of the Baronets who land signed
this petition acre the only remaining reprecentatives of the
Baron) alto lied signed Magna Cltarla.—(Cheers.)
Lord CASTLEREAGH, in reply to the enquiry of an
him. (Miter, stated that our ambassador at Naples, Sr,
A'Couri, had answered relating to the death of Murat, that
he was a ied before a military tribunal, one of his lion laos,
in fact, recording to Ihat proclamation which was found on
his person adjudging like treatment to Fuldinatiide he was
was triad lay his (titers;—they were all his own &b-
-eers of wham the Cowl was constituted, and alto decreed
the (kWh of Murat. _

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Sir It. WILSON said iIiI unewer wue Batioractury ac fur
Weill,

CaTuosac Prrivios.—Mr. PI.VN F.ll"pres
canted the petunia of the inch Itomao Catholics, n bleb vus
innocuously and must respectably signed. su he
pronounced a most impressive euligium en the late Mr.
ikultun, whose fame be deemed to be of the 111014 virtuous
chafuettr ; it was gained by an adherence to principle, by
avoiding all subvercieuey that would involve a dereliction
of principle, He (Mr. P.) would endeavour to copy so
illustrious an esuniip.e.
This petition, as well as others from parishes In Dublin
and from Wuterford, were then read aud ordered to be
printed.
Cavitocto Enerecreation.--Mr. PLUNKP.TT role to
bring forward his motion founded on these petitions. He
biped this would be a Main ufjustiee, tur if 11w ululate were
greeted, it would produce the must erotism satiefuction
vale* produced concord. The Romeo Catholics would
persevere. They knew the justice of their claims, but
while they were resolved to persuvere, they were equally
determined to rely patiently on the wisdom and justice of
that home. That there was anetisnesse be would not deny.
It was the sickness of 'I Hope deferred i" and that SHUN%
ought to he atheintrtvrtil le. lie did nut say that an adinis-
of the claims would allay all agllatiou—bui flue yue.lion
was. were the claims just or unjurt, constitutional or imeinis
vlltutional Let it he met ie a manly way—riot by strata-
Ma. es if ii were au Invading enemy. They cam. to wider
the constitutiou I and they claimed a participation iii the
benefits of that constitution. The question mei sted consider-
-o,tout 6 it Chine iu such a V, 14y es to &lb:1W i515.1.11§4:40.1,
31 we. it: coustitutitmal chew:lei that r.c. tiro tuub•l.ore.