The National Register.
London, England, 1817-05-05 00:00:00

ROUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY, APRIL N.
DEBTORS AND CREDITORS.
r VETS. Romit.ty presented a Petition fro,n certain inha-
bitants of Gloucester, stating, that they had sustained grea
losses, by the ewences of suing debtors confined ttlr sma.
debts,and praying setae amend neut in the laws. The Hon.
and Learned Gentleman stated, that the evil complained of,
was lunch greater than be imagined. A letter hail been sen,
to the prisoners intim gaol of Liverpool, eoutaieing realm-
menibeions of an agent in London to transact their unsiness.
and instructions from a professional man to the debtors con-
fined there, shewing them how they might put their creditorvl
by than pleas, to a very great expense. For the
211. 13s. by aiese sham oleos they might run the creditor up
to an espalier of 3411. He thought that government ought 11.
take this subject into consideration, and protect the proper;
of the subject• of the
Mr. Lvvrternsi said, he had a similar paper put into hi•
bands last Session, tint had no opportunity of mentioning i '
to the House. He heartily looped that government would
take the motter up. . •
The Petition was laid on the table.
ROll \N CATHOLICS.
Sir H. PARNELL, rose Ps • esent a Petition from the Ro
mass Catholics of Ireland, ,s o requested the particular attio,
Con of the House to the prayer of their Petition ; they ha,
taken the 04.1 as icquired Its the 'serious Acts of the Legisla
tare, and confot sued to other regulations imposed on thee.
but stiU they laboured under certain disabilities merely f,
adhering to the religion of then furrfilltets. There wan on.
4.ause in the Peisti a, tit which lie dessied the consoler.
tion of the House, and that related to the security to
given in reaped to we Domon.slimi .)1. the Bishops, and th,
dread entertained of the Influence ofs Foreign Power. The,
pn s !touter adhere to the opinions of ChM, on the suhjeu
of tb Vele, as affecting the doininatiou of th • Pope. In this
ithaoze, out only the C.4lliulic -Clergy, hitt the whole of the
coneurred. As to the domestic nomina-
tive. us had the authority of one of their Prelates to state,
that they had troy tired ?root the Pope a Cu/WO/VW ; and they
are urttpared to declare and to swear, that none of she Pre-
f•re. sn he elected unless he is, a %Oki. et both 155 the
Vis .. I !.;,41 ..f• ; and an eminent person in the confidence of
tits etyl, bad declared that be wooW not oppose thew mode

THE NATIONAT, R.EGISTEII•

of election. It would be sect:, that to give the positive no-
nn nation of the Catholic Bishops to the crown, would have the
etf:•ct of destroying the religion altogether. •
blomeral Morrriow seconded the 'notion for bringing op
the Petition. He trusted that couriliatiou and moderation
would now be the order of the day. The Catholic's were
fully determined to lay aside on tidily spirit, and to throw
aide all obstacles, so as to meet the wishes of the Crown.—
He isopod that no firebrand would lie now found to mar con-
ciliation : mid that he should not heat of whit passed in the
tin* of Henry or Bloody Mary; nor that longand useless de-
bates would impede the march of coneiliatiou ; and that no
long stories of Popes and Apostolic 'Cleats, and suefi tedious
tales, would destroy unanimity; but that the CiPousittie
would come to a happy conclusion.
Mr. WEBBER had an objection to the claim ; which ob-
jection was founded uu king reflection. and that was to the
previous arrangements respecting secnrities. He should
think that any thing which affected the Constitution ought not
to be entertained isi this Howse, That iceling it was which
brought bin' into Parliament.

Mr.. BLAKE observed, that the only question. WEN as to
the securities which they might have to otter ; and whether
the House ought nut to legiilate so as to put the question at
rest for ever; and not to allow it to remain as an eternal
peg to Wan discussions out which it was said agitated the
nation.

The Petition was then read.
Sir J. Nicitum. delivered his protest against two positions
assumed by the Hon. Gentleman who spoke last; namely,
that the question WAS reduced to what security could be
giveu. That he could slot admit. He should rejoice, hav-
ing no religious antipathies. when the question should be
carried ; bnt at pretest he did not see how it could. Nor
was the state of Europe, as the Hon. Geneleutan supposed,
Inch as to give hope that the qftweion world be amicably
settled.

The Petition was laid on the table.
Mr. W. Storni presented a Petition from ibe Catliolies of
,stfford and Warwick to the niece:greet.

it viv.n laid on the table.
Mr. Laurron stowed on Address Is the Prince Regent for
an account of the Salary and Emoluniont of Thomas Stdeei.
halo, Esq. a► f.evoy Extraordinary to Portugal, in 1814.

..„.,,,THE FUNDING SYSTEM._

sir. It. St mStmots girt seated a PotitiOil from Dumfries,
praying fur Reform; stoning that alet war, and its continu-
ance, had impoverished she people • mitt denying that they
had ever heard of the Spenceau SoCietles, maul Hwy were
mentioned in this House.
After some observations frog Lord Cochrane, Mr. Gren-
fell, 14orti Milton, and Mr. W. Smith, the Petition was laid
on the table.