The National Register.
London, England, 1811-06-23 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY, JUNZ 11.
INSOLVENT IW
The EARL of N'ToIRA moved the third reading of tht Insolvent
Debtors' Bill for
'i•he Lord CIiAbICELLOR moved to insert 20001. instead of

3000/. .
This motion was opposed by Lord Holland, and the Earl of
Moira, and supported by Lord Ellenhorbugh.
The House divided on the question, that the word " Three"
stand part of the Bill.—Contents 17; Not Contents 32 -o-Majo-
rity 15.—Two thousand pounds was therefore inserted.
The remainder of the Bill, and also the Irish Insolvent
Debtor's Bill with the same alterations were ,:.one through with
the exception of two clauses, upon which the debate was ad.
journtd.
MILITIA INTERCHANGE BILL.
The Fail of Liverpool moved the Order of the Day, and the
House resolved itself into a Committee on -the Militia Inter-
change Bill.
Earl S rANnorr. moved an Amendment, for the purpose of
making the clause more explicit, to the t trect that those not of
the Church of Eueland should not be (viol:enable to attend its
wi,rship, and should have the right of attending their own mode
of worship, when military duty did not interfere.
The Earl of I.i verpoul opposed the Amendment, on the ground
that the clause was sufficient as it was.
The Amendment WAS then negatived and the Clause passed.
Adjourned.

TUESDAY, JUNE 18.
TIIE IRISH CATHOLIC PETITIONS.

Two Petitions, one from the Catholics of Ireland at large, and
the other from the Catholics of the County of Cork, being read
by the Clerk,
The Earl of Do NO VC lIMOR r rote and entered into a general
and comprehensive view of the qeustion which he had the IV)..
nour of bringing before their Lordships. '1 he object of the pe-
titioners was no denenid of new or extravagant concessions; they
were founded on the previous and well-known Resolutions of
ItiOB and 1809, and were only advanced in conformity to the
principles of equity at:d constitutional rights. It was on that
ground substantially, if not solely, that he rested the claims of
his injured and oppee,sed countrymen; and he trusted that they
would not, by their Lordships; be dismissed unaccredited and
unheard. He trusted it would be superfluous to state to their
Lordships, that nothing could be more foreign from his thoughts,
than to urge any measure which could injure or impair the se-
curity of the Protestant Establishment • and he perceived an
earnest of their Lordships' liberality displayed on a recent occa-
sion, on the presentation of the Petitions from the Protestant
Dissenters... Those Petitions indeed came recommended by the
signatures of 5000 persons, and he stood the humble and une-
qual advocate of 4,000,e00 of his suffering and meritorious cowl-.
trymen. His Lordship concluded an eloquent and argumenta-
tive speech, by moving,
That the Petitions be referred to the consideration of a Com-•
mittre.
Lord Lo NOFOR D opposed the motion, both on account of the
manner and the time in which it was introduced.. The claims
set forth in the Petitions would, if granted, place the Catholics'
on a footing not of equality, but of superiority. The spirit
evinced by the Catholics, on many occasions, was such as could,
not be commended. A Noble Larl, and most excellent mats
among themselves (the Earl of Fingal), was censured by the
Roman Catholics of the county of Meath, for having proposed a
vote of Thanks to that meritorious and illustrious commander
Lord Wellington.
The Marquis of DOWNSUIRY strenuously supported the Mo- •
tion.
'Thy question being put from the Woolsack,
The Marquis of LAN OW N said he should give his vote for
the Motion of his Noble Friend.
Lord REDXSDAL E rose in answer to what had fallen from the
Noble garl (Dvnvughoavre.) The Noble .Earl ha 4 supposed that