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CATHOLIC CLAIMS.

The Duke of had received a letter
from the Synod of Glasgow and Ayr, desiring him to present a
petition which he then held in his hand. Ile had some doubts
upon the regularity of presenting it ; but understanding the pe-
titioners referred to a matter which might be known to the house,
he should lay it before their lordships.
The petition was then read, and it appeared that the peti-
tioners adverted to the intended motion calling upon parliament
to admit Catholic Peers to seats in that house ; and they prayed
site lords to resist any innovation of that sort. The petition was
Laid on the table.

Admiral Harvey, and other members from the Common*,
brought up a bill to endow one of the newly built churches at
Literpool, and several private bills, width were read the first
.•

rstuarmaT, •raft 25.
Mr. Tomlins, from the Treasury, presented sundry accounts.
pursuant to an order of the House.
J•MES Ga•aau and other Members from the Commons
brought up the Cotton and Flax Bill, and several private Hills,
which were read the first time.

On the motion of the if,arl of SHAFTESBURY the 6th, 7th,
ith, and yth reports of the Commissioners appointed to enquire
into the tees anti emoluments of the Coons of Scotland were
ordered to be printed.
The !Irish Commercial Credit Bill. and the Summary Pro•
ceedings Dill, ware read the second time, and committed for
to-morrow.

Several witnesses having been sworn to give evidence at the
Bar, the House adjourned.

PRIDAV. APRIL 26.
The Earl of March took his seat as the Baron Wemyss in
England. The supportets were Lords Huntley and Boater,.
Mr. Littleton and other members from the Commons brought
up three private Bills, which were rend the first time.
The Flax and Cotton Bill was read a second time.

The Irish Commercial Credit and the Summary Pro...eedings
Bill went through Committees.
Tar: PEERS or t.,curt.axD.—The Earl of ROSEBERRY
gave notice of Ilia intention, on Friday, the 3d of May, to call
the attention of the House to the mode of electing the Sixteen
Peers of Scotland, with a view of taking away the right of voting
i/ certain cases.
The House then adjourned to Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
MONDAY, APRIL 22.

Petitions, complai gut distress, mid praying for re-
form, were presented from 'rivet ton and Cornwall.—
Ordered to be printed.
Mr. ELLICE presented a petition from St. Michael,
Dublin, for the repeal of the windo tax—a repeal which,
the hon. member said, was called fur by public policy and
humanity. It would not affect the finances al the coon-
try. As proof of the di,:ri sm, lie mentioned that 000 out
of 1.5 0 houses in such par'.ll were closed and insolvent.
This, and sonic similar petitions, were ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Alderman WOOD postponed from Wednesday
nest (in consequence of Sir F. But dett's motion about All.
1 hint, which stood for that dab) his motion respecting
Iteliester gaol, to Wednesday, May IS.
31r. PA VIS presented a petition lions 'Wool, flume-
s i rated, against any change of the laws atlecting the
it moan Cottony, .-01 ilesed to lie ou the table.

ATTLEI ON gave notice, that on Wednesday he
v114,111(160 a ;notion to the Wove 1)11 the aubjeet of
ea tents iu

A new writ was ordered for Shaftesbury, in the room of
E. Wall, EMI. whu has aLCI pied the atewat &hip of the
Ch.ltern Hundreds.

Sir H. PARNELL asked whether there was likely to
be any motion submitted to the Infuse ou the subject 01
ty 'hes in Ireland
Mr. GOELBURN said, the subject was one of great
biti teary, and of difficulty. He had to can von an elubo-
a ate con I..l)(mile-ore with the Irish Govei 33333 ent, which
occasioned considerable delay; and lie therefore could
tint fie any time when Hive might be any motion submit-
ted to the house oil the subject.
Mi. WESTERN gate notice, that on the 2J of May lie
should move that lime house lake into consideration the
etiec:,, of the Act of Ibll/ ( Mr. Peel's bill) tur the resuntp-
lion id cash payments. lie wits unable to find an earlier
4,110 II day.
Mi. HUME presented a petition from certain British
nieichanta at Rio Janeiro, complaining of ditties huposed
too them by the British Consul there (whose receipts were

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iu consetrience about 9,0001. a year. This he deemed a
subject of serious complaint, and one that called loudly
the interference of the house.
1 he Marquis of LONDONDERRY dated, that on a
future day lie should be prepared with the amplest expla-
nations.
Mr. T. WILSON said, the subject merited the serious
com,ideration of the house.. .

Yetilon ordered to be printed.
HUME moved lot returns of the some received by
the British Consul at the Brazils, as complained of in the
petition.—Ordered.
Mr. BAKES moved for (and they were afterwards
presented) annual accounts and estimates of the British
Alusetine expetices.—Ordered to be reterred to the com-
mittee of supply.
Dr. PHILLIIIORE postponed the committee on the
Marriage Act Amendment hill to May 3.
STATE OF IRELAND. . .

Sir J. NEWPORT rose, ptirsimsitlenotiee, to bring
rot ward his motion for an address to his Majesty on the
state of Ireland. He said he never rose with greater em-
barrassment than he telt on the present occasion. lie
now more than ever deplored that he had failed to excite
attention in that house to the subject of the state of Ire-
land, the condition of its population, &c. lied he suc-
ceeded, perhaps many of those evils that now grieved
them would not have attained their present height; but
the motion that he should now make was nearly similarin
its terms to his motion of 11416 Tbat 10011011 WAS sup-
ported by three able advocates; tiro of them (Mr. Poo-
sunby and Mr. Grattan) had sunk into the grave ; the
third (Mr. Plunkett) still lived—but lie was taught not to
expect that able person's assistance. (Hear.) lie should
endeavour to be as brief as possible, but lie trusted they
would bear with him while lie traced some of those causes
which had led to the degradation and disorganization of
Ireland. The natives of that country, wherever they
went, were respected ; but how came it that at home all
was disorder It was for the legislature to trace the
Causes of so disastrous a stale of things, as well as to
supply remedies. (Hear, hear.) Ireland, however, as
yet, had little to rejoice at the union with this country.
Seven millions of people had to he governed, but how
were they governed? Instead of governing by uniting
them, the principle of " divide and govern" had been
adopted with fatal success. That result had followed
which It was frightful to contemplate. Taxation had enor-
mously increased ; the gentry were broken down, and all
respect for the proper authorities seemed to be gone.
Penal codes and frightful systems had destroyed the coun-
try, even without improving the Exchequer. Such was
the harvest of discontent, that the iron grasp of the tax-
gatherer was paralized by the iron hand of poverty.
There was indeed no harvest of revenue, as he had anti-
cipated. The right hon. hart. concluded with moving an
address (similar to that proposed in 1816) to his Majesty,
to direct that the situation of Ireland should be taken
into moat serious consideration, and praying that if other
measures were required, those of a tranquillizing charac-
ter, rather than proceedings of coercion, should be tried;
and assuring his Majesty that the house would co-operate
in such measures as did not proceed on the principle of
coercion, and as were deemed calculated to restore
obedience to the laws, and respect for the constituted
authorities.
Mr. GOULBURN opposed the motion, on the ground
that it implied a censure nn the Government. He con-
cluded with moving the previous question.
Mr. S. RICE supported the original motion, maintaining
that it was not meant to convey any censure on Govern-
ment ; it did no such thing ; and lie thought it was calcu-
lated to be productive of good to Ireland.
Mr.C. GRANT spoke against the motion. Recollecting
what was the state of ireland, and knowing how injurious
would be the result of adopting any motion that even indi-
rectly censured the Government, lie could nut support
the motion. If the question went to a division, lie must
vote for the amendment; but he hoped the impoliey of
pressing the question at a moment like this would be seen,
and that it would be withdrawn.
Mr. ELLIS, of Dublin, said, the present disturbances
of Ireland had their origin in certain transactions of the
year 15 4; and he was convinced of one fact, which he
defied any one to deny, and that was, that all the distur-
bances, all the agents, all the rebellions, were Catholics ;
not a single Protestant, whatever his distress might have
been, had been found engaged in any treasonable prac-
tices.
Mr. PLUNKETT rose to reply to the last speaker, and
strongly deprecated the attack which had been made by
lain on the great body of the Catholics of Ireland, as
tending to produce the most mischievous effects and cots-
sequenses. With regard to the system of police and the
magistracy of Ireland, he could assure his right host. friend
that those subjects were now occupying the serious atten-
tion of Ilia Majesty's Government. 'l'lle system of
hail often received the attention of the Rost e, and
many measures lead been passed with regard to it; whe-
ther all the beneficial effects which had been expected
had toothed from those measures, he would not pretend
to say ; but lie was snre that Government would readily
give its attention to any propositions which might be
brought forward on the subject.
Mr. PEEL said, the course which the debate had taken
rendered it unnecessary fur hint to trouble the house at '
any length upon the present occasion. In what lie
had to say, lie would abstain from making any allusion
to the Catholic question ; and lie thought that the right
honourable baronet (Sir John Newport) had acted
wisely in refraining from making any reference to that
queetion its the address which lie submitted to the house
lie had had the honour to be connected with the Govern-
ment of Ireland for six yeasts, and lie should consider that
he would have been guilty of a great dereliction of duly
it he had permitted that term to elapse without bestowing
his most serious attention to all the subjects to which the
right honourable baronet had adverted. Other matters,
to which' no allusion had been made on the present
occasion, had sonic years since been strongly pressed
upon Use consideration of the house, and he appealed to
the tight honourable baronet, whether those subjects
did not obtain the gravest attention fauns Government.
lie list l concurred with the right hon, member for the Uni-
versity of Dublin, in thinking that the tithe system was a
subject of great difficulty sind danger. The general conduct
of the clergy of Ireland lied beeu touch misunderstood and
much misrepresented. Their forbearunre was, in all instances
most exemplary; and that very circumstance, in his opinion,
would oppose an objectiun to any measure of commutution
of tithes; fur the parties who were intended to be beaetited
bu such a procediug might had themselves more hardly dealt

frith than they were under the present system. After a few
ftWher observations oh this point, the right hon. gentlemen
conclude(' with entreating the House to rest satisfied with the
declarulnfris w Inch had beets made 011 the part of Govern-
ment, to reject the address of the right hon. burl.
Sir J. NEV PORT then rose and said, that after the ex-
planations which had been given un the port of Government,
and particularly the pledge which had been given by his
right I . friend the Attorney General fur Ireland, who had
thrown oil upon the troubled waters, that measures fur the
relief of the people of Ireland were under the consideration
of Government, he would not press his motion to a division.
lie thought it necessary to deny that he intended, by his mo-
tion, to convey icily lift ection upon the present Government
of Ireland. If the mount, had brew of such a character, lie
would have been the List man in the House to propose it
He had stated upon a former occasion, as he did now, that
that he placed the fullest confidence in the noble Marquis
at the head of that Government, but it did not w•cessuilly
follow that he must place the same implicit reliance upon all
the other members of the cabinet. He was happy thut he
had called the attention of the House to the subject, since
it had been the occasion of eliciting a declaration of the
intentions of Goveraineilt, which appeared to him very sa-
tisfactory.
Tue motion was then negatived without a division.
Upon the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX-
CHEQUER, lice house agreed to adjourn, upon its rising,
to Wednesday.
The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the
house adjourned at one o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, •IPRIL 24.

As the order for calling over the House stood for to-day.
the gallery was not opened till after four o'clock. The gal-
lery quirt, however, were crowded at an early hour, told
woo after the opening of the gallery it was filled.
Sir J. N LW PORT during our absence, we understand,
moved that the order for the call be discharged. Ile stated
that his object had been to secure a full attendance of mem.
hers, trod as his object had been answered, there was no ace
cation to continue the urder.-e-Motion agreed to; order
discharged.
Sir 6. II ILL presented a petition from the merchants of
Londonderry, praying for the imposition of an additional tax
on cheese and hotter.
Mr. DAVENPORT supported it, as by one heavy duties
on salt great injury was done to the domestic trader, %bile
advantages were given to the foreign eaamsfacturer.
Petition ordered to lie on the table.
Sir R, SHAW, at the request of Lord Londonderry, who
was absent on account of illness, postponed his motive un the
subject of the Irish Window Tax till Monday next.
Petitions, complaining of aAriculteral distress, were pre-
sented from the Eastern part of SWAMI, and
Read, and ordered to be printed.
Petitions against the Irish window tax, were presented
from the cities of Dublin and Cork. adercd to lie on the
the table.
Sir K. SHAW again postponed his motion on the subject
of the window tax till wit day week.
Ltcerssiec Swsrer.—Mr. HUSKISSON presented a
petition from persons in the vicinity of Reading, praying that
the trade in beer might be sct free. He hoped the subject
would be soon investigated. He had seen many letters oil
this subject, particularly from Reading, where the licensers
were brewers; that established a complete monopoly. As
to the proceeding of the brewers in London, he was stnmy
not to weeny member in his place connected with that trade
if he had seen any one he should have asked whether there
was any intention to lower the price of porter? That price
had been lowered in the country; and if there were no in-
tention avowed to lower the price of porter in London, then,
a ith the support of the House, lie should endeavour to carry
into effect that plan at which he had before tented, to pre.
vent the Loudon brewers from deriving all the benefit result-
log from the repeal of the malt tax.—(Cheers.)—But he ex-
pected that such proceeding would be rendered unnecessary
by the London brewers, though tardily, lowering the price
of porter, so as to meet the reduced prices of the malt, &c.
Petition read.
Mr. LOCKHART said a few words, expressing himself,
as far as he understood him, in favour of opening the trade.
Mr. G. BENNET was also favourable to the opening of
the trade. Why might not that trade he as open as the trade
of bakers, &c. 1 Tue only thing that bad startled Inn is
the consideration of this question was the immense quantity
of property already vested in public houses.
Mr. HUSKISSON was glad to see the member for Wey-
mouth (Mr. Buxton) in his place. Perhaps he wood state
a hen the public might expect a reduction in tile price of
porter.
Sir F. BUXTON could tint exactly say at what particu-
lar period the reduction in the price of porter was likely to
take place ; he could, however, state, that it would be toms
—and in such a manner, as to be tatisfactury to the right
hon. gentle.nan. With respect to another subject that had
been observed upon, according to what he had understood
since he cause Mt° the House, he meant the opening of the
limit, that would be in his estimation, a great advantage to
the public brewers. Those persons, it must be remembered,
were twit (Sc only owners of public houses: there were
many publicans who were owners of the houses ion which
they resided, or had paid a good deal on going into the
houses occupied by them; and to open the trade would ope-
rate on them as a coeliscation of their property. At on e
to open the trade, would be one of the harshest Measures
adopted.—Pet tiou orderel to be printed.
Mr. DENISON presented a petition from the tanners in
the neighbourhood of London.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
he could not, at the present moment promise any ieduct
iar
of this tax.
Mr. CA LCRA FT replied, that was the observation ap-
plied to every tax complained of. (Hear, hear.) As he was
tar his legs, he would ask whether any measure was its con-
temptation regarding one-pound country bank notes, *bleb,
according to existing law, was soots to cease.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated; that
he should have a CoMmunteutani to make on the subject in
the course of a few days.
Petition ordered to he printed.
Mr. TuKODOIIIt lloox.—Mr. G. BENNET gave notice,
that to-morrow lie should move (or further papers respecting
Mr. Theodore Hook. lie should then also put tome
questions to one of the ministers connected with these pnpers.
Mr. BENET presented a petition from Salisbur,,
favour of Mr. Hunt, whose " admirable conduct" it eulu-
gized in language that excited some laughter in the House.
Petition ordered to be printed.
EZTENTS IN Aio.—Mr. LITTLETON presented a pe-
tition from Staffordshire, complamitig of the system of ex-
teuts in aid, The lona member strongly ccodemoed the

system, controlling it was of most severe operation ; it was
also frequently most oisjust and partial. It was ruinous to
an parties—except those immediately benefited by the
event ; and it destroyed all confidence. He hoped the
Cluoicellor of the Exchequer, if be valued the commercial
interests, and the maintenance of loyalty in the commercial
and manufacturing districts, would no longer sutler a system
of rapine and violence to be curried on in the name of the
Crown.—(lf ar.)
Mr. J. SMITH also strongly condemned the system of
extents in aid. They were frequently issued where the
Crown was not concerned ; could it be desired that so violent
a 1,%-tela bliould be continued T
The CHANCELLOIt of the EXCH EQUF:II said, that
the suhject should receive the amplest consideration both in
and out of the House. The ditheolty was plow to snake
alterations in this subject without interfering with the ancieut
prerogatives of the Crown. The Court of Exchequer, how-
ever, wan perfectly competent to interfere in any case of
marked rause.
Mr. 'Y. SMITH condemned the system of extents In nid
in the strongest toms. N 9 man, he thought, could persuade
!mind'', after leading the repot on the subject, that the
system was one which ought to continue. lle defied all
persons to the proof, xs h tiler there aas issue of the exteuts
X-sued within the last year where the interests of the Crown
were in ally way concerned. Petition eventually ordered
lie uu the table. _ _

Some other petitions were presented, and several of the
iirde.s were afterwnrds disposed of, which considerably
delayed the main motion that stood on the •orders.

MIZ.HUNT'S SENTENCE.

Sir F.IIU et an advanced hour of the evening,
(the gallery however still continuing very full, and the
gallery door locked), brought forward his motion for an
address to his Majesty, to remit the remaining portion of
Mr. Hind's sentence. He took a review of the treatment
which Mr. Hunt had experienced, and said it was most
unworthy of the parties concerned in it. If it were not
placed beyond all dispute, much of the conduct that had
taken place would hardly be believed. It reflected such
discredit oil the magistracy ; and what could be thought
ot such magistracy, when it was remembered that clergy-
men formed portions of it? What, however, he now
asked for, was en act of slow but requisite justice. Mr.
Hunt had already experienced more punishment than the
court had intended to heap on the prisoner. He asked
not for mercy, lie asked not for indulgence; all he
required was justice, although it would now be ad-
ministered in a tardy manner. The hon. baronet, highly
complimented the fortitude and perseverance of Mr.
Hunt, and said that the greatest benefits had resulted,
and would result from the exposures accomplished by Mr.
Hunt, and from the sufferings that individual had 'seen
most unworthily exposed to. As to the conduct of the
visiting magistrates, particularly of the Hi v. Dr. Colston,
it was most extraordinary. It was no defence to say that
the magistrates had no pay; if there was to beim) re-
sponsibility because there was no pay, Own lie would say,
let the niagi•ti ales be• paid.—(Hear.)—As Mr. Hunt had
suffered more than the court had contireplated and
awarded, and as the court had interfered as far as it
could, lie thought the house could not object to his mo-
tion. He concluded with moving au address to remit the
remainder of I hunt's sentence. .

Hr. DAWSON opposed the motion, and commented in
strong tel oil the conduct of Mr. Hunt, %%limn he de-
scribed as living in adultery, and otherwise deserving, by
his conduct, all the restraints under which he lind been
placed, and all the severity of the regulations ts hich the
magistrates adopted towards hint. Mr. Duct at one time
himself thought differently of this gaol ; and it was not
till his conduct bad drawn on him some severity and re-
Fitt aint that he changed his opinion of it. He also con-
tended, that Mr. Hoot had at all times expes Mimed all
the indulgence which his own conduct would allow of.
11011I1OCSE defended the conet et of Mr. Hunt,
and strongly condemned the severe rules adopted towards
him. He 4;0 ted in all the aiguntents brought forward
by his hon. colleague, and gave his %%mutest support to
the motion, a loch the house would du itst If honour by
adopting.
Alt. DICKENSON I-abutted the charges brought for-
ward by the lion. bait. acid his colleague (Mr Hoblionse)
of et miry tow al ds Mr. lino. Ile denied hut Nlr. Hunt
had est e been stibjected to solitary imprisonment, and
contended that all the restraints to which he hod been
•obit C 14.11 otiginated in his own conduct.
Mr. PELL would not agree to this addresi. Ile con-
sideti ti that to adopt it would be a most dangerous and
most unconstitutional iliteilt reuse ill' the 1 i I.lUgd Live of
the etc an. He declared, that such was his opinion of
ME. guilt, that Ho consideration, not es en the re-
spect he bad for the decision of the house, should they
adopt this motion unanimously, should induce Will to re-
comnr,•ud to the clown to remit any part of Ids sentence
After a long debate, the 1110li011 was negatived. The
Louse adjourned.
_ _

THUR'DAY, APRIL 2ä.
The Speaker mita riioded to take the chair at four
k in eueisequehee .4 the attendance of opposition
tueinbera ; r e did not at that time obaerve one wean:Jet tal
the ministerial side of the iloose.

Petitions were presented from Cornwall, Eastern part
of Sussex, Salop, Hollietham, Barnsley, ha lout shire,
and Leiet stet. ; complaining of agticulturai distress.—
Ordered to be pi hard.
Mr. RAMsDEN presented a petition from Huddersfield
against the bill pe tttt itoing the importation of wool:en
goods fur the purposes of exportation.—Ordered to be
printed.
Mr. MA BERLLY moved for accounts of all clerks who
hose been admitted to civil offices, from 1815, to the bat
of Jitounty Imo, and of all eletks discharged since the
period, distiuguishing names, ages, &c.—Ordered.
Sir It. W PION mused fur varions pope's revecting the
excise prosecutions Mr br•Arktitst•powilet. lie
adverted to a prosecution that had been cot ttttt rimed fur
• " Broom," same herbs th,it mete connides.rd of
medicinal value; but it was considered al imitative of
hi eaktist powder. Surely the revenue did not require
the support of inch prosecutions.
Mr. LUSHINOTON said, that the subject was tinder
the ronsideration of the treasury, and that it was intended
to propose a plan for Issuing licences toe the sale of such
articles, concluded however in such terms as to protect
excisch ble articles.— Papers ordered.
Mr. PELHAM presented a petition from Lincoln, pray-
ing for toirlisiormary reit.' in.
Sit It. 11 EBOhisattl, that it was agreed to at a regular
where the parties properly assembled, riot stip-
p▪
lied with disloyal sticks, but proceeding with cult-eel—