The National Register.
London, England, 1811-06-02 00:00:00

artifices ; hut the cry exhibited the feeling which would be
roused again, the first moment that the :er seemed probable.
He must vote against tie ntotior.
Mr. WHITBREAEL—From the Hon. Gentleman's (Mr. Per-
ceval) speech he believed him to be intolerant or insincere • he
was apt in his quotation of the Gospel, let him look through it
for the word toleration, or for a text to prove the fairness of one
party of men taxed to make rich another. He had asked were
they for philosophic tolerance? yes they were; such as was
Leashed by the greatest philosoph: r the world ever acknow'..
ledged. Let the lion. Gentleman look wh..ther Jesus Christ
was not a tolerator of the fetlings of the heat t. The Hon. Gen-
tleman pointed inimitable ridicule against the pamphlets and
opinions of Mr. Duigenan. lle counselled the House to grant
the claims of the Catholics by degrees, for if they did nor, they
might be n• cessitated to give them all at once.-(Loud calls for
-.the Question)
C:i s NCELLOA of the ExCuxottElte.-•-" The House need not ire
alarmed, I ant not goiAg to exp:ain th• misrepresentations!'
He, however, exi,lained to considerable length,
Mr. STFPO E s rose amidst loud and long ontinned calls of
Question, question ! and contended on the necessity of listening
to all with poleax !—(Que::'ion, question !)—When .French,,
pllicy was &feud -d and quoted, he felt aroused.—,/ Question,
question 9—Alluding to some comearison that had be, n lauds
by IV r. Whitbread respecting the state of the French end l'.ng-
lish churche,, Mr. Stephen observed, " after what that Right
Gentl -man (Mr. Whitbread) !'ad said respt;cting
he (Mr. Stephen) now saw what lie had lona seen. that (fiere was
art that Bn ,naparte could do that that Right Hon. Gentleman
would not he either tha advocate or apologlst fir !"
Mr. W HiTHR EAU immediately rose and moved, that the
words which had been just spoken be taken down ; becattl
those expressions, in his estimation, implied that he (Mr. W.)
was the decided enemy of his country. •
The Clerk having the words taken down, the Speaker inquir-
ed of Mr. Ste; hen, whether he admitted that the words had
been uttered by him which was taken down. "
Mr. STEPHEN admitted that he b lieved he had used words
something like those quoted in the latter part of the sentence
taken down; but he had utfered.nothing ,imilar to the forma'
part.
Mr. WHITHREAD.—Ii The last words have been admitted,
and those imply the charge ; 'therefore I per-;*t."
Mr. STEPHEN.—" The words are somethia, like what I ut-
tered."

The SPEAKER.—" It now remains for the Member (Nit%
S.) to admit, eNp'a•ii, or j :stifv the words which he has u (I.`"
Mr. ST ENIE N disclaimed the sentiment said to be conve
by his words. He never meant to say that the. Hon. Gentleman
(Mr. W.) was an 971emy to his coemtry. He emereaMed an op-
posit,- opinion (Shim. He meant no often( e
Mr. WHITBREAD then o'sserved, that the we of such ex.
pressions was a greater affront to tiv• i luuse of Commons, thLO
occup'ed in grave debate, than it was to t!ie individual to whom
they alluded; and he would re t. on the judgment of he House
whether the expressions used characterize him as any th'ng
else than a decided enemy to his country.—,/Louif cries floor,
hear!) --That being the case, he had felt himself called upon eu
move, that the \vim's be taken (1c)w:: ; but; at the carne time,
hii admitted that the Hon. Gentleman might not have had and
intention of so characterizing him. 'lThe words, however,
either meant that he was the decided enemy of his cuuntry, r;
they meant nothing.—( liver, hear !
Mr. S r Ern EN again disclaimed ail intention of so character.
izing Mr. Whitbread ;
And Mr. WIIITSREAD tint being anxious to press any fea-
ther motion, the subject, with t e leave of the House was with-
drawn from further discussion.

Mr. Gm ATT AN rose. "It is necessary for me to trouble the
House with a few observations on what has falien from the
Chancellor of the Exchequer. He has said teat I have clia:iged
my" intentions since-last year on this subject. Re has totally mis-
taken a• d foully misrepresented lime, I have made no change.
I an' ntore a friend to the Catholics than he to his in oleraiice.
App, ring as he does, a little paltry merchant, d .grading and
dehasiqrhe concessions which are extorted frcm him. He has
said that Dc. Milner is our idol—it is a falsehood, and a false-
hood used for the sake of its vulgar jocularity. lie has also itn-
puted tri Me tit:: assertion, that the payment of tythes on the part
of the Catheics was against the canon of their religion ; and
that also is a falsehood. I nev:r said any thing like it : and I
must'vate my ezeCration of the immoral unchristian declaration
made by hiin, that the Catholics should be the more disqualified
the mote they set eta. I know he thinks so; and 1 can only
lament that he eimilcl have this creed of public robbery an arti-
cle of his faith. The Right Hon. Gentleman has said that be had
no charge against the Cathvlics! Indeed? Why then does he
in'-"- - r H: A iniiileratice by what
1e - fact by his false and as

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