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Lord A. HAMILTON thonglit the resolutions °night to
be mewled before a committee were acquiesced in.
Mr. HUME afterwards remarked, that be bad no ob-
jection to let his resolutions give way to the proposed
committee; but lie lied to complaie of the names propoaed
for out of the fifteen, there were sheen who saucily
voted with the ministers. Hr had oo objectiou to their
having the majority, but he hoped there would be no ob-
jection to add Sir H. Permit, Mr. Whitmore, Mr. Maher-
ley, &e. to the committee.
Sir C. LONG, atter swine farther conversation, pro-
posed that there be added to the fitters previously agreed
to, Sir H. Parnell, Mr. Clietisynd, Mr. Whitmore; ate.
The amendbient for the committee was altintately
agreed to.
The ale and beer ditties bill was read a second time.
The remaiiiing orders having bceu disposed of,the hence
adjourned at Oise o'clock.
reio•v, Naomi 23.
Mr. BYNG presented a petition from ON Bethnal
Green Trust, against the Metropolis Trusts' Cousuldation
Bill.—Ordered to lie on the tilde.
Sir F. OMMANKEY presented a petition from the
merchants and ship owne.s of Plymouth Dock, against
any alteration in the timber duties.—Ordered to he
printed.
Petitions were presented from the Dean and Chapter
and Clergy of the Cathedral of Ely, against the Catholic
relict bills; front the parishea of St. Thomas and St.
Ethelred. Bristol; and from the mayor and aldermen of
Sudbury : gentlemen and yeonielity of the county of
Devon ; Rev. Mr. Hayes, against the Catholic relief bill.
Read and ordered to be printed.
Lord NUGENT rose to present a petiiition from four
English Catholic Peers, the duke of Not folk, Earl of
Shrewsbury, Lord Petre, and Lord A undal. They
prayed the house to 114116 the bills, declaring the repre-
sentations of Dr. Milner were hot justified. As the oath
of supremacy, the petitioner. declared they were ready
to take the oath as preset died by the right hon. mover of
the bill.
Sir J. NEWPORT then rose to move the order of the
day, that the Catholic disability removal bill be re-coin-
mitted, which was agreed to.
Sir W. SCOTT rose. He was very imperfectly heard in the
gallery. He took a review of the existing oaths, and the ?mum-
stances under which they were imposed. Whatever might be
the power now, he said, before the reformation such power inter-
fered with the regular administration of justice. It was reserved
frit the reformation to discover the •• ydtheal monger," as it was
called, should be destroyed. The oath was then revised. It had
that form given ink which it new retained. All the Statutes.
down from Henry the Eighth and Elisabeth to the present time.
had been uniform a the expression of the principle on which that
oath was founded. The principle of exclusion of all foreign con-
troul, and pretext flit it.lied been uniformly recognised. It was
was not merely support of the Crown—it was rejection of point.
tidal and foreign contressL The Pope was held to have ialloenee
over the consciences of these who bold his Nth I it was considered
that where there was palmation Odle easediatie of a wan. there
was centroul over his miens. Oft that phstiple, and with inch
view of human nature, had the Oath beta hinted. The propos
oath was, he contended, a novelty of most clang...7oos tendency. .
It went to remove an oath that had for so many years been
deemed essential to the maintenance of the Constitution; and
under all the circumstances he could not concur in the policy of
the new oath proposed by this bill.
Mr. CROEkIL rose, and said the importance of the measure
had been more strongly impressed on his mind ; and with the
view of not embairessing the great measure—of suffering the
minds of all to be kept to the Bill in its present form—he should
postpone the proposition of which he had given notice till the
bringing up of the Report. Those who knew him were aware of
his anxiety that the bill should peas—he should consider it a
second union ; and be therefore postponed his proposition, that
lie might not in any way unneceosarily impede the Bill.
The SPEAKER then left the Chair, slid the House resolved
itself into a Cionmittee on the Bill. .
The CHAIRMAN having read the clause containing the
proposed oath of supremacy,
Mr. 11. TWISS said, the introduction of the exclusion was
not essential to the constitution ; it was purely accidental. The
policy of the exclusion was to weaken the Catholics, and to
lessen the influence of foreign power; but now, when no such
dangers existed, the policy would be to gain all possible strength
for the constitution. If continued exclusion were justified. they
might as well contend fur perpetual martial law in Ireland,
bemuse it had existed during some troubles.
Sir J. NICOLL followed, speaking against the proposed oath
and contending (with Sir W. Scott) that the novel oath would
introduce a change of most dangerous tendency. He was
decidedly against its tendency.
Mr. WETHERELL was decidedly against the bill. He OM.
ddered the proposed alteration in the oath of supremacy as not to
be justified. consistent with the safety of the established religion.
Sir J. MACINTOSH replied to Mr. Wethreil, and supported
the bill.
Mr. PEEL opposed the elms: ; if this modification of the oath
was adopted, it would ke necessary to alter the oath now taken
by Protestants, who could no longer swear to their belief that the
Pope had no power in this country.
Lord CASTI.EREAGH supported the tall, which would. he
said, only authorise an interference of ilie Pope legally, which
now took place, illegally, though it was winked at by the govern.
meet. He considered the passing the bill would be most
advantageous to the country.
'l he cries of question now became very loud, amidst which
Sir J. NEWPORT wee, but his voice was droanud with a
repetition of the same cries. After a few minutes the right hon.
hart. sat down.
Strangers then withdrew, and the house divided. Por tho
clause, e:o.ie-Against it, 216-. Majority, is.
While strangers were excluded, we understood that
Mr. BANK ES gave notice that, in the fu-her progress of the
hill, hr would move it clause fur the exclusion of Roinen Ca.
Mohru from seats in parliament.
After the division the Chairman reported progress, and
obtained leave to sit again on Monday.—Adjourned.

1)11 a tequlaition being addressed to him, the
Sherd of Cumberhold has callod a meeting of the
nobility, gentry, and freeholders of the county, to
consider of a petition to parliament, thr dimino-
tion of the public burdens; for such rigid economy
in the expenditure as may render the reduction of
taxation practicable and safe ; and more especially ! Eve„gr =,O r
for same retiirm in the system of representation, g
which shall rt store to the House tit Commons the -?
confidence of the people, and afliad u rsji4able -
hope that their prayers will be heard, g*i ricv-
ances
redressed, and their liberties detieifeA 1)y those
they may hereattcr elect as their y4r.eikriles.—
The meeting is appointed to 11';gtown,
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