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London, England, 1817-04-28 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN7'.

HOUSE OF OF LORDS.

MONRAIi, APRIL 21.
The Bishop of Killala took the oaths and his scat.

1.01 u) siDnourics clit(:uLAß.
Lord Siumoterit laid upon the table the circular letter
issued to the Los ils Lieutenants of counties.
Lord HOLLAND observed, that his Noble Friend (Earl
Grey, in our last w :earned, by mistake, the some ot lord
Holland instead of Earl (;rry) had given no ice that he should
on some future day, inave tar additiount papers on the sub-
ject, wide h was one of the greatest importance to the coun-
try. The Noble Lord did not mean to impute blame to the
Noble Viscount fur is• Ring the letter, a copy of which be had
just laid on the table; 1111 i that letter hid produced serious
/neon% emit lice in the country. He It ally believed such nos
not the hitt ution of the Noble Viscount when lie framed it.
The in:sconstruction pow optvii the letter by some of the ma-
gistra es it) respect to die Tulei titian At, had been one cause
of the inteaiveinence ; for certain persons at Liverpool, pro-
fessing Uatarian principles, had been taken tip and pre-
vented from exercising their worship aecortling to die religi-
ons tenets which they. professed, and which the Act in ques•
tiott permitted them to eeereise ; and it was now impossible
that auy Unitarian Chapels could continue open. still he
must acquit the Noble Viscount of being the cause of such
hindrance to the wairship of God, by the persons prof.ssing
this particular mode of faith.
Lord Si °atrium reminded the House that the order for
laying this particular letter on the table had been obeyed,
tit ben any motion for the production of oils( r papers on this
subject Amulet be brought furvaril, he should then be pi e-
pet ed to state what he thought necessary. At present he
should abstain from sayiug any thine, but he could not con-
ceive how it was possible, under the eiretila au letter, that such
consequetices could Mese out n proiliiecti as those stated by
the Noble Lord. Of them lie knew nottime ; tins was the
tirst intimation be had received cut theiui. lit' had every wish
that the subject shook be folsy and hoped tithe.
that the Newly Lord, or the Noble Earl, would give him all
oppor:miity to bring on the dismission, so that tins lan might
be understood ; and whether lie had not been justified
ac:ing as he had done, ender the opinion of the law-otlicera
Crown,of Ile by cis ing publicity to the let,er.
The Eat lot L ventatnaer. thought it vas impossible the
atlbjeet could be dicussed unless more itiformatimi
teas Lend
011 the 1:11/11.; illlll a • lear:y appetite:el to the House, that the
ivieble Vivienne li .r 1 qui) stated the opinions of the Aitenlll`:‘
and eon, eiecerals—out, indeed, !could the House come
to a pluilahle rotteitision without has Mg the ease beim*,
them, on whitish teose 01,4 i-dons Wire fiitinded. The Noble
Mail appeal, el ;0 the Noble Lord 11,14 the woolsack, who hail
nuielt expel it'l,ll' w ra.iteis of opinion, to say whether the
House could di teradi.e without seeing the ease ? He hoped
the Noble Viscoutit viola d find no dithettny iu produciitg,
Dot only tlc opinions, but the CAS(' also.
Lord HOLLAND is is 001 (11511024-11 110 discuss the subject
until these documents were laid on the tattle. The Nohle
Lord then sated the nature el the tiansaction at Liverpool,
in chit' of Mt'. 1V ight, whirls he had hetore alluded to,
in winch that tel hail been brought 1/14011` itm;;istritte,
and chat god with holding blasphemous laneintge and doe-
ti toes, ray deny mg the Trinity, and ter so doing was held to
bail. %mild the magistt ate have held the opinion that he
did in respect io air. vvrig,lti, if be Dad not seen the tette. oe
the Nook .' 'meow* ? He did not mean to say the letter was
an illreal one, but the tiovernitient, by issuing it, had Lim-
pet et, well the adiniuist ration of justice.
The itistiop of CIIESTkR observed, that die Noble Lord
was 114 rakes) 44 to the nature of the charge, which was not
for denying the Trinity. 'l'lte information against Mr.
Wright was made upon oath of a respcutaide merchant of
Live pool, and the charge was—that Mr. Wright bad said,
44 Th idea of the soul surviving the body is an illusion, and
it is equally so with respect to a future slate."
Lord HOLLAND said, whatever the doctrine was, this he
coved say, that lie believed the charge would never have
been made butt Ter the letter.
The Earl of Rossi.). N wished to know from the Noble Vis,
stiaant whether he would lay the case as well as the opinions
bet're the House. It was impossible to decide on the sub-
ject without totowing the question as well as the answer.
Lott] St Want Tit said, he should not airpose the motion (if
any should he made) for the opinions of the Law 011ie cis, but
Ile slioald object to the .productirrn of the case on which these
opinimis were grounded.
Lord Sidmoutli then laid the third Report of the Jury
Court of Scotland upon the table.
livlSH MINIS RILL.

On the third reading ofthe Irish Aims Bill,
Lord 1104. LAND observed, that he 91tould not oppose the
Sill; but lie 'could not avoid remarking, that when it was
originally introduced, it was stated to lie necessary ter the
security of Ireland ; and at the sante time an arlinis,tou was
added, that it was contrary to the general spirit of the Con-
asitutioil of the country. It was rather sinittilar that a Bill .
with such powers should now be carried on to the third read-.
lug without tour Members of the House knowing such a Bill
s-asin progress.
The Earl of Lei- istenor said, the Bill was the same iii
snb-
stance as the one of 1796, with this difference, that the I, alner 1
Bill authorised the search for arms without a previous oath'
before a magistrate. the present 11:11 provided, that such;
oath should he tirst administered befOre 4111 y search can be
made. The Noble Earl slated, that the internal Of,
situation of Ireland Was better than heretofore ; the difficul-
ties under which that country labours wire daily decreasing, ,
and by a prudent policy would, he hopod, he entirely done
away. The difficulties did not arise from any disalfCction
to the Government, but flout other causes; the rentedie,,
which had been applied wolikl have the effect multi a vl-
&limit and active police, of restoiing perfect tranquillity.
The Eat! Of DARN LEV was convinced that the Bill would:
have a lacnetieial effect. He eulogised the coutluct of the.
,present Lord Lieutenant.
Lord HOLLAND than moved. proforma, that the preamble,
of the Bill of Rights should be read before the Bill passed,,
which was :teem dinaly done, and Ilia Bill was pits/ed,th,
House then adjourned till Thursday.
THUittDAY, APRIL 2.11...
LORD SIDMOU'III'fiCINCULA I.T.TIT.R.
rate GREY moved, that Lord Sithuotttliß 's rireitiar letter,
!fait/ an the table on a former day, /re punted; which was
•i!•,.t.tri.
' • 7•••• rid then stated, that he understood that it hail
L. , ~1, H, ..„.,t, on the day on which the circuilar letter was
f,.
S' Ih.t eaere would be 'to ol,jection,to lay before
•
es, 1., "-i• opinion of the law-Afieers 1;11 ('lwo
aw wMoot .lestts.r4 4tut that there svuukiiic okleciieiea