The National Register.
London, England, 1821-03-25 00:00:00

Lord A. HAMILTON Outright the reettlislieent might to
be pressed before a committee were mcgnbeased in.
Mr. HUAE afterwards remarked, nun he had no ob-
jection to let his resolutions give way to the proposed
committee; but he had to complain of the names proposed
fur out of the fifteen, there were elt.en who eseally
voted with the ministers• lie had no objection to their
having the majority, tint he hoped there would be no ob-
jection to add Sir H. Parnell, Mr. Whitmore, Mr. Mabee.
ley, &c. to the committee.
Sir C. LONG, alter coins further conversation, pro-
posed that there he added to the fifteen previously agreed
to, Sir H. Parnell, Mr. Chetwynd, Mr. Whitmore,
The amendment fur the committee was ultimately
agreed to.

The ale and beer duties bill was read a second time.
The remaining orders basing beau
.dtsposed of,tbe kosse
adjourned at o'clock.

FRIDAY, m•sam 23.
Mr. BYNG presented • petition from the Bethnal
Green Trust, against the Metropolis Trusts' Consoldation
Bill.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Sir F. OMMANKEY prisenied a petition from the
mei chants and ship owne.s of Plymouth Dock, against
any alteration in the timber iities.—Ordered to be
printed.
Petitions were presented from the Dean and Chapter
and Clerey of the Cathedral of Ely, against the Catholic
relief bills; from the parishes of St. 1.1101111118 and St.
Ethelred. ; and (ruin the mayor and aldermen of
Sddhury : gentlemi a and yeomanry of the county or
Devon Rev. Mr. Hayes, agaiiist the Catholic relict* bill.
Read and orileseil In be printed.
Cold NUGENT rose to present a peti ti t ion from font.
English Catholic Peers the duke of Nut folk, Earl of
Shrewsbury, Coed Peter, and Lord Aintidal. They
prayed the home to pass the bills, ilcchiring the repre.
imitations of Dr. Nlihier were not notified. As the oath
at supremacy, the petitiouers declared they were ready
to like the oath as prescribed by the right lion. mutter of
the bill,

Sir J. NEWPORT then rose to moire the order of the
day, that the Catholic disability removal bill be re-eons-
mitted, vihiclt vies agreed to.

Sir W. SCOTT rose. He was very imperfectly heard in the
gallery. lie took a review of the emoting oaths, and the circume
stances under which they were imposed. Whatever might be
the power now, he said, before the reformation such power inter.
&reit with the regular administration of justice. It was reserved
for the reformation to discover the " political monster," as it WAS
called, should be destroyed. The oath was then revised. It bad
that form given to it which it new retained. All the Statutes.
down from Henry the Eighth and Elizabeth to the present thrill
hail been uniform in the expression of the prinsiple on which that
oath was founded. The principle of exclusion of all foreign coo.
trout, and pretext for it. had been uniformly recognized. It was
was oot merely support of the Crown—it was rejection of pond
ficial and foreign controul. The Pope was held to have influence
over the consciences of those who held his faith ; it wasounaidered
that where there was possession of the conscience of a man, there
was commiel over his actions. On that principle, and with suds
view of human nature, had the Oath been framed. The proposed
oath was, he contended, a' novelty of most dangerous tendency.
It went to remove an oath that hoed for so itieny years been
deemed essential to the maintenance of the Constitution; and
under all the circumstances lie could not concur in the policy of
the new oath proposed by this bill.
Mr. CROKER rose, and said the importance of the mean=
had been more strongly Impressed on his mind • and with the
view of not embarrassing the great measure—of sufferitz:d
minds of all to be kept to the Bill in its present form--he
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 pass—he should consider it a
second union ; and he therefore postponed his propoeihoo. that
he might not in any way unnecessarily tinp.We the Rid.
The SPEAK Elt then left the Uwe, and the House resolved
itself into a Committee 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,
might as well contend for perpetual martial. law in I •
because it had existed during some troubles.
Sir J. NICOLL followed. speaking against the proposed oath,
and contending (with Sir W. Scott) Mat 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 cm.
sidered the proposed alteration in the oath of ea net Se
be justified. consistent with the safety of the eerabYei miliglem.
Sir J. MACINTOSH replied to Mr. Wedweil, and supporsol
the bill.
Mr. PEEL opposed the clause; if this modification of the oath
was adopted. it would he necessary to alter the oath now tab=
by Protestants, who could no longer swear to their belief that the
Pcape had no power in this country.
Lord CASTLEREAGH supported the bill, which would, he
said, only authorize an interterence of the Pope legally, which
now took place illegally, though it was winked at by the govern.
went. He considered the passing the Val would he most
advantageous to the country.
The Wes of question now became very loud, amidst which
Sir J. NF. wrowr rose, but his voice was dots ned with a
repetition of the same cries. After a few minutes the right hon.
bars. sat down.
Stranger. then withdrew, and the house divided. For the
clause v--i—Against it, Vi6—Majority,
While strangers were excluded, we understood that
Mr. BANK ES gave notice that, in the further progress of the
hill, he would move a clause for the exclusion of Roman Ca.
Modes from seats in parliament.
After the division the Chairman reported program, and
obtained leave to sit again on Monday.—Atfjourned.

On a requisition being addressed to him, the
Sheriff of Cumberland has called a meeting of the
nubility, gentry, and freeholders of the county, to
consider of a petition to pariiament, tin- a diminu.
timi of the public burdens; tbr such rigid economy
in the expenditure as may render the reduction of
taxation practicable and safe; and more especially
for sonic reform in the system of representation,
which shall restore to the House of Cominons the
confidence of the people, and afliord a reasonable
hope that their prayers n ill be heard, their griev-
ances redressed, and their liberties defended by those
they may hereafter elect as their represenvctiyes.—
The meeting is i.ppointeu to i.e holiien at IVigrown,
co the sth ut