The National Register.
London, England, 1819-05-10 00:00:00

THURSDAY, MAY 8.

No basieem of importance brought before the Iloos.e,
and 1111illlillumment tun. place at an early boor.

Flt I DAY, MAY 7.

CATHOLIC QUELTION.-6111 (illeY addressed the
Lord.. and stated, that 10 consequence of the severe in-
disposition of hi. Nobly Fe fend kthr Eat I of Domingbowie•)
whose motion for consideration of the Catholic Claims
stood for this day, the Noble Earl felt Maisel, obliged to
postpone the rotation. From the state ut• the Noble Earl'.
health, lie could tint specifically tilt a day, but he was de-
Monday se' Ot, he the hope of heilig
able to living it on that day.—Earl Gity, atter the all.lve
nitimation, discharged the order ut the day, and mo. eel
the Lords be summoned for 'Monday venuight.—llse
tluu.t• Vl-.0% OCCUI s 'ed.
IMASPt L.—The I.:As I of 1-I.intioW 13C,a. chairman
of the Committee appointed to into the Affairs of
the Bank of England, laid on the table the Report of the
Committee upon that impoi taut rttliject. The Noble Eat I
stated, that it %tab his intention, tin Tuesday next, to sob-
wit to Ilse House twain reSt)'.llliolls, with the view tif
callitiz the atleuti,ll of the I.ords to the general subject
of the ift•pot ton Tieurstloy or Friday ve' 111 l ight. The Re-
, port might be sprinted by Tuestia,.; anti the Howe 114 V.
iiig time to cumidrr both the Report and Plopositions,
would be better prepared for the diurtivsion. 'llse Noble
&All moved the acid Report (which was not read) lie
priuted.—Agt red to.
The House was then santraoned for Friday senr.igitt.
. .

Tin. Rills oii the table Kee foreraettrd, and the House
adjourned to Aleuttn;.

HOUSE OF COMNIONS.
MONDAY, MAY 3.

CATHOI.TC CLAIMS.—Mr. C. DII Nom przsenttri It Petition
from the Clew of Dorksture lac belied) ug.linat C.P.: Catholic
_ . . . . .

Geueral WAI.POLE asked whether the Petition was not from
some Clergy only ? He also wished to know whetter the Attorney
General had adopted measures to prosecute those at Exeter,
speaking of and calling themselves a Convocation.—W hat ! was
that House to become the phantoms of authority ? hat ! was
any hotly to call itself a Convocation, and assume the functions of
the Commons of England'!—(Hear!)
Petition ordered t r lie on the table.
Many other Petitions fur and against the Catholic Claims were
presented, and to make way for Mr. (:rattan's Nlutieut, the Orders
'Attie Day were postponed till to-morrow.
CATHOLIC QUESTIO:I.-Mr. GRATTAN then case. He
first presented a Petition from the Catholic:lof St. Mary's. St.
'l'noinas's, and St. John's, Oublith in favour of the Catholic
Claims. lie also presented many similar Pethiona—narnely.
fthea Francis.sueet, St. Nichobst, St. Luke Without, Lite. ale.—
, Severally read, and ordered to lie on the table.
asMr. GIIAT'TAN also presented a similar Petition from l'rotess
tants of thiblith—Ordervd to lie on the table.
Mr. G tt.ST TAN ardently hoped that these Petitions would meet
with success, and that in their success strength would be given
to the Protestant Establishment and the Act of settlement. lie
truing] that all souk' be brought under the common roof of the
Coonittuion—that all would be allowed to worship Cod accord-
ing to their conscience without subjecting them to civil disabilities.
The Petiliencre claimed the common law right of eligibility—
they claimed no fantastic rights. They submitted the right of
eligibility ought to be restored. If it were refused, they said, a
caseofdelinqiiency ought to be established against them before they
were required to make out their innocence. They did not deny
the right of Parliament to deprive particular classes of certain
privileges conditionally, but they did deny the right of Perlis'.
went to prescribe how they should worship God.—This, how-
ever, had been done. A Roman Catholic bad been deprived of
civil rights, because be would not lay perjury to his soul ; and
the restoration of thew was refused on the ground that they
disregarded their oaths Ste. 'file exclusion was not partial, it
centinuid without a sufficient case being made out against the
body. lle maintained that the Catholic hail been derived of his
cut:anion law, because he would not abjure his religion: that
had been done tor which a .ludge, were Ile to act so, would be
liable to impeachment. And what was resorted to in suppoa of
this conthict ? The divine authority of the Roman Catholic
Religion was denied, as was the effect of the oaths made in its
faith. result of diviaa revelation had been, what he spoke
with horror—the idolatry and pertitly of human uature. Proles-
tanti•ni had been remembered—but alas! the gospel had been
thr4otten. The great Redeemer came to promote tile love of God
and the love of man, but the latter they denied. They denoun-
ced the greater part of Europe on amount of its Popery, and
dim they renounced what their religion impo:axl—the love of

MAY 10.

- -
their fellow creatural. And it now became a question. whither
they should contiuti 3 to exclude the Roman Catholits from the
benefits of their Cumtittition. The charge against them was
their immorti!ity—that they did net brgrzve in oaths. Why.
they did nqt believe in the charge, their various acts proved it.--
(Ilear.) The Hun. Member concluded with moving fur a earn.
mittee to enquire into the state of the laws .tfilxting the !lunar'
Catholio, particularly ns far as regardA the oaths required of
them previously to the enjoyment - civil offitxs.
Mr. Cnolzit in a slio.r.ll of great length, wounly seconded
the motion.

A long cicbitte ensued, in which, however, none of the leading
memlrers on either side took a part—after which, thecills for
" strangers to withdraw" resounded from every part of die house ;
but whether it arose from the expectation shut sonic of the lead-
:ng supporters and opponents of the meaetire would still give their
opinions, or not, we remarked that not one person in the gallery
moved. Several Inemben, then cried out " Co custody, to eus-
Thislor some minutes was us ineffectual as the former
call:, so anxious did the strangers appear for a continuance of
the discus ion. Many persons. and inleed we believe the gma
majority, in the gallery, were induced to remain contrary to the
cries of" Withdraw,, in the hope that before they left the gal-
lery, souse member would rise, and go on with the discussion.—
In this, however, they were rippointed, and after a frequent
repetition of the c.ies above mentioned, the gallery was cleared
for a division, and the turd numbers declared by the Speaker

For the motion 441
Againet it 243

Majotity against the motion ...
Adjourned at a quarter to two
TUESDAY II tlr 4.

WAXER Coaroaerits.—Mr. M. A. TAYLOR moved the se-
cond reading of the Alary-le-bone Water Works llill.
Mr. F. Monate thought this was a Bill which the Home
would see the propriety of not supporting. This Bill went to
authorize the Select Veary to raise on the Parish 7 or 800,onol.
lie inured as an amendment, that the Bill be lead a second trine
this day six months.
After some conversation between Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Hume. Mr.
IVrottelley, Mr. C. Harvey. and Air. If. Sumner, Mr. I'. Moore
changed his ranendment, moving that the Bill be read a second
time this day fortnight.
Agreed to, and Bill ordered to be read a second time this day
fortnight.
Assgssr.ri TAXES.—Sir !.i. W. RIDLEY withdrew the mo-
tin he bad given notice of for to-morrow. in consequence of an
intimation from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that lie sliould
bring in a measure on the subject. Such a measure coining from
such a quarter would be most likely to be effective .; but if it
were not altered front what had been stated in a conversation, he
mild not undertake to support it.
SINKING FUND.—\lr. P. GRENVELL said he should bring
forward 116 motion respecting the appliaution of the produce of the
Sinking Fund to the service of the year, instead of retorting to a
loan. 011 Wednesday senoight; in the meantime he hoped the
Batik Report would be laid before the home and considered.
Loire v. it 1 t.s.—Mr. LYTTLF:ION brought forward his motion
rtspcctirg the Lotteries. apologizing ter bringing forward this
sulkier. so repeatedly, at the same time he felt assured, from past
esperience, that questions of a moral nature must ultiniately
make way in that Horse, became they made way in public.
opinion. He should not appal to the personal character of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer—the argarstrataturn ad fonninchi
whoa llSCrelill when the hoc e° did not mind what was said.—(Cheers
and !aught...en) The immorality of the subject was unioesl
iron/ride—it encouraged gambling and vice; but, said the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer there is afloat—not only a certain quan-
tity eat Exchequer Bills—but a given quantity of vice, therefore he
toil( credit to himself as a Financier for turning it to account.
(A laugh.)—The system was most rapacious a:d unmoral. The
Chancellor as a man abhorred immorality. but as a Financier, he
made it profitable; however, the Treasury that was so supplied
was not of a lasting character. It was founded on idundet—for
what was that but plunder which would take 101. from a man
and return only ll,?—(Hear.) He concluded with moving a re-
solution expressive of the opinion of the House. that Lotteries
ought to be abolished.
After observations from Mr. Wilberforce, Mr. Canning, Mr.
Plunkett, Lord Castlereagh, Mr. P. Douglas, Mr. Williams,
Mr. Tierney. Mr. Huskivaon. &c. the House divided.—Ayes b 4
—Noes 135—.Aiajoray against the motion 49.
ROMAN CATHOLICS.—Sir H. PANNELL gave notice that in.
morrow se'nnight he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to
enable Roman Catholics to patch/tie freeholds. without taking
the qualification oath; to give them the protection that is exten-
ded to the pliers of worship of other dissenters; and to render it
unnecessary for than to take the oath of allegiance previously to
keeping schools.
KARL CAMDEN'S SINF.CORE.—The CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER gave notice that on Thursday next he should move
for a Bill to apply the profits surrendered by Lord Omaha, as
Teller of the Exchequer, to the public service.
Mr. LosursinTort moved for accounts of Ale, Wine. and
Siirit Licences for the last three years; and of the produce of the
D sties on Sweet Wines during the same period. Ordered.—
Adjourned.

VIEDNESDAY. MAY 5.

CALIMRT pregented a Petition from St. Martin's, 02i;17,
agai ,at the London Clergy Bin.
LICENSING SYSTEM.
_ _ _ _ .

Mr. If IT mt presented a I'etiuonfrom I.T. Barber Beaumont,
E ti. complaining of the present system of licensing Public
ti 'uses, and praying the House to adopt measures to reform it.
This Petition, the Hon. Member observed, showed the great
hardship and oppression that resulted from the present system ;
adding, that it was only by learning cases of individual oppres-
sion and hardship the House would become fully acry:aintral with
the present system. It was his opinion that the present system
promoted monopoly ; increased the price of beer, an article so
r .quisite to the poor ; and that et the same time it was productive
0 • the greatest vice and immorality amongst the poor.
Petition read, and ordered to be printed.
DISTRESSES OF THE POOL—Mr. Hung presented a Pe-
tit on from operative Weavers of Perth, complaining of tile low
maze of wages, and the high price of provisions. They were able
to darn, when in full work, only five shillings a week, a sum that
we: too small to enable them to keep their families.
l'etition read, and ordered to lie on the table.
A iIIICIILTURAI. PETITIONS.— Mr. GOOCIT presented a
Peti ion Front sonic Parish in baulk against the t'oor Settletnent
Bill. The Hon. Member observed, Unit front an intimate
sr
91111 i trance with this pail of the country, be could truly dech.re
its aviculturists to be in a state of gr,:ter distress than they wen:
in 181.5.—Perition read and reflrred to a Committee.
CnitivEN presented some Petitions from Desborough,
dm. a minst Mr. Brand's Game I.aws !lilt.
Th.: furtiter consideratioq of the Report on the Game Laws
Bill wis postponed till Friday, the 14th instant.
LIC.-:NCES OF POBLIC lIOUSF:S. Mr. BENNET, pre-
dowdy to IninAing forward the motion of which lie had given
notice, begged leave to present a Petition " ilom the under-
signed L'cenied Victuallers," complaining of the present system
of gr.asi ig and the power of arbitrarily taking away publicans'