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the very language of the bill then upon their table. The
Loble eati had mentioned the opinions in favour of such
a vitreous yowl:anted by Mr. Pitt and other high autho-
rities. There lived not u wan who bad a stronger regard
for the late Mr. Pitt than himself; and after the union
with Ireland, lie never would have differed from him oo
the subject of Uouran Catholics, had he net been per-
ended that great lona took an erroneous view of the sub-
jects. He never did hear nor ever could %mix from him,
what were the securities he proposed fu ri the safety of
the Protestant government and Protestant church. It
.pleased Divine Providence to take that Mealtime states,
4. anan, and another great man, then in the home, for whom
Le had the strongest friendship (Lord Grenville), because
ildhe friend of the measure. He. asked the house after all,
;Nether they had not come to this:—that they were to
' 'stake eancessit.itas without any securities?—(Hear, hear,
from Lord Grenville.) He should be ready to hear the
noble lord. 1f they had secnritics, he was quite ready to
admit they creed to .pa,s such a bill. One of the first
duties of statesmen was to take care of the religion uf '
the country. They bed been told to look at political
'natives only, but his opinion was, that the established
elision of the country was one of The greatest political
rbjects they had to consider. If this 'happy land had
etetunately adopted a system of church government, the
Agellslest recognised in any church io thiewurld, the 'nem-
'
bare of that church were bound iu duty to secure civil
• liberty. They could not pass the bill without repealing
the test andr-eorporatioo acts, which, in the opinion of
the greatest lawyers, where the shield and protection of
the constitution. The bill before the house went to te-
pee! the Supremacy Act ; as well might they destroy the
Bill of Rights. Magna Charts, and other securities upon
which the eon/Motion was hounded. The oath of alle-
giance
in the bill gave no security. Why was the Pro.
testant to give a stronger oath than the itoman Catholic?
The Protestant shore the Pope had no authority at all.—
The Catholic swore with a reservation on that point.
Lord GREN VILLE, in a speech of eraisiderable length,
abounding in force of argument and eloquence, supported the
bill, and contended that nu dodger to the established reli-
gion could arise from granting the Catholic claitus, whilst'
touch public good w mild result from that measure.
Lord LIVERPOOL could not conscientiously give his
support to this measure, consistent with he safety of the
established refigiaa. The noble earl took the seine line of
orgaeseut molest the bill as the Lord Chancellor had pre-
viously dime.
The Marquis of LAIISDOWNE said, the time was now
arrived at a hich, in bk opinion, they might, without any
danger to the estabeidnisept, grant to the Catholics their
claims, and by so doing unite the talent and increase the
strength of the Empire at large.
Lord SID MOUTH oppontii thelmot too.
Lords Melville, Ashburton, mad Sweep supported the bill.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the house
divided n when there appearit..
For the second read' 4.....5.-120
Aphat it t.
Melority
Adjoaroed at half-past three.
IVEDNESDATEL
The bank cash payments bill, • charitable lands transfer
bill, passed throolli ooramitt !et4t were ,reported without
amendment. Adjourb..d, ,
711rUBDAY, APRIL 19.
The royal olsent was 4iven by. eorranivion to the beer duties'
bill, the innksvers' bill, the I. sh law of treason amendment
bill, end about may private bills. The commissioners were, the
Margot,. of Cholmonuley, the Lord Chancellor, and the Earl of
lithafteskury..

The ) onion grs light end coke bill, end two others, were
brought up WM the Curnmons ritd read the first time.
Mr. llul;ock •resented rmo-it of the addition wade to the
public debt tiu).nl the last ten yei:rs,
on the otetion oldie Karl of Shaftesbury, the hoot) adjouroed
Tuestlsy the Ist of May:

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

_
awhpaY. APRIL 16.

Mr. S. C. WHITBREII) presented a petition from
freeholders of Middlesex, preying for parliamentary reform.
Mr. Sergeant ONSLOW presented u bill to tepee! the
awry lasts, Reed et brit time, and ordered to be tead
sccraul time May In.
Mr. M. A. TAILOR. gave notice, that on May :10, he
should submit a InUilDik to amend the mode of administering
justice in the Court of Chancery, also of enforcing the tippet-
loot jurisdiction in the house.
Mr, SVIC Eli presented a petition from the ship owners of
Pia) IoC for a relict, of the tsuol-tax---a duly which
he considered mow illiU/1011; 11l the eeiteta: hitcrests or the
counirs, He lamented that none of the Dunham: were pre.
km to hear this petition read, became it well merited pecu-
late nitration, Petition ordered to be printed.
!atilt Itsicoaa LAMIITON presented
petilieo front lOU 'umlauts, cc. of lielfrst. The pe4i•
tam pi e)eo KeurrialiY tor retorts, urgiuA, that ins petitioner.
did MA rosisider the house to speak the 's papillae voice,"
mid they lumemed the 4, rumours' that were ciieulated, that
4"3 errs btaight nud sold, and thnt ministerial majorities
acre I.nel:eft by placemeo,
Petition read, Besides praying for reform, It liken Ise
solicit fur the restoration of the Queen to hat rights. It alto
aid that whams in lieiftwt made the rrturu to the writ,
stitiou ordered to Iry minted.
Nu 'l44ot.—Mr. ELLICE presented
it petition Irma turrolniuts Ltoidim, tract Mg to Galindo,
stating that oltecathal a the timber duties would Jubjeci
theitt to ruinous dithcilltieg. which would prevent them Irmo
'Dolling the customary returns. Ile r spa'ted the portico-
attention of lito chairman of the arieulturi,l coalmine,"
(Mr, (ionch) to pentium for !ha 'morns 4.1 Clint trout
4.41.44 Were out likely to allect Igo Eilijich grower. There
11;`' U dillerenco in 4,44ality and :spense of near W.. hens eei.
the Card of kurland and that e!' Vanadlt.
pi ideetiuu enough to the Euelioli granerat any re.trictiuu
04041.1 lie to the corn growers of Canada,
Lind MILTON said, lie hoped fur a report soon rim the
tt'lumillse on agrieuliu.e. lie also trusted Mal the list
short Could lain the committee's opiaio.a., for lit an-
d:4l.lmM thul !heir empiric. had brew primal ity din eted to
the e4lelll pfit.luni ui,tars. the tanners. lie con.
sluded with o.kist; rot Iwo. Omit:nail, when a tqui
ho 'specie&
bli,(401)01 Rimed, be app:citusided that soon after the
holidays they should be preput tl with a repot,.
sir. NARK AT Guppultvi she tielitiblk With the pie'
'be colonists could not elitist.
Mit Cl. BLN N T that Ole point at time was. that
I few inirrrsiod Oat 41 shipping ltuars.l,," re.
Ii„ Iced the boon or ttpt, is y,.;11-. his oallcil Om
titiatasy v41114361%44 is, UMW (hair stotot agouti% Ow att. min