The Sun.
London, England, 1813-05-18 00:00:00

CATHOLIC BILL.

Mr. GRATTAN, in rising to move the order of the
Day for the House resolving itself into a Com-
mittee on the Catholic Bill, noticed, that there
were certain clans.!s'propoied by a Right lion.
Gentleman (Mr. Canning) and certain ideas
thrown out by a-Noble Lord (Castlereagh), whicr;
is the clauses materially affected the Bill, it was
desirable should be taken into consideration at the
same time.. in order to accomplsh this object he
begged leave to propose that the Committee to-
night should sit pro forma, and after receiving all
the clauses to be offered, that the Bill should be
recommitted, and taken wholly into discussion on
Monday next. Fre was the more inclined to offer
this delay, because he entertained a strong confi-
dence that the concurrence of all.those friendly to
the principle of the Bill might in the mean time
be secured to the Mail. The cantloor of both
sidei, be was happy to say, tended to rut accord-
mice favourable to the Bill. Those who were for
securities, and those whO were for emancipation-,
appeared to be ready so far to approach in conei-
tnwards cult other, as to give promise of
a termination, calenlated to promote the Ipublic
goodood ultimately to str4ngthen and unite the
intuits of the iSimpire.
Mr, ItYpta did not object to this mode of bring-
ing ;he subject forevard lot the co,,sideration of
the House, as under all citcuth.staaces he thought
it al proper. as any that could' be devised. Fre
congratulated himself on observing that the pre-
diction be had formerly hazarded, that the mea-
sure could not pass in the form in which it was
introduced, was even so early as this day verified.
At the same time he took an opportunity of stet-
ing, that he could not anticipate any securities
which could be offered that coukt render the pass-
ing of the 11011 a 'immure which could be carried
without itumineut duager to the rrotestant Estab-
lishment.

Mr. .CANNING explained his .t easons for having
desired that the clauses he had tittered should be
printed r and noticed the salutat y effect this step
had produced, in submitting the information coo
;meted with the Bill to Gentlemen, much sooner
than could have been (lone by any other course.
Sin`ce he first proposed these clauses, he has re-
ceived numerous suggestions, to which be lutd
given all the attention their iniportaiiee demand-
ed, and be was, therefore, in hopes that when lie
again brought them forward in the Committee,
should be able to do so in an improved and amend-
ed form. litt professed .to come with the most
impartial and candid temper to the discassion
of this great question, and trusted it would be
met on all sides by a like desire only to come to
a decision mach should be universally-satisfac-
tory to the country. As for the credittakeryby
the Right Mu. Gentleman (Mr. Ryder), for the
fulfilment of his prophecy, he could see no great
cunse the Right Hon. Gentleman bad for that. A
retrospect, would have been equally effectual in
enabling him to forqtel that there, would be sonic
delay 011 this great question, where there were
many substantial difficulties to surmount, and
after these were surmounted, many diderent
shades of opinion to reconcile, and where they
had hot only to satisfy their own minds as to what
was right to he done, but.to touch with the ten -
dereSt hands even the prejudices of others, He
was, however, happy to say, that mutual conces-
sions bad much facillated out-of-doors discussions,
and lie trusted they would be equally effectual
within.

Lord CASTLEREAG II from the necessity that ex-
isted of looking at the measure us a- whole, ap-
proved of 'the mode u proceeding that had just
been proposed; and commended the Course that
had been taken with regard to printing the clauses;
as it enabled the ilouse to. come to an earlier Ma-
tulity 00114101c:it than it could otherwise have
done.. lie also expressed a hope that the clauses
miglwbe so framed, as to conciliate all !mulles in
favour of the original measure, and render it an-
necessary for him to bring forward any proposi-
tiOn3 on the subject.

Mr. Youtte agreed that the mode proposed was
the hest that coulil be adopted. At the same
tithe he begged le.•ave to give notice,• that if the
clauses for admitting Catholics into the House,
and to all offices, civil nod military (with one or
two exceptions), were broil& forward in their
present shape, he should feel it to be bis duty to

tril<6 the sense ot the House upon them. In other
words., he sinthl. llmpose -a great many tnore ex-
ceptions. ' . .

Sir JOHN C. I-ItinsLEY complained of the, in..
Justice done towards his arguments on a fiirmet-
night h)". a Itiglit Hon: Gentlenttit ()Ir. Canning.);
00,1 said he would persevere in ltis motion for
Paperi on Wednesday:
Mr. Pot4soNnt wtshed it to be clearly under-
Stood that the debtite woithl certainty come on
nest Alonday after a word Or two froni
.111 - ItYnra, tvas- assented

. .
Tht House 60- wernt inrii a Comthittee
Bill ijiJitsratd; when an number of elaiises wire.
brou4ht oft, and in Order to re:.oive thoie or :11r.
Canning, it- Wits resolvedthat the House should 04
Wednesday next.resolve isstlf law ihe same Coin-
mittee.

Sir JOHN COX. liIPPISLET InOtie;ht forwi tcl the
motion lie Enid given notice of cit; Thiir,day list;
connected with the practice a the ilowan
lie societies' iii the COlonies. The 1111/thin, anus
agreed to.

The Irish Schools Bill will be read A second
time on 'Thursday next.
The Report of the Prisoners Relief Wit will be
taken into further consideration tu-morrow.
Mr. MIXT ADDINaToN obtained leave, to bring
in a Bill for the Regulation of the Militia Laws,
It was read a first time, and ordered' tti be read a
second time on Friday.
The American Prize Bill Will be read a third
time to-morrow.--4djunineil.