The Sun.
London, England, 1814-05-25 00:00:00

ROMAN CATHOLICS.

Mr. GRATTAN' presented the Catholic-Petition,
and said. it was not his intention, tinder the pre'-
sent circumstances, to
.propose any discUssion, or
• any ulterior measure,. now; he could not under-
take-to sw what were the wishes of the Catholic
Body on that sulijeet, but. he believed there were
• many who wished to have a speedy discussion;
that the opinion he gave was his own, backed by,
those Members of Parliament With whom, upon
this Catholic Question; he acts and coo-snits ; and
that, pursuant to sac!) an opinion, it was his in-
tention not to bring forward a discussion on the;
Catholic Subject, -or ori any' ulterior measure., at
present ; tha: he would his
areasons on Fri-
. tiny, when.he should introduce Petition on the
saute subject.
Sir J. HIPPISLEY moved for the extract of a
report to Lord W. Bcntinck, dated Madras,
vember 3, 1806, relating to the Roman Catholics.
in India, with the -copy of a prociatnation of the
Government of Bombay, on the same subject; also
proceedings in Council relating to the, estates of
the Jesuits. in Canada. He took occasion also to
contradict a statement that had appeared in seve—
ral of the public prints,: that he hadasserted, on
moving for former papers, that the sum of thirty
thousand pounds had been sent from Rome to
Ireland, for the.purpose ;Of *founding a Jesuits'
College. He had, itifact, asserted, that nearly
that sum had becti transmitted from En and, but
not from Rome : and that 16;000/. of that money
had been applied to the purchase of Castle-Broom,
which :was opened .fora seminary of education,
with a professed Jesuit as its principal. Another.
erroneous statement be also contradicted, that be
had represented the construction of .oaths, as
maintained by an individual writer, Mr. Francis
Plowden (who was educated- in a Jesuit setitina
that it should be " set:mutant intentionem juran-
tis," and not " secuudum intentionenrimponen.
tis," as 'constituting.a general principle with Ca-
tholics ; whereas he (Sir J. H.) had stated, :that •
thotigh Mr. Plowden's opinion had but too many
supporters among Jesuit ,casuiSts, it was Fointed•
ly deno-unced.hy the soundest tneologians of his
own communion, as.wetLas the most accredited.
jurists ;
,and named St. Isidore,, Justinian,
Papers ordered.
Sir N. COLTHUUST gave notice, that he watil4 put Timrs-
day move fordeave to bring in a Bill to alter the 41ct' of thg
47th of the King, relative to fever hospitals in ri.laod. -
The County Bridges Bill went thi.;-)ugh Committee: the
Report was received, and the-Bill ordered to be read .t tltittt
time to-morrow.

Mr. LociiIIART, referring to the Petition of Mr.
Morris, 1.4,gh Bailiff of ‘Vesrminstera praying tor
redress, on account of Sir F. Burdett havniA- re-
fused to pay the expellees of erecting the Wiso-
ing-; at the last election fur West:iiin)ter, moved,
that a Petition should be reirrred to a Commit-
tee, nil() should be ordered to tnalie 4 reVort otl
the subject to time House.

Mr. %V NN did not see that the petitioner in
this cite had any claim to public I einunerati on. it
vvaS (nay to have maile his bargain before he
proceeded to erect the linstlogs. He no rca.
son why Petition should be referred-to a CQUI.
matte.

Mr. BATHURST said,-that the Act of Parliament
not direct that a bargain should be niacie
order to enti►le the High Bailiff to retnuner.-.00•1.,
All that-it said was, tl►at the Candidate shuull
.pay the,expenee In this case, irF. t„►rdett had
co►itrired to evade this law, by proviu that he