The Sun.
London, England, 1825-04-15 00:00:00

CATHOLIC CLAIMS.

Petitions were presented against granting nny favours to the
Roman Catholics, from the coopers, fleshers, and bakers of
Glasgow; from Haslingdon ; from the' Archdeacon and Clergy
of Sarum ; from the Gentry and Clergy of Halifax ; from the
Minister and Congregation of the Episcopal Chapel in Long_
acre ; from the Presbytery, and from six of the incorporated
trades of Glasgow.
CALL OF THE HOUSE.

On a motion for leave of absence for a member for a fort-
night, on urgent private business,
Sir J. NEWPORT rose to declare, that he would divide the
House against every motion of this kind which was not accom-
panied with a medical certificate of incapacity to attend. The
Importance of the question to be taken into consideration on the
night for which he had moved for the call of the House was such
as to render the absence of any member, on any other account,
totally inexcusable. lie was determined to enforce the cali,
and to oppose the grant of leave of absence in any other cases
than those attested by medical certificate of incapacity to at-
tend. . .

Several ;notions of the kind were made notwithstanding, and
leave was obtained.

Mr: CURWEN presented a petition from -Workington, for an
alteration in the Corn Laws.
Mr. DAwsoN brouWit up returns of-persons committed, eon-
-victed, and imprisoned under the Gante Laws.

BRF,ACII OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr. PEEL called the attention of the House to a Petitifn
which he held in his band, alleging a gross injustice whit;n
had been done . the petitioners, and which comprised ano
less gross breach of the privileges of the House. On the 17th
of March last, the Hon. Baronet, Member for 'Waterford, had
presented a petition to the House, professing to he signed by
14 persons of the town of Rallinasloe in favour of conceding to
the Roman Catholics their claims. The petition now presented
*as signed by 13 out of the 14 natces attached to the fortr,T
petition, and they complained that a forgery
.had been com-
mitted,. by. which sentiments had been attributed to them the
opposite .of those which they held towards the Homan:Catho-
lics, and the House been impose:11100h accordingly. The
question for the consideration of the House would be, how to
justify the wrong done to the general right of petitioning, both
as it respected the credibility of petitions, and the readiness of
Members to present theni ; and in the next place how to vin-
dicate their privilege from so gross an indignity. ft would, he
impossible to present petitions, if the reliance of Members in
the representations of petitioners were shaken ; arid in a coun-
try so distant as Ireland, none but written representations could
generally be had. If the present petition should be received,
;e would move for a select Committee to inquire into the cir.
cumstances.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, that he had presented. the
petition of the 17th of March upon the same grounds of conh-
dence which he had for nMe-tenths of all the petitions be ever
presented—the written representations of those who professed
to be the subscribing parties, who accompanied their state-
ment with much ciretunstmtial information. I7ndoubtedly he
had been deceived, and the House had in consequence
misled; and it was tit that the abuse should be sought out and
punished.
Mr. PEEL said, that the petitioners were Aware that the
Hon. Baronet had been grossly imposed upon, and that be w.. 4
not at all to blame.

The petition was brought up and referred, together with that
of March 17, to a Select Committee, 10 examine and report 0
the House.

• LINEN LAWS.
Sir IL PARNELL withdrew his niniet' of motion upon:this
subject, in consequence of an understanding that. Governtmnt
were about to Move for a Committee, before which the inquiry
could be more effectually conducted. :'• '
Sir GEORGE it then moved for a select Committee
inquire into the laws for the regulation of the liners' manufae,
tures in Ireland, especially in regard m the importation of
hemp and dressed flax. After a discussion, in which Mr.
MABERLY, Mr. lIUME, •Mr. ROBERTSON, and Mr. PITZ..
OEBALD, said a few words each, the Committee troy ap_,
pointed.