The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-10 00:00:00

[MORNING If ERA T.D.)

9everal Petitions were last night presented
to, the House of Lords against the proposed (Ilea.-
sures in favour of the Rornao.Cathalics. The
Dti-ke of York, in presenting one against further
c9nedssions,:iaid'that he, heartily concurred in its
prayer.--The Bishop of Norwich, afterwards
presented a Petition from various Clt4gymeti and
others in, Norfolk, in favour of the Roman Ca-
tholic Claims; and.he expressed himself still to
be a-friend to civil and religious liberty, and de.
&Weal? faVotirable to those claims. The further
proceedings on the Equitable Loan Company Bill
ocosioned some Conversation, it being opposed
several.Neble Lords.. The Earl of Lauderdale
(Ow him-occasioned many papers, evidence, the
" Bulible7 proceedings of 1720,&c:, to be printed)
saidi'in resisting the measure, he- considered he
had done his duty to the public ; and he had.
• u it
app.94 because went to sanction the taking
.of usurious interest. His Lordship•added, that
Whenever the Bill-was brought forward he should
vote against it, and endeasour to justify that
vote.. Their Lordships afterwards discussed the
game Laws Amendment Bill (Mr. S. Wortley's),
atkillatter sPote debate the. Bill was. thrown: out.
fa jhe, -.Commons, the further. agitation of the
Wan Catholic iiill IKas ;.preceded by some
cua.tatlictions . or corrections -of Sir T. Leth-
bikcige's..statements of Friday-night. Mr. S. Rice
sli/LkOat, Sir T., Lethbridge , had end eayoured to
Roman -Catholics sentiments which
t4e.lllad.djscountena.nced-; he meant the, reprint
off e,Pouay Testament with notes, avowedly-
under; the sanction of- Dr. Troy and the Roman
qioott-6
r-prtiNtes in 1,1316 ; hut Mr. S. Rice
aUt4ed,. when. tilose. Prelates foujid the intolerant
cAratiaeter o the notes, they withdrew their. Sane-
Sy T. Lethbridge re-
ttift the . publication.
plied-,;that:had, he, known .of. such disapproval he
Cif/la-191y Would have added such fact, or ab:
s 4 Inf 4). fropi.a.dyerting to the notes ; but lie..e.cuttd
hue :the: Sionse to bear. it in mind, that .such
it,orice. of the reprint of,a,Rotnan . Catholic book'
.
•
one of Many, objections urged by "n•
GlePeraljGascoyne, however, thought the argu—
otfif,wastiot much.mended by this correction ;. for,
he believed the notes-attached totheDmulkY Bible
wortiof -Catholic produce,. and, though dis 7
coutitenanced here; neeertheless tended
de character of the 11cnnan _Catholic sentiments
at,:this period.—The next complaint, was; mar4i-J3Y
LBrd -. duvendish, on -.behalf of , the !lon., Mr.
PRtre and Lord Stourton; of the neighbourhood
W.etherhy, they fleelarin,g :that . they had never-
uttered the sentime.ats- attributed to them, by Sir.
'F. J..etlOridge, on the authority of some country .
PAper,. which Paper they had ordered to.b.e.prol
seCuted. Sir T. Lethbridge said he knew no-
t:.&z.uf the:parties; --that be did not fe.c*himself
answerable,to persous out of the House for
the q-Pinious he .expressed' it. ;. and •that, At, a It
ey:ept-s,, the -tvip Ce (let:w n, of whom Ite,knew Up-
thin g,:legl ligrie.xptier,ated. SirJ..Ne~wpeartaelrnit
ted Oral the parties were exonerated, hitt he denie4

t'hat Sir T. Lethbridge had exonerated himself ; he
had asserted facts, his opinions were not questioned
by the complainants, without being_ prepared to
justify them, or to show that he had sufficient
grounds for the statements. This language was
loudly cheered, and the House was in •no ordi-
nary commotion. -Sir T.' Lethbridge replied,
that he felt himself to be quite capable of main-
taining what he had said, at the proper time and
place, and that was not the proper time or place.
He then withdrew from the House. There was
a considerable pause. Mr. Brougham and Mr.
A bercromby went to Sir J. Newport, and enter-
ed into earnest conversation with him; and after
some time, the Speaker having examined the new
clauses to the ROman Catholic Relief Bill, the
Report was agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be
read a third time -this day. Mr. Brougham, Sir
F. Burdett being still absent, gave notice that he
should positively move the third reading of such
Bill this day. The Elective Franchise Bill oc--
casioned an unexpcctly extended discussion. The
question that the Speaker do leave the Chair, for
the purpose of going into a Committee on the
Bill, was resisted. by Mr. Hume, in particular,
who moved, as an amendment, that there be a
Committee appointed, to inquire into the subject.'
That proposition was eventually negatived, there
being a considerable majority against it ; the
Bill was committed pro forma, and ordered to be
recommitted on Thursday next.