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Ong of the insecurity to their vxsons and lives in consequence of
their not having joined what was called the " Thames Union,"
and ?Toying for protection in the exercise of their free right to
riort for their daily livelihood.
Tr.?se petitions were referred to the said Committee.
So Joil/4 ASHBY presented a petition from a parish in Wilt-
stire., praying for inquiry into the case of Robert Gourley.—
'.aid on the table.
Mr. DITODALE presented a petition from the neighbourhood
zi Birmingham, signed by 3,500 persons, against the Catholic
eiief BilL--Laid on the table.
"I)i6 Juries Bill Committee was postponed to Friday.
TITHE PROCTORS.
his Joins NEWPORT presented supetition from the neigh.
Gourbood of Dingle in the Western extremity of Ireland,
•Criiiplainizig of the conduct of the Tithe Proctor in that quarter,
Mr. BARING expressed a hope that the case would be in-
ii.ibred into by the Right Hon. Secretary of Ireland. • -
My. GOULBURN said, that the Government of-Ireland
woni thew every readiness to remedy grie,-ancea of this nature.
_.„4„e'elie same time he must observe, that the Tithe Composition
,891 introduced by him to the House was a measure culeo-
,*Alai to afford a remedy for evils of this kind.
After a few words from Mr. .3 OHM SMITH, 3! r. J. BENETT,
aid Dr. PnitureoaE, the petition was read and ordered•to

be printed.
• Join,/ NrwecntT then presented a petition from a parish
in tlle Queen's County, complaining of the rates levied for the
tnailding of a Church.—Laid on the table.
Sir A. HOPE presented petition from the Noblemen, ' Gen-
tlemerr and Farmers of the county of Linlithgow, against any
alteration in the Corn Laws.—Laid on the table.
Mr. J. Win Lusts presented a petition from Mr: Butt, apri-
soner in the Fleet Prison, praying for inquiry' into his case.—
laid on, the table.
Mr. J. BEBETT presented two petitions from the county of,
Intshire, praying for inquiry into the ease of Mr. Gourley.—
Ordered to be printed.
iIt..HERRIEs presented a petition from the Illayor and In-
Itabitants of Harwich against the Catholic Relief Bill.—Ordei-
act io be printed.
The Lion. GEoRGE LAMB presented a petition from some
*lice in Derbyshire, against any alteration in the Corn,Laws.—
.dered to he printed.
Mr. SCARLETT presented a petition from the. Barristers
ant Attorneys of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, praying that the Ro-
man Catholics of Ireland may be relieved from all civil dis-
sWities. •
Mr..l:WinniAms bore testimony to the respectability of the '
p.nries.—Ordered to be printed.
• N. ConTxuasT presented a petition from the Merchanti
and Traders of Cork, in Ireland, complaining of the exorbitant
sharges of the Post Office.
Mt. HERRIES said that the subject' of the Post OfEces
es..rges in Ireland was under the consideration of the Commis.:
sinner* in that country.
lir. R ICE said, he should like to know when the report
gf,tbese Commissioners would be made. •
.che petition was then read, and ordered to be piloted.
CATHOLIC BIBLES.
:Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE presented a Petition from the'
ooanty of Somerset, against the Catholic Relief Bill.
Mr. S. RICE took this opportunity of adverting to the ob-
stinations made by the Hon. Baronet, upon a Catholic Edition
cf the Holy Scriptures upon a late occasion. The notes which
tnelioneurable Baronet had read to the House, had been dis:
+claimed pablicly and fermally by Dr. Troy and all the Catlin-
-1C: Bishops. The edition of the Holy Scriptures had got into
citculation before the nature of the notes were known, and it
wns not now in circulation at all with the approbation of the
Catholic' Hierarchy. He was sure the Honourable Baronet
would thank him for this information, as he knew he would not
hare-quoted these notes if he had not believed they had the
stump of authority.
air T. LETHBRIDGE said, he certainly had thought at
the time-he
.quoted the edition in question, that it was an edi-
tiorinf authority. But his opinion was not altered as to the
temper and views of the Roman Catholics of the present-day,
and he:thought lie had brought forward enough to support him
in his opinion.
General GASCOYNE observed, that the notes in question
were published and circulated in the Foreign Edition of the
Dottay Bible with the fullest authority that could not be
d.nied.
Mr. V. FITZGERALD stated that the disclaimer of Dr
Troy and the Bishops of Ireland was published in every News-
Paker, in Ireland.
.General GASCOYNE contended that this did not do away
the intolerant spirit of the Roman Catholics, who wrote and cir-
.-caiated these notes.
The petition was then ordered to be printed.
Mr. W. SMITx presented petitions from the Dissenters of
"firightlielinstone and Finsbury Parish, London, lisclaiming
hostility to the Roman Catholics.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. El tr sin presented a petition from the Colliers of Dum-
, tairinon and Renfrewshire, in favour of the existing Combination
Liarra,-,Laid on the table.
The Rgsort on the Small Debts (Scotland) Bill was post.
paved to Friday next.
The Committee on. the Distillery Bill was postponed to Fri-
next.
e. Bitoi:offast presented a petition from the Dissenters of
Stateren Walden, Essex, in favour of the Catholic Claims.—
.Ordered to be printed.
THROWN SILK ACTS.
The House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole
'liaise on the Thrown Silk Acts.
• The clauses were read and agreed to, and the Report ordered
:-ta be received to-morrow.
, The Committee of Sapply, on the motion of 3.1 r. II Eon FES,
Witst postliGned to Wednesday.
air. HEItItIES stated, in answer to a question from Mr.
-If train, that the vote of money for Mr. 31`Adarn would not be
rowed before Friday next.
' CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL.
Mr. BROUGHAM moved the further consideration of this
4014 and that the amendments of the Committee be agreed to.
Jr. J. W. MAXWELL said, that he had been misrepre-
seated as. to what had fallen from him on a former occasion.—
H a had merely voted for a Committee in order to acquire infer-
tsaatinn on the subject: Ile had read the evidence taken before
the 'Committee, and was not induced by-it to change his former
cantiinents. Ile should vote-against the third reading.
fiord 0. CAVENDISH made some allusion to an assertion
wi..,4t fell the other evening from an Hon. Baronet (Sir T.
14:4bridge) • that art opulent Gentleman near Wetherby had
aoertar 'that the Protestant Churches were profaned by the
performance of the Protestant service. The Gentleman had
nevi r ipade any suds assertion, and the Hon. Baronet was
bound to explain.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE said that it was hard to be attacked
two on the saute night on die same subject. It was not Par-
liamentary. Every Representative hid a right to express his
(Onion without being called to an account for it.
A3I gft under the Gallery said, that this was a matter of
fact, and not of opinion.
Goloael FORDE, with respect to some assertion that he had
changed his mind on the question, said that lie was induced to
think that the two collateral Bills would make the general ma-
aura of relief more acceptable.
.L.ord G. CAVENDISH said, he had the authority of the
Honourable Mr. Petre and of Lord Stourton to deny the fact.
The Newspaper which had reported the statement had been
• prosecuted.'
Sir J. NEWPORT.saiti that the Hon. Baronet had not vin-
dicated himself. He had advanced what he was incapable of
maintaining.
Sit 'l'. LETHBRIDGE said he was capable of maintaining
whatever he had,said at the proper time and place.
The amendments were then agreed to, the Bill ordered to
la• engrossed, and ordered to be read a third time to-mor-
row.
• BROUGHAM said that the discussion would certainly
come to-morrevi (this day.)
..Nr. BROUGHAM said he saw the Ron. Member for Corfe
Coup in his place. Ile wished to know whether the H0n.14 em-
bet meant to move any amendment as to the right of Catholics
to rat in Parliament, and whether he meant to take the sense of
taio House on
Mr. BANICS' said, he might possibly move two amendments,
- the first, respecting Catholics sitting In 'Parliament; and the
second. to make the appointment of Cqrnmissioners optional.
Jtut he should not take the sense of the House on either of
than.

IRISH ELECTIVE. FRANCHISE BILL.
On the motion that the House resolve itself into a Committee
on this Bill,
Mr. GRATTAN said that he should enter his protest agaihst
the measure. Irish Members were divided in opinion . con-
cerning the Bill, and how could English Members be capable
arnaking sip their minds upon it. This Bill ought not to be
mixed up with Catholic Emancipation. He should oppose it
on the same ground that he supported the great measure. The
individual whose name he bore would have opposed it. If the
people of.froland were not worthy of the Elective Franchise,
they were not worthy of Emancipation. The oath of a poor
titan was as good as that of a rich man, and the 101. freeholder
was as likely to perjure himself as the 40s. freeholder. He
concluded by entering his protest against so detestable a
measure.
Mr. V. FITZGERALD supported the motion that the
speaker now leave the Chair, and made some remarks in fa-
rsur of the general principle of the BilL
Mr. LITTLETON said it would be inconvenient to enter
. upon the general discussion at preknt. He would merely say
that it was his firm determination to resist every attempt to ex.
teed the, principle of disqualification beyond the 40s. free-
itaVers. Hia.object was, merely to do away with fraudulent