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tion. The excise revenue in 1824 of Belturbet was 20,136/. ;
in 1835, 23,6481. ; while the revenue of Tamworth was, in
1824, 2,7861. ; in 1835, 3,0371.—( Hear.) The excise duty
paid by Middleton in 1834 was 82,2621. The effect of the
argument of the Right Hon. Baronet would be to exclude all
Roman Catholics from the exercise of the elective franchise
in the boroughs; yet this was in direct contradiction to the
spirit of the Act of 1829, which expressly declared Roman
Catholics eligible to all offices, and the object of which was,
to relieve them from all political disabilities, for he (Mr.
O'Loghlcn) could not suspect the Hon. Baronet of having
passed that Act of Emancipation, knowing at the same time
that the Roman Catholics could not be affected by it, and de-
termining, too, that they should not hereafter be affected by
it. One great source of opposition to the Bill had been done
away with by the administration of justice having been taken
out of the hands of the town council. The only objection
now remaining was to the town councils having the disposal of
the corporate funds. But in many towns considerable relief
was afforded by this
,arrangement—in Youghal, for instance,
where there was a revenue of 900,000/. belonging to the Cor-
poration rendered useless to the town, while a sum of 600,000/.
was regularly levied under the 9th Geo. IV.—( Hear.) Much
had been said in the course of the debate on the influence exer-
cised by the Roman Catholic Clergy at elections. But were-
the Roman Catholic Clergy the only Clergy who thus inter-
fered? He (Mr. O'Log,hlen) remembered that on the first re-
turn of the Hon. and Learned Recorder of Dublin for the
University of that city, a letter was:written by the Rev. C.
Boyton on the subject of his exertions in behalf of the Hon.
and Learned Gentleman, in which the Rev. Gentleman stated
that it had been mainly owing to him that the Hon. and
Learned Gentleman had been elected. The Hon. and
Learned Gentleman disclaimed having availed himself of the
"No Popery" cry; yet his committee room had been pla-
carded from top to bottom with bills to that effect.--( Question. )
'He (Mr. O'Loghlen) had not been the first to introduce this
subject • but when he heard Hon. Gentlemen on the other
side night after night make statements as to the interference
of the Roman Catholic priesthood in elections, he thought it
only fair that he should have the opportunity of showing that
not the Catholics only had been in the habit of interfering.—
(Hear, hear.) This was not a measure interesting to Ireland
and to Irish Members only; it was one of equal importance
to this country. If to Ireland was denied the extension of
the principle of corporation reform, what a powerful argu-
ment would that fact present in the mouth of a Minister of
England of whom some measure of reform should be re-
quested ? A Minister so situated wouln say that the mea-
sure sought for could not be granted to England, because, as
the principle could not be extended to Ireland, discontent
would be the consequence.
The House then divided, when the numbers were—
For the third reading
Against it 199
Majority 6l
While strangers were excluded an additional clause was
proposed, declaring the validity of the Dublin Pipe-water
Debenture, but it was negatived without a division.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.

Mr. CURTE S wished to know from the Noble Lord how
he intended to proceed with the English Tithe Bill ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was his intention to have
the Bill re-committed on Wednesday, pro forma, and to have
the discussion taken upon it on Friday, the 22d of April.
Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice that on the second read-
ing of the Northern Railroad Bill he should call the attention
of the House to the non-compliance with the standing orders,
notwithstanding the report of the committee on the Bill.