The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-20 00:00:00

ORDER OF JESUITS.

Mr. BROWNLOW presented a Petition' from Rosa in fa-
your of measures of amelioration towards Ireland. The Peti-
tioners attributed many ofthe evils which had afflicted Ireland
to the establishment of the Order of Jesuits iu dna country.—
(A were always directed to the pre..
venting of all hiunan improvement, and to keeping the human
mind in-darkness.

Sir 11. PARNEIII4 said, he had never. heard of the Vista,
blishment of 'Jesuits in Ireland. If the Hon.. Mouther hail
himself heard of it he (Sir /1.) hoped he would inform the
House of the plan of the Establishment. •
Mr. EItOWNLOW, laid, he bad only presented the Pea.,
tion in discharge his duty, it being sent to him for thatpur..
pose: He certainly had never heard of the existence of an
Order of Jestiintin Ireland.. ,

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Mr. C: tIUTCHINSON he ',Was happy tho
Member who presented the Petition bad declared his disbelief
of the Iniintpal.fact stated in the Petkion.
The PetitiOn WILT then ordered to tie on the

Mr. BROWN lAM presented a similar Petition froM Ar.;
tnagh,-Ittielrwas read,' after a S'ei words 'front Sir T. LETII.
liTtlbGE and Mr. Ctrltwe x.
On the question that it should lie on.the-tabie,
Mr. C. HUTCHINSON said he knew that the ellegAtion of
the petition, as to the Order of jesnits, was false. Though he
heught such a falsehood would render the petition alinosta dis-
grace to the 1....c0rds of the .fjouse, hetshould not oppose its be-
ing laid on the table, so highlydid he Vilna the rtglit.of petit-.
tioning. On this ground, and this alone,..he should not oppose
the reception of the petition. , ' .
Sir J. NEWPORT concurred- in the set*inepts of the last
speaker, and declared it was always his wish to see. the.right
petition, like all other rights and privileges,
.slotred .equally by
all classes of the community. . .
Mr. BROUGHAM prefectly concurred. its the sentiment,
that although a petition might contain 'statententS r which were
knOwn to be false, yet the doors. of the lionsspught not,
merely on that account, to be shut against it, prireidiAl the lan..
page of the petition was notdisrespectful to the-Tlouse4
could not, however, sit down without noticim.; inconsistency
into which these notable petitioners had fallen, lie, by the
way, had never heard that the. Jtoits made a point of. sup.,
pressing improvement. Ile believed, and had a ways under-
stood,lhat Education was their abject towards their pronely telt,
though they might endeavour to giVegtrerte4 turn to its ef-
fects. The petitioners, however -thou it. otherwise, and that
the object of the Jesuits was to. .14p the human mind in dark-
ness ; 'but it appeared that tire ilattiOni!es themselves 'were no
.gfeat proficients in the first rutlinitintk'nf-ellocatiint—he meant
the art of spelling.--4A jiumrtin his eye, over
the petition, and he found they hatl:pis-spelled t and of all
words for them to syell, they had inisimielled,the' word
tolerance," to which they had jaivenahree r's t two c's had
theigiven to the word tt Jesuit," but' then they had, taken
care in return to dedtict On- a from the word " perratle.",--
(lJaughter.)

The petition was then ordered to lie on the table.
BROW-N'LOW said, he had a similar Petition to pre.
:vit.-4We did not collebt the name of the place mentioned by,
the Hon. lileniber.)-', 1t would, he trusted, be Venial free from
the fault whiCh hod been detected in the last by the lion. and
Learned:Gentleman. He was again free to declare, that he
had never Itettrd of the existence in any part of ..l.refand with,
which he was' acquainted of an Order of Jesuits,--({ near !)
Ile assured,the Howse it was pahif'til to hint to be tailed upon
to present petit-lona which contained matter, likely .to cause
irritation.;-..telkter.)—lt was the curse or. Irdand that one
part of her population had alw4s been arrayed against the
other.
Mr. GRATTAN thought # ought -to be exercised
by Rom Metnhers as to the presaaHng of such petitions. If
such'n petitiors4s the present were.offereditim by ..hits own con.
stiments, he would not present it. ' .
Sir II ENRV PARNELL *mitt, :be firmly. believed no tutch
Order as that mentioned by the Retitioners had ever been este.
Wished in Ireland. •
Mr. SPRING RICH said, he Could Itot•atate whether such
an Order had or had not been established. lie knew an, itn..
beegsion nresailesi in somb parte-of Ireland that it 14, Even
If it did, lie was not aware that diatsircumstance of ittelf con.
mituted an offence.. He believed most of the complaints against
the Jetillitti arose out of their political conduct.; and as they had
now lost all political power, he thought they would de goOd
rather than otherwise.

Sir THOMAS IttITIFBRIDGE said, that although the
Petitioners were net members of.ltwned institutions, and al.
though they hiul not received sso contplete an education as some
lion. Members; their complaints were not legs t...ntitled to at-
tendon. For his own pan, he had no doubt that tiOttle such an
Institution as that complained at; or sioadar to it ic principle,
did really exist.
Mr.•11.1101.1011A31 explained. lie had not the slightest in-
tention to reflect on the want of education of the Petitioners.—
Ile had only intended to notice the inconsistency into which
they had fallen, by accusing the Jesuits of a desire to keep
people ignorant, while they, the Pe ti ti (anat.! thenn:elves, -who
had of course drawn -their education front other secrets, Ap-
peared ignorant of its firstrutliments, • •
The Petition was then ordered to tic on the table.