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woe' manner". Ire wished the Noble tlord had
atternred to make these charges out, and to justify
by facts what he had thought he had a right to
assert. Reduced to the necessity of casting about,
to endeavour to pick out of the imperfect outline
given by the Noble Lord, that on which his charges
were founded, he at last could only come to this
conclusion, that the Catholics had not sinned against
either the spirit or the letter of the law. Iri.the pre-
sent awful and extraordinary state of things, it was
incumbent upon their Lordships to bestow their best
attention on this important subject. Why were
they to shut their eyes to the effect's of tiegli'letin„a
the Catholics of Ireland ? Why close ,their visual
organs to the threatening evils, which met in
time could be surmounted 5 but which suffered
to augment, might • Ultimately overwhelm them ?
If we had a formidable overbearing enemy to
encounter abroad, was it not at once our du'y
and our interest to avail ourselves of our best
resources at home ? At such a crisis we should
look to Ireland for all the support it is in
her power to afford, and endeavour to avail our
selves of all her strength, by allowing her a full,
share of_ the blessings of the Constitution. On
his soul he believed, and be would lay it before
the Almighty, that the safety of this empire
solely depended on conciliating ,the Catholics ..of
Ireland ; nor could he see any security for the
empire, but in uniting heart and hand all parts of it.
He thought it indispeusibly necessary to conciliate
the population of Ireland, but after what they had
heard that night, not only did it appear that tlwre
was no hope of conciliating, but that there was
no hope of tranquilizing them without a change of,
system. His Lordship concluded, repeating that be
had been doubtful what course to take in the pre-
sent debate, till the arguments'of :he last speaker de-
cided him in favour of the original motion.
The House then divided, when the numbers
.were—

For the original MOtiOil 43
Proxies • .Zx
—65
For-the amended Address 90
Proxies . , /2

-172

Majority in favour of Ministers
Adjourned at One o'clock this morning.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

THURSDAY, MARCH 19.

Mr. WHARTON brought in a Bill to amend the
.50th of the King for regulating the securities taken
in public offices, and also a Bill to revive the Com-
mittee of Military Inquiry ; they were each read a
rust time, mid ordered to be read a second time to-
morrow.

The Wootton Bassett Eleaion Petition was post-
poned to Thursday next.
Mr. HOUSTOUN presented a petition from .the
Chamber of Commerce of the City of Glasgow,
praying for a free trade with the East Indies after
11:e expiration of the present charter to..the East
India Company, which he conceived to be an objea
Of the highest importance and interest to the com-
mercial prosperity of the Empire.
The Woods and Forests Bill went through a
Committee, and the report was ordered to be rLceiv-
ed to-morrow.

The Loan Bill was read a third time and passed..
Mr. HERBERT postponed his motion respeaing
the License Trade to Monday next.
Leave was given to bring in a Bill to disaforest
Packherst Forest.

The Pilots Bill went through a Committee, and
the report was brought up and ordered to be takeii
into further consideration on MOnday next.

General GASCOIGNE presented a Petition from the
West India Planters and Merchants of Liverpool,
praying for relief by the redudion of the Duties on
.Sugar and Coffee.
General TARLETON said, he was placed in a very
awkward situation, having papers in his possession
of a diredly contrary tendency to the Petition which
was read to the House, and being at the same time
instruded to give the Petition his support. The best
and most candid course, he thought, would be to
read the papers to which he had alluded•, which
were letters from most respectable persona in the
town of Liverpool. He then read the letters, to-
gether with his own answers to them. The former
went to refute the representations which had been
made of the declining state of Liverpool, and ac-
counted for the present appearance of distresss in
the lower classes by the stoppage of work at the
Docks, which had taken place in consequence of
the grant not being made in time, by which means
a number of poor people, from Wales and other
parts, were thrown out of employment. Having
put the House in possession of the information he
had received, and the situation in which he stood,
he felt that he had pursued the most manly course,
and as honesty is the best policy, he believed the
roost judicious.
General GA/COIGNS contended that the present
distress of Liverpool proceeded from the stagnation
of the Colonial Trade.

After a fow words froaik Gen. TiILSTON, the Pe-
tition was orderod to lio on tho table.

The Legal Quays Bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed on Monday next.
Lord Wellington's Annuity Bill, and the Glee•
.Amendment Duly Bill, wore read a second Lima,
and ordered to be committed to-tuoriow.

The Report of the Cominittee on the Honduras
Trade was brought up, and agreed to, and the Rill
ordered to be brought in accordingly.
The Irish Militia Law Amendment Bill, the Irish
Militia Families Bill, the Irish Soldiers Wives Bill,
and the Irish Bishops Bill went through the Com-
mittee, and the Reports were ordered-to be received
to-morrow.

.The Report of the Bermuda Trade Bill was re-
ceived, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time
to-morrow.

The Jamaica Trade Bill went through a Commit-
tee, and the Report was ordered to be received to-
morrow.

Mr. Rosa brought in the Candi and United
SlAtes Intercourse Bill; which was read a first
time, and ordered to.be read a second time to-mor-

Mr. GRATTAN gave notice ofa motion for the 17th
of April, for taking into consideration the petitions
of the 13rewers of Cork, anci other parts:—Adjourned.