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it, felt it as a pahVal necessity, and that the natural benevo-
knee of his heart would otherwise dispose. him to extend the
blessings of the British Constittition to all classes
of his Ma-
jesty's subjects, instead of encouraging any particular associa-
tion of men to oppress the other part of the community.. NV1:11
respect to the prayer of the petition, he conceived the petition-
ers to have been very ill-advised. Whatever might be the ex-
pediency of some future measure with respect to the restoration
of their civil rights, it was not good policy in them to connect
it with a thorough reform of Corporations and the Church. But
whilst he regretted that the language of this petition should
be so different from that of preceding ones, be did not think
it a matter of surprise. It was one of the results of that sys-
tern of misgovernment which, by fomenting and exciting
civil and religious animosities in Ireland, had produced the
dreadful anomaly of a kingdom possessed of so many advan-
tages, overwhelmed with misery and despair, and a 'source' of
weakness instead of one of strength to this country. When he
saw a country rich in all the gifts of Heaven, and a people I
lively, grateful,' and humane, quck to resent
,an insult, but
quicker still to acknowledge a benefit, a e)eopie warm
hearts and high feelings, reduced to the state of the people
of Ireland he knew it must proceed from the maladministra-
tion of centuries. This evil had been much aggravated by the
state of the present Administration. It showed the world an
happy instance of the effects of a divided Government. By
one part of the Administration the hopes of the Catholics were
excited, by the other the fears of the Protestants were
alarmed. Both parties were thus brought into the field, the
one eager to advance, the other determined to resist. Such
a state of excitation had never before existed in Ireland itself,
and could hardly be regarded in any other light than as the
forerunner of greater calamities. Ile felt the wish of obtain-
ing relief for the Catholics, but he felt too that any attempt on
his part would be attended with a different result from that
which he should have in view. He should therefore rest con-
tented with moving that this petition be read, and afterwards
that it be laid on their Lordships' table. lie should,only add,
that he hoped that an account of what he had said respecting the
causes of irritation in Ireland, he should not be considered as
standing up in that House to excuse any intemperance of
language in any party. No intemperance of language or vio-
lence of conduct, no secret associations, whether Protestant or
Catholic, would ever find favour with, or appology from him.—
At the same time it appeared to him that if any allowance were
to be made, it ought to he made in favour of those who, feeling
themselves injured, and labouring under a load of oppression,
might be excused for showing greater sensibility. The Noble
Earl, after repeating that it was not his intention to propose any
measure respecting the Catholics this Session, moved that the
petition be read.—Agreed to.
The Clerk of the House then began reading the petition,
when it appeared that it was written on disjointed sheets.
The LORD CHANCELLOR put it to the House whether
it could be received in that state ?

The Earl of LAUDERDALE was understood to say that
it would be against the standing orders.
After a short conversation with the LORD OHANCELLOR
and the Earl of HATutownY, Earl GREY withdrew the peti-
tion the present.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN presented petitions from nu-
mews and highly respectable bodies of Catholics in the Coun-
ties of Limerick and Wexford, and stated that they were ex-
pressed in most proper language and in the most respectful
manner, prayed merely for relief their present disabilities.
Read, and laid on the table..
Lord HOLLAND also presented a petition from the Ca-
tholics of New Ross and its neighourhood, and had the satis-
faction to state that its language was unobjectionable, and that
they had confined themselves to praying for admission to all
the privileges of the British Constitution.—Read, and laid on
the table.