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TIIE SU_N,- LON DO.N, URSDA Y MORNING, APRIL 15, 1847.

riously in this manner. The mea.J,ure was disi:led into
two parts. Tin- one part was to repeal old laws
inflictleg penalties on Roman Catholics, and was no-
thimg more than giving full effect to the Act
of Emaueipation pat.sed in 1829. He denied, therefore,
that his tirineieg it forward was a violation of any
e tatelet entered into in 1829, as alleged by the
Riht Lion. Member for the University of Oxford.
The Commissioners, who had made inquiry
into the operation of these statutes, had shown in
their report the inutility of such penal statutes.
It was to cirry out the recomicendaion of the Commis
eiontrs that he had introduced this Bill. But the
penalty being taken away the misdemeatieur still re •
mained„ In the Bill of Rights, the let of William 111.,
expressly stated th,,t the sovereign, on coming to the
throne should declare his alheretice to the Protestant
religion, and if they repealea the Act oY Charles 11. they
would in no way touch the Bill of Rights. The latter
touched only the sovereign, while the former affected
the subject. He had shown on previous occasions that
the supremacy was a part of the common law of
England, and the Act of the Ist of Elizabeth WAS
not passed to declare that su:Temaey, hut to
provide for the punishment of individuals who in any
way assisted in supporting the authority of the Pope
in this country ; but the Act did not, for it could net.
create the supremacy of the Sovereign. That had
already been established. This was the first part of the
Bel, and he regretted the necessity of going so fully
into the matter at this period of the debate.—
(Hear, hear.) Then he Caine to the 10th
Gi o. IV., which had been call, d the safeguard of the
country. Now, he did not proptee to interfere with
that Bill except in cite resp• ct. No ptrson could have
greater dislike to those public pre cessions the streets,
which were likely to effect the minds of weak per-
sons. He objected to all these processions, whether
they were made by Protestants, Catholics, or
Dissenters ; but he thought that there was no objection
repeal that portion of the 10th George IV., which pre-
vented the Catholic priest from performing the rites of
his Church in a private chamber at the burial of the dead.
He thought that the Right lion. Baronet the Member
for the University of Oxford had misstated the circum-
stances, when he said that it was ells:mery to elevate
the host at the burial of the members of the Roman Ca-
tholic communion. _ _

Sir R. INGLIS expressed his Cisient.
Mr. WATSON had credibly been informed that
such un occurrence never took place; and at any
rate there was no power to enforce these laws.
There w,re at present between five and six hundred
parochial priests in Ireland, against whom the laws could
not be enforced, and it was a maxim in criminal law
that when a law was not in unison with the feelings of
the people, the better way was at once to abrogate
it. The Right Hon. Member for the University
of Oxford had sail that this measure was
both harmless and dangerous. He could not
conceive how this measure be liable to both of these
charges. The Hon. Member for Birmingham said that
the Roman Catholics were anxious about the success of
this measure—that was surely no matter of surprise to
the House. The llon. and Learned Member then went
on to argue that the present measure was abso-
lutely necessary, and he asked the House, in the
name of everything that was just and liberal, to allow
the measure to go into Committee, when the House
woul•l have an opportunity of altering or modifying any
or the clauses.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw.

The House then divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment l5B
Against it
Majority... .........
The Bill consequently lost.
EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL.
The report from the Committee on the Exchequer
bills (18,310,7001.) Bill was brought up and received.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned at Six o'clock.

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PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(From the totes and Proceedings of the House of thmotons,

TUESDAY, iiPLIS 13.
The following Railway Bill was read a second time, com-
mitted, and referred to the Committee of Selection :
Edinburgh and Northern ( Branch from Burntisland to
Dunfermline Branch, &c.—No. 2).
The undernamed Railway Bill was withdrawn :
Cambridge, St. Neot's, and Bedford Junction

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE,

RAILWAYS.
Select Committee on Group No. 6.
Colonel Peel discharged ; Sir Stephen Glynue selected, and
added to the Committee.
Select Committee on Group N.. 16.
Viscount Eastnor discharged ; Mr. G. W. Heneage
se'ected, and added to the Committee.

Select Committee on Group No. 18.
Viscount Jocelyn discharged; Sir Walter James selected,
and added to the Committee.
Select Committee on Group No. 5.
Viscount Ache,.on discharged; Mr. Twill selected,- and
added to the Committee.

Select Committee on Group No. 21.
Lord Claud Hamilton discharged; Mr. Gregory selected,
and added to the Committee.

Select Committee on Group No. 51.
Hon. G. H. Cavendish discharged ; Mr. Hutt select 4
and added to the Committee.

Select Committee on Group No. 11.
Mr. lisle discharged; Mr. G. H. Cavendish selected, and
added to the Committee.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Coin:nom.)

TUESDAY, APRIL. 13.

EDINBURGH AND PERTH RAILWAY BILL.
Order for Second Reading read; Motion made, and Ques-
tion proposed, " That the Bill be now read a second time :”
Amendment pr,inoied, to leave out the word " now," and at
the end of the Qae-ition to add the words " upon this day
six 11-maths :"—Question put, " That the word ' now' stand
part of the Question." The House divided:—
MAJORITY—AYES, 68.
Ainsworth, Peter Egerton, W. T. Ord, IV,
Arkwright, George Estcourt, l'. G. Patten, J. W.
Bathe, IV. Fuller, A. E.
Baring, F. T. Greene, Thomas Pechell, Captain
Berkeley, Captain Bostic, A.
Berkeley, 11. F. Hay, fir A. L. Rutherford, A.
Bowring, Dr. Heathcote, Sir W. Sandon, Viscount
Brotherton, Joseph Hill, Lord Al.
Hudson,KlLi
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Staunton,
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Brown, W.
Browne, W.
Busfeild, William
trrre•ifigatit:,t
sr Eioynd,
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jv%ay. Edward
B.
Campbell, Sir 11,
Cayley, E. S.
Clay, Sir W. Lincoln, Earl ofnTi.
Wrightson,
Loch, James
Clive, Vise. Macaulay, T. B.
Colebrooke, Sir T.
Compton, 11. C. Trowbridge, Si E.
Dalmeny, Lord,
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Dickinson, F. 11. Watson, Henry
Disraeli, B. ,
DWI, James Morpeth, Viscount
Duncan, George Morison, General
bulldog, Admiral 31 unta, G. F.
Duudas, F. Newport, Visct.

TELLERS.
Maule, Fox
Craig, W. G.

MINORITY-NOES, 14.
Beckett, W. Dodd, G. Reid, Colonel
Berestord. Major Douglas, Sir C. E. Waddington, H. S.
itroadwood. H. Fitzroy, Henry
Brooke, Lord Gladstone, J. N.
TELLERS.
Duncombe, T.
Browne, R. D.
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