The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-24 00:00:00

CRIS!! INSURRECTION ACT.

Alr.,0017I;IIIIRN begged to state, that as he was extreme-
ly rinetous to bring on the question. of the Irish 'lnsurrection
Adt at as early,a period of to-morrow evening as possible, he
wee under the, necessity of trespassing to far upon an Hon.
Barenet whom he 'SAW on the appetite benches, as to beg that
lie would have the courtesy_ to .let, this important matter take
precettenceof the motion which that lion. Baronet was to have
thin` brought. forward.
‘Sir 11, .PARNELt, expressed (as we understood) his acqUi-
- eScence in the request of his Right Hon. friend.
TEsTS' lIEGITIJAT lON BILL.
Lord :Nut) E T and Mr. S. Than both rose at the same ino-
rneht, but there wee a gerierel call upon Lord Ntigent.
RlCE:mild., that he willingly gave Way to the call of the
House; , but upon the order %Mich good on to..clay's paper tot
Ong into a Committee on the Conduct of Chief Baron tVtirady,
be.vroulti only impress upon their mines hie extreme anxiety,
for the sake of all the parties, that the House :should proceed to
this subject with.as,little delay as passible...-(hear !)
• TOO NOGI7,NT, in moving diet the Howie do resolve itself
into a 'Committee on the Tests' Regulation Bill, took occasion
to state that he bed had no kind or communication with the
parties who etere principally interested in this question. He
lied before said, that he was very glad they had .not petitioned
the Legislature for a repeal of these tests; or for any partial
measure ; yet the lion. Member for the Univereity of Cam-
britige,,opposed as he was to every concession to Homan Catlio-
liesese.erned to argue tlett the House ought not to proceed with
the .present Bill at ail, because the putties had preferred no
Petition. i 4 ow • he' (Lord Nugent) interred, very differently
from a line of conduct which r he. thought. in, every respect die
.most becoming and most discreet. Having had no coefere'tice
with them, it wait gratifying to him to find that he had not
rnie:stated their views or wishes;' for at a meeting of the
mak respectable members of their body,- held since this
queetion• was last before 'the Howie, a resolution was teamed,
to that they highly approVed of this measure, as a Bill, wide:,
undertakete without any participation on their part, they
were convinced would enable them, in the discharge of their
several duties,still further to evince their Loyal and zealous at-
teselpnent. to ie institutions of their ancestors.”—(llear l)—He
should propose a new clause to be substituted for that ,which
related to the efectiee franehiee in the present condition of the
Bill. Je:would be to repeal the 7th anil ilth of William
as far ac relatektie tendering the oaths of 'supremacy to Cat:hone
etectore at eleetionii. The object of this measure .was teittfold—
tlirst, to extend the eloctive franchise to Catholic subjects ;
-Secondly, so us to regulate the tests 23 to AdMit them into the
magistracy.
Mr. said, he liad so tunny objections to the mode in
whildt the Noble Loud had carried the principle of his Bill
into etßiet, that he thought it fair to declare his opposition at
'the measure before the House went into a Committee.' He
ttlibught it right,.however, to state, that he had no objection to
the repeal Of the 7th and tith He untlenitood that
11;c intention of the Noble bord was to piece the Catholiee of
~:ltlngland, upon the Same footing as those- of . Ireland ; but .the
NOble Lord ti,ouhl not cerry. that intention into execution,
intim lie left the oath of supremaey, as well as die eacramental
este as far as:regarded ciirporations.unrepealed. Mr. Grattan,
in 1131.3; and-the Attorney-General for Ireland in 11121, did,not
repose to repeal the oath of enpromacy. Ile suggested that,
instead of the course pursued by the Noble Lord, he should
•Intike the oath of abjuration, provided by the :list :of the late
r.ing, the qualification for office. Ile advised the Noble Lord
te'rentine the bill Wits professed object namely, to trot the
Bowfin Catholics of .England on the same footing as those of
fraind'; and to setiarate that part of the bill relative to the
elective franchise from the other. part .of the measure. The
veep Mee Gentleman conehoted by stating, that the Noble
:teed lee', not sufficiently explained his 'intentions respecting
S,:etch . - .
lend NIT;1 retched, as we understood, that he meant
tFs ist rt•speming Scotland. , -
LI r. t ,Itrposetl the 'hit, because lie considered
i. only T, to ulterior mitt tt,lngerolui concessions.
til‘M
o thoullit then it would' have been more
' °lm. Meniber'for Colibritige to have
•i ; ; measure until a future period. Ile (Mr.
, mous that his Noble Friend gtould have the
are Pill into two ilerts, which heinight
~ in the ordinary way, an instruction to the
purpose. There coulti be little doubt that,
c.e Bill, relative to the elective. franchiesee
• ),,it l'alltled 6. separate theetture. If the other
the. Bill should not paese the tlatholies would have lost
• 'i•; tiler would be in precisely the seine state as 11Ccure.
a liijil,yi opposed the MII, and suited that lite objec-
uttiptaly.referred to the part reladve to die elective
. e.
1, :eING hoped that the Noble Lord wotili adopt the
ion of the Hon. And Learned Member for Witiebeisea,
jcle the Bill into two parts. He would take that op' or.
s tent ef advising the No'-de Lord to confine that part of the
Whielt,did not relate to the elective franchise strictly to
litt object for-whieltit had lieen introthiccd,
Mr. WETliEltElit, declared his Objection to the Dille'
liord.Nl..rilENT then withdrew his iklotion, and moved that
. instruction to the Committee to divide the Bill into
two Bills.--Agreed
• tliipiir tilt rpotion of Lord IN tit;Ewn, did House resolved
itself` into. aeCommittee,_ anti die Bill- was divided into two
31111 r
xi 0. muse than resented, ant, the Report was brought '
up,
end teelered to be taken into ffatherienteititration on .I,l'ednee7

flay uext, .
The other o.rdei7s of the day being disposed of; the House al
jaunted a Ots-E4o'CLocti.