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London, England, 1824-05-28 00:00:00

31A RINE INSURANCE BILL.

Mr. MANN ING presented a petition from the Under-
writers at Lloyd's, against the Marine Insurance Bill.--Or-
dered to be printed.
Mr. ELLICF. thought it right that the attention of the House
should be called to the motion of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr.
Manning) for allowing those interested in the Bill to be heard
by Counsel ap;sinst it.
A short conversation followed; in which Mr. MANNING, Mr.
GRENIELL, and *Mr. Alderman THOMPSON participated,
which terminated in its being resolved that Counsel should be
heard on the second reading of the Bill.
An non. Member, whose name we could not learn, put off
for an lion. Friend the petition which was to have been brought
forward relative to the Catholic Association, till Monday.
Mr. S. RICE brought up the Report of the Committee on
propOsal for a new Survey of Ireland.—Ordered to be
printed.
Mr. fILTME presented a petition from the Tanners and Lea-
ther sellers of Stowmarket,- in suffolk, against the Hides and
Skins Bill.—Ordered to be printed.
CASE OF MR. BLUNT.
Lord ALTHORP presented a petition from a Roman Ca-
tholic of the name of Blunt, of Featherhall, in the County of
Stafford, complaining of treatment which he had experienced,
and which he thought it a duty to society to make !mown.—
He complained that another Gentleman, the Curate of a parish
near London; had circulated among his tenants certain tracts
containing the most scandalous imputations on the Roman
Catholics, and ascribing to them tenets which they, upon oath,
had solemnly declared were not theirs. These tracts, which
it seemed were published under the sanction of a Society for
Propagating Christian Knowledge, represented Roman Catho-
lics to treat all Protestants as heretics, and to consider oaths
where they were concerned not binding, and, in fact, to aim at
persecuting and destroying them. The petitioner lamented the
necessity under which he fbund himself of complaining thus of
any society. and especially of any Minister of religion, but con-
sidered it his duty to bring the subject before the Honse to
which he thought they would do well to attend.
Mr. Secretary PEEL knew nothing of the publication, or of
tha individual mentioned in the petition ; but certainly any
publication tending to excite religious animosities would meet
with his disapprobation. He recollected some catechisms be.
ing put forth by a Society twenty years ago, which contained
objectionable propositions, but those, on being remonstrated
against, were very properly withdrawn. If any society had
resumed the circulation of the work thus called in, and if any
Clergyman had assisted in such doings, it was impossible for
the one or the other to meet with his approbation.
Mr. PHILLIPS stated the petitioner to be a most estimable
person ; and thought the conduct of a Society which, professing
to propagate Christian knowledge, acted the unchristian-like
part of endeavouring to excite hatred and distrust, ought to be
exposed to the public, which would probably have the effect of
withdrawing from it many of the subscriptions by which it was
at present supported.
Mr. CURWEN having been a Member of the Society in
question, could not think It capable of acting the part ascribed
to it, and thought the House ought to suspend their opinion on
the subject till inquiry should have been made into the case.
Sir J. NEWPORT spoke to the objectional character of the
catechisms which had been formerly published and withdrawn.
Sir P. BURDETT thought the conduct of the Society re-
ferred to the more blameable, as certain papers bad but re-
cently been sent to it from a Catholic Society,
to spew the good
feeling which they had towards Protestants. This friendly sort
of overture was answered by the virulent abuse which was now
the subject of complaint.
The petition was ordered to be-printed.
SIR WILLIAM LUMLEY. •
Mr. W. HORTON thought it might save the time of the
House, if he now stated to the Hon. Gentleman who desired to
ask whether or not it was intended to recall Sir W. Lumley
from the island of Bermuda to answer certain charges against
him, that he could not now give the information, but before
the holidays would give 'such an answer as would serve to de-
cide the Hon: Gentleman whether to bring on his motion or not.
Mr. ELLICE could not complain of the course taken by his
Hon. Friend, but at the same time he regretted that the sub-
ject had not been sooner brought forward. If this had been
done, the Government would hardly have allowed Sir W.
Lumley to return to Bermuda under charges which, if true,
admitted of no qualification, which if untrue ought to be
proved to be so. Feeling this, Ministers must be desirous
of causing the subject to be fully investigated. The little
delay now proposed would not be important, as he was con-
vinced in his own mind that Sir W. Lumley would
and n I.)e
ope: rei
called. He would postpone his motion till Tuesday,
then to receive the information he desired-. Ile should posi-

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tively consider it to be his duty to bring the subject before the
House in the course of the present Session.
Mr. W. HORTON said, as nu practical motion could be
made by the Hon. Gentleman on Tuesday, it was useless to
pledge him to gite an answer on that day. He would give the
:nformation required betbre the holidays.
Mr. ELIJCP.: asked if it would be so, that he should have
time -to bring forward his motion in the course of the present
Session ? .

Ar. NORTON said, unquestionably.
BUTTER TRADE OF IRELAND.

Mr. T. WILSON moved for leave to bring in a Bill to re:
gulate the Butter Trade of Ireland.

C. HUTCHINSON did not oppose the bringing in of
the bur did not concur in the measure.

• Sir 11. PARNELL opposed the motion.
Mr. lIUSKISSON said, the Bill, if-he Understood it, only
went to enforce toi. regulation already in existence. The whole
of the laws which were of . this nature might call for a revision
in a future Session ; but While the law remained as it was, it
was not improper to guard against its being unfairly evaded.
Sir .J. NEWPORT was of opinion, that while the law ex--
isted. it ought to be fairly enforced.

Mr. S. RicE and Mr. M. Frtzo ER A 1:1) thought the subject
one which called for inquiry.
Leave was given to bring in the Bill.
COMBINATION LA WS.

Mr. lIUME brought in a Bill to repeal the laws relating to
combination of workmen.--Read a first, and ordered to be. read
a second time on Monday.

1111.31 E took this opportunity of stating that the present
Bill was .framed in conformity with the resolutions come to by
the Committee. No difference of opinion existed on the prin-
ciple of the Bill.