The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-08 00:00:00

JEWISH DISABILITIES.

Mr. FLOYER presented petitions from the clergy
and inhabitants of Shaftesbury, in the diocese of
Salisbury, and from Breedford Albas, in the county
of Dorset, against the admission of Jews into the
Legislature.
DENUNCIATIONS FROM THE ALTAR
(IRELAND).
Mr. DEEDES presented a petition, numerously
signed by the inhabitants of several towns in Kent,
praying the House to adopt some severe measure to
prevent the practice of denouncing from the altar
such persons as had rendered themselves obnoxious
to the Roman Catholic priests of Ireland.
Mr. 13. CABBELL presented a petition from Can-
terbury, also praying for the adoption of measures
to put an end to the system of denunciations from the
altar.

The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition
against the admission of Jews into the Legislature.

THE RAJA OF SATTARA.
Mr. D'EYNCOURT presented a petition, praying
for inquiry into the case of the Raja of Sattara.
JEWISH DISABILITIES.

Mr. BROWN presented a petition from Lancit-
shire, praying for the abolition of religious tests, and
for the admission of Jews into the Legislature.

POOR-RATES (IRELAND).
Sir D. NORREYS moved for a return of the rates
for the relief of the poor in Ireland struck since the
29th day of September, 1846 • showing in each union
the amount in the pound Of valuation which was
levied on the electoral division which was rated
highest, and the amount in the pound of valuation
which was levied from the lowest rated electoral
division, in respect of the same rate, with the name
of each such electoral division ; and also showing the
amount in the pound of valuation which would have
given the sum required, had the rate been levied by
an equal poundage on the entire union.—Agreed to.
PRESENTMENTS FOR WORKS (IRE-
LAND).
Mr. G. HAMILTON moved for returns of the
amount presented in each county and barony in Ire-
land, under the Acts 9 Vic. c. 2, 9 and 10 Vic. c.
71, County 'Works Presentments (Ireland), and 9
and 10 Vic. c. 107, Poor Employment (Ireland),
respectively ; of the amount sanctioned by the Trea-
sury to be expended in each county and barony in
Ireland, under the same Acts respectively, on account
of the sums so presented; and, of the amount ad-
vanced by the Treasury in each county and barony
in Ireland, under the same Acts respectively, on ac-
count of the sums so sanctioned, with a statement of
the unexpended balances in each.—Agreed to.
ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL.
Mr. C. ANSTY moved the second reading of this
Bill. His reason for bringing in the Bill was to be
found in the preamble, which recited that, notwith-
standing the passing of former Acts for the relief of
the Roman Catholic subjects of her Majesty, still a
number of Acts were in force which it was necessary
should be abrogated. His object was to benefit the
Roman Catholics of Ireland, so far as was possible,
without affecting the interests of other existing estab-
lishments and institutions. The Hon. Member then
went into a history of the various measures which
had been passed from time to time on the subject of
the relief of the Roman Catholics, and showed that
none of them had given that full measure of liberty
which the Roman Catholics were entitled to enjoy.
The House had, by a majority, approved the prin-
ciple of the present Bill in the last session of Parlia-
ment, when a similar measure was introduced by Mr.
Watson, the late Member for Kinsale, and it was
only prevented from passing by opposition to some
of the minor details of the Bill in the Committee.
—(Hear, hear.) With respect to the details of
the present Bill, ample opportunity would be
given for the discussion in the Committee ; all
that he now called upon the House to do was to ap-
prove the principle of the Bill. The Religious Opinions
Bill, passed in the last sessions of Parliament, placed
peraou professing the Jewish religion upon a perfect