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tiailenlyitnfezeign spirits into this country at a less duty than
paid. What he wanted, in fact, to know was,
whether by the proposed chaikee, the Irish landowner.
and distiller would be placed in a worse position in the
English market than they now were?
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Sir R. PEEL said 'that Irish spirits were now per-
ftnniotttied to enter tbe English market upon the .a.
r )
tAnt. .heegde.eares eEdeagglirsillevasnpei
er.i_ts,(Haenadr,
htehaart.)su
Ae.lt,prceoseuilidt
' 7s. lode, while fo-
'4lsh Spirits paid but 2s. 10de and not
la.teigll_,
,spirits paid a great deal more ; so that it was .
"u‘cle that Irish spiri.s would be brought
.into any dm-
ad,wantageous coinaetition with foreign spirita—(llear.)
0 Hon. Baronet spoke of the subject as if it were a
it trance; but he (Sir It. Peel) really could not see how
) There certainly
could be deemed such.—(Bear.) • • duties
We'll-41)e no proposition to alter the Irish spirit
r the present.
REPEAL OF PENAL ENACTMENTS. .
leil!Ir. WAT',a3N moved for leave to bring in. a
for the ft'lrthtertrheepnealof enactments imposing
,tki Penalties on her Majesty's
Roman Catholic sub-
pains
jeets en account of their religion. He did not intend.
nto.
4° into the details of this measure, because a very eo
:14lierable portion of the Bill had already receieed the
lhad tion of the Criminal law Commissioners, to whom it
e been referred. It was sufficient to say that the ob-
vial: the Bill was to remove the pains and penalties
Ito had been at one period imposed upon her Majesty's
the:Catholic
%au subjects—one of those penalties
.being
4. aoposition of death if any Catholic exercised his re-
th'else:' It vvas surely time that such enactments as
E° la were removed from the statute books of
die , and therefore it was that ho (Mr. Watson)
oe ,11'19t expect that he should meet withapyopposition
viiic.hisk subject. There was one part of the Bill to
Riga
Tl.e begged particularly to call the attention of the
Oaroell. Baronet, the Member. for thehe University of
seise re, and that was the necessity for t
Retif.itnactmeats against the Roman Catholic clergy.
that i° not desire that.any discussion. shoulddtahkee
given
for "erling, as a future opportunity !
bp, at'Y argument which could be broughtweu to bear
b the
he could not help
the ~ subject ; but
nee o'f'lght Honourable Baronet's attention. to.
trees these penal enactments, which imepfostehete
Roman Pertation for life upen the regular clergyman
: Cath li 'ountr 0 c Church who shouldarctioomu
Ilao. Y after the passing of that elarinAte
Act
ttheisf
elms
of He believed that there') existed no one
Yet:i°rl,,reen who did more goo .
1 in their avocation; and
their lueY came into that country in the du,chargeof
the
duties, they were liable to transportation.
high time
that rtlPeated, that he thought
statet;",,ese enactments should be remiotved
Tandt htoPsaergt:we
as a tat,°ok. It was a perfect absurdity' to speakfroofmthiehme
that ai-egu4rd to the Church of England,
ohs"; b,ach they should be still kept up.
I Bill.
feet -I,l,„ers he. should addfnroltehainveg
tfeurbtrhienrgo.otnn thet.l-e sub •
sir a , but simply move o
been
called
bee 44ES GRAHAM said that his attention haind
Ise .. to this motion of the
ellairittnce of his (Sir James Graham) being
fers;d4e,of the commission to
which the Bill war re-
last - In consequence of what passed at the close of
only ..4181011 on the subject of pains and penalties not
,ef hj:. affected Roman Catholics themselves, but others
.epa,„A --LaJeaty's subjects also, measures wereH taken to
and
ree,l © evils complained of by the
Hon.
ature
ris rr Gentleman. A Bill Oro such
ial dn been
laid e Honourable Member pposed
li, itiae„,°°, the table of the other House aof Par-
°eels -,„` °.,Y the Lord Chancellor, and every effort. had
thkt 14'11Qe by Government to secure the passing of
that lia;liP• He hoped, that in a very short
us:
The ~,", would be on the table of the House of Commoene
alleei7essure would be fully as comprehensive as the
sir need to the House last session.
Barone
R. INGLIS taid that he had :eteraine I not to
°ll that subject, until after the ans eer of the Hon.
lelet• Ho rejoiced that he had done so, but only on
'leeeti-thQuet. lie wished that Hon. Gentlemen would
",„_erein ese matters in the hands of her Majesty's Go-
ttee, .4'4. Re believed that the advice just given by 4he
sleteC'renet might, with reason, be given to other
lion to Before Before he could withdraw his formalopptohset
th i' this Bill he wished the House to remember
, 0 111 1
tile b n°l7 put forward was substantially the same as
the Ile introduced. last year. It was a Bill to repeal
s'et °f Supremacy—to enable Roman Catho ics
Bill, 601°410 theses of the Established Church—it was a
all
Of other ew processions of this sect when processions
Ina., r sects were prohibited to avoid public disturb-
/44' and it was a Bill to repeal the Act for the expul-
reteehlf the Jesuits. Did any Honourable Member.ae
pet 7uer that a Bill of this nature w_
test. 'o4ward in that House on the sth of July
Bill, th4l4 Hon. Friend had said, with regard to that
but he 44 be did not oppose its going into committee,u
he e Could not agree to all its provisions.. It would
hand for for lion. Members to leave these tlungettin,
ulna,
No: (:)f Government, instead of going down
ddeal of time
.ikee bight after night and wastin
_ii . therefore, though he dtd not seekaotloiat his sugges-
ZLrthould
these that the most useful
be adopted, yet ho believeddethaot
fit would be
went, en leave them
too Measures would be to suingogest them first,
a th
t d it in the
_handsof the Govern-
lit. As understood—he repeated
._
Govern-
rate] far as he un -
delibe-
he hY_,-t hat Bill comprehended the five points which
the 4" already related; nevertheless a Bill substantially
tr:f- saves was to be brought in by the head of the legal
ession in this country, which he would again declare
'T nt to repeal the Act of Supremacy.
, Sir JAIstES GRAHAM observed that it would be
~1, the recollection Of the House his having stated that
I j the Bill contained the same measures which the Hon.
Member iutrodueed last year, be would as a member of
her
respect to the Majesty's Government, oppose certain clauses in it.
3Vith Bill introduced in the other House,
he would, when the
proper time arrived, be prepared to
defend it in all its parts, and to prove that it did not re-
peal the Act of Supremacy.
the
JOHN MANNERS said he would not trouble
the
:llouse with many observations at present, but when
lied! was fully brought under the consideration of the
„„ us be would enter in detail into the subject of the
fi'vesrt religious disabilities under which Roman Catholics
rem --(Hear.) He might, however, for the present
Church ark that he could not possibly conceive how the
yeses of England could be benefited by the main-
Peeerie" °F what were called its " safeguards, ' viz., those
in ties which attached to such individuals as were not
a;:tre,e Psic of the English Church.---(Hear, hear.) He
terearz with his Honourable Friend the Member for Ox-
the Chic E. H. Inglis) that there were safeguards which
11, them had a right to demand for its protection.
Wught that the Church had a right to demand a
the eet freedom in its efforts to extend the education of
4 rhinle•-•-(llear.) Ile think that the Church had
he rt to deruand that herancient landmarks should not
l'terfwellt "IVs and that her bishoprics should not be
sotirtiwith.—(llear, hear.) Such demands as those
-`• think the Church had a right to make, but he did
thioe
'eel a that the Church could be benefited by the
atirliitt°°,,auce of those penalties which were alien to the
kr‘-lt only of the Church, but that of Christian
te,,sat '' 'Led which it was impossible for any Govern-
L'eset- end
After the accession of the
FPlnt,'"evernment to power, a portion of the Irish
11'1 feleaYed the Legislature -to put those penalties in
m'eti °,
c,e against their Roman Catholic fellow country.-
Petitfouat the Government was, of course, deaf to their
kr..4,; they did not venture to do any such thing.
4,'(1 ill's °f
said the times were now altered,
-At ir'e ot the present day did not believe that it was
I;4lit,sug to punish men on
religion of lieirhsel,
47 4 ths-4s to th spread of that g which tcy liel'd.
re he
,beet. eHe had not language sufficiently strong
~ e ouata
3 outrages that had
Ceti to the conduct of the monster who had
1.-`Qa ~, eonlmit the barbarou
no laws against
tV43lt:entlY perpetrated on the unoffending nuns. at
,etata, (Loud cheers.) They had .
~ ho ,
,e n the
'4l °r veworst form of infidelity, but
eras,
tb believed in the same God and, Saviour as them-
He
ptieedeY violently the
feeling of the
Otest 4orrever, in the present altered
Iliti 4't.Public -:(Efear Hear, hear
4i04 la Whlch w • 'of the iron days of oppres
th„ would , were a remnant
hear.) He hoped those disca-
- NIT,. ue no longer allowed to stain the rmirds of
1,31.4 ry.
That thejQ()(2l.l.l\T RUSSELL said that it appeared to him
t relie,to lernment last year made it part of their
.act
h_ctlt that es°lttau Catholics from religious disabilities,
thstiyetd. esbitziY clauses of old penal acts remained un-
seh" ere ":ere disreearded by them. In certain cases.
It leh wlisstill Liable to 6 the punishment of transportation,
Ittielnth,e lehliiice absurd and ridiculous.—(Hear, hear.)
obj,-" Passed Lord) thought it was essential to have
iteV-t the ' on the subject which would have for its
h4elaeses ee,ecelling of any penal restrictions against
thfe." for l?' lilting
Majesty's subjects, at the same. time
_
the Chtn,ehecluiring full security to the institutions_ f
'llmject -a
4 every part of the world. He thought
eq,--baeht. des the attention of her Majesty's Gro-
in ‘heaetis'N
113111 -;,;',..4I)VOCATE moved for leate to bring
rt'eall%;ek'es ei- Prtvide fur the abolition of the exclusive.
li's ia Is-,; e,arrYing on merchandise and of exercising
ael;`,,r, Ittdrbg,as in Scotland.
,:: to th:44,_ RFORD considered it would be a great
'4'1:,," Plea „" °urghs themselves, and he would have
Ltir% tosirtL in supporting it.—Agreed to.
'1144 in at• ADVOCATE also moved for leave,to
to
re_ lii to amend the Act Ist and 2d Vic., c. 114,
gatpa ef'oe°2:B doubts that he se arisen as to the interpre-
Vt.. 11,0`rn clauses in the said Act.—Agreed to.
lit
the ate'tr,3 moved for a return of all applications
11,3dreds
...wardship or stewardships of the Chiltern ,
eio'Ziare,nt'eeived from any Member or Members of
*4)2. with the Government during the present ses-
iilpfAultreent, [late of such application, raid date of the
(4,,,,' with. 'where such applications have been coin-
zot ereinen, Also, a return of all applications made to
of 4, ta to 4
‘,}3.Y Members of Parliament for appoint-
tothe ttiiii.e,s of the like nature with the stewardship
earn,ith hr_e, Hundrds being appointments applied
epr4 and he
of vacating the seats of the appti-
eticatiens b' elites of such appointments, where ie.e
ste_ee pertieulaavef been complied with. Also, e .
-erite_erdshiN
~r forms of grants of the ste7e-
e(h°ts or tte 71, the Chiltern Hundreds, -
,;'" of l'
p or
~d.gh.e.titarn
trithit'ied in ' e nature, and of the J • 411 u 01. other
.
eseq•na are completing the e sime necessarily
th 1-I'2'3 IC tfle• He the, ..ame, when such
Qre w ieh heel
or i Presem . taken pl aglit that the pro-
„to aqui attire evete
del r.Y, flint .0, -
,m ace would materially affect.
ee 4,Yin,. "re • •It was a question deserving
rQ ~,, .„. ,r;.
Iscea, deli
any ~• ...e.ould be a power of expediting
the .. time. ' as• lie did not, however, say that
f,..2catia- -ORSt of power in connexion with the
©eel )
'`.lt,- etieas, but he considered, nevet theless, that
. eh'ra tali, take place. But he had been in-
..it;ty which eire were two seats now vacant for the
tita 'fleet, he ,ne,,had the honour to represent ; the
tsoeuge to nau reason to know, was true, and yet,
h. te f %n 9 %Yr' • ' new,had • t been
~ les to ur thes 1.4 tor elections3e `,a)per, obset,„„e itwo rac elicits. It wns unnecessary for
‘qati -.ant h-, teat ' • aerticular time, it was very
e„ e t.) tat these at this , .
A,...-' the enable these two aaoar' . 12ould be filled up in
'witty.. Ittestien „e°,JYenabers to '4-
be dise.ustilseeudi divisions
1114 th inch was
soon ote upoii '
ha this
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