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London, England, 1833-06-12 00:00:00

the resolution that was proposed for the purpose~ of pre-
venting the application of the. Coercion Bill to 'the
,:,illection of tithes, there wotild no•. have been 'ittelt a
petition before the House.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped
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God as an honest man, that the people of Ireland would
ways retain their hatred of tithes..:—(Heir, hear.) They
were subjected to all sorts of periecution,—persecution on
the score of religious opinion persecution in education
—and persecution in the collection of the most odious
imposts.—(Hear, bear, hear.) The Honburible
Member for the University said that the clergy
never transgressed the law ; butithen they sheltered them-
s.lves behind the injustice of the law.—(Hear.) In his
country, a wretch of an attorney was employed by the
:lergy to collect the tithes ; and instead of enforcing pay-
'tient by a process at Quarter Sessions, which would cost
seven or eight shillings, he employed a process by which
the poor people, who were living on one or two acres of
land, in a miserable Irish hovel, were charged three or
four pounds.—(Hear.) And in Ardmore, in the county
of Waterford, a Bill had been filed against the poor tithe
payers, in the Court of Exchequer, by which the costs
which might have been restricted to SOl. were run up to
5001.—(Hear, hear.) This, then, was the way in which
the clergy of Ireland kept within the law.—(Cheers.)
Mr. SHAW, in explanation, said that he had not
stated that the clergy had not transgressed the law, as
quoted by the Hon. Member, what he said was, that if
they transgressed the law, they ought to be punished.
Before he sat down, be would declare that he considered
his tone and manner to be quite as courteous as that of
the Hon. Gentleman ; and that, at least, he did not
transgress upon the courtesy of the House.--(Hear, hear.)
Mt. RONAYNE deprecated all invidious attacks ou
individuals, and hoped that Hon. Members would direct
all their efforts against the present unjust system of bad
laws by which the people of Ireland were afflicted.
The Honourable Member deprecated exceedingly the
course which Ministers were pursuing in reference to
the early sittings of that House. When they had
any practical object to serve, such as the presenting of
petition, being received, which was yesterday presented
by the Hon. Member fur Oldham, they were to be found
with their adherents strongly mustered on the Treasury
Benches, but whenever they had effected their object
they immediately walked out of the House, without
further ceremony.

Mr. J. RUTH VEN said, that he considered
the conduct of Ministers yesterday an indignity to
the House and to the eountry,and therefore he had moved
that the House should be counted. If the same thing
should again occur, he should feel himself quite justified
in following the same mode.

Mr. THICKNESSE gave notice that in Committee
on the Bank Charter, he would move a law for the
purpose of preventing injury to the country in seasons of
political panic to the effect that the directors should not
be permitted, after Jan. 1836, to invest, or continue in-
vesting in the funds more than the amount subscribed and
the surplus capital.

Mr. RIDER presented two petitions from Ayleaford,
and another from a place in the county of Kent, praying
fora repeal of the duty on malt.

Sir JOHN HAY presented a petition from the
Edinburgh Corporation of Webstera, against the
Scotch borough Reform Rill.

Mr. HYATT presented a petition from the ministers,
churchwarden., owners of land, and other inhabitants of
Risley, in the county of Gloucester in favour
of the renewal of the East India Company's Char-
tPr, deprecating the disastrous and extensive evils
which might revolt from the sudden change that would
be effected by detaining the charter; and praying if the
House determined in declaring the privileges of the Com-
pany at an end, they should allow time before the new
plan came into active operation, for the manufacturers to
find employment for their work people in some other
channel.

Mr. F. O'CONNOR moved that the House be counted,
in compliment to those Members who had petitions to
present, as well as to the Noble Lord (Duncannon) who
had condescended to look in upon them.
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, but as there were
exactly forty Members present, we were re-admitted, when
Mr. PARROT presented a petition from Bally
Pomeroy, in D;vonshire, against the English Tithe
Commutation Bill. They thought that the appointment
of a valuation by a judge at the assize was not a fair
mode, and that he ought to be appointed in the same way
as was done in common references.

After the presentation of some further petitions tte
House adjourned.

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