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:pressed the high satWaetk.ln he felt that Engiii..b Members were
found, who would thyas take up and advocate questions regard-
ing the interest of Ireland ; and he hoped Irish Members would
follow the example thus set them, and thew the same spirit as
xegLrled the interest of Engiaed, whenever such questions came
1114er considerz.tion.

After 2. 'wordA from Sir J. NE*ron'r, tie petition was
rneivca nnl ordered to biz printed.
CRIMINAL I.:l`V.

Sir J. MACKINTOSH moved fo; leave to bring in a Bill
to tnitipte the punishment for Forgeries ' • and also for leave to
bring in a Bill to repeal so much of the Act of the 12th of Anne,
whitit-rnake.s larceny in duelling-houses, under certain' circum-
tar.ces, capital ; and also for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal
certain Acts of Geo. connected with- the Criminal Law.
As he understood there was now no infer on to oppose the Bills
being brought in, he should rcfrain for the prescat from making
say oaservations, and content himself with obtaining leave to
bring in the Bills, and to narne a day for the second rerdinL,,.—
Leave was accordingly give:l to bring in the several Bills.
CATHOLIC PETITION.

Mr. S. RICE presented a petition from the Roman Catholic
Bishop and Cathode Clergy of Limeric, expressing their readi-
tees to leave the clauses of the second Bill to the' wisdom of
Parliament. The lion. ?Member said, he had stated on a for
me: nil 4, that up to the time of the capitulation of Limerick,
Cathehes 7/er :. eligible to seats in Parliament: That assertion
had been Jenietl by the Right Hon. Member for Liverpool and
others ; btt he was now prepared to repeat his assertion. At
the time of the Articles of limerick, Catholics were sitting in
the }louse of Peers, and' were eligible to seats in the Commons.
it was rot till afterwards that- they were excluded by the Act
Wil;ians and Mary. This would be found in Mr. Butler's
Book, which was rib mean authority, and if he had erred he had
not erred without precedent.—The petition was then received,
and ordered to be rrintod.
METROPOLIS ROADS BILL.-

- Sir 3. (311. i lIA3I moved that Counsel should be heard be-
fore tt (':•.-r,mii.tep up stairs against the Metropolis Roads Bill.
D. 13 IL:BERT crpposed the motion, as only tending to
ar!,-.1;671147), of this very usefia Bill.
Aft?: :Jo: i 3 fzorri Mr. ORENFELL, the motion was ne-.
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gatived.
Dr. LUSH INC T ON presented a petition from an individual
na..med Thomas Mcrri:t,.complaining that his children had been
taken froin him at Lisbon by the 'superior of the Irish Convent
there 'and of other persecutions which hehatisuffered on account
of religion in Portugid. He hoped thc.Government would in-
:
.quire into the case.
After a few words from Mr. Ronmso2r, who stated that he
wasentirely ignorant of the facts alleged in the petition, it was
laid on the table.
GRAMPOUND.—THE EARLDOM OF MARCH-
.. , • MOUNT.
A Message from the Lords informed the House their Lord-
ships had agreed to the Beer Duties Bill, the Regent's Canal
Bill, and Several other pu'oiic and private Bills ; and also their
Lordships' request that the list of voters.of Granapound, handed
in by John Teed, Esq.• at the bar of the House of Commons on
the nth of June, 1819, should be laid before their Lordships
by one of the Clerks, by the direction of the House ; and also
that Fri. Rochfort, Esq. a Member, should he allowed to be ex-
- amined before 'the Lords' Committee of Privileges on the pe-
tition of Alexander Home, Esq. claiming the Earldom of
Uerchmcurit.
. Mr. .RocuronT having consented to be examined, the
CA N. 212. informed the messengers that the House gave liberty
to the. Hoe. Memberto attend their Lordships, and that it would
give directions to The Clerk to give the list as desired.
COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS.
The Order of t 1.2 Day for the second reading of the Commis-
sioners of Sewers' Bill being read,
Mr. DICKENSON said lie would withdraw this Bill for the
present Session, and in the course of next year move for a Select
Committee 'o inquire into the. state of the low lands of the king- ,
dom.—(Hear, hear 0-L-He stated that great clamour had been
raised against this Bill entirely owing to a misconception of its
objects. _ .

A conversation tlien ensued between Mr. Jenkinson, Lord
G. Cavendish, Mr. Wrottesley, Sir I. Coffin, Mr. W. Wynne,.
and Mr. D. Gilbert, after which the Bill was withdrawn.
Sir J. MACKINTOSH brought in several Bills, which were
read a first time, ordered to be printed, and the second read-
the was fixed for the 4th of May.
•Mr. ELLIS presented several Petitions from individuals
holding situations in the Irish Courts of Justice, whose places
were affected by the pending Bills for regulating these Courts,
praying compersetion. •
Mr. WARRE objected to the Bills out of which these Pe-
tit,ons originated, as giving fresh influence to the Crown.
Mr. C. ()RANT said a few words in defence of the Bill.
The several Pctitions were then received.
The Report of the Holyhead Road Bill was received, and
the Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Monday.
BANK CASH PAYMENTS.
The Report of the Bank Cash Payments Bill was ordered to ,
be received to-rn,wrow.
Mr. GRENFELL could not suffer this opportunity to pass
without stating his opinion, that it was of the utmost importance '
to pr.v.L.nt any premature negociation being entered into for
the unnec,_ssary. renewal ,of the Charter of the Card( of
'Eneand, which had at present 12 years to run. He was suspi-
cious, from the silence of the Right Hen. Gent. that a negocia-
tion was at present ping on for a renewal of the Irish Charter,
alt,hogit it had lu years to run ; and if that renewal was
g.ranted, he did net see on what grounds Government could re-
sist
a similar application from the Bank of England. He'
trusted Gi;vernment would not commit itself without the most
mature consideration having been given tothe subject by Par-
liament.