The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-25 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(LAST NIGHT.)

Mr. F. WILSON presented twelve petitions against the
Catholics, from Wyvil, and other parishes in the county of
York.
Lord BINGHAM presented two petitions from the
county of Mayo, in favour of the Catholics. He expressed
his most unqualified approbation of the liberal measures

that had been brought forward.
Admiral Sir E. HARVEY presented four petitions
from Waltham Abbey, and other places, against the
Catholics.

Sir W. INGILBY presented a petition from High and
Low Harrowgate, Yorkshire, in favour of the Clawl:cs.
Lord ENCOMBE presented petitions front Mersey, in
the county of Essex, against the Catholics, and expressed
his full concurrence with the sentiments contained in them.
Sir R. VYVYAN presented petitions from Penryn,
East Looe, and ether places in Cornwall, against con-
fession.

Mr. D. BARCLAY thought the inhabitants of -Pen-
ryn had been influenced in signing this petition by some
isle i that if Emancipation were granted they would lose
the property in some gardens which they now held, and
which had once belonged to a monastery.
Sir R. INGLIS presented petitions from Aberdeen,
Cromarty, and other places, against concessions. The
first of these was signed by above 1,700 persons within
four days. He observed, that all the petitions from Sew:-
land expressed the belief of the petitioners that the conces-
sions now about to be granted were violations, not only of
toe spirit, but the letter of the Union.
Mr. HUME said, that certainly the petitions from the
part of Scotland he represented were signed by respectable,
but, he must add, very zealous individuals. Out of 30,000
persons 1,700 had signed within a few days ; but this peti-
tion had been got up unknown to many of the respectable
inhabitants, and now that it was discovered, a Public Meet-
ing was to he called to procure petitions of a different sort.
Many of the Ministets bad been employed lately in deliver-
ing zealous discourses against the Catholics, and one of
them, the Minister at Old Machar, had told the people that
if they did not sign the petition, they would lose two
favourite Churches—the 0:(1 Kitk and East Kirk, which
had been built by the Papists ; and they had also been told
that Christ commanded them to sign this petition, and that
those who were far him would sign, but those who were
against him would not sign.
Sir R. IN(;LIS knew nothing of the petitioners but
what they themselves had stated, but he thought the peti-
tion was couched in language that fully deserved attention.
1%11.. DOWNIE presented a petition from Stirling against
further concessions to the Catholics, and expressed his con-
currence with the sentiments of the petitioners.
Mr. ABERCROMBIE said that the only cause of the
present petition was, that the Clergy had excited the minds
of a part of the people upon a subject on which prejudices
were most easily raised.
Mr. KENNEDY stated that a large portion of the
people of that part of Scotland were in favour of a measure,
the accomplishment of which, he trusted, was now nearly
at hand.
Lord OXMANTOWN presented four petitions from
parishes in the King's County, in favour of concession.
Mr. LINDSEY presented similar petitions from Forfar.
Colonel PEEL presented petitions from Saxlingham, in
Norfolk, against concession.
Mr. HELY HUTCHINSON presented a petition from
the Corporals of the Tipperary Regiment of Militia, re-
specting the proposed Miliiia Bill.
Colonel BARNARD presented petitions from two places
in the King's County, in favour of concession.
Mr. DAVENPORT presented petitionsfrom the Mayor,
Aldermen, tee. of Congleton, and from the Inhabitants of
that Borough against concession.
Captain DUNDAS presented a similar petition from
the Ministry and Clergy of Stromness, in the Orkneys.
Mr. SHIRLEY presented petitions from places in
Monaghanshire, in favour of concession.
Petition% in fa-our of the Roman Catholic claims were
presented from various parishes in Meath, by Lord

BECTIVE.
Mr. WODEHOUSE presented a petition from certain
Clergy of the Diocese of Norwich, who had not been able
to sign the petition presented on a former day in favour of
concession.
Mr. J. GRATTAN presented petitions from certain
Roman Catholics of parishes in Wicklow, against the Sub-
letting Act, and the Vestry Bill.
Mr. DICK presented a petition front Tillingham, in
Essex, against the claims.
Mr. CURTEIS presented a petition with the same
prayer from Hailsham.