The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-21 00:00:00

An Hon. MranEn said, that as be had lately come front
Holland, he was happy Mina; his testimony to the har-
mony which existed at present between the Protestants
and Catholics of that country. He could cnly follow the
petitioner in his hopes that when this system was tried iu
Ireland it would be productive of equal benefit.
The petition, which was from a Mr. Henry Martersom,
was then ordered to be printed.
Mr. JEPHSON, in presenting the petition feor, Whit_
church against the Forty-shilling Preebolders'll!„4.„chise_
went Bill, said that he-bad come down to 4:„, House lastnight to vote against this Bill, but the Right Hon.
Gentleman opposite declared the
t it was inseparably con-
nected with the general Catkolic Bill, he shrunk from the
terrible responsibility of P.ssisting to prolong the misery of
his fellow-countrymen. He conceded, then, the principle
of the Disfranchirimeot Bill, and held himself a free age„
in its further prOgress.
Loyd fIANCLIFFE had always advockted Puha-
twatary reform ; but on such an occasion as the present,
when so great a boon as the generaA Bitt was pending,
he was ready to pay the price at which alone it could be
obtained.

The petition wns then laid on the table.
Mr. I RATTAN presented a number of PPl:itiona
from 'parishes in the county of Wicklow, iP. favour of
Catholic Emancipation, and against t 1..-, Disfranchise-
ment Bill.

Sir -.0. COLTHURST pt tinted a petition from some
the officers of the City of Cork militia, against the in-
tended reduction of the militia,,
Sir E. HARVEY presented a petition from Northhall,
in Essex, against Catholic
Mr. CAW 1 gQRNE presented a similar petition from
Kilburte, county of Stafford.
I\4• PARING presented a petitiOn from a gentleman,
whose name we could not catch, against the Life Annuities.

Mr, H. GRATTAN presented several petitions front
the county of Monaghan in favour of the Catholic clairna
and one from Mr. R. H. Sutherland, who had opposed
the return of the Hon. Member opposite.
Mr, MAXWELL adinitted that Mr, Sutherland
had as touch right as any of his Majes,ly's subjects to
petition that House; but he insist,A upon. it, that
influence of the priests in Ireland, Was every Whet', di.
rected to assist in promokin the pahtical powe-1 of the
people.

' Mr. IL GRATTAN replied,. that the I:mm Member
would prohably feel .
that ohae.r.labta° to h',•. true, were there
a new electioniQr the cottuty of CavP:.a. •
Lord RECTIVE presented a
ri,etition from a parish in
the county of Lougford, in
Lord MO.RPETII -4"
~our of concession.
1121%ented a petition from Mr. Law..
less, against the BID
shilling ror Disfranchisement of the Forty_
g On principle he decidedly objected
to 01'1 41sinDC:Ii9ement, and could not consent thus to risk
the passing of the measure of concession.
After a
7. ew words from Mr. C. PiutAsz,
was la; ' . the table, and ordered to be pri7:ted.
d upon , the 'petition,
i,ord C. MANNERS presented a U.
- ....akin from the
.
parish of St. Andrew the Less, Caridiridge, against con-
cession.

Mr. R. SMITH presented .a
petition from a parish in
King's County, in favour of the Catholics.
DISFR4':4CHISEMENT BILL.
Mr. PEEL in". ed the Order of the illy for the House
to go into a Co .Mnittee on the Forty-shilling Freeholder,'
Disfranchiser.nent..ein.
The Order a" the Day having been read, the SpeakerPl the f%estion that he leave the Chair.
LP.-refiRINCANNON rose, in order to move the in-
'aruction of which be 11,d given notice yesterday._
Having listened attentively to every Hon. Member who ha.l
spoken in favour of the Bill, he vvas still unconvinced......
This Bill was said to be a provident Fectuity fur the E -
tablished Chutch ; but he lookud at it rather as a tuonpl
enactment against the forty-shilling free holdera of the
several counties of Ireland. What greater ratat hi!
the freeholders of Waterford committed th.ln in ail
country? It was admitted that Ihe Noblc-Marquis and
hid always been
his family were genera poi:ular.