The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-10 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Mr. BaowNE, Mr. IlonsoN, and several other .Members
of the Commons, brought up the Edinburgh Gas Light
Company Bill, and the St. Mary Stratford Vestry Act
Bill.

The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from a
place in Sussex, against Emancipation.
The Marquis of CONYNG HAM presented petitions
from several parishes in Donegal, and other parts of Ire-
land, in favour of the Catholic Claims,
The Duke of GLOUCESTER presented a petition from
the town and neighbourhood of Southampton, in favour of
the Catholic Claims.

Lord DE DUNSTANVILLE presented a petition from
Falmouth in favour of Emancipation.
Lord BOSTON presented a petition from Colebrook,
from a parish in the county of Gloucester, from an-
other parish in Buckinghamshire, from the Wesleyan
Methodists of Carnarvon, and ten other petitions from
different parishes and counties, against concession to the
Catholics.

Lord MANSFIELD presented a petition from Clack-
mannan against further concessions.
The Bishop of DURHAM presented a petition from
Whithurn and Enderley, against Emancipation.
The Archbishop of YORK presented petitions from
Ifuddersfield, the Clergy of the West Riding of Yolk, and
two ether places, against Concessions.
Lord 'MAYNARD presented a petition from Rochfurd,
in favour of the Catholics.

The Bishop of BATH and WELLS presented a peti-
tion from Bath, togethir with several other petitions,
against concession.
Lord KING observed, with reference, as we under-
stood, to the petition from Bath, that it had
been carried about from house to house, had been
biped by all the parish paupers in the aiin,houses, and
also by all the paupers and apprentices in the parish work-
house.

The Bishop of BATH and WELLS, in answer, had
been informed that it was very numerously and respectably
signed.

The Bishop of GLOUCESTER owed it to a very re-
spectable body of men to make a few observations. The
Honourable Baron (King) opposite had thought pro
per to arraign that body at the Bar of the House.
He had the honour of presenting a petition from the Pro-
♦ost and Fellows of Eton. The Noble Baron, on a pre-
vious evening, had pulled out of his pocket a paper, which
he stated had come from the Clergy, which he, (the Noble
Prelate) would read, but which on its very face the Noble
Lord ought to have been aware, could only he the com-
position of mere boys rather than that of a Learned
Clergy. The Reverend Prelate was quite astonished
that any Noble Lord should have come down and enter-
tained their Lordships with such isle trumpery. The
Noble Lord and himself were school-boys for many years,
and he ought to have kn3wn that school-boys were
always ready to raise a laugh, and so far from his Lord-
ship having dealt seriously with this, lie ought to have
treated it as a joke of these beardless politicians.—(Hear,
hear, hear.)—But it was not worthy of the Noble
Lord to-censure a respectable body of men on such testi-
mony. That Noble Lord had shown a most egregious
incredibility, which only could be entertained by a person
most eager to seize on every thing which he thought be
could turn into ridicule against those who were opposed
to him.

Lord KING said the sermon had been delivered in
a inost improper manner, considering the time at
which it was pronounced, its language, and to whom it was
exclusively directed, there could be no doubt in the mind of
any man that there was as much political as clerical feeling
in it. As to the beardless politicians whom the Rev. Pre-
late had spoken of, if he would look at the petitions that
had been sent to this House, he would find that the greater
part of them were signed by beardless boys.—(Loud cries of
" No, no," from all parts of the House.)—He wished
that he had heard that petition read. He thought,
however, the petitioners would have done well to have
filled it with some obscu►e language; for a piece of more
absurd balderdash never bad been brought forward.
The Earl of WINCHILSEA rose to make the promised
motion. In doing so, he said it was not his intention to
occupy much of their Lordships' time. (Great laughter
and cries of order, and go on.)
The calls for the Bishop of Norwich were loud from all
quarters. The Rev. Prelate rose in consequence, and
presented a petition from the resident Clergy of the
diocese of Norwich, which stated that the petitioners
could not bring themselves to think th ►t the Chritian
Church could possibly pe endangered, or the safety of any
Govern►neut on the face of the earth destroyed by con-
consulting the good will of persons of all religious deno-
minations. To this be most cordially assented.
Several other Noble Lords presented petitions, both for
and against the Catholic Claims.
The Earl of WINCHILSEA having moved, agreeably
to his notice, for a ►eturn of the Roman C Clergy,
&c. in Ireland and England, and having followed up that
notice by an impassioned speech against his Majesty's
Ministers, and the proposed measures for the relief of the
Roman Catholics.

The Duke of WELLINGTON, who came into the
House sometime after the business had commenced,
and evidently laboured '-under a severe coil, rose and sail,.
—My Lord., it is not my intention to make any oVjeetion
to the production of any documents which can elucidate
the points to to which the Noble Lord has called your
Lordships' attention.—(Hear, hear.—But I must ob-
serve, that if the Noble Lord supposes the Govern-
ment can give him an information upon the subjects
to which Lis motion relates, he cannot have looked very
deeply into the Acts of Parliament which relate to those
matters, either as they refer to this Country. or to
Ireland.—(Hear, hear.)—ln fact, from Leland there
can be no return. If he will only look into the Acts of
Parliament he will see that the Government can have no
return of the Roman Catholic Clergy of any description.
If the Noble Lord will take the trouble of looking into the
Acts he will find that though the Act of 1791, requiring
the Clergy to register their. names with the Government,
yet there is nothing to show the numbers of those who may.
have been registered, who are now living or who may be
dead, or who may not hare been registered at all.—
Under tees circumstances, though by looking through a
variety of documents and reports, and referring to a variety
of transaetions with Ireland, we may be able to pro-
cure some information yet, is positively certain
that we cannot make any returns such as the Noble Laid
ha moved for; yet every thing that can be done to assist
him, I can most positively assure your Lordships shall be
dune, though I cannot answer for the accuracy of the re-
turns, nor the time at which they can be produced. Having
said thus much respecting the immediatesubject of the whole
Lord's motion, I might, perhaps, sit down without
making another observation. Your Lordships will not
expect me now in answer to what the Noble lord
has steel Fesperting gthe Bills produced by my Right
Honourable Friend ,F‘ tlt,p other House, to enter into a
discussion Upon them.-77(Pear.)—My Lords, I retain
the opinion, and I again re-asssert the opinion which J
I stated respecting the Bills, when I had occaston to advert to
I then some few nights ago. The Lord says my statement
was a fallacious statement. My Lords, I will support that
stateement against the Noble Lord, Or against the state-
tmheent;ofany
considerationb of I
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this whenever those bills came under
is House.--(Continued cheers.)—

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