The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-27 00:00:00

thoUght was more the language of thtl-liouse O. Stuart
than the House of Brunswick.—The petitions Were ordered
t) be printed.
Sir W. POLLEN presented petitions from the inhabit-
ants of Illonkstown and Arnport, and another place in
Southampton, against the Catholic claims.
1.,111 MILTON presented a p•tition in favour of these
el ina.= from the Unitarians of Barton-street Chapel, in
Gloucester. . .

The Noble Lord presented a similar petition from the
town 'Of HalifaX, in Yolkshire, signed by 9,000 persons.
—Ordered to lie printed.
Mr. TRANT presen-ed a petition against concession
from the parish of Wetherset, in Suffolk, which the Hon.
Member observed was signed by all the inhabitants of the
parish except two.—(A laugh.)—To be printed.
Sir J. LOWTHER presented a similar petition from
Kendal and Kirkby Lonsdale.—To be printed.
Mr. BASTARD presented similar petitions from Kings-
idge, from the clergy of the archdeaconry of Exeter,
from the clergy of the arehtleaconry of Totness, and from
Ilfracombe and two other places in Devonshire.—To he

printed.
Col. PEEL presented similar petitions from the Vet),
Rev. the Dean, the Chancellor, and Prebendaries of Norwich,
from the Archdeacons and Clergy of Norfolk, signed by
236 clergy; and also from East Dercham and Edderston.
Mr. HUME—Does this petition include the %%hole of
the clergy of the archdeaconry, or only a part ? I know
that one of the archdeacons has prevailed upon a large
portion of his Rev. brethren to present a petition to Par-
liament in favour of the Catholic Claims. I only say this,
because I am anxious that it should not he supposed that all
the clergy of that archdeaconry are opposed to the Ca-
tholic Claims.
The petitions were then laid on the table, and ordered
to he printed.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented four petitions from the
inhabitants of parishes in the county of Somerset.
The petitions were brought up, laid on the table, and
ordered to be printed.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented a petition from the
inhabitants of the town of Shepton Mallet, praying, that
if there were any repeal of taxes this year, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer would turn his attention to the expe-
diency of repealing some of the assessed taxes, and espe-
cially the house and window tax. He had also to present
a petition from the inhabitants of Bath with the same
prayer. He must press upon the Right Host. Gentleman
the propriety of granting this boon, if it were possible, to
the people of England.
The petitions were brought up, laid on the table, and
ordered to be printed.
CATHOLIC CLAIMS.

Colonel WILSON then rose—l hold in my hand a peti-

tion from the citizens of York resident in the town of
Kingston-upon-Hull, praying that no further concessions
be granted to the Roman Catholics. I cannot do better
than read the words in which the petition is couched :
—" The petitioners respectfully pray your Honourable
House to resist the attacks oft.the Roman Catholics, and
to continue these safeguards by which our venerable Con-
stitution in Church and State has been so long preserved,
which blessings we have inherited from our ancestors, and
wish to transmit unimpaired to our posterity." (A laugh.)
I concur, Sir, most cordially in the prayer of this peti-

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tion. lam sorry to differ on any subject from the Go-
vernment of my Royal Master, but I should act as a traitor
to my constituents, I should act also as a traitor to my own
conscience, if I did not oppose them on this. When I

was first elected a Member -Of Parliament, I made a de-
claration to the effect that it was my determination to sup-
port the Government of my Royal Master, without caring
who composed it, when it was acting for the welfare of
the country, and to oppose it when my conscience told me
that it was acting otherwise. Ido not care for Ministers.
Ido not mind who they are. The appointment of my
Royal Master is enough for Inc. (Cries of Hear, mingled
with great laughter.) Whether they are Whigs or Tories
it's all one to me. (Laughter.) While they act con-
scientiously I'll support them. While they act otherwise
I'll oppose them. This has been my language always--
this is my language now—l care not I say who the men
are—the appointment of my Royal Master is good enough
for me. (Bursts of laughter.) Gentlemen may have dif-
ferent opinions, but I am come here to speak my mind.
(Laughter continued.) I am extremely sorry Gentlemen
shouldsruile ; but I shall be glad if they have not occasion
before long to weep for the consequences of what they are
doing. Perhaps they think that I entertain animosity to
the Roman Catholics. I declare before God that I bear
them no animosity. There are some of them I respect ;

but it is inconsistent with common sense, if common sense
is to predominate, to let Roman Catholics legislate for a
Protestant community.—(hear, hear.)—l like the present
Ministers well enough ; but I regret to say that I cannot
pull with them on this occasion. I say, that if they at-
tempt to force this measure down our throats,—(great
laughter,)—l am sorry that my Hon. Friends opposite
will not hear me. I seldom open my mouth in this House
and I should nut have opened it now if I did not think
the present to be an occasion on which all Protestants—
that is all true Protestants—should speak out. I ask you,
Sir, whether, if 1 were silent, entertaining the sentiments
which I entertain, I should not be acting as a traitor to
my constituents, and also its a traitor to my own con-
rwience ?—(Tumultuous laughter.)—l am sorry that my
Hon. Friends on the other side of the House are uneasy
at my remarks; but I regret still more that Ministers
should calmly and deliberately ask their Royal Master
and mine to yield this measure as a stepping-stone
to the scaffold, where he will lose his head.—(A laugh.)
—I call on every Protestant, on every true Protestant,
to support that sacred bareer (barrier) which was cemented
by the blood of our brave ancestors for the protection of our
invaluable Constitution in Church and State.—( Hear, and
a laugh. )—Can this be forgot, I ask ? Is there one man
in this House, with the fear of God before his eyes, who
can forget the days of his ancestors who established the
sacred &freer? I say that there is no true Protestant in this
House who can sit quiet arrl allow it to be pulled down
about his ears by Catholic legislators. I trust that the day
will not dawn when such ruin shall be accomplished. I
trust that the band of Divine Providence will give the noble
heart of my Royal Master fortitude to stem the malignant
torrent, which is now so likely to swamp the state.—(A
laugh. )—I hope that it will open the eyes of his Majesty's
advisers, anti cause them to pause a dozen times bet Ore they
break down the sacred Intreer cemented by the blood of our
brave ancestors.—(A laugh.)—Can that be forgot?—(Con-
tinued laughter.)—God forbid.—(More laughter. )---I am
very sorry that I should disturb the equanimity of the
House, and I ought perhaps to apologize to the Chairman
for doing so ; but I am a staunch and true Protestant.—
(Hear.)—No man has a more rigid regard to the Constitu.
tion iii Church and State than I have ; and though I say it,
there is not a more loyal subject on the face of the earth.
I have every respect, too, for the Roman Catholics ; but if
my own father were a Roman Catholic, I would not allow
him to come here to legislate fur a Protestant Constitution.
—(llear.)—Sir, it can't be, Protestant flesh and biood
won't allow it.—(Laughter.)—l hope that the arm of Pro-
vidence won'tallow it.—(l.aughter continued. )—lhopeihat
he will endow the heart of my Royal Mister with fortitude
enough to stem the malignant torrent which is likely to
swamp the State !—(Laughter. )—There is nn nun in the
House who feels inure fur the distress of Ireland titan I do.
There is nn nun who will come more cheerfully forward
bo relieve that distress ; but I say that the remedy uow pro-
posed won't do it. If his Majesty's Government trill
bring forward any specific measure to ameliorate the con-
dition of the poor in Ireland, I shall be proud to support
it. I will join in the yoke, and endeavour to ascend the
hill with them. As to the remedy now proposed, I say
that the cure is worse than the disease.—(llear, hear, and
a laugh.)—What does all this conic to ? What does all
this mean ?—(Roars of laughter, mingled with cries of
hear.)—The meaning is this—that the Catholics will get
hold of the temporalities of the Protestant Church—that's
the whole thing it means—that is the essence of it,
and nothing else.-(Roars of laughter.)—l repeat, that is
the essence of it, and I can only refer you, Sir, and
every Protestant who hears me, to the speech of the
leader of the Irish Parliament on the Wednesday before
the meeting of Parliament. Yes, Sir, let me call the at-
tention of Parliament to the declaration of the great
O'Connell, the leader of the Irish Parliament, or what-
ever else you please to call it. On the Wednesday before
the meeting of Parliament he delivered a speech. 1 read
it, Sir, arid I read it with dismay.—(A laugh.)—Not that
I mean to find fault with O'Connell.—(More
No, he acts as I like, for he acts plainly, openly, and man-
fully. 1 wish to God we had some O'Cnt,,ll's on our
side of the House.—(Roars of laughter.)—Yes—he's the
man—he (lees not go about the bush, and about the bush—
No, he speaks plump out—he dares you manfully to your
face. He tells you, when he passes within that tar, he'll
mow down all the temporalities of the Proteatai.t Church.
hear.)—What trill the Bishops say to that ?
(Laughter.)—l refer the Bishops and all the Priests
in the country to this speech, addressed to the Irish
Parliament by this leading orator.—(Hear, hear.)—
When a Satan has this speech before his eyes, can he
fry that he is deceived ? This is plain speaking at any rate.
By God, Sir—[slapping the petition with great violence
on the bench before him)—by God, Sir, O'Connell is one
of the finest fellows I ever met with. (Continued roars
and shouts of laughter.) He's no assassin. Ile does not
skulk behind the curtain to stab you to the heart in the
dark. He does not dissemble what he would be at, No--