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London, England, 1829-04-04 00:00:00

N. from the time at which
',lwo state that the

Lord PLUNKETT—My L0n....
I heard the Noble Lord who has just sates_

Pro teota n t

measure proposed was calculated to subvert the _
Constitution, I have thought it would be my duty to
my opinion on the subject. After the argument of the can.,_
Noble Lord on the Wooleack and my Noble Friend (Lord liament for s-
Grey) I had, I confess, great anxiety to know what the ar- Could such a scannas-
*intent would be that the Noble and Learned Lord who face of the people of England t
has just sat down would use in opposition to it, and I must tempt were made those who were
say those expectations have been very much and agreeably wicked enough to try the experiment would be
ilisappinteil, for he has left the whole on his own au- the face of the earth. But then it is said there is a pro-
th.'rity,
uns;2staintd either by statute or historical evidence. bability of such an attempt. My Lords, I deny it. Such
My Lords, it will be expected I should go into some par- a scheme would fail, and it will not be attempted.
ticulars respecting the necessity of the present measure. I The danger that I contemplate from a continuation of that
look upon it as one of expediency, but it has been said by *stem of exclusion is, that the English nation must neces-
Noble Lords that expediency was not sufficient to justify isarily rest upon a disproportional minotity fur support.
the House in passing a measure of this nature. How will you remedy this? How will you give effect to
A Right Rev. Prelate had asked, has any ground of justice the engines of Government. You cannot make the Ca-
been visthsted ? I will say,, yes. Has it not been a vio- tholics Protestants, and there is the great difficulty with
Winn to refuse an act of justice, by preventing million, 0.1 which you have to contend. This measure gives security to
onr fei!ow-subjects from enjoying those rights to which the Protestant Church which you can obtain no other way.
they are entitled. My Lords, are not most Acts It is impossible that the Catholics can ever cease to seek
of Parliament passed on the ground of expediency ? the attainment of those rights, so long as an exclusive este-
ie expediency alone on which statesman mu-t take their blishment exists. Indeed, we are offered one alternative :
stand. It never could he contended-that this Constitution one which I trust will never be adopted. I support this
was one of exclusion. If it were such, I, for one, will measure, because I see in it those prospective benefits
take my share of blame in assisting to pass a law conferring which I can look for through no other medium : because
on our Roman Catholic Brethren their civil rights.— it will have the effect of affording protection to the Pro-
Me Lord., the Roman Catholics are entitled to seats in testants of that country—because it will give them a full
both mill:es of Parliament according to the basis of this and certain assurance of safety, and also encourage tho flow
Caoatinicon_it never was intended permanently to ex- of property into that country. I regretted last night to
edude thetn._(llear, hear.)—lt is a great mistake, my hear the Right Rev. Peelate at the bead of the Protestant
Lords, to suppose that all the grievances under which Church in Ireland expressed his dlosent from ih.is measure.
l'rehand labours have bean upon the system of But r was gratied at ell events to hear that dissent given
miegoveFnment. For the last fifty years Ireland has been in such quali&A terms, and lam convinced that nothing
encrepiag in wealth and prosperity. She has raised her can ten so much to soften the exasperation that will befall
self to a situation in the scale of nations, but how lament- i the Protestants in Ireland, as the exercise of his power and
able the fact, with this increased prosperity, she is at the influent..e of his example. We have been told that the
this moment in unexempled political danger, she is Roman Catholic eeligion remains unchanged, that in doe-
"bordering en a state of civil war, and nothing but the trine, in tenets, and in prince, it is ,virtually the
measure proposed by the Noble Duke ran afford a remedy. same. deny this assertio.a.,"(Fl,ew, bear, hear.). The