The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-05 00:00:00

letter, in which he supposes that he told me what
his sentiments on the Catholic Question were;
all I can say on that subject is, that I have read
that letter with attention, and I have not been
able to discover any declaration by which I might
learn what his sentiments were,—certainly. not
that they were favourable to the question.—
(Hear, hear.)—The Noble Duke's expression
in that letter was, " there are those who think that
the measure will pacify Ireland, but I have always
doubted it ;" how,therefore, I was to understand that
he had any intention of carrying this measure into
effect, I am at a loss to conceive.—(Hear.) I do say
that I have a right to complain of the fact—and a
filet, after all, it is—that my first idea that the Noble
Duke had decided on conceding. the Catholic Claims
was from the letter that the King's Prime Minister
wrote to the Catholic Primate of Ireland. I think that
there mustbe some extraordinary mistake with respect
to the letter which the Noble Duke has quoted as my
letter. I feel confident that in that letter I did not use
the word " agitate ;" and as the Noble Duke has it
in his power to refer to my original hand-writing, I
do not exactly understand why he goes to the printed
copy. If there are papers which are to tell so mar-
vellously against me, why are they not produced ?
My great anxiety is, that every document that re-
lates to the subject should be laid before this House.
With respect to the Proclamation, I do not suppose
that there was any particular merit in issuing it; but
if there be any merit in it, it at least does not attach
itself to it, as an order from Government; for it
was I who wrote to state that such a course was
necessary, and that I might even find it expedient
to adopt it before I could receive an answer.—The
same thing took place in the case of the arrest of Mr.
Lawless. I wrote that I had. been engaged in
consultation with the Law Officers on the pro-
priety of such a step, and that I might be compelled
to arrest_Mr. Lawless before I could receive any
answer, which proved to be the case—for Mr. Law-
less was arrested before any answer was received.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said a few words
across the table, but they were entirely inaudible
below the bar.

The Marquis of ANGLESEA—The day but
one after my arrival in England, I demanded an
audience, and waited upon his Majesty, on which
occasion I explained to the King the policy I had
pursued in Ireland; and on referring to these letters
I told his Majesty that I did not believe that he
could have seen them ; he said that he had, on
which I suggested that he might hare only seen ex-
tracts, and that it was not impossible that the letters
in their complete state might afford fuller informa-
tion. I said that I had the letters with me, and I
placed them in the King's hands; his Majesty
was then pleased to read every word they con-
tained to me ; and then told me that I was at liberty
to read to this House those or any other documents
that I might deem necessary to explain my conduct
while holding office in Ireland.—(Hear.)
The motion of the Noble Marquis was then nega-
tived without a division, and their Lordships ad-
journed at Five minutes to Eight o'clock.