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night resented. It amain the more of. Wags
the Member for Kent, and the Clergyosbnald darks.
their door sod load their table, bet the the Dissenters
should thus petition against the repeal of the test oaths;
when their own holding of offsets was by connivance
really astenisked him. Why should not theyeeraitrilsai
toleration to the Catholics, without which thee_them-
selves could hold no office under Goiresnieent? Ike
altars had said to James the Second, i. Friend, thou
dost not agree with the tenets of the Established Church,
and, therefore, &mild thou grant us that toleration
which thou thyself neOdest r-•• Thus might also the
Catholics address the Dissenters who had-that night pe-
titioned the House against them. He also felt pain that
the Scotch should have presented such Petitions, when
they themselves could hold few offices but for the indul-
Amon granted by the Annual Indemnity Bill. He most
sincerely hoped, that most of those who had signed
them, did so inconsiderately, end that farther discus-
sion might open their eyes to, their injustice.
The 'limitless having been brooglit op,
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, he wished to offer a re-
mark or two in defence of the conduct of those whose
Petitions he had presented. One of those" Petitions—
that from Bolton—vias signed by nearly 10.000 Per-
sons comprising almost the whole of the Dissenters in
that neighbourhood. Now, for his own part, he saw
no inconsistency in the conduct of Protestant Dissenters
when , they approached that Hodge,- and petitioned
midst evincing further concessions to the Roman Ca-
tholics, because those Dissenters.were protected by the
Annual Indemnity. Act. That circumstance did not
alter the •state of the question. They had a right to
Petition against the concession of privileges to those
whose religions doctrines they disliked, because they
conceivid them dangeious. The Petitions of the Dis-
senters were ranched in the most respectful terms. The
Petitioners declared that they felt no hostility against
the Roman Catholics, but that they were actuated solely
by religious scruples.. They felt that the doctrines ma n-
tained by the Catholic Church were farther removed
from their own than the doctrines maintained by the
Church of England; and surely they had a right to
approach that House with Petitions against granting
additional privileges to a body of whose intolerance all
past history most amply informed them If the Bill
noir before the House were passed, it would not alter
the law relative to taking the sacramental test ; but, as
thight be inferred from what the Learned Gentleman
had said, if it were intended to make that. Bill the first
step towards repealing all laws which respected the
necilinity of taking particular tests, on account of re-
ligiopp.opinions, be believed he might reckon on the
opposition to the Bill of many persons who had in-
isoded to support it.
Mr. BROUGHAM had stated his own individual
opinion on the subject of toleration, and was prepared
to support it upon the broad and general principle. It
did not follow that any Member who was disposed to
support the present Bill for the relief of the Roman Ca-
tholics was boand to go a single step farther. The
object of the Bill was to leave the Sacramental Test and
.:ledemnity Act, with regard to the Disse.nters on •the
tame footing as formerly, and pl a tie Catholic and
Dissenter in a state of equality—(2 lear). I
Mr. W. SMITH—Many of the D ssenters wished for
the abolition 41: 72: religions tests; but otl'ers wished 11
the; should be continued its the case of the Roman
Catholics. At the same time they thought they c:•uld
state reasons why themselves should be excused Prom
the necessity of tilting those - tests. He was glad of
the present discussion, because it afforded an oppor-
tunity of putting an end to the two common opinion
that because of the operation of the Indemn;ty Act,
Dissenters lay under no disabilities. He would pledge
himself to prove at the proper time that they did suffer
under disabilities, disqualifications, and reproach.
Mr. ABERCROMBY said, though he had a very
great respect for the main body of Dissenters, yet he
could not entertain those sentiments for the present Pe-
titioners, who were he thought, most inconsistent in
their opposition to the claims of the Catholics.
On the queasiest that the Petitions be laid en the table,
Mr. BROODIIAM said, the D ssenters tittle knew the
High Church Party, if they expected that on a motion
for the repeal of the Test Act, they would be assis ed
by th.t Party.
The Petitions were ordered to tie 00 the table, and be
The SOLICiTOII.4EIiERAL presented a Petition rote tte
CClaims.
does of Oxford, against the Catholic °'aceraßspon4as the Dimmers' Marriage Bill was postponed to
Friday next.
On the third Nadine, the Police blazistratee Din,
Mr. Secretary PEEL brought tip a clause for prevent-
ing the County Magistrates of Middlesex and Surrey
issuing summonses to persons residing within the juris-
dictioo of the Police Magistrates.
After some cmwersadon. is whiebllr. Hess, Colonel Woes,
and Mr. Secretary Pus. took part, the clause was agreed to.—The
Bill was then read a third time and passed.
The Poor &dement Bit was read sensed time, and ordered is
be committed on Wednesday. .
On the motion far the second reeding of the Scotch Juries Bit,
Mr. KENNEDY spoke in approval of the Bill ;
though he regretted that the measure had not been
adopted earlier. and with a better grace.
Mr. Hums and the Lome Mowers each said a few weeds.
Mr. ABERCROMBY adverted to the opposition
which the measure had met with from the other side of
the Houses four years ago, and yet now the Learned
Lord came down to the House, and adopted his Hon.
Friend (Mr.Kennedes) proposition. and even- carried it
still further than his Honourable Friend had proposed

to carry it.
The Bill was th2o read a second dim. and ordered to be cow-
mined at Friday usu.
The Innkeepers' Allowance 11111 was read a third time, sad pegged.
Oa the motion of Mr. Krusieov. leave was gives to Wag to a
-Miller regulating the Balm= Ibbain of the Mired Marlow.
The MD was afterwards brought bond read the lint time.
Mr. W ILMOT-HORTON brought up the Caulk Ceampeoy
Bill, which, after a few weals !nit Mr. Dowers, was read the hat
tboe,and ordered to be reed a seemed time .1 Nleaday asst.
Mr. & RICE kw& ht the DtN ter alleerlag Ceased to pel-
sawn 'barged with esPitalellewee.Urlith wee reed the Int time,
sad ordered to be read a sealed time as Wedmesjsy. • •
Mr. WILMOT-HORTON breask he the Vat Dleassa'rLead
Company's Bill, which was reads kit dee, sad ordered to boned
a 'mad time on Monday seat. -
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed if, sad the
Howe adjourned at Ewa o'Ciam.

Lieut. CLAIMIATON, who was, with Dr. 017DUZT•
employed in investigating the interior geography of
Africii, and who after the death of Dr.O. proceeded
alone to the southward, may be daily expeete.l home.
This Officer has perfectly succeeded in the object o. his
journey, having ascertained that the Niger comoluni-
cates with the sea. He bad reached Tripoli, on his
return homewards. He had pursued his rose:tribes so
far to the S.W. that he was within a few miles of the.
I soot where Muses Pau Est his death.