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London, England, 1813-02-27 00:00:00

'4Ra4MEATefI?I; PAOCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 2
•
BANBURY rEERAOK.
Their Lordships met in a Committee of Privileges on the Ban-
bury Peerage, when Lord ERSKINE addressed char Lordsh•ps
at great length, in favour of the claimant, end concluded 'with
moving, that the claim had been made good.
After some observatiods from die EaH et Sucrose. Lord
Eton sr, and Lard Et.teriamtou on, it was apeedrthat further
proceedings should be postponed to .ten o'clock on Monday
*'nn glit.
Tbeir Lordships then &dimmed during pleasure..
At. idiom half past four o'clock, the House being formed, the
tfiglish Infeltetit Debtors' Bill wa.. read a third time and passed. '
The 114arqui of LANSDOWNE &centre 1 a Petition from
various perser:s confined 'or debt in Ireland, and impressed a wish,
that whbn tht; subject should come under their Lordships cels..•
sidetation, it would have the benefit of the learning and abilities:
of the Noble Lord opposite (Itedestiale)
Lord RES)ESDA LE observed, that the subject of the petition
presented ty the Noble Marquis had previously engaged his at-
tenvoti ; indeed, be had several times had applications from Ire-
land. relative to it; but his advice to the applicants was, to con-
sult with the Irish Inks before any other step were taken
There was much of local consideration belonging to the case of
such persona, which ought well to be weighed. There were like-
wise many abuses to which those circumstances were liable, and
which he illustrated by what had frequently taken place in the
Isle of Man.
The petition was ordered to lie on the Table.
Lerd ERSKINE desired to be 'informed by his Noble and
Learned Friend, whether In, the rill which had just passed,
there was any claim which,. tended to the relief of. confined
Bankrupts ?
Lord RFDESDALE replied, that there was a clause in his
to that effect. •
Lord STA Sir JOHN COTTEREL, add others, brought up
front the Commons a number of private Bills, which were read
the first lime.
'I he Coal lluty Drawback Bill went through a Committee, and
was ordered to he reported on Monday.
Mr. J thilion, front the London Dock Company, presented pa-
pers, which were ordered to lie on the Table.
CATHOLICS.
Lord ST. HELENS presented a Petition from the
Gentlemen and Clergy of Stamford ; and the Bishop
of CH ESTER from the parish of • Warley, in the
counties of Lancashire and Chester, against the Ca'.
tholic
Lord CHARLEVILLE presented a Petition to
the same effect from the county of Cavan.
The Marquis of WELLESLEY presented a Pe-
tition from the town and neighbourhood of Chiches-
ter, expressing deep concern at what appeared to them
a dangerous, usibecoming, and intolerant spirit, which
had been excited throughout the country, with a view
to interfere with and influence •the wisdom of Parlia-
ment, in the consideration of the great question there
to be agitated, relative to the continuance or removal
of the disabilities under which their brethren of the
Catholic persuasion were labouring; and, with all
hnniility,conjliring their Lordships to consult only and
rely upon their own superior wisdom and knowledge in
contemplating that important subject, and by no
means to regard the violence or intemperance expres-
sed in a:any of the petitions presented to that Noble
House. His Lordship, in behalf of the petitioners,
observed, that it had been their original intention not
to interfere or agitate at all the Catholic question,
but to wait in confident and respectful patience until
the wise and deliberate lecision of Parliament should
call forth the cordial expression of their approbation.
-But a spirit of a vth y different nature having ap-
peared and actuated another party, they found it ne-
. ry. to depart from their original and temperate
zf~niUtion. That party, not contented with urging
'every argument thA they could find fit to promote
their object, thought proper, while a petition was
lying open for signatures, to send out an advertise=
Ment, professing that they were possessed of an au-
• thentic document completely proving, and from the
highest authority, ale fallacy of all the arguments
set up by the Roman Catholics. 'rile document al-
luded to, that triumphant lost] ument against the Ca-
- tliolics, was no other than an extract from the third
part of the Penal Laws, a notot ions, mischievous, and
convicted forgery. But though the lozzei y was ma-
nifest, the injurious effect it had-prodered in
various parts t f the counfry, particularly in Sussex
and in the North, where it was industriously
t6d, v. as serious and alarming. He should not take up
mote of the time of their Lordsli:ps, but should move
that the petition be read.
The petition was accordingly read and laid on the
Table.—Adjourned till Monday.