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t!Tre was any anomaly in allowing a Catholic to vote.
for th itection of a Protestant Representative, it
ought not to-ise altowed oesislkin Ireland; and they
would be obliged tgileturn to all the rigours oribe
penal laws. But a wealthy Catholic could„.if he
pleased, purchase Old Sarum, or any other Dorovifi.,
and so allow him to return two Members by his own
nomination, while they denied to the Catholic the
right of giving his own individuaMie—(Hear).--
The lace. Lord Beauchamp, when in the House of
Carnmons, and Mr. Lyttleton, were nominated or
seconded for Worcestershire by two Rom.an.Catholic
Gentlemen of great respectability, and yet Lord
'Beauchamp always voted against the Roman Catholic
claims. The other Member certainly did, by his vote
on those occasions, rnake a better return for Catholic
nomination. Ile wished to confine his Bill to offices,
to which they were admissible in Ireland ; and there-
fore his list of offices would be an exact transcript of
the Irish Bill in 1793. How far they would still be
ly:hind the Protestant Dissenter, in point of privileges,
it was needless for him to mention. This was a Bill
tor uniting Protestants and Catholics in the execution
of certain duties, and the exercise of certain privileges,
in order to remove, if possible, the supposed stigma
un a man, when it was supposed that he did not en-
joy the same tights as the rest of his fellow-subjects.
To such an extent had that principle been carried,
that a former Lord Chancellor of Ireland (Bowes),
and the Lord Chief-Justice Robinson, agreed with
him that there was no such thing contemplated by the
law as an Irish Roman Cathrilic, This Bill would
only allow the Roman Catholic to do that hi privi-
lege which he could now do by sufferance. lie then
moved for leave to bring in a Bill to admit Roman
Catholics•in England to certain offices.
Mr. S. WORTLEY seconded the motion. When
they considered that some of the noblest families in
England were concerned in this measure, a strong
case should be made out before the House would re-
ject the measure.
Mr. WETHERELL considered the Bill as de-
manding the scrupulous investigation of every Mem-
ber of the House, on account of the important changes
it was calculated to introduce.

Mr. W. BANKES had no objection to that part of
the measure which gave to Roman Catholics in Eng-
Lind eligibility to the Magistracy ; but,.under all the
circumstances, he did not think that the elective fran-
chise ought to be conceded.
Mr. PEEL, in conformity with the declarations he
had made on former occasions, was willing now to
take into consideration the disabilities of the English
Roman C.uholics. At-least leave ought to be given
to bring in the Bill, for it was but reasonable that its
various provisions should be fairly examined and dis-
cussed. The Noble Lord had adverted to three points
of disqualification ; Ist. From the elective franchise;
21 From the Magistracy ; 3d. From office. With re-
gard to the first, he allowed at once that he was willing
to admit the Catholics of England to the elective fran-
chise. He (Mr. Peel) begged to remind the Noble Lord
that the Roman Catholic of England and of Scotland
stood upon a different footing with rept d to the
elective franchise : it might be found difficult to place
them upon the same, because, by the Act of Union
with Scotland, Papists were in turn excluded from
this privilege, and they could not be allowed to enjoy
it unless that part of the Act of Union had-been re-
pealed. Though he (Mr. Peel) was willing to allow
the Roman Catholic to elect, he should still be among
the most strenuous oppone.-ts of his claim to be
elected. In this respect be was only under the' same •
disqualification as the clergy. No argument against
the Bill, he thought, ought be derived from the abuses
in Ireland, where herds of wretched voters a ere driven
forward to support the political influence of some
landlord whirhad divided his estate into freeholds.
The numbers and the situations of the Roman Ca-
tholic voters in England and Ireland were widely
different. As to the Magistracy, he admitted that it
would be an advantage it Roman Catholics could be
associated with Protestants on the Bench. Oo the
fiird point, of-admissibility to office, he begged to re-
serve himself ; he should be anxious, nevertheless, to
devise means to make Roman Catholics in England
eligible to offices, corresponding with those to which
they might be named in Ireland. Peons all places of
State and Government he would still exclude them.
At the same time, if he granted what the Noble Lord
sought upon this head, it must be upon the same
footing as the Protestant Dissenters, who were sub-
ject to the operation of the Annual Indemnity Bill.
Mr. H. GURNEY, supported the motion.
Mr. BANKES was against granting the elective
franchise to English Catholics.
Mr. W. SAlll' H was in favour of the Bill.

Sir JAMES NIACKINTosu begged the House
to consider that those who voted 'tor this measure
were bound either to support the general measure of
emancipation, or to oppose it. He held this to be a
=esthete required by every principle of civil and re-
ligious liberty, and on every principle of good and
elicacious Government. "le believed the Bill of his
Noble. Friend would go to remove every obstacle to
tle admission of Catholics to the Magistracy. He de-
-11:ed that this BIM would place the Catholics of Eng-
land on a better footing than those of Ireland.
Lord tIUGENT shortly replied, after which leave
%has given to bring in the Bill.

was brewed. This would filfte tile brewers to build
*a wedgies, td try the effects ofirtystem which, in
tl4 firsilestatice, was only to be, adapted for twelv
niiinths;-• by *ray experiment. He concluded by
sawing for the Committee.
Th. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
:•hd-eoulri not agree to thisproyea:stiss3; for it this duty
was laid on the malt, it woutd operate as a heavy tax
on numerous poor families_ who tsere in the habit of
brewing their own beer: putting so high a duty on
malt would also be a temptation to brewers to use
other articles in brewing. He also objected to the
measure as beingiikely to injure the Revenue to a
very considerable client. He would much rather
endeavour to equalize the duties on beer, if at a its-.
tore period it should Be found practicable. For these
reasons he could not agree to the motion. •
Sir J. MACKINTOSH End Mr. HOME contended for
the appointment of a Committee.
Mr. BENETT said, the brewer, even whilst paying
a higher duty, could brew better beer for less money
than the private brewer could.
A long conversation followed, in which Mr. Rt-
caeno, Mr. 'tome, Lord Avruoup, and others, took
a part; and the House ultimately divided :
For the Motion - 27
Against it 119
Matority against the Motion —OS
Mr. F. PAL. lElt then moved for leave to bring
in a Bill to allow the Public Brewer to sell Beer in
quantities of less than. four gallons and a half, pro-
vided the same was not drank on the premises.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
',this. Bill was unnecessary ; as the law stood at pre-
sent the retail or victualling brewer could sell beer
in any quantity.
After a few words from Mr. Moxcx, 114 r. BEN-'
NETT, ancl Mr. PALMER, the motion was withdrawn.'
Mr. It. MARTIN moved for leave to bring in a Bill to re-
gulate the issuing Writs of Copies in Ireland.
The gallery was cleared fox a division—
For the motion - 43
- 93
Majority - -—2 O
The Masters and Apprentices' Bill was read a third time
and passed.
The House in a Committee, Mr. C. Wrier; moved a Resolu-
tion for bringing in a Rill to regulate the trade between this
country and the East Indies.—The Resolution was agreed to,
and leave given to bring in a Bill.
The Puor Laws Amendment gill was read a second time, and
committed for Friday sennight.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourn,ed at One o'Clock.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, MAY 29. 1828..:
RISTOZATSOII Or CU*OLEO H.—Holiday at. thiellimak•
THE FUNDS. •
• STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.

This being a holiday the Bank is shut, but the Stock Ex-
change and Foreign Market remain open. Consols opened
this morning atl3lj, e, but soon after lowered to 811, f, for the
Account; Conbols for Money are about Spi, j, with a flat
Market. In the early part of the morning there was a good deal
of business doing.

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Spanish Bonds opened at 57k, I, and went down to 37%,
wits little doinT.

Current Prices:—Chilian nothing done, New Spodeb 57} j;
New Prussian 84 (sellers), Russian 803, Danish 89} 96, Colom-
bian 60k.

Accounts from Vienna of the 10th inst. state that the new
Austrian Loan for thirty millions of florins, has been concluded
with Messrs. Rothschild, Arnsteio, Geymuller, and Co.