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London, England, 1830-03-05 00:00:00

at the convenience of the house It was thought better to report, at 1
the end of Mx sitting deletion every day.
•Alr. UUME felt there was great toxietY hi the public mind to
obtain infentation as non .aa poestble. He Amid not, however,
oppose the feelings of the house on the subject.
DISTRISS ON TNIt cottotralt.
Sir C COTTRELL prelentea &petition from the inhabitants of
Leominster, complaining of distress, and praying for relief.
NAST lINTTORD.
Mr. F. CLINTON presented petition from certain inhabitants
of East Retford, and from the Alienator and Bailiffs of that town,
against the bill for its disftanchisement.—LeM, on the table.
LUNATIC CONNISSIONIL
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR brought in a bill to diminish the expense
in proceedings De Lunatic° Inquirenda—Read a first time and
ordered to be read a second time on Friday Ne'nnight.

SUPPLY Or WATER.

Aft. PALLMER, moved for various resume respecting the
supply of water to the metropolis and the borough of Southwark.

STATE OF THE COUNTY FERMANAGH.
Mr. O'CONNELL said, he had to move thai a copy of the
petition addressed to the lord lieutenant of Ireland, 'by Francis
Sl‘Brian, a prisoner in Inniskilleu gaol, should be laid before the
house. He, at the same time, wished to ask a noble lord opposite,
whether a proclamation had not been issued by the lord lieutenant
of lrelabd, for the purpose of putting down party processions, and
whether a certain judge, who, is his charge to the grand jury, had
commented on that proclamation, had not recently been appointed
by the lord lieutenant to the particular court to which it chiefly
referred ? -
Lord F. L. GOWER said that the first question put to him by
the honourable and learned member for Clare, was, whether a pro-
clamation had not been issued by the lord lieutenant of Ireland for
the purpose of putting down party processions? It was scarcely
neeeseary for him to my that such a proclamation had been issued,
and that by the answerof the law oaken of the crown. The second
question was, as to whether the lord lieutenant had not recently
appointed to a particular court a certain judge who had commented
,on that proclamation ? To this he could only reply, that all
such appointments wire left entirely to the judges themselves, nor
was it right that the somnolent should by any maim interfere
with them.
Mb O'CONNELL said, he only regretted that the government
of Ireland bad not:gone much further than it bad yet done in put-
ting down party-spirit.
The motion was then agried to

NOW.IIIIIIDEXCH or • CLZIIITNAH.
Mr. O'CONNELL said he had three petitions to present from
the inhabitants of the Union of Fozfonl, in the county of Mayo,
and one of them was signed exclusively by protestant& This pe.
tition complained of the misconduct of the vicar, the Rev. John
O'Rourke, who, they allegrd, had been absent from his parish ever
since -1817,.a period of 13 years, in =sequence of which, they
were deprived of spiritual advantages from his services, while many
rrsons hid relapsed into what they termed the errors or the Roman
Catholic Church. They turthn stated that be never visited the
sick, and provided no means of instruction, so that the children of
the protestant inhabitants of the parish would have been left without
any means of receiving education were it not far the catholic!, who
supported a school at their own expense. The next petition was
cadielies and protestant*, and it stated that they lied offesed the
vicar a composition of 3171. a year for his tithes, and that he re.
fused to sant it. They, therefore, prayed that compulsory ONIB•
eons might be taken by the house to oblige him to do so. The
third petition was signed by no less than 7,000 individuals, and
It stated- that the Rev. John O'Rourke was not only a non-resideat,
but a tithe fanner, and that be never attended in the slier.de.
gree either to the temporal or spiritual wants of his park
It that in 1822, when such general distress prevailed in
IrelaW, be never contributed one farthing towards relieving it,
whilst he refused a tithe composition of 2001. a year for one
pariah, and 3171. a year for another, though the lay incumbent's
charge was only one.third of what the vicar demanded.
Laid on the table. . .
CATHOLIC HECIIIIIIITS AND MAIIIILIONS.
Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice, that on the 4th of May next, be
should move for leave to bring In a bill to place the charitable done.
tions of Catholic on the same footing with those of ?rotation Dis-
senters ; and also to tender valid all marriages celebrated by Catholic
priests; and to repeal the law inflicting certain penalties on Catholic
Ca priests ftholor performing the ceremony of marriage between Proteitank
and k.s.

PAILIAXIXTARY REFORM.
Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that be should on the oth of
May, move for leave to bring in a bill for Radical Reform, for the
purpose of correcting abuses in the Commons' House of Parliament.'

ICAST INDIA COMTPAYT.
Mr. A. CAMPBELL presented two petitions from Glasgow,
praying that the charter of the East India Company might not be
renewed.—Referred to the committee.

PUBLIC RECOIDS.
Mr. PROM EROE moved that returns of the expeaei lacurrei
by the Commimioners of Public Records be printed.—Ordered.

CATHOLICS or GALWAY.
Mr. T. S. RICE said he bad a petition to present from the Ca-
tholics of Galway—a town, the only one in the' empire, which was
remarkable for the unfortunate distinction of civil disabilities still
existing in consequence of the religious opinions of the inhabitants.
He wished to say one or two words explanatory of the subject of the
petition. It appeared that by an act of George the First, passed
for the express purpose of encouraging Protestantism in the town
of Galway, any Protestant merchant or artificer was entitled to the
freedom of the place after seven years' residence therein. The con.
sequence was, that in the exercise of this right Protestants had the
whole elective franchise of the town in their hands, to the exclusion
of the Catholics, even after the relief bill had passed—a bill, the
object of which was to restore to Catholics those constitutional
rights which penal enactments had taken away. The petition
sought to remove a grievance existing under a particular system
and he trusted that the feelings of the house would* in favour of
the prayer of it. He hoped that no one in that homee would wish
to see the continuance of such a state of things as that of which the
petitioners complained. The inhabitants of Galway stated that
they hod invariably proved themselves faithful and loyal sableets at
all times, front the time of the rebellion In 1641 to the rebellioneof
17981 when they raised sod maintained a military force at their
own expense. They likewise represented to the house that the
town had considerably increased in commercial wealth, in proof of
which they alleged that the revenues of one particular district, which
heinerly amounted only. to 31,0001. a year, were now 114,0001. a
Tsar. He sincerely hoped that Galway would not remain an ex.
caption to the wise and salutary measure which received the sane.
the of the noose last year. He now wished to give notice that
he dieuld, on Wednesday next, move for leave to being in a
MO he placing the Protestants and Catholics of Galway on the
miss footing.
On the motion that the petition do lie on the table,
Mr. PROTHEROE supported it, and expressed his hope that
the subject would meet with the sanction of Government.
Mr. Secretary PRhL said the decided of j'eet of the Act of last
year was to place the Protestants and Catholics on an equal footles,
in every respect, but there might be different modes in
it. No civil disqualifications ought now to exist on the gme VI
religious opinions. He should not, however give any opt*. as t•
the mode by which they were to be done away.
Lord L. GOWER concurred entirely in the sentiments •
by his right hon. friend that no civil disqualiikoileni ougll asp to
exist on the ground of religious opinions ; belle Jesse to
himself, in the OW mount as his right hon. MOillef
right of giving his opinion u to the mode by whisb tikm.wees lobe
'abolished.
Sir. R. INGLIS didmot consider that any special epplietties on
the subject was at all necessary, as the Act could sive. tbe ponies
all the Misting was required.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said that as the law not stemiany Pones.
tut, who had resided seven years in Galway, might claim his free.
dam as a matter of right. Now tits Protntuts and .Catholics
might be put on an equal footing, either by dcog Protestatus
of their freedom. or by granting the same pri to Catholics.
As he had already stated, it was the intention of Act that both
parties should be placed on the same footing.. In the immix of
Galway and other corporate towns this might be dens, while the
right of selecting prayer persons for corporate offices might still be
reserved.

W. WYNN did not think that Protestants and Catholics
ought to be Owed on the same footing by taking away tbeidghts of
one patty. This was a mode of equalising which he mold Dot ap.
prove. He would not take away a right from the Protestants and
give it to the Catholics; neither would he give to any municipal
bod a right which it ought not to possess.
i r. Secretary PEEL explained. All he had said was, that the
Catholic. and ts ought to be placed on the same footing.
He did not, however. urge any particular opinion as to the mode in
which that &said be done in the present instance. , •
Mr. O'CONNELL said that the bill of last year was 'omen
into operation every where except in Galway. That town, bow.
ever,' &deed so advantage from refusing to Catholics the Moe
rights which Proemilitti enjoy* forty-shillbig•frediolders voted'
bt unlimited umbers, and MOS! of the freemen hod ni
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wham. in the town.. With respect to the proposition feelel
away the *Woe the Pretortagta, he felt aroured 'that the Cashel's@
would much rather that theft petition should be rejected •
des that my Mimed dist kind should be done.—.-He ibrd'
gentlemen would set omit* that the bill which heohetaill hp'.
after move fee loam is roma fee the eonsideeation.e.eto• ham
would • have • the- elks • of• dirrambing any privilege Sr: I
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tablielsol by them fee •dielr-ouss• reguistfaa.
to dial whir. a asmate.peesed Ismer Mom, to Ilipties49r• for
whisk statute was Dow gone by ; and the only wey in which