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below,. to the Society of Methodists. That body never
inte: feted in any matters, nor was the money
raised by them acti.Ee.l instance to a political
pur, os:.. In be (Mr. llttlterwnrth) had re'von
to knew that a consi.lerabiz number of note,,tants had
solreted in their 6renst.stances, and theiritsii:ess had
{alien rrff, because they had 'rinsed to snbsct Vac. Gen-
tlemen mi::ht say what they plea ed about the nature
of the Catholic Rent ; he knew that it had already
crewed considerable alas m, and that individuals had
been t'bl:ged to leave their dwellings in the country
and to livc in the towns, for their own personal pro-
tection ; and he tit,tight that Ministers would be ex-
tremely negligent of their duty if they did not at once put an end
to it. lie called upon the Don. Member for Kerry to prove, if
c,tild, the fact he luid asierttd ; and on his part, be denied that
tttr Society of tit' :11ethodists had any political tendency.
:.:r. El TZGER ALD eaplained• Ile said that the' Catholic
rent was l.y voluntary subscription ; and in this respect, at
least, it was I:kc that of the Methodists, by the lion. Gentleman's
own sin wing.
Mr. It UTFEII wonTiT said, that tke Methodist fond was for
the anpport of M;ni-tees and Religion only ; the other was,avowedly,
to en:,,age the support of new papeis and of individu.ds to compass
c••ttain political end:.
The reFort was then brought up and read. On the question that
It be read a Prel): I time,
MU. HUME said, he intended moving an Amend-
ment to the Address, which he was only deterred from
dinng by the stwe of the llousc. Ile hthi never wit-
nessed any Membeis so humbled and so deg tailed as
they wete by the MCASUICS they were about to adopt.
The Catholics had been trample,' upon, because they
had been too long qttier. Oppression might be borne to
a eettain extent, but beyond that resistance must ensue;
and they should recollect that they sat in that House by
virtire of resi-lance to oppression on the part of their
ancestors. He could not consent to aninctease in the
army ; in 1792 it had been only 35,000 'flung. In 1821
he haJ himself moved that it should be reduced from
eighty-six to 7G,(00 men, but, instead of reducing, he perceived
they were aLout to iocrease it. Though he would not then propose
his Amendment, yet, on every future occasion, he would oppose
the Sperch—(A laugh)—if he did not like it, and take the sense of
the House up.n it, even on the first night of the Sessiqn.
Sir C. FORBES believed that Ministers were unac-
quainted with the dangets attendant upon a Burmese
war; the marches which the troops had to encounter
were as fatal as the swords of the enemy, and of the
last force sent no less thanl.soowere sent to the hospitals.
Ile had heard with satisfaction that the army was to be

increas: d for the purpose of carrying on the war in ludia. Instead,
however, of 15,000 men, they should send 40 or 50,000, for dot
purpose of quickly effecting the termination of the war.
Mr. C. W. WYNN rose to state, that pipers would
shortly be laid before the House, to shew the origin
and progress of the present war in India. When those
•papers were produced, be was confident in being able
to make out most clearly that the war seas unavoid-
able,
.having been provoked by an act of aggression on
the part of the Burmese Government, and by such ex-
travagant-pretensions as could only he met by war. He
should then be fully prepared_ to go into Lord A :Mimes
case, and to shew that no blame was to be attached to
Li. conduct. Ile had the sativfaction to inform the lion. Idember
and the House, that the Coverbrnent was in possession of recent
accounts which represented the sickness smongst the troops to be
much dimittishcd. Whether Rangoon had been attacked from the
north or the south, the climate was the same, and that the climate
was unhealthy could our be the fault of the Governor-General.
Mr. Aide lam] II 1: was of opinion, that un-
less the Association was put down, the Go-
vernment of Ireland could not go on; and Ministers
deserved the thanks of the country, for having taken
the determination to do so. With regard to South I
America, he believed that they had taken the earliest
opportunity of recognizing the new States, consistently
with that which was of far more consequence, namely,
the preservation of the peace of Europe. It was gra-
tifying to know that a further dia inution of taxation
was to be effected; and he hoped the remission would
be confined to the Assessed axes. The country would
experience far more relief from getting rid altogether
of the tax-gatherer, than from the tedection of any in-
direct tax. If the country were left to choose, for in-
stance, between a reduction of the Wine Duties and the
removal of the Window Tax for ever, he was confident
that nineteen out of twenty throughout the kingdom
would be favourable to the latter.
The Address was then read a second time.
Lord NUGENT presented a Petition from Samuel Wells, Esq.
against the return for the Borough of Huntingdon.—Ordered to be
taken law consideration on Thursday, the 24th instant.
CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.

Mr. GOULBURN gave notice, that be should, on Thursday
next, move fur leave to bring in a lull to ameu‘ the existing laws
relating to illegal Associations.
Mr. BROUGHAM hoped that, upon his humble representa-
tion, the Right lion. Gentleman would he induced to postpone the
notice be had given for a week. lie intended to move for a Call
of the House on the day when that motion should come on, in or-
der to slew whether or not the cry of " No Popery!" which had
been raised was ;Nally countenanced by the constituents of lion.
Members, and whether the people of England were on this occa-
sion opposed to the wishes of the people of Ireland. lie trusted
the insinuation which had been made to this effect was an un-
founded one :,gains, the good people of England; but if it were
otherwise, they ought to 11ZA..• an opportunity of openly expressing
their opinions. Whatev,T the consequence of it might be, it seemed
to him absolutely necessary that there should be a Call of the
11.buse on.a measure of so much importance.
;r. GOULBUR A. could really see ro reason for the postpone-
ment which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman requested. He had
already informed the House, that it was intended the Bill should
be discussed in every stage. To post:pone it, therefore, would he
to throw it back to a period which would be highly inconvenient.
The motion of which he had now given notice, was only for leave
to bring in the Bill; its principle and its details might Le discussed
whea it should be before the House.
Air. BROUGH AM, in the hope of inducing the Right lion.
Gentleman to accede to his reqte st, would offer a compromise.
lie had well observed, that at present the Douse was not acquainted
with the form in which the measure would he submitted to them.
He (Mr. litotiLham) hoped that what hail passed last night would
have the effect of moditying and reducing its shape. Perhaps, in
the meantime, if delay were allowed, some other papers might be
laid on the table.—L Mr. (ioeunnisr said, across the table, he had
no intention of doing so.)—Then there was to be no information
between the exposition of the measure and the debate on the prin-
ciple of the Bill. Pethaps he might find it expedient to delay the
Cali of the House. if the measure were postpnned for a forta4ht.
rdr. PEEL said the lion. and Learned Gentleman first asked
for a week, and now he wished for a fie [night's delay.
Alr. BROUGHAM es;tioed, iltat be meant a week beyond
the day proposed by the lt.ght Hem Gentleman's notice, after
which the time necessary for a Call o. the Itemise would bring it up
to nearly a fottnight.
Mr. PEEL proposed another compromise, that the. Call of the
House should nut be Lodi' the second reading of the hill, which
might be fixed for Tus--ti.y week.
Mr. S. RICE gave notice, that on Wednesday next he would
move for the prodeetion of the Minutes of the Committee which
Sat last year on the affairs of Inland. -
The Iluuse then adjourned, at a Quarter past Nine o'Clock.

Vottlastourn, FEB. :3.—We have heen so little ac-
customed to receive any orders for sudden pteparations, that we
seem all in a hustle, while a thousand rumours are alliat, in conse-
quence of his Illaj.--ty's slap Wettsm.sr being ordered to be com-
pleted to 6t.0 n en, and to he at Spahr:id forthwith. The GANG CS
alto is ordered into dock, u h 'nee, probably, ari,es the trhnrt, that
alts is to accompany the Virkt,l.EhLEY. They are both gyro ship.
Cout,t LOttloS. Altliass:ton. f oru the Couet of Mit.
drid, lain:ed at 1)o er oi Tuesday vven!o7, under a i.ddte from the
gum on the llriglas. His Excellency slept that Plight at Walcuis
ittl;at.d arrived in town on Wenezda,..

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1825.
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STOCK F.XCIIANCK, TWELVE o•CI.00K.
The decision of the LORD Cuter JUSTIC; in the Court of King's
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