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London, England, 1813-07-16 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, JULY IS.
The Windsor Forest Bill, and the Irish Post Roads Bill, went
through Committees, Lord MORTON in the Chair.
Lord Boaatsionox brought in his Bill to extend Vaccination,
with Amendments, which was read the first time.
On the motion of Lord Itanastmea, the order of the day for
the second reading of the Auctioneers Bill was postponed till
to-morrow.
Lord MORTON rose, on the second readingsof Mr. Palmer's Claim Bill, and expressed some opposition, on the ground that
the Claim had been rejected in three succeeding Sessions of Par-
liament. The Bill was, however, read a second time, and com-
mitted for to-morrow.

INDIA SILL.

The Earl of LAUDERDALE expressed his regret, that the
absence of some Noble Lords prevented him from putting those
questions, which he considered necessary for explanation on the
subject of this Bill. It was impossible foe him, from the Bill it-
self to understand or comprehend it. He d already waded
through 79 pages in folio, without being able to accomplish this
object; and he trusted that other Noble Lords would perform
the same task before they came to-morrow, foe the purpose of
'deciding upon so Important a measure. But, for himself, he was
sure, that, without explanation, it was impossible for him to anti-
cipate its effects; and therefore he trusted the Noble I.ords
at least to-morrow explain particularly that part which related to
the appropriation of the surplus value of the revenue in India.
The Thames Navigation Bill was read a second time ;
and the other orders of the day being disposed of, the House
Adjourned.

Tin DUKE of NORFOLK's IRISH CATHOLIC
OFFICERS' RELIEF BILL.
An Act to relieve from the•operation of the statute of the twen-
ty-filth year of the reign of King Charles the Second, intituled
" An Act for preventing dangers which may happen from
Popish recusants," affirm* of his Majesty's Popish or Roman
Catholic subjects of Ireland, as by virtue of the Act of .'arlia-
ment of Ireland of the thirty-third year of his Majesty's reign,
intituled, " An Act for the Relief of his Majesty's Popish or
Roman Catholic subjects of Ireland," hold, exercise, or enjoy,
any civil or military offices, or places of trust or profit, or
any other office whatsoever, of which his Majesty's said
subjects are by the said Act of Parliament of Ireland ren-
dered capable.
Whereas by an Act of the Parliament of Ireland, of the thirty-
third year of the reign of his Majesty, intituled, " An Act for
the Relief of his Majesty's Popish or Roman Catholic Subjects
of Ireland," it is enacted, " that it shall and may be lawful for
Papists, or persons professing the Popish or Roman Catholic
religion, to hold, exercise, and enjoy, all civil and military
offices or places of trust or profit under his Majesty, his heirs
, and successors, is the kingdom of Ireland (except such offices
as are excepted in any proviso contained in the said Act of the
Parliament of Ireland), and to hold or take degrees, or any pro-
fessorship in, or be masters or fellows of any college to be there-
after founded in the said kingdom, provided that such college
shall be a member of the University of Dublin, and shall not be
founded exclusiiely for the education of Papists or persons pro-
fessing the Popish or Roman Catholic Religion, nor consist ex-
clusively of masters, fellows, or other persons to be named or
elected on the foundation of such college, being persons profes-
sing tke Popish or Roman Catholic Religion, or to hold any
office or place of trust in, and to be a Member of any lay body
corporate, except the college of the Holy and Undivided Trinity
of Queen Elizabeth, near Dublin, without taking and subscribing
the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, or abjuration, or staking
or subscribing the declaration required to be taken, made, and
subscribed, to enable any person to hold and enjoy any of such
places, and without rixeiving the Sacrament of the Lord's
Supper, according to the rites and ceremonies of the church of
Ireland, any law, statute, or bye law of any corporation to the
contrary notwithstanding : provided that every such person shall
take and subscribe the oath appointed by an Act in the thirteenth
and fourteenth years of his Majesty's reign, intituled, " An Act
to enable his Majesty's subjects of whatever persuasion to testify
their allegiance to him," and also the oath and declaration men-
domed in the said Act of the Parliament of Ireland of the thirty-
third year of the reign of his Majesty :"
And whereas doubts have been entertained whether, notwith-
standing the said Act of the Parliament of Ireland, persons bold-
ing, exercising, and enjoying civil or military offices, or places of
trust or profit, granted to them in Ireland, under and by virtue
of the authority of the said Act of tire Parliament of Ireland,
may not be rendered liable whilst in England,Wales, or Berwick-
upon-Tweed, or in his Majesty's navy, or iu the islands of Jersey
or Guernsey, to the pains, penalties, forfeitures, or disabilities,
enacted by the Act of the twenty-fifth year of the reign of his
Majesty King Charles the Second, *minded, " Au Act for pre-
venting dangers which may happen from Popish recusants."
May it therefore please your Majesty, that it may be declared
and enacted, and be it declared and enacted by the King's Most
Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the
Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons, in this present Par-
liament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That all
such of his Majesty's said Popish or Roman Catholic subjects as
hold, exercise and enjoy any civil or military office or offices, or
place or places of trust or profit, or other office or situation
whatsoever, granted to them or any of them in Ireland, under
and by virtue of the authority of the said Act of the Parliament
of Ireland of the thirty-third year of the, reign of his Majesty,
and who shall have duly taken the oaths and declaration required
by the said Act, shall net, in respect of any such office, place, or
situation, be" liable, in England, Wales, Berwick-upon-Tweed, or
in his Majesty's navy, or in the islands of Jersey or Guernsey, to
any of the pains, penalties, forfeitures, or disabilites enacted by
the said Act of the twenty-fifth year of the reign of King Charles
the Second, intituled, "An Act for preventing dangers which
may happen from Popish recusants," but shall be wholly freed
and exempt therefrom, any thing in the said last-mentioned Act
to the contrary notwithstanding; and shall also be wholly freed
and exempt from all pains, penalties, forfeitures and disabilities
whatsoever, in the said several places last mentioned, for not
nuking, taking, and subscribing the oaths of allegiance, supre-
macy, or abjuration, or for not making, taking, and subscribing
the declaration required to be taken to enable any person to hold
and enjoy any office or place of trust or profit, or for not rtO.
ceiving the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper according to the
rites and ceremonies of the Church of England--any thing con-
tained in any Act of Parliament to the contrary notwithstanding.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if
any of his said Majesty's. Popish or Roman Catholic Subjects,
having duly taken the oaths and declaration required by this Act;
shall take or have taken in Ireland a commission in his Majesty's
Army, and shall afterwards take a higher commission or higher
commissions in Great Britain, within the intent and meaning of
the said Act : or if any person having enlisted. as a private in any
regiment In Ireland, or being a noteconunissioned officer in such
regiment, shall afterwards take or have taken a commission iu
the said or any other regiment in Great Britain, and shall have
duly taken the Oaths and Declaration required by the sant Act,
such person shall, not in respect of such commission or cot unis-
,
shins, be liable, in England, Wales, Berwick-upon-Tweed, or in
his Majesty's Navy,
or in the islands of Jersey or Guernsey, to
any of the pains, penalties, forfeitures,
or disabilities enacted by
the said Act of the twenty-fifth year of the reign of King Charles
the Second, intituled, " An Act for preventing Dangers which
may happen from Popish Recusants," but shall be wholly freed
land exempt therefrom, any thing in the said lastineniioned Act
to the contrary notwithstanding ; and shall also be wholly freei
and exempt from all pains, penalties, forfeitures and disabilities
whatsoever, in the said several places last mentioned, for not
making, taking, and subscribing the Oaths of Allegiance, Supre-
macy, or Abjuration, or for not making, taking, and subscribing
the Declaration required to be taken to enable any person to hold
and enjoy any office or place of trust or profit, or for not N.ceiv-
ing the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper according to the Rites
and Ceremonies of the Church of England, any thing contained
in any Act of Parliament to the contrary notwithstanding.
This Act received the Royal Assent on Monday last.