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there were individuals who bad mbrepreesated k to persons who
wit. not cesupetest to Isar ferlbentselver.
Mr. Alderman WOOD said, he could not support
this es the Petition-of the City of London, notwithstanding be ,
should shortly have to stand before his Constituents
Kt..BROUGHAM, returned thanks to the worthy
Alderman for his manly. declaration. He believed
that Members stria were threatened. by their Constituents 'for
this measure, would end that their Constituents were
Aldettuan THOMPSON said, this was the Petition
of the persnnc o'ly who had signed it; and it was ad-
vertised in the Public Papers. If the siguatnees had been ex-
amined, he doubted not that the Hen: Member (Alderman Wood)
would have known many of them, as they were most respectable.
Mr. C. WILSON said, that much was said of tole-
ration, bit he would ask if the toleration was only to be on.one side?
Mr. CALCRA FT said, it was quite ludicrous to talk
of this Petition, signed by WOO persons, as the Petition of London,
'Westminster, and the'Borough of Southwark.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL said, that if public meetings
were called, the opposers of the Bill before the House were
charged with exciting the people; and if persons met with more
privacy, they were getting up hole and corner petitions.
Mr. BARING said, it was extremely important to
ascertain in what manner the Petition had been .get up. There
bed been great petitioning on the part of the Clergy ; but not a
single large town in the Kingdom had met to petition against the
Roman Catholics.
Mr. R. MARTIN hoped the subject would now be
placed in a train of enquiry; and he entreated the Hon.
Baronet to get signaturei for a requisition for a Public.
Meeting, at which the Mends of Ireland might be heard, and where
the feelings of the people might be fairly ascertained.
Mr. ABERCROMBY said, that no fair appeal had
been made to the people on the Claims of the Catholici.- Ma'
'Clergy had appealed to their worst passions and prejudices, soil
not to their judgment.—The Petition was laid on the tables .
Mr. R. TRAVERS presented a Petition against the Cadres
from Llangollen.
Similar Petitions were presented front Liandiver, Walbrook;
Margate, and Ipplepem.
Mr. CALCRAFf said, the Petition from Marge!
had been strangely got up—people had been led inte
a dark room to sign skins of parchment, to which no
Petition was attached. The only fair way, he contended, fat
getting up a Petition, was at a public meeting, where discussion
might have taken place, if individuals wished it. •
Mr. C. PEL HA M said a few Words, and the Petidon was ape'
dered to lie on the table.
Mr. GOULIIIJRN presented a Petition from the Cabinet-
makers of Dublin, praying an alteration in the Combination Laws.
Mr. HUME said, that the Petition stated that twenty
lives had been lost in consequence of the recent altera•
tion'of those laws, when, in fact, according- to the evidence upon
the subject, only two persons had been killed. ..
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, he had read the evidence,
and from that it appeared that ten persons had been
killed, but the evidence included a period of six or seven yearn
Jbe Petition was then referred to the Committee on those laws.
-Mr. C. W. WYNN laid upon the table, Papers relative to the
treaties with the Native Powers of India.
lii. LITTLETON gave notice of •a motion for tomorrow,
relative to the disfranchisement of the 40s. Freeholders. . •
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
that he wished to move some Resolutions to-morrow,
relative to Scottish Distilleries, and hciped he woad be
permitted to do so, before the motion of his Honourable' Friend
(Mr. Littleton).

!.ADJOURNED DEBriTli.
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hostrr CATHOLIC RILLITH BILL. •
I.Ye"Vticifi.Ol the*Dsyr for resuming the a Jburne
debate- rig the-CAOIIC- Rel id' Itill' beiri g reVit•
Mr. GOTABIJRN rose =amid, with. the permission
of the House, he should continue the observations
which-he hid entered upon the other night,..and,which
he eirs•prevented from concluding by the anxiety of.
the House to adjourn. He had stated that there was,
in the Riwitself,,an.ample confeSsiOns that; danger at-,
tended the ccncessiart of the Catholic _Claims,. J(..,nq
danger was foicsien, he did not comprehend why seca4
;kid' sh'ould be required.: If nothing was to beltrareied'
ageirtst, there was, no Iro.pf thi. irealttre;9r, geirfity
'!.here being then in the Bill ,itself, 4 laiocesiaqo 41
thstre',was".grohnd • for apprehension ip the Sore; an. .
the.esitblished religion' of • the-couritrr,' he i woult call
thstaliesiiiari OT the Itoirie tiii.tfie.seenttlo, philterB*f.
Thst crnsisted first in• the
*iam cleclaratiPll9WQM9.eq in
prble ; secoqdly,
:in the pap} yriicl‘ relies pift,4 I.Ve
to„Catholics; pnrithirdly, iq the conartiohseihrftylefs,
imposed. tpr. . Oro purpose. of obtaiAling an .i:Oirapie.pf.
the iloyalty of, and, to Secure' cootrpirl,ciirer„.the fot7.:
teipondeftce.with a fore* power,,.of aper*,,,rafte4
to:aliy office of state. The first. security, ,the declaias
ratibif-in' the. priiitlile,• woirldbe found to be inbalot
It,rsiis y tre. that the Protestant religiOn as eiiiit)ilbed.'.
itA argp .Potesteht:strOessirm, were deelaied it ‘trilabie;•
bqtat 11!i_frecle:safion. be examined Alt Reit:a-lit:the
paragroty4 imPort4O„rte, (4, geepipgAlie;ittee.,.. itil'of the
t, rap in I toteAtvt line.
.k.wAaser'di.m. 04,1' t1.14i
esk
having a Protestant Sing.' it wil.oflMiticirtsi uence to.
hate, a: Legislature .that. Wes not'
_Plititeitii•Ott'ile ts:e.
cOns..,qaence then of baring a Protestant Sovereign Wei
otsolfeat•magnitude.• was it riot the Maine:So( Par:
liginerii to see that* that pOint at all events was effectually
seemed?.: Was this. all-important condition; pinyided.
for sufficiently by this preamble? He would say it-sr4
A ,He would say that lie saw in the
'thecorrespondenes
ooti party themselves enough to satisfy him, that. they
were ,well aware that the security. for the continuation
of tfie Protestant succession . would have it5.,1;41ii...*4
thatoin fact it referred only to the present Royal Family.
11%0tild•refer 'the House to che- litter of a Gentleman,
whn was-well knownai one of the persons Who ilifitrence
t!ig Catholics of Ireland, and whose eYiderice..before
the Committee appeared' to have affected. some Gen-
tlemen's minds in such a way Ns' to produCe I corn-
Pkitil. aiterition of feelkog. He alluded to Mr.„O'Colinel
In that Gentleman's letter, he said "-that in any se:•Ciir'ity
for continuing the succession to-the Throne in the pro-
s& ritirily, and in the. Marion' in which it is at re:_
segt_limited,.:yie heartily, concur." Did not the frOtise
sec # aii. *air* ate.4o iiio.r.g* littised., tt4tn,hs;-
and did it not.sitimarsti the HAuot.*4•9l)v.'69* ugerg-%6e
that. the nrind.of tire writer there was the proppecta
a Mby.:iiilierr chat.Faiiiily-stintild c*risk 04.,Tilra the
ofilrgattoii to maintain the Proisitaric. Av4ic44-ipii
...add
not sitist,and when a tstthOlic.ll4,l4.,iyithopCsiny le-
gal hindrance, assume the Throne? !The reamble also
sialictaiit tire Protestant establishitient wiii'iiidfirnied
and pa* .f.nOolable by the Apt o!l.Toiiikr If helm;
derstowd.l.he terms of the Act of Unitriliglitlyt;hflook
it Ao declare that the Protestant religion, andtbat alone
556144 tii trieerp:llid.ied religion of the two Countries.
Ihkbe: itatilir halchy say that Oil_ Bill did establish
kiiathet.religioO. This Bill reecignifedtherexistence of
100tIttit ;religrott—,it recognised its hierarchy, and it,
Wriul4' bi .presently proposed: to support that body.
l'heartirlie time ago his Eight ItOri.s.rriend," the -At-
tiloor-cs for Irfliind, heard a Petition preieisted
fislit,tlin;alic &ship:, ho stated chat he ,would
. roams tbfk.tetition. a: Bishops.so long, as they de-
447mmaii, sfi:..Bishops of the Roman Catholic
winws rigrbqt. that to style themselves the
Hilltops eg I et guidtgas Ciitholic-Chureh of Ireland wag
an Mogul assemPli" which they had no right to use.

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