Star.
London, England, 1831-09-01 00:00:00

SHIPOWNESS. PETITION.

Lord ELLEN BOROUGH said he understood the noble
secretary for the colonies would not be able to attend the
house before Friday, and therefore he should dJer the pre-
sentation of the petition of the ship-owners until Friday.
On the motion of the Archbishop of CANTERBURY,
tl:e house went into committee projortna, on the pluralities
in ecclesiastical livings bill, which was ordered to be printed.
Thtir lordships then adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from seven hundred
Proterants of Ireland, against a grant to support May-
nooth College.
O'Ct /111 NELL sa'd if the Catholics were not taxed
for the support of the Protestant Church, they would not
vsk a grant for M.tynooth. They would most gladly make
that bare:tin.
Mr. HUME regretted to see such illiberality on the part
of men calling themselves Christians.
Mr. 11. tilt ITTA N said the petition was a tissue.of ig-
roraore, falscheod arrogance, anti bigotry. He knew the
characters of many of thosewho signed it; some of them had
ken tries) for their lives, and many had been in gaol on
goo.: Cau-e. He would say. in the words of Lord Chatham,
that his Majesty's subjects are one people, whoever sought
to divide them was the author of tion. (Hear.)
Sir R. INGLIS said the petition was sent to him by a
person with whooLhe had no acquaintance, and he could not
be held answerable for the characters of those by whom it
was signctl, none of whom he knew.
Mr. BLACKNEY presented a petition from the county
of Carlow, for disarming the yeomen of Ireland, particularly
those in the neighbourhood of Newtownbarry.
Mr. O'CONNELL said the people of Ireland had no
security against the yeomanly, while arms were left in their
hands.

Alr. MAXWELL said, he bad inquired into the state-
ment that a woman at Newtownbarry, great with child, had
ben shot by the yeomen atAl found it was not true.
Mr. LA MBERT read a letter from Mr. Harvey, a Pro-
testant gentleman of large fortune and high character in the
county of Wexford, confirming the fact of a woman having
been shot by a policeman through the womb, and the child
protruding through the wound. The bon. gentleman ap.
peered to be deeply affected, and evidently shad tears.
Mr. 11. GIIAT CAN said, the people were in such a state
of apprehension from the yeomanry of Ireland, that if Go-
vtrnment would not protect them, they must protect them-
szl% es _ _

Mr. ULT3IE asked were the complaints of Ireland ever to
Le redressed ? It would be impossible to carry on the busi-
teas of the country in that house till justice was done to Ire.
land. The people of Ireland would not be content, and
ought tllt to be content, while they were put to death by
armed bodies without any inquiry.
Mr STANLEY said, an inquiry bad taken place and
prosecution commenced. The Government were deter-
mined to administer the laws impartially.
Col. TOR RENS said it was evident that the time was
come when England and Ireland could no longer be held in
political union, unless justice were done to Ireland.
Sir G. M U &MAY give notice that nn the House going
into Committee on the Reform Bill for Scotland, he should
move that all Scotch counties -having a population of
100,000 should retina two members, and that the city of
Perth sbonid return one Member.