Star.
London, England, 1825-05-19 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mc. MONTEITH pirmasted. a. Petition against the Clyde Ws-
eigatioo Bill.
Mr. LITTLETON mpved that. the Welsh Iron. Mining Com-
pany's Con4tittee be discharged.
After a few words from Lord Mtvrow; Sir J. Weovermer,
Jones, and Mr. S. Wcrarsasr-, the order was discharged.
Mr. WHITBREAD presented a Petition from. the Parish of
AA Saints eisinst the Coilier Dock. Bill.
The :I-ropiest Free Labour Bill was read a amend time, end or-
dered to be commkted.
Mr. S. RlCE.bretight up thelteport of the Irish Manufeetarete
Bill; also a Petition from. Monaghan, in favour. of-the same Bilk •
Mr. W. WILLIA MS moved for Returns of the Vorelp Sugar
exported in 1124, and the places to which ft was exported.
Colonel BAG WELL presented a Petition from the Millers of
Cable against the Salmon Fishery Bill.
Mr. S. RICE brought Op the Report of the Select Committee on
the Qty of Dublin. Local Taxation. • .
Mr. SYKES gave notice, that on the lit of June, be should
move for the repeal of the Duties on Soap and Candles.
Sir RONALD FRRGUSON presented a Petition from Fife,
against parts Of the Salmon Fishery 1301.
Sir N. COLTHURST asked whether any Report hail yet been
madekens the- Cape of Good Hope relative to the case of W. Parker?
Mr. WILMOT-HORTON said he might almost answer that
no Report bad been received.
• Mr. BROUGHAM wished distinctly to knew whether or net
any Report from the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the
affairs of the Cape of Good Hope, had yet come to hand, for he had
no hesitation in saying that if 1-400th part of the-charges alleged
against Lord Charles Somerset were well founded, the subject must
be taken. up by that House? As to the reply of Almost No,' be
wished to be inforined what it meant ; whether that half a Report,
or some other fraction of a Report had been received from the

VOininismuners;
Mr. WILMOT-HORTON repeated, that he had positively as-
serted no Report had been yet received, although a Report was
certainly expected in a shop time. Some letters, however, had
been received front the Commissioners.
Mr. BROUGIiI A M should like to know dhow many pages those
letters consisted, as if they extended to 500, or even to 100 pages,
they very much resembled reports T—The conversation here ended.
Mr. HUME presented two Petitions from the Carriers •of
Dublin against a revival of the C.onthinadoti Lowe. 'AM, a Pe-
dike from a seboolumeter of the name of Palmer, apinit the
Wiailow Tax. Also, a Petition from a person of the name of
./eiteisi...erow In Newgate, praying for a remission of his confinement •
t#tus publications.
tile.tiMilliarAlrpresented a Petition from the Shoemakers of
'llFealmetmlor, against a revival of the Combination Laws.
MI6 *ICE presented a Petition from &raban, in Ireland. for
a reslissiat the Butter Trade. Also a Petition front Mr.Orntsliy,
tie)11111 Ibl of the Four Court Mar: halms of Dublin, reopening
OM SE IM regulating the Prisons of Ireland.
CATHOLIC QUESTION.
Mr. BROUGHAM had a Petition 'to present to the
House from certain inhabitants of theparish of Aghadoe,
near Dublin, and he, should at once refer to the prayer
of the Petitioners to explain their object. . They prayed
that the Roman Catholic paiishioners, amounting to
three hundred, of whom they formed a part, should not
be compelled, under the exiting law; to erect a Churth
for the use of the Reverend Mr. Grierson, the Vicar of
the Parish, and the only Protestant it contained.- Now,
anything more rational or moderate than this request
he had never known to be made to that Reuse, and be
trusted it would' meet with due attention. The Peti-
tioners went on to chew the consequences with which
the erection of the Church for this single Protestant
would be attended, namely, that there they would hate
to provide salaries for a sexton and sextoness, for a
parish clerk, and various other officers appendant to
the Church, and wholly employed in ministering to
the spiritual wants of one individual, the Reverend In-
cumbent, Mr. Grierson. Having thus adverted to the
modest and reasonable request of the Petitioners, he
could not avoid adverting to an event which had
taken place in the interval between the last separation
of the House and 'the present moment. Much and
deeply as he deplored that event, he trusted ;Via
the present Session would net pass without a palliation.
if not a remedy for the evil. He would not have
the people of Ireland think that their cause was
set at rest by the decision of this morning its aristher
place —or that the fate of the Bill so recently' re-
jected by the House of Peers,' would prevent this
country from doing tardy, but equal justice, to six
millions of our Roman Catholic 'chow-subjects, whose
claims had been supported by Windham and Pitt, by
Fox and Grattan, and were • mill advocated by . the
whist of the pre ent generation, andthe greatiti las-
yeri of the age, not on his side of the 11. use, or in
their own esumatioo. but on the other side of Use
House, and by the Lord High Chancellor of Rog-
' land. For, if they were not great lawyers, what could
induce that Noble and Learned Advi er of the Crown
to consent to their admission to the Councils of his Boveteiest He
should again say that the Anurntl-
General for Infant was a gust
and the gnat and eloquent supporter, as they alt knew, sd
she Catholic Question. But if the bird High Chrureellor did not
think so, and yet succumbing to the wishes of 'his Colleigees la the
Cabinet raised hint to ills present office and power, it was atact of
meanness to him (Mr., B.) totally imaccculitable. •He Otayed Rs
Gen, however,that nnasares might yet be takento do itnicelo,
I inilpacify Ireland.

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