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London, England, 1829-03-28 00:00:00

(MI end Cockburn. and Murray, men whose great talents and
Win 'kel knowledge were justly appreciated by all ; nd when he
also saw the names of the Solicitor-General Hope, Dr. Beard,
find Sir Walter Scott, and many others. whom be might mitition
of the greatest respectability, and men of the deepest learning, he
fele confident that their Lordships would.. consider their petition
with more than comrtion interest. He (the Earl of Haddingtort)
bad read the proceedings of the meeting at which the petition was
decided upon. He had read with feelings of satisfaction the
speeches of many distinguished and learned men ; but be had not
with greater pleestwe than the speech delivered by the wen known,
eloquent. and pious Dr. Chalmers, whose attachment to the Pro-
f 4! 11K Constitution and to the Protestant interest was known to
all. That attachment continued unabated, and be now came for-
ward le strengthen the Protestant interest by imploring their
Lordships trash* away those hindrance, which bad so long ob.
armee/Ks pi' lie felt that it required no other security
then It b Itself, and that which naked and unassisted
patr.
truth fumi it with. In that opinion of Dr. Chalmers be (the
Bari of Haddington) perfectly agreed. The petition was signed by
one hundred and fifty-five Gentlemen of landed property, by
sieleen Professors in the University of Edinburgh. 21 Bankers,
and fifty Clergymen. besides OMcees, naval and military, Physi-
cian, Solicitors, Merchant', Traderi, and Burgesses. No petition
bad been presented signed by a greater number of persons com-
petent to form a judgment on tbe question. It was signed. toe, by
1311 practising barristers, the majority of the Scotch Bar. Thus the
Bar of Ragland, of Ireland, and. DOW of Scotland, had petitioned
for the removal of the Catholie•disabilities. If all the dangers that
were apprehended by some from the removal of these restrictions
were really in existence, It was surprising that none of these acute
I.wyers bad discovered them. The total number of signatures
staled to the Petition amounted to 7,500. Another Petition den
adverse nature, and signed by a greater number (18,000), was ,
coming, be utrierstood. from Edinburgh, p but the present was not'
a question to be decided by the number of signatures. How was
it pussib:e that a hard-working artisan should be able to form a
jedgment on such a subject,
_particularly when the bass of the
'lyre was deluded by mist epresentation? , -
l'he Hishnp of COVENTRY. in presentiug Petitions againtt
concession to the Roman Catholics from parishes in Derby and
the county of Stafford, added. that be was not prepared to express.
on that occasion, his concurrence In the Petitioners' prayer. At
the same rime he should decline giving any decided opinion on the
subject until the whole question should be brought for discussion
before their Lordships. He trusted that discussion would be coo-
ducted with moderation 'and forbearance, and that no harsh impu-
tatians would be made by Noble Lords on one side or the other,
inasmuch as those laboured under a great responsibility who would
introduce a measure calculated to destroy what were considered the
randard bulwarks of the Constitution in Church and State ; while
a responsibility equally great lay on these who would reject the beet
opportunity te mating a safe and satisfactory change, if such a
change c.-old be made, and by such rej •ction involve seven millions
art vb. it fellow subjects in discontent, discord, and civil war.
The Kari of Vl' INCHILSEA, in presenting a Petition against
the Catholic Claims, denied the assertion made by a Noble Lord,
that the great body of the people were deluded into an uppositiun
to cenceasion by Wort presentations and religious prejudices. That
was not the fact. The people looked at it as' a great civil and re-
ligions question, and felt and acted in' a spirit accordant with that
opinion. • ' •
' • After a few words front the Earl of Deaner,
The Earl of W I NCH' LSEA presented a number of Petitions
against the removal of the restrictions on Catholics from Glasgow ;
feum Petersham ;Irian Peckham • from the Dissenters of Stroud;
• from I ladlow ; and from other plaices in the county of Kent.
The Eat I of LONGFORD presented a Petition from the
• county of Westmeath •sgainit the Catholic Claims.
• •• Vaal II !HS WN LOW • presented' a number of Petitions against
Concessions to the Catholics from Stowe: Boston, Grimsby, Sun-
bent, Burton-tot Suelup, and various other places in Lincoln and
Staffs,' ii. ' • • , . • ._ .

E. GROSVEN(L after some observations, presented Peti-
tiona in favour of Catholic Claims from the city of Chesief..Stoeks
port. Coneelost. and other places. •
'The Earl of CLARK presented Petitions from the Unitarians
of Southaplace. Kingsbury, Lotsdon, and from Knocltiorty, in fa.
your of Emancipation. ••% ' •
• -Lord PLUNK KT r presented a similar Petition from Mullingar.
The Made adjourned at await o'cutest.

7

HOth4 COMMONS.
Petitions ag %Jost further cenees.ions to the Roman Catholics
wee preprint.' by Colonel Powecc, from Lanspetre, cardigan-
/10ft ; by Sir TH031.411 GUOCit, Boxford, Suffolk; by Air.
Vowais: tr.nt Eilmadock, in the county of Perils; by Mr. Gao.
Moose, from the Protest.nt inhabitants of Newry, signed by
VAL° persoi.s; from the Protestant inhabitants of a parish in the
county ot Wicklow; of a parish in the county of Antrim; and of
the parishes of St. Audean's and St. Paul, In the city of Dublin;
by Sir Joint Amer, from Chalk hundred, in the county of Wilts;
by Lord HI/THAN, from parishes in the counties of Worcester and
Nutria' ; and by Mr. TKAIIT, from a parish in the county of Aber-
deen.—The Petitions were ordered to be printed.
Petitions in favour of Catholic Emancipation were presented by
LAUftilt, from the Roman Catholics of Birmingham ; by Mr.
IL CA , front the borough of Portsmouth; by Lord Nouse?,
from the borough of Sudbury; from high Wycombe, in the courtly
of Buckingham; and from Clithero, in the county of Lancaster;
by Mr. MUM P.LOW, from parishei in the counties of Tyrone, Mayo.
Armagh. and Westmeath; and by Mr. HURT Gaassan, front the
p.rish of Rathdrunt.
Petitions against the Disfranchisement of the Forty Shilling
Freeholders were presented by Mr. Jammu from the Free-
holders of Mallow • by Mr. Baowecow and by Mr. flume
CRATTAS, from Parishes in the Counties of Armagh, Down, and
Tyrone.
Mr. KENNEDY brought in two Bills relative to Entails in
Scotland. They were reed a first time, and ordered to be teed a
second time en Monday, the 6th of April.
Mr. CAREW, in the absence of the Member for Waterford,
presented; Petition from the Roman Catholic inhabitants of that
county against the suppression of the Jesuits.
Tise LORD MAYOR presented a Petition from the residents
of St. Anne. workhouse, Mackflian, praying that a Bill, which
they understood was at present passing through the House to enable
the keepers of workhouses to sell the bodies of those who died
under their charge for dissection, should aot pass into a law.
Lord CASTLEREAGH presented Petitiossa from Ballymena,
In the taunt/ of Antrim; and Killalea, in the county of Down, in
favour of the Roman Catholic Claims.—Ordered to be printed.

Mr. W. WYNN moved that the Petition complaining of an un-
due election for the town of Dover, be ordered to be taken into
consideration on Tuesday. the 2814 of April.
The 44 Colt was agreed to, after a few words from Mr. Ana-
coiner. Mt. Tutu, and Mr. POULIITI T 1101114.0111.
Mr. DALY preiented a Petition from the regulars of the county
of Galway against that clause of the Roman Catholic Itelief Bra
Writing to the expul-ion of the Jesuits.
Admiral SOTIIkItON presented a Petition from Carlton-upon-
Treat and Ossingtr is, against any bather concession to the Roman
Catholics.
* Mr. DENISON, jun. said that the Gallant Admiral bad pre-
sented this petition on a former night. and that upon its being sent
back to the person who had forwarded it, in order to have the
names erased which were improperly attached to it, no less than
twenty-eight names were struck out. He stated tit.' fact in
catkin, as the petition had been withdrawn un a former occasion at

his suggestion:
Mr. LOCK HART thought that the person who bad insetted
the names to the petition without authority should be punished.
The SPEAKER observed that, however improper it might have
been to insert the names, it certainly was no offence to erase them
when they bad been improperly inserted.
Admiral SOT EKON said that the party who had inserted the
names stated in the petition that he bad done so by authority.—Tun
petition was ordered to He on the table.
Lord G. CAVENDISH presented a Petition from Eekington
In the county of Derby, in favour of the Roman Catholic Claims.
A similar Petition was presented by Mr. 011isuot from W-
het, county Clare.—Ordered to be printed.
Lord RECTIVF. presented a Petition front the enmity of Meath
against the Sub letting Act.
Lord DUMCANNON presented a similar Petition from the
county of Leitrim.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. 11. MAXI KLLpresented a Petition from certain con-
verts from the liouian*Catholic religion in the county of Sligo
against any further concessions to the Roman Catholics.

ROMAN cApiouc RIMY BILL.

/dr. Secretary PEEL veined the Order of the Day for the fur.
they coorideration of the Report to the Roman Catholic Relief
lilli. • •
. :The motion hating been put from the Chair—
Ste G. Ito 4 observed on thedisadvantage in which
every one stands who has to advocate a cause ..)( ex-
clusion df largVtigries tiflcitNint fir ni political 'power,
Ili
whtcli .ii one wiriill is iir itself. So uncongenial to every
liberal minx!, that it tames the temper and cripples the
iningination of even the. most esperiegiced orator, who
hit, innieniten kir oppobing Abe I talent area Urn. that
eitterLe dittcuiVitnent•tirhich arises 'hem As Imola;
toile that he is fighting against one• if•the swinges*
Prat entities tof butnintatturo-I.the Treteitnte- of Ares
rent eustoendlieeddist MO' pain 'to suffering and Isis=
COI tanfoutt to; the aaketir.futuleiecifittr.• • He of '
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