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London, England, 1829-03-20 00:00:00

to the See of Bristol, be bad constantly exerted his
ut-
most efforts to diminish non-residency If the Clergy,
lie higl, howiperjaboorod under greet disadensnalz
rneuf goinflobstanks esieted ;nth, why of success.
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~parssinage bonnie wake for the most part in bad repair;
Ilse had, thirtlore, found it verykarel to *duce the ClA's'
to line in them, and indeed it Would have been nu
GOV OM !OM if it were possible, to compel them.
Toe Marquis of LANSDOWN ex, lained, and dis-
claimed all intention of imputing to the Right Rev.
Prelate any negligence in his duties, or to•the Rev.
Clergyman in question any other impropriety of Cow
duct than that which was implied in being absent from
his living.
The Earl of GUILFORD complained that the Noble Marquis
(Lanadown) should have made the individual case of neglect a
ground for inferring. by insinuation, a general charge against the
whole body of the Cler of the Bard at England.
The Marquis of LA N disclaimed having entertained
Soy such Intention, and said that he bad, as he thank, moot par.
tinned), guarded against the notion of being supposed to be sati-
ated by any feeling unfavourable to the general body of the Clergy,
who, when residing upon their liviegs, were a moat useful, respect.
able. and valuable body of men.
The Earl of GUILFORD said, that the last sentence which
had born spoken by the Noble Marquis contained an accurate and
jest deatription oldie great body of the English arty. He (the
Earl of Danford) had, however, thought that the Noble Marquis
bad,. In his, presedins remarks, intended to east a general impute.
non upon (be whole body of the Clergy.—The petition-Was that
oidered sena en the table.

The Earl of ELDON said that be was desirous of
saying* few words upon the present occasign. He did
not coosider himself more pledged than others to rbe
arrangement which bad been agreed upon—that the
great and jeneral question which was to be very soon
submitted i o the consideration Of their Lordships should
not be incidentally discussed in the presentation of pe-
titions. He should, however, it the present course was
persevered in, endeavour to do justice, to himselt. The.
manner in which he bad observed the rule, aud the way
in which it had been neglected by others, induced biro
tv say— • .
• " Seaver ego auditor tautum nunquamne riparian),
" Waage, codes?'
He should therefore esplichly state, that if the Noble
Duke at the bead of the Government Would not 'insist
upon other Noble Lords confining themselves to the role
which he (Lord Eldon) had hitherto °ban ved,te should
consider himselt TeleAbed from theobligatio_n into which
he had entered. He should. take that opportunity of
referring to a great misrepresentation. Which-had gone
forth, which he (the Earl' of Eldon) bad stated in the
House on the preceding night, upon. the sithirit of
the Unitarians. In the pubbtations of °the day he
had been made to say that the Unitarian kfirribteri
.d. no congregiticins: Now, whether. k *hi or was,
not desirable that the' Unitarians shOuld have eon-
sideiable congregations, he (the Elf! of Eldon) should
net then inquire. The fact, however, was, that
they had such congregations, and that lte. bud Pewee
said any thing to the contrary.-• He • .hal-teow four
Petitions to' present frost bileicastie-tiptioqynd. Oite
of the Petitions was (unit the pitriih of fit..blichube,
which included the whole 10wn.'44 which wwiellned
by 1.011() persons. The other three Petitions tielefMn
the Parochial Chipeb iestif St. jurist* *St:Andra and
4VI Saints. The last Petition was sigitedby 3,42oper-
sons, end that of:St. Andrew's by 1.694, Tire prayer
of the PetitiOni. of St NiehOlas and St. Jobn'S were'Cutit
lined, as chez. 414 prayed' that their Lot dibipie would
pears* Proteshint ascendancy inviolate. The tither
isetition bad a Login -prayer; as it 'espitised. at desire
that no loather concessions should Ire piitde toil* Ca.
thoii.s. Ife had read al the oath,* ahiciff,t.Cie'ilSeed
to the Petitionvand could take Upon himself: to state,
that they trete- highly respectable; • and is soma soiti-
me‘ts had been made about the means by which the
Petitions had been got up, a Gentleman of respectabiltty
*ae rea4y to appear at *their Loidehips' bar to gtee-the,
in at satisLiettny evidence 'that. gio nautili metro, had
been used td ptocuie 'the signatures to any of the Pitti-'
clops. He was aware that anothet *Petition ol art opa
piloto nature had been got up. and war to be presented
Dy a Noble Loid, who, like himself, was a freeman of
the ancient ctij, of Hea castle. He (the Earl of. Eldon)
should not on that occasion say any thing at that "time
of the question involved is this difference of opiniou.—
Out if other N ble Lords would be continually doing so
in. the presentation of Petitions, then he should coosider
himself at liberty to do the same. and shOuld no longer
sit silent without replying to the as.eitions which he
continually heard upon the inclination of PetitiOns, bin
to which (adhering to the tole which bad been laid do's n)
he bad ail hitherto made any answer. • •
Earl GREY, in reference to the Petitions presented
by the Noble Earl hoar N. weastle, said, that he eon-
curredheartili in the' prayer of two of them ; but he
was of opinion OA the petit'ioneis Meant by preset ving-
ioviolate the Prostestaant ascendancy, to destroy. Vim,'
measures which were before. the' Hi use.- Ile (Elul.,
(bey) begged to state stunt ci:curnstances conneded
with the e Petitions; 'he would ant say anything that
might tend to disparage Petitions to that House; the
right ot petitioning he conceived to be one of those
;peat end indubitable rights established in 1688, and be
would defend that riich: against anj--N:ible Lord; that
House should never hear him (Earl Grey) Sly one word
against the pc. itions of the lowestOl the *people ; to suc h
petitions lir -shmild always pay the greatest. attention—
(Hen, heir, hear). It was not to endanger the
tight of petiti ming, but to check any abu.e• Of
it he spoke. 'With respect to the population ot
four parishes of Newcastle, there was no disposition in any of them
to at., in the queation of hinandpation: Fur nine yearethe
presentative, of the town Voted as ekber side of the question ; it
was never objected -.to by their consiteents • frequent .electiens
test place, and a isteoloo was never Put to the Representatives'
is to their 'opinion. lie (Karl Gm?) would beg lean/ to state
a fact, which the House and the &ode of Mishap, would do
well to attend to. The petition front St.*Nichotas ;vastest heard
of hi the Vsstt ;ratan of be parish, and was Signed by ;we or three
persons hostile to the Catholics • inflammatory bills were posted all
Over the town, in which *be, alleged horrors of Popery were -poor.
trayed ; ate were looked for and found ill the Waders' Methatlistil
He (Kati (iny) did net mean to cast imputative, war any body
of persons, but he would DA the Noble Bari who was so much
afield of Party, to take case that no worse came stneopt those
opposed to the measure. With respect to the Clergy who had
visaed titter Penner.. lee MO Grey) though; that they hoped to
s do by clamour Out den mOs to emit by calm and diapaadonate
argument. The Noble Karl then read one of the inflammatory
nil s alluded to, and detailed the eireumetanees which attended the
awing called in essoopesuce; that fourdiftlis of that meeting
ones rotopmed of Wesisyto Matbuslists, with the rawness of the
044,41, and num hut peesterre of that description were allowed to
speak ; a division, however, did tile place, and the peildosi was
orgativea by bye tu fuer. Is owed its existence to Methodists, as
415 aim the greater pardon of widower the maw kind which lay
ales table. A coveter-petition visa now In marled signature,'
Igi'lo be (11:44 kirvi)'hoped to mescal to their Lordships in-a few
• ; that petition would in reeling be signed by 'lithe respectable
like' *tints of Newcamse.
The iliahop ref Mit IaTOL expressed his dbastlefeetien at those
*lithe hod who happened to be enema being addressed; they
had istabliis to do wish the minsrlts of the Noble Eat; fur his own
pail, he would say autkiqg to inilmencetbe opinion et others, but
wnuW reserve his opinion until the spies*. came regularly intone'
the Ilivsp,
:61,44. REY thought himself called up* to make the stemmata
lie 841ar,4 BATH aid WE443 said that none bet Noble
Lade is te other side of the Hualhe found fault with pet/
Berns.' the hoped that nothing would he roadie that Weed which
would Ism winnow What bad been said aims* that eishkes
149 Mistlerita di* I.fa low 00 chumps of the Rouse in die
emit tbatrorld—tliear)..