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pected that that portion of the benches of
bly. which were allotted to the Irish Members,

no longer be filled with the Reps of
and commercial interests of that part of, the .
with the representatives of the Popish Priesthood.
said, that the Petition he held in his hind, was
a small number of his Majesty's subjects, but that it
was from a whole parish of respectable and intelligent
individuals; and which, though little in extent, .was
large in loyalty and attachment to our Protestant esta
bbahment in Church and State, and in abhorrence of
Popery, cordially deprecating the evils that must infal •
libly arise from an admission of the Roman Catholi
to temporal power in the State. And earnestly did h
hope'to see without loss of time the example of t
Petition followed by eveny county, every town, a
every parish in the.empire. Thus, as the strea
quickly became a stream, enlarging until it covered
vast expanse, so might that Petition be followed b
others, multiplying as they arose, until they entire!
overwhelmed every hope, of Catholic Emancipati
He said, that if any man had bad doubts respect
ing the ulterior views of the Roman Catholics,
those doubts, unless he shut his eyes against the
light, must now be removed—removed by the unj
titiable (to use a lenient epithet) proceedings of th
New Roman Catholic Association, and by the p
the Parish Priests had taken at the late Irish Elections,
The cloven foot was no longer concealed—the mask
was removed; and if temporal power was to be conV
ceded to the Papists', they would soon become strong
enough to assume spiritual, and then farewell to the
Protestant religion and laws. He called upon doll
country, through the Legislature, before it was too latel
Ito come forwatd at this important crisis with a public
expression of Protestant sentiments, and to petition from
one end of the kingdom to the other for an annihilation
of the present wicked and desperate attempt to over-
throw and to destroy our glorious Protestant establish-
ment in Church and State. This was the time, be
said, to remind the country of the words of the immortal
Nelson—
" Ragland expects that every man will do his duty."
And he trusted that duty would be done without
loss of time by the presentation of Petition: to that
House, similar to that he held in his hand, from one
end of the kingdom to the other, more numerous than
had ever before been offered upon any other question.
He concluded with saying, that whenever the subject
of Catholic Emancipation should come directly before
the House, he should be prepared to state his reasons for
the opposition he should give to that measure. In she
mean time, he entreated those Ilea. Gentlemen who had lately be-
come Members of that House, to guard themselves against being
inconsiderately lammed by the eloquent and impassioned language
made use of by the Members from the Sister Kingdom in advocating
a cause, on which they were pkased to assert, the whole happiness
and tranquillity of Ireland depended—but which, if they were as
well acquainted with Ireland as be was, in his conscience be be.
hived they would be convinced had nothing at all to do with it:
Be then moved that the Petition be brought up.
The Petkloa was brought up and ordered to be printed.
CORN LAWS.

Sir THOMAS LETgiltlb GE, in rising to present
a Petition from Somersethhire en die subject of the Corn
Laws, observed, that the persons who signed it prayed
an opportunity of being allowed to prove, by unques-
tionable evidence, at what price corn c.uld be grown in
this country, so As to afore's' protection to the farmer.
Without some such evidence, he contended, that it was
utterly impossible for the House to do justice to those
whose interests were connected with toe question. He
had a great number of Petitions from various places
upon this subject; but after the declaration whirl►