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London, England, 1829-03-24 00:00:00

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1 proceeded briefly•to• st rte the prayer of the Petition,
which, after repaemeting the danger of granting fuether•
concessions to the Roman Catholics. prayed that the .1
petitioner be attired to attend at the bar cf that Hott,e, t 4
n order to his being imagined, fur the purpose if elm- , J
ig 'information respecting an extewire ApGsto:ical • It
; • inspitary thipnghout the Continent, the object• of
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sii,cirras theestabli hnsent of 'Popish Ascend:m(l%l
er Ebrope. ' The petitioner. he observed, was 4 vit. .
eon highly"totereed :in private Isle, and as a p ibnc
1 he•was *ell known all over Joel nJ as an Air). i •
okkhe PeottZtanicrwile..eatioent for .:.I;nd per-
ing attachment Kr the 'trim rineiples o the C in- ..
ion. 'SO amiable was his ciair atter in private lite, I.
t ditarrhed the hostility •110hicb his politic ii conduct ;
Otherwise hive escheat With respect to the ~
1-Coholics, he might 'sty solely ahem that Sir I!
ot Lees hail (blotto more light upon it, through
icy Of his peat' theological knowledge, that •
I other isoseidual now living. Although on
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ten 10141 of 14te become very notch the prac-
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iideelljbletetice to matters of fact and his.
he'snellt be alliOred to say that that vakply
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the dictate of wisdom. The petitioner had
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'urn his emearches on that, filet, to the period
Candly, tii 1790; and, hirdiy, to the present It
laspli nice grab the tequest of the petitioner)
"se tha. kite reed at len.:th—(', No, no"). 1
'.W. WYNN did not wish to throw any .1
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' the w .y of petitioning ; hit ,eslly, if eve, y 1
the country felt himself at liberty to re-
tie to bear his Petition, read at length, ..
stand still. The present Peva ot aright
the usual way, and that would suety
11 perpose..
—I stated the wish of the petitioner that ,'`
I atleugth; if that be contrary to the
use I must, of course, submit ; bat, had • i •
f should have felt sii cere'pleasM4 in .$
•ws of the petitioner.—Ordered t r be• •
tourahle Member then presented a 1
thabitants of the city of Perth against
to the 'lonian Catholics; it was $
'our and five th•iusand persons. On
rie present petition was prepared
most degree of deliberation—theta
to 1 eatito siolence—ori pl scud.
ig ; .11 went fora and with legit.
vas theefote well deserving the ' I'
' the House, for it proceeded ft om ,
a very intelligent class of men.
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'resented similar petitions front
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"on in Dublin, and certain in- - 1
Dow n.—Or dried to be printed.
tied the iodation of the House
he held in his hand, praying
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be grated t • the &man •
amt from a . body of itierf of
learning,of eaten:ma pr. c- 'ir
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.the state of li violist, and io - 4'
led to prorioui•ce an opioion ilsl
nder the contiderat•on of I.
Is signed' by 1,110 Gras - ..i,
ty. It bore the •ign-s.are 1 • .
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Archbishops, of seven -
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even Fellows of tt eUM • - . 1
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lid importance with the
itled. It heti t•e• n as.
he University- eras fa.•
min Catholics; tom
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ties, and therefore
scaled part of the . .
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-• men iii sirciety• •
he Catholic qu:.s-
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Sir liarcooPt Leer. • Thd lionntitable Member then

proceeded briefly.to• st he the prayer of the Petition,
which, after reptesiating the danger of granting fuether•
concessions to the Roman Catholics, prayed tf.at the
petitioner be allowed to attend at the bar of that lione,
in order to his being exassiined, fur the propose tf
information respecting an extea,ive Aposteical
conspiracy thfoogliout the Continent, the object' of
whieb was theeuabli hosent of 'Popish A,ceridaticyVl
neer Edrepe.. The petitiotter. he observed, was 4 gm-
ItleMan highly' iteeinedan private Isle, and as a p tbhc
'man heaves well known all over Joel ad as an Asia.
Care oakhe Peottitanicarrie.. entitle:it for &:.lrid per-
aeaering attaehment Ki the trite rineiples oT the C in-
.titution. 'So amiable was his cieracter in private
that it ditarthed the hostility 1101iicb his political conduct
' might otherwise hive excited With respect to the
'Roman-Catholics, he might alloy salely affitos that Sir
Ilarcdat Lees bait (blow* more light upon it, tilt ough
the agency Of bit peat' theological knowledge, that
Ji4tl any other iactividual slow living. Although on
this questiou•lit'hi‘tl of late become very notch the prac-
tite toderideelljefetetice to matters of fact and his.
'tory, yet he'imett be *tithed to say that that wakirly
but the dictate of wisdom. The petitioner had
'brought down his imearches on that, 6r.t, to the period
of 1768; techndly, hi 1790; and, hirdiy, to the pte.ent
tittle. la cotupli ace with the request of the petitioner,
'he souls' mote this. it reed at len.:th—C, No, no").
Mr.-C.'W.W. WYNN did, not wish to throw any
difficulties in the w .y of petitioning ; bot wally, if eves y
individual in the country felt himself at liberty to re-
quite the House to hear his Petition, lead at length,
busineis must stand still. The present Petal ot might
be pietented in the usual way, and that would surly
Aosaer all useful Impose..
Mr. NIOORE—I stated the wish of the petitioner that
latiltould he read atleugth; if that be contrary to the
teeling of the House I must, of course, submit ; bat, had
irbeen otherwise, f should have felt sii cere.pleasaa in
promotin4 the'views Of the petitioner.—Ordered t
printed. flit 'Honourable Member then presented a
paid h from the inhabitants of the c;ty of Perth against
'further concessions to the Roman Catholics; it was
sighed by betwet nfour and five thausand persons. On
alit occasion when tee present petition was prepared
th4e-pfew ailed the utmost degree if deliberation—theta
was no excitement—not eat-no iolence—uo placard.
ing—no:pbblic :pealing ; .11 went fora and with ego.
lathy: The petition was the efote well deserving the
serious consider ation of the House, tot it proceeded (tom
the caltudelibeiationA a very intelligent class of men.
—Ordered to be planted.
Mr. H. MAXWELL presented similar petitions (term
Killesandia, a congregate() in Dublin, and certain in-
Tabitatiti of the &linty of Dow n.—Or dered to be printed.
The Hon. Menthes; then called the attention of the. House
to another petition which he held in his hand, praying
that no timber concessions be grailed t r the Roman
Catholics. 'lli, -pet Mho came irons a• body of mart{ of
high rist.ectability, tfwest learning,.of eatenstve pr..c-
tical intormation ies,.ecting the state of and in-
aliaespects eminently qualified to profroui•ce an npifoifin
.on the great question then under the con,ideration of.
Parliaose t. The petition was signed' by 1,110 Grua
du ates of the Dublin Univ rsity. It hore the • ilittl-4.MW
art his Royal nighties% the Chancellorof shy, ,
tithe Lord Viiinate and two Archbishops, of seven
'Bishops. the Vice.Pao.ost and even Fellows of tt e UM- .
and of 148 :nesters of A ts. This:petiiitinhe
hoped would hate that weight and importauce with the
House to which it was jusrly entitled. It had n as.
asetteJ on former occasions that the Uoiversity• bras fa..
wearable to th- claims of the Roman Catholics; from
the fact that since the year 1793 it had uniformly te-
I turned, with one exception, that of an Honourable idea
use of his, none but Members who vcited for those
.claims.. The •electiae franchise aas diffetent then-from'
*hat it was in the English Univer‘itiet, and therefore
the real sense of the more highly educated part of the
community was not eqcei rained by the test so mu:lea-
rn ured to be aoplied. There wire no men in society'
better quairfie;.l to give an opinion on the Catholic go:I-
-lion than thefraaseat petitioners. The Hon. Member
having stated the substance of the petition, •
Mr. CHOKER said, heasithed the petitiorees had
not endeavouted to mix themseives up with the Uni-
versity of Dublin—they' were extremely respectable
plums. He had a vety.high respect fin the cleigy of
ti.e Established Church in Ireland, hut he must 'obsetve
tt at the greater part of these petirionets had long suite
ceised to have any 'Connection with the U.tiversity.
Five thousand and upwards here entitled to sign.. and
only 1,116 had done so. To prove she policy of grant-
ing emeacipationto she Catholics, he need do no more
than tall the attention r f the House to an a t t cle Which
he had extracted trots the Gaseffe de Prance, and which
tie believed was eapre.sive of the general t..eiirig of the
people in France. It appeared that the Jesuits and
•iolent Catholic ;parties at Paris had rape a-d the
deepeetregrot at theproposedanessUre of this LinVein-
ment, inasmuch as thin they thought the emancipation
of the bush Catholics would have the eff.ct of binding
their firmly to the Protestants OfEngland. Al the law
relating tialreland 'food at present, the soldiers of
ntpaute foresaw mealier. field of battle; they looked bn
Ireland as the advanced post from which dill might
attack England ; bbt by rendeting lielat4 peaceable
• they plainly, saw that England would becoMe invoker.
stale. When this might be considered as the ttate of
public opinion in a foreign country; be thought that
the Government of this country t Pled not ourste a
wiser course than that which it had so' well begun.
Mr. NOR'T'H observedahat thii petition was signed
by several persons of distinguished character, and ire
did not doubt that thirst names bad influenced many
of the younger graduates whose sign 'curet were also
attached. the time, he th' ught, was ant far -disciat
When those young men would look back with baptise.
and sorrow, and regret, at the part they-had taken.
Much pains had been taken in the University tenths
a spirit adverse to the Catholic Claims, but tie did not
tiertate to say that if the petition acre to be urea
again this day, that two-thirds at feast of the names
'which were now attathed to it would be withdraw/no:.
The petition was theft read, and ordered to be printed.
Sir H. SMYTH relented' a Petition from the 14
habitants of Beaulionttio the county of Essex. again,t
theCitholie Claims. The Hon. Heather congratulaei
himself thaiim Wronged to a comity which had leht
nip kintaurifaisiutit of similar nature to that which
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ha bad sow A, A. pxeati.ting. For lug own OI
part he COald.nakegaee =dubs majority of that House
as to glib benefits4htelt it atalVellppoted *mild be db.

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