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London, England, 1828-02-20 00:00:00

111.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN r.

HOUSE OF LORDS, V. 10.

CATHOLIC RUANCIPATION.

The Royal Assent was riven by Commission to the Exchequer
Bills (12,000,000•) 13ili and the Transfer in Aid Bill. The Com•
snlssiotur. were the LORD CISANCSLUIA, Lord Smarr:muse, and
Loed

Earl V I TSWrtLT A tribertreti Pktithin from Thorne, in the
county of Ttiritcfor **Myna of die Test and Corporation Acts.
Earl SPENCER 'presented %habitat Petitions frum the Protes-
tant Infasesnerenflforh-stroot Chapiit.Widniortheist.thonostoty at
Surrey ; from the Baptist Congsenation of the town of Northamp-
ton ; from the Proteetant Dissenters of blinghans, in the county of
Northampton; from the Baptists of Kingsthorne, ht the same
county.- from the Protestant- Dissooteev and other fries* of reli-
gions liberty of Pulbrook ; and loser the Protostant Dissenters of
the Parish of Braxton' near Northampton. • .
Tbq. Earl of CA RUSLit presented a Petition to the sass
effect trotn the Protentant- Diastases of Pickeringi la the couatT

of YOU
LdhI•FALMOUTH. is the Owner of a Noble Duke, had a
sitnitar Petition to present from Protestant• Dissenters of the City.
of Exeter ; hut in doing so, he thotight It right to say that its prayer
would bet be supported by any •ote of bh.
Lord ft M ULY N presented a similar Fashion from the Protel.'
tint Dissenters of the town of lievellord %se: , .
Lord DURHAM presented similar Petitions from' tbe Prase,
hat Dissenters of Stoektomupon-Tees,.of the City of Durham. of
Chester-le street; and Of Wo %Ingham, all in the countiof Verbal&
Lord •W lI.NCLIFFS hid a eimilar • Breams ;t• prison,
which, on• seesaw °fano nintillsesa It tontsised, was •pesoliariy.
entitled to the fastootable aueosivo of their Lordships. -The Peti-
tioners, In praying to be relieved Mint aft civil disabilities, pro
teased to stek no advantage which they did not desire to see ex-
tended to their fellow subleots of tterr description. The Petition
was • User the baptist-Congeitgattoes oL Woultip-oteett. Finsbury.

square.
1.90 DARN ARV ON bad a•sintilar Petition to present, which
had ibis the same claith the conelderatien -of the House. It was
front the Presbyterian-Congregation of the town of Newbstry,whu.
constiosed the object timp-bad as, view inspemant, .whiefly.bacanee.
they two& .bto. the. pkaisniseuty step to tbso•glautbill
unteersal liberty of consciance. •
Lord CAANARVON thew 'presented similar Petitions from
theliaptist tusellndependentOon g reg a dons sof the newts of • New-Mays
Lordt43OIIERICII presented - a Position to the sense feast'
from the .Protestane Dissenters of Gaiesborneehr is..tharbermay oft
Lincoln.
Lord CAIIItINGTON 'presented a similar Petition front the'.
Proteatent. Obsenteer ad wiser friends of relisidos. Mesta Great'
MortookliOdika - •
Lord/CAM-JOB preseoted•several shellac Petitions from Ifni.'
vas plaess..-srThe above Petitions acre severally ordered to lie
spelt the table.

Th. Matvuis Of LANSDOW N; in preseating a pe-
titlon'frodi the Rousso Catholic'. of the County and City of Lon:
doiderry,peaying ilissancipatios, said he would-not, too that cocas
*ion ktaboop tise dine of the Home by a. dimunion of the gempal,
quatioo, bet he could cot help stating the surprhie.he felt on a for-
mer sight, on beads' his Noble and Illustrious Friend at the head
of tbb ilinietry salted whether it was his. Intention totring-forward
any meassireof relief fur the Catholics of Ireland, especially when
be rtimumbered that the Noble Loads apposite, doting the nine
montbsthey were its once. aim ammo* forward any. measure oar
the subject, nor could had in that space any coceecient season for
doing's* though clothed *with the •notward and visible sign of
power,,tlieydid out dare to air *equalise; pet, len days aker his
Noble %Mod had catered tom, those Noble Lords • had the mo-
desty to ask him whether lie had, not an intention.of proposing
somenscasure of relief for the Catholics?—but that question. had
clearly been asked with a view to obtain an answer that should ex-
cite she diustisfaetisa to IrAand. While on this subject he would.
exposit* hope,. that dome aerasetrr ovoid be iistrodoced.this Scs-
sionwashicb might ,put as ond-to thor continued existence of chat
bodge:the ,Catholie Antedates*. It was known .0 their Lordships
that +lllh 'Catholic Rent was being collected to :be amount of 6001.
wittlye • Alb Colsolies tencietehae by ditto proceedings in Ire-
land, disk great silisicc• ensalecipation, awe so be gaisseal..but they 4
were In orros—k. was ore, is fifth's& Onaocipa:ion was to. be
erected, by concession and conciliation, and not by violence or in-
timklatitin in Ireland, as he should be *le to show enure patticu-
Santee. !future occasion—( Hear). •
The hlumpais of SLlOWoreseneed a petitionfrom the Catholics
of Weatport, weeny of Meath, raping entancipatiom
Medial of SUI A FTESUU la moved. that a Message be sent
to the Consmons reqoestleara copy of the Third Report of the
Committeton Emignithina- 't
hlretrocui, Gross Clishillkalospitid,-presented Accounts of the
Unattained rtiosononsrp. .! • • •

MI stf! E*tAt EXP LA NA T lON S.
Lord SHAFTESBURY. having moved - that this
House do now a sstni
Lord GODERICH 'addressed their Lordships...My
Lords.-with considerable pain .1. leek myseit placed on.'
der .the necessity of troubling ..Lordships .again
with observationvon a subject personal to .myself,' and
partiesdatly after having addressed your. Lordship's's
tbeinatter in the course of last week:. And I assure
you,my'Lords, that in what I thea,saidc and is what-I'
widnto say on the present occavont4had.ant.-1 have
not the most remote • irritation. of Utigting or stating
any thing wish a view to hoot-the feelings or to affect
tbeschatacter of any individual. My sole object was,
anitnew is, tis defend myself—not to accuse others, or
to snake nut a cos* against them—to slate ugly what 1
consider niecessary to my own justification...and in do.,
ingtbatisto &dam the truth and nothing but- the tenth.
Men the Duke arWessissesir iodinated ilemeess; to the.
Noble Lad. We urie isissselbla.belaw the •
Lord GOIAERICkI, in continuation--I beg pardon
of the Nohle*Dtilie; Isn't' what Itinteud to say relates to
myself. Whatever may have been your Lordship's
opinion of the prudence which dictated that, my state.
men', br of the probable result 'of it on the House and
the public, I had resolved not to trouble your Lordships
again on the subject; but I cannot-now forbear to visite
some observations, having learned that imputations have
been made against me, which, if tree, would make me
utterly unfit to appear before your Lordships. For
instance. it has been said that I went to tte King with
the intentitm of stating to hii Wiest, that which was
ni.t, 'with a covert design of Promising'. 'a 'particular
effect, by; the suppression of certain facts. My Lord?,
against these enfoonded imputations I had relied on'
the: hope that what the 'world knew of 'my conduct
during the several Years I had been in public office,
would'haeibeen sufficient' to refute them m once and

for ewer. But, my LOtds, it has been said, and I can
scarcely bring inyself to thiok it has been said—that
baring rise to the King with the purpose of informing
his Miristy of the reitand precarious condition in which
the Government then stood, and with no other object
aotwithstanding, I took that occasion of using
'the resignation of the 1. 'Chancellor of the Escheques
as the pretext for the dissolution-ache tioveromerrt.-.-.
My L&ds, if i could have done so, E should.have bow
the Wisest of mankind—(Cheering). Whit were the
facts ? I had some timeriefese that informed that Rt.
Hon. Gentleman by letter, that I understood my Right
Hoe:Friend the Secretary for the Colonies would.not
acquiesce is nominating to the Chair of she Committee
of Fikhnce, any other than the Noble Lord who had
bien 'greedy fired on I stated, that if ie (the Chan.
cellar of the Exchequer) would posist is hit objection,
it would_ orobably be follOued by she resignation of
another Member of the. Cabsnet, - shose resignation. I
apprehended; would eaustitise' dirtilution '•ot 44Ise Go
Verllment ; and I added, than his Own (141:Hesirieli9b)
resignation, would be. attstided With the wale ceinse.
quencee. Mow, then, after this, can alio Right How
Geis:lea:Ma assert, that I, with a previous kticrwledge.off
sheovent, made his resitEnbattose the rotas for dissolv-
ing the GOvetallient— )1. Ply Lirds, I hive in:
•. •
my on letters on the subject, which I 'should
Write Lordships. if I consulend the reading o '
thotil eecessary to my vindication. • In my beat letter
to die Wald Him. Gentleman, I urged him to concede
the point in question ; I informed him that I did not
agred with him in his objeetioa—that I thought be made
a false estimate of the proceedings that had ahead;