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London, England, 1829-03-12 00:00:00

THURSDAY Syszmu, MARCH 12, 184 P.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS. MARCH U.
The annual Amiens of the Milbank Penitentiary were pre-
sented at the tor.

Sir A. Gamer and other Members of the Room of Commons
brought up the Hachette', Bilis Hill (I it.ooo,uoa) and the Marine.
Mutiny Hill, which were read a first time.
The Loss Mayon and others brought up the St. Katkatine
Docks Amendment Bill.
On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTRSBURY It was aimed
to that an humble address shookl be presented to his Majesty.
praying that a copy of the Report of the National Vaccine Esta-
blishment be Laid before the lloote.
Their Lordships then adjourned till to morrow.
HOUSE OF COM lONS.
Mr. C. HONDAS presented a Petition from the Rector, Curate,
Churchwardens. and other inhabitants of two parbhea in the twenty
of Herbs, against further Concessions to the Catholics.
Sir J.WftornesLEY presented Pedtivas from the Protestant
lultatitants of Albrighton, in the county of Salop, in favour of the
Catholics Claims • and a similar Petition front the town of Wol-
verhampton, signed by 2,710 persons.
Similar Kibbe§ were also presented by Sir W. nowt'"' from
Stowntarket and Hadleigh. In the county of Suffolk ; and by Mr.
Ftesotenos from the Roman Catholic inhabitants of Grange,M the
cony of Limerick.
Mr. MiLiNNON jammed Petitions from the inhabitants of
Siteeern and borough of Ipswich Avis* further Coaceseless to
the Roman Cadman.
Mr. P. *WILSON presented 'intik,. Pedtlons, most numer-
ous.? and respectably signed, from the Inhabitants of the bordello
of Doncaster, and of Wraeley ; from the Clergy of Huddersfield
and HaUlas; from the Ministrre. Churchwardens, and other In-
'habitant' of Coitintkam ; and from the Clergy of the West Riding
of she county of York. •
Mr. CORRY presented Petitions to the same effect (rani the
Protestants of the county of Tyrone, signed by "'venters thousand
persons. The meeting at which the Petition had been agreed to
had been coneeued by the High Sheriff of the County, sad, teem
his personal knowledge. the Honourable Member said, be could
eolith for the reaprcrability of the Pethiotters. The Honourable
Member presented sundar Petitions from the inhabitants of Cantu
and of Dontishadee ; also from the Ministers, Hiders, and-Pres-
bytery of Newton Stewart, and of another parish in the county of
twine.
Lord BI NG lIA M presented Petitions from the Roman Ca.,
Mallet of Kilcommoo and Hallyhugh, in the comity of Mayo, In
boiler of the Catholic Claims.
Sir C. COOTE presented s similar Petition front the Catholics
of DOnotighniore (Q,ieries county); mid Petitions from the saute
nartiesagatnst the Vestry and Sub-letting Acts.
Mr. EHLLOWKS presented a Petition against further Clui.
cessions to ;he Catholics from the Perpetual Curate, Churchwar-
dens, and inkabiumis of Bury, in the county of Huntingdon.
EGERTON presented a similar Petition from the county
of Chester.

Mr. HOLDSWOILTH rose to prtseit a Petitiobi
from the inhabitants of Newton Abbott, in the county,
of Deion. The Ho:mutable Member proceeded' to,
%tate that the petition emulated hum a public meeting,
and bo e upwards of 4,500 reveciale signature.;
.torneover the meeting bad •tat, n place since the tom •
mencement of the present Session of Parliament—the
petitioners had. c.msequently, been aware of the in-
tended measures of Ministers—(Hem).

Mr. Alderman WAITHMAR begged the Routine-.
.able Member would state his definition of i
a.•
Meeting
Mr. HOLDSWORTH. in reply, said • he had not
been present at the Meeting in question, and could sot,
therefore, from his personal knowledge, ay any Ohm
cuatenting it; but Linn the best sWborky Ile weWM
state that the Meeting had been convened by public ad-
vertisement. and was attended by upwards of 5,000
persons—circumstanees which, in his mind, entitled
him to call it .6. Public Meeting"--( Hear, bear). He
begged lease also to state, in proof of the manner in
which the Petition had been conducted, that a Roman
Catholic (the agent of Lord Clifford) had spoken against
the Resolutions, and was heard without the alienist
terruptioe—(Hear, heat).
On the motion of I,3rd EstitaoToll, the Petition was
read at length, and was found to pray that the Prom-
tint Constitution in Church and State should be pre-
served. the petitioners viewing with considerable slays
the proceedings of certain persons in- Ireland..
Lord EBRINUTON contended that the Petition
could not be viewed as directed against the Catholic
Claims; indeed, had be been present at the Meeting, he
would have signed it himself—( Heat). The Noble
Loid proceeded lc:condemn cettaiti inflammatory pla-
cards which had been posted in the town, and that the
conduct of Lord Clifford, at whose gate the Meeting
had been held. was a sufficient proof of the unfounded
nature of the chiirges against the Catholics set forth in
the placards and hand-bills.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL was as much opposed to ti et
ese of inflammatory band-bills, or of unfair means to
influence the public mind, as the Noble Lord himself.
The Noble Lord had declared that, if present at the
Meeting, he would have very willingly affixed his name
to the petition before the House. He did not ken.
whether he should be supported in hit opposition to the
measure introduced the night before by the Right Hon.
Secretary ; but he would contend that the constitution
referred to in the petition was the constitution as settled
in 1688—(hear)—and which the measure in questions
would go utterly to Weak up.
Mr. HOLDSWORTH begged leave to mention at
curious circumstance connected with the Meeting troll
which the petition bad resulted, namely, that it had
been held, not merely at the gate of Lord Clifford, but
io the centre of the properties of two other of the most
considerable Catholics in the county of beiron—a strong
proof that the petitioners must have acted from their
conviction of the neces4ty if their proceeding. That
the Meeting Lad been properly conducted was proved
by the fast that a most respectable Clergyman had
moved the thanks of the Meeting to the Chairman who
had ;needed at it—(Hear). So cautious had those who
conducted the petition been, that they had taken out
Ave hundred names to which it was possible objection
might be made.
After a few words from Lard Essiarrea and Mr. Toasty the
'petition was brow* up. reed, and 'ordered to hat primed ; as was a
simiLar petition from the inhabitants of kludfastleigis, abo presented,
by the-same Hoes. Member (Mr. Ifoldastronb).
IoVILSON rose to present Petitions, most nu-
merously signed, against further concessions to the Ca.
drolies. The Hon. Member nen proceeded to stag*
.r. palm*
.and orderly' Conduct otu e nnetings at
which the petitions bad . been agreed to. The times.
were pregnant with danger. The sacred banner of the
Protestant church bad been raised, under which fie was
loud to have ranged Mose& Sir, however excellent
.bis measure may be said to be.'! sal; and I can Route
.fiellouse it is my honed opinion, that it is better to
.e will alone. line country has prospered under ow
plrgretit Pi Oitht int CI ellUtitutl• 13. Why. thee, alter•ihat
COnstilltion? I do assure the [louse that it is with the
4ie..test irtuttance I give any opposition to his Majes-
,ajtSliiiiiatesb ; 1 unbelieving; as I do, that trail 'biome
I e Occasion is likely to loe as•st.litetuus is its cons,.

. I
.qmoces,l feel-myself compelled to rise and uprose my
vinion of it, and to declare say opposition to it. NOM.
Sir, if 1 • were asked Sn find a 'comedy foe the evils ofl
Iteland, the advice that 1 mould, give •to
would be to give up Sena Lepoe to the Pope. and',
then to rid the island of Ireland of all the mischievous
priests, mod all the officials of Papistry, and let them
go to &ems Leone, aad tend all the discontented spirits,
of Leland after them—(Laughter). Now, Sir, th ri I
take to be thy wisest plan the Monistty could adopt for
remedying the evils of Leland. 'Another advice I
would give them would be, to pass an Act to compel
the landholders of Leland to stay sic mot the at home
—to live ball a sear in their own country; also that
every Well-disposed family of the peasantry should gee
a half acre of ground fur •a -potato.gat den. , Str, ther
is much batten land in that.fine country,. N..w. all the
evils of Ireland. I joy, arise from the want of pita o
gardens among the poor people. Sir. this last plat.
would do a vast deal of good; it would tend to the
cultivation of the land; it vrouldointroduce habits fit
industry among the. people. and in, the,coorse of a few
years it would make Ireland: a. rill and quiet as a mill
pond. But us to the Ministers" manure of coneessioo;
I disapprisee it ahosahm— We oaAlteta make ad car;
' cession to Popery ; fort as, has:been truly said—.
Give it coonlvaista, It we oak tolerable;
Toleration obtained, it will seek an equation; .
Aticeniancy gained, it will never itop sheet
Till our Prottoaot church to submesion is brought."
Will the House, then, alter the Consitutiom flan
testant Constitution—under which, by Gnu's- ',mai-
dente. it has so long •pro.pired ? Will you give it op?
I say. will you give it up? If the Goieroment is right
....and I hope they are right—why, I'll be the first to
congratulate them. But, Sir, for•myself, I think the
better way is to leverell alone. Our Coo,titutiou has
worked well; it is very well as it•is. Why, then, should
it be pulled up Radically by the root; as I think it will
be by concession to Popery ? Perhaps I sin wrong in
my opinion; it is *cry probable I attliiietOng I indeed
hope I. am wrong. I say I hope it, becauot the men-
sots *ill be carried; I we it will be carried ; but I thiuk
lam right, and that the Government are wrong. -If
they are, I hope Providence will guide thins to follow
some ember course than their present one-:(Question).
I beg pardon of the House—l beg a thousand pardons
—but, really, Gentlemen might recollect that I don't
talk often nor talk very long in this House. Now. there
is not a night but I hear' Honourable blentbers on the
other side of the question talkoalk—they'll talk a mile
in length—they'll talk,wasonth of Sundays.—and why
should not I be allowed to rise in my place and state
what I think on this great question? Sir, I will speak
my opioiohs, and those of my constituents too; it is a
duty I owe to my constituents who sent me here. and
to my oan conscience ;*aad that duty I will dischatge
in spite 'of the impatience' of Himout able Gentlemen
opposite—(Munnurs hash the opposition) If, however,
it 'raj wish of the House that I should way no morel'
am willing to sit dewn—(Cheeting, and cries of Go,
on, go on r• bur the. lion, Memb.r resumed his seat.)
LortI.FORLICS wowed Petidossfromperiehmia the county
of LoWord ist favour of Associpatiem.
Mr. BUBILigu. pressseed Peonew truss ewe parishes is See.
yes. against cuseesiks.
klr. F. BUXTON sawed for Ratan of the salient of the ab•
*tract Sine Popidatias in the Cagan, and ether documents am.
maid with the Casale Slavery litastios.—Ordered.
Mr. Lurraftu. presented a Pestles from the borough ef
Miseliesd *lost commies to the Catholics.
Pils)w•Geseral KING presented &teen Pctitloos stains gm&
'Spike Irma Astatine sod Deoesslunare,im the Queen's county;
Ballyptem, Retbdowe. Abbeyka, Detturia, Munitygall, Killamogh,
Beetia4e.Ossery, Gem, aid other places la the Klee. county,.
PENDARIfiIaI. is presenting a Petition hens the tows of
Falmouth, took analog to reply to some remarks (in another
place) made is biamaides speech is that Hesse. The Iles. Mem-
ber was proceeding co say that the perms who made those witty
salt:tures es his speech might be a wit assoog ;awe, velars
The SPEAKER caged the Han. Member to order, fur aliPadk!s
is Area terms to proceedings to the other House of Parlianian.
Mr. PBNDARIfE.S bowed to the decision of the Chair; and,
after some general observation, added, that, as to :he attack made
on him in another place, both he and his cemsaitnests treated it
with dbilaki.

air NATCIIBULL poisoned Petitions' splint Kona&
patios from Radians sod Foot's Cray, in Kent; front a cosigns-
don is Deptford, trona dissent's. coogregatiou I. St. Mary Axe,
Leaden; from Stoke; from Batchly aroma a congregation to
Kiritimati Satitkleark ; tram another meeting at Zion Chapel,
Chatham; fronsMse ; from Ranisoate ; from New' lloottiey;
from Illgobii WON the county et lAN:ado; from Rosskamm, county
of Koos ; atid from twowther places.
General HART presented ten Petitions splint the Catholic
Claims from the Protestants of Mortal. from 'Templemore. and
°thin places. The Gallant General ascribed the sells of Ireland to
the estiactiomol the Irish language, and the consequent absence of
a lustatrlolge of the Protestant doctrines among a peasantry lime ant
of the English ;assuage. .
General O'N BILL preseated several Petition against Bann-
cipatloo t sae from the uthabitants of Marini, signed by =Ore than
.5,000 rem; otherijoim Randalsown. Miami Kerry, mu).
C vspolaa, sat Banda@ Bridge county Down.
ifitd USIK)KNK presented Poltions io favour ammonite
front Boyerain and another place.
Lord HUTH/l el presented a Petition against immictielon from
Billie Crannekh, county of Turk.
Ur. VAN H 0.13111611 presented two Petit lass from Drog-
heda in favour ,of the Catholic Claims. Aiming the siguaturecto
she Sat was that of Dr. Curtis, Titular Primate of
Mr. N. CALVERT presomed a Petkion from nimbus in favour
or contagion to the Catholics. •
Afters new words from Sir J. SEBRIO HT. the Petitioa was
laid on the table.
Mr. BAN YES presented a Petition from Parishes in the county
of Dorset, praying that no further SOUCCIONNIS might be granted to
the Roman Catholics.

Mt. BALFOUR presented • similar Petition from a Parish la
the county of File.
Mr. MO NTT presented a Petition from Memos PraYloS for •
repeal of the House and Window-Tim.
Mr. FAZA KEN LIM presented a Petition from the county of
Lincoln in fewest of Catholic gmandfsliath
Lord MILTON resented three Petitions from the county of
York tothe same effect. One of them was signed by between
4,000 and 7.000 persons, eight of whom were Clergymen' and a
Gentleman who at the last Election bad been a candidate for the
representatles of the county presided at the Meeting at which it
was adopted.
Mr. ROBARTS presented a duelist Petition front the Protes-
tant Dissenters of Maidstone.
'Mr. O. CAVIL, in presenting a similar Petition from a Society
called the Friends of Uvil and lieligioes Liberty in Leicester, said
elms he held in his hand three aliklavitsdeuyiug Abe assertion ;bids
had been made by his Hon. Colleague with regard to the manor
M which the signatures had been procured.
Mr J. SHICLULT presented a Petition front the Borough of
Lewes, praying that the custom of employing children to *sweep
chininies might be prohibited.
Mr. HINE mowed for a Return of the quantity of foreign
Wheat, Harley, Flour, Ste. which had bran imported from a err.
italo period, the average pukes. and the Amnon of dusty paid.
Mr. SA DLliit presented Petition. Nanist Catholic Emaiicipa.
skin from ap individual in Lauda. from three villages in the moiety
of York. and fives a village in the county of Lwcuiu. Die law
was signed by all the male adults of the town ammo six, and the
Vicar presided at. the Meeting at which it had been adopted.—
Not baying seen the Right Hato. Gentleman (Mr. Peelj is his
place daring the moms of the creels& he bad opt an opponsuky
of requesting that mere time should be gieen fur die deliberation
of the measures which be bad peopueed to, the now. U. thought

Pairs Swamps Nos,.

deft derceernod jestiee equally required it. Indeed. no Ride bed
the pm* anticipated those Tarty enea.seres, that many sibo-mith .
Wore favoureble to she Claims of she Catholic. had cheogerd deb'
Imbeds m the subject. He thought so greet a Mauve In the cobs
abodes of the country was at km deserving of the most soft*
deliberatiok lie hoer, shat be lahoorni under very pestlll6
cables Is addres.ing the Home; bat hr felt hint.elt hosed fo
repress those sentimcnts, which on another musk, he shodillibe •
an ',Twistedly of piton,.
Ur SANDRI(:4ON pretested a Petition to the same earn
from the Illeinbrn of the tkunswick Coostitmlussal Climb 111 the
foamy of Cavan. A. he could not samosa the prayer of the p►
iiii.o), he felt called upon to say that the redeem of the Petit/mere
olejtettoos to grant further ressocrisions in the Roman Catholics
was, sot that they had aPy hostile feeling towards Mess. but ham
. (matador, that teich Cesserstion world he Notion to the Pro.
',snot Con.titution. lie to It it his duty to declare that them
wen the atonements at the Potshots's. es, from his owe reliance
•oi those/ who brought ',Deward the maasore, he was owe they
or.aeld do mildew srlikh could be lesjurioss to the Premium Sits.
biisainget.
The Orden of the Day were then disposed of. and the Hesse
adjourned at a mammas arra% am o'noca.

THE CATHOLIC QUESTION,
TILL rOR• Tilt RELIEF or HIS 11A,SISTY°0 •OMAII

CATHOLIC sua.itcra
(Hors.- The weeds pasiessl to Rails are proposed to be Inserted
km the Cur mister )
Wheieres 'certain Acts 4-Parliament, cestain ter
strokes and disabilities ore imposed on the Roman
Catholic subjects of hiiMajetty. to tshtch abet subject.
of. his Majesty are slit liable: And whereas it is ex-
pedient that tech restraints and disabilities shall be horn
beliceloith discontinued I And • beteas by various Acts
ceitain 04Kis and Declarations, commonly called the
Decimation against Transubstantiation, and against
Transubstantiation and the laeocativa of Saints, and
the Sacrifice I.f the Mass, as practised in the Church of
Rome. are or way be impaled to be lakinmade and sub-
seabed by the subjects of his Majesty, as qumifications
for sitting and voting in radiansent, and tot' the enjoy.
Went of offices, franchises, and civil tightse Be it
enacted, by the King's Most Excellent Makste, bg aad
with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual sad
Temporal, and Commons, in. this present Parliament
assembled, and by the authority. of the same, that front
and after the commencement of this Act. all such pasts
Or the said Acts as esquire the said Decletatimia, or
either of them, to be made or imbue ibed as a quislifi.
cation for tilting and yoti g in Parliament, or tor the
exercise or enjoyment of any office, franchises or civil
tighr, by .any of his M sje-ty's subjects, be and the same
me (..ave as bereinafiet provided and excepted) hereby
repealed,: .. •
• And be k enacted, that from•and after the intumesce-
went of this Act, it sh .11 and may be boatel .lor any
vesson professing the Unman Catholic religion, being a
l'eer, or who shall alter the commencement of this Act
be reibineJ ass Washer of the Douse of Commons, so
sit and vote in either House of Parliament respectively,
being in all other r.spectadaly qualified to sit and vote
therein, upon talking and subic tibias the tollea ing Oath.
instead of tht Oaths if Allegiance, Abjura is. and So.
primacy, sod instead. of - making and subscribing the
psalm anion against. Tr ansobstasatiation sad the Lavaca.
non of Saints, and she Sacrifice it. the Mass, as practised
in the Church of Rinse.

"1.A.8. do sincerely prated.* and swear, that I be falai.
fad and bear true allegiance to his Majesty Kin; George the Posirda,
sand wld defend his to the 1111110 d of my power against all conspia
sacks and attempts whatever, which shall be made against his per.
my crown, or dignity; and I will do my utmost erialkeiner re 464.
and mats known to his hisje.ty, his heirs and niccesiors, aM
=Zand traitorous Conspiracies abseil may be formed against
ion : and I do faithaully promise to maintain, support, and
defend, to the unwise of my power. the surcesehm of the Crown.
which aommaion, by an. Act, entitled ' An Act for the farther I i-
mbed's of the Crown, and better wearing the Rights anal Liberties
Of the Subject,' is and stands limited to the Princess Sophia. Mer-
ano of lianover, and the heirs of ber body, being Protestants;
hereby utterly Tenouncing and abjuring any obedience or allegiance
npto any ether pet sonslaloiles ur pretending a right to the crown of
these realms: and I do limber declare, that it is not an snick of sty
faith, and that I do renounce, reject, and abjure the opinion, that
Ptinces esotainsnonicateal or deprived by the Pope, or my other
_ _

authority. of the See el Hesse, inay be deposed we inotderea by
Oar subjects, or bratty. prison whatsoever: And I do declare,
:bat I do not heileve that the Pope or kettle, or any ocher foreign
*ince, Prelate, person, ewe or potentate, bath or ought to have
soy temporal or civil jurisdiction, piMer, superiority or pre emi-
nence; directly or indirectly, within this realm. Ido swear, that
I will defend to the utmost of my p.twer the settlement of pro.
pity within this realm, as established by the laws* And I do
hereby disclaim, disavow and suiroicaly abjure any initialise to
Wintert the present Church Establishment as 'settled by law within
MI realm—And I do ardennily swear, that I never will' exercise
any privilege to which I am or may become eutkkd, to disturb
or weaken the Protestant religion or Protestant government in
this kfugdons--And I du selection, in the pommel:of Goo, profess,
testify, and declare, that I do make this declaration, and every
part thereof, in the plain and ordinary sense et the words of this
Gatti, without any evasion, equivocation, or mental teservation
whatsoever." . .
Provided always, and belt farther enacted, that no
Peer profes-ing the Roman Ceth..he ieligion, and nn
person professing the Roman Cada:lie religion, who eLall
be retosneel a Member of r:e House ..1 Coraiw.ns alter
the ci.asaseacement 4.f this Act, shall be coptible of

sitting of voting tit entice flow. of Parliarneni.tespec-
lively, unless he shall first take and subscribe the Oath
heteinbelo e a, pointed and sr( forth, tietase the same
pert,ns, at th.: same times and places, and in the same
manner as :be Oaths and Decl..ratioa now required by
law ate directed to he taken and made; and v.at any
such person pr• tessing the Roman Cath..lic reiigiun,
Mho shall sit and vote in either House of Parliament,
without having first taken and s.ilascrebed the said Oath
• this Act appointed and set forth in the manner ahoy*.
mentioned, snail be subject and h able to the sane pee
ealtiesjortritures, and dieabdities, and the Oases or
10 sitting and voting shall be ed aad attended
by and with the same cons quences as are by law enacted
mud provideckin the case of persons sitting and voting
a elver Howe of Patliamt.t, respectitel), without
taking the tritha ap4 nuking the declai4tioa now re-
guided by law to betaken and shade.
And be it further enacted, that it shall and may be
lawful fer.persons professing the R .man Catholic la.
*ion, to vote at Elections of !Members to save in Par.
liament, and to be elected such Members, and also to
vote at Ale elections of Representative Peers if Scot-
land and behind, and to be elected such Representative
Peers, and to be =tolled as Freeholdelb in any Shia"
or
.Siewarfry of Scotland, and thereafter to IsAtt in all,
proceedings s f the Court of Freeholder'''. and to be
chosen P. s.e4 or Clef k of such Courts, and to be &ova
Comeseissioner or De:egate for ct cooing Butgesitto •
wry, in Pas bathetic for any district of Burife_in otr
.and, being is, all other sever,' duly qualibeCio fo de,
upon producing to the officer ut other lessee atp by
14w ur custom u squired to tpake the roma et,001%!
t Th. word Prows is used in Scedand to dense de ?residue'
se %shams ef any rebus finds ,mg the Clash.