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parish of. St. Gregory, Sudbury kfram the town and
parish of Chepsrw = from poisfies in the confides of
itluntiogdog, Darset. Litscoinjrfas;,..l9lfolk, and Dar
:high ;"11Foris-All Ifaintsoltsaboryi, Ahd from the toad.
of Birifilinglians. In ptisenting tbh list petition ,the
lgobleland roamed Lord said that it centained alma*
'thirty:six thousand signaturer—that it had been voted
at a public meeting called by persons friendly to it, and
that nothing, he believes; could be objected to the
mode in which it had been_ got np, except that it had
been signed by some persons under the age of one-and-I
twenty. He added that it Was Worthy of re lark that
20,000 of the petitioners had axed their places of re-
sidence to their names.

Lord CALTHORPE admitted the respectability of
many of the individuals who had put their name! to
the petition presented by the Noble and Learned Lord.
Hs contended, itowever'y that on this question a dome •
deal majority was not so important is the opinions of
the upper classes, whose habits of business and oppot..
tunities made them more capable of estimating the
merits of the measure. In saying so he did not mean
to reflect upon any part of the community; but he con-
caved that the question, which had exercised the minds
of the most eminent men in the country, called for
views of political expediency not ulndet stood by the
mass of the community. The Noble Lord said that he
had a petition to present from Birmingham io favour
of the Catholic Chinn, which was respectably signed,
though it bad not so many signatures as the petition to
a contrary effect. He concluded by presenting the
petition.
The Earl of ELDON said, that no motion, no peti-
tion on which their Lordships might be addressed, could
make him depart from that rule of conduct which he
had hitherto strictly observed. When Noble Lords
made motions or presented petitions he would not enter
into the question whether the measures of Os
Duke would or would not be salutary to the Cliikelo7
England; bet, said the Noble and Learned Lord, "it
is my deliberate opinion that the measutes' spoken of
to•night are utterly inconsistent with the safety of the
Church of England. I shall follow the Noble Doke
consistently—most sincerely, but I hope openly and
generously—in opposition to the very last moment in
which these measures shall be presented to the House.
I am not one of those—and the country knows I am
not—that will support my opposition by advocating.
what is called Parliamentary reform. When contendin'
with the greatest General of the age I shall not be want•
ing in respect to him, though bringing forward that
which is to me a most detest-d measure —(Hear, hear)
The Noble and Leaned Lt.rd concluded by presenting•
a petition against further concessions to the Roman
Catholics.

The Doke of SUSSEX made some observations upon the way
in which this Petition was got up.
The Earl of ELDON said, that if the Royal Duke had access
tibia (Lord Eldon's) information u well as bis own, his sentiments
would have been different. His Lordship then presented Petitions
against the Catholic Claims from a parish la Southampton ; from
Hadley, in Essex; ftom the Minister, Deacons, and Members of
the Convocation of Cumberland Chapel, Cumberland-street, Shore.
ditch; from parishes in the county of Montgomery and Suffolk;
from liavessthorpe, Northamptonshire • from a parish in Oxford;
and from the &moires Congregation of liessullls, county of Down;
Alto a Petition from the Tradesmen of Macclesfield, praying the
House to take the state of trade into immediate consideration, and
adopt sdch measures as might be thought expedient. His Lordship
also presented Petitions 'against the Catholic Claims from Stone, in
the county of Stafford ; from parishes in the counties of Surrey
and Sussex front Walsingliam, in the county of Norfolk; from
Doncaster, in the county of York ; from two parishes in Mango-
Metyshlre ; from three pat ishes in the county of Lancaster; from
place in the county of Stafford ; from a pariah la the city of York ;
from a parish in the West Biding of the county of York ; from a
parish in Meriuoethshire; front Southwick, in Hampshire • from
Staines; from flaytborne; in Hsu: ; front two parishes in the
county of York; from two parishes in the county of Essex; from
A parish ha the county of &Milk ; ham Ulverston and Bolton;
from Whitth unit, in Surrey ; from a pariah in Dumfriushire ; from
patiskin the county of York, and from a place in the county of
Fite. The Noble Earl observed that the Petitioas from Scotland
contained a prayer that the Petitioners might not be deprived of a
right granted to them by the Act of Union, namely, that neither
electors nor elected should be human Catholic.—The Petitions
were laid oil the table.

The Duke of RICHMGMD—My Lords, I am de-
sirous of offering a few remarks with reference to what
has fallen in the course of this evening from the Noble
Earl (Winchiheat); and I beg to state that I do niat agree
in all which that Noble Earl bas advanced, for do I
consider all his arguments to be well founded; but thus
far I do perfectly and to the fullest extent agree with.
the Noble Earl: I consider that great and certain, dan-
ger to the Constitution of these realms will follow the
measure which it is the intention of his Majesty's Mi-
nisters to introduce into Parliament, the declared object
of which is to grant what is called Catholic Emancipa-
tion, and thereby admit Roman Catholics to political
power. Farther than this I cannot agree with the No.
ble Earl ; but to this I will add, that I shall deem it my
duty, as a Peer of Parliament, to oppose this proposed
measure at every stage—considering it. as I do, to .be
hostile in its Very nature to the best interests of the
country ; at the 'aloe-woe I must say, that my opposi..
Lion shall be fair. open, and generous—(Hear, from the
Duke of Wellington)—and that 1 will not call to my
aid any means but those of pure Parliamentary practice.
I assure the House that if this measure should unfor.u-
-nately-1 use the word in its strongest sense—should
unfortunately pass into +Jaw, there will be no nian in
the country more anxitius than myself that it shoal
answer the expectations of the Noble Duke and his col-
leagues in the Government—no individual in this House
or in the kingdom can feel more satisfaction than I shall
do if such shall be the result ; but I must thy 1 feel con-
winced that if the Noble Duke should unfortunately ob-
tain ,the .victory fin which he is now contending. he
Will, for the first time in his life, have season deeply to
deple-re his success.
The Earl of FALMOUTH—My Lords, I am also
desirous of saying a few words in allusion to some of
the observations of the Noble Earl (Winchilsea). It is
well known that I am no relocates; all who are ac-
quainted with me !mow that I have never been; but, at
the same time, I must say I think those who 'would re-
form the conititution should take especial case lest,
attlei the constitution has been reformed in their sense,
and permanently injured in mine, there should exist a
nkessity for many farther reforms, for the purpose of
supy oiling the wreck of that constitutior. I consider
the treasure about to be introduced into this House by
Ole Nothe Duke at the head of his Majesty's adminis-
tiation to be pregnant with evil to the country; and if
1 Cotild3oi one moment suppose otherwise—tor I bare
rein prejirEkes either to indulge or to vim:pier, nor have
I fifty disappointments-4a osinrplain of or to revenge—l
would no Stinger pereist in my opposition ; brit that op-
position I shall costumes I do conscientiously believe
Wirt this caeretuth * ill, if carried, sooner or later lead to
the ruin alike inoraitnionol my country.
' The Bartel ELDON addressed the 'II use, but in
said* a tone that we were 'enable to hear his prelishi-
'niiry Obserimions. Heallodedlo the Act of 1791,
'which bad been pa`ised for Vie Sae( of the English Ca-
thanes, and to the Act 'ol 1793, which had been patted'
for the relief of the Irish Catholic., and said (hit tibia
174,yiar 1915, pigeitos ilocelhe Artr 116.13, there 114
hes kbuigfienk Itniterials by Which 'the Howse gotta
aidettaia to*:litt Otabglish and It iibtbma4 Cithblita

had reteised the benefit. of those Acts of
~170.1 and
USA : rfi os conforming to the cisidiaosnamposcd
,t ea. ft' Wes his sisboikesses,aiellie .ppins, as pd be. ,
saseetbte, meant to moveisr t Ich lefurmateiTil of pig ht
belkticeinitry *ids referente-to t. It *s hismish tato Vat.'
o4etliscsifstincilon between IhisfatkeaquiNest by .di*Aßt
of 1•79 T and that of 1703, wit/Pa View to show that ihe
Roman Catholic pledged himself under the one Act to
a diffeseet.kiod.of allegiance from that required by the
other. The first' Act required a Roman Catholic to
swear allegiance to thi heirs of the House of Bruns-
*let, being Protestants; while the second, unless his
memory deceived him. reqdirect• only an oath. tri sup-
port the succession in the family of hii presespt Majesty,
and required suiting. further. He would tberefoie
move on Friday for the production of. cei ain
.papes s
dritfi reference to. this subject.. and t at the PO be
summoned' for tit's( day —OrOCted; • •
Lord CALTHOllfiltprovented a Petition frominradasbato
in favour of the Catholic Claims.—Leid on the tarok.
The Marquis of Olt 110 ND presented Petitions from Castle
Comer and other places in Ireland in favour of the Claims of the
Catbolics.—Laid oo the table.—The House then adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The statues of the defaulting Members on the Call of the House
on Thiraday last were read; those who did not answer were or
dared to stand In thei► places on Tuesday neat.
Mr. C. BARCLAY brought in a Bill for erecting a new mar.
hat in the parish of St. Saviour, Southwark, which was read a first
time, and ordered to be read a second time.
Mr. F. WILSON presented Petitions from the Clergy, Church.
wardens, and other inhabitants of Kirk Raton, South Kirby, Wal.
tee, Kirby Langdale, Staindrop, Hademere, and three other parishes
In the county of Yott, against further Concessions' tb the Roman
Catholics. _ _

Sir R. VYVYAN presented a similar Paition from Falmouth.
which bad been agreed to at a public meeting. and whirls was most
mmieroudy and respectably signed. Also similar petitions frum
the borough of St. Ives, and from two other towns in the county
of Cornwall.
Lord A. HILL presented Petitions in favour of the Catholic
.*aims front the Roman Catholic inhabitants of Kilmore,l. ilbrodie.
and another parish In the county of I)own. Also a Petition from
the parish of Kilmore against the Subletting Act.
Lord LOWTHSR presented Petitions from the inhabitants. of
Alston, in the county of Cumberland ; from the Clergy and Chan
tenor of the diocese of Carlisle; and from the Churcpwardrns and
inhabitants of the parishes of &. John and St. Bridget, in same city.
A similar Petition was presented from a certain dissenting coo-
vexation in the comity of Lioculp.
Mr. ASHURST presented Petitions to the same effect horn St.
Clements, near Osfowl. and another parish in the same county.
Sir JOHN ORYDGES preuenred jollier Petitions from the In.
habitants of the borough of liridport, and of another district in she
county of Dorset.
• Mr. PORTMAN said the Petitiorwwere respectably signed, but
be would contend that • re-action had taken place in that county
(Dorset).—Tbent Petitions were ordered to be printed.

masease MOM TIM LOSS&
A Message from the Lords acquainted the House that their
Lordships had agreed to several Private Mlle, and termed a copy
of the Report or the Select Committee of the House of Common
or the subject of anatomy, together with copies of the evideac•
taken betel. the said Committee. The request having been acqui•
need in by the House, the Lord? measengen were called ba, aid
'recited from the Speaker a communication to that effect,

cans LT CLAIMS.
Mr. A. O'NEILL rose to pseseut twe petitions pray.
ing that no further concession; should be gleaned to the
Roman Catholics; and to which, front that importance,
be begged the ateentioniotthe House. The first was
from the town of Hull tfifTecond from the parish of
Sutton. He begged leave to state that the petition which
he had the honour to present from his immediate con-
stituents was signed by no fewer than 7;648 persons,
comprising the Mayor, Clergy, Merchants, and other
inhabitants of the town of liull—(Heir). The popu-
.lation of that town was about 45.000, of which number
(he repeated) 7,648 had signed the petition then in his
hands, which being from male adults exclusively; the
House would see represented the sentiments of thereat
majority of the population of Hull. The advocates of
the Catholic Claims, in speaking of the of sir millions of
-Catholics," were not equally candid, for they omitted
to remark that in that number the whole of the popu-
lation was inclUded—(Hear, hear). With respect to she
petition before the House, he begged leave to ley that
no person under age had been permitted to sign it—no
prisoners in the goal had bten allowed to subscribe their
names to it—nor had any pauper been permitted tooth&
his signature to it—in shot t, all po.sible care had been
taken to render the petition worthy of the special atten-
tion of the HouseL.—(Hear, hear).
bir. SYKES admitted that the Petition was numerously and
respectably signed, but deprecated the use of Inflammatory pla-
cards,. several of which bad been posted vp in Hull ; and to the
excite!ntent wanted he attributed many of the signatures sexed
to the Petition. Even the steam-boat passengers bad been pressed
Ito that tervice.
Mr. CRESSETT PELLHAM supported the Petition, which
was brought up, read, and ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. O'NEILL, in moving that the Petition be printed,
skid he was quite sure even his Hon. Colleague him-
self would admit the authority on which he (Mr.
;0' Neill) bad asserted the respectability of the peel.
tionets. It was contained in a letter he had received
from the Mayor of Hull, in which that Magistrate thes
exinessed himself, 1 beg leave to state, for your in.
4Ormationythat the meeting at which the Petition was
agreed to nes one of the largest, most orderly, and
Most unanimous, ever assembled in Hull within,the
memory of man."—(Hear). it might not be unim-
portant t s observe, in seply so his Hon. Colleague, dun;
so far from beiteg pressed, not any t.f the petni..ners
had been solicited to sign the Pstieson. He (Mr.
O'Neill) had himself written to segued that the
utmost care should be taken to pleseht all possible
ground of cavil or objection to the signatures—(Hear).
He deprecated inflammatory placards as much as has
Hon. Colleague did, but prayed to be allowed to remind
him (Mr. Sykes) that the fist placard exhibited in Hull
with.referekce to the subject was the Duke of Clarence's
speech—(Hear). He should only Wither observe, that
the spirit of the country might be estimated by the fact'
that the Petition thew bclore the House had, no farther
back than last Mouday, been agreed to at a meeting of
(amity thousand persons, of whom nearly eight thou-
sand had signed it within the short period of a week. •
The Petition was then ordered to be printed; as was that Wu
Sutton, ptesentt by the UAW Honourable Member.
Sit C. BU RELL presented a similar Petition (tom
a parish in the county of Sussex. The Honourable
Member proceeded to read letters stating that the
Petition had been lying but a short time for signatures
at the Town Hall. It sufficient time had been given
it would contain signatures innumerable. He could,
not see What reasonable objeciion could be made to
the signatures of any class of the people. The
house was bound to attend to the petitions of the
poorest classes as well as to those from the richest, and,
the- huMblest had the same right to present petitions as
the highest. Why should not women, to be allowed
to sin. these Petitions ? Women• had been burnt by
the Catholics fof'their adherence to Piqtestant pries:
ciples ? In. the time of the. af)'aie: of. Queen Caroline
women went up with eddies": whet Majesty ; wbX
,hould not women be Row allowed tog address
House on the dangerous measure of admitting "Papisit
to power ?
M
r. SYKES disclaimed any intension of throw ing any
imputations on the petit:His who ba4 signed ibe petitions.
;As to burning, if Protestant viuMeu were burned by
"tatholics, so?likewise, likewise, Catholic w.pgtlea. were b*. Ixt4l.
PrOtbstants.. He held in his liked two
Cathblic sts,A epee it skew ana glissjapto liolteo)o
yibOVretehithedby oder antic Xichtiiihoii OT Gioia'. I