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repeatedly said le conyastition to many Noble arid H.
Friends of his, and had authorised them to repeat the
inion, that would* rot be advantageous to the
tukik their claims upon the Legislature
during the present Session; but he had never, directly
or indirectly, communicated with the Associaloo
as to_ the time or mode of petitioning. He had
uniformly declared, that in' common with every other
portion of the King's subjects, it was for them to
present their Petitions. to Parliament when and how
they thought proper, reserving to himself, in case
those Petitions were entrusted to him, the right et pro-
-*.posing such measures as he thought expedient, and the
unfettered choice of the time and manner of proposing
them. This had uniformly been his declaration, and
to this declaration he adhered. He was not now called
upon to declare whether he would propose any
measure during the present Sessi.:n ; but whenever
he should do so, his object would be, not to gratify
the inclinations or wishes of the Catholic AssOcia•
tion, but to advance the general happiness and wel-
fare of th-. 1 empire. He considered himself not as
the representative of the Catholic Association, not as
the representative of the Catholics, not as the repie,en-
tative of Ireland exclusively, but as a British Peer, ai;d
in this capacity bound to promote, to the utmost of his,
power, the interest of the empire at large. He entered',
not into the character of the Association ; it included,
he ha'd no doubt, many men of emireilce and talent,
but he certainly had no desire to have their debates
transferred to that /louse.
Lord RODEN hoped that Government would take
a ime Measures to suppress this abominable Association.
Whatever might be the opinion of their Lordships on
the Catholic Question, there could be but one opinion as
to the disorder which had been cccasi lied by dema-
gogues. It was a subject of deep interest with the Ro-
man Catholics themselve,,and the empre at large; and
the Noble Lord expressed a hope that measures might
betaken to put the obroxirus Association cli,wn.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, in explanation,
said, he should not have brought :he subject forward,
had he not seen the letter purporting to bear an audio-
rity which the Noble Marquis had disavowed.—The
House then Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE OF COM NIONS.

The Right Hon. CHARLeS GRANT took.she oaths and his seat.
Mr. Pimars, from the Office of the Chamberlain of London,
presented :.n Account of the Monks paid and received at that Of-
fi:e during the last year.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL brought in a Bill for the Repairs of
the Quay at Greenwich; and also a Bill for repairing the Harbour
of Dover—both of which were read a first time.
Sir C. MORGAN presented a Petition from the Molesters of
Chepstow against the Malt Act.
Mr. POWELL presented two Petitions from New Sarum—
, one against the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, and the
other against Catholic Emancipation.
. Mr. LLOI D presented Petitions from two parishes in the county
of Limerick, praying for Catholic Emancipation.
Mr. MONCK presented a Petition from Reading, against the
Malt Act.
Mr. J. GRATTAN presented a Petition from the Directors of
the Hibernian Joint Stock Bankito; Company, praying that their
Charter might not be dissolved without further inquiry.
On the motion of Mr. WM. PEEL, the Westminster Sessions
Bill was read a second time. and ordered to be committed on
Tuesday.
Mr. J. WOOD presented a Petiitsh from G. A. Thacker, an
Elector of Weymouth. ag.libst the retool of Mr. Sugder, which was
Emden"' to he taken into Consideration ote the 25th of March.
Mr. M A NNING presented a Petitiou lions the Fteenom of
Penryn, against the transfer of theit right of Elective Suffrage to
. Manchester.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented a Petition from Bath, against
the Malt n.x.
The 11.41. Mr. V 11.1.1 ERS moved for a Return of the ournher
of commitment- and rlcCUtiOliS in Loode.n and Middlesex,
during the years 1826 and 1827.—Ordered.
.1 Petition was presented from Ilorsharn against the Malt Act.
Mr. J EN-MON presented a Petition from Mallow in favour of
Catholic Emancipation.