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was as entry which set foul) thikthe dischatged porter
bad been ibinsibted in consequence-of his having become
a Plotesta-L—The Petitiop was ordered to be printed.
His Royal Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAND then pre-
sented similar Petitioos from the llagigratea of Londonderry, sad(
from another body of persons is Ireland.
Earl GREY prestired Petitions In favoor of the Catholic Chinni
(lan the Ream Catholic hillabitanta of Shepton Mallet, from,
sweat Taltiouth,lrons elialtarisn Congregation In the county of
Laeseeier ; dross the lehabitams of Ashton-under-Lyme, of Rock-
dile 'laid itevieinity, of Warrington. Morley, and from the Pro-
filing" Powersrs of Ihiver Area. Chafele in the borough of LW-
easter ; also from the Roman Catholics of Adstoo.uoder-Lynse, of
shaman'," of °elem. and Other pieces in Ireland: - The Noble
Heel duo worn:ere petition from the Physicians, Sorgeonit and
Siodroos of the *WftlUlliPliff Medical Society. praylog that
tiesylio4lhe afforded them in the study of Anatomy.
The Merguis of DOWNS/HlM:presented a Petition froinshe'
islohltanes of Belfast, and somber place Io the tooth of Ireland, ip
favour of the Catholic Claims, sod referred to a letter he bad re-
Anived. signed by "fences respectable noen-inaoufacturers 'ef the
man d Bainbridge. In the county of Down; disclaiming the pod-
tieni which had recently been presented to their Lordships pianist
tise Catholic

Lord DUNA LLY presented similar Petitions from the Roma
Catholics of Tipperary, Ktßonald., Tbaries, and several *Mee
psrialwa in *comity of Tipperary,
The Idarqeisef LONDONDERRY begged the in.
dulgence of their Lordships while he referred to the
subject of the. petition which bad been presented to
their Lordships by the Illustrious Duke. His own opi.:
Dim was, that a great portion of the wealthy and re-
spectable Protestants of Ireland would not go along
with the petitions, and that the majority of the Protes-
tants of Inland were neither liberals •nor bigots, but
that they were si mere mad-anxious in their desire to see,
that great questioofina*Uy settled. The Noble Marquis
then proceeded to read an extract from an address to
his Majesty from. a respectable 'body of persons in the
county 01 Londonderry, which had been entrusted to
him fit present p lion, in which they expressed their hope
that by the adjistatent of the Catholic Claims patty
spit it in 'retold would be terroinated, and that the
country would be restored to prosperity, and her ma-
nufactures and SOMITWItt increased. In these said-
menu. N ble Marquis said be fully coincided ; Mal
he could not agree with Noble Lads that the Cath..lic
A „wit i4tioo was put down while be saw a branch of it
1a..14.1 its sittings At the Thatched-house, Si. James's.
street, and while he saw the agent of that Association
trablicly citry.on his official correspondence. When,
cremes the Noble and Learned Baron (Lord Plea-
keit) bad deemed it necessary to correct a Maio° which
aOrd P.) thought might posiibly be entertained,
tli-st all the. graduates of the Dublin University bad
c 'visited in she prayer of the petition presented by the
I.ln4ttious Deie. be (the Marquis of Londonderry)
thought the Noble and Learned Lord" might have. di..
retied. his attention also to the proceedings of the Ca-
giolics--,(Cbeas). He _thought that, considering the
pature,of lllase proceedings at the present moment,
while the* measure fur their relief was still ondecided, it
behoved the N. hie and Learned Lord, and the oche,
Neble Lords neat bins, to unite.with him (the Marquis
of L.) in his eff ots effectually to put down the Catholic
A ssoC atinosw high continued to excite. ud exasperate the
pe..pl-. Now, with stip:et to another branch of the sub-
ject. The registered freeholders of Ireland amounted to
beta ten 224.000 and 230,000. Of these 200,000 were
Rusty shilling irseholders. H. therefore, by an appeal
to:Vieta 200,0ii0. persons, befdre the Bil:s in prowess
ohnol4:conier op from the,other HouSe, the ;mom y
alsoidd be thrown into a state of discontent, agitation,
opt! 41j*tutlittice, could it .be denied that it might de-
feat the :nesse' e intended for the settlement (gibe Ca-
tholic. Tie.' inn itie.f.? hlch9ped, however, even oa that
- griotords for the co.oretation tithe Noble and Learned
loud austrime whothought with him. Ile should here
take leaves° say of that :measures. and they *ere tole•
ltstitst:ot magnitude, now in progress in another place,
their *Loestships were completely in the dat k re
ilkVi•X them, for Ire could not see how far the effect
isaticip4ted could melt Hum raising the elective Iran-
'chiseltom reside shillings to ten 'rounds. !Indic been
isitked•inteeild err raise the qualification to teem;
•potiods•at once he might have held a differeht opinion.
To 'touch upon the elctive franchise at all he thought,
irisottie'sott, an act of injustice, but if touched, it
"should be effectually—(Head. If the qualification to
theiranchise were raised to twenty pounds, then we
-should kiwi" what we were doing; and he, as a land-
holder if Ireland, should, in the hope of its pi oducing
•benefitiet once consent to it ; but to raise it only to ten
pounds would be undecisive. and he would 'encore to
say that no individual could" tell him what effect it
would have in diminishing the rabble of forty-shilling
freeholders. He took that opportunity of giving notice
that, *Fen the Bill came regularly betcre their Lord-
ships, be would move that the qualification of the elec.
tive franchise should be raked to 204 instead of HA—
lie then lead An extmetoll letter iroM Mr. O'Connell
in the Editor gin newspaper, &chit atoo y of his hostility
to tte Distranchisement .The Noble Marquis pro-
ceeded
to depr ec, 41: thrive attempts to keep Up excite-
ment. He hoped the great mta,ure would pass; but
I.e. loped it would lass, gluing at the same time such
security to the err testaot Chinch es it would be
capable. of receiving. The N .ble blame's then pre-
seined another Peelti tri in favour of the Catholic Claims
horn a palish in die eounty to Id-ndondeity.

The 'lllarrri, pf CI. AN It Ie:ARON. viewing the FottY•riliiiinS
Ferthoiders ik.frAnchisrmcnt lfill as completely distinct front the
.I'4lholsr Wind ON tiTv notice, tbm when it tJwvW toms before
th. it; Lordships he .ss mild oppose it. • •
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'fhe Marge I or LON DONDEIt R.Y presented Petitions Is fa-
vour of the Catholic Minis Iran the Roman. Catholics of the
county of LisuJouthrry.stul.frant those sleight or us districts in
the muds of Irclaud.
Lord ROLI.E presented a petition whist firshec Conecasions
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to the Cathodes from
The Duke of ItIC ll MOND presented similar Petitions from
the Conveners iind Master of l'ertla, from the lukabitams of
Alidehy. and from those of the county of Weinnusrhuids •
Lord KIM YON presented similar retitiaiii from the *flitter,
Churchwardens, and Inhabitants of a parish iu Mesita ;
train Aldenharn, li. rts t and trim the Clergy and 11M:unions of a
district In the county of Orford.
The Ilishop agISTOL }remitted a similar Petition Goa the
Chorchwardens and lolishitantsOf a parish in the comity
of Gloucester. lie strewed i bore that. should the *I now iq
proem', in another place pass inio a him care would be taken to
'score the Protium (hutch and fistabNabotent.

Tbe Marquis of Littilipown egyairrid in the desire of tbt
Right per. rrelates but coutendrd that the raper swum, tot the
Church, the true httlitw tof preventing theirowtb of Popery, witti
be found in euforeing.the residence of Protestant Pagursun stria
beings' The Noble-Marquis then referred to the existence t'(
*foolery in the .countY .f.hweet, iu the neighbourhood to whlcii
it was add the CattualiC rell‘ton bad wade souse progrpri—it fter
Which could be nattlially tccuinited for by 'the non-t patience of tbe
Protestant Hector. :That living produced cis the Hector 7JO/. a
year. yet for thirty years be had ftildedionstuntly its London ; Our
bad th. re been even a Curate resident In the pariah tor upwards of
ten years. If, therefore, ieranty were &aired. for the ifasbdclied
tibutchOet it tie done by rntositog incuathents of -paisfivs t 0 per. I
tTerns their dude& He *could not feet sotpriseeithet in such valetas
Oakes whir* he bad called !he sttestsinti uf the flaustienyitilitioo
*NO ester faro the WI4 which had boo shatotonad isy the 41vois-
tv"4-10.0bitc0 01 hewaas‘ maims ha was t.
Else prOeMity of that Church, tie mu out' lorry that le inch a tars
sb* 'scam grimed hat been oeeuphd, as he babied tititediskij
louder awe meet or other, eeeetittited the Stemma efieleheeeffehke
Italaaleitl woo cipsWit of rojoyiag. Ur titooslst it Ititakos Issas*,
me ousels on the preswitielno of iht! re4riefts V 4101114 194.04"
ammonite:wed to Mat Oil' the moat sosoa:410 "Air 47 •' •
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Lordailips-14e said that 'sins he hill *Lis divoi
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