Star.
London, England, 1828-11-03 00:00:00

THE COMMONS OIF THE UNITED FINOD2II OF

(MIAS 1111TAIN AND !ARLAND, IN !AlUfM$$T ASAILICILDI3.

" The Petition of the undersigned inhabitants of the &rough
of Bewdky and its Vicinity, humbly thoweth—
" That your Petitioners approach your Honourable House as
Protestants, and in the genuine spirit of Protestantism implore
that, if it can be shown that the Roman Catholics do not enjoy
perfect liberty of conscience, and complete toleration of their reli-
gion, your Honourable House would grant them such liberty and
such toleration.

" That your Petitioners unalterably believe that Protestantions it
an essential part of the Bridsh Constitution ; and that, to ensure a
Protestant Government, and to secure the Protestant religion, the
House of Stuart was expelled, and the lions. of Brunswick was
seated en the Throne of these realms.

" That your Petitioners appeal to the history of eight centuries
for kupt r.ibundant proof that Popery has ever been tyrannical and
intolerant—equally hostile to Lberty of conscience, and to civil
liberty.
" That your Petitioners cannot but perceive, from the late vio-
lent conduct of the Roman Catholics in Ireland, that their object
k not religious liberty, but political power their Priesthood
openly setting servants against their mitten, tenants against their
landlords, and subjects against their Sovereign,for political purposes
" That your Petitioners are strongly convinced that the Ro-
om Catholic Alsocidion ' are affecting the sovereignty of Ireland,
and are systematically labouring to weary the Legislature by the
importvilit of their demands, and to intimidate the Government
by the display of their numbers.
" That your Peddoners are fully persuaded that the Roman
Catholics can give seedy a partial or divided allegiance to a Pro-
testant Government ;—and they strongly, but respectfully, main-
tabu that to grant the demands of the Roman Catholics, and thus
to place men of a divided allegiance on a level with men whose
allegiance is sound and perfect—would be injustice to more than
twelve millions of Protestants, and treason to a Protestant Con-
stitution.

" Confident, therefore, that the admission to pnlitleal power of
men whose religion is intolerant—who yield supreme allegiance to
a Foreign Pmentate—who strive to gain their object by wearying
the Legislature—and by intimidating the Government ;would be

dcstritaive of religious and civil liberty. and utterly subversive of
our Protestant Constitution; your Petitioners most earnestly be-
seech your Honourable House to withhold political power from
the Homan Catholics.

" And your, Petitioners win ever pray." ate.
Upon the motion of J. PILKINOTON, Esq. seconded
by T. H. CRANie Esq. it was resolved that Earl Bean.
champ be requested to present the Petition to the House
of Lords. and W. A. Roberts, Esq. that to the Com-
mons. It was then moved that the Bailiff do leave the
Chair, which was taken by James FRYER, Esq. when
the cordial thanks of the Meeting were unanimously
voted to the Bailiff, on the proposition of the Rev. Mr.
TAYLOR, seconded by E. It. NISHOLAII, Esq. Mr.
WILLIAMS expressed his grateful acknowledgements
for the hcmour. and said he most heartily concurred in
the objects and proceedings of the Meeting. It was
then proposed to give three times three cheers, which
was done in a most enthusiastic manner.