Star.
London, England, 1829-04-04 00:00:00

Bering, it .17das'atost conscientiously. that tie ammo,
plishment of this measure will tenJ most strongly apt',
endanger the Church of Ireland, I ho'd it to be my
bounden duty, as wßishop of the United Church, te-
em my vote against it. It is with sincere regret dun,
1' ilO4 Ortir in -the .eitavation wf. opposing. at. Measure
brringht foward by "the IlobleDilkisit the head of his
Majesty% Gevernment. • This is the first measure upon
wittch it has ever-beers wstesisfoitenistobsopposed to
that Noble Duke, and I say, with, the deepen. diem:
silty; that I :hope it /Oho the last.. . . .
•:: • The Bishop of DURHAM -said-.-Ever Since the
close of the last . Session • of. Partisan!** • I-. have i fro.,
quendy cantetnplated this question •as woe ywhich
most again mime forward :far. - dittos** in thii
Hon.,. and I . have eadeaveured 'by 'every posiihle.
mesas to persuade myself of ;the pulley wither men
to 'being adopted.-bar I have - not been -able :to
bring myself to ,such
.a. persuasion ; for whenever I con
template thelubjce4 I find myself in *difficulty which
it is impossible to overcome. -I have for arsine time
past looked upon the present crisis ....nit fearful antici-
pations, The Right Reverend Prelate mid, that the
ptesent measure. if-granted, .w9eicl, certainly eidaPter
the well.alfected • patt- of the PPOttitillit waintassityot
Iteland, whilst, by pat dolly granting the • wishes wt' the
Citholics, it would only render- them more disaffected?
sod more turbulent in their endeavours to -Obtain the
rest. -The* feta-firm persuaded me that the time mast
a sole arrive when these persons, encouraged -by welt
they have already Obtained. will proceedfartheesral
farther in acts of riot and intimidation, until they AA
secure to themselves that object for which .they.:haver
all along been &Mag. 'What that object is, is no longer
Metter of. doubt, , for,•%iwith whatever '.fael!s. we .stony
charge the Catholic Association, we. twestot unrest'
confess that they have torbeen guilty of dissinalation.
They' have distinctly declared' that the. Measure called
Catholic Emancipatien, is far from beingthe object ut
Whieb.they have aimed. and forvrhich they atilt !need to
exert themselves. They have 'dirt:tar said that the me.;
sure now before your Lordships .viciotd *amen the
ohjeet which" they . have in 'view. What • that object
is is no longer concealed. It is neither more nor less
than the sabversiiin of the PrOteitaht Church. Theft*
Oh:citations 'whiCh I have thus vennited to submit tit
your Lordihips are such as,' a oho t time hence, *.might
not be so patiently listened to lo thialonse ; for I fear
the*titne it not &tent when iProtestantilishop may
not have it in-his 'poster to *liter his Sentiments 'in
this house' With the Same freedom With on this 'oc-
casion, as on former (*canons. I have 'been permitted
to enjoy. Amongst a 'variety of objections' to' this
Measure 1 have this, and if it bewilf founded-Land I
itn. sure such Of your Lordships 'as are ` acquainted
with the sentiments Of the le 'of England know
that it is so—the objection is fatal.it is, that the resent
Measure never will give satisfaction tethe Prinestants
if this Empire. •It has beat admitted- ln. both Houses
Of Pailiathent that the ptesent Bill ' is netball ihdos-
sistent with' 'the Protestant 16%6thtidos of this country,
bit is an actual infringement 'upon' the Protesteht
Constitution 0.'1698. ' It is' said that"the :Main -psi&
Mirk of that -Ctlisititirtion Of. 108 is.- that 'it *mired
lo ibis country the 'tutees:ion 'to 'the' thronelhat
are are *never again to '?- bite boy -other'lhikt 'aiPro-
testint' King. and' that' alrthe means adopted' for the
exclusion of Papists !font the ton Housetois Legislatate
Ind the high ogees* of State weie' had retriorse to' in
tome degree antecedent to that revelrition, or subsequent
to it, bat not at the tisise-of it. 'The incomistenty of this
argument 'With' that 'which I bhforenoticed 'Must iiiiiibi.
mous to your Lordships, and' Ileare' thole byliellibir
they are used to reconcile their. lam nit prepared tit
deity but that the bitter 'statement:May be founded bit
truth. but with your Lordihipt leaee I will'euter a littM
Into particulars. ' / believe thee. if no onewho Mistimed
the history Of thii country aright who is net ptepatediti
acknowledge that the events'of 3 68tr conititured what I:
ani Warranted in calling a Prigesther Revolistion,l meal
it revolution for Protestant' purports 1 that the bresirobieci
if it was to enstite the pestering* maintenance'of Ptah
test int indication; in this ' country, 'mid to exile&
P . piste from sitting in tither Hesse Of. Path ;men', ot
filling offices or _great trust ' or' pones in the 'State.
Nei* what I Contend for' is this. that the admissions
Created for 'theta in' the present Balls not only, as
indeed, has been' ever aekhduledged; an infringement
upon the Constitution' if 1088.' but a complete • 'ob-
trusion of 'every: principle "upon 'whieh- Constitutional
enactments were 'Wilde • for 'the greater ' pant of 'a
Country 'before the Revelation.' as well as ever since.
ham ewer; that 'in 'the. history' of the' Constitution
anomalies of ill sorts will 'be -found ; that some-
times Protestants ' had ' the ' ascendancy. ' sometimes
Papists. The effect of this alteration Of power- was,
'that every thing 'Was thrown into -confusion,- aid
'that the nsachine'never"worked properly until it 'was
'Mille escloshrely 'Protestant. These 'were the opi.
Diens Of our forefathers ; odd; whatever May' be our
own boasted wisdom, I `mast' be-pellnitted • to' Say,.
that I think 'their sentiments are sot 'altogether to be
despised. A Right Revetendfrelate has contended,
'that is: settial of the penal laws wet. repealed since
the -Revolution, 'that the principles 'of that gtest eet-
• element' Welt tberefate'broken in non; and:that there.
fete' tissehting to'the' present
.meastrte is'ealy going
'One iteplarthar. Nose'thit strikes me as molt er-
' reneotas. The -penal itatelet It. not :necessary; to the
•Piritestantisntof fhe Coattitation; ill that is now 'might
to be contended for 'is that °Minted character -of the
'Ltiislattstc Mit IbtiMlC has 'been recommended on
'a 'principle Of expediency.' ill 'Right Reverend-Prelate
'bat said that fititte'pelicy add eipediesty will warrant
'ti'Meisure of this inmate. I' am 'now,_ my Lords,. to
learn for the first time that"moral obligations in pOli.
' deal matiettitte tot the unseat in any 61 the ter Lions
.of Pt ivittelife: l'have alwayslaboined a aderthe flares-
' sihtYthit eepidiehty trail battheirechtidal y consideration
-4hist Ihelelir. 61' 'tity eraralWays'ld•be.lthe'pribrury
,"mirdatet agritlet.Yott' may lasi* a grotuid-ht expediency,,
barins. first itsk4l6otielies Whititer,lit admittinehat,
'.,meat do not Oblate Wine higher piaci Ote ? Ndir; wit WO.
'plied' shall be Nit trims under me. r yii I 'condone On
' nittatthal the peculiar and illithietlie theriettrittic i,f the
'Constitution nr'thit. etitintty illts. Pietesphtisus. 'Nows•
-thennithearlthmanClitikilits' Me adusitted,,itlases *ki
,thavairta ticlasite ebaratter; and licqUires limited ebai
a,40 let that btit.onte he'given, and. ell thrift*
". Siix the* Chttreh ever -enjnyed is ataiihilited. Ism
nous% as to 'the pattichier securities resented bt
' 0441 i 4,tha ' whole of my 'pre sent isbservition#
•7'llike-pretietitsary. 'My' 'deliberate 't.rovittinn' is,..th
. fresh the moment 'Roman • -Catholics 'rise-riettritt '
-iiiio the .I;egibtirure,. we are enable 'to 'say `hovii4ol rt
' etelltajusfit in,Vithei Minato, Parliameat 'Oaf Mit*
'llibtistesst.'behow lung we may' continue' to hale
' Prittistuat lifts ; and were aid an root as theedstige
t4is.iitimisiiettel tikeplition could Ow 611116taidi
i' "ltesaitthber.
• - tor.' my tords.vitisethis:Autt
-*.e.te Vout--this idnilvielon ante 'a reed t 0.41 Wow*
ifiwiqOale. l'acit Oly eldbirtoftiatitsetebfkiin,
' ihtentrek44lllllllo *fat I *a ate Seglutfliblitrit'bi VW-
o 'hi lepporied' Iltti Mflß 'siSetttekt.to