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long the advocate of the Catholic claims, had ec
knowledged that there was something to be appre_
headed from the spiritual influence of the Pope
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been guilty. He had all along thought it dangeroes
—so did now the Right Honourable Gentleman._..
But there was one other point upon which he would
beg leave to say one word. The Right Honourable
Gentleman had said, that he would never discuss the
question, whether he had misinformed the House, et
the Catholici had retracted the cession of the vets,
This was all very well between the Catholics and the
Right Honourable Gentleman, but not so bet
ween
that Right Honourable Gentleman and the Hnue
for if the House had been so influenced by that pro-
position as to have suddenly resolved upon some sem.
marl proceeding, that Right Honourable Gentlerm
would have obtained from the House a consent upon
a condition,. which condition would never hare been
fulfilled. He concluded, with entering his .pretest
against the principle of chirging intolerance upon the
exercise of one's own judgment upon a great politi.
cal question. . •
•
Mr. GRATTAN said, that he had-never charg-
ed his mind upon the great question of the -Catheirc
Claims, the course he had pursued had been punted
by others—when Mr. Fox presented the Petitions of
the Catholics, he did not enter into the considera-
tion of the.small items of minor expediency; that war
for tite,Pornmittee to do—and he fnoved fora Crini-
mittee ; 'so had he (Mr. Grattan) dune. lie sup.
potted the broad qftgstion, and reserved the miner
questions of qualifications, limitations, security, for
the Committee. He first asked them to go into the
Committee. It had been. argued on the ground of
provision of security in another place—it was alhet-
ed to be a question of complicated consideration, this
was then an arsument for going into the Committee;
besides, the Pope was then an independent power, or
at least a power dependant upon England ; but now
the Pope was who dependant upon France---and
it was to be remembered, that the actual situation of
the Pope was a mere ingredient in the question.
Mr. HUTCHINSON complained of the want of
candour and discretion evinced by the Right Hon.
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the observations
he had made upon the speech of his Right Honoura.
ble Friend. He thought that the wise suggestion of
his Right Honourable Friend ought to have been
attended to, and that all vain controversy should hive
been avoided in the introduction of such a Petition. Of
the question of vrro he would hazard no opinion
whatever, but he thought it hard to turn it now as
an objection against the Catholic Claims. The tight
Honourable Gentleman seemed to forget who the pe.
titioners were. He seemed not only disposed to over.
look the justice of their claims,- but to slight the none
bers, rank, respectability, and opelence of the peti-
tioners themselves. He warmly vindicated the lops
alty of the Catholics; they were a.btxly of men, eho
had uniformly evinced an unshaken attachment to
the Monarchy and the Constitution. They sought
nothing that was incompatible with the national se.
curity to grant. They had suffered severely from mis.
conception and ignorance; and were entitled to the
privileges
of the Constitution upon ground of Com-
mon justice and policy.
Doctor DUIGENAN asked the Speaker what
question was before the House ;—the Speaker stated
it and then put it, when it was agreed to without any
further observation.

Mr. HUTCHINSON presented a Petition from
the Roman Catholics ofthe County of the City of Cork,
which was ordered to lie on the.table.
Mr, PARNELL presented a Petition from the
Roman Catholics of the Queen's County, in Ireland,
which was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. FOSTER was about to propose drat the Home should go
Into a Committee on the Irish Distilleries, when on thasuggeetion
of Sir JOlin New PORT, it was agreed that that subject should*
deferred till Thursday.
Mr. LUSHINGTON brought up the RepOtt et ilteCoinott-
tee of Supply respecting the Army Estimates, when the Resolu-
tions were severally read and agreed toi.profww:, with the taw-
standing, on the suggestion of Sir T. Tu ZTON and Mr.MA,..RICI
Frrz comm.*, that the discussion upon the Report should b:..• de-
ferrecl till the further consideration of the Report on Friday.
he second, reading of the Cbaritabk Donations was Post.
poned till Thursday.
Mr. CALCRAPT moved for certain Papsrs relating to the
Engineers and Artillery, as to their numbers and effectivs strengths
which were ordered. . .• .
SCHELDT EXPEDITION.
The Order of the Day for going into the Committee appointed
to inquire into the Policy and Conduct of the Expedition to the
Scheldt having been read—on the question that the Speaker leave
the Chair,
The Honoutable FREDERICK ROBINSON rose, =debars
ved, that Strangers were present.
The Gallery was, of course, immediately cleared.

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