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the period when their lordships', by the just and unanimous
voice of their deluded countrymen, were placed in a situation'
to assert the legal . and constitutional independence which be-
longed to them. The bill, in his opinion, was an arbitrary and
despotic bill, and a measure calculated to destroy the Protest-
ant. interest in Ireland.
." The Bishop of ROCHESTER opposed the bill; he objected to
the clergy being called un.apart from the rest of the community
to pay for the repairs, &c. of churches. It would be quite as
reus.mahle to ask thee LOrd Chancellor and the judges to re-
build Westminster-hall, if it happened to be burnt down. From
the Moment the clerk at the table should in reference to this bill
here pronounce the words "le Roi le vent," his Majesty would
have publicly violated the engagements of the coronation oath.
The noble earl on the other side had last year stated, that with-
out the assistance of the clergy neither the resident nobility and
gentry, nor the magistracy and civil force, could have succeeded
iu repressing disturbance in Ireland. He trusted that even if
this measure became law, the clergy-would evince their Chris-
tian feeling by persisting in well doing, although doubtless they
might be held excusable for taking less interest in the public
;;welfare under a state of things by which they were oppressed
and deprived of their just rights and .privileges. Besides, it must
be borne in mind that the power of the clergy to promote the
public peace would be lessened by a measure which deprived
them of the ability to interfere with effect, or even to protect
themselves.-
The-Bishop of EXETER moved that the debate be adjourned
till to-morrow.
Earl Gm y, knowing that many noble lords were anxious to
speak on the question, acceded to the proposition, but expressed
a hope that the discussion might be brought to a close to-morrow.
The motion for an adjournment of the debate was agreed to,
, and the house adjourned at a quarter to one o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17.
The ,eallery was opened at a quarter-past twelve.
P Mr. LUMPTRE presented a petition from Thomas Atcheson,
formerly a captain in the Artillery, stating that he had en-
tered the Royal Artillery in 1804, and discharged his duty with
an unblemished character • that he was discharging his military
duties at Malta, 1823, when he received, through the military
authorities, a requisition of the Roman Catholic Church to toll
a bell and fire from patteraroes, used by the churches and mo
nastei ies, a description of salute peculiar to the worship of the
Host at mass, and the processions of the images of the tutelar
saints, under the directions and signals of the priests conduct-
ing the worship; that he was engaged to serve his Majesty. under
the obligations of a Protestant oath and worship, enjoined on
the acceptance of his commission, which oath denounced these
ceremonies as idolatrous; that the petitioner addressed a letter
to his commanding officer, respectfully stating his objections to
carry these religious ceremonies into effect; and that the conse-
quence was, that the duty was performed by the garrison
gunner, without any censure being passed upon the petitioner,
either by the commanding officer or the lieutenant-governor of
Malta, but that after a lapse of eight months he-was brought to
trial on a charge of disobedience, in not carrying into effect an
order to fire signals at Fort Angelo, and for writing .a letter to
his commanding officer of remonstrance, and that on this
chirge he was dismissed the service. The petition prayed the
house to adopt means for investigating the transaction, in order
to obtain a revision of the sentence. A discussion ensued on
this petition which was ordered to lie on the table. After re-
ceiving other petitions the Speaker adjourned the house at three
o'clock.
The Speaker resumed the chair at a few minutes after five
o'clock.