The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-06-24 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

notnii oP LARDS, Jove 2S.
In the appeal " Lord Waterpark r. Austin'," Mr. Nolan fbr
the Appellant, and Mr. Rfeliards fur the Itespondent%, wok,
litard upon points of law arising out of the care the Juagesber
fag prevent).
The LORD CHANCELLOR, after steam the facts of ate
m and summing up IR! arguments of Counsel, movett to pat
questiOns to the Judges, which were agreed to. De material
point was as to the construction of a lease is Ireland, whet
It was renewable on new lives for ever, *llly for byre during
the term of ninety nine years. The questions were handed to
the Judges.
CATHOLICS OF IRELAND.
The Marquis WELLESLEY said he rose for the
purpose of giving notice of a motion upon a subject'
of the deepest importanceto the isttereats of the em-
pire. Early in the present Session a motion was
made to take into consideration the state of Ireland,
• which, under circumstances that then emitted, he I
did not think it advisable to concur in.. Subseqaent-,
ly a motion was proposed to take into consideration
the state of the laws affecting his Majesty's Roman
'Catholic subjects in Ireland, to which he, feeling
the essential importance of conciliating that clas4 of ;
his Majesty's subjects, and thereby giving unity and 1
strength to the empire, had felt it hit duty to sup-
port.
That motion, however, met the fate of the ;
former proposition, was not accodedsto by their
• Lordships. Since that, in the Ppweis entrusted to
him by the Priuce Regent with a view to the (omit*. I
tion of an Administrations it had beendistinctly laid
down as a basis of that Administration, that the
claims of the Catholics should be taken into early
consideration, with a view to a final and conciliatory
adjustment. Under these circumstatiCes he wished
to give notice of his intention to bring 'forward a
proposition for the purpose of pledging ibis House
to an early consideration next Session (it being im-
possible, be was afraid, to go into that consideration
during the present Session) of the laws affecting the
-Catholics, with a view to such final and conciliatory
adjustment as might be conducive to the stability of
the Protestant Establishment and the general satis-
• Taction and concord of all classes of his Majesty's
icbjects. For the sake of convenience he thought
it better not to make the motion till next week, and
therefore gave notice for to-morrow.sennight (Wed-
nesday next).
• - Earl GUY declared his determination to sop-
• port the motion, and expressed his great satisfaction
• that the subject was now to be brought forward tin•
der new, and, he trusted, happier auspicetthan had
hitherto attended it.. Ile could not help, however,
congratulating himself and the country,Un what had re-
cently occurred. Yesterday it was exactly 5 years since
the present Parliament—a Parliament which was as-
sembled in consequence of the dismissal of an Admi-
nistration for introducing a something into the Mu-
tiny Bill, in favour of the Catholics, and which had
been since called a little something in the Mutiny
JIM.

The Earl of BUCKINOHAIVISHIRE rose to or-
der, contending that the Noble Earl was irregularly
going into the discussion of the question.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he was afraid
he bad suffered the House to get into a very disor-

deny state—a discussion of the subject was highly
Irregular, there being previously a question before
the House.
The Earl of ROSSLYN observed, Oat had the
qaestibn been put for the Lords to be suMmoited ter
Wednesday, it would have been perfepily compe-
tent for his Noble Friend (Earl Grey) tiilnve, pro-
ceeded.
• The Marquis WELLESLEY said, if he had been
guilty of any Irregularity, he had been sanctioned by
the Noble and Learned Lord on the woolsack, who
had assented to his giving-his notice.
The LORI) CHANCELLOR. said, he con eived
that the Noble Marquis merely intended to give a
notice.
The Marquis WELLESLEY replied, that he had
mentioned to the Noble and Learned Lord,. that he
bad intended to explain distinctly the grounds of
giving his notice.
The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE said, he
bad heard the conversation between the Noble Mar-
quis and his Noble and Learned Friend, and he un-
derstood the former to state that lie merely intended
to give the notice.
Earl GREY, who had also heard the conversation,
contended, that the Noble Marquis had distinctly
mentioned the manner iu which he intended to give
the notice.
The Marquis WELLESLEY coiled upon the.
Noble and Learned Lad to ao.hlia jupticet., by stat-
ing whae he actually did u_y.
The LORD CHANCELLOR. aid, ho would not
do so irregular a thing.•
The Marquis WELLESLEY said, he was then
to understand that it was too irregular to do him
justice.
The conversation was suspended whilst Lord Chief
lred

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Justice Mansfield deliver the unanimous opinion
of the Judges in the Appeal Case, that the Lease in
question was renewable for ever, and the further
consideration of the Appeal was ordered for to-mor-
TOW.

The likrquis WELLESLEY gfeliiitilliat the
Lords be summoned for Wednesday ne*t.-',1:.,
Ea►l GREY said, he was about to stete.to the
House when he was interrupted, that yesterday it
was exactly fire years since this Parliament first met,
after the dismission of an Administration for bring-
ing forward as inadequate measure in favour of the
Catholics ; he said inadequate, because he felt it to
be so ; but was, at the same time, satisfied that more
could not have been airried at that .period. It woeld
be recollected under what circumstances ihia,Paflia,
ment was assetaided—a cry was sent forth through
the countrii against the dismissed Adatinialsation
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4•Ast De • upon the _..embers of which Avery •Preiir 4- I Yv for Cali ng'der the House, which stpoel fob
quy was cast, for the effort which they had' to- IThursday next, be discharged. lie here wishes! to
--wards the conciliation of his Majesty's Roman Ca. express his sense of the very, proper,
.frank; and
tholic subjects. Yet he had now the satisfaction to ; manly conduct of -his Majesty's Covernment re-
i witness, and he congratulated himself and the coon- , calling these Orders, without attaching sny condi.
.;* try on the-sweet, that in this very Parliament the tions to the *peal that were likely to frustrateits
. lteuse , ofcarman' hadagreed to a proposition, the effects. , Vicar,heor, !1' To Say wee mightrbe un-
• objeccof wish* was the complete conciliation of his necessary, hitt to have. said less, would be unfaitAo.
• • 'hi ijestesillessan Catholic subjects, and that ppm.. wards Ids' Majhry'it Goierument. As,a hienn4er of
sit•on It forward by one who was; Member of .tba,t Rouse, as 'one of the countryand es behalf of
the A tinder whose auspices this•Parlia. the Manufacturing and commercial triter's% he now
• '"!net t wee eseensbled.. 'This would tenth him stilt !banked tlrityte 'pi Trank and 'Manly kondnet. which
foreildy.tn.persesere in the line of duty, whit. they' bad 101111,W. [near, heer!}: , Nothing was
tier obloquy mitOst be aestispon him, satisfied that farther from his intention, than theme* of indulging
sootier or later his motives would be justified to the any thing like a mistaken triumph on the present oc-