The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-21 00:00:00

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of Londonderry
a great body of the inletbitanta of which was against-
Catholic Emancipation.
Mr. W. POLE stud Mr. M. FITZGERALD mu.
Wally explained.
Mr. HUTCHINSON affirmed, that there was
complete revolution in the sentiments of the Proles.
tauts of Ireland, and be thought the day could not
be far distant, when that revolution of sentimect
would lead to the concession of every thing which the
Catholics required.
Mr. FITZGERALD denied that the Petition had
been smuggled about; but he confessed that it had
been communicated with as little publicity as possi.
ble, to avoid any agitation of the public mind:.—it
.had even been placed in the centre of a commercial
city, in Dublin, that those who wished might know
its contents, and those who had liberality enough of
sentiment might sign it.—lt had also been advertised,
and the names were now being printed, in order to
show that it had been signed by the majority of the
commercial and landed property in Ireland. lie re.
peated that the greater portion of the signatures was
from the North. The commercial body in lielfaa
and Newry had signed it ; also those who represented
tho commercial property of Dubliu, of Cork, and
of Limerick : and would the Right lion. Doctor cad
these an insignificant portion of the wealth of Ire-
land?
. De: DUIG ENAN maintained that the Petition
was smuggled about in a clandeetioe manner. Ito
knew instances where persons who went to see it,
were aske&first of all if they meant to sign it? and
if they declined saying whether they would, or not,
they were refused the perusal of it. When the name<
were printed, they would then know whether they
did represent what they were asserted to do; but he
was certain that there were many Protestants of the
first eminence who reprobated Catholic Emanci.
Pa• tion With regard to the Protestant
_Petition, he
knew that various arts were used to obtain signatures:
many shopkeepers in Dublin, whose subsistence de.
pended upon their trade, were threatened with a ge-
neral combination to ruin them if they did not sign
it. lie knew this could be prOvecl.—lie could men-
tion several counties where the Petition. was rejected
with disdain by the Grand Juries; and therefr
had grounds for saying that it did not contai

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majority of the Commercial property of Ireland.
would mention an instance of a Dissenting Mini
in the country, who signed the Petition, •wl,
hunted out of his church by his congregation,
reproached with the opprobriotis name of -
' Judas. [A laugh.]
Mr. CRAIG declared, that three-fourths
Protestant population of Belfast, was more fay
ble to the Catholic claims.
I Colonel VERMEER, said; that a great pot,
the Protestants of Limerick, was not favourable
Catholic Emancipation.

The Petition was ordered to lie on the table.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT rose to present a Petflii
from the Roman Catholics of. the Count, anJ
and County of Waterford,
,signed by a tart
of men of great respectablikty, both landed an.
mercial.
The Honourable Baronet was thee proceeding
comment In a tone of strong- animadversior
those gross and groundless calumnies, whi
been propagated by a certain quarter, sot
Roman Catholics of Ireland, when he was cal.
order by
Mr. POLE CAREW, on the ground of .
being orderly, to allude to what had passed
former debate.

Sir J. NEWPORT said, that in speaking t(
tition, which complained of these calumnias,
a right to advert to them, as they had been sent
on the public, in the shape of a pamphlet
Right Hon. and Learned Doctor opposite. He
moved that the Petition be brought up.
Dr. DUIGENAN said, that any thing he had
against the Roman Catholics of Ireland in any
debate, he had said against the whole body, al
against those-of Waterford or any other coi
Ireland; therefore he could net see why the
Hon. Baronet should have made any allusion
He reminded him (Dr, D.) of Harlequin in tl
tomime building up a castle of pasteboard .
might knock it down nith his wand of lath—besi(
it would have been more proper if the Hon.'
man had reserved the eloquence of which the)
so much every night, till Thursday next, w)
should have plenty of opportunity to answer
Doctor's) opinions about the Roman Catholic
[A laugh.]—The Petition was then brought
read, and ordered.to lie upon the .table.
itEPEAL OF THE LEGIIIikTIVE UNION.
itailUTCHlNSOYigaiStit I was not I
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tension to bring before the Route the question
Repeal of the Legislative Ultilbn; upon tin
.(Tuesday, 28th) for which it at present stood.
sees at the same fiMe anxious to'have it distinct!
derstood, that his sentiments upon the whole .
great question remained unaltered--arcumstal
however, wholly unconnected with his opinions
the subject, might have occurred to render tht
ponement at this particular time expedient...--[.
hear)]—He did therefore now postpone it,
should, upon a future day, state when he .
finally bring it forward. •
COLONEL MBIAHON.
Mr. HORNER postponed file Motien respecting
Colonel. M'Mahon from-Wednesday till We&
so'nttight.
GOLD COIN BILL.
Mr. POLE CAREW, on the question that
Report of the Gold Coin Bill be brongrht up, /
oppose the question, but thought-that the
part of the_Bill, ivhickbad the tlf;ct to
offer
for gold, than its; nominal • value, - was eapai
amendment.
fir TH0M.1.3 TURTON said, that the
was one which he bad long foreseen as one of
evitable consequences of the present system,
Mr. TAYLOR, jun. deprecated-the interft
of any Government between the national Btinl
the public credit—it had been at all times ruin,
eitlort or to-both. -
A Member, whole name we could not barb,
et:94llT ins -
a few observations.
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of loxert;illl;'o:;sl.K,olE9TaionONacEtioenosnideomt
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