The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-06 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—WEDNEsoss.

Lord BEXLBY (late Mr. Vansittart) was introluced
by Lords Colchester and Maryborough, and took the .
oaths and his seat.
Lord KENYON presented a petition from the Arch-
deaconry of Leicester, against that part of the late mar-
riage Act which regards the granting of licenses.
The Bill for building a Chain Bridge across the Se-
vern at Howe, near Oloucester, was read a second time.
The Irish Chancellor of the Exchever's Bill, thn
Exchequer Bills Bill, the Transfer of Aids' Bill, and
the Annual Du'ies Bill, were read a second tilue.—Ad-
jourued.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-4EDNSSDAY.
The SPZAKSR took the Chair at four o'ciock.
A Person biought up the Marshal of the king's Bench
Returns.
The Report of the Committee on the new Leaden-
bridge was brought tip by Mr. Alderman Woon, and
leave was given to bring in a Bill for rebuilding the
bridge.
The Scotch Creditors' Bill was read a third time, *4

pawed.
the Irish Assessed Taxes Repral Bill was ri ad" a
second time, and ordered to be coartnittrri.—Kepert to.

morrow.

JESUITS IN IRELAND.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE rose for the purposeof pre:ea.-
ing the petition of which he hail yesterday given noti. e.
The petition was from an individual named Wil! a a
Parker, of the city of Cork, who was better knoo a to
other honourable Members of that House than to hie"
(Sir T. Lethbridge). E. was known, he understood, is
particular to the Hon. Member for Cork. He was anx-
ious to be understood that there were many allegaloos
in the petition for the truth of which be would not
vouch, and one in particular, which related is the con-
duct of an individual employed by the British Govera-
ment in a foreign colony. He could not vouch for the
troth of that allegation in the absence of the indisidual
charged, and in the absence of the answer which be
might produce. He prefaced that for the purpose of
guarding himself from any imputation of von hing fur
the allegations generally in the petition, or the apt-chic
charge against*the individual. That person was Lieute-
nant-Colonel Christopher Bird, Colonial Secretary at the
Cape of Good Hope, through whose hands, he believed,
that the business of the colony had passed for many
years. The Hon. Gentleman then read the petition,
which set forth that the petitioner, Wm. Parker, late of
Cork, who proceeded in the year 1519 to the Cape of
Good Hope, had seen with great uneasiness the late cala-
mi,ies in Ireland, and he feared that .the House hal
not received a fair representation of th 9 real canoe
of these calamities. In his opinion, they were owing
to the secret and insidious designs and practices of
the Jesuits—(Hear: and a laugh)—a rlitical and rs-
Lmi
ligious sect, which was founded by Pope Paul the Third.
---The history of the Jesuits proved their general oppo-
sition to the principles of liberty. Thougu they acre a
learned body, the information they collected was not ex.-
ercised with a view of counteracting su rstition or ig-
nee, but for the nourishment of -y.—
(Hear, and laughter.) In the words of Hume, they re-
tired away all the distinction of morality. In opposition
to these societies, a union of loyallYs was founded by
King William the 'I hird, of glorioits and immortal m--
mory—(Hear, and a laugh), and the petition concluded,
by praying the house to institute an inquiry into the
baneful practices of the Jesuits.—(llear.) By the Bull
of Pope Pius the Seventh, the Jesuits were re-established
in 1814. The petition also prayed an inquiry into their
conduct, not only in England and Ireland,. but in the
colonies, particularly in the Cafe of Good Hope, where
Lieut.-Colonel Bird was Colonial Secretary, who was
himself a Jesuit (loud laughing), and the brother of a
priest, through whose baneful influence he (Faker)
severely suffered.—(Laughing.) With regard to the
Jesuit establishments in Ireland, the existence of which
had been denied, be considered that Irish newspapers
were as good authority as the public press in this coon,
try. lu those papers he frequently saw notices of the
Jesuit schoo!s. ft could not be forgotten that an hon.
baronet had declared in the house, in 1814, that 30,01:01.
was remitted from Rome to found a Jesuit establishment •
in Ireland. Clore upon that followed the Bull of Pope
Pius re-establishing the Jesuits. That sum of 30,0001.
was expended on building an establishment, which for-
Overly went by the name of Castle Brown, bat was at
present known by the appellation of Collightany. Wh t
, the object of those Jesuits was he did not know, as they
were not famous in disclosing their views—(hear ! and
a laugh), but he was sure they were not idle since, as
they have extended their plans to other parts of lraand.
There was a chapel in Hardwicke-street, in Dublin, un-
der their care. It therefore excited surprise when he
heard Irish Members, and in particular an hon. Irish
county member, say that he never heard of Jesuit esta-
blishments there. There was another establishment at
a place called Harold's Cross, the purchaser of which .
was Doctor Murray, a Roman Catholic priest, and was
called the coadjutor of the Catholic Bishop. If the qnes-
lion was asked what harm have the Jesuits done ? he
would answer by asking another, what good have they
done?—(A laugh.) He would not be put down
in the performance of a solemn duty by any
laugh or manner, or by any thing but fair argu-
ment. If they had Lot done harm, the Jesuits
would not have been expelled from several kingdoms.
It was known to every man who read history, that con-
stant resolutions were taken by different states to get lid
of them. They were expelled from Chica in 1752; from
Paraguay in 17 63 ; from France in the same year ; from
Bohemia in 1766; from Spain in 1747 ; from Naples and
Parnsa in •1765. Even Bonaparte, who knew men's mo-
tives, and who knew their's, would not allow them to r. -
main in Frame, subject to the authority of their General
at Rome. This lie said on the authority of a work whicit
was read in and oat of every literary society—Duette
O'Meara's work. It was no idle fear to apprehend every
thing from the Jesuits in Ireland. Their existence teemed
with danger to the State. He had heard gentl. men from
time to time attribute tile disorders of Ireland to ditfereut
causes; he had seenthe most profound mystery observed
in the statementof these causes; but why should they no:
speak out, anti confess that the Jesuits were at the bot,o:a
of all?—(A laugh.) There had long been in that COAT.-
try some undergrounded plot at work, dark, ;luster:-
ous, and unfathomable—terrible front its privacy, and as
the condition of society proved, its extensive ramifications
savoured strongly of Jesuitical manufacture. The adv.-
rates of Popish. emancipation bad often said that the d•s-
orders in Ireland had nu reference to religi msdiffereoccs,
but in opposition to that, he would refer to die speech of
the present Att-rney-lieneral of Ireland, in the rere-,t
trials of some of the ICibbondnien, are as ayociatios
composed exclusively of Catholics, leagued together to:
purposes dangerous b.) the Constitution. Here thrti teas
an admission that the disturbances in Ireland were of a
religious nature. And, in fact, entry titan %he at all