The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-04-25

From the New York Commercial Advertiser, Apil2
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
The packet ship William Thompson, Capt. Max
well, arrived this morning from Liverpool BY this
arrival we have received our files Of London papers
10 the 10th Of March, and Liverpool to the nth.
Mr. Peel brought forward the "Catholic Relief
Bill, and the 3" Irish Elective Franchise Bill; on
Tuesday the i0iiI of March. Some conversation a.
rose between the Minister and several members rela-
tive TO the proprlety of allowing reasonable time to
prepare for the final discussion of these bills The
result was, that the bills received their first reading
without debate, and were to be called up for the Sc
cond reading on Tuesday the 18th of March, Mr.
Peel said that, if there should not be time or oppor
tuny for going with it then, it might be deferred
TO any future day the House might see convenient.
The papers of the whole week from the 9th to the
l4th, both inclusive, are almost entirely filled with in
ridcntal debates in both Houses Of Parliament arising
the presentation Of petitions for and against the
Catholic Bills On the 18th, the Earl Of WiDchclsea
concluded violent speech against the Catholics, by
moving
" That an humble Address be presented to his Ma
jesy, praying that he would be gracously pleased to
order to be laid upon their Lordships' table Return
of all the Roman Catholic Clergy in Great Britain
and Ireland, specifying the number of parochia clcr-
gy as also those holding ular bishoprcs and other
dlentes and the districts of which they have super
intendence also the number of foreigners acting as
Roman Catholic Clergy in Ireland, whether regular
secular the number of houses and seminares I'M
der the direction of the order and society of Jesuts
the names and number of other Roman Catholic or
ders in Great Britain and Ireland together with the
number of inmates of the different converts and mon
asteries."
The Duke of wellington replied in very energetic
and decided terms We have room to quote only the
following passage.
lie admitted that he had, in conjunction with his
Rt. Hon. colleagues advised his majesty upon the
present They had recommended tile intro
ducon of the proposed hs-(Eiear, hear;) and they
had received not only the sanction. but the support Of
his mnjesy. (Tlear hear) lie had h. conceived,
discharged his duty faithfully. He had done what lie
considered became him a minister of the Crown
(he'r y and he had done that upon his own RESPONSE
bility.-(Hear, hear.) He had done that which, in
his opinion, would tend to the benefit Of this country
and the Tranquility Of Iroilnd-<hcrr, hear D and he
had undertaken it Notwithstanding tie No Popery
cry. He would say boldly, that the religion of this
country, as established by law was not endangered
iota by the proposed measures it would remain
precisely the same as at present He did not consider
himself called upon at the present moment enter in
to defence of the proposed measures, but when the
proper time arrived, he trusted he should be fully able
to demonstrate to their Lordshps the necessity of them
As to the formation of new Administration, he
u,ud NOT dwell uDOn that subject he would leave If