Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-05-21
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don dates 10 ,ha evening Of The I'd. and Liy.
erpool 10 the 4lh ult We have cleaned
the following from our correspondents at.
stracts
THE CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL.
Exactly n, 3 O'Clock on The 3lst uf March
Mi Secretary Peel appeared at their Lord
SHIPS bar, aud brought up mfs sage from
The Commons, praying the concurrence of
heir lofdsbips TO the Roman Catholic Relief
Bill
As soon a. the title offhe bill was read bv
the Lord Chancellor. several other Iordship.
welcomed II with loud cheers. Mr. Peel then
presented The bill TO, The regulation ofihe quail
ihcaIon of votes in Ireland
Ihe attendance OF the Commons on hi, ora
cssloh wes very numefouss ADD. contrary
TO the usual practice, The msieliiy Of the gen.
,lemen who attended frosg lks Common,
dtsiNnot feire uDoa the delisary Of their
message, but rsmhined TO isirn 10 the de.
bates.
The motion hciog then made by The Duke
| OF Wellington that the bill be read a 6tst time.
the Earl of Hardwood asked. as n preliminary
question, before acting upon bill, whether there
was noia this moment a Catholic rent col.
leeied IN Ireland under tho assumed authority
| VI INV '"HhHG hstVtlsttah---lD winch tho duka
OF Wellington replied, tina, rs far as he had any
| knowledge, no such thing asa Catholic rem
now existed. This statement WAS oouiroystt
Ted, when the bill was reed 6rsl time. The
| Duke oil Wellington then moved that the bill
be printed, and rend the second time on The
I'd OF April, 10 which Lord Bokey objected.
depressing hope that the measure nirh, not
be- carried through with such precipitation.
The Duke OF Wellington replied Respect for
| tho importance Of this quesiion--respecf for
The dignity oil this houBe--respeoi for the de-
| ele,a'ion madeb, his majesty in his most era
| cious speech nj the opening uf the present sea.
sion--feepecl for the address the house pre
seated TO his majesty, in reply TO HIS mosi era.
c,ons speseh-& hope that may be permitted
to add, respect for my ows character, would
induce me 10 avoid acting with precipitation
on tins measure. Bat must ba permitted. my
lords. 10 say, that the house has now been sit-
ting for nearly two months, mud that this men.
sure hns been uoder our discussion, day by
day, upon the presentation al petitions and
hnviag bern publicly put 10 your lofdsbips
that the question for your consideration IL.
whether Popery shall or not be established in
this kingdom, l am anxious 10 stale 10 ycur
losdsbips the grounds on which rest this inca.
sure for your consideration, aud on which
call upon you Go rest sonr decision. beg
your lordships will recolleci thai tho second
reading of the bill 10 the FIRST sfngn at which
You can deliberate on the principle OF this
question II cannot, therefore, appear extra
ordinary, trust, TO any OF your lordsbips, that
! should be anxious 10 take the first oppor,u-
nifty 20 enable your lordships 10 come oponly
and fairly ,oa full discussion oft Under
these circumstances considering how desirable
It's that yonr lordsbips should come 10 u dr.
eisinn upon this measnre---eonsid1ting how
how lrgtIAble IN In TINT Tim n,il,lir sh.,It
know your opinions upon ii--(beM I.
hear )--considecing how desirable il IL that
the ngifaiion Of this question should be speed.
:, ly brought 10 close--(bear III entrea, your
loFdships ~ i-' ac proceed 30 she second read
iog Of this blD, on 1uesdn, nexi, ifihe bill
should BIO printed and IN your hnnds 10 nor.
row.
Lord Mnlmesbury moved 70 amend the mo
ton, by fixing the second reading for Monday
the OH April, Lord Holland opposed The a.
mendmsn, ON ,he ground that much ,ime was
not necessary 10 enable them TO understand
the principle OF the measure. Lords Goterich.
marlborough and Eatl CRrnavon, spoke n /.
gaiDsi the amendment, The Earl Of Winchil.
seq rose for the purpose OF declaring his pro.
} test against tho measure. and the hnste with
} which II was proposed 10 carry II through the
house.
The mo,ien was then agreed 10, without d..
vision.
The discussion IN the House of Lords on
Thursday the I'd ApIl, previous 10 the move.
men, Of the order Of he day was iunuliuous.
} Al length the order ior the second reading Of
thu relief bill having bron taken up, the Duke
of Wellington opened the diBcussion IT, n
speech Of considerable length, IN which no de-
l tailed the effects that had been produced by ths
disabilities under Which the Irish Cath olics had
labored and the probability OF their increase,
H. also argued their right to he placed upon the
footing of other subjects His speech appears
to have been more distinguished by plain
strong common sense, than by any ingenuity
Of reasoning, or characteristics Of elequence.
Tho Archbishop Of Canterbury followed his
Grace, and Of course opposed the measure.
Ills Arguments we're those which might be
expected from thorough thui chmBn. One
oftlefn we give as specimen, Suppose the
King be surrounded by meme but Roman Ca.
tbolic counselIors--(a cry of" No, no. )--he
put il as nm extreme case by way of ius'i alton
would IL be possible for hinto keep bis oath
al not marrying Papist Princess, and could
he keep his vow for the safety of the Protestant
church 7"
The Bishp of Oxford, Lord Somers. the Mar.
qnis of LansdOwnc, and Viscount Wicklow,
spoke In favour Of the Bill and the Ptiniate
OF Ireland, tina Duke of Richniond, Earl Win.
ehilsea, Earl Harewood, the Bishop of London,
the Marquis OF Salisbury and Earl Enskillen,
. against il, when an adjournment closed the
. debate
A correspondent 10 the London Morning
. Herald. supposes that the Ministry have been
induced TO bring forward the Catholic mss-
sure Il ON the fact that the majority Of the sol
diers stationed in Ireland, had been inculcaied
with the spirit OF the people
Lords Redesdale and Kenyon had entered a
. protest on the journals Of the House OF Lords
condo ming the haste with which the Cathdil
, Bill was urged on by the Ministry.
) The London Morning Herald OF the 3D. Of A.
pr;l saws The Catholic question is still the Or
9 DIES OF the day in the city -nothlrg is thought
!, of-no,hing is talked Of hut this eternal ques.
e ton" The remark holds good in relation to
e the London papers, which contain little or no.