The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-04-23

Mr. Peel introduced the Bill for tho smanc:.
patton of the Catholics. The following are
It's outlines:
| !. It's basi: is the removal from the Roman
Catholics ofcivl disa abilities, and tho equaliz.
alton Of political rights.
2. Roman Catholics are TO pc admitted into
both Houses of Parliment
There are to be no restrictions:
Catholics becoming members Of either House
are to take an oath, TO support and defend the
succession of the crown-abjuring the seGti'
ment that Princes accommodated by the Pope
may be deposed and murdered by their sub
jects- denying the right Of the pope 20 any civ.
II jurisdictiouip tho British gdom, ,disclaim.
ing, disavowihg, and solemnly abiuring any
intention TO subvert the present Church es'
tablishment as settled by law, &c.
B. Roman Catholics are 10 be incapable Of
holding the Office Of Lord Chancellor, or Of
Lord Lieut. Of Ireland.
q. They may hold all corporate o!lices-may
be Sheritis and Judges.
5. But they are not to hold places belonging
10 the Established Church, the Ecclesiastical
Courts, or Ecclesiastical foundations, nor any
flee in The Universities, the Colleges OF l..
ION, Winchester, and Westminster; nor any
School Of Ecclesiastical Foundation. The
avs relative to Roman Catholic right to pre-.
sentations are TO be retained. In cases where
aich Church patronage is connected, the
c.. vn Is to have the power oftranslerring the
,aironage. No Roman Catholic to hold any
office 10 advise the Crown in the appointment
e. Offices connected with the Established
hurch of England and Ireland.
o Tie existing Penal Laws affecting Ro.
ran Catholics are TO be repealed
T. Roman Catholics are TO be put with re.
pect to property, oil a footing with Dissen
ers
8 Catholic Members Of Parliament arc MOI
to be obliged to quit the House upon any par
ticular question.
9 There is to be no Declaration required a.
gainsf Transubstantiation
10. Upon the subject Of Ecclesiastical Ss-
curities the Roman Catholics are to be placed
on the fnoting of all other dssenters.
ii There is not to be any veto: nor is there
to be any interference with the intercourse in
Spiritual matters between the Roman cstho.
lie church and the See of Rome
~. The Episcopal titles and names, now in
use in the church Of England, are not TO be
assumed by the members ofihe Roman catho-
lie church
i3. When Roman catholics are admitted 10
corporate and other Offices, the insignia Of
such offices are in no case to be taken 10 any
other place Of worship than the Established
church. No robes of office arc to be worn in
any other than the Established church.
II The Jesuit and Monastic communities
The Names and Numbers Of tho individuals be.
longing TO the existing communities arc TO be
registerc cd--communities bound by relg ious
or monastic vows are not to be extended, and
provision is 20 be made against the future en-
trance into this country Of tha order of Jesuits
Tho Jesuits now are TO be registcrd
Is. Eiectips franchise-F Forty Shilling free.
holders The Electric franchise is proposed
to be raised from forty shiuings to fen pounds
! Frsehnlders arc TO be registered, and the
| registry is to be taken before the assistant bar.
rster OF tho Irish counties, with power Of an
appeal in certain cases from his decision to a
higher tribunal
Mr. Peel made a very long and powerful
| speech in suppor, Of the Bill. The decision
on the 9th Of March, was as follows
For Mr. Peel's Resolution 34S
Against them 160
Majority in favour Of Ministers 1eS
The house having resolved itselfinto com
mittce of the whole House, the Resolutions
we're moved and agreed to, and the Report or
dercd to be received on Monday. The
louse at o'clock on Saturday morning,
March, 9TH, adjourned
London dates Of March 9Th say the Clare
Election committee assembled this morning,
md came to the resolution that Daniel o Con
nell, Esq. had been duly elected for the coun.
~ Of Clare, but that the petitions against his
eturn were not frivolous.
The samo date says meeting took place
his day Goth March,) at the Thatcbcd House
'ames street, of those Irish gentlemen new in
Town, when il was proposed by mr.. OConnell II
! md seconded by Lord Killes. that a message
ne sent Immediately to Sir Francis Burdett,
.questing that gentlemen and his friends to
hya off t,,t th,ir sbc
tension of tho Elective Franchise in Ireland,
from 40s TO fl0.
Mr.. Lawless gave notice that he would to.
morrow move petition Represented to the
House Of commons, against the raising OF the
franchise, rs proposed by mr Peel.
1t is intended that the catholic Relief Bill
is 10 be passed through both bouses before
Easter. Ministers reckon confidently on
majority ofmore than forty in the peers.
From tho n. Y Mercantile Adv. Of Tuesday
Seren days later. from EngiGnd.-By the
packet ship VIM. Thompson, Maxwell, arriv.
ed yesterday from Liverpool, we have rcceiv.
cd our London and Liverpool dates, the for
mor TO the 10th, and the latter 10 the 18th of
March, both inclusive. Mr.. Pee, introduced
the two bills connected with the catholic
claims and the qualifications Of Irish county
voters on tho 10th. They were both read
without debate first time and a second read
ing would take place on the 18th. unless some
special reason for not reading them should ap.
pear. There will doubtless be very warm
debate when the bills arc brought mp but re
sisianco 10 the voice Of the ministry and the
King, and indeed ESQ far az opinion can be
formed by perusng the British Journals) TO a
vast majority in the three Kingdoms, will be
useless, and tho great question which has so
long threatened tho stability Of the govern.
ment will in all probability be put TO rest for.
ever The bill for the removal Of Catholic
disabilities varies we find in some particulars
/ from the abstract before published. The prin.
/ cipal difference is that no Roman catholic can
be Regent Of Great Britain.