Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-05-12
foreign.

puILApELPHIA, May 7.--Newspapers have
been received at New York, by the Colombia
Packet directly from London, to the 3lst March
inclusive We annex the principal articles of in
telligence.
Catholic Eiaancipation.-The consideration of
the Roman Catholic relief bill was resumed in the
House OF Commons, on Monday the Esd of March:
after few verbal alterations, MIR. Banks proposed
as an amendment, the exclusion OF Roman Catho-
lies from Parliament Mr.. &. o. Moore supported
the amendment. MIR. Peel opposed il on the ground
that although there might be some danger in adj
hitting them, there was greater in excluding
them. After few words from Mr.. Trant, the
committee divided. For the amendment 81, az a.nst
it 207.-Majority l23. Some further motions
were made 10 amend the bill on the 24th-one OF
which was to excl,de Roman Catholic clergy from
Parliament; but MIR. Peel quoted Il statute of the
late king, rendering the provision unnecessa-
ny. During the discussion it was agreed that MIR.
O'Connel could not take his seat under the pre-
sent bill; he must be reelected. Irhe church
patronage of any Catholics who happen to become
ministers, is TO be vested in the Archbishop OF
Canterbury, and not in commission at first pro-
posed. This amendment, which was introduced
by Mr. Peel, tukes away the foundation of many
of the objections which have been made 10 this
part OF the bill.
On the 10th, the bill for the Acknowledgement of
the 40 shilling freeholders, was again taken up in
the House OF Commons.
Mr.. Hume protested against the principle of the
bill, but would offer opposition TO its progress,
IL
cd to be necessary accompaniment. The Earl
OF UXbridge conceived it quite unnecessary to in
Gcrfere with the elective franchise in Ireland; and
Lord Sandon thought acknowledgements would be
beneficial to Ireland, as il would serve TO create
better and more substantial class of yeomanry. Mr.
G. Moore moved that the qualification should be
raised from c10 10 E20 MIR. Peel decidedly op
posed the motion, as El0 would not so much re-
strict the popular constituency as EGO. He thought
&iO would give general satisfaction, and in his
opinion il would be found quite sufficient for the
protection of those interests which il was designed
TO guard. The committee divided, when there
appeared-ior the amendment, 10; against it,, lib
majority, 81. Several other amendments were
moved, but they were all negatived.
During tho debate on the 29th, Mr.. Peel pro-
posed clause (which was carried in the alIirma-
tive) the effect OF which was to empower the Sc
cretary Of state, being Protestant, to grant Ii
cense in writing TO Individual Jesuits, and mem
IN this country, for period not exceeding six
months, with power to revoke il; and If the per-
son 10 whom il had been granted should continue
in this country 20 days after the expiration re-
vocation OF the license, he should be guilty OF
misdemeanor, and be punished by being banished
from this country Tor life.
On Monday, the 3oth of March, Mr.. Peel moved
the third reading OF The bill for the Relief of the
Catholics. The Marquis OF Chandos proposed as
an amendment, that il be read a third time that
day six months, l. C. rejected. long debate en-
sued, in which Mr. Moore, General Gascoyne,
Mr.. Gust, Mr.. Pearce, Mr.. II. Davis, Sir Robert
Inglis, and Mr.. w. Banks, appeared as the adyo-
Gates of the amendment and Mr.. Peel, Mr.. Fitz-
gerald, MIR. Yiers, Mr.. Campbell, and the Soil
citcr General against it. at o'clock on the
morning Of the SlSt, the question was taken, and
there appeared,
For the amendment, II2
Against il, 800