queen, their emphatically Protestant particulars, much worse than even that of queen, to protect, at the expense of their brethren of the same faith in Ireland. much wealth, and at the hazard of But let me not be misunderstood. Let excommunication and death, this Protes the petitioners not be misunderstood. tant land,—against what too?-Against The measure of justice which I think we no less than the consecrated banner of the are bound to extend to them cannot be pope himself [Hear, hear!]. Let the confined to one class or description of wiser policy of even those violent times your Roman Catholic subjects. Whatever testify that even then a very important really useful measures of relief are in the branch of the legislature, and the highest wisdom and humanity of parliament to be posts of honour and responsibility, both in founded on this petition must be for the army and in state, might be safely laid relieving and conciliating all within your open to them. The earl of Effingham, dominions of the Roman Catholic persuawho commanded queen Elizabeth's fleet sion who now disdain to barter religious against the popish armada, was himself a scruples for political power. If your peRoman Catholic. The lord Howard, an- titioners, pleading in their own behalf, inother Catholic peer, was, at the same viduously separated their interests from time, lord warden of the Marches, to those of their suffering brethren in Irehold the frontier of Protestant Eng- land, I can only say that deeply as I feel land against Scotland; part Presbyte- the strength of their cause, highly as I rian, part Catholic. The lord Pem- admire their uniform conduct I should broke, another Catholic peer, at the same feel myself to be a still more ineffective time was governor of Dover Castle, advocate in their cause, than even now, held the advanced work of Protestant nor, with the opinions and feelings I enEngland against the Catholic continent. tertain, could I make myself the humble And the same lord Pembroke had held instrument of laying their petition now the great seal of England. When enfran- before you. But on the other hand, if, franchised, and before penal laws had di- from the pernicious advice of some, or vided our country into political sects, from the irregular zeal of others, partial were the Roman Catholics enemies to the instances may be adduced to throw disconstitutional safeguards of your country's credit on certain persons interested in the liberties? Magna Charta they gave you! general result of a Roman Catholic petiThe integrity of your laws they vindicated tion, let us for God's sake remember the by their ever-memorable protest against many years of severe mortification and popish innovation, and the Bill of Rights undeserved restraint and insult they have itself is but an instrument declaratory of endured, let us remember that they have those rights and privileges which you de- feelings and passions like our own, and rived from your Catholic ancestors let us pardon something to that genuine [Hear, hear!]. As the best pledge of English free spirit which is restless under their attachment now they point to his restraint and proudly jealous of suspicion. tory, they point to conduct, they throw Let us, above all, remember that our obin, as proof and earnest, that scrupulous ject and our duty is, by certain indulgent faith, that nice unblemished honour, allowances for suffering impatience, to which, by the oaths which you prescribe, conciliate and unite, not to accuse and are most unfortunately and most unjustly alienate. Every law which excludes any made the very means and instrument of portion of your subjects from the public their disfranchisement. Were it not for service is, pro tanto, a positive evil to the that faith and honour, where are your se- state, and can be justified only by showing, curities? With that faith and honour as clearly showing, some greater and equally your securities, against what is it that you immediate evil against which by such law seek to protect yourselves by acts of ex- of exclusion you protect yourselves. In clusion? Sir, I present this petition on this spirit, Sir, I hope that this petition behalf of the English Roman Catholics may be received. To the humanity, to only; and that for many reasons. But the wisdom, to the justice, of this House principally because the condition of these I commit it, humbly moving that it be petitioners, as is well known, is, in many now laid upon your table [Hear, hear!]. INDE X TO VOL. XXXIX. INDEX TO DEBATES IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. Address on the Prince Regent's Speech at India; War in, 760. the Opening of the Session, 20. Bank of England; Secret Committee on the Bank Restriction, 78. Bank of Scotland, 993. Care of his Majesty's Person Bill, 80, 105, 124. Cash Payments Bill, 1392, 1420. Insolvent Debtors, 205. King's Person; Bill for the Care of 80, 105, Lunatics Estates in Chancery, 460. Navy; State of the, 1161. Offices in Reversion, 385. Chimney Sweepers Regulation Bill, 899, 981. Prince Regent's Speech on Opening the Ses- Coal Duties, 992. Congress at Aix-la-Chapelle, 422. Consolidated Fund Produce Bill, 1173. Cotton Factories, 288, 339, 652. Criminal Laws; Petition from London com- Dutch Colonies, 156. sion, 17. Prince Regent's Message respecting her late Prisons of the Country; State of the, 79, 509, 645. Roman Catholic Claims, 1110. Royal Household Bill, 1162, 1230. Scots Jury Court, 1460. Hastings, Marquis of; Vote of Thanks to, Slave Trade, 510. 760. Holy Alliance, 422. Java; Cession of, 156. Slaves in the West India Islands, 848. Westminster Hustings Bill, 335, 418. INDEX TO DEBATES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Address on the Prince Regent's Speech on | Bank Restriction, 72, 104, 108, 131, 188, 212, Bank of England; Committee on the State of Caledonian Canal, 1119. the, 280, 350, 1398. Bank of Ireland, 440, 1423. Bank Notes, Forgery of, 73, 137. Camelford Election, 1448. Care of his Majesty's Person Bill, 333. Chancery Court of; Delay in the, 1261. Chimney Sweepers Regulation Bill, 426, 436, Insolvent Debtors, 180, 515, 933, 1004. Circulating Medium, 213. Claims of British Subjects on France, 528, Ireland; State of the Established Church of, 1415. Clerk of the Peace in Ireland, 1426. 1454. Irish Grand Jury Presentments, 388, 521. Coal Duties, 205, 709, 769, 855, 895, 906, Irish Window Tax, 1037. 1071, 1264. Committee of Supply, 111. Congress at Aix-la-Chapelle, 210. Cork County Election Petition, 461. Criminal Laws, 81, 396, 552, 777, 903. Disease in Ireland; State of, 1427. Election Oaths Bill, 1173. Irish Children in Factories Bill, 1479. King's Bench; Court of, 1481. King's Person; Bill for the Care of, 333. Licensing System, 135. Limerick City Election, 734, 897. London New Prison, 167. Lord Justice General of Scotland, 1263. Macquarrie, Conduct of Governor, 1124. Mines Assessment Bill, 1458. Election Petitions, 70, 348, 428, 430, 442, Mock Auctions, 180. Moffat Grammar School, 329. Mutiny Bill, 975, 988. Navy Estimates, 195. Netherlands Slave Trade Bill, 1105. New South Wales, 464, 1124, 1168, 1434. Norwich Petition for two Gaol Deliveries in Nottingham Election Petition, 430. Ordnance Stores, 1029. Oxford City Election, 146, 192, 1441. Prisons of the Country; State of the, 71, 740. Qualification of Members Bill, 1418. Quin, Hon. Wyndham, 290, 613, 976, 978, Rochester Election, 1014. Royal Burghs Accounts Bill, 1433, 1476. Royal Burghs of Scotland, 349, 985, 1122, | Stinton, Thomas; Complaint of the Arrest Royal Establishment, 296, 439, 457, 552,608 Sullivan, Dennis, 289. 664, 1020, 1072. Salt Duties, 1032, 1482. Scotch Duelling Acts Repeal Bill, 1266. Scotch Poor Relief Regulation Bill, 1264, Seamen, Security of the Lives of, 441. Silver Currency, 130, 149. Slave Trade, 433, 541, 1105. Statute Law of Scotland in Desuetude, 1138. Transportation, 464. Trial by Battle Abolition Bill, 415, 428, 434, Usury Laws Repeal Bill, 420, 436. Weaver, William, 1068, 1270. Westminster Hustings Bill, 130, 145, 184, Wild Animals Reclaimed, 200. Windsor Establishment, 296, 439, 457, 552, INDEX OF NAMES.-HOUSE OF LORDS. Auckland, Lord, 899, 981. Bathurst, Earl, 160, 163, 852, Chester, Bishop of, 340, 341, 347, 655. Darnley, Earl of, 1113, 1161, 1251. Eldon, Lord, see Lord Chancellor. Fitzwilliam, Earl, 993. Kenyon, Lord, 289, 339, 340, 341, 346, 652. Lansdowne, Marquis of, 22, 79, 80, 122, 156, Lord Chancellor, [Eldon], 205, 345, 367, 419, Grey, Earl, 1163, 1166, 1230, 1260, 1393, Melville, Viscount, 512, 903, 1162. Grosvenor, Earl, 343, 385, 387, 388, 655, 902. Rosslyn, Earl of, 654, 992. Harrowby, Earl of, 204, 902, 984, 995, 1165, Saltoun, Lord, 21. 1167, 1392, 1394, 1420. Holland, Lord, 105, 106, 119, 124, 128, 162, Sidmouth, Viscount, 79, 336, 510, 645, 993. Warwick, Earl of, 20. Wellington, Duke of, 768, 769. INDEX OF NAMES.-HOUSE OF COMMONS. Abercromby, Hon. James, 518, 525, 735, 897, | Althorp, Viscount, 1168, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1412. Attorney General [Sir Samuel Shepherd], Bankes, Henry, 192, 462, 586, 641, 729, 738, Barham, John Foster, 356, 453, 896. Barry, Colonel, 898, 1427, 1514. Beckett, right hon. J. [Judge Advocate Ge- Bernal, Ralph, 102, 252, 418, 678. Blake, Valentine, 923, 1391, 1433. Brand, Hon. Thomas, 917, 937, 1089. Burdett, Sir Francis, 281, 282, 435, 916, 923, 1097, 1103, 1105. Burrell, Sir Charles, 713, 756, 895, 907, 923, 936, 999. Burrell, Walter, 410. Burroughs, Sir William, 893, 1002. Chancellor of the Exchequer, [right hon. Chichester, Arthur, 1516. Clive, Lord, 9, 933, 1081, 1390, 1892. Coffin, Sir Isaac, 101, 119, 454, 710, 770, Copley, Mr. Serjeant, 1100, 1105. Curwen, John Christian, 185, 402, 611, 664, Davenport, Davies, 856, 1035, 1485. De Crespigny, Sir William, 236, 846, 1147. Denman, Thomas, 146, 148, 187, 192, 294, 417, 428, 451,454, 668, 1445, 1481. Douglas, Hon. F. S. N. 101, 190, 191, 914, Buxton, Thomas Fowell, 98, 507, 552, 758, Douglas, William, 331, 332, 1123, 1449. 806, 1439. Byng, George, 659. Calvert, Nicholson, 295, 726, 734, 1158. Canning, right hon. George, 13, 61, 67, 212, Dundas, Charles, 659. Ebrington, Lord, 656, 681, 1490. Egerton, W. 1036. Ellis, G. A. 1274, 1398. Fergusson, Sir R. 1124. |