Debate on Catholic Emancipation Bill in Ireland House
Members clash over a measure easing Catholic restrictions, arguing its risks to Protestant hegemony, loyalty, and public order. Opponents warn of priestly influence and potential political domination, while supporters cite justice and reform amid historical conflicts and shifting powers.
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Ireland
I. Robinson
Mr. Plunkett
O ‘Connell
Mr. Jons
Mr. Robinson
Mr. Peel
Elsas
Elon
Ms. Ellis
le Too
William
Anne
Mngland
Austria
Spain
Philis
France
Lubeck
England
Prussia
Vatican
Lear
Papal
Joseph II
Buonaparte
Tondonderry
G. Hill
Doctor Drumgoole
Drumgoole
Tunt
Goulburn
House of Peers
Mr. G
Dedelehakus
Debates on Catholic Claims and Protestant Safeguards
Lord Binning and Peel defend against Catholic concessions, urging cautious changes to the Constitution. They warn of clerical influence, oath constraints, and potential future disputes between Protestant and Catholic interests, while Canning critiques the approach and calls for measured, conciliatory reform.
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Binning
Tie
C. H. Hutchinson
Peel
Limerick
Charles II
Dublin
Ireland
Lear
Kildare
Mr. Peel
Hungary
Mhiselief
Peel and Wynn clash over Catholic electors in churchwarden vote
In a heated debate, Mr Peel opposed excluding Catholics from churchwarden elections while Mr Wynn argued the move abrogated current law. The amendment carried and the bill passed amid further verbal changes. The House of Commons adjourned after four in the morning.
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Peel
J. Mackintosh
Castlereagh
Croker
Lord Castlereagh
Mr. Croker
J. Newport
Tmg
C.W. Wynn
Mr. Peel
England
Hutchinson
Tors
Lancaster Assizes Trial of Miner 31 Libel Case
The Editor of the Chester Observer faced Lancaster Assizes charged with libel against Mr Cunite a surgeon of Bury. Prosecution argued the libel harmed his peace of mind and contributed to his death. Jury found the defendant guilty after arguments by Mr Seagurr for the prosecution and Mgr Wintiass for the defense. Another indictment against the same defendant for a military bet.
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John Thomas Evans
3Reu
Chester
Ir. Cunlite
Bury
Cuuite
Gary
Manchester
Seagurr
Mgr. Wintiass
Murder at Portland Place shows brutal dispatch of Mrs Thompson
Dublin cor respondent reports a homicide at Captain Peck’s Portland place. The murdered woman, Mrs Thompson, was found in a mangled state in the kitchen after a false tale of Captain Peck’s accident. Bridget Butterley and Bridget Ennis face coroner’s inquest, Butterley found guilty of wilful murder.
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Tompson
Capt. Peck
Portland
Place
Captain Peck
Ennis
Mr. Blunt
Henry-street
M.carthy
Bridget Butterley
Newgate
Bridget Ennis
Dublin
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Miner
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