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    this subject on a . preceding night ; now , after what had taken place , and after the discussion which had occurred , and after the majority by which the Noble Lord ' s Inotion had been carried , he did not yield to the Noble Lord in his anxiety to see this question settled in the course of the present session satisfactorily , and for ever . ( Cheers . ) He entertained hopes that the provision which he had proposed , and which appeared to him so perfectly reasonable , would not be rejected by the Noble Lord , or by any of $ he persons who advocated the claims of the Dissenter's . It was impossible for him ( Mr . Peel ) unequivocally to pledge pther persons oti this subject ; but he felt himself warranted in saying , that the clauses which he proposed to introduce , he believed would ensure the

    success of the bill ; and he would say , that so modified it was satisfactory to him , and he confidently hoped it would foe satisfactory to others elsewhere . They were about to give the Dissenters admission to office , and he hoped the measure would be carried , not by a majority , for it would be more satisfactory that their votes should be unanimous on this

    occasion . Whatever part he ( Mr . Peel ) might have taken on former occasions , he could assure the Noble Lord and the House that it was his anxious wish , as it would be his proudest boast , to see that desirable arrangement satisfactorily effected . ( Cheers . )

    Mr . Fergusson , Sir M . Ridley , Mr . Harvey , Mr . Wynn , and Mr . W . Smith , followed , and expressed their opinions and feelings to be strongly against the policy or necessity of any declaration , jiowever inoffensive . The only persons

    who could in fact do any thing towards subverting the civil establishment of the church were Dissenters in Parliament , yet they were exempt from any test . Xhe State must be considered strong enough to support its own institutions , of which the church in its civil

    constitution was one ; and why should it . require persons to pledge themselves not to do that which if they did do the law would punish ? With these feelings , Jio wiever , they were . not disposed to urge them to the extent of running the hazard of defeating a concession of such

    immense importance as this Bill wou ! d be to the principles of religious liberty . They conceived the declaration to be wholly useless , as there was not the smallest ground for believing that Dissenters had any design to subvert by any Vregujar or illegal means what they found that the law of the country eata-

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    • Wished arid enforced , any more thaii they would wish Churchmen to attack their privileges ; but while the free exercise of their opinions and of all constitutional means of discussion : and judgment were untouched , ( as it appeared they would be by the declaration which , in the spirit of Mr . Peel ' s proposition ,

    they were to adopt , ) they saw no reason why the Dissenters in common with every other member of the community , should object to declare what was asked . The Speaker , on the motion of Lord J . Russell , then left the Chair , and the House formed itself into a Committee , Mr . R . Gordon in the Chair .

    Mr . Peel said , that he had drawn up the declaration clause , but as to th , e machinery of it he had not had an opportunity of consulting any professional person on it . The Bill went through the Committee . The House having resumed , the report was brought up , and " ordered to be taken into further Consideration on Monday next . The Bill , with the amendments , to be printed .

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    Mill to repeal Corporation and Test Acts , The bill , as altered on recommitment , 18 th March , 1828 , is as follows : A Bill [ as amended on recommitment ] for repealing so much of the several Acts as imposes the necessity of receiving the Sacrament of the Lord ' s Supper as a Qualification for certain Offices and Employments .

    N . B . The clauses marked ( A . B . C . D . ) were added by the Committee , and JE » and F . on the recommitment . Whereas an Act was passed in the Thirteenth year of the reign of King Charles the Second , intituled , " An Act for the well governing and regulating of Corporations : "

    And whereas another Act was passed in the Twenty-nfth year of the reign of King Charles the Secoud , intituled , An Act for preventing Dangers which may happen from Popish Recusants : And whereas another Act was passed in the Sixteenth year of the reign of

    King George the Second , intituled , " Ati Act to indemnify Persons who have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments within the time limited by Law , and for allowing further time for that purpose 4 and also for amending so much of au Act made in the Twentyfifth year of the reign of King Ghttrjn

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    28 $ fnfeili / rdjice . *— Corporation an d' Test Acts ,

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1828, page 280, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2559/page/64/