Lord Kinghad a Petition to present from certain Householders of Waterford, but which was so strongly worded that he thought it his duty to call the attention of the House to certain paragraphs in it. The petitioners stated, that murder was the instrument by which the magistracy of Ireland sought to depress the people; they also called their Lordships attention to the "Massacre" at Newtownbarry. The petitioners, he was sure, meant no disrespect to the House; and he presented the petition in order to show the feeling of the people on the subject.
The Earl of Wicklowobjected to the receiving of this petition. From the manner 288 in which it was worded, it was quite impossible their Lordships could allow it to be received, and if the noble Lord meant to press its reception, he should take the sense of the House upon it
§ Petition withdrawn.