Excerpt from Impartial Detail of the Proceedings and Debates: In Both Houses of the Imperial Parliament of the United Kingdom in the Session of 1805, Upon the Catholic Petition Upon a question admitted on all hands to be of vital importance to the British Empire, it must be gratifying to every man feeling interest or anxiety for the happiness' and pro sperity of that empire, to possess a faithful record of all those arguments and Opinions Which.the collective Wisdom and eloquence of both Houses of the Imperial Parliament have been able to suggest upon this great subject, the' first time it has come before them for discussion. Perhaps no question ever agitated Within the walls of Parliament has excited so much debate, or so much interested the public solicitude. The'publishe'rs of this work have been peculiarly exertive to lay before their readers a faithful detail of the several speeches aciually delivered on this occasion; and though they have to regret the impossibility of detailing at full length the speeches of a veryfew members, to Whom still they wish to pay every respect, yet they can truly as sert, that no opinion has been intentionally misrepresented, nor an argument of any Weight omitted, that could bear upon the. Question. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.