Excerpt from The Eve of Catholic Emancipation, Vol. 2 of 3: Being the History of the English Catholics During the First Thirty Years of the Nineteenth Century, 1812-1820

Soon after this, Parliament was somewhat unexpectedly dissolved, to test the feelings of the constituencies. The elec tion took place in the autumn, and resulted in a strengthening of the Government's position: but the House of Commons remained pledged to consider the Catholic question during the following year, with a view to a settlement, with at least the consent of the Government. A critical time for the Catholics was foreshadowed.

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