The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-06-08 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

In the House of Peers, on klOOdel night, the News-
papers, kg., Mill, was read a second tiara—Sin Tuesday,
the Irish Church 801 l was road • first time, and the
second reading was axed for the 14th. Ti.. r Mei of
Friday devotes • loader to the rumour that the Lords
had deckled to throw out the Bill, and a Liberal weekly
thus speskelot the oonseqoences of such an ant, &riot
justice would be enforced, " absolute . quality in every
✓espect for all the sects in Ireland, dwpoial of the
national p operty now enjoyed by the alien Church in
Lair and exact proportion to the claims of the entire
population. The pretence of creeds flung out of the
question, where the apportionment of money and lands
he the object of set tleineut between the equal citizens
of the realm tinier equal laws. These must ho the
*vent of reopenone the matternow teurporaily arranged,
so far as Ireland is c .noerned. And, in the aaitetion
of the subject, in the passionate and the honest resort
to the natural equity which must decide the case, we
defy the Tories to he p the English Establishment out
of the affray, or out of the consequences of retsibution
which must follow defeat. We defy them to make a
loophole of soup- for enolowinents and privileges not
bestowed for the purpse of appertaining and propagat-
ing truth as it comes to light at all begirds, bet
devoted to the up!, olding of settled forms and opinions
which the resnarch and meditation of every day die
-
approve and itivalkoate. Religious equality moat invade
England end window what usurps its peace. If so, we
may yet live to wi• neer • consummation which we have
despaired to behold. There will be much strife, bitter
wrath, frightful uncharitableness, slander illimitable,
reproach fatiotts to savagery. We shall deplore the
loss of kindlinew, the severance of friendships, the
change in an institution e hist we have regarded with
affection, if not with respect, the altered hearing of
many good men whom we have reverenced for them-
selves infinitely more than for their calling. Every
good and true-hearted man will suffer with his fellows.
Bat there will be the great justice dons, the want of
which makes raision among us • theme of reartbuniing
and diivisiou. There will be the renovation of religion
and morals by their absolute union which nothing else
can effect. Tu. re will be the establishment of faith,
which redly means belief, and compels rectitude of
action. WU! the Lords bestow this mush upon the
country by throwing out the Bill? It will not be what
they bargain for. but what we shall rejoice to accept."
—On Thursday Lord Rosomil.e Life Peerages Bill was
considered, and toe measure was modified so that two
life members yearly may be added to the Hosue.—On
Friday, on moving formally for • ropy of any treaty
eonclnded riopecttig the Alabama claims, Lord Strat-
ford de itesicdffo- gave a rimed of the history of the
negodations, and generally expressed his approval of
the policy ad wed both by Lord Stanley and Lord
Clarendon. Tie latter noble lord, in following, was
officially explanatory of the convention which had been
signed on hsh.ll the United States by Mr. Iteverdy
Johnson. Both noble lords spoke of the oration of
Mr. Sumner without any alarm for any consequences
which were likely to arise from It, and both agreed in •
policy of mingled firmness and conciliation.