The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-13 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDXESDAT, FEB. 12.
The Begantit took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE: 13C SIN ESS.
Sveown Itgainscis.—Birmingham Improvement • Dub-
lin, Dundram, and Itathfaricham Railway ; East Lancashire
iilwry ; Killarney Junction Railway; Liverpool Docks
(alteration of management, Ike.); London and Blackwell
Bnfiway (branch to Ilaydoniare, Whitechtpel, ite.) ;
London and Blackwall Railway extension of time for the
weleuing, eke., ; Perth Petty an Market Customs Amend-
; St. Helen's Improvement ; South Staffordshire
Itailary (branches to join the Birmingham, WoltethartaP-
ton, and Stour Voile?, Railway, ate.) ; South V. Rail-
-.v No Cl.ter Canal and Caine Railway ; Wicklow
Harbour ; Mills.
Pl:BLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS I'ItESENTED.
P.trat Arilingsslosi.—BZ Sir J. TROLLOPE (four)
from parish. • 111 lane...lmbue; Mr. PLUMP IRE, from
c0n4c,,,,iin..4 di—inters at Pintoes, Landport, and Gos-
port ; PENNANT, front periodic. of Eifrosayold and
bodii ro, Carnarvuustoire; Sir A. HOOD, from four pa-
rishes in Somerset; Sir W. CODRINGTON, from Stow-in-
thmWolot ; Lord BURGHLEY, from Gmit Guwerby, Lin-
colii•hirt ; Mr. MOODY, from a dissenting COnirreiration M
Yeovil and two other parishes in Somerset; Mr. FARN-
HAM (two) from places in the county of Leicester; Mr.
b5llYl* I, from look; Sir It. foam plan, in
Staffordshire • Mr. SOTHERON, from • place in Wilt-
shire ; Mr. 'RYA SEYMEIt, from a place in ;
Mr. BAN K ES, from St. Gilo*s, Infro.t; Mr. GROGAN,
from a plans in Wicklow ' • Sir G. GREY, from 11.1ewood,
Itorthumbertued Artaktst papal aggro-'ion. Lord C.
HAMILTON (several) from places in the county of Ty-
rone; Mr. FRENCH, from lbecommun—to the lame
tercet, and praying that Ireland may be included in the
measure of rope...ion.
Wismow TAZ.—Ily Mr. REPTON, from St. Albans;
Mr. WILD, from St. Mary's Islington ; Mr. SMITH,
(V) from York; Mr. TIIORNELY, from Wolverhamp-
ton; Lord MAItt*US HILL, from Eveshant ; Mr. 11. t.
litl NG WALT. from Salistrui7 for the abolition of this tax.
I scour. TAX.-I.ly Sir JOIIN 'ritoi.LoPE, from Snout
fanners of Millwork, praying to he relieved from the ope-
ration of schedule 11 of the Income 'lns Alt be its total
alegition • by Mr. TUOILNELY, from Wolverhampton,
prapng ;hat a dietinetion might he made latweeu incomes
arrived from labour and those derised from property.
Jews iS I'AItI.I.I,IIENT.—B Mr. MOO t
DY, rom a place
In Bomereet; Sir It. INGLIS from Stafford, against the
adatiwinn of Jews to Parliament.
Karr ins Alto (Inunsti) Aer.—lle Mr. WYNDHANI
000LD, from gaardians of Monastic t Mon, county Lime-
rkli„ siniiiist the rate in aid.
Arronsrls. eroTilnelar Derv.--.lly Sir J. TROL-
LOPE, from solicitors of Holbesch, fur the abolition of this
duty.
Ucrtnrss CoVUTS.—By Sir G. GREY, from Newcastle,
tyi.:int for the removal of the burgess courts, they inter-
' with the county court..
BIOME Milsoino.V.—By Mr. 111-ME (utrend), front
Scotland, againd the Bible monopoly.
rsuAlo Dyer. -By Mr. CAILDW ELL, from Liverpool,
foe the repeal of this duty.
Pt rr.st rr.—Mr. RErSOLDS, from Sligo, Belfast,
Doinspatrick, end the proprietors of the ,Ideocare
newspaper. kor a repeal of the duty no paper.
COMNICITEI-1 OF SELECTION.
The following members were nominated as the committee
of se lmtion : Sir It. Ferguson, Mr. E. Denison, Mr. So-
therm, Sir J. Y. Buller, and the Chairman of the Com-
mittee on Standing Orden.
RIOT Al' BARHAM WORKHOUSE.
Mr. BANK ES gave motive that he would, to-morrow
(I.ln. day), put a question to the Presideet of time Poor Law
Boned relative ti the poor law riot in liiarham morkhowte.
He would ask what was the number of paupers in the
workhouse un the Ist of January in the present year, and
what was the number there on Sunday last, distinguishing
the number of able-bodied pauper. from the others.
JUDICIAL ES'fAuLislismyrs.
Mr. 11 UME wished to know from the right hon, gentle-
man. the Secretary of State for the Moue Department,
b. tier lie had, any objection to lay 011 the table of the
hooves
a return of time eximonsm. incurred up to the present
moment in rainexion with theirjudieial istublishinints front
the (*mart of Chantery to the lowest courts in the kinmlom.
Sir rt. GREY :mid that hr did not know windier the ,11.-
mints bad les n made oat. He dial not know w bo•ther
lino. friend intend. ol to jadeite the expense ..f the Courts of
(I
watt, Ss .44.11.. It *OOll be r. therefore, to confer
with his hon. friend bettor• he g ire an answer.
PAP.tI. AGGRESSION. -Al/JOU KNED
After tlw dispatch of the repot given in yests May's
ificpress in the motion for noinowing the adjourned debate
an the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill,
Mr. NA PI ER went on to ray that be hail heard
from Roman catholic, that they rim-sidered the de-
rision of the late swat All insult tli the laity. (Hear,
to or.) •I bat synod bad said Out rontroveny woo
ei01..1, that there must he nu further discussion', and the
result was that the laity were for the future to be merely
the oasis of the papal authority. Ile said that any measure
that presented such a state of things was not ..nly a wise
mu vsure but a merciful measure. Ile believed that the
cetholicy themselves were anxious fur its 1101 many
of his constituents of that lIVIDAILL4I/11 had begged of him to
t serene his unbiassed judgment without fear of their oppor
'Rion. (Hear, hear.) The honorableniemlar for Man-
eltester had spoken of the invasion of the Irish Roman
eatholin iiito Eneland a, retributive justice upon the
latter country. It should be recollected that that ,
invasion took platy, princinally in Lancashire, and
that w. the part of England front which the popery--
fort ring 101.11.111,. had received the most support.
fon., if th. justice was retributive, it had fallen upon. the
ropy qu trier. (Hear. hear.) The hon. memlm r for
Dublin heat romplainvol that all the patronage of Inland
wow given to the tindestriin. The hon. member bail for-
merly amok a statement :slung the loons left by Irish pre-
lates, and he (Mr. Naiiii r) in investigutiug it hound that
he had tool AU error in esti., to the amount of 700,0001.
(Hear.) Now, with nospeet to the proyent tat. mont, it
might, perhaps, Kassa similar foundation. His belief was,
that Ism.; • protestant was positively disqualifi-
eat ion for 'mitotic employment in ITCI,IIIII. (Hear,
hear) Look at the hat; tn.; .of the leaders of the
Munster eireuit h td retired in disgust in eonsequestee of
the number of catholic juniors promoted over their heads.
lint. stranger than that, a proostutt bishop hail been
rt. ntly appointed, solely on account of the reemumen-
datum he had reet•ittool from It catholic; prelate. (A laugh.)
The right hon. Secretary for the Hume Ih•partment had
elaborately defended the government policy in Ireland ;
but lois (.Str. Nowier's) opinion was, that that policy had
led dinetly to the recent aggression. (Hear. bent.) In
allusion to the rare of the Bewared Act, which hail been so
mu. II 111.1.1.1.041, it tunnel out to be Quite a mistake, but
certainly in Isl 7, when the SACTlYlCiltlettl. was settling the•
appoittint nt .of the English bishop., loath Lord Grey and
Lord Clarendom were calling the Itooman catholic bishop*
"my ).lad," and •' your grace," and putting them alone
the perm of the realm. (Bear, hear.) These things might
be considered trifle., lout such rintlact proved, either that
• is WIT"' 1111 t binll..t, or that they were politically
afraid ..f the Boman catholie• Let the Pope "nee get the
opinion that a e nen• politically afraid of his adherents,
and his objects of aggression would not be much theektal
by any .of our legislative opposition. (llcar,hear.) Another
CAY•C of e plaint he hail against Lord Clareudom was, hie
hating written to the Pope on the subject of the Irish
colleges. What must be thought of the tepees.. .La-
Rev of a British sovereign writing to the Pope of Rome,
rapeeting the internal regulation of her kingdom?
(Hear, hear.) In that letter Lord Clarendon
elated that on the boards of those cabins" would be " the
Roman catholic Inshore of the diorese." What inference
was the Pope to draw from that ? (Hear, hear.) But the
whole letter was in the same strain, and was entirely calcu-
lated to mislead the Pop as to the protestant feeling in this
country and the chance* of reoMalilisning popery. (Hear,
hear.) Then there was the abolition of ten protestant
bishoprics. the increased Maynooth grant, and other mea-
Pure*, which proved clearly that either government was
secretly disported towards this foreign power or elite was
politically afraid of the follower of that power in this
country. With respect to the presentations at the Irish
snort during the Queen's visit, it had been said that the
precedence given to Anhhishop Crolly was quite a mistake.
But the fart was that Bishop Crolly was dead at the time, and
very sorry he (Mr. Napier) was to say so, for Bishop Crony
was • very straightforward, honest, reepeeteble man, and
no doubt, had he been alive now, much of the present trou-
ble would have been saved. The right hon. Secretary had
also stated that in the presentation the University of Dublin
got its proper place. It did, but nu thanks to the subordi-
nate. of Dublin Cattle for the justice. The original inten-
tion was to place them after the Roman catholic prelates,
bet the vice-provost was not to be trilled with, and he
threatened to withdraw his troops if their proper place were
not conceded to them. (Laughter.) With respect to the
hill itself, he should defer his observations until it came
fairly under discussion. It had many shortcomings, and
the-re were many details which might be improved, bit to
• principle, as far as it went, he should certainly give his
support.
Mr. lIF.OOII said that if government wanted any evi-
dence of the impartial and tolerant charatter of this bill,
thin had now found it in the manly support of his hon. and
learned friend. the member for the l Divinity of Dublin,
sad the mercury of the Branswick clubs. (Cheers from
the Irish members.) It would be in the recollection of the
house, that these clubs had heron established expressly fur
the purpose at resisting legislation, should that legislation
he is the direction of religiose liberty and toleration. (Hear,
hon.) The hen. and learned member stated that simply to
be • protestutt was exclusion for office in Ireland, but how
said the fate, ? Of twelve judges. nine were protestant',
Ike Chancellor was protestant aa well as the Mailer of •
Bolls. Of five marten in chancery four Were
while ont of 33 assistant barristers, 25 were of the
protestant religion. But the hon. and learned member had
case wade a similar statement respecting the Univeni of
Dublin, saying that all its emoluments and honour,
r limn opens -mum catholic', the fact being timwterea
catholic could only attain the office of also,
a derogstory position with an income of 151. a year
Valais they descended to the office of beadle or policeman,-*
ha knew not where they would find that number of catho:
Ma holding Whet which would change the majority in
*nor of them as against the protestant,. (Hear, hear.)
Aad yet it was in the faco of these facts that the bon. and
Dossed member for Dublin University ventured to weft
=hs pmfession of protestantism was • positive disquali-
for office. Was not the Attorney-General for Ir. i
Imad. a protestant Of the then law-officers of the crown in
Inland two were pretestants, one of them the eon of the
Alisey-Gleneral for Ireland. He repudiated the notion
OM the catholic laity of Ragland or Ireland permitted the
alviisnase °f lick pima la their print' sad temporal