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London, England, 1860-07-03 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY, IDLY 3.

Snow the external and accidental opposition
of the arguments brought forward in the House of
Lords last night for and against the Duke of
MsaLsimornies motion concerning the teaching
of the Bible in Government Schools in India,
there is a deeper and essential agreement which
becomes more unpleasant the more it is reflected
on. The Duke argues that es we rule India as
" Christian conquerors," we should deal courageously
with native beliefs, trusting to the blessing of Gov.
He is answered that, although his end and aim are
gond, native feeling is in a state of too great tension
to permit even the discussion of his proposal. In
their lordships opinion the celestial guarantee
offered by his grace, excellent as it would be
in quiet times or even under moderate stress
of circumstances, is one on which nothing im-
portant must be risked. But se to what use
should be made of our despotic power in
India when we are a little stronger, there
exists, so far as we may fairly judge from an uncle.
veloped debate, very little difference of opinion in
the House. We cannot but think it unfortu-
nate that the subject should have been pressed on
the attention of the Peers under circumstances

which forbade its calm consideration. The spread
of the Christian religion in India is an object in
which the warmest interest is felt in this country,
as the large sums devoted to the support of
missions to that country show. Of late years,
however, a vague opinion has become dif-
fused that we ought not simply to rely
on the facilities of reaching the native
mind which our position as fellow-subjects of the
natives of India gives us, but that we are in a
manner bound to employ the power of a dominant
race to recommend our faith. We are quite
aware that, even in its excesses, this mid recoils
from all the grosser forms of violence--that, if
possible, it would persuade itself that it acknow-
ledges the great principles of religious
liberty ; but, after all, it is ready to impose
a Christian establishment on a heathen country,
to be paid for by heathen tax-payers. It would
have been well if the justice of these claims could
have been examined last night with the deliberate-
ness which becomes a subject so important, and in
presence of men well qualified to discuss the
subject from the point of view of Indian adminis-
tration, and of others thoroughly acquainted with
the opinions and expectations of the religious
public.

The remarkable unanimity and earnestness with
which all discussion of the Duke of Mam.stotouun's
motion was deprecated by peer after peer will
nut escape attention. The impression is almost
inevitable that there is at the present
moment something peculiar and extraordinary
in the state of India to justify the strong appeals
made to his grace from both aides of the House.
The Earl of lusrvasat'SY, whose sympathies were
all in favour of the motion, said that " feom in-
" formation he had received, he was led to be-
" lieve that this was the most inexpedient moment
" for debating the subject, and that the resolu-
" tion, if carried, would tend to unsettle the
" public mind in India, and be followed probably
" with must disastrous results." The Earl of
ELLEN sokuvott said " that from all he
" had heard, from all he had read,
" and from all the consideration he had
" hetn able to give to the state of India at
" this moment, he felt himself warranted in saying
" that it was wost critical." Lord Hsaaia, late
Governor of Madras, referring to his experience of
India and the state of public feeling in that country,
united in the request which had been made to the
noldc duke ; and Earl GRAN VILLE added that, from
the heat information be could gain, be was enabled
contid, idly to say the motion could not be brought
on at a more inopportune usoment.
If these vague and solemn references point to
mine danger of which the public out of doors has
no certain knowledge, it is only right that the fact
should be known ; if, on the other band, the
language employed is only that of thoughtless
exaggeration, its we is greatly to he regretted.

Loan (;way'a Committee of Inquiry into the
unfitness of the people to he entrusted with any
further share in the nisei
togenimit of their own
gm!, bas COW to an end sooner than Will antici-
pated. The fear of trionii being over for the
present session, the 'monocle of its opimnents
ie.ereame their desire to accumulate accusations
industry ; and, having
against those who live II)
made pretty good Ilse of their time since the sp.
pointment of the Committee, they hate resolved
that it would he • bore to sit any longer, and so
have closed the doors of the new political In-
quisition. Well has it deserved that name.
Day alter day, slid week after week, it sat with
closed doors to try men in their absence, virtually
if not nominally, for the opinions they were sup-
posed to entertain. Its proceedings, like those