The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-02 00:00:00

THE INDIAN LOAN.

Mr. citAwFoiii)e;;;liheisieKreterr of State for
India whether he was aware, when he proceeded on Thurs-
day, the 214 of April last, to receive and adjudicate upon the
tee-dere invited to be sent in for the Indian loan, of the fact
that the Austrian ultimatum to Sardinia had been made
known to he Majesty's government on the previone
evening by a telegram from Vienna, and also by
• written cammunitation from his Excellency the French
Ambassador to the Secretary of State Ii r Foreign Affairs?
Lord STANLEY replied that It was not the fact that
either hinted( or any person connected with the negotiation
of the loan to the any
department was cognisant of the
sows at the time the tenders were adjudicated. (Heir, bear.)
Ho did not know at what hour of the night or miming the
iutelligence was received by Lord Maimetbory, but it we.
not known by the public till the afternoon of the 21st, and
the tender. for the loan wore adjudicated upon between 12
and 1 o'clock on that day. Perhapa be might be allowed to
explain bow to much time Awed between the time of the
arrival of the intelligence and be becoming known to the
goveroment. Immediately on receiving it Lord Malniesbury
summoned the mention of the cabinet, but Lord Derby
bang in attendance on her Blakely at Windsor, the cabinet
could not be held until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, whin he
received the drat intelligence of the transaction. (Hear.)
Mr. CRAWFORD considered the answer perfectly sada-
feetni7.
ROMAN CATHOLIC SAILORS.

Mr. HENNESSY asked 6ir John Paktngton what steps
the late Board of Admiralty hod taken with reference to the
complaint. which hed been submitted to the board respecting
the treetment of Amnon catholic mailers in the licyel navy?
Sir J. PAKINTON—A few weeks ago a memorial was
sent to Lord Derby, complaining, on the part of the Roman
catholic body, that the Roman catholic sailors were subject to
otortaln disadvantages in respect to their religion, especially
with respect to matters connected with divine worship and
relfrioua instruction. That memorial wee meat to him by
Lord Derby, and he then wrote to Lord Derby, Mating hie
view* on the different cause. of complaint, which were drawn
up under different heads. The substance of his letter wee this
—that be entirely recognised the fair and seasonable calms
of Hornets catholic tailors with respect to the exercise of
their religion, and coneidered that they ought to have the
suns advantages with raped to religious worship as Roman
catholic soldiers—that so far as the nitthre of the two ser-
vices permitted they should be placed on the same footing;
but that there were some matters mentioned in the memorial
which from the difference in the nature of the two services it
would be impossible to mom do, and others which could only
be conceded at particular time. and under particular circum-
stances. A copy of the memorial was circulated amongst:his
colleagues at the Board of Admiralty, but, as the diseolntion
was impending, they felt it impossible to take further action
in the matter. Had he rerueiced at the Admiralty he should
have promoted the fretting of melt instructions es would
hays conceded thous matters which he though% in justice
ought to be conceded. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. NEWDEGATE thought there was a sort of combina-
tion among the Raman °atheists authorities to obtain conceal-
alone on various matters. It was the object of those who
obeyed the direction of Cardinal Wiseman to obtain official
aces., to ell the persons in our pegs and all the inmates
of our poor-houses. (No, no.) Now every Roman catholic
prisoner and every Romer; catholic pauper could demand the
attendance of a Roman catholic priest. But it was now pro-
posed to give the Fiesta power to enter them setabliehmente
and enquire who were willing to receive their ministrations.
(No, no.) He was quite prepared for three demands. But
he would call the attentive of the home to the fact that
Cardinal Wiseman, a foreign authority, after boasting of the
vest increase of the Roman catholic establishments in this
country, announced he determination to Metre, t those under
him to make a series of attempts upon the government of the
'day in order to convince any prime teici-ter that be must
smooth to the foreign tower which is brought to beer upon
him, and to make him feel that there is a power
which no government can eventually meta. As this orga-
nised system of aggrateion had bean commenced, and he
witched to preserve that freedom to the ROlll4ll Cathake
which they now et joyed under the Protestant omstitution, he
warned the home against the admitelon of motions., the sac-
awful result of which could only be the establishment of •
power which in Austria had been proved to be Incompatible
with freedom, which in Naples had proved the fruitful source
of oppreesim, which we. likely to cripple the action of
Frazee in seeking the liberation of Italy—a power to which
he trailed Emethed would never submit. (Hear.)
Mr. MAOUlitit wiebed to explain away the bnggaboo
that tined the Lively imagination of the hen. member for
North Warwickshire. No sock dmoend was made as that
to which the hue. member had alluded. The demand made
was simply this—that the Roman catholic clergy should
have free access to these who were registered es Roman es-
thetics in gaols and workhouses. The alarm of the hew.
member ought to subside when he reflected that the tubs&
'titration of gaols and workhouse was not in the hands of
the 'goats of the Pope or the slaves of Cardinal Wiseman
but is the hands of hhoee who were es lire. eupeorterse4
established church se the hon. gentleman himself, and there-
fors there was no danger of the Roman catholic* tedeg Ei-
leend to tamper with protestant prisoner* or protestant
pew. If the ieoverement granted their fah. mad legitimate
dsmasds the Roman catholic members would give it every
assistanes in their power. As to the charter for their univer-
sity, be latended taking that question before the house, and