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LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 4.

LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE AND
DI VISION.

WHAT had been done up to hat Monday was
the mere preliminary of political battle. The
ground was marked out, the attack conceived, the
entrenchments made. The trumpet was first
sounded by Mr. CLADSTONZ, in moving his resolu-
tions on Monday night, when the columns took
position under their respective chiefs. For four
nights it was conducted with great ability, and at
a quarter to 3 o'clock this morning victory was
shouted from the Opposition ranks.
The last charge was led off by Mr. tOLEEIDOE
in a speech of quiet power, and of masculine but
subdued eloquence. It uas listened to with
deep interest, and made a strong impression on
the House. Mr. COLERIDGE, with more of elo-
quence, has many of the •ln'lities which dis-
tinguished the late Sir J. GR‘TIAM Tall in
figure and deliberate in be weighs
on the house, and convince, ty his very gravity.
With regard to the question i•efore Parliament, he
took a somewhat new position, that establishments
are not necessary to a State religion, and that
their existence or non-existence must depend on
the will and feeling of the people. At times the
hon. and learned gentleman's eloquence rose like
a mighty ware, which would have called forth the
rapturous cheers of his audience had it not
feared to break the line of the majestic and
overwhelming argument. When he resumed his
seat, howc,—.T, the suppressed voice of the house
burst forth in a long continued chorus of applause.
The Stentorian tones and Vulcanian gestures of
Mr. ERRE: FvltD Hors, who followed, were nut
sufficient to maintain the dignity of the debate.
That rush oi members to the door which usually
oocurs between 7 and 8 o'clock, even when some
well-graced orator is addressing the House,
took place schen the newly-elected member for the
University of Cambridge was selected by the
SPEAKER, nor did members return in any signifi-
cant degree to listen to the solid speech of Mr.
STANSPELD. It was not till Mr. CARDWELL had
got well into his argument that the House began
to fill, although amongst the speakers of the dull
hours of the night was the organ of the Irish Go-
vernment—the Earl of MAYO.

• When the Parma Mumma rose the House was
au grand esetplet. There were present the Prince
of W.smis, the Duke of CAMBHIDOZ, who sat together
in the Peers' box on the Ministerial side of the House,
Prince AEllitiltt Prince CRIIIiTIAN, and Prince
Mica, who were in thegallery. There were tho chiefs
of the Church, as well as the heads of the State.
The remoter seats of the gallery were occupied by
a crowd of anxious listeners, many of whom were
members of the churches whose rival claims more
or less brc cght the question before the House for
discussion and decision. The members of the

Howe who could not find seats in the body of
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the chamber might be found standing in the
aide galleries. It was one of those occasions in
which Prime Ministers of England, and no one
more than the present PRIME 311XI3TER, delight. It
is a rare privilege to be the leader of an assembly,

the oldest sad the most critical in the
world ; sad as Bush Mr. Disitazu recog-
nised his position. He felt that the hour
had oozes and that be was the man. He began in
grave and studied tones, after the cheer with
which his rising was received had subsided, to re-
present the Importance of the subject and to vin-
dicate the comes pursued by the Government.
He *V Avapkip caiAcise his opponents. In