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LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 19.

TEE LIBERAL RESOLUTION AGAINST

THE IRISH CHURCH.

These is to be no delay in the action of the
Opposition upon the Irish Church. To-morrow
evening notice will be given by some member of
the Liberal party, probably by Mr. Gkaeorrows
himself, of a motion affirming, in distinct terms,
the necessity of its disestablishment. The appeal
which will thus be made in the first instance to the
House of Commons, will be addressed secondarily
to the country. The members of the old
Parliament will probably, in nine cases out
of ten, offer themselves for the new one.
The class of professional politicians in England is
small. A comparison which was lately made by an
ingenious essayist of the lists of candidates at suc-
cessive general elections exhibited, with allowance
for lapse of time and casualties, an array of nearly
identical names. To test the present House of
Commons is, therefore, to afford a guidance to the
electoral body which it is essential that they
should have. The importance of giving to genuine
Liberals the opportunity of declaring themselves
on the great topic of the immediate future, and of
forcing upon semi-Liberals the necessity of
doing so cannot be exaggerated. No doubt Mr.
DISRARLI and his friends would be glad to fight a
battle in the dark. They would prefer that the
coming contest on the hustings should be a war be-
tween timid intentions and ambiguous phrased; and
that the real issue should be kept in the background.
The Panic MINISTER'S speech on Monday night
has forced on and cleared up the issue which
he desired to delay. We must learn authoritatively
what is meant by altering the status of the unen-
dewed clergy of Ireland—that is, of the Roman
Catholic priesthood—without paying them, and of
modifying the position of the Anglican
Church in Ireland, without disestablishing
it. These hocus-pocus announcements of
doing and undoing, of capitulation and
no surrender, must have a meaning given to them
or their absence of meaning thoroughly 'exposed.
Mr. DisaAgm's wheaaheuts is, however, plain in
spite of the covert of words under which he has
taken shelter, and from which he must be dis-
lodged. in fipite of the bream siethel !hich hg
"we on Monday to Lord Mawo's statement
of the intention of the Government to endow
a Roman Catholic University and an indefi-
nite number of Roman Catholic Colleges in Ire-
land—a statement which the two cabinet ministers
who had pre ceded him had not ventured to question—
the intention of the Government, so far as it has
an intention beyond that of living on by any
shift or device that patience of Parliament
and the country will endure, is perfectly
plain. Mr. GATROZNI HARDY disc!osed it when
he said that instead of founding, as Sir
Hostel. Pset did, three hiiieciarlan Queen's col-
leges, he would have preferred two colleges for
Roman Catholics exclusively, and one col-
lege for Presbyterians exclusively. It was
as partially rectifying the injudicious policy
pursued nearly a quarter of a century ago,
that the establishment and endowment of
the Roman Catholic University, with its
train of affiliated institutions, was recom-
mended. Add to these things Lord Mayo's signi-
ficant hint as to the miserable insufficiency of the
Regium Donlan, dropped at a moment when
a deputation of Presbyterian ministers from Ire-
land was in London to solicit its increase, and it
is clear that Mr. DISRARLI'S extempore denial was
a mere artifice of debate, a part of that "heedless
" rhetoric," to adopt the PRIME Mixiwria's
euphemism which has marked his career, and which
is not confined to speakers below the gangway.
The Irish ecclesiastical policy of the Government is
plain. It consists of two parts—one principal, the
other subsidiary and instrumental—Protestant
ascendancy, and the indiscriminate endowment of
all sects for the purpose of maintaining Pro-
testant ascendancy. To both these courses the
reason and conscience of the country are,
we believe, firmly opposed. They demand reli-
gious equality in Ireland ; but they decline to
purchase even that, as Lord Rosestx invited them
to do, by payment to Irish churches all round.
They are little likely, therefore, to acquiesce in
the maintenance at this price of Protestant
ascendancy—an end which they abhor—by means
scarcely lees distasteful to them. The ericlesiaidioal
policy of the Government, vicious; in itself,
is not redeemed by Mr. Disaauxes readiness
to play fast and loose with it, and to
leave everything to the chapter of accidents. Its
necessary, at once and for ever, to veto the mis-
chievous plan et the Goy t, cad to dispel

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the yet moremisohievous

DisiAzu seeks to hide his real

immediate necessity for the motion of which Mixt
will probably be given tosaostow. If Parliament
and the country are not to be Nadlously inveigled
into& wrong course, they must be committed promptly
and decisively to a right one. Bet thengh Mr.
DIZILAZLI hes precipitated the occasion for action
the time for it has evidently come. The Liberal
party is chargeable with no inconsistency in the
matter. For forty years its principles have been
dearly avowed. It may be blameworthy for not
having made an opportunity for effectually assert-
ing them ; it would be open to still graver
censure if it now failed to seize the opportunity
which events have made for it. If it had sacri-
ficed office to its views of Irish emboli-
astical policy, it would have endangered
the great reforms of the past generation. Only a
severe morality and a doubtful casuistry would
condemn them. But the course is now dear. The
Fenian*, we are told, do not demand the abolition
of the Irish Church Establishment ; and this plea for
its maintenance is offered by the very men who tell
us that we must not legislate for the satisfaction
of Fenian. On the other hand, the loyal and
educated Roman Catholic population, on whom
every day glowing eulogiuma are paned from
both aides of the House, and on whose fidelity
the safety of the Empire depends, do demand it.
Bishops and clergy, peers and members of Parlia-
ment, country gentlemen, professional men, mer-
chants, and manufacturers, have, with absolute
unanimity, protested against its longer existence.
As Lord Evezzu once said, those who will not
regard the maxim Ficii;ustitia, root oxioni, may
yet pay heed to its converse : Raid cahoot, fiat
justitia. If they will not do justice though the sky
should fall, they may do justice when it is only
the way to prevent the falling of the sky.

THE SALE OF LIQUORS ON SUNDAY

BILL.

In sending the bill of Mr. Amu. Sacra to a
select committee, the House of Commons has
adopted a course in harmony with the recommen-
dations which we offered on Monday. The promo-
ters and opponenta of the measure will now have
an opportunity of bringing forward evidence as to
the real feelings of the working classes, and the
general inquiry cannot fail to assist in the
corning settlement of a difficulty which is press-
ing for legislative attention, viz., the improvement
of our licensing system.
Mr. Sacra's Bill in its present shape is an irre-
sistible temptation to honourable members who
seek to thrash a joke out of subject' as
they pass. Mr. Locus objects to the curious
provision that liquors may be sold to per-
sons taking a meal at the house of a licensed
victualler " during the time of such meal." Never,
he says, was anything so tyrannical. A famous
surgeon has laid it down as an inflexible rule that •
man should never drink daring his meals ; yet here
was his honourable friend endeavouring by Act of
Parliament to compel everyone who wanted a
meal in a public-house at a particular hour to
drink as he ate. Mr. Rozsuce's sympathies
are all awakened for the unfortunate work-
ing-man who may have taken his wife
and family and his basket of provisions into
the country on a Sunday, but have forgotten the
bottle containing his pint or quart of beer. The
poor fellow would actually have "to go to
" the next river and drink water," while
" the rich man passing by his club on Sunday
" would still be able to go in and read Peach
" and take his glass of sherry"—this being appa-
rently, to Mr. Romance, the acme of prosperous
Sabbatical happiness. Mr. liss LEY, with charac-
teristic shcwdness, wanted to know whether
eating biscuits would constitute a meal ;
if so, seine tipplers of remarkable powers
might drink for a very long time and
eat biscuits to make their proceeding legal.
Mr. OSBORNE'S experience is, that all members for
large districts are dragged to pieces by two socie-
ties—one, the Licensed Victuallers, the other the
United Kingdom Alliance—the former being,
according to Mr. Roseuce, the one which members,
have the most reason to fear. On the whole, it
must appear to the majority of people that the
next Parliament is likely to be quite as well qua-
lified to say where restriction shall stop as the pre-
sent one.

NEVER was a heavy sentence more deservedly
passed on criminal than that of yesterday upon
Cn•atarrs Wnrornmn. The prisoner, "a re-
" spectable looking, middle-aged woman," was
indicted for maliciously wounding her nephew, •
child of eleven. The case against her was
established beyond a doubt, and, thanks to
the Loan Cum JUSTICE, a sentence of
fifteen years' penal servitude is the result.
Though since Mrs. Bzwwws.too there has been
nothing more revolting than the details of the
tortures she has inflicted, we have at least the
satisfaction of knowing that this " respectable
" middle-aged woman" is to pay the penalty
and will not be let loose upon the society she has
outraged for many years to come. The prisoner
was convicted on the testimony of the suffering
child himself, corroborated by her eon, • boy of
fourteen, who spoke of his mother throughout as
" the prisoner at the bar." The child presented
a pitiable spectacle. Sixteen wounds on the head,
a " scalp one mass of jelly," a broken nose ; ears,
nostrils, and lips ulcerated by burning with hot
irons ; both knees injured, and " the joint
" through the knee-cap" visible in one ; • back
covered with sores and bruises from a poker--
beating and burning ; and fingers broken in
several places—making up such a lint of
horrors that the marvel is that the
poor little fellow lives to tell his tale. Having
first produced wounds by burning, the prisoner
rubbed them with vinegar to increase the agony ;
and, on another occasion, when the child's hands
and legs were tied, he was first plunged in a tank
of water, and then placed before the fire and
burnt on the bands and head. Happily for our
common humanity, such monsters of cruelty as
this WLSCTIELD are rare ; but this does not
exempt us from the duty of making a stern and
summary example of them when they come to the
surface. All that is told of the tortures of
savages ; all that the most fervid imagination
could suggest of the malignity of fiends, are realised
in this miserable and shameful case. Its sole
redeeming feature is its punishment—the only
thing about it to remind one, not of civilization or
Christianity, but that humanity is not below the
level of the brutes.

A GOOD deal of latitude must be allowed a
°Dural where he conceives. the interests of his
country ars at stake, but there is a pretty general
agreement to condemn him if be shoulders a rifts,
and gratuitously participates in an internal con-
test. Dating the time of the late Garibaldian in-
vasion of the Rowse States, letters in our owe
Columns and in the VOntinental journals *OM.

Hai and remained with them four days, purely from
the desire to obtain reliable information. He only
used his rifle once, and that was when a Geribal-
dian sharpshooter was covering him with his
weapon. Mr. &maim, in reply, says that his ex-
planation substantially justifies the complaint. No
instructions from his Government required or
authorized him to attend the Pontifical army in
the field, either sa a belligerent or as a spectator.
No interest of the United States could be served
by such a proceeding. Had he been prudent he
would have avoided the oondition of finding him-
self unexpectedly under fire, and would have saved I
himself from the necessity of considering the
question of retreat. In conclusion, the secretary
says :—" Your conduct is for these reasons entirely
I" disapproved. It will depend in part upon your
I " own better conduct hereafter, and in some part
" upon circumstances not yet fully understood,
1" whether the department can be con-
' " tent to leave the case with the reprimand."
No doubt this " wining " will render the consul
more circumspect in future, should GARIBALDI ap-
pear in the neighbourhood again, and will per-
suade him to be content with the ordinary sources
of information. A thirst for news which takes a
consul out four days with an expeditionary force,
is likely to be prejudicial in the long ran to his
personal interests.

the Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, 31Lacn 18.

The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon. The
Dowager Duette' of Athol and Miss Wang°, had the
honour of accompanying her Majesty.
Her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning and
drove, accompanied by Princess Louie..
Princess Beatrice rode in the Home-park.

To-day being the birthday of Princess Louise, the choir
of St. George's Chapel sang under her royal higlineses
window early in the morning.
Prince and Primer Christian visited the Queen and
lunched at the Castle.

The Right lion. Sir Stafford Northoete had an audience
of the Queen this afternoon.
The Prince of Wales rode out yesterday, attended by
Captain RUM
The Princess of Weise drove out, attended by the Mar-
chioness of Carmarthen.

In the evening their royal highnewes went to the New
Royalty Theatre.
At the levee held by the Prince of Wales on Tuesday
last, Melo...General Bladen W. Block, Royal Artillery,
wee presented by Lieutenant•Qeaeral Sir J. Hope Grant,
G.C.B.

Despatches were received yesterday et the Colonial•
office from the Governors of the Settlements on the West
Coast of Afric► Despatches were seat to the Govemor.
General of Canada.

A deputation from the town council of Hastinp, eon.
siding of Mr. Alderman Putland and Mr. Meadows (town
clerk), transacted business with Sir Jams Ferguson, at
the Home-oftloe, on Tuesday.
A deputation tram the Evangelical Allianas, consisting
of Lord &nu, Lord Alfred Churchill, and others, bad an
interview with the Duke of Buckingham and Cbandos at
the Colonial-office on Tuesday, on the subject of the ex-
pulsion of a number of French protestant missionaries from
their stations in Basutoland by the government of the
Oranp River Free State.

A deputation from the town council of Bradford, con-
sisting of Mr. Alderman Godirio, Mr. Alderman Fsrrer,
and others, bad an interview with the Earl of Devon at
the aloe of the Poor-law Board, Whitehall, yesterday.

VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO ALDERSHOT
AND INSPECTION OF THE TROOPS.-
(THIS DAY.)

FROM OUR owes IMPORTER.)
ALDERSHOT, THURSDAY.

The first appearance of the Queen at Aldershot
since the Prince Consort's death aroused the greatest
enthusiasm at the camp, and it was expected that
a review would take place to-day which would be
one of the most brilliant affairs of which Aldershot
has been the scene.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
the Prince Tech, Sir Hope Grant, and several
officers of distinction arrived at Farnborough
station shortly after 10 o'clock from Waterloo.
The troops were on the ground at an early
hour, and the interest of the occasion attracted all
the leading families of the district, and a large body
of other spectators.
The Queen arrived at the camp at 20 minutes to 1
o'clock, the sky at that time being overcast and
threatening rain. Her Majesty appeared in an open
carriage, attended by a numerous and brilliant
wort- of staff officers, and she was accom-
panied by the Princesses Beatrice and Louise.
Her Majesty wore a dark grey cloak and block
bonnet. The Duke of Cambridge rode by the side
of her Majesty's carriage, and an animated cotiver-
Nation took place between them.
On arriving at the review ground, her Majesty
at once rode down the line, the troops presenting
arms and the bands playing successively as she
passed. In the escort accompanying her Majesty
during the inspection were the Princes Tack
and Christian. The troops were drawn up
on the parade around of the north camp line,
the artillery and infantry forming the first, and the
cavalry the second line, in the rear, the whole line
beiiibout three-quarters of a mile to The
ca consisted of the Ist and 4th n
G , and die infantry of the 2nd :' t-
tallon of the Bth, and first battalions of the
54th, 40th, 43rd, 80th, 51st, and 98th, the total
force comprising about 196 officers, 4,227 non-
comzhissioned officers and men, and 30 guns.
At a quarter past 1 the troops formed in columns
in review order, and marched past her Majesty
at the saluting ail in the following order :—Royal
Horse Artillery (three troops), let Dragoons (four
troops), Royal Artillery (two batteries), Royal
Engineers (two companies), followed by the regi-
manta of the line.

The troops were not, however, put through the
usual evolutions of a re►iew, there being simply •
full-dregs wade. During the inspection and the
" marching past," the weather improved.

WINDSOR, I'm Tammy.
Her Majesty the Queen, the Prince and Princess
Christian, and Prinoeas Beatrice left the Castle in
semi-stateata quarter to 11 for Aldershot, under an
escort of the 2nd Life Guards. The cortege consisted
of the Queen's carriage drawn by four greys, and
two other carriages, each drawn by four bays, con-
taining Colonels De Roe, Du Plat, and Gor-
don, and suites. The route taken was Ma the
Long-walk and Windex Park to Bagshot, and so
on to the camp. Moen of suite in uniform and
many people assembled in the Long-walk.

We are authorised to state that there is no fotm-
defier for thassport that has appeared in goose of
the weekly to the effeet that there is
to be ♦four distribution of the order=
bath smog odious of the royal navy.
The Aibila Mail is authorised to state thsh
Ile* Mew* es Priam oif Irdas Isie bow psdpek
tlmisoupl invite** Warm
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ifa moprowidai to Meanie* -
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ttel'was at Cassel, but where he may be now it
i. impossible to say. We only know that he is
flimultsneously expected in Paris, Viennaf Con-
stintinople, and St. Petersburg. The Caurrier
Buses of yesterday expresses a hope that the ex-
pected visit to St. Petersburg may be confirmed,
for, it adds, with something like a sneer, "the
personal observation of the Prince may serve
to rectify the incorrect ideas propagated in'
Prance about the intentions and tendencies of
Russia." The result of his journey to Berlin is
summed up by the Provincial Correspondence of
yesterday as follows :—" Prince Napoleon will
have carried back with him a clear insight into
the firm and permanent bases of the new relations
of North Germany." He is as little able to avoid
conjecture as the flying knight was able to escape
from gloomy care. No sooner did he turn his face
towards the south than rumour attributed to him
the project of setting up a South German as a
counterpoise to the North German Union, of
which the King of Prussia is the protector. The
official Carlerulte Gazette of yesterday, however,
formally denied that there are negotiations on
foot for the establishment of a South German
Confederation. The projectile force of conjecture
on the one hand, relative to Prince Napoleon's
tour and the defensive resistance of official and
officious denial on the other, reminds us of the
long contest between rifled cannon and plated
armour. We must wait to know the final issue.

within writ of
prompt, and in
let it be done
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appearance day men.
Supreme Court of the

presiding w _of the Senate, at
City al Washfagtea,this 6th day of March, in the
year el our Lead, 1/168, and of the independence of
the United Slake the 91st.

(axonal museum.)

F'OUNDIMING OF A FRENCH BARQUE
OFF THE LIZARD.
PLYMOUTH, Maws 19.
The French barque Fernand of Cots, from Fe-
camp for Newfoundland, has been run down and
foundered off the Lizard.
The crew were landed at Brizham yesterday.

Dasessaker correelled sad Wooed to II de. se mos MA The
Mien r Ohba f Milllog), • 18186.), WYNN angers of
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his to Is the north mai meta oar
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kinsie al wady isawilealle Mom Mad end the la-
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at °balls, as roma* Ess,Bse Majesty it ender
the sere of ea Haspriaa hes Massa ea Hou-
sed's' wet:ones fur the palatine or erehlaelesii,
me Hangaries goverases, mod, hut of all, an Mmegarlaa
mkt de cAasibre, forsisty a Relayed.
A St. Pekesbarg letter ia the Ultima eels :
" Mash le mil sisal • AIM to thb alb .oats mplated by
the Emperor of the heath for the myth al Ass. The
Dab de Lesehttaberg yodel go Se meet Idea at the
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