The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-26 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-I.7VEDNDAY

The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.

The Stirling and Dunfermline Railway Bill was eon-
eidered and ordered for third reading.

Butterwick's Estate Bill was read a second time,

PETIT/OPTS

~Petitions were presented by Mr. Roebuck, from the
Civil Servants of Cork on the subject of the Supernnua-
tion
-"lnd ; by Sir William Verner, from a place in Ireland,
against the Maynooth Grant ; by Sir R. Bignold, from
places in Norfolk, suggesting alterations in the Mercan-
tile Law Amendment Bill: by Mr. Spooner, from various
Darts of the country, praying for the total repeal of all
(grants and state endowments to the Roman Catholic reli-
!011 ; by Mr. Hadfield, from the mercantile interest of
'heffield, praying the House to reject the clause in the
Mercantile Law Amendment. Bill which relates to the
Statute of Frauds.

WINE DUTIES

OLtvieaa, gave / notice th It on the Bth of July he
W"id gad the attention of the House to the high duty
ellar,ged Upon foreign and colonial wines, and would move,
with a view to promote increased commercial relations
With Pianbe, Spain, Portugal, and other wine-growing
eountries,•that the House would resolve itself into a
e°rTnittee to take into consideration a reduction of the

MAYNOOTR COLLEGE BILL
I‘Ir• SPOONER, in moving the second reading of this bill,
entered into an explanation of its provisions. It repealed
the Maynooth Act of Incorporation, and left that institu-
tion to _
be supported by private means. It would repeal
the grants to Maynooth, with the single exception of the
allowances made to the existing students and professors,
bat at their death, the grant, under the provisions of this
tin, would entirely cease. These were the simple pro-
visions of this bill ; and, since the doctrines taught at May
nooth were idolatrous, at variance with the principles of
4110 religion, and diametrically opposed to the constitution
°I the country, to pay for the propagation of the Roman
Catholic religion out of the public purse was to forego the
tights of property, to endanger the estates of the realm,
110 d to undermine the best interests of the community.
Ile therefore called upon the House to speak out upon this
question, and to-determine whether the system should
4°llger continue, or whether, as he wanted, the Roman
Catholics should be left to their own private resources.
ti
need say no more upon the general principle of the
k_.ll, and it remained for him to state that the bill itself
gall been drawn up by one of the ablest lawyers of the
day. (Cries of divide, divide.")
1 sirW. VERNExt rose, amid vociferous cries of "Divide,"
'0 second the motion. It had been said that the bill was
an insult to the people of Ireland, but that was a propo-
lition he denied. The only question the House had to
ltit was, whether Maynooth and its managers had. acted
it
a manner that rendered it undeserving of any further
aid from the State ? The hon. baronet took the negative
0f that proposition ; and by way of supporting it, read
laMidst repeated and most determined calls for a division)
oath of allegiance taken by Roman Catholic priests,
t?ether with the evidence bearing upon it given by Dr.
11014 Dr. Doyle, and other prelates, who were examined
bethre a committee of the House of Lords. [While the
4°l:L baronet was reading these documents he was assailed
With derisive ,cheers, and cries of " Oh, oh," " Time,"
cc Order," t, Agreed,' and "Divide." One hon. member,
:4 the production of the bulky paper which it was pro-
v4ted to read, profanely exclaimed, " Oh Lord," amidst
11°011ta of laughter.]
41-r. JArdxs M‘GREcon said he should support the second
reading,r, of the bill, believing that the principles taught at
,7437n00th were inimical to political as well as religious
liberty. He was of opinion that the teaching of Maynooth
'was very injurious to the peace of Ireland, and that the
People of Ireland would be as loyal to the throne and
los •
titutions of this country as any Protestants, if they
were left alone.

kr. H. HERBERT expressed a hope that the House
Would come to a decision at once, and for that purpose
moved that the bill be read a second time that day six
months.

THE RAILWAY STRIKE