The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-02 00:00:00

FRENCH ARMY AND STAFF.

In reply to Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, as to the commis-
sion sent over by the Duke of Newcastle to inquire into
the French Military Staff, &c.,
Mr. PEEL said he would make inquiry end state tr.
morrow or Thursday as to whether the repon of that
commission had been received.

THE TELEGRAPH FROM BALABLA.VA.

In reply to Mr. FRENCH,
Sr O. WOOD said the telegraph from Ba!aklava to
this country was entirely under the control of the Go-
vernment, and it was intended to keep it, though not
perhaps exclusively so.
THE LOAN BILL. •

The CHANCE L LO R of the EXCHEQUER appealed
to the house to aglow this bill to be read a third tin),
and sent to the House of Lords this evening.
Mr. SPOONER said it was not his nisi' to oppost
the Government on this question ; but if any debate
were to take place on the Loan Bill, he must oppose the
motion.

The bill was then real a third time and pawed.
THE VIENNA CONFERENCE.

Mr. BRIGHT wished to ask the noble lord at the
head of the Government question, and would detain
the house but a few moments in putting it He was not
present last evening when the noble lord (Lord J. Russell)
made his statement relativeto the Vienna Conference, but
from what he had read in the public papers, he did not
think that it was very distinct or satisfactory. He did not
put this question for the purpose of embarrassing the
Government, for the 'noble lord knew that, for the last
six weeks he (Mr. Bright) had been exceedingly
silent—(hear, hear, and laughter) —whilst the peace
negotiations were progressing. We were now, however, in
a new stage of affairs, and he felt personally very
anxious, as no doubt hundreds of thousands were
besides, .as to the result of those negotiations ;
and he therefore wished the noble lord at the head of
the Government to state distinctly what were the terms
that were offered to the Russian Government, and wl:at
the Russian Government had intffliated its willingness
to accept ; in fact, the 'exact difference between the
terms proposed by the Allies and what Russia had
inti-
mated she would accept. He wished the noble lord to
state at what period he should be prepared to furnish
this information. (Hear.)
Lord PALMERSTON said if the hon. gentleman
had been present last eveni.ig he would have heard his
question most substantially answered. (Hear, hear, and
laughter.) He stated that it was the intention of the
Government to lay on the table, at the earliest oppor,
tunity, the whole of the protoCols of the Conference, and
he thought they would be found to contain ail the infor-
mation sought by the hon. gentleman. (Hear,hear.)
Mr. BRIGHT—The noble lord did not state whether
any counter-propositions were made, nor did he fix any
particular time when the papers would be ready.
Lord PALMERSTON replied that the hon. gentle-
mao would find the whole of the information he 'sought
in the papers he alluded to, which he was informed
would be ready in the course of a few days. (Hear.)

THE MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.
On the order of the day for the motion of Mr. Spooner
on the ~übjtct of the endowment of Maynooth College,
A large number -of petitions were presentea from
various parts of the country against the I:iayiffioth
Grant.

Mr. SPOONER then rose to move—"That this
house do resolve itself into a committee, for the purpose
of considering, the. Acts for• the Endowment of the
College of Maynooth, with a view to the withdrawal of
any endowment out of the Consolidated Fund, due re-
gard being had to vested rights or interests." He
observed that he once more ventured to bring this
-important question before the house. (Laughter.) He
thought that the time had now arrives when the settle-
ment of thi.,: question was neces.ary to the safety of the
Crown, the integrity of the empire, an I the happiness
of the people. The question hall become one of deep
interest to the inhabitaiitsnf this country. He regardcf,
the endowment of Maynooth as a great national sin : and
he would assure the house that gke,doctrities inculcated
at Maynooth, relative to the supremacy of the Pope,
were beginning to orate a great feeling of jealouy in
France ; and he hail it on reliable authority that a strong
feeling existed on the other side of the channel against
the ultr-tmontane doctrines which the Pope was endea-
vouring to force on the people of that country. .Going
next to the origin of the grant he observed
that it was- a free . gift by Parliament, and
contended that surely if Parliament was free to give
it was free to withdraw. On the 3d of April,--1845,
,Slr 'Rebert Peel said, "It is a measure, I trust, con-
ceived in the spirit to which I have referred—a liberal
and confiding spirit. ' We are not introducing it after
communication with the leading ecclesiastical authorities
of. the Roman Catholic Church ; it has not been a sub-
ject of ttipulation or of, contract with them. We are
prepared in a liberal and confiding spirit to improve the
institution, to elevate the character of the education sup-
plied. And by improvement I do not mean to imply
any Such interference in the course of education as would
affect a total change, but that we should treat that in-
stitution in a generous spirit, in the hope that we shall
be met in a corresponding spirit, that we shall be repaid
for our liberality by ensuring a more liberal system of
instruction." That was a declaration of that right hon.
gentleman who was the conceding party to the grant.
He (Mr. SpoOner) asked every man who had held office
under• her Majesty's Government since that,grant was
made, or who had anything to do with elections in Ire-
land, how those
brought
the , expectations had 'been answered. • had
Re
evoienwt a been fulfilled under which the grant was made?
about
that it'had ehtirely failed, and that it had
ntiruated-, under which
i. wholly differen.t'resulta from those which
idoaantrbaecetli
secretary for tire°`—`1 circumstances the
fallen to the 2 e' had been one, Weald hive at once
questitin of contra 4 • The noble lord at present tbe
-otvies bad been equally clear on this
Jsrbath.er"it.wonld.bee a' - the qUestion of colitract, or:
not mist to inqiiir. inell April 3, 1845, he said, "I do
the Ram
make no further advance i
1
taaz,. C 404 erg 9 -
denly, and declare that 9°n Will act `td siti,Ypi-.s:upd:',
ti 2 educate thirpriostuot-
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