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London, England, 1852-06-17 00:00:00

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- MOUSE OF COMMONS, June 16.
(Conued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
PE TITION6.

Mr. L. HEY WORTH presented three petitions for
inquiry into the causes, practices, and consequences of
intemperance.
SUPPOSED WRECK OF THE PRESIDENT.
Is reply to Mr. H. BERKELEY,
Mr. STAFFORD said it was perfectly true that the
neck- of a large steamer had been driven on shore in
the county of Banff, and that considerable excite-
ment prevailed on the subject, in consequence of its
Wi....:upposed to be the wreck of the President. The
AdaZialcy had directed an able and intelligent officer to
:nstitute an inquiry into the matter; and he had
lareftilly examined the " scantlings" of all the
Milberg and communicated the particulars to
all ship-builders who had constructed large
steamers. The inquiry was, however, of a very pro-
trailed nature. Some of those builders had communi-
aated answers, but others had not done so. It had not
yet been found that the frmbera were those of the Presi-
dent, but the investigation was still being prosecuted.
When the statements on the subject Were con;; late he
thought it would be satisfactory to mole them public.
ROYAL PROCLAMATIOL'I AGAINST ROMAN
CATHOLIC PROCESSIONS.

Mr, KEOGH said Honeunible Members must have
seen a Royal proclamation which is addressed to certain
clauses in the Catholic Relief Act, and which was intro-
daeed into that Act from acme other very old A.ct•
Thew are directed against Roman Catholic ecclesiastics
wearing the dresses of their order in public. Those
clauses of that Act, all must be aware, have remained
. dormant since the passing of the Relief Bill. The_Go-
wernment of the Duke of Wellington did not enforce
them; neither did the Governments of Earl Grey, nor
of Lord Melbourne, nor of Sir Robert Peel. This is the
• firef occasion on which any intention has been expressed
of pulling that part of the Relief Act in force,
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against the Roman Catholic ecclesiastics. ,Morning
journal, which is conducted with very great ability, and
argeaterally devoted to the acts of the present Adminis-
iratioa, and supposed to be its orean—l mean the )Horn-
ing Herald—says, " This is an act by which the Govern-
ment, in the immediate prospect of an election, dares to
otilind a large class of religionists. We need not say,
thet Sir Robert Peel, in his whole life, never once was
guilty of such a piece of manhood. And what earnest
Protestants ought to do is, to take care that those who
mean honestly to carry out the laws do not suffer
for their manliness and sincerity in so doing."
gang reference to the immediate dissolution of Par-
liament, and to the observations made in the Govern-
ment I wish to ask the Government whether it is
their organ,in intention to publish that proclamation in the
Dublin Gazette, with the view of giving it
the same effect in Ireland as in England?
Tete Hon. Member (Mr. Hume) says a proclamation has
no absolute legal effect, lem sure of that, though there
are some cases in which it is not so—for instance, in re-
gard to the proclamations under the Crime and Outrage
Ast—but then it may be said this proclamation is pub-
lished in order to prevent the public at large being taken
by surprise by a dormant Act being put into operation.
I have also to ask whether it is the intention of the
Government, with that manliness and sincerity for which
they have got credit in the newspaper I have mentioned,
to direct the Atterney-General for Ireland to prosecute
Roman Catholic ecclesiastics in that country for doing
that which they have been permitted to do without eb-
, servation or punishment since the year 1829 by every
Government, or whether it is merely a set-off to the
• dropping of the Maynooth debate?
• Mr. WALPOLE.—Before I answer the two ques-
tions which the Honourable Member has put to
, me, I think it right to state, on the part of the
Government, that I am no; responsible, nor is the
Government responsible for any particular observe-
Ana contained in any particular newspapers.—(Hear.)
think it also right to state that the Hon. Gentleman
has not correctly, because not fully, stated the law with
reference to this subject. The statute of George the
4eti applies to two purposes—Roman Catholic
eceleeiaeties wearing the habits of their order,
and exercising the rights and ceremonies of that
religion in other places than those of private worship—
not in public places. Now, having explained this matter
to the House, I will now state the reasons which the
Government think justify theta in enforcing the
provisions of the Act in question. First of all, the
Oen. Member says—Are you going to publish a similar
proclametton in the Dublin Gazette? My answer
to that is, that two months ago the Govern-
ment heard of processions in which a Roman
_ Catholic bishop took a part, and the moment
we heard of these processions, which, I believe, are en-
tirely new—(Heer. hear)—we sent an intimation
may say a friendly intimation—to the bishop,
painting out to him the provisions of the statate of George
IV., end expressing a hope that he had taken a part
in the processions in his ecclesiastical dress inadvertently,
and without any intention of violating the law; that
under these circumstances we should take no further
notise of those proceedings, but we hoped the laws
:would not be violated in future, because we should
feel it our duty to enforce thcm.—(Cheers.) Since that
•tiantwe have not heard of a repetition of the offence
against the laws in Ireland, and not having heard of
such repetition, we do not wish to give a more special
warning than is contained in this proclamation, which
applies to all her Majesty's subjects, unless occasion
arise to issue a similar proclamation after a private
warning has been signified to the Roman Catholic
eceihsiastie to whom I have elluded. With regard
to the second question he asked, whether we are
going to enforce a law which he says his been dormant,
I mast beg leave to state to the Home that the law has
not been dormant.—(fleas.) The facts which came to
the knowledge of the Gevernment were fecis of a
very peculiar nature, via., that Roman Catholics
were going to renew these processions along
the public highways which had been done away with
for 300 years. These are the very words, which were
taken down in evidence ; that they were going
to do this, and to march from village to vil-
lage with banners and emblems of their faith, in
honour and in celebration of the Virgin ."nary.
The precession to which the proclamation more particu-
larly adverts, moved for sour miles along a high road. It
consisted of 150 people, carrying banners and emblems of
their faith—carryiagcrucifises, with our Saviour on them,
and carrying images of the Virgin Mary and the Infant
Jesus, and I no hesitation in saying it did give so
mach annoyance to others of her Majesty's subjects—
(Hear, hear)—that we did and do think it right to pre-
vent a violation of the law in such a manner.—(Loud
cheers.) Farther, I must go on to state that
there was actually in the instance to which I refer dan-
ger of a breach of the peace, and lam sure both the
House and the country will think, in the words
of the proclamation, that whilst we are re-
solved to maintain for every member of the
Roman Catholic religion the undisturbed enjoyment of
his legal rights, and the full and free exercise of his re-
ligious proceetinge, we ere determined to see, at the tame
ttitile, that the law is observed, and if it be not observed,
lea that circumstance will necessarily draw down pn-
n...hel:tent on those who after this warning shall wilfully
7liellt it, and mast oeeicusly, instead of allaying reli-
polls
differences, increase them meterislly, and in the
resat terminate. in breaches of the peace.—(Che.‘:2.)
COUNTY RATES BILL.
The Heat
: then went into Committee on this Bill.
After tore
were
all
egreecreussion on a few of the clauses, they
The Caentuttt;' cad the Haute having resunsed,
reph_.re progrett, flea the Bill was
ordered to be read
.81g10/eßic o,,4_theed time to-morale,.
t'eIItISTOUURCH (NEW ZEA.-
r. A DDERLEyiItD) BILL.
The Bat had been o
'roved the second reading of this
ttructed both be ex:lettere-
tux and misrepresentation, ,
He wou.d state in a few
words. the object of tishispßoviluelajelahop Selwyn, finding
unaidedreten too greet for his
leboure, ttra,tecTlbtileectoa,ndlyi,in
his
dioceie
wa,s
essentially necessary • any toe . • ,- •
sion, and her Altiiie3tY was in fee for this ot9l-
- our of this division.
The sole difficulty in case was iv
technical informality in was,
et there
was a
meepresent
which the Bishop had mins(' hottelae .(3leepdatenbet.,
and it was this circumstance which retaliate:oth
Bill necessary. He found that there
-ere
be °m in one of the clauses of this Bill which might
as givin the power of the constitution t implied
to Parliament. These words he was .0u
fit g:
out. He had been willing to adopt title of
thn
by
bishopric which bad been ptopoted to himto rt
Member for Youpttal, but this the Attorney-General sv
theeP
unwelling to accede to. lie trusted that the But
onia
not meet with; any obstruction.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS should not offer any oppoaitien
to the Bill.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that this etas
not a Government Bill, but as a Minister of the Crown
be could not consent to entertain channel
proposed in the preamble of the Bill. which had been
In the year
1841, the bishopric of New Zealand was founded
by letters-patent, and bestowed upon Bishop
Selwyn. It became necessary from the increase
of population to create a new bishopric. Before it
was possible for her Majesty to create a
new bishopric
it was necessary that no right should exitt. Now
Bishop Selwyn objected to surrender his diocese
according to the terms of his letters-patent.
The deed of resignation executed by him had been con-
sidered by the law officers of so uncertain a character
that they bad recommended that the object should be
accoloplished by means of an Act of Parliament. This
Bill only proposed to make this resignation valid in order
to enable her Majesty to erect a new bishopric in New
Zealand. He did not think that any one considering
these circumstances could offer any serious opposition to
this Bill.
:dr. HEY WORTH objected to the Bill en the ground
that it would involve the levying of rates is this country
for the payment of the salaries of
Now
Zea-
land. B. should move the adjournment of the debate.
Mr. ANSTEY would second the adjournment of the
debate. The point at issue was the ecclesiastical supre-
macy of the Queen in her colonial poseessiens. lie
entirely denied this eneremeeye and had therefore
proposed the alteration in the preamble of the
The measure gave the Queen power to introduce into
Canterbury every
cdFeepireeseleasjdieal abuse which existed in
this country. ue
:any tnoli attempt to sub-
ject the anti Catholics t,'e adherents of the
Free Chttl s ih, and the member of other denomina-
tions in New Zealand, to the members
ecclesiastical and
courts ecclesiastical, which haci
be reform, and of which they had lit„lsvaa'A hid defiance
Lie chance getting
rid. The curse of ecclesiastical law existed i
Kong and Victoria,
Akeep it cut of
1173(1 he wished
to U. -Ong-
dderloy ) had
New Zealand. If the lion. pact air
ir.odueed by the
d the wise and guarded
t
ata •IPk6 Hon. Member thr the University of Oxford
teet detone) ho would not hare opposed
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itte in •
at,
tete*, ea at,
'et ild'thte::
'ettee?ettfa,: eteS ,
reSt4eite6h.-te4V eade
Notta tetirkWe'it:'
Nahhhhete
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,IDLE ASYLUM FOR SOLDIERS'
WIDOWS.
The ceremony of leyieg the foundation-stone of the
asylum for the deserving widows of soldiers, which is to
be erected in memory of his Royal Highness the late
Duke of Cambridge, was performed on Tuesday by his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, in the presence of a highly
distinguished company,
including a great proportion of
ladies. Amongst the number present we noticed the
Marquis of Abereora, General the Earl of Strafford, the
Bishop of Winchester, Lord Frederick Fitaelarence,
Lord Frederick Paulett, General Sir Howard Douglas,
Colonel Bentinek, Colonel Trevelyan, Hon. Colonel
Liddell, Hon. Captain Fielding, Colonel Rowland, R.A ,
Mr. Twining, Mr. Pownall, Mr. C. Challier, Mr. Hals.-
well, Mr. Ferrer, 847.
His Royal Highness Prince Alhat, accompanied by
the Marquis of Abercorn, and attended by the Hon.
Colonel leouvetio and Colonel Grey, arrived about half-
past three o'clock, and on alighting at the gate was re-
ceived by the Mayor and Corporation of Kingston, the
Bishop of Wincheester, the chairman (Sir H. Douglas),
the (Lenity-chairmen (Colonel Liddell), and the com-
mittee and officers, who preceded his Royal Highness to
the place where the stone was to be laid. Immediately
on the entrance of the procession the Royal Standard
was hoisted, and the band of the Coldstream Guards,
under the leadership of Mr. Godfrey, commenced the
National Anthem. His Royal Highness was received
with great cheering, which he several times graciously
acknowledged.
The company having arranged themselves in their
places, the children of the Kingston schools chanted a
psalm, arranged for the occasion; after which the
Bishop of Winchester advanced, and offered the prayers
appointed for the ceremony.
Sir HowAliD DOUGLAS then addressed his Royal
Highness, requesting him to lay the stone. In the
course of an able address the Gallant General congratu-
lated the friends of the institution on the high auspices
under which it was being commenced. After reviewing
the rise of the institution, and describing the charitable
object to which it would be devoted, he paid an eloquent
tribute to the memory of the late Duke of Cambridge:
eteanerecatedw—h
In allusion to the ground having been given by the
present Duke, he said that on this appropriate site,' the
offeringo of the filial piety of a son worthy in every way
eta his illustrious father, the Cambridge Asylum would.
trions.on the Cambridge estate, and under circum-`
of 100
the u doPart which did honour to the living as well as
ed. In conclusion, he had the honour to an-
eoueee thatea the Duchess of Cambridge and her Was-
_ tighter had forwarded the munificent donation
chaimen
The %Ira each for the asylum.—(Applause.)
uu Itect, Mr. T. Allem, then handed to the
Highness, wean vase, which he presented to his Royal
Placed it on the stone. Mr. E. F. Leeks,
putt'-chairman"Y' also
the hon. secret
presented the scroll to the dp-
4ccl, together with the coins, it was posited in ia the lase. which was closed and placed in the
aperture of the stone
fesoufire
cb,:. Cth
aovnion
his Royal Ilignness. The
builders, Messo.,
Lao b 9
bY:nd Neashain, having made the
necessary prepare
laid with tbe usual
pleoteirswith the mallet, and pro-
gwaexamined the level,
Ain IL POWNALL, en bl, and properly laid."
scerrruecTntll;9s. st'filal:
b ealf of the committee, ac:
knowledeing the. great icisellt conferred by his Royal
flounced it " to be core
Highness,
a12d,112! h theel", Presente' h. •thh
a an wi t o
silver trowel, wic eine° was .
graciously pleased
to accept. .
• er is the inse • .
The followine . ription on
T TT. Prince the trovsel:—
" Presented to 'Let. Albert ;LG.
• the •
first stone ' eon the co-
cesion of laying Widows,Of the ' •
' Kin , Cambridge
Asylums for Soldiers
Rho; Surrey, 15th
June, 1852."
renounciel the bless"
The Bishop then r
of the Mayor lug.
A deputation consisting . and Corporation
then presented
of ibe town of Kingston, following
answerto
the Prince, who returned the •
I thsnk
" Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen—• wel (31,1 eery eine
cerely for tee hearty and flatteringgiven _ mole which I
have received from you. It teas I2oofreat pleasure
to accept the invitation on the present 8 erasion, as af-
fording the best means of testifying 0131 P321711,t111 With
the object sought to be attained by
the
institutionQf
the
projected asylum, and my respect and affectionand for °r
the
memory of him whose name it is to beerlmy cor-
dial concurrence and hope that the result may be s
EA would be most pleasing to the genuine kinduees and
benevolence of his disposition."