The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-30 00:00:00

MR. CANDLISH.

The Earl of HA DDINGTON, referring to the discus-
sion which bad taken place some short time since relative
to the supposed appointment of Mr. Candlish to the Chair
of Biblical Criticism in the University of Edinburgh, ob-
served that the answer to the question, put elsewhere, re-
lative to the intention of appointing Mr. Candlish, stated,
not as the Noble Marquis had stated, that the intention to
appoint Mr. Candlish had been abandoned, but that it
had only been suspended, in order to await ulte-
rior proceedings in a Court of Justice. Now, he
could rot reconcile these answers, nor could he un-
destand chat. any proceedings in a Court of Jus-
tice could have to do with the question, as the offence
of Mr. Candlish in disobeying the law had been com-
pleted. The fact of his bring a leader of those who were
engaged in opposing the law ought to be sufficient to pre-
vent that gentleman's appointment. He wished to know
whether the intention to appoint him had or had nut been
finally abandoned?
The Marquis of NORMANBY said that he must give
the same answer he had on a former occasion, that
it was not his intention to persevere in the appointment of
Mr. Candlish. He thought The Noble Earl had mis-
undsrtood what had been said in another place relative to
the event of ulterior proceedings. Suppose t'ae Coutt of
Session should determine that the interdict was nut a legal
one, surely that would put Mr. Candlish in a different
position from the one he now occupied ; but he could not
he called on to state how he would act in the event of such
a decision bring come to.

The Earl of ABERDEEN had advised those who had
suffered from the persecution, not to bring the matter be-
fore the Coutt :in such a way as would place him in a
position to attract sympathy; and, therefore, he thought
that any idea of bringing him before the Court for punish-
ment would be abandoned. There were various modes
by which Mr. Candlish might rsu,ve for the repeal of the
interdict, and his not doing so was a proof he was afraid of
encountering the consequences.— ( Hear, hear.) If the
institution of the Professorship were of such importance
it ought to be filled up immediately, and there were many
quite as well qualified for it as Mr. Candlish. The
course adopted by the Government on this question was
not a fair one ; it was a shirking course, and he called
upon them to carry out their own decision.
The Marquis of NORM AN B Y had understood on the
former occasion most distinctly that it was intended to in-
stitute proceedings against this gentlemen, which would
have the effect of tr3ing the validity of the interdict, and
he considered the abstaining from doing so rather honest
than otherwise. Notwithstanding the taunts of his
Noble Friend he must be permitted to exercise his own
discretion as to the course he should recommend the
Crown to pursue in filling up the appointment.
The Earl of ABERDEEN explained.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented petitions
from various medical practitioners in Ireland, praying for a
reform of the medical pref.!ssion in Ireland; also a petition
from. some place in Cornwall, in favour of the removal of
JeAish disabilities.

The Marquis of NORMANDY presented a petition
from Newcastle to the same effect ; also a petition against
Church-rates; and a petition front the Rational Religion-
ists, praying fur inquiry.