The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-05 00:00:00

THESECRET TREATY.

Sir G. JENKINSON gave notice that to-morrow he would
ask the Premier whether, in the view of the proposed
treaty between France and Prussia, menacing the indepen-
dence of Belgium, he would state explicitly for the
information of the House, whether the Govern-
ment would take steps to enforce the provisions of the
Treaty of 1831 guaranteeing the independence of Belgium
in case any attempt be made by either of the belligerents
to carry out the provisions of the supposed secret treaty,
and if any steps had been taken by the Government to
secure the co-operation of the other Powers who were
parties to the treaty with England.

ECCLESIASTICAL LAW.

In reply to Mr. Salt,

Mr. BRUCE said there was no' intention at present to
introduce next session any measure for the consolidation
of the ecclesiastical law.

TEMPLE BAR,

In reply to Mr. Lambert,
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Alderman LAWRENCE said with respect to the removal
of Temple Bar the City authorities thought it would be
useless to do so until Fleet-street was widened.
THE FRENCH LEGATION AT MUNICH.

Mr. RYLANDS asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, if his attention had been called to a tele-
gram in the Times of Monday to the following effect :
" Munich, July 30. Considerable surprise is expressed
here at M. Hory, the Chancellor of the French Legation,
remaining in Munich, and at the British Legation taking
him under their protection on the pretext of his having
entered their service."

Mr. OTWAY said that if surprise was occasioned it was
because the circumstances connected with the matter were
not known. Before the outbreak of the war the French
Government applied to the British to take under its pro-
tection French subjects in Germany. It was at once
agreed to do so provided the same arrangement was
allowed with respect to German subjects remaining in
France.

THE THRONE OF FRANCE.

Mr. POTTER asked the Under-Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs whether he had any objection to lay upon
the table of the House a copy of the Treaty of Paris of
1815, and also the supplemental treaty of the same
date, excluding the Bonaparte dynasty from the
throne of France, to maintain which treaty Eng-

land and other powers were to use all their force
of arms, a'so the protocol defining the territory ceded by
France by the treaty aforesaid. (Hear, hear,)
Mr. OTNVAY : The treaties to which my hon. friend al-
ludes are in the library of this House, and therefore they
are accessible to any member, (Hear, hear.) I will
say that is not the reason for which I must de-
cline reprinting these treaties and laying them
upon the table of the House at the present moment.
(Hear, hear.) Since these treaties were signed this coun-
try had wisely determined not to interfere with the
choice of the French people as regards the form of their
government or their monarch. (Cheers.) Therefore for
the last eighteen years the treaties have been practically a
dead letter, and it is unnecessary to reprint them.
(Cheers.)
ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ACT REPEAL

BILL.

On the order for the second reading of the Ecclesiastical
Titles Act Repeal Bill, a large exodus of members took
place.—Mr. Newdegate, immediately on the order being
called, commenced to hurl his denunciations at the
measure. It was curious to note the behaviour of the
hon. gentlemen who remained. Some, without the
slightest attempt to resist the inevitable conse-
quences of the combined influence of the weather,
and the dreary tones of the member for
North Warwickshire, assumed the most comfortable
positions the execrable construction of the benches would
permit, and slept happily unconscious of the horrors which
the redoubtable opponent of Popery depicted as the cer-
tain results of recent ecclesiastical legislation. Others of the
hon. gentlemen observed a profoundly thoughtful position,
but it was obvious that their thoughts were not
with the speaker : others conversed in some-
thing more than whispering voices, whilst a few
seemed endeavouring in vain to discover interesting
matter. The Treasury bench was occupied by Mr. Bruce,
Mr. Cardwell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr.
Stansfeld, and Mr. Grant-Duff. The right hon. gentle-
men paid but little apparent attention to the speech of
Mr. Newdegate, and Mr. Lowe and Mr. Cardwell must
have suffered martyrdom in their efforts to keep awake.
Any ordinary member would have been silenced by this
universal condition of indifferentism, but not so Mr.
Newdegate. He is not an ordinary man ; he has
the " courage of his convictions," nor, although it seemed
to occasion him deep concern, did the idea that people
might consider him a persevering bigot, and
not see his conduct in a more gratifying
light, restrain him. Without the slightest exagge-
ration, it may be said that not one gentleman was
listening to him, and no one paid him the poor compli-
ment of even looking at him, save when, by way of giving
emphasis and force to his words, he brought his right
hand down with crushing force upon his left, and
when he declared that Rome "spewed moderation," a
look of startled surprise was cast towards him. This
mournful state of the House lasted for three quarters of
an hour, when the Protestant champion resumed his
seat.—Mr. Jesse' succeeded, in a great measure, in
restoring animation, and an interested attention was paid
to his speech. Towards the close of the debate a little
more spirit was infused into the proceedings, which, not-
withstanding, were eminently dull.—Mr. Bernal Osborne
with his usual impetuosity; stigmatised the measure as
worse than a crime, it was a blunder.—Mr. Bruce said
that the Government objected to the bill, but would sup-
port the second reading, in order that it might be restored
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to its original shape. The second reading was carried by
113 to 34 votes.