The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-09 00:00:00

O'DONOVAN ROSSA.

Mr. MOORE gave notice that on the motion with re-
spect to Mr. O'Donovan Rossa being brought forward ho
should move that the matter be referred to a select com-
mittee.

Mr. GLADSTONE said on the occasion referred to he
should move that a copy of the conviction of Mr O'Dono-
van Rossa be laid on the table of the House.
THE GAME LAWS.

Mr. P. TAYLOR gave notice of his intention on an
early day to move for leave to introduce a bill to abolish
the Game Laws.

THE CHURCH IN WALES.

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Mr. HIBBERT gave notice of his intention to call the
attention of the Hous?to the condition of the Established
Church in Wales.

THE ROYAL SPEECH—THE ADDRESS.
The SPEAKER having read the Royal Speech on the
opening of Parliament,
Capt. FRANCIS EGERTON rose to move an Address
to her Majesty in answer to her most gracious Speech on
the opening of Parliament. He said he regretted that the
duty had not fallen on a younger and more eloquent
member of the House. He felt sure that the cause
which had prevented her Majesty from meeting
Parliament would be the source of general re-
gret, but the hope was universal that the cause was but
temporary, and that a life so valuable would long be
spared to the country. (Hear, hear.) It was highly satis-
factory to know that the state of the relations of this great
country with other nations were satisfactory, and that
the spirit of resorting to friendly allies to settle differences
would result in nothing but good. The measure that was
promised with respect to the question of land
in Ireland, he felt certain would 1)1 one that
had been well considered, and one which he hoped
would receive the support of the moderato members of
both sides of the House. The promise of a bill o❑ the
subject of national education was most important, as it was
most desirable, and it seemed to be agreed by every person
that the children of all classes should be educated, The
groat difficulty that had hitherto stood in the way would
in the present case not prevent the bill becoming
law. The next two ►neasures which would re—
sult he doubted not iu the most beneficial results
were thOse to deal with the sale of spirituous
liquors and trade combinations. The first measure
would require much consideration, as the result would
be to interofore with an immense capital invested
in the trade ; and with respect to the latter,

the dealing with the question of strikes would be
almost certain to bring about a state of things much more
beneficial than that which at present existed. The pro-
posed measures with respect to the War Department would
occasion much discussion, but he felt certain that in all
that was done by that House the strength of the
country would not be weakened or brought
down to a state that would interfere with
the power of such a great country. He felt
that the attempt of the Government to prevent the
recurrence of those agrarian outrages which had been, he
regretted so fearful of late, would meet with the support
of the House, and thanking the House for the patience
with which they had listened to him, he bogged to
move the Address to her Majesty.
The Address, which was an echo of the Speech, having
been read by the Clerk at the table,
Sir C. W. DILKE seconded the motion. He thought the
paragraph dealing with the foreign relations was highly
satisfactory, and much better than the usual formal lines
that were usually employed. Ile thought that the services
of allies in the settlement of differences was a great step,
especially as where that friendly interference had taken
place war had been prevented. He felt that the services
of ur own conut.ty would bo most referred to, be-
cause there was not another country whose decision
wes mole looked to and respected than that of England.
(Hear, hear.) Tho bills pronounced by the Speech were
perhaps the most numerous that had ever been promised
in a Royallh6peeeh to Parliament, and he felt that it
could not be denied that each ono enumerated was of the
uttnest importance. The tenure of land was a question
of the utmost importance, and then the measure that ho
proposed to deal with—thu religious tests in the Univer-
sities of Cambridge and Oxford—was equally urgent,
and the sAtlemeut of these question could
not but result in good to those for whose
benefit both had been framed. Tho question of education
was highly important, and he did hope Cat the session
would not be allowed to pass without the matter being
dealt with finally sad satisfactorily. (Hear, hear.) With
respect to Ireland, he hoped the intimations contained in
the Royal Speech would tend to restore that tranquillity
which was so necessary to the prosperity and wellbeing of
the country, and if they could only effect that, Fenianism
would become an impossibility. (Hear, hear.)
On the SPEAKER putting the question,
Mr. DISRAELI rose and said that, although the speech
contained the promise of scene many important mea-
sures, the present was not the most convenient time for
House to enter into a consideration of them, but hoped,
when they were under discussion, they would be found
adequate to the emergency. The mention of the state of
Ireland in the Speech he characterised as inadequate and
inaccurate, and he entered into a long and elaborate exami-
nation of the causes which have led to the recent exten-
sion of agrarian outrages in Ireland. The old causes
which had been assigned in former times --mal-administra-
tion of justice, Protestant ascendancy, a seditious priest-
hood, organised agitation, and foreign influence—no
longer existed, and the tenure of laud sometimes assigned
was just the same asunder the Duke of Abercorn's Go-
vernment, when these outrages were unknown. What
had happened was a spontaneous combustion—a riotous
hallucination in the minds of the Irish people as to the
designs of the Government. The occupiers and peasantry
had misinterpreted the intentions of the Government, had
assumed that they meant something which they never
did mean, and the Government had taken no steps to un-
deceive them. This hallucination had occurred on two
questions—the amnesty to the Fenian prisoners and fixity
of tenure, which he designated as the transfer of property
from one class to another. With regard to the first, he
argued that the manner in which the partial and therefore
injudicious amnesty had been proclaimed, and the impres-
sion created by the Government that the Fenian con-
spiracy had precipitated the fall of the Irish Church, had
excited mischievous anticipations which the Government
could not fulfil. On the second point he asserted it was
a natural interference from the Irish Church Bill that an
analogous policy would be pursued with regard to the
land. Repeating that the language of the Speech in re,,,ard
to Ireland was inaccurate and inadequate, Mr. Disraeli
nevertheless deprecated an amendment to the Address.
Mr. (.../I.ADS TONE commenced by admitting that after
recent events in Ireland the debate on the Address must
give rise to more criticism than had been usual for some
years past, and expressed his deep gratification that Mr.
Disraeli, by the tone of his speech, had indicated that he
was aware of the importance of the questions between
Ireland and the Empire, and that ho had declined to re-
commend the employment of coercive measures. Has-
tening to remove the ambiguity of which Mr. Disraeli
complained, he stated, amid general cheering, that there
was nothing " contingent" in the notion the Govern-
ment entertained of their duty. Anxious though they
were to give the first place to remedial measures of
permanent operation, they acknowledged that there might
be circumstances calling for immediate action, and occa-
sions on which Iliey might be compelled to suspend the
prosecution of great measures for the purposes of the
future, in order to meet the wants of the moment. Passing
to Mr. Disraeles speech, he laughingly suggested that it
was not a serious attack, but a demonstration got up for the
occasion to amuse his followers, and he congratulated him
on the success he had achieved out of the very scanty ma-
terials at his command. Reply ieg to his criticisms on
the conduct of the Government, he denied that they
had at any time encouraged wild auticipatious either on
the amn2sty or land question, and iu difcussing the
charge that the treatment of the Church suggested
an inevitable infereneJ as to the character of
the Land Bill, he expressed his great anxiety that
this last measure should be discussed apart from
anything which had gone before. Deploring the
recent iucrease in agrarian outrage, he attributed
it partly to the natural activity of the bad men in
the community in a time of excitement, partly to
the desire of the Fenians to divert the House from pass-
ing remedial measures, which would be the most effectual
blow to their conspiracy; and he did not deny that in
the hope of a possible change in the :incidents of their
tenure occupiers might have been stimulated to acts which
they imagined would lessen the chances of eviction.
After a short discussion the Address was agreed to, and
the House adjourned.

LONDON GAZETTE—L ,st Even ng,

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, ST. JAMES'S

PALACE, FEB. 7.
Notice is hereby given that his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales will, by command of tho Queen, hold a
Levee at St. James's Palace, on behalf of her Majesty, on
Thursday, the 3d of March next, at two o'clock. It is the
Queen's pleasure that presentations to his Royal Highness
at this Levee shall be considered as equivalent to presen-
tations to her Majesty.
Notice is hereby given, that the Queen will hold Draw-
ing-rooms at Buckingham Palace, on Wednesday, the
9th of March next, and on Tuesday the 22d of March
next, at three o'clock.

Notice is hereby given that her Majesty will hold a
Levee at Buckingham Palace, on Friday, the 11th day of
March nest, at three o'clock.
CROWN OFFICE, FEB. 5.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.

Borough of Mallow.—Henry Munster, of Abbey View,
Cashel, in the county of Tipperary, Esq., in the room of
the Right Hon. Edward Sullivan, who has accepted the
office of Master of the Rolls in Ireland.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BIRMINGHAM RACES-YESTERDAY.

HUNT CUP.

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