The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-08 00:00:00

THE DIVISION.

According to the Pall Mall Gazette the Lords have hand-
somely repaid themselves for their self-denial in reading the
Irish Church Bill a second time. They have so changed
the measure that when it gets back to the Commons
its own parents will hardly know it. From first

to last the alterations have been strictly homogeneous
Their single object has been to secure as much public
money as; possible for the Irish Church. It is quite im-
possible that the Government should accept amendments
avowedly framed on this principle. Our contemporary is
of opinion that it would be better to withdraw the bill alto-
gether than to build what is designed to be the final settle-
ment of this great question on a foundation of sand.

The Globe says :—" The Irish Church Bill has now passed
through committee ; and in the language of the Times, the
transformation of the Ministerial scheme' is completed by the
vote of last night. The gravity of the impending crisis can
scarcely be exaggerated. On the ono side we have the
House of .Lords pledged to support amendments which
materially alter the character of the bill ; on the other, we
have the ,Minister and the House of Commons pledged to
the maintenance of that measure in its full integrity. We
await the result, if not without anxiety, yet with con-
fidence in that good sense and that genuine love of justice
which has seldom been fonnd wanting either to the House
of Commons or the British nation when prejudice has been
loosened by inquiry and reason Las triumphed over justice."
The Nonconformist is of opinion that "it is quite certain
that neither the Government nor the House of Commons
will consent to a re• endowment of the Irish Church.
It is equally certain th; t the country will stand
by them in resisting tho changes made by • the
House of Lords in this direction. They sin so flagrantly
against the prineiple of religious equality, and will so en-
tirely defeat the traoqui.ising effect of the measure in
Ireland, that to allow of their being passed, lest the
measure should bo wrecked, would be nothing less than
a stultification of the entire policy endorsed by the consti-
tuencies at the General Election. There is little fear,
therefore, that this attempt at barefaced plunder will
bo successful. The bill may bo thrown' out by the
Lords if the Commons disagree with them—but
this much is tolerably sure, that no field of battle between
the two houses could have been selected more disadvanta-
geously for the Lords, or for the Established Church. Our
belief is, however, that in any serious quarrel on this point,
the Upper House will sco it expedient ultimately to give way,
and that the bill, unchanged in any of is subtantial
features, will eventually become law."

The Guardian says:—" We should have said, up to last
night, that the passing of the Irish Church Bill, with
amendments, was an event which might be reckoned on
with some confidence. But the vote which, by a large ma-
jority, including all sections of Opposition, all the bishops
present except the Bishop of Oxford (who voted with the
Government), and the body of independent Whigs, has
thrown overboard all the clauses relating to
the disposal of the surplus and shelved that
question altogether, Las so materially altered the
whole state of affairs that we can express that confidence
no longer. . . . We cannot forget that one of the
points on which the Prime Minister laid chief stress, when
be introduced the bill, was that it should be a complete
and final settlement of the whole question. But a
measure which leaves a surplus of millions to be disposed
of hereafter as Parliament may think fit is not such a
settlement of it."

THE PRINCE AND THE PRINCESS OF
WALES AT KING'S LYNN.

On Wednesday the Prince and the Princess of 'Wales
inaugurated the King's Lynn new docks. The scheme of
constructing a new dock had been for a long time under
consideration, and in June 1865 active proceedings were
commenced by the incorporation of a company, with an
authorised capital of £BB,OOO, to be raised £66,000
by stock or shares, and £22,000 by debentures.
Possession of the ground was obtained in October
1867, and in March 1868 the foundation•stone of the
site was laid by Mrs. Jarvis, the wife of Mr.
L. W. Jarvis, the chairman of the company. Since
then the works have been actively carried on by Mr.
Laurence, the contractor, from the plans prepared by
Mr. Brunlees, C.E., and on the 19th ult. the dock walls,
basin, and lock were finished, and the tidal water admitted
through the coffer dam, the whole of the works having
been completed in about fifteen months. The proceedings
commenced with the inevitable address from the Town
Council. Next the Royal party proceeded to the
Grammar School, where the Prince bestowed the gold
medal, which he gives annually to the best
pupil. The Prince, in acknowledging the municipal
address, said it was peculiarly gratifying to him
to visit Lynn on an occasion like the present, for
the revolutions of time and science would have had the
same effect upon King's Lynn as upon any other com-
mercial port but for the energies of its inhabitants. "I
fervently pray," said his Royal Highness in conclusion,
" that the dock which we are about to open this day may,
under the fostering auspices of a beneficent Providence,
open out new sources of wealth and commerce, shedding
the blessings which are derived from them on your town,
and contributing one more item to the prosperity of our
beloved country." The reply was read by the Prince with
much clearness and emphasis.

After the grammar-school proceedings had been gone
through, a trip was made in an iron twin-screw steamer,
Mary, from which the Prince landed on the docks.
On reaching the landing stage or jetty, their Royal
Highnesses landed, and from the platform of the jetty the
Prince said, in a loud voice, " I declare this dock now
open. Henceforth it will be known as the Alexandra
Dock." Loud cheering followed, and the volunteer band
in attendance struck up the air, " God bless the Prince of
Wales." This concluded the simple ceremonial of
Inauguration.
The banquet concluded the evening's proceedings. To
tt were invited about 120 guests, including the Earl of
Leicester, Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk, Lord Standy,
ALP., Lord and Lady Sondes, Sir W. Bagge, M. P. , and
Lady Bagge, Mr. Douglas Brown, Q. C., Recorder of Lynn,
the Hon. R. Bourke, M.P., Lieutenant-Colonelßlack, Chief
Constable of Norfolk, the Hon. T.D. Grey, ALP., &c., &c.—
The Prince of Wales, in responding to the toast of his
health, expressed the pleasure which he and the Princess
had derived from their stay in this part of England during
the last six years, and assured the meeting that they should
always feel the deepest interest in the welfare of Lynn.
The Prince subsequently proposed, " Prosperity to the
Lynn Dock, coupled nMI the name of Mr. Jarvis." His
Royal Highness expressed his hope that the dock would
be the means of restoring to Lynn its ancient commercial
prosperity, and highly eulogised the services which Mr.
Jarvis had rendered in connection with the undertaking.
—Mr. Jarvis responded, and several other toasts followed.
—The Prince and the Princess left about Bp. m. for Sandring-
ham, where they will stay a short time at the residence of
General Knollys.

Professor Syme, on account of ill-health, is about
to resign the chair of clinical surgery in the University of
Edinburgh. Ile has held the appointment since 1833.
THE MONAGHAN MURDER. —At the Louth
Assizes, on Wednesday, McKenna, a Roman Catholic,
who was charged with the murder of James Clarke, at
Monaghan, on the polling-day for that county, and whose
trial was sent to Louth, it being alleged he could not get
a fair trial at Monaghan, was acquitted, the jury having
returned a verdict of Justifiable Homicide.