The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-23 00:00:00

IMPERIAL FARLIA &ENE

HOUSE OF COMDIONS—THIS EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
. SLIGO BOROUGH IMPROVEMENT BILL.
A short debate took place on the motion for the second
reading of this bill. The house eventually divided, when
there appeared—
For the motion
Against it.. ll9
Majority in favour of the bill
OPENING THE MUSEUMS ON SUNDAYS.
A great many petitions were presented against the pro-
posal to open tue British Museum and other public insti-
tutions 011 Sundays.

TILE RELEASED FENIANS.
Mr. C. FORT ESCUE, iu reply to Sir G. Jenkinson,
said it was quite true that language of a very objection-
able character had been used at two banquetsgtveuatOork
and Ballenasloo iu honour of the released k'eniaus. Only two
of those persons released had sJ grossly and disgracefully
at.:used the clemency of the Crown. (Hear, bear.) The
seditious language had riot escaped the attention
of the Government, and it was now under the
consideration of the law officers of the Crown.
egthivsenGo to.
He hoptd too much importance wouldp persons,
nots,
as be
the mischievous eloquence of these
an
Imminent were not indifferent to the matter, and
were quite determined that such things should net
continue. (little, In ar.) The persons who had been set
at liberty did not receive a tree 1 ardon, but were set
ut Lberty without any conditions being enforced
on them. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the case,
of those prisons in Australia, be had already on a
former occasion stated the intention of the Government,
but he could only say that each individual case
would be considered on its own merits. With
respect to a statement which appeared that morning in
one of the newspapers that day, that the two Feuiau
convicts, O'Donovan [loser and Newby Lad been re-
leased. Such a statement bud no foundation in fact.
Mr. GLADSTONE said that the Mayor of Cork might
feel confident, if he felt so dispose d, "that they bad Mr.
Gladstone on their side, and that all the other Fenians
would he released." (Laughter.) All he could say was,
that there was no intention oh the part of the Government
to release any mote Fenians.

THE LORD-LIEUI ENANT OF IRELAND.
Mr. VANCE asked whether the richt hon. gentleman
(Mr. Gladstone) eculd give the house any information on
the rumoured resigtaation by Earl Spencer of the office of
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.
Mr. GLADSTON E said he had no communication to
make either to the house or the Lon. member ou the sub-
ject. The rumour was wholly without foundation.
THE SNIDER RIFLE.
Mr. CARDWELL said it was proposed to issue the
Snider rifle to 24 militia regiments proceeding either to
Aldershot or Shorneliffe.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
Mr. BRIGHT said it was proposed to collect the agri-
cultural statist:cs on the 25th of June.

THE IRISH CHURCH.
The adjourned debate on the diEestablishment of the
Irish Church Bill was resumed by
Mr. WALPOLE, who said the present measure
was ono of the must arduous subjects of legislation
ever submitted to the House of Commons, as they
wire for the first time in the_ history of civilisation
to do away with the religion' of a country as a national
religion--(oh, oh, and no, no)—and so to cause what
might be termed a legislative revolution in the
religion of a portion of the country. (Hear,
hear, from the Opposition.) He objected to the bill
iu the strongest manner, because it dissolved every cor-
poration and so entirely put an end to all parochial orga-
nisation—(hear, hear)—because it took away the property
of the Church and invested it with commissioners—(hear,
hear)-because it deprived the Crown of appointing bishops
-and the true government of the church, and because it
severed the Royal supremacy from the Church of the
country, through which supremacy the worship and doc-
trine of the Church had been preserved. (" Hear,
hear," from the Opposition.) Tie bill he looked upon
as an attempt to introduce the voluntary principle—a
principle which had failed as far as education was con-
cerned, and which would wholly and entirely fail in the
dissemination of religion. (Hear, hear, from the Opposi-
tion.) The bill proposed altogether to divert the endow-
ments the church possessed to purposes quite different
from those for which they were made, and on that ground
alone the bill ought not to receive the sanction of Parlia-
ment.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

LONDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING.

WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, MARCH 23.
2d Regiment of Life Guards-Lieutenant Wm. M'Mahon
to be Captain; Cornet Herbert Ray to be Lieutenant;
Hector Gurdon Rebow to be Cornet.
6th Dragoon Guards-Captain Edward Napier to be
Major; Lieutenant Henry Hamilton to be Captain;
Cornet Fredetick Rasch to be Lieutenant.
Ist Dragoons-Lieutenant Edward Griffith to be Captain,
Cornet Corbet Stuitit to be Lieutenant; Robert Lllewel-
lyn to be Cornet.
4th Hussars-Lieutenant Henry Collings to be Captain ;
Cornet Edward Williams to be Lieutenant ; Alfred
Gambier to be Cornet.
14th Hussars-Lieutenant John St. Vincent Saumrez to
be Captain; Cornet William Beaumont to be Lieuten-
ant; Cornet Charles Chaplin has been permitted to
retire from the Service; William Ward to be Cornet.
3d Foot-Ensign George Carr to be Lieutenant; Michael
Spence to be Ensign.
4th Foot-Arthur Chamberlain to be Ensign.
Bth Foot-Captain Edward Tanner to be Major; Lieu-
tenant Martin Cole to be Captain; Ensign Lewis Wise
to ha Lieutenant ; Ensign William Alaobay to bo
Ensign.
10th Foot-Lieutenant Frederick Blanchard, to be Lieu-
tenant.
13th Foot -Eus:gn John Bailey to be Lieutenant, Walter
Gaskell to be Ensign.
17th Foot-Lieutenant Richard Bros to be Captain, En-
itenndalenyt. to be Lieutenant,
lethign
Folloetn—ryEntgrens AtolfbreedLSiewu•
2011tha'F3oPodtc3-11 Lliiecuht'etrndasn tto be
JamEesasign Smyth to be Captain, En-
sign Charles Baniber to be Lieutenant, Gerald Browne
to be Ensign.
36th Foot-Assistant-Surgeon James Reynolds to be
Assistant-Surgeon.
45 Foot-Lieut. Augustine Lefroy to be Captain ; Ensign
Beauchamp F. Bagenal to be Lieutenant ; Ensign
Arthur Lloyd to be Ensign.
46th Foot -Lieut. George Martin to be Lieutenant.
57th Foot-Assheton B:cldulph to be Ensign.
63d Foot-Ensign Henry Going to be Lieutenant; Henry
Pidcock to be Ensign.
70th Foot-Edward King to bo Ensign.
73d Foot-Staff-Surgeon Hector Ferguson to be Ensign.
76th Foot-Staff Asssistant-Surgeon Samuel Popham,
M. 8., to be Assistant-Surgeon.
86th Foot-Lieutenant Donald Shaw to be Captain, En-
sign Francis Bertram to be Lieutenant, George Hawkins
to be Ensign.
07th Foot-Gentleman Cadet Arthur Lloyd to be Ensign,
Eustace Bevan to be Ensign.
2d West India Regiment-Lieut. Charles Irwin to be In-
structorof Musketry.

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