The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-09 00:00:00

CONCURTIENT ENDOWMENT.

During the recent debates in the House of Lords
on the Irish Church Bill, Earl Grey presented . a
petition from about 170 clergymen, praying that tile-
preamble of the bill might be altered so far as it
declared that the surplus funds should not be appro-
priated to the maintenance of any Church, and that
amendments might be introduced whereby the
residue may be available, in part or in whole, for the
benefit of the Roman Catholic and Presbyterian
clergy. Ihe signataries consist for the meat part of
Broad Churchmen, but include also a considerable
number of high Churchmen. The following are the
most prominent names :—Deans Stanley and Liddell;
Archdeacons Sandford and Browne; Canon West-
cott ; Professors Lightfoot, Plumptre, and Maurice;
Dr. Temple, Head Master of Rugby, and Dr. Ridding',
Head Master of Winchester; Mr. Llewellyn Davie-s,
Mr. Humpliry, Mr. Edward Stuart, Mr. Garden, Dr.
A. Bowen Evans, Sir J. C. Hawkins, Mr. Prichard,
Mr. Fremantle, Mr. Harry Jones, and Mr. Mil-
man. The list is eksed by Mr. Gurney
and Mr. Urquhart, cr.rates of Povey Tracey.
On the other hand, twenty-four of the clergymen
who last year petitioned in favour of the disestablish-
ment of the Irish Church, have presented a memorial
praying that no such appropriation as the above
as1.0:1 may be made. 'l'h3 chief names are Mr.
Stop''or.l Brooke, Mr. Haweis, Mr. Congreve, Sir
Tilson Mars'i, Mr. Hail's, Mr. Paul, Mr. Fowler,
Mr. Cornwall, Mr. Kitchin, awl Mr. Rain.
Tao " U. P.'' Presbytery of Edinburgh has ap-
pointed a committee to watch over the progress of
the Irish Church Bill, more particularly to strengthen
the hands of the Liberals in their opposition to con-
current eniowment. Dr. Andrew Thorns m, who
was one of the proposers of a committee, said he
would far rather have things remain as they were,
with the Episcopal Church as the Established Church
in Ireland, than to see a system of indiscriminate
endowments introduced in any part of the British
Empire. The senthnent was generally approved.

A SUGGESTION FOR A COMPROMISE.

What the Lords want is now pretty clear ; the
all-important question is, What will the Commons
give them? It is worthy of note that the hope
entertained by the opponents of the measure, that
the Irish Church Bill would come altogether to grief
on account of the amendments, is now giving place
to a still more earnest hope that some at least of the
alterations made by the Upper House will be
allowed to stand. Politicians are now directing
their minds to the passibility of a compromise,
A suggestion for one is made by an advance:l
liberal member of the Lower House. Writing to the
Times, he proposes that the Lords, upon report,
shall prove their disinterestedness by rejecting Mr.
Gladstone's scheme for gratuitously giving the Irish
landlords the tithe-rent charge at the end of fifty-
two years; and, in return, the writer promises to
support the postponement of the appropriation of
the surplus.

CONSERVATIVES AT GRAVESEND.

Captain Bedford Pim has been entertained at a
public dinner at Gravesend by the members of the
Conservative Association. Mr. Troughtou, the chair-
man, said they had met to do honour to their candi-
date at the late election, and who would have
reflected credit on their choice. Captain Pim
declared that he spoke the plainest Saxon when he
referred to Mr. Gladstone's attack on the Irish
Church at the time of the elections, and that sub-
seciannt experience had confirmed his opinion.
The wickedness of the bill before Parliament was
equalled only by its folly, and it had raised
discord in the country it was intented to pacify. He
considered that Irish disaffection arose from race
distinctions, and had no connection with political
questions. He rejoiced that we bad a House of
Lords to put some check on crude and hasty legisla-
tion, and to be a court of appeal. Captain Pim then
referred to reform in the navy, and emigration.
He thought it would take a powerful miscroscope
to discover any improvement that the Liberal
Government had effected in the navy. It was the
same with the emigration question, which was
neglected by the Ministers. After criticising the
conduct of Mr. Bright and denouncing his " vulgar
letter " against the House of Lords, be concluded by
expressing his conviction that the nat:on would soon
have enough of pl ce-hunters and agitators.