The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-19 00:00:00

MBER.

Hampton 2l, 22
Western (Ayr) 22, 23
Hendon 23, 24
Monmouth... -, 23, 24
Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, dm.
Lanark... 29, 80
BER.

Cheltenham l9, 20
Curragh ............19, 20, 21
West Drayton 2l, 22
Hereford 2l, 22
Monmouth 23, 24
Newmarket H'ton ...25, &o.
EMBER.

I Egli-Jon Hunt 6, 7
Liverpool
i Shrewsbury ..... l5, 16

E FIXTURES.

APRIL.
Aldershot 1, 2 Streatham B, 9
Bromley 1, 2 Royal Artily., Woolwich...B
Abergavenny . 1, 2 Knighton
Lichfield ..6, 7 Ludlow l5, 16
Southdown Hunt ..7 Tenbury... 2l
Cambridge .... 7, 8 Croydon 22, 23
Cheltenham 7, 8 Co. Louth & Ardeen 27, 28
MAY.
Limerick Hunt 4 1 St. Albans
Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 1 West Drayton._,... 17

Kingsbury JULY. 9
OCTOBEIi.
Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22
NOVEMBER.
Worces
Harrowter 2,3, 4
I Shrewsbury... .......... 15,
Liverpool 9,10 •
1632 I Leamington Hunt ....23 ttc
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COURSLNG FIXTURES.
MARCH.
County Louth (Champion), Ireland... .................. 18, Ice.
Scottish National Open, Lanark . ....................... 30, Ice.
AUGUST. 17

St. Albans -- _. -
Li
OCTOBER.
Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolusbire , G.
Ormesby
Huntingdon Club.. 2, 27.
NO VENDER.
Suudorne, Salop
Cothan and Eston ....• 9, &c.

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EIPERIAL PARLIA L' EN r

HOUSE OF LORDS.—Trits EVE:CMG.

The LORD (712.4.NCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

The Ilnynl Assent was given to the ConsoliJated Fund
(88,106,272) Bill.
PAROUIIIAL SC iIOOLS (SCOTLAND: BILL.

The Duke of ARGYLL moved the second reading of
this bill.

Lori ARINGER expressed Lis approval of the general
clia;act2r and scode of the bill, but pointed out certain
defects which ho thought required ameLdment.
Toe Earl of AIRLIE was in favour generally of the
scheme propouudel by the Government, but he thought
the inachineis of the bill defective, and would require to
b. remodelled.

HOUSE WS COMMONS—TiIIs EVENING.
Th-a Sr::Alitl: took tko ktir at 4 o'actek.
NEW 311:1113E23.

Mr. Lriutor t 013 oath and hi, scat f Dublin Uni-
vereity, an I Mr. (IottnALLY for Meath
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS.

The Marquis of lIARTINGTON, in reply to Mr.
Samuelson, sail that iu the event of the Governmeut pur-
chasing :lie intelests of the electric telegraphs, as autho-
rised by the Permissive Act of last session, the valuation
was formed, and measures for arbitration, in disputed
cases, were being taken, but until the matters were all
completed it was impossible to lay a slatement of the
valuation on the table. It was a fact that
a larger sum than that originally stated would
become necessary, but the amount was not a
very large one, and if the Government decided to go on
with the matter he would communicate tho sum to the
house. With respect to an estimate of the cost of the plan,
he could not produce one, because the system was an en-
tirely new one. He thought it would be rather premature
for him to say what were the intentions of the Govern-
ment until the arbitration matters had made some way.
However he would, in the course of a few &Lys, give the
house more information on the subject.
THE FENIAN CONSPIRACY.

Mr. NEWDEGATE asked the Under Secretary of
State for the Colonies whether he would lay on the table
of the house certain documents, being a copy of
the leaves from O'Ferral's diary; a report of
some conversation bAween the lata -Colonial Seen,-
,tary and the Lao prisoner; several declarations in
the nature of affidavits in support of the genuiness of the
papers, and an explanatory minute by Mr. Parkes in his
capacity of Colonial Secretary, which documents had been
present .d to the Legislative Assembly of Australia, and
have appeared is the Australian newspapers.
Mr. MONSELL said he would have great pleasure in
complying with the request of the hon. gentleman.

THE IRISH CHURCH-THE ADJOURNED
DEBATE.

Mr. BALL strongly objected to the bill, and contended
that the proposal of the Govetnment was most indefen-
sible, and the manner in which the Lill proposed to treat
the three great churches in Ireland, the Episcopal, the
Roman Catholic, aLd Presbyterian was altogether opposed
to the spirit of the Act of Union. it appeared to Lim
that the great que,Con that they really had to
decide was, were they prepared to introduce the
principle of voluntary 5..11 —(Lear, hetir) —was that principle
right—and the answer to that question was one of enor-
mous magnitud,, and the condition of tLe Church in Eng
land, with the rustles dissection that existed within it
demanrled far mure the attention of Parliauaetit than the
L:11 now under con,i.l.ration. What could he sa 1 for the
voluLtary sistem, who i not one sing') State in Europe
had adopted it ; it failed in all the most important essen-
tial points, and it only tended to p trpetuat3 the most oh-
jectiouable State of society. It teudcd to increase religious
fervour and religious difference; and it made every man
an aggressor in religion against his neighbour. The
syst m was altogether unsuited to Ireland, and he
did not think it could be said to have worked in such
way as to cull for its extension to any country,
especially an old country like Ireland. (Hear, Lear, from
the Opposition.) the did not think the state of the Church
in either Canada or Melbourne was such as to induce hint
to wish to see the system extended to any other
country. Re believed that the glory and greatness of
England was solely to be attributed to the union
which existed between Church and State—(loud cries of
" lit ar, sear," from the Oppositiou)—and to break down
the union that at present existed iu Ireland could but
result in plunging that country still further in discord and
strife.

(LEFT srEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-LAST EVENING.
IRISH OLIURCII BILL.

Mr. DISRAELI, in concludiuz his speech, said ho
thought the lauded proprietory had every right to exer-
cis., their power and influence by every l-4itimute means,
but nothing cou!d be mire short-sighted or more fatal
for theta than to attempt to du that by what lie
called sacrilegious spoliation. (Hear, hear.) 11.,
thought it w. ul l not b deLied th it discontent Ivas
to some ext.lut p:•ev.tlent iu L eland ; and one of the causes
was said to be that her Chut eh was not connected with the
State, but the tight lion. gentleman nlw said, " I will re-
generate the country, and have three Churches not con-
nect ,d with the State." (Loud cheers from the Opposi-
tion.) If the inewatre proposed by the Government was
passed, ho did nut believe it wool I cure Irish discontent.
Ile blamed the Government for neglecting to provide some
kind of organisation for tho Disestablished Church, and
concluded a speed' of just over two hours with a vigorous
invective against the policy of this dangerous mea-
sure, contido4t that a verdict of disapproval ultimately
awaited it.

After a few words from Mr.. W. Gregory, Sir G. Jenkin-
son, Mr. Bowling, Mr. Broderick, Mr. Dillwyn, and Mr.
A. Cross, Mr. C. Fc•rtescue closed the debate for the even-
ing with an elaborate defence of the details of the bill, and
a reply to the objections urged against them.
The debate, on the motion of Mr. BALL, was adjourned
until to-day.

The House adjourned at 20 minutes to two o'clock.

LONDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING

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WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, ILincit 19.
92d Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-General John Camp-

bell to be Colonel.
97th Regiment of Foot—Lieut.-General George Thomas
Colomb to be Colonel.
Chaplain of the Third Class the Rev. Walter Melvill
Wright to be Chaplain of the Second Class.