The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-29 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PAR,LIAZIENT

HOUSE OF COAIIIONS.—LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
FRAUDS ON GAS COMPANIES.

On the further consideration of the Imperial Gas CO
pang's Bill, a clause was inserted directing that in case c''
loss from frauds of companies servants the sums should be
deducted from the dividends payable to the shareholders•

METROPOLITAN TRAMWAYS BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
CANADA.
Mr. MONSELL, in reply to Mr. S. AYTOUN, said tbst
no correspondence had taken place bdtween the Coloniel
Department and the Legislature of Canada with respect
to the appropriation of the Inter-Colonial Railway loath
but he had, among other documents, received two or three
weeks ago, amongst them being a statement relative t°
the extension of certain engagements bearing high ink'
rest, and for that purpose a portion of the loan was
tended to be used, but in order that the wants of the
way might be met immediately upon being required,
two sums hadabeen set aside for that purpose. There Was
nothing illegal in the transaction referred to, but it 04
occupying the serious attention of the Government
Copies of the papers were quite at the service of the hon'
gentleman if he reqnired them.
THE CASE OF LAVELLE V. PROUDFOOT.
Mr. CHARLEY called the attention of the house to ti";
.case of Lavelle v. Proudfoot, which was an action ,c)"
libel tried before Mr. Justice Fitzgerald at the late Galway
Spring Assizes. It was tried at some length, and it nose
out of the "stripping" of certain land for the arraer
ing for tho payment of certain parochial dues'
and the - expulsion of certain persons fr°llll
the chapel over which Father Lavelle presicl°`;
The exclusion of certain attendants from the chapel, 1/2_;
.
the refusal of extreme auction to a dying person beam:,
he had sent his child to one of the certified schools,
formed a portion of the charges against Father Lavelle. The
jury gave nominal damages, and under all the circumstance
r
he should like to know whether the Government inteua7,
to take steps to protect peaceful Roman Catholics 11°`"
similar treatment.
Mr. MOORE defended Father Lavelle from the char
brought against him, and said he was proud of the
friendship of Father Lavelle, and in all he had
done he had only taken the steps he was C°ltici
palled to adopt in order to stop the proselytizing that had
been most energetically carried on in his parish. Father
Lavelle and his parishioners understood one another, end
he could assure the hon. member that his interference 01
not at all required.
Mr. GLADSTONE did not think there was en.,J
failure of justice, and therefore he did not see there was
need of any steps being taken. The hon. gentleman °P;
posite had, as he thought inappropriately connected th
subject with the Irish Church Bill, and the hon°,°,,r;
able gentleman wanted to know whether
Government intended to take steps to conciliate the
Church of Rome, and also whether they intended to with-
draw the National School system from Ireland. Bef°hll
theserve the latter question he might (:"''
serve with respect to the conciliation of ie,
Church of Rome, that whether it was the Chttrei
of Rome or any other church all the Government wish°
to do was to act towards it with justico, and nothing IC°
(Hear.) It was not the intention of the Government t°
withdraw the National School system from Ireland. Kith
t
respect to the case of Lay.ille and Prou afoot, he thoug'.'..
it was one that was not a proper subject for discussion 1'
the Ho use of Commons.