The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-16 00:00:00

SKETCHES

Tursnsr.
" Where are the people ?" everyone who did go down
to Westminster to see the peers arrive at the Houses
the
of
Parliament was asking last night. And where was
enthusiasm? Did the Radical rough," who shoved ia
such force last session, know that this was the first eight
of the great debate ? And the Orangeman ! why, he
belied his very characteristics, and, leaving his spirits at
home, searched in vain for his voice when his favourites
passed by. Earl Spencer, riding, be it noted, on horseback,
passed along Parliament-street, and through the Palace
Yard, here and there recognised it is true, but with notes
so feeble, so ashamed of themselves, as they fell almost AS
soon as they were raised, that the only conclusion to be drawn
was that the early rain had damped the spirit of the people.
And what an effort it was which gave anything like a
hearty cheer to the Earl of Derby, who, arriving with two
ladies, passed between the lines of people gathered inWest•
minister Hall ! Though, after all, there was a ring th
encouragement in the voices of the assembled crowd, for
they evidently tried to overcome political coolness, ta
get up the steam, and shew that they meant
well, notwithstanding that circumstances were age3l;B'
them. Perhaps loyalty did not want "getting up,
the people knew the Prince of Wales, an,"
cheered him heart and voice as he passed. IP
Duke of Cambridge, too, was greeted cordially. In fact,
anyone who was not political, who had no distinct connee'
tion with the question which these well-dressed gentlemen
were arriving to discuss, were given to understand that
they were objects of public sympathy. Notably
dressed, elderly lady, whom people said was the Dian.
chioness of Beaconsfield, was lustily and enthusiasticalli
cheered. One could go inside the House in better terel'er
after the reception which was given to her, and the
comfortably dull feeling passed off somewhat.
And the House never presented a gayer appearare°
than last evening. The peeresses were in the fullest P°s"
sible force, and, with the exception of a brief space re.
served for Mr. Motley and his • suite, the whole
f
was lined and crowded with the rank' and bean".'
cupied with ladies, who were content to
England. The top of the canopy over the Throne was
a quietly.
trelliswork at the magnificent spectacle around them. itlea.;
of the leading statesmen from the other house put in an
appearance during the evening, and the steps of the Throne
were always crowded with notable, if not noble, spectatore.
So great was the throng that the entrance of the most dis.
tinguished peers could scarcely be observed, and even the
Prince of Wales had to elbow his way to his sea,t. 01'11
peer througa
the bishops looked cool and comfortable, as the 01)3s
reserved for lawn sleeves is more than sufficient now that
so many prelates are disabled, and unable to attend eh
on an occasion which they naturally regard as all-i mP to
taut to them. Lord Granville had a difficult task t
perform, for the prevailing feeling and atmosphere a the.
place was dead against him. It was positively cruet'
of his supporters to allow him to rise svithou.
a single cheer. Through a silence like that of the Deset
Sea his voice was heard as he rose to move the
second reading of the Irish Church Bill. But his opening
sentences were well delivered, and with that quiet dignity
of which lie is so perfect a master. The House, however,
was not impressed—it would not be impressed—and when
Lord Granville was compelled to have recourse to his notes,
it was unmistakably bored. It must, however, he
admitted that the unpleasant and difficult duty of intro:
ducing the bill into an unwilling assembly
in a very creditable manner.
Lord Harrowby did not much revive the spirits of the
House in moving the rejection of the bill. And while be
was telling about the relations of the Government to gr.
Dillon, several of the noble lords quietly withdrew and
went home to dine. More still left him and his argument'
while be was declaiming vigorously about the details of On
measure as being those marked out "long, long ago" by Tife.
was performed
Miall. But the Conservatives received him much niers
heartily than the Ministerialists had received their leader,'
and when Lord Clarendon roes, the nervousness which
in some inexpressible way had pervaded the 11°1
began to wear off. The Foreign Secretary had looks
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solemn and anxious enough all the evening ; but the
tone of his speech was confident, and when be sa(lo
a'
and the House began to empty, cheerfulness had spread t°
both sides.
To this period succeeded the dead part of the evenin g";
dinner-time—when empty benches and the reporters mesa
be talked at to keep things alive. The Duke of Etitiral
gave his view of the subject to the Lord Chancellor, le? ?".
quietly composed, looked on resignedly, knowing that t.hicl
was one of the " ills of office." To the Duke ageeeed
Lord Stratford de Redcliffe. Both these nobletr
lords were opposed to the bill, but the let;,
nad come to the conclusion to vote for it. Lord E°1311..,
rose just when several members were coming back agatlme;
but there was no interest manifested in what the 3-D's.,
)f the Rolls had to say. But when the Primate of e tt;
United Church of England and Ireland e°15,...,_
explain why he should vote for the second retsciPb:
their lordships were all attention. The Archbishoupt he
Canterbury has a quiet style, with some energY.:ivr with
has little fire, his strong point being the dig
night
T
which he expresses himself. his speech last
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was in this respect a great success.
to s
short, it was full and explicit, and the reference
religion which lives upon the passions of the Pelce of
evidently told. The respectful way in which he °Pee
the failure (as he considered it) of the Free Chu
r nwo
Scotland, the point he made that the surplus which ito the
said existed in Canada existed " in the imagination' the
the
way in which he urged that the bill should be alters
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freedom from exaggerated fear which characteris
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e'd,
utterances, and the neat sentences with which be enisis.
made his speech one of the most successful of the even: at
Then rose the Earl of Carnarvon, speaking set using
times that the House got impatient with him, buarosa
vigour notwithstanding. The way in which be aor
That the bill was right in principle, and the (Itialie used
with which he objected to the voluntary
in the Bishop of Derry all the fire for which be is a,
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And the close of the night's debate was as cheerftinio,
earnest, and as exciting as its commencement was ti
2ressive, nervous, and dull. systeM, 'noted'

Mr. Henry Berkeley, M.P. for Bristol, is said t
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be so ill that but faint hopes are entertained of his recof
Miss E. Hardy, daughter of the Right ItØ
Gathorne Hardy, was married on Tuesday to Dir. Gr'''"
°;
The body of Mary Wineford Roper, 29 Yeal°
;„ia er,
age, only daughter of Mr. Joseph Roper, cotton sP—
s/ is
Wigan, and Ackhurst Hall, Orrel, was found oa god
a goit of the river Douglas at the former place.
On Monday a public meeting of working Me°
Ica.
held on the Church Green, Keighley, to take steps t°
458 f
the committee formed at Bingloy for the Purr°s kere"°
re
lieving the sufferers in the recent explosion. ora
offer.
solution of sympathy and condolence with the
iwasscarried, and a committee appointed to collect subsea"
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Mr. Henry Herbert has given notice t-
Thursday next he will ask the First Commissioner of VOr.o
the
(Mr. Layard) whether there exists any reason l'il d
gratings in front of the Ladies' Gilleries in tbe
13 of
-
Commons should not be removed; and whether the sec
cl•
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modation already existing cannot in any way be the
Mr.
The Pall Mall Gazette says with reference t° - ,0
Bright'e letter—" With responsible men like the Queenly
Ministers we hive some right to quarrel when theY 9r1),i0
themselves to bullying their opponents in this outrage":
or
manner. Now, we say of this epistle, that it is most lt,
chievous and indecent, and that it looks uncommonly like
bitter
deliberate effort to increase hatred sufficiently.
already."

An application was made in the Court of Milli;
rally on Tuesday morning, on behalf of Mr. Frio!eau, th
defendant
in the suit respecting the alleged Coll.:
federate vessel Mary or Alexandra, for leave
tb
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sell the vessel. The plaintiffs, the C;OVCrIIIIICIA of 0
tlnted states,
neither o osed nor consented to th°
cation. Sir Robert Phillimore said it was an unusual root :on
pp
in a cause of possession, but in other cases, when properti
was likely to be deteriorated, such a course was adopted.
He directed the vessel to be sold, and the money paid into
court.
DurrvlLLE and Co., Belfast, are the larges
holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish \VhiskY ie re
it.
or
commended by the medical profession in preference to
expFreortat°
Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use
tion Quotations on application to Messrs. Danville Co.,c
Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, London,
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