The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-24 00:00:00

SCENE IN A LIVERPOOL CHURCII.

St. Margaret's Church, Liverpool, has lately been the
scene of outbreaks and disturbances. The services in con-
nection with its orening were continued on Thursday, and
the congregations were largo both morning and evening.
Lord P. G. Osborne preached in the evening, and at the
conclusion of his sermon he addressed some °beer-

vations to those present on the subject of tolerance.
Ile begged them to he charitable to those op-
posed to them in doctrine. Should a competent
court decide that the teaching of the real presence
was not the teaching of the Church of England ho was
willing to minister no longer, but there was no fear of his
going to Rome. It was most un-Christian and un-English
to condemn a man while he was on his trial. They, the
Rituali.sts, should nct be called dishonest now when a judi-

cial opinion had not boon given. After the sermon the
officiating clergymen and choristers, bearing c•osses and
binnerets, walked in procession down the sista chanting
the hymn. This was very distasteful to some of
the congregation, who were heard to mutter their
displeasure, while others walked out of the church.
While this was going on inside the church an
excited scene was taking place outside, and the murmurs
and hootings could be heard by those inside the
sacred building. When; the doors were thrown
open for the congregation to depart, a mob of
about three hundred persons collected and hooted
the worshippers. Mr. Horsfall, by whom the church was
built, bad to make his escape by tLe back door of the vestry,
and it was some time before the clergymen could leave the
vestry. A force of police was present, and also a number
of detectives, but they could do little in such a mob, and
had great difficulty in clearing the streets. It is expected
that the police authorities will shortly adopt more stringent
measures to put a step to these disturbances.

A letter from St. Petersburgh states that
Komisarow, the peasant who saved the life of the Czar,
did not commit suicide, but was murdered by being
hanged in his own house, and that several persons have
been arrested as accomplices in the crime.

THE FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—The total
number of persons killed in the explosion at llaydock,
near Wigan, at present amounts to 57, and not 58, as
stated. Two men, named Pickton and Yates, still remain
in a very precarious state. '1 he 'three bodies which were
not identified on Wednesday night have since been
claimed. They were the remains of John Rogers, aged
27, who leaves a wife and two children ; John Davis, aged
25; and James Westhead.

MORE THREATENING IN IRLAND.—A Dublin
correspondent writes, under date Friday evening :—"A
surveyor, who went yesterday evening on the lands of
Lisobehare, near the town of Tipperary, to mark the
boundaries of two estates, was pounced upon by four men
armed with revolvers, who searched him, took away his
papers, and, firing shots, told him if he did not at once
quit the land they would shoot him. They supposed he
was making a survey to increase the rents. A large police
force was sent to the spot, but no arrests were made."

POWERS OF JURIES.—A singular judicial power
has been conferred on juries in an American State. A
recent statute enacts that " in all cases of felonies which
by existing laws are punishable with death it shall be com-
petent for the jury empanelled to return with their ver-
dict of guilty, and as part of the same, either that the
prisoner shall suffer death by hanging, as now provided
by law, or that he be imprisoned in the penitentiary for
the term of his natural life, or for a term not less
than fourteen years, as they may decide.—Law Times.

VELOCIPEDE RIDING.—An extraordinary feat of
velocipede riding is now being performed. Messrs.
Newton, Wilson, and Co., of 144, High Holborn, started
one of their velocipedists, Mr. Clemworth, at 4 o'clock on
Saturday morning, to perform the journey from London to
Edinburgh on a bicycle. He calculates reaching the latter
city in the course of five or six days,in time to attend the
opening of the Highland Agricultural Society's Show on
Thursday next. He will proceed by way of Huntingdon,
Peterborough, Lincoln, York, Northallerton, Darlington,
Durham, Newcastle, Alnwick, Berwick, and thence to
Edinburgh. Edinburgh it is expected will be reached in
the course of Wednesday. Should he succeed in reaching
it, he will have performed the most extraordinary feat
of velocipede running on record, not more than half
that-distance having as yet teen accomplished.
...TOTECEII BOAT ACCIDENT, —A serious boating
accident has happened at Cheltenham. The youngest son
of Major Showers, of Pitville-circus, Cheltenham, and
a pupil at Mr. Wallace's school, Berkeley Hall, named '
Nixon, together with another companion named Roberts,
proceeded to Tewhesl,nry on a fishing and boating excur-
sion, When on the return journey—they had arrived
within a short distance of their destination—Dixon, in the
act of changing his position in the boat, slipped and fell
head foremost into the water. Showers, in endeavouring
to rescue him, was also pulled in. The youth Roberts,
who was still in the boat, stripped himself, and asked if
he should jump in, but both replied "No," and he could,
therefore, do no more than call for assistance. The
struggles of the drowning lads were of but short duration,
and the poor fellows, in each other's embrace, sank to rise
no more. A man, hearing the screams, came up, but he
was too late to render any assistance.

DIPERIAL LARLI.A MEN T

HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

INDEA.

The Duke of ARGYLL occupied the entire of the early
part of the evening with a long statement relative to the
state of the finances and the position of railways in India.
An interesting conversation ensued, in which Lord
Hadifax, the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Lawrence, Lord
Lyveden, and Earl Fortescue took part. On the whole,
whilst little expectation was held out of a material reduc-
tion in the expenditure, a warm approval was expressed
of the policy of the Government with respect to the pro-
secution of public works, and especially as regarded the
construction of the railways.
The report of the Endowed Schools Bill was brought
up and agreed to, the third reading being fixed for Monday.
Lord CHELMSFORD inquired if the Government in-
tended to bring in a bill to enable her Majesty to conclude
an extradition treaty with the Emperor of the French.
The Earl of CLARENDON replied that he was sorry
to say ho could bring forward no bill of the kind referred
to, as so great was the suspicion and jealousy that it would
bo made use of for obtaining possession of political
offenders, that there was little chance of being able to
pass it through the other house this session.
Several other measures were advanced a stage, and their
lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COM MONS.—LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock.
THE IRISH CHURCH.

Mr. GLADSTONE said he rose with a deep
sense of the importance of the occasion to move
that this house do agree to the amendments made
in this bill by the House of Lords without
exception or reservation. The Govermnent assented
to the erasion of the words which were struck out
by the Lords in committee, but an alteration of the
68th clause which made certain directions with re-
spect to the ultimate distribution of the surplus
fund was agreed to. 'With respect to the date, the
reason for the tenacity of the Government for the
original date remaining was th it it was the best
period that could be fixed, and although its
original date finally appeared in the bill, it did
not appear there as a token of victory, but as the
expression of the joint and harmonious opinion
of the two Houses of Parliament. With respect
to the next amendment, that of the deduction for
curatts, from the stipends of the incumbents, alte-
rations had been male from the the original pro-
position, but they were such as would entirely avoid
any serious difference between the two branches of
the Legislature. With respect to the surplus clause,
it would appear that after all the demands of the
act had been complied with the remainder should be
devoted to objects of unavoidable calamity—(Hear,
hear)—according to the direction of Parliament.
He had to say that the preamble asitnow stoodrnet
with the approval of the Government, because it
would have been impossible to have carried the bill
out if they had passed it as it came down first
amended from the House of Lords. He did not
wish to utter a word of reproach to any person, be-
cause they had now arrived at a very solemn point
in the history of the nation, and it was most im-
portant that all harsh expressions should be for-
gotten and forgiven, in order that the act might
give the peace it was intended. To show that he
was sincere, he begged to express his deep regret for
having used an ungainly figure of speech which he
had been told had given pain in another place.
With respect to the main amendment, the commuta-
tion clause, a change had been made of a very impor-
tant nature, yet the Government had conceded the
point—one of great importance—and therefore he
recommended the house to agree to the amend-
ments made in the house of Lords. His great de-
sire was that the measure should pass during the
present session, in order that good faith might be
kept with the nation. It was not often that a great
question like that which had led to the
introduction of that bill was submitted to the
nation for its decision, but, that having been
done, and the nation having made its wishes known,
it was the solemn duty of the Government to carry
it out to the utmost of their power. (Cheers.)
That great duty had been accomplished in accord-
ance with peace, and be did not feel ashamed of
sly ing, in deference to the wishes of another branch
of the legislature. (Hear, hear.) He could not
allow the matter to pass without paying his tribute
to the noble earl (Granville) who had so admirably
executed his tusk in the other house. Neither
could he refrain from acknowledging the conduct
of the Opposition—they had not attempted to clog
the course of the bill by unfair advantage—(hear,
hear)—but bad carried on the debate in a spirit
that was to be expected from English gentlemen.
(Hear, hear.) In the House of Peers the same
magnanimous spirit had been displayed, and it was
at last with feelings of no ordinary kind that he
assumed that the Royal assent would be given to a
bill which the Government hoped would be one of the
first steps towards producing increased prosperity
and peace in Ireland. To the Roman Catholics, by
the bill, they gave nothing but what was their strictest
due; to the Presbyterians they gave equal justice,
but to the Church which was now disestablished
they all felt the utmost regard, and she had their
heartfelt wishes and fervent prayers for God-speed
in her new career. (Loud cheers.)

Sir R. PALMER eaid it would not be for the inte-
rest of the Church that those who had differed from
the course pioposed by her Majesty's Government should
carry on their opposition to any unreasonable length.
There were limits to everything, and those limits had been
attained with respect to the opposition that had been given
to the bill. That being so, it was the true course of states-
men to bow to the decision which had carried the bill
against their greatest strength. (Hear, hear.) He
had to urge upon all to pursue a course of forbearance
and peace, and increase in every way the power
that might be required to carry out the provisions of the
measure in the most entire and perfect manner. He felt
quite certain that the right hon. gentleman at the head
of the Government had, during the long discussion that
that had taken place, been from the very first actuated
by purest motives. (Loud cheers.) He had in the course
of the debate displayed temperance, moderation, and dig-
nity ; no single member in that house could complain of
the strict and undeviating manner in which he had ad-
hered to the first principles of the bill, which he looked
upon as a measure that would work well for the Church
in Ireland. With respect to that Church, he felt that it
was far to be preferred that disestablishment should take
place now rather thin that the proposition should be de-
bated from year to year. (Hear, hear.) He therefore
could only say that he accepted the present position, and
hoped that the noble aspirations of the right hon. gentle-
man might be perfectly fulfilled. (Cheers.)
Sir J. ESMOND expressed his satisfaction at the solu-
tion of the great question, and he felt certain that Ireland
in consequence would become to England, not a weakness
and a danger, but a glory and a strength.
Mr. DISRAELI said if there had been a difference of
opinion between the two houses in the principles of the
bill it would have been wise to have postponed the further
consideration of the bill, but the great difference of opinion
happened to be on matters of detail, and it would have
been much to have been regretted that the obstinate per-
severance fn one of those details should have prevented the
passing of the bill for the present session. The chief points
of difference between the two.house amounted to but four
items; upon three of these modifications ha•l been made,
amounting to almost an entire change of character, and
that being so, he could not titbit that it was correct to ray
their agreeing to the bill, as it stood uow, was an uncondi-
tional surrender. He considered the arrangment that
had been come to was a wise and conciliatory settlement
of the question, and that the compromise that had been
made was a fair and honest one. (Hear, hoar.) Had the
Government refused to enter into any consideration of tho
amendments, the bill would have been lost and the ses-
sion wasted on mere points of detail and not principles of
policy. (Hear, hear.) He was glad such was
not to be the case, and if he had any matter of
regret left it was that the right hon. gentleman had
not been able to be a little more liberal towards
the clergy and laity of the Disestablished Church it would
hare been far be+ter. But the principle had been decided,
the House of Commons had assented to the disesteblish-
reent of the Church in Leland, and the House of Lords
bad done the same, and however much he might regret
that circumstance, which he did deeply, it was not there-
fore the duty of the house to take advantage of matter of
detail to impede the passing of a bill, which it was said
would give increased peace fled prosperity to Ireland.
Mr. C. FORTESCUE also expressed the pleasure he
felt at the accomplishment of the great task of the Govern-
ment, which he looked upon as one of the greatest acts of
justice ever accomplished by Legislation. Ile did not
think any person iu that house could truly call the
arrangement that bad taken place an unconditional sur-
render, but on the contrary he hoped it would be looked
upon as a compromise fair and honourable to both sides.
(Hear, hear.)
After a few observations from Mr. Miall and Mr. Ser-
geant Dowse, expressing their gratification at the passing
of the bill, it was then agreed that the house should not 4