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London, England, 1869-07-23 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARMA :SENT

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

IRISH CHURCH BILL.

Earl GRANVILLE said on Tuesday last he asked their
lordships to adjourn the debate, in order to consult his
colleagues as to the course that would be taken with re-
spect to the division that then took place. Her Majesty's
Government were of opinion that the division taken was
a subj !ct of a very grave ch.tractor, but they were nu-
willing to preventing their lordships from further con-
sidering the aweudmeuts made in the bill. In
acquitting himself of that duty he should act in a
spirit of peace and conciliation, and he felt sure that
noble lords on the other side would carry on their discus-
sion in the same conciliatory spirit. He would, therefore,
in renewing the discussion, move to restore the date in the
bill as it originally stood, v:z., January, 1871, and that
their lordships would nut insist on the amendment making
it May, 1871. If this proposition was met with any great
objection he should not persevere with his motion.
Lord CAIRNS said ho must be allowed to state his
view of matters as they now stood, and he might say that

"it was satisfactory that the debate was to be continued,
because it seemed to be the general impression that ma-
terials for the solution of the difficulty were so close at
hand. Wi:h resp..ct to the date of the bill, as it was
wished by the Government to nrtice the date January
instead of Ilay, 1871, he should not strongly-
oppose such a motioa. Wi:h respect to the
amendment of his noble flieul with regard to the
curates, he thought the compromise that had Lieu
made ought .to be aceeptel With respect to the
amendment as to commutation moved by the noble
lord below the gangway (Garr:ars-on) he thought
that one of the most important alterations, and he
as he be:ieved the Government had no indisposition to

assent to the amendmf:uts to a certain extent, it would not
be wise to persist in the whole of_ Le original amendments.
With respect to resolutions, her Majesty's Government had
intimated they could accept no alteration from that ori-

&ally set out In the bill, but he thought that that was a
minor point, and the amendment need not be insisted on.

In the 6Fth clause the Government had consented to the
introduction of provision that the surplus funds of the
Irish Church should be applied to the relief of unavoid-
able calamities, and it was to be so appropriated as
Parliament directed. He felt that that was in substance
the des:re of those on hil side of tie house, he thought it
would be well to accept that proposition. Much as he
objected to the bill, and, not to use strong language, much
as he detested every portion of the measure—(hear, hear)
—he thought it would be far pr. ferable to accept that
proposal, rather than there should continue a determined
struggle for months on minor details.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY regretted that

the Ulster glebes had been given up, but, on the
whole, ho thought that a bad bargain had not
made in obtaining £BOO,OOO for private endowments. He
felt that the wisest policy to adopt at the present time was
to maintain the Established Church in a limited degree,
and not to entirely throw down everything but the volun-
tary principle. _ _

There was one division—viz., on the question of assent-
ing to the Commons' amendment to the Lords' amend-
ment in clause 27, with respect to ecclesiastical resi-
dences ; but the Commons' amendment was agreed to by
47 to 17. In clause 68 Lord Grey objected to the inser-
tion of the words proposed by Lord Granville, on the
ground that it was absurd to attempt to bind future Par-
liaments; but he did not press his ol•jection.
A committee was then appointed to draw up reasons in
respect of those of the Commons' amendments from which
the house had disagreed, and the bill was ordered to be
reported.
Other bills were advanced a stage, and their lordships
a:ijourned at five minutes to 10 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
THE 12Th JULY.

Mr. C. FORTESCUE said the additional police had
been sent to Caledon by direction of the local.magistracy,
as disturbances wore attempted by the procession of Orange
men. No disturbance took place,although a demonstration
was made, and a procession, accompanied by 40 drums,
passed through the town.