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

TIM FERNDALE 'COLLIERY EXPLOSIOY:

The following strange account from the Western Mail
may be regarded as the latest information from the Fern-
dale Colliery:—" A motley multitude," it says, "gathered
together at Ferndale on Sunday—from sympathy
some, but more from idle curiosity, and many
from
the morbid taste that yearns after the marvellous
and the sensational. On the authority of the
police-officers stationed at the place, never was
known more drunkenness, more fighting, and
more debauchery than disgraced Ferndale on Satur-
day. There had been thirteen of the dead buried
en that day, and so incapable were fellow-workmen
of rendering assistance that the coffins were
borne to the graves by strangers ! A collier
named Thomas Jones (who escaped with his life
from the pit on Thursday) manifested his gratitude
to Providence for his deliverance by drinking himself
into a state of madness and engaging in a fight on Satur-
day. Ire bad been brought to the surface just after the
eNplosion in a state of insensibility by two comrades, and
was thought to be dead.

IMPERIAL PABLIA AENT

HOUSE OF LORDS.—LAST EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR. took his seat on the woolFack

at five o'clock.
The attendance in the house this evening was quite as
numerous as that of last evening. The galleries on either
bide were fully occupied by ladies, and the space before tho
throne and the bar was taken up mostly by members of the
House of Commons.

THE IRISH CaI:MOIL
The Bishop of OXFORD presented a number of peti-
tions against the bill.
MR. BRIGIIT'S LETTER.
Lord CAIRNS presented 100 petitions against the bill,
and then the noble lord gave notice that on Thursday next,
before the time of public business, he should ask whether
the letter which bad appeared in the newspapers of that
day, bearing the signature of the President of the Board of
Trade, was a genuine letter, and whether her Majesty's
Government was prepared to endorse the statements
contained in the said letter. (Loud cries of "Hear, hear,"
frcin the Opposition side of the house.)
THE IIISII CHURCH BILL.

On the resumrtioia of the adjourned del ate,
Earl GREY t aid he could t.ot say he was enlightened
on the im; ortaut subjt ct they were invited t•-) discuss by
the speech of the noble earl who introduced the bill, and
although he said a greet deal about the Coronation Oath he
said little about the bill before them. He thought he would
have stated clearly the action the Government intended
to take in the event of the house rejecting the bill, and
not content himself with a few observations upon the pro-
visions of themeasure. He felt the house was quite justified
in rejecting the suspension bill last year, and if the present '
measure pass its second reading, he felt it would require a
great deal of amendment in committee before it ought to
pass its other stages and become the law of the land.
(Hear, hear.) The noble earl then proceeded to state
the condition of Ireland up to March, 1868,
which he said was one of comparative peace, but since
that time a spirit of antagonism had prevailed, and he
could only attribute this state of things to party interests
and party politics. The mischief had now been done,
they were called upon to say whether they would accept
I or reject this bill, which it was said would restore in a
great measure the peaceful state of things which was so
much required. (Hear.) He hoped and trusted that the
house would pass the second reading of the bill, but after
that had been done he hoped their lordships would make
great and material alterations in the bill in committee, and
thus make the bill more likely to effect the object for
which it was framed. (Hear, hear.) If the result of the
general election with respect to this bill was the deliberate
conviction of the country, he asked them whether it would
be prudent for the House of Lords to set itself
in deliberate opposition to that determination, and
reject the bilj. If they took that course what would be
the result ? Why, in a short time, he would say in
a very short time, they would have the bill
again presented to them, and they would have to
laccept perhaps a more objectionable measure. He hoped,
therefore, as there was nothing but delay for a few months
to be obtained by the rejection of the bill, their lordships
would not incur the inevitable consequences of rejecting
the bill and expose themselves to the disadvantages that
I would result therefrom.
The Archbishop of DUBLIN denounced the provision
of the bill as excessively and unnecessarily harsh ; espe-
cially urging that if it were necessary to destroy the Irish
Church, which he could not believe, it might have been
done in a less severe manner, and that the period of
transition might have been made more easy.
The Bishop of St. DA.VID'S had long contemplated the
disestablishment of the Irish Church, and did not con-
sider it required the whole of its revenues, but admitting
the difficulties attending any method of dealing with the
question, he agreed with the Archbishop of Canterbury
that their proper course was to accept and to amend the
bill, which, although in many respects objectionable, was
capable of material amendment.
Lorn CHELMSFORD admitted the power of Pailia-
ment to repeal the Magna Charta or the Bill of Rights,
but denied its moral competence to do either, or to abolish
the Irish Church, unless prepared to violate every pledge
ever given by it. The measure was unconstitutional and
a gross invasion of the rights of property.
Lord PENZANCE urged their lordships to pause before
they resorted to the extreme step, with all its consequences,
of rejecting the bill ; pointing out that it was their duty,
if they desired to discharge their constitutional functions
in governing a great nation, to defer to the will of the
people as expressed by its representatives.
The Duke of RICH AOND confessed that he was about
to adopt a course for him most unusual and painful, for he
found himself unable to set with those with whom he had
hitherto agreed most cordially. He felt most strongly the
objectionable character of the bill as a measure of vio-
-1 lence, injustice, and spoliation. Ho p6inted out the
harsh and oppressive character of its provisions, which
were the very reverse of the liberal and generous treat-
ment which the Prime Minister had promised. It was
therefore with great hesitation that he had resolved
not to support the amendment ; but he could not
conceal from himself that the country had decided
upon disestablishiug the Irish Church, acd that by reject-
ing the bill they would not get lid of it, but when it came
back they might be less capable to deal wish it in a satis-
factory manner. On the whole, ho felt it was better to
try and amend it. If (hey you'd not, they could reject it
at another stage. Ile would leave the responsibility of
the measure to the Government acd the House of Com-
mons. He was sensible of the inexpediency of a popular
agitation, especially on a religious question ; and he felt
that he was taking a constitutional course in urging theta
to try and amend the objectionable features of the mea-
sure, leaving to the Government the responsibility of re-
fusing to accept them or of withdt awing the bill.
The Bishop of PETERBOROUGH denied that the ver-
dict of the nation Lai ratified the bill ; that verdict was
given for disestahlishmeut, for religious equality, and a
liberal acd generous treatment, Lut it had been obtained
by most unworthy arts, and the most unfair and malignant
misrepresentation of the Irish Church.
I The bill was supi•oirted by Earl De Grey and Ripon, and
after that the debate was adjourned until-to-morrow
(Thursday).
Their lordships then adjourned.

11t was fully expected that Lord Lytton would have
resumed the adjourn, d delete, but Earl Grey said ho had
intended to move the adjournment of the debate last night,
and it was only that ho thought Lord Lytton was going
to speak whin he rose that he gave way. As the noble
lord merely moved the adjournment of the debate, he had
exercised his right of resuming the discussion.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-LAST EVENING.

The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock.

ITHE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY STATION.
After a discussion on the subject of the architectural
elevation of the station of tho Metropolitan Railway,
during which Mr. Layard said the Government claimed,
and would exercise the right of selection.

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BANKRUPTCY BILL.
The house then went into committee on the Bank-
ruptcy Bill, taking up the consideration of the measure at
clause 19.

The amendment proposed by Mr. Rathbone to protect
settlements on or for a wife or children of the settler of pro-
perty, within a given term previous to bankruptcy, pro-
vided the person making it was in a position to meet all
his liabilities, and was in a solvent state when the ar-
rangement of the property was made, was agreed to.
A long discussion then followed, the object of the
various amendments moved being to prevent false and
fraudulent arrangements being made to the prejudice of
bona fide creditors, and to abolish, as far as was possible the
system of making private arrangements, which it was stated
was a mode which enabled fraudulent persons to re-enter
trade and carry on business to a greater extent than before,
and in the event of their speculations failing involving a num-
ber of honest and honourable men. It was suggested that
some provision might be made that all persons interested
in the affairs of any person engaged in trade might know
on proper inquiry the exact position the trader occupied
with respect to any former bankruptcy.
The discussion was carried on up to seven o'clock, at
which hour the sitting of the house was suspended.
The Rouse resumed at nine o'clock.
Mr. PEASE called attention to the necessity of an
early report from the Royal Commission appointed in
1867 to inquire into the duration of the coal fields, and
moved a resolution for an address to her Majesty, praying
that the same might be laid before the house as early as

possible.
Mr. HUSSEY VIVIAN seconded the motion..
The discussion was continued by Mr. LIDDELL and Mr.
ELLIOTT, and ultimately dropped, the motion being with-

drawn.
Sir W. GALLWEY was procoeding to move a resolu-
tion relative to the Folkestone and Boulogne packet ser-

vice, when
An HON. MEMBER moved that tho house be " counted,"
and only 29 Senators being present out of the 40 requisite
to constitute a quorum, an immediate adjournment was
the result.

Minister Webb sends tidings of the lost General
111'llahon, who appears not to be lost at all, but safe and
in good health at Ascuncion. His Government know
nothing of what he has been doing, for no despatches have
retched them, for v Lich they cannot account, and some
have been charitable enough to insinuate that his papers
have been intercept, dby the Allies. Ex-. Minister Wash-
bt.rue thought then! was (!ang,T tl at General 14-Mahon
might have been lint risoned or put to death by Lopez.
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