The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-15 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARMA RENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
The attendance in the house this evening was quite as
numerous as that of last evening. The galleries on either
side were fully occupied by ladies, and the space before the
throne and the bar was taken up mostly by members of the
House of Commons.
THE IRISH CHURCH.
The Bishop of OXFORD presented a number of peti-
tions against the bill.
MR. BRIGHT'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 had appear,. d in the newspapers of that
day, beering the signature of the President of the Board of
Trade, was a genuine letter, ar.d whether her Majesty's
Goveruneeit was prepared to endorse the statements
contented in the said bete e (Loud cries of "Hear, hear,"
from the Opposiri,in side ef the houeo.)
THE 1111511 CURCII BILL.
On the resemi thin of the adjourned &Late,
Earl GREY said he could rot say he was enlightened
on the imi.ortant subject they were invited to discuss, and
although he hal heard a great deal about the Coronation
Oath but vety little eletut the bill. He thought he would
have stated c:early 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 the measure. 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 iu committee before it ought to
pass its other etages 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
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 insterial 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 tasked them whether it would
be prudent fur the House of Lords to set itself
in deliberate opposition to that determination, and
reject the bill. If they took that course what would be
the bill ? Why, iu 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
accept perhaps a more objectionable measure. He hoped,
therefore, as there was nothing but delay fora 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
would result therefrom.