The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-26 00:00:00

SPECIAL JURORS.

Mr. WHA.TMAN asked the Solicitor-General whether,
seeing the frequent inconvenience and loss occasioned to
suitors in the civil courts by the insufficient attendance of
special jurors, any steps would be taken either to remedy
this, or to insure more correctness in the lists returned by
the respective parishes ?
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the inconvenience
arose from changes of residence, and by greater attention
to the act of Parliament much of the inconvenience might
be removed. The Government had not yet taken the
matter into consideration.
CARDINAL CULLEN.
NEWDEGATE asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer whether the attention of her Majesty's Ministers
had been directed to the report'of the proceedings at the
inaugural banquet of the Lord Mayor of Dublin on Wed-
nesday last, which was published in the Times of Thurs-
day, the 21st instant, whence it appeared that Cardinal
Cullen was present on the above occasion, in the robes and
capacity of a Cardinal Legate from the Court of Rome,
took precedence in that capacity, and addressed the assem-
bly on matters touching the Goveinment of Ireland ; and
whether, assuming the above report to be substantially
correct, in the opinion of her Majesty's £iuisters it was
consistent with the laws of this couutiy, or with interna-
tional law, that an ecclesiastic should, in the capacity of a
Cardinal Legate from the Court of Rome, be permitted,
as representing that Court, but without being regularly
accredited to the Court of England, or recognised in any
diplomatic capacity, to interfere in public occasions of au
official character, by advice or iittiniAvise, -With 'Matters
touching the government of the United Kingdom:
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said since
the hon. gentleman had given noticoof his question, he had
made some inquiries upon events which had not before
attracted the attention of the Government. The Lord
Mayor of Dublin did not consult the Government as to
the gentlemen to be invited to the banquet. (Laughter.)
Thu Government had made such inquiry as was decent
and respectful to tho Lord Mayor. The invitation of the
Lord Mayor had not been given to Cardinal Cullen in any
exclusive manner. He did not know the politics or re-
ligious opinions of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, but lie
found by his inquiries that invitations to the same banquet
had also been sent to the Archbishop of Dublin, the Pre-
sident of the Presbyterian Assembly, and many other re-
ligious denominations, and he was given to understand
that Cardinal Cullen was given no more attention than
would be given to him in any society he would mix. There
being no other peer present but the Lord Lieutenant.
Cardinal Cullen, who was recognised as a man of princely
rank, was given that precedence he would have received
in any assembly. Cardinal Cullen did not appear in a
diplomatic capacity, and he was doubtful whether ho was
what had been called a Cardinal Legate.
Sir J. BOWYEIt—No, he is not.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER —He was
not quite certain about• it, but doubtless Cardinal Cullen
had some local rank given him in order that he might take
precedence of Roman Catholic Bishops in Ireland. There
was no foundation for the assertion that Cardinal Cullen
appeared there in any diplomatic capacity, or took part in
any way in that assembly t) which he had not a perfect
right. (Hear, hear.) A cardinal was not of necessity
au ecclesiastic, he was a Roman pr:nce ; and he had known
a prince who was a cardinal and not 1.1-3 ecclesiastic.
(Hear, hear.) With respect to his appearing in England

as a cardinal, he recollected the late Sir R. Inglis reproving

the zeal of somo gentlemen who found fault with Cardinal
Wiseman because he appeared befor. a Parliamentary
committee in his ecclesiastical dress. (Cheers.)
THE SERVIAN. FORTRESSES.

Mr. D. GRIFFITLI asked the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs whether Baron Beust, the Minister of
Austria, had issued a circular diplonrstic note to the great
Powers, stating that Austria had advised the Porte to
carry out the evacuation of the Sell:an fortresses, being
convinced that England and Franco share the opinions of
Austria on this subject ; and whether the English Govern-

ment had given a favourable reception to that note?
Lord STANLEY said Government agreed with the
advice given to the Poi te, but with- respect to the other
portion of his questisn he could not give biro a reply.
THE REFORM RESOLUTIONS..

The CHANCELLOR of tho EXCHEQUER rose amid

He said—Mr. Speaker, in rising to move that the
house resolve itself into committee of the whole house to
take into consideration the most imp)rtant statute of 2110-
dun times, it might for a moment be supposed that propo-
sition was oue condemnatory of the great Act of 1832. I
can assure the house, however, that nothingis further from
the intentions and from the feelings of her Majesty's ad-
visers. What they wish on the present occasion, if they
have the opportunity, is to do that more efficiently,and not
less sincerely, which they attempted in 1859, and that is to
improve and complete the Reform Act. • Sir, the mien who
devised and carried the Reform Act of 1832 were statesmen,
and their names will live in histoiy. They encountered a
great emergency, and they proved themselves equal to the
occasion. A national party, a party which is nothing if it I
be not national, had by too long a possession of power
shrunk into a heartless oligarc:iy. The Whig party seized
the occasion which was before them, and th-ew the Go.,
vernment of this country into the hands of the m
middle
classes. Never, to my mind, was any political expel:ut
more successful. (Hear.) Never has a counts y been be
governed, to my mind, than England has been during the
last 30 ye:ifs. (Hear, hear.) Never dui:ng a like period
r
have the annals of the house of Commons been more r*-
splendent. But, sir, there was a deficiency in that act—l
will not say an intended deUency, but one WIWI ee r-

cheers.

taint), arose from want of useful inftirmatioa on an iinpor-
tent par.; of a great question; and, perham without any
offence to hon. gentlemen opposite, I might say, that omis-
sion was perhaps more naturally made by a pa •ty which,
generally-speaking, had built up their policy rather upon
Liberal opinions than upon popular rights. The political
rights of the working classes which existed bAore the Ac t
of 1832, ned which not only existed but wore acknowledged,
were on that occasion disregarded and even abolished, and
during the whole period that has sinco elapsed, in conse-
quence of the great vigour that has been given to the
Goverftment of this country and of the multiplicity
of subjects of commanding interest that have engaged and
engrossed attention, no great inconvenience has been ex-
perienced front that cause. Still, during all that time there
has been a feeling, sometimes a very painful feeling, that
questions have arisen which have been treated in this house
without that entire national sympathy which is desirable.
(Hear, hear.) Well, sir, it is our business on this occasion,
in the first and most important place, to endeavour to offer
some proposition to the house which wi'l restore those
rights that were lost in 1832 to the labouring class of the