The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-25 00:00:00

OATHS BILL.

On the motion for the third reading of this bill,
The Marquis of BLANDFORD moved that the bill
oe read a third time this day six months. He objected
to the bill on the grounds that the proposed oath won d
relieve Roman Catholics from that part of the present
oath which bound them, not to impair the Church of
England as by law established • and that it differed
from any previous bill that had been brought in
by her Majesty's Government. The maintenance of
Christianity was an essential element in this country,
sad the noble marquis historically reviewed the oaths
required to be taken from an early period in support of
that Christian element ;- and he doubted if the noble lord
was acting constitutiocally in altering the oath of supre-
,nacy, which was thegreatsecurity for the mainteriance of
the Protestant religion in the succession to t e throne.
The noble marquis at some length entered into most of
be arguments already used iu the former debates on this
bill, arid in reference to the el,uses that had been added
to the bill allo wing Jews to boll certain offices, dtc., his
lordship said that their addition was a condemnation of
rile bill by the noble lord (Lord Palmerston) himself.
The Protestant religion had carried this country through
many great trials, and had been a great check upon the
despotism of the Crown, and be should be sorry to see
anything done tbat would tend to injure it in the least.
His lordship concluded by moving the third reading of
the bill this day PiX months.

Mr. H. DRUM MOND seconded the motion, and, in
doing so, said that the b:11 had been urged on two
ground", deference to the opinions of the citizens of
London, and personal respect for Baron Rothschild.
Ho (Mr. Drummond) paid no deference to the opinion
of the City of London, because their determination in
returning Baron Rothschild was an intentional in-
-oh to that house and Christianity. (Laughter.)
He had a personal respect fcr Baron Roths-
child, but he regretted that he could not support
the bill on the ground of personalty. He did
not object to the bill on the ground that it
would unchristianise that house, because it had been
already unchthtianised. The hon. gentleman made
some remarks about the difference of opinion on reli-
kion between members of the Church of England and
the Bench of Bishops, remarking that St. Paul's
Cathedral was empty, yet the bishops approved
of the use of unconsecrated concert rooms,
and afterwards went into the country, and quar-
relled about consecrating burial-grounds. ("Hear,
hear," and laughter) The O'Donoghue approved the
third reading of the bill, not because be objected
so much to the admission of the; Jews ,to Parliament as
he did, that the bill did give equal rights to the Roman
Catholics.

[LEFT SPEAKING,]

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

THE BROADSTONE ➢iURDER.

The Mail of this evening announces that, after
several weeks spent in a bootless inquiry—after
over and over again declaring that the murderer
was well known, and ere 24 hours elapsed he would
be in cuAody—now, after the lapse of six months,
the murder having been committed so far back as
the 13th of November, an arrest has been made,
and one person, at all eventa, a painter named
Spollen, stands arged with perpetrating that atro-
c'ous murder. The evidence upon which Spollen
was this morning arrested was that of his own wife,
which, being illegal, will require other evidence to
sustain the charge. Spollen was employed, it ap-
peirg, as a pa3nter in the office of the Midland
Railway, and his wife's information is to this effect:
—She sweats that Spoiler.' painted Mr. Little's
room a few days before the murder. She declares
that on the night of the murder Spollen returned
to his residence about eight o'clock, bringing a
quantity of gold and silver ; that he told her it was
LiTe's money, and that he had killed him. She
saw him burn a pocket book and also his cravat;
that she saw him cover with paint the bloodstains
on his clothes, and that he told her he had made
his escape through the root; after committing the
murder. She assisted to conceal the money, and
she further stated that the bag of silver found was
Spollen's, and the bag was placedfound was
thetrunkby
Spollen ; that the hammer was Spollen's,
and she believed the razor also, as he appeared
very nervous the day it was found, and said he had
thrown it in with the case on, and if the case were
discovered it would no doubt be identified.
She further stated that she knew where the
money was concealed, and would show the police
the place.
At 2 o'clock to-day Superintendent Guy accom-
panied the woman, and found between two walls,
within the precincts of the railway terminus, a
large portion of the missing money, consisting of
gold, bank-notes, and silver.
The notes from the damp were nearly destroyed.
Spollen will be brought up for examination to-
morrow. He is at present at the Chancery-lane
station-house.

MUSIC.

CONCERTS.

THE VOCAL UNION. —This
madrigals,
societyl
and- established for
the performance of English glees
Thethe
began their second season by a concert a
at
Hanover-square rooms yesterday morning.
room was crowded—a circumstance whichgave us
much satisfaction, as indicating
description of
atten-
tion on the part of the public a returning
years has been too much neglectemd.
truly English. c to a beautiful and
THEATRE —The
Mn. BENEDICTS'S whi.. MAJESTY'S
of late
CONCERTS AT HER .rzsirtr's
a great scale, and
morning. Like the first, it was on
second of these entet tam' ments was
given yesterday
gave employment to all the vocal
and instrumental strength of Mr. Lumley's estab-
-I,shment. Madile piccoloinini sang, in English,
Balfe's famous son "I dreamt
that I dwelt in
ml g,
rhle balls," with a purity of elocution that de-
lighted the audience..
THE TONIC Son-ya. ASSOCIATION.—This society,
whose successful labours in the cause of popular
e cr
0f
St.
instruction in choral music we have several
times noticed, had a " juvenile choral meeting"
at Exeter-hall last chaireveninwg.Ttehmeorero
twas
occu-
pied by thev• W. M. hit
and the hall was densely James's Aldgate, crowded
in every part. A selection of pieces taught in
schools of the association, was sung by a choir of
above a thousand voices, consisting a the children
belonging to the various schools established in all
parts of the metropolis. These pieces are exceed-
ingly good, both in 'respect to words and music, the
poetry being uniforully in au excellent spirit, and
the harmony being plain, simple, and purtl. The
singing was really -heautitul ; not only correct in
point of execution, but full of animation and feel-
ing, showing that the hearts of the little choristers
were in their music. The crowded assemblage ex-
pressed, by the warmth of their applause, the plea-
sure, both musical and moral, which they received.
frcra the entextainment.