The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-08 00:00:00

Mr. BRIGHT, as a reply to this "parting shot," as he
termed it, pointed out to Mr. Disraeli that the events of
the evening also showed how little chance of success his
policy of endowing the Roman Catholic Church was likely
to have. Without making a direct charge against Mr.
Disraeli, he inveighed in vigorous and incisive language
against a Minister who could deceive his Sovereign in
such a crisis, and declared that to put the Sovereign to
`ke front in a great struggle like this was a grave political

critno.

Lord J. MANNERS replied to Mr. Bright, and, deny-
ing that the Government had contemphited endowment of
the Iteinau Catholics, he taunted Mr. Bright with having
just given a vote for retaining the power of transferring
the property of the Church to the Roman Catholic Church.
Mr. GLADSTONE read, for Lord John Manners's in-
formation, a passage from Lord Mayo's speech, in which
he contended the policy of endowing the Roman Catholic
clergy was clearlrforeshado wel. He put a different can-
struction on the vote just given, maintaining that the
effect of the proposal against which Mr. Bright had voted
would be to perpetuate religious inequality. As to Mr.
Disraeli's language, he never heard such from a Prime
Minister before.
Mr. DISRAELI repeated that the history of the even-
ing was au indication of the confusion which existed on
this question, and vindicated his language as sensible and
appropriate to the occasion. Turning to Mr. Bright, he
indignantly defied him to put his insinuations into the
shape of a formal charge, and appealed with confidence to
the verdict of "gentlemen" (laying a marked stress on the
word) on both sides.

This brought a stormy scene to a close, and, the Speaker
being in the chair, the resolutions wore agreed to by the
House, amid loud and prolonged cheering.

The next business was the Irish Itiforn; Bill, the second
reading of which was moved by Lord MAYO.

Mr. C. FORTES►QUE intimated that he should not
oppose the second reading, but very considerable changes
would be moved in committee. The eouo►y franchise
must be brought down to £B, and the redistribution scheme
must ba entirely remodelled.

The same course was taken by Col. French, Mr. Pim
Sir J. Gray, Dr. Brady, and other Irish members who:
spok,,, supporting the second reading, but criticising tho
details of the measure, and promising further discussion
and numerous amendments in committee.

The Earl of MAYO made a short reply, and the bill wa3
read a second time.

Some other bills were forwarded a stage, and the house
adjourned at 25 minutes past 1 o'clock.

BAA7C OF FRANCE.

PARIS, May 7.
rho following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
responding tigur2s of the previous account :

DEBTOR.

Mty 7.
fr. c.
182,500,000

April 30.

Capital of the Bank.
Profits in addition to
capital (Art. 8, Law,
June 9, 1337)..
Reserve of the Bauk
and its brancites
Reserve of lanced pro-
perty 4,000,000 4,000,000
Notes in circulation
Banknotes to orderand
receipts payable at
sight
Treasury account cur-
rent creditor .........
Current accounts, Paris
Do. branch banks......
Dividends payable......
Discounts and sundry
interests ............. .
Rediscounted the last
six months . ..........
Surplus of receipts not
distributed
Sundries

132,.50 ,000 -

7,011,776 02 . 7,011,776 02

22,103,750 14 22,103,730 11

37,211,561 11 37,615,890 20

63,521,268 84 63,889,377 41
372,559,901 27 363,187,114 60
48,27:1,981 - 49,163,388 -

747,235 75

794,776 75

6,001,037 13 5,581,513 86

930,376 76 930,37676

____ •
11,874,487 59

7,571,315 20

............... 1,968,531,703 64 2,002,482,903 97
CREDITOR.
May 7. April 30.
(;ash in hand and in fr. C. fr. C.
Branch banks ......... 415;96;901 79 1,140,197,646 65
Commercial bills over-
due .....................
Commercial bills dis-
counted, not yet due
Do branch banks .... .
Advances on deposit of
bullion ..................
Do. branch ••banks ......
Do. on French Public:
Securities
Do. by branch banks
Do. on railway shares
and debentures
Do. branch banks ....
Do. on Credit lonci.;;
Bonds
Do. branches
Do. to the State (con-
vention, June 10,
1857)
Government Stock re-

203,596 26

133,315 49

230,207,034 76
189,205,71.1,5 -

289,990,323 07
196,029,803 -

40,536,310 -
9,918,677 -

40,635,400 -
9,7i8,977 -

12,018,700 -
6,936,000 -

12,247,800 -
6,946,700 -

31,932,200 -
26,233,430 -

35,353,200 --

2072;250

915,500 -
7'32,550 -

910,500 -
i 79,250

60,000,000 --

60,000,000 -

serve
Do. disposable
Routes Immobalis6es
(Law, June 2, 1857)
hotel and furniture of
the Bank and landed
propel IT branches
Expenses of manage-
ment
Sundries

12,930,750 14 12,980,750 14
40,651,419 66 40,651,419 66

100,000,000 -

100,000,000 -

8,372,776 --

8,361,931 -

1,592,083 53 1,571,385 48
18,898,851 45 29,815,085 48

Total
Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank

of Frauce.

(Signed ItouLAxD.

Mr. P. WYNDHAM also opposed the Resolution, be-
lieving that it-would render valueless the sacrifice of the
Establishment.
Mr. GLADSTONE repeated, with marked emphasis, his
declaration made in the first debate, that the Maynooth
Grant and the Regium Donwri must both be abolished, but
he strongly protested against pledging the house before
the time to opinions to which practical effect could not be
given. Great confusion and danger to the important en-
terprise on which the house was engaged, he pointed out,
would result from straying away from the main point, and
more particularly ha objected to voting for a resolution
which singled out one particular form of religion, and stig-
matized it with special condemnation.
Ultimately Mr. S. Aytoun's resolution was rejected by
198 to 85, all the members of the Cabinet leaving the house
and declining to vote in the division. Mr. Whitbread's
aweedinent was then put, and Mr. G:adstoue proposed to
add to it the • words, "due regard bring had to all personal
iunrests." In the ceuese of the s..nn. what heated and con-
fused conversation which fellewed,
Mr. A YRTON refi teted with cousiderable Acrimony on
the conduct of the Government, and
Mr. DiSRAEi.I, in defending himself, characte.rized
the discussion as a "quarrel over the plunder."
Mr. GLADSTONE'S addition having be agreed to,
Mr. GREENE thereupon moved th ) addition of words
.leclariug that no part of the eudo 'reject of toe Irish
Cherch shell be applied to the endowment of the iustitu-
tious of any other religious body.
Mr. BRIGIIT repeated his former obje:tion that such a
pledge would destroy thu denotnina:ional system, on
which alone, unfortuaately, educatioa c mid b 3 conducted
in Ireland; and Mr. Gladstone de:waled that a longer
notice should be given. There was another discursive
conversation on the words, inclu Hag another warm
skirmish between Sir G. Grey and the Premier as to the
duties of the Government and leader of the house on such
occasions; and, finally, Mr. Greene'e addendum was nega-
Cved by 132 to 97, and Mr. Whitbread's resolution (as
amended by Mr. Gladstone) was agreed to.
On the motion that the Chairmau report progress,
Mr. DISRA.ELI remarked that the events of the even-
ing were a signal proof that those who had introduced the
re .olutious had introduced the elements of confusion into
the country.