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London, England, 1868-03-31 00:00:00

matterof C9111'83, take. up this question first of all. Reite-
rating his objections to the unpractical character of the
resolutions and the impossibility of tak,ng action on them
now, or of pledging" the Parliament of the future, Lord
Stanley deprecated this particular mode of raising
the que'stiou—appealing to . the experience of the
ApprOpriation Clause and the' Reform Resolution
of 18.5 D, and insinuating that the real object of
the Opposition was to get a good electioneering cry.
Disclaiming all desire to taunt either Mr. Gladstone
or the Liberal party with inconsistency (for on that head
each side required allowance to be m tdr), he condemned
strongly a change so sudden as the present, which would
not wait for the necessary business of the session to be
completed, but called for a resolution to which no practical
effect could avowedly be given, and about the details of
which its supporters would inevitably disagree the mo-
ment they began to carry them out. As to this being
a message of peace to Irebail, would it be so received
in the North ? On the contrary, it would produce
bitterness and animosity, and he denied that it would
conciliate, the Roman Catholic peasantry, who regarded
as of greater importance the land and the education
questions. Lord Stanley concluded by defending his
amendment, the meaning of which was that the work
of the session was sufficient for the session. When-
ever action was necessary the Government would
not be unprepared for it, but action now was impossible,
and the Government objected to pledgicg in any way the
judwuent of the next Parliament.
Mr. E. A. LEATIIAM argued that the abolition of the
Irish Church was necessary for the pacification of Ire-
land, but was for breaking the fall as gently as possible.
Mr. POLL ARD-URQULIART supported the resolu-
tions, and exhorted the Miuisterialists to deal with them
frankly,and meet them with a manly negative.

Mr, MQ.VI3.F.V.,F, was of opinion that Lord Stanley's
speobliW givqlle death-blow to the Irish Church, and
ho combated at some length the suggostion that this Par-
liament, which had passed a Reform Bill for England and
was engaged in passing bills for Scotland and Ireland,
could tipt pass these resolutions. He argued, too, against
the ol4ation iLt the resoJutions would touch the Churches
of England and
..Scotland, and ho insisted that the removal
of thiS grievance would be effected by the Protestant
feeling of the...country.
Lord GRAN BQRNE, though ready to moot the resolu-
tions With a plain traightforward negative, refused to
support an amendment, the object of which was merely to
gain time, and to enable the Government to keep the
cards in their hande for another year to shuffle as they
pleased.

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Mr. LAING supported the Rnolutions, but feeling that
it would bo7inniossiblo to give them practical effect this
year, ho intimated that if they were carried he should
move an amendment deferring further action until after an
appeal' to the new-constituencies.
TIM SOLICITOR-GENERAL, while not shrinking
from condemning the Resolutions themselves, argued that
the Hauseovht not now to pronounce an opinion upon
them.! But for the proposal to follow them up by legisla-
tion, the second Resolution would be illegal anal the third
uncoustitution,l, a id the Queen, he contended, ought not
to be asked, to do, anything contrary to her Coronation
Oath by the mere vote of one House of Parliament. '
Just before:midnight the,debato, was adjourned, on the
motion of Mr. Ifsirdy.
Some other orders wore forwarded 'a stage, and the
house a3journed at half-past 12 o'clock.