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

Mr. CONOLLY warmly supported the course proposed
to bo taken by the Government, and charged Mr. Glad-
stona with having forced a decision, on factious motives
and for mere greed of office, which the Irish Protestants
repudiated as null and void.

Mr. LOWE drew from Mr. Disraoli's narrative the in-
inference that the Queen had rejected both the alterna-
tives he had laid before her—immediate dissolution or re-
signation—and pointed out that no concession had really
been made to the two great divisions. There was to be a
dissolution next year just as there would hay. 3 really been
had the Irish Church question never b)en raised, and
Parliament was asked to give a tau month,,' 1.-as: of office
to a Goverlituf.alt which neither trusted it nor was truste,l
by

Mr. CRAWFORD asked (and the inquiry was steJs
iu ode repeated by Mr. Chillers and Sir It. Collier) how
tile Government proposed to get over the registration and
the appeals from the rev:sing banisters, which under
ofd nary circumstances would stand iu the way of an
autumnal dissolution.
Mr. NEWD %GATE heartily approved 'the derision of
the Government, and declaimed against the uncomeitu-
t °nal doctrine of Mr. Gladstone, that au irresp.msible
leader of Opposition should be able to force a measure
through Parliament without an appeal to the country.
Mr. AYRTON asked in a sari:At:Ale tone whether the
Government was to b 3 carried on till the dissolution by
her Majesty's Ministers or by her Majesty, contending
that Mr. Disraeli had unconstitutionally shifted the re-
sponsibility for the course ho was about to take from his
own shoulders to her Majesty.
Mr. BOUVERIE enforced Mr. Gladstone's protest
against the doctrine that a Government could dissolve on
the bare question of its own existence, and warned Mr.
Disraeli that the Unconstitutional course on which he was
entering would lead to a revival of the old conflicts be-
tween the Crown and the House of Caininons. The
dilemma into which the House was being driven was an
inevitable result of government by a minority.
Mr. GRIFFITH, on the other hand, pointed to the case
of Mr. Pitt in 1784 as an instance of a Minister frequently
put in a minority, and appealing ultimately to the country
with success on the quesiion of its own existence.
Mr. BRIGHT animadverted, in strong and severe lan-
guage, on the humiliating attitude of the Government,
and maintained that. it was merely for the sake of pro-
longing hiS own torn of office that Mr. Disraeli made this
outrageous demand on the indulgence of Parliament. But
the Government had no right, he asserted, to a dissolu-
tion ; and they had no claim to remain iu office where
they could carry nothing of their own—but a sixpenny
income tax. No decent pretence had been offered for de-
parting from the constitutional course of resigning after
such signally adverse votes, for the Irish and Scotch bills
could be more easily passed by Governments really friendly
to Reform—and the only result would be that the Irish
Church could not be disestablished until 1870.
After some observations from Mr. Kendall, Sir P.
O'Brien, and Sir G. Bowyer,
Mr. DISRAELI wound up the conversation, and, re-
plying to an observation of Mr. Lowe, he explained that
her Majesty had given her unqualified assent to a dissolu-
tion without auy reference to old or new constituencies.
He assured the house that the best legal authorities were
clear that arrangements might be made for a dissolution in
November, and if the Boundary Bill were passed early in
June, he would bring in a short bill which would facilitate
the dissolution. To another remark of Mr. Lowe, that the
late division showed the house to have no confidence in
the Government, he replied that many gentlemen who had
voted in the majority had assured him that they did not
regard it in that light, and, in language very nearly ap-
proaching a challenge, he called on those who agreed with
Mr. Lowe to propose a direct vote of want of confidence,
which could be argued and decided on that plain
issue. Answering a question from Mr. Cardwell, he
fixed Thursday for resuming the debate on the Resolu-
tions, if to-night should be engaged.
The house then went into committee on the Budget
Resolutions, and
Mr. GLADSTONE repeated his attack on the extrava-
gant policy of the Government, complaining that the con-
trolling power of the Treasury had been relaxed under
the present Administration, and that the Estimates had
shown a constant tendency to increase. But for the
greater political question of the day, he should long
since have, called .the attention of the house to the sub-
ject.

Sir J. P.A.KINGTON, complaining that no notice had
been given of this attack, for which reason his defence
must be incomplete, pointed out that so far as the War De-
partment was concerned the increased expenditure was
caused by the necessity of arm ng the fortifications (for
which Mr. Gladstone was responsible), for the new
breech-loaders, and the ihdreased piy and allowances con-
sequent on the report of the Recruiting Commission.
General PEEL also enforced the same explanation fer
the increase of the army expenditure, and warned Mr.
Gladstone not to provoke too close a comparison with his
own Army R.timates.

Mr. COIIItY who complainA in the Sa7lll way of being
taken unawares, showed that th.. increase in the Navy
Estimates was furead on the present Given:mut by the
ineffective condition in which the navy had Won left by
late Goveinment.

The Marquis of lIARTINGTON did not deny that a
considerable iucnase of expenditure would be necessary
to arm the fortification; but premised on a future occasion
to show that the itorns mentioned by Sir John Pakiugton
and General Peel did not account for the increase in the
Army Estimates.

Mr: Childers, Sir C. Russell, Mr. DalglisTi, and Mr.
Laing also made SOlll3 observations on the same subject,
and, after a general reply Irene the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, the resolutions were agreed to.
Some other business was disposed of, and the house ad-
journed at half-past 11 o'clock.

DEPART UR E OF 111 R. D K E.VS FROM
Til E UNITED ST AT ES.

The Russia left her wharf early yesterday morn-
ing and steamed down the bay. When near Staten
Island she rounded to and waited for mails and pas-
sengers to arrive by the tugboat from Jersey city.
When the boat came alongside, bearing among others
Mr. Paul Du Chaillu and Mr. George W. Childs,
the passengers crowded to the side to catch a
glimpse of Mr. Dickens, who, 'eating over the rail
on the quarterdeck of the Russia, smiled and
nodded to his friends below. Two hours before he
had left the Westminster Hotel amid the cheers of
those who had gathered to bid him farewell, and
as he entered his carriage bouquets tossed by fair
hands from windows fell at his feet. In order to
avoid a crowd of speetatorS he left the city from the
foot of Spriug-street in the private tugboat of his
friend Mr. Morgan. On board the tug were Mr.
Janes T. Fields, of Boston, Mr. Anthony and Mr.
Ey tinge, artists, Mr. William Winter, Mr. Osgood,
of Ticknor and Fields (this gentleman has accom-
panied Mr. Dickens throughout his American cam-
paign), Mr. H. D. Palmer and his associate, Mr.
It C. Jarrett, of Niblo's, and Mr. Marshall B.
Wild, of Boston. The last-named gentleman.
W3B Mr. Dickens's ticket agent. Before he
bade his farewell, Mr. Dickens acknowledged
the value of his agent's services by nuking
him 'a
present of a check for $l5O. They
steamed down the bay, follOwel by a police boat
having on board Mr. Thurlew 'Weed, the superin-
tendent of police, and a number of ladies bearing
beautiful bouquets for Mr. Dickens. They reached
the Russia, and were soon on board. The state
room prepared for Mr. Dickens was laden with
flowers. A basket elegantly arranged was presented

to him by Mr. Childs. In the centre, in white car-
nations, upon a ground of red roses, was the word
" Farewell," and balow the initials " C.D." It was
a lovely day—a clear blue sky overhead. As he
stood resting on the rail, chatting with this friend
and writing an autograph for that one, the genial
face all aglow with delight, it was seemingly hard
to say the word "Farewell," yet :the tugboat
screamed the note of warning, and those who must
return to the city went down the side. All
had left save Mr. Fields. " Boa" held the hand
of the publisher within his own. There was an un-
mistakable look on both faces. The lame foot came
down from -the rail, and the friends were locked in
each other's arms. Mr. Fields then. hastened down
the side, not daring to look behind. ne lines
were "cast off." A. choir was given for Mr. Dolby,
when Mr. Dickens patted him approvingly on the •
shoulder, saying, " Good boy." Another cheer for
Mr. Dickens, and the tug steamed away. " Good

by, Boz,' " " Goo
.from Mr. lields, who
stood the central figure of a group of three, Messrs.
Da Chaillu and Childs upon each side. Then
" Boz" put his 114 t upon his cane and waved it, and
the answer came " Good by;" and " God bless you
every one."—New York. Tribune, April 23.

Under the heading of " Gratifying Intelligence"
the Chum; Tinrs publishes the following extract from a
circular put forth by the executive of the Irish Church
Missions :—" The state of our funds has become alarming,
and the cmhtnittee have been compelled to put forth an
appeal. The estimated income of the year threatens to
be .£3,000 below the avexage of the last few years."

his duty. With respect to the resolution; he should not
go on with them that evening, but ho should
be quite prep:lred to go on with them at the
first opportunity, and when they had been sub-
mitted to the house and adopted, as they would be, the
next step would have to be taken by her Majesty's Go-
vernment. The right hon. gentleman resumed his seat
amidst loud cheers.