The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-07 00:00:00

Edmund Burke's letters, that distinguished individual
slid that, that the best intentions of Government were
counteracted by persons in office in Ireland. Those
who were selected for preferment in the Church would
seem to have been selected on account of their hostility
to this very system, which had been so warmly supported
by the Right llon. Gentleman. At this period of the
session, he did not wish they should part excepting in
good !amour. He lamented that there should be defects
which disfigured, if they did not entirely destroy, the
benefit of this measure, which he knew was_well meant.
Lord ELIOT explained. He said that he had no
recollection of using the word factious, attributed to
him by the Right Hon. Gentleman. He had said tha
the Protestant clergymen were opposed to the measure,
but that they were actuated by conscientious motives ;
and he was sure if he had used the word factious he would
have been called on to explain by some of his Right Hon.
Friends behind him. He had the most distinct recol-
lection that he spoke with the utmost respect of the
Protestant clergy. As to himself, he did not think that
his sincerity could be doubted, and he was sure that
his Noble Friend, Lord De Grey, was actuated by the
purest motives in the appointments which he had made.
lie had not allowed any private feelings to influence
him, nor was he actuated by any family influence.—
(Ironical cheers.) He knew by that cheer that Hon.
Gentlemen alluded to Dr. Daly, who, it was said, had
been appointed because his brother had been a Member
for a county, and possessed considerable influence. But
they had been influenced in appointing Dr. Daly on the
ground of his knowledge, and his reputation as a dis-
tinguished preacher.—(lronical cheers.) He was sure
that the Protestant clergy were actuated by the most
conscientious feelings.
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said that he never heard of
Dr. Daly having possessed any qualifications for his ap-
pointment to a bishopric, comprising nearly two popu-
lous counties, except the language quoted by his Hon.
Friend, and that he was the rector of Powerscourt,
where a site was refused by Lord Powerseourt's mother
for the building of a Roman Catholic church. He had
also heard from a respectable person, on whom he could
rely, and whose name he was ready to give to any Hon.
Gentleman who asked for it, that on one occasion last year
in Lismore he told his congregation to avoid all in-
tercourse with Roman Catholics, and those who
were rich of them should not employ Roman Ca-
tholic servants.—(Hear, hear.) The Cork Examiner
of the 25th of July, in alluding to the subject,
said that one clergyman dissented from the doctrines
promulgated by his Bishop, and that several of the con-
gregation had left the church. He could understand
why such a person as Dr. O'Brien, who was a man of
great learning and acquirements, was appointed to a
bishopric, but, in the name of common sense, what had
Dr. Daly to do with learning or literature ? He never
_heard of his producing any work? Indeed he was at one
time editor of a religious paper. They did not want the
Right Hon. Baronet to adopt any rule ; all they wished
was that the practice of the Government would not con-
tradict their own declaration, and that they should ap-
point men who, like the late lamented Dr. Sandes,
whom he was proud to call his friend, knew how to com-
bine zeal for their own religious dogmas with that charity
which was above all other virtues, and who would do
honour to the faith they professed by promoting good
feelings amongst all.—(Hear, hear.)
Captain VERNAL replied—He did not want the
Right Hon. Gentleman to adopt a rule, he only wished
that he would not adopt the rule of appointing those
who were opposed to the system of national education.
But, however, the Right lion. Gentleman seemed to be
a promising convert to Whig principles, and he hoped
he would go on and prosper.
The motion was then withdrawn.
ANATOMY ACT.

Mr. BORTHWICK wished to know whether the
Right Hon. Gentleman would have any objection that
the Bill he wished to introduce might be printed.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that it was the intention of
the Government to take the subject into their considera-
tion during the recess.

Mr. BdRTHWICK was satisfied to leave the subject
in the hands of the Right Hon. Gentleman, and he knew
the subject would be much better treated in his hands
than it possibly could in his (Mr. Borthwick's).
The other orders of the day were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned at Half-past Eight o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS, August 6.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
Their Lordships met at a Quarter before Four, when
the Royal Assent was given by Commission to the un-
derm CB tioned Bills :—The Three-and-a-Half per Cent.
Dissentients Bill, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions Bill, the
Debtors and Creditorsßill, theMilitiaPayßill, the Alien
Act Amendment Bill, the Clerks of the Crown in Chan-
cery Bill, the Privy Council Bill, the New South 'Wales
Administration of Justice Bill, the Trafalgar-square Bill,
the Detached Parts of Counties Bill, the Land-tax Com-
missioners Bill, the Farm-buildings Bill, the Licenses
Bill, the Duchy of Cornwall Bill, the Criminal Justice
(Middlesex) Bill, the New South Wales Customs Bill,
the Books and Engravings Bill, the Transfer of Pro-
perty Bill, the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Bill, the Party
Processions (Ireland) Bill, the Dublin and Cashel Rail-
way Bill, the Wishaw and Coltness Railway Bill,
the North Wales Railway Bill, the London and Croydon
Railway Bill, the Ayr Bridge Bill, the Swansea Im-
provement Bill, the hull Docks and Harbour Bill, the
Rochdale Improvement Bill, the Isle of Wight
Improvement Bill, the 'Warwick Improvement Bill,
the Ram:iden Estate Bill, Wilson's Estate Bill,
the Harris Estate Bill, the Lady Despencier's
Estate Bill, the Notting-hill Estate .Bill,
Bowyer's Estate Bill, the Gervis Estate Bill,
Lord Lovat's:Estate Bill, the Bishop of London's Estate
Bill, Morton's Estate Bill, the Lord Cranstoun's
Estate Bill, the Warrington Curacy Bill, the Down and
Connor and Dromore Estate Bill, Cheape's Divorce
Bill, Hough's Divorce Bill, the Wittenhall Chapel Estate
Bill, and Hitchins' Estate Bill.

The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
the Duke of Buccleuch,and the Earl of Dalhousie. Their
Lordships then adjourned during pleasure.
Their Lordships resumed at Five o'clock.

The Marquis of NORMANBY presented a petition
from Jamaica, praying that if the duty on foreign sugar
should be reduced, the duty on colonial sugar should be
reduced also.