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

PARLIALIENi

THE CASE OF THOMAS EDGELEY AND THE LEEDS

BANK.

It was'arranged on Wednesday last that the trial
of Edgeley for misdemeanour should take place this
morning, but on the defendant surrendering Mr.
Sergeant Ballantine made au application for further
postponement. It had been found, he said, notwith-
standing the utmost exertion, impossible to obtain
the presence of a very material witness the defen-
dant desired to call. This witness was a gentleman
of the name of Udall, who was now absent spend-
ing his honeymoon, and it was luite impossible to
communicate with him since the arrangeinent for the
trial was made. The charge he (Sergeant Ballau-
tine) thought be should to have meet, in the first
but it appeared
tinhsetpanrocseecuwtiaosn thhaadt thoofugfohrtgery, proper in a measure to
Abandon that, and elect to proceed on the indictment
for misdemeanour. The first charge he was quite
prepared to go on with, but as it was impossible
at that session for him to call evidence that would
contradict that brought forward by the prosecution
in the case of alleged misdemeanour, he had to ask
that the trial might be postponed until next session.
Mr. Giffard strongly opposed the application.
They had a large number of witnesses from Leeds
and other places in attendance, and the expense of
the prosecution up to the present time was very
great. Further postponement would increase that
expense, and under all the circumstancs of the case
he hoped the application would not be acceded to.
After some further discussion between the learned
counsel,

Mr. Baron Channell said he was very anxious
not to further postpone the case, consid,Ting the
length of time it had already been in the
Court, but as the issue had been altered
by the prosecutor, and the defendant had
stated that such an arrangement had come upon
him as a surprise,
and also that he was unable at
that moment to bring forward a material witness to
disprove some of the most important allegations of
the prosecution, he felt he ought, though with great
reluctance, to grant the request of the learned coun.
sel for the defendant, and therefore the case would
stand adjourned until next session.

NEW COURT.
Frederick Curtis and William Stevens were in-
dicted with burglariously breaking and entering the
dwelling-house of Helen Hancock and stealing her
property.
The jury found the prisoners guilty.
The learned Judge sentenced Curtis to nine
months' imprisonment and Stevens to seven years'
penal servitude.
The men named Ted-man, Algor, and Cumming
were also indicted for burglary, but a verdict of
not guilty was returned.

The bill was read a second time.
THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS (IRELAND) BILL.
The Elrl of KIMBERLEY move! the second reading
LI this bill, and spoke as to the prosperity and good
manag•nicut of those schools. The class who came to
these schools was not criMinal but in lutrial, and tht-y
iu
themselves were most valuabtt institutions.
Lord DENS:IAN disapproved of some of the conditions
of the bill.

The bill was read a second titiv..
MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS' coaoNEas BUT.
This bill was real a third time and passed.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HO M!'. OF COMMONS—LAsT EVENING.
The SPEAKER took his seat at 4 o'clock.
CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS.
Mr. S. MILL gave notice that on going into committee
on this bill ho should move certain amendments to the
bill to preserve some important provisions which would
be repealed by the passing of the act as it stood.
PARK-LA.NE.
Mr. LOCKE asked the First. COmmissioner of Works
by whose authority a pavement was bsing laid down on
the west side of Park-lane, thereby reducing the portion
of ground taken from the Park for the purpose of the road-
way from 18 to less than 12. feet.
Lord J. MANNERS said it was being done in accord-
ance with an agreement entered into between the Metro-
politan Board of Works and the parish of St. George's,
Banovensquare, and a license from the Crown.
Sir R. PEEL asked the Lord Advocate what were the
duties and emoluments of h .r Alajssty's High Commis-
sioner to the General AsFembly of 013 Church of Scot-
land, and out of what fund the Commissioner was paid ;
what was the total amount of salaries paid to the several
officers in the department of the Lord High Commissioner,
and out of what fund such salaries are paid; and, whether
the Established Church of Scotland was id a minority in
that part of the United Kingdom ?
The LORD ADVOCATE said as the High Commis-
sioner had to hold levees and represent her Majesty, he
received the sum of £2,000, payable out of the consolidated
fund. The sum had been paid out of the hereditary re-
venues of the Crown in Scotland before they were sur-
rendered. He thought the number of members of the
Established Church was about one-half of the population,
although others might think differently.
SCOTCH REFORM BILL.
In reply to Mr. MONCItEIFF,
Mr. DISRAELI said he proposed to tab the Estimates
first on Monday next, and then the Scotch Reform Bill.
THE IRISH CHURCH.

Mr. VERNER asked whether, having in view the
speeches and resolutions made at a large meeting yester-
day, the right hon. member for South Lancashire intended
to press forward his measures for the destruction of the
Irish Church and the supremacy of the Crown. (Cries
of "Oh, oh.") •
Oa the motion for the house going into comtnittee on
the second and third resolutions with respect to the Irish
Church,
Mr. GLADSTONE said he would now just say one
word with respect to the question which hiel been put to
him, although he felt it was beyond the line of Parliamen-
tary practice. The majority of the house were in favour
of the resolutions as far as they had gone, and, he had
every reason to believe that the great majority of the
people were of the same opinion. (Hear, and No, no.)
In proceeding to move the second resol uti on, he said charges
had been made against the party with whom he acted
that they were not dealing in sincerity with the subject
which now had been so long before the house, but that
they were using it for party purposes. (Hear, hear, from
the Ministerial benches.) He did not want to bandy
assertions or negations, but he said openly that the
sincere desire of all on his side of the house
was the general wish and desire to see the measure carried
in order that the good results that were anticip tted might
follow as soon as possible. (Hear, hear.) There were
many reasons why ho should go ou 'with the Resolutions,
because, supposing they were to leave the question for
future consideration, all the time that had been given to
the subject this session would be lost, and great interrup-
tion to the public business might occur. (Heir.) Wean
the matters referred to in his Resolutions hal been em-
bodied in an: act of Parliament, from that moment he
believed that a great deal of opposition woull bz
done away with, and many who now were op-
posed would be found pressiug forward a measure for t to
final settlement of the question. (Hear, hear.) That
would give a practical shape to the course it was
intended to pursue, and such a proceeding could
nut entail any inconvenience ou the G wornmeut
or the discipline and spir.tualities of the Irish
Church. He proposed to embody the resolutions into
a suspensary bill extendiug to the month of August, 18;9,
and which would stop all appointments in the Irish
Church up to that time, and which would allow a small
margin for Parliamentary discussion. The provisions of
the bill would extend to all Episcopal appointments, ell
laymen or capitular offices of sinecure; au I all such ap-
pointments as were not private patronage. (Hear, hoar.)
The reason that be made that reservation was because had
he included those appointments it wouli have brought
about the question of injury to private rights. (Hem)
Ile thought the adoption of such a course would be
the one most conducive to the public interest, and when
the Resolutions were assented to by the house, he intended
to follow them up by bringing in a bill which would carry
out the purpose he*had just spoken of.
On the second resolution being put,
Mr. G. HARDY said he should imitate the right hou
gentleman in avoiding all acerbity on this occasion,
as he thought that, with a view of bringing the business
to an end in order that the Government might do as they
intended, the right hon. gentlemen had adopted the
most convenient course. Of course her "Mejesty's
Government could give no assent to the remain-
ing resolutions, nor could they approve of a bit
which they had not yet seen. The course, therefore, that
the Government proposed to take was to meet the resolu
tions with a simple negative, which would prevent the
trouble of the house dividing upon them.
Af:er a few words from Mr. NEWDEGATE and Mr.
WHALLEY,
Mr. DODSON put the second resolution to *he house,
when it was carried by a great majority.
Mr. GLADSTONE, in moving the third and last reso-
lution, said ho had no desire to bring on any discussion
on the bill before the consent of the Crown was Obtain el.
Mr. D. GRIFFITH said it appeared to him that the
right hon. gentleman (Mr. Gladstone) had made up his
mind that the consent of the Crown was certain to be gi von to
his proposal, but if such an arrangement could be made
in that house, it appeared to be that the consent of the
Crown was a mere matter of form, and came to nothing.
He should like to know what the right hon. gentleman
would do supposing the consent of the Crown was not
given to bis proposal 2 The hon. gentleman continued his
address to the house amidst the greatest impatience.
Mr. DISRAELI said he did not think it necessary for
him to trouble the committee, but he must say he did not
see there was any assumption on the part of the right
lion. gentleman as to the character of the answer that
would be received to the address of the house. When the
resolutions were passed it would become the duty of the
Government to consider them and then advise her Ma-
jesty. (Hear, hear.)
Mr GLADSTONE said he never thought of proceeding
until the reply of her Majesty had been received to the
address.
The third resolution was then put by Mr. DODSON, and
carried amid loud cheers.
Mr. LALNG then withdrew the following resolution
which he had on the paper: —" That this house is of
opinion that while the principle of disestablishing. the Irish
Church has been affirmed by this house, the question is
too important to be settled without an appeal to the con-
stituencies created by the New Reform Acts ; and there-
fore that it would be the duty of the Government to ar-
range the course of public business so as to enable the
appeal to be made at the earliest practicable opportunity."
A long and animated discussion followed, on a resolution
moved by Mr. S. AYTOUN and seconded by Mr: LAMONT,
declaring that, "when the Anglican Church in Ireland is
disestablished and disendowod, the grant to Maynooth and
the Regium Donuin shall be discontinued; and that no
part of the secularized funds of the Anglican Church, or
any State funds whatever, be applied in any way, or
under any form, to the endowment or furtherance of the
Roman Catholic religion in Ireland, or to the establishment
or maintenance of Roman Catholic denominational schools
or colleges."

Mr. BRIGHT strongly opposed it on account of its ab-
stract character, which wonld in no way pledge any future
Parliament, and argued that, if carried out, it must desttoy
the denominational system of education in Ireland.
Sir J. FERGUSSON insisted that the disposal of the
funds taken from the Irish Church was an all-important
branch of the subject, on which the house had a right to
be fully informed, and suggested the omission from
the motion of the portion relating to the Regium Donum
and the Maynooth grant:
_ _

Sir G. GREY pointed out that the Resolution would in-
volve most embarrassing consequences, inasmuch as it
would put a stop to grants to Roman Catholic denomina-
tional schools, and for Roman Catlw!ie army and gaol
4aplains. Why should the Roman Catholics alone be
placed under each a DWI ?

ROUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock-.

THE NEW PEER.
The 3rarquis of SALISBURY took the oath and his seat.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN PRISONS BILL.
The Duke of RICHMOND moved the second reading of
this bill, and said that many of the scenes at executions
were provoking to tho people. The proposal of the bill was
that the execution should take place within the walls of the
prison, and that the sheriffs and certain other persons
were to bo present, and that the surgeon was to certify
as to the death, and that a coroner's inquest should be
held on the body. The bill had ptssad the other house
of Parliament.