The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-25 00:00:00

WE SUSPENSORY BILL.

Speaking of the debate on the Irish Church to
come onto-night the Star says :—We do hope that
those Peers who think with Lord Redesdale Fill
not spend too much time upon the sin and sacrilege
phase of the controversy, but that they will calaili
discuss the practical question of how Ireland is t°
be governed. Here is a nation of five or silt
millions of Roman Catholics whom we will not let
go, and whom we therefore must govern somebovi•
Is that government to be one of justice, or one
of brute force? The gallant Lord Mayor of
London is prepared to govern by force ; but 0111
upon the distinct understanding that he is net
called upon to go nearer Ireland than the
Mansion House. A few similarly-minded fanaties
still dream of converting Catholics by bayonets,
and forcing Protestantism down their throats by
the threat of revolvers. That policy has been
tried till the page of history is red with Or,
crimes and follies, and it has most miserably at ;
utterly failed. To suppose that a continuance 01
such a policy is possible in these times, with
enlightenment and humanity at home, and the
United States full of Irishmen at a few daps
sail, is more than madness. Lord Redesdale dare
not go to his Sovereign and tell her 03.
it is her duty to keep up the Protestao
Church in Ireland though it might be necessary to
extirpate the Catholic population. There are greathee
sins, he knows, than manipulating tithes, and t t
sin of guiltily shedding blood is the greatest. Ler
the peers, then, look at this question in the Obe
light of real life. We cannot go on coercing ire;
land ; and if we wish to conciliate her we 133u0s
begin with the Irish Church. It stops us at tP
very threshold of all inquiry into Ireland's grie;
antes ; it stands out boldly and avowedly as tit
giant grievance of them all ; and it must be de3,.
with whatever wry faces may be made by peer t)e
commoner.

Ti.e remarkable petition in favour of the cli.s.;
establishment of the Irish Church which 1.43 P.
Lyttelton presented to the House of Lords on Dl°,
day evening was largely signed by beneficed clergio
men. At the head of the petition are the signatur`e
of the Deans of Canterbury and Bristol, and til t
Archdeacon of Coventry. It is also stated tl',o
associated with them are the Master of St. Pl.
College, Cambridge ; Professor Jowett, of 01f1)1.
Professors Maurice and Kingsley, of Cambridge;
Professor Plumptre and Cheetham, of
College, London ; and the Head Master of Wi/lci
chester, Harrow, Rugby, Haileybury, Clifton, Au,
the City of London Schools ; a considerable ntleij
ber of London incumbents, many fellows ft°
tutors of the two universities, and other clergYolef.;
There exists at Geneva an association of Catilol'i
ladies for the exercise of works of charity, an.cl;
philanthropic society composed of Protestant la
tll
The title,of the former is simply and modes o'
" Charitable Society ;" that of the latter "
elation for the Suppression of the Evils of ruvi,
Begging." The former has collected and distmro
buted among the poor 7,343 francs, reserving fc'eo
this amount but 16 francs 50 centimes for exPe°io
of administration. The Protestant philanthroPio
association collected and received 9,293 frau°
centimes ; and here is the exhibit which they 11`50,
spread before the public :—Salaries of enlP,°6o. ;
2,706 f. 15c. ; rent, light and fuel, 894 f. 161,
postage, 248 f. 35c. ; printing and sundries, 3,401,
40c. ; distributed to the poor, 1,946 f. 25c. 0
9,203 f. 70c. Need we add a word of co;-1103°1;0J
these figures? Two thousand seven hundreci
six francs filched from the poor, because the og'oso
to whom the money is given for charitable 01,4
ignore the blessed economy which the Catboir
Church prescribes to her children, whose hob'
sion is to provide for the poor.—Catholic Minces0
At the last meeting of the Academy of Scielisco
pleasing and touching incident took place.
apio
members of the illustrious assembly—Barol33,3lBiSit
(born in 1784, and elected academician in ;Ail)
and M. Mathieu (born in 1781, and elected ill 'O3O/
—were presented with a medal each in ceoreaili
ration of the fifty years which had elapse('
they entered the Academy of Sciences.