The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-26 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—Tins EVENING.
The LORD CRANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at fire o'clock.

PRIVATE ROSINESS.
The Dundee Gas Bill was read a third time and passed.
COMPULSORY CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL.
This bill was committed and passed.
THAMES EMBANKMENT AND THAMES IM-

PROVEMENT BILL.
This bill was committed and passed.
THE CHURCH IN IRELAND BILL.
The Earl of CARNAR VON resumed the debate on the
amendment as to the second reading of this bill. He said
that he must express his regret that this bill should come
before the house at all. He did not intend to enter into
any recrimination like that which occupied the greater
portion of last night. But he must protest against any-
thing like party feeling in the matter, and regretted that
benefits with regard to Ireland should be mixed up with
party questions. He thought the position this bill would.
occupy Must cripple the organisation of the Irish Church.
He contended that the Lill intended the disestablishment
of the Irish Church, and it was on that ground that ho op-
posed the bill. It could not but be admitted that Ireland
was in a disaffected state, and it was urged that this
bill was to be the great panacea for all evils.
Ireland, although there had been seventy years
of parliamentary government was still in any great die-
turbance likely to be disaffected in this country. On
various occasions it was hoped that Ireland would be re-
conciled t r this country—at the accession of the Sovereign,
and on many occasions when English justice and
munificence were exercised, but it was not so.
He had listened attentively to all the objec'ions that hal
been used. To some he objected, of others he approved ;
but he must say that parliamentary securities are of little
value when once the power of practical government is
reversed. When once the Church of Ireland
was disestablished it would cause great hardship
amongst the greater portion of the population
of Ireland, and thus alienate that portion of the population
who had been so generously loyal to this country. He
heard, too, that the ultramontane feeling was more preva-
lent than ever in this country. This feeling was not
favourable to civil government—(hear, hear)—nor calcu-
lated to advance it. This was the point that struck hint
during the debate. It was their duty to seriously consider the
place which the bill occupied. He had looked at thequestion
itself, and the position in which it was now placed. The
position was made greater in a much greater degree by the
course which has been adopted by Her Majesty's Govern-
ment. He could not forget to observe the return
of the Earl of Derby as Minister_ of the
Crown to them possessed of a promise. It was a
Conservative promise, and the question of the Irish Church
was to stand in the van. Soon after that promise was
giten his noble friend the Secretary for Ireland made a
speech, in which ho intimated in plain language that it
was the intention of her Majesty's Government to endow
a Catholic university. (Hear, hear.) But a university
which should bo under no public control. (Hear, hear.)
Neither parties were satisfied. It did not satisfy the
Roman Catholics, and the Irish Protestants viewed it with
dismay. The noble lard had' termed this religious
equality, or a process of levelling up. This did not suit
gay party. But this was not all—there was a depute-
tioe which provided for the increase of the Regium
Donium, and that no further assistance should
be given to the Roman Catholics. The answer to this
was most satisfactory. The present cry was one which
was justified only by the direst political necessities. If
there was one thing that ho condemned her Majesty's
Goverment for, it was the course that it had taken with
regard to the buoying up of the Irish Church.
Trier() was nothing more wanton than this conduct.
The English Church would obtain greater power in the
hearts of the people, while on the other hand the Irish
Church would be in quite a different position. The noble
earl who introduced the second reading of the bill
was probably not aware of the importance of the ques-
tion. He did not know that the House of Commons
had passed an act which in the West Indies disesta-
blished every right that the Church of England had. In
the West Indies they had a Church which, when this
measure came into operation, would be much worse off
than the Church of Leland.
LEFT SPEAKING.

lIOUSE OF COMMONS—Tfus DAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock.
FOREIGN CATTLE MARKET BILL.

Lord R. MONTAGU moved the house go into com-
mittee on this bill, the object of which was merely to
carry out a policy originated in the clause formally moved
by the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets. He argued
in support of his motion that the bill would act as a great
security against the reintroduction of the cattle plague,
and act in every way for the benefit of the consumer. The
beneficial effects of slaughtering animals not in a good
state of health at the point of debarkation was much to
be preferred to allowing the beasts to be sent a long
journey by rail during which the most serious results
would follow. There had been some objection urged
against the bill by the importers of foreign cattle, but he
thought what they had particularly to deal with was not
.the effect the bill would have on the foreign trade, but
what it would do for the English and Scotch cattle farmers.
He could understand-the opposition that was raise Ito this
bill, as it was a preventive measure in the;most extended
sense, and even those who did not approve of the measure
were compelled to admit that there would be an advan-
tage of confining the importation of foreign cattle to one
small spot, and the bill ought to establish a foreign cattle
market at a plaoo down the river. Every facility would
be given to the importer and dealer as to the removal and
slaughtering, and he thought the measure was one that
would be of the greatest advantage to both importer,
dealer, and consumer.

lair. GIB SON moved the following amendment :
" That the prop ,sal to pass a permanent law, requiring
that in order to prevent the introduction of the cattle
plague into this eountry front abroad, all foreign cattle
and other animals huported into the port of London shall
be landed at one prescribed spot, and shall not be removed
thence alive, ought not to be considered apart from the
general policy of imposing legal restrictions on the
foreign cattle trade in other ports of the Uni ed Kingdom.
He contended that the bill was altogether unmeaning at
the present time. Why should it be pressed forward when
the time consumed iu its coasileration could be much
better and more advantageously occupied in passng the
measures that must b 3 disposed of prior to the dissolution ?
The bill dealt with large interests; and yet there had not
been the slightest discussion upon them up to the present.
It was introduced on the sth of Dec.,road a second time
on the 13th of February without ebate, and as it re-
mained unnoticed for so long a time the natural inference
was that it was not to be proceeded with. It was now,
however, thought proper to urge the bill forward with
extraordinary speed. He objected to the bill, because it
interfered to a very great extent with private property,
and therefore he submitted his amendment to the motion
of the noble lord to the consideration of the house. Tho
bill proposed to sweep away private property in the
most unceremonious manner, and as it in his opinion
would work evil rather than goof, he hoped the house
would not consent to its proceeding any further that ses-
sion. He believed it would impose serious restrictions on
the foreign cattle trade add lessee its amount ; also that
it was nothing more than a gigantic scheme of protection.
and one that would increase the price of meat to the con-
sumer. For these reasons he altogether objected to its
provisions, and hal moved his amendment, which he hoped
would be acceptable to all those wito did not wish to in-
crease the present taxation of the metropolis. He did
not think that the bill was that of the Privy Council, be-
cause it was at variance with their acts ; but he believed
it was that of a set of parsons who believed the metropo-
litan cattle market was too good a thing to let the foreigner
have a slice. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The measure, he
believed, was pressed upon the Privy Council by the agri-
cultural interest, and although its voice was that of Jacob,
yet its hand was that of the Esau of Norfolk. (Loud
laughter.) Ile didn't object tb small things being done
to oblige friends on the eve of a general election, but be
did object to free trade principles being interfered
with. (Hear, hear.) Ile thought the farmers friends
would betray the farmers as they had been before ; he
believed they, the farmers, were an honest sat of people,
but they were being used for party purposes. They were
being deceived in this matter, and the sooner they had
their eyes open the better. He thought it an entire delu-
sion to believe that the collecting of foreign cattle at one
spot at Barking would entirely prevent the communication
of cattle plague to the metropolitan market, supposing un-
fortunately it was again to break out ; and he could not
say how much he was surprised at parsons who had the
reputation of being well-informed in certain matters could
entertain such an impression. The evil that ho could
see was that it would seriously interfere with
the supply of food for a large class of the population, that
it was unfair to the railways and to the other markets.
They had heard nothing about the management of the new
market, and they might to told the corporation of the City
of London, but it had been publicly anuounced to the com-
mittee that the corporation withdrew from all interference
with the bill. That was another of the many difficulties
with whiek the bill was surrounded, difficulties he thought
that, to men of practical mind, to render all legislation at
the present moment impossible. For all these considerations
he hoped the house would accept his amendment.
The discussion was carried on until 7 o'clock, at which
hour the sitting was suspended.

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