Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-10


agitation has produced ministerial and that ag
taion will do morei will Peel to Introduce bill Tor
the repeal Of Union. fine handle this and 4 has been
adroity seized for fighting against concession which Is re-
ceiyed in such spirit For Mr. OConnei 10 crack his jokes
and sustain the dropping spirits Of his followers by such means
cretabe his Of droery than to his better
judgment
rnom THE LoSpos sPEcrAToR APRIL b.
The struggle about the additional endowment of Maynooh
College, which shakes the House of Commons while we wnte
grows ercer proceeds and some even hope that in
wolves Ministerial crisis The opposition TO the measure
the agitation against the educational clauses Of the
Factory BILL but with differences; the present agitation
appears be strictly sectarian characters principal
Nv limited TO the organized stall Of the several religious denom
nations or TO ready and easily moved bodies and
Ministers show frmer front deputation Of religious OBJ
jectos headed by Sir Culng Eardey Smith, waited on Sir
Robert Peel with the request that he would postpone the
cond reading Of the bl-vually asking him TO wait little
while the opposition his measure should gain strength
This Premier declined The next hope lay in Mr. Ward
Appropriation amendment which, stood the Notice
paper would have before the second reading and would
in fact carried that stage have placed the matter such
footing with the forms Of the House that the bill would have
been lost The Dissenting interest expected make
with the High Chuchmcn the OfangemeD, the Ultra
Tories and the Anti Catholic parties Of every shade But
Mr. Ward prudenty disappointed them he announced
Thursday the night before the second reading that it far
from his intention danger the bill ITSELF and that he should
therefore postpone his amendment TO later STAGE where It
would not interfere with the safety of the main scheme The
loss Of that opportunity the exaspeted the opponents Of
curious coalitions. In Ireland the Protestant oppo
on paraes of the fiery character of the peoples and
strange cries resound of g dismissal" for Peel impeah
ment, s'wrath Of Heaven" On the Roman Catholics the
millions, the to have had all the expected
effect of soothing At first there dsrus and doubt
Repeaers did not know which way to take the boonwheher
repuse receive it. OConne eagerly and frankly
cepted the procd act Of cancellations overlooked with de-
light Pees generosity" shouted Huah for Peel and
Repeal " apd nconnenty " defed' America on behalf Of
1 the Tory Ministers
Other subjects Of business talk have been diligently
handled by the Commons, English University question be-
ing Of the number Mr. Christie has made his
towards reform in the Universities of Oxford and Cam
bridge impressive speech showing that the Universities
departed from their original intent and that for all their
vast power and wealth. they inefficient in many respects
for their pofessed purposes He eeby answered by the
Conservative members for the seats of eanng Sir Rob
e Ings and Mr. Goubun. The ancion-duties have been
virtually disposed Of The Government proposition for abo
shng special licenses apd establishing general license at
el5 having been formally advanced Mr. George Bankes put
in the claim of the agculurss preference in the rems
sion Of the f3O0,0O0 which the change would involve.
Warned perhaps by the fate of Mr. Mess notable plan for
rnqusng county rates, Mr. Bankes suggested nosubtute
but only called upon the House, preliminary not to abo
ish the auction duties Why he and his brother agcultuss
turned upon this particular 9300 900 the eye Of longing does
not distinctly appear. II would have been 6 consist
ent to resist the eradeke encroachment the sugar
duties Perhaps their modesy selected this being
small one, which could scarcely be refused TO their i'm
portunity Nobody defended the auction duties Mr..
Bankes found aayed against his beggars petition the min
is,eraists, the freeaers, and Mr. Stafford OBren
turned round upon him and rebuked him for the idle
of his proposition The agcultusts feeble
figure. Lord John Russell acted kind of neutral part
approving of Mr. Bankess aim, yet being satisfied with
the selection of the auction duties for reduction. However,
the duties reduced and the principle Of reduction
carried further than the original intention for under
pressure from Mr. Hume, Ministers consented TO make the
charge for the aucioneer's general license only fI0
Mr. Dunconbe has again brought forward his peculiar sub
ect for the session, the letteopenng at the post Office
ing Introduce bill for efectuay securing the inviolabty
Of letters The discussion marked Improvement the
former debates in and temper especially Mr. Dun
combes side though Sir J. Graham adhees with needless
perinacly to the idle stories against Mr. Mazzin The bill
went 10 abolish the exercised by the Secre
ay OF State to open letters and it variousy received
Sir James insisted that the power however oous could not
be spared though he did not succeed in showing indeed
try show, what actual danger the State could from
ITS abrogaion Lord Hock suggested that the power should
be retained but not the ecrey and dsngenuosnes which
degrading and he proposed that opened letters should
be reclosed with post Office SEAL they Austria
One difficulty in the working of such practice in Ensland
would he The ciaoros indignation provoked Imagine
nuredsdgniy of Engshma receiving his letters with
official mark OF their perusa in the transit about eight
warrants ayear ssuedone in six weeks each aggrev
ed could surely keep up outcry his wronged
responence for six weeks and thus the Secretary Of State
would be perpeuay bated throughout the year. Lord Rad
has announced project for retaining the power, but limit
ing where information OF mapractces has
been given upon oath which would of greatly restrict
abuses and especially that abuse of the privilege in the service
of foreign deposc Governments which appears To be the chief
why official people wish to retain it, The subject was
for the disposed Of by the rejection of Mr. Duncombe
bill hut will doubt in the shape of Lord Radnor
in the Lords. There is general in the belief
that ntement towns is noxous the living and Mr. Mac
knnon introduced resolution, preliminary To bill, 10 abo
ish the hut Sir j. Graham cannot believe that there
* any harm in IT, and he would to the change
Mr. r. Duncombc improved the notion by moving amend
which simply asserted the mschcvous Of the pre-
Practice and pledged the attention Of Parliament the
subject To the surprise, probably, Of than him
sell, Mr.. Duncombe carried his amended resolution
Wilmer and Smiths European Times Of the 10Th gives
somewhat extended view Of the discussion in Paa
College, follows
"rhe subject brought before The House of Commons
the 18th instant by Sir Robert Peel in a speech Of
dera length and power He entered fully into the subject
and stonhed the great body OF his supporters by the holiness
Of hs Innovations and the length which he protested his
willingness go in order the pacfcaon Of Ireland
MIR. She the mouth piece Of the Irish nation gratefully
accepted and warmly euozcd the Premers foresight and
ieraly. In this way the Maynooh grant introduced
and the second reading Of lhc bill fixed for Friday last
when the debate may be said have commenced in
Il marked, the part Of Of the speakers, by
than usual acrimony and talent Amongst the speakers who
most distinguished themselves Mr. dIsrael He addressed
the House with point and bitterness and the auns which be
evelcd at Sir Robert Peel savage than playful
personal than argumcntasive He rested his objection
to the principally the previous character of the
men from whom II proceedcdmen who opposition had
done all in their power TO raise the no-popery cry and
contributed by their then tactics raise the storm Of bgoty
which sweeping the country. He snecred at
Sir Robert Pees refusal 10 handy personalities, and made
forcbe appeal to the leader Of the Opposition, Lord John