The southern press., 1851-04-09
FURTHER EUROPEAN NEWS
pi THE STEAMER BALTIC.
ENGLAND.


ENGLAND.
DoINGs OF PARLIAMENT.-In the House of
Lords, Lord Torring has moved for the papers
relating to his administration of the government
of Ceylon in which he has been accused of
gross cruelty. He contends that the documents
will Justify him. On Thursday petitions on ag-
ricuiturs distress were presented and discussed
On Fridtp the county courts extension bill was
read al oord time. Nothing of general i'm
portance, i. thus appears, has been done in this
house.
In the Commons on the 18th, Mr.. Baillie
withdrew his motion calling for the document
on the affairs of Ceylon, saying he should re-
view it when he could do so without embarras-
sing more pressing public business. The anti
papal bill was also discussed. Mr.. Cardwel
making speech against it, as utterly INSULT
cient The same bill was further debated on
Thursday by Mr.. Newdegate, who maintained,
in long historical speech, that Cardinal Le-
gates had never been admitted to reside in Eng
land without the consent of the crown, and he
pointed out the evils which would result from
an introduction Of the canon law, and urged the
necessity OF exercising supervision over con-
vents and all other religious houses. ~.
Mr.. Knox asserted that Ireland could not be
excluded from the bill without breach of the
Mr.. Power denounced the bill as persecut-
ing measure.
Mr.. Henry Drummond made a warm attack
on the papal priests, who, he was assured, had
always aimed at their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at
theexpense Of the laity, and upon the nunne-
ries, which he declared were either prisons or
brothels -.
This sentiment called up the Earl of Arun-
del and Surrey, who, with some emotion APP
pealed to the speaker whether Mr. Drummond
had not transgressed the rules of order.
The speaker decided in the negative, and Mr..
Drummond resumed his argument, adducing va
rious written authorities to show the usurpa-
tions in temporals, the intolerant and dangerous
tenets,. and the unchanged and Interchangeable
pretensions of the Romish See, commenting sar-
castically upon the extracts as he read them.
In the course Of an enumeration of certain i'm
portations from Rome, Mr.. Drummond alluded
to the Virgin Mary's milk" which was the pre-
lude to scene of great excitment. Mr.. o.
Flaherty rose to order, as we'll as Mr. J. O'Con.
nell, Mr.. Moore, and Mr. Grattan, who desired
that the words might be taken down.
The speaker decided that MIR. Drummond
having used no expression personally offensive
to member or disrespectful to the House, was
not out of order but he, at the same.time ex-
pressed hope that members in discussing a
question Of so much delicacy, calculated to pro-
duce so much excitement, would abstain from
all expressions that might cause irritation
few conciliatory words from Mr.. Drum
mond restored the House to some degree of
calmness, and he concluded his speech by de-
clarng that the bill was unjust and uncalled for
toward Ireland, and that law must be passed
to prohibit the residence of Cardinals in Ireland,
to avoid every thing done under the canon law,
and to extend the Mortmain act for the protee-
ton of dying men.
Sir James Graham expressed deep regret at
the incorporate and unguarded expressions used
by Mr. Drummond, and, after lengthy address,
expressed his determination to oppose the bill
After some remarks by Lord John Russell,
the debate was adjourned until Friday, and the
house adjourned at one o'clock in the morning.
On Friday, the 2Ist, MIR. Moore referred TO
the proceedings in the house the previous night
He expressed his regret if he had himself in his
remarks gone beyond what was due to such an
assembly but he should not have done so had
not an unjustifiabe expression been used toward
communities of Christian ladies by Mr.. Drum
mond. He designated those expressions as the
prurient fancies of obscenity. (Cries of Ohr')
The speaker said the Hon. member was
out of order.
Mr.. Moore withdrew the expression, and modi-
fed it into an unmanly insinuation, and init
mated that in the course Of the proceedings the
speaker ought to have interfered.
Lord John Russell minated his conviction
that, though he was not in the house when the
expressions referred TO were used, the speaker
had acted perfectly right, and expressed his re-
gret that such scene should have occurred, and
such expressions used.
Mr.. J. O'Connell gave notice of a motion of
censure upon the expressions used by Mr.. Drum
mond.
Mr.. Reynolds expressed his indignation at the
expression of Mr.. Drummond, that nunneries
were either brothels or prisons and said he had
two daughters in one, and they were not i'm
prisoned, because they were permitted TO walk
in the grounds under proper superintendent
A laugh. He expressed regret that Lord John
Russell, in his speech last night, had not made
any reference to the offensive remarks of Mr.
Drummond, and he regarded the address Of the
noble lord as ofFense number 2.
Lord J. Russell, in explanation, stated that
not having been present when the observations
offensive TO some members were used by Mr..
Drummond he did not think it necessary TO re-
fer 10 them.
Mr.. Miner Gibson complained of the delay
TO public bhiness caused'by those discussions,
and of the time appropriated TO the Papal ag-
gression. lie hoped that after this week the
question would be laid aside, Oh! Oh!
Sir Thos. Acand said the delay TO public-bus-
mess was not attributable TO the government.
In answer TO a question from Sir r. Inglis,
Sir i. Barring intmated that il was not deemed
expedent to send out any further expedition in
search Of Sir J. Franklin.
Lord J. Russell in reply 20 Mr. Gibson, and
also TO question put subsequently by Mr.. H.
b. Roache, stated that as soon as the house had
decided on the second reading of the ecclesiasti.
cal titles bill, the government would proceed
with the estimates on the first order Of the day
after the alterations in the budget would be
stated, and on the next afterwards with the in
come tax. II was then agreed. that the house
Mt its rising adjourn till Monday.
The debate on the motion for the second
reading Of the ecclesiastical titles assumption
bill was then resumed by Mr.. Bernal Osborne,
who thought it would be wiser for the govern
ment TO attempt the reform of their own church.
in which so many corruptions prevailed, and