The southern press., 1851-04-07
ruRrHER EUROPEAN NEWS
DY THE sTEAMFR BALTIC.
ENGLAND.

Dorcs OF PARLIAMEHr-In the House of
Lords. Lord TOrring has moved for the papers
relating to his administration of the government
Of Cevlon, in which he has been accused of
gross cruelty. Hecontends that the documents
will Justify him. On Thursday petitions on ag-
ricultural distress were presented and discussed.
On Friday the county courts extension bill was
read second time. Nothing of general i'm
portance, it thus appears, has been done in this
house.
In the Commons on the 18th, Mr.. Baiie
withdrew his motion calling for the document
on the affairs of Ccylon, saying he should re-
view it wherfhe could do 80 without embarras-
sing more pressing public business. The anti
papal bill was also discussed. Mr.. Cardwell
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 a breach of the
act of union.
Mr.. Power denounced the bill as persecut-
ing measure.
Mr.. Henry Drummond made warm attack
on the papal priests, who, he was assured, had
always aimed at their own aggrandizement at
the expense 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, ap-
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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, MIR. 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 well as Mr.. J. OCon-
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
A few conciliatory words from Mr.. Drum
mond restored the House to some degree of
calmness, and he concluded his speech by de-
claring that the bill was unjust and uncaled 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 net for the protec.
ton Of dying men.
Sir James Graham expressed deep regret n
the Incorporate and unguarded expressions uset
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 tn
house adjourned Mt one o'clock in the morning
On Friday, the 2lst, Mr.. Moore referred t
the proceedings in the house the previous night
He expressed his regret if he had himself in hi
remarks gone beyond what was due to such n
assembly, but he should not have done ha
not an unjustifiable expression been used towar
communities of Christian ladies' by Mr.. Drum
mond. He designated those expressions as tn
prurient mncies of obsccnity. (Cries of Oh ~
The speaker said the Hon. member was
out Of order.
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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 intimated his conviction
that though he was not in the house when the
expressions referred to we're used, the speaker
had acted perfectly right, and expressed his re-
gret that such scene should have occurred, ant
such expressions used.
Mr. ]. OConnell gave notice of motion Of
censure upon the expressions used by Mr.. Drum
mond.
Mr.. Reynolds expressed his indignation nt 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.
IA 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 Q.
Lord ]. Russell, in explanation, stated that
not having been present when the observations
offensive to some members we're used by Mr..
Drummond, he did not think it necessary to re-
fer TO them.
Mr. Miner Gibson complained of the delay
to public business caused by those discussions
and of the time appropriated to the Papal ag-
gression. He hoped that after this week the
question would be laid aside, Oh. Oh
Sir Thos Acland said the delay TO public bus
mess was not attributable to the government.
In answer to a question from Sir r. Inglis
Sir F. Barring intimated that it was not deemed
expedent to send out any further expedition in
search of Sir J. Franklin.
Lord ]. Russell in reply to Mr. Gibson. and
also TO question put subsequently by Mr.. f.
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, aud on the next afterwards with the in
come tax 1t was then agreed that the hous'
mt its rising adjourn till Monday.
The debate on the motion for the secon'
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 30 many sorruptions prevailed, an
which alone had committed an aggression in Ire
land, than to mcddle with the arrangements Q
The church of Rome. lie opposed the bill q