The southern press., 1851-04-09


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From the London Correspondent qfths NJ .4nserican
On Friday last, in the House of Commons,
the order of the day for the second reading OF
the ecclesiastical titles bill came up, when the
Earl of Arundel moved that the second reading
DO deferred for six months. Upon this question
q debate was opened, and continued for several
Nights. The Earl of Arundel argued that the
Papal rescript did not infringe the Queens pre-
Negative, and he believed that serious conse-
tuences would ensue il the measure were passed,
l,en in its amended shape Mr.. Reynolds de-
Jared he would oppose the government till this
ksulting measure was abandoned. Mr.. X. Pal
ter opposed the bill, believing that it was not
squired The dssenters of England and Scot
ind were not controlled by the State, and it was,
kerefore, absurd to refuse to the Roman Catho-
es their normal ecclesiastical institutions. Sir
bobert Inglis replied that there was an essentia
Inference between the. dissenters and Catholics,
Y the internal organization Of the former was
voluntary, and the latter owed an allegiance to
foreign power. He thought that the aggres-
sion ought to have been met at once by royal
proclamation, or by diplomatic explanation, or
,cona ought to have been occupied.
support of the anti-Papal bill. He thought
llf' religious liberation ought to be extended
"a Il sects, and it was because he believed that
VI, ill would not interfere with the legal exer-
# religious liberty, but would merely con-
w he abuse of it, that he should vote for it.
Rb ,oke of the intolerant and insidious policy
Il < me- and said this last act of aggression
4}l le first step in an organized system OF at
ls.. upon the religious faith and civil Institutions
OF Englishmen Sir r. Peel entreated the
House to prevent an abuse from taking root, the
fruits Of which would endanger the safety of the
State.
The debate was adjourned from Friday till
Monday, when it was resumed by Mr.. Moore,
who commended that if there had been any ag-
erosion, it was Of spiritual character, and that
the conduct of the present ministers, and espe-
cially the language used by the premier in '46,
must have led the Pope to believe that the esab-
lishment of hierarchy would, if not sanctioned,
at least have been passed over with silence by
the government Mr.. Moore denied that the
anti-Papal bill would vindicate the rights of the
asrown. Mr.. Wigram supported the bill in a
ing speech. He considered that the Papal bull
wss direct infringement of the emancipation
act, and that its sole object was to introduce
;nsa England the canon law, which intermeddled
with temporal matters. Upon this ground le-
aslation was necessary, land also because the as
sumption of territorial titles was an invasion of
the prerogative of the Qneen Mr.. Roche be-
lieyed that the bill was introduced to sustain the
a<otestant church of Ireland, and he denounced
asa parliamentary declaration of puritanica
bigotry and Protestant intolerance. Mr.. Goul-
burn said he should support the BILL although
he did not approve the proceedings of the gov
ernment with reference to the aggression; he
- ,,xbf hat Cd NJ fha han m
q I'D have led to calmer discussion of the
ss.bect The act of the Pope was an unpro-
wnl ed aggression. inuasinn of the authority
OF The crown, and a direct attack on the Protes-
tant church. Sir H. Barron showed that the
substitution of bishops for Wears apostolic d.
minished the direct power of the Pope in this
country. He spoke of the bill as paltry, con-
temptible and absurd, and one that, if passed,
would be a disgrace to the statute book, and a
source of endless political evils.
Mr.. Charters believed that the Papal hierarchy
was mere spiritual arrangement for the better
government of the Roman Catholics Of Eng
land, and as the civil rights of Englishmen were
in no danger, he was opposed to any penal legis-
that the question was, had the Pope, or had he
not, invaded the prerogative of the crown, vio-
lated the municipal law of England, and the
public law of Europe? BY the law of England,
and the canon law of Europe, the See of Rome
could not establish Sees without the consent of
the sovereign. The functions of the Catholic
bishops were not purely spiritual when the whole
country was divided into dioceses, and when
towns were, by the Papal brief, elevated into
cities Parliament should not refuse to the Ro-
man Catholics any just claims, but what was
,e should be done through the Intervention
~ the law, and the known forms of the consti-
ion Mr.. Cardwel had hoped to have heard
from the legal adviser of the government vim
dicltion Of measure by which the evils he had
s9oken of were to be redressed; but the gov
err nent measure would beineffectual to restrain
r temporal action of the Catholic bishops-it
va large enough to irritate, but not to satisfy
and it would leave in the vitals of the country
az tering wound. The bill would not vindi-
sRt, the honor Of the crown, would not protect
~ sovereignty Of Great Britain, and would not
repel territorial encroachment, and he should
vote againstit. The debate was then adjourned
till Tuesday, when II was resumed by Mr.. Blew
lit, who opposed the bill as animpolitic measure.
An episcopate was necessary for the develop
ment of the Roman Catholic, church in Eng
land, and the Pope mightnaturally think that he
was at liberty to appoint bishops simply to SUI
perntend the affairs of the church.
Mr.. Walter addressed the House at great
length. lie protested against the Popes act OF
aggression and usurpaton, and contended that
the law Of nations had been contravened. Par.
lament was bound to resist the pretensions OF
an adversary who wanted the power, but not the
will, to enforce them. 1t would be dangerous
to allow the Pope TO decide the limits of spiritual
, jurisdiction, and still more so to allow him to
determine questions of mixed character. Let
y the House, said Mr.. Walter, be assured that il
ie,the people were once possessed with the idea
that there existed any danger Of Catholic unmar-
ried priests setting themselves up side by side
with the Protestant clergy; Of dying requests
being intercepted Of the confessional being in.
troduced as general rule of young women
being seduced into converts; and, If they felt
that the law would not protect them, then they
would be very much disposed to take the law in
to their own hands Mr.. Walter expressed the
hope that the government bill would. be made
more worthy during its progress through the
committee Mr.. Chisholm Anstay called for Q
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