New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-12
IRELAND.
prsnarntioss for Parliament.

from, the mastering of forces and the preparation
of the munitions of war. Already has the Pre-
roier. as General in Chief, issued his summons to
his supporters to be at their post to the day and
hour, a. business of high moment will be intro
duced "immediately on the assembling of Parlia-
ment" This is understood TO refer to legislation
on the aggression, which, it is now stated on
authority and not contradicted, is inevitable and
cannot be postponed, "tbe highest parsonage In
the realm, like another Elizabeth, and with
spice of the "obstiaacy" of her grandfather old
George the Third-having required her Minister
to write the letter that has given rise to so many
meetings, upward of 3OO,) addresses, and Pamph-
phlets (which number somewhat more than the
meetings J and, what is more, her Minister hav-
ing had to try his head and hand at it thrice before
it came up TO the mark.
On the other hand, declaration is in course of
signature against any legislative restrictions upon
civil and religious liberty and, not only the Ro
man Catholics Of the Empire-the party most d.
recty concerned, who number nine millions, and
are as if one soul actuated them notwithstanding
the adherence to the Court Of the COurter Lords
Norfolk, Beaumont, &c.-but the Dissenters too,
however abhOrring the dogmas and peculiar ritual
observances of the Roman Catholic Church, are
with the DeclaratiOnists 1t will be very hard TO
frame paragraph for the Queens Speech which
will not elicit amendment and harder still TO
frsme-and then carry-sn act which will accord
with the spirit OF the Premiers letter-remove
what the Queen, her bishops and clergy, and lsity
like.minded with Them consider a grievance-snd
which shall be, at the same time capable of being
carried into practical accomplishment. And what
would no legislation be, after the Letter, and the
speeches of the highest dgnitaries OF the law and
the united voice of the Church and Aristocracy'
and "the Protestant people Of England" In
one quarter alone is there ominous silence-the
followers of Sir James Graham in the Commons
and Lord Stanley in the Lords and there is little
doubt of terrible onslaught in both Houses-to
which, in truth, the Ministry have laid themselves
Open-Whether they shall introduce legislation or
shrink it, or whatever the nature OF the legislation
may be.
TIE AGITATION AND ITS RESULTS.
Leaving the subject of legislation whether or
not, to be decided by the test Of time, there are
certain effects produced by the agitation which
has been nearly universal, which force themselves
upon our notice. And first of all, the astonishing
amount Of rancorous asperity that has been called
up and sent sHoat from platform, pulpit and press,
over the whole Of society differing from all for
mer agtations, at least OF modern date, in this,
that whereas certain class of the clergy hereto
fore aided by popular leaders, stirred up the pop
uace, while the higher orders both Of clergy and
laity were anxious to restrain such dangerous
outbursts, this time lords spiritual and temporal,
and knights and barons bold, have been the ring
leaders and but that the middle classes put forth
restraining influence upon the mobility" there
is no saying to what lengths popular frenzy might,
in some places, have been carried
From fury against the "POpish aggressors,' the
tide offeeling is running strongly for Church Re-
form" from the doctrines and practices that are
supposed to have encouraged the aggression"
Ii seems DR.. Townsend Canon Of Durham-Who
before the POpe's " organization of Hierarchy"
and the Protestant oUtburst it evoked from Pre-
mier and people, had visited Rome for the pur
pose of inducing Plus the Ninth to convene a
Council and unite all Christians who hold Episco-
pacy as of divine right and essential to the exist
ence of a Church.-when clOseted with Cardinals
and honored with an interview with the Pope,
found them all alike fall of the idea that the Eng
sh Church was net rly ripe for returning I" to the
bosom of unity" She contains many men Of
good will I" they said and when difficulties were
started, the one word used by all was PGUL0tim:
wait little, the work is going on by little and
lie, and the time for tie council though not yet,
is near.
Now, if the first part of the Prenier's procla.
nation of war was against the Pope and his HE
rarchy, the second was not less decided against
the Puseyites or Tractsrians whose "mumme-
ries."-and Lord John declares that it was to
their practices, not the Roman Catholic worship
he applied the term,-gave countenance and en-
coUragement to the Pope's procedure. And now
that England has been exhausted by meetings in
support OF the first note of the Minister'S war
cry, a tolersble progress is made in assemblages
in support Of the second that is, clearing the
church of these Romanizers." and reforming the
church formularies of whatever countenances
them. Lord Ashley, who has appeared & peri
patetic leader of the movement says that as the
liturgy, articles, and canons were derived from
the fOrmularies of the elder church,-as their
compilers were brought up in that church and
breathed its atmOsphere,-as they were afraid of
creating Instruction, and shocking prejudices,-
it was not to be expected that the Anglican for
mularies should, at once, reach the Scriptural
model But the time for publication has come;
and the voice of the people Of England is now 10
be called forth-having implored the Queen and
Parliament to Danish "the aggression of For
eign Prelate-potentate to supplicate the same
high authorities to issue commission for church
reform
A third result and one likely TO eventuate in
matters Of mighty moment to Ireland is,-that
while the Roman Catholic Church. on both sides
of the channel, is acting with the most compact
union, the English Protestant Establishment has
ignored her Irish sister-quite as much as the
Pope's Bull Tor Brief as Cardinal Wisemsn pre-
fers to have it cslled,) ignored the Anglican
Establishment. The act of union took away the
distinctive names of the English and Irish
churches, and declared they should, "thencefOrth
and fOreyermore, be designated as The One
United Church of England and Ireland" But
the English Bishops addressed the Queen as the
Bishops of the Church OF England, and did
not even communicate with their Irish brethren,
nor ask them to join. Hereupon the Primate and
all the Irish prelates addressed the Prmste Of
England complaining that they were left out
and furthermore volunteered an address TO the
Queen of their own,-inserting in it the prayer
that whatever legislation should take place should