The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-04-10
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE IRLsH CIJRCH EILL!
The English Ministry Defeated !
SIXTY LIBERAL MAJORITY.
LoNDoN. April srd.

LONDON April 5rd.
The House Of Commons was dcu-ely
crowded Tonight both On tie floor and
IN the GALLERIES, long before tLe hour for
the commencement Of the proceedings.
The Prime Minister, Mr.. Di~r5el, rose
and moved au adjournment to the 1sth
when thc Hea should ri~c te-uiLEr.-
il 3D. division tEe liberals should have
"a majority theu ile Hoe-e might 20 iu-
t3 committee ou tie Irish Church, ie-
port pso-Ie-s ald resume the debate ou
,Le -9th. il promised ,hat the hIdglt
would le pr3alced ga tLr zid inst. The
motion Was agrve. le.
The debate on lh- Irish Church was
chen resumed
Sir. Di-ueH mentioned two points
which ought 90 defeat tic re>oive-. viz;
That the time was iu0ppor,ue as
commission was now examining into
church affairs. and ,hat this Parlia-
ment was morally incompetent to settle
the question. lie then attacked Mr.
Gladstone for his crusadc against the
church al eight days notice. The acT of
Union was q solemn covenant between
Irish and English Prote~Iaut~ To Dc ob-
served as all il bearings Air. Giad-
stone had appealed TO the ueW House.
but the new House could not be- hood
wiuked into giving zap their privilege.
Iie attacked MI CGnbOuTnc and Lis
motives, and said the only effect could
lee 10 evoke Mr. Lowe from his cave Of
Adllm and Join him in a chorus of re-
cipucd maliguity But uow they had
the hour and he man, though somehow
the man was not yet here. Ills remarks
were ON the defensive. He had never
attacked any man in his life Cries of
Peel He admitted that there was
something critical in the affairs of RE-
land, but said there was no danger from
Feniani-u. That was Frustrated 80 low
chat no call for revolutionary measures
could be made. The Irish had always
bad his sympathy and feeling. he did
not despiSe their sentimental grievance.
bat the Irish were not q conquered race.
nor wa, the church q badge ofcOnque-t.
The Tory policy was one of Cancellation.
They had sought 10 aid the Catholics i'm
order TO strengthen ProteStanJ~ and OBJ
tain equality Il had been successful,
buJ Air. Gladstone proposed change
which outraged the feelings of large
and influential part Of community
VIVA was 20 be thought OF Statesman
who should throw firebrand into the
State and kindle confagration. The
plan proposed was simple cOnfscation.
RitualisJ, and Papi~ts had long been
plotting to seize with the aid of the Lib
eral party, the supreme power of the
relm, aHdifthe present movement should
succeed, the crown itself would be in
danger
Mr.. Gladstone said much Of the speech
of the Premier was the result ola heated
Imagination so far as the enactmeut~
of the Irish church We're concerned
The Liberals only proposed funding
them for the benefit of the state reVe-
nUes. Ireland had been for three years
in a state of war. The hubcGS corpus
was suspended, and only the great pow
er OF England had kept down disaffec-
ton. The latter was symptom gilmore
perilOuS affairs abroad. and ii was necos-
sary that the House should face their
question at once.
LONDON, April 4th.
At ID this morning ABOUT 1920 last
evening Boston time, the debate end
ed, and "a division took place ON Lord
Stanly's amendment 10 postpone the
consideration of Mr. Gladstcne's resolves
till next Parliament. Six hundred
members voted, and the Government
was defeated iy go majority The an
nounccment was greeted by wild cheers
of the Liberals. On going into commit
tee, which motion was carried, Mr.
Gladstone resolves were carried hV a
majority OF j6 i'm the committee.
Mr.. Gladstone moved his first rcs0lu-
tion and tina the Committee report pro-
gfe-S.