The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-11
IRISH NEWS.

W quote, which do from daily cOtem
porar the proceedings of the London Parliament in refer
ence to the destabshment of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in Ireland would all our friends that while
1t is an act OF justice wrung from enemies STILL in
vewn beef and bread of the question
decision will dosimpy nothing for the people of Ireland
The same true of Catholic Emancipation Did it cothe
and feed the pundered farmers of Ieland Did
prevent the Crowbar Brigade from tearing down their
houses over their and their chdrens heads and driv
ing them into the poohoue the emgrn ship the grave
Our people can these questions for themselves:
THE DIsEsTABLIsHNfENT OF THE IRISH CHURCH CARRIED
LONDON, April 3-Midnight-The House of Commons
was densey crowded tonight both the floor and in the
galleries. long before the hour for the of the
proceedings
After several speakers had addressed the House. Mr. Dis
raeli said the House had been suddenly called go into
Committee for the dsestablishmen of the Irish Church He
had to consider the best mode of meeting this He
might have moved the previous question: have met the
proposition with direct negative DENYING that change
IN the Irish Church desirable But having admitted
that beneficial change possible that course i'm
practicable The Government had, therefore, moved an
amendment the obscuriy of which he justified by the maxim
OF Sir Robert Peel that Ministers should state their
policy in amendments if attempted length it would be
cumbrous and if brief it would be ambiguous but they
should seize the salient points and maintain them" Mr.
Dsae mentioned two points which defeat the resolves viz
that the time nopportune, commission
aiming into Church affairs and that this Parliament was
morally incompetent to settle the question He then attacked
Mr. Gladstone for his adoption of and urging the crusade
against the Church at eight days notice The of Union
tesants be observed in all its bearings Mr. Gladstone
had appealed to the New House. but the New House could
not be hoodwinked into giving their privileges He at
tackled Mr. Cranbourne and his motives and said the only
effect would be to evoke Mr.. Lowe from his of Aduam
and join him in the chorus of reel proca magny. But
now they had the hour and the man, though somehow the
not yet here His remarks the defensive
He had never attacked anyone in his life (Cries of Peel
He admitted that there something critical in the affairs
of Ireland, but said there danger from Fenansm
that Frustrated low that call for revolutionary
measures could be made The Irish had always had his
I1ol til,
put the irish were not conquered race nor was the Church
badge of conquest The tory policy of concilia-
ton They had sought to aid the Catholics in order to
strengthen Proestans and attain equality 1t had been
cessfu But Mr.. Gladstone proposed change which out
ragged the feelings of large and influential part of the
muny What was to be thought of statesman who should
throw rebrand into the State and kinde the drest flames
The plan proposed simple confcaton Rituaists and
Papits had long been plotting seze with the aid of the
Liberal party the supreme power of the realm and if the
present movement should succeed the itself would be
in danger.
Mr. Gladstone said much of the speech of the Premier was
the result ofa heated imagination So far endowments
of the Irish Church concerned the Liberals only pro-
posed funding them for the benefit of the State
Ireland had been tor three years in state of The
habeas corpus suspended and only the great power of
England had kept down disafecon. The Imperial
State letter symptom of perous affairs abroad
and that the House should face this oueson
at once.
THE D1vIs1oN-THE GOVERNMENT DEFEATED.
Three O'clock 4. M-At 2:15 this morning the debate
ended and division took place Lord Stanleys amend
ment to postpone the consideration of Mr. Gadstones re-
solve until the next Parliament. Six hundred members
voted and the Government defeated by sixty majority
The was greeted by the wild cheers of the
Liberals.
-Four o'cloch, A. Non going into Committee which mo-
tion carried Mr. Gladsones resolves carried by
majority of fty-six.
In Committee, Mr.. Gladstone moved his first resolution
and that the Committee report progress
The Prince and Princess of Wales the Prince and Prin
Teck, and other members of the Royal family STAYED in
the Royal gallery during the entire debate.
We select the following passages from able sketch of
The Irish (Esabished Church Question:, which appears
in the journal from which we have already quoted:
The doctrines of the Reformation which three centuries
ago embraced by the great bulk of the English people,
have made considerable progress among the Irish
Protestant Church, established by law, forced upon
Ireland by the English Government but the great majority
ment to the Catholic religion Penal laws without NUMBER
exnresslY framed to destroy Catholicism