The New York herald., 1868-05-01
ENGLAND.
The Church Question Asitation-A Steamship
Bankruptcy.


Bankruptcy.
Our special correspondence and the newspaper
mail advices by the Java go to show that when the
steamer left England there much anxiety evincet
there respecting the course TO be pursued by Parlia
ment upon the question OF the Irish Church, which
intensified as the time for the reassembiing Of Parlia
ment drew nearer. The newspapers teemed with
notices Of meetings to be held on both sides. TIT
London Times treats the result Of the struggle as
foregone conclusion, and is content to offer advice tC
Mr. Gladstone as to the course he shall take as q
victorious general, taking for granted that the reso
utions will be carried.
On the Gladstone side the most important of the
meetings held was that In st. James Hall, London
reported In our cable telegrams-under the presi-
dency OF Earl Russell. Earl Russell delivered q
forcbc speech, the point OF which was that crisis
OF great importance in the history OF the empire had
arrived, aud that after a period of three hundred
years the people OF England had determined TO do
justice to Ireland.
Earl Russell. in the course OF his speech said:-I
have only further TO say that there seems to have
been started of late theory which, as am an old
fashioned man and used to the old ways OF the con-
stituton rather shocks me. The theory is that in
stead OF having men In whom you can conf1de TO
lead you. you should have men with settled con-
vctons and opinions, but who are therefore the more
likely to follow anything that may be started. Now
II admire and wish to support Mr.. Gladstone, 1t is
ON quite different grounds. (Cheers.) | have seen
variations OF opinions in hin-and what statesman
is there VINO does not confess that he has often
changed his opinions on particular points Y-and Mr.
Gladstone has changed his opinions mose especially
upon this question OF the Church. lie thought, first,
that the religious opinions Of the state should be
represented by an Established Church. AMI secondly,
when sir Robert Peel proposed the grant TO
Maynooth, Mr.. Gladstone, having first re-
signed his onice and placed himself in such
position that no one could doubt the dis
interested nature OF his opinions stated that II the
Catholics oil Ireland desired to be endowed their de-
mand could not, In his Judgment, be resisted. But
progress a
brought forward the resolutions which you have oil
read, ana he says that neither the Protestant the
Catholic Chufch ought TO be endowed btt that there
ought 10 be equal disestablishment ana dsendow-
ment for all. loud cheers.) This, however, may he
said for Mr.. Gladstone:-Whateverh his opinions were,
he took great pains to form them at the time, and
when he had formed them he avowed them openly
and made no secret OF them.
on the High Church or Cabinet sideA demonstra-
ton was made also In st. James HAIL under the
auspices of the Protestant Defence Asscraton. The
London Times says II was poorly attended. Not
more than threefourths Of the hail wasful. No one
OF any eminence chad been BETRAYED IN aptaQonism
TO Popey, into joining this demonstration against
Mr. Gladstone's resolutions.n Mr.. Boelan, an Irish
Roman Catholic, was among those who spoke
against the destruction Of the IRISH Protestant
Church.
The London Herald says the attendance was large.
A few Gladstonites had obtained an entrance, and
their expressions from time to time of dissent "only
rendered the applause and approval cf the majority
The case OF Mr.. Lever formerly member OF ParIia-
ment for Galway and founder OF the line OF steamers
now extinct, from that port 10 the United States,
was still before the London Bankruptcy Court. The
accounts showed an estimated surplSs OF EAT, 900,
annulled. The case was ordered 10 stand over till
'As fns ss'e oSs4 S1 ssy ssse" IN South po.,sr. VA,
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