The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-06-09
E q r. o p e.
GREAT BRITAIN.

NEW YORK, june 8.-The Herald has the
following special from London:
The announced predetermination of the ma
J0rity OF the House of Lords to reject the Irish
Church bill has caused intense oxcitement and
threatens to precipitate the eventually ineyita-
pIe connlct between the Lords and Commons
1es rumored In some quarters that the am
nouncement is only made to feel the public
pulse and to ascertain how far the House of
Lords dare go. 1t is the general impression
mat the Dill will be thrown out on the second
:, The Standard, tory, admits that the peril of
tne proposed action is too obvious to be ignor-
cd even by the least thoughtful or eoussien-
Ious OF the hereditary legislators but says the
gent demands from tens and hundreds oil thou
sands in every part OF the country, to risk all
IN the contest with an imperious minister and
an an overbearng majority in the Commons.-s
Should they be crushed in the struggle not
only will the church and constitution fan with
them, but the liberties of England be sacrific.
ed to the ascendency Of that democratic prin-
clpie whlch is the most dangerous foe to per-
sonal and political freedom. 1t matters not
whether those who approved regret the decis.
ION to give battle. There is nothing left for
them to do but to take their places in the ranks
and night Tor all they hold dear ami with the
Iuil certainty that everything is at stake. Let
the whole Protestant conservative power of the
realm be exerted to give the House of Lords
such support by public opinion as to restrain
the struggle within the limits of the constitu-
OFer-De8filg
minister who, at heart, has always been an en-
envy OF the Lords and very likely is exasperat-
cd at his unexpected defeat, feel that there are
limits which he dare not transgress. Already
his organs have threatened that what has trans
pired deserves impeachment, and it In necessa-
~ that he be made TO feel that he dare not ex-
ecute q threat which would not only be dealt
at the Lords but at the wealthy, resolute and
influential classes Of England and Ireland
which form an actual majority in the nation.
The Star in threatening language SAYS the
Irish church must not cumber the ground al
Ter December, and that the least said on that
srToleeI viii De proclaimed from the house tops.
lhe honse OF Lords 10 not more logical, de-
slraDle or excusable institution than the lrish
Snurch, and an the fever heat that will follow
the rejection Of the BILL q heat will be General
eS n sucn ~ nas not been seen since the people
OF Birmingham threatened 20 march on Lon-
don IN the name of Reform-and cries will Ia
heard calling for the downfall of an absolute
chamber that no longer DISCUSSES its anachro-
nIsm OF existence by hereditary descent. The
Difference 70 the popular will, which the late
Duke Of Wellington said ought never again 10
be withheld with pure blindness, netfIes the
misguided noblemen who require to be further
convinced OF the opinion OF the country. At
present it is not worth while 10 attempt the
demonstration Of that opinion When the ia
sue comes their Lordships will probably wish
they had been wise in time
The News states that the vote OF the House
OF Lords can at the worst postpone for only
lew months the fate of the Irish Church, and
the indirect effect will render IL graver to raise
the question. The position that the House of
Lords holds in the constitution and its rela-
IONS with the constituencies OF the House of
commons and the executive powers OF the
Crown are self-adjusting, and if hitch occurs
~ sets itself in order by its own action. The
House OF Lords stands outside of the system.
guided by good sense, and fails only to be
when the forcible obtrusion put upon it by .
number OF its members is sufficient to overbear
the opinion of the original body. The Lords
seem bent upon forcing public notice on the
position OF the peers, and threaten a revival of
the pretensions long since abandoned by it of
tne OLD Daronlal attitude of its natural days,
wnen the Commons were only allowed the
humble supplications of petitions and did not
IN reality govern the country.
The Times says that on the eve of the coming
crisis nothing since the throes which preceded
the passage of the reform bill can be compared
70 the consequences which will attend the
threatened conduct of the peers and the result
OF the struggle is not at all doubtful II the
Lords succeeded ct first they would be COM
PEELED to undergo second tender already re-
lected. The first results of this action will
touch all interests and ieopardize not only
themselves and their privileges but also the
peace of the great towns and the maintenance
Of law and order throughout the country
Above all they will do their best to provoke an
ouutburst of passionate violence of an unhap-
Ply country, the vast majority of whose inhabi-
tants they propose to outrage by a contemptu-
GUS disregard of their wishes AS to the ma
Iority OF the opposition, the Times denies the
conclusion that the members have resolved to
interest themselves in their own opinions and
rely on their fancied power in disdain of the
consequences to themselves. The nation would
be rudely awakened from the delusion, and it
is doubted which party will succeed in the
contest, the peers themselves or the nation
The only question will be, whether the power
which the Lords think they possess shall not
be proved to be non-existent, but whether the
power they can exercise will not be so irrepar-
ably broken as to vanish out Of existence.
Outside the comments OF the public press the
people generally talk in very revolutionary
strain. The probability is that the Lords will
be alarmed into the passage of the bill, but the
mere fact of the announcement of their incli-
nation to use their power to defeat 1t evidently
excites general discussion adverse to the con-
tinuatlon OF hereditary legislation.
LONDON. june S-Tbe Times of TODAY re-
fars to the fact that scme Of the tory neers de-
cline to follow the policy in regard to the Irish
Church hill determ;nad on Nv fha I,aior;tv az
their meet;ne last Saturd az and t-nsts ibat
the danger of a collision is past. The experi-
ence of the past few DAYS rcafirms the truth
that in direct issue the Lords must allow the
national will to prevail. The present indicates
the passage Of the Dill to its second reading by
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forpotten facts They recollect unfriendly
but disregard the memory of friendly
deeds. Great Britain is ready to bear her own
responsibility; but whom charged with all the
damage upne 10 American commerce curing
the late war, she must remind the Americans
that only small part Of that damage lies at
her door, or will be admitted.
Isaac Campbell, merchant tailor, has sus-
pended payment.
ln the House OF Lords this evening" Earl
Enlistment hill he nostnonad sx months
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PARIS, June 2-The result of the elections
where the ballot was necessary 10 decide, IS as
ionoWs: ome,ai canaiaates, ri unomcia',
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