The New York herald., 1869-08-03
ENGLAND.
The Irish Church BilI-The Coming Conflict
Between the Lords and the Commons.

The Irish Church BilI-The Coming Conflict
Between the Lords and the Commons.
LONDON, July 22, 1859.
1t Ia seldom that the hereditary House OF the
British Parliament Is the theatre OF such scene as
that enacted within Its walls on last Tuesday
ing, when the debate the Irish Church bill az re.
turned from the Commons reached climax, and
the passions OF the mot very wse' peers overcame
their customary prudence and drew them into the
whirlpool OF an angry and personal debate. For
some time past 1t has been evident that
hidden behind the parliamentary courtesy so
much affected by English legislators lurked
a bitter and venomous enmity between the Lords
and Commons which could scarcely fail sooner or
later, to break forth into open expression; and
hence those who look beneath the surface were
scarcely taken py surprise when the tory leaders
threw OH their ninsy disguise and opened the food
gates OF their wrath upon the insolent rabble who
dare to press upon them measures OF legislation to
which their personal prcjudces and class interests
are equally opposed. Tue caDe has already ap-
prsed the readers Of the HERALD OF the occurrences
Of that eventu night; but neither the meagre tele-
graphic sketches, nor indeed, the extended reports
in the English newspapers convey any adequate
idea OF the actual scene Immediately pre-
ceding the vote by which the peers sgnifed their
determination to defy the reiterated verdict OF the
ton OF the preamble OF the Irish Church bill as
would leave the road open for the virtual nuiica-
ti0n of the policy Of dsendowment and religious
equallty.
The English journals and English statesmen are
prone to reflect with severity upon the extravagant
ana violent debates which sometimes cast a scan.
dal upon the American Congress and time and
again the Senate and House OF Representatives az
washington have been held up as scarecrows
lies, we are told. are the hotbeds OF license
and American statesmen are painted In
anything but nattering colors by the brushes
the British House OF Lords appeared TO emulate the
American Senate IN the 1ercest hours OF its cohct
with the President OF Me United states, and Earl
Grey and Lord salisbury would have put Ben
Butler shame In the hottest days Of Impeachment
by their v.ndlcttveness, violence and unscrupulous-
ness. Their assault upon the first Minister Of the
Crown was at once supplementary and vulgar,
abd IN the case OF Lord salisbury especially, the I'm
preston was irresistible that his TRADE was as
much attributable TO the effect Of q too liberal
aiimer anan as 70 the excitement Of debate. Earl
Grey accused Mr.. Gladstone and his col.
leagues OF falsehood and treachery, declaring that
,hey never desired TO pass the Irish Church bill.
put useo ~ simply as means Of creating collision
Detween the TWO houses OF Parliament by insutingy
goauIng tng Lords to reject IL. Lord Salisbury
Threw on al disguise, branding the great majority
VI mempe,s VINO mad supported the bill as the mere
slares s anu oupes Oh one arrogant and insOleDt
delivered the heated peers, drunk with exctfemenf
started from tner seats cheering yelling and vIylnv
such Wild expression TO their delight as 10 render II
evident tnat the rgnt chord had been struck AT last
ana tnat their hearts responded with entnus,asm 70
the denunciatl0ns that were being so liberaliv
heaped upon the heads Of the Commons ana Ine
people VINO stand at their backs.
1ne whole scene brought vivIdly to mind the con-
ncts between tue Cavaliers ana Koundhcads and
proved that ~ We foundation OF the glorious British