The Portland daily press., 1869-03-22
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GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON March 20-Mr. Gladstone's bill TO
| put an end to the establishment of the church
Of Ireland and to make provision in respect 20
tne temperatures thereof and IN respect Q! tno
Royal College of Maynooth, came up again IN
| the House OF Commons last evening, ana was
debated at some length D,,-
Sir John Gray, Liberal, from Kilkenny, re-
/ garded the established church IN ireland as q
badge of conquest, and asserted tnat IL must
| Mr. Edward Malls, Liberal, from Bradford,
| also sunnorted the bill in speech of consider
| able length and was followed by the Right
| Honorable Stafford Northcote in opposition
John Bright then took the floor and deliver
ed a long and able speech in favor of the meas
ure The established church of England had
the assent OF large majority of the people OF
England, but the question was whether that
church was good for the people OF Ireland.
The opponents of this bill had utterly failed
to prove that the opinion of the civilized world
was opposed to this measure, as had been stat
ed. lie reviewed the opinion OF statesmen on
tne question. and quoted Lord Stanley re-
marx that Ireland was the question OF the
hour" He referred to the conduct OF Lord
Mayo while Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and
the position OF other tories, to show tnat the
party had no policy on the irish question.
The bill now before the House, ne continued,
was acceptable to the mass OF the people OF
ireland, Catholics aud Protestants as we'll, and
was generally approved by the people of Eng
land As had been before stated here, the es-
tablished church in Ireland was badge of
conquest" The conservatives of the future
would review the attitude of the present con-
servatives on this question with surprise. He
quoted Cavouers works on Ireland, where
that author shows that the established church
promotes disaffection and animosities in that
country and causes the peasantry to be in a
worse condition than the slaves Of the Antil-
les, and that the Irish were continually pro-
testing against il. The speaker then contrast
ed the position of the church in England
Englandss liberties, he said, were not received
BY the churches but by the Puritans and nom
ConfOrmists; nations never forget their rellg-
ious grievances until the cause is removed; the
old policy pursued by England rendered Ire
land more ultra-montane than any country In
Europe; Catholicism was not only a matter
of faith but of patriotism, etor which ire
Irish were ready to suffer or die If need be. |
Since the Union disturbances have been con-
tnued Professionalism was the only fire that |
was destroying everything that is good and no.
BILE in Ireland, resulting in the absolute disap-
pearance OF peace and loyalty. The Irishmen |
who had emgrated to the United States and |
Australia were watching anxiously the result |
of this great question. The entire Fenian |
project was fed and kept alive by the sympa- |
thy of Americans under the idea that England |
never did justice to Ireland. There were no
bitterer foes to England in the United States |
than Irishmen. The House was now asked to |
do justice to Ireland, not from fear of foreign |
enemies but for the sake of internal peace and |
tranquility. He contemplated the voluntary |
system prevailing in Scotland, and anticipated |
the best results for the prosperity of Ireland if
this bill became a law
Mr.. Bright concluded by saying, that this
measure would have the approval of the Su- |
preme Being, for it was founded on principles
Of mercy and justice, the attributes OF His glo-
rious reign.
QUEFNsTowN, March 21.-The steamship |
Nebraska, from New York March 10th, arrived
to-day.
The Cunard steamer Australasian from New
York March 18th, arrived at o'clock p. M. |
yesterday.
SOUTHAMPTON, March 21.-The steamship
Wezer from New York March 18th, arrived to-
day on her way to Bremen.
FRANCE.
PARIS, March 21-In the Corps Legislatif |
yesterday, Marshal Neil, Minister of War, |
urged completion of the reorganization of |
the army. Peace, he said, was secure, but |
France would not tolerate government which |
was not fully prepared to avenge an insult if |
offered.
The Budget report considers the present sit
uatlon OF Europe as eminently peaceful.
ITALY
FLORENCE, March 21-The question con-
corning the property of the clergy has been
definitely settled.
MADRID, March 21.-During the recent
fights at Barbados in Xeres de la Frontera,
over one hundred soldiers were killed and |
wounded. The loss of citizens was heavy, but |
the number of their killed was not known.