The Portland daily press., 1869-03-03
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GREAT RETAIN.

| LONDON. March 2-In the House of Com
| mons last evening, the Premier, Mr.. Gladstone,
moved for leave to introduce oil to disestab-
lisIi the Irish church, to make provision for its
| temporalities and to dsendow the ROYAL Col
lege OF st. Patrick at Maynooth.
Mr. Gladstone followed up his motion with a
speech in defence and explanation of the pro-
visions of the bilL After commenting on tbe
gravity and Importance of the task, he said he
was aware OF the necessity of giving historical
and political reasons Tor proposing such con-
stitutional change-reasons which would show
the anomaly of the present position and the
consciousness in Parliament of the difficulties
OF such position. The House at times has
been induced to waste the property of the
Irish church, so that its magnitude might not
shock the public mind. 1t had not been neces-
sary at times to support the ascendancy of this
church by the enactment of penal laws. If
this ascendancy was maintained, bitter feel
ings on the part of the Irish people would new
er cease.
Adverting to previous action on this meas
ure, Mr.. Gladstone declared that it had result
ed in making the House and country unani-
nous for disestablishment He would not
dwell upon the arguments which had heen
pat forward against it, but he denied that his
course was adverse 70 the welfare of religion
and the interests of Professionalism, He de-
MED that it contemplated invasion of the rights
OF property, arguing that Parliament, which
had the right TO create corporations, had an
equal right to extinguish them. He referred
to disestablishments which were based upon
the act of union, and answered them by main.
tanning that the Irish church as at present con-
stltuted defeat the intent of that act-prevent-
ed any real union between the people of Eng
land and Ireland. The only means of estab-
fishing that union were religious liberty and
civil equality. The bill would be conclusive
shutting out all currency, but carrying with it
no penalty or pain.
He proceeded to explain that the bill is in
fn rnt into of4aa l. 1.k H.
of January, 1871, as soon as it has received the
royal assent A commission will be appointed
for period of ten years to guard the property
OF the church and to prevent the creation of
any new interests All ecclesiastical appoint
ments for Ireland hereafter are to be made
without freehold. No money is to be employ
ed for permanent purposes These provisions
are to take the place of the suspensory meas
ures passed last year. 1t is assumed that the
clergy and people may desire to have other re-
hglous organizations for those which they
were about to give up. In such case the
Queen in Council would recognize the newly
constituted bodies but would not create them
The result would be the abolition of ecclesias-
tical courts and Jurisdictions, and of the right
of bishops to peerage. All ecclesiastical cor
porations would be dissolved, and then the
disestablishment of the Irish church would be
complete.
Mr.: Gladstone proceeded at considerable
length to urge upon the House the great re-
SuitS "hfcu were 10 De expected on the passage
OF this measure in the tranquility OF Ireland
and the greater union, security and power OF
the empire.
Mr. Disraeli followed Mr.. Gladstone, and
spoke briefly. He said he regarded the policy
OF the administration in regard to the Irish
church as politically wrong, and their bill as
an act of confscation. But the government
had a right to bring the matter before the
House for full and thorough discussion, and
he would not oppose the introduction of the
bill.
The motion made by Mr.. Gladstone was then
agreed to-
The bill was introduced and read the first
time. 4sg
The 18th of March was appointed for the
second reading. Adjourned
The Times says the scheme for the disestab-
lishment of the Irish church proposed by Mr..
Gladstone, fairly accomplishes the task and
the government deserves the support of Par
lament. &3As1s fHssks fas
NF s CENTRAL ASIA. 81 81
BOMBAY, March 1.-- News received here
from Central Asia states that a son of the
dethroned Cabool has gained possession of two
cities in Turkistan, near the Cabool border,
and Rahman Khan has gone 10 join him.
1t is also reported that the garrison of Kohat,
town in Cabal, % miles from Peshor, has
been surprised by the natives, and the British
lost 300 men killed, wounded and missing.