, 1869-03-19
EUROPE.
Debate On the Irish Church
Bill In the British House
Of Commons.
The Feniau Question in the
House ofesLords.
Commercial Relations Between
Frarce and Belgium.

GFeAs Rr1tAi1.
u bATK eH 3AK lRIea cHuRcH ELL. N fus Hoosx
OF ConxoIE.
Loxn,r. Ms,rh 1s.
In tie Uoute Il Commons to-day the bill for
tie d,se.taalisbm'rt Of the 1r.4h Church saueu2
the Hou.e. &c comme.ccd By declaring ia
The vogas Of the right honorable Etn
tkman who introduced tic bill thst
this question vas one O. the noat gigantic which
had ever been brought before the aoase, aud lte
conatdera1on demanded much selleontSol and
mutual lorbcsfanec. He proceeded 10 argue hat the
connection between the Church and State WAS
4eces.a,Y one. The former renaared the State ra.
1,ctous, injecting I.s authority with the hiRheAt
su,horitY. This tctcme was likely to deasrsJ TO
lte,ors freedom and federation. It wlB COM
,ic,c violation Of the rights Of private property,
I corporate and private property being Intimately
connected. ali aetA OF ePollMion we're daneef'
oue. Hitherto thar bad been followed By etEi1
war or .onehing wo1sc. 4 foeuss eondscadoa
| hrr eonrectior With E1slAnd. Ths
| u,.}o.ity Of the Ir..h people were ancontected.
| The rettleuent OF the Church question would ho
tp.uEcteu. to quiet this disconseut. The land
| Question required setacmtnt. The details Of thia
| scheme were complicated and delnsive. The
| present crRagen EFT Of the government With the
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regularly and promptly Is dlr1dends. Iheec en-.
gagsmetts w6re compromised. The.o could be
no teeus1ty sRatnst tursher epolia-
ticn. The proposed graft to the
Ha,nooth College waa directly opposed TO the
| preamble Of the bill.
Nj. Dl.lselI deprecated the cousse Of tbs pres-
| eut government ~ In antagouism to tho former
policy of the WhiR past1, whose aim Was civil
ara religious freedom. In conclusion he ex-
prc4e ed the bslicf that the bill wAa dancesous 10
the country, but he felt thst he coz depend
upon the prudence Ard patriotism Of Parliament.
HI then mored that tho bill bc read 4 second
time six months from to-day.
William q. GregosT, member from Gal~aJ,
followed IN reply. He ttuItsd tho last speake,
with his Inconsistency, comparing the speech he
had Just mAde with h!e former declarations thai
the 111sh Church was 4 mnnstzous gs1c1aucs
to Ireland. Mf. Gregory, however. did nc: unrc
. | seIyetly srppcrt the blu. He thought IN eQutt
t able division Il TIE Church proptrtJ among ,h
three religious ptrties preferable 70 the pscscn
| scheno Of dlfuthution.
IN 7ur Houe1 or LORDS.
In the Houee Of peers. this evening, Lord Gre
: and Lord Cats1es condemned the policy Of tnl
/. | government IN rclcastrE tho Fentan eonEicts
Earl Gsatv1llc, Colonial Secretary, cxp9a1aed thu
tho ovAtons given by thels niends to tho rcscase
Fen,ars we're ac1s Of psrsontl hospitality. nc
n demonstrations Of hostility 70 tho gorernuent.
J. FAo1xs1 AGAINST 7u1 FAsiAar or TIE 1ats
|. | CAERCH ELL.
}. LONDON, March H.
= = TIC strong pro:e1t frem Ireland Against
u Gladstouc's BILL for the dlsestaollshment Of tt
&c Irish Church has bctn published. 1t ias!gced
e | oye1 LOCO 11,sh nnhleEcn aud land owners.
/. COTTON ARMY 1As' s1n9KE.
Il The cotton epinnezs Of Preston have struck {
d aecoont Q! proposed reduction In wices.
It CONGREGATION OF BtsHor At CAFE rovx.
L Hf+hon Matrafde was epuRc1attt At ca
~ Town cn the esth Of January. Protests again
l. hls conseqatlon have been rreatred from i
n / dloteses Of Cape Town and Natal. r
NAK1N1.
co SOUTHAMPTON. March i8
4c The steamship Basss1a frou Now YORK, on t
Att moon Of Msrch 9th. arrived od this port
y. o'clock thlS cyeEing.