The New York herald., 1870-03-24
ENGLAND.
Parliamentary ProGress-The Irish Pains and
Penalties Dill.

FtO0ge0s-In0 Arteu rains ana
Penalties dill.
LONDON, March %. 1870.
In the House OF Commons yesterday evening tho
biil for the enforcement OF the laws In Ireland was
taken up for consideration.
ihe debate was resumed by Mr.. Downing tof Cork.
VINO denounced the press clause lie thought the
bill with that clause retained was calculated TO
arouse the bltteress resentment among the Irish
people
nMr. Manners cepsured the suplneness OF the gov.
eminent in Irish affairs
Messrs DIgby, McMahon, Kavanagh. Sherlock
ana other members from Ireland participated 10
the debate.
LORD Claude Hamilton charged the liberals. since
their accession to once. with having uniformly pro.
NOTED me agitation OF the Irish question in order TO
pfescr0e coercive measures.
Mr.. whailey held, In a short speech. that Popery
was the author OF all Irish sorrows.
Mr.. Bryan, member for Kilkenny. objected to the
powers entrusted to the local magistracy as tyranni
tary Tor ireland. denied that the government had
aDdicated ts functions IN Ireland encouraged iliu
the power now asked would restore ana pcrpetuaIe
order. He Disseminated between Fenianism and
agrarianism; the criminal results were the samo,
though the acts themselves were different. The
government acted only under sense or danger OF
crisis. yet It did not venture upon premature
and inadequate prescription. The agitation IN Ire.
land was never stronger than now because hereto
fore It had been without assistance from abroad
nrssier a1 hTs Teason @ camn@ people VINO mad
exporting TO them multitude OF malcontents,
SO restive under all restraint. II was good
policy TO Isolate class committing agrarian
and political violence; TO draw moral strength to
the government by weaning from the disarected the
sympathies OF class passlvely aympathlZing with
assassins. Wise and liberal legislation only could
achieve this. The process was SLOW and difficult
Mr.. Gladstone closed the debate. He apologized
for leaving the conduct oil the discussion to the irish
Secretary, though that official. perhaps was the
proper person. He was sorry to say tnnt the tone
OF the discussion might be CLASSIFIED under three
heads-first, criticism OF the bill itself; second,
criticism or the government and third. crlti.
cism OF the motive for introducing the
bin. The state OF Ireland, SO Tar Us ord
nary crime was concerned, was satisfactory. Agra
ranism, however, was rampant lie took this occa.
sion to deny the responsibility OF much that had been
attributed TO him. His sentiments toward Ireland
injustice OF egislatmg for exceptional cases. bur 1t
was wrong longer TO withhold law OF reform. "A
m M m WERE an s
he hoped they would be efrectuai. II SO the evil
would soon vanish and Parliament might resume
that beneficial legislation on which alone l. was safe
TO build permanent hopes for the future.
THE DIVISION.
The House then divided, and the bill passed a.
For the BILL 415
The iouse then adjourned Til noon today
John Bright md the Rock of Gibraltar.
LONDON, March %, 1870.
In the House OF Commons yesterday Mr.. Glad
stone Denied amid much merrimcnt, the reports
recently published in the Spanish newspapers and
elsewhere that Mr. Bright had offered to retrocede
the rock OF Gibraltar 10 Spain.
IrreconciInble Even in the Grave.
LONDON, March %, 1870.
In the House OF Commons to-day the BurIals bill
came up Tor Its second reading and provoked an
animated debate as it authorizes the burial OF dis
Benters with their own rites In churchman's.
Mr. George Osborne argued to show the injustice
and bigotry OF exclusion.
Messrs. Gross and Beresford Hope opposed the
bill because 1t would give violent shock to church.
men, might cause unseemiy collisions and really
outraged public sentiment.
Mr.. ii. A. Bruce was for q measure 80 likely to
have the effect OF softenng sectarian asperlties.
Mr.. Gathorne Hardy could not approve of the bill.
1t not only authorized dssenters TO the burial
grounds OF the Church. but granted to Freemasons
Foresters and other fraternties the right to claim
the same privilege.
The House divided and the majority for the second
reading was Ill
motion to refer the bill to select committee
was rejected by o majority Of 9l