The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-06
ENGLAND.

| LONDON, June "a, 1870
Democracy came out very strongly In the House of
| Commons the otner night, when an attempt was
made by the radicals to turn the bishops out Of the
| House OF Lords. Strange TO say this revolutionary
movement not only originated with the friends OF
Mr.. Gladstone's household, but Its prime mover
| and insprer Mr.. S. Beaumont, an old personal
| acquaintance OF the Premier The question gave
rise to one Of the nercest and most acrimonious de-
bates OF the session In fact, there was something
very like crow" before the proceedings were
| brought TO q termination.
| The hubbub arose in this wise:-Mr. Beaumont
asked leave TO introduce bill relieve all bishops
vino might hereafter be consecrated from their at
tendance in the House OF Lords-that is to say, to
abolish them altogether, SO far the Upper Cham
Der is concerned, soon as the present occupants
OF the Episcopal bench shall die out. In supporting
| his motion MI. Beaumont went in for quite revou.
tonary speech. Starting with the Key note that the
House OF Lords as at present constituted was an
| anomaly In country like England, he proceeded to
| TO smlte them hip ana thigh He declared Withont
any circumocution or beating about the bush, that
these church dignltaries were OF no use whatever
politicians; that they were wilful and stubborn in
their ideas that they were invariably opposed to the
WIN OF the nation and to those great popular move
ments which had their origin In the republican in
sncts OF the working classes that they did nothing
but Obsruct wise legislation; that their traditions
were opposed to politics and their training free
thoughts and thai, III fact, it would be only dong
themselves service TO associate them altogether
from legislation and leave them to devote their uE
divided attention TO their spiritual duties.
There was very large muster Of radicals fnclud-
ing all the representatives OF the republican and
democratic school. MOI man OF them was absent
ana they clustered together upon the lower benches
| N a manner That looked extremely threatening TO
MIR. Gladstone. While Mr.. Beaumont was speaking
| they behaved In quite a turbulent manner. They
cheered to the echo, which cheered again. the more
radical portions Of his speech ana rOared vOciferOus
ly al every shit which was planted upon tue church
dignltarles. The speakers who followed out Beau
threatening Mr.. Gladstone that it would be at his
peril II he did not SWIM with The popular tide and
ne,ry meet s, the demands OF the people some
Than one occasion thus session, and bluntly told
mat unless he greatly altered ms policy he would be
votes OF the nation were another general election
take place. War ONCE reforms, Foreign Office and
diplomatic reforms, prlmogeniture, the Game
laws and many other public abuses were
enumerated by the more advanced of the parry
as questions that must come up In Parliament and
be settled without delay. Household suffrage, they
declared, had done much Tor England. II had
awakened the sumDerng political force OF the PEG.
pie and their demands could no longer be put aside
as mad 50 often been done III the days OF Lord Pal
merston. Lastly, in an almost menacing tone, they |
warned Air. Gladstone not to run away with the be-
lief that because the Irish Church had been dsestab
lished and The irish land question hushed up that
therefore the good WORK naugurated by the radicals
was finished on the contrary there were innumera-
bic questions that were claimant for consideration,
and they were prepared 10 press and to force them
on, il not under the leadership OF Mr.. Gladstone, |
then under that OF MI. Bright The whole demo- |
cratic section were in fact in open revolt for the
right and having deserted the standard OF their
chief they did what deserters very often dO-they
began TO shoot down their own Officers:
When the attack first commenced Mr.. Gladstone |
smiled and jested and laughed with those around |
hun, as though he thought the matter were light |
one and could easily be whistled down the wind. |
After q tine, however, when speaker succeeded |
speaker each one being more denunciatory than the
other, he became very grave and looked as though
easily ALLEVIATE the whole OF the radicals from ms |
party. He, OF course opposed the motion, and 1t |
Va 10 m ahn srl hat. ha
this that had made the radicals savage. Although,
however, he resisted the political abolition or the
bishops he had very little to say in praise OF the
Upper House. Once or twice he rather stroKed their
backs the wrong way, and limited that II they wished
to remain in existence at all they would have To de-
fer more to the people and MOI act upon the mere
principle OF obstruction.
The radicals received the Premiers remarks with
much disfavOr and their dissatisfaction found vent
in loud murmurs. Mr.. Beaumont, in replying to the
speech OF MIR. Gladstone was cheered vocierousy.
He made great ''hit'' by Juggling the name OF Mr.
Bright into the dispute He literally drought the
House down" by quoting an opinion once expressed
by Mr. Bright to the effect that the presence OF the
eccesastics the House OF Lords was the result OF
an adulterous political connection CONG still FUR
ieader.n and stated that things might have gone
differently had he been present IN the House. the
Went OF e T wn yes Of o saan
Mr. Gladstone. When the question went 10 q dvi-
sion the radicals had upwards Of one hundred sup
triumph and their cheering almost swept Mr.. Glad
| stone out OF the House.
The radicals in strong hopes that they will
| soon be able to achieve their object.
enham Said-HOpes from the Council in
Rome.
[From the Pail Mall Gazette June rs.
AS some importance has been attached to Mr.. Ok
enhams speech at the meeting to promote the Re-
union OF ChristendOm and rs the speech was very
1mperfecty reported, reproduce the following
extract from the church Heyuld:--
SO far have spoken OF those who have been taken
from u.s. and say that all the great names are on
should be clearly understood that there Is party in
the Roman Church who believe that they may hold
verities Of the faith such as the doctrine
OF the trinity the atonement the mystic
rious so OF while they 90
them on grounds which have been stated again and
again In the past few months as the personal nfalli,
bility OF the Pope. say that IN every country In
Europe the greatest men the side Of unity and
freedom. In France there such bishops as OAR
eminent Of the French Clergy: and Crafty, who has
defended Catholic truth against the insolence Of an
Strossmayer and last but not least one whose name
has become almost as familiar word In England as
In his own country, one who has long labored ana
| then OF all Christians throughout the world-the
great aud noble Dolllnger. The very flower OF the
hierarchy OF the Roman Church were always on the
side OF unity charity and freedom, and Of reuntlng
those who differ from one another. All who hinder
/ u u
| between Catholic and Protestant fanatIcism--dfe
| doing the deUps cork ana earning the deUps
| ,odges. might quote many others, both Roman
Catholics and Protestants, but have done enough
to prove my point, that there is much in the tone
and temper OF believing Christians of separated COM
| munities which gives us ground for hope and conf
dence. Thousands there are whom we know not
| who have labored and struggled ana prayed for
| unity, over whose forgotten graves angels whisper
that most musical and soothing OF all the Deatltudes
blessed are the peacemaKers; for they shall De
| called the children OF God" But know that there
is one thought In the minds OF many here tonight,
! which rises up against all that am saying ''Ahi
| but what do you think Of the COuncilS'' do not
know what the Council Will decide or will not
decide. But for myself feel not shadow OF doubt
that the cOnvOcaton of this Council VIII not be him
drance to, but will Immediately tend to accelerate
| the unity or Chrlstendom.
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