The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-17
M1scEL1AHEous FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

The Collier Debate in the Commons.-The
Geographic dispatch some weeks ago,
stating that government had been defeated
upon test vote in the Commons seems to
posed q vote of censure on the ministry for
having appointed Sir r. Collier to the
Privy Council in opposition to all .prece-
dents and customs, though they disclaimed
all intention of disputing either his fitness
or the strict legality of the appointment.
Mr.: Gladstone's defence was weak in 80 far
as he relied entirely on the letter of the
Act and Sir Rounded Palmer was obliged
to confine himself to the argument that a
mistake did not deserve Parliamentary
censure. The upshot of the debate was
that the House condoned what it did not
approve and government will not do again
what Mr.. Gladstone acknowledged they
never would have done if they had known
the stir that would have been made about
It, The government majority was only
twenty-seve in House of 500 members.
Tenure and Transfer of Land.-Duripg
the last sitting of last week Mr.. Gregory
called attention to the report of the Com
missioDers on the transfer of land, and ad
vocated the facilita ton of transfer and the
simpli6cation of questions of title. Mr..
Hoskins pointed out that sales to small
holders were impeded by the expense of
abstracts Of title which often made the ex-
pense of small purchase twenty per cent.
on the value of the land sold, and remark
ed that in every country but this register
of land was kept with the names of VEN
doris and purchasers, and maps on which
every estate could be distinguished. The
Solicitor General announced that Govern
ment had prepared q Bill hut that it would
be large measure, for which it was i'm
possible that time could be found during
this session. On Monday, Lord Derby, &C
cordiug to notice, moved for return of
the number of landed proprietors with
view to refuting the current statement
which he alluded to in his speech to the
Liverpool and Manchester Agricultural
Society in Superintendent the land was
in the hands of 10000 owners. He be-
lieved that the number of landed proprie-
tors would prove to be upwards of SOC, 200,
and the Duke of Richmond stated that
whereas in Hertfordshire the census re-
turned the number as 245, Lord Salisbury
had ascertained that it was really 1898. If
the same proportion were to be extended
to the whole of England, the owners of
land would be 1914, 1913 instead of rs, 1886.
Ne,cdegate Again.-Some people seem
never to be able to know when they are
beaten. Newdegate is one of them, for
here we have him again.a his old work re-
speeding the inspection of converts. During
the last week in February; he gave notice
that he would on the 5th March move
For leave to introduce bill for the ap-
pointmens of commission to inquire into
the increase and character of monastic in |
stiutions-( laughter)-and into the condi-
tons under which property was held by or
for such institutions, and whether it was |
IN coDtravention of the laws against su-
perstitious usages and the law of mort
main aud farther to inquire what reguia-
ions were needed with respect to converts
n Great Britain, and under what restric-
ions and securities it might be desirable
o promote the emigration of women "a