Dr. Stanley did not, of course, succeed in convincing Convoca-
tion that the Roman Catholic Church should be established in Ireland, and found so little support that eventually he withdrew his motion without dividing, and the Lower House concurred in the petition of the Upper House to Her Majesty to take measures for maintaining the Irish Protestant Church, adding only some not very significant expression of opinion that the " peculiar diffi- culties of the position of the Irish Church " should be met by the adoption of " well considered and matured measures,"—no hint being given of what nature. The Lower House also agreed in the report of the Upper House on the Natal question, which declares that " substantial," though not legal "justice," was done on Dr. Coleus() in Dr. Gray's judgment; and Mr. Joyce and Archdeacon Denison even wished to resolve that the Bishop of London's letter " be not concurred in ;" but the House, which is always more alive to the virtue of prudence than that of justice, was persuaded not to administer this snub to Dr. Tait, by the Dean of Ely, and the Upper House was merely thanked for sending down his Lordship's (very just and wise) letter.
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