The debate on the Irish Church, revived by Mr. Osborne
on Friday with a motion for a Commission, and continued on Tuesday, ended with an adjournment sine die. It was marked by one singular incident—a declaration by the Secretary for Ireland that he thought an inquiry into the Irish Church ought to be followed by one for secularizing tho English Establishment, and, therefore, both he and Lord Palmerston would resist it to the last, and even be found on the oppo- site benches. The Liberal conscience is in a very sleepy state, but it was pricked by this, and Lord Palmerston% best supporters heard the uncalled-for demonstration of Toryism with a disgust of which both speaker and prompter may one day feel the effect. Sir G. Grey, once a bitter opponent of the Irish Church, was almost as indifferent. Ile wished Pitt had carried out his idea of endowing the priests, but, es he didn't, why, meddling with abuses was dangerous, and, in short, everything was for the best, under the best of all possible Governments. We wonder how long Sir G. Grey thinks this tone is going to last.
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