THE IRISH TYTHE QUESTION.

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The House resolved into q Committee, on that part of the Kings Speech, regard ing tythes i'll Ireland. Sir H. Hardinge brought forward the subject. He prefaeed the resolutions with detailing the state of Ireland, and of the Clergy in particular, in consequence of the impossibility to collect the tyihes and then introduced his plan for substituting a rent charge of ITS for every HOO tythes 10 be payable by the leading landlords of the parish. In case Of default, tho clergymen to apply to the Church Commissioners, and they to nsti ute proceedings for the recovery of the rent charge thus preventing the clergy men from coming into collision with the paricaeners. The rent charges, hereafter. to he saleabe, rather, redeemable---the produce 10 be invested in lands for the ben- eft of the present tythe-owners. The income, to the clergy, to be guaranteed after the details of the plan illustrative of and reforceing the resolutions. He ad- verted to the distressed condition of the clergy. For ihe arrears of tythe of I83Is 32-33, an Act had passed granting Ill., 100000 to be advanced on the security of the said arrears. Of that sum l637,- 900 had been advanced. To meet the ar- rears of 1894 there must be collected in any part of Ireland. As to rebursing the sums granted to the clergy on the security of tythes, that he feared, was not to be cal cuated upon; for as tythes could not be collected, they would not have the means of returning the sums. The Government proposed to provide means for advances on account of the arrears of 1884.

 A division, with view of testing the strength of parties, was not expected by Ministers in this preliminary debate, but the opposition called for II, and the amend ment of MT. Spring Rice was defeated by a majority of two hundred aud thirteen to one hundred and ninety eight. The trial of strength was needless, and was regret ted by the opposition; when they found themselves beaten.

 Viscount Canterbury. fthe late Speaker, Sir Charles Manners Sutton,) has been elected to proceed to Canada, as commits sloner to settle the disputes that have arisen there, and was to embark for that colony about the Both of April, in ship of war. His Lordship would take out his lady and family to Quebec, and il is expected that he will be absent on his mission about twelve month. Lord Canterbury had not yet ta- ken his seat in the House of Lords.

 Gen. Sir Henry Johnson, Baronet, is dead. He was the second senior officer III the service, having entered the army as an ensign. in l76l. He served III the American Revolutionary war, under Sir William Howe, and also under CornwalIis, UNITED STATES AND FRANCE.

 Paris dates are to the evening of the 18th inclusive. The Correspondent of the London Times, says, the fate of the Amer ican question seems tolerabIy secure. IL was expected that the report of the Com- mittee would be presented on Saturday, (March 2l, and that the discussion would be brought on next week. An amendment on the motion for the adoption of the re- port which IS understood to recommend the simple and unconditional recognition of the treaty, will suggest that the whole ques- ton be opened up, that rigorous invesii- gation of the claims be entered into, and that nothing more be paid than such inves tigation shall show to be due. Ii is expect ed, however, that the Ministers, with the aid of those earnest remonstrances which daily arrive from all the great commercial towns of the kingdom, will be able to com mand majority of upwards of 70 in favor of the simple adoption Of the report and the legislative sanction of the treaty.

 The London Standard of March 2oth, contains the following article upon this sub- ject:

 "The commission of the Chamber of Deputies appointed to examine the project of the law for granting twenty five million of francs to the government of the United States, has determined its labors; and the report will be presented on Monday or Tuesday next. The debate will then be- gn.- The report will advise that the grant be made to the exlellt demanded. Much will depend on the nature of the inteIli-. gence received al this particular crisis from America in France; if 1t be hostile, the Chamber will, in all probability, refuse to confirm the report. Letters were in Paris from Tonlon of the l2th, stating that the Kainer steam boat which had put into Port Mahon, on her way from Alglers, had no- ticed no vessels on the coast of Mnorca but an American man-oi-war, a frioate. and a cutter; which were closely watched by the French frgate La Bellona. The naval force of the United States in the Mediter- ranean consists only of-the Delaware, ship of the line, GA guns; the Potomac, frigate of 50 guns: the John Adams,