The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-04 00:00:00

Gordon approved the prlvelkles of the meaeure.

Mr. Osborne M wean moved the second reading of the
Burtch Bill, a,tt 5.1:1 that, pitstiug aside he question o'
del.), he thought the fell came out of the select committee
of Mat year better than It went to. The law which the
sought to remedy was this - Every individual, whatever his
Met( might be, had • right to luterav IA in his pariah church-
yard, bu the cocoa law provided that no rengtous tervice
should ha veil orated in the case of tut:ldea and unhaptised
persons. If the rite of boil= had been performed.
however, the clerginvin was compelled to read over the
boy of the deceit ed, re matter chat might have been
hie antecedents, Its religious hint, or the wishes of his
friends, the burial service at the Chinch of Euglaud. Beyond
that, In no case west Dissect:log minister allowed to condu. t
service In the charchy ord. Itc the last session he had cited
many discreditable scene. which the law occasioned in ore
Instance the clergyman kept a dead body unburied for ii
days, and then ended with a stand-up fight for ha possession.
I. soother case the clergy man compelled sestina to be broken
°den en the spot, In order that the bodies of two infants
m!ght be teparattel so that the scrvlce alight be read over
the remains of the baptised child only. The present bill
woe almost identical with tie measure of last year, and hod
for Its odjeot to allow the 'decals of a dteeaseu person to
hare the body interred either with or without the servlme
of the C tech of &island. It had beim urged that the graves
d was the property of the clergyman, tut he couid not
think that it woe right to a:low the clap ma, to e x melee •
power avers inan't b cdy which he centel put assert over his
soul when he was Aire Tae provision wh!ch required that
funeral ser7:e3 shout be conducted only by ministcra who
had a registered place of ',reship would re move :ho ob-
jectioa last had In VII ratted netted the bill, on the ground
that it would permit Width, unbelievers, and Innen' of
any or no religion to odic:late In churchyards. Ile asked the
House to pats the second readdig of the MIL
Colette! BslCelot said that the bill Inctead of bringing
pesos would bting discord Into many united p dishes. U.
oi jeuted to the whole class of clergymen bang stigmattsed
U oppressive hecnuse of the shortdointme of a few. Ito
maintained that the burial ground was the properly of the
Church of Et gland cougreeattons, for Cie bunal of their
members rum of such others as were willing to conform,
and that I; would he unjust to Infringe their right.. If
C1111(014.1•1111 were thrown open the terriers would ha regu-
lated by no proper uuderstanding, and wined be most ob-
jectionable to the large mass of parishioners. If the tonic Iple
of the bill were conceded, why ehouid not D.stenting
milliliter. claim to perform the baptismal and marriage
setvlaes the church building ! la rural districts to.
ei rgyiren had faithfully discharged their duty, aud to lasi
this measure would be to 11 11 ct an Injury upon them In their
most sensitive part, sn.l a g.itvance to which they would
not lightly submit. lie therefore moved thot the bill be read
a second time this day sin months.
Mr S. Stopford•Sockville seconded the sm,ndnetut. He
geld that Dlssenting bodies might claim atindsalen to church
buildings on the same ground that City now claimed to be
admitted to churchyards, for the maintenance ot grave-yard
and fabric alike dee deed upon members of the Church,
The bill before the Rouse wouot enthe,y destroy the denerni-
LW meal rights at the Chureh of England.
Alter rem/Irks from several other hon. mrmhers,
Mr. S:cretary ibuce congratulated the II .:use upon the
lithely and courteous spirit, to which the discussion bid been
cooductee. This questiou was not one between Church and
DI sent, for he believed that tile large msjority of members
of the Church ,f Ensland were In favour of this concession
beteg made. The cases In which the necessity tor the merle
Lion ot this hill would heel quired had been greatly narrowed
by the precautions which had Wen taken hy the S sleet Coln.
inlttse. to the interests of the Church, as well as of the
country In geoeral, ht heartily supported the second roadie,
alike bill.

0.--it or pn having replied,
Toe Mouse oivied the tecond reed!oir, 2l; against,
149 majority, 62.
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-7.fie—bairi.s.ticno read a secaod time.
Mr G. Grego' y moved the seem I reading of the Itcgistra-
tiou a•t Dretle, Whl., (Nlkicloe.x Cicl, the rd j:ct of
oh;eh WWI, he explained, to aholtch the cilice of Ilegistrar
cf Deeds In al!ddles, x

Mr. [sermon :pp° el the 1111, as estahlhhtics preced-'t
which might most ir.jadleblty be used a;:a•u7t other
cocottes

'' Ildney s yoke to faveur of the bill, whilst It was
°noose!! by Me
Ibe Attoruey-bieneent said lbe the !yr rarnent had under
consideration a measure for slorplifylng tLe transfer of tail,
which ehould be introduced either gbh Emden or early lust
!tauten. Until that nlcerut e !Omani be brought I rue t it
w!.uld not b? art:rrite.trio I, aeolteh the registration entre.

Sir. al CLiei sal I that there was Pert 'c't oninlinity—arnong
tie laieloo tiers of Middlesex and the IL iyal Corinuilidoe ors
as to the desirability of abolis'iltig the office.
The bill was then road a second time. on the Understand-
ing that it should not be proceeded with.
The other erdeet were dilreed cf, and the ails° ad-
journed.