The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-05-04 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Tag Intent CitußcH BILL still continues its count,
through the Commons' Committee, supported by the
'lonian, as of the liberal members. O Monday on
clause 25, containing the enactments with respect to the
churches vested in the Commissioners, Mr. Disraeli
moved an amendment that the ruined churches should
be preserved as national monuments only, and not be
used as places of public worship. After some discussion
the amendment was wised to. Mr. Pius moved to omit
the section of toe clause providing that the Coin-
L4611i011C1,1 _might band over a certain sum for the
mainteuance, as nstional monument., of not more than
12 church a which may be too large to be kept in repair
by the oorgreptions. The motion wu strougly opposed
by the Oppovition, but was accepted by Mr. Gladstone,
and carried in • dii le on by 252 to 131 On clause 27,
containing the conditions with respect to the frontier
of ecclesiastical residences, Mr. Disraeli moved the
omission of part of the clause, in order that the glebe.
houses might be banded over to the church body free
of the building and other [harps ,which the clause
Imposed. Sir B. Palmer, Mr. W. P. Martin, and Sir
H. Bruce aupp-oted the amendment, which au opposed
by Mr. tiloctotone and Mr. ('. Forteseue. Sir G.
Jeakinson mowed to report progress, and Mr. Gladstone
in resisting the motion, intimated that between this
and Thursday tue point raised by the amendment would
be considered. After some discussion, Mr. Gladstone
gave way, and the further progress of the committee was
adjourned to Theuslay, when Mr. Gl•dst.. se mete
that the Government was unable to consent to any
material modification in the clause, which he justified
on the principle of religious equality. Lord
J. Manners contrasted the different principles on which
the Msynooth buildiop and the glebe-houses were
treated, and contended that Mr. Gladstone bad mule
out no ruse for this signal breach of faith. Mr. Bagwell,
spiking from the Liberal side, expressed his regret
that the Government had not made this concession as a
message of conciliation to the Irish Protestants. Mr.
G. H. Moore, as • Roman Gottlieb° Liberal, took the
situ line, and urged his 00-religionists to join in re-
questing the Government to hand over the glebe-houses
as a mark of goodwill to the Protestant clergy. Mr.
O'Reilly, Sir J. Ifismoode, and the O'Conor Don, on
behalf of the Roman Catholics, refused to join in this
ap Mr. Bright, Colonel OrevilliaNngent, and Sir
J. =wide supported the clause. Mr. Ward Hunt,
Roikea, and Mr. J. B. Hardy supported the intend-
ment. Sir G. Grey regretted that the Government had
not freely given over the glebes, and hoped they would
reconsider the point. On a dirisios, Mr. Diaraeli's
amendment, was rejected by • majority of 91-318 to
227. This clause and the next was then agreed to with
a few verbal amendments. On clause 19, •
the tionditione under which private endowments ound
since 1660 were to be banded back to the Church, Mr.
Disraeli moved the omission of the date 1660, so as to
Include in the restoration all endowmenta, without
reference to dal X,. Ham tett opposed the amend-
which was supported by Mr. Chaplin in • maiden
epeech, which elicited cheers from both sides of the
Mouse, and was highly complimented by Mr. Gladstone.
After some remarks by Sir R. Palmer, the Attorney.
Geneval for Ireland, and Mr. Ball, tb• amendment of
Mr. Disraeli cam negatived without • division. Mr.
Hardy then moved to omit the year "1660." On •
division the amendment was rejected by 306 to 290,
being • nujt TA, of 86 for Ministers. A proposal by
Sir?. Hey's,* • eturn to the Church the glebe lan&
Included in the Ulster grants was [ejected on • division
Py 103-283 to 100.