The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-05-21 00:00:00

imperial Parliament.
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MONDAY.—he oommitte• ori the Episcopate Bill, sure
several clauses had been settled, program was reported.
Tusacar.—The Clerical Vestments (No. 2) sin oc-
cupied the Lords during an unusually long sitting. The
debate was on the second reading, which was moved by
Lord filhdteabary. who took considerable pains to ex.
plain the ritualistic) practice, for the last three centuries,
and the general usage of the Protestant Chen* during
that period, which it is the object of the measure to
stamp with the authority of law. In framing the bill
his lordship said he had adopted the spirit, and to some
"dent the words, of the 58th canon of the church.
Anticipating objections as to the expediency of bringing
forward the measure at the present time, he urged the
necessity of an Immediate settlement of a qurstioe which
is having so disturbing an tarns* on the Church. It
is for this reason that -he has determined to proceed with
It without waiting for • Royal Commission or any other
action whir would involve delay. It was a " powerful
addreer"— that of him lordship—as was admitted by the
Archbishop of Canterbury, who, however, objected to
the proposal on the score of precipitancy. The bill, his
Orate considered, wan not the best mode of dealing with
the question, and it would be far better, before deter.
mining upon any other rune, to await the result of
the Royal Commission.—Earl Nelson reminded Lord
Shaftesbury that the very feet of his desiring to pro-
hibit the practices by Ace of Parliament shows that they
were not no clearly illegal as be maintained; that the
Church of England etubracce people of Tarim. religious
opinions, and that it would be very injurious to divide
It by preening, "with the iron hand of Puritanism," the
vies of one party upon others. For several reasons it
would be well to defer decided measures until after the
decision of the Royal Commission, In reference to a
suggestion to dder the consideration of the question for
a couple of months, Lord Shaftesbury objected that it
might then be too late to proceed this session. In de-
siring an immediate settlement he was supported by the
Bishop of London. and the Earl. of Devon and Har-
rowby also concurred in considering that the object in
view should be accompanied by the action of Parliament.
Such • proceeding, on the other red, was deprecated
by the Bishop of Oxford. who thought the disease too
delicate to be dealt with by so rough a remedy, and
urged the necessity for a deliberate and constitutional
aourse,-7 he Bishop of Durham thought it quite time
that something err done, and the Bishop of Carlisle ad
roosted the support of the Bill, as the hest mode of
meeting the case—The Earl of Derby save his support
to the propositioa of the Archbishop of Canterbury,
who had tread the sdjournment of the debar for two
months, urging that the measure only touched the fringe
of • very important subject, which mast be dealt with
as • whole. But while desiring delay, his lordship
wished it to be understood that he did not give his ap-
proval to the practices complained of, After a few
words from the Mar.luis of Westmeath, 'spearing mis-
trust of a Royal Commission on our • subject, a divtioo
took Ore upon the Archbishop of Canterbury's amend-
ment, which was carried by 61 to 4E
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THURSDAY - The business was of Do intermit.
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FIIDAT.—Lord Lifford presented a—pirtiwtio—n to the
Hones asking their lordship, to address the Queen
thet the lives of the Fenian *wrist' 'night be spared.
The petitioners were inhabitants of Glaanewin.