The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-29 00:00:00

OF RAPE BILL.

The Marquis of WESTMEATH moved the third read
ttnngg of tine oilL
141 Lord WODEHOUSE said on a former onession he had
given notice of en amendment which he intended movie( on
the third reading. The object of hie amendment was to
reader it discretionary and not oompideorr upon the judges
to order the indiction of the punishment of togging in the
on.. of conviction for rape. That object would be attained
by substituting the word 'may " for " shall " in the bill.
Ze now moved that amendment.
The house divided—
Content. 36
Non-contents 2O-35

The amendment was accordiogly made.
Ou the queetion " that the bill as amended do pass,"
The Marquis of WE'ITMEATH said that in his opinion
it was a most injudicious prooeediag oa the part of perils•
mint ever to hays taken away the capital punishment in
eases of this kind where more than one penult was con-
cerned.
The bill then passed.

RECIUS PROFESSORSHIP OF GRAM (OXFORD)

BILL. ,
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the sewed reading
el this bilL

The Berl of DERBY had no intention of opposing the
motion, for in one respect he believed the bill was likely to
ant a good object, and he was told that the university
desired upon the whole to en it passed ; but still he thought
the measure was open to many objections. The chief ob-
jection was that by its operation rt became anxmary that
the professor of Greek should be a clergyman ; and
although they were likely to find amongst clergymen
persons well qualified for the professorship, the duties ware
not such as really belonged to the clergy, or as the clergy
were peculiarly qualified for. If • few years ago each a bill
had been io operation in the Uoiversity of Cambridge, Pro-
fessor Poreon would base been disqualified for the office of
Greek professor there. The moan Profaner of Greek at
the University of Oxford was a man of extreme ability, and
bad laboured most zealously in the duties of the professor.
ship, and the wretched stipend of 401. • year, it was need-
less to say, was totally inadequate to remunerate him, or
any man in the position of a gentleman aid • scholar.
(Bear, hear.) Then came the difficulty of assigning remu-
seratiiin for the future out of the revenues of the church,
thereby obliging the university to select &clergyman for the
office.

The LORD CHANCELLOR—The crows appoint.
The Earl of DERRY wee quite aware of that, and that
was one of the points which had given rise to warder-
able objection. Peeling, however, that it was very deniable
to terminate the 000troversy now going 00, and to get rid
of the anomaly of the appointment of the professorship
resting with tit+ crown, while the salary was granted by
the University, he should not tabs upon himself to ask
their lordships to reject the bill.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH agreed with the noble
earl is thinkleg there were serious objectless to this mea-
sure. He oodd sot cosiest to take one of the very few
rewards which existed fur hard-working respectable clew,-
men and apply it to secular purposes. (Hear, hear.) He
koew that it was done in other oases, but it was far better
to make a good preadult than to follow a bed one. He
would much rather, especially at a time when the clergy
were called upon to defend the very foundation of the
Christian fa th, see them applying themselves to theology
than to the peculiarities of Greek literature. (Haar, beer.)
Be would not eater into the peculiar opinions which Pro-
fessor Jowett might entertain. He did sot think those
opinion were sufficient ground for not girl,' him
adequate remuneration for his great kerning and ability ;
but knowing what those opinions were, and that they were
°outran to the opinion. of the vast majority of the church
of England, he could not consent by act of parliament to
allow to devolve upon a gentleman with such views so valu-
able a piece of preferment in the church. That would be
done indirectly, no doubt, hut still knowingly. He thought
it was the duty of the goverment and of parliament, when-
ever parliament was called upon feint, to preen,' the jatroo-
age of the church of England for the benefit of these who
were unmistakeably members of that church, agreeing is
opinion with the vast majority of those who professed its
doctrines. (Hear. hear.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR mid he was prepared to
submit a proposal, to the effect that whenever the univer-
sity or any private authority would make a pennon% en-
dowment for the Greek chair to the amount of tiool. a
year. the canonry he proposed to attach to the chair
ahoald with the endowment made by the waiver-
eitY. be placed at the dined of the university.
The statute gave a canonry in Ely te the retitle profaner of
Hebrew in the University of Cambridge, sod this was s ease
when the professor woe a layman making in the lgth clause
a special exception to provide for that 000tingency. He
merely quoted this to show that the precedent was fully 08.
taldished He trusted that the house would see the new
aity of having the Greek professorship at Oxford properly
endowed, wad would cornett to read the bill a ascend time.
wheelies:could introduce the amendments of which he had
given notice.

The Dal of HARROWBY ha►iog been on the commie.
lion upon which de►ol►d the duty of pro►iding fur the
nnivervity profeamorshipe, had found always two difficulties,
first the personal one, and second, the absence of any power
to gi►e the college any share in the choice of the profes-
sors. He approved of the proposed disposal of the canonry,
and thought that go►ernment deser►ed credit for the reedi-
nem with which a ►aluable piece of patronage was being
gi►en up.

Earl GREY bad no objections to the dispowd of the
canonry, bet was opposed to aay srmagement which in-
volved the necessity of the Greek professor beim' always of
the cleric.' profession. He miretted that soy allusioo
should have been made to the opinions of the present pro-
fessor, or have been made an excess for witholiing the fair
reward which was faddy weed by so eminent an individual
as Mr. Jewett.

The Earl of eARNARVON poioted oat as inconverdence
which might ante is the chapter of Rochester, from which
the canoory was to be taken, is c-margeence of the simul.
ransoms OCCUTTSOOI) of the canonical and professorial dotise.
He objected also to legislate in the supposition that the
Greek professor at Orford moat always be a clergyman. He
regretted that means could sot have been provided for en-
dowing this professorship without further reducing the
already much diminished ensoluomots of the church.
The Bishop of LONDON said he thought the legis-
lature were hayed loam these profewarships properly en-
dowed, mid that one of the many canonries hell by the
thumb could Dot be bettor bestowed than in poriding for
one of the mart eminent Greek scholars of the day.
The Duke of MARLBOROUGH suggested m point which
be thought would be well worthy of serious coosideratino,
viz., t►at her Majesty's government should surrender the
patronage of this professorship to the university. That
would be a natural and reasonable arrangement, sod the
university would then have oo objection to provide a suit.
able endowment.
The bill was then read a second time.

THE JOINT STOCK COMPANIES (FOREIGN
COUNTRIES) BILL.
This bill was reads third time sad Dame&
THE REGISTRATION OF COUNTY VOTERS

(IRELAND) BILL

This bill was read asessmd time. sod the house adjourned
at lowa, adagios to arm o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. --THORADAY, APRIL 28.
The Mutes took the chair shortly before 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
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The followise bills were ;;nod :iiird time and pawed :
Bedford and Cambridge Railway; Ely, Boddeoham, sod
Suttee Railway ; Greenwich and South Easters Docks ;
North Cheshire Water ; and Scarborough Valley Bridge.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
Colonel CLIFFORD, the Yeamso Usher of the Black Rod,
summoned the house to attend the peers to hear the royal
anent given by commission to certain bills.
The SPEAKER. attended by the Serjesotut-Arms, sad fol-
lowed by several members, then left the house.
Oa hut rotors petitions were presented.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Mr. LOCKE asked the Preadsot of the Board et Trade
'Wier soy ocuunitalcatioos had We received by bar