The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-22 00:00:00

LORD zeuars BILL ON CLERICAL SUB-

SCSIPTION.

The following is the bill, entitled "An Act to j
amend the Acts of Uniformity," which Lard Ebury lie Nab-
stinted forthe one brought in early in the 11110i011 :
Wherein under the Aces of Uniformity made is England .
and Ireland respectively (more particularly described in the
wheal& hereto) any peewit pot into any melesiastial
benefice, and the akar persons therein described, ate re- ,
quired each to make the following declaration :—" I A.B. '
dodeclare my asfeigned assent sod consent to all sad every
thing oontaised and preeerthed in and by the book intitaled
the Book of Common Prayer. (the full title of that book
being therein set forth). And whereas coder the same acts
every person he hely orders, being the incumbent of any
eeelesiastioal premWes ea wiratesplace, is also required at
or before his • 4missioa to be incumbent to eubscrile
before the areithashop, bishop, or ordi•ary the following
declaration :—" 1 A.B. do skein that I will conform to the
Liturgy of the united church of England and Ireland, as it
is sow by law established ;" and every pantie, vicar, or
curate is farther required to procure a certilkate under the
hand and seal of the archbishop, biehop, or ordinary, sod to
publiclyrald the same, together with the Ind-mentioned
declaration, in his pariahs:Much where he i to officiate, in
the pressoce of the eosgregatioa ; and the other penone
therein described are also required to subsea') the mule
declaration. And whereas it is not expedient that any
peewee should be required to make or subscribe both the
said declare:lkm ; and the declaration secondly herein-
before set teeth is sufilchnit. Be it therefore enacted by
the Queen's most excelleat Majesty, by sod with the advice
and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, sad
Comma, in this present parliament sseembled, and by the
authority of the same, as follows :
1. Cis and after the day of the Feist of Saint Bartho-
lomew in the year 1962 so moth of the said arts as requires
any person to make a declaration sesonting to the form first
herein-before recited shall be repealed.
2. Nothing in this set shall affect say provision of the
midrib requiring any person to subscribe the declaration
secondly herein-before rooted, or to procu a oertificate, or
to publicly read such certificate and
3. And whereas by the said acts it is sessielit that wises •
sermon or lecture is to be preached, the winos by the Book
of Common Prayer appointed for that time el the day shall
be read by some pnest or demo is the place of worship
where the sermon or lecture is to be preached, before it is
preached, and that the Winer then to preach shall be
Feint at the reading thereof, with as exception for
university sermons or lectares.
And whereas doubts have arise whether the said enact-
ments extend only to the ore of • Benson or lecture
preached by a IsetFeepropsely so tells& or extend also to
other cases, %eluding the ease el • sermon preached by the
incumbent of • bththos or hi mints in the parish church or
other place of worship ei the beneath : sad it is expedient
to remove those doubts. Be it therefore declared sad en-
acted as fellows :—The last recited enactmeute shall be
deemed to extend only to the case of • sermon or lecture
preached by • lecturer.

Swaim and Chapter 14 otherwise called 13 and 14 Car. 2.
c. 4, an act for the uniformity of public prayers and
administration of sacmmenta sod other rites and ceremonies,
and for establishing the form of making. ordaining, and eon-
wending bishops, priests, and deacons. in the chunk of
England. Session and Chapter 17 and 18 Car. 2 (1.) a. Is
an act for the uniformity of public prayers and Wag.
nistration of eacmaienta and other rites and
and for establishing the form of maldng, ordainand
ing,
consecrating bishops, priests, and dascoaa, in the church of
Ireland.