The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-05 00:00:00

THE BISHOPRIC OF NEW ZEALAND.

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Oa the motion that the hones at its rising do adjourn till
Monday,
J Sir J. YAK INGTON rose to ask the Secretory of State
for the Colognes, whether it wan the intention of the govern-
ment to make any engagement for rev win to toe Bishop
of New Zealand the moderate and necessary income of 6001.
per annum, which was provided for him valith he first
sceepted the position he bad so well filled, and was conti-
nued till the last two yea. ? He said he could not allow
the se.sion to close without callieg attention to Mita subject.
It had been °tea before the house, and as the facts were
well-known it was not his intention to delay the house by
any lengthened remarks. He only wished to know what
were the intiontims of the goverament with regard to a
state of things which was not very creditable to that bones.
On former osculate when this subject wes discussed the
blame had been out upon him on account of some words used
by him whets novae the colonial estimates in 1662; bet
be certainly had no intention of using words to which suck
a messing add be applied, and it he had fallen into an
error, his miatak• *spot not to be visited on the blahs p or
to compromise the pond faith of the wintry. The Bithop
of New Zealand was aprinted by the as Ede lord (J. Rat-
tail) when he was colonial acretary either in 1839 or 1841,
with an intimation that 6081 a year would be his lama.
There was tenably no dished protein that it should be for
life, but looking to all precedests he was justified is sumo-
Mot it would be for lite. Doric, the last two years that
sum had been wholly stopped, and the bishop had no in-
come at all. The right hon. gentleman cppoeite (Sir G.
Orey) when he was colonial secretary referred the
subject to the colony, but the colony refus,d to
Ileta h rho
gm colony
set. That ref re
ne
eoce, however, was made when the
sew constitution had jut come into operation, and
tahnedonowy
powaSthigat asahouthasiertrtleeren iataeetsto;
would be more egegesefel, be amid not say ; trot he put It
to the government whether it was creditable to tee church
and the canary that the bishop should be entirely w grout
thecae. If there was no prospect of arida/ being done
is the matter, he should give notice that, in next session, ha
should make a motion on the subject.
Mr. LABOUCHBRE emsfeeeed that this wee a subjeet
which he away, approached with feelings of pain and con-
care—(boas, hen.)—for he admitted that the Bilitp of New
Zeeland had bag hardly treated. (Rear, hear) Without
making any charge egainot any one who had bad anything
to do with the tesneaction, the resat was that it was impos-
sible to review thews trenuoticies without eosin to the
emalusios that the Mahe)) of New Zealand bad been hardly
treated. The pale he felt was aggravated by the fact that
nothing could be meow disinterested or high-minded than
the conduct of the Mao% who, whoa he was appealed to
end asked whether howasideral that he had a tient to the
salary Is question, railed la these wards :
I ~Me earresameat the statement whieli Is reported to have
been mole W tordalm Rasa la tailings of COMMON that so
dipaletim or agrairill was mils by as respecting the mama or
antantane of am ear% eta I Mast thew, nor do I now, sous der
it • pert of my ads a seta OS Nan my 'web elloilation or agree-
mat, dale with the beim or miwolaipaverauent sad I met leant
to her Majesty's goveremont the resaadlasy of interfering with the
=arrangement, without maks any provision toe the
(dear, bear.)
MOW. 0001c1 be more in subinalty with the character of
• team and if he (Mr. Lebeashere) did not again pot the
nary la the estimates, from which toe; had been now thus
years excluded, It was sot from any inseasibibty to the
roma, is whisk the bishop had fulfilled the (natio( • of
his ellind GASP. Bat the real facts were them la 1841
the Dishevels of New Zeslaad wan founded, and a allay of
8001. was placed in the estimates. It was not said that the
bishop had any right to the salary he than received, but it
was said that he bad every right to consider that it was to
aoatiethe, gad it was embalmed nor til the year 1862, and then
for the last time, for after that it was omitted tr.a the esti-
mates. Is that year the right hon. gentlemen (Sir J. Pak-
ingots) then filled the °See of colonial *tindery, and if he
(dr. Lthouishere) referred to what the right hon. gentlemen
then said, he mast not suppose that he aid so with any in-
tention°f ye meal taut; hat the words he used conveyed a
pledge to the house which could not be retailed unless for
the rely &tropism:means. The right hon. gentleman In
1862. in moving the colonial estimates, moved • sum of
10.0001 for New Zeeland, of whisk 8001, the bishop's salary,
formed • part. Upon this the hon. member for Lambeth
remarked.
He was glad to °hewn that there woo • reduction In tkia rote ea
spared with prewiess year% sod he hoped that they might look
heard as • fared ana • asaallstabia reduction peat year. The
amigo Mill. he to Mho" et Saw Mead, and Hot, to chaplains
awl said% be map Mama dem to, ea the grommet that the
peogiser thisermaire was lost lets taxed for providing bishops
eml dew to New mat* eon say other colony, ad added, that
war a plass wee given tbst them items should not appear elan,
hesitate-odb the aswiesittwa against them.
The only read wai which the hon. member for Lambeth
objected se the vas was that it included an ecclesiastical
expenditure. Upos this Sir I. Pakiagton was teported to
have said:
tubs the tedualse abadlymadeln the vote, sad that hest year it
would beturther tam* N was hepe4.er 4004 end that after
that thee pole tighe so pot atell Weald he required as savant of
law Miss woad ommestasth weal he •s ally reaminata to
Mir,
theasest new
MA was isibeiredrt. Pakiestou, remarked :
!be ekes as Massemme of the dad boa. stains:as,
Mat lee wee wee now Wooed to 10.0001.. end would
hem!, , age whisk no grant would be required, be would not
trat emendamt.
That was a diseillet pledge which he (Mr. Laboechere)
thought wee biallimgem the Mese; it had been suberepeatly
acted on, eadl heel sot feel at liberty to propose • VOUS
of this kind Sear base. AIMED had been made to the
North Amoebas bithopefies whisk it was said stood on the
some around as that of New Zealand ; hat the Totes for
New Zealand were always temporary, as it woe always
Magda that the °okay should be self supporting, whereas
the North American bishoprics hat always beat charged
on the mother country. The right hon. gentleman knew
that every effort bad bees made by the government tei
iodate the legislature of New Zealand to osmium the
hishap's salary, bat while they acknowledged hie
maim they said they felt it right not to support
soy religiose denomination to the inclusion of others. He
had thus stated the thanes why he must give a distiast
negative to the proposal et the right hen. gatlemaa. But
be should be somewhat astonished if the Bishop of New
Zsulaad was to westiass a seater, for be thaght he might
rely on the epeataaeoue eflorts of the thumbnut of New
Zealand. Tay wore Mundial • sow hitherto of Cuter-
eery, with as esdowseat of 6601. a year, end there we.
alto soother bishop% that of Welllegtos, the eadowseat
of whisk bad lowa mewed, and he aid sot believe that the
easeelema d Sea Realend would bees iireo,a•reat es RN
to motif ass the *bap they already bad. He believed,
theredsse, aid 114111 was so far that that 'asthma patle-