The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-10 00:00:00

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Off'ERL4.L PARLIAMENT.

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CHURCH RATES GOINOTATION BILL.
moiIIWDEGATE is moving the mooed reading of this
hmomid that the boa. hermit commits (
as he had on
Sir O. Douglas) had
=saes his intention on this occsaioe,
ex *Mon', to oppose this bill. Hie opposition was
• persevering op& Be recollected the time
vhee ill boa. baronet was a tory, but now he
roof blistedf to the ultra-liberal section of the house.
• ea maw serpriaed at this oppolitioe, because the ob-
tent eihis bill was to relieve those who bad conacieutious
;illy from the payment of church rase. When first this
....tisedeburek rates was mooted, the oily "round of op-
e.'et—titse 2111111 was that they were • violation of the
;toeonsciaso& Bat now the object seemed
he be the disestablishment of the church; and
welt a view of serromplialtag_ this objeet, the
eholaras question was to In upheld as • 100/00 01 nits-
** 110 substance of his bill was that • theme of N. la
the Boa be imposed oil the real property of the caustry,
tha of aurcierates, as heretofore levied. and that this
**Wes 'head is the Int instance extend to no property
6101sada as bed bees amend to charcia.rides within the
hit some yea r& and to snob whims' bad not nassifested
ehy oration to • church-rate b three suoessaive
arradaiww at a poll. His was to give
Mammeption from say menet of cherub-rate*
(as whole of the body of occupiers, and the
for church-ram "honk( be levied as the
bye tax was levied wider schedule A of the income tax.
lle house had decided by • large majority tbet it wow us-
er and inexpedient that church ram ahead be abolished
psome substitution for them had been supplied.
admitted that the chart& rate question was
cosetsat mural of chronic dinession and division
jwaptOluktans, and it was troanse he wished to find •
gamige resod on which the foandatioe of pesos and concord
sal be establiakel that he made the present proposal.
TS strife ocassionod by church rates as at pre-
bat exiethag had net ceased, bat 02 the con-
** bad bone aggravated in Wiener and was productive
et 'twilling but moos and religion. How long was this
meet things to be "lowed to continue? He felt bound
atileventa to make an attempt to provide • rowdy for ft.
*ems sot taking the house to impose any new bardea s.
ereparty, but be proposed that is Oahu In other awes
Luis* should be oossidered sad treated as • charge
.itheproperty, and not upon the person. The opponent
jes measure—the Liberation Society—would not be
mama with anything lam than the spoliatioa of the
**his, sod the depriving them of those means of rails-
*mg the parish churches of the country which had
**barn to them from immemorial times. All he asked
arm eat the house should adhere to ita own resolution of
lilt He proposed this commutation of church-rates an •
wow of settling this long-agitated question, and he hoped
*maid receive the approbation of the hones.
Sir C. DOUGLAS moved that the bill be read • second
time tbat day six months. He pre the hon. gentleman
she ;ripcord the bill full and satire credit for his
deaf to settle this longagitated question. Hs
drama for himself the same desire, but in his opinion
the oily way of settling this (patio°, once and for
VII the total abolition of church rates. He would not di&
cow the bill, as the question had been already frequently
disused io the present parliament, and as he thought the
props mode of dealing with the subject was to leave the
country to pronounce upon it, he should °outset himself
with win that the bill be read • ascend time that day
eh mouths.
Sir G. G&W advised that the bill should not be premml
the house wondering that there seemed to be as general
that the vexed question of church rates should be
for • new parliament todeal with.
Hr. 9COUBFIELD should support the mood reading of
kill. believing that it was founded on &just principle.
Ir. IiDICIL AKE opposed the bill. on the ground that
arena of the tax was not ao much objected to as the
of tax.
U, COLLINS hoped the hon. member would withdraw
ball. He believed he would have the unanimous vote Of
• • side" in that nurse. (Laughter.) If the be.. pale-
ponevered he should oppose the mood reeding.
(Left sitting.]