The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-02 00:00:00

CLERICAL SUBSCRIPTION.

Mr. S. LEFEVRE asked the Semetary of Su te for the
Home Department whether it was true that the Grown had
granted a lioense to the 000voostion of Canterbury to alto,
the form of subscription now taken by the clergy ; and if
so, what grounds there were far granting snob a booms
pending legislation by parliament.
Sir G. GREY—No itemise has yet been granted by the
crown to the convocation of Canterbury for the pur-
pose mentioned by my boo. friend. What occurred
k this. Her Majesty's government were informed
by the Archbishop of Canterbury that he had
reason to believe that the convocation of Canterbury
would concur in the reioommendations of the royal

awman= on clerked entecription, and he added that'll*
lelieved they would desire to express their concurrence in
the alteration of the 96th meow and one other canon re-
lating to the subject, so as to being those canon. into bar-
mooy with the alteration of the law to be made by pantie
meat. The Archbishop of Canterbury expensed • hope that
the convocation would be allowed to do so. Her Majesty's
government thought it right to &clips to ievite,as suggested
the concurrence or action of convocation upon this medlar,
as such levitation might give colour to an opinioo which her
Majesty's government did not entertain, that the concur.
1.111200 of convocation was essential to the proposed seenge
in the laws. (Hear, hear.) But the archbishop was
informed that on the mimeos of convocation, if
try should apply for her Majesty's license to
o them to alter the canons referred to for the above
purpose, her Majesty would be advised to comply with that
repeat ; and I have only this day received a letter from the
Archbishop of Canterbury transmitting an address of eon.
vocation praying for this limpet, but the form in which
the application is made prevents me from saying, without
further mildewed.= and commuoioation with others.
which I have sot bees able to have, how fat her Majesty
am be advised to comply with the prayer of that address.
I may add that the convocation of the province of Caster
bury unanimously addressed the crown expressing their
eonannence in the recommendations of the commission and
Marini that legal effect might be given to them. He had
Maas received a letter from the Archbishop of York, request-
leg that the address might be °moldered an application from
the provisos of York for a names to alter the canoes, if
seek Bosses should be granted to the province of Can.
terbury.
BANK NOTES ISSUE BILL.
Inreply to Mr. Berrrnicx,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the Beak Notes Lime Bill was • measure which, in the
view of the government, contained coocestions to the land=
at private notes which they would not be justified in melds(
' parliament to make, except in the hope of produoisg
by the great advantage of • general agree
meet. Bat recast proceedings oat of doom had
shown them that seat agreement did not exit,
and consequently it was not their intention to proceed with
the bill, (Hear, hear.) They did not, however, abandon
their intention of promeutiog the subject, and in the
abeam of such an agreement as he had referred to, it
might be their duty to take it up upon broader grounds.
(Bear, hear.) And they would reserve to themselves to
consider whether it would sot be eight at the drat wove-
siert opportuoity, which he was afraid would hardly occur
during what remained of the protest session, to invite the
assistance of parliumat by means of an inquiry before •
cressmitters.