The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-27 00:00:00

it, not one who world stand up at that table and propose
such a mesanre. (Hear, hear.) The only resource was ia
• better administrstion of church property, or in the volun-
tary offerings of churchmen throughout the country. He
should be content with either; but he was sure one must
be resorted to. It was said the question wee settled in
most large towns, because there was now no fierce contests
going on, and, therefore, it was assumed that the question
did not require the attention of the house. If the question
had been settled in lisnehester, and Leeds, and Birming-
ham, it had been settled canteen to the intention of the
law. Dissenters and liberal churchmen uniting together
had put an end to the system. But when one parish had
suppressed church-rates altogether, there were perhaps ten
where they were not levied; and though nothing was
heard of contests, there were dissenters in almost every one
of those parishes • to every one of them so forced to con-
tribute this grievance remained, end it was as greet a
grievance to every individual en circumstanced as it
was to every dissenter in Birmingham, Leeds, or
Manchester, which drove hint to oppose the law and put
an end to the system. (Hear, beer.) The house must not
think for a moment, because a smell minority was crushed
under the heel of rich churchmen, that this was not • goes-
ton having great interest with the people, and one which
the house ought to settle on some just principle. (Hear,
hear.) lie had no particular tenor fora religious esta-
blishment; he believed its principle was exceedingly bad,
both for religious and civil liberty. (Hear, hear.) Bat hay-
ing that opinion, he could look upon churchmen as his
brethren in the urns faith, also his brethren as citizens of
one common country ; and he asked them whether it would
not be for the true and listing interests of the church, whe-
ther it continued en establishment for • shorter or a longer
period, to get rid of this question finally and for ever. He
believed that was the opinion of the house. Front all that
had been said, he wassatisfied that the house was more ready
to entertain the question on fair principles and to adjust it,
than ever it had been at any former period.
And he was quite satisfied that if they did so settle it, it
would give as great pleuure to churchmen throughout the
country as to diestaten themselves. (Hear, hear.) He
presumed the hon. member fur the Tower Hamlets would
be willing in committee to withdrew that portion of his re-
solution which referred to pew rents. If his resolution
should not be carried, and the hill of the hon. and learned
gentleman should be introduced, he should not make up
his mind to vote for the pi inciple until she second reading.
He should find extreme difficulty in voting against it, he-
cause it exempted those who were now unjustly taxed. On
the other hand, there were very serious objections to it,
which be thought the house would have great difficulty in
overcoming. (Hear. hear.)
Mr. PIIILIAMOBE rose to reply, amidst loud cries for
• division. lie referred to the contradictory ebjectins
that had been urged against his measure, as proving that it
was one of great moderation. Until yesterday morning he
was perfectly ignorant of Ilse previsions contained in Lord
Stanley's pamphlet. He contended that his measure had
been much misrepresented by Sir Gewrge Grey, especially
as regarded its opera ion on dissenters.
The house then divided—
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For the original lamina
Against it 227-42
For the amendment
Against it 220-48
The Lords amendments to the Cathedral Appointments
Bill were twasidored.

ibaiatalla(icoiiand) Bill was read a third tine ar.d
passed.

PLYMOUTH ELECTION.-NEW WRIT.

Sir J. Y. BULLER moved-" That Mr. Speaker do
issue hie warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a
new writ fur the electing of a burgess to serve in this pre.
sent parliament for the borough of Plymouth, in the room
of Charles John Mare, Esq., whose election has been de
termined to be void," which, he stated, wu recommended
by the committee.
Lard J. RUSSELL said that the recommendation of the
committee that the writ should be issued carried with it •
great authority ; but still it seemed to him, when • cont•
mate* of inquiry into bribery at the last election was
sitting, the issuing of the writ now would be premature.
Sir F. TIIESIGER said that the act of parliament pro-
vided that the writ might issue although a committee of
ingairy was siting.
Mr. AGLIOSBY stated that the committee did not
recommend the issuiag of the writ, but left it to the
diseretioa of the house, but he might say that it was the
opinion of the committee that it might issue.
After a few words from Sir F.lnesinsu and Mr. Coz,
Liza the motion wee agreed to.