The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-27 00:00:00

(Stamped id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

Lord EBURY morit • f.. NOWIII.
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Um Bishop of OXFORD hoped that any bill which
wee passed would provide for the Gramma of loud
claims. fie implained what local claims weft, and
eansidered whether persons were justified in not
ooneidering the sustains' of other plsoes after their own
had been eupplied. Then was no doubt that the places on
which much of the property under the eccleelutioal commis-
sioners was situated would be able to provide a handsome
surplus after they had looked to their own want.. R. premed
this question on the hue. as one of the greatest importance,
sad urged the government to bring Ina bill this session on
the girlie.
After a few words from Luyi RIMESDALE. Lord 0111 AN•
TILLS rid that the government could not pledge themselves
to introduces boll on toe subject at the present late pad id of
the erasion.
The how then adjourned at 20 minutes put 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAT, JOLT 28.
Tlts boom est sgsla st 12 o'clock.
Mantissa' from yesterday's Express)
CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL.

Mr. NEWDECIATE in moving hie arradment, the
terse of whit* were given in the hspreu of yesterday, u-
pwind his surprise that the governteeat had not opposed the
tergat bW. If his amendment were carried, be soma la-
bare rather bill founded thereon. He accepted the re-
take of the house, that Wirth rates should be totally abo-
lished where they had not bees levied for • aeries of year. In
lower, liireheeter, sad attar large towns, property had-ac-.
quire a pregriptive esemption from church rates. The bill
bar the house would work injuries by depriving rural
perishes of the mewls of supporting their sharelige, end in
them piers the church was it. pew Me/ thumb. (Their,
hear.) Is watt Mid that church rime were set a charge upon
laud ; but this sae anewered by the far that the liebtitt7
or non-liability to church rate was always aresidered when
property was sold. He prop:rid to levy a charge of 2d. is
the pound as an equivalent fur church minx row with the
county rte. After dworibing the macbinery by which this
new tel wee to be collected, which appeared to be rather
complex, the boa. gentleman said that his only object Was
and therm would be no 'regimen; and the rate
wouldp a.
be levied along with another rate, ell would go on
smoothly. (A laugh.) Where landowners felt a
conscientious o"jection to the charge -they could
relieve themselves by deducting it tram their
rental ; but the main object we. to relieve the great
body of the occupiers throughout the cmintry. order to
avoid resting a new machinery for carrying out his scheme,
he proposed to empower the governor. of Queen Anne's
Bounty to act in certain cases. To snatch from perishes
which now enjoyed it the power of taxing themselves for
the support of their churches would he a most arbitrary sot;
and the house ought not to do it without providing a substi-
tute. This proposal did nothing to invalidate pre:hist
order, but upheld the tights of vestries. The hon. gentle-
man quoted at tome length from Mr. Horace hem's well-
known report, and contended that there was a nerereite fur
360 new chinas, in the metropolis aloe, which would in-
voles en expenditure of 1,2240M1., to be supplied by the
voluntary system, and a further sum of 1,600,u001. for en-
dominate. Anticipating the rejection of his amendment
the hon. gentleman predicted a clamorous demand en the;
part of the pie& for some sweeping change in the consti-
tution of that house. _ . .

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Mr. DODSON oppored the amendment. Admitting that
church rater had hitherto operated es a charge upon land, It
was to be observed that they were subject to various un-
certainties, not only ao to the amount but as to whether a rate
weld be made at all. The an had in foot been all but
atrolish.4. The church raver hod the power to ray,
"You shall make a rote ;" merely, '• You shall repair the
&brie."
_ . . .

Lord HRH LET considered that the remedy of Mr.
Nawdeeste waa worth than the disease. Those parishes
which had hitherto p-id their rases in a friendly spirit to the
church would be rewarded by the charge being rivetted upon
their netts for ever; while those who had succeeded in
ridding themselves of the burden would be declared exempt
be perpetoity.
Sir J. TRRLAWNY said that church rates were not a
charge °Browny. bat ou individuals in respect of properly.
The proposed substitute was most unjust. The diestriten
had nothing to thank the church foe in the matter of church
noes • foe it they attempted to enfores them Dowell the gaols
in the: kiegdom would not hold the defaulters, and the
standing army would MVO to be doubled to oolleot church
rates. (Hoar liner.)
Sir W. FARQUHAR urged that at thin lets period of
the osmium the bill should be sritbdrawn. especially
se a weenthree of the other house was aittang on the
subject.
lin house divided :

For Mr. Newdegate'a amendment 99
Against it
The Mow then went into °enmities on the bill.

Lord J. MANNERS laud, as it was now impossible to
make any prlyrses is commute on the bill (it was nearly
half-pest b o'clock), he would eppeal to the hon. baronet oat
to press the bill. An Inquiry Into the whole subject wee
going on Wore a select committee of the Howie of Lord.,
on which two or three members of the government wee.
sitting. It would be quits useless to send this bill to the
other bons. this session. The Home Secretary had given
notion of a whole code of amindmente to this bill; other

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ammiiments were proposed by other members, which would
involve gnat dimension.
VANSITTARL raid that 20 or 30 membere to the
commit,se-zoom had not heard the division bell before the
e division. (Hen., bear.)
6ir J. TIM LAWNY said he had been at all times reedy
to proceed witb the bill, and It west ad his fault that they
were now at the end ol July. axed wit► referee°, to the divi-
sion, he believed that several members on his skis had beep
shut out. Ho should pram the bill from day to day.
Mr. CLAY said that in the committee-room where he wan

no hell had been rung.
1 he CHAIRMAN soli the matter wu not one with which
be could deal; it meat to brought tutors the Speaker when
the house rammed.

On chump 1,
Mr. CROSS moved to restrict the operation of the bill es
follows:—First, us church rate shall be made or levied in
any parish in which no church rata hes been wade or levied
during the *even years next trevious to the passing of this
act; secondly, no church rate shall be levied clue any per•
eon who shall deliver to the churchwardens, within oats week
after the rate shall have been demanded of such panne,
a declaration under his hand that he bona fide
objects upon conscientious grounds to the payment of church
rate,: provided always that no person so exempted from the
payment of any church rate shell be entitled to vote or act
ves, ry in the parish in reference to the making, levying,
or application of say church rate, or the apt lication of any
money applicable to the like purposes, makes sifter signing
such declaration be shell have paid a church rate subse-
quently made in such parish; thirdly, no church sate shall
be made for other than the following purposes (that is to
say) 1. Repairing and maintaining the fabric of the
parish church ; 2. Repairing, fencing, and maintaining
the churchyard or burial ground of the parish church. S.
Providing whet is necessary for the decent celebtaion of
divine ranks and the offices of tLe paiish church.
Mr. DILLY/TN alp seed the amendment.
Mr. ADDERLEY rose and addre‘evd the committee until
tut minutes to four, when the p:ocecdings were suspended by
the standing order of the house.
The Speaker having resumed the chair,
Mr. NEWDEGATR renewed the complaint about the
non-ringing of the belle In the committee rooms.
Mr. CLAY repeated his statement. He believed it was
nobody's Galt, but the fault of the electricity. (A hush.)
Mr. Walter and several other members made similar stater
month.

The SPEAKER promised that the mottor should be at-
tended to. and hoped that toe officers would take satins of
this complaint.
UNIVERSITIES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and guard.
The sitting was then suspended for two hours.
The hones resumed at six o'clock.
An hon. member having moved that the house be counted,
it appeared that only 98 members were prevent, upon which
the Pause adjourned.

OPENING Or Till WORCIATEII AND HERIFORD
RAILWAT.—WOILMIITIM, TVILADAT.—The Met section of
this railway woe timidly opted yesterday, and the trades is
to-day regularly running upon it. The portion opened is
front Worcester to Malvern Link, at the base of the Malvern
Mills, a distance of between ex awl seven miles There was
very hub acrimony at the opening, as the present is oely •
tamp:wary 'mummer'', the line not being yet plated fa tom
mediate communication nub the general railway system, is
consequence of there bi.ing a hiatus of about a mile between
the 0 Mord, Woroeite e, sod Wolverhampton station at Worces-
ter, end the Worceteer station of the Worcester mid Here-
ford line. The inc ropier, portion of the line nine directly
acvoes the city of Worcester, and over the river Severn Ay •
!whip of two amher, which i• not yet completed. When
this bridge le finished thin will be direct railway ortommi-
Wire with Maven, and a large traffic to that romaatic In-
land watering plan.. anticipated. At primal the Oxford,
Woroseter, and Wolverheropt.n Company (by which the
Worcester and Hereford line is worked) conv_wye perocogere
butyric the Worcester stations by omnibus. With regard to
the remainder of the Worcester and Hooked 14a, is., from
Makers to Hereford—every expedition is being made orkk
the works that aircumatencro permit. The great work, how.
seer. which la the impediment to the early completion of
the whole Hoe Is the Malvern tunnel. Thla tunnel, which
will be about a rade and a gimbal. long. le being cut through
the /Salvers Bills, owl snob 4 the hordams of the rook
through which the tunnel kr to ho drives that It beder the
tools of to workmen. ad very slow program al therefore
he mode with the work. _

THE ALDERSHOTT MURDEI.—The execution of
Same, who woe fated nifty on Saturday of deliberstoly
outdo, • girl's throat at Aldrrsholt •rith • razor, ta, are
heli•••• 11•04 far Moed.7, the lat of Asps,. There Is sold
is be me lops oft teprirre.