The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-26 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS.—YONDAT, FEB. 26.
The Lean CsadeCald.ou took hie seat at Ave o'clock.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.
The Bishop =CHICHESTER eye aotice that he sheedd
tomorrow (this day) pmeat a petition from a meellins Mai
at Willis's rooau against the rassigtuteut *OM of the
Committee of Privy Conseil ea Mislead lidommtion.
LIEUTENANT ORArskii AND YR. ELLIOTT.
After a few weeds from the 11=1; of Lghanotnis,
which were quite inanditio the •
Lord BROUGHAM onidithlt deonmettamo bad mane to
redo ba•wiedge aims be lei MK mentiened the fabled of the
MEtaionses letwoshOemmandor Pitmen and Ham Graeae
and Elliott, whisk bad Wand him to alter Ms opialon with
mord 'to Commonder Pitmen. He believed that if Com-
Pitman bad applied for a postponement of his trial thec—
ae= the evidesies whisk he -hail seen, and which there was
not tine to prodnee bottme the mart martial—he would have
Imen acquitted.
The Earl of MINTO weld be sorry to say eaything which
goad add to eke paia whisk Mesas. Graham and Elliott
meat feel. midis suffering under a very severe and well-
neslol..Psdka.Bo. but he mast say that the eaters serving
OR beard that eV were et opinion that it was to be regretted
Mr. Mom bed set called exculpatory evidences. It was to
be that the noble and learned lord had drawn the
atfntloe of their lordships to the subject. He meat say that
the bringing of the proceediop of t
weak martial before par.
Bement ha a serious tendencyto en the inflame of
the easy.
Lord BROUGHAM could not accept the reprimand of his
noble friend, neither could he admit that he had fallen Into
error. Be thought the.. subjects ought to be brought for-
ward, sad his noble friend would hear more of them if he
lived longer.
TME al of ..INTO had regretted that these matters should
be brought =mud unneumarily. His noble and learned
friend could easily have learnt from the beads of the Admi-
ralty what the real fade of the ease were.
ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL.
Oa the motion of the *minis of UN/DOWNS, the home
went into committee out this bill.
On the 12th clause.
The Rol of FOWLS moved as amendment. The clause
conoealed great powers under Innocuous lamptage. The
Haase, as it cood, would prevent the creation of new
bishoprics. He proposed that the ecclesiastical commie.
aim should have power from time to time, in paying over
to the common fund any surplus moseys which might be is
their herds, to rearm the surplus ice =0 to the epissopal
toad, so that it might be applicible, if parliament should at
an future time &elle upon increasing the number of
bishops; and meanwhile the surplus should be applied to
the augmentation of small Seises.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, who was scarcely wadi.
Me, was understood to say that it wee not at all the tendescy
of the bill to prevent the appointment of new bishops whirs
summery. lie (tr.e Marquis of Laasdowne) would prefer
the clause se it stood.
The Bishop of LONDON said that there could be little
question as to the necessity fur an inmates in the number o!
btlinprics, seeing that the latter had not increased in number
daring the last 300 years, while the poimlation had increased
from tire to twisty-eve millions. He had long been an
savant, for the separation of the episcopal and common
funds. His opinion. aft or 26 years' Bervioll in the episcopal
office, was that with the bishoprics at their present size, no
bishop wall efhiestly discharge his duties. He felt bound
to give his suppirt to the amendment of the noble earl.
Lord STANLEY'S wish would ceitainly have been to
hue the two funds kept separate, but failing that, he
=set tarn to the amendment of the Roble earl. He was
at a loss to know un what principle government could
contend that alter these chums bad passed there would re-
main any pettiest possibility of Increasing the number of
bialuips. The clergy were now Amish d that the bishoprics
should be iastrease4 out of a fund exclusively allocated for
the portico, rot if all were blended in one common fated
it would strike then that every 4,0001. a year given to a
new Whop would have stipend. d forty poor curates. Bee-
lag these views, he should vote for the insertion of the
words submitted by hie sable friend.
The Lord CHANCELLOR said that the bill as it stood
gave to the commiisioners power to do what they thought
best for the church—to increase the number either of bishops
or of clergy. No one could anticipate in which class the
necessity fur increase might first arise, and it was best to be
prepared for clemencies The best plan was to leave the
matter i- the hand. of the eommimionere.
The E eel of HARROWBY said that the noble and learned
lord could not have read tte clause, as it *sprout, provided
for the discretion to which he alluded. He (Lord Harrowby)
was sorry to find that government had altered the optima.=
held by them three years ego on this subject.
Eul GREY did not understand the bill as opposing say
ohs. ale to the ionises of bishopric*. In hie opinion,
although there might be a want of bishops, the want of
working clergy wee much oreater and more pressing.
The committee then divided—

Fs r the amendment
For the clause
The Bishop of ST. ASAPH moved as an amendment
meat at the end of clause 12, " Provided always that it
shall be lawful !or the commissioners, at the request of the
bishops, to provide for the spiritual wants of any perish
where the tithes form part of the episcopal revenue in the
same nesenor as if those tithes arose from a sinecure rectory
in the possession of the ecclesiastical eammievionere.
After a few words from the Marquis of LANPIX)W2IIII, the
amendment was withdrawn.
On amuse 16 being put,
The Bishop of SALISBURY moved the nbstitution of
the substitution of the following Haase la its place :
And whereas It was oy the 3rd sal oth Vh., ale, see. 52, enacted
that so moth sad sack pins wi the mawt tithes, send other heredita-
ment@ wowed. or belonging W. PP. reedy win sod @aimed wits .e.
reepecti,edwrier.iesci Teak, Clueseamr, Ewan, reser., I.:.enuesi,
Ileu.sury, and Wells respsetwely, ehould, by ths authority therein
prodded, be, ulna the vaeseeies of the said rsepective deaneries, ap-
plied to make ouch revision for the raid deans respectively, wby the
bite authority should be deemed just and proper, and by the 4th cud
Al Vie., c. 39 see. 20, power we. given to carry smelt
pur7oses into effeet by any other made of payment. tiontri-
button, augments, or endowment which might be •
deemed At ; and wbenr, doubts have been satertained
with respect to the powers of the commissionere to endow the said
daannies with an amount beywel LOWS. In the year; and wherein
it is expedient to remove wash Mathis: Be It therefore nechwel rod
seaded, that it is rod Wail be lawful, be for amnesty at the, I
melted sets provided, to endow say at the deaneries above named
which lave berme or shall become maint, in any of the modes by
the said acts provided, with stab average annual income ea shall
by the same authority be deemed just and proper; provided teat
sash theme shall not in the case of the dourly of York meted
2,000/.. nor in the case of any of the sold deaneries exceed 1,5004.,
soy 4.11 in the we of any of the above.nsmed deaneries exceed the
average annual income of the 1 did*, tithes, and hereditament* hers-
{afore amazed or hemming to the Fame deanery, and which by the
provisions of the sad AM recited act have accrued to ant become
vested in, or shell accrue to and become vested In, the said Ealesiss.
Cormaiwtoners fur the purposes of that act.
This appropriation had already met with their lordships'
comment, an the principle that such reductions of the enta'sti 'b.
saints should not be applied in a partial manner, falling
more heavily on some than others, but should be applied
equally and fairly, from a consideration of the general cir-
cumstances of the establishments. It was stated by the
noble lord that some of the deaneries which exceeded 2,0001.
should be reduced, whilit others, which fell below 1,6001.,
should be raised. To priVe that this was the result of the
bill, the deanery of Canterbury was 1,6001. ; the
deanery of Winchester, 1,4001. ; the deanery of Rochester,
1,4001 ; the deanery of Mauch, star, 1,8001. These deaneries
being demerits of • sew foundation, had varied from 1,0001.
to 2,0001. a year.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to say
that he was opposed to the amendment of hie right rev.
friend.
The committee divided—
C Muds l9
Non-oestemie

Majority in Wow of the ainendesont 2
Ike remaining clauses of the bill haring tben been
agreed to :
The Bishop of OXFORD proposed the following addi-
tional easter

And wherein the two last-recited acts contain arovistoen under
which all land., tithe., tenements, and ether hereditments and en-
dowments ',except any right of patronage) bantling to coy forded
sot uriientiary to eny cathedra or oulleglam cbarch in England be-
Mee from time to time, en maned, occur to inset prebends, vetted
in the said Eceintiestical Commirioneu for England for the purposes
in the rum acts mended, and the same arts contain proviiiiiies for
enabling the raise tornmiasionere, with the mnetius of her Shiest,
in coded, in manner by the same sets epeetled, to make say
arranaements, with the content in writing at the holder or
any uit prebend, fur sutotituting in any du a=6..7
payment for any such lands, tithe., tenements, or b
but eeery portend shit is permanent) seat to ay
bishiipric, ordainment'', professorship, or or Is any
nteiol, or Is the mastership thereof, rod 111P0 certain prebend. is the
calla Orel church of Chichester, particularly named in the raid se.
may recited set, are melted from the operation of all the said
provides: and whereas it a ridded that the last mentiiined eel
the mid provinces relating to the subnitetion et a weary payment
As arty buds tither, tenements, or bermilitaimed ahead be extended
babe iodised. m exempted a. -ifureteed, with a view to ambling the
esed coodiairiceen to maks the tithes to stiler property belonging
der, more conducive to the spirited "elan o• the emend peruke*
or 'Mem dependent then= er codeded therewith : be it retro! e
stated that n Mall be lawful by the authority to the two Wet '
laded set. planed, with tka sewed In writing et the pond
et the dimity er odes to whist Le sem Is am end to stake
any arrengemest to maim to the eel& scelesiastind esneeelerdescrs
bar Incised all eery id Utriande, ' tesmentanedherediudents •
or other rediumeM dthe same and to sedlinne tar the
same say that end imennebO money permed to seek
th ce head, e
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bell per
pet soweal payment t. emeree to sere
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by his witherity to be It
end prefer, gad ake. Mb the amid le written mar the bud be
deb lotrerthecel peer% to
mine eey surnaming rldelt reel
be
dear it se to the Mere care of the patroness et say binde.
with and seer sow held by the holder of orb tor the
timeher& co seek herr ; but that so serh ►elter=ll ter
way Or
the&wry the tire that the rem% bare et ark rebind
Asa ler Nor
"AM be It serreed. that all Irk INhati leeereer end other
beiviammis settaidem-r este. vier dr he emus waled le the
mid iministkel Onnetietunere, del le by dm hi; possoned
W adielederred kir the permed and es air lei reeding to the
leveret preMene et the err rb. en Nor by the cry whirl
empty le Ira. Yorrelec act err lotaller rale sr Nero-
meets aed woke pew sr riliale Is mind in
the mid
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or had limier seerrilirr bell with the howel rledthiM,tra.
lord, ale rrehrerh era it r eaperiot that erhbrellre door
sewer brg the rld ees,eM that the elderreele rural Maud
be anklied el beereafter eterlemeL MI rerelsil tar Eros me coo.
germ* lotheerl ererallorllrrierbythe rarity by the
too artecel sett provided, be derskei as ilialeigenil ter the
mime regerierty, rod the tithes i.ebe, ad ether amlocrarta
boarsrangtothe said Zee bees mpreitlvely rod 1, by the Ire ateburity,
by Hess et divider et united parishes, restown at at dieriet
abashger ore other llcreypresets r the ode mg jefrdir%
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