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London, England, 1807-08-04 00:00:00

PiZO;'ESTANT CDUFICDLS AND CH sa,Lts.

Lord ItEDESDALE, alter a kW obsersAs OnS,
Moved, Thitt titere be !Aid before the 11,,iise, an
account of the Churches and Chapels in F.;,,,;Lind
and Wales. duly consect.it.nl, :in,' in which Divine
Service was petformed Accordhig to tl.e rtes and
ceremonies of the Church of En..2,l3•itt,
the days wh•ri Divine Service WAS perio:lnecl,
number of inhabitants in the .ever.il p.irkheii the
number which such Chutchns, it:. can conveniently
accommodat.., and the probable unniner of the.,e in
communion with the established Church, in such pa-
rishes,- hc.
Lord tit/LLANO inluired v.-by h s Lordship's
ter- tun s..uulJ b • contiiied iu England And %%
and 51..,u151 Rot include Ireland also ?
Lord HELPESDALE in.wered, that this otni•-
sion tram an want of di:r .::an p•,-
.mo:e the welfare of c' e l'rot. st.tia
Cssure• in Ireland ;!,:it he did not wis!, t
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*oaks to his ntetion being eitentled to Ireland,
as well as England and Wales. His object at pre-
sent in soaking this motions was Principal' to turn
the attention of Parliament to the subject I not ex-
po:ling that an ingeiry of this important sad osten-
sive nature could be effeaually entered upon this
Session, but trusting, that during the interval be-
tween this and the next Session, the Noble Lords,
and the Government of the country. would be more
excited to tarn their attention to the subjelt, so as to
be better prepared. and with the aid of the return
that might be made, to enter into a serious investi.
gation on a subject so materially conflated with the
interests of the Protestant Established Religion in
this country.
Lord HOLLAND moved as an amendment.
" That the account of Churches and Chapels should
include Ireland as well :is England and Wales."
The LORD CHANCELLOR said. he could not
but applaud the object of this motion, and heartily
wished its accomphshment ; at the same time he
dount7d the expediency and prafticability of taking
any step towards it in the present S-ssinn of Par-
liament. He, therefore. wished that the Noble
Lords who had moved and proposed an amend-
ment to the motion. would, for the present. consent
to withdraw it ; but, at the sans, time, considered
what they had stated to be of the nature of a no-
tice, and that they would feel tiemseives pledg d
to take up,the subjeet, and bring it in a tormaishape
before Parliament, early in the ensuing Session.
Lord HOLLAND replied, that ne should cer-
tainly concur in any motion tending to lay before
Parliament full information as to the state of the
Churches, &c. in England, Wales, and Ireland, and
in Scotland also, hot that he did not consider him-
self bound by any pledge, in consequence of any
thing that had fallen front him, to bring forward a
motion of this sort.

•
Lord REIIESDALE said, that the motion he
bad brought forward was with a view to expedite
the business at an early period of next Session. He
should, however, adapt the hint of the Noble and
Learned Lord on the Woolsack, and by consent
of the House would withdraw his motion for
the present. The first objed of consideration
with regard to Ireland, would undoubtedly be to
testore the churches already founded there, a greet
proportion of which, he was sorry to say, were at
present in a state of ruins.
Viscount S I DMOUT CI said, he rejoiced in hear-
ing the motion which had just heel made by the
Noble and Learned Lord, although for prudential
reasons it was withdrawn for this Session, particu-
larly as it would be difficult to make the retain
required without the authority of an Ad of Parl:a-
m.ttit ; a sup jed more seasonable, or oue of higher
importance, could scarcely be brought before ear-
lwatent. He had, in common with many others,
felt it to be a great and eztring evil, that there were
not places of worship neatly sul:ient to meet the
increased population of the nati.n. In this great
metropolis there were mmy distri&s deticietit in
this respect, and even the churches now eroded were
sadly Walltißg in accommodation to the poorer
classes of the criminality. Time proprietary (2:14-
pets Were founded, and necessarily !minded
upon a principle of self•interest, which tended
to exclude the poor ; and indeed it was difficult
to find our religious edifices adapted to the true
principles of the Protestant Commt.nion, where all
tanks were invited to join together in one com-
mon worship. He trusted, however, that these
evils would be investigated, acd a remedy applied to
'these deteds, in the course of another Session of
Parliament.

The Woellen filanuradurers Penalty Suspension
Bill, the Coffee and Cocoaanut Duty Bill, and the
British Fishery encouragement Bill. with several
private Bills, were forwarded through a Committee.
The City of Dublin Paving Bill, the Postmaster's
License Bill, the Public Aceoustents' Balance Bill,
the Scotch Parochial Schoolmasters' Bill, and the
Dover Pilot Bill, which had been brought up from
the o,mmons, were each read a first time.
Adkiurned• _

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