The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-06-09 00:00:00

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1,170,114
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Interim ai.4 !Eakin Teed of DO, • 5,409,5,93
tinuta, (s ,e 65,5 is llriaisb) - 6,357,L5s

969,073

Of expense fur the year - 9.707,550
Ancual Mesas for ma :
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Lose raised In Intland - s,cssoAtue , „,,.
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Sulfite, is abc,re - - 159,093
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" That these be ekaartle upon ewrry goon Aomori..
tilled Iron torn or grain, in Leland., none t to iyover LI ,4110.
Meter pros(, a duty of ss. ed. per te'Ooo.
" That there be elnaged uppu e.errippllo?
losopeetsil Otto nagsfendo usitracesting •,
ilneoeter priest, a essmtenatha of ss 14/44bNli4ia
upon all trait *kits ituctirdlog that Fog; ado, Wares
die highest Oul_already impoep4 upon taw atria l/PIO grew,:
Cy... the Hou4e resuming, the Ibee.,rtoraii tise
dereu to recei%ed to-alai/row.
I !..7s)( riseinformed the Buse,jit tme hip
it:•• .tr it. the Committee of It op ale
;or the ',it or certaiu adthdpias oo
postage of letters to L. (-icier!.
C.i.ThAT bst El I L. •
The CHANCELLOR oldie i.. tie c 'La moved the
House to go lido itommittt c 0,. trier Ciliates U.:.
Mr. WINTEIta rose, and stattc iiis objectious to
the Bill were, that it tended to render toe Chords
subject to the Crown, of which it should tie as
much indepitndeut as was consistent troth the ele-
vated situation and prerogative, of His Majesty
gifts asd presentments. there existed is. Deer.-
soy for the measure, and it was not even milted for
by those it was intended to reneve. Its iuterfe-
relice with the gorernmeut of the Church was on-
juditiable; and the property of the t. hutch, tvoich
bad been as enectu.diy prow-bid by law as any
other, would, hy the overawes of this law, be vics.
fated, olthout even the shadow of a sevesonj sheen
for such an iosprudeut micros. Innent.
Mr. C. W. W. Wirnsa cocsinered the Bill nn
absolutely necessary step, for the preserviVion of
the Established Church ; sod *nought an amend-
ment might be su,pgestect by some of ins Lean=ed
Friends, a high would obviate their objectio:is Alto
the measure. The duty of the Clergy was lest.
deuce. It was to be wished all resided ou dole
Beaeficas; but since. Irmo vatiou• cirtauisic.ces. all
could Dot, it was better to make those at leitat of a
certaiu description do so, and thus effect 'QUI t• good
to the public. Those who had property sulicieut,
should be compelled to reside, is justice to ti.oss
parishioners who thus einply provided th in with
salaries. The principle of the bill was good, mid
went on the supposition. that all residents should
hare 2.601. per annum. in cases where a Clerg!,
man was possessed of two beings, there was a
fair option watt him, either to keep both, allotting
a salary sufficient for A cisicicat Clergt man on one,
or moo. Near Colleges, the evil of non-resi-
dence was maortnotta ; he himself knew of five pa-
rishes, close together, where there w4s not a single
rrsident. This accounted for the immense cif Me-
d:Lbws, Anabaptists, and others, who daily roe !:. d
the Church of its congregatirni, and vended the
assertion, the-. the best way of malting the Churi It
respectable and secure, was by reildentig it, Clergy
resident, said thus conipelling them to dischitipo
their duty.
Mr. CatETET considered the Bill a direct 1606.*
tion of property. which laid over been respected.
The stipend of a Curate had, abuot twelve rears
since, been used at 751. per ann. This should ho
the model of arty change which might hereafter be-
come necessary. Its the present iiiisturice, he mw no
reason for this dangerous encroachment on pro-
perty. The stipend of 2001. would oftc be the
greatest in'eustreeto the Clergy, who were the °TOO-
mil proprietors, and sometimes it would he foto d
to eoreed the trouote of the situation. 1 o attack
the vital principles or property, in tries war. was to
imitate the worst acts of the worst period of the
French revolution. But why should dig system of