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APPII9I'IO I I lON RI 1.1..

This Bill Rimed to r Committee of the
whole Hour..., %%heti

Lord Hot 1. tsu rime, not v:;tliont reluctance, to
'spree' his ilisatibliction with a certain grant made
by the Bill, particulatly as it was made fur the ex-
pressed purpose of relieving the lower orders of the
clergy. It was his wish not to be misunderstood,
for he was not nuntindfol of the state of that else'
of the chorch whothis grant were intruded to
be relieved.' by
Bat in respect to the inferior clergy,
their situation had beets considerably Unproved in
the reign of Queen Anne, compared to their sitter-
ties io the time of the Beforinatiou ; and they were
now still better than in the tune of Anne. This
was therefore an unpropitious time for tasking
to them so large a grant ef the public money.
when taxes on taxes burdened the people, and
when there needed im accession to Bait load en-
der which they a: present gemmed. Braider, the
mode of rebel estencied to thews by the grant of
100,0001. was not permanent, and on that accouut
was subjected to every objectiou. In sueh terms
he was serious in saying, that the higher orders of
the Clergy were the lint source to which the atten-
tion of the inferior order ought principally to be
directed ; fur they were naturally called upon by
their conirectums. and other eiteuturtances, to es-
tend every messes of relief towards their brethren
its the saute profes..on. It was on these grounds lie
felt disposed to enter his protest against the Mea-
sure. If, utter making every sacrifice of sinecure
places in tie Church, he meant those livings where
there was HO core of souls, the Clergy were still
in need of assistance to relieve their necessities, he
should have hail sin such ObjeCtllM against so large
grant of the saddle utotivy.
Elie Earl of Heaeowue addressed the Hauer et
great length upon the objet hone stated by the
Noble Lord opposite, slid stated many oh-ersse
tions, which, in his intuit. ware sulficietit reasons
for resorting to the grant contained in this Bill, fur
the purpose of relies ing the lower orders of the
•krgy. With re• peel to the state of Ilse iof. nor
Clergy, in (Met, reigns, if the value of too .ey
were not to form w part of the consideration, Ul4.
.1001)tedly the differeutre would be this, that for.
timely mere of the livings would fill uncle'
1301. yet annum, thew at the present day.—
Bed if the velem of money were Considered, he was
not prepared at present to contend which period of
time was most favourable to the interests of this
order of the clergy. At the same time he concurred
with the Noble Lord, that this measnre was one
which would be better discussed in a Bill by itself.
than as at present assimilated with other grants in
the Appropriation Act. F the last mums there
appeared to he upwards of Soo° livings in this
country, under 1301. per anuetn. Upwards
of 1000 were still 11,11 more than 501. slam After
taking an estimate of the different livings in the
chum!), he argiwil there was an urgent necessity for
the relief to the lower orders of the Clergy, extend-
ed by the pre ..•11t Bill. The Nubile Lord had
alluded to the higher orders of the Clergy, and had
contended there we. a stouter where the neceseitous
of their iliferior brethren might Ile relieved.—
But, if it were enema that the inequality of the
higher orders was to be destroyed. • lie could not
concur with the position; because he considered
that ioequelity us a part of the perfection to be
found in the ecclesiastical estublishment. That
inequality furnished ti ei4lltl of rewarding the
different a'elutions of merit to 1w found in
those who tilled the higher offices of church pre-
ferment. He next 'Adverted to the number of
licensed chapels or meeting.houses of those
who dissented from the Church of F.nglosid,
and, from the returns made to the Hauge, in ensue.
quince 'Attie Noble Viscount'. mote..., it appeaied
there were upwards oL. 14.001.1 useetiug-houses in
this kingdom. lie ripposnion to such foes, the
Church had only 11,900 beneficed livings. The
Noble Earl stated the population of different parts
of the country, for the purpose of strewing that
there were nut sufficient provisions made for the
Church ; in one place, such was the proportion
between the runt of money paid to the Church and
the number of people. over *hot* it had the cure of
smile, that it did not amount to more than ed. pi r
soul,atel in another place. it MIX only 1 111. fur Ciely
soul. There were upwards of 1800 livings Iselil in
the way of pluralitieie lint the greater number of
them were those of • larger amount than 1501.
ro-year. He thought it would be a wise maxim,
in case of alining 'wings, to prevent their po-
verty. to direct, by a sweeping law, that in
small livings, if a curate were employed, he
should have the whole of the salary. He eon-
chided by *berrying, that it was Ibis intention
at a future time to propowe a plan of greater
extent of relief ; bet, in the mean time, it was eh•
solutely necessary to grant this teinporsire relief,
and he trusted the Noble Lord himself would not
further entertain his objections to the/measure.
Earl Sete HOlre said, he was always glad to beer
the Noble Feud opposite speak. for he generally
expressed himself without ni-orring any 'mimed-
verities for the 'mat of perspicuity. lii the mess

tiete he was attohished to hest him lilei the CiturA;
for be was certein, bail hr (Earl Smithops) ut-
ttred such sentiments, ht should have been pros
tautness, aggro.' libeller of our thurcli establishment.
The Noble Earl had elude those proptisitions
which he dionld hare utade hituself, but they
would he found et variative in the nature of their
conclusions. lie,. the Noble Lail illarroa by)
had represented property to he the poly foundation
of the Church of &silent!. The 110tASt 531011 of pro-
perty was the 01.17 material object for which the
Establishment waren:lune. A Noble Viscounty not
now present (Melville), mid stitrd that the k rk of
Scotland was founded upon a rock of poverty, but
the Noble End's arguments were of no use but to
prose that the Church of England ought to he
founded upon a rock of riches. They appeared to
have no other character than that of uequiring
riches. The inequality of the higher orders has;
also been ',raised, and the Noble Errl had slated,
that it afforded au opportunity of recording merit ;
but what was the nature of the merit? Did ever
anv person hear of a Bishop being promoted for his
religions •merit ? No smelt thing; the only use of
Bishops was to support the itifluence of ,Ministers. It
Was well known that if any Bishop gave his vote Can•
scantly for the Adiniiiistration, they found ail oppnr•
trinity of rewarding him by raisin..., him to a weal-
thier place in the Prelacy. lie thought the Noble Earl
had made a slip when he called the Dissenters the
foes of the Estoblished Church. %VIM, was it man
who entertained :I different opinion to be denounced
a foe to the Church of England? Suppoie a
Baptist, hscause he did not believe in thev.prink-
ling of a child with water to tie so OM:at:ion, as the
dipping of the person grown to maturity, was lie
therefore to breaded a traitor, or foe to she Clitirch
of England ? There was a law in America he much
admired, it was a wise law and a canon, one. If
any man gave a bond to a pi lest, prioni•ing money
fur the discharge of his religious finic.ions, it was
declared void in it Corot of Joon e. Said the
Noble Earl (Stall-ow), the shrewd American
argots thus, t% but are Priests for? Why, to make
men honest. Then why did not the pnest perform
his duty towards the grantor of the bond ? If lie
had made the man honest, there would have been
nu occasion to apply to a court of just;. e. The
condition of the liond was the very purpose of mak-
ing the man honest, and if he did oat perform that
duly, the priest hail completely faired in his pro-
tnise. cud therefore the hood was void. This us, my
Lords, moat eicellesit logic. •
Lord HOLUM) made a very animated reply,
in a Inch he maintained, that the increase of PatsiTy
to the Church Establishment was nu security of the
increase of their followers ; but rather of the re-
verie, that they would be leawdisposed to discharge
the duty of their functions.
Viscount Stonourn oblerverl, that in the new
Chinch structures, there ought to be a eta taiu por-
tion of the building allotted to the poor people,
without any experts,.
Fur Earl of fit aitowsir srake in explanation.
The Sol of I,lv ERPOOL said a few words in fa-
your of the grant.
The Bill then passed through a Committee. and
was reported without ai d amendment!

EAST INDIA LOAN BILL.
The Earl of l.tv►aPoot., in consequence of
some intended observations on the totasere,
to !postpone the torninutuient of this Bill till to-
inorroo .—Agreed to.

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The other orde,s of the day were dieposed of,
•ud the Iluuae adjoin-lard.

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