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Lion that another measure should be presented to
Parliament, upon the lame subject. in the course sal
the next Session. Whenever such it measure
should_ he brought forward, he trusted it would he
very different from the present one, of winch there
was scarcely a single clause to which he could agree
its their present state, sod some of shied lie aid uut
thick any amendments could make admissible.
Ast however, the meniiirek which had bent in
conteMpletion were, perhaps, delayed only a
titue,the Noble Earl said,
that he thought it his
rimy tis iinttlie people of Ireland noon Their go.or
he- anointing them of what the objects oT rite Rill
4"ers They were very extensive and important.. The
'Bill would affect the collection of tithes, of a As
rates. and parish ceases, of every description.; It
would interpose Vexatioes and expensive conirliit an
in flee ixerciate pf the right of appeal. wire the
subject,nisy think himself aggrieved in any : vie
cases: It
.would deprave the psrishioner of ight
of voting at vestries, if he should happen to have
*Neglected to hive paid such rates or germs, as
should have been rquototted against hint, within six
days after demand made; and it would thus de.
prive that truly respectable class of our fellow-sub.
trig. the Society of Friends, of their votes at vestries,
As • it:atter of coons, inasmuch as it is known to be
with theist a ConsCietitiOUS tenet, never voluntarily
• .
to pay tithes, or ally church rale, or parish errs,
but to, put it Opon the parish officer, in every cow,
to take frith there, against their cement, whatever
The amount of Isis demand may be : It would
create a new officer. with a salary, in every parish
in lrelaud, under the title of •• Collector of the
Parish Cos :" It would divest those ancient com-
mon law officers of the parishes, the elturch-war.
dens, of the duty of collecting that p srt of the parish
sexes, called ei Minister's Money," which has always
belonged to their office to both countries, and give
to the minister the power of appointing a collector
Of his 1.1*1) *001(1 relieve the ordinary of all
the trouble end' responsibility of causing to be col.
lected, Under hiss own authority, the necessary
sums, in repeyroyists Of money. advanced by the
Board of First Fruits for the building of new
churches—and inflict upon the welshes by which
such repayments are to be Made, the heavy Ate:
tiosial expense tit a process in the Court of Exam..
quer : And, laslfy,. it would give a sweeping power
to all vestries of ussesaing their several parishes as
they shall think fit, for building and rebuilding
their respraive churches anal chapels, and paying
salaries rod illohances to all manner of parish or
family clerks 4, sextons, and all other ',swish officers
and ls.
Three were the important objects of the Bill,
which their Lordships would probably have to con-
sider spin, whether in the whole or in part, during
the courte of the next Session, and to which be
thought it necessary thus early to direct their Lord.
Ships attention, as well as that of those more ius•
intchatelv interested in these enactments.
The Nobir Earl then adverted to air intention, of
which he hid heard something, of building a
church, upon a great scale, in the new town of
Limerick, where the great intijority of the popults.
tints was triples' to he Catholic, and some most re.
epectable persons of that persuasion, to which they
would, of course, be compelled to contribute at the
same rate with their Protestant townsmen. though
they had lately erected a 'magnificent chapel.entirely
by voluntary subscription. for the celebration of
their own worship.
If ever this Bill should appear again before Par.
batten!, the Noble Earl trusted, that that system
which had ao wisely prevailed on so rosily late °eels-
's...a., or referring subject. or greet tasopertettee to
Committees fur consideration, previous to the forms-
Con of any specific measure, may he followed in
this care, and that. the measure may originate in a
:notion fur a Committee to inquire into the stair of
the eitivrilig laws upon the important subjectof this
Bill, and to report whether any and What new
esiattmenss may be necessary.
the Earl of LlttEttl'ci hoped. in opposing the
till, be' should -Oat be understood as offering any
objection to whit he conceived would be of Wean.
'age to the Protestant Church. Brought up in
that Church, he venerated its doctrines, and he
trusted lie.shisuld ever so act as to contribute tit its
server. The Bill proposed by the Right Rev. Pre-
late he thought would have no such effect; he,
therefore. had resolved to oppose it.
The Bill was then negatived.
Donn Is Divorce Bill went through a Committee.
.—ltrport to.moa row.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed
of, and the House adjourned.