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Commonf, that Members should be arowed to sit in
a Parliament two or three years out of the five or
six, which generally comprised its duration, who had
no right or title to come within its walls. It would
have been much better to have enfereed the call of
the /louse; for thotteb it may be said, Where is
the necessity-of the call if we have attained our oh-
jed ?—vet its enfiarcement would have compelled
at least some of those Gentlemen so long absent to
come and take their chance, and share of their par-
liameutary duties. (The Minister, be confessed,bad
fairly asked for the opinion of the House, and he
would state his to be, that under all the present cir-
cumstances the Motion AMC rather unreasonable.
Mr. 1. 11. BROWNE concurred with Mr. For,
dug the House ought at least to make an effort to
decide some more petitions. They already observed
that new petitions came forward in consequence of
the abovo decisions that bad been made, and there
was a great pi obabilitY that those world multiply
upon them. Sooner than defer the remainder so
long, he should prefer the enforcement of the call.
The CHANCELLOR of the F.XCHEQUER
said, the lion. Gent. (Mr. Fox) did him nontore
than justice in acknowledgiug that his wish was to
ascertain the sense of the House upon the subjea.
No one could entertain a more earnest wish than be'
did, that the greatest progress possible should be
made in those decisions, though he had his appre-
hensions much inconvenience might aric from it, to
the great public business which vet remaiued to be
brought forward. Ent us it would be perhaps pru-
dent at least to make the experiment till the incon-
venience should be experienced, he would not per-
sist in his motion.
Mr. L. PA.RSONS suggested the propriety of
constraining a general attendance, if it could be
done be a en-colar letter, itiforming each Member
that the call would be positively enforced.
The SPEAKER intormA the lion. Baronet,
that what he suggested was formerly a parliatuen-
Lay pra.Rice,lett discontinued, as being rendered un-
necessary by the Bill itself.
The motion was then withdrawn.
The 11.4ise went into a Committee on the East
India Volunteer Pill, the report of which was re-
ceived immediately.
On the motion of Mr. SARGENT a new writ was
ordered for the borough of CAllington, in the coun-
ty of Cornwall, in the room of J. J. Fortescue, Esq.
who, since his eleaion, accepted the (antern hun-
dreds.
A petition was presented from the cite of \Vex.
ford, pra)ing to be included in the Raw 'Hide sill.
—Ordered to lie on the Table.
Mr. CURRY gave notice of his intention to move,
on Monday se'imight, for the several Petitions re-
•speding Raw Elides, to be referred to a Committee,
it the petitioners should be present, and prepared by
that time.

astics, which Nyasa security to the church and state.
He was therefore for the original clause.
Mr. WILBERFORCE said, the argument used
by his Right Hon. Friend respelling 'Fellows of Col-
leges and-Education, seemed a misconception ; the
question was not whether tutors or fellows should
be clergymen, but %%healer they should be beneficed
clern.
Sr.lll SERJ F.A NT BEST said, the argument of
his Honourable and Learned Friend (the Atforriey
General). respecting chaplains of the navl, applied
equally to other pez..ons, whose services, as men of
superior talents, and requiring an enlarged scope
for e:ierting them, demanded equal indulgence.—
Upon a full review of all the offices specified, be
thought proper clergymen should be found to fill
them.
Mr. DICK INS thought the sentiments of the
Right lion. Gentleman (the Attorney General) ex-
tremely mischievous, when he said thatclergymen
were nor necessary to education. He would wish
the Hon. Gentleman to compare Oxford or Cam-
bridge, with the German universities, and see the
difference.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL, in explanation,
said, he thought pluralities a great grievance. He
thought the duties may be discharged by persons
• not holding benefices. He did not say that ecclesi-
astics should not be tutors, but he said that it was
not necessary that tutors should be beneficed cler-
gymen. He was clearly of opinion that the discre-
tion of granting exemption should be vested in the
Nshops.
Tea: CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, the question was nut whether the House had
made up its mind that no exemption should be with-
out leave of the bishops, or on the other part, that
no persons could hold those ollicvs who held their be-
nefices; but whether, in no case, exemption, without
consent of the bishops, should take place. Ile
thought it would be hard that a person having a liv-
ing of 50 or 601. should be excluded from doing duty
as chaplain in the King's closet, or chaplain of. the
forces. He was against die amendment.
Mr. DUDLEY RIDER and the ATTORNEY
GENERAL explained.
'the SECRETARY at WAR spoke a few words
in favour of the chaplain! to the forces.
Mr. WILBERFORCE was for lodging the
power of exemption entirely with the bishops.
Door LAWRENCE said, that clergymen of
distin,ftion should fill the sittiation specined in the
clause, and he lamented that few of that description
came forward on such occasions.
This part of the clause was agreed to.
Upon the clause for exemptiag Clergymen &lily
duty in the British factories abroad from the opera-
tion of the Bill, an objection was made by Sir Ro-
bert Buxton ; but upon Sir William Scott stating
how extremely difficult it was to procure respeCta-
ble ministers to officiate in ow- fa dories, even with
all the advantages held out to them, the objection
was withdrawn, and the clause approved.
A conversation continued respelling a variety of
othcr exemptions with regard to residence. Upon
that which related to the exemption of Chancellors,
Vicar-Generals, and Surrogates, the Attorney-Ge-
neral expressed himself against the principle of ex-
tending the exemptions. The Committee divided
on the motion for those words standing part of the
Bill.—Ayes, 47. Noes, I 4.—Majority for the words
standing part of the clause, 33.
The next part of the clause related to the exemp-
tion of canons attached to cathedrals.
Sir WILLIAM SCOTT supported the exemp-
tion.
Mr. I. H. BROWNE opposed it.
After a desultory conversation, the Committee
again divided, and the clause was agreed to.
Several other clauses were discussed and agreed
to. The Chairman then reported Progress ' • and
Leave was given that the Committee should sit
agail to-morrow. The other Orders of the Day
were deferred.—At eleven o'clock the House ad-
journed.

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