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oilier aisle. The case of usage was a strong ad-
mitted our in law, mid out lb be applicable to
; ewes like this: for indiums. If it be proved that
titheit ham um for semi essoteries been applied fur
oil particular lauds is it not a fair presumption!.
• that the land wee !tempt, either as Mutual RAT' of
' thf,diessolved property of the stiouistesies,* some
*Wahines' I Is not the %sow hue to
bit hold Wild ii. the abottice of that documentary
evidence. %skirl,, in tire hem of time, had ceased
to cilia is lst the isanoiel practice of common law,
hong perepswitew hue been held to mire all defects of
title; bat to the tithe gotiation the reverse at this
doctrine was laid down, and too genitally sp.
proved. Qii thc.anbieCt of lay impropriatoev.
there cook) be im reason why their rights, as
conferred by tilenry the Eighth should not be
held sacred, and there cotild be no reason why
the question of Isoustdary should oat he de-
fined
by Commintioneett in the seine manner that
is constantly revolted to in private cases in the
Court of Mummery. 111 a Committee these points
could be Tally disc aced—it was certainly irremee
tune to dispose of such a Bill on the second read-
ing—it was, in feet to exclude discussion alto•
gether, and ow a subjeet where even professional
men eutertaioecl comidemble doubts as to the
104E4_1 import of the eaisliug law.
mr. wonaaiLi. kw no reason to think that
say each doubts as those alluded to were brood to
prevail as the law stew stood, and there way only
one case in the whole range of the Hill where any
thing like regulation was required, and that should
be does by a distinct enactment—he alluded to the
rare circumstance of a clergyman requiring tithes
MI land which was originally allotted as a compensa-
tion for the Church claim. It was a mistaken view
on the subject of usage to sappme that original
deeds were celled for in proof of exemption; on the
contrary, relative documentary evidence was taken,
ued if in ally deed a recital was found or an
exemption, it would be taken as good evidence.—
l'he proposed Bill, he contended, threw too great a
labour on the clergyman. in requiring him to
prove that the origiiral composition had been bad.
He had no objection to a Hill which would require
the clergyman to make Isis election between the
modus mid the tithe. but he had known cases
where both had been retained. For these reasons
he should oppose the Hill.
Mr. SMYTH opposed the Bill.
Mr. Culvert having briefly replied, the gallery
was cleared for a division, which, however. was
pierented by Mr. BKOUOHAM'S rising to *peak in
favour of the wampum. He denied that the pro-
perty of the Church ought to be considered more
sacred than ally other species of property, and con.
tended for the right of the Legislature to interfere
and regulate it, as circumstances might require, for
the attainment of some general good. This right
lie also proved by precedent., shelving that it had
been exercised by the Parliament of Ireland iu the
case of tithe of agistment, and by the Parliament
of Englaird, for promoting the enclosing of hinds
cud the cultivation of madder.•
Mr. Poet., in opposing the Bill, assented to the
proposition of the Hoo. and Learned Member, that
the property of the church was. not more sacred
then any other kind of property, considered in
point of absolute security ; bet there were circus-
stances. in his opinion, peculiar to the properly of
the chords which vended it to the epithet of
must vocred," as applied to it by his Right, Hon.
Friend (Sir W. Scott). •
The House then divided, when there appeared
!
-for the orcond reading—
Ayes l4
•Noes

Majority against the Bill S9
The Bill woo accordingly knit.
Ost the motion of Mr. Ceosita, the lionise re-
volved itself inter Committee upon the Longitude
Diveovery Bill. The Bill went through • Com-
mittee. nod the stvemd blanks were filled up. The
House reousewel. The Report woo then received.
mud the Bill ordered to he rood the third time to-
morrow. _ .

Tire -Husbandry Horses Doty Bill was read the
third time, end pissed.
"I'lre other Orders of the Day were then disposed
of, and the Douse adjourned at Osa o'CLoca.