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reply, and leave the people to suppose that it was un-
answered and unanswerable. The coarse, however, pur-
sued by the Colonial Secretary was widely different—itt
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bringing the subject before Parliament.
Nof this reso-
lution, but the Right Hon. Gentleman wanted it to pass, to
print his Bill and send it out to the colonies. That might
it was not the real motive for be the avowed object, but
a party in the
this movement. The fact
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domination. He hoped, however,
for the purpose of substituting in a new- angled
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The Right Hon. Gentlemansaid that the bishops of
- has been deterred from meeting together to
the colonies
ffairs for fear of
settle their own a penal consequences. Of
course the Bight Hon. Gentleman believed what he said,
prissily
but
the
(ur. Harman) would take the liberty of disbe-
lieving it altogether. The bishops had already met in
synod, as everybody in the colonies knew. Who was
to prosecute them for so doing, or under whin
law were they to be prosecuted? He certainly
objected to this Bill, and protested against
its being transmitted to the colonies in its present shape.
Considering the dangers and difficulties which now sur-
rounded the Church, any legislation for the distant colo-
nies ought to be attended with great care and caution.
He thought this was a proposition most dangerous and
absurd, and he hoped that when the Government came
next year to redeem the pledge which he understood
they had given, to legislate on this subjecf, they would
do so on principles clear, defined, and intelligible.
Sir W. P. WOOD regretted that the Hon. Member
for Cockermouth should invariably impeach the motives
of any Hon. Member who might chance to differ from
him in any opinion, and impute to him sinister and dis-
honest reasons for such differences.—(Hear, hear.) The
other day it was himself (Sir W. P. Wood) who had been
impugned with reference to the view which he had taken
of the state of the law on another subject, and
to-day it was the Right Honourable Gentleman the
Member for the University of Oxford. The Honour-
able Gentleman said that this Bill had a concealed
motive—that its real object was to establish an eccle-
siastical tyranny in the colonies. Certainly, if it had
such a concealed motive, he had never seen any motive
so well and dexterously concealed. (Hear, hear.)
It was a very odd way of establishing an ecclesiastical
tyranny to seek to give the laity a greater power
and a larger share of legislation in church matters
than was possessed by the laity of this country.
The Hon. Gentleman said that some of the bishops in
the colonies had done mischief there, but he (Sir W. P.
Woed) thought that it was but necessary to refer to the
progress of the Church in the distant colonies to show
that the bishops had done great good. Many of them
had been sent to a heathen population, or to a convict
population standing in need of religious education even
more than heathens. Within the last fifteen years the
number of clergy employed under the colonial bishops had
increased threefold, from 500 to 1,600, and in the Cape of
Good Hope they had increase sixfold. IThe power which
the Church in the colonies wanted, and which he thought
would be conferred by some Bill of this sort, was to
show the force, energy, and vitality which it possessed
when duly organized. In effecting this object, he hoped
the Hon. Member for Cockermouth would join, laying
aside his prejudices for once, and endeavour to aid the
cause of Christian truth by adhering to Christian charity.
Mr. BUTT strongly objected to this Bill, to the intro-
duction of which, he was only induced to consent by
the implicit confidence which he placed in the Right Hon.
Baronet the Secretary for the Colonies.
Mr. GLADSTONE wished to say a few words on a
personal matter. For the first time in his public life he
bad felt greatly grievedty the tone which the Right Hon.
Gentleman the Secretary for the Colonies had adopted in
his speech on the second reading of the former Bill.
The language, however, which the Right Hon. Gentle-
man had used to-day had convinced him (Mr. Gladstone)
that the expressions he then used lay within the fair
limits of debate; and he wished spontaneously to say
that he entirely withdrew anything which he might have
said when labouring under his first impression, and re-
gretted ever having used them.
Sir J. PAKINGTON said he most cordially accepted
the Bight Hon. Gentleman's apology.
The resolution was then agreed to, and the Chairman
being directed to move for leave to bring in a Bill to
amend the laws relating to the Colonial Church, the
House resumed, and leave was given to bring in the Bill.
METROPOLITAN BURIALS BILL.
The House then went into Committee on this Bill,
commencing with clause 38.
The remaining clauses of the Bill were agreed to.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE proposed a clause exempting
from taxation horses and carriages kept for funeral pur-
poses only.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
apprehended it was impossible to move a clause of this
nature in Committee on this Bill. It would be neces-
sary to go into a Committee of the whole House, and
move a special resolution with regard to this parti-
cular tax.
The amendment was then withdrawn.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH moved a clause providing
compensation for the owners of burial grounds which
might be closed by the operation of this Bill.
The CHAIRMAN said the same objection would ap-
ply to this clause as had been urged against the clause
of the Hon. Member for Finsbury. If the compensation
were to come out of the Consolidated Fund, a prelimi-
nary resolution would be necessary.
After a brief discussion the clause was added to the
Bill. The preamble was afterwards agreed to, and the
House resumed.
The report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH (AMEND-
MENT) BILL.
On the motion for going into Committee on this Bill,
Sir GEORGE PECHELL suggested that certain
alterations should be made in the Bill with reference to
the town of Brighton.
After a few words from Lord J. MANNERS,
The House went into Committee.
Sir GEORGE PECHELL moved the omission of
clause 5, which related to Brighton.
The motion was agreed to.
All the other clauses were agreed to, and the House
resumed.
The report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES (No. 2) BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
BISHOPRIC OF CHRISTCHURCH (NEW )
ZEA-
LAND BILL
This Bill was considered and agreed to, and ordered
to be read a third time to-morrow.
VALUATION (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill, as amended, was considered and agreed to,
and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
CRIME AND OUTRAGE (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
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PATENT LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
ACTS
dStiEmXe EXTENSION BILL.
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reeds BILL.
PROPERTY OF LUNATICS BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
DISTRESSED UNIONS (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
WOODS, FORESTS, AND LAND REVENUES
BILL.
This Bill was considered and agreed to, and ordered
to be read a third time to-morrow.
EXCISE SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS BILL.
This Bill was considered and agreed to, and ordered
to be read a third time to-morrow.
SECRETARY OF BANKRUPTS OFFICE
ABOLITION BILL.
This Bill was considered and agreed to, and ordered
to be read a third time tomorrow.
BISHOPRIC OF QUEBEC BILL.
This Bill as amended was considered and agreed to,
and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
COLONIAL BISHOPS BILL.
This Bill passed through Committee and was ordered
to be reported to-morrow.