The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-14 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

COSTS SECURITY BILL.

The order for going into committee on this bill was post-
poned until to-morrow.
SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CLERGY DISABILITIES
REMOVAL BILL.

Sir W, HEATHCOTE moved the second reading of this
bill, and explained the position in which the clergy of the
Scottish Episcopalian Church were placed. He stated
that Tillotson and Burnet, two distinguished prelates
of the Church of England, were clergymen of Scottish
orders, and before the present restrictions were op-
posed,' a Scottish prelate was translated to the
Irish bishopric of Raphoe. At present a clergyman
ordained by a Scottish bishop, a bishop of a church in com-
munion with our own, could not be licensed to a curacy or
instituted to a living in England. He might be the best
man for the place, but still a bishop would be bound to
reject him. A bishop might ordain a dissenter, but he
could not ordain a Scottish Episcopalian clergy-
man, because he recognised his orders to be good.
It had been said that the Scottish Episcopalian clergymen
were inferior in education to those of England, but he
thought that when we were obliged to take theological
students from St. Bee's and St. Arden's, the English
Church ought not to throw stones, far the Scottish clergy
were educated at the old Scottish Universities,
and also had a special training of their own at
Glenalmond. Tho bill now before the house had been
thoroughly sifted before the House of Lords, and he trusted
it would be sent back with as few amendments as possible.
Mr KINNAIRD rose to move as an amendment,—
"That a select committee be appointed to inquire how far
any privileges which may be conferred upon the clergy of
the Episcopal Church in Scotland would interfere with the
Treaty of Union between England and Scotland, and into
the expediency of removing at the same time from the
ministers of the Established Church of Scotland the dis-
advantages imposed on them by the Act 13th and 14th
Charles II ,c. 4. The main object of the bill, he believed,
was to open the door for amalgamating the two churches,
and it was thought by many it was intended to be the first
step to making the Episcopal Church the Estab-
lished Church of Scotland. (Cries of " Oh, oh.")
He contended that this measure would be of no benefit to
the Church of England. These Scottish clergy were not
required, for there were at present in the Church of Eng-
land thousand of curates who had no prospect of obtaining
ecclesiastical preferment.
Mr A. SMITE and 11r ffADFIELD both rose to second the
amendment. •
Mr WALTER, wished to know, whether in the event of
this bill passing, a Scottish clergyman admitted to a bene-
fice in England would be at liberty to go back to Scotland
to efliciate there. If the bill were not carefully guarded
it would be setting up a sort of spiritual Schleswig-Hol-
stein in Scotland.
Mr G. DUFF said that most of the Scottish bishops
were in English orders. The bill would not, he considered,
interfere in any way with the Established Presbyterian
Clwrch of Scotland. This was a peculiarly curt question,
and he trusted that the odium theologicum would not be
introduce:l. With regard to this being a first attempt to
make episcocacy the religion of Scotland, all he had to say
was that a more crazy idea never entered the mind of man.

(Hear, hear.,
Mr NEWDEGATE thought it injudicious to commit
the powers proposed in the bill to any individual bishop.
He should vote for the committee recommended by Mr

Kinnaird.
Mr BLACK, as a Scotch member, had great pleasure in
supporting the bill.
Mr STIRLING ruse to express his thanks to the hone
member for Oxford for introducing the present bill, which
he was sure would create a feeling of pleasure in the minds
of Scotch members generally.
Colonel SYKES supported the bill.
Mr HADFIELD opposed the bill.
Mr LOUVERIE said he should vote for the bill, because
it provided simply for a civil privilege, and had nothing to
do with spiritual privilege.
Mr KINNAIIiD said he would not give the house the
trouble of dividing.
The bill WAS then read a second time.
POOR LAW GUARDIANS' ELECTION BILL.
Mr BAINES withdrew this bill.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' BILL.

This bill was withdrawn.
PETTY OFFENCES LAW AMENDMENT BILL
Mr. WHALLEY moved the second reading of this bill,
the object of which was to enable a husband or wife to give
evidence when one of them was charged with a petty
offence.

The SOLICITOR GENERAL opposed the bill.
After a short discussion the bill was withdrawn.
COUNTY REGISTRATION VOTERS BILL.

The order for the committal of this bill was read and dis-
charged:
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. AND REGISTRIES

(IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a third thus and passed.

An HON. MEMBER moved as an amendment that the
Speaker do leave the chair that day six months. (Laughter.)
Mr DAWSON said if this bill passed mutton would
cease to exist in'lreland.

Mr BERKELEY said his great object in bringing this
bill was not to preserve the lives of foxes, but to prevent the
destruction of sheep, pigs, and dogs. -
The house divided, when there appeared—
For the motion
Against it
Majority —22
The house then went into committee, and progress was
reported.
HARWICH HARBOUR ACT AMENDMENT BILL
This bill was read a second time.
EXPIRING LAWS CONTINUANCE BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
MILITIA BALLOT SUSPENSION BILL.

This bill passed through comnsittee.
ELECTION PETITIONS ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill was withdrawn.
The other orders of the day sere then disposed of, and
the house adjourned.