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res*ident -Clergy as to. malt tile income of
If residence was.the ()hied in view,
\k tOt did not the Bill apply to the incomes under
4001.3 year, as well as to-those over-that sum ? On
these ground;, .and for several minor reasons, he
proigist.;d that the. Dill should be read a second time
this day three months.
-The Earl of Soaot.n. stated, that when about
three years ago he had it in contemplation to bring
the situation of tie Curates under the consideration
- of the Legislature,, he received above two hundred
letters from individuals of that body representing the
hardships under which they laboured. This certainly
amounted to a call for legislative relief. The Noble
Earl stated some cases of peculiar distress, and con-
cluded with giving his vote for the secolid reading of
the 811, though some of its provisions might not be
such as he should approVe,
The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE argued against
theßill on the same grounds as Lord SIDMOUTH.—
1-10 could not conceive 'Why the Lay Improprietor
iveslett to manage With. his Curate as he should
think proper, while the income of 'the beneficed
clerevinan was so extremely invaded.
The AecnetStlOP of CM4TERBURY traced theprin-
ciple of an interference on the part of the Bishops
to provide a maintenance for the officiating persons,
from the earliest period of the history of the Church
of... England. He cited a mandate from the Pope,
enjoinipolas interference, in the reign of Henry IL
and'adverted to several successive Alas prior to the
Reformation, and since down to the time of his
pre-sent Majesty. On constitutional grounds, there-
fore,. the right of intervention was perfeetly clear.
• The Most Reverend Prelate then argued the pro-
priety: of the present Bill, and contended that unless
some such measure were passed, the situation of the
Curates must be eternally coming before their Lord-
ships year after year. -
Tee Loan CHANCE.Ei.[.t}Jt, after the principle of the
measure had been recognized twice by the other
House and once by their; Lordships, thought the Bill
ought to be read a second time, though he *as not
le.,pared to say he would give his approbation to all
, S ti:e provisionS of it.
The Dike of Nonrom,argued in f3vonr of the
Bill, on the ground that some remedy was necessary,
and that this measure was better than none. The
Noble Duke replied particularly to the arguments of
- the Earl of Buck ingbanithire. •
Lord LAUDERDi.LIi spoke at considerable length
against the. Bill, which he contended, militated
di-
re: against the profesSionalexertions of the young
Clergy, checking theiri,ambition, by affording at
once the enjoytnent.,ol a comfortable ease, and re-
' pressag their talents:by .rcrnoving the stimulus which
was found most powerfUl in every profession. The
Noble Lord then entered. into the general'arguments
to prove, that the itientnbents of Livings would he
i without sersing the Curate, the Church,
yr the Christian Roligion, or its morality.
The' House then divided on Lord Sidmouth's
Amendment.
Ayes . 77
N - . 36
Majority fat the 2d Reading of the Bill —l9
The routine business of the day was then proceed-
,d on, and the House adjourned at 10 o'clock, till
..le•morrow. •

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rut spAv,'4uNe 28, 1808.

Tuis morning we received, by an• Extra Packet,

in which Mr. II Attuß AVE, the Messenger,eame over,
o Gottenburgh Paper of the pt st iust. its contents

are not very Important. The following are the only
A ides worth notice : •
sTocKilout GAZETTE, luN lg.

" According tcr,sNrtain intelligence received front

;Finland, a very considerable powder tnagazine blew
up on the 3d inst. near Sweaborg, and+ tb4 explosion
citstroyed the barrielci. and several private houses,
The Dock -yard sustainer considerable damage, and

everal Armed Vessels of the Flotilla were. either

,tarot considerably damaged; many lives were
10... t, and the fire was riot got under in the Fortress
40' of June, in the morning.
Majesty has received a Report from
Field-l\larshal Baron Tot.z., dated the 12th inst.
wherebyit appears, that on the 9th in' the afternoon
a convoy, consisting of 80 Sail, escorted by an Eng-
)i_sh Bornb-ketch and three Armed Brigs, got under
way fininlmo' 'load, with a fresh .breeze from
north-west.. At nine o'clock the next morning
,tin wind . changed to northeast, and blew so
hard, that the Swedrsh Gun-boats were obliged
to haul into port,...and were . not able to work
out again until rhalf, past six in the evening;

when the wind 'beanie mare moderate. In the

mean time the ljaites...attaCked the Convoy with a
very considerable force, consisting of ,upwards of 20,
Gun•boats, besides Cutlers, and other small armed
Ve.aelo, and captured several Merchantmen, the
number which I havenot'..yet been 'able to ascertain,
but four of them were burned by the Enemy. Ono
Englisl? Brig was also taken, after having made a
long and rifust gallant resistance. The rest of the
Convoy
,clearetl,44,sterbo',reef as early as ten

o'clock in the nlottiiiig. The Swedish Gun-Wats
taessed tLe atiout one mile distance.
His Royal Majesty has ordered a Court Mar-
flat to irignire3nto tlils,transadion, and to investigate
,the circumstance which prevemed them froM taking
a share in the aaion.".