The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-15 00:00:00

CHURCH RATES BILL.

Mr. PACKE, who had charge of this bill, which stood
for second reading to-day, announced his intention to
withdraw it, and explained his reason for doing so. The
bill of the honourable baronet the member for the
Tower Hamlets, which proposed entirely to abolish
Church rates, he viewed as a Church destruction bill,
and it would therefore be his duty to meet it
with a determined opposition. The noble lord the Pre-
sident of the Council approved of the principle of the
bill, though he differed with its details, and he yet hoped
Government would be induced to bring in a measure to
confine the payment of church rates to members of the
Established Church only. At all events, should he not.
succeed in obtaining tioa assurance to that effect, be
should feel it incumbent on him to renew this bill ;
but, in the meanwhile, he had only to move that
the order for the second reading should be discharged.
Sir J. WALMSLEY said an erroneous impression
had gone abroad that the Dissenters as a body ere not
opposed to church rates, but he hoped after to-day that
impression would be dismissed.
Sir W. CLAY hoped the hon. member's statement
that the President of the Council approved of the
prin-
ciple of this bill was unauthorised, because the public
would only be satisfied with a measure that übie
totally'
abolished church rates.
Mr. PACKE explained that he had no authority to
make such a statement from the noble lord, but he
gathered the noble lord's opinion up on this bill from
what had fallen from the noble lord in the courseof
debate.

Sir B. HALL was glad to hear that, because he was
satisfied the noble lord could neither sanction the prin-
ciple nor the provisions of this bill. There must be no
ha:f measures, but church rates must be entirely abo-
lished.

Kr. BOOKER expressed his cordial approval of the
course that was proposed to be taken with regard to this
bill.

Captain SCOBELL had come down to the house to
help to throw out this bill, and he was glad it had been
withdrawn.
After a few words from Messrs. BUTT and PELLATT,
the motion was agreed to, and the order was discharged.
REFORMATORY SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
• This bill was passed through committee pro forma.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS BILL.

The house then went into cornwittee.
Mr. WHITESIDE asked if it was intended to extend
this bill to Ireland.

Mr. J. S. PIIILLIAIORE replied in the negative, as
it bad been found i!upossible to frame a clause that
would be satisfactory to Ireland.
The bill was then passed through committee.
PUBLIC REVENUE AND CONSOLIDATED
FUND CHARGES BILL.

This bill was passed through committee on under-
taking being given by the Government that before the
third reading amendments should be made for exempting
the high judicial officers of Ireland from the operation
of the bill.

O❑ the consideration of the schedules,
Mr. CRAUFURD moved that the salaries of sheriffs
and sheriffs substitutes of Scotland should be transferred
from Schedule Ato Schedule B. The former placed the
charges for offices on the consolidated fund, while the
latter placed the charges under the control of Pa,rlia-
rnent.

After a brief discussion the committee divided, when
there appeared—

FOi the amendment
Against it
The schedule A was then agreed to.
Schedule B gave rise to a good deal of desultory dis-
cussion, and ultimately,
Mr. GROGAN moved that the Chairman do report
progress.

21
110-80

The committee divided on this motion, when there
appeared—
For the motion.
Against it

33
82-49

The motion was accordingly neg tived.
The schedule was then agreed to.
WAYS AND MEANS.
The house then went into a committee of ways and
means, and agreed to a resolution for restricting the use
of sugar in breweries. The use of sugar in breweries
and distilleries is not to be prohibited in breweries on
payment of the increased duty, but the brewers wishing
to use sugar will be required to take out an annual
license for that purpose at a cost of 1/. a-year. .
The other orders were then disposed of, and the house
adjourned at half-past 5 o'clock.