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London, England, 1813-05-18 00:00:00

CURATES STIPENDS RILL.

The Order of the Day upon which their lot&
ships were summont.4l being read, •
The Earl of HATIROWZY moved, that the
amendments made by the Committee to the Bill
be taken into consideration, which wets accord-
idglydone.
A very protracted, and in some respects.desul-
lory discussion ensued, on the various aniend-
thents, in which the. Noble Earl, Lords Gren-
ville, Redesihrle, Ellenborough, and the Chan-
cellor, and the :Arehhishop of Canterbury, the
,
Bishops of. London, .Foteter, St. Asaph, and
Worcester, we're the principal Speakers. Several
farther amendments were proposed by the Earl of
•llarrowhy, Lord Grenville,
Redesdale, the lii,
i
shop of London, and: other Lords, -which were
discussed
tot lunch length, and in general agreed
to by tke house. No division took place.
In the course of the above, Lord REDZSDALE
adverted to SOITIe instances where the clerical
duties Were very ill 'or inadequately performed by
some of the inferior Clergy ? omissions which
Were warmly deprecated by hint ; more especially
lil tinies when such numerous descriptitius of jail-
seaters were exerting themselves to deteriorate
the' Estabiished Church ; considerations which.
simuhl induce every order 01' the Clergy, even
the, highest, to be careful that the sacked duties
e properly and religibusly performed.
The Archbishop of CANiunurtv; 'with much
feell,ig and warmth, vindicated the great body of
the Clergy from a charge of iimproperly perform
hik deities. On this ground his Grace
was followed by •
The Bishop of ST. ASA,PLI, who insisted on a

,couxirtern, e ameltoratton in these respects ha,!;
ing taken place, especially of late yetis s.
Liord ItEntSiii.l4 spoke in explanation : and
subsetpiently,
Tlie. Earl of HARitownY defended the principle
and leading provisions of the Bill—deprecated any
junket' pets tponentent of discussion upon a project;
respecting which, within the last ten ycgrs,.thred
Or four Bills bail passed the Legislature ; and of it
'Oat-tient:it. measure (that in question) which had
been more than ten months before the House and
the conntry.
In the result, the Amendments being gone
though; the Bill, was again ordered to be printed,
and' on the Noble Earl's motion, ordered to be
hail a third time on ,Friday.•
At halt past nine o'clock their Lordships ad-
journed till to-morrow.'

HOUSE COMMONS:
moNDAy, UAY 17.

The call of the !louse, which stood -for to-day,
being enforced, the •Gallery wits not opened till
six o'clock. The names cat deft.ttlters were or-
dered to be called 'over on Wednesday.
The Committe..! bn the Scots Court of Session
Bill was postponed till Monday.
The Country Bankei•S' Bili was, after a few ob-
servations from Mr, FRANKLIN LEWIS Rnd
YoRKR, read a second !him., and committed tb a
Committee above stairs.

Thc' Report of the Comibittee of Supply was
brought up, and the Resolution for raising two
millions for the service of -Ireland, and other Re-
solutions relative to the, Revenue of that Coml.-
try, were agreed to, after some objections-urged
by Sir JO IN NMPORT, Sir. F. Boor), and Ge►►e-
ral MATITEW, on the Tix' on Malt. They were
answered by Sir W. FrrzoenAt.o.
The -Irish Post Road Bill was brought in, read
a first time, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. CANNING presented a Petition, signed by
6000 inhabitants of Liverpool, in favour of Par-
liamentary Reform.