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London, England, 1836-07-13 00:00:00

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(Tills EVENING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS,

ThP SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock.
SOUTH METROPOLITAN CEMETERY BILL.
CaptAin ALSA OER brought, up the Report of the
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as he considered the great body Disse,nters
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that Plietild be consecrated, in. that
those parts nbt thich were intended for
the interment for Dissenters ekAciiiilldis;tinctions in these
days were carried to a great extent, litit he &ugh:, that in
the grave there should be none. There -were two other of
the me tle+itiptions nod equally objectionable, as they
seemed to mdad ii fliciflßF4 distinction between' Dissenters
and Churchmen. In fact in staid flfimel these distinctions
were carried so far that walls were built belvietni the parts
appropriated for the interment of Dissenters and throe de-
signed for the burial of the members of the Church.
Dr. BO WRING agreed with the Hon. Member that
the House could not sanction a Bill which made so marked
a distinction between members of the Established Church
and Dissenters. Surely Dissenters were as much entitled to
Christian burial as Churchmen. He trusted that the Bill
would be re-committed.
Captain ALSAGER was sure that the promoters of
the Bill had 'no wish to prevent Dissenters being interred
as they -pleased ; lie had- carefully .read all the clauses of
the Bill, and he could not discover any that-contained pro-
visions of exclusion.
Mr. CHAS. LUSHINGTCN considered it most dis-
creditable in the 19th century that the membertof the church
of England would not allow Dissenters to buried in the
same ground with themselves.
Mr. POTTER moved that the report be received this
day three months.
Dr. BOWRING thought this -proceeding rather too
severe. He thought that the Bill ought to be recom-
mitted to give the friends of the Bill an opportunity 'of
• amendidg it.
Mr. WAKLEY said the institution of Cemeteries was
very salutary in so great a metropolis as this, but at the
same time he regarded this Bill as such an insult to the
House, and so derogatory to the English public at this
period of intelligence, that he thought they should not
properly consult the interests of the public unless they re-
jected with scorn so odious a measure.—(Heir, hear !)
Mr. BAINES agreed with the Hon: Member for
Finsbury, that these institutions were of great
public benefit. He hoped the Honourable Member
for Wigan would put his motion in such a way that the Bill
would again come under their consideration. He believed
that Dissenters had no objection to be buried in ground
that was not consecrated, neither did they consider it any
stigma to be so buried.—(Hear, hear.) What he would
recommend was, that the Hon. and Gallant Member should
re-commit the Bill, as there was every . disposition in the
House to promote what appeared to be a great public benefit.
Captain ALSAGER defended the clause. The Bill
had been drawn up to according with the feelings of the
Church—(A laugh)—and of charity ; and there certainly
was the intention to interfere with the conscientious scruples
of the Dissenters.

Mr. WILKS would recommend the postponement of
the measure, in order tl.at the objectionable clause should
be reconsidered.

The clauses in question went to perpetuate an odious dis-
tinctien, which it was not the policy of that house to keep
up, and he therefore hoped"the Bill would be recommitted.
Captain ALSAGER had no objection to the recommit-
tal of the Bill, and he hoped Hon. Members would favour
him with their suggestions, so as to make it acceptable.

The Bill was then ordered to be recommitted.

Mr. T. BARING presented a petition, complaining of
the local charge upon letters. The petitioners instanced
the case of a letter going five miles, by the present regula-
tions was carried 20 miles, and charged by the mileage.
Mr. WALLACE said he had been requested to sup-
port the prayer of the petition, and he did so with much
pleasure. It was the most sensible and reasonable petition
that he had seen on the subject. He would move that the
petition be printed. " Can Ido so so, Sir ? "
The SPEAKER—No.

The petition was then laid on the table.
Dr. BOWRING moved for Returns of the Drawback
on the Materials used for the Building of Kirks in Scot-
land.—Ordered.