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If he believed the property was legally liable to be rated, he
was bound to carry the law into effect, without considering the
pehcy er expediency of the law. fl ought to assess it, and
if they could not levy it, they nu-41-it o apply to.Parli.i.ment to
relieve them from their difficulties, and he thought they
ought to do 'o now. It was but right that they should be
informed by a civilian, whether or not they had the power of
levying the assessment. He thought that it would be desir-
able that an application should be made to Lord Normanby on
the subject.
Mr. HAwxEs wished to know if the opinion were that they
could not levy,' if the Court would not enforce the rate. He
did not think that the rating of churches was such a novelty,
for in the Regent street Act they were made expressly liable.
He considered it useless to take the opinion, and should oppose
the throwing away any of the public money.
Mr. LESLIE said that that Act showed that churches were
not liable. He had always understood that a decree was the
final proceeding of the Court, and that they were bound to act
upon it. _ _

A Commastosru thought it most remarkable that the very
gentleman who had moved that the decree be signed to-day
now moved that an opinion should be taken on the subject.
They were now going in the teeth of the opinion of Sir \V.
Follett. The proper and straight-forward way cf proceeding,
he believed, was this, they had acted in such a manner, to run
all risks and go on. As to opinions, they might get any opi-
nion;they liked, according as they stated the case.
The CHAIRMAN complained of the opposition which had
been given to the decree of the Court by its own members.
In his own parish the church was assessed to the paving rate.
With respect to the Houses of Parliament and the Courts of
Law, it would be most unjust if they were exempted from
sewers rate. He thought the only safe way was to take the
opinion on the point of Ecclesiastical Law. He though}, at
the same time, an application to Lord Normanby shoill be
made.

Mr. ATECKETY said whatever might be the opinion of the
civilian, it could not affect the rating of Dissenters' chapels,
and therefore he would propose an amendment to the effect of the
notice which he had before given, and which would relieve the
Court from the difficulty. He should be against taking the
opinion of the civilian for common law, unless confirmed. The
common law was imperative, except in as far as ecclesiastical
censures went. Burn's Ecclesiastical Law would tell them as
much on the subject as any opinion.
Mr. ABBY wanted to kt.ow if they signed a warrant of dis-
tress and sent their men in'o a church and seized the com-
munion plate, what the Ecclesiastical Court could do to prevent
them ? He did not believe they had any power to prevent it,
and he for one would sign the warrant.
Mr. WILLOUGHBY had not originally been favourable to the
rating of Church property, but the majority of the Court being
decided on the question, he considered it his duty to do his
best to carry out the determination of the Court. They were
not in fault in signing the decree before taking that opinion.
He protested against the Court being made the arena for the
discussion of either of political or sectarian subjects. They had
rated churches and chapels at their value with Dissenters, and
they had it on oath that property that was alienable was more
valuable than property that was inalienable. It was the
bounden duty of ever 6 to do hie best to car
ryoat the decrees of the ourt, whatever might be his own opinion.
Mr. LESLIE rose to object to an assertion of Mr. Wil-
loughby.
Mr. Wit.r.ounnur rose to order. He had replied. Mr.
Leslie had already spoken, and could not again be heard.
The CHAIRMAN decided that Mr. Leslie should not be
heard.

On a division, the motion was carried by 9 to 5.
Various notices of motion were given; among others, one
of Mr. A'Beckett.

The report of the deputation to Lord Normanby was then
read, from which it appeared that his Lordship did not consider
it advisable to divide the Bill, and that the Bill already pro-
vided for the compelling parties to drain. Hi; Lordship also
expressed his willingness to enter into communication with the
Commissioners. . _

Various communications were then real, and the receipt for
the money in Medley and Prichard was laid on the table.
The Court then adjourned to Friday next.

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty bad an evening party on Monday, at
Buckingham Palace. Among the company were the
Earl and Countess of Listowel, Earl and Countess of
Errol, Lady Ida Hay, Countess of Surrey, Lady Nary
Howard, Lady Ann Anson, Earl of March, Lady Isa-
bella Wemyss, Viscountess Palmerston, Lady Frances
Cowper, Lord and Lady Seymour, Lord Wortley,
Lord Grimston, Lord Paget, Lord and Lady Mahon,
Lord Leveson, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor,
Hon. Charles Howard, Mr. George Edward and the
Hon. Mrs. Anson, and Miss Gurney.
Her Majesty's Private Band attended in one of the
State Rooms during the evening. . Refreshments were
served to the company in-the Picture Gallery.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of
the Queen.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the gar-
dens of Buckingham Palace yesterday morning.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
tho Hon. C. A. Murray and Sir Edward Bowater,
honoured the Surrey Zoological Gardens with a visit
yesterday.
The Band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards
attended during dinner, at Buckingham Palace, on
Monday evening.
Lord Petre and Mr. Hutt had an interview with
Lord John Russell, at the Colonial-office, yesterday.
The Prussian Minister transacted business yesterday
at the Foreign-office. His Excellency also transacted
buririess at the Office of the Board of Trade.
Viscount Palmerston had a dinner party last evening
at his residence, in Carlton Gardens.

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