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also a I.e ition aga,nst any
additional poser beiog con-
ferred on the Poor-law Commissioners.—against the Poor-
lsw Act being coritinued for ten years, and praying that
additional power might be given to the Bcard of Guar-
dians; also a betition from Bangor against any division of
the revenues of t'm sinecure rectories; and one from
the Dearrry of Ross ugainst the consclidai.ig the
two bishoprics of North Wales. He considered it
was most unjustifiable and cruel that it should be
proposed, when these bishopicks had now subsisted be-
tween thirteen and fourteen hundred years, to do away
with one of them, when the impor t ince of the continuing
those bishopricks in Wales was admitted on all hands, and
that merely for the purpose of dist-ibuting 4,000/. a-year
in Manchester and its neighbourhood. Nothing could be
more cruel or disgusting than this diversion of the profits
cf the sinecure rectories. He cordially,concurred in the
ayers of all the petitions.
The Earl of MOUNT EDG CUMBE presented a peti-
'Lon from the practitioners of Bodmia, praying for a Re.
krm of the Medical ProfesA3n, and that. a•different sys-
tem might be pursued in the appointment of Medical offi.
cers to the Poor Law Unions, and that one of the PoL,r
Law Commissioners might be a medical man.
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.
The Earl of ABERDEEN aiill6tto cali,the attention
of the Government to a circumstance which had filled him
with surprise, and which he willingly hoped had equally
surprised the Noble Viscount vvit'i himself. He hal not
many days ago had occasion to direct their Lordships' at-
tention to the declaration made by the Noble Viscount
at the opening of tic Sessi4n with respect to the
Church of Scotland. The Noble Viscount bad said
it

that _ was not his intention to propose any
alteration in the law on the subject; but he had also said,

,hat he would take care to ice that the law should be

duly executed. lie had received that communication in
no captious or criticising spirit, but while be lamented the
determination of the Noble Viscount, he had admitted
that the Noble Viscount and his colleagues, being
answrraLle for the peace and goA order of society in that
country, were placed in a situation of considerable difficulty,
but, at the same time, it was necessary th it the Noble
Viscount should bring the subordinate officers of the Ge-
vernment t' his ; and that while he was stating
his principles in one place th:y should not be p:rreittad to
c tnteann, to contradict, and to counteract them in another.
Now the subject be was led to bring before the Noble
Viscount's notice was this. A few years ago the Corn-
min;sioners appointed to examine the Universities of Scat-
land, reported in favour of the establishment of a Pro-
fessorship of Biblical Criticise!, in the University of
Edinburgh.—( Hear.) This recommendation, against
which be (the Eatl of Aberdeen) said nothing, for he
bad concur. ed in it himself, but it had been announced in

every quarter that this professorship had been granted to
the most active and persevering agitator that had existed
during the discussions of the last three yer.re, a Gent'emaa
who bad himself violated Cie law times out of number, and
had stigmatized the judgment of the Court of Session is
Scotland, and of that House, as bring unholy, unchristian,and unjur, in every point of view. Now he (the Earl
of AherdeAl) thought it could be easily proved that tl.ere
was no necess ty to select the person upon whom this pro-
fessorship had been bestovre3, since nobody pret:nd
that, whatever his qualifications might be on the
platform, he was particularly celebrated a 3 a scho-
lar in Scotland, whilst the present Pr.ncipal
of the University of Edinburgh, Dr. Lee, who was un-
questionably the most learned man in the Church of Scot.
land, was, as he (the Earl of Aberdeen) under.;!ooe, now
delivering a course of Biblical catechism. Therefore it was
not for want of a 'person skilled in Biblical theo-
logy that the present Professor vial appointed.
This gentleman had violently outraged the law, and the
preferment seemed to be bestowed upon him as a reward
for his contumacy.—( Hear, hear, hear.) A depu-
tation from the party which was disposed to act in
obedience to the law bad waited upon the Noble Vis-
count, who received them with his usual blandness and
coutt.4, but gave them no hopes. They also waited
upon him ( Lord Aberdeen), and he advised them not to
attempt to enforce the law, but t) wait until some such
measure as he proposed last year should the adopted by
Parliament. (Hear, hear.) On that advice they
acted for several months, but at last a case
occurred in which a gentleman thought proper to.appeal
to the law. In the parish of Huntley, a church was built
within 200 yards of the parish-church, and the minister,
Mr.—if he could call bins the Rev. Mr.—Candlish, ur-
',dert-sok, tee biasize, marric.sari, pvikixo 440 44bar SYIi
corernoci.:s v Bich, accordi,g t biw;appertain to the offi,-ie of

the paii,h n.iaiste•. The C;le.rgymajt.of Hunt!ey, who was
a gentleman of the higheFt chi-ix:or, as would be testified
by tl.e Noble Duke (Ric:mond), who usually sat
upon the cross honcho: if he were present„ served
an interim order upon him, the Rev. Professrr of
13iblic,1 Criticism; and if the law should be carried into

full effect, rotessor would be sent to prepare di,
syllabus of his fiat course of lectures in the city gaol.
—(A laugh.) If those people who violate the law
in such a rnant.er were t) he rewarded, bow was tire decla-
ration of the Noble Vi,count to be believed in Scotland ?

How were his declinations to be believel anywhere else?
(Hear, hear.) The Noble Viscount and his colleagues
had been frequently accused of yielding too much
to a Learned Member of the other House, and of giving
office and patronage to persons who were opposed to them
in opinion. Now he would not say that he :altogether
approved of their conduct in that respect, but he did not
so much condemn them for bestowing favours upon the
alvocates of the Repeal of the Union, tecause there was
no law against the Repeal, but he did think they deserved
condemnation for promoting persons who openly violated
the law.
Lord MELBOURNE—What circumstance ?
Lord A BERDEEN,--That a Professorship had been
bestowed upon Mr. Candlish, who was at the time acting
contrary to law.
Lord MELBOURNE said that if bit Nob!e
Fread ha I mentioned the circumstance to him 3 es-
terday, when he gave notice, his Noble Friend might
have been smel the trouble of makinw such a very long
specch.—( A laugh.) He (Lf rd Melourne) had cer-
tainly stated that the Government did not think it
necessary or ext_eilient to introduce a new law
on the subject of the Church of Scotland, but it was su-
perfluity and surplusage to ask any Government, and espe-
cially the present Government, whether they would pro-
tect those who obeyed the law,—(Very great laughter.)
There had been no such appointment as his Noble Friend
hid alluded to, and thereon there was no occasion to vin-
dicate the Government from his accusation:—( Hear. )
The Marquis of NORMANDY said that if tha Noble
Earl had not taken the unusual course of 'erasing to re-
ceive the information which was offered to him, that dis-
cussion would have been unnecessary. The fact was, that
alttough on the recommendation of the Committee her Ma-
ealGovernment were agreed upon establishing a Pro-
- Jo of Biblical Criticism, the office had not yet been
of course had any professor been installed
Of the recommeird4tions in favour of Mr.
iNlviesty'a Government bad been din-
ve hour the appointment, and a corre-
,_, with that latent was carried on, but
op
moment they beard th it he had placed liimself in op-
dosition to the law, they immediately put an end to all
communication with Lim upon the subject. There was
no diffarence of opinion among the Members of
her Majesty's Government as to supporting those who
obeyed the laws, and discouraging those who violated them.
So far were they from passing or er the merits of Dr.
Lcc, that they had determine] upon giving him the vacant
Deanery of the Chapel Royal of Edinburgh, in,connection
tli:4 couldtrnl vcrBit3very well abolish.'and they intent!, d
not
thatwith this
ss
sPinreitcicuiiivia,lauh.hiii,cht
of
:thanks, perhar, to Noble Lords opposite) should in
suture be held in connection with the superintendence of
the College.
After a few words from the Duke of ARGYLL, the
conversation dropped. .
The Copyhold Enfranchisement Bill then went through
Committee, deretVuorbneeceported on Thursday.
TheirLo andrd Lordships
s o
st hern A

Can

ROUSE OF COMMONS, motor 9.
Bill v at read a first time.
The SPEAKER took the Ch iir a few minutes before Four
YVIGATION BILL.
o'Clock.
" That it be an initmetlon to
Returns were presented from the Poor-law Commis-
sionccs.
MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY.
On the motion of Mr. MARK PHILLIPS the Man
It to a Select Commt ee." The
its navigation ought
et ei‘sitre.r
clan dsGELoevegEd
BaßßN:rioNivvveAad,
tie Committee of Selection (it they
see fit), to refer the
Severn Navigation B
&vern was a large rive,,lnanv gable for upwards of 200
Committee selected exeluaivsly
from the representatives of those residing on its banks.
It was, ie fee., a national question
question to the Worcestershire
question, and this very
mnoitlest,oabned
rtehfeerrelf:(l et
,t)lon 1:1 1 flecting
Bill had last year butt thrown out on the second
reading, on the ground that it was too important a
measure to be referred to a merely kcal Committee.
One portion of the river which was likely to be improved
by this measure was in the county of Worcester. Now it
would be
whenb hGarldouttoers‘tef‘rlsliti: and Montgomery shit e were p
was at all times unwilling to
posed to it. It might be said that he might have named
a Committee representing all the different interests, but
that was impossible. The course which he proposed was
lead to a recurrence of the evils
the mole prudent ore,.and he appealed to the justice of
the House to support hirn• , _
Mr. GRAVEN I3ERIELb, Y seconded the motion.
Mr. LABOUCHERE
depart from the rules laid down for the regulation of pri-
vate busibess, as it would
from which they had already suffered. If they did, Gen-
tlemen would come down to the House and carry such
measures from the more force of local interests. No de-
parture from their rules ought to be suffered, unless a case
were fully made out. He should act on the present
ceersion at he had during the last Session on the ocesion
of the Welsh Railway .Bills. He should nut advise
the House to consider the question then, but to devolve