The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-23 00:00:00

MINSTER.

Mr. BOUVERIE postponed the motion of which ho
had given notice, relative to the refusal of the Vicar of
Warminster to bury Sarah Garrat!, a pauper of that
union, till that day week.

BISHOPRIC OF ST. ASAPIL
Mr. COLLETT, in moving for copies of all corre-
spondence with the Bishop of Bangor, of any caw sub-
mitted to the law officers of the Crown, and of their
opinion on the subject, previously to the appoint-
ment of a Bishop of St. Assph, in July, 1846--
said that he would trouble the House with very few ob-
servations, because, although he had not been in com-
munication with the Government, he had every hop that his motion would be acceded to. It would be re-
membered that in the early part of last session
he had taken the liberty of asking the First
Lord of the Treasury the following question:
whether there was any intention, in the event
of creating the new Bishopric of Manchester, it was also
detelmried to unite the sees of flange" and St. Assph.(
(The Hon. Member then prcc filed to read from jour-
nalsth!. the debate which had taken plus in the beginning
of the session.)
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The SPEAKER said the Hon. Member is clearly out
L of order.
Mr. COLLETT said that he would then rest satisfied
with proposing the terms of his motion.
Mr. WAKLEY seconded the motion.
Sir G. GREY said that he could not consent to the
motion of the Hon. Member until he had taken legal
opinions upon the subject. It was never contemplated
to consolidate the bishoprics, on the vacancy of one see,
without the consent of the other. A correspondence
hat already:taken place upon the subject with theißitoP
of St. Asaph, and no obstacle appeared to stand Mine
way of the consolidation.
Mr. COLLETT said that he should persist with the
motion, and take the sense of the House upon it. He
did not see that these sees should be consolidated with-
out the consent of all parties, or during their lives.
Sir G. GREY said the lion. Member had misunder-
stood him; he had said that the consolidation of the sees
could not take place on the vacancy of one without the
consent of the bishop of the other.
Mr. COLLETT—They might perhaps die at the same
time.

Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. But the
motion was ultimately noatived without a division.
SERVICE IN THE ARMY.
On the motion of Colonel THOMAS WOOD, returns
were granted of the number of men enlisted for limited
service, since the year 1806,; of the number of men
discharged after the first period of service; the number
of men who enlisted for a second period of service; also
the number of men who, during their first period of
limited service, enlisted for unlimited service ; of the
nv mix'. of men who enlisted fora third period of service;
of the' amount of bounties, if any, paid to men
enlisting for a second and third period of service, or
from limited to unlimited service.
On the motion of the LORD ADVOCATE leave
was given to bring in a Bill to regulate the drainage of
lands in Scotland.
ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS.

Mr. HINDLEY wished to ask the question, of which
he had given notice, v;z., as to whether there wo.s any
intention on the part of the Government to bring in any
subsequent measure in the event of the proposition for
the regulation of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners
failing; or whether they would suffer the Act of William
IV. to fall ?

Sir G. GREY said that provision had been made to
save the inconvenience that would be felt in the event of
such a contingency.

BUSINES: FOR TO MORROW (THIS DAY).
Lord MAHON wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet
at the head of the Home Department what course it was
intended to pursue with respect to to-morrow ?
Sir G. GRLY believed that the greater part of the
evening would be occupied by the Committee of Supply,
and should that be the case it was not proposed to take
any important debate towards the end of the night.