The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-03 00:00:00

N'ENTNT4 ED ITION.

w'raiiici_believed the property was legally liable to be rated, he
en•lnd to carry thy law effect, without considering the
theY " expediency oi the la.w.
toga ouOrt to assess it, ati.
re Cold not levy it, they pply to Parliament to
7ve thm from their difficnbi: s, and he thought they
i;11.1'1"t toeo ,D now. It wss but right that thee should be
orcned by a civilian, whether or not they had the power
.of
able that an application should be mace to Lord Normanby on
subject.
cP.3!r• HAWKER wished to know if the op:nion were that they
td not levy, if the Court would not enforce the rate. He
think that the rating of churches was such a novelty,
to Ne the Regent-street Act they were made expressly liable.
considered it useless to take the opinion, and should opPos"
the' throwing away any of the public mone
Mr. LvstrE
said that that Act showedy. that churches were
net liable. He had always understood that a decree was the
alai proceeding of the Court, and that they were bound to act
tlion
A COMMISSION v R thought it most remarkable that the very
"geit!ennan who had moved that the decree be signed to-day
1,1„,°,,v moved that art opinion should be taken on the subject.
:.,ey were now going in the teeth of the opinion of Sir W.
he rolleft. The proper and straight-forward way of procee
.ring,n
all b.elieved, was this, they had acted in such a manner, to r
ticks and go on. As to opinions, they might get any °pi-
le,' they liked, according as they stated the case.
;bee The CHAIRMAN complained of the oppo,ition which had
In given to the decree of the Court by its own members.
his own i•arish the church was assessed to the paving rate.
Law'
respect to the Houses of Parliament and the Courts of
..._tavv, it would be most unjust if they were exempted from
Tvers rate. He thought the only safe way was to take the
• trio,' on the pint of Ecclesiastical Law. He thought, at
roadsea.rne time, an application to Lord Normanby should be
ci iIiATECKPTT said whatever might he the opinion of the
van, it could no-t
affect the rating of Dissenters' chapels,
ki d therefore he would propose an amendment to the effect of the
noticec, which he had before given, arid which would relieve the
Court from the difficulty. He should be against taking the
pinion of the civilian for common law, unless confirmed. The
elniiMon law was imperative, except in as far as ecclesiastical
:(‘V!,_nres went. Burn's Ecclesiastical Law would tell them as
on the subject as any opinion.
Anev wanted to kr.ow if they signed a warrant of dis-
tress and sent their men in 'o a church and seized the corn-
ruion Plate, what the Ecclesiastical Court could do to prevent
abeln ? He did not believe they had any power to prevent it,
for one would sign the warrant.
r WILLocc ri BY had not originally been favourable to the
•dleeiilC of (lunch property but the majority of the Court being
nied on the question, he considered it his duty to do his
171.t0 carry out the determination of the Court. They were
IL fault in signing the decree before taking that opinion.
ti.! Protested against the Court being made the arena for the
,rpit'teassion of either of political or sectarian subjects. They had
..theed churches and chapels at their value with Dissenters, and
'valnYabire
.itht en oath that. property that was alienable was more
aq an property that was inalienable. It was the
ben duty of every. Commissioner. to do his best to carry
• • m decrees of the Court, whatever might be his own opiniocl
t_. Ir. LULU rose to object to an assertion of Mr. W I
hby. •
4r',WlLLouctrav rose to order. He had replied. Mr.
nad already spoken, and could Lot again be heard.
heard! CHAartarAN decided that Mr. Leslie should not be
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•• 15n val, division, the motion was carried by 9to 5.
'mu notices of motion were given; among others, one
4VBeckett.
,4411ef report of the deputation to Lord Normanby was then
' t.4.'°nl which it appeared that his Lordship did not consider
,ide,Ltable to divide the Bill, and that the Bill already pro-
14u r the compelling parties to drain. His ha
alhsoe
.C—Ze_d.h.s willingness to enter into communication wit t
is loners
Vai.• s •
'°lls Communications were then read, and the receipt for
TZOney in Medley and Prichard was laid on the table.
e Court then adjourned to Friday next.