The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-19 00:00:00

CHURCHES.

The following is an outline of the Bill to provide for
the erection and repair of churches in consolidated
ecclesiastical districts (just introduced into the House of
Commons by Mr. R. Hodgson and Mr. H. Elphinstone).
The preamble recites the several Acts for building addi-
tional churches, from 53 Geo. 111., c. 45, to 8 and 9 Vic.
c. 70; and then the Bill proceeds to enact, " That it is
expedient to provide for the erection and repair of
churches and chapels in consolidated ecclesiastical dis-
tricts; and that consolidated ecclesiastical districts be
considered distinet parishes. Churchwardens and other
officers are to be appointed for new parishes.
Clause 3 relates to the rate for building new
churches.—That it shall be lawful for the rate-payers
in any such new separate parish (provided always, that
the consent in writing of the ordinary shall be first duly
obtained) to make a rate for the building of a new
church, or for the repairing or for the enlarging any
church orchapel now existing, for the use of the inhabi-
tants of such new separate parish: provided always,
that no such rate shall be valid unless rate-payers occu-
pying at the least three-fourths of the property rated to
the relief of the poor in such new separate parish concur
in the making such rate; and no such rate shall be valid
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ten rate-payers, or where there shall be fewer than ten
rate-payers, by rate-payers to the amount of one-fourth
of the rates levied for the relief o(the poor.
Clause 4 declares that churchwardens may raise
money for building new churches by mortgage—
provided always, that it shall be covenanted that
not less than one-tenil of the sum so borrowed shall he
annually paid off, in addition to the interest agreed to be
paid for such sum.
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Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office,
and also for tho Governors of the other North American
proTincso, for the Governor-General of Canada,

IMPERIAL PARL LAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, June 18.
Their Lordships met to-day at a quarter to Five
o'clock.

ROYAL ASSENT.

The royal assent was given to-day, shortly before
five o'clock, to the following Bills: —Viscount Hardinge's
Annuity Bill (No. 2). [This Bill enables the East
India Company to grant to Viscount Hardinge a pension
of 5,0001. a year independent of the income which he
enjoys as Governor-General of India] —the Railway
Deposits Bill—the Print Works' Bill—the City
of London Coal Market and Improvement Bill
—the Clyde Dock and Harbour Bill—the Sligo
Harbour Improvement Bill—the Weston-super-Mare
Pier Bill—the Southampton Port and Harbour Bill—
the Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse Cemetery
Bill—the Birkenhead Improvement Commissioners' Bill
—the Leicester Improvements Bill—the Southport Im-
provement Bill—the Helensburgh Extension and Police
Bill—the Airdrie Police Bill—the Gravesend and
Milton Waterworks Bill—the Bur) Waterworks
Bill—the Bolton Waterworks Bill—the Liverpool
and Harrington Waterworks Bill—the Sunderland
Waterworks Bill—the Sunderland Gas Bill—the Ro-
therham Gas Bill—the Dundee New Gas Bill—the
Biiston Gas, &c., Bill—the Harrogate Gas Bill—the
Glasgow Union Arcade Bill—the Sid nouth Market
Bill—the Carehalton Rates Bill—the Royal Asylum
of the St. Anne's Society's Bill—the Electric
Telegraph Bill—the Caledonian Insurance Company's
Bill—the Greenlaw Roads Bill—the Westruther Road
Bill—Mourilyan (or Solly's) Estate Bill—the Earl of
Charleville (Blesinton's Estate) Bill— Sir George
Dunbar's Estate Bill—the Marquis of Done-
gai's Estate Bill—Gollon Inclosure Bill—and the
following Railway Bills : —Midland Railway (Syston
to Peterborough)—Maldon, Witham, and Braintree—
Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction—London and
Brighton (East Grinstead Branch)—South-Eastern
(Rye to Rye Harbour)—South-Eastern (Ashford
StationEelargement)—Edinburgh,Leith, and Granton—
Newcastle and Darlington Junction (Thirsk and Mahon
Branches)—York and North Midland ( Whitby and Picker-
ing Extension)— Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ary
(Amendment and Branches—Nos. 1,2, 3)—Brighton,
Lewes, and Hastings (Eastbourne and Hailsham)—
South-Eastern (Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, and Rye)—
York and North Midland (East Riding Branches,
No. I)—York and North Midland (East Riding
Branches, No. 2)—Rugby and Stamford—Brighton and
Chichester (Bognor and Littleampton Branches)—
Brighton and Chichester (Steyning Branch)—Edin-
burgh and Glasgow (Amendment and Branches).
CHURCH DISCIPLINE BILL.
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The Bishop of LONDON moved the first reading of
this Bill. It was an act for amending the laws relative
to the correction of clerks, and he was enabled to say
that it had undergone a careful examination, and had
obtained the approbation of all his Right Rev. Brethren
on the Bench.—The Bill was then read a first time.
MESSAGE FROU THE COMMONS.
Messengers from the House of Commons brought up
several Bills, which were ordered to lie on the table.
Lord CLANBR AS TILL, as Chairman of the Glasgow
and Ardrossan Railway, presented a petition from the
Committee, praying leave not to set again until Mon .
day next. He would also take that opportunity of
stating that the petition which he intended to present,
with reference to the conduct of the Archbishop of Dub-
lin in removing a certain clergyman from his parish,
he would postpone until Tuesday next, as he thought
that it would only be proper to write to his Lordship on
the subject.