The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-22 00:00:00

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-.4YESTERDAY.)

The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Cork and Youghal Railway Bill was read a third
time and passed.
The Ely Tidal Harbour and Railway Bill and the Vale
of Clwyd Railway Bill were respectively amended and
ordered for the third reading.
• Sir J. BULLER presented a petition from a place
in Devonshire, praying that women who had property
might be compelled to take care of their husbands .
(Laughter.)
THE SLIGO ELECTION.

Mr. G. BUTT brought up the report of the com-
mittee appointed to inquire into the Sligo election, re-
porting that Mr. Wynn was duly returned to serve in
Parliament, and that the petition of Mr. Somers was
frivolous and vexatious. The committee further stated
that they believed ten of the witnesses bad been guilty
of wilful and corrupt perjury.
Mr. J. PHILLIMORE brought in hts bill for vest-
ing in the Lord Chancellor the power of appointing the
Judges of the Ecclesiastical Courts. The bill was read a
first time.

Mr. LOVE preschted a petition from the coal dealers
of London in faVour of the continuance of the Coal.
whippers Act.
Some petitions were presented against the Scotch
and Irish Pauper Removal Bill.
Several hon members presented petitions against the
abolition of church rates without an equivalent.
Sir J. DUKE presented a petition from the joiners
complaining against the City of London Corporation
Reform Bill.

Mr. CHILDE moved the second reading of the Ad-
voissons bill.

Mr. KENDAL second the motion, and the bill was
icaordingly read a second time.
CHURCH RATES BILL.

Mr. PACK moved the second reading of this bill.
ile did not for one moment wish to compel a man to
dreirehip his God contrary to his conscience, but in his
Opinion a man had no more right to refuse paying to-
Wards the Established Church than be had to decline to
pay towards the country in which he was born. The
house meet be well aware that members of the Esta-
blished Church had to pay towards dissenting places of
worship, and yet there was no' complaint open their
part. With resp-ct to one of the clauses, he
would any he believed theta were very few
rural districts in the. kingdom in which the poor
conid not afford to pay Church rates, and in his
opinion the government by their measure would not
provide for :the exigencies of the poor. Again, it
eveuid be the height of injustice to) pass an Act of
Perliement which would have an effect upon thoee.pri-
mate places of worship which were supported by
the pew rents. With regard to the qeestiou of rent
Charge it was involved in endless litigation. The rent
Charges might fall into the bands of executors. One
might say that he was a conscientious Dissenter, and
be could object to the rate with quite as much justice
as any of those whom the Government proposed to
relieve. The great principle of this bill was to absolve
every Nonconformist from paying towards the ser-
vices of the Church, but with every feeling of tele-
ranee towards those who did not agree with
the Established °numb, he could not see that
Church crumble into dust.• There were churches con-
tinually falling into dilapidation, and whenever such
was the case, the par.sh who was too poor it-
self wrote to the bishop for his assistance. How
dhur the bishops with the litnitei income to
tvhich they had been reduced meet such demands ?
He had been anxious in every way to meet the con
scientioue scruples of Dissenters, and • he still
thought that they were entitled to be redeemed
from paying towards any service to which they
objected—(bear, hear)—but he could not believe that
any right-:winded Dissenter, when be looked at the
venerable structures throughout the land, would allow
them to fall into ruin because of the very small pay-
ment of Church rates being abolished, (near, hear.) He
trusted tbat the house would give'his bill a favourable
consideration.

- Sir WM. CLAY moved an amendment that the bill
be read a second time that day six months, and said
he did not wish to enter upon the clauses f the bill,
as it was so directly at variance with that mea-mre,
which had been adopted by a very large majority of the
abuse.
Mr. HADFIELD said he could not conceive that
the ricliest church in the world was reduced to the ex-
tremity of forcing a rats upon a poor Dissenter. Tne
present bill was a caricature. He begged to seconi the
amendmeritt:

Sir G. GREY supported' the amendment, baying
voted for Sir W. Clay's bill on a for.ner occasion.
Sir J. PAKINGTON suggested that the bill should
be withdrawn.

The hill was ultimately withdrawn.
JUSTICES OF TaE PEA_CE QUA.LIFICA.TION

BILL.

plauses 1,2, 3,4, 5, slid G wero agreaci to.
• Clause 7, relative to the qualificruson o< magistrates,
and giving a qualification to Government officers of
300/. per annum, was agreed to, but before many hon.
members were a mare of it.

Mr. BUTLER wished to object to this clause, which
gave a qualification to all persons pc*sessing 3001. per
annum, no matter bow derived, but

The d LIA.ILIMAN ruled he was out of. order.

Llrd LOVAINE moved in consequence that the
Chairrnan report progress and ask leave to sit again, be-
Cause the clause bad been put galore the conanatttee had
time to discuss it.

Some discussion ensued, in the courso of which it was
stated the Chairman had put the question so quick that
hon. members were not aware of it.
. The CLIAIRIIAN said the committee could not go
back.to a consideration of the clause, and explained his
Conduct with reference to his putting the clause.
Mr. LLOYD DAVIS said the question was put dis-
tinctly, and in the usual form.
Other hon. members expressed themselves in a similar
manner, and it was understood the committee would
have an opportunity of discussing the clause when the ,1
report was brought up.
Lord LOVAINE then withdrew his amendment.
Clauses 8,9, and 10 were agreed to without opposi-
tion.

Clause 11, to prevent magistrates who resided out of
the county for which they acted as magistrates from
taking any part in raising the rates, was opposed by Sir
J. Pekington, Mr. Butler, and other hon. members.
The clause was supported by Mr. COLVILLE and others,
on the ground that it was introduced to do away with
the feelings that existed in the country of magistrates
who had but a small amount of property in the county
voting away the public money.
The clause was ultimately rejected without a division.
Clause 12 was agreed to.
Clause 13-provided for the recovery of the penalty of
501. from persons acting as magistrates without the
necessary quaiitication through the county rate.
Ur. MI LE 3 objected, and moved the rejection of the
clause, which was carried.
On clause 14, Mr. PIGOTT moved that the chair-
man report progress, and obtain, leave to sit again.
The committee divided—
Ver the motion. . . .
Against, it
Majority
Mr. STANHOPE afterwards moved Oa; the chair-
man leave the chair.

~ 97
. 99

After a short discussion the committee divided, when
the numbers were—
For the motion
Against it
Majority
The Chairman then left the chair, and the home re-
sumed.
The other orders of the day were then agreed to, and
the house adjourned at 4 o'clock.

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' TEIE SUNDAY MUSIC QUESTION IN LEEDS.--Several
gentlemen at Leeds, last week organised themselves into
a bommittee to provide Sunday music for the poor
people on Woodhouse Moor, and the expense having
been speedily guaranteed by private subscription, a
placard was issued on Saturday announcing that a baud
would play on the rnoor on Sunday afternoon and
continue to do so on succeeding Sundays until further
notice.—Manchester Guardian, --The heeds Mercury
of Tuesday contains a long article from Mr. Edward
Baines assigning fourteen reasons in large type against
the proposed performance, and entreating the promoters
to " relingnish an intention which appears to have
originated in a resentful feeling, and which would cause
Bo touch grief to great numbers of their fellow-to mns-
meu."---pinodnouso Moor is a large piece of open
ground,
known as the lungs of Leeds," situated about
two miles from the town an 1 a favourite place of
resort among alt classes of the inhabitants.]
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