The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-26 00:00:00

SCOTTISH BISHOPS.

• Mr. GLADSTONE called the attention of the house
to the recent .announcement by her Majesty's Overt'.
inent,- of their intention to discontinue an allowance
heretofore made to the bishops of the episcopal consrau-
pion in Scotland, and to the legal disabilities not appli-
cable to the Ministers of any other religious denomina-
tion in this country to which the said bishops and their
clergy were subjected, in common with the episo,opal
clergy of the United States of America, and
he moved for copies or extracts of any • col.-
resPontlence relating to the subject. The Bishop of
the Episcopal Commission io Scotland represented an
historic clergy, and being free from all tsint of suspicion
in connection with -the ;Stuarts
.tbe..descendants of the
House of Hanover had treated with much lenitY
and moderatiop... His late Majesty George IV. was in.
strumdntsl in procuring them agrant'of 12001., payable
every tvo year ;, but it was afterwards .commuted to
6001. a-year ; and it was now an-noencsd that this latter
allowance was H be withdrawn. It had never been
placed upon the estimates, but paid" on the authority of
the Treasury. The-right hoe, gentleman then referred at
some length to, the unjust and absurd state of the la?'
affecting the clergy of the Episcopal communion of Scot-
land, and the Episcopal-Protestant Church of the United
States of America, both of which sprung from the loins
of the English Episcopal Church.
,They wer.bothlere-
eluded hy statute from engaging in the.cure of souls, or
holding.benefices. in the Church of England, a prohibi-
tion which extended to no other class of religicnistei for
Mahtim'edan, Hottentots, and .the .clergy and-laity of
every religious: denomination might qualify themselves
for discharging the most important sacred offices of the
Church" of England ; whilst those' to whom: he
alluded. could not do so. He hoped in another ses-
sion this absurditysin outlaws would be remedied, and
thdt the amount hiih:rtcr granted would be continued
during the lives of the present functionaries.
Mr. A. BLACK said that though disagreeing -with
State grants for religious purpose's; he supported- the
views of the right hon, gentletnan.in.this instance. , Ho
coneideredithese hi:shops resembled the Apostles 'more
than any other bishops, viz.,- in their poverty. (Laughter.) _
Attersome furthei discusSien,
The CHANCELLOR-of the EXCHEQUER said the
Government had come with ooneiderable reluctance to
the decision of withdrawing thia graist. After referrieg
to theoljeein of the dreart, the light hon. gentleman eaid
he could, hold out no-hopes of the grant being reness4,ed-
Thereturn, afterseme furtherdiscuseion, wasagreed to.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE -HOUSE.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXOHEQUER movel
that the•house.itt its rising do adjourn till Tuesday ziexf.
CAPTAIN FIIASER. -
The,Earl of DALKET PEI cal:ed the attention of the
house to the case of Captain Fra'seilate adjutant of the
Ross-shire Riihs Militia; who had been deprived of his
eernmisi,ion for an. alleged breach of miiitary discipline
without a court-martial. He moved fur the cvies of
the e pen oires.clenco...
• GENERAL BEATSON.

, .
Mr, ROEBUCK called the attention of the house to
what he•called a mit-statement by Lord Palmerston and
Mr. Peel duiing•the debate on: General Beatson, that
the.chatges were then hanging over his head, when in
reality a lea-r had been written at that time, exonerat-
iug General Beatson of the charges• alleged against him.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER .t,aid
the papers referred to by the Earl .of .Dalkeith could net
be granted on the -motion of adjournment, but if he
mentioned tho subject again on Thesday, the Thider•
Secretary for War would give •an explanation of the
case. With regard to General Beatsorr, he must also
ask the hon. and learned member to renew his state'
ments on that clay. • • • .
The motion was then agreed to.
CONSUL MATTHEIO.

Mr. GLADSTONE explained that lie had no inten•
tion, in his speech on the debate on the Ainelican eglist
ment question, to state anything disrespectful of this
gentleman in any manner. He always looked upon
him as a gentleman carrying out the instructions of his
superiors, and that his• statements were entitled to full
credence.

HOSPITALS (DUBLIN) BILL.
The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered
and agreed to.
HAMPSTEAD HEATH I
The committee appointed to confer with the House of
Lords relative to the amendments on the Leases and
Sales of Settled Estates Bill, reported that their lord-
ships had agreed to the retention of the atnendrheLt
which prohibits the leasing of Hampstead Heath.
The house adjourned shortly before two o'clock.

TESTIMONIAL TO THE LATE VICAR Or . ST. MARTIN'S'.
IN-THE-FIELDS.-0a Thursday list, nearly a hundred
gentlemen of the parish of St. Martin's.in the-Fields,
died together
_at Blackwalt—the !resent vicar,, tie
Rev. W. G Humphry, in the chair. A handsome tes-
titnonial, consisting of esilvcr salver, as well as a silver
inkstand, were then presented to Mr. Mackenzie, As a
mark of appreciation on the part of the parishioners.
NEW ROUTE TO IRELAND.—Tho Great Western!sod
South Wale, Railway Companies now route to the sOuth
and east of Ireland is now complated, and opens, on the
2d .of August, from Paddington through South Walca
to Milford, find thence,- per steamer, to Waterford.
-This is the second rcw.e to lieland estalihs'ed on the
Great Western line, the other running through the iron
sod North Wales district to Chester,_ and thence via
Birkenhead and Holyhead.