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London, England, 1833-03-12 00:00:00

THE COLONIAL SYSTEM.
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QTATISTICS of the' TRADE, INDUS-
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By HENRY BLISS, Esq.
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PROPOSALS for the ENCOURAGE-
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A SKETCH of the HISTORY of. VAN DIEMEN'S
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By JAMES BISCHOFF, Pig.

CHURCH REFORM BILL-(IRELAND.)

[The following is t.n Abstract of the Bill introduced
last night, by Lord Althorp—" To alter and amend the
Laws relating to the Temporalities of the Church in
Ireland]:"—
Preamble.—Whereas it is expedient to make provision
for the abolition of First Fruits in Ireland, and the sub-
stitution of an annual tax in lieu thereof; and it is al-o
expedient that compulsory assessments by exclusive ves-
tries should be abolished ; and whereas the number of
Bishops in Ireland may be conveniently diminished, and
the revenues of certain of the bishoprics, as well as the
said annual tax applied to tie building, re-building, find
repairing of churches and other such like ecclesiastical
put-posts, and to the augmentatios of small livings, and
to such other purposes as may conduce to the advance-
ment of religion, and the efficiency, permanence, and sta-
bility of the United Church of England and • Ireland ; and
whereas the tenure by which the church lands are held
in Ireland is inconvenient, and it is expedient to alter the
s me in such a manner at' may tend to the ease and secu-
rity of the church, and the advantage of the persons
holding thereunder. _

It then repeals 28th Henry VIII., cap. 8 ; 28th
Henry VIII., cap. 14; 2d Elizabeth, cap. 8; 2d Geo. I ,
cap. 15 ; Sth Geo. 1., cap. 12, sec. 6; 10th Geo. 1.,
cap. 7 ; 29-h G.o. 11., cap. 18 ; 29th Geo. 111., cap.
26 ; 431 Geo. 111., cap. 60; 43d Gen. 111., cap. 106;
48th Geo. 111., cap. 65 ; 49th Geo. 111 , cap. 103; and
4th Geo. IV., rat'. Stl. _ _

The recited Acts repealed, except as to repeal of former
Acts, recovery of penalties or moneys now or hereafter
due, and bonds and securities for same.
Ecclesiastical Commissioners to be appointed.—The
L<4,l Primate of all Ir. I ind, the Lord High Chancellor
of Irel nd, the Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, being a
member of the united Church of England and Ireland, all
now and hereafter for the time being, and also such three of
the Archbishops or Bishops of Ireland as shall be ap-
pointed from time to time by the Lord Lieutenant or other
Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time
being, by warrant under his or their hands, together with
three proper and discreet persons, being members of tl e
united Church of England and Irelan.l, to he in like
manner appointed, shall be one body politic and corporate,
by the name of the " Ecclesiastical Commissioners for
Ireland," and by that name have perpetual succession and
a common seal, and by that name shall and may sue and
be sued, and shall have power and authority to take and
purchase and hold lands, tenements, and lieteditamenfs to
them, their successors and assigns, for the purposes of this
Act, the Statures of Mortmain, or any other Act or Acts
to the contrary hereof notwirhstan ling.
3. Lord Lieutenant to fill up vacancies.
I. Salaries to be named by the Lord Lieutenant.
5. Commissioners to appoint officers, and pay salaries
and incidental expenses.
6. Three Commissioners to form a quorum.
7. Proviso as to proceedings requiring to he ratified by
the Common Seal.
S. Commissioners to appoint a chairman.
9. Secretary to keep a hook.
10. Commissioners to make a retort to Lord Lieu-
tenant, and return an account once in every year, to be
laid before Parliament, and oftener if required.
11. Commissioners to make rules and by-laws to be
confirmed by Lord Lieutenant.
12. An account to be kept with the Bank of Ireland.

13. Payment, of first fruits to cease alter the passing
of this Act : a proviso for the recovery of arrears.
14. That the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners shall
make or cause to be made a valuation of all and every the
revemses, rents, farms, tithes, composition for tithes,
estates, demesnes, glebe and other lands, offerings, emolu-
ments, and all other profit-, spiritual or temporal, apper-
taining or belonging, or that shall hereafter appertain or
belong to any archbishopric, bishopric, archdeaconry,
deanery. pra bend, cathedral church, collegiate church,
spiritual congregations aggregate or sole, parsonage,
vicarage, benefice, chauntry,- free or other chapel, per-
petual curacy, or any other benefice or office or pro-
motion spiritual, of what name, nature, quality, or
description soever they be, within that part of
the United Kingdom called Ireland, and shall have,
take, levy and receive therefrom and thereont, from
and after the comm'ncement of this Act for ever, a yearly
tax, rate or assessment, computed and imposed upon
such valuation, but subject to the deductions hereinafter
mentioned according to the several rates and scales
specified and contained in the schedule (A) to this Act
annexed : provided nevertheless, that no archdeaconry,
deanery, prebend, living, parsonage, vicarage, perpetual
curacy, chauntry, free nor other chapel, nor other benefice,
nor office, nor promotion spiritual as aforesaid, the clear
annual value whereof, after snaking such deductions as
hereafter specified shall be under the suns of two hundred
pounds according to the valuation by this Act directed to
be made, shall be subject or liable to any such rate, tax or
assessment as aforesaid.
15. That the said yearly tax shall he paid half-yearly in
equal moieties to the said ecclesiastical commissioners on
each Ist day of July and Ist day of February.
16. That no economy estate or fund appropriated to
the purpose of repairing any cathedral or church, or other
such like purpose, shall be liable to the said annual tax,
rate, or assessment, save only so far as respects the sur-
plus thereof (if any), which may be distributable among
the Dean and Chapter or members of the ecclesiastical
body to whom such economy estate or fund may belong.
17. That in order to enable the said commissioners the
better to compute and impose the said tax, rate, or
assessment, according to the provisions of this Act,
every archbishop, bishop, archdeacon, dean, prebendary,
master, warden, parson, vicar,• curate, and every spi.
ritual corporation, aggregate under its corporate seal,
and every member of such a corporation individually,
and all and every other spiritual persons in Ireland,
by whatever name or names they may be rupee-.
tively called, known, or described, shall, on or be-
fore, &c., return respectively on oath (which oath any
judge, baron of the exchequer, vicar-general, surrogate,
toaster, or master extraordinary in Chancery, or justice of
the peace in England or 'lreland, is hereby authorized to
administer), to the said commissioners, on account of the
true anti entire yearly value of such archbishoprics, •bi-
shopriesT and all other the spiritual promotions aforesaid,
&c., exclusive of glebe house or place of residence.
18. Commissioners may issue a commission to make in-
quiries for the purpose of enabling them to form valuation,
and impose rate.
Oath to be taken by persons named in each commie-