The Sun.
London, England, 1805-05-02 00:00:00

IMP ER Ld PARLIAMENT.

HOVSE OF PEERS.
WIDN,ESDAYI MAX T.
lord CRENPILLE said, that a Noble Friend of
his had given notice of a Motion for Friday next,
relative to the Proceedings against Mr. Justice
Fox. In consequence, however, of a domestic
misfortune, his Noble Friend had authorized him
co postpone the Motion. He therefore moved
to discharge the Order for summoning their Lord.
on Friday (which was agreed to), stating, at
the same time, that due notice would be given of
some other day for the purpose of bringing forward
the Motion.
The ARL of SUFFOLK observed, that a mea.
sure would shortly come before the House, previous
to the discussion,of which it would be necessary
for their Lordships to be in possession of some in,
formation respecting the situation of Curates., He
had a number of letters upon the subject, some of
the information contained in which he should, on a
futuredity, move to have laid before their Lordships.
The it/SHOP of OXFORD hoped, that if the
Noble Lord moved for such a description of infor.
rrt' ation, there would also be laid before the House
information on the other side of the question, as the
Noble Lord had, in a former speech, made an Cr.
'oncosts statement with respeit to an individual in.
stance.
Some further conversation ensued between the
Earl of Sur rout and the Bishop of OXFORD; which
was, at length, put an end to by the Loki) CHAN.
CRLLOR, there being no question before the House.
Previous to the House going into a Committee
on the Oxford and Cambridge Universities Bill,
* The Duke of Nottrout moved for an Account
of the number and value of Advowsons in the pas,
session of the Colleges and Halls of the two Univer.
This Motion was objected to by Lorct GREN.
VILLE,the Logo CuisocaLt.ozond Lord frlawites.
"DAY, as tending to establish a dangerous prece.
dent, in calling for an Account of the Nitrate Pro.
petty of Corporations; and was at length withdrawn
by the Noble MONer,
The House then resolved itself into a Committee
on the Bill, in which a conversation of some length
took pillar.
The Bishop of OXFORD recapitulated several of
the arguments he had used on a former evening in
favour of the Bill, repeating his wish that it should
pass without limitation.
Lord Viscount SI W40;1,71'11 repeated his disappro.
hation of the unlimitted manner in which, by the
Bill, the restraint upon the Colleges was taken off;
and suggested the expediency of introducing a
Provision in a future stage of the Bill, to compel
the Colleges, before they purahased new Livings, to
increase the income of small Livings now in their
ossession to a certain amount to be agreed upon by
their Lordships.
The Lotto CHANCELLOR. spoke decidedly in
Ctvour of the Bill, but agreed in the expediency of
what had been suggested by his Noble Friend.
Lord HAWKESBURT agreed in opinion with the
Lotto Co Awcsr,Loa.
Lord GeRtiVll4,E, highly approved of the prin.
eiple of the Bill, but thought the limitation propos"
cd inexpedi,!.nt.
The Bishop of LONDON spoke in favour of the

The Earl of SUFFOLIC made some general obser.
vations with respat to increasing the value of small
Livings; and
Lord 1-laattowur contended for the expediency
of the proposed limitation.
It wits at length agreed, that the Pill should pass
through the Committee in its present form, and that
in order to give time tor forming other provisions,
the Committee should sit again on Monday.
,eldjtiutned till to.mnrrow Lillis day).