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London, England, 1869-07-02 00:00:00

fAR,LI A M ENT

HOUSE OF LORDS.-LAST EVENING.

Tho LORD CHANCELLoR took his seat on the woolsaok
at five o'clock.

:lltrsa CHURCH BILL.

Their lordships went into committee on this bill, re-
silmilig at clause 11, which provides that after the passing
of the .Act all property of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners
shall be -.vested in the commissioners under this Act.
The Eari of BANDON moved the omission of the words
"passing of the act," for the purpose of substituting the
words "Ist of january, 1872."
Earl GRAN PI LL E opposed the amendment, and said
it would be uudesitable to make such an alteration.
The amendment was negatived, and the clause agreed
to.

On clause 12,

The Archbishop of CANTERBURY moved an amend-
ment to lengthen the time set down in the bill for the dis-
establi:hment of the Church from 1871 to 1872.
Earl GRANVILLE thought that the alteration of the
date would only tend to keep matters in an unsettled state,
he thmlore hoped the amendment would not be perse-
vered in.

The Bishop of PETERBOROUGH thought it would
be better if the question whether the date should be 1871
or 1872, should be posponed until the bringing up of the
report of the committee.
Lord CAIRNS suggested that as the date of the vesting
the property of the Irish Church had been determined
on a foruier evening by a large majority to take place in
1872, it would save time if the date throughout the bill
was altered to that effect ; and then if it should b 3 consi-
dered desirable the original date of 1871 could be replaced
on the bringing up of the report.
This sug.;estion was agreed to.

The Bishop of PETERBOROUGH moved an amend-
ment, the object of which was to enable the holders of
bishoprics and preftrinents to deduct from their yearly in-
come the tax on clerical incomes, which they are now re-
quired to pay to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for
Ireland.

After some discussion the amendment was agreed to, by
91 to 50 votes.

Several other verbal amendments were agreed to.
Clause 14, as amended, was then agreed to ; as also were
clauses 17 and 18.

On Clause 23, which makes provision for the redemp
tion of annuities and life interests of ecclesiastical persons,
The Earl of OARNARVON moved an amendment pro-
viding for the commutation of life interest and fixing 14
yea s' !purchase of the aggregate yearly income as its
value.

Their lordships divided, and the numbers were— For
the amendment, 155; against it, 86.
The clause was then agreed to.
On the discussion of clause 24 progress was reported,
and their lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF CONINIONS.—LAsT EVENING.
The SPEAKEII, took the chair at four o'clock.
SEVERN NAVIGATION BILL.

On the consideration of this bill, which had come down
from the Lords, Mr. BRUCE thought that as the whole
question of salmon fisheries were now under consideration
of a select committee, it was inexpedient to pass the
bill in its present form. He therefore moved
certain amendments, which provide that salmon fisheries
and weirs should be left under the control of the Severn
Salmon Fishery Commissioners, and that all now weirs
should Le placed under tho Home-office, by the act of 1861.
A discussion ensued, and the house divided on the pro-
posed amendments, when there appeared—

Ayes...
Noes ..
Majority...

... •e• •• • 204
... ...

The amendments wera therefore negatived, and the bill
was considered nud ()Herod to be read a third time.

WG WIRE'S CAMPS.

Mr. CARDWELL, in reply to Mr. Knight, sail that a
report had been received from India favourable to the new
system of camping, but as the Government and tbe Go-
vernor-General have not recommended the system for
general adoption no steps would be taken for extending
the use that had already been made of the new system.