The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-20 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS DAY.
The Briam took the chair at twelve o'clock.
CHURCH RATE ABOLITION BILL.

Mr. HARDCASTLE moved the second reading of the
bill, the object of which was to enable the £50,000 or
£60,000, the sum estimated as sufficient to keep the dif-
ferent churches of the Established Church of the country,
to be raised by voluntary contribution. Various
schemes of compromise had failed, and he thought
the only way of surmounting the difficulty which had led
to heartburning and ill-feeling was to adopt the principle
embodied in the bill.

Mr. B. HOPE objected to the measure, and moved that
the bill be read a second time that day six months. He
contended that arguments of "ticketing" was a most ab-
surd way of dealing with the question of church rates.
Everybody was "ticketed;" the members of that house
wore ticketed 31. P., some D.C.L.; and the use of such a
clap trap argument was only worthy of a posting placard
at a contested election.

Mr. GORSE seconded th• amendment. If the bill was
passed the deserving poor would bo the parties who would
suffer by the falling off of the contributions to the offertory.
Sir G. GREY said the matter had been so frequently
discussed, it becomes quite unnecessary for him to detain
the house for any length of time. He could not help
remarking the empty state of the Treasury bench at x
time when a question au important was under discus-
sion, because ho thought that the Government ought to
express its opinion of the bill of his lion. friend, lie
thought it contained the germ for the future settlement of
this much contested question.
Sir W. HEA.TIIOOp.: supported the amendment moved'
by the hon. member for Stoke (ter. Itopo)-
Mr: REID was of opinion that the best way of stating
this question would be to read all the bills proposed to be
introduced a second time and then to refer them to n
select committee. lie thought that was the only course
that was at all likely to bring about an equitable settle-
ment of the question.

➢ir. SCOUItFIELD said there was much to be said in
favour of the bill of the hon. gentleman opposite, but he
could not give it his support, because he knew the clergy
were much opposed to having to go round annually and
make collections for the maintaining the church in repair.
There was nothing sensational in it.

Mr. REMINGTON MILLS said a groat deal had been
said about the churches being in disrepair, but. he thought
it would be well if some information was given as to
where a church was situated iu which the repairs were not
effected by voluntary contribution. If the landlords
would let their laud free of Church Rates that course
would at once settle the question.
Lord JOHN MANNERS said the reason the members
of the Government were absent at the commencement .of
the sitting was that a Cabinet council was being held at
twelve o'clock. It had been said that this side of the
house had done their utmost to resist the abolition •of
church rates, but that he denied. His side of the house
had always expressed a desire to agree to a compromise,
but all the proposals that had been made in that direction
for the last 30 years had been rejected by those hon. mem-
bers who represented the dissenting interest on the other
side. He heartily and entirely dissented from the prin-
ciple of the bill under discussion, and, therefore, he
should give his vote against the second reading.

(LEFT BITTING.)

LONDON GAZETTE—Iast Evening•

CROWN OFFICE, MARCR 15.
MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.
Borough of Droitwich.—T he Right Honourable Sir John
Somerset Pakingtou, Bart., oue of her Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State

31Aucu 18.
Borough of Boston.—Thomas Parry, of Sleaford, in the
county of Lincoln, Eq., in the room of Meaburu Stani-
Mad, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her
Majesty s Manor of Northstead, in the county of York.
31AUCH 19.

County of Devon.--Northern Division. The Right
Honourablo Sir Stafford Henry Northeote, Bart., one of
Her Majestfa Principal Secretaries of State.
ADMIRALTY, MARCH 15.

Georg,' Birnie Hill, Esq., has this day been promoted to
the rank of Staff Surguon in Her Majesty's Fleet, with
seniority of 27th December, 1866.
Mr. Joshua Thomas Staiii,s Flynn has this dsy boon'
promoted to the► rank of First Class Assistant Engineer in
tier Majesty's Flout, with sotti irity of B.h March, 1436 Z.
MARcit lti.

Sub-Lieutenant John Loftus Wilson to be Lieutenant in
her Majt,sty's Fleet, with seniority from the 14th iust.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.. Last Evening.

Amsterdam Short. 11 17 11 171
Ditto , 3 Mouths. 11 19 11 19*
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 35 25 40
Brussels
Hamburg — 13 8 t 13 pi
Paris . Short 25 121 . 25 20
Ditto 3 Months. 25 30 25 34
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 119. 120}
View'. — 13 10 13 20
Trieste — 13 10 13 20
Petersburg ti - 31 34
Berlin
nulrid — 48 481
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples — 26 87* 26 92*
Palermo
26 92*
26 87*
52 521
52 alt

Rossini
Lisbon
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