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London, England, 1858-06-30 00:00:00

rT A *4 RNDMENT BILL.

Lord CRAN 1i ORlii 14.L.v,0 the ,ccnnti rrrl'n9, of
this bill. His object was to remedy a defect iu the t.c;
passed two years ago with reference to married women
residing abroad, and as to other matters of detail.
After a f w words from Lord ST. LEONARDS the bill
was read a second time.
COUNTY N ANAGEMENT BILL.

Earl STRADBROKE moved the second reading of
this bill, and gave some explanation of its provisions.
The bill was read a second time.
ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION.

This' bill was passed through committee pro forma.
INDEPENDENCE OF PARLIAMENT BILL.
Lord BROUGHAM, at the request of the Earl of
Malmesbury, postponed the second reading of this bill
till Monday next.
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGE ESTATES
BILL.
This bill passed through committee pro forma.
CHURCH DISCIPLINE AND THE LAW OF •

SEQUESTRATIONS: --
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Lord ST. LEONARDS asked the Archbishop of Can-
terbury whether he intended to introduce a bill for im-
proving church discipline and the law of sequestrations,
with a view to deter incumbents from getting into debt,
and persons from advancing money to them on loan on
the credit of their livings, or giving them unreasonable
credit, and to compel and enable them to reside and per-
form their duties although their livings are under se-
questration

'The Archbishop of CANTERBURY felt greatly obliged
to the noble and learned lord for bringing forward this
subject, becanste it cave him an opportunity of making a
statement which he had for some time been anxious to
make. The bench of bishops had long been aware
of the evils to which the noble and learned lord had re-
ferred, and they had taken great pains to devise means
for amending the law. They bad hoped to be able to lay
a measure on the table of their lordships' house, but they
bad been informed that under the present circumstances
of the session there would be very little chance of pass-
ing such a bill. They had, therefore, contented them-
selves with laying the measure before her Majesty's Go-
vernment, in the hope that early next session it would be
submitted to Parliament, and would receive the sanction
of their lordships and of the other house. The right rev.
prelates proposed that when a living was sequestrated,
and the clergyman had absented hunself,a more adequate
stipend should be allowed the curate, and that be should
also acquire a right to the parsonage house. (Hear.) Next
session be should feel greatly obliged to the noble and
learned lord if he would afford his valuable aid with a
view to improve the measure as much as possible.
The Bishop of LINCOLN defended the right rev.
bench from any blame in reference to the cause of se-
questration. If a clergyman would but reside in his
parish, his living might be sequestrated, but in the case
supposed, the living was already under sequestration.
Lord ST. LEONARDS said his object was to compel
residence by monition or by some other means.

The Bishop of LlNCOLN—Suppose he will not
sumer to the monition

Loritn-LEONARDS—Then power should be given
to take the living away from him.
Lord REDESDALE said, when this qusstkn was
mooted before, he made a suggestion which he would
now repeat, namely, that if a clergyman bad s 3
conducted himself that he could no longer live in his
parish with advantage to his parishioners, his living
should be taken away from him altogether.
The Bishop of CEIICIIESrER observed that be had
on two' occasions prosecuted clergymen and obtained
convictions, but he had not been able to procure a severer
sentence then suspension for two years in one instance and
three years in the other, though in the one case the clergy
man was convicted of habitual intemperance and immo-
rality, and in the other of repeated acts of adultery.
Such cases were happily very rare, but when they did
occur the bishop should have the power, which he had
not now, of deprivation.
Their lordships then adjourned.

ROUSE OF COMMONS-YESTERDAY.

The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
The Lords' amendment to the following bills were
considered and agreed to :—Andover Canal Railway,
Dean Forest Turnpike Trust, Oude Railway.
The following bills were considered and ordered for
third reading :—Great Southern of India Railway Com-
pany, Tesa Conservancy, Warriegton and Stockport
Railway (capital).

PETITIONS.
Mr. BIGGEi presented petitions from Leicestershire
in favour of the legalisation of marriages with a
deceased wife's sister. (Many other petitions to the
same effect from other parts of Use country were
presented.)
Alderman COPELAND presented petitions from
Staffordshire against certain clauses in the Local Go-
vernment Act proposed by Mr. whishon.
GALWAY FREEMEN DISFRANCHISEMENT
BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill.
On clause
Mr. BUTT moved that the chairman do leave the
chair,. believing that if they proceeded any further
with the bill they would be committing a manifest in-
justice and plunge themselves in hopeless _contagion.
The systemot the franchise of freemen as it existed in
Galway was more popular than that which prevailed in
any part of the country, for all artizane, artificers, and
Seamen residing • there were admitted freemen, with-