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sail was, there was much Merit ill- the itinciple,
and great benefit from tl►e.. practice of blending
with them in the general Government of the cum•
munity, Magistrates who were elective ; and he
had only alluded to the general duty of a Magi-
stree, and observed that some parts of it were inure
agreeable to perform than others. The excellence
of our general Government b); municipal authority
was, that it was blended, that it was an union of
those who were nominated by the crown, and those
who were eleled by the subject ; for he detested
that affedation of simplicity which would have one
of them without the other. The excellency, of our
system consistedil providing that they should go
on together, but each in his proper station.
The question WAS then put
The House then divided,

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For the Bill
Against it

264

-Majority 135
• The Bill was passed, and ordered to the Lords.
On re-entering the Gallery,, we found the House in a Com-
mittee on the Clergy Bill.
Sir WILLIAM GEARY, after a few observations, tnoved
to leave out the clause respecting the granting of licences to'
clergymen to hold farms. His object, as we understood
him, was to insert a clause for the repeal of the whole of
the pmvisions of the statute of Henry VIII. with respect to
Clergymen holding brills.
This proposition was supported by Mr. Estcourt.
A lung conversation ensued, in the course of which
Sir ROBERT BUXTON said, he thought it would not
tend to make the clergy respeetable to render them farmers.
After a few words from Mr. KEENK, the ArToatlEv
GENERAL)._ Mr. BASTARD and Mr. DUDLEY RvissK,
Sir WILLIAM SCOTT said; that under the Statute of
Henry VI lf. it was scarcely possible fora Clergyman to re-
side in the country at all. He did not see that any dcgrada.
tion would accrue to the clerical character from their being
engaged in fainting. Ile could not consent however to abo-
lish all the restrictions of thar'Statute' and lie thought
that all that could he doue was to give a discretionary power
to the Bishop, as provided in he present Bill.
Mr. WILBERFORCE thought that an application to the
Bishop, under the present Bill, ought to be made more a mat-
ter of notoriety than it would be as it at present stood, in
order that it might he opposed, if necessary.
The CHANCELLOR of rim EXCLIEQU ER said, that the
object of the Bill went very properly to relieve the Clergy
from many vexatious disabiliiies. It was well known that
in many places there were a variety of comtOrts which the
poor could only obtain either trout gentlemen, who perhaps
were not resident, or from the Clergymen who were.
M. BRAG:GE objeCted toconv.:rtilig the application to the
Bishop into a sort of public trial.
Mr. WINDHAM said he saw no necessity for any alter-
ation of the law as it stood at present.
.S.:r WILLIAM DOLBEN supported the clause; because
he conceivM that it would not in any degree degrade the
clerical charaCter, and it would enable Clergymen to make
some provision for their tSmilies.
Sir 07U/ill/GE/IR Y said, he had heard no arguments
to induce him to change the opinion he originally entertain.
ed ; he therefore should persist in the motion which he had'
made.
Sir WM. SCOTT said, he was not apprehensive of any
degradation of the Clerical CharaCter, even it a greater re-
laxation was proposed than that whic.n was given in the pre—
sent Bill ; he had therefore been influenced in proposing
this Clause, rather by the apprehensions which weic en-
tertained by other Gentlemen, for whuse opinion he had the
highest respect, than by any apprehensions which he
entertained himself. He was averse to loading the Bill with
that supusabundauce of caution which was proposed, became
he was convinced that every purpose would he answered by
leaving the juristlieticn where it was proposed by this Bill.
T he clause was then agreed to without a division.
Upon the clause respecting the leasing out of the great
Tythes,
Mr. ROSE observed that a Clergyman, by taking a lease
of the great tvthea, ought in some instances become a farmer
to the amount of 3 or 40061. a ear;y he thought, therefbre,
that the clause °not rather to be lett out, or that this!" same
restriction ought to be imposed in this, as in other cases.
Sir IVAI: .S.OO-11- said, that there could be *ea -greater de.
gradation of the Clerical Charaler in allowing the resident
Curate to take a Lease of the Tythes, than there would be it
the Ream* resided on the Living and kept the Tythes

-he Clause was agreed to—The Chairman was then or-
dered to report progress, and to ask leave to sit again.
The House being resumed, the.Committce was ordered to
sit again on Thursday, and at half past nine o'clock, the
House adjourned till to-morrow..

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