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HOUSE OF PEERS.
SATURDAY,. JUNE lg.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

SATURDAY,' JUNE 18.

IMPERML PARLI4MEN7:

THE LORD CHA.NCELLOR took'this scat upon the Worl-
sack borne tune hefore Three, and their Lordships immediately
proceeded to forward the various Bills upon the Table:
CLERGY RESIDENCE BILL.
Thel-louse then, pursuant to the Order of the Day, le—
solved into a'.Coininittee on this Bill; Lord WA tsr OH Aht
in the Chair.
Previous to their Lordships entering upon the discuss;on of
the. remainir* Clauses of the Bill
Tie Bishop of St. ASAPH took the opportunity to com-
plain, that the sentlinots .he had delivered in the
discussion of yesterday evening, relative -to the authority of
the Metropolitan over his-Sufi-I-4;m, Bishops, peen

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misrepresented in one of the Mornieg Papers. The Reve=
rend Prelate, however,, on the suggestion of the Loan
CIIANC XL I.OK, :agreed to, postpone the fiiiiher cooside'ratioia
of the matter till Monday.
The Committee then larOceeded. to the discussion of the
remaining Clauses, which, in the course of a long converse-
Lion, in which time Loa DCHANC 51. 1.0 14 time Bishops of S.r.
ASAPtt and Loisoos, and Lords A ecateara o and /key ma-
a .were the principal Speakers, were, with, aei win altera-
tions and 3111entitIlCIltS agreed to by their Lordships.
After the Preamble and the Title of the hiil were *gone
through, the Usual.. question was put, that the Chairman do
report the Bill to the House on which .
The Bishop of DURHA rose, slid deliverixlefiis Senti-
memo of the measure, as it then stood, at some length. He
remarked upon the pains taken by' the Committee to its
diS-
cuSsion, and observed, that the Bill would cc:tainly be re-
turned to. the other House in an improved state. He ,was
happy to hear what had been thrown out, reatteCtihg an in.
tention, at a future opportunity, to propose a measure for
ameliorating the situation, not only of Curates, but of those
Clergy possessed of very email livings, as of the yearly value
of zol. or 301,. -llealluded to the beneficial consequences
which resulted from a proper connexion between the Church
and State ; and glanced at the injurious consequences which
might arise (if due carCe*ete slot taken), to true Religion,
frern praCtices which, to certain degree, were too prevalent :
what he alluded to chiefly, .were certain proceedings of low
mechanics and other ignorant persons.- One of the most ef-
ficacious remedies to counteraa this, would be that'which it
was the principal object of the Bill to enforce, namely, Cle-
rical Residence; and in this truly desirable work, he hoped the
Laity would lend their aid.. He was far from being adveise to
the Dissentets enjoying that Toleration which was granted to
them ; bu(that system of Religion which had his esteem and
admiration was that inculcated by the Chtirch of England,
and ter which his.last wiSll would he, as in the dying words of
the Venetian Patriot,
.4, Asia l'erterua !" • '
The LORD CHANCELLOR hollowed, and de-livered his
sentiments upon several 'of the topics adverted to by the
Right Reverend Prelate, .at considerable leligihea He first
noticed the line of proceeding which he 'deemed_ most ad-
viseable to the futUre progress of the Bill, namely., to refer
the'Bill again to a Committee of the whole House on Mon-
day,, when certain points, not yet .ultimately decided on, as
the r4tio of penalties, the duration of the Ad, and other eon.
sick:Leticia:a may be *settled—the Bill, in its then !natured
state of amendment, could he primed; and the report
taken into consideration en Wedneaday --The Noble and Learo-
ed Lord then ,made, a variety of observations on points above
alluded to--Adverting to what had fallen in the course of the
discussions from a Noble Lord, tea peCting the idea of eilhaliz.
irk the income of Clergy, &ca he stated his comae,
that in the ptesent 'state or things the abolition of pluralities
terould operate as a nuisance ; lie adverted to the good effects
resulting from' a connexion -between .Liteiathre and the
Chureln which he seemed to consider as one of' the views in
Which- the system of pluralities was beneficial.—With
• respect to what had fallen from the Right Reverend Pre-
late, in regard to ameliorating the situation of the Curette,
and those of tht Clergy whose Livings were very small, he
observed it was that, which every man attached to the
Christian Religion would wish to see carried into eflea—that
tubjeti was not lost sight or, but the present, their Lordships
would be aware, was not the proper Or convenient moment
for bringing it ,forward. His Lordship then passed to a brief
consideration of the point, 'or the proper duration for time
; and after viewing it, both with a reference to its being
perpetual, or temporary, twohaerved that, in the one case,
the subject f MAY be/submitted, to the future consideration of
the legislature, and in the other it meter ; and in deciding:
this, he repeated, the 4ltvt,niitive ot:the ACt•of I•leury VI I 1 th
should be setioualy considered ; hut with reaped to a tern
poetry duration, he thought, .witit a retetence to all the bear-
togs and connexions of the treasure, that a period of five vears
would be too short. He 'concluded with sorm'ie geiseral ob-
servations relative to the established Rd igiain of the comely,
similar to those.which fell fonn the Rev. Prelate, and ex-
pressing his hope, that both the Laity and Clergy would lend
their aid in rendering the. present measure efficacious, and iis
so doing render
,the most
.incalculable services to their
Country.
Lord AUCKLAND shortly delivered hiS sentiments. -and
secingii, to advert to .some deficiencies, which, he conceived
still to obtain in the Bill. With regard to the point of dura-
tion, he thought itlhoold be
.rather temporary, as he deem.
ed site, measure to be, cue of great experiment : its own de-
fects would bring again to 'the..conaideration of the Legis-
lature. .
-.l;:ird ALYANLEY appeared to arrree with moctiof what
had fallen &ern his Noble.. and Learned ; but with re-
gard to the point of he thought that the Bill, as it
then stood, ought not to be perpetual. His Lordship then
adverted, rather in detail, to those , parts - of the Bill which
were animadverted on by the Isiohle Lord, who spoke last.
On which, afterwards, a short explanatory conversation
anew, between the LORD Cart„Neer, LOA and I,,ortIAuCKLAND.
lit t he.CourS(l of this, a future Bill, tor the, better provision
of the -poorer Orders of the Clergy, being, more than once
alluded to, the Noble and Learned Loide though -he seemed
averse from making any specific promise, on the occasion,
yet:adm i
itted, thatehe .was Tat her nclined to bring forwards
Measure on the Sitbjeet•
and agreed to. The House re-
siYinted, and the report was received, pin forma, arid the Bill,
on the Motion of the Loan -Cue es ca. atria, was ordered to
he committed to a Committee of the ,whole House on Mon-
day.T. •• • ' •
he Hour for going into a Committee, was, nn the Mo.
tionot.Lord W A LS INGHAM, fixed .I'4 half-past tour o'clock,
and their Lordships were also ordered to be summoned on the
occult)
MESSAGE FROM 7111 E KING.

Lord Hor...A T pre'Sented a Message from the K r NC, rela.
tive'to the better Defence and Security at hih Realtns, and
to Char brought down to the• Commons ; to which
we refer. The Message being read in the usual way,
Lord Ha ti,A k.r then moved, that His klajesty's Message
h taken into consideration on Monday next, which was or.
dered Accordingly. • Adjourned at Seven o'Clock..

W /4, r4oAs nerved the Order of the Day for the
ecepnd reading of the. Bil/ for pteventing Abuses iu the Cut,
ton Manorgtory in Scotland, and for the better pre ventiri4 of
IYrainitea between- -SirtOets and 'their lourneytnen, which
Vitt was ordered to be read a second time. on Monihiy next.
When the Petitioners againtit the hill WcrC allowed to he at
liberty to be heard,by theinselvea or Lotto-se!, if .they think
lit, On the .Motion of Mr. AP Dow
/1.• Nlessage front he Lords intorrnud the House, their Lord-
ships had agreed to several private,Billi, Without airy Amend-
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rneur.