The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-20 00:00:00

The Archbishop of CautErbary piesided in the
Upper House.

The Ven. Archdeacon Bickersteth, the aeiii:g
prolocutor of the Lower House, brought up the
report of the committee of the Lower House ap-
pointed to consider the volume, entitled " Essays
and Reviews," and received the permission of their
lordships to act upon it. Leave was also given for
the appointment of a committee to consider an in-
crease of the episcopate. A proposal was also made
that: the discussion on the 29th canon should be
postponed until the sitting of Convocation in Feb.
next, in consequence of the differences which existed
between the two houses on the subjeet. A long
discussion on this subject took place, which resulted
in its being rrsolyed, on the motion of the Bishop of
Oxford, that it appeared to their lordships inexpe-
dient to defer to a distant session the consideration
of the 29th canon, and that the president be re-
quested to direct the Lower House to bring up any
difficulties they might have, so that the two houses
might confer together on the matter.
The Bishop of OXFORD, referring to a notice re-
ceived from the Lower House on the subject of ir-
regular marriages, moved that the Upper House
acknowledge the receipt of the representation on
the projected alterations in the law of marriage.
The Bishop of OXFORD, in noticing a memorial
on the subject of poor incumbencies from the Lower
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cies, notwithstanding the
awakened liberality of the church. There was a
difficulty too in the matter, because the property of
The church had been dealt with by Parliament and
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with it they could. It was very doing thehbe Ecclesiasticalest Commissioners, ho were
im-
portant that the church should have brought before
it in an authorised manner, without its being con-
sidered the voice of any party in the church,
whether the poor incumbencies might be augmented
or supported by voluntary offerings of the people.
There was a suspicion in some quarters that the
offertory savoured of certain views of doctrine and
points of practice. It was a great misfortune that
this great question, owing to the unwisdom of some,
the suspicion of others, and the accidents of the
times—that this only remaining way of obtaining
the funds necessary to meet the greatly increasing
population should be open to such misconception.
His lordship, after some discussion, moved a resolu-
tion nominating a committee to consider the suNect
in detail, consisting of the Bishops of London, Win-
chester, Oxford, St. Asaph, Lincoln, Llandaff, Glou-
cester and Bristol, :and Rochester, and requesting
the Lower House to nominate nine of its members
to act with their lordships.
The Bishop of St. ASAPII seconded the motion.
The Bishop of LONDON said it appeared to him
that the Lower House had brought before them a
very wide question, and that the whole question
with regard to small endowments should be taken
into grave consideration. As the discussion had
turned upon the offertory, he felt bound to say that
there was an absurd and false prejudice which at-
tended the gathering of money on the Lord's day.
There was a law by which churchwardens and the
clergymen and the churchwardens might agree as
to the dizposal of the money, and care must be taken
that there should be no infringement of those old
parochial rights.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Their lordships, after receiving further communi-
cations from the Lower House, adjourned.

The members of the Lower House assembled at
the Jerusalem Chamber—the Yen. Archdeacon
Bickersteth presided.
The Rev. J. FENDALL submitted a resolution to
the effect that the Lower House of Convocation
should appeal to his Grace the President, and the
bishops of the Upper House to ask for leave to frame
a canon to express the opinion of the church with
regard to the ornaments and vestments to be used
with service of the church.
After a lengthened discussion the motion was, by
leave, withdrawn.

The amendments of the Upper House on the 20th
canon were in the main agreed to and reported.
The Rev. Dr. BRISCOE moved that a representa-
tion be made to the Upper House that in the opi -
nion of that house (the Lower) it is desirable that
some means should be provided by which, after the
apostolic custom, letters commendatory may be
given by the bishops or clergy to such members o
their respective flocks as may have occasion to
migrate to other parts whether at home or abroad.
The resolution was agreed to.
Just before the rising of the Lower House of Con-
vocation the decision of the House of Commons on.
Sir John Trelawny's Church Rate Bill was an-
nounced. The declaration was received with the
greatest possible enthusiasm by the assembled mem-
bers, who showed their gratification by clapping
of hands.
The house adjourned shortly before six o'clock.