The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-30 00:00:00

SUPPLY.

The house then went into committee of supply, and
several minor votes were agreed to.
On the vote of £29,193, the regium donum to noncon-
forming clergy in Ireland,
Mr. BAXTER protested against two or three dissenting
sects being selected for this grant, and objected to such
grants altogether as having been given for p?ljtiuical putor-
poses. The operation of the grant was most inrious
the nonconforming clergy in Ireland, who were worse off
than other clergymen, and he contrasted their condition
with that of the nonconforming Free Presbyterian Church
in Scotland, towards which no less than £4,500,000 had
been subscribed since the period of the disruption. He
concluded by stating that he would bring the whole ques-
tion before the house next session, and in order to'enter his
protest against the grant he would move that it should be
reduced by £69 4s. Bd. the proposed increase on the vote.
Mr. LABOUCHERE trusted that the house would not
do away with this tax lightly, and adverted to the services
which the sects in question had rendered to the cause of
peace and good order in Ireland.
Mr. DAWSON sketched the history of the Irish regium
donum, which, he said, was a contract entered into by our
ancestors 100 years ago, and could not justly be abolished.
Besides this was a grant to which he believed no party in
Ireland, objected, and the nonconformists in that country
were placed in a position different to that of their co-
religionists and other sects elsewhere. If this question
were brought forward on a future occasion he would en-
deavour to show that not only should this grant be con-
tinued, but that it should be increased and placed perma-
nently on the consolidated fund, thereby relieving it from
these periodical attacks.
Mr. CARDWELL said that, as the whole question
would be before the house next year, he would not enter
into the discussion at present.
Mr. SPOONER had no objection to the present grant,
which stood on different grounds te that of Maynooth, to
which he should always be opposed. The hon. member
availed himself of the opportunity tourge some of his usual
objections against the latter grant.
Mr. BLACK considered that the basis of this question
should be widened, and a motion introduced for the pur-
pose of abolishing gradually all these grants.
Lord NAAS concurred with the last speaker.
After some discussion the house divided, and the numbers
were—. _ _ _

For the vote 126
Against
Majority B6
The vote was then agreed to.
On the vote of £5,965 for salaries of officers of the Board
of Health under the Local Government Act,
Mr. WILLIAMS denounced the class of votes to which
this item belonged, as being most reckless and extrava-
gant. _ _ _ _

Some discussion ensued, and it was ultimately arranged
that the vote should be postponed until the evening sitting.
On the vote of £3,588 for defraying the salaries ofa
number of the officers of the ecclesiastical commisson of
England and Wales,
Mr. WILLIAMS contended that this vote was most un-
just towards Roman Catholics and Dissenters, who Were
called on to pay for services which were of value only to the
Church of England.
Mr. D. SEYMOUR said that, as a Protestant, he was
opposed to this vote.

After some remarks by Mr. Walpole, Mr. A. Smith, Mr.
Deedes, and Sir J. Shelley,
Mr. E. JAMES said it appeared that the cola-