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had been productive of no inconvenience sr difficulty. The
city magistrates also act in the borough of Southwark, and
he never saw a more decided disposition than was evinced
to co-operate effectually in the administraticn of justice at
Union-hall. As to several of the alterations proposed in,
the police system, he had rio fears that any difficulties
would prevent them from being carried into effect, for
many of them had been adopted years " ago in the city of
London. Was it the parishioners who supported the
police in the city? No ; they were supported by and un-
der the jurisdiction of the corporation. They had passed a
law dividing the city into a number of equal wards, and
there was no ward with Jeri than 10, 12, or 14 'watch-
men, two superintendents, and two night patrol. These
were paid out of the purse of the corporation. lie should
be always ready to vindicate the city from any attack upon
this head. They supported and maintained a very excel-
lent police. As to the statements made by the Learned
Doctor (Lushington), it was the first time that he:(Alder-
man W.) had heard them made, but he never heard the
Learned Doctor' substantiate a single one of them. He had
spoken of the crowded state of
.-Newgate. He (Alderman
W.) could assure him that the corp Oration would be very
glad to have the inmates of that prison taken off its hands.
It would effect a saving of 20,0001: a year to the corpora-
tion funds. The corporation had to pay for the support
of all the prisoners there, and to defray, in many instances,
the expences of witnesses on the trials. The learned ci-
vilian had spoken of the small space allotted for sleeping,
and that the cell was appropriated to prisoners under sen-
tence of death as well as to those who were not. It was
true that the prison was in a dreadful situation in that re-
gard at present ; but the fault lay not with the corporation.
The accumulation in the number was owing to a circum-
stance to which, perhaps, he should not allude ; but why
should he not mention it? The circumstance was owing'to
the state of- an 'illuittrious personage's health, which had a)
—long postponed the presentation of the Recorder's usual
report. He could only say that:the city of London was
always open to any alteration. If it were necessary
to alter a chapel, or make any other improventent,
the city of London never Shrunk for a moment from pro-
posals to that effect. This disposition .and readiness on
the part of the city of London he was ready to prove in
evidence before any Committee that the House might think
proper to appoint. He must be allowed to add another
word or two upon what had been said. He'did not mean
to reflect upon the conduct of any magistrates; but he
thought,, that-where magistrates had the power to avoid
the commitment of juvenile offenders, they ought to exer-
cise it. It might be a little stretch to say so; but he
thought that if they were to take A child only a month old
who had always been in the habit,,of stealing—(Heer, and
laughter)—he begged pardon, but he believed that he was
not the only gentleman who in calculations had _mistaken
months for years—all he meant to say was, that of how-
ever tender an age the juvenile depredator might be,
there were not wanting magistrates who would commit
them instead of adopting the wiser course, and con-
sidering that it was not so much the depravity of the child's
disposition as the effects of bad example. This had no
other example than to multiply the number of commit-
ments. Another practice which had the same effect was
the allowance of the expences of prosecutors. He was sorry
to say it, lilt he knew of many cases in which men of rank
and fortune had applied for their expences--not personally,
of course—hut by means of their servants. If the coach-
man of a man of fortune had been robbed of his coat,
be came to the • Old Bailey to identify not his own,
for it was his master's- property, and then asked for his
expences. To the lower classes this was a great, tempta-
tion to prosecute. If it happened that a child had robbecla
person of this class, he said--" Now we will proiecute
this child, because we shall get our expenses allowed."
These expenses, too, • amounted to a large sum. Persons
coming from a short distance, from Hammersmith, for
instance, stayed all night, and had their expenses allowed
them. He thought that this ought to be done away with.
One of the greatest causes of the increase of crime was, in
his opinion, transportation for the short period of seven
years, or rather of being sent to the hulks for four
years, for it amounted to that if the prisoners behaved well
during their confinement, and that was the general under-
standing. At the end of that period these people returned
upon the public worse than they left them. Be* together
in large numbers in the hulks, they there planned and con-
sulted upon the robberies which they should commit as
soon as they were liberated. lie would merely say in con-
clusion to,,the Magistrates of the counties of Middlesex
ancl_Surrey--!‘ We will do all we can ; and if you can
point out any way in which the city of „London can, with-
out sacrificing its character and privileges, co-operate more
effectually with you, the city of London will, dopt your
suggestion."
Colonel WOOD said, he should not have risen but for
the mention which had been made of the Magiitrates of the
,county of Middlesex.. Thy. lion. Alderman Was by no
means correct. Neither the Magistrates of Middlesex nor
the Police Magistrates committed ire the first instance to
Newgate, but to the New Prison, from which, a few days
before trial, the prisoners .were transferred to Newgate.
The Learned Doctor (Lushington) had complained of the
'crowded state of the New Prison. He had visited it a
few days ago; and was happy to say, that although it had
been sometimes 'in 'the state described by the Learned
Doctor, yet he, did not find it so much crowded then. He
had no 'hesitation, however,. in saying, that it was wholly
unfit for a prison in its present state, and that it never
could be made fit.--(lfear, hear. )—However great the ex-
pense might be, every criminal ought to have a separate
cell. 'lt happened that most of the Magistrates of Mid-
dlesex were Magistrates of Westminster also; "but there
-existed an extraordinary difference between Middlesex and
Westminster. ' He wished that there should be two prisons
—one for commitments, and the other for correction ; and
as Westminster was going to build a prison, he said, " if
Westminster will not come to us, let us go to West-
minster ;" but it was answered—no : it was necessary that
they should have a prison of their own. He hoped that
this jealousy between Middlesex and Westminster would be
done away with. He would suggest that Cold Bath-fields'
prison should he for correction, and another for commit-
ments. The present state of the prisons was a disgrace to
the country.
Alderman WOOD, in explanation, said, the lion.
Member must excuse him, but he was really in an error;
almost all the committals of the Police Magistrates were
made to Newgate. Formerly, indeed, 'the case was as the
Hon. Member had represented, 'but it was not so now ;
and Newgate was now, kept open every night till twelve
o'clock in consequence, in the expectation of receiving
prisoners.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN was very glad that his
How. Friend had set the Hon. Gentleman opposite right.
While he bad the honour of filling the office of Sheriff, it
had been his melancholy duty to witness the execution of
36 persons. He also visited Newgate three or four days a
week, and never found it In the state described by the
Learned Doctor. He could assure the House, that during
these visits, he made every possible inquiry into the state of
the prison. Having stated thus much, and concurring as
he did in what had fallen from his Hon. Friend, he must
observe, that the crowded state of Newgate was their mis-
fortune, and not their fault, and was attributable to the
thousands of prisoners that passed through it. Now,
as to the increase of crime in the city of London.
_

If the Committee about to be appointed was merely
to give facility to prosecutions, then all that it
would do would be to multiply prosecutions without
removing crime, It was his belief that the greater part of
the depredations in the city were committed by juvenile
depredators ; and he thought' that tlae-Right Hon. Gen-
tleman.(Mr. Peel)_ would agree with him that there were
much fewer prisoners sent from London than from Middle-
sex. As to the increase of crime generally, without
speaking of taxation, he should say that it was in a great
measure caused by want of employment. But it was taxa-
tion that had affected this want of employment. Let the
Committee that was to be appointed recollect that they
would do no good by multiplying the committals, and re-
member that their main object ought to be the prevention
of crime, and not the punishment of it.
--Mr. DICKINSON (as we understood him) was sorry
to hear the-Right Hon. Gentleman observe that the county
which he had the honour of representing had been remark-
able for the increase of crime. He must, howeyer, lie al-
lowed to observe, after what had been said of the Game
Laws, that though there had been a great increase of crime
in that county, yet there had been very few prosecutioni
under the Game Laws.
Mr. MONCK agreed perfectly with his Honourable
_Friend, the Member for Aberdeen,
crime was in athat the increase of
great. measure attributable ,to the increase
of taxation.

Mr. Alderman -THOMPSON said the police of London
was as efficient as -in any other part of the country. As
to the increase of crirne, he. believed one of the causes of
it to be_ the low price of ardent spirits. Another cause
was the 'system which bad grown up of compromisingfelonies, . Be did hope that the Committee Would. inquire
cloielY into the state Of the law on, this subject, and
especially into the ACt called " Jonattan Art:" To
convict under this Act was extremely difficult and uncertain.
M to the crowded state of Newgate, he lamented it as
much as any body, eut he was quite sure the persdn to whoin
the wretched inmates of that prison were committed, took
tare that they should be treated with the greatest humanity
Sit P.BURDETT addressed the House in itanellmOst
inaudible in the gallery. lire understood. the Hon. Baronet
-to observi; that 'there was already on the table of.the

House the Report of a Committee that had inquired very
fully into this subject—:.into the crowded state of the pri-
sons—the cause of the increase of crime—and the abuses
of the licensing system. If that report were taken into
consideration, and some practical measure founded upon it,
he thought more good would be done than by going from
Oar to year and effecting no practical good. At the same
time he could, of course, have no objection to the attain-
ment of all further information on the subject that was
necessary. •

Mi. PEEL, in reply, said there had been police reports,
in 1822, for instance, subsequent to that alluded to by the
Hon. Baronet, and he believed that several practical bene-
fits had resulted from them. There had been an -Act
passed relating to prison discipline,- and also an act which
regarded the licensing system, and which had made several-
important alterations in the law relating to this subject.
One Hon. Member, 'the Member for Penryn, had sup-
posed that it was intended to confine the inquiries of this
Committee to London and Middlesex, but he was mistaken.
The motion was " London and Middlesex, and the adjoining
districts." He had only-spoked, it was true, of the in-
crease of crime in London and Middlesex, but that was
because his aocuments extended no further. As to the city
of London, he was quite sure that all its Memben3 would
rise up to defend it. Three of them had ; and be -was
only sorry that the fourth was absent. But he had been
misunderstood here also. He did not complain that there
was no concurrent jurisdiction; be complained only that
there was an exclusive jurisdiction in the city of London.
He hid no doubt the jurisdiction was extremely well exer-
cised; but his position was this,---that it was bad that in
two districts, so nearly connected as London and West-
minster, there should be exclusive jurisdiction. With re-
spect to the state of Newgate, helbelieved that some steps
would be taken in a few days. He had only now to ob-
serve, that in constituting this ccimmittee, he had been
anxious to select those Magistrates who had been most
active in their respective counties. Several very active
Members' were already too much occupied upon the.
Finance Committee to give this the benefit of their labours.
He must not forget to take notice of one observationmade by
the Hon. Member' flir Kent. The Hon. Member must
recollect that4he.population had in many towns outgrown
the police institutions. Indeed; what the Hon. Member
had said respecting Chatham and Greenwich, - and other
large towns, where there was no other provision for the
preservation of the peace than a constable, was a perfect
illustration of his (Mr, Peel's) argument. -
The motion was then put and carried.
On the motion of Mr. Pm, the following Members
were placed on the Committee :
Mr. Secretary Peel Lord John Russell
Mr. Estcourt Mr. W. Peel
Mr. Byng Mr. Western
Sir John Brydges Mr. Pallmer (Surrey)
Mr. Fagusson Mr. R. Gordon
Mr. Bankes Mr. G. Lamb

Mr. Denison (Surrey) Mr. Alderman Wood
Marquis of Chan The Mardos Lord Lowther
_ _ _ _

Mr. S. Rice

Mr. N. Calvert

Mr. Hobhouse

Sir T. Fremantle

Mr. Ald. Thompson The Marquis of Blandford
Mr. C. Calvert 'Major Cost. '
LAW OF SETTLEMENT IN SCOTLAND.

Mr. KENNEDY obtained leave to bring hi a Bill for
the better regulation of the Law of Settlement Scotland.
Lord J. RUSSELL, as we understood, postponed the
second reading of the Penryn Disfranchisement Bill, which
stood for to-morrow, until to-morrow se'nnight.
TEST AND CORPORATION ACTS.

Lord J. RUSSELL moved the order of the day for the
House resolving itself into a Committee of the whole
House to consider further of the Test and Corporation
Acts. .The Noble Lord observed, that there was another
Act which he wished to be referred to the committee,
namely, the Act for indemnifying froto penalties indi-
viduals who had not qualified, according to law, for cer-
tain offices.

This proposition having been agreed to, the &EATER,
on the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, left the chair.
Mr. S. Rice presided in the committee.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in addressing the committee,
felt very great satisfaction at the tone' and temper by which
the former discussion had been marked.
.He was happy to
say, that in no part of it had angry feeling been manifested
on the one side nothing had been introdneed•that could
give offence to the most zealous friendsi of the church=nor
on the other, had any argument been adduced that could
wound the feelings of the Dissenters. In such a collision
of opinion on a subject of this nature some strong expres-
sion of feeling might have been expeeted, but no such feel•
ing had been expressed. No undue terra was made use of
with reference to the members of either establishment.—
Nothing was said on the one hand, td give pain to the feel-
ings of chose who called for the repearof the Test and
Corporation Acts; and he was sure, on the other hand,
that nothing had been uttered, that not one word had been
advanced, which could create soreness in the minds of the
Right Hon. Gentlemen who,had opposed that measure.—
For his own part, looking to the question, as a r eally im-
portant question--as question connected with national
feeling---4s 'a question which touched, in a very material
degree on the rights of the subject—he should not allude
to any of those minor divisions which might tend rather
te narrow its scope, and to introduce a view of. it
which it appeared to him to be the most deeirable to
avoid.—(Hear, hear, hear.) Indeed, the only part of the
question which he thought it necessary to allude to, was the
proposition of his Hon. Friend, the member for. Devon
(Sir T. Acland), for a temporary suspension of those acts.
This proposition was one of much importance, one that
deserved deep consideration.-.(Hear.)--In his opinion,- to
treat the subject in that waywould be to tamper and palter
with a great question—to treat it in a manner unworthy of
its magnitude—to deal with it in a way that would.not be
satisfactory either to the Dissenters or'to the, Church of
England. Because, while it would give to the Dissenters
the power-of connecting themselves with corporations and
other establishments, it would 'still leave them in that state
of precarious tenure which formed, at present, the great
objection to the existing system ; while, on the other hand,
it would interfere in such a way with the securities pro-
vided by the Test Acts, as to create dissatisfaction in
the Church of England; for those who were favour-
able to the securities now in force would fear that,,
if they were once suspended, they would never, again
be carried into effect. Thus each party must remain
dissatisfied. He therefore thought the Committee would
be of opinion with him, that if, during the course of
85 years, the operation of these acts was, in a great degree
suspended, nothing remained now but to continue the pre-
sent system,• or to do it away altogether...--(llear.)
The indemnity act itself, being, as it were, buts' half-mea
sure—if, is place of it, they introduced a new half-measure,
what would be its effect, but still to keep the minds of men
in suspense on a point of much importance to English-
men? If such a measure were calculated to keep the Dis-
senters in a state • of half security and half-suspense,
it would be a great pity if a principle of that kind were -
acted on. Ile hoped, therefore, that those gentlemen of
the Committee who were disposed to make any alteration
whatever in these Acts, would go with him the' whole
length of removing them entirely.—(Hear.) . The only
proposition which be could make was to supersede them.-...
(Hear.) If the House or the Committee differed from
him, he had no ether proposition to make ; and he must
say, in candour, that he should not like to agree to a pro-
position of any Other kind. Much had been said the other
night on the effect the repeirof those'Acts was likely to
have on another very great and important question, which
had been often discussed in Parliament--he meant the disa-
bilities under which, the Roman Catholics laboured. He
was quite ready to confess such Wasliffeeling with respect
to the Rornan. Catholics, and he considered their grievances
to be so much greater than those of the Dissenters, that
though, -whenever the present question was brought for-
ward, he should unquestionably vote for it, still lie con-
ceived it never could be brought forward without a strong
desire on the part of those who promoted it to do
justice to the Roman Catholics. He knew not the effect
which his declaration might create, but he kept his feelings
on this subject no secret from the Dissenters. He said to
that respectable body last year, " I will bring your cause
forward ; but if, at any future time, I shall think its suc-
cess injurious to the Roman Catholic claims, I cannot
undertake it." He, could not, however, believe that the
success of the Dissenters could be injurious to the Roman
Catholics. In the- first 'plaCe, as a matter of general prin-
ciple, their views were precisely the'same. The petitions
of the Roniati Catholics for the settleMent of their claims,
and the petitions of 'the Protestant Dissenters themselves
praying that they might be relieved from civil disabilities,
all commence in nearly the saran terms, and concur in the
'same principle—that principle was; that men ought to be
indUlged in the free exercise of their religious belief. He
would, therefore, contend, that if, in this case lie pledged
the House to a feeling of this kind—if he thus far attached
the House to a principle of general liberty
with regard to
religious belief—undoubtedly he considered it a very great
step in. favour of the Roman Catholics. If Parliament
should say,' Nothing can be alleged against the Dissenters,
and therefore those lawishall be abrogated, and if they after-
ward's decided against the Roman Catholics, who held'no
doctrines, who harboured no feelings, against the Constitu.
tion, whose only Crinte Was, that that they adhered to a parti-
cular religious' belief-4f they decided against the admission
of the Reman Catfiolics to civil privileges, he could. not
Very well conceive on what fair ground such a decision
could Feat. He admitted, that between the.two eases tI re

Were points of difference ; but still, he could not hut
think that, in the end, the argument came to that which
he had stated. One point struck him very forcibly, and
it was this—that if the present motion were conceded,
many would look to the other great question with a better
temper than they were at present disposed to do. It bad
been said,- that, by bringing forward this question, be was
producing a. great and, serious evil—that he was pursuing
a course which would- create dissension between the Pro-
testant Dissenters and the. Church of England, which
would break down that kind feeling that had for several
years prevailed between them. Now, his object was not
to prevent but to perpetuate the feeling of kindness which.
had so long animated those two bodies. Indeed, when any,
individual imagined that there was any thing in the pre-
sent motion likely to operate against. a general feeling of
harmony, he laboured under an error. Good evi-
dence could be at once produced to the contrary.
Let. Gentlemen look to the petition of the Roman
Catholics of. Ireland. They called on the :House to
repeal the laws now under consideration. They were
merely lookers on and spectators, In this particular
question they had no direct interest. It was known
that the Test Acts had .been done away in Ireland—and
what was the result? •Why, since that time, it was ad-
mitted that a growing goodwill had been daily manifested
between the Dissenters and Protestants of Ireland. If
such were the effect of the repeal of the Test Acts there, he
could not see why the same effect should not be produced
here. He thought, after the great majority 'which sane-.
tioned this proposition the other night, there was no begets
course for the Church of England—there was no wise r
course for that Church to pursue—than that of agteein g
immediately, and with a good grace, to the repeal whirl a
had been so decidedlir called for.—(Hear.) He truste
that this would be done—that no . cavil wouldhe made-
that the friendi of the Church of England would impu. to
no sinister design to the Dissenters, but that they would
receive them as good subjecte--as men who loved the Co' a-
stitution—as a body whose innocence of all malice to t lie
Church must be admitted._(Hear,) The Noble Lc Jrd
concluded by moving a resolution expressive of the opin: ion
of the, Committee, that certain parts of the Acts of tlhe
12th of Charles IL for the regulation of corporations, of
the 13th of Charles 11. relative to admission into cert sin
office' (and of the 12th of George 11., for the amend ins
of the aforesaid Acts), which render it necessary to re-
ceive the sacrament under the circumstances therein ex-
pressed, ought to be repealed.
.Sir T. ACLAND observed, that, after what had p assed
during the present Parliament, it was clear that they (ought
to take some decisive steps as to the effectual amendment
of the laws which affected the Protestant subjects of this
realm ; and he could assure the Committee, that its what
he was about to say, he was actuated by no other design
than that of arriving most easily at the object of tle mo-
tion then before them. But they ought to see that they
were, at this moment, not legislating on the interest of one
party alone. They had already, by the great majority by
which this initiative measure was carried, marked the just
claims which the Dissenters had upon them for ritlief ; but
individuals might very reasonably entertain diffei.ent views
as to the extent and manner ix which that relief should be
afforded.—(Hear.) He had said, when the question was
brought forward very recently, that the interesta and feel-
ingc of the Established Church were in this matter
entitled to special consideration ; and he had thought
it not amiss to remark, that in a case in which,
confessedly, great weight was given to, the feelings
displayed by the dissenting :body,- in refraining from
pressing on the attention of the House matters deeply
affecting their interests generally, thnt the feelings
manifested by others—manifested by a body which had
been cherished for centuries by the country—were worthy
of similar, consideration.—(Hear.)—lle thought he had
shown by his vote and his speech on the former night that
he did not give any undue weight to the' feelings of that
church, but that he wished to act aecording to the rule of
justice, and to strike the balance as fairly as he could.—
(Hear.)—There was another reason why he could not act
on this proposition, without a due regard to the feelings of
the church ; and it was, because the decorous, wise, and
dignified silence, which had been observed on this occasion
by that body, constituted a special claim on the considera-
tion of the House,—(Hear,)—and he hoped the Com-
mons of Great 'Britain would not be slow in attending' to
that claim.—(Hear.)—He was particularly entitled fo
state this, because be had previoualy said that he did not
think the silence of the dissenting body formed ,any
bar against their:claims.—(Hear.)—Now, when theywere
called on to remove those laws, it would be well to look to
their importance. On this point he begged leave to adduce
an authority which he had not adduced on a former night,
that of Mr. Justice Blackstone. His dictum on this subject
had, amongst legal men, almost become proverbial. He
called those two Acts " the Bulwarks of the' Estiblished
Church."—(Cries of " No, no.")—He thought this poutt
was a matter of so much notoriety, that there was no ne-
cessity for any explanation. But as the fact was challenged,
and as he had taken the passage down, he begged leave to
read it. • Mr. Justice Blackstone then said, " In order the
better to secure the Established Church against perilsi from
, non-conformists of all denominations, infidels, Turks, Jews,
heretics, Papists, and sectaries, there are, however, two
bulwarks erected, called the Corporation and Test Acts."
Such was the opinion of Mr. Justice Blackstone ; and he
must say, that the silence of the. Dissenters, for thirty-
eight years, with respect to those laws, had, particularly as
churchmen were concerned, drawn the eyes of the public
from them,, and led to error with reference to them. The
suggestion, therefore,, which he threw out, with respect
toincidentat bills, he would adhere to ate just one. That
course of proceeding would give an opportunity to indivi-
duals to acquire more correct views on this.subject than
generally prevailed on the subject at present. - not
consider the frequent temporary suspension of the law as
the most eligible mode that could be adopted. He should
rather see something more nearly approaching to n perma-
nent course of law on this subject--a course which would
not render it necessary to call the attentioe. of Parliament
constantly to this subject; and by that therms he would
close up those sores, and heart-rending animosities which,
thoughi
rui might,
than
, thisn by
m v had every appearance of heal-
ing,treatment, be retulered more
v
he would say to Government,
e atgh
ae
injudicious
ednitcituol
hiu jessy
that if they, allowed the present subject .to grow up as
bone of contention, in the same way. as another great
question had been allowed to grow up, the country would
be visited by two plagues instead of one. He must say,
that, his view of the question had somewhat changed
since he addressed the House on Tuesday night. He
had turned the subject in his mind, and no man, who
considered the question at all, could leave out of his
calculation the probabilities of amicably terminating
this dispute by any measure that ;night be proposed. Now,
looking to that point—looking to an amicable termination
of this question—he confessed that he could not give his
hearty concurrence to this proposition.. He did not think
it would answer the intended purpose. They ought not
to meet these laws by a simple repeal. How did they act
with the Roman Catholic question? Was not every Bill
introduced for theirrelief accompanied by securities? In
the pill brought forward in 1825, was there' not an oath
introduced, whiCh was to be taken- by the Roman Catholics
who might be appointed to any situation under Govern-
ment, disclaiming all hostility to the existing establish-
ment? That oath, almost totidem verbis, had been taken by
the Irish Roman Catholics fur the last 30 or 40 year/. There
was then a practicallmode of relief for the Dissenters, mu-
bined with perfect security to the Established Church. But
lie would say, that if the present Parliament put an end to
the 'rest and Corporation Acts, without any protection be-
ing given to the Established Church, very little satisfaction
would be given to the great body of the country; and he
conceived that it would be very difficult to have such a Bill
If, in the course of the proceeding
passed into a law..
put to the existing system ; but he
of • the Bill through the House, either that which
he hadi pointed out, or any other equivalent provision
to the unqualified repeal of those Acts.
were made, he, for one, would be exceedingly rejoiced to
pfrroopmoseeves
such
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bait
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ails
bill of suspension, which would afford security to the Church,
couldsTe eheo therebybnjoetc t consentwa nl
i which he hi e had in view might be attained by a
approbation, it might be well to consider
himself
os
the bill which might hereafter be proposed to the House did
whether the Government itself ought not to take a step in
thewss*
J. RUSSELL agreed entirely with his lion.
Friend, that it was a matter of great importance to con-
ciliate the goodwill of the Ch
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Church of England. He ,felt
a strong objection to the last plan of his Hon. Friend,
not meet with
because it appeared to him that it would have the effect of
keeping alive those feelings that ought to be suppreeeed. If
a Suspension Bill were agreed to, the Church of England,
On the one side, would look to the last moment, with atiziftY
for its revival, as 'their security, while; on the other, the
Dissenters would view its enactMent as a mark of their
degradation. .'The great reason, however, which induced
him to object to such a Course was, because it militited
against the total repeal of these acts.' - Ile thought, 49w...
ever, that there might- be introduced into the lAta for la
repeal of those Acts, something Palatable and welcome to
the Church, 'without violating any feeling or imposing any
obnoxious form of proceeding on the Dissenters. Magma
object was the entire repeal of the existing laws.
Mr. PEELsaid, that after the success of the Noble Lord
(Lord John Russell) in his motion ott the present subjort set
recently, he bid Pot expected' that the diecotion erent4