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London, England, 1820-05-27 00:00:00

TRURO ELECTION.

Atr.W, WS NN moved, '4-That the-late Election
for a Burgess to serve in L'atJiament tor the Bo-
rough of Truro is a void Election with respect to
,J. R Grossett and Lord F.' SOMerger ; and that
the Speaker he ordered' to issue his warrant to the
Clerk of tire Crown, directing him to make out a
new Writ for a Member to serve for the said Bo-
rough in the room of J. R. Grossett, Esq., and
Lord F. Somerset."—Agreed
13REACH OF PRIVILEGE.

Mr. IV„ WyNN • brought np---4;;:Report of the
Committee to whom had been referred the consi-
deration of -the•conduct of certain individuals who
had commenced Actions against Mr. lies,
of the Fleet Prison, on account of the escape of
Richard • Christie Burton from his custody—the
said C; Burton having been liberated in com-
pliance with an order of this House. He then
moved, " That the person represented as guilty of
this ,-breach of privilege .be ordered' to appear at
the Bar on Monday se'ouight.-,l—Agreed to.
NEWINGTON-CHURCH BILL.
-

Mr. DENNISON presented ns, signed
by nearly 3,000 of the Parishioners of St. Mary,
Newington, in which they prayed to be heard by
Counsel against ine bill now-in progress for build-
ing -a new c'hurch in that parish.—Laid on the
table.

Mr. SUMNER moved the second reading of
the'Bill for erecting a new church in the parish
of St. nary, Newington.
D-ittcNisoN opposed this Motion. Ile stated
his objections at length, but the principal ground
of his opposition rested on the circumstance, that
the Petition in favour of the erection of a new
church was signed by only 36 individuals, while
to the Petition against it were attached the signa-
tures of nearly 3,000 of the inhabitants at the
parish. It Was admitted, that some inconvenience
was felt on account of the disproportion of the
pittish to the capacity of the only two churches
its precincts ; hut that inconvenience
might be got rid of by instituting a third evening
service, and the parishioners were willing IA pay
a clergyman for reading the extra service out of
their own pockets. He concluded with moving
an amendment, that instead of " now," the Bill
be read a second time this day six months.' -
Mr. H.. SUMMER suppartt-d the original motion.
The parish contained 30,000 intoibitants aod the
church, which was at its extremity, was stated by
one party to be capable of accommodating 2,000
persons, and by another, 2,400 Of those who
might thus he accommodated, he was instructed •
to say that 400 or 500 were charity children, who
were placed qUite near the root, in a situation
to which adults would-not go. There were then
27,000 or 28,000 persons, members of the
Church of England, who had no mewls of attend-
ing Divine ‘Vorship. The Hon. Member had
stated that the 58th of his late Majesty required
the consent of a majority of the parishioners
before application could be made for building
a new church. But the 59th of his late
Majesty had repealed that provision, and enacted
that the approbation of 1-311 of the parishoners
should be sufficient. He knew there were other
places of woi ship near the parish, but they brlonged
to particular charities. As to the vestries that had
been held, they were, he was sorry to say, con.-
ducted in a manner that did not, reflect credit on
the parties connected with them. Greater dis-
order or impropriety (he would not use a harsher
term) had never been witnessed within the wall 4 of
a chnrch. Those wholidvocated the measure wete,
put down by noise and clamour; and the lament-
able result of this opposition was, that the lower
class of the inhabitants were incited against their
worthy pastor, and were induced to consider him
as a person who wished to inflict a great evil on
theta. He believed that the whole expence-would
not exceed 15,0001., and a sixpenny rate would
defray it in 10 years. The money would be found
for them; and - they could pay the interest and a
potion of the principal every year.

Mr. DENNISON and Mr. 11. SUMNER mutually
explained.

Sir R. Wasoig 3upported the amendment. He
declared, that he considered this measure not only
as an extraordinary hardship upon the parish, bin
as a violation of the late Act of Parliament for the
building of clihrehes, in which it was declared,
that no new church could be erected in any parish
unless the same cvas resolved out by a majwity'of
the-inhabitants in vestry, assembled. '•
Mr. liollywr PEEL, holding the situation of one
of the Commissioners tinder the Church Building
Act, and knowing several. Gentlemen of respecta-
bility in that parish, bad made some inquities on
the subject, and the result Was conviction on his
mind that no case called more strongly for the
interference of Parliament, at least to the eNteni
of authotising further inquiry. it appeared that
in a parisit ,comistipg of 30,000 persons, there

was only accommodation for 2000' persons. This
Was a•strong• ease, and xvlien he st:ttied.that"ot the
number nuntieaccommodated 600 childreu
belonging to, Charity
,and,Nation
who occupied places which could not given to
adults, -and-That:2oo perSOus.CoUld. -be gra-.
Initoitsly 'acconidoEulat 09tiglij it Ct-'70(1 not
be doubted that the present, measure%vas Joiul/y
calleil for by the peesent of the Parish.-
After a Few ‘vordi front 'SirAV: DE 'CREsPt6',
,Sir It. Wtt,soN, and Mr. PEEL, in explanation,
the House divided, when the numbers
For the Se"zond Teeaith4 - '206
For the Amendment 2B
Majority --173•

The Bill was then read, and ordered to'be atm-
Witted. . • .
Mr. S. WORTLEY presented two petitions from
Manufactures in the West of Yorkshire for the
repeal of the Foreign Wool Tax. -
ALDBOROUGH ELECTION.

The House, on the motion of Mr. TYNES,- pro-
ceeded to the Order of the Day fot pi oce;-dfng
the adjourned debate on .the Aldboroigh.Election
Petition.
Mr. P,Mootte presented a petition froM Charles'
\Vm. Bryant, stating, that be had, on the 11 th
instant, pi esented a petition complaining of an!
undue election for the Borongh cif Alfborough, and
representing that the sitting Member petitioned.
against- was,Oisqualitied;from holding hiS seat, as,
he bad not complied with the Standing Order in
giving in his qualification, and therefore the peti-
tioner prayed that the House would not allow him
to extend the period fOr giving in his qualification.
Ater some disctis!4ion., the motion that had been
made on the receding olav was put and curried.—,
It was to the Jolokving effect :
" That iqr, Aoti•ohns, lately teturued for the Borough of;
Altlborough, he allowed to de-liver in a list of the estates to
prove his tralitii!atlini."