The Sun.
London, England, 1816-06-29 00:00:00

WEST INDIA RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.

The Archbishop of solicited the
indulgence of the House fora few moments, While
he adverted to '..tare part of the statement of a
-Noble Baron (Holland) on the subject of the dif-
,fasiou of religious instruction among the black
population of the West holian Islands. The
whole subject had been treated by the Noble ria-
ron with his usual cfoqueuce and ability, and he
had ascribed to the matter of religions instruction
that importanoe which it deserved: but the Noble
-Baron bed said, that the diffusloo.of religions in-
truction among the black popolatkon had been
neglected by the church of England, or at least,
that the church of England had not alone every
thing in furtherance of that object which it might
leave dote, and which the public had a tight to
.eipeet from it. As far, however, as his infor-
mation extended, the charge of the Noble Baron
against the 'church of England,was not correct.—
The Matter hail been generally understood as
{,tiling within the.jurisdietion.of the Bishop of
London. It had at one time been subjected to
the intihtliction of a particular Bishop of Lon-
don.; hut that authMaiy had ceased with the life
of that pin-Ocular Bishop ; and since that limo:
the West holies had not belonged to the joritolie,
lion at 'any' partiettlar see. The object of com-.
municathir religions instruc:ion to .the black po-
bulation "ofs
the ‘Vest Indies had not, however,
een neglected. The only fund they bad for send-
ing ant Missionaries to the West Indies was that
*Web was left by the will of MC, Boyle, or Boyd;
and they, had kept a Missionaryat Berbadoes► ar..
other at Antigua, awl a third st Nevis. The Bars.
tiadoes Mi.‘suary was dead, and they bail only
rwo.unt et present. The stipend allowed for cacti
3001: Rot from .the manner in Which the
:Missionaries had been received, or, ;time other
causes," they had found very considerable difficulty
ift !twitting fit persons for that,duty. The fund
at • present amounted to 2,0001. a-year. The
ehtqcli laid not ueglected this part of its duty,'
and WoOld certainly give it all proper attention.
`Lord UOLLAND disclaimed all intention of cast-
ing aay imputation of neglect upon the Clergy of
tbe Church of England as a body, or any par-
tieular member of that body. He himself had
htlown some eminent men Bishops of London,
who had paid great attention to the religious in-
stifuetion of the black populatiou of the West In-
dies,: cmiecially Bishop Porteous. The way. in
wVell tie had Introduced that etthject was this—
he had been pointing out the importance of har-
ing
rengions instruction communicated to the
-Negroes in the shape or form in which the Chris-
fiat) religion was professed by the master; and
no that account he thought that the Church of
Boglaml MissiOnaries could do most good. He
had stated Ids opinioo that neither .the Le-,
gislature nor the Chureb hail done all in this

point of view which might have been done—
catainly not meaning to cast any particular im-
putation on the church. He was happy. that the
learned and venerable Lord had communicated to
the House the circumstances which had been
stated ; anti he Ivo glad that the fund was in a
scot ‘vhich wonhi enable the church to do a great
deal of good in : the important particular aF cow-
mlinicathtg religiOnt inStrtictio» to the negroes in
the West Indies in the form • best calculated-to
render it highly -beneficial. He again disclaimed
tin• hitt:ll6oo of imputing any particular blame to
the body or arty indiqitittal of the church of ,Eng-
land clergy.

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509,0001. when ihey had not *:yert 'my Oitontit
of 180,000 i. ;already spent; an 71 also tbaltwpsilil
be:highly improper to proceed in a nicr.csure so
dctsitnental to the whale fisheries,., without 'con-
sidering the eS.icletice more attentively...
The 'Earl of Lituatttctt th:oight die! evidence
:bad be sittliCiently consideied already, and
pressed the third reading to-morrow. ,
is
The Earl at LAUDgRDAIE Said) thist if !be Bill
tbould be read a third titne, he tilionld.inove for
.
the insertion ohs clause, preventing the Company
from raising their prices above the rare of u cer-
tain schedule to be inserted in the Bill.
Atter a tew %TOMS from Lord IlAnnownv, Lord
Listeettg consented to postpone the 3d reading
"till Monday. . . -

-LEES PATENT FOR WORKING FLAX.
On the Report, being' brought up, the Earl Of LAUDER-
DALE objected to the Bill on public grounds, because it. was
virtually an infraction 'of the act of George I. the Patentee
beng released from the obligation of giving a public specih-
cation, apd because the evidence sheaved that the invention
was not In useful as the common method of working flax.
Lord REUESDA LE htated, that the specification was only
to be withheld a limited time, and tend evidence in proof of
the utility of the invemion.
Earl STANHOPE then moved,, if we heard right, that the
Rill lie read this Jay week,- Ou the 1-louse dividing, the num-
bers 'Were— •
(intents, 4.1 Non-contents, 4
The Lora Chancellor being ahiong thoSe who voted for Eurl
Stonliop2s Motitin,,the Bill was lost.
A Petition was ,presented. against the Irish Clerk of the
Plea 4 Hill, when 1410 S11)NIOLITI-1 explained the Mature of
.the Pet's in that Court, asserting that they were. four tunes as
greittit. house would allow of. By the present Bill, the
Fees` wire to be in the custody of the Court till some decision
ttias curie to i he coughtered 'the milisure rety necessnvy.
Lord ItEDE%D.ALE opposed the Bill, as it wentto destroy
vested interests; and, though it took away the feet fur the
present, stated no time or mode of restoration.
The Petition was then rejected, aiiit.the Bill went through
ihe Committee.'
. The Beer and :Malt Drawback, Claremont Estate, Ci imi nal
Retorns, Irish Militia, Hertford Colh•ge, Loan th,trges,
Small Coal, SOW) Distillery, Navy Half-laq, and Esene-
quvr ConsolidAtitm Bills, were read a third time, and passed.
Adjonrned. . ' •

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