The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-18 00:00:00

CIiURCHES AND CHAPELS.

On the Report of the Committee on the subject
of the New Churches and Chapels,
Mr. A. Bitow,tißdinped ,one part of the Bill
would be revised; it was that which vested the
whole power in the Bishop of removing a curate.
The Hon. Gentleman •related a case as one in
point, of a curate in his parish who had refused
•the use of his pulpit for a charity sermon for the
support of the Sunday school, whose conduct was
nine months undecided on, by the case being taken
flow the control of the Rector.
The CHANCELLOR of the EYcuEQuert trusted it
would be felt how much ..more-propey_it would be
to enter into minute details .at a future time. But
with respect to the case alluded to, as the law
now stood, the Rector could not remove his Cu-
rate without the consent of the
,Bishop. The
only.d.iticrence in the intended Act would be, that
a Re,..tor more than one Curate in a dia.
pel, inWit remove one of them to a ditrerent one,
where lie would become stationary.

• Mr. GRANT, Sell. expressed himself happy, to
hear ,that itwai intended to exrend.the principle
of this cOmmission to the northern parts of the
United Kingdom, where additional places of Wor-
ship were grievously wanted. 'lke Hon Gentle-
Man, in a low voice, went into a sort of statisti-
cal statement of certain districts and parishes of
Scotland, Which we understood him to say, had
only one church in a space of 30, 40, and even
60 miles. This obliged the General Assklnbly to
send out itinerant fin achers, at the expence of
about 10001. a-year.
The CHANCELLOR of the ExcnEtviEr., in answer
to the Hon. Gentleman, said, he was happy to
spear, that there Could he no indisposition on
the part of Ministers to recommend to the House
to rxteoll its liberality to the north as well as the
south karts Of the kingdom. He was. not, how-
ever, pi epared to state any plan that could 'be
offered for the support of the Church of Scotland;

but the -subject shoidd be taken into that imale"
diate consideration which its exigency appeared
so imperiously to demand. When was recoi'
ledreif What large samS hid been granted by the
tooniOtence of Pm-fiat:lent for the iMprOvement of
roads, the making of canals, and other commercial.
facilities in the northern parts Of the kingdom, he
was sure the House would not feel less desirous
of affording- assistance to promote and 'extend the
still more important objects of morality and
giun, particularly when it was known *bat little
districts were deprived of regular places of worship.
—He must take this opportunity of saying, thfit
he had been generally misunderstood in one part
of what be had said. yesterday. It had been sup'
posed, he had said, that no assistance was inten&i,
ed to be afforded ro any place in which the inhO:
bitauts did not amount to 10,000. He had said'.
no such thing.' It was intended that the Com"
missioners should have a general power to afford ,
aid in any way they may think will produce cite
most immediate good. But it should be kept
in Mind that the grant would very rarely afford
considerable ass stance to large parishes, onlesse.
great deal were done by parochial contributions
and the liberal aid of individuals. • • I
Mr. ‘VILBE,EFORCE was confident, that evert—
if the measure were considered one of dry 'caletr`r
lation, it would be admitted that the public ow."'
'ney could iu no *ay be so well expended as is
that proposed.
•
koaats and Mr. BAR I NGTON severally gays.
their apptobation to the •me.isare.
lii ans..rer to a question lrutu Geheral Tmoittf•
Tort,

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, It
was not intended to propose env division Of,
parish for a civil purpose; but that the King.ia*
Council, on the representation of the Cootoqi'
sinners, and with the consent of the PafrouPf.
the (parish; should have the power of
parish into trio parts, for ecclesiastical WO'
poses only ; that in the. second, case, Oil.
King should also have the power of divid.tt,
it% into what are called District. r.srishes;.
but that the incumbent of the original,
rich would retain the whole of
.his; poc"..
er. A third point was, that certain paritlteg..
should have one or, more Chapels of Elise, to 1).
raised by the extension of the Tadiantentarr
grants. But these three objects. were all distinct)?
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pointed out in the Bill.
The Resolution for granting the 1;006;0001..0f
Exchequer Bills was then agreed to..
'The vat ions other Orders ot the Day were they
agreed to, and the iluttse adjourned at a QurtO.
before Eleven.
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