Star.
London, England, 1813-04-06 00:00:00

EAST INDIA AFFAIRS.

Lord GRENVILLE, after a few observations on the especial
importance of the point, and its necessity for the illustration of
:hat part pf the subject under the consideration of their Loth-
Select Committee on Indian Affairs, viz. the system for
lie permanent heft lement of the Land Revenues in India, as
'cared by him. on a former evening, in referring to the sth Re-
port, communicated by the House of Commons, moved,
• That there tie laid before the House a copy of the Interroga-
' curies pet to the Indian Judges, In Bengal, in respect of the effect
of the new system of the Land Revenue, and its -provincial
.ystent and administration in that country, with the answers of
those Judges, or of any other oinclal persons to whom the said
interrogatories were addressed."—Ordered.
The accounts ordered as above, on the motion of Lord Vis-
count MiLVILLZ, were presented by a Gentleman from the Ad-
miralty °Mee, and ordered to lie on the table.
STIPENDIARY CURATES' BILL.

The Order of the Day for the further re•commitnsent of this
Bill being moved by the Earl of Hmtaowar, Lord WALsiwc-
swot accordingly took the Chair.
.1 he various clauses and principles of the Bill again underwent
a long detailed and desultory discussion, in which many of the
Reverend Bench, and several Temporal Peers assigted ;—but
which our restricted limits confine us to little more than a notice
of the result.

Some turther Amendments were agreed to, on the suggestion
of the Earl of HARROW'S?, Lord RYDESDADL, and others of
their Lordships.
On the principal clause, that for regulating the proposed
Salaries of Curates, according to the amount or value of the
Livings, the number of Parishioners, and the consequent duty
to be per.ormed, the greatest stress was laid, and the chief dis-
cussion took place.
It was opposed by the Bishop of LONDON, Archbishop of
CANTERBURY, Bishop of CAR LISLI, and other Prelates in its
then shape, and partially disapproved of by the Loita CAIANCIL.
LOR and Lord ELLIN BOROUGH. Lord RIIDESDALZ, the Earl of
HAIL aowar, and other Peers, defended the clause.
Lord Geeovitte and Earl Systruoez were of opinion that
the clause required some amendment.
The LORD CHANCELLOR disapproved of the Clause, for
its tendency to promote litigation between individuals, between
whom there should never be any difference of the kind.
Lord STANHOPE particularly observed, that the question
I of the value of the living might be a frequent source of litigation
between the incumbent and the curate. He thought the provi-
sion should be according to the value of the living at the time of
' the appointment of the curate, and notified his intention to pro-
pose an amendment to that effect.
In the course of the further discussion of the clause, it received
amendments on the motions of Lords Gazuvrta.S, HA aa owe? ,
STAN Kora, and one or two of the Reverend Bench ; and then,
on the question being put, was agreed to by the Committee
without a division.

The remaining clauses and provisions of the Bill, in the course
of some further discussion, and with a few amendments, were
agreed to by their Lordships.
The House then resumed, and on the question for receiving
the Report some further conversation took place.
The LORD CHANCELLOk intimated his intention of dis-
cussing. in a future stage of the Bill, a Clause proposed by his
Noble Friend, Lord Reclesdale ; which, in his then view, and in
the opportunity he had of considering it, did not appear to him
sufficiently intelligible. Both these Noble and Learned Lords
spoke repeatedly In explanation. The result was, that it was
agreed to receive the Report pro forma to-morrow, and that the
Bill should be printed as reported. Adjourned till to-morrow.