Star.
London, England, 1806-07-19 00:00:00

P.IRLI4,77ENrdiRr PRuCEEDINGS.

HOUSFOF LORDS, FRIDAY, JULY

in the Appeal Chantley v. Lord Dunfany and others. Cnoofel
was heard for the Respondents. Further heasing on Moridiy.
1 he Bankrupt !WWII Bill was read a third time and pallid, with
an arnecdnicut, prnoofed by Lord REDESDALE, for the purpofe
of more dedlually preventing Frauds.
Ihe Onha• c Land. Bill, tie Charter/ Clerks Bill, the linen
Drawback ;ill, ti.e Seamen's Families Bill, and the Bell Rock
Lightheuk Nil, were silo read a third time and paged.
Mr. Al. h XANDER, and f,seral other Membets of the Houle
of Coma,ous brought. up the Charitable Initicution Bill, the
Co.:olidated Fund Bat, the Public Harbours Bill, the Cuttoms
RreJlition WA, and the Oak Bark Bill, which were read a Brit
tne.

The !Loyal Family Annul:lee Bill, the Lottery Dill, the Militia
Officers Pay bill, Fad Nel(on'a Annuity Bill, the Pottage Bill
arid the London Additional Force Repeal 13111, were read a (econd
ume and committed (.)r to-morrow.

The Woods and iorefts Regulation Bill, the Auditors' Bill, the
Witsdfor Forelt Bill, Lord Rodney's Annuity Bill. the Stage Coach
BiU,iAE Warehouting Bill, and the Id& Hops Bill, paff•.d through
Committees, and were reported.
CoiondDamtwarta, from the Commiflioners of Military
Inquiry, preftrited the Second Report of that Board, which was
ordered to He an the table, and to be printed.
Strangers were, for a Ihort time excluded, whilit the Houle
ara difeuMil the matter of Privilege, which was under diftufflon
ititerday.

THIL•MTHIMPIC SOCIETY SILL.
On our re-admillion into the Houfe,
The Earl; of WINCHESTER was addreffing
their Lordfhips on the cubic& of the above Bil, of
which he expreffed his marked difapprobation. He
conceived the meafure, as (biped by the Bill, to be
neither expedient nor neceffary, founded on no pre-
cedent, And a pnfitive inroad upon the rights of
Patrons and Reftors. The Reverend Prelate dwelt
upon the propriety, efpecially in times fuch as the
prefent, of preferving inviolate the ecclefiallical rule:
and conffitutions, in calls of the kind, which render
ed the authority of the Reetor, to a certain degree,
paramount. After adducing a variety of obferva-
tions,feemingly founded on thofe principles, the Rev.
Prelate thought it incumbent on him, in his view of
the cafe, to move," that inflead of • now' (which it
appeared was the regular queflion before the. Houfe)
this Bill be read a third time • this diiy two months."
Lord ELDON, though he keened to differ from
the Reverend Prelate as to tome of the.pfliions be
bad advanced, yet, as the Bill Rood, and he had fre-
quent opportunities of confidering the fubjed, while
in the high and important office he had lately the
honour to fill, he certainly mull difapprove of it,
becaufe its leading provifion militated againfl the
univerfal principle of the law in thnfe cafes, which
veiled in the ReEtor of the parilh the powers of no-
mination, as he, by law, had the cure of foul.. He
had the Pole right of appointing the Cletgyman who
fhould preach, &c. in his parith ; and in that view,
the law could no more fubilitute the Diocefan in
his place, than himfelf There were certainly Come
duties which the blimp had a right to in Parochial
churches, but thek were bezprefsty of a paftoral na-
ture, as confirmation, &e. but in fuck a cafe as that
referred to in the bill, the immediate authority of the
Reetor preponderated.
The LORD CHANCELLOR rather differed
from the two preceding fpeakers, in a great deal
of what fell frorn them. He, too, lino:: his eleva-

Lion to his prefent office, had frequent occallons to
turn his attention to the fubjcet ; and even in the
early part of •liis profeflional career, though bred in
a religion different from that eftabliffied in this part
of the United Kingdom ; yet, fituated as he was, he
felt it behoved him to be very cautious and tender
with refpea to every thing that affeCted the Sacred
inflitutions of the Church of England, and to encou-
rage every thing that tended to preferve entire thefe
infinutions. He was of opinion, the rights and du.
ties of the Diocefans fhould be duly confidered and
felt upon every occafinn ; and notwithrtanding what
had fallen from the Right Reverend Prelate, for
whom he prnfeffed the moft profound refpeet, and
his Noble Friend, yet the conlideration (truck him
forcibly, that were they to confider themfelves in the
fituation of the Diocefan, they would perhaps fee the
matter in the fame light with himfelf.
Earl SPENCER (poke in favour of the bill, and
adverted to the expediency of the meafure of infli.
toting a chapel near the houfe, in which the objeas
of the Philanthropic Society's care and benevolence
were lodged, fo as to fupercede the neccffity of their
being paraded twice every Sunday as far as the parifh
church, a conliderab'e dillance, to hear prayers ;
it would be far more decent and preferable to have a
chapel near the Society's houfe, as in the cafe of the
Afylum, an inflitution in the 'very neighborhood ;
and which, contrary to what a Reverend Prelate ad-
vanced, furnilhed a precedent direelly in point. The
eir:umflance of ether.pet funs being admiffible to the
chapel, was, in his mind, a recommendation ;—it
would alto tend to defray the expences. Upon the
whole, he thought the meafure would be produCtive
of beneficial confequences; the bill fhould therefore
have his I-Import.
The Bifhop of WINCHESTER (poke firmly in
explanation.
The Bifhop of ST. ASAPH (poke in favour of the
meafure ; drawing many of his arguments, as he
proceeded, from the provifions of the bill, to which
be referred. He was aware of the extent of the Rec.
tor's rights ; but though the Committee were cm•
powered to appoint the officiating Clergyman, yet it
was under ;stoner rettriaions ; and when he confider.
ed the powers ultimately vetted in the Ballot, of the
Diocefe, he was not led to entertain any apprehen..
lions of the Eftablifhed Church fuffering on the oc-
cafion
Lord ELDON expreffed his &Tent from fome of
the conclufions of the Reverend Prelate who had laft
fpnken.
The Bahr, of OSSORY raid a few words upon
the occafion.
The Bifhopof WINCHESTER, after fome further
explanation, withdrew his amendment.
After fme further difeuffion,
Lord ELDON moved an amendment in a parti-
cular part of the bill, as follows " with the cotifent
of the Relfor of the patio."
Earl SPENCER was decidedly adverfe to the
amendment ; by giving him a negative in that way,
the intliiu ion, to far, would lie at his mercy.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH fupported it, as at
felting the Rector's rights, which proceeded nn a
univerfal principle of Law p--and nbferved, that the
Reeor naturally had better opportunities of knowing
the characters of r fuho--ifi—nate Clugymen, than even
the Ditlop.

Lord RL•DESDALE was of opinion, the Le-
gidature should now be more than ordinarily flrie
in maintaining the rules and inflitutions of the church
difcipline ; and adverted to fomc inflanees of great
indecorum and impropriety of behaviour among
certain congregations, who had affembled to hear
divine fervice. He fupported the amendment.
The quedion was then put, and the Houfe di
vided, when there appeared—For the amendment 9
Apainfl it 9.
In consequence of this equality in the vote, the
amendment was 1011.
The Bill was afterwards read a third time and
paffed.—Adjourned till tamorlow (this day.)

fr
t •