Star.
London, England, 1815-06-02 00:00:00

CUAPSL EILIMPTION DILL.

The House went law 'a Committee on the Chapel
Exemption Bill.
General THORNTON: raid, he objected to the
principle of this Bill, as, by the toleration which it
allowed to Dissenters, it tended to injure the Church
and State ; he therefore would move, as an amend.
ment, that after the word " Chapels," in the Bill.
the words ""'of the Church, as by law established,"
be ins ned. Though he iutended to oppose the Bill
in all its stages, he thought it would be better with
this amendment.
Mr. MARTIN wished to know from the Honour.
able General if it was his intention to exempt all the
Chapels of the Church of England from the Poor.
rates, and to have it fall on the Dissenting Chapels?
General THORNTON said, that such was his ia•
tention. _ _

Mr. MARTIN said, that if the House agreed to
that clause, he would feel it his duty to move that the
Bill be thrown out altogether.
Serjean: ONSLOW said that the Honourable Ce-
nerd was consistent with himself : he professed him-
belt an enemy to the Bill, and he could not have taken
a better method to have it rejected than that he had
done, by proposing the present clause. He thought
that the distinction proposed by the Honourable Ge-
neral was in itself unjust: he would therefore oppose
the amendment. _ _

The CSANCELLOR of the EXCHCQI/141, Mr. PROTIII.
ROE, and Mr. D. GIDDY, said each a few words in op-
position to the amendment.
Mr. BANKES said, it would be doing no good
to religion to exempt sume private Chapels, NS by
this, money would be put into the pockets of indivi.
do's who speculated in chapels as they %Quid in a
theatre, for the purpose of emolument only. The
amendment was dish put and negatived.
Mr. WROTTESLEY then asered a clause, by
which only such Chapels 'should be exempted ficoP
the poor-rates as had a certain number of as teats ia
pros=to its Axe, which was put and carried.
1 THORNTON then moved, as an amend.
ment, that no place where instruction was given to
the poor, distinct from a p 1 ice of religious won lip,
'should be exempt from the poor-rates.
Atter a few words from the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER, this was negatived,
The other clauses were agreed to, and the Report
then received, and ordered to be taken auto farther
consideration on Monday.
The Militia Embodying Bill was read a third time and raised.
On the motion of Mr. V. FITZGERALD, the inch Non'
paper Stamps 841, the. huh Law Stamps 0411, and the Irbb
Stamp Exchange Bill, went through a Committee severally, red
the different Resolutions being weed to, the Reports were ere
tiered to be received to-morrow.
Mr. BILOODEN brought up the Report of the Irish Stanle
Resoled.. Bin, which was agreed to, and the Bill ordered t°
mail a third time ea Monday.
The CHANCELLOR of the gXCHEQUER moved for the
Committee on the India Ships *ill, which, after a few words
from Mr. Douot.was, be consented m postpone to Mon :al.
On the motion that the Report of the Foreign soldiers bast'
mint Nil be brought. up—
Lord FULKSIONE said. he thought this meaturc oug'.:;°
be rejected. It had been hurried through In a very Ica, "t
manna. Considering the frequency of wars, he moileib' it
Would be a Bill for contigulng the same body of soldier.
at first assembled. Many thrman Legion Dacus had tlt3
promoted over the head. of English 015raers. ibis, amoi.l4
other things, was &ominous at well as unjust. He snoodi:At
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detain the House at present but should bubo* our or so
amendments. He then moved, ;has the Report be taken n''°
consideration this day three mouths. h• e
Lard PfkUIdARISTON matte more observations agaum
Motion.
Mf- MARTIN spoke Ia favour of Lord Folkstooic air de
mem
The amendment wee then put, and negatived Withele 3
division.
Lord FOLKSTONE then proposed as an amendment, tbit
his Midesty should net give ma to any fettle Utpeer in
British regiment.
t his clause •was made a part of the Bill, dm Report b 0414
top, and** Mill ordered to be read a third time co-morrow.
The second reading of the insolvent Debtors Ali
posted till Tuesday.
The Tebeau 'Drawback BM west tbrolieb a Comm"'
Report ordered torawerow.
Isise Report of the Oentmlum on the Irish Poem* Bill Iv*
brought up, and the Resolutions agreed to, r and the
he other Orden of the Day were °''
Home adjourned at Halt-past Ile's&
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