Star.
London, England, 1831-08-13 00:00:00

THE FIRST BOOK OF rue eiIIiONICI.E.c.

I. And it came-pass Cat the church which was
in Elilard waxed exceeding rich, and the high
presta were clothed in purple and fine linen, and
they hid up treasure of gold and siker ; and they
had chariots and horses, and serving men and serv-
kr women. and they hail wives whose pride was
the wide of Lucifer.

'2. And they had sons who were captains of
hundreds and captains of thousands, and daughters
who had dower, and who danced to the timbrel
and t!.e flute at the follies that were at Almack's ;
and the people murmured, and they said, is this
ti.e thing that is taught us, or is it according to the'
I: w that is written—' Lay not up for yourselves
treasures upon earth, where moth and rust (loth
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal,
hot lay up for yourselves treasu•es in heaven,
o here ro ither moth nor rust cloth corrupt, and
whine thieves do not break through nor steal ; for
o here your treasure is there will your heart he also.
men can serve two masters; for either he will
hate the one and !o-e the other, or else he will
had to tie one and despise the other. Ye cannot
I,:lve COD and Nlnnitron:

And the Hich Plietts were wroth at these
wor4s and the Bishop, which was of London,
op his voice and said, • The property of the
church is held by the same tenure as all other pro-
perty in the kingdom; and the party have as good
a right to their possessions and income as any
landed proprietor has to his estate:

. .
4. Anil the people answered, Nay, hut these
cuils arc not as the sound of any words in the
Scriptures, and they are as dust in the ears.—
'.'ho prophets spite not of property, nor of pos-
r,r.ssions, nor of income—for after all these things
r a the Gentiles seek. And it is written, ' take no
thuright it hat we shall eat, or what we shall
drink, or wherewithal shall we be clothed ? Why
then do ye that teach set pattern of these things?
If any man sue thee at the law and take away thy
coat, wilt thou let him have thy cloak also ?'
.."; And the High Priests answered, saying, ' If
any man sue us at the law to take away our coat,
u c will have coniposition of tithes for twenty-one
years :' And we will ask, ' what shall we eat ?
and what shall we drink ? and wherewithal shall
we be clothed ? For riches are exceeding good,
and a man may serve two masters, God and
Mammon, so he be a pluralist, or a prelate; yea,
and he may serve himself, and his sons and his
daughters, for every one is nearest to his own.
6. But the peop!e were not content, and they
said, ' you come not to us as he whose meat was
locusts,—but as locusts whose meat is our honey
—there Ls more hunger than peace in your mouths,
and your souls are in the flesh-pots, and you con-
sume the fat of the land and vex our patience.—
Give to the poor, and keep the church, as was
ordained, or take less tithes and share more
equally.'
7. And the murmur of the people was loud ;
rind the Archbishop that was of Canterbury said,
Yea, there must be a reform ; and I will make a
law that will content." And he made a law which
had thought of tithes for the morrow, even to 21
years, so that the priest should know what to eat,
and what to drink, and wherewithal to be clothed,
and be merry.
8. And the Archbishop read the law in the Coun-
cil of the nation, and he said—' Verily, the law
that is is strong, for the priests of the Lord lack
the help of distress, and cannot take the garment
and the goods of the poor, who are in trouble be-
fore they are seized by these who also do not for-
give them their trespasses.' And of all the Coun-
cil there was none that said nay to the Archbishop,
but the people were vexed, and said--' The feet of
beggars were washed by such as those who would
Low sell the hose of the beggars for the gain.'—
Arid they asked where distress of the poor was
taught in scripture, or the rule of sueing. And
they said--' Are these the fishers who have left
their nets by the sea to be fishers of men ? or are
these fishers who cast the meshes cf the law into
troubled water ?'

9. And the Lord Brougham uplifted his voice,
and spake in the manner of the Scribes and Pha-
risees. And he said the Priest was the partner of
those who tilled in the tenth of the fruit. and that
he was as the partner who slept while they labour,
and who waked to share ; and that the share was
Lis right, and none should murmur ; but the people
murmured more limuly, for they knew that the
words of the Lord Brougham were false, and that
ti.e Priest was like no partner, but the fowls of the
ai: in the vintager's fruit, and that he bad no right
blit the right which the law gave and law taketh
:,way And they cried—' The Priests are against
na, and we are against the Priests. The Priests
I.:tve waxed fat and kicked—they have strived
against our rights, and we will strive against their
auendence. They have no care or compassion for
u'. Their care is the care of tithes—our curse is
the curse GI tithes. The temple is filled with
money-changers.'
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GENERAL REGIbTER OF DEEDS.

A correspondent, alluding to the bill about to be
submitted to Parliament. " fur establishing a re-
gister of all deeds and instruments affecting real
property in England and Vales," gives the follow-
ing. opinion of its probable effects:
N'hencver a general registry of deeds shall be
in operation, parties dealing with lands either in
the way of mortgage, sale, marriage settlement, or
ise, w ill no longer be able to effect their per-
i—scs amongst then:selves, and with the assistance
(.1 their own sslici:or or solicitors. The in-
terposition of the officers of the registry will
always be necessary—cff.cers to be appointed
by government, be it remembered, and accountalde
only to government for their conduct. The first
step u hich will be essential in all cases will be, to
111 as c h the register office for incumbrancts. To
judge of the •exation to which parties will be sub-
jected by this 14ocess, it is only necessary to look
at the machine!). by which the institution is pro-
pn to be censtructed—the • Symbols,' and
• Roots of Title,' • Index Entries,' Reference En-
tries." Heads,' Symbols of Heads,' Direction to
Symbols," Existent Heads," Indexes to Roots of
Tiee," Indexes to tl:e Roots of Title to Charges,'
` Index to Assignment of (*beiges," Indexs of
Entries referred to from Indexes to Commissions of
Bankrupt,' Conflicting applications,' Caveats,'
Intiiiihitions' and otlierjargon, with which the bill be-
fore the late Parliament abounded. It is evident that
such a tisane can never afford the elucidation which
it purposes to do, and must often be productive of
imolerahle delay and expense to the individuals
concerned. Again, before the transaction can be
completed, the deed must Le sent to London, or

other place of registry, and registered. This will
be another source of expense and delay, as well
as of risk and exposure of the parties' affairs,.
Thus, the government holding in its hands the
controul of every man's title, and a knowledge of
the worth of every man's estate, as far as the con-
sideration expressed in the last purchase deed will',
give the information, will be possessed of a for-
midable political engine, which, besides being con-
vertible to other imaginable purposes, might here-
after be turned against the unfortunate landowner,
either by individual confiscation, or by general
taxation. It should be noticed, that these obser-
vations are addressed to a Register, generally,
whether metropolitan or provincial, and whether
to be effected by deposit of the original deed, or of
a duplicate copy, or memorial thereof. The
laid before the late parliament required the deposit
of the original deed. Yielding to the popular
feeling in this respect, it is understood that the
bill now to be brought in (for it is not yet before
the House, although leave has been given for that
purpose) will dispense with the original, and require
only a copy. But this is the mere ' throwing out
a tub to the whale.' The substantial objections
to a general register are equally great, and they
are totally insurmountable."