Star.
London, England, 1817-05-09 00:00:00

TITHILI:

Mr. NEWMAN moved; that the House resolve
itself into a Committee on the Tithes Leasing Bill.
Lord EBRINGTON said, that great expectations
had been excited in the country by this measure, ot
some beneficial arrangements. He WAS aware of strong
objections to any parliamentary interference, which
someconsidered as a sacrilegious attack. on church
property. He wished, however,, to preserve the clergy's
rights, without unnecessary burdens on the country.
He feared no proposition would be successful without
the support ot the. other side of the House t• but he
hopectit might meet with a favourable reception.
Sir WILLIAM SCOTT moved, that instructions
be given to the Committee, to extend the provisions
of the Bill to lands substituted for tithes, or annexed
' to small Hying: by means of Queen Anne's Bounty,
The motion WO agreed to ; andafter some con-
versation between Lord MILTON, tineI)..GILBLKT,
Colonel &Ito-az, Mr. PONSONBT, and Mr. Baotionast,
and sueral other Gentletnettr the following inutile.,
6010[0 the Comniittee were -also voted 4.4' That it
have 'power. to eoninue the currentiea,es to the end
'4 the year; in cases. of a voidance of benefices, and
for rightly dividing the emoluments between the in-
cumbents, as well as to secure the payment of tith.3,
and investigate aid make allowances for the destruc-

Lion of crops by bad seasons ; that it have power
also to extend the proviFons of the Bill co glebe lands*
under certain c.mditions."
On the tie question that the 'House resolve itself
into a Committee being put, .
Mr. SMYTHE stated, that the Bill appeared lo
violate this principle of the law of England, cleat do
tenant for life' could, f .r any interest of his own, bind
his successor. He expatiated on Ore is:justice of
binding a man by a. deed to which he had not been
kparty. He belie” 4 that in pinie cases the securi-
, ties provided by the BM might he effective, but feared
'that in many others they maths pr eve of n a avail.
Sir W. SCOTT expressed similar opn'ons.
Load PALMERSTON wished to Board against
the supposition that he agreed with the prieCiple of
the Bill, because he should not opp ise the Committee.
He complained of tithe, being represented as a pie-
vourtax. when they were as much the property of
the clergy as any other kind of property in the hands
of laymen.
Mr. H. 'MARTIN was satisfied with •the winner
in which the question was treated: be concurred in
the principle of the Bill. nat mote because at was
agreeable to the I indhof der. than because it woe.:
I
promote the interests of tri, Cl7rgy, whose.right to
i the enjtiyinent et tithes w is as sacred as that of any
landholder to the lands that yielded theM. From
his 341fmk* he was aquatinted with the interests of
the Church, and thesentinteots of tile 'Clergy ; and
w.is sure that the measure before the H mar woold
promote the one and inetq the other. H' the benetit
I to the Landlinider and the Church were not reisipro-
.eal, he would vote against the Bill.
Mr. LOC.K HART bisilpo r t ed the Bill.
Mr. BROUGHAM explained what was memnt by
the calling of the tithes a tax, as alluded to by a Noble
Lord (Lord Palmerston) ; and diSclaimed, on the
part of those who used this name, any idea deroga-
tory to the rights of the church: He would take ano-
ther opportunity of entering into the provisions of the
*Bill.. In the mean time, the principle of it he'd his
support. He denied that any attempt was made to
alarm the Clergy.

Mr. NF.WMANCsaid, that in framing this Bill he had con-
sulted the interests of the Clergy as much as tVose of any
othzr class.

the I idose having then resolveA Itself into a Committer, the
blacks in the 1:.11, .;'ter smur discussioe, were filled up with the
wor Is ten vea:sis the terra for which leases might brumes!.
I tie Comnuree. ihea seNtted prop ess, Anil asked have to sit
again on Wedoeschy neat. •
the oth...s Orders ut the Illy were then disposed of, and the
Houk adjourned at Eleven o's:luzis.