Star.
London, England, 1803-07-16 00:00:00

STIPENDIART CIMAT&S.

Sir Wm. Scorr rote to make a motion, of which
he bad given previous notice, for encouraging the
refidence of Stipendiary Curates. The difeuffion
which had arifen on the Clergy Refidence Bill was
ra ample, that it was requifite tor him to Cry very
little on the prefent fubjed. On all hands the fitua-
thn of the inferior Clergy was admitted to be one
which called loudly for amelioration. It was deplored
by all who wifhed well to our Eilablithinent ; and
even thole who attacked it by deeiamations on the
wealth of the Church were ready enough to call to
their aid lamentations on the cliftreffes of the inferior
Clergy. It was his with to improve the condition of
all the poorer Clergy, but that was a meafure which
the public exigencies at this moment rendered it dif-
ficult to accomplitb. As loon as he thought the flot-
ation of the country would authorize him fo to do,
he would fubmit to the Hook a proportion for grant-
ing a fupply towards building parfonage bottles, and
incteafing (mall livings. In the mean time he thought
it proper to make the littrationnf Stipendiary Curates
the objea of a feparate meafute, in order that the
Houle might at once fee the full extent of their claims
to legiOative interference. A Statute pared in the
reign of (t±een Anne fixed the highea fuer given to
a Stipendiary Curate at sol. a year, and a fubfequent
Statute enabled the Bithop to raile the (Upend up to
751. a year, and a houfe. This was the maximum
at prefent. Atfuming this then as a fair proportion
for a living of 4001. a year, he wouldropofe that
higher benefices fliould pay one-fifth ofiheir value ;
In that for a living of cool. one hundred would be
given; and for a living of toool. a year sod. 'odd
be the proportion. It would be fur the Legillature
to confider whether livings of higher value than tool.
flrouid pay more than one-fifth. As to the residence
of Stipendiary Curates, he would leave tLat, as it
hitherto Lad been, to be a matter t44ifcrctioo. Be

THE MOE
The Order of the
ting the bill for repealing
Aft in fo far as relates
building and repairing
and church yards,
Mr. Fatale's oppofed
leaving the Chair.
Mr. /introit admitted, that Tome of the arguments
urged againft the bill were Specious, particularly
that which relied on the weaknefs of the judgment ac
death, and on the poffibility of perfons beinf then in-
duced to bequeath their property to the injury of
their heirs. He had, therefore, introduced a claufe
into the bill, which required the donation to be made
three months before the death of the teftator.
Mr. Comm:way was happy to bear the Honour-
able Gentleman acknowledge his error in bringing i:s
the bill. This alteration of three months, which was
not fuggefted by tumid& was a proof that he felt !)o
bad done wrong in the firft inflame, and he Mould
not be furprilid to fee him divide againft his own
bill. The Mortmain Aft was a wife meafure. and
had been approved by Blackftone, who obferved,
that " it was apprehended that perfonson their death-
bed would make large and improvident difpolitions,
even for good purpofes." The Honourable Gentle-
man had taken great merit to himfelf, becaufe the
bill permitted only at the moll five acres of land, or
5001. to be bequeathed ; but he regarded it as the
more dangerous on that account. Small Sums were
More likely to be bequeathed by the yeomanry of the
country, and by many perfons of middling fortunes,
whore habits and narrow education rendered them
peculiarly liable to the influence of foperffition. Peo-
ple offuperior fortunes, Whatever might be thcirother
follies. were certainly not very likely to bequeath their
elates to fuck purpofes as the Hon. Gentleman's
bill pointed out. A very pernicious influence, how.
ever. shight be ezercifed for the purpofes of the bill
over the weak minds in country pariffies. It would
become fafbionable to have the names of the moll li-
beral teftator difplayed in golden letters on the pan-
nels of the church, and donations thus rendered an
objed of faibionable pride among the yeomanry,.—
The bill appeared to him to be altogether a libel on
else Legiffiture and the country. If the building of
churches was neceirary, let them be built by the pub-
lic, but let not the bigotted and fuperfiitious of every
defcription be worked upon to Supply 66 want.
Mr. Hussy alto Spoke againft the bill; after which
the Honfe divided on the queftion for the Speaker's
leavingthe Chair.—Ayes 44—goes ;9—Majority ry.
In the Committee on the bill, it was moved by
Mr. PETE% MOORE, that the Mule requiting Or
Will to be made three months before death, Ikould
altered to twelve, but this motion was negativ- -
The bill then went, through the Committee,
the Report was ordered to be received on hfonda;

TOR I RIM Lo4s.
. Mr. Coale role to Rate the reafons why h s.
not be necetrary for him to trouble the Committee
Supply with any vote of approbation on an 7
Loan. In fa& no colfraft had been made,
count of the terms offered. The amount of t
propofed to be given for tool. of tire Irifh 5 per
Stock was about 781. 55.; fo that for tool. advanced
in money, 1241. capital of flock would have
created. According to thefe terms the intereß
have been 61. 6s. 9d., whereas the intereft on the
made in this country was only 51. as. sod.
5 per cent. flock, on which the bidding was to I
taken place, experienced great flu&uation in the
market on the Saturday previous to the day
ted for making the bargain. He would not rev
to fay that thefe Andluations were the refult of
!tiled fpecul.cion, but it was worthy of remark
the 31 per cent. bias Stock, which was the next
the 5 per cent. did not fall in the fame proportion,
The 5 per cents. left off on the Saturday at 861. r
and the 31, at about 701. It happened, however,
on the next day after the bidding was to have
place, the 5 per cent. opened at go}. When he .
thefe circomdances, and the difference between
interell paid in this country and that which me
been paid in Ireland, he was lute he need not
login to the Houfe for not making the contrail,
for reforting to the iffue of Exchequer Bills. '
terms offered certainly were not fuch as would t
to thew that there wits that unlimited confidence
patriotic feeling between the monied interell and
Government of the Sifter Kingdom, which it
to be witted thould fubfill. It would, perhaf
they appear, that the bidding had been made
the idea of taking advantage of the need:Sties
Government. He concluded by moving, that
Report of the frith Treafury Bills Bill be brought
Mr. 10111131 TON obferved, that this was a le&
the Hon. Gentleman for attempting to make a
Ireland. He law no ufe of making feparate h.
unlefs it was to difguife from the people as much
poffible the extent of the burthens they had to 0-
Mr. CORRY quoted the opinion of a Right
friend of his, who had obferved that a loan for
land ought to be made in Ireland, in order that
interen might be paid there. If, however, 11
kould not be money enough in the frith market,
Rock created would of courfe And its way to
land.

The Report was then brbught up. sod the Bin
dared to be read a third time to-morrow.

THIL tutorial,. SILL.
The Houfe tefolved into a Committee, to feral"'
conenieration of the Bill for impofing a Duty
Real and Perfonal Property.
‘Vhen the chute which requires that the Occupies
of Land full pay at the rate of 9d. in the pound c
their rent was read,
Mr. PITT rote. He obferved, that the prineii
now admitted on all hands was, that every
&cold pay at the rate of is. out of every sus.
income. It appeared then, that when the Bill
poled to take 9d. per pound on the tenants, it
affumed that that would amount to the fame ft
one fhiilir,gin the pound on his profits; or, in
wqrds, it was calculated that his annual profits
equal to paths of his lent. The Bill, however.'
to declare the ground on which this eitimation
taken. in order that the principle might be rend;
totoifert. The tent alone, however, could not'
the valve of the tenant's profits ; for of two '
producing the fame average crop. one might
much 'Asher rent to the landlord on account
Pagias 44 or no tithtt and poor rut'.

moved for leave to bring in a Bill for enntraging
the refidence of Stipendiary Curates in their Cures.—
Leave given.
THE MORTMAIN ACT.
The Order of the Day being moved for commit.
ting the bill for repealing that part of the Mortm
Ad in fo far as relates to bequeathing money far
building and repairing churches, parfonage houfes,
and church yards,
Mr. FaMiCI3 oppofed the motion for the Speaker's
rhsir_

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