The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-07-29 00:00:00

THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH BILL.

Lord J. RUSSELL moved that the adjourned debate on the
established church bill be resumed. In doing so, he stated, with
reference to the decision of the government regarding the three
ecclesiastical bills now before the 'house, founded on the church
commissioners' reports, that he should proceed with this hill, on
which he had just moved the order of the day; but that he
should defer the other two bills, on account of the opposition
they experienced, and the lateness of the session. At the same
time, he maintained the right of parliament to regulate church
patronage—a right it had frequently exercised. The dissenters
held that some of the savings ought to be applied to pay church-
rates. He did not think that such course could be adopted, as
the wants of the church requiring the savings in one quarter to
be applied in another. The bill had, on being introduced, ex-
perienced so much support from Mr. Hume and others, that he
had not been prepared for the opposition ; therefore, under all
the circumstances, he thought it right not to press the other two
bills. He did not expect to be able to proceed with them until
the question of church-rates was set at rest.
Mr. Hums said that he had intended to move a series of reso-
lutions ou the subject ; but as the noble lord had withdrawn two
of his bills, he should not propose them. He denied having
expressed approbation; when he first spoke of the bill he con-
demned it. When the reports were presented, he expressed
approbation of the recognition of the right of parliament to in-
terfere. lie should take the sense of the house on the third
reading, but he should offer no further opposition, as he did nut
desire to throw the government into other hands.
Mr. LENNIARD thought there ought to be full inquiry into the
amount of church property.
Mr. C. BULLER wished the government would withdraw the
three bills.

Mr. TREVOR said he should support Mr. Hume's opposition,
as he considered the Measure dangerous.
The house eventually divided on the motion. The numbers
were—for the third reading 175; against it 44; majority 131.
The bill was then passed.
The Poole bill, after some divisions, went through committee ;
and the newspaper stamps bill was read a third time (there being
55 ayes; and 7 noes.) The clause regarding the die was adopt-
ed, and the bill passed.

The CWANCELOII of the 'Excliscausti resisted postponement,
as calculated to defeat the bill.

The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
house adjourned at a quarter to two o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY.

Mr. BERN A L, and other members of the House of Commons,
presented their lordships with the established church bill, the
newspaper stamp bill, &c., which were read a first time.
Lord HATHERTON moved the second reading of the Edin-
burgh poor rates bill.
Lord HA DotNGToN opposed the motion, condemning the bill
as a violation of rights; and moved as an amendment that the
bill be read a second time that day six months.
After some observations, the amendment was adopted with-
out any division.—Bill /est.
The report of the Irish church bill was presented and agreed
to; and the bill, as amended, was, on the motion of Lord
Lyndhurst, ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next.