The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-10 00:00:00

CANADA CLERGY RESERVES BILL

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Before proceeding to move the order with— regard to the
Canada clergy reserves bill, Lord JOHN RUSSELL commu-
nicated to the house the substance of a proposition which
had been made to him by the Archbishop of Canterbury,
which, he was told, was likely to obtain the assent of those
who had the most right to represent the church of England
in parliament; and was, he understood, also considered fair
and just towards the church of Scotland by the colonial
committee of the general assembly of that church. The
proposition was founded on the opinion of the judges, given
in the other house of parliament. It was proposed that one-
fourth, or rather, the proceeds of the one-fourth of the
lands already sold, should be given absolutely to the church
of England and the church of Scotland, in the proportion of
two to one ; that is, of three equal parts, two should be
given to the church of England, and one to the church of
Scotland. With regard to the remaining three-fourths of
the clergy reserves, it was proposed that they should be di-
vided into equal parts, of which one should be given to the
church of England and church of Scotland, divided between
them, as in the case of the one-fourth already sold ; that is,
two-thirds to the church of England and one-third to
the church of Scotland ; and the other part should be left to
the disposal of the governor and executive council of Canada
generally, for the purpose of religious worship and instruc-
tion. The division between the church of England and
Scotland was founded on the proposition between the num-
bers in the colony respectively belonging to the churches.
It was proposed to guarantee permanently the proceeds of
the fourth already sold to the churches of England and Scot-
' land. When the great measure of the union of the Canadas
(said his lordship) was introduced to the house, it was intro-
duced without the likelihood of any other measure being
more acceptable, and it was the question with the house
whether or not it was incumbent on it to accept the measure
of the government. Such had been the alternative, and it
was generally accepted by both sides of the house. It had
been carried by the almost unanimous consent of the house.
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your to obtain for it something of the same general assent.—
(Hear.) I should be anxious to send to the Canadas
measures of the union and the clergy reserves, not n
the authority of the government, but with thel theb
general
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sent of the whole house. I cannot persuade myself thatcani;
person, deeply and extensively considering the whole inter-
ests of Canada, will disappoint the hopes which are enter-
tained that, in the present session, we shall be able to settle
the affairs of Canada. (Hear, hear.) Though one measure
may have a preference to another—though I am not prepared
to say that another measure might not be better than the
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settled plan with respect to them, but that we were acting
with capric;ous and party views. Believing this to be the
case, and feeling that I shall be responsible, if in Canada
parties should make it all excuse that our church had been

In answer to a question from Mr. C. Buller, Lord John
RUSSELL said, it is proposed to have one-half of the three-
fourths to the disposal of the governor-general and the exe-
cutive council, for the purposes of religious worship and for
education. This was done to promote unanimity in the house,
because there were opposite honourable members who would
object to any portion being granted to the Roman catholics.