The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-12 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—Pamir.

The ,Royal Assent was given.to the English and Irish
Customs' Bills, the East India half--pay Bill, the Irish Court
et Exchequer Rill, the Irish Malicious Injuries Bill, and
.exerts private Bills.
The Commissioners were, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl
of Shaftesbury. and Lord Colchester.
Mr. D. Gilbert brought up the Foreign Marriages' Bill,
with certain amendments.

Mr. Broglen brought up the New South Wales Regula-
tion Billy ani a message, stating that the Co moons had
agreed to the Scotch Appellants' Jurisdiction Bill.

CHURCHES IN IRELAND.

On the Order of tho Day for the third reading of the Irish
Church Rates' Bill,

the Marquess of LANSDOWN strongly objected to the
measure, as one that went to impose a heavy burden on cer-
tain parishes in Ireland.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said he was wholly unac-
quainted wiih the nature of the Bill.
Earl GROSVENOR thought it would be highly improper
to introduce a Bill of this importance at the end of the
Session.

Lord BOLL tND thought it would be an act of great in-
justice to call on one parish in Ireland to contribute in the
expenses of building • new church in another parish.
Such was the provision iu the present dill, and therefore he
should oppose it.
The Marquess of LANSDOWN repeated the same Ab-
jection, and declared that the intended tax would be most
unjust.
The Bishop of DOWN said he wished to take that op.
portunity of making some remarks on the subject of the
Church Establishment in Ireland. There was no man ac-
quainted with the state of Ireland who must not see what
was the aim of those who cried out against the tithes and
the clergy In that country. There was a large party there
whose object was to pay no tithes whatever, and to destroy
the Church. The speeches made in and out of Parliament,
by Noblemen and Gentlemen connected with Ireland, had a
similar tendency. But those persons ought to know, that if
such a thing took place, they would not stand secure in the
possession of their property. Tee Clergy of Ireland re-
sided on their livings, and paid great attention to their re-
ligious duties ; that residence contributed greatly to the
nr•srrv•ition of the public peace ; and if those absent land-
lords, who spent the inc ames out of Ireland. could do away
the Church and the billet, their estates would be in danger,
because it was the residence of the Clergy that chiefly con-
tributed to save those estates. As to th, amount of incomes
received by Clergymen, lie believed that, in the north of
Ireland, the Clergy did not re•else • twentiet t part of the
rent paid to the landlords. With respect to I - provision
that was objected to in this Bill, it on y appli to certain
perishes that paid no rates st all, and in which there were
churches.

I.nrd CIA FDEN wished that the Rill might be put off till
of-xi Session.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL said he had no interest in
pressin4 this MI., an.l had no objection to the postponement
it thfit was the wish or the House.

Lord ::E:)ESt)AI E said that as the lsw ow stood,
evrry paribit in Ireland was bound to repair the churci, or
build cis

Toe Rill wns poqtaoned till Nfoodoy. •
Lnrd OAHE: isove.l thd third reading of the City of
T.huerick Iteloi•tion R. 1:; eu,l sildresled some observe-
!loos to the li•ouse with • vio 4 of polluting out the tsecobbity
of the moorage.

'l:be LORD CHANCELLOR said hr shuul.l to this
Bill say—Non•content. At two n'cstwk !hat dity he
cool.' not find any evi lener iu support of it. It the Bill
petted, there was not a Corputatiora in the king,' rtn
which *might not ripply to PArilauterit for a Bill of this
kind, whenever there Is4ppeoesi to be any nai.appliiii;on
of looney in emit Corporation. Suppose a certsirt Cur-
poration not 100 miles sli:taot we►e to Tote 1,000!. out
of ire (ands for any public purpose; then the parties üb;•
jelling to such might, on tue principle of this Bill, come
to Parliament for a similar uw.snre. It was not Parlia-
went hut the Crown that ousht to interfere in the die-

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pates of CorPoritiotil. He therefore Wis'ird that the
Bill might be put off till Monday next. ' •
Lord REDESDA LE staid this Was I! private Bill ft r re•
;relating the priest- concerns of a Cortioraion ; and he
asked if that House was to take on itself the functions of
Court of Line in order to settle the ilisiinte• of that
Corporation.
The Marquee!' of LA NSDOWN •ohjeCteil to the post-,
prioenient of the Bill. The object of it wis, nit to el. -
stray, hut to testae the Corporation of Limerick. The
boats of the corporation that poluted oat its duties, h 4
either been withheld or destroyed ; and lied it not been that
one book was preserved, the corporate rig' is of Limerick
would hare been lost. 411 those sums of mosey that had
been appropriated to be repair of roids and be idg* io
the heiglibourhood of that city, hi d been wasted in the
expences of contested elections fur the aggrandisement
of a particular family, for lawyersbills, and other partial
purposes; while the poor people of the neighbourhood:
were .heavily tated to repair colds an i brielps. It
was to check there sad variants other seaadoloas alnises
that the present Bill was istftdilace.l. All the fact*
he new stated hal long sio.e been *need before a
Committee. .
The LORD CHANCELLOR s. W he only wan e
some delay to look at the evidence, In order to Ire whe-
ther he conld countenance a weasel, ft wliis h might be in-
troduced with respect to every other Corporation in the
kingdom.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said lie had rot read the es i.
dente on this Bill, and he saw no reason why the prop('
sition of his Noble and Learned Friend Icir a short &Ls),
should not be acceded to.
The ka ri of LIMERICK maintained that thii measure
was so loudly galled for by prrseing necessity, that he
could nut consent to any delay.
The blarq.sess of LANSI.XiIVN seas convinced that• if
their Lordc.ips should postpOn• the Pill until Moitilsy.
and examine the evidence it; they would see the neces-
sity of passing it.
After some remarks from Lord CLARE, the, Hill war
put °nil! Monday.
The Eel of LAUDERDALE moved the second ml•
ng of the Scotch dories Bill, and advanced some argu-
ments in support of it.
Lord MEI,VILLE said be aliould give his decided op-
posiion to the 11111, and moved to put off the second
reading for two months.
The Earl of ROSSLYN supported the Bill:
(Here there wise me sage from the (rimmons, with the
East India Meeting 8.11 and the Milbank Penitentiary.
Bill.)
The Earl of ABERDERN ohj.Cted to the sneasore di
wholly uncal:ed for, and he was particularly hostile to t:ie
p inciple of a billot.
After a reply from Lord LAUDERDALE, the Houle
divided on the qnrstion of the won't reading—
Contents. 11—Noo-Coutents. 20—Majority against the
Bill 11.

IRISH TITHES.
The House went into s Coonuoittee on the Irish Tithe
Composition Bill, after whirl* it Iva,' reported n ith A usend-
meats.
FREEMASONS IN IRELAND.
On the thir.l rrading of the Bill for preventing Unlaw-
ful Oaths in Ireland,

The Duke of LEINSTER moved a dines to exempt
persoi.s belonging to the Society of Freemasons in In-
land from the operation of the Bill, in the same manner
as they were exempted In Englan I.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said he must object to
the clause, as lie thought the law ought to operate ge-
n•rally on all classes of people, without making a l ex-
ception in favour of any one to particular. His opinion
was, that-there ought to be no oaths of any kind. I f
the present clause was introduced, it would defeat the
object of the Bill.—Clause negatived.
l'he Bills' n the table being read in their respective
stages, the House at half past Eightadjoarutd to Mon lay.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Fatinv.

The House was summoned in the usual rant et to the
House of Lords, to hear the Royal Assent given by Com.
mission to several Bills.

Mr. WILBERFORCE presented a petition from the
Ministers and Elders of the separate Church of Selkirk,
for the Abolition of Slavery.
A writ was ordered to be made ont for a new Mentbe
to serve for Newcastle-under-Line, In the ruolll of Wil-
liam Kinnerslev, Esq. deceased.
Mr. LUSHINOTON moved, tbat there be laid before
the House, as far as it is practicable, a list of Vie n trues
dif the Members of Parliament who held places and
pensions, from the first Parliament of Georze the First,
to the first Parliament of tieorge the Second.—Ordered.
The Report on the Sessional Addresses was brought
up, and the Resolutions azreed to.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
that a humble Address be presented to h.s Majesty, to
confer some dignity in the Church on the &v. Henry,
Bayley, Chaplahi of that House. —Agreed to.

ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mired
that the House at its rising, do ajwirn to M ed
Mr. CALCRA 1.7 gave notice that early in the next
Session he would more for the repeal of the Leath -r Tax•
Mr. WI LNI:)T HORTGN moved the third reading of
the New Smith Wales Jurisdiction Pill.
Mr. DENMAN said he was not disposed to oppo,e
this Bill. But he thought it world be an insprt,vciuent
if the return of the Juries were intiusted to twine
known ci er, the Sheriff or Provost Marshal, instead of
the Governor.

Mr. WILMOT HORTON wis certain th,t the ends
of justice would be better secured by suffering the
return to be made by the Governor.
T,le Bill was rca.t the third tittle and pass, d.
M . WYNN moved the third reading ut the East India
Mutiny Bill.

---iir..:ICS.IIITH opposed the Bill, and witted that this
clause ruipswering the Governor tienrral of 13c:0m4/iv
to issue warrants for summoning General Courts Martial
to try military men in certain civil cases, be omitted.
Mr. W. WY NN supported the. Bill will' the clause.
Mr. fIuME salA•sted the expediency of pisstog time
Bill with the omission of the obp•ctionable manse, which
might he made the subject of a new Bill next Session.
Sir HYDE EAST suppor•ed the clause.
After a conversation between Mr. Mosier, Mr. Dear-
MAN, end Lod PALM►asTON, the 11Juse divided, when
there appeared—

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Fur the clause, 41—Airlinst it, 13-llaj .city, 27.

PENITENTRRY AT MILL 3
Mr DAWSON aimed the third reading of the Peni-
tenti4ry l 3 11. .
Mr. HO3IIDUSg oltsereed that h • teas upon the
Conrnittee oho ',sear that Report. It apiware.i in the
evide:scr of the eile.lic:
they did nut thick the
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whit it rest.
Mr. GOILDON cunt.'
nitrntiare could not t•e 1
Mr. DAWSON ol.se.
amendments bad been •

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.11C31 us-o ug ho were e.ismined, that
the Pei itehtiary was worth the public
ontenileil that the situation of the P.,-
t ante.
oh3,eved that great sPerations and
en madc in the prison.
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