The New York herald., 1869-03-15

immediately resolve seI into committee consder the
se u m s that
oTss IN e 70 put an end TO .ns 70 of NE
emporaies thereof and respect 70 the Royal College OF
The House then went into committee to consider
these acts and resolutions.
Mr.. Gladstone then proceeded to move his resou-
tlon that the chairman be directed TO move the
the establishment OF the Church IN Ireland and to
thereof and In respect q the Royal College Of May
Sra nSo,1 a Aer fsmsr.s 81, on the Irish
woud ony ~ ns
with that state Of sSns @ S ss auSsd g
srmed the necessity Sf Bringing me Sysssm ne% cf
religious establishment In Ireland to Q close; to
the result q the recent appeal to the constituencies
when the issue so clearly put was IS decisvely an
swered; and lastly but not least to the resignation
OF the late administration, upon which he had not
unusual course put which formed the most en-
phatic testimony to the character Of the Judgment
ses o. 9a S0sdd sns %
Having glanced at the various arguments which
have been !, adduced against the contemplated
inasmuch 8 il was not IN the public interest
to the pan Of in~erIn~ Uou deat ~ Ssysc'eH agS ~
legislation being nnal 1t was also very desirable
tnat the measure should not carry with it any penalty
the present Ecclesiastical Commission IN Ireland
should be wound up ana in lieu OF it new commits
he deemed ample for the numerous and diversilied
purposes that II would have to fulnl In this COM
mission me entire Of the Irish Church would
vest subject TO life interests and to take effect from
the day the bill received the royal assent. All
subsequent arrangements connected with fabrics
nature OF re-endowmenfs; and there would be
provision In the bill for the government
and management Of the Church during tins
intermediate period. He proposed that tae appoint
ments should be made to spiritual offices without
investing the persons appointed with the freehold,
incomes nearly rs could be calculated which they
would have received had they taken the freehold
IN the ordinary course; their titles to terminate
wncn the provisional period had ended and the
links connecting the Establishment with the State
were finally broken. ASH was desirable to separate
had passed, rom lis old prerogatve Within the
Church, the bill provided tnat episcopal appoint
ments might be made BY the Crown, but only on the
prayer Ofthe bishops themselves cousecrate par
ticu ar person 10 see. The Crown Patronage being
small, he took 1t for granted that as general rule
the Crown livlngs would be filed up in the interval.
upon the same footing as the bishppres IN respect
OF temporaities. and the disposition OF the present
advisers OF the Crown IN making the appointments
where fhey Dad BY law the patronage was TO be
guided within the limits Of advice by the RECON-
mendarions Of the ecclesiastical authorities The
next important epactment tnat would take effect
immediately on the passing 0l the act was the
removal OF the disabilities which now Affected the
collective action OF lhe clergy in conv6cati0n and
In reference to private legislation for the Church.
All these disabilities would aI be swept away.
and as the arrangements under the bill would
have TO 6e considered between some authority on
the part OF the state and some authority on
TIE part OF the dse5tablshed Church. the bishops,
clergy and laity OF the Church OF Ireland would pro-
ceed 70 constitute for themselves governing body,
which her Majesty in council would recognize but
not create. This body would be representative as
sembly alike OF the bishops the clergy and the aity.
The measure ais0 provided that and after the lst
Of January 1871 the union created By the act OF Par
lament between the churches OF England and Ireland
should be dissolved. and the latter be estab-
isned by law; and saving clause would prevent any
effect on the Act OF Onion other than that whoh was
thus strictly limited and derned From the same date
all the ecclesiastical courts In Ireland would be ab0-
lshed; the ecclesiastical laws would bind by
any authority; the right Of peerage would lapse ON
rations be dissolved In short on the 1st OF JANUARY
1871 the working Of the disestablishment would be
legally complete. And although the ecclesiastical
understood as subsisting upon the terms OF vOun-
tary contract, and until they should be altered by
tSe voluntary agency q tas governing body which
Established Church IN Ireland might Of themselves
appoint. From the passing OF the act, too there
sure would provide Tor the vested interests OF
incumoents. OF curates, and minor onicers
tained provisions in respect OF private endow.
ments, churches, glebe houses. and gravey ards,
ah,s a Q, on,a course: snD,ec. 70 e interests Then
winding up OF the ReOtun. d0n,tn, and MaynOoth
the disposal OF the 1.-THE Communication rent charge
tile large class OF offices affected BY the perpctuty
purchase clause. and the arrangements Connected
with the sale OF the Church lands. The largest OF
ss aoeG was xons sn Says J, @ q ne
annual income from the property Of the Church In
consideration Of the discharge or certain duties
an equivalent for that income, and the basis OF the
Canadian measure supplied no unsuitable pattern
for their proceedings. In the FIRST place the
entitled would be ascertained, subject TO deduc.
ti0n for curates where they had been employed
and the value OF the annuity itself would be
comInuted upon the basis OF calculating IL as an
annuity for life. Communication however would
only take place upon the application Of the incum-
tne rent charge should at once absolutely and with
out any ife Interest intervening, vest IN the CON-
msse1ers under % sne ae Another change tnat
was IN relation 10 tine Irish bishops having title 10
sit IN the House Of Lords Their right or peerage
with pain and regret thas he made any proposal
which would seem TO convey slight or fndixnny
to individuals waom ns, he regarded as worthy OF
yet he owned tnat the anomaly was so great
that he should not hesitate In proposing that
with disestaolishinent these peerages should
lapse. With respect to curates. the commissioners
would determine who were curates perrnaneu uty en-
ployed aud 70 enable the curate TO be eligible for
compensation 1t was necessary that he should have
been employed on the lst OF January last and have
continued to be employed to the ls OF January 1877
two dates II must be owing TO sore other reason
than his own free cnoice misconduct So eligible
he would pria Jocie DC entitled TO have his interest
In the curacy calculated for life, as In the case
the same terms, subject TO the performance of
certain duties until an arrangement for COM
mutation had been erected Transitory curates
would receive gratuity calculated upon the
plan adopted In the civil service. AS 70
private endow ments, the measure did not embrace
either the cases OF churches or gebe houses and the
year 1850, the period OF the Restoration. was the
time from which these endowments would date.
The vaiue OF the private endowments was about
nall million between lands, tithes aud money. The
Pill provided that the churches which were in use
by me existing establishment should be taken by the
irish Church on the declaration OF the GOVERNING
pony OF that church that they would maintain them
ior the purpose OF public worship or else take them
Gown and substitute new buildings for them or re.
move tnem 70 more convenient site. In the case OF
churcn ike ST. Patricks, Dublin, moderate sum
would be allowed out OF the church fund
Ior the mAintainance OF the fabric Other
churches not IN use, but which might be re.
garded as national monuments, would be
handed over 70 tne Board Of Works, with
the ALLEGATION OF fund suicent for their preserya
ton. And where there were sites or remains of
churches which were capable OF being restored par
Lament would be asked TO empower the commits.
slone 70 dispose o them TO any oiher religious com
munions. On Rebe houses, the annual value Of
which was returned az fls0OOa year, there was a