, 1877-08-05

NE: SUNDAY, AUGUST !:
transactions OF more or less simoniacal char
actcr. Mr.. Bridges was asked br the House a
J ] Lords Committee il he could give any IDEA o
tue extent to which siuloniacal transactions went
lie replied that he had no doubt they covered :
. large area Another evil arose In connectio,
with the exchange OF Jtvings. This was otter
made the means OF sin10niacal trausactjons
Mr.. Lee. to whom he had already referred. sait
eyasions OF tue law were almost universal, AnJ
no Woncer, Wien they resollceted the state O.
confusion into which the clerical copsciepct
seemed to have fallen oni the subject, Mr
Bridges, in reply to question, said that it ya.
not an uufrequcnt occurrence to find glercYtnct
who. so far from understanding the law asains,
! silnouy. regarded the whole affair si,nply Is ar
absur1ity, through which they, must gel ia the
| best way they could. AS a transaction of q very
Objectionable character lie was asked whether 1bt
clergyman concerned il 1t WAS regarded as i re-
spectacle man. &c rcplied that be vas n man
there was nothing against him. What said Nr.
Pugh. who was known to most OF the House.
on this po3nt! lie said that it was difficult To
get tlergyn'cn to understand the oath against
fear 1nas the purchase Of liylnss ACTUALLY vacant
| had :akca place. Ms. Dunnng indeed, said
that although he could not prove it liz believed
tnal this had heeu done: but tur his own part
he ula not sec any ul!.e'eheS between the pur-
S.ass y. saeas ,r, uu o1c 'm "nicn m
! OF the reign OF Queen Anne clerks in orders
WIZ iso:lpseu a. ~ .asl tle ne1l
| presentation u l''nss, oas I.lis vas e'aacu oy
sne ~! iasI os ~" suas Hitn tue tight ol
''waraAilI., pans, that was when living br-
| eail!e tAeant. anu III otVc1 " us ncln@ SOLD ad-
J vantagcousy, man Of great aye was PLACED in
~. ueh tus !'1uS ~: 10 aasett1seo M with glow
| nv uessllpllpll " ms aEc ana 'nnftnlty as
| tenptatlon 70 .pulsaasets' Lord Sydney
| uouo'p1n osoosAe is'cutomeu no fewer than
tnlee easss " lla!s Kill lneh 1here vas the
c.se " se. OFnae' III Sofnwall, where the
| ileuhioeht was III sueh . weak state that
he tlaa u oe sapportc.l up tAc assic ny TWO per-
sous. the M!eunloeu1 "sS mol ao4e to 20
! through Inc ihlrtv-nlhc ATtasscs IN the morn
| ms anu ofca beiore tne sac haa becn eomplet-
! cu' 1hen lhete WIS Tue ease, "nlen the House
"as ne uoupt a"ase ", u fa!tnoutl. The
clnolhtAents bne'c cal''oti'Seo W -l,ioJ year,
Which sun was T;iSer uS u rate passed In the
lc:Sh ot Snasies ~ lns tustllloeht ulcd, anu
uh aseu Echtletnal, ol 4 years was put ln, and
fhe Hslus .nilheu'arcls t,'roMn lato thc market,
~ thousnL tnese was no one ~ the House who
"oulo W olsposeu 10 aels tlat clcr::y'ncn oncnt
10 oe soou ellaf:ttets put III aetual l11e some
were met "ltn "ao were not all that couid be
wlshcd LOT. ine person Wno!n ne had already
epoheh " Lou 1'ti y. VI, eass III WHICH clergy
man was appoihtcsi "lo was most stobIectlonao3e,
III nlo " 1us! Cyl suea that nc resigned
lncs put III "A y, anu tus ptshop o1 Salisbury
"lote " nl'', wv ~ ~ iast oeeatne SO oau that
~ 'u ~ W tro'al ~ 10 q, where W re-
's,neu @ LOT le ate n'1sGu tne attcnt!on o. the
op WIS "tt''eo u ehe pnt, rs III many
otnet caSes, ne "ts enttts'} unable to interfere.
lhe hisaop ol lescFooiouSh, to whom the
utHlost cfeuit "as uue aor tne ehersy he had
.s.s orahci ol inc , Cnafen @ ,a% III the course Of
WY s!.'uult ,,.,, cnaise Mn.cn ne mace III tile
ycae 49'o' aluueo - aouF easeS Witch casne
unue1 MS notlee. IL t''se tnc clergyman was
over age' III aholner he was 50 1nllr1n taat
!te m aShcu ~ pIip ipeluA, 4ca'e u absence, Ill
,lilu IesiaIuleu dEunharo was orualued to
ilsihe W1tnial ic" niles Oh the place where he
ua sl'ent us i!ie' aliu lug lousth was retired
puoi's ollees "!'o noo resigned IN preference to
mcet1n. q most serious charge "hlvn hld been
brought against him EMISSIONS ol the law were
fels Arelucut' auu Is snnons covered very
'utEe uca, ~ Wy sa1Ae t1me prosecutions Tor
9Ifhony we're ue'es hno"h' nc n1ust ASK tAe
house 10 81, Ase Ut ny to tue present motion.
IN aite1lpt was uaue lew years ago to
cnanae Tue nv, anu every one was aware
" tne lhse u ttaS oiii III another Place, anu
thc manner IN wnlch y was altered before
l. l. came uo"h 20 tne hollse OF commons.
~ extsaordInarY e, manner Ihe blli when nrst in:
,t a,ouoeeu VIZ tneeotu ~ p,on.o1t I1e sale VI
next PRESENTATIONS, out that was eliminated
from the plll ~ the episcopal ofethren; All the
- ~, ~ AA4et1 'ut1 NoAt,oea4
Gu one by one Inc plil aiso a. nrst introduced
aooflsheu aonat;se, wn1Sti was 4 oenehce tnat
was moi presented; oat tnat provision also dis
appeared. III Wished TO say one word as to tue
rights oi t1e congregation. Tue Dill originally
PROPOSED TO glve some r1sh1s to tue congrega~
tsoh. auu W cnt'{5e tue'll 70 MAKE femon-
st .eIss, ~ pue .le oaetop n"s oVuuu ~ else l1i3
i euu'ts.a'!ec " ~. ne s!At' Aea1nAnll supposea
lnat tnls WAS tnousut 10 oe ah uhWaFIahtahlc
CONCESSION, aho Lie clause Wnich was Inserted
III the bill to carry out this principle reduced
to this-that If ren,onstrancc were made the
persons against vhum it was directed we're not
to be cut down Tor life. TIE wwllolc system of
sale, barter, fraud, evasion, commission agents, |
and auctonctrs was to receive sensible cheek |
from the eobweh legislation to which his right |
honorable friend opposite had BEEN induced to |
lend his name. He must ask his II hit honorable
friend to take wider views. hc assured the |
House that he spoke IN uo spirit Of narrow sec
tartan jealousy, and hc did hot hesitate to say |
that 1t would have been butter for the Church I
Of England as we'll Us for religion and for COM
mon morality had this traffic to which his MT
ton referred been left III tie dark rather than
that they should poured so strong food Ut light
npon It, and then refused to grapple with inc
facts that were thus revealed. Ae asScu tile
House to say what wouiu be Tue case were these
llvlngS mere MUNICIPAL appointments. would /