146 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1810. 



the form of a separate resolution ; 

 but he saw no objection whatever 

 to the House now resolving that 

 such a measure as was generally 

 described should be taken early in 

 the next session of parliament, — 

 Mr. Brougham had no objection 

 whatever to separate the resolu- 

 tion, pledging the House, from the 

 address. The address, thus sepa- 

 rated, was agreed to nem. con. 



Mr. Brougham then moved, 

 •' That this House has learnt, with 

 great suprize and indignation, the 

 attempts which have been recently 

 made to evade the prohibitions of 

 the act abolishing the African slave 

 trade; and that this House will, 

 early in the next session of parlia- 

 ment take into consideration such 

 measures as may tend to prevent 

 such daring violations of the law." 

 This resolution was also carried, 

 nem. con. 



In the House of Lords, June 

 18, Lord Vassal Holland moved 

 an address tohis Majesty, praying, 

 that further steps might be taken 

 to induce foreign powers to abo- 

 lish the slave trade. The address 

 was agreed to, nem. dis. 



This session an act was passed 

 for an augmentation of parochial 

 stipends, in certain cases, in Scot- 

 land. No stipend to be under 

 1501. A bill was also in progress 

 for the relief of the poor clergy in 

 Entrland. 



The House of Lords being, 

 June 18, in a commiitee on the 

 Appropriation Bill, Lord Vassal 

 Holland objected to the appropria- 

 tion of 100,000/. to Queen Anne's 

 bounty to the poorer clergy. He 

 thought that the relief of the 

 poorer clergy might be effected in 

 a manner much less objectionable 

 than by adding to the burthens of 



the people, by means of the higher 

 benefices, either by taxing them 

 in certain proportions, or in some 

 other mode ; and that certain be- 

 nefices, where no duty was at- 

 tached, might be suspended, and 

 the profits appropriated to a fund 

 for the relief of the poorer clergy. 

 Some regulation might also be 

 made with respect to livings in 

 the gift of the crown. The relief 

 proposed was a mere temporary 

 grant, and did not form part of 

 any permanent system for amelio- 

 rating the situation of the poorer 

 cleray. 



The Earl of Harrowby admitted 

 that the extent of our present bur- 

 thens was very great ; but this 

 consideration did not prevent us 

 from supplying every necessary 

 demand, nay, even the demands 

 of taste and splendour. With re- 

 gard to a general tax on the higher 

 clergy, about three-fifths of the 

 livings in this country were in lay 

 patronage, and the advowsons 

 were part of the estates of the pro- 

 prietorsjbought and sold like other 

 estates. The taxing of the higher 

 clergy for the relief of the poorer 

 class, was also an approach to- 

 wards the principle of levelling. 

 Hehadalwaysthoughtthat the in- 

 equality of preferment was a great 

 advantage, and intimatelj' con- 

 nected with an episcopal establish- 

 ment, as affording the means of 

 incitement to diligence, and re- 

 warding distinction. As to the 

 suspension, for a time, of the pro- 

 fits of certain dignities, it would 

 renlly be so unproductive in point 

 of amount, if confined to a few, 

 and so subversive of a constituent 

 part of our present establishment, 

 if extended to many, that he was 

 not willing to borrow from a Ro« 



