HC Deb 10 July 1856 vol 143 c554

Order for Committee read.

House in Committee.

Clauses 9 to 24 agreed to.

Clause 25,

SIR GEORGE PECHELL moved a proviso— That when, the patronage of any church or chapel to which a district shall have been assigned is vested by any of the Church Building Acts, or by this Act, or by any local Act, in the incumbent of the original parish, district, or place, out of which such district has been taken, the person holding the incumbency of such original parish, district, or place, at the time of the passing of this Act, shall not be deprived of the patronage of such church or chapel by any assignment of the same during his incumbency.

THE MARQUESS OF BLANDFORD

said, a former clause provided that where an incumbent had mainly contributed to the erection of a church he should have the patronage, which met the case.

MR. BOUVERIE

thought the proviso a reasonable one.

Proviso agreed to; the words, "Church Building Acts" being, on the Motion of Mr. HADFIELD, struck out.

Remaining clauses agreed to.

On an additional clause being moved, enabling grants to be made of lands for the site of a house or garden for any spiritual person serving any church or chapel, the Statute of Mortmain notwithstanding,

MR. HADFIELD

objected to the exemption. Every sect in the country, every school, every charity, was subject to the Mortmain Act, and he did not see why the same law should not be applied to all classes.

THE MARQUESS OF BLANDFORD

said, he could not agree to the Amendment.

MR. PELLATT

supported the Amendment.

SIR GEORGE GREY

said, if the quantity of land was to be limited to a site for a parsonage and garden, he thought the objection would be obviated.

THE MARQUESS OF BLANDFORD

said, the real object of the clause was to enable the grantees to attach conditions to the grant, so that if land granted for a parsonage was devoted to another use, there might be pre-emption.

MR. DUNLOP

suggested, that the quantity of land should be limited to one acre.

Amendment agreed to; and

Clause, as amended, ordered to be added to the Bill.

The House resumed. Bill reported, as amended.