PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 57, 5 September 1844, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE

HOUSE OF COMMONS, April Iqth, 1844. On the vote of the snm £7,556 for the colony of New Zeal&nd. Mr. Roebuck said, that this was to have been a self-stippoiting colony, but here he found the universal practice of forwarding the ohurob. and a vote for the pay of a bishop,. What did they want with a bishop there ? Why not send out some hones* poor parson instead? It was an outrage upon the common sense of this country to go on spread* ing throughout our large colonial posseesions bishops, and paying them out of our revenues. It was shameful so to do.

Lord Stanley would not then, discuss the pro* priety, when large colonies were founded, offur« nishing them with religious instruction. But as to the appointment of the Bishop of New Zealand, the present Government were not responsible for it. Would tbe hon. gentleman strike out the vote ? Mr. Roebuck said he should be very glad to do so.

Lord Stanley continued—But did the bon. gentleman think that wb. n Mr. Selwyn sacrificed all he possfssed in this couniry, and went out with a promise that he should receive a fit salary as a bishop, it was fit to strike out that estimate and break the faith of the Btitish Government? When it was first placed npon the annual votes, ho (Lord Stanley) himself objected to it, because he thought it better that these discussions should not be raised every «ear; but having found it there, he felt* himself, on pan of the Govemmen , bound to support it, to m intain ihe faith of the late Government.

Mr. Ho« buck said, th, people were not consulted before (tie bisii. p vva- n t p intcd. What had we to do with m>fat* iting a ciui ch establishment in a|! out colonies? H< rntf*d . Attribute motives and suggest reasons ; lur perlisj %it not be palatable U he were to do s^.

Mr. Hume said, that when the appointment waß first proposed, lie o; j-i t: •! to ilsnHnt- made a charge upon the British people, the colonies should mailtrsiij Unit e"«*ii HergV, and wien Ibis bishop wa< i p I int. d, mi;':: •< was g ven to the country, I'h-tt ui ■*« -i»jth.i to i-e ke fcvpt in (UelcH-iiCe to H \ On* l.ii ij .••;; :,!iill lo the bishop.; He supposed Miy. n*ti h -to nf,: fn-m , : /a b'Vh pof the Falkland UVou, L t i- m-hops ri o, but da not let the -ii !>ish p. t*pt. - r j j t ih m. Lori St«rii(>\ kx\\ lii■• i ; ••« i, (j ~! tuo or ihree yfaftvlWCH n«<i «fiix v« . . :im! lad Ih< r. joitfore given a p,a limsi-iiitm ~» r ;.,.. u, it, lie could not, fh«o, I'll tliiys tb • si, .!, nournble mem: elf .'>r MonVMse'WilN hii,»Tik-h wlirn he said the late Goven.mcsnt h o<s» v - that there should ha ii-. charge on t&f pulpit: tor it.

Mr. V. Smith siid, that iwn ye,-:r* ago he had had a discussion wiii Use noi>ic ion! w> to In-saying that lie toupd i' on tfie estiti.ai s .*i.e :■ he euteied the Colonic! Ofiir,... 1!,,. n ,s.i K , 0 ,; vj.> =,l dial lord J, flo-seH !>'«<! pr'mii.-ed Ml n- w ... < n his going »..', th.i it Mi -.obi -kj.si.m. ■•■ he /<!)•«; and ho (.Mi. v. >•: ii:t: i) ftgietteti :_*t«- i-)u. ! >!a stud was n»t prestrrf now to itMe hovi h< w:i*. As for the * ; ,. nointttieu! itself, he <,>:.-:•!•,.; ii one (f the m >«t '; 1M!, i"'"P ; " ! ' ■*"•' ranl.i {h- n :,.;,, a., tbe lion was so small ■

Lord Stanley said, that en coming ii to the lonial Office he found that the Jii.-hop hud gone out, on the authority of an omcial letter froin u.e sury, that his name shou d be piaoed on the votes. He therefore thought it was a j>-ed,»e on the part of the late GoVtrnment, and the name had accordingly been placed upon the votes.

Mr. Aglionby considered that a bishop in a colo« ny, and particularly tbtslone, u.ighr be extremely useful in his v..ca inn. Hi* position w<>uld not ba without its advintages io saving a h'gber tone to society in the colony. The hon. and learned member then passeii a wmm upon the Bishop of New Zealand, saying, that he was a man oi the highest character, and universally beloved. -> Mr. V. Smith said, his objection went not to the appointment of a elergym n, |but to giving him the name and character of a Bishop. Lord Sandon thought that wherever there was ft seperatecommunity there ought to be a bishop properly endowed.

Dr. Bowling said, there was no doubt that tha Bishop of New Zealand deserved all that was said of him ; the only question was, who was to pay hii salary ? *

Mr. Home, in order to mark his disapprobation of sending a bishop to one of our colonies, to be paid by the people of this countiy. moved that the salary of the Bishop of New Zeala ,d be reduced b» £6OO. *

After a short conversation the committee divided 1 when there appeared— * For the original motion , 80 For the amendment 19 Majority , e ... , v _gl On our return to the gallery we found Mr. Hume addressing the cotnmiite. He observed, that when congregations refused to receive clergymen, and when they were not wanted, clergy., men were sent out to our colonial possessions in very coii.-idtrable numbers; at this rate they might expect to see bishops appointed to every one of the 32 colonies. - The moiijn before the committee was then to. 6