ENGLISH POLITICS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1157, 4 May 1894, Page 35

ENGLISH POLITICS.

London, April 27. In the House of Commons, the Right Hon H. 11. Asquith, Homo Secretary, moved to introduce the Bill for the Disestablishment of the Church of Wales and Monmouthshire. The measure, which is of a highly complicated character, follows broadly on the lines of the Act for tho Disestablishment of the Irish Church. The Church Commissioners are empowered to ultimately apply the Church funds to parish and county councils, hospitals, and to institutions for technical and higher education. The cathedrals are treated a 3 notional property, and every incumbent will retain his life interest in his office, parsonage, and glebe, receiving from the Commission tho net proceeds of the tithes. The Bill is to come into operation in January, 1896. Tho Times characterises tho Bill as a gigantic bribe to the ratepayers to spoliate the Church. Tho Standard says tho Government has no intention of passing tho Bill in the present Parliament. Ministers are willing that 15 members from the Opposition side of the House be nominated as members of the Scotch Grand Committee. In tho House of Commons, Sir Edward Clarke moved tho rejection of the Registration Bill unless the inequalities in electoral power are redressed. London, April 28. The proposal for the Scotch Grand Committee has been earned, tho Government concession having been accepted. The Scotch Radicals complain that by the concession tho Government whittled away the value of the Grand Committeo. Tho Scotch Local Government Bill has been read a first time. London, April 29. The House of Commons has passed the second reading of the Scotch Committeo Bill by a majority of 25 votes. A section of the evicted tenants denounce the Bill for their relief as a delusion and a snaro. London, May 1. The Welsh Church Disestablishment Bill has been read a first time. Mr Balfour, speaking upon the Bill for the Disestablishment of the Welsh Church, denounced the measure as unjust and unworkable. Ho said it was due to hatred of brother Christians, and their desire to stop tho work of tho Anglican Church.