1 JULY 1837, Page 8

The Globe has this week favoured us with two articles,

specially to in- struct us on the subject of Church-rates. Before taking further trouble in this matter, we recommend the Globe to make itself acquainted with the terms of the controversy, distinctly stated in lust week's Spectator, but disregarded by the Globe. It will then learn, that the " trickery" imputed to the Downing Street people consisted in the attempt to make the appointment of the Church- lands Committee pass for a step iii advance on the subject of Church-rates; whereas it was a step backwards, so far as it had ally thing to do w ith that question!. As to the Disseeters, we are satisfied with the testiininsitsls we hold, that wt. did not misrepresent them ; and have tio wish to get into a squabble with any of the sections into which their hi-ti regent one body is divided,

or with their partisan newspapers. --- -- Sir J. Beckett paired off on lVerblesday night in favour of Mr. Robinson's bill respect big bonded corn, o ith Mr. Boliliiiin._ Tsmag, Sir John is a candidate for manufacturing Leeds, and the Lowthers will forgive hint. ILA necessities compel him to give a sneaking you against the Cormlaws.]

'file correspondent of the Morningaronick who takes the signature of ' A fllaweliman," timid who hat exposed so loony clerical jobs, has

this week supplied two MOM' instances of misappropriation of Church property. The first delinquent he mentiona is no less a personage than the celebrated Beilby Portt us- " Doctor Beilby Porteus was Bishop of London in the year 1795. The rectorial manor of Paddington was part of the bishopric ; and had by a former

in the year 1776, been in the usual way leased for three lives, at the nominal rent of 43/. 6s. 84. per annum. Neither of the lives had at this time (1795) dropped ; and Dr. Porten* was verging towards threeseme and ten, arid had therefore little chance of reaping any einolunieut from this Source. A lease of three lives is, in the eye of the law, considered equal in value to owe for twenty.one years; and, as this had run nineteen, the lessees began to Cog- Biller their tenure somewhat frail. The consequence was, a conspiracy between the two, hy which, under false preteuces, air act of Parliament was obtained, (35 Geo. I I. , c. 83,) which gave the Bishop immediate possession of one-third of the estate, and settled the other two-turns on the lessees. What was oh- rained by Dr. Porteus in addition for this sacrilege, does not appear ; but the effeet has been to divest horn your Lordship (the Bishop of London) for your time, and from the Church for ever, two-thirds of this noble estate. Dr. Porteus wasesteemed s pattern for propriety, sanctity, and every thing which a dignitary of the Church ought to be; and his example is even now quoted far imitation by all truly zealous for the Church."

The second example is furnished by the notorious tutor of Pitt-

" George Prittyman (afterwards Tomline) war Bishop of Lincoln and Man of St. Paul's front 1767 to 1820; and was possessed, in right of the deanery, of a my large estate in Shadwell, the emoluments of which he reaped the ad- vantage of for thirty-three years. In the year 1820, the Rome month of hie translation to the see of Winchester, lie petitioned for and obtained an Act of Parliament, (1 Geo. IV., c. 41,) which, like the other, under false pretences, divested the Church of six sevenths of this estate for ever, leaving only une. seventh to his sturcessors in the deanery. Dr. Tomline is looked up to as a great luminary in the Church, and his writings are of much celebrity. His motives can only be imagined, but his acts cannot be disputed they speak for themselves.

" Here then, my Lord, in the persons of two of the greatest pillars of the Establishment in these latter day,, (Dr. Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London, and Dr. George Ttenline, Bishop of Winchester, ) we have the melancholy proof that, as trustees of its temporalities, they have proved themselves totally in- capable and unworthy; and if they are not safe in such keeping as this, where can we look for secutity ? It is impossible to expect it in the cuatody of the clergy; and I therefore feel satisfied your Lordship will see the proptaety and necessity of the Legislature's placing it elsewhere."