id London, June 13.
The House of Conimons was well-filled to-day for the two-duy debate on-a motion in favour of presenting the New Prayer Book measure to the King for the Royal Assent, The vote will be free, on nonparty lines.
"Sir Boyd Merriman, the Solicitor-General, in his private capacity, moved the motion in support of the Metsure. He contended that the revised Prayer Book maintained the Protestant character of the Church of England, and strongly objected fo the suggestion that it was doto legalize illegalities, He Feud letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury giving his reassure ance that, if the Book were legally sanctioned, the Bishops would do their utmost to. secure obedience to the new rules, Sir Samuel Roberts (Conservative), who is a Member of the National Assembly of the Church of England, moved rejection of the measure on the ground that it involved an entice change in the character of the Church and would bring not peace but strife' and jrevent reunion with the great nonconformist churches, Minor speakers then expatiated for several hours for and against the Prayer Book. The leading pro: tagonists are reserving their cases until to-morrow.—Reuter,
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