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he touched upon were received with acclamations of applause . His ingenuous statement of what he had * from King George ' s own lips , which no man living could tell but himself , and which he had
derived neither from courtier nor statesman , ' relative to his Majesty ' s opposition to Catholic Emancipation , flowing alone from a seruple of conscience , called forth special marks of approbation . He
dwelt upon this topic at some length , and he impressed with great force , ( what indeed was alalready the feeling of every man present ) that the views of a mind
influenced by an impulse of religion , were , more especially in a sovereign , entitled to consideration , respect and esteem . He closed his address by a feeling and emphatic appeal on behalf of * the poor children of Ireland / for even here Joseph
Lancaster could not forget the duties of his ministry , and he retired amidst tumults of applause , leaving an impression on the assembly •• which will doubtless prove in no little degree advantageous to his benevolent purposes .
Shortly after this memorable night , Mr . Lancaster set out on his journey to Limerick . He lectured at Edenderry , Tu 11 amore , Moate , Mount Mellick , and
Roscrea as he went along * The auditories were in general numerous and respectable , exhibiting in every instance the strongest marks of pleasure and satisfaction .
The citizens of Limerick received him with their accustomed liberality . From that distinguished and promising young nobleman , Lord G lent worth , he experienced peculiar attention , andMessrs . Harvey , Ryan , Mahony , and number * less others' whose' names we have
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not had the satisfaction of learning , were active in promoting his views * A school on a small scale had been for several years conducted in Limerick , on the Lancasterian
plan ; and the Report of the Treasurer ( an active friend of the institution ) was , " that the improvement of the pupils was facilitated in a four-fold degree within a given period , since the introduction of the system V A school on a large scale is in contemplation : and a considerable sum has
been already raised to carry it into effect . At the special request of Sir Edward O'Brien , of Dromoland , Bart , ( one of those few " owners of the soil , " who can spend an ample fortune in Ireland , in promoting agriculture and manufactures ; in ameliorating the condition of his tenantry , and giving employment to the poor ) Mr . Lancaster visited Ennis . He
lectured to upwards of 400 persons in this populous town , and receivfrom them all the attention and politeness for which they are re * markable . A school is to be
immediately established in Ennis , for we perceive that , at a Meeting of the Gentry of the County , held during the Assizes , under the title of " Friends to the Lancasterian
System , " a sum was raised by subscription , amounting to 250 / . and that , besides , annual grants amounting to 36 / . had been ensured for the support of the institution . Sir Edward and Lady O'Brien have a . Lancasterian
school in great perfection at Dromoland , and we have the further pleasure to add , that the last Ennis Chronicle acknowledges the receipt of " a sum of 50 / . by the Rev . Frederick Blood , from Sir
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370 Intelligence . —^ Lancasterian System in Ir eland .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1812, page 270, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1747/page/62/
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