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MONTHLY RETROSPECT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS ; ¦ • 1 • ¦ • . . ¦ -, OR, The Christian's Survey of the Political World.
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( Lor d Stanhope , } it woufd no * t > p a tidy ** 7 offo'lig to Work ? W effect < dia * jurisdk'ipn by a side wind , through the Ciedium of an amendment in the present Bill '¦' . '" ' Bar ! Stanhope contended for his amendment , but observed , that there of
^ ras no way tidily amending present liiti : 1 amendment was negative ^ - The Bill passed ttrough the Committee , and the House having resumed , the R eport was ordered to be received tomorrow . " H OUSE OF LORDS , Jujlt 25 . On receiving the report of the Toleration Bill .. Lord prskine expressed his satisfaction at toe progress of those liberal sen-
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To record the deeds of a day of bat-% } e , ' the intrigues of a cabinet , the despotism of princes , the revolutions b ? kingdoms , has been the favourite occupation of the writers of history , and for such an employment the world nas afforded them too many opportunities . To us the triumphs of bene .
volence , the enlargements op mind , jtfie conquest of reason over prejudice , ji p ^ l fhe advance of Christian philan thropy * M » * ° P * > of far higher importance : and yrp ' are Jbappy in recoraiug p'nej \ m hich cannot tut make a favourab le impression on every sect in this Jpnffcloin . The truly venerable Bishop q ^ JN prw iqh has be , en upon 9- visit to XrelancL ! and his ^ arrival in ttiat island
» Pjturally suggested to ihe Catholics toe Propriety of addressing him , and . expressing their thanks for tne assist-, nnce tfcey l ^ ad received pi « is tru ly Xp ^ isjtifljn exertions in ilieir favour . ^ pritms pnrppse a deputation was ap-« fe % f ^ $ & $ i flff F ^ K ^ JB ea ^ l , awjid in ^ t wejje ^ evej ^ ai oth ^ r fiTs . ' and titular arcKhisiipps and fV 9 P »> andxhe procession consisted
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tfments uson which this measure was founded : a measure yritll which he was perfectly satisfied . He bad on a tor tier occasion presented a great number of petitions against a bill relative to this subject , brought in by a notle viscount ,
but he had ho doubt that the noolc vis count ^ in bringing forward the measure to which he alluded , was actuated by the best intentions . He was perfectly satisfied with 1 he present Bill , and should only now observe , that the established
church , so far from being in any dan ger , would stand as upon a rock , by granting the most liberal toleration to all manner of persons . The amendments , were agreed to . Adjourned ti \ l Monday .
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believe the first time that a Protestant bishop has received such a compliment , and particularl y from any part of the Catholic clergy . l"he address of the Catholics v ^ as warm , affectionate , and grateful , and the bishop returned an appropriate
answer , expressing " that devoted attachment to their just cause , which no man in the United Kingdom felt more strongly . 1 consider ( said he )
your cause as the cause of civil and religious liberty * neither of which can be said to exist in perfection in any country where thousands of individuals arc excluded % on account of their religious opinion ^ from those offices of honour and emolument , to which eyery one t ^ hat gives an adequatesecuiiiy for erood conduct a » a civil subiect , oiujht
to be equally eligible . In a few months I trust every clause , every line ^ every syllable of these penal laws will be repealed , of wMch With so much rea . son you con > piaip— -Jaw » whic-h appear to me as univise , as imppft ^ c , and as uncharitable , as tJiey arfe uajust and 0 npresftive , 9 > T ^ e Be ntimeutB at this venerable l ) i $ hpp Jlftve , we are happy
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Monthly Retrospect Of Public Affairs ; ¦ • 1 • ¦ • . . ¦ -, Or, The Christian's Survey Of The Political World.
MONTHLY RETROSPECT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS ; ¦ 1 ¦ . . ¦ -, OR , The Christian ' s Survey of the Political World .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1812, page 591, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1752/page/59/
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