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in the reprcscata ^ p ; procured ., *—The Irish House of Commons have given leave to bring in a Bill for a reform ; but it is thought it will be thrown out for they say . the crown as well as the parliament has shewn its disapprobation
of the measure . The idea of letting the Roman Catholics have some share in the choice of representatives is gaining ground ; and if they do take them in , no administration can stand . long against such united force . But with us the
lung's name becomes too common , and the majesty of the people is almost forgotten * I tell you then once more , we must push the association with all our might ; it is the grand specific for the disorder of the times ; it must be taken © rwedie /* + ¦
1 i These passages , selected from a very interesting series of Mrs . Jebb ' s ? letjters r sufficiently display the accuracy and justice of her views , and their strict accordance with those plans of constitutional improvement , which her husband was labouring to advance .
On their return froip an excursion to Buxton in the autumn of 17 $ 4 > . thieir atte / ition was again directed to the great cause of parliamentary reform , whilst from the alarming proceedings of the government in Ireland , they w ^ re induced to form no very favourable
presage of the intentions of the mrajStry at home . They were le $ into 4 discussion oftfie rights of j uries and the uwof libels , from the memorable case of * tfee Dean of St . AsapH ; aqd
t » ie importaut questions which that , case involved . . * Tbey took , ifppssible , a still more lively invest in the benevolent design of ' ^ RP . YiQjg . the construction a , nd management of pribqns , and of mitigating the severities of the penal code . And as the decided tnemies of oppression aad into .
? 6 th March , 1784 . t 941 k March , 1784 .
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lerance , they deprecated the con * tinuance of the slave-trade ^ and the imposition of any restraints or
penalties for a difference of religious faith . No disappointments , no illiberal aspersions could uarrow the philanthropy of their hearts : looking forward in the
firm persuasion that under the care of a presiding providence all things would ultimately and infallibly terminate in good . Mrs . Jebb's affection for her
husband , thus identified with her love of freedom and of virtue , was unimpaired by the lapse of years . But a union of this deep and intimate nature was too soon unfortunately closed / Dr . Jebb , whose
professional and public exertions had brought on a premature decay in his . constitution , was sinking fast in a decline , and his afflicted wife , after attending him in a
fruitless excursion to Cheltenham for relief , watched over his pillow wilh most anxious solicitude * and received his last sigh on the evening of M $ rch 2 , 1786 .
As Mrs . Jebb ' s'strength of mind was only ? equalled by the tenderness of her sensibility , few can justly estimate her grief . She
had lost not merely a husband , a partner in a common interest ; but her guardian and protector , her guide , philosopher and friend / Yet she had the remembrance of
his talents and his virtues to console her , which few but thos * who like her possessed a congenial spirit could enjoy . Arid with this consolation she rose superior
to her loss , whilst through life she invariably spoke of him , though still without repining in language of the deepest regreU » She continued , however , oil terms of the strictest intimacy
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., .. >* - .,-. Memoirs of Mrs . Jebb . 60 S
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1812, page 603, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1753/page/7/
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