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    tacked to their several N glebes very Considerable , all of which , they forbear to state in their petition to the Honourable House of Commons ? ' * The united parishes of St . Mildred and St . Margaret Moses : « Resolved , That as their anxiety on the subject of emolument is hut little consistent with the precepts of the religion they are appointed to teach , so neither is

    the case they Tiave stated to the public consistent with the frankness it enjoins , inasmuch as they have not declared how many of their body derive consolation for the slender stipend of separate livings , by the enjoyment of pluralities and other ecclesiastical benefits .

    The united parishes of St . George , Hotolph Lane , and St . Botolph , Billingsgate :

    « Resolved , That while this Vestry admit the right of the parochial clergy to a competent provision , they cannot but deprecate the object of the petitioners in the petition now under consideration , many of

    whom are ( as in the case with the Rector of these parishes ) in possession of other CJmrch preferment to very considerable amounts , while they are residing away from their parishes ^ and the spiritual instruction of their parishioners , from whom they are seeking additions to the J ir incomes ,

    is left to stipendiary curates . The parishes of St . Allan , Wood Street , and St . Olave , Silver Street .-" Besol ved , That the inhabitants of these united parishes hear with regret , that the Tire-Act Clergy have again applied to Parliament for an increase of their

    stipends : feeling- as we do the absence of any necessity since the last handsome advance , more particularly in case of pur Hector , who has two livings , besides other clerical emoluments , we the inhabitants of the said united parishes feel it our duty to oppose , to the utmost of our power , any such - Edition to our already heavy burdens .

    The parishes of St . Michael , Queen-/ tithe , and Holy Trinity : ic Resolved unanimously , That we sincerely regret our Rector , ' the Rev . Thomas Cooinhe , D . p ., has joined in the present application to Parliament , being previously acquainted with the sentiments of 1 the

    inhabitants on the subject , as well as their means ; and that the Vestry 'cannot but deplore , that the Hector of these united parishes should betray such a want of humane feeling as to seek for an increase of his stipend , well knowing- that -in the year 1817 he did wo personal duty what- '

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    ever , and in the last ytar preached but two sermons ^ while the poor curate ^ '' who supplies his place ^ receives but £ &Qm per annunt ) out of upwards o /* £ 300 ., the emolument of the living . " The parish of St . Andrew Hnbbard reflect , in one of their resolutions , upon the conduct of certain rectors in thwarting the wishes of their parishioners , with regard to Lecturers

    " Resolved , That we cannot but lament , that in many parishes where the incumbents are petitioners for an increase of their stipends , ( althongh , thanks to our Rector , we have no reason to complain , ) so little pains have been taken to

    conciliate the minds o £ their parishioners , by a refusal of their pulpits to the most respectable and unexceptionable clergy , men , who have been the unanimous choice of the parishioners , for lecturers , although they were to be paid by extra charges oh themselves . "

    That of St . Andrew by the Wardrobe , insinuates a charge of ingratitude against the Rector : ,

    " Resolved , That in looking to the signatures of the said petition , we particularly lament that our present incumbent , * a gentleman who obtained his situation after one of the most severely -contested elections ever held for this rectory * and in which a

    very large sum of money had been . expendedy should have been induced under any circumstances to lend the authority of hisname not only to the present petition , but to one of a similar nature presented to Parliament within one year after his election "

    In general , the parishes express their apprehension that the present attempt of the clergy is only part of a plan of encroachment . Some of the resolutions rebuke in the severest

    terms the supposed avarice and rapacity of the clerical body- A hint is given in one or two of them on the influence of this spirit and conduct with relation to Dissent .

    The united parishes of St . Mildred and St > Margaret Moses ; <* Resolved , That the renewal of their application to Parliament , for addition to the increase of income so recently obtained , is supported by no plea deduced from circumstances peculiar to the present day ; it therefore leads to a necessary suspicion , that success on this occasion would serve * Mr . Sftumlers , brought kito 8 t . An ; - drew ' a by the JSvangelical party .

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    170 u Fire-Act London Clergy"

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1819, page 170, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1770/page/34/