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&ie clergy themselves , onameiy , ttrat ifaey toese determined to resfet any interference wkh CJnireti property . Indeed , he understood tfcat the Archbishop © f 3 Tuam and some other church dignitaries had held meetings * in which they expressed
fhcfeneelves decidedly hostile « oa « y soda interference . Now -he contended , that those Right Reverend personages had iio right whatever i ^> concern them ^ elKea about such matters ; they were entirely for tfra consideration of fche State . But
then the clergy and their suppoFters «« - * t vpould be degrading ,, it would desiroy the independence of th ^ Ch u i-di to chaD ^ e a territorial recompense for a money payment . He confessed that he could hardly refrain from smiling when he heard of such an argument—the independence of the clergy ! Why , he would ask , whether
for the last two hundred years there had ever been Jn this or any Other country , a body of men more sirbservierit to Gdvernl&e&t than the clergy of the Established Church of that country ; and for tfeein to harp the assurance to talk of indepeudence , ^ nd of resisting any interference
With Charch property , Was astonishing * Bmt while he . was . anxious to do away with large chufrch livings , he wished to continue an enicient cletgy , wtw > would perform the sacred functions of their office with reepectafetlit ^ to themselves , with benefit td the omnmimity . in short / ,
in a manner to promote religion , mora lity ^ , nd Chilian knowledge . He did hot wish to see them princes of the land and acting aiid looked up to as & bodj ? independent of the State . He contended that the Church formed a part « f the S ^ ate , and ought to be ia every instance subject tp uudh regulations and improve meats as should fcoffi tirne to * in * e be
deemed necessary ^ From what Me had already stated , ^ it appeared to hit » that the ; best mode of prooeeding would be tey appointing a neksot Oonnliittee > of tbwt House to inquire into the subject , Thfa Honourable Member then motedi . he 4 c ( l
lowing ftesolMtimyu :-i * - b * . v > ^ i '• . * > " Resoived , Tfeait the property cif the Church of T ^ itind ajt iprese » t in jlossos sioti of the BiBbope , the Deabs ^ ahd Chapters ^ of Iretertdy isjiuWia prdpenty ; mttife the controui , and cit the disposal "W- Xfae for the rt
Le ^ giBlatui ^ sup ^ of reifafon and for such mother | m ^ po 9 ^ . s as &m&& mdnt in its wisdom nmyWleeni beb ^ fkfaS ^ 4 be icontmunity T dne attetniott iteing partdiitb tfhe rS ^ trts <> f e ^ ery person tww eajdytog ^ anV pftrt of ttmt property . ^ ' ' ^ ^ FB 9 t 4 r « ^ RP ^ i ^ ht ^ irtqu ^^^ l
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pte ^ ed , &Mid < the I » c 6 ines titey receive ,: mud if so , whet ^ r a reduction *> f t | i © ^ ttnae should not mke > pla e with ilitte regard to all « xistiogin * exess ;^ . . ^ *« r Fhat the peace and b « s * interests of Ireland would be promotedt by ^ a cotd mutatipn ^ f aU litbes an « rtc ^ ^ riacip | e $ aa should i > e con sideired just ^ id jequitafele t-pwarda t } ie- , present possessors , whether kw or cter ^ eal . . , : 44
Ttet a Select Committee be appointed to consider da what manner the objects stated in- these Resolutions cau best be carried iut& . elfeet ** ( To be continued . )
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March 18 , Mogul Librctry . THE'CHANCELLOa O * " THE EXCHEQUER ( Mr . Robinson ) called the attention -of the fcfcouse tx > t he mag&incent gift of the lstte King ' s Library , which his present Majesty bad ^ caused it to be signified to Parliament that lie presented to the nation * Hie made some observations upon the intin * ate connexion between the literature and the morals of a country , and between the ^ love of literatrore a « d the
love ^ £ freedom . stated the library * iow pi ^ esented to 4 he public was collected by the late King dur 4 og the whole coutse of fm long reign , which was the more hoqoombie to Iijei , as circumstances in Ills early iife prevented t > is applying himself to literary subjects . His ( Mrv Robinson ' s ) opisoion was > that Parli ament could not do better that ? entrust
the library to the British Musfeum . But it was due to his Majesty ' s father , and to his Majesty him » 5 lf , that the collection should be kept separate aud distinct from aU other book * - The library itseflf was the most valuable ever collected % an individtrai ; * and * f i * he > placed in the BritishJVfuseutn ; wfii ^ ch alwsady po ^ esnes an excetient library , and which ^ 4 * 1 soon
receive thfe abtessSan -of « hc * library o-f ^ thfe late Sir Joseph Banks , ' tile three tether will i > eyond aU' question ^ rni the finest ifbrary jaaider on ^ rtof % & v&MdhvmBd ^ and wiH , the ^ refbre , be « w Objel 5 t oFi * hfeh the country > mefy > weQ toe | pro 4 id ; •» hior ^ erto ^ Qirn tegulaiibtt 8 > a » to Its f )* dper < 5 u « ody , an * aKb \> e p& ; ws t 6 thd fre adte » lssfc > o of « ie imbMcHo the bene ^ iwi ? « o ^ t > e dtedved lie ih
fnwA ^ wopied ( » tfee ftul ^ ect be C Be ^ rTMko ^ J ^ lect Skrt ^ : boto ee ^ ded t * le « toM «« 4 ^ * iud « tt ^ ttiat t | ie dd ^ ation ^ a *; pf ** fe # rt * t « st «<^ at » e to thecOtittti ^ rtrwaUB ^^^ r ^* extent it was theioqtaot > cftfn ^«^ lHS * fy tHW ^ ve # wa « cbfltteM M \ a < mdm * um < &t ? y hi *
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1823, page 188, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1782/page/60/
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