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Win . Smith , Esq ., M . P . J Hr . Busk > Presbyterian Mr . Richard Taylor J & * £ L } ladepeadent % . wRsr * }***•• Rer . Mr . Aspland Ipresbvterian Rev . Dr . Rees , j > Presbyterian Dr . Win £ r ^ dependent Dr . Smith J r
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April § th . The Deputations assembled at Henderson ' s Hotel , Palace Yard , to confer with Members of Parliament , in pursuance of the above proceedings . Owing to an important political meeting on the same day , several Members were prevented attending . The Deputations met previously to the hour at which the Members of Parliament were expected .
Mr . &mith , being called to the Chair , entered into an explanation of the reasons which had induced him to direct a postscript to be added to the circular convening the Meeting , the effect of which was to solicit , that " as considerable doubts were entertained on the
point of tjie expediency of proceeding at the present moment , it was recommended that no further steps should be taken before that Meeting , which might tend to preclude a free discussion on that head . " He had , on more mature
consideration , and consultation with several of their warmest friends , felt great doubts whether any good could result from an agitation of the question at this time . He thought , too , that it was not a proper course to solicit the attendance and advice of the Members of Parliament
who were expected , and to come with an announcement to them , tnat whatever their opinions might be , it was deter * . raine 4 to act . on our own . Mr . B aw ring protested against this meeting proceeding to any such discussion . They had already fully considered the question , and had determined to go on , and they were only a delegation , with
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378 Intelligence . —Corporation and Test Acts .
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There was , no doubt , some difference of opinion among Dissenters , but he believed it to have been much magnified , and he was desirous of putting the matter to the proof . Dr . Cox expressed the same feeling on the part of the Baptist Ministers . He believed the laity of his denomination did not go quite so far as the majority of the Ministers , but that this was only the consequence of the want of discussion and information .
Mr . Bowring , to bnng the business to some point , moved the first resolution , being the same as that communicated by the Unitarian Association . Mr . Wilks proposed , but afterwards withdrew , an amendment , confining the application to the relief of Protestant Dissenters from the operation of the Test and Corporation Acts , instead of seeking the total abolition of the test imposed by them .
Mr . Bowring ' s resolution was then carried unanimously . Mr . Christie , in pursuance of the feeling of his constituents , moved the expediency of a public meeting , for which , after some discussion , the second resolution , proposed by Mr . Wilks , was substituted .
The third resolution was tlien proposed and agreed to , and the Deputations were appointed as follows : Resolved , That in the opinion of this Meeting no time should be lost in bringing the subject of the Repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts before Parliament ; and that for this purpose every measure should be adopted for securing the support and co-operation of the Members of the Legislature .
Resolved , That to promote sneh object , and to arrange the best mode in which It may be conducted , it is desirable to obtain an early interview between several distinguished Members of both Houses of Parliament and a Deputation from this Meeting ; and that the Chairman be requested to invite and arrange that interview on the earliest convenient day .
Resolved , That the Deputation be composed of the following gentlemen , taken from each Body represented at this Conference ; and that as soon as the proposed interview has occurred , another Conference be appointed , at which determination
some practical may be adopted ; and that , in the mean time , each of the Bodies here represented be recommended to take all the measures they may deem prudent , to prepare those Bodies for active eo-operation in the application proposed :
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1827, page 378, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1796/page/66/
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