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      It&efpgoj , X ^ Jiowl ^ at , Sheffield , and o&er epiacea , for > tfcear k \ n& « 6 ceptio& of Francis Moat , andfdr ^ hag Ghristian iy ? erality with which they ^ entered i » to the object of his journey .

      ' . *«« 5 / That the heartfelt ijtanfcs of this Society are iiefeby kivexi to air our Christian brethren Svno have by contributions assisted in extinguishing thp debt ; and to the Committee of the Unitarian Fund for its grant of £ 20 .

      3 . That it has been strongly recommended to us , and is very desirable , to increase the burial ground attached to the chapel ( whicr-h at present consists o £ only 72 square yards ) ; that 144 square yards of ground contiguous may be obtained , which with a plain substantial wall to enclose the whole

      burial ground is estimated at £ 55 ; towards which a balance of £ 16 . Is . 46 . remains oti hand . That the assistance of our brethren who have not hitherto con tributed is : respect fully requested to enable us to effect this object ; and

      that dthe proceeds be reported * ia the Monthly Repository . 4 , TJ'hat the eacpences of build Log the ^ chapel amomtfed to '• . *» ^ 408 1 3 Expences of F . Moat ' s jaucney " : - 4 18 3 Balance in Treasurers hands ± 6 1 4 £ 429 O 10

      Subscriptions by Unitarians at Thorne and its neighbourhood £ 88 1 0 Subscriptions of friends as reported in M . Repos : 111 13 4 - Received by Francis Moat during his late journey 229 6 6 . . . ¦ . ¦ . ¦ . - - > ¦¦ ... . jg 42 9 O 10 ( Signed ) - Wiliiam Darb y * Treasurer , " Charles James Fox Benson , Secretary . < Thotne-, Dec . 16 , 1816 .

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      Wxwcks . I did « ot take into consideration ho \ v soon siu «^ i a list rniast be furnished you , from the necessity of completing fhe ^ nsuirig number at the press much earlier than usual , on account 6 f the Index . lam also disposed to delay the publication of the Last from some

      encouraging appearances of a desire to priOmote the subscription , which , I trust , may enable me very early in yow next volume to announce the required number of 200 subscribers , as they now amount to 160 , by the assistance of a subscription for ten copies from a gentleman who knew and respected £ > r . Friestley , and is attached to his

      memory , but who will not allow me to mention him under any othet descriptidri I . remain , Sir , your * s , J . T . RUTT-

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      The Her . Dr . EstlLn , of Bristol , has issued Proposals „ for publishing by subscription , in two volumes octavo , price to subscribers 24 s . Familiar Lectures on Moral Philosophy . Dedicated , to the Gentlemen who have been his Pupils . To be published by It . Hunter , -St . •• Paul's Church Yard .

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      Miscellaneous .

      Breach of the Sabbath . It will scarcely be believed , but the fact is certain , that notwithstanding the seventy of the weather , and the critical state of the crops in Scotland , two farmers were fined tost week by

      the Sheriff of Kircudbright £ \ 0 each , for carrying their corn on the preceding Sunday , in violation of the acS of the Scottish Parliament for punishing tne breach of the Sabbath . The defendants in justification pleaded the necessity of the case , but tne plea was overruled by the Sheriff , and the fin $ was enforced I M . Ckron . Nov . 28 .

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      A private letter from Dublin states that the Rev . Mr . Maturin , tlje author of Bertram , h likely to be deprived by his bishop of a small living which h « now foas , in consequence of his having ; written that tragedy , ft was

      considered a "harsh and bigoted proceeding in tfte Church of ScotisL ^'" which * s mbf&strict than the Chmch 'b ? 3 £ ngjirad , to have degraded * Mr H <) fne tor ' ' having written the traSeay \ g \ Dbugtes . Examiner } fjutt } T-

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      iTitelHgence . —Breach of > 4 he Sallxitk—~ Mr . Maturin . 737

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      LlTBRAttY . ¦ . •* - ¦ ' Mr . Ruit on his Edition tif Mh- ^ Priest ley ' * Theologicat Works . - : ' Sir , GUtpton * ' ©* & W * W 15 . W , b < m , in your { as ^ ftb tiibfefV I ^ nrietf-. UontsdlWy design of putilishh ^^ a list otatW subscribers ta the- ptdposed ^ WwfiM af JEh > K Priestley V ThetflogfcaV

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1816, page 737, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2459/page/45/