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      places of worship by their own ministers , as is allowed to the Episcopalians and other sects in Scotland , to the Roman Catholics and other Dissenters in IrelancJ , and to the Jews and Quakers in this country- — --Carlisle Journal .

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      Profjbssors' Chairs , Edinburgh . Mr . Professor Leslie has succeeded Prp ^ fessor Playfair in the Prcfessorshh > of

      Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh . Dr . Chalmers w ? is $ candidate for the vacant chair , but Withdrew his pretensions . The vacancy in the Mathematical Professorship , made by Prdfessor Leslie ' s election .

      was very warjnly contested , ^ e candi dates were Mr . Wallace , Dr . H ^ ldajae , Mr . Babtatge , of Cambridge , aptf Mr . rhoinias White , of Dumfries . TJte two last , however , were not proposed by any

      member cjf the ^ Tcpiyn iGbatiql , arid tw contest lay between ^/ 'WWlace and Dr . H ^ dtafchof % din Iftt ftitmfr wris the succes « f ^ eiMrMito ^ jh&ii # Arisen votes , Whffle Ji £ latter fta £ ctajy ten . Four metefoei ?? wei ; e al ^ ent ^ ^ Tid . one w | tf > w < a » present wfcs' riTOtpiv

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      Intelligence . *—Miscellaneous *—Ptortiamentary . 59

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      u 4 nglo-Qree % University . —Qxfprd , Nop . 5 , la a fp ) J € onvocatipn , on Thursday the 28 * h ^> f last mpnth , the University Segd was a ^ xed tp a dutiful and loyal addre 33 % o his Royal Hifhae $ s the Pruice Regent , on the jpresent state pf the country . The Prince Regent , having appoiated tfe . Earrpf Quil # ord , K . G . C , formerly student of Christ Church , to pc Chancellor of the University in the Ionian Islands , it wa 3 in the ^ ame Convocation

      resolved to confer upon his Liordship the degree of Doctpr in Civil Law by diploma . With the same view it was ^ lso resolved to present to the Library of the Ionian University all such books , printed at the Clarendon Press , as are likely to be useful to the general design of the Institution .

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      Hulsean Lecture *— -Hie Rev . John Hulsje , of Elworth Hall , in the county of Chester , formerly a member of St . John's College , Cambridge , among other bequests for the promotion of religion and

      learning , instituted a lectureship in Divinity , to which he annexed a considerable salary , arising out of estates in Middlewich , Sandbach and £ live . The duty of the Lecturer is to preach and publish twenty sermons , chiefly on the truth and excellence * of Revelation . 'The Rev . Christopher Benson , of Trinity College , has been chosen Lecturer for the present year .

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      House of Commons . Tuesbast , December 21 . Debate on the Libel BBl . LoRp Ebjeungton . — ft * & ^ tate of morals in this country was not such as to call fpr such a pfteasure as the present . It was n # t , Ilq trusted , nteess ^ ry for hin ^ by the

      to guard hin ^ self expres ^ mg a |> - hprrence which he felt at the principjes of blasphemy which were prppajgated . He admitted thai ; some persons ( fid circulate such principles , but he belieyed

      that their number was . far less than it > w ^ s represented frpjn the o ^ her si ^ e of the Hou ^ e . ( He | ur , he ^ r , hear . ) I ^ et them lpok tp their Bible Societies ; Jet them lpok % o the various spcieties for the prppagation of tte gpspel , societies patronized , not by . the ricib aiid the cre ^ t

      alone , biit by £# < 4 a 9 ? e 3 a 3 bpve tlie very paupers ( hear , hear ) ; let them look at the new churches au 4 chapels building in , every p # rt pf the c ^ uutry ; Ipt ifrgm kw > k at the immense increase of meetinghouses . Many clergymepi in the Church were heard to cpm ^^ iu that the people did apt think the devotion of pur own Church sufficient for thienu He was .

      sincerely attached to the Church , apddid not wish to encour ^ ffe Methodism ; but he could appeal tp the iucrea ^ e pi Methodism as prpQf that blasphemy > y ^ s not generally prevalent . ( Hear , hear . ) $ lu * even admitting the evil to exist to a f ^ r greater degree than it really did , tu ^ ly it was incumbent upon those who brought

      in the present measures , to shew $ fc ^ t the existing laws vver ^ not sufficient ibr that evil , ( hear , ) before they ca , lled uyon the House to jjass other laws . i § ince 1810 , only one inplividual ! had b ^ en piosecute ^ for Wasphqmy * * s appeared front the return upon their ta , ble . f | e ^ -

      vietiow and punishment of that inai ^ idu ^ l qould not t > e supppsed to encourage Was phemy . The severity of his pumsh ^> ent might be thought suflfteient without severer l ^ ws . Mr ,. W . Sjwith . —rlje lioped he , should

      Jie excused for saying a few wordts b ** UIMMi the , KM of 4 efence ^ j qet jjp ^ n ^ tnqi fty tybr . Ckzri&e—iL defeqee in wfhkh proceedings Jn fh ^ t House ^ wew aJJufUal to , ^ d his name , ap fte ; wwpf > AAKT on whi J »^^ He ^ yf ^ mfm Of Mr . & * Wfot , M 4 ^ alnioist 4 rf MftMiMfe of im ^ fcn ^ e hew&Mwm&r 3 U&

      % e h&& « es ^ d Jfus m ? mp . ^ . ipV : Pm yjti \ # i he h ^ 4 the hpn < rar ^ d ve w ^ p ^ WtMwfiQn tp £ f »* 3 r ttptmh J ^ jjj&m jap defei ^ J ww f ^ . > mo&ffl $ of < # mB ^ tian , ^ e Aad ^ d a ( fon ^| a ^ w ^ j tneMV T W ^ % ^ # » M ^^ > w ^ o , wjw » t $ & mm ^^ Mmify

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1820, page 59, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2484/page/59/