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    PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

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    A Funeral Sermon , occasioned by the Death of Miss Elizabeth . C— - — . By

    the Rev . John Styles , D . D . U . 6 d . The Ignorance of the Apostle Paul of the Doctrine of the Mysterious Union of Two Natures in Christ , deduced / fi ; pm his Writings : being Remarks on a Sermon on " Christian Preaching , " by the Rev . J . Davies , Curate of St . Pancrass , Chichester ; with a Notice of the Publications of the Rev . J . Gilchrist and Mr . Elton . By John Fullagar , Minister of the Unitarian Chapel , Chichester .

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    PUBLIC AFFAIRS .

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    Under this head , we propose to give a monthly summary of political occurrences , with such reflections as may be supposed to occupy the mind of a Christian spectator of the great world . We subscribe to the creed of no party ; nor do we adhere to the entire policy of either Ministry or Opposition . Our principle is love of country ; our object ,

    to serve the great cause of Liberty . Happily , parties are nearly broken down in England . The old race of Tories is on the eve of extinction : there is scarcely a principle for which the Whigs have to contend . Modern Tories are Whigs in all but the name . The public conduct of the few professed Whigs has sometimes ill agreed with their political title ; there

    have been occasions when they have disavowed sympathy with the people , and boasted of moving in a sphere far above the contagion of popular feeling . Neither of these classes of politicians enjoys any large degree of'public confidence . Prejudices the people may still have ; but upon the whole their maxim is , "Measures , not Men . " By means of the

    Press , a chain of communication is established between the people and Parliament , and public opinion exercises an unexampled influence upon the Legislalature . This legitimate influence of the people counterbalances the influence , whether legitimate or illegitimate , of the crown . According to the theory of the constitution , the state of the representation in the House of Commons is

    exceedingly corrupt ; but , although we profess to be , advocates for reform , we are constrained to allow that the power of the Press checks and cbntrouls this corruption , and overrules in some degree the speeches and votes of our boldest senators , even of those who . are most forward to proclaim their independence of the public . Whilst the liberty of the

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    The Conduct of Hezekiah , King of Judah , in restoring the Worship of Jeho - rah , pressed on the Consideration of private Christians : a Discourse , delivered at Chichester , August 26 , 1827 . By J . Fullagar . 1 * .

    Obstacles to the Diffusion of Unitarianism , and the Prospect of their Removal : a Sermon , preached before the Supporters of the British and Foreign Unitarian Association , at their Annual Meeting , June 7 , 1827 . By John Kenrick , M . A . 8 vo . Iff .

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    Press continues , any daring act of tyranny is impossible ; and it would seem to be almost a necessary consequence of this liberty , that freedom should become more secure by being better understood by a larger number of persons , and also that it should . grow and expand under the same genial influence of day-light which cherishes every sentiment and invigorates every institution that belongs to the commonwealth .

    One word characterizes both our domestic and our foreign relations , —Uncertainty . The mixed administration that has been formed since Lord Liverpool ' s political , and Mr . Canning ' s natural , decease , has not yet acquired consistency . It is understood that the premier , Lord Goderich , has tendered his

    resignation , and holds the keys of oflice only till his successor is appointed . Of the other ministers , the Marquis of Lansdowne fills the first place in public esteem ; but we fear that his pledges to certain great measures will be a bar to his political advancement , and that he will be yoked with colleagues who will frustrate some at least of his well-known

    patriotic designs . Before our next number appears , the Parliament will have met . The session is looked to with anxiety , not without distrust . In what way parties will be cast , is a problem that perhaps even ministers cannot yet solve . Rumour has described a very strange Opposition . The part which it assigns to Lord Grey is utterly incredible .

    He may be disappointed and displeased ; but we will not believe that he can put himself at the head of a party who for a time equal to the average of human life , have not only heaped upon him and his political friends all the abuse that interested hatred can supply , but likewise thwarted and ridiculed every attempt to introduce economy and retrenchment

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    PubUe Affairs . 71

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1828, page 71, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2556/page/71/