The National Register. — London, England, 1808-08-14 00:00:00

mlff,° l ° "~"J rti . 44J r: ` _ 4-day _ Roy. _ tiace of A . • • - leifitiiiiiked with all that bustle and splendoUr 'which ems '•'ll.- Mite frctin the glowing loyalty of a happy and contented ptople. In town, the ringing of bells; and splendid inn • • =mations, attracted the attention of the passenger t aid Vauxhall presented a most elegant display of rank and beauty, intermingled with honest John Bull's family, all • enjoying the magnificent scene around them, and all happy in being able to commemorate the occasion free from Franck overseers. At Brighton, the entertainments of the day were of the most superb kind, and were graced by the presence of ail the Royal Dukes, who had assembled there in compliment to their brother's natal day. ateisismailooms POPULAR PRLACHERS. •• - No. I. 14 Tne Pvi..m. in the sober use "Of its legitimate peculiar powers, ' " Must stand acknowledg'd, while the world shall stand, " The must important and effectual guard, • "Support and ornament, of Virtue's Cause 1"—Co w reit. PAVLIIIINART OSSERVATIONII. .x,.. RELIGION has long been considered of the utmost im portance to mankind. The community is not yet dis covered, in which a species of theological belief did not predominate; influencing the conduct of individuals, and entering into their public institutions. Strangely do those undervalue the purest System of Piety, who imagine the political application of its principles inconsistent with the views of its original promulgator. .Contemplating religion .n! in connection with the purposes of human govern ment, as presenting the most effectual check to immo rality and crime, how does it rise, in cstiination and result, above every other scheme of moral restriction! Consonant indeed must that persuasion be to the unsophisticated feel ing, of our nature, which, by its inherent and independent ....face, can controul the passions and purify the propensities of men. Certainly it is more noble, and more agreeable to the freedom of the human soul, to be awed by Internal conviction, than by any external, or arbitrary, agency. Wile statesmen have therefore always sedulously enlisted Religion under the banners of Legislation. While.such is the attention paid by enlightened politicians to ,Religion, its concerns are otherwise altogether ne glected : piety is left to its own propagation, and the pro fessors of theology to their own direction. Literature ha, its reviewers, the stage its stricturists, and painting its connoisseurs; but as for theexpounders of our creed, with reference to these it may be said, in the language of the poet from whose writings our motto is selected, of these " The world takes little thought. W hu will may preach; t' And, what they will !"-• Leaving to theological critiat the task of watching the motions of the Press, it will, therefore, be the province of • the present writer to keeps vigilant eye on the proceed ings of the Pulpit. His plan is not with Out novelty, and . may be productive • of very general utility. What are •adyied POPULAR PARACRIRS, whether in or out of our .;ollbsclesiastical Establishment, possess such ascendancy over She minds of the people, that it is surprising no person should have contemplated them as subjects of peculiar „lineation, - alternately calling either for the: approbation or • auimadversion of the pen. We pore over the orations of senators: we scrutinise, and esninate, forensic ability. It is concerning the Eloquence of the Pulpit, sensible as we are of its effects, that we do not seem to be sufficiently interested. • Something is due from national seriousness. Signalised, as we have imp. by our adherence to the Faith oucv „degarrot, i et ta i Th' s It i eb t 7 l , S'too fruin eecentrieb, a ' _ hem w oun d e d b ) i ts . friends. Books, which constitute the usual thanneli °fla unt's , have the least influence in religioui iinitruction. Where axe sermon ii read, many thousands of sernions are istatedly heard! Hence the necessity of endeavouring to Astabtish a tribunal, to which Preachers may feel them ashes fairly amenable; and thus, as - well as writers, be compelled to consult the legitimate voice of opinion. This a tt empt rema i ns no w to be made. - Let it be seen, while we hesitate not to ridicule the puerilities of the Senate, and reprobate the licentiousness of the Bar, wheUier the extravagances—not to say . absurdities—of the Pulpit are alone to be exhibited with impunity ! He who faithfully ” negotiates between fad and man," as •the Ambassador of Immortality, can have nothing to apprehend from the .most serious inquisition. It is nevertheless proper to ascertain, who are the Popular Preachers of the . age ; ho t s the arduous functions of their office are severally dia. charged ; and wear are the doctrines which they incul cate T While those who fill it exert only '" the sober use "of its legitimate peculiar potters," while the workmen " need not be ashamed, while " the labourers are " worthy of their hire," tat Pet prr is immoveable ; it is that rock, against which the assaults of infidelity and impiety will ever be directed in vain. Circumstances then have determined me to elect " Tut " NATIONAL RESISTER," as the medium for communi cating these Clerks , Criticisms to the world. It is exten sively and respectably circulated; it first appears on the day most suited to the nature of my undertaking ; and the frequency of its publication may enable mb . to accomplish my plan with celerity, as well as success. Osssistas. Chapter Ceff,:e-house, Pater-Nostor-roio. *.• No. t. of POPULAR PREACHERS wiN appear ow Sunday next, and will exhibit an impartial estimate of the Ck 8-kat Character of t ht• Bishop of London. Religious Disquisi tions of considerable importance at this time,•but incidental to the subject, will likewise be submitted to the Public. LAW REPORT. COURT OF CHANCERY, LINCOLN'S INN, Auc. 10. REfORE THE LORD CHANCELLOR. IN THE MATTER OF L 4 DY AUGUSTA MURRAY, BARONESS . AMELAND, V. HIS Royal. HIGHNBSS TVS DUKE or SUSSEX. This day an application was made on the part of the Noble Plaintiff, by Mr. Thompson, praying to set.stside an order made by his Honour the Master of t h e Rolls, in.Jaly last, for ap pointing Guardians for the care of her Ladyship's children by the Royal Duke. Her Ladyship's affidavit stated, that in ISM she backapplied for an injunction to restrain the sum of 40001. a-year, which his Royal Highness had settled on her Ladyship, out of the allow ance granted to him• by his Majesty, from coming through the - bands of his,Rqyal highness a conditional injunction was grant ed, hut the merits of the case never have been discussed, in con sequence of the late Mr. Pitt's having taken on himself the cafe of negotiating the differences subsisting between' the parties at the time. This was followed in 1806, by - a deed of settlement, under which bis Royal Highness agreed to allow her Ladyship. for the maintenance and education of her son, 5001. a-year, and for the like purposes to her daughter, 2001. a-year; and it "as also agreed thereby, to appoint the L i ar! of Moira and Lord Fincastle trustees for the payment of those annuities, and super intendants of the children' education. This adjustment, ha" ever, not having proved finally satisfactory to all parties, a bill was tiled in July last, raving that an order might be issued to appoint Guardians for the care and education of the children Atacliui.order ivaincenitlingly made. Tifelfisesent application, then, was urged upon the grovnl that the deed which settled the annuities for the support of krattst 14. y-; ter -Royal Highness entertained a select number:of " tihrr . O.Vesbilfeg. - we hdie d une , friends Blackheath, by an elegant dinner, to which milk .hrbititibtit (if kepttchnii, the ea: roit ivaitutwua "". die Spanish Patriotic Deputies were invited. These little of nut forillltthers .let'lls . htoregenetally cynic* a we?t timed attention, even to the polities, scene tug a for lb, highest . of Ifurizakintucoriis; *ad. anxiously Mill her, must endear her to every English heart. - guarAl'oar CoMmon ReligiOU from - innovation; eccentricit y of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales turl Arcot, Christianity - hai too oaten been wounded b ) it; II B I' IP a~; .. • • 81 0 '• • ~:~ii AUGUST children like that the. Nub and purposes, that her Lad 3 ed with due ti which the lat who, by suet of having he encc, and tha meat of the si be confirmed - , The Lord I der should be legally antho was incumbet guardians. parlie, toner per guardian! PORTEMOI Jamorn, can . 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