The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-02-13 00:00:00

IRISH APPAIRS.
last b. been jest peltlisittl. as_ se-
NOW

tithe, although ip moot-. klitil: IfAtli* clerli
do nbt exact their folLchamos. But the Irish;
fisspier not only feels •gent of beest4seetaiag at
'Wog compelled to pay tweeds miestabliskeemst
Which affords him no speritusteseselasioa. bat. his,
'Mae is much aggravated by teing compelled. to Kr;
pthe utmost clenstad of an itipnt or tilko?prostOrej
illsOie ...heart is closed against any sloping wiehl
distress, by har4vddirect lutenist in the isemant.l
"without anyoration as to remote sessees'
iciftenete."
" The l
it*
tats eeelempee pes Web anal of the haae
Aced clergy of farming oat t, tithes, es pareimene
in every point of view. It Dottely iodweesliNPlW
uhsent themselves from thee? ponshioners,antreli.
-pind their revenue from home, bet they era enabled
to erode their pastoral and tonna duties wilts ewe.
impunity, and thereby allow of extreme merrily ia
the collection of the tithe. which, for the honour of
their profession, could not he permitted, if they
• were often present to witness many of those heart-
rending scenes of distress, when even the wretched
'fond of a starving family is carried a, as a
" tenth," by the tithe proctor.
" Nothing can be more unjust nor aboard then
the varpotion of the tithe in different district..
• The northern part of the kingdom being exempt
from tithe on that first snick of food—the potato;
while the other parts of the kingdom. mid mete
especially the southern counties, ore more or less
chargeable ; but in a way rather governed by the
custom of nett district, and the discretioa of the
incumbent. than by any uniform and definable
modus. In fact, the poor cotter mast admit to
the modem exacted as tithe. without any mesas of
ascertaining the Neves, of the demand, or be sub-
ject to the greater evil, of a coldest at law, toddles
the justice of the claim—the clergy cover violists
to have the trouble of taking the tithe in kind. •
. " The tithe system of Ireland is altogether one
of the most partial and oppressive imposts which
any civilized country can present t• our Apo !
Upon what principle of equity or ja•tie• &Wieldable
rich and extensive pasture lands of thee kingdoms
be totally exempt from tithe, while every seretiq
arable, and, except in the northern agouties, e
the potato garden of the peasant, is subject t
this oppresiive impost ? The pasture land belies
almost exclusively in the occupation of the pm.
vrietor, rich grazier, or great leaseholder, while the
pour cottar is obliged to resort to tillage 11/
his subsistence, the whole weight of this lemite
falls on the latter; arid owing to their invested&
objectiou to this impost, and the litigation trbiltil
ensues, the household effects of the wretched
peasant ere often sacrificed, by law process, eg
treble the amount of the original demand !
Ireland, this is the greatest blot in thy ncutchemel
How can thy patriots and legislators remit.
silent while such things exist? Surely, my Lord,
the British Parliament would Dot reject so jest, so
equitable a measure, as a •• Bill fur the equalization
Of Tithes in Ireland." Surely the Irish /Aerate*
would lend their powerful support to ■ measure of
so much justice !
". It would be imposibk to eounterste all the eve,
attending the collection of tithe, without connect/
ing it with the origin of more then half the las
stances of outrage which have disgraced belted
for the last twenty years. I shall therefore•dechet
enlarging on the painful theme, and proceed to
mate few cursory obserratious oci the eitabledied
clergy of Ireland.
.‘ It caoot be denied, that netwithstaedieg the
injustice arising from the inequality of the burden
tit tithes, the greater part of the evil may be referred
to the clergy themselves, by the pernirious and
heartless mode of collection. Asa proof of this
grunion, there are many clergymen who, re-
siding ou their benefice, and performiog their ins.,
portant duties in peison, fibd no difficulty in eel.
lectiog au equitable mods; of their trthe..• Bet •
far greater number of the Irish clergy,. noes* of
obeying the precepts of their Divine Hamer. spend
the greater portion of their time in Diablo'', sot at
least from their duties ; and either allow their
tithes to be collected by 11 rulrsoaly agent, or lease
them at a stipulated sum to a tithe proctor.
" Although the susvity4ar persoind character
is almost indispeusable Weise clergy. and a gua-
rantee against the commission of playable evil,
yet at cannot admit of any doubt, that the coons-.
nun of their duties, and their sedulous atteepion

to the 4 things of this world, so generittly,prevalent
among the established clergy of Ireland, and
eapecislly swift the more opulent, canuot ftil to
produce a . tubs, baneful
.etieCtou the moral cha-
racter of the nation at large.
" If eudestasticatantliority he either too corrupt,
or too supine,
.to correct these glaring derelictions
of defy, it. is quite time, my Lord, that some
higher authoiity should interpose. Ilivtury fur.
rushes abundant proofs that the enormous ohn,ses,
and ewes of the clergy eventually brow theirown
remedy, by hurling the fabric to:che dust!—' Let
those who stand take heed k they fall I'
l'he neat po!pt which I should wish to bring
before your Lordship's consideration is the present
state of the keveaue Laws of Ireland :—lt may be
considered by some to be a kind of presumption,
and by others a work of supererogation for an indt-
ritiusl en opinion on is subject which is, is
some of its verities breaebes, brieght before ;Jar.
ligament. ua..-every succeeding Session. Bat 'ben

agitated. to free*
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hors,. d•vvry steeple sodi Imiallbilit•ityllirlillt Is
Witrady the. easepositios!‘l6s vsisilotill. ie-
titwith his sohjeati jib**. teattallog the
..,, wits apportioad deeper to tee Coo-
'ir t I the great el Catholic Ites=
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. 'r .t • •'; awl the istseese.e of • Wee pilepoi-
• ..• ' ' • ...,Pliptietiise oFtliesoit. which it ciposiders
spiketilitioal. ewamisf.the'llastryswed sod wretelsed
4,04.1.1160, sll,llepeophlet Ikea itett•l
as sow ie, Alp' .1,444 -. o ='l el oibwra I.
. Of 3.be sent puilibiletallkb 1 18011$11eit to, tali
EllceisbipfsollioillisOia thesubioat of the tithe
.. - The .evils.ailish raid soder this head eve
assesietaisealife..wing to the differetice in
.0214s.ptef.61111sbelelom those who pay. sad those
who receive tithes. There is no impost which the
English, farmer rip with- more reluctance than
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