The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-29 00:00:00

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to propose the sth resolution. The meeting would give '
him credit for always speaking the truth.—(Loud cheers,
and cries of yes, yes.) Well, then, he would now ;peak
the truth, and assure thep that he felt,*
most sincere at-
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readyi to ne.oikla that he was most
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evt'iy itistitutlinri the object of which was her
are prohperity.—( Cheers.) He begged to say that
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he considered that infant institution would greatly tend to
the promotion, of that object...-( Hear, heat.) --Every-
body must allow that there Was a want of accom-
modation for the lower classes in the Churches
.throughout the country ; and therefore the exertions of all
who belonged to, or wished well, to the Established Church,
were, at the present -conjuncture, most peculiarly needed.—
(Hear, hear.) . Since the time of the Reformation the ene-
mies of the Church were at no period more on the alert
than on the present, and consequentli it behoved its friends.
to be more than ordinarily vigilant, zealous, and practically
active.—(Hear, hear.) He begged to propose the resolu-
tion confided to him, viz.—" That Messrs. Palmer and
Green be requested to undertake the office of treasurers to
the Society." But before he sat down he wished to state
that his Honourable Colleague (Sir Eardley Wilmot) re-
queited him to state to the meeting, his deep regret that
absence from that part of the country with his family pre-
vented his attendance ; but that -the Society had his
warmest wishes. The Honourable Member, after express
ing his satisfaction that Birmingham alone bad nearly given
in donations to further the objects of the Society 10,0001.,
and had besides subscribed annually 6001., sat clown amid
great cheering.
The Archdeacon of COVENTRY, the Rev. Mr. SPOONER,
in seconding the resolution, said that thOugh 10,0001. might
seem a very large sum, it was still . exceedingly inadequate
to the promotion of the object they• had in view. Even in
Shropshire they wanted a great deal of money, though
their spiritual wants were better provided for. But in that
diocese how much more (lid they want, since it was stated
that not more than one-fifth of the,poptilation of Warwick-
shire was supplied with church room. Why, nearly all the
sum already subscribed would be absorbed in Birmingham
alone. He hoped that the appeal now made would pro-
duce still larger donations, and he regretted that their own
county of Warwick had not com.e.forward in the same de-
gree as.others ; but that lack, of zeal was, perhaps, to be
attributed to the bustle and business and disagreeableness
of the late elections, and to other unfortunate circumstances.
He still felt confident that his county would follow the
example of Staffordshire, and make up for its remissness by
a greater spirit of liberality.—(Hear.)
The resolution was then unanimously agreed to.
Mr. T. HAwkES; M.P. for Dudley, proposed the next
resolution, the object of which was, the choice of a secretary
and vice-secretary, and the fixing the amount. of salary of
the latter. The Hon. Member accompanied the resolution
with no remarks.

JAMES TAYLoi, Esq., seconded the resolution, and
hoped that if there should be a Church reform, the working
clergy would be better provided for than they now were.
The resolution was agreed to.
The Archdeacon of DEBBY presented himself to propose
the, next resolution. It had been said, that in some places
()lily one-fifth of the population were provided with church-
rdom, and that in others the number accommodated was
ag low as 1-7th of the inhabitants. He believed it, for he
ktt4w
,of many places in which 4-sths of the parishioners
were without church accommodation. He begged to
ask, who those 4-sths and 6-7ths that were not accom-
niodated consisted of? Why, exactly of the persons that
tiranted:accOmModation most, who had least 'means of
religious instruction, and who, from want of it, were
most prone.to,fall:into evil. In speAing before on this
subject he said that they did net want to put their sickle
into other men's harvests, but to have recourse to the grain
stored up in their own tbarns. In common with his bre-
thren, he felt peculiarly "ttnxiouv for the-success of this in-
stitution, and he experienced the greatest pleasure in pro-
posing the present resOlutiOn, as he thought it would be a
means of promoting similar institutions in other parts of
the kingdom..--(Hear.) The resolution lie had to propose
was, that the proceedings:of the day, and a list of the dona-
tions, should be published; in such manner as the committee
should direct.

W. EVAYS, Esq., seconded the resolution, which was
agreed to. _

- The HIGH BAILIFF kit the honour of being allowed to
express his earnest wishes for the prosperity of-the Society,
and still more felt he the honour of proposing a vote of
thanks to the Right Reveiend Prelate who had presided
that day.

The Rev. W. Wooal seconded. file resolution, whieh
was then carried amid the lowl'est acclamations.
The Bishop of LICIIriELD and COVENTRY briefly re-
turned thanks, after NO-licit-the assembly separated.
Several large s':'uscriptions were added to the list, and a
plentiful collection was made•,.if we might. judge from the
loaded st..;te of the plates held by the fair receivers at the
door'', of the Assembly-room.