The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-12-15 00:00:00

yAY ASSOCIATION, for A
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in the PROTECTION of
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LIDING the IRISH CLERGY
CHURCH PROPERI""
,tees.
Viscount Lorto
Lord Farnhat .
hits deprived the
valuable exertions.

The Earl of Roden.
The Earl of Bandon.
The Earl of Enniskillen. I
The death of the lamented Earl of Longfo;
Society of his name. as a Trustee, and of h:
Committee—

The Right Hon. W. Saurin.
The Rt. Hon. F. Shaw, NI.P
The Rt. Hon. T. Lefrov,
The Dean of St. Patrick's.

J. IQ. est, K.C.
Raihborne,Esq,
Hu fi Barton, Esq.
Gustavus Lambert, Esq.
tlartstonge Robinson, Esq.
Captain Robinson, R.N.
Colonel Palliser.
Tames S. Scott, K.C.
Robert Bourke.

George Moore, K.O
Edward Litton, K.C.
Richard B. Warren, K.C.
James Hans Hamilton. Esq.
Alexander Hamilton, K.C.
Mr. Sergeant Jackson, 111. P.
Secretary.—George Alexander Hamilton, Esq.
Treasurer. —Sir George Rich.
Assistant Secretary.—Jobn G. Frew.
Soliclor to the Association.—Richard J. F. Orpen, 40, "North
Great Georges-street.
Committee-rooms, 39, Westmorland-street,
Dublin, Oct. 15,1835.
At a Special Meeting of the Committee of the above Society,
held this day, the following Resolutions were unanimously
adopted :-
1. Resolved,—That the session of Parliament having passed
without the enactment of any effectual measure for the better
regulation of Church property in Ireland, and the recent deter-
mination of Government having thrown upon the Irish clergy
increased ditUculty in the recovery of their composition rents
(which must oblige them either to abandon their rights altoge-
ther or institute suits in the superior courts, the expense of
which the would be unable to bear), the circumstances of the
clergy have thus become such as to demand from our Society a
still greater degree of sympathy and increased exertions on
their behalf.

2. Resolved,—That we feel it, therefore, our imperative duty
to call upon those in both countries who respect the rights of
property and are desirous to support the law, to co-operate with
us in extending more widely the benefits of this Society, and
for this purpose we deem it right to submit to them the following
statement of its objects and proceedings.
The difficulties under which the clergy laboured in conse-
quence of the extensive and well organized combination against
them induced a few influential individuals, in September, 183-1,
to form a fund for the protection of Church property, to be
solely applicable to the purpose of aiding the clergy in resisting
that combination, and in asserting their just rights by process
of law.
The funds are vested in the names of six noblemen, who
consented to act as trustees, and a Committee formed, whose
duty it was tuinceetigate, ennuidar, and decide upon the best
means of forwarding the objects for which the fund was raised.
It was not, however, deemed necessary to take measures for
giving general publicity to the existence and proceedings of the
Society, whilst the efficiPncv Of its operations remain to be
proved by experience. The 'Committee hare great satisfaction in
being able 7101 V to state, that the results of their proceedings hare
fully realized the expectations entertained, no case, undertaken
with their sanction, having been unsuccessful, and in most in-
stances the opposing,' parties having been obliged to pay the debt
With all costs.

Upon the accession of the late administration, it was confi-
dently hoped that the question of church property would have
been honourably and finally settled, and the session of parlia-
ment having been so long protracted, the committee, in the
uncertain state of public affairs, did not deem it advisable to
extend its operations, or to make any appeal to the public.
The committee, however, feel that the time has now arrived
when they are called upon to make known their readiness and
fixed determination to afford every aid that their means will
admit of to resist the flagrant violation of the rights of pro-
perty under which the clergy are suffering; and they most ear-
nestly invite all whose properties have not as yet been invaded,
and who sympathise with those who have been deprived of the
enjoyment of theirs to furnish them with funds to carry their
objects more completely into effect. By the fundamental prin-
ciple of the Society, the fund (which is placed to the credit of
the trustees in the Bank of Ireland) is solely applicable to the
purpose of contributing to reimburse the clergy the necessary
expences they shall have incurred in asserting their legal
rights, by process of law, in cases which after due investigation
are approved of in all respects by the Committee.
The Committee have met regularly ever since the first form-
ation of the Society, and continue to meet at 39, Westmore-
land-street, Dublin, where all communications and coutribu-
tions are received, addressed to the Secretary or Treasurer, or
any member of the Committee.
GEORGE ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Secretary.
GEORGE RICH, Treasurer.

Subscriptions will also he received (to be lodged to the credit
of Sir George Rich. Treasurer to the Lay Association for Pro-
tecting the Property of the Irish Clergy) at the banks of
Messrs. Iloare, and Messrs. Drummond, London ; the Bank of
Ireland; the banks of Sir Robert Shaw, Latouche and Co.,
Ball and Co.

The Duke of Northum-
berland .C500 0!
Marquis of Waterford... 400 01
Marquis of Downshire.. 350 0
Marquis of Ely. 2OO
Marquis of Hertford 1(X) 01
Marquis of Thotnond 100 01
Earl of Winchelsea 5(0 01
Earl of Roden 3l) 01
Earl of Bandon.. 3OO 0
Earl of Longford (the
late).
Earl of Enniskillen
Earl of Mayo
Earl of Clancarty. . 2(X) 0
Earl of Clanwilliam
Earl of Rathdown lOO 0
Earl of Norbury. lOO 01
Earl of Hillsborough 5O 01
Earl of Norinanton 5OO 0
Earl of Wicklow lOO 0
Lord Arden
N iscount Lorton 300 0
Viscount De Vesci.... RX) 0
Viscount. Castlemaine.. 100 0
Viscount Lifford 5O 0
Viscount Bernard 25 0
Viscount Cole. 25 (1
Viscount Harberton 5 0
Lord Farnham. 3OO 0
Lord Fitzgerald and
Vesci
Lord Mountsandlord
Lord Downes lOO 0
Lord Clonbrock
Right Hon. Frederick
J. Shaw, M.P lOO 0
Right Hon. Thomas
Lefroy, M.P lOO 0
Hon. General TA lor 2OO 0
Right Hon. William
Saurin
Right Hon. Francis
Blackburne
Colonel Conollv, M.P lOO 0
Hon. A. Cole, M.P 25 0
Hon. Randall . Plun-
kett, M.P 5O 0
Hon. William Le Poer
Trench
Sir Hugh Dillon Mas-
sey, Bart. lOO 0
Sir Augustine Fitzge-
rald, Bart. (the late). 50 0
Sir Richard St. George.
Bart.. 2O 0
Sir Gerald Aylmer,
Bart .
Sir William Hamilton 5 0
James Hans Hamilton,
Ego
George Woods, Esq 2OO 0
Arthur Annesley, Esq lOO 0
Colonel Conolly, M.P ,
2d subscription . o'
Dublin Evening Mail lOO 0
Hugh Barton, Esq 5O 0
Rev. Dr. Prior, -S.F ,
T.C.D..50 0
Wm. Rathborne, Esq 2O 0

Richard B. Warren,
Esq
Laurence Steel, Esq lO 0
James Nixon, Esq 2 0
Ambrose Leet, Esq 2 0
Captain George Bury, 3 0
D. Kelly. Esq 2B 0
Rev. R.. 1. Earlow
Colonel Forde 2OO 0
Edward Litton, Esq 2.5 0
Rev. James Hopkins 25 0
Captain Robinson, R.N. 5 0
J. B. West, Esq 5O, 0
Robert Blackoll, Esq , 30 0
Edw. S. Doane'', Esq , 3 0
R. A. Hughes, Esq lO 0
R. R. Fitzherhert, Esq , 20 0
Colonel Barton ..... 5 0
Col. Perceval, M.P 25 0
Win. Armstrong, Esq , 5 0
John Green, 10 0
William Bookey, Esq,; 20 0
Richard Dobbs, Esq 3O 0
Alexander Shekleton,
Esq •• ..... •
William Phaire, Esq.,
H. Hamilton, Esq....
R. Bennett, E5q......
James Leslie, Esq
Rev. L. CodAngton
J. G Coddington, Esq.,
William Brooke, Esq.,
A Lady, per ditt0......
Captain llill..
it. Hedges Eyre, Esq.,
Robert Baker, Esq
A Friend, lodged in
Bank
Colonel Vesey
Mark Sauren, Esq
Rev. Dr. Newland
Rev. Robert Norman
Rev. Edward Bayley
Rev. J. Prior .
Rev. I'. 0. Moore
Rev. IL Lloyd
Rev. .1. Gormley
Rev. M. Beresford
Rev. Robert Boyle
Robert Cooke, gsq
Alexander Hamilton,
Esq
Henry Coddington, Esq
Stepney St. George, Esq
John Jones, Esq
J. Devonsher Jackson,
Esq., M.P.
ICol. O'Donnell, C.B
James Booker, Esq
John Cromie, Esq
William Trail, Esct
1 Geo. Hepenstall, Esq
Colonel Palliser
IA Friend, per the Lord
Primate lOO 0
118. M., per the Earl of
1 Bandon l5 0
Chas. Broderick, Esq ,
I per ditto 25 0
IWm. Beauman, Esq lO 0

10 0
5 0
10 0
20 0

50 0
10 0
1 0
20 0
10 0
1 0
10 0

If more convenient to subscribers, the Committee will be
happy to receive the amount by instalments of 10 per cent., to
be be called for as circumstances may require. Many of the
subscribers have acted on this suggestion, and the Committee
have not yet found it necessary to call for more than two instal-
ments.