PREFACE. THE following unrevised fragment, found among the papers of the late Rev. Sydney Smith, if it serve no other purpose, will at least prove that his last, as well as his earliest efforts, were exerted for the promotion of religious freedom, and may satisfy those who have objected to his later writings, because his own interest appeared to be bound up with his opinions, that he did not hesitate to the last moment of his life, boldly to advocate what he considered to be justice to others. April, 1845. Private Memoranda of Subjects intended to have been introduced in the Pamphlet, &c. Debates in the House of Commons in 1825, on the motion of Lord F. Egerton, for the support of the Roman Catholic clergy. Printed separately, I believe, in Ireland. Evidence before the House of Commons in 1824 and 1825, including Doyle's. A Speech of Charles Grant's in 1819, on a motion of James Daly to enforce the Insurrection Act. Debates on Maynooth, in February last (1844). Hard case of the priest's first year. Provision offered by Pitt and Castlereagh, and accepted by the hierarchy. Send ambassadors to Constantinople, and refuse to send them to Rome. England should cast off its connexion with the Irish Church. *Priests dare not thwart the people for fear of losing money. Dreadful oppression of the people. "Bishops dare not enforce their rules. money. They must have These subjects are treated of in the Fragment. |