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different nations, the nearly universal 
toleration of their religious sects and 
opinions, their manner of provision 
and proportion to each other, with the 
reasoning and inferences deduced 
from them to prove the intolerant, 
exclusive, and oppressive system still 
maintained in England. Before sta- 
ting the projected scheme, however, I 
must mention some of the results of 
the last tables of the series, which 
more immediately precede the “ Pro- 
ject,” and afford a general view of the 
whole subject. 1t would thus appear, 
that the expenditure on the clergy of 
all the Christian world, except the 
kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
—the pastors of 198,728,000 of peo- 
ple,—amounts only to the sum of 
$,852,000/.; while the clergy of the 
United Kingdoms, of only 6,400,000 
people, receive 8,896,000/. exceeding 
the former by the sum of 44,000/. 
It further appears, that while this 
immense sum of 8,896,000/. is ex 
pended on the clergy of only 6,400,000 
hearers, the ciergy of all other deno- 
minations, of 14,600,000 hearers, re- 
ceive only 1,024,000/. hardly one- 
eighth part of the other, though the 
people are in proportion of more than 
two-thirds to the regular church esta- 
blishment. 
From this awful and imposing state- 
ment, the author takes occasion to 
argue the propriety of some alteration, 
and considerately proposes to relieve 
us, in future, from the unequal and 
unnecessary portion of its burthens by 
the following project of “ A Provision 
For the Clergy of the Established Church, 
and of all other denominations, for Great 
Britain end Ireland.” The episcopal 
body, and other dignitaries of the 
church of England, it is proposed, 
should have national stipends, as fol- 
lows :— 
Episcopal Body. 
Per Annum. 
The Archbishops to have each «+. -. £8,000 
Bishops:--.-. amet St. aa: e+ ++ 3,000 
Archdeacons «-++.+.-..-- sesese 1,000 
Deans 
teseeeceeececesececscess 1,000 
Other Dignitaries. 
Canons, Prebends, &c. each. £200 
per annum. 
Provision for the Working Clergy of the 
Established Church, and of all other De- 
nominations. 
Every clergyman having a congregation 
of 3300 persons, with a place of worship 
capable of accommodating three-fifths of 
them, or 2000 persons, to have a national 
stipend of 3501. a-year; with a congrega- 
of the Church of England. 
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tion of 2500 hearers, and a place of wor- 
ship to accommodate 1500 persons, 3201. ; 
with a congregation of 1700 persons, and 
a place of worship to accommodate 1000, 
2901. a-year; and with a congregation of 
1100 persons, and a place ef worship to 
accommodate 666 persons, ¥50l. a-year, 
Smaller congregations and places of wor- 
ship not to be entitled to national stipends 
until théy have existed three years, Pro- 
per precautions to be taken to ascertain 
the numbers of the congregations, and the 
accommodation, in the places of worship. 
The stipend of canon or prebend 
being considered as the reward of par- 
ticular merit in learning or otherwise, 
to be enjoyed by any clergyman of 
the church, not receiving a stipend as 
one of the episcopal body, and there- 
fore to be enjoyed by a working cler- 
gyman, in addition to his stipend in 
the latter capacity. 
In all other cases, no two stipends 
to be paid to any person who does not 
personally perform the duties of his 
office, unless prevented by sickness or 
infirmity. 
A clergyman, in order to be entitled 
to a national stipend, to take out a 
degree, to be fixed upon, at one of the 
universities, and to produce a certifi- 
cate, from certain schools, to be fixed 
upon, of having learnt so as to be able 
to teach both the Lancaster and Bell 
systems of educating the poor, in 
order that they shall be ever after 
intelligent superintendants of such 
schools. 
These are followed by several other 
rules, recommended to be strictly en- 
forced, to ascertain the qualifications 
for the ministry. We are then pre- 
sented with a table of the projected 
expenditure on the clergy of all deno- 
minations, in England and Wales, on 
a sufficiently liberal scale. The whole 
episcopal body, consisting of 113 per- 
sons, to receive the sum of 175,0002. 
Other dignitaries, canons, prebends, 
&e. 215,000/. While the estimated 
expenditure of the working clergy, of 
the established church and of all other 
denominations, is stated at 1,845,000/. 
bringing the total amountforallourcler- 
gy within the gross sum of 2,060,000/. 
The ecclesiastical interests of Scot- 
land and Ireland are in the same man- 
ner taken into consideration, the au- 
thor making an exception in favour of 
the former, observing that the kirk or 
church of Scotland, being the best cle- 
rical system in existence, isnot to be 
interfered with, unless perhaps an ad- 
' dition 
