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residence provuled I reside at my Cliapel in Yorkshire," aud concludes 

 by stating tliat " although I consider myself subject to Ecclesiastical 

 Jurisdiction, I do not think that the Minister of Whitechapel is 

 subject to the penalties of the Residence Act, being an uneonsecrated 

 Chapel." 



On September 24th, 1811, the Bishop of Chester wrote to say that 

 he thought Mr. Saul ought not to be forced to enter a house where he 

 could not be properly acommodated. If he refused to take a con- 

 venient house, his lordship would not be inclined to protect him from 

 non-residence. In October, 1811, John Fisher took a house for Mr. 

 Saul, belonging to B. Gough, about a mile from the Chapel, and then 

 occupied by Hugh Thomas the guager. This house seems to have 

 been a good one, as it had a kitchen, parlour, and pantry on the 

 ground floor, with 4 bedrooms above, with a garden and orchard, and 

 2 fields containing about 5 acres of very good land, at a rental of 

 30 guineas, for a term to last as long as the life of the owner. On 

 January 26th, 1812, the Bishop again wrote to Mr. Cross saying that 

 if the house chosen was fit for Mr. Saul, he should certainly join with 

 the parishioners in requiring Mr. Saul to reside upon his Benefice. 



He then refers to a case -w hich he characterizes as "of the very worst 

 description." It is that of one Ashworth, the perpetual Curate of 

 Newton, near Manchester, who is just released from three years* 

 imprisonment at Lancaster, in consequence of a prosecution against him. 



The scene now draws to its natui-al conclusion, as on the 28th March, 

 1812, Mr. Saul writes to Mr. Cross as follows : — " An occurrence may 

 probably take place in a few weeks which will terminate our differ- 

 ences. I wiU not conceal from you that I have received notice of the 

 Bishop's Monition being about to be issued." 



On the 2nd of April, Mr. Saul writes to Mr. Cross : " I propose to 

 resign Whitechapel at Michaelmas or earlier if the Curate can other- 

 wise provide a situation for himself. — Yours, etc., T. Saul." 



Mr. Saul left Whitechapel in 1812. Fishwick says 1813. 



Some correspondence took place between the parishioners (for whom 

 Mr. Cross again acted), and the Eev. Humphrey Shuttleworth, M.A., 



