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LETTER L. 



Ardbracken, SepU 26, 1813. 



J. HE episcopal chapel is at a short distance 

 from the palace ; the church, though small, is 

 neat, the congregation by no means numerous. 

 The duty on Sundays does not commence till 

 twelve o'clock, which precludes an evening 

 service in winter. A disposition to late hours 

 seems to pervade all ranks in Ireland : the 

 value of time is known only to those who are 

 fully occupied. 



The disorders which had so long prevailed in 

 the established church had been a source of 

 regret to its friends ; the obstacles to a correc- 

 tion of them, many and powerful. Notwith- 

 standing the odium and unpopularity attending 

 the attempt, the Bishop of Meath has, in his 

 diocese, done much towards a reform. Above 

 thirty churches and parsonage houses have been 

 built and repaired. The strict regularity with 

 which residence has been enforced, lias ob- 

 tained his Lordship the approbation of every 

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