Norfolk.-1 additional for the county; 1 additional for Nor

Northumberland.-Shields, 2

Nottinghamshire.-1 additional for Nottingham.

Staffordshire.-1 additional for the county; Wolverhampton, 2; Bilston, 2

Sussex. Brighthelmstone, 2

Surrey.-1 additional for the county; 2 additional for South-
wark; Camberwell, 2

Warwick.-1 additional for the county; Birmingham, 4;
Nuneaton, 2 -

Worcestershire.-Dudley, 2

Yorkshire. Let each riding return 3, instead of 2 being returned for the county; Leeds, 3; Sheffield, 3; Wakefield, 2

119

For Wales-add Dolgelly, 1; and let each county return 2 members; making an addition of

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Making the whole number to be returned for England and Wales 645

Thus would one great defect of our blessed constitution be removed; and no town in England, possessing 10,000 inhabitants, would be without its representatives in Parliament.

With respect to Scotland, which requires an addition of 61, or which should return 106 members;-let the counties of

Aberdeen, Argylle, Ayr, Dumfries, Edinburgh, Fife, Forfar, Inverness, Lanark, Perth, Renfrew, Ross, and Stirling, return 2 members each

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Let Edinburgh and Glasgow each return 4 -
Let the towns of Dundee, Aberdeen, Paisley, Greenock,
Perth, Dunfermline, Inverness, and Kilmarnock, each re-
turn 2 members

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1

1

1

Let the towns of Wick, Dornoch, Tain, Cromartie, Nairn,
Elgin, Banff, Bervy, Kinross, St. Andrews, Alloa, Stirling,
Linlithgow, Haddington, Dunse, Jedburgh, Selkirk, Peebles,
Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Wigton, Air, Renfrew, Dum-
barton, Inverary, Kirkwall, and Rothsay, each return 1
Let Dingwall, Fortrose, and Forres, return 1 -
Let Cullen, Inverary, Kentore, Montrose, Arbroath, and Brechin
Let Forfar, Cupar, Crail, Kilrenny, Anstruther, and Pittenweem
Let Dysart, Kirkaldy, Kinghorn, and Bruntisland
Let Inverkeithing, Queensferry, Culross, and Rutherglen
Let Dunbar, North Berwick, and Lauder
Let Sanquhar, Annan, and Lochmaben -
Let New Galloway, Stranraer, and Whithorn
Let Irvine, Kilcalmouel, and Campbelltown

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In this scheme, again, every town in Scotland, possessing a population of 10,000 inhabitants, would be represented in Parliament by two members; and no one now enjoying the privilege of returning members, would lose that valuable right.

With respect to Ireland, I am unable to lay down any plan for its representation, as I am quite unacquainted with the population of the counties of that kingdom. I should, however, conceive, that each county, and each and each county-town, returning two members, the city of Dublin four, and the University two, the election of the remaining 117 may with ease be assigned to the most populous and most opulent of the towns and cities of Ireland; observing, that the aggre

gate of the members returned by any county bears a similar proportion to the 249 returned by the whole country, with that which the population of that county bears to the popu lation of the whole country.

I have now ventured to lay before you a slight plan for (as I humbly conceive it will be) an efficient support to our glorious constitution. Whether this plan be chimerical or not, rests with others to determine.

I would now proceed to propose some very slight alteration, with respect to the upper house; but fearful that I have desired already to occupy too much of your time, Į shall postpone that consideration for one or two months.

I have the honor to subscribe myself,

Your most obedient humble servant,

THE AUTHOR,

OUTLINES OF A PLAN

FOR

BUILDING

Twenty-five Churches or Chapels

AT AN

EXPENCE

OF

£100,000 TO GOVERNMENT;

OR,

AT NO EXPENCE TO GOVERNMENT,

IF IT SHOULD BE THOUGHT ADVISABLE TO HAVE RECOURSE TO THE FUND, CALLED QUEEN ANNE'S BOUNTY, FOR THIS PURPOSE.

BY

THOMAS FALCONER, M. A.

OF CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE,

OXFORD.

NO. XII.

Pam.

VOL. VI.

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OUTLINES OF A PLAN,

&c. &c.

THE Government have liberally voted a grant of £100,000 for the two last years, for the augmentation of the smaller Livings. It might not be deemed inexpedient to try the experiment proposed with a single grant of the same, or with one half of that sum. On account of the increase of the population of the country, and the inadequate size and insufficient number of places of public worship, particularly in large cities, it is necessary to give the members of the Church of England an opportunity of continuing in her communion, either

I. By enlarging the Parish Church; or,

II. By building new subsidiary Churches or Chapels.

N. B. It is supposed in these outlines that a parliamentary grant is obtained, and placed in the hands of Trustees; and that no larger portion than £4000 is allowed in any case whatever, whether for the enlargement of the Parish Church, or for the ere tion of new Churches or Chapels.

I. Of enlarging the Parish Church.

1. The necessity and practicability of enlarging the Parish Church shall be proved by the Minister, Church-wardens, and Parish assembled in a vestry-meeting, and by the representation of the Bishop of the Diocese.