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      Sir , MY last communication , on the life and character of the late Mr . Meadley , [ pp . 137—142 , ] concluded with an instance of general liberality which did honour to the town of Sunderland . What followed exhibited a portion at least of its inhabitants in a somewhat different light . Immediately after the funeral , a number of friends , of all parties , both in politics and religion , agreed to propose to the next monthly meeting of the committee of the Sunderland

      Library , *• that a general meetingof the subscribers be called , for the purpose of obtaining their consent to the putting up in the Library , at the expense of a private subscription , a Tablet with an inscription thereon to the memory of the late Mr . MeadJey . "

      A notice was accordingly issued , and , on the 22 d December , 1818 , a general meeting was held , at which it was resolved , " That leave be given to such members of the Library as shall contribute to the expense thereof , to

      place in the Library-room a marble Tablet , with the inscription underneath , and now read , as a testimony of gratitude for the services rendered to this institution by the late Mr . Meadleh "

      Inscription for a Tablet to be placed in the Sunderland Subscription Library , by a vote of a general meeting " -, December 22 , 1818 . c honour the memory and perpetuate

      the example of George Wilson Meadley , one of the founders of this Libraiy , who died 28 th November , 1818 , in the 45 th year of his age , this Marble was erected

      by ( he resolution of a general meeting of subscribers . His correct and extensive knowledge , historical , political and literary , was ever zealously devoted

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      to advance the welfare of this institution , which thus records its great and irreparable loss . " No debate took place , nor was any

      objection urged to any part of the inscription . A ballot was demanded by the Rev . G . Stephenson , Rector of Redmarshall and Curate of Bishop-Wearmoutb , and the numbers were for it 25 , against it 15 .

      The tablet was shortly after erected , and immediate notice was given of an attack intended to be made against its continuance at the ensuing annual meeting , by the Rev . W , Ettrick , of High Barns , near Sunderland , author of a Treatise on the Millennium , and

      some other pieces of visionary theology , who proposed , in the form of a hand-bill , the disposal of a " valuable remain of antiquity , being a slab of delicate Parian marble lately arrived at this port , " containing an inscription to ** honour the memory

      and perpetuate the example of Cacodaemonius the Atomist , who publicly taught that there is no devil , and no future punishments . " This was replied to by a plain series of extracts from Mr . Meadley ' s writings , proving that lie was a sincere believer in the

      Divine ministry and mission of Christ , his death and consequent resurrection , the hope of immortality in the resurrection of the dead , and , most distinctly , in future punishments . Mr .

      Ettrick followed in a strain , if possible , more violent than before , to which Mr . Graham published a spirited reply . Next followed a temperate and judicious c < Short Plea for Toleration , " to which , and to a MS . address , which

      it appears Mr . Ii . ltrick had received by the post , tl ^ -. re came out from that gentlemans pen a torrent of filthy abuse , with any extracts from which I shall not ask you to defile your pages . At length the annual meeting arrives .,

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      Proceedings at Sicnderland relating to Mr . Meadlei / s fiforiument .

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1819, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1772/page/1/