The Lectures, Essays and Letters of ... Sir Joseph Napier. With an introduction by his daughter

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THE RIGHT HON SIR JOSEPH NAPIER THE LECTURES, ESSAYS, AND LETTERS OF THE BIGHT HON. SIR JOSEPH NAPIER, Bart LATE LORD CHANCELLOR OF IRELAND ; VICE-CHANCELLOR AND M.P. FOR THE DUBLIN UMVERSITY ; LL.D., D.C.L., M.R.I.A. WITH AN INTRODUCTION1 BY HIS DAUGHTER. FORMING A SUPPLEMENT TO "THE LIFE." DUBLIN : HODGES, FIGGIS, AND CO., GRAFTON STREET. LONDON LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. AND NEW YORK : 15 EAST 16th STREET. 1888. CONTENTS. -AGE Introduction, ...... .1 Letters to Lady Napier, . . . . .11 Letters to Mrs. Gardiner, . . . . . .10 Letters to Mr. Mark Napier, . . . . .21 Family Letters, . . . . . . .41 Miscellaneous Letters — including those from LordBrougham — Earl of Derby — Earl Stanhope— John Euskin — Sir John Taylor Coleridge — Sir Stafford Northcote — Earl Cairns, &c, &c, . . 68 Brief Sketch of the Connection of Sir Joseph Napier with the College Historical Society, ..... 102 LECTURES, ESSAYS, AND ADDRESSES Edmund Burke, ...... . 109 William Bedell, ....... 212 Address to Duelin Historical and Literary Society, . . 243 Address to Dublin Oratorical and Literary Institute, . . 262 Address to College Historical Society, .... 278 Labour and Knowledge, ...... 289 Address to Glasgow Young Men's Christian Association, . . 317 Lecture on the Irish Difficulty, ..... 339 Opening Address, Dublin Afteenoon Lectures, . . . 364 Introductory Lecture on Butler's Analogy, . . . 383 Analysis of Butler's Argument on Presumption against Miracles, 397 The Communion Service of the Church of England and Ireland, 422 Suggestions for Consideration on the Athanasian Creed, . 440 Clerical Subscription Commission : Answer to Dean Milman, . 472 Lettee from Aechbishop Longley, ..... 495 NOTE.

The Publishers regret that, owing to want of space, they have been obliged to omit one or two Lectures, and some other Letters, which would have been most interesting, but would have brought the Volume beyond the prescribed limits. ILLUSTRATIONS. Portrait or Sir Joseph Napier . . . Frontispiece. Coat of Arms of the Napier Family from Window in Gray's Inn Hall . . . .To face page The two following Letters, being of very special interest, are reprinted from " The Life of Sir Joseph Napier." To Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, Prime Minister (afterwards EARL OF BEACONSFIELD), concerning the appointment of the fudicial Committee of the Privy Council. Whitehall Gardens, Friday. My dear Mr. Disraeli, I have to express to you my grateful appreciation of the kindness with which you have acted with respect to the arrangement for my taking the vacant seat on the Judicial Committee Council.

It is a satisfaction to me to receive this honour from my old political chief, who has always acted towards me with kindly and considerate regard, which I have not forgotten. Your faithful and obliged friend, Joseph Napier. From Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Prime Minister (afterwards Earl OF BEACONSFIELD). Whitehall Gardens, February dih, 1S75. Dear Sir Joseph, I cannot allow the Commission of the Great Seal to terminate in Ireland without offering, on the part of Her Majesty's Government, our thanks for the zeal, industry, and learning with which the Lords' Commission fulfilled the duties of that high office. I shall feel obliged to you if you will convey to your late colleagues this sincere expression of our feelings. I know too well that, in the course of the discharge of these duties, you yourself had to encounter one of those calamities which tend for a time to paralyze both the intellect and the will.