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Not Published r But print eil for the use of the Goveriioi|» ST. JOHN S, NEWFOUNDLAND. J. C, Withers, Qnccn'a Printer. r X ^ i^^|P, \ X I ■^^f. Since writing tlic following letter I l,»v„ i • pnnt, an article entitled the "V»i> ' ii I'^i?^''' "' extracted from the ChtfJ. „^'^ '"^oondland Mission," the writer s7oakfn?ht"d.f'"'T^™"^^'' '" ^^"ch, pate of the Blip o°f Vewt^lnn °f "" ^''''''°' and most uncomDrcrnkfTL-,-' ''''''''''>' P«<=eives involved in hTs^ T oS-^. '".'"^'^^<'' *-he principle Having from the firsf 7 da^:i '^f. '» Mr Coll^tt. .-t th. whole question up n tL very IV"'"! ?" the view that, beyond the rnl/, !r ^ . ^'''""^— and in at issue, whic^, in effect is wW^' '^" "»?»«»* point istration of the'o"d trnces ^f t Pi" u"' *■= --"l"""- -ade dependant on tSrpaym^ul cf Tee " •^''' '° ^' 'noney,will be considered i/rheLfrit of "'" '"'^ "^ -I have caused these papers to !,?„• ff?™"" ^-^nse convenience .• but th^ i^n'ot J'uSed ' '"' "^ ""--^ il^HI. 9tJi Dccembei-, 1853- K. B. H. -*%, i' *- f ^4 rr Government Housr, 8th December, 1853. Sir,, — I have received your letter of the 7th inst. in which you ask me to permit Judge Simms and your- self to have a copy of the resolution and correspondence which I recently submitted for your perusal ; and add that the Judge and yourself had heard versions of the affair, sumc of which you conceived were not strictly consonant v/ith truth. 2. — I, also, have been, for some lime, aware that state- ments of an erroneous character were current on the sub- ject of those papers ; and as it is desirable that it should be placed in its true light, which you and the Judge will have the opportunity of doin^^ by having the papers be- fore you, I willingly put His Honor and yourself in possession of a copy of them for that purpose. 3. — Stress is laid in the Resolution on my having ac- cepted the office of Patron of the Society ; and on my having, in that character, delivered an Address at the Annual Meeting. I accepted the office on the under- standing, of course, that the objects of the Society being laudable, its proceedings would be equally commenda- ble : so, likewise, my address was especially designed by me to be a protest against whatever night be contra- ry to the genius and principles of the Church of En- gland. 4.— In the month of July or August last, — but I can- not speak precisely as to the time— a pamphlet was placed in my hands, from which it appeared that a Cler- gyman, at one of the outports, had demanded a larger sum for his ministrations, from one of his parishioners, the son of the author of the pamphlet, than he was wil- ling and professed himself able to pay. The matter was accordingly referred by Mr. Collett to the Bishop, who defended and sanctioned the proceedings of the Clergy- man. 5» — With reference to the principle involved in thii matter, I, in the corrts])ondence, expressed the opinion e that the system had the appearance of permitting a Clor- cyman to put his price upon the ordinances oi the Cliurch and the ministrations he dispenses among his people. . 1 1 i. () —The arguments used against me, throughout, were in the sense thafr Mr. Collett was— what the Archdeacon at his interview with me represented him, in the most i.rnominious terms,' 7*'/7"''''^ '° ««bseribe towards the support of Its funds, fi cm which the Clergy are indis cnmmately maintained, when by so doW f LBeared A" dtanmovrd T t of England and Avhich I entirely msappioved, I paused; and resolved myself to distri Jy 4dCch "t"'"' '"""''^ '!•« support o/thc c/e" gy and loi Chureh purposes, and not through the me- (1mm of the Newfoundiand Chureh Society '^ :^. 8 14.— AccouUugly, as -part of my contriliutlons, I re- quested the Archdeaccu to accept the sum of £35, it being understood that it was for his private use and that it should form no part of the funds of the above-named Society ; — intending to send a sum of the same amount, and under sivnilar conditions, to the Clergyman of St. Thomas's Church, at which my family had occasionally attended. 15.— This, it seems, is what the engagements of the Society with the Clergy do not permit to any one of the members of the Church of England ; and, thus, if I do not violate the dictates of my conscience, I am not only prevented from contributing towards the out^yard means of Divine worship according to the rites of the Church of England, and the suppoit of its Ministers, in a Colony in which each member of the Church, in his sphere, is peculiarly called upon to be liberal ; but, at the same time,— supposing that 1 come under the same discipline which is applied to my fellow-churchmen in the outports— I am liable to be unlawfully excluded from the Ordinances of the Church. 15. — If the system is tested by the results ithas actually produced, its true character will be easily seen. It will be demonstrated that the principle which, beginning with the humbler members of the laity, requires a quintal of fish from the fisherman, requires, in the ascending scale, one hundred pounds and upwards from others, including the Governor ; rendering them, in default of payment to this self-appointed authority, practically lia- ble to excommunication ; v.hilethe Clergy, in whom is rested the power arbitrarily to determine both the abili- ty to contribute and the amount of contribution, are tempted to exercise their function on motives not proper to it. 17.__This, as it appears to me, is a high-handed usur- pation, from the thraldom of which it is desirable that the Church-of-England people should be disengaged. Not- withstanding the noble bounty of the Propagation So- ciety, the Church of England in the colony must etiU, I'M S( *& aiul uti(|,icslIouabIy oii-lit t.>, be su^taiued lari-cly at the co.t of Its meiub.rs. But this local Society, instead of nfflctionatcly and rightfully elicitin- the offerinirs of the people does, in effect, erroneoasly check or reject many of them. "^ IS.—Thc liberality of the Propagation Society, which luniishes the only regular resources of the Ci-urch of -England m this colony, exempts the Clergy from entire dependence upon the people for support, and ought to Iree them from the temptation to misemploy their func- ;!?''• ^^t these advantages aic neglected or misused through the local system which is put in force ; the clerical office Itself is thereby degraded by convening the Ministers of a Missionary Church into rijrid tax- faxers and tax-collectors ; while the bounty of fiie Soci- ety is intercepted, and its beneficent designs are liable to be frustrated, ^ 19. —Our attention must not be withdrawn from the root of these serious evils by minor points put forward m certain « Eeports" recently published under the di- rection of the Committee of the Newfoundland Church boc.ety ; which, whatever they mav have " triumphantly refuted," do not touch " the principle involved," nor shew that the evils I have adverted to have been check- ed 111 their operation. Indeed, I am quite willing to al- 20.— I must not conclude this letter without a few 2LtT'^'''> ""t?!"^'' '"^''S""1 author of "he im^: ^omt r;,r 1l"- ^^M '';'"'y- ™<' «""'"«' sentiments denth?oT! . r °" T^\'H ^'"''^ °^^ Theologian evi- (ientlj of a peculiar school, have caused Air Collctt to iZ: • '".nd h " '""r •"''"", f-" °'^P-"'S Christ's" Min- isters, and have subjected Inm to shameful abuse from other quarters-abuse declared, however, by the authors of It With admnabo and characteristic coListencv, to be aspersions." This amende honorable I trust Mr Col ett will accept, for it certainly is explicit and cm, prehensive, and «t,s nude witli but brief del .v To Mr 10 Collett we owe this much at least : that the collision has struck out sparks of fire both in the outports, and from under the shadow^f our beautiful Cathedral, ^ nich have thrown a clear light upon our position ; and demonstra- ted the urgent necessity of a reform of the system adopt- ed by the Newfoundland Church Society ; a consumma- tion which — considering how often good is educed from evil — I hope may be achieved. I have the honor to be. Sir, Your most obedient servant, KER B. HAMILTON. The Honourable William Thomas. /7 Ul£''/LiyLc'4. ^.^^ J on has [I from tihave )nstra- adopt- imma- ifrom TON. >^4«43£ APPENDIX. GOVBRNMENT HoUSE, 4th November, 1853. My Dear Sir,— I have decided, for reasons which conscientiously constrain me, myself to distribute such sums as I may contribute towards the support of the Uergy and for Church purposes, in such a manner as I may think best ; and not through the medium offJif- Newfoundland Church Society. Accordingly, as part of my contributions, I request you will do me the favor to accept the enclosed sum of £3o--it being understood that it is for your private use and that it forms no part of the funds of the above named oociety. KER B. HAMILTON. The Archdeacon Bridge, M. A. The Rbctory, 5th November, 1853. Mv Dear Sir,— For the kindness which you have extended to me personally by the contribution which I have just had the honor of receiving, I trust your Ex- cellency will not consider me ungrateful, because I cali^ not retain it. When any member of our Church has contributed towards^^ tlie funds of the '< Newfoundland Church f5ocicty, I am not aware that his Pastor i-j prohibit'^d Jroin accepting and applying to his own use, any olferiii^r besides which such niembor may be pleased to nviko t'o Iiim ; but I am quite sure that I cmnot prop-rly ■md consciGiitiously appropriate to myscU' your Kvcdlencv's liberal gift, under the circuiust.uiccs set forth in y.;.,- note of ycstcrday';s date. u ^ 'ilio Clergy of the Inland who receive any portion of their maintenance from '' the Newfoundhmd Churcn Society," (and I am one of them) have entered into an understanding with that Society to collect from their flocks for its funds, in consideration of the Annual sti- pend allowed to them th-refrom : and it would mani- Icstly operate to the prejudice of the Society, and he inconsistent with the honest interpretation of that under- standing, should any such clergyman consent to accept a double contribution,--one public from the Society, the other private from individual Parishioners. 1 am therefore unable, both from a sense of what is due to the Society, and the dictates of my own conscience, to retain the handsome sum Your Excellency has been kind enough to ask me to accept, and I now respectfully return it. I deeply regret that Your Excellency now disap- proves ofthcNewfoundlatid Church Society, — having on two previous occasions, expressed orexhibited Your ap- proval of it, — (1) when on Your arrival amongst us. Your Excellency acceded to the request of the Com- mittee (0 accept the office of Patron ; and (2) when as its Patron, you presided over its Annual Meeting last June. In the Address Your Excellency delivered on the latter occasion, you pronounced the objects of the .Society ''laudable," and, in the absence of "legal ]irovidon for the suj^port of public religion," declared ".the duty of making individual contributicms Ibr the ri.taintenance of the open worbhij) of Almighty God," — not, indeed, in'Uvidualiy, i.e. separately, but "as a (eniiiiuiiily." In the lieport then read before Your Excelli ncy, the Committee gratefully referred to Your ;:cccptance oTthe cfllce of Patron, and announced to tlio ]^!( cling, and by the stlI. sequent publicntion of their lui'.oit 10 tlic Members oi our Church at large through- ( ut llie (\)loriy, tiiat Yov;r i-'.\ceil( i;cv hammittee ered and t entitled We havo 1 though ied upon l9 Mrith equal secutity, and we have no doubt upon our minds that the whole of the charges are utterly devoid of truth. ^ The first imputation is, that the Rev. IV . K White refused one Samuel Kirby, to baptize his child until saicliturby should contribute a certain sum to the Church Society and that, in consequence of such refusal, said ilirby had to take his child to BUrin, a distance of 60 miles, and there had it baptised by Mr. Gathercole We have satisfied ourselves that, at the time referred to Kirby had no child unbaptiscd, that all his children had been baptised by Mr. White Without any payment or demand of payment, that Mr. Gathercole did not baptize a child of Kirby's^ and that the same child which Was privately baptized by Mr; White, was received intd the Church at Burm by the Rev. Mr. Hoyles— the Father stating when asked why he brought the child so far from his home, that it was because the Godfathers and God- mothers resided at Burin. j The second charge is, that the Rev. Mr. White bein« sent lor by a dying woman, named Edith Kirby, will of the above said Samuel Kirby, being requested by her to admmister to her the Sacrament of the Lord's bupper, he refused, until she had made particular ctin- lession ofher sms to him, and that she died without the reception of that Sacrament. We find that no such con- tessionwas required of the woman,— that Mr. White did sedulously attend her during her last illness— that no such request was made by the sick woman,— and that the husband ^ the deceased thankfully acknowledged the care and attention of the Clergyman to his late wife^ and asked and received assistance. ^ -xxr^^ third charge is, that the Bishop required Mr White to hght candles during the day i^ theVli^rch of Haibour Beaufett, and on the Communion-taWc-which x^Ir. White approved of and did. We have ascertained that tl.is likewise is without a shadow of truth. The same Mr. Collett who makes thit charge resides at Beaufctt,-hc made a present to ths 20 CburcK of a pair of Candlesticks,— with his own hands he screwed them to the Communion-table,— they were removed therefrom by Mr. White, and placed agamst the wall over it ;— there they remained for years, occa- sionally used as the other ^candles in the Church at even- ing Service ;— a few years ago the Lord Bishop was expected at Harbour Beaufett on his visitation— the Church was cleaned up to receive his Lordship,— the old and dirtied ends of the candles througho-it the Church as well a« from these Candlesticks wereremoved, and clean and whole ones put in their place ;— this was done before the arrival of the Bishop, who does not appear to have known anything of the transaction ;— they do not appear to have been used at all whilst the Bishop was at Beaufett,— and this is the only foundation for the charge. , The evidence we have received upon these several facts leaves no doubt upon our minds, not only that the charg3s are groundless, but that they mast have been published with a knowledge of their falsehood. ,^. ,, B. ROBINSON, (Signed) jj^ ^^ HOYLES. A true Copy, (Signed) Thomas F. H. Bridge. St. John's, 8th November, 1853. Government House 9th November 1853. Sir,— I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated yesterday, with its enclosure. I repeat that it is with extreme reluctance I recog* nizfed the necessity of noticing certain circumstances connected with the Church here; and I am still con- stnaned to say that the Rc'iort, of which you have furnished me r, copy, has failed to remove the impres- sions made on my mind. A main point—I may say a source whence other results ilow— is, that the system appears to permit a ^ 21 Coll ttl chTric ru„«fT^''°"%™P-^"^"'^^ matter; but even if ?hi, '^''^«/"""" Proof on the as hnH \o ? . ' person's character shouM be involved ^"^ ''"''' " ''"^^ °<" '^'••^ the principle I have the honor to be, Your most obedient humble Servant, The Venerable Archdeacon Sf «^^^^^^^^- Secretary Newfoundland Church Society. The Rectory, 5j - , 10th November 1853. J5IR,— 1 am desired by the Committee of " fli- with a ELlulion UnanLousiriCed wTherthf. mTntrr:;r' '" ^--^-^"W llnnLfdlf I have the honor to be Sir, Your Excellency*s * ^Q- jx ^®'y obedient and humble Servant (Signed) THOMAS F. H. BRIDGE,' To His Excellency Kek Bax..:e kJ^ZI:^^^^^^ etv'^''\aw'"^''''f '7\' Newfoundland Church Soci- SV f ?? considered the reply of the Governor fas Patron of the Society,) of yesterday's date, to their* com" "p~;xV^^^^ ^^^' '-' themseVarcaTd upon to express, though with extreme reluctance and pain, 22 their unreigned iurprise at His Excellency's flnnouncement of his deleriniuation to withhold his support from the Soci- ety ; and 'his under the influence of a Pamphlet, the alle- gation^ in which have been repeatedly and completely re- futed ; and that in so determining, His Excellency has rejected the clear and conclusive evidence of their false- hood, which has been laid before him by the viva voce slatemfenls of (he Venerable fhe Archdeacon, and the writ- ten Report of two I^rofessional Geiitlbmen of acknowledged judgment, experience and character, first read^ *o Hid Excellency by ihe Archdeacon, and then at His Excellerfi cy's request, furnished to him by this Committee. This Committee also express their unaffected regret that His Excellency the Governor should have riow placed him- self in dirfect and open opposition to the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, to whom by the express Letter of " The Royal Instructions'.' he is required to be aiding and assisting in his designs for the promotion of the Established Religion in this portion of the Queen's Dominions; and thereby cast Imputations upon the administration of a Prelate whose life is devoted to the furtherance of the Gospel according to the doctrine and discipline of the Church of England, ks well as upon a Clergyman whose labors, in an humbler sphere, this Committee believe to have been as exemplary, as under the Divine favour, they have been benef cial to his numerous and scattered flockf. This Commiltee further express their deep sorrow that His Excellency has, on. such grounds as he has stated, rejected the agency of •* The Newfoundland Church Societ^^" which they are justified in affirming has done and i. doing, by God's blessing, so much in providing for many hitherto dbstitute parts of this Island and of tho Labrador, the means of grace as administered by the Church of England;— A Society which from its founda- tion has enjoyed the Patronage of the Representatives of the Sovereign m this Colony, the Presidency of the suc- 'cessive Bishops of the Diocese, and the direction of Gen- tlemen of standing, respectability and integrity in this community;— -a Society which has steadily advanced in the affection and confidence of Churchmen of all ranks in Newfoundland,— which can furnish the best evidence of bf its increase in favour and usefulness in the augmenia- ( a fi h ii u c< a( St R oi i" .852,_a„d which IrUerfo as T"''',°'^'«''» whence must oe drawn CDerirn. ., j- °"'^ «'""« mean, of „,ai„u,ning ,^^0^^ "'„"," ^„f'"« ?'="?''> "'« or .he piocesrar?h' 'cirsro'f "t";!' M^-r »'^P Church Society " i„ carrvinir o ,1 :?= ■ ^ Newfoundland Ghuroh Society" are unni ,?!.j / ° Newfoundland what they were^herVs"tcfc''rh'e'G' "" """• cepted the office of Patron i„ t. ^ , Governor ac- Wh.t .hey were, when if June laurel? '"'■T'^" ' «"' S'onary then on the list lo a sun. 1 °'^ /"*='">' "'»- Such sum. .0 be contin ed onZ condi^ort^ .^"«'- reduced by the Societv hein. „..j. l ?" "' "hat is Under (hese circTt^^tan«!.r L^s^'':;:"?'"- " combined action and ffenpr«r«i * m ^ ®' ""'°"' and and acknowledgeS'by all who were ii?^""";' ^^« ^«^' fare of the Cfurch^of EngUd lifthe c'^ /" ''^^ "^'- her sacred ministrations whel-e theT LrP ^^ J""^""^ ^^ m this Colony, and in their extensTon where Ih^vV"^^^'^ unknown . His Excellency the late Si^ John R.'^ ^^^ commended the system then adopted i„ an nT'^ uT address delivered at the annual meeting of the ' C^^'k SocieJv'* m 1845, and published by the CommL.o ? "J**".^ Report for that vear Tn th^ « ^ committee m th« r o. ..he Diocese il.'"d , '^.tlTrW!' !>•« Lord Bishop ..,,.^. ^^.^^jj jy ^,g uiurgy sub« '■~\ ^/^ 24 mittine to them the ' ' plan." which, after much deliberation, had been allowed anLpproved ^ -[ '^-^ o Chur;h Society,-^The Committee so a low.ng a^d^p- nroving the plan, were the Hon. Messrs W- Ihomas [Treasurer). C. F- Bennett T Bennett and BRob.^ son and E. M. Archibald, G. H.Dunscomb, B. G- ^/'•^^"« A irrMett H W Hoyles, G. Mellersh, N. Madge. J, ^•.lefdeU:?:Row,H's^^^^^^ ^ Under date of the I5th September, 1846. the Lord Bishop addres's^d a second Pastora'l Letter to the Cergycom^^^^ nicatinff the before-mentioned Resolution of the Society toi Te Propagation of the Gospel, and agam r^^XT H?s •'the proposed plan of collections." J" ^^^1 Letter His Lordship decreed,-^- at the end of these three year.-, a^e thrCyeara allowed by the Society before the reduc^ tk^Wthe payment can hardly be considered voluntary i I mean that though the Church will be closed against none. anTthe po^r and dest.uie will ever be ministered to cheer, hillv wltCt cost or charge, yet others can hardly expect vi^s of a Clergyman or the offices of the Church, who do not make Their due and required contributions Is this Sland unreasonable or irrefigious ? Contrary to Scrip- Turgor the practice of other Churches? What says the Aoostle ?--Even so hath the Lord ordamed hat they «& preach the Gospel, should live of the Gospel" And rhough^irwill be hard and painful to appear to expect payment for services which you would . glad 7 render f Ft were possible. <« without money and without pr'ce. Jo vou will not forget that much of your present Salary is 5?a^7n fromthe^coHtributions of those, many of them poor inthis worTd. who derive no benefit from your ministry * SureTy there is no true member of the Church of Eng- land but mSst entirely approve of and concur in these principles and rules! ^ThiV Committee may safely chal- > ^-'^ lenee a lihIiIIh of them, on many grounds of Ho y ^"^ ScrlptareTTTVeason and justice; and they are fully nerSedthat the Lord Bishop of Newfound and ha, not SranrBabse^^^^ period, either publicly or in any com- munication with or to any private person sanctioned a de- "„.H,.a Crnm tHemi-^jertainlv his Lordship has not done po Vti'the aTletter referred to by His Excellency, aB esiao- '■~\ le y y >t i- 3- 25 Hshing the main points of his objection to t^e system of the ^alranZ^^^^ as ''a system which a^rsTo pt^t ChurlulZ?u P"* ^'''.P"^® "P«» ^ ordinances of tZ token and ni^' and a declaration of what is ihe necessary case o? an inS- ''i'^^'"f '^^ «f Church-membership in tha to co"n'r1but? o^iM^r ' "'' •"'«■ "y ^"^ individual a'bTe prieiy, do regarded as evidence that such an one wLi the"ch?roh fhTcla"" r'^'^-S 'o the -^Lrunb^of ine oaurch, the claims ot whose Ministers he repudiates ColZttee",ffi " fr"\°' S"ce be sets no vahe^? Th s •VS Membt^n,?' i!?! "'f f Religion are not denied ecB.rih.^.l,K * '^^"'"^ of England who is unable to ft^yi .* '»">« support of her Ministers; and thev affirm SicM anrre?/''"''?"^r "S"' "«'»« iruthfil/iy^oi^ra" „M.. ,' u- "'f""'ng to the letter in paae 14 of the oam- Mr WK-. .7 °"'^ ""^^^ 'n 'lie language of the Rev Church Ih^K f °"' who claimed a Sacrament of the Uiuich at his hands, were Members of the Church bv h p-LH should?"' -K^''" "/ 1""'' ^l-n-". Membeii wjgr 3 Jttrmrrthrin.::;&4a^ toT^e '»lP»y'««n«, or even a declaration of ieadMets Sinres^jt^ Ch^i^T!" """ ^^ Vio^pTn ,h:''<^r'! .mong hL piS^ir""" •■"• "'^ ""n'Stralions he dispenses _.J1^ .'^.i° 9<"»li"«« a™ reluctantly oon».r,in„^ .„ .- -" « .«• i.., Paragraph of th, Qo'veraor'sLetterrihai B The Retiolu- tion io qoes- tioD. 26 it was in no way called for by their communication of the 8th inst., nor ib it in reply to any part of their commumca- tion. Whatever passed in reference to Mr. Coilett at the interview which the Archdeacon had with the Governor, this Committee.without offering any opinion upon the jus ic« or otherwise of the alleged imputations on Mr. Colette character, consider that His Excellency has gratuitously and unnecessarily published aspersions on that person : and that for the publicity given, or to be given to them, His Excellency alone is, and will be responsible. The introduction of matter so entirely unconnected with and irrelevant to, their letter, this committee, without pro- nouncing upon the object of it, deeply regret and deplore. Having at tlie request of the Governor compared the above copy with the original documents, we certify that the said copy is in every particular correct. J. NOAu, (Member of Council.) S. B. KEKEWICH, (Aid-de-Camp.) St. John's, 11th Nov., 1853. Secretary's Office, 11th November 1853. o^R _The Governor desires me to return to you your letter of the 10th inst., and its enclosure, which have this moment reached him, both of which His Excellency declines to receive ; the style of the latter be^ng entirely derogatory to his character of Repre- sentative of the Crown. I have, &c., JAMES CROWDY. The Venerable The Archdeacon. Secretary's Office, 12th November 1853. in Sir,— Referring to my letter to you dated yesterday, which X informed you tnai; mv v^vYViuvi avvx«*vvi vv» w ■i ^ •) ■i u is er e- 27 foundTan^^h^''^^^^^^^ '^*J' Committee of the New- found and Church Society forwarded by you to His ExceUency-that document being entirely deroL^ to the character of the Governor fs the Rjpresentetiye onthls daTind • ^^-?-ExceUcnc/s dir^ecti^nlS lettlr It ^S^.7°^«^,at«ly upon your receipt of this letter, you will inform that Committee that His Excel- T^ q'^'^'"' ^^ "^^*^^^^ ^° ^old the office of Patron of the Society or to be in any manner connected with it I hare, &c., ti,aV.« ui a JAMES CROWDY. The Venerable Archdeacon Bridge. iy» t©