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p r oceeding, as if the Hon. Gentleman had gone Gni W ith his motion—(Galls of Chair, chair!). The SPEAKER stated, dint on those occasions al degree of courtesy was allowed that might ndt be iti ietly c omormable to the rules of the House. Mr. PLUNKETT resumed, and stated, that much rn i 4 l i t be done to ameliorate the present system of tithes, and did not doubt that some measure to that ptnpo‘e would be brought forward next Session. He wo uld submit to the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Daly) who; tier at present his motion would not be prejudicial ? NIT. DALY, after what he had heard from tke two Right Honourable Gentlemen, should not persist in. his ni 'Lion. Mr. NUKE observed, that as the Hon. Gentleman b a d renounced the subject, he himself should then bring the subject of Irish Tithes before the House..- , The expense of the military force in Ireland then amounted to two millions, though in 1792 the expense' had only been half a million. The tithes might be r egarded as the principal cause of the disturbances end disaffection that prevailed in Ireland. He was of on;nion that Church property bore no affinity to the rizhts of private property; as the one was at the dis posal of the Legislature, saving existing and vested right,. He must protest against the opinion that any kind of Church Establishment was essential to the Christian Religion. An establishment was only a means for the attainment of an end, and in the present case was much too expensive for the end in view.— In Leland there were 24 Bishops and Archbishop; 1270 beneficed Clergymen, with a revenue of a mil lion 01 money, while the number of the inhabitants belonging to the Established Church was only five bandred thousand. In one parish the tithes had risen from £l4O to £BOO. While the landed proprietors had reduced their rents a quarter, and, in some cases, a half, the Bishop of Waterford had increased his tithes four-pence per acre, though the great bulk of the population of his diocese was Catholic.— That fact he stated on the respectable autlicnity of Lord Glengall. He was sorry that so many Irish men had entreated the Hon. Gentleman to with draw his motion, and to allow their countrymen to , remain six months in a state of misery and suffering. When the Government refused redress, resistance was resource--(Cries of Hear,fratn the Ministerial vie of the House). Neither Archbishops nor Bishops had done their duty, for things had come to that pass that it was impossible to mince matters. Out of a Clergy of 1270 persons there were 537 Non-resi dents. On the subject of absentees, he said, he had heard that the late Bishop of Derry was absent for fifteen or twenty years. He estimated the property cf the different Sees of Ireland that it amounted to (.l-llths of the whole land of Ireland ; so that he be • Leved the whole Continent of Europe had not such a revenue as the Irish Clergy. Their object was to see how much land belonged to every Irish Bishop, and then he believed, by releasing them, would be suffi cient to pay well the whole Clergy of Ireland, both Protestants and Catholics. He believed Great Britain the only country in Europe where 1-10th of the pro duct of the soil was taken by the Clergy ; and yet he maintained that the duties of the Clergy were worse done. He disclaimed the notion that Government must depend on the Church. The acts of a Government that depended for support on the Clergy must be bad (Hew). At the same time he was not against hiving an Esta blished Church. In Sicily the rithes might amount to nearly I.loth ; but in Piedmont not more than 1-20th or 1-15th. In Prussia the Government paid the Clergy. In the Netherlands the Protestant and Catholic Clergy were paid by the State. After these details he submitted, whether the state of the Irish Clergy ought not to be inquired into? It wmild also be for theliouse to consider the state of Education and the collection of Tithes in Ireland, as well as whether the system of absenteeship was to be allowed to continue. We had in a few years paid above 600,0001. for rebuilding glebe houses, and paying the Curates, whom the Rectors and Vicars ought to have paid for doing their duty for them. After the manner in which the Hon. Gentleman threw up his motion, he should not have satisfied himself, or have done his duty, if he had not taken up the subject.— Ireland looked to them for a complete review of the whole Church system of that country. In doing so, the object he had in view was not to do injury to any man now living who had a See ; bat to commence the reform under the time of the new Diocesans. He should, therefore, as had been suggested to him, more for certain documents, and then that the House should go early into the revision of the Tithe System in Ireland ; and the manner in which Tidies are col lected in that country. Mr. ELLICE rose with much satisfaction to second the motion, especially after it had been given up by his Hon. Friend opposite. Considering the miseries of Ireland, he thought the Session should not be al lowed to pass over without giving the Irish nation to understand that they were in earnest in their wish to afford them perfect and permanent relief. Mr. D. BROWNE cautioned all those who wished for a commutation of tithes from being deceived by the revolutionary speech and opinion of the Hon. mover. If no one else would bring forward a motion for a commutation of tithes, in the next Session, lie would; but he would have no thing to do with therevo lutionary measure of the Hon. Member for Montrose. Sir JOHN NEWPORT had often to condemn the conduct of Government in keeping back from time to time measures of vital importance to Ireland ; and Tle now objected to this proposed delay, because, four years ago, the Noble Lord at the head of the Go vernment had stated that they would soon be brought forward; and though commutation of tithes might not be applicable to England, they might yet be found useful in Ireland. After that declaration, and 'he delay consequent upon it, lie could not consent that the House should separate before it came to a Resolution that early in next Session it would go •.ito the discussion of this subject. This was a pledge due to the people of Ireland, in order to quiet their minds. There were glebes in Ireland of fifteen and . s;tteen hundred acres, without a single house or church on them ; and he instanced a case of four ' parishes being united to make one great living for the son of an Irish Bishop ; and 5004 granted by the Public for building another church for them, were diverted flow their proper channel. Was this a state of things to be endured ?—(Hear)—Daily and 'hourly the Protestant population of the country places of Ireland was diminishing, becattse there were no churches near to which the people could resort. — The mile would not be debarred from religious worship; and if the over-endowed established Clergy would not do their duty, it was his duty to,catl the attention of the House to it—(Hear). He condemned pluralities of livings as tending also to cause a neglect of duty on the pan of the Clergy., He should there fore move an Amendment, that the House would, early in the next 'Session, consider the propriety of taking a fair valuation of tithes, in order to tran quillize the people of Ireland ; and with a view to the establishment of a fair equivalent to be equally paid to the Clergy. He denied that he had anything like spoliation in his intention ; he left all that to the Members of the Union Parliament. Mr. Pitt and Lord Castlereagh both held out that a commutation of tithes might be adopted when men's minds were calmed from the agitations of the Union. He was one of those who thought this was the thing which would then have been - done; but his hopes and theirs had been greatly and completely falsified. Let the House look to it when such was the treatment of seven millions of people reduced to despair by misery . and distress, tQ whom they. had promised an identifica tion' of rights and privileges with the People of Eng land ; but which promise had been miserably broken. Mr. GOULBURN regretted that he was compelled to differ with the Hon. Baronet; but he did not think it would be proper to hold out any hope to Ireland which it might not be judged beneficial to her inte rests to fulfil. It required very different circumstances for Ireland to be placed in, before they could come to such a system of commutation of tithes as that proposed by the Hon. Baronet. Was it likely that the tranquillity of Ireland would be promoted by keeping them six months in suspense, and then, •perhaps, on having the details, to find that the hopes held out for so long a period in promise, could not be realised ? He was convinced that such a proceeding would not give peace, and therefore he should oppose the pledge being given. He objected most strongly to the line of argument pursued by the Hon. Member for Aber deen—a line which he had been the first in this House to adopt. He denied the right of the Clergy to the tithes, while he (Mr. Goulburn), on authority quite as high as that of the Hon. Gentleman, maintained that their right to tithes was equal to the right of the owner of the soil. The first Lawyers of the age had stated this as their deliberate opinion. If this prin. ciple of spoliation were adopted, it would affect the whole property of the Church throughout the empire. The Hun. Gentleman was, indeed, a moderate Re former—he wished the income of an Archbishop to be I:800 a-year.—EMr. Hume said, across the House, " Five thousand pounds e-year."]—Be it so; but who should say, when the race of spoliation was begun, where it would end, and especially when Members were to derive popularity from stripping the Church of its undeniable rights ?—(Hcar.i)—Who should say that some future Member for Aberdeen might not be found to complete the course the present Member for Aberdeen had begun ?—(Hear !)—lf the possessions of the Church were to be attacked because they were large, the possessions of great landed proprietors might be attacked on the same ground—the revenues of an Earl or Duke were as fit objects of rapacity as the revenues of a Bishop or an Archbishop—(Hear). Upon the whole, he felt it his duty to resist both the motion and the Amendment. UNDER THE PA 1 RONAGE. OP THE KING. DUFIEFS NEW SYSTEMIW EDUCATION. LITERARY PLEDGE REDEEMED. Mr. Damr has the honour of announcing to the Friends and Promoters of Education, and to the Public in general, that the Fifth Edition of NATURZ Duat.argo, in her Mode of Teach iog Languages to Man, adapted to the French," containing his last improvements and considerable additions, comprised in two large volumes, Bvo. consisting of nearly 1400 pages, closely printed on fine paper, is just published, at the reduced price of Twenty four Shillings, and may be bad of all Booksellers. In announcing the Fffth Edition of a work already honoured with the most extensive patronage, Mr. Dorm respectfully soli cits the attention of the Public to the following statement, as it will give some idea of the great national importance of the work, which he with due deference submits to the candid judgment of the British Nation : a I have said it already, and I repeat the assertion, that it is NATURE which is our first instructor. Hence I infer that the only way to arrive at Inventions or Discoveries is to do as she teaches us."—Abbe de Counn.Lac. " The uniformity in the proceedings of the human mind, is a circumstance which cannot fail to attract the notice of the atten tive observer. In every step towards any improvement, it never fails to proceed on the same principles, and to observe the same rules ; and, should any real improvement result from its progress, it is not so much from conceiving new rules, as from simplifying those with which it was before acquainted."—Phi/osiphy of Laligesage.• The above two quotations seem peculigriy adapted to give a just idea of the history, progress, and conclusion, of this work. The first points out the source whence it has drawn the principles on which it is grounded—principles which belong to Nature, and are offered to our contemplation in order that we may avail ourselves of them for our own immediate. and permanent use. I have, in the Introduction to this work, and to which I refer the reader, dwelt at considerable length on those principles or laws ; and I have pointed out what they are, that every one may be con vinced of their exce►lence and incalculable advantages to society. The second sentence, from Cundillac, is no less correct than the first; for, if a real discovery or invention is made, it is only be cause it is an application of the laws of Nature to effect a parti cular purpose : as no other laws can be founded on truth, Expe rience daily confirms the verity of these remarks. The second quotation satisfactorily accounts for the various im provements which every succeeding edition has exhibited, which improvements have rendered the present system of tuition more and more natural, that is to say, more and more simple. Igno rance and learned presumption, perplex and render everything complicated ; while Nature does the very reverse, as every one of her processes is a sublime model of simplicity. I consider the present edition as the last I shall ever publish, sa far as regards improvements; for, I have brought the system as near perfection as I believe it to be possible. I trust it will be obvious to any one,who bestows a sufficient degree of attention on the develope mem of this system, that it has now reached the last stage or degree of analysis; or, in other words, that I have succeeded in reaching the elements, by going from the compound to the simple. It is therefore impossible to go a single step beyond, unless an all-powerful hand should either refine our senses, or add to their number. Mr. DALY repeated the reasons which had in duced him to withdraw his motion on this subject. He did it in full confidence that Ministers would re deem their pledge, and bring forward some proposi tion on the subject at the earliest opportunity. He gave them his full confidence, and therefore he would oppose the motion of the Member foi Aberdeen, which he considered as one of spoliation. Mr. S. RICE said, he should support the amend ment. He strongly condemned the Tithe System, to which he imputed most of the evils under which the country laboured. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, the question was not now what the merits of the Tithe System were, but whether it was convenient for the House to pledge itself to go into inquiry on the subject early in the next Session? He considered such pledges as incon venient, and frequently injurious to the public ser vice; and therefore he should oppose it. He strongly reprobated the course taken by the Member for Mon trose, and concluded by giving a decided negative to the motion. Mr. BROUGHAM considered the pledge given by Ministers as a nullity. All they had undertaken to do was to tell the House next Session whether they in tended to do anything or nothing. They had already had thirty years to consider this subject, and nothing had been done; and he believed, unless forced into doing something by the House, they would remain thirty years more, and do nothing still. He thought the House bound to give this pledge, and, therefore, he should vote for the motion of his Hon. Friend. Mr. HUTCHINSON supported the motion, and contended that such inquiry as that now asked for was necessary. He was convinced that the pledge of that House to redress the calamitous abuses of the tithe system would be attended with the most beneficial results—(Hear). Mr. PLUNKETT said, the principle of the Hon. Member for Montrose went to establish a direct prin ciple of spoliation and robbery—( Loud cheers).—lt was not merely the clergy who would be affected, but all property would be in danger—(Cheers).— What I was the property of the clergy resumable at the pleasure of the State ?—( Loud cheers).—He was glad to hear those cheers from the opposite side, for he wished that all who entertained such dangerous and alarming principles should avow them- -, (ffear). —The same doctrine which was applied to tithes was equally applicable to rents—(Repeated cheers). — Would the Hon. Member for Montrose, in the range of his discretion in modelling the State, touch the lay proprietor? If not, why should the church be plundered and not the lay proprietor? But he knew well that his Right Hon. Friend (Sir John Newport) was pot on the level of " vulgar arithmetic" of the Hon. Gentleman who had opened the debate (Mr. Hume). He (Mr. Plunkett) should vote for the pre vious question. Mr. D. BRowNE and Sir N. COLTIIURST would vote for the Amendment. After some observations from Mr. DAWSON, Sir EDWARD O'BRIEN, and Mr. B. MARTIN, Mr. HUME shortly replied. He said, that in the absence of arguments, Honourable Gentlemen oppo site bad had recourse to hard words. But he would remind Honourable Gentlemen, that a man could see a mote in his brother's eye which he could not per ceive in his own. lie would remind the Hun. and In the Introduction I enumerated five•and twenty of the ad vantages peculiar to this unique system : I then stopt, lest the reader should be satiated. However, I ought then to have closed the list with the following singular advantage of this system : that it will effectually destroy quackery in Education, by acting as does the test of the goldsmith towards the base metal tal which is tendered as pure; for the new system measures all others, without being measured by them. The self-styled in ventors of new methods will, therefore, seldom trouble the pub lic hereafter with their imaginary discoveries. fur fear of the exposure which inevitably awaits them. The well-wishers to the cause of Education will be gratified to hear that the present system has made gigantic strides not only in the United Kingdom, but every part of Europe and America. In Asia too, it has created the most powerful sensation, as will be seen from the following public document, to which I entreat the attentive perusal of the reader. Extract from the Report of the Committee of the Calcutta School Book Society ; read at the First Annual General Meeting of the Subscribers, held at the . Town Hall of that City : " Your Committee has, in conclusion, to advert to a very re markable work, which has strongly attracted their attention, entitled ' Nature Displayed, by Mr. N.G. Doris,.' The truths of most importance to mankind commonly lie long dormant,atk now !edged indeed, but not duly prized; till some one, gifted with common sense and sagacity, surpassing those of his contempo raries, points out to the world their momentous practical uses and corollaries. " Mr. Dump has himself observed, what is indeed suffi ciently obvious, that his manner co! teaching a language is not suited to the case of the French only. It is for this institution steadily to keep the principle in view, and seize opportunities, 35 they occur, of applying it to all the languages within its sphere of operation and usefulness. " Your Committee, adverting to the uncommon merit of the work, and considering its dissemination as calculated to produce just ideas on the subject of school books, and as furnishing an admirable model for the preparation of many, have encouraged a proposed re-publication in Calcutta, by subscribing for 70 copies," ate. • Learned Gentleman I.Plunkett), who accused him ' sad importance are greatly enhanced by the circumstance, that r have of spoliation and rob b ery , • that he himself had an former occasion concurred in the *robbery of the , a i " th: realt ur personal the fell sei rlind mai tirent atance T w Gept ith : e h " : en Aut w h b :r. nia t tle be: , them, Church--(Hear, hear).—He (Mr. Hume . ) had dis: therefore, to accept my warmest thanks for their liberality, and ',the tribute of my admiration for their ardent seal In prods.** tinctly stated, that he did n o t p ropose to oestr,oy ex • the cause of Education, which is a cause that aff e cts all manklud.y isting rights. It was monstrous to hi m h ow facts had I am now so trulyconvinced been perverted, in o r de r to ra i se an outcry against original elements of tuition, wit h are grounded on the very him. He threw back the expression' of 41 vulgar nature of the understanding itself—elements_witich bad for the arithmetic" to t h e H on . an d L earne d G ent l eman f rom most part escaped attention ; that, animatedovith the same spirit Whom it proc ee d e d. H e h a d , h owever d one wi which made the mathematicians of the sixteenth century chal th lenge one another in the soliation of difficult problems—a spirit the Honourable and Learned Gentleman—(4 lau g h). of Levi and enthusiasm for .the prog ress o f sc i enc e, I fearing,' o And now tor the Secretary of State—(A laugh).— challenge all the instructors of youth in E u rope and America to The Right Hon. S ecretary a l so ta lk e d o f spo li at i on poi nt out what elementary principle of ed u c at i o n has been omit-. red ..th r use v i e f r . lor f olt e et lu a y n e d m i s n ert w e llt . th th t is _system can be at variance and robbery.; but he had certai n ly not been con cerned in the robb er y o f t h e Ch urc h, lik e hi s Ilon.and ormolus the faculties tf the mind, a by thi! b n m .n eth . o ae , s ,p s fes ging into acebw sonar Learned Friend--(Hear, hear). He believed, that if mental and physical organ engaged in She learning e Langunge, the matter came to be fait l'y examined, the only. dif- and directing the whale with simultaneous energy towards one and the r re s pectfully ference between him and the Hon. Gentlemen optic). same end." site would be found to be this—that they had recourse fully . invite the lovers of Education in particular, the learned, hy‘vt a t tm e p c te urtous a , o a a nd to hard words, whilst he used arguments—(llear)— a Nature"thoseprodwhuncears e it desi t rous ee of .v, ob t servi o rea nl this appeared to be the real balance of the account. with attention the Introduction to this work. fam the more ur- The Hon. Gentleman concluded by stating, that he gently incited to make this request, since the principks therein would not tak e t h e sense o f t h e H ouse u pon his mo- developed ini are effecting a very e x te ns i ve re f orm in the Science of in every pa have part of ve the civiliz ed duly tion, as it appeared th a t th e I r i s h M em b ers , whose that aw s se tn i °li f ci those who e eeted w o ok language,nri;and I Sauer wishes he desired t o consu l t , approve d rat h er o f t h e facts on the human mind, and the powerful influence it s of inc.auer ef Amendment of the Right Hon. Baronet. thuds, which are the pinions of the mind, will not accuse me of The original motion w as th en negat i ve d w i t h out a di v i s i on . forming an exaggerated opinion of t hi s p ro d uct i on , in which is The House divided upon the Amendment of Sir JOHN New- unfolded the Taos BUTISM %maim or EDUCATION; for It is the legacy which the immortal Locke bequeathed to society, -and. roar—For the Amendm en t, 65—Ag a i nst i t , 72—M a j or i t y, 7. The other Orders of the Day being disposed of, the Houseada which, though unemployed for more than a century, has now journed at a few minutes befor e The re o 'Cl oc k. devolved into hands, which, howev e r humbl e , will e ndeavour to do it justice, and to transmit the noble charge unimpaired to posterity. In the first edition of this work, I pledged myself to reduce its price, if sufficient patronage warranted its being stereotyped. It has been so ; and the great expense of having the plates cast bay ing been liberally repaid. it now remains with me to redeem my pledge. I, therefore, offer it to the public, through the medium of the booksellers, at a considerable reduction on the original rice, which, considering the extensive additions to this edition, is equivalent to an abatement of at least five-and-twenty per cent. and what renders its cheapness still more evident, is t h at no other hook is wanted for instruction in the Trench language, and one single copy may serve several people, or a whole family. Let those, then, who are interested in pecuniary calculations, but estimate the amount of all the books required on the old plan, during a number of years of painful drudgery, and they will wonder at the sum expended, or rather thron away ; and de plore, at the same time, the great loss or deterioration of intel lect, occasioned by following the most false and anti-logical of all methods, which has unaccountably been suffered to degrade the human understanding for so many centuries. N. G. DUFIER No. 2, Ely-place, Holborn. t I really cannot help feeling some surprize that the Honour able East India Company, amongst whom are so many en lightened and patriotic Gentlemen, have not yet been duly sen sible of the incalculable advantages which would result, should this system of lingual instruction be introduced in their colleges, and in their extensive dominions, as it would certainly tend to consolidate the British empire in Asia. I now beg to solicit the earnest attention of his Excellency the Right Hon. G. Canning, the Governor General of India, to this most important object. I am confident that the appeal I now make will be duly considered by a Gentleman who is one of the brightest ornaments of the present age, and who has rendered his King and Country signal and numerous services. HIS LATE MAJESTY'S WILL. PREROGATIVE COURT, JUNE 19. OLIVF., Sol-DISANT PRINCESS OF CUMBERLAND. This case heivg expected to come on, the Court was crowded at an early hour. At ten o'clock Sr JouN noun took his seat, and shortly after Dr. DoosoN and Dr. LUSHINGTON, accom panied by Gener.il Dessau:, soi-disant Captain FITZ•STILATHIRN, cousin of OLIVE, and others, entered. Dr. DODSON addressed the Court, and observed, that on the previous occasions he considered that the Learned Advocate con ceded certain points, Inasmuch ;s they were not disputed. S:r C. Rosursots observed, that he never assumed even to male a concession, and from what he said on previous occasions it never ought to be thought that he attempted a compromise; he then abstained from observations, because, in that stage, it might, in such a delicate question, be injurious to all parties. Sir JOHN NICHOL.—." As far as the Court is concerned, it was considered that on account of an arrangement between the par. ties, the hearing was postponed, but I really do not know which of the parties made the application." Dr. LUSItINGTON." The King's Advocate at all events ac quiesced in any arrangement that was made." Dr. DODSON commenced an address and contended that the King of this realm had power to devise to any individual such property as belonged to his private purse, and that it would be absurd to suppose that he should be denied the privilege al lowed to his meanest subjects. The Learned Doctor cited passages from Bland and Sv.inburne, the most remarkable au. thorities on the subject ; they had contended, and it never had been contradicted, that all persons not forbidden by law were capable of making a bequest : the only exceptions being ma.-- ried women, infants, and lunatics; but the King of England was not one of the exceptions made by those learned writers.— It had been said that the document had been dormant forty years; this was an argument in favour of the applicant, if the terms of it were considered, and the Royal and private acts of benevolence of his late Majesty were taken into account. Be sides, this document was witnessed by three persons of high re spectability, who were known at that time to be in the confi dence of the King. The Learned Doctor concluded his address by contending that the motion ought to be made absolute— namely, " That the will now read be propounded as the last will and testament of his late Majesty George the Third." Dr. HAGGARD was heard on the same side, and quoted seve ral venerable authorities, which, he argued, demonstrated the power possessed by Kings to bequeath their property, and it was for the Learned Advocate to shew that his Royal Master or his predecessor was divested of that power. Henry the Se cond had made two wills; and the will of Henry the Fifth had been proved, and probate granted, the witnesses to which were the Dukes of Bedford and Gloucester and the Earl of Warwick. He then referred to the Royal Marriage Act, which passed almost inunediately after the marriage of the Duke of Cumber land ; he looked in vain for any explanation which militated against the validity of the document, or the power of the Sove reign; and if the law was silent, the Court must look to the or dinary authorities. Otivx at this moment entered the Court, and took a seat near her Learned Advocates, and conferred with Messrs. Bayford and Bowdler, her Proctors, and Messrs. Roubel and Griffin, her Solicitors. Sir C. Rottman (the King's Advocate) rose to reply. He dis claimed any concession on his part ; he wished fair investigation, and not to commit any act which, by his interference, would be injurious to either party. The Learned Advocate contended that the Court could not command the King to come and prove his own signature, or the signature of his predecessors. He lamented that his Learned Friends had cited so many passages from old writers, to prove that a King could make a will— he did not dispute the right. As his Learned Friends had terminated their case, and bad no right to reply, he should en deavour to shew that their citations were not analogous to the present case. Dr. DODSOX—" I deny the assumption of the King's Advocate; my Learned Friend (Dr. Lushington) has a right to reply." SirCtiturrornea—" That is for the consideration of the Court." He then contended that the paper would not have been intro duced by his Learned Friend, but for the purpose of making it a subject of a specific plea. He could introduce something of as historical nature, as well as his Learned Friend; but his glossary would not be the same. After quoting Blackstone, and several other writers, he concluded by observing, that it was not in the power of the Court to decide on the remedy to be taken by the Princess in the delicate matter before it. 1)r. ADAMS followed on the same sides After a short reply front Dr. Lusuisowni, Sir JOHN Mom said he should ke nta time to consider the case, and give judgment on the neat t day. 1 is 4 .4 ' • 11 .14 • ••• t. t "• • • COMMITTER. Hen. Sir E. H. Fast, late Lieut. A Bryce, Collector. Chief Justice Lieut. F. Irvine,RecordingSec. J. H. Harrington, Esq. E. S. Montague, Esq. Corre- W. B. Bayley, Esq. spending Sec. Rev. W. Carey, I,). D. MowluveeUb d'Oolwahid,Nat. Rev. T. Parson Sec. Rev. T. Thomason Baboo Tarinee Chorun Mitr, Major J. W. Taylor Nat. Sec. Captain T. Roebuck Mowlevee Comm Iloosya Captain A. Lockett Nrityunjoy Bidyalunear W. H. Macnaghten, Esq. Mowluvee Ub d'Oolhunteed G.'l'. Gordon, Esq. Baboo Rsdhacant Deb James Robinson, Esq. Mowluvee Moohummud Rashid James Calder, Esq. Treasurer Baboo liarn Comul Sen. I stall merely remark, on the above document, that its value • I published, in the Neer World, when very young, an F.ssay on " The Philosophy of Language." I intend to re-publish it at a future period, with those additions and improvements which time and reflection bare since enabled me to make.