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BEER RETAIL BILL.

Mr. BROUGHAM wished to ask- bis Hon. Priem! (Mr.
Hume) to allow the discussion on this Bill to lake prece.
deere of his motion, which stood for to-morrow. He was
aware of the importance of the motion of his Hon. Friend,
but be trusted to bis usual indulgence—he meant that in.
dulgence which he was disposed to yield to men oat of office,
out to public defaulters.—(A laugh.)
Mr. HUME consented, and postponed his motion to Tues.
day neat.
The House then went into • Committee of Supply.

EDUCATION—IRELAND.
Mr. GOULBURN proposed that a sum not exceeding
17,0001. be granted to defray the expenses of Charter Schools
i■ Ireland.

Mr. lIUME said, that In the course of the last year the
House had received an assurance that considerable reduc-
lions would be made its this Department, but none had
been made. Since the pe►iod of the Union these allowances
to Ireland were gradually increasiog. At that time the total
expenae was 217,0001. whilst at present they amounted to
346,0001. With respect to the immediate grant before the
Howse, no man who looked to the prosperity of Ireland
meld refuse any mom which could educate the lower classes ;
and if threw times *bestial were dematided, and that thereby
the great object could be accomplished, it would be an act
of economy to grant It. Nothing could be more
lamestable than the state of moral degradation is
which five millions of the people of that eouutry were kept.
The Hon. Gentlemao tbeu read so extract from a biter
written by Lord Fingal, in which be denied that the Rotuma
Catholic Clergy (es hod been sometimes slated) were opposed
to the education of the people, and " be submitted to the
Government that the want of general education was the
great f the evils which disgraced Ireland, disturbed its
pester, and prevent's' its prosperity." Now in the sentiments
of that letter he fully concurred; and he trusted that the
Government would dispose of the mesas in their power to
the best advantage. He begged to Impress on the Right
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Goulburn) the necessity of educating
the people of Iv land. In some districts education was given
to Protease's's in a tenfold ratio to that which Catholics re-
ceived. It was on this account that he objected to the pre.
sent vote. When first he entered Parliament the sum of
40,000/. was voted fur this purpose, and sonic surprise was
excited when he stated that that sum, which then educated
3,000 persons, might, according to the Laucasteriau plan,
educate 1841,000. It was quite gratifying to see the progress
education was making in Ireland, sud great tumour was due
to those who had taken an active part is promoting it. It
was as imperious duty oo the Government to educate the
people of Ireland, for that people had yet been treated
with fairness.

Mr. GOULBURN mild, the Hon. Gentleman had takes
rather an extended view of the subject. He was ready
to admit that, generally speaking, in charitable issti.
lotions public greets frequently chilled private exertions,
but he felt it due to 'lreland to say, that Ibis was by no
means the case in that couutry. The people of Dublin
mood to have provided for every possible case of misery
and calamity, and if one were to judge from the number of
public institutions in that city, it would seem as if charity
Retold lu one readapt and uninterrupted stream.—
But the present was a vote Not for cdocatioa, as was gene-
rally known by that term, but to provide M8.41'001,1; for
orphans until the age when they could go out either as RT.
tants or apprentices. With respect to she general question
of educatios, he felt its l.portaace as much as say man ;
and if he declined from entering epos it, it was because
charity, not education, was the object before the House.
Mr. SPRING RICE wished to are whatever grants were
made converted to those purposes which would produce the
most general good. He considered the opening of the Kil-
dare Street Society in Dublin as a sew era is education. But
with regard to the Foutidling Hospital he considered there
never was an institution which was wive opposed to the
best feelings of society. It was founded oar the principle
of exclusive Protestant education. It held out a premium
and bounty to the father on the abandonment of his duty to
his child, and for a doubtful advantage, that of educating a
child is the religion of the State, it produced a positive evil.
A society had brew lately founded in Ireland supported by
the respectable Roman Catholics of that country, and
this was the only insulation which was deprived of the
liberality of Parliament. They were bound to administer
relief and assistance indifferently to all; and the Catlin.
lies never would believe you were sincere in your die.
claimer of proselytism, while they were excluded from the
liberality of Parliament.
Mr. GOULBURN said he fully concurred in the proprie-
ty of diffusing the blessings of education equally and gene-
rally; but lie was surprised to hear his Honourable Friend
(Mr. Rice) regret that an institution in Ireland had been de-
pi ived of the bounty of Parliament, which was r merely op.
posed to the Kildare Street Society, whose opinions aid pro-
ceeds be professed to approve. Tke principle on which the
Kildare Street Society went, was to suite Catholic and Pro-
testant, and destroy all *admit prejudices, • system diffi-
cult in any country, but peculiarly so In Ireland.
Mr. BUTTERWORTH supported the grant.
After souse couversation, in which Mr. Peel, Mr. Spring
Rice, Mr. Gonlbnru, Dr. Lembiagton, Mr. Home, and Sir
George Hill took part, the grant was agreed to.
Mr. GOULBURN moved that the suns of 30,0002 should
be granted to his Majesty, fur the support of the Foundling
Hospital, Dublin.
Mr. HUME considered the son too liege, as he was in-
formed that the parents of nice out of ten of the children that
war received iu the fleapits! were able to pay fur their
suppot t.
_ . .

Mr. GOULBURN said there were 8,200 childreu in the
Hospital.
Mr. H. G. BENNETT was ignorant of the circum-
stances attending the Hospital, bet he knew there was a
similar Institution in Paris, and skit nine-tenths of the chil-
dren Is it belonged to permits who were able to support
them. He was -informed shit a great number of theetsili
dress wbo were deposited al the Dublin l'unudling Hospital
were sent there from Wales and Scotland.

Mr. DENIS EROWNE supported the grant. It was
agreed to.
Mr. GOVLBURN then moved—
That the sum of 6,464/. should be granted fur the pro-
motion of Christian Knowledge in lreland.—Agreed to.
After some conversation, in which Mr. Hume, Mr. Denis
Browne, Mr. %bock, and Mr. Guulburu took part, the fol.
lowing sums were then voted :-
10,0001. fur the Education of the Poor in Ireland.
4,000/. fur the Sunday Schools in Ireland.
7,6001. for the Hibernian School.
8,928/. fur the Roman Catholic College at Maynoodt.
2,0001. for the Cork Institution.
7,000/. fur the Royal Dublin Society.
2.5001. for the Farming Society (Ireland).
3001. for the Royal Irish Academy.
804/. for the Commissioners to inquire into the Funds left
for Charitabk Purposes in Ireland.
After a coo rrrrr lion, In which Mr. Hume, Mr. Gonlbera,
Mr. Buxton, Mr. Spring Rice, Mr. Daly. Mr. Denis Browne,
Mr. R. Martin, the Marquis of Loodonderry, Mr. W.Rieldr,
Mr. H .G. Bennett, Sir George Hill, and Mr. Wrack took
part. the House resumed, and the CHAIRMAN reported
progress, and asked leave to sit spin.

The Leaner Duties Reducing Bill wu ►nd the third
.

The olha Orders or rise Day were Mew disposed of. and
be &OM adjoarard at HALF•PAST TWO O'CLOCK,

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THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1822.

In Ike Roves of Lords, last sight, Earl Gitoseettow
brought the subject of the massacre of the Greek hostages
al Scio modes their Lordships considerstioa, sad moved for
copies of the dispatches of our Minister at Coostastiuople
on the subject. The Earl of Littitroot. resisted the mo•
lion, on the ground that no cruelty (however enormous) of a
Foreign State exercised upon its own subjects, was a ground
for the interference of this country. He denied that say gua-
rantee bad bees given by Lord STILANGFORD for the safety
of the Greek hostages. The motion of Lord Gsosexnun
was negatived without a division.

The Northern Advocates were brought to the Bar of the
Howse of Commons last night, pursuant to the malice be.
fore gives. The public know the nature of the question.
Mr. HOPI explained so much to the satisfaction of his friends,
that they cheered his conclusion—a precedent which would
be Inconvenient fur the adoption of the lower Courts, in re-
gard to individuals brought before them. What • spectacle,
if the Judges, forgetting the gravity of their functions, should
en any occasion in which they sympathised with the accused
(and the Constitution commend, this in Ilfens on all Crown
pleas), should join the about, of the by-standees, and
clap their hands in compliment to the dexterity of the
defence! We do not mean to say that this is not
proper in Parliament; that might be a breach of privilege,
and it is not ea ry one is ho can come to the Lar of the
House with the same advantages as Mr. HOPE, sioce the
time of Mr. Woonvat.e. Bet times are much changed:
nothing can be more lenient than the opinions on the
privileges of Parliament to which this very anaifest breach
of It gave rise. The liberality and kinders, of Ministers are
so enlarged on this question, that it might well make one
doubt if these are the same public officers who caused the
Parliament to enact the six Acts of 1819. Mr. Calms°,
who made such stout fight for the Bill for coustraining
the Liberty of the Press on that occesioo, declares it now
to be • graft of the Constitution which it is neither &riga-
ble nor practicable to remove. We would rather thank the
occasion than the speaker, because the avowal went, upon
the supposition that the reporting of debates was a breach of
privilege of the same guilty nature with the angry comment
of Mr. Hope, or any other self.sufficient man, who in his
teal to uphold the laws, endeavours to set himself above
them. The discussion is • triumph for the freedom of
discussion out of doors, but in effect a very da:gerous
matter for that which will go on within doors. Mr.
Baouctuat observed, that after this the House would
never be brought to the harsh injustice of committing a
printer of a newspaper for an unintentional inaccuracy is •
report. The discussion coded io calling Mr. 1101.11 to the
bar, and informing hint that the House, under all the cir-
cumstances, saw no reason for proceeding further in the be.
sines,. Mr. Menzies was discharged, after being beard iu
contrite explanation, without expostulation of any kind.

Oar columns again display a splendid proof of the e'en
floes is England to assuage the dire calamity with which
the misfortunate peasantry in the soutb.west of leased are
overwhelmed —The Boston Garefte, alluding to the molest
of a parochial subscription fur that generous purpose, observes.
" lo makiag this statement we have not allowed the odd half.
peace to pass unaoticeil, because we conceive that every
penny that comdmres to swell the boon of benevolence is as ae:
cepteble as the t widow's mite;' the mare especially, if it be
the offeriog of one whose sense of the sorrows that encompass
himself Inclines him to sympathize with those that mourn.
lurked, it bas been calculated that if a three penny were
o■ this occasion contributed by every person in Great Bri•
1141 n, 50,000/. would promptly be raised for the children of
affliction wasted with misery, in those desolate provinces of
the Sister Ible, which, though thry lately flourished like the
Garden of Eike, are now led into a wilderness of woe.

A General Court of Proprietors was held at the
East India Howe yesterday, for the purpose of
considering the Bill now before Parliarrizrit for
sanctioning the arrangement made between the
Government and the Court of Directors, of all
accounts between the Company and the public,
from the year 1795 to the 30th April, 18g1.—
A Resolution passed unanimously, approving of
the arrangement as fair and equitable to both the
parties concerned. The papers relative to the
claim of the Calcutta bankers on the Company,
which has been brought before a Committee of the
House of Commons, were laid before the Court,
and the CHAIRMAN expressed the determination of
the Directors to give it every opposition in their
power. In reply to a question from Mr. Lowterms,
the CHAIRMAN informed the Court that the dispute
with the Chinese bad been amicably settled.

The Paris Papers to the 18th have arrived. They
contain no further iratellogence tespecting the late
enterprise of the royal guards at Madrid in favour
of despotism, an event, the failure of which has
proved the strength of the constitutional party in
that capital. If the couutry has not caught the
contagion—if the troops in ;he provinces have not
been led astray by the example of the royal guards
in the town—the Constitution .may he presumed
to rest upon a basis not to be shaken by the effurta
of all its enemies.

More troops, principally artillery. are now march-
ing towards the Spanish frontier. It was not with-
out just cause the Spaniards expressed a jealousy
of the F►ench troops accumulated in that quarter.
The epidemic disease prevalent in the north of
Spain was only a pretence ; the real purpose is
now apparent. Instead of a sanitary cordon, they
should be denominated an army of observation.

Yesterday the Duke of Yoac and the Princesses
AUGUSTA and SOPHIA visited the KING.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL, the Marquis of LON-
DONDERRY. and Count MUNSTER, had audiences
of his MAJESTY yestesday.
It was lately stated in some of the newspapers,
that Sir BENJAMIN IlLoostotELD had • recent
audience of the Kiva. This is not coffee. Sir
BENJAMIN was •t the time of the alleged audience.
in the county of Tipperary, where he now resides.
The lion. mid Rev. hlr. IlLaccmoon has been
nominated to the Archdemoory of Rms. mcaut by
the p►omotion of Doctor BISSETT to the See of
Raphoe.—( Waterford Poper.f

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