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IRISH
Committee on ,
der of the Day), and
Lord Lieutenant of Irelatid, for the
g, to appoint Commithioners to inquire
stare of the funds for the maintenance of
Free Schools in Ireland, &c. some discussion took'
place.
The Bishop of OSSORY (Dr. Kearney) observed,
he should have the honour to propose an amend-
ment to the present Bill, which, under the circum-
stances, was, in his opinion, necessary. Lit the
former At, which the present Bill went to revise
and amend, from a certain looseness in the expres-
sions, or ambiguity of wording in particular parts,
it was deemed, that the chartered rights of the
University of Dublin, were liable to be invaded or
trenched on. With swapea to a consideration of
the kind, he thought there could belittle cliff.oence
of opinion.—Their Lordships may recollea, or
learn from the historys_of Atte country. thailifPil!'.2l/1/41
pefiod of UM centimes. that eelibritscl.Senaillaty"
had uniformly, in times of the greatest difficulty
and danger, manifested its unshaken loyalty, at-
tachmcnt, and veneration for the established religi-.,
stn of the country ; thf preservation of its rights and
plivfiegrs, therefore; was what their Lordships
would gladly concur in. The amendment which
he meant to propose, had the concurrence of the.
Oman loos personege, who was now Chancellor of
that University, arid would have his support that
day, were it notaliat avocations of a data ent nature
required his .presence is another•plaee. The Rev.
Prr.late concluded by proposing his amendment
in the shape of w shun enataing clause—in effaf!,
that nothing in the Bill should be construed to ex-
tend to the University of Dublin.
The Noble Chan m in ( Lord WALSINGHAI4),
observed. orthe Bev. Pielate, that was not esaaly
the proper time for the consideration of a clause of.
the Lind, as he understaod some Noble Lords bads.
amendments to propose, of a nature which would
retelia previous discussion.
REDESDALE said, he shoolikhave some
slight amendments to propose to the BilL He them
made tome general observations upon she measure,
of which, in its then shape, he strongly disapprOved.
It first struck him as obj:v2ionable, on the score of
the Aa being perpetual ; when, fqr ebjeCts such as
t hose to which it relierved.a temporary measure would,
in every point of view, be better" Washita far also
purpose. He should, therefore, have to propose. in
the way of amendment, to limit its duration to the
let of Jam. 1809, or a given period after the com-
mencentent of the neat ensuing Session.of Parliat
meat. The leading provision of the- 11W, hecett-
ceived, was, to authorise the Lord Lieutenant, for
r.ttEßifaillga .0911ailtOILlis of Ole garsamissiort.
es., who were to inquire into the state of School
Revenues, &c.; and the remaining Commissioners
were, at first, to be appointed by the Corporation
for Charitable Relations. However, the operation
of it, he contended, eventually would be, that
the whole nomination would vest is the Chief
Governor, for the time being. Added to chi*,
there was no necessity for a perpetual Bill on
the occasion. The Commissioners were merely
to incione, and to report ; they were to do no-
thing more. All measures of the kind were but
temporary, when the inquiry was completed, the
Commission ceased. Here it was rendered perpe-
tual, arid he understood the Commissioners were to
have salaries, thus creating anew species of patron-
age and influence, and of a nature, which he
t ought Parliament should not be prone to station.
Fortner, the proceedinge to be authorised by the
Bill, wouid be piodultive of. notch inconvenience,
and in a way thit would tad! several 'of the
first and most yespeOteble charaaers in that country.
The Noble and Learned Lord concluded, by pro-
pining his first amendment.
Lord GRENVILLE, in consequence of what
had fallen from the Noble Lord who spoke last,
observed, that he should not have thought it worth
his while to answer what their Lordships had just
heard, were it Lot that it seemed to contain some
insinuations as to the polity of the motives from
which the Bill before the Committee was brought
forward. It was certainly improper thus to im-
pute ucjusi:fiable motives, before the Noble Lord
was certain that such motives existed ; what was
the real state of that part of the case to which the
Noble Lord's insinuations were direeed Under
this Biil, a nutaher of Commissioners were to be
authorised to pert um a tedious and troublesome
ifuty. and for which, in point of fa& they were to
receive no salary I (Inc of these Commissioner,
indeed, was empowered to at us Secretary, in
which case he was so receive the immense and
lucrative salary of 3001. per annum I this was
the mighty and extensive patronage of which
the Noble and Learned Lord complained I Nei-
ther could he libel several of the first or
most respectable Charm/hers in lithos!, by sup-
posing that they would be inconvenienced by
an inquiry into the modes is which they managed
chatitable institutions He animadverted en the
nature of the amendment proposed by the Noble
Lord, which he described as not tending to a tem-
porary effect ; and, with reaped to the (Neater%
that the Commissioners would have only to inquire
and rep tt, and no more, his Lordship obsers
that was, in general, the extent of the ditty
on all Commissioner,. They would ham, Mupset
to Parliament from time to time. and, on the* re-
ports, the Legislature would occasionally ground
what measures it should deem expedient or nears.
sat y.
Lo:da REDESDALE and GRENVILLE sere-
tally spoke in explanation. And on the qaestioo
being put, the amendment of the former was nega-
used without a division, as were one or two other
amendments.
The Bishop of OSSORY then proposed his
clause for the pteserviog entire the chartered tights
of the University of
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