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. victories they • had obtained. but that was quite
different from the case before the House. His ob-
jection was, that an attempt was made to render
complete an ineomplete rant of a former Perlis-
ment to the Doke of Clarence without the inter-
vention of the Crown. There was oo perliasaeotary
ground to interfere--
The Marquis of LouDONDEarf suggested across
the table that they had the recommendation of
the Crown.
Lord MILTON—Aye, but the House had heard
nothing in the shape of a Message from the Crown,
and Hwy could not know whether the Crown would
improve of the proceeding. Resides substituting
the words 184/1, he should wish that the following
words be omitted, " conformable to the resolu-
tion of 1818."
Mr. Coawere thought the case of the Queen
quite different from the one under consideration.
In her case there had been a specific grant : in
this case there had been none. Besides, they had
as yet heard nothing of the residue of the late
King's property. He was not disposed to pay any
compliment with the public money, and should
therefore oppose every single shilling.
An Honourable Member, whose name we could
not learn, spoke ut faw words in favour of the grant.
Mr. ABERCIOSIBY observed, that there were
few questions upon which less discretion was exer-
cised darn upon the affairs of the Royal Funnily.
and he regretted that in proposing 6,000/. a year
for the Duke of Clarence, that the arrears should
hive been mixed up with it. He knew that in op-
posinic it lie was doing an ungiacioos act, but he
owed it to his country, and should therefore oppose
the grain.
Mr. W. Wit.t.tsus thought if a member of the
Royal Funnily laid aside their dignity for twenty
years, they should not find the House willing to
please them. As to whether the Duke of Cla-
rence had supported his dignity. he was himself
the best judge; but he thought the House should
not countenance the principle of allowing any iodi-
, viduals, no matter how exalted, to trifle with the
liberality of Parliament.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM supported the grant. He
had beets confidentially informed that tt was not
the wish of his Royal Highness to decline the grant
in 1818 ; but he saw no reason to object to it
now, and the public had been saved the interest
since that time.

Mr. DIINMAN thought that the mode in which
the grant was made to the Princess of Wales
was a slight upon her which the House should
not have countenanced. lie must object to the
course of argument winch the Noble Marquis had
thought fit to pursue; for if any analogy could
be drawn between the cave of the Princess of Wales
and the Duke of Clarence, it must hold her up
es a splendid example of liberality; for had she de-
manded the arrears of her grant, the country would
have to pay her 90,000/. which by her generosity
went into the pockets of the people; and if Minis•
ters were guilty of supineness or u breach of duty
in not immediately, making u suitable provision
upon the death of the late King, it was a little too
hard that her same should be brought forward ou
the prevent occasion.
Mr. R. MARTIN thought the oboes-reticule of the
Hon. and Learned Solicitor to the Queen not
pertinent to the subject, because no allusion had
been made at all indecorous. He thought the
Learned Solicitor-General to her Majesty was want.
lug in duty to his Royal Mistress in not having
moved for the arrears due to her Majesty, of which
he had spoken.
Mr. DENMAN explained. He had assumed in
his aerrasent that her Majesty was not entitled to
any arrears.
Alderman WOOO said, the Noble Marquis
spoke of the manner in which grants to members
of the Royal Family were supported on that side
of the House. Had it not been for the support of
the people and the Members on that side of the
House, her Majesty would have no grant at all.
The Minister* hail promised her Majesty a house,
carriages, and plate; but how had they fulfilled it?
Five (porters elapsed before any vote was come to
for her Majesty, and then on payment being made,
they deducted the 4,000/. which they hail advanced
to her Majesty ; but neither horse, or carriage, or
plate had yet hern forthcoming.
The House then divided, when there appeared
for the amendment—

Ayes
Noes

Majority in Amour of granting the Arrears 50
IRISH MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES.

The House then went into a Committee of
Supply.
Mt. C. GRANT moved that 2,300/. be granted
to the Cork lostitution, which was agreed to. He
them moved a grant of 10.000% to the Society fur
Educating the Poor of Ireland.
Mr. Btciiaa hoped that the sum would be ap-
plied without distinction of sect, which he was
sorry to say had not been the case. Ile objected
to the condition which the Society imposed on all
schools to which they rendered ussistauce. The
limiting their aid to those schools where the Bible
was read without note or comment, was directly in
the Lee of the prejudices of the Roman Catholics,
and in the south of Ireland almost the whole of
the poor were exclusively Ca' hopes, where of course
education was most waisted. The Roman Catholics
generally objected to that condition, and the
Clerry completely set their fares audits! it. He hoped the
Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Grant) would be prepared to
bring fore,rd a grin of equal .int to this, for edu-
cating the :noir of Ireland, according to the plain and ob-
vious meaisin4 of those words.
Mr. C. GRANT defrosted the grant. He said it should be
recollected that the whole was voluntary; there was no
compulsion; it was for those only who were willing to
receive it. The Society was instituted agreeably to a
'recommendation of the Commissioners of Education, in
Their 14th Report, for the purpose of supplanting im-
proper publications, which had hero industriously disateini-
Stated, by the substitution of works of sound morality sad
religion, and also for the purpose of supplying a number of
competent masters. Great practical good hod resulted front
Ilbe Society in huth those points of view, which was acknow-
ledged by those who disapproved some of the principles of
that Society. There were two great difficulties in establishing.
system of general education :—the difficulty of establishing
an uniform principle in a country disunited in sentiment
and feeliog ; the other difficulty was the apportioning the
aid of Goveroment, an as nut to injure the voluntary aid,
•inch was tome valuable has any pecuniary grant.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, ots the fullest examination
of the subject his ruovielien was, that if the House were
to wait fur a g I plan of education fur Ireland, they
would wait in vein, sod, least of all, for a plan w►ich