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tinned. The first was 100 gninem from the sable
romiarch KING Flt:say or Haim, through his
Guritil William Wilberforce, Esq. NM'. n. a
Proof ul his esteem tor this Society, and in tide
for its introduction into his territory ; and the se-
...it'd was a donation of 25 guineas from her Royal
I Ugliness the Duclicas of Kent, and an annusl sub-
scription of 10 guineas. It a needless to
wru-
tiun,that these (foliations were announced amid
enthusiastic phiudits.

The ROTAL CHAIRMAN then rose, and stated it
was the wish of has Highness the Prince of Hesse
INtillipsthal to move the Resolution for printing the
. Report,
.hut that though he spoke and understood
the Englntl, language, he wa. yet fearful of mak-
ing a speech in it Lefine such an :assembly as he
had the honour of witnessing. He therefore re-
qiies ed permistion of Dr.l.iehwabe to address the
Meeting in his behtilf.—(Applorrse.)
Dr. SCHWABE said he felt peculiar pleasure in
the honour of bring selected on au occasion like
this to speak the sentiments of the two young
Princes who were present. The family of their
Highnesses had been always distinguished fur their
teal its the proinotson of the education of their
people. That haul always set an example in thrus-
t...lves of the high cultivation which education wits
to confer. Their Highnesses had received their
own education front a venerable man who was the
pride of Gernesny ; they begged leave to insure
the Meeting of the high value they set upon the
antic nor plan of this Society, and their anxiety to
co-operate in its diffusiou upon the Contitient with
all the memos which they could bring into action.
—f ippluose.)
The R. v. GEORGE HAMILTON (cow, we snider.
at I, of the Lie Bishop of Cloory) rope to second
the Resolution for printing the Report. He begged
or date to the Meeting the great benefits which this
Society had conferred upon Ireland, where the bier-
slog of education were now spread with the greatest
•Zeac.:. Such au Institution as this could not in-
deed have failed to praduce the best effeets in a
country where a retluittlein population lived, and
where but a few years ago the infant population
haul been buffered to run wild, until their strength
cnithled them to assist in agricultural pursuits. At
however, the principle of general education
:tensed the attention of tile Irish Government, and
lare,e parliamentary grants, aided by private hem.-
rolence, eater to it active operation, and 60,000
Stioday Sia Is were now scattered over the coon-
t, Y • —(Applottee.)—Tlitme schools, of course, took
tale tite children who were unable to attend for to-
strurtion in the week. It was ',leasing to find the
growing se use which the peasantry of Ireland felt
stud expressed for the hle!•siogs of education.
From a variety of circuits-lances they were struck
with its advaittages—loo instance, in the absence
of a metallic currency, and when the country was
Covered with small bank notes of a few shillings
(-mein value, these poor people were harassed at
their far, and markets with tenders of pieces of
paper, of the value of which in numerous
cases they were ignorant, from not knowing
how to read—this h tug difficulty met them
in all their daily transactions, and tier removal
of it was now a source of their highest gratification.
They deli.,ltted in receivieg for their children the
Idessiligs of education—they felt the attired int-
pretesitetit it cotiferred--they saw it practically iii
their altered Iteinvasiottr at home, and in the moral
improvement which the rising generation presented
to their eyes. Alany of the adults deplored,
that at the period of their youth such advan-
tages were not within their reach. It was now
twenty-tire years since she Irish Parliament took
up the subject of education, and one of the earliest
resolutions of it Committee was a pledge that they
would continue their labours moil every cottage
had a Bible, and every child could read it.—(dp-
pluase.)—The British and Foreign Bible Society
afterwards west forth, and the British and Foreign
School Society came to its aid,asid gave efficsey In
its laboars.—(Appiaese.)«Great as was the political
glory oh Etightlid, still greater was its philanthropic
glory in setting the ex temple to the world of trait,.
ing its populist DDDDD in the paths delineation and re-
ligion.—(Appluese.)—The great principle of this
Society was is 110111eItell•111)1teitlion to the Rants of
every community. It was tountnelled with no con-
dittoes which could exclude any being from its sal-
vantages lts principle was as simple as its effect
was universal; it recogeized 110 political creed, im
rehig distinction ; the roily distinction it drew
was hetv.eto igourance and education. between
etarkitess and light.-I.4pplairse.l—ln Ireland its
*demi:ages had lweit, he repeated, peculiarly felt.
That unhappy and so loug-neglected country, di-
eider' fur }eats by many deep,-lavting, and lung
laid dissentious and differences. was at length Air-
playiw, the vigour of which its constitution was sus-
ceptible. The Protestant and the Catholic child,
instead of being taught nothing but a rooted preju-
dice *gaunt each other, were now seen sitting oti
the wine seat, sod receiving from the same hand
a lesson of love said Bider. They were taught the
prieciptes of hrotheristesel and affection, which they
gristeluily acknowledged. and a different state of
things was taking root in a country for which here-
after, he Posted, it cnithi lea be toad, that man
hail fosse so little sod God so much."—(Greet
applause.)
The Itolt AL CHAIRMAN observed, that lie could
lint put this ft esithiinui, Melt hot beim so timid_
sinnely proposed on 'lie part of the Pinter of Hesse
Phillipetted, and au feelingly seconded by the Rev.
Grtitleisni, who displayed so much energy, so
ninth talent, and feeling, without say lug a few
ward I'u hear -itch setitituessia as they had just
heard Gums the ton of an Irish Bishop, from a Re-
*cresol Pastor of the Established Churl It, was de-
lightful its the extreme. It was a yield day for
Stn. Meeting. to hear such Ot tribute paid to the
viticiple upon which ilrey acte.l, by a 'Clergyman
who dial himself so ante 1i humour by the liberal and
*Merited priuciplea he atrowttl. It was to be hoped
stoat so eutioseitt au example would be followed by
other personages in the same situation—and lie was
sore the Meeting would concur with him 1:5 hoping,
" Airy the time speedily arrive when all the Re•
errend Cientleinan's brethren of the church would
smite with loos iii believing, that liberality of sten-
tumor; towards resit *them, and general education
among the people, formed the strongest prop which
could lie devised fur the import and permanency
of our establialwd religion !"—((;real opplemse.)
The tint Resolution was ottiatsimously
1 Fur ib'estdation, see ddretlicenteni