The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-27 00:00:00

IRISH FIN ANCF.S.

The House, on the motion of Mr. Frrze,ratia.n, went into a
Committee on the seventh article of the waiiia with Ireland.
Mr. V. FITZGIMALU entered into a detail of the present
financial state of Ireland ; and took a regiew of the &Menhirs
under *high she at present laboured; illilcultirs which, he
was 'impaled to sheer, Originated i.the ituartinies which sba,
hod imaktokeep pate with Weal SAW. in the listeurduoimt
and etpeeniive contest. He then observed. that iw the seventh
article of the Act of Union it was provided, that when the debt
of either country shoal., rutted a certain proportion, as twat.
pared with each other, the united debt should be discharged,
indiscriminately, by a tax on both counta its, under certain re.
gulations. He proceeded to aliew, that the period tins defined
bad arrived ; and claimed that the proposed measure be, there.
tore. adopted. He then moved his Resolution, which provided
fur the discharge of the duties' of the two Oibrea of Chancellor
of the Dm:teener in one and the setae person ; and the meets.
sity aasiindating the revenues of the two countries, in equal
proportions, according to the provisions of the Act of Union,
Mr. ISA Nars contended, that the opinion he had always ca-
tertaiticil of the isicompeteucy uflreland to contribute her fell
share to the c,.leencies of the State, was now proved by the
speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman to be correct. With re-
spect to the rare, If it was to be theunly relief, be had nu els.
jeer to it. He was, however. afraid,Rsat the only relief ;or
Ireland was luaus thariqg }pence establishhtent.
' Sir J. NaWPORT Said, the effect of the Vnion had produced
bankruptcy; and therefiwe it was that Ireland bad hi en eee
duce., to lier present state by the proceedings of the United
Parliament. The /Vela Hots. Baronet, having pointed oat
many errors made at the Vision, coutooded that Irriand cuwW
not be considered issuing for assistance ie forma parevis.
Lord CAST •11 observed, that the only questioe 'pre
for the decision of Parliament at the end of the twenty year.
was the q;t'd. system. He defended the particular clause co-
ferreal to by the kiwi. Gentleman adr. Satiates), which he lee-
titled on the precedent adopted bribe Scotch Union; and eon.
tended, that to delay the enquiry Ind i.ssimilatiou of taste
longer, would operate to the prejudice of Ireland. The Nobin
Loral entered into an explanation and comparison of the 41,111.
cultic% under which Ireland Laboured since the Union; mid
en; t i eee dined, tient the expenditure would have been (supputiug
a State of war lad nut waisted) something more than four mil.
toms annually. Was It wonderful that Irelaail should be now
di-deer-v.l, when her exertions for the war we re eunsidrseilt
The Resolutions for consolidating the Treos•ries of Groot
Britain and Ireland were agreed to.—Adonnueil at Three
o'Cle .

Toasnror. M aria,
Petitions were prermaited from Upastaater. South OrLenr!on,,
he. against the Tythe Systrni.-- Laid o.llhtlar Table.
EittiCATlttN PO4)t( VRILDItr.N.
Mr. Britten:tau tidied the atteutiooof the lams.; he tbe edw
cation of the poop" el.iores. The orgostgate noudwr of chit.
then in the Metropolis atithesat edourtato, he nwhetriaaed to titt
not less than 190,090. With, *lnv to the tastitutioxs
already established fur the education of ckilaresy they
ct tr ealli tar) Ihr object) Iniedesouste• twt>lc tsftpuseu.
Hon. Gentleman titre reternwil to the cousifirfultfbir toushiet 14
the late Joseph Fox, That larodeumn trult foraixited 114014. to
the !imposts of Min latricustuilan Scissa..— Notwllisstanding
obivlt, and the Iniiilahle ettio, of other societies and oiler
Gentlemen, the public b 0004 trete only able to eauotte a
small portion of those in want of education. lie was, aware of
the difficulty of the subject ' • bat at least it /would be di siralste
to see hchethrr something esoodd out be rinse. Sy consulting
the ',wish registers of Mattehetter and Saitard, he found, that
within the site years (intim( is latv, there hid been esintrarAed
10,000 marriages ; the parties roatr.reting not heinn able, firing
waut of to riga their wanes to the emigrant. Ihai