The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-26 00:00:00

IRIS!! FIN %SCES.

The Hone, on the motion of Mr. FtrzoHßAT.n, vrcnt into 4
Committee on the seventh article of the union with Ireland.

Mr. V. FITZGERALD entered into a detail of the present
financial state of Ireland ; anti took a review of the difficultly*
under which she at present laboured ; adlfflenities Nliich, he
was prepared to shoe, originated in the exertions which she
had made to keep pace with Great Britain in the late oration*
and expensive contest. Ile then observed, that by the see eine
article of the Act of Union it was provided, that when the debt
of either country shoat* exceed a certain proportion, as nom.
pared with each other, the united debt should he dim-tweeds,
' indiscriminately, by a tax on both countries, tinder certain re.
eulations. lie proceeded to slew, that the period thus iletinef
had arrived ; and claimed that the proposed measure be, there.
fore, adopted. He then moved his Resolution, which provided
for the discharge of the duties of the two Offices of Chancellor
of the Exchequer in one and the same person ; sad the neces.
city of assimilating the revenues of the two countries, in equal
proportions, according to the provisions of the Act of Union.
Mr. HAA RE% contended, that the opinion he bad always ens
tertained of the incompetency of Ireland to contribute her NM
share to the exigencies of the State, was now proved by the
speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman to be correct. With re.
speet to the cure, it' it was to be the only relief, lie had no oh:
jection to it. He was, however, afraid, that the only relief for
'Malta was loans during a peace establishment.
Sir J. NEw PUNT said, the effect of the Union had produced/
bankroptey ; and therefore it was that Ireland had been re.
diced to her present state by the proceedings of the Uniteit
Parliament. The Right lion. Baronet, having pointed out
many errors made at the Union, contended that Ireland coults
not be considered as suing fur assistance inform,' pasperis.
Lord CA,TLIiIt EAGD observed, that glue Wily question opera
for the decision of Parliament at the end of the twenty years
was the (pinta system. Ile defended the particular clause re.
fermi to by the Hon. Gentleman ( r. Ratites), which he jus.
tined on the precedent adopted by. the Scotch Union; and cons
tended, that to delay the enquiry and assimilation of taxa*
longer, would operate to the prejudice ot'lrelaud. The Noble*
Lord entered into an explanation and comparison of the dim.
collies under which Ireland laboured since the Union;
maintained, that the expenditure would have been (SllppoSlllll
a state of war had not existed) something more than four till.
lions annually. N'as it wonderful that Ireland should be no*
distres.vcd, when her exertions for the war were considered?
The Itesolutions for consolidating the Treasuries of Great
Britain and Ireland were agreed to.—Adjourued at I'4res
o'Cluck.

TCLSDAV, MAY 11.

Petitions were presented front Uptninster, Smith Orkendenj
against the Tythe Systetn.—Laid on the Table.

EDUCATION OF PODR CHILDREN.
Mr. IIItOLG/i AM called the attention of the /lonise to the edit.
cation of the poorer classes. The aggregate number of chits,
dren in the Metropolis without education, he calculated to be
nut lesa then 190,000. With every respect to the institution*
already established fur the education of children, they were
(Itoweer salutary the object) inadequate to the purposes. The
lbw. Gentleman here referred to the cunuaeudablc conduct of
the late Joseph Fox. That Gentleman had furnished 35001. CO
the purposes of Use lasuritsterian School.—Notwithstandinn
which, and the laudable efforts of other societies and other
Gentleuten, the public schools were only ahle to educate •
small portion Lit those iu want of ccliteation. tie was aware of
the difficulty nt the subject ; but at least it wontil be desirable
to see %%hillier .timelliiva could not be done. By col:stabil.
the pal kit i egisters of Nlauchester and &Word, he timitcl, that
within the six S ears-ending in 1511.. r, there had heel, contri.eteti
10,000 marriages ; the pat tie. entitraeting not being able, froth
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