The National Register.
London, England, 1822-04-01 00:00:00

EDUCATION IN IRELAND.

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A general meeting was held at the Freemasone-
tavetii, for the purpose of ukinst into consideration the
propriety of fort ee ii g an auxili try Society in London, in
aid of the Society established In Irritant,, for promoting
the educatum of the native Irish, through the medium
of their own language. 'There were present the Bishops
of Gamcester and Norwich, Loral Calthorpe,
A number of ladies also graced the meetiog with Unit'
IncrenCC.
114 Grace the B•shop of GLOUCESTER (one of the
Vice Patrons) took the Chair at two o'clock. Ile com-
menced by otiserving, he waslttacited by so many ties
to the object of the Parrot Society, whose claims on the
public were very great. At the present time tins Society
had pectill it calls for the support of Ireland and that
country. • {Alien he perceived rebellion anti outrage
stalking abroad in that country, lie conceived, that to
repress tins, a Society like the present was most lingo-
fatly necessary, and so co:winced was he of the efficacy
of the Society in Ireland, that he had no doubt great
cool might tie affected by its neurons exenion, at a time
like the present. Tne learned 13 shop concluded by
entreating atteniion to the report of the Parent, Society,
established in Ireland.
The St:Crellily (use Rev. Mr. Stgrt) then read the
report, which was couched in beautiful language, and
stated, among a variety of facts, that the labours of the
Society had extended over a great part of the disturbed
districts, and haul d iatriottied 146 translations in Irish trf
the New Testament ; anti whererer the agents of the
Society bad made their appearance they were received
by the peasantry, who, on being addressed in their own
language, bad often Sited tears at the eloquence of the
tpealters, anti some of them hate declared they could
ive the missionaries to ilic world's end.
The Lord Bishop of Noitu ten (after the Secretary
ltd recommended tile ad:piton of the report) then
ruse
and ;Wmn ttsttl tile octet Ile Colllllle/leeti by observiiii,
mat Ma life bail been prolonged to a pectic! Jittlfe
Ihau
cantina,' by the theme hand of Providence, aid lie
Miring that penal; 11.:(1 ill \\*.s pectikaly conceived the
ilece,sity of tile iii sewn) tticoi 01 the Sctiptures in Ire-
land ; tool Lilt! Clatitir or that country wt Vt'l? great,
411 they saw untied in lire it,:tv-qt tof that country
talents, cour.e2e, frankness, and ganeto.ity, qualities
nude ths.tlr the buiwarLs of any cottatty, re •

culiarly so. when they were candidly and liberally got.
vcrned, he conceived, without deviating from tits
rule very properly laid down by the Chairman. t,at a
Lund and great Government made good all bj. act I
Upon the G:wernment dependtd the general good and
mural conduct of the sobj::cle. Tins meeting was as-
sembled to consider a plan which would tend to promote
the peace and weliale of the people of Ireland. The
wonky Bishop concluded by prop singa retoolmiun, that
a Society, Called the London Aux,li try Sucieiy for pro.
nutting the education of the native Irish, be established,
Lord Li LIO RD seconded toe resultant'', and in •
short speech said, the object of their asittubllng was a
moat tweess.uy and excellent one.

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Air. NVILBiItFORCE then presented himself, and in a
very eloquent speech took a re% iew date Societies which,
during ti.e late years, had been established for religious
purposes, and maintained that finis was most necessary, as
extending the Scriptures in the Irish language among
the peasantry would be attended with the ulWl bentiki;Al
e free s

Several other gentlemen then set crally addressed the
ineetinz, in long and powerful speeches, and it WJS
decided that this Society should be coo iidered as a
lir:inch of the Parent Society, and be called the "
4,1011 Atituilars Society for p 11111 l cuing religion among tho
Irish, in their own lanatiags."
On the motion of .S:t CLAUDIUS HUNTER. a vote of
thanks was given to the Right Reverend 13.slitip of
Gloucester, vvio expressed his acknowledgments, dud
the meemog separated, a very liberal collection being
made at the doors.

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tontion :
MONDAY, APRIL 1.

Those who have been the most accustomed to be
present in the Houses of Parliament, have rarely
heard any thing more droll than the pathetic lamen-
tations of the Earl Melville, on Thursday evening,
over the twu Lords of the Admiralty, who were
recently sent to the tomb of the Capulets by a
vote of the House of Commons—he deplored the
loss with as much feeling almost as the owner
of Sterne 's Ass did his—and was prepared to
skew that the saving of their salaries would be
injurious. Yes, my Lord, we believe you—it will
be injurious—but to whom—to yourself, and your
colleagues—to those who boldly justify the reten-
tion of a confessedly useless Pest-master, on the
avowed plea that it strengthens the corrupt, the
impure, the unconstitutional influence of toe Crown
in the House of Commons. In that House where
by the Constitution, the exercise of influence on
the part of a Peer makes him liable to impeachment:
To Ministers, we doubt not, the injurious effect
of this laudable though trivial curtailment of their
patronage—that Lord Melville should weep over
such innovation is not surprising—that he whose
Father was raised from a state of positive servitude
to the peerage, and immense wealth—by the vile
system which it is still sought to maintain--that
the son of that man who was sent to trial fur his
peculations, by the casting vote of the then
Speaker of the House of Commons, (the present
Lord Colchester), and who escaped deserved ru-
Disltraent by the ingenuity of Mr. Trottel, who
declined answering to all the important points
under nfcrence to a clause of an Act of Parlia-
ment, " which declared a man should not be bound
to reply, where his answer weuld criminate him-
sell;" we say, that the son of such a nran should
still wish to support the system that " works e.►
well' cannot surprise us—but in despite of the
pathetic tears of his Lordship's, not only will this

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reduction be persisted in, .but many more will be
enforced upon Parliament, before the people will
feel that their Government is Avhat it ought to be.
—" Knowledge is power" and the people are be-
coming every day more and more alive to the
infamous delusions that have been practised upon
them, by the Heaven-born minister, and his tvorlhy
successors.

We have sincere regret in stating that advices
just received from lltaleira describe that Island to
be in a state closely bordering on open rebellion, not
of the peaceable citizens, but of the soldiery.—We
must defer particulars till we have more minute
intelligence—that we have already is most alarming
to those who have either relations or property there.
Advices arrived on Saturday from America ; the
news contained in them is unimportant, except that
they announce the death of that distinguished mem-
ber of the senate and the bar Mr. I'inckncy.—He
had all of Sheridan's ability without his follies and
his vices, and the esteem in which he was held was
strongly proved by an adjoarnment of the Ilouse of
Assembly and all the Courts of Law in compliment
to his memory.

Oa Monday last a public meeting was held in
Shrewsbury of the proprietors, landholders, &c of
the county of Salop. Although there was nothing
in the slightest degree objectionable in the requisi-
thm for calling the meeting, yet the high sheriff
refteced to accede to it ; and it was held under the
sanction of the chief magistrate. An attempt was
made to adjourn the meeting, because forsooth, cer-
tain noblemen and gentlemen of the county had not
obeyed the call to attend it. The meeting, the first
of the kind, we believe, held in Shropshire for many
years, was most numerous and respectable, and the
proceedings were such as did them infinite credit.
Leaving all speculative points out of the question,
they call on ministers fur economy and retrench-
ment in every branch of the public expenditure.—
To what extent this would afitrd relief is not the
question, since it is one of the fast steps towards it
that ought to be taken.
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A report is exceedingly prevalent in the literary
circles, that the Emperor of Russia is at this mo-
ment negociating Cir the purchase of the Royal
Library at Buckingham blouse. Every volume in
this splendid assemblage of books was collected by
his late Majesty : for when he came to the Throne,
what was then considered the Royal Library (ex-
cept a curious body of Facetix, in all languages,
collected by Geo. IL) This report is strengthened
by the following circumstance:—" A certain great
personage. cotnmanded Mr. to remove the
bucks, which constituted the library" at the Palace
at Kew, to Buckingham House. Mr. B. receiving
this message from a third person, and himself flel-
ing, as he thought, the impropriety of the measure,
hesitated to carry the command into efilvt, unless
he had an order, in writing. This hesitation created
much displeasure in the highest quarter, and the
hooks were peremptorily and in haste removed."—
Surely this choice and very select Library is not in-
cluded in the contemplated bargain.

Advices from Port-au-Prince to the 19th of Jan.
state, that the Sappho French corvette had arrived
there from France with dispatches, and having, ob-
tained a t Ltasiver to them had again sailed. Presi-
dent Boyer is said to have greatly fiteilitated his
acquisition of the Spanish part of St. Domingo, by
a perplexing question to the authorities who di-
rected the revolution. They had de'ermined on
sciatrating from Spain, but bad resolved to unite
themselves with the republic of Colombia. A
mission rent by the President were inflamed, on
questioning the leaders, that they had shaken off
the yoke of Spain because that. country was so far
from Hayti. " But why, then," it was asked,
" put on that of Colombia, which is as distant ?"
Being unable to abtain any reply to this interro-
gatory, it was urged that the integrity of ihe em-
pire of Hayti required their submission : and, by
dint of peisttasion and threats, they Fuccceded in
obtaining the adhesion of St. Jago, St. D.nningo,
Porto Plata, arid the other Spanish places,
By a Parliamentary return, it spears, that the
number of officers of the army who have been dis-
m!stled the service without trial since the year 1793,
is us follows:-1 General, t Lieutenant-Cleneral,
2 Major-Generals, 3 Coloneb, 4 Lieut.-Colonels,
I Major, 56 Captains, 414 Lieutenants, 400 Second-
Limit enants, 21 Pi:pilasters, 3 Acjatants, i l Quarter
Masters, 9 Surgeons, 00 Assiquat ;.iurgcuns. 3 Ve-
terinary Suri_eiv.; in all 989.
A French Journal states the present utnount of
be population of Rum to be 146,000.