The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-14 00:00:00

THIRD REPORT.

The geket Committee nopoiuted to inquire into the Eitnea.
tion of the I.owir Order.i, tool to 01111/1i th. it Mows trillions
thereupon, tit:tether with the M isiter,i of the Evidence Ink. n
before than (ruin time In tun-, to tin Homo, ; nod who
orrr iostrorted to r‘toott Otrir itiquirin: to Sr.,titind; tome

further!in.idered the roiling it) tiactik refcrre4l, J. 14 agrerd

sin .n the following Report
Your Cunimittee rejoice in living able to stale, that since
their first mip4iininsent in IMO, when they exalt o 11111 l the
state of the metroinsle4, I. re iv every ry.iimbil 10 believe, that
the exertions of chaciialile individuals and public I Mita
have iescreascil, notwithaiumling the revere pressure of the
times; and tied a great angnwnhlisin Ilse taken place in the
means provided fur the insirnetion of tla• poor in that quar-
ter. They use happy in bring able to add, that the discus.
tame excites' by lirat Report, and the Ittenlltellls mired in
the C 1111 l inittre to various patron* of charities who were ex-
amined as witnesses, have hail she aalittary effect of improv-
ing the adusinialmlion of those isiatitutiomi, and inculcating
air importance of rather bestowing their funds in trimly
relocating a larger number, Ilia.' in giving both instruction
and other assistance to a sr con:loot number of ehildreti.
Aa ii,. muuagenleus of thole cseclleat atalilialmients is ne-
veva:wily placed beyond the control of the ta.gialuiiire, it is
only by the effects of such candid diactisaions that improve-
ments in them rail be effecicd•
Since the inquiries of your Committee have been extended
to the whole Wand, May have had reason to conclude, that
the means of educating tiw poor are steadily increasing in all
coaaiderable towns as well as in the metropolis. A circular
letter has been whin-lewd to all the Clergy in England, Scot-
land and Wales, rrquiring answers to queries, of which a
copy will be f lin the Appendix. 11 is impassible to
bellow to much commendation upon the alacrity !theism by
those Reverend persons in complying with this requisition:
and the I ttttt rat seal which they displayed to promote the
C4fal object of universal education, iv truly worthy of lbe
pavinis of the people, and the teachers of that Gospel which
was preached to the poor,
Your Con ttttt tive hare hot no time in directing and so.
periniewling the work, 4.14g...5ing the valu..bk information
contained in the returns, according to 14 ennveuient plan,
which will put Ihr Ilnrwc in pic.i.c:sion sit all this informs.
lion in a balmier f . They have reeriv, .1 importaist as.
sot mice in this :s .d Ike other objects of their inquisy, from
two Learned Itarel.:ters, Mr. Parry, and Sh, hoe, of 11w
Court of Chancery, hllu have detuted mock of their time
to ilie subject.
It appears clearly from the returns, as well as fr irn
Pi lier 0101111. P., that a vet y great defiriency exists iii the
of educating Il,e p.thr, whir. ver the population is
160 awl *ramped or. r country districts. The effort% of
individuals combowil its societies are almost wholly con-
fine., in populous places.
Asioilwr point to which it is material to direct the Writ.
lima 44f Pal fitment, regards the two opposite principka, of
Amodio; aeliunla for children of all molt, and fir those only
who licking Ito the Estalikaheil Church. Where the means
exist of erecting Iwo schools, 1,111. 4011 each principle, efill-
CMIIOII is not eh. ckol by itie exclusive plan being adopted
sine or Ihrm, beeissiac the oilier tinily 4.01.'1;11%1%4 Ni lb,: (ba-
rbell of amain 4., In places where only use at can be
support. 41, it tr that al.y rrattlaliulta alt. h .•%t•ittile
Dias•-titt la, depsive the p of that truly of all oceans of
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is 'Wiwi. .111 skirl re 5.1 V 11r1V.1 lib, a:A
lhot Ihr chord' r4tt liista is only iar kill. a... 1 uil.udaaceat
the riilsbluhrtl ,Imre of public viol quirotl, of
Como. *hose porregts hrlout to th.. ••••441,11.'inica.t der :r-
-ottrance being ot.taittcd that the thi1.:.,11 of 1:11311es sk,Zl